“Sometimes Daddy and I kiss you. Sometimes Daddy and I hold you…cuz you’re our pretty girl.”
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Jude’s Quote of the Day
To me about my work bag that I haul with to all his activities: “Do most moms have a large pouch that they carry all around with them?” I then told him about a concept foreign to him — the purse — and said that most moms carry a purse and that I just carry …
Levi’s Quote of the Day
To me: “So when I’m 35, will you be my grandma?”
Jude’s Quote of the Day
To me: “The bad news is that you lost a 7 year old. The good news is that you won an 8 year old.” Happy belated birthday to Jude!
Andy’s Quote of the Day
To me: “Sometimes I just don’t get your parenting style.”
Asher’s Quote of the Day
To me: “I love Daddy ‘cuz he married you.”
Jude’s Quote of the Day
Jude, when justifying why he just couldn’t master his multiplication facts said, “Part of my brain got cut it. It probably made me dumber.” It’s tough to see him struggle with something that would have never been difficult for him in his pre-tumor days. Interesting though that he’s still smart enough to know that what …
Kidarod
Today Jude had a busy day. Right after karate, Jude went to the 1st annual Kidarod, a 1 mile outdoor adventure run for kids between 7 and 17. It started with teams of kids, pulling an adult on a dog sled. For some reason I’m still not sure about, Jude ended up on the ground getting …
Jude’s Birthday Wish
Jude takes after Andy in coveting stuff. Â Jude wants everything. Â He likes to look online at amazon.com and target.com for stuff to buy with his non-existent money. Â His latest birthday wish has me shaking my head. Â He said he wants everyone to go together to get him a 3-D printer. Â He said, “Everyone wants a …
Sweet Sofia
We got the difficult news tonight that Levi’s best friend, Sofia, who was almost 6, passed away. We met little Sofia at Jill’s House in Indiana when she was 3. Like Jude, she was there to go to the IU Proton Therapy Center for brain radiation following a recurrence. She had brain tumors all over …