I’m 51, married and live in a formerly sewerless small town on the central coast of California.  I am an Inflammatory Breast Cancer survivor. My passions are reading, knowledge, shopping, gardening  and photography – in varying order, depending upon my mood. Though I’ve always wanted to be really good at something, I find that I’m just pretty good at most things. I live with my husband, Daddy-O, and our sons, Ben & Danny who are 16 and 12. Ben has ADHD and enough natural energy to power the Pacific Time Zone… and he’s not afraid to use it. Danny has Norries – a rare genetic disease causing him to be born blind. It’s a crazy, hectic life but I can’t complain any more than usual.
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In a nutshell | I Can't Complain Any More Than Usual
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I’m 44, married and live in a sewerless small town on the central coast of California. I am an Inflammatory Breast Cancer survivor. My passions are reading, knowledge, shopping and photography – in varying order depending upon my mood. Though I’ve always wanted to be really good at something, I find that I’m just pretty good at most things. I live with my husband, Daddy-O, and our sons, Ben and Danny who are 10 and 5. Ben has ADHD and enough natural energy to power the Pacific Time Zone… and he’s not afraid to use it. Danny has Norries – a rare genetic disease causing him to be born blind. It’s a crazy, hectic life but I can’t complain any more than usual.I Have Issues...
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Hope you’re liking it over here on WordPress, Stella. I’ll make sure to update the blog roll!
Hey man, where have you been? Miss your voice 🙂
xo
Jill
Hi there, I just came across your blog today, my son, Liam – now 2.5 years old, was born with bilateral PFVS/Norries. Here’s his blog https://www.liamseyes.blogspot.com.
I’d love to chat more! Here’s my email kris@precisiondesign.info
Cheers,
Kristina
Hallo Yvonne en Thea,ziet er prima uit! In dezelfde lijn als de voorgaande boeken. Dat is slim.Die tinteling in de ogen straalt kracht uit. Je staat voor wat je doet.En ga daar vooral mee door!Succes met de verdere vooibereidrngen.Groet, Yvonne B.
Cecilia, qué cosa tan bonita! me gusta mucho la idea de la libreria para los niños integrada en la cocina. por cierto, ayer no pude entrar en el blog, asàque feliz cumpleaños (con algo de retraso…)un abrazo
Hi! I just got reading through a few of your posts and just wanted to say congrats on being a cancer survivor! I had a quick question and was hoping you could email me back when you get the chance. Thanks! – emilywalsh688@gmail(dot)com.
Emmy
Bref retour sur Montréal : j’ai vu le match de Berdych contre Karlovic et;&3280#je ne sais même pas trop ce qu’on peut en dire, en fait. Karlo a foiré son tie-break, en gros voilàce qu’il faut savoir.