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With the sun shining on our backs, my children and I were trying to grab a little bit of shade in the picnic table area of Lake Fairfax’s Water Mine as JavaDad stood in line to grab us an early dinner. We were trying to squeeze in a little bit of summer fun — after [...]
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I’ve compared the sudden discovery of pre-cancerous cells and pronouncement by my doctor that I needed a hysterectomy to a tornado whipping through my life. Unlike a lot of people who find themselves in this situation, I was not gradually building up to this diagnosis due to complaints of symptoms that then led to a [...]
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Bright lights, big city — BlogHer 2010 was indeed in New York City but I spent much of my time inside the New York Hilton riding up and down (or waiting for) a stuffy elevator. When you bring more than 2000 women into any single physical location, chaos is sure to ensue — but BlogHer [...]
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Good things may come in small packages but I prefer not to be inside one. Apparently this is a big problem. I’m back from BlogHer 2010 in New York City. If you read more than two blogs, you probably know this is the annual convergence of millions of crazed2,000 talented women bloggers at a fantastic [...]
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Despite many pleas from the children, I have not taken them camping yet, which means we haven’t made what I will call REAL s’mores. Yes, I have one of those s’mores makers that were all the rage a few years ago and I vaguely recall making some s’mores with them that way, but having been a Girl Scout, [...]
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Woman makes plans, God laughs, right? Well, that’s not exactly how I picture God, but after my meeting with the gynecological surgeon/specialist Wednesday, many of my original plans about this hysterectomy were dashed. Surprise #1 came when she sat down and immediately started talking about removing my ovaries. Whoa, whoa, whoa. As I tried to not [...]
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I had expected to write about a trip I had just taken to California, instead I’m writing about a journey I am reluctantly embarking upon — the journey toward a hysterectomy. When I started Caffeine And A Prayer, my uterus was certainly not on the list of topics I thought I’d discuss, but for so [...]
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You don’t have to watch what JavaBoys calls “the Weather News” to know that it is hot, hot, hot out there. This is a good week to check out some of the indoor activities on the Summer Fun Guide, but I thought I’d alert you to something the kids and I always look forward to [...]
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My mother always taught me, if you’re going to make a fool of yourself, you might as well make a BIG fool of yourself! If you are looking for something out of the ordinary to do with the kids on Friday, why not dress them up as cows and take them to Chik-Fil-A? JavaMom say [...]
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I have a confession. I’m terribly shy. Those who know me in person often laugh uproariously at this confession because “gregarious” is an adjective more likely to come up with my name, but I am an extrovert who is initially terribly, terribly shy. I find it almost painful to break into new crowds and meet [...]
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