Currently reading... articles on how to survive a road trip with back pain Currently eating... Smoked sausage roll from Rise 'n Roll Currently drinking... Kiwi Strawberry Snapple - old school! Currently missing...  Auntie Barb & Cousin Monique Currently watching... nothing on tv, but we did just receive a mammoth antennae that will allow us to actually get local channels Currently rearranging... kitchen, front...

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Woke up to a sick child. Puke in bed.  On daddy's side of the bed.  (Phew.) My back was getting better on Sunday; I thought I was actually returning to normal.  But Monday proved otherwise. I miss normal But I'm gradually makin' my way back to it. I got to enjoy lunch at one of my favorite local restaurants with a friend from...

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So, something a little more lighthearted today even though I'm still in pain. Today is Friday.  Everybody loves Friday. Why? Because it's the beginning of the much anticipated weekend!!  Well, every day for the next couple months is like a weekend for me.            Why? Because my husband is a teacher!  It's been one challenging year, but summer vacation is now his reward! ...

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I can't remember when exactly it first started. I was working at the non-profit at the time.  So somewhere between 2006 and 2010. Back pain. Excrutiating back pain. Debilitating back pain. Not really sure of the cause. Or the cure. Other than time.  And rest. Since then it's returned a few times.Including today. So I am stuck in bed.  And in SO.MUCH.PAIN.  Like...

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Thursday night. Trash night. "Honey, did you take the trash out to the curb?"  "Honey, can you put new trash bags in the trash cans?  Please?" 10:00  Bedtime Routine Routine is comforting.  But it also gets boring.  How do I find the balance? Tomorrow is the last day of school.  Finally. Then Routine goes by the roadside.  Wayside?  Curb?  I don't always remember...

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