A close family member is not doing fabulously well. Complications from a drug treating a chronic illness that leads to other complications and other drugs with side effects that sometimes become complications and lead to tests that lead to more drugs and complications.
I got a call yesterday that she was heading to the hospital for tests, and while everything seems to be not too bad (I’ll take “not too bad”), still, I worry.
And then there’s Thalia. 15 month old Thalia. Who somehow manages to pick up my cell phone when I’m not looking, open it, dial this relative in need of cheerinig up, hit send, and leave a message on her voice mail.
Hi! Hi! Hi!
The relative’s number was not stored in my ten most recent dialed numbers. Her speed dial is not readily accessible. Her name is not the first in my address book.
And yet somehow…















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Hey, children really ARE the best medicine (or phone calls). Let’s hope she made a difference…
Wow! The powers that be! Hope your family member is better soon…
Leave it to the kids, they constantly amaze me!!!I bet she spread a smile as big as Manhattan over your family’s face!Carrie
Excellent. My blog is already pink, so I am super psyched to learn that it is not only a Purty color, it is an accidental public service. Excellent!You are a good woman, Mom 101. Better late to the party, than not showing up, right?Thanks for all the excellent tips on quality merch.Lisa