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Beach, part deux
More birds… More sweet little boys…. This is what happened after Ezra scared the birds… This picture may be one of my favorite pictures of all time, if I stare at…
- December 17th, 2009
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Our Trip, part 1
When Ezra was diagnosed with leukemia, we missed 2 planned family vacations, it was our goal to make one happen as soon as we possibly could. So since Ezra is now in long term maintenance, and m…
- December 16th, 2009
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Merry Poopmas!
When driving by the local Colon Hydrotheraphy and Massage Healing Center I saw this! What kind of blogger/photographer would I be if I didn’t stop and take a picture for your viewing enjoyment…
- December 14th, 2009
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Nothing Tastes as Good as Being Skinny Feels- Guest Blogger, The Mighty M Family
This is my dear blogging friend Teri, we have been reading each others blogs almost from the beginning! First off I would like to thank Manic Mother for allowing me to fill in for her this week w…
- December 13th, 2009
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We’ve Flown The Coop….
We will be on a short family vacation this week to the beach. I may or may not be blogging, it will depend on how great our Wifi connection is. But I do have a guest blogger lined up! And I will le…
- December 9th, 2009
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Way To Go Sweet Boy!!!
Tomorrow Ezra will start the long term maintenance phase of his chemotherapy. When we first got the leukemia diagnosis it was so hard to envision ourselves getting to this point. Don’t get me wrong,…
- December 8th, 2009
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Why you should/should not drink and Internet shop….
One night after a couple glasses of wine, I decided to do some Christmas shopping. I turned to my favorite place to shop…the Internet! Oh how I love me some Internet shopping, I would take it any da…
- December 6th, 2009
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2009, and Monkeys In Our Bed.
Two years ago, I remember Rowan crawling into our bed, bobbing up and down, exuding infectious laughter. I turned to my sleepyhead husband, and wondered out loud what it would be like to have two li…
- December 5th, 2009
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Please Help….
You know when you meet someone, and you know that you were meant to meet that person? Chrissy is one of those people. I met her when I posted on the Leukemia, Lymphoma board. She reached out to me,…
- December 4th, 2009
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Introducing Bloggography! and why you should ask Santa for A DSLR camera
Why you should ask Santa for a DSLR camera: Because they are amazing, and you will thank yourself later! Because it is always fun to learn something new. Better pictures = better b…
- December 2nd, 2009
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Find part one here, part two here. “I am not crazy, I am not fucking crazy, get me the fuck out of here!” I screamed as loud as I could, in between my hyper-ventilated breaths. There…
- November 30th, 2009
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I heart faces…
This weeks theme is tooshies, this picture did make the Christmas card, and since it fits this weeks theme, I thought I would share it early!
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Lack of blogging for a reason….
I have been busy! Busy with my photography business, I opened up less than 2 months ago! I was pleasantly surprised with all of the business I got, and so thankful. The money I have made is allowi…
- November 27th, 2009
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Adorable Little Boy Overload!
This Thanksgiving we spent it at home..just the 4 of us. I made a scaled down traditional turkey day feast, which the boys ate none of. They had tatertots and apples…*sigh*, I try. It was a really…
- November 26th, 2009
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My Xmas Blog Design, Add Snow to Your Blog, and Free Twitter Badges!
I have really been enjoying teaching myself how to use Photoshop, and how to combine it with digital scrapbooking elements, to redesign my blog. So check out my new Christmas design, and watch it eve…
- November 22nd, 2009
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Giving Thanks To Little Things
Instead of making a Thanksgiving list of all the things I am thankful for that would be the usual list of family, friends, roof over my head, blah, blah, blah. Boring. You know, and I know I am thankf…
- November 19th, 2009
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Noise and Space
Let me preface this post by saying, I never thought I would be sharing what it is like to live with bipolar disorder. I feared people would misconstrue my words and wrongfully judge me. I hav…
- November 18th, 2009
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Guest Vlogger, Connie from The Young & Relentless
Hello Manic Mother readers! My name is Connie and I blog at The Young and The Relentless. Beth and I share a love of Martha Stewart, crafting and baking. It's the glue that bonds our friendship alth…
- November 16th, 2009
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It is the little things….
In holiday seasons of the past, I have always felt this inane need to make them an extravagant affair. One of the life lessons cancer has taught me, is that it truly isn’t about the extravagance.…
- November 12th, 2009
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Thought Provoking Thursday
Watching Glee, last night made me think….. If you could sing any song effortlessly, which song would you sing? My Answer: I would sing Alone, by Heart. Yes, I love the 80’s. Every time th…
- November 10th, 2009
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Tides
My manic depression ebbs and flows like the tides. I have been without medication for one week now, it will be another two weeks, before I am able to be seen and get my prescriptions. This…
- November 9th, 2009
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Email Subscribers
If you are subscribed to my blog via email updates, you will no longer be receiving them unless you go back to my blog and re-subscribe through the feedburner box (in right hand sidebar). The hosting…
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Photo Textures
I have been teaching myself how to use textures in Photoshop lately, you can find a lot of free textures to use on Flickr. Just search for textures. I think I found these through links on Coffee Shop…
- November 5th, 2009
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So Far, So Good
The week has gone really great so far. Monday Ezra was at clinic from 8-3, he was such a trooper. He was hooked up to an IV pole that whole time. He has far more patience than any little person sho…
- November 1st, 2009
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My Apologies in Advance……
This picture really has little to do with this post, except I just had to show you how cute my little Transformer is. Anyway, I just wanted to apologize in advance for my absence over the ne…
- October 30th, 2009
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Not So Fun Fact Friday
I was in awe of the response to my post about my suicide attempt. Your comments and stories were nothing short of moving and heartfelt. More than one your stories or comments brought tears to my eyes.…
- October 27th, 2009
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Beach Day
This last weekend was a busy one, I got to photograph a wedding on Saturday and then on Sunday my husband wanted to get up and drive to the beach to see the sunrise, which we missed despite getting up…
- October 23rd, 2009
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He’s Back!!!
After 2 weeks of a really angry sad little man, we finally have him back. He went from this a week ago to…. this. My happy sweet little boy. I couldn’t even get him to go outside when he w…
- October 21st, 2009
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Bad Hair Photo Contest
Here I am in all my Aqua Net glory. I don’t even know what year this was taken, 1989 perhaps. I sure had some blonde hair. I know my mom braided my hair the night before to get the “crimped”…
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Bad Hair Photo Contest
(Image from Google Images) I love looking at my old pictures, especially the school pictures. I managed some pretty awesome (ly bad) hairdo’s. I thought it would be fun if we shared a picture of o…
- October 20th, 2009
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Happy Early Halloween!
Remember when I showed you those pictures from that quaint little town? And I mentioned I found myself in a most peculiar place? Well that place……. A very old cemetery…in case you can’t rea…
- October 19th, 2009
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New Blog Design
I have been dabbling in blog design lately, I have designed 3 for friends. I figured it was time I redid mine! Its not perfect..but close! I realize its not November yet, and that it has a Thanksgivi…
- October 15th, 2009
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Adding a meta-tag to your Blogger blog
I know many of you are probably saying meta-what right now. Let me explain. Go to Google and search for your blog by its name, once you find it, look underneath the title of your blog….what does i…
- October 13th, 2009
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Guest Blogger from Diaries of a Coach’s Wife
This is one of my dear blogging buddies, Kim, she is crafty and since I have little to no time for crafts right now, I enlisted her help! Here is her post: It has been a long time since I have don…
- October 12th, 2009
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I heart faces - Excited
I know most of you have seen this pic but when I saw this weeks theme, I thought I would share it again. I love it.
- October 8th, 2009
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Thought Provoking Thursday
Ok, for those of you that are new (hello), I used to do Thought Provoking Thursday every Thursday. Obviously its been awhile. The basis of TPT is I ask a question that doesn’t always have…
- October 7th, 2009
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Amethyst
When I went and photographed this darling family I was at the Botanical Gardens and came early to take pictures of plants, flowers, etc. Here are some purple ones for you…pink ones to come later!…
- October 5th, 2009
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Because Suicide Seemed The Only Way Out
Five pills, water, swallow. Five pills, water, swallow. Five pills, water, swallow…… That night in the spring of 1993 is blurred to me, as is much that followed. I can recall crying f…
- October 1st, 2009
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Wheeee!
Ezra is on steroids again and boy has it been fun. I think they should hand out a scrip for valiums for the parents along with the scrip for roids for your child. Makes sense. Anyway, he isn’t quit…
- September 30th, 2009
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The Witching Month
I can’t remember if I made this last year or the year before…anyway I saw this Halloween advent calendar in the Pottery Barn catalog. I knew I had to have one, but did not want to pay $60 for it!…
- September 28th, 2009
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I Heart Faces-“Blue”
I haven’t done one of these in awhile, but I have been going through pictures lately and saw the theme this week, and I knew I had a picture. Here is Ro sitting underneath one of those umbrella f…
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Manic Mother Photography
I haven’t been blogging as much because I have been busy working on a new venture. I will now be doing photography on the side, in efforts to generate extra income for us. So if you live…
- September 25th, 2009
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Random Ramblings
I wish I could tell you all that it gets easier with time. I wish I could tell you my anxiety and pain, roll off of my back now, that they have become akin to my being, one with my soul. I wish I c…
- September 23rd, 2009
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Small Town Florida
I took some “me” time this week and drove a little bit out of town to a little town known for its antique shops. I just figured I could take some pictures, and enjoy my free time. The town has…
- September 21st, 2009
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What Depression Feels Like….
Envision yourself free falling into complete darkness. You fall, and you fall some more, you are spinning and contorting as you fall. You try to scream but nothing comes out, and so you cry…
- September 18th, 2009
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Manic Mother Memoirs
I have already mentioned that I would be sharing more of my writing with you. For years I used writing as a form of therapy for myself. I stopped shortly after having children…there wasn…
- September 16th, 2009
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Welcome!
I just wanted to take a minute and thank and welcome all of you that are new and old readers to my blog. All of you left such wonderful comments yesterday on my blog. They made me laugh, they made me…
- September 15th, 2009
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Featured Blogger on SITS
Look at me, look at me! Today is my day. What the heck are you talking about some of you say? Its my day to gleam in the SITS spotlight, and revel in glee. Because today the SITSta’s w…
- September 14th, 2009
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My Camera Gear
I have been asked several times what kind of camera do I use, so I figured I could just let everyone know with a post. Please take the poll in the left sidebar of my blog, I am trying to determine wha…
- September 10th, 2009
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I Am Done Tip-Toeing
When I first started this blog, I purposely strayed away from certain topics i.e. religion, and politics, because I did not want to offend any of my readers. Well, I am tired of being a people pleaser…
