Month: November 2007
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2, 4, 6, 8 Everybody Advocate!
I’m a sucker for a cause; always have been. In high school a group of us piled into my rusty station wagon with the Greenpeace bumper sticker. We headed down to the local Burger King to protest their use of Icelandic cod. Iceland commercially hunted Minke whales….we had our cause. “Hold the pickles! Hold the…
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Nothing’s Wrong?
The Schichtel family spent the long weekend at home. Since it was Veteran’s Day, we were hunkered in our bunker! Sorry, still a little punchy and suffering from cabin fever. Samantha was running a low-grade fever, fussy and had nasty ‘goo’ oozing from her ear. All this and she was on antibiotics! Something wasn’t right…
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Super Sam and Cool Kayla
People move in and out of your life. You never know when someone will step up and fill a place you never knew was empty. Enter Pete, Kristy and Kayla. Kayla is a beautiful nine-year old with an inquisitive mind and a love for pizza and ice cream. Pete and Kristy are her devoted, committed,…
Samsmom: Life, Joy, Loss and Loving your Mitochondria 