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Great Goose!

September 6, 2010 - 11:29am

I think part of the reason I had kids was so I could legitimately indulge my love of all things farm: sheep, bunnies, ducks and particularly, GEESE! So, OOOOOO, am I drooling over this exquisite, felted, wool, goose puppet! It's so expressive! So beautifully rendered! So cuuute! Part of a fantastic menagerie of hand crafted critters by Hungarian artist Klara, it's definitely an heirloom piece. What a wonderful way to engage your child's imagination (not to mention your goose fetish) for generations to come.

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The Lupus Wrangler

September 4, 2010 - 1:08pm

There is no cure for Lupus. Imagine as I tried to explain that fact to my kids as I took my first round of medication to fight the disorder. It keeps the Lupus quiet in my body. You mean it puts it in a cage! Mom, put that Lupus in a cage and show it who is boss!

I’m a Lupus wrangler, according to my children…and I plan on living up to that image. It’s hard some days. The disorder is currently being a jerk to my liver. Which means a step up in treatment and a lack of dirty martini’s for Mommy. Sigh. But that’s ok…because we’re fighting to keep Lupus in it’s cage. Help us.