Parenting Today. Preparing for Tomorrow.
If you leave (1) 60W incandescent light bulb on 24/7 for 30 days, you would spend over $5 on just that one light bulb (assuming the US average of 12 cents per kilowatt hour). If you live in Hawaii where electricity costs 28 cents per kilowatt hour, you would spend $12 per month on just …
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This afternoon is the beginning of the semi-annual Women’s ACTS Retreat at the Church of St. Mary. Kraston and I each attended our first ACTS retreat in the fall of 2015. It made a powerful difference in our faith lives. He went on to volunteer on the Team for the spring and fall Men’s ACTS …
Last January I wrote several posts about my husband’s brain cancer. Things seemed to be going well enough. Unfortunately, in late March, his MRI showed some re-growth. He was, statistically, pretty much average for the number of months one with Glioblastoma undergoing the Optune treatment lives without a recurrence. So we sought out a very …
As a fourth time mom, I sometime get asked for what you really need for your baby’s first year. In this post I am going to expand on a list created by Janet Lansbury into a baby essentials checklist with links to the products I actually have and use as a 4x mom. I also included a few …
Read moreBaby Essentials Checklist – For New Moms From 4x Mom
When you or a loved one is diagnosed with brain cancer, especially an aggressive one like Glioblastoma, one of the first questions that run through your mind is about glioblastoma life expectancy. Given that my husband, Kraston, was a strong, otherwise healthy, young 33 year old man when he was diagnosed, his doctors did not …
Read moreGlioblastoma Life Expectancy – What Can You Expect?