https://mamamakesquilts.com/2025/07/25/another-anniversary-and-still-grateful/https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_0979.jpegIMG_0979https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_2818.jpgIMG_28182025-07-30T00:10:51+00:00monthlyhttps://mamamakesquilts.com/bio/https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/jakefinch_vcstar_2008.jpgJakeFinch_VCSTAR_20082022-07-21T23:51:42+00:00weekly0.6https://mamamakesquilts.com/about/https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_1371.jpgIMG_1371https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/cropped-004_1a.jpgcropped-004_1a.jpg2022-07-21T23:49:55+00:00weekly0.6https://mamamakesquilts.com/2019/08/05/shaken-not-stirred-three-years-later/https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_6017.jpegIMG_6017Me and Stephen at a concert.https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_4354.jpgIMG_4354Me and Samantha at her Senior Awards night.https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_5360.jpegIMG_5360I have hair!2020-11-03T20:37:37+00:00monthlyhttps://mamamakesquilts.com/2017/05/26/shaken-not-stirred-return-from-the-body-snatcher/https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/istock-626198308.jpgSenior woman at the doctorhttps://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/istock-508275451.jpgSurviving Cancerhttps://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_1813.jpgIMG_1813Stephen lovingly calls the top of my head the "landing strip." Because I lost this section of hair last (think short mohawk people), it's the last to come back.https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_2819.jpgIMG_2819The initial breast ultrasound on July 25 that shows the first tumor found. https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_3999.jpgIMG_3999Sam and me at the Martina McBride concert about a week after my double mastectomy. I used a wheelchair and kept hoping Martina would call us out for being pathetically adorable, but the handicapped section of the theater was too far for her to see us.https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_2140.jpgIMG_2140These are my nails about three weeks after chemo ended. That white stuff? It's the damage from the chemo, but it's growing out and I didn't lose any.2017-05-29T23:00:25+00:00monthlyhttps://mamamakesquilts.com/2017/03/28/shaken-not-stirred-struggling-here/https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/la-na-tt-tsa-airport-security-charade-20150608.jpgla-na-tt-tsa-airport-security-charade-20150608https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_1399.jpgIMG_13992017-03-29T23:46:18+00:00monthlyhttps://mamamakesquilts.com/2017/02/18/shaken-not-stirred-where-i-talk-about-my-boobs-again/https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/bigstock-big-breasts-in-pink-bra-735007871.jpghttps://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/004_1a.jpghttps://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/bigstock-big-breasts-in-pink-bra-73500787.jpghttps://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/istock-182804611.jpg2017-03-03T22:57:35+00:00monthlyhttps://mamamakesquilts.com/2017/02/17/shaken-not-stirred-cancer-still-sucks/https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2bcf36d5-93ed-40f0-8daa-dd76a4b09a1b.jpg2bcf36d5-93ed-40f0-8daa-dd76a4b09a1bMe sick last week at chemo. They still gave me fluids even though they didn't do the chemo.https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_0635.jpgimg_0635Me and Samantha recently.https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sam-july-4-crop.jpgsam-july-4-cropMy favorite baby picture of my Samantha.2020-11-03T20:37:19+00:00monthlyhttps://mamamakesquilts.com/2017/01/20/shaken-not-stirred-i-am-blessed-but-still-nauseous/https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/istock-182804611.jpgPinkStock photo of pinks bracelets for breast cancer awareness.2025-02-15T13:01:40+00:00monthlyhttps://mamamakesquilts.com/2016/11/30/shaken-not-stirred-hair-today-gone-tomorrow/https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_4768.jpgimg_4768https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_4748-e1480529695567.jpgimg_4748https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_4741.jpgimg_4741https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_4738.jpgimg_4738https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_4529-e1480528583344.jpgimg_45292016-12-01T16:00:04+00:00monthlyhttps://mamamakesquilts.com/2016/11/09/shaken-not-stirred-update-finally-part-2/https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3936.jpgimg_3936https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_4127.jpgimg_4127In my wheelchair with Sam pushing. She's in her cheer uniform.https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2930.jpgimg_2930The starting line at the Simi Valley Relay for Life event. This is the American Cancer Society's main fundraiser.https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3932.jpgimg_3932Recovering in the hospital from my mastectomy, Samantha and me.https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_4274.jpgimg_4274This is what the drains look like and the chart we kept to log everything. 2016-11-23T18:07:12+00:00monthlyhttps://mamamakesquilts.com/2016/11/08/shaken-not-stirred-update-finally-part-1/https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/bigstock-woman-with-breast-cancer-ribbo-89173898.jpgWoman with breast cancer ribbon on white background2016-11-09T14:44:03+00:00monthlyhttps://mamamakesquilts.com/2016/09/20/shaken-not-stirred-the-gift-of-cancer/https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/batgirl1.jpgbatgirl1https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_3923.jpgimg_39232016-09-23T05:16:36+00:00monthlyhttps://mamamakesquilts.com/2016/09/15/shaken-not-stirred-the-path-port-of-dread/https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/bigstock-voodoo-doll-pop-art-style-vect-114116192.jpgbigstock-voodoo-doll-pop-art-style-vect-114116192https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/bigstock-panic-business-concept-psychol-109796762.jpgbigstock-panic-business-concept-psychol-109796762https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/bigstock-comic-book-with-ouch-16231964.jpgbigstock-comic-book-with-ouch-16231964https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/bigstock-girl-with-finger-silence-gestu-107929886.jpgbigstock-girl-with-finger-silence-gestu-107929886https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/bigstock-business-woman-hand-gesture-po-116016710.jpgbigstock-business-woman-hand-gesture-po-116016710https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/girl1.jpggirl12022-11-23T08:22:30+00:00monthlyhttps://mamamakesquilts.com/2016/08/30/shaken-not-stirred-frankenboob/https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/margaritas.gifMargaritashttps://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/locutusofborg2367.jpgLocutusOfBorg2367https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/young-frankenstein.jpgFilm and TelevisionPhoto by Moviestore/REX/Shutterstock (1631700a) Young Frankenstein, Peter Boyle, Gene Wilder Film and Television2016-11-26T07:17:17+00:00monthlyhttps://mamamakesquilts.com/2016/08/19/shaken-not-stirred-a-boob-and-a-duck-walk-into-a-bar/https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/breastjokes.jpgBreastJokes2016-10-11T23:43:45+00:00monthlyhttps://mamamakesquilts.com/2016/08/17/shaken-not-stirred-walk-of-shame/https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/bigstock-breast-cancer-believe-hope-wom-136591574.jpgBreast Cancer Believe Hope Woman Illness ConceptBreast Cancer Believe Hope Woman Illness Concepthttps://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/bigstock-doctor-with-pink-badge-and-wom-6186931.jpgDoctor With Pink Badge And Woman On BraDoctor with pink badge and woman in pink bra on background a concept for breast cancer2016-08-22T00:15:30+00:00monthlyhttps://mamamakesquilts.com/2016/08/06/shaken-not-stirred-bring-it-on/https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/bigstock-female-boxer-5696005.jpgFemale boxer2016-10-11T23:29:09+00:00monthlyhttps://mamamakesquilts.com/2016/08/09/shaken-not-stirred-i-like-my-boobs/https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/bigstock-breast-cancer-awareness-concep-87988418.jpgBreast Cancer Awareness Concept.Healthcare medicine and breast cancer awareness concept. Closeup pink ribbon and stethoscope on female bra.2024-12-30T23:18:53+00:00monthlyhttps://mamamakesquilts.com/2016/08/10/shaken-not-stirred-really/https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/bigstock-women-in-pink-outfits-joining-129432845.jpgWomen in pink outfits joining in a circle on white background foWomen in pink outfits joining in a circle on white background for breast cancer awareness2016-08-13T18:32:03+00:00monthlyhttps://mamamakesquilts.com/what-i-teach/https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0011.jpgIMG_0011https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/three-brag-book-together-again-small.jpgThree Brag Book Together Again-smallhttps://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/imagine-create-delight-open-view-small.jpgImagine, Create, Delight Open View-smallhttps://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/imagine-create-delight-hoffman-challenge-sketchbook-cover-small.jpgImagine, Create, Delight Hoffman Challenge Sketchbook Cover-smallhttps://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/pine-cone-8x8-album-small.jpgPIne Cone 8x8 Album-smallhttps://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_7573.jpgIMG_75732015-04-25T03:28:15+00:00weekly0.6https://mamamakesquilts.com/2013/08/01/bittersweet-road-trip-long-beach-international-quilt-festival/https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/long-beach-2010.jpgLong Beach 2010Long Beach International Quilt Festival 2010--The throngs are waiting!https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_9132.jpgIMG_9132https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/long-beach-logo.jpgLong Beach Logo2016-10-30T23:57:14+00:00monthlyhttps://mamamakesquilts.com/2012/01/13/hello-world/https://mamamakesquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2911.jpgIMG_2911Warning: When I can't find anything better, I exploit my kid and my cats and flash pics of their antics. Remember, you have been warned!2012-04-14T01:38:18+00:00monthlyhttps://mamamakesquilts.comdaily1.02025-07-30T00:10:51+00:00