Chicken Soup that has cured Cancer Twice thus far...

No lie - this soup has cured cancer twice.....  it's my homemade chicken noodle.... a staple around this place..... perfect for colds, flu .... and, of course, cancer. :)  

I'll need, at least, a real good story for the recipe, though..... I'm just sayin! :)

2012 Eden's Eye Update......

Sorry - had to show you my new ride first :)

Eden's eye situation in a nutshell is as follows:

We are going to the God of the Universe at Mayo Clinic, Rochester (the original Mayo Clinic) and no one knows why Eden's optic nerve seems to be rapidly aging.  Her right eye's optic nerve looks like a 100 year old that lived in the middle of the desert.  That is quoting the doctor.  She is going blind.   It's slow - she is on so much prednisone it's awful for her because she is not at all emotional but the prednisone keeps her in, like, a constant state of PMS..... doesn't that sound fun? She and I are both joined at the hip emotionally but at the same time I'm trying to give her "freedom" and she is, at times, making stupid decisions regarding her freedom - but nothing that constitutes "punishment"..... It's a bit frustrating, but she really IS my personal hero. Without her "common sense" I couldn't have walked out of stuff that I have. She is asking me the hard questions, like...... Mom, will I need to freeze some of my eggs in case the medicine is screwing up my kids"....... wow! and, my personal favorite, one she delivered to me RIGHT as we were arriving at a cheerleading competition where I couldn't respond to her question for about 12 hours..... "what if I'm in a wheelchair and you have to take care of me forever"......  that fear I didn't even know existed.... inside my sweet Eden..... can't you just fall into those eyes of hers?  I do all the time.... I WANT to be BIG in MY DAUGHTER'S EYES!  She is amazing!

I claim the line I used the 1st 1,000 times once again...... 99% of what we worry about, never happens.  I vow to you and to her and to God that I'm listening to docs and reading whatever I can and listening to friends over here.  If anyone has any suggestions....... I'm listening..... ear to the ground over here........ :)

If you aren't happy in your life..... then change something....

Again, l am looking very "jokerish" in the 1st picture.... ha!  Got to figure out a way to stop smiling so damned big in pictures.  It's a new medium for me as I was the camera phobe-est person you ever did see only a year ago!  Really!


This is Michelle, my new friend.  She is also JD's boss - and that came first actually, which is good.  Her restaurant is amazing (Michelles Cafe, Eureka, MO) and she is an old "drama queen" like me - so, we get along great!  Drama, food, music...... ? questions as to why we look so happy?

Now for a much more interesting picture..... and, may I say that I can't even believe my personal growth that I'm gonna show ya'll this but, here goes, I promised at the 1st of the year, I would unveil my before the weight loss picture....

isn't that something?  I know, right!  I was topping 245 pounds in this little ditty.  It's actually a video that JD is filming while we were in the jet to Colorado one year - it didn't look like a camera and that is how we actually have proof now that I did, indeed lose all that weight.  :)  Brother!  how embarrassing - but, also, I am so proud and happy that my boat is sitting right in the middle of calmer waters.  The raging emotions that were inside of me felt terrible.  I didn't like my outward image so I kept my inward beauty from shining through either..... thank God that is over!  I really felt that God said to me on this trip, actually, "if you aren't happy with this in your life, then why don't you do something to change it"...... it doesn't matter what, just start...... and I did and the weight is off.

I pray that if anyone reads this blog and can relate to how that feels, please let me hear from you.  I care.  Believe me, I can relate.  I pray for success for you, whoever you are.  Peace!