Just Updating You...

Well, Good morning friend... my word!  It's been a while...again.  Sorry about that.  After my surgery, I came down with the beginnings of pneumonia...yeah.  I've had it once before about 6 years ago and it's no fun!  I had antibiotics here at the house because I invested in them by getting a supply from TelyRx.com several months ago.  Did you know your cancer doctors won't write you a prescription?  You have to see your primary doctor for that!  Well, I was so sick what I almost cancelled my oncology appointments!  But I didn't...I didn't!  Larry had to peel me off the floor, but I went!  lol  The first doctor orders a CBC (complete blood count) which told me I had been right...chest was infected...and yes, I wore a mask and stayed away from the other patients.  I started taking the Amoxicillin (500mg, 4 times a day).  when I got home...

Amoxicillin helps me...and it took about 2 1/2 weeks, to now, to kill the infection.  The cough was the worst... but now after healing from surgery and the horrible infection, I'm doing so much better.  

I'll be starting just five treatments of radiation in another week or so?  Not sure.  I'll go get fitted for a blue body pack??  So I won't be able to move during the 2 minute sessions.  5 treatments, one every other day...for 2 weeks.   Then a pill, once a day for 4 or 5 years to keep the cancer cells away.  My PA told me that she's had 2 different women come back with reoccurring breast cancers because they thought they knew better than their doctors.  They refused the treatments...now the cancers have reappeared and are more aggressive!  Hey!  I'm TAKING my treatments!  Yes mam!  Yes mam, I am!  The PA asked if I would like to live another 15 to 20 years and Not have to fight more cancer?  I said, well, Yeah!

I know a few of my sweet blogger buddies have been through so much worse...I don't know how you found the strength except through God... and our Angels...

Thanks be to God it was a small lump!!!

So now, all I have been doing is resting...wandering around the house looking at things that are beginning to need my attention because Larry is worthless as a live-in maid.   Can't lift anything over 15lbs... until next week, hopefully!  I started a load of wash...loaded the dishwasher...made breakfast and fed Libby.  Larry has been a huge help, but I need to start trying to pitch in again.  It's too easy to sit in my chair and watch my favorites from so long ago...gotta move my rear.

The quiche I made yesterday...I was winded but did it!

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir... My all time favorite...

My sweet pug, Libby needing a shoulder rub...lol

I had bought a Fry Daddy about a month ago, before all this surgery stuff happened, and deep fried some chicken thighs...SO good and crispy!!

What's a post without Sloane? Lol...bad hair day wrestling with all those opponents ...lolol

The other meal I made was Chicken & Dumplings...hits the spot every time.

Another lackluster post...but I just wanted to let y'all know what was up... I try to settle in to look at your blogs but don't get very far...please forgive me for not talking much.... hope things will soon settle back down, so I can.  Until then, stay healthy, safe and happy!

Hugs

Donna

Sheer Bedlam....

My surgery went well!  I'm home and trying to heal.  I won't know what my treatments will be until I go see my Oncologist on the 21st and Radiologist on the 22nd of October.  Just laying around...feeling fit for nothing.  Meanwhile....

Our daughter Crystal was taken to a Houston hospital ER with appendicitis this morning!!  Say some prayers for her!  It hasn't burst and that's a good thing!  I'll let you know how everything turns out... 

Yes mam...biscuits & gravy...

Larry smoked a Tri-Tip...wonderful!

I made French toast ...last week...

Smothered in butter, lemon juice and powdered sugar...oh my word...with a hot coffee!

Well, I know this post is lacking but I need to go sit in the living room, on a comfortable chair.

Hope you all are safe and happy!  Until next time...

hugs

Donna

54 Years...and Worms.

 

Good morning, Friends... Well, it's been 54 years for me and Larry this past September 26th.  I think we blinked and it turned into 2026!!  I miss 1972...I really do.  It was a fun time in our lives...Hoping we have many more beautiful sunsets to experience together.

And in honor of those 54 years...Larry took us to a place called, Uncle Worm's... say what?

Yep...there's an actual place called Uncle Worm's.  But I have to say the food is delicious!  We went after church and had the place to ourselves, for a little bit anyway.  

Larry taking in all the sights of the place...lol

He ordered Chicken Fried Steak, mashed potatoes and red beans.

I ordered, of course, Catfish, fries and mac & cheese...oh Wow!  I had to ask for a carry-out box!  It's a great place when you can actually taste the fish and not the crust!  It also was wonderful!

This little guy, sadly, welcomed us...I guess he's stuffed?  Fake?  Wooden?  No clue...but I'm sure he was up early enough to catch the worm!

Here's all the babies on vacation in Aransas Pass, Texas.  They all had a blast.  Sloane is holding the skirt of her cousin's dress, who is behind her, the wind was blowing pretty hard...and Lottie is facing the water.  All cousins.

I finally finished my Christmas Tablecloth!  I got it done early...Christmas will be here before you know it!

Got the binding finished and placed my label... I really like how it turned out.  I wanted a 1950's look...something close to what I remembered as a child.  This was it...It makes me think of Mom and Daddy...I miss them...sigh

This, actually, is a good idea!

I made eggs in a basket one morning...

This was Popeye's Chicken sandwich!  It was really good!  We hadn't eaten there in probably 10 years?  Been a long while...

Then we had some China Star buffet...always good.

Well, that's enough from me this morning.  They have told me my lumpectomy surgery will be the 7th of October.  I probably won't blog much for a while...not sure.  I've got 50 dozen appointments in October...not really, but enough to keep me pretty busy.  Please send a little prayer my way...especially for my surgeon.  Thanks for the visit and I'll see you at the bottom of the hill...

hugs.

Donna

Babies...Bike-a-thon-and Who's a Good Boy?

We love it!  From a medium pizza to eight pieces of chicken...pork chops...etc.  

This pizza was nicely browned in the center...and the crust was actually crispy!  I sprinkled cornmeal in the pan first, added the pizza then cooked it.  Seriously wonderful.  I have kept my Corsori because, simply put, there's nothing wrong with it!  Still cooks great and I will continue to use it.  Larry was the one who decided he wanted to try HIS hand at an air fryer and found the Typhur.  And... he loves pizza...lol.  Let me warn you though...it's pricey...$390 on Amazon.  But we think it's worth the money.  

We were on the way to church last Sunday when, after pulling out of our street, we were faced with a Bike-a-thon from, we think, Baylor University...not sure.  We haven't really been keeping up with a lot of outside noise these days... "people be crazy", so we stay home a lot. 

We had to sit for almost 15 minutes while tons of bikers rode past.  People behind us were Not happy...gunning their car motor..."Hey!!"  "C'mon man!"  Just acting like idiots and on a Sunday?  Church goers?  Where else did they have to go?  From the looks and sounds coming from them...I don't think they were late to church BUT, I could have been wrong...never know...  Larry and I just hunkered down in our seats and watched the parade of bikes fly by.  Had to be 2-300 people?  It was just a lot.  We were late getting to Sunday school class, but we had the story to tell so, it was all good. 

Daughter Crystal was up for the weekend getting her Lollie hugs from the girlz.

It was Grandparents Day at Sloane and Lotties daycare last Thursday.  Everyone was SO confused...lol... We were told to wait in the foyer, so we all stood there for about 15 minutes...then the lady said we could all go to our child's room...(there were around 30-40 grandparents waiting) that was fun...We get into Sloane's room but Lottie was across the hall so...I went over and brought her back to Sloanes room...sigh... to do what...none of us had any clue.  There was nothing officially planned!  I did manage to get some cookies and lemonade for the girlz...  The teacher was busy doing...a little project with a lone student...SO... I told Larry to grab the girlz bags, and we took the girls and just left to come home.  That was enough.

Sloane...

Lottie...

Next...I'd finally finished making Grandson-in Law's rag quilt in a fishing pattern.  He liked it...

I've had this Christmas panel, 1950's look, for far too long.  So, I just did a simple old timey pattern with it and it's now at the longarmer.  I'll be using it as a tablecloth!   I wasn't going to buy more cloth, so it's been pieced...an old-fashioned look anyway.  Use what you have.

I made roast, potatoes and black-eyed peas for lunch one day...

Larry made sausage biscuits for us...

 

One morning I was sewing and in comes Larry with our favorite expresso mocha frappachinoed coffee from Dutch Bros.  

Who's a Good Boy??!!!

But in his telling of it...this was how hard it was to get home with both coffees intact... lol

Well guys, I guess that's about it for me this time.  I hope you all are doing well...are safe and keeping busy...but not too busy! lol

so, until next time...

hugs

Donna