12 May – limbo, day 8
GRATITUDES:1. Home made mashed potatoes2. Sunflowers. There’s a reason why they’re the state flower of Kansas and a symbol of Ukraine. They’re amazing.3. My exceptionally warped sense of humor. I can keep myself happily entertained for hours simply by living in my head!😆 My new favorite breakfast is scrambled eggs on a bed of arugula…
11 May – limbo, day 7
Welp, things seem to be heading in a positive direction once again. I finally had my bone marrow biopsy this morning after my blood work showed improvement in all areas. Dr Santiago actually did the biopsy and DAMN, he was good. There was almost no pain at all and the amount of blood that came…
10 May – limbo, day 6
GRATITUDES:1. My daughter Lauren, who always makes me laugh2. NAPS!!!😄3. Blob-fish (yes, they’re real, and according to Lauren, they make an actual noise)4. Complex recipes that keep my brain occupied Soooo… I nailed the aspic for the soup dumplings. It solidified into a beautiful smooth gelatin with a decidedly porky taste. Pretty good, but I…
9 May – limbo, day 5
GRATITUDES:1. Slowly returning strength2. Friends, both local and long-distance3. SomaFM – an internet radio station that offers various musical style streams4. Food (yes, I know. I’ve mentioned this one before. Fight me.😆) Monday, Monday… I began the day by scooting over to the local Texas Oncology office for a blood draw. I sooooo wish that…
8 May – limbo, day 4
Gotta slam this one out because it’s already nearly 9pm and we’ve had a long day. So, Reader’s Digest condensed version: Rory and I drove up to Austin today to visit an old friend who we haven’t seen since Rory was working in Vancouver BC nearly nine years ago. Mark was the same as I…
7 May – limbo, day 3
GRATITUDES:1. My kid’s cooking (their first choice before being bitten by the art bug was culinary school and it shows!)2. I’m still able to maintain a good amount of autonomy3. The sunflowers that appeared yesterday afternoon and are now smiling on my dining room table4. The robins singing outside Lookie. They’re beautiful! Vincent knew what…
6 May – limbo, day 2
GRATITUDES:1. Sautéed spinach (I love the stuff, craved it all through my pregnancy with my critters, and it’s still one of my favorite dark leafy greens providing it isn’t overcooked)2. National Geographic (one of the few magazines I read cover to cover. Yes, I read the actual version made of tree pulp. I’m old school…
5 May – limbo, day 1
GRATITUDES:1. Dr. Santiago, who’s willing to fight for his patients. God bless him.❤️2. Rory, who last night volunteered to go back to Liquid Web just so we could have better health insurance (Blue Cross Blue Shield rather than United Healthcare). I really don’t know if he was serious – it would break my heart to…
4 May – 4th day of break
GRATITUDES:1. My home. So, so blessed.2. My family. Bipeds and quadrupeds all!❤️3. Rammstein. (They’re a German metal band and always good for a head-banging laugh. The lead singer sounds perpetually pissed off, probably because he’s snarling in German.😆) Last full day of break. (*Sigh*) I’ll be spending it doing last-minute laundry and packing for tomorrow’s…
3 May – 3rd day of break
BUUUURRRPP. Why yes. Yes, I have been eating again. This time it was an omelette that I woke up thinking about. Sautéed onions, tomatoes and spinach, combined with Mozzarella cheese and folded into seasoned eggs and then topped with Sichuan chili oil. Oh. My. Goodness. Here, let me share a photo! Okay, that chili oil…