I just got some really bad news today. My godsister is fighting for her life. She's battling a a rare condition which we have just learned is going to require a large scale & life altering surgical procedure. She had gone to John Hopkins in attempt to find an alternative treatment to this surgery, but the size & scope of her condition is beyond the ( Read more... )

What has made me most happy today? Change

While having a conversation today I realized just how very much my life has changed in the last ten years. But more than that, just how much I have changed.

Ten years ago I was living in a horrible situation that sucked the life out of me at every turn. My health was such that I wasn't sure I would reach ( Read more... )

...I'm in hell.

Head colds SUCK!

That is all.

Not so much a feat, as a milestone. In honor of the colder weather FINALLY coming to Denver, I made some of my Anasazi Beans last night. Unfortunately for the non-carnivorous among you, this is NOT a vegetarian bean recipe.

Now, Anasazi Beans may not be something everyone is familiar with, but being in a Four Corners State, we are well aware of ( Read more... )

Apparently stubborn is a genetic trait... Shelby has not decided it's time to come out yet, so she's still holding court in the womb. They sent my sister home. :( Not enough along to keep her there, and apparently it was a leak and not a break in her water ( Read more... )

For those that want to know... giwu  is home safe and resting.

If you have a moment, just think a nice happy, healing thought for her, please.

The last several weeks have been really crazy for me. What with painting the nursery, helping my sister get ready for the new baby, taking care of my brother's kids every other weekend, costuming, sewing, putting together my presentation for MotF, the CSI FanFic Awards, my trip to Atlanta for Dragon*Con, getting sick...twice (thanks to the babies ( Read more... )

Still waiting for the fever to break, and for it not to look like I'm smuggling a golf ball in my neck.

They give it to you, only worse ( Read more... )

This recipe is for an Orange Chicken with little bit of a Creole Kick.

Chicken L'Orange

Ingredients:
One Small Package of Chicken Breast (Tenders or Strips work best)
1-1/3 Cup Salsa (heat is totally up to preference, but the chunky stuff works best)
1-1/3 Cup Orange Juice
3 TBSP Prepared Mustard (I like to use the spicy kind)
3 TBSP Worchestershire ( Read more... )