hi sweeties!

i'm back & recovered from the holidays . . . and cheerful! whoda thunk it?!

some links to a couple of things of interest -

first - a lovely emily dickenson poem abt truth - recited by the artist wolf kahn . . .

http://www.patriciagoodrich.com/kahn.html

and another artist i think we'll all enjoy . . . since we all have similar warped senses of humor!

http://www.inkydreadfuls.com/google572e4c226c54e032.html

plus an update on what i've been doing, health, & older son moving out -

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to all the amazing folks on my flist . . .

whatever you're celebrating around this time of year - i guess from buddha's birthday on december 8 to, umm, is it russian orthodox christmas? on january 6th ~


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hi everyone!

just a quick note!

i ended up doing really well at the hospital yesterday, tho the doctor knocked me out early 'cause i was so upset abt it! am still pretty silly from the anesthetic, and slept all day & night afterward.

will post again soon but the basic story is, everything looks fine - i "have the colon of a young woman"! the endoscopy showed a slight gastroenteritis, they took a culture but nothing to worry abt.

so - it's back to the good ol' liver!

ta!

teehee . . .

gingerbread house - Dr. House, that is . . .

http://buzzsugar.com/872001

got there by way of stephen fry's blog+guardian col

http://stephenfry.com/blog/

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Happy Birthday, Sairalinde!!!

i was looking foir an animated daisy birthday gif - and found this one (and a few others!):






teehee - couldn't resist!

Hope your day has gone great, sweetie!!!

*love 'n' hugs!*

not grumping!

just checking in to say hello & that i feel a whole lot better!  am getting used to the idea i'll have to go thru yuck to do those tests, and that i'll prob need an operation . . . and that i will prob live thru the operation just fine - after all, i was even around a lit scented candle the other day & was able to tolerate it for abt 1/2 hr!  so surely with oxygen i can do the tests & if necessary an operation!

so - i'm happy!  i get to laze around tomorrow, and bake a cake w/ younger son & my sweetie'll come over in the evening & we'll all have sandwiches & cake & ice cream & watch either "cat people" or "black sheep" - or both - i love bad horror movies!

hope yr all doing ok - hey shelley - are you better yet?

ta, sweeties!

"I've never seen liver cysts this big - I've read about them . . ."

not really what i wanted to hear from the gastroenterologist i saw yesterday . . .

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*grumble grumble*

hi all! 

i've been pretty ill (cold, flu, ?) & not at the computer much - got to catch up a little here tonight but need to sleep again - have a dr.'s apt on weds to make sure this isn't pneumonia . . .  glad i was ok for the big cooking last thurs, but that's been abt it for weeks (actually, i feel like i've been ill on & off since august)  thurs is the long-awaited apt with the internist re the super-special-expandable liver . . .

sorry i've not been constant . . .

shelley dear i owe you an email!  hope yr feeling better . . .

random, hugs & good wishes & i hope things are looking brighter by the time you read this . . .

saira - the new kitten is adorable!

beeej!!  teh sir - in person!  super cool, man!!

i'll try to do more tomorrow commenting-wise . . .

hugs to all!

oh - p.s!  i did have a rather marvelous, if strenuous, dream abt stephen fry & hugh laurie . . . sigh . . . at least some part of me is still functioning well!

happy t day, for those who're cooking/eating away!

i've gotten well just in time to cook & cook - and clean house! will be me, the 2 boys, my sweetie - and my delightful cousin, who's 78. it's the first time she's come & much excited!  the fact that i am on vicodin for knee/back has nothing to do with it - really!  pretty much . . . !!  oh - and maybe half-son, we're still not sure . . .

here's the menu:

mashed potatoes              gravy with mushrooms
cranberry sauce                cashews
turkey                                ham
curried chicken                  olives (black & green)
creamed onions                 rolls
salad                                  carrots with orange brown sugar glaze
sweet potato & marshmallow casserole
corn                                   macs & cheese
mess of spicy greens with bacon

and for dessert:

spice cake with frosting       maple syrup mouse
apple crumb pie                  apple caramel betty
sweet potato pie                 cheese cake
ice cream                            whipped cream
pumpkin pudding                shoofly pie
chocolate fudge


sigh . . . yes, we are mad . . .  younger son & i prepared a work order for doing all of this - we shopped monday, and started cooking tuesday!  all that's left (the turkey's in the oven already) is the ham, the rolls (i make them up soon as i'm done here), salad, and greens . . . we're scheduled to eat abt 5:30 pm (it's 1pm here now), so we're going along great!

been missing you guys - first time i've been here for a bit - as usual . . . but i'm hoping i'll be well for a little longer this time . . .

happy happy, y'all!

*love 'n' hugs*