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Finny Friday, up to no good

Finny is still up to his puppy ways. He has been chewing and getting into things he shouldn't. Giving kisses and then chewing cheeks at the last minute. He has decided that the couch is his favorite place to sleep, and he has been nick named the king of the couch. He has been known to knock over the dog food bin that has been weighed down by a whole case of water just so he can eat his fill of dog food. The worst new habit is......hold your breath, drinking out of the toilet. I guess to a dog it's like a little self serve water bowl, but yuck!

In the last week he knocked over two trash cans full of garbage in the garage and eaten several helpings of yuck. This guy has one tough stomach.He is at it a mile a minute and then when he is tired he collapses in a heap of bones. He always looks like he's sorry for what he does, but I'm not buying it. He sure isn't learning quite as quickly as his sister Sadie did.

 
  

From my garden

I am finally coming out of my chemo haze from the weekend, and was able to get out last night with my camera. It's been so hot here I had not been out much to stretch my legs

The other day this watermelon was tiny. Now it's the size of a flip flop. We have about 5 that I can see all in different sizes.

I was able to pick a small bowl of cherry tomatoes. They taste so good. I can't wait for tomato sandwiches.

My little honey dew are getting bigger too. I just loved this shot. Can you see the little heart?

 
  

   

Feeling great!

Just checking in to say that I am feeling great and loving my week off chemo. Between my good scan and being on an off week I am feeling great! I got to go to a party this weekend which I have not been able to do in a long time.

I have chemo on Friday but I am trying to focus on the good. Having a glass of wine and enjoying every minute of it.

Thanks for all the prayers and to all my cheer leaders out there. Love ya!

Home made meatballs

I don't really have a stand by meatball recipe. I don't make them very often, but sometimes you need a good meatball. This week I set out tho find a good recipe. I didn't really find one recipe I liked so I made my own.

The ingredients

1 1/2 lbs of ground beef

1/4 cup of Italian bread crumbs

1/2 cup of fresh grated parmesan cheese

2 eggs

1 TBS Italian seasoning

2 cloves od diced garlic

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp of pepper 

Add all of the ingredients to your ground beef in a large bowl.

Then mix the meat and ingredients together with your hands. Get down and dirty with your mixture, making sure all the ingredients a mixed throughly.

Then you need to make your meatballs. Decide how large you want to make your meatballs and then roll them into balls with your hands. Then place then on a prepared baking sheet.

 You can also cook them in a skillet with a bit of olive oil, but I chose to bake them instead. I baked them at 350 for about 15-20 minutes.

After baking the meatballs I put them in a big saucepan filled with my home made marinara sauce, and let them simmer on low heat for about an hour.

They turned out really well and were so good. The perfect comfort food!

  

Good News

I had a scan yesterday to find out how I am doing and if my cancer is still going away. It's always a really stressful time for me not knowing, waiting. Will the doctor call or will I get bad news in his office. Even though I am feeling so much better then I have in a long time and can feel that the cancer is retreating. I still second guess. The Doctor's office called this afternoon to tell me that we are still on track and the cancer is still in the retreat. So I breath a sigh of relief and keep plugging along. Not knowing when I will be able to leave chemo in the dust.

For today, I will relish in the good news and thank God for it!