It ain't all about the...Ta-Ta's!

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Holiday Festivities & Melt down

How cute are these cupcakes! add some red Cinnamon candies and its Xmas!

Song- Celebrate Me Home

Can't sleep so I thought I would post. this past weekend was so nice,... but busy.

Our community had their holiday festivities... snow for the little kids, smores, cookies, sleigh rides, pictures with Santa, singing and beautiful lights in all the trees...I love where I live!!!! We were so busy I forgot about the boutique and I LOVE SHOPPING!!!

And bonus it was cold outside so it actually felt like Christmas!! My two nieces and their husbands and kids came out it was good to see them,... I hope they had fun!
I know the kids probably did and heard they got a little snow in the pants for some good fun....way to go with those snow balls kids!!!!

Here is a few pics of the weekend:

Pat, Tegan, Santa, Tensley & Camille

Dane making a snow angel

Jett having fun in snow

Tegan having fun with daddy...look at those smiles!!!! love it!

Tegan on a pony ride

Kayla & Clay....they were not there but it shows the pretty lights in the trees!

I love this pic...cause Tensley is posing for the pic already at 9 months old....just like her mommy!

Ps. Thanks for the nice pic Teda....I loved it!!!!! So sweet! Your a sweetheart!

Thank you Teda....your a sweetheart!!

Next day woke up with a COLD! ..uggg!! Thought I also needed to start doing some Xmas shopping even though I did not feel that great.

So as I was shopping, I thought I would pick up some hair ties.

Even though I have bought a million of them, they are like socks...you always seem to lose them! So as I hand the cashier my hair ties, I realized MY HAIR WILL PROBABLY BE GONE NEXT WEEK!

So here comes the melt down!!!!

Thank goodness the cashier understood, because her mother had breast cancer. So she was very understanding to my little melt down!

It was not the only thing I was buying for my hair,..

..so would you call that a BLOND MOMENT OR CHEMO BRAIN?

I think I will end my day with one of my favorite Christmas movies...:)

Friday, December 2, 2011

Christmas wrap ideas

Song- Baby, It's cold outside

Thinking about the holidays and found these cute wrappers for gifts or goodies and thought they were cute idea...From www.foofqueens.com Enjoy the cute Ideas!

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Pics from first Chemo day!

Here are few pics from my first chemo day-

Song that goes with this post: (Three little birds)

So far not so bad!

My sister will think of anything to take a picture of!

Just something your don't want to see in a CHEMO ROOM!!!...What??

My cute comfy Chemo shoes! : )

Because I think of my Family:

daughter, grandchildren, nieces, sister, and sister-in-laws and my sweet ole mom!

DO YOUR TA TA CHECKS!!!

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

First Chemo day

Song that goes with this post- (Stand by You)

(Turn your music on sis!)

Had my first day of chemo today...was not so bad today! My sister took me and we ended up giggling the whole time cause we were looking at stuff on www.pinterest.com on the humor section...FUNNY STUFF!

This one cracked me up!!!!

You had me laughing so much I had to keep from peeing my pants, but that's not unusual when the two of us get the giggles!!!

I have three more chemo treatments and hopefully they will all be like my first!

I have to go in for a shot in the morning to boost my bone marrow (something like that!) So far feel good, hopefully the same for tomorrow!

Thanks Cindy for being there for me today...Love ya sis!

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Happy Birthday Dad!

This is a change from Breast Cancer...this is for all the men we love in our life!!!!I want my Father around for a long time..especially since I've had cancer on my mind lately!

Happy Birthday today dad..I love you!!!! Thinking of you today! (turn the music on dad!)Song that goes with post-(My Fathers Eyes)

Ps. including my grandfather who also had a birthday this week & has been affected by this disease! Thinking of you!

Healthy Down There: Help Your Man Have a Healthy Prostate

A number of recent studies have documented what women have known for a long time: Men hate to go to the doctor; they are less likely than women to seek out alternative health approaches for their conditions, and they are much less apt to take preventive health measures than their female counterparts.Prostate issues are ubiquitous in men older than 50. The current medical model emphasizes a PSA test, often followed by invasive diagnostic tests that can leave a man impotent or incontinent. No wonder men avoid the doctor’s office!PSA tests are not accurate. They predict cancer correctly only two percent of the time. As many as a quarter of those with active prostate cancer will have normal PSA levels. Older men are particularly vulnerable to misdiagnosis or overtreatment, as their PSA levels are higher normally.Prostate problems can be the bane of midlife and older men. Help your favorite man ease urinary tract problems (LUTS) and prevent—and even counter—prostate cancer with these simple, natural tips.
If his PSA reading is high…Blue light therapy calms the prostate and lowers PSA.

Consuming one ounce of ground, cooked flax seeds daily for a month has been shown to reduce PSA levels by one-third.
A low-fat diet can normalize PSA readings within 30 days.
Consuming the carotene lycopene three-four times a week—in the form of cooked tomatoes, frozen watermelon, and pasteurized pink grapefruit juice (but not from raw foods)—reduces PSA levels.
Drinking eight ounces of pomegranate juice daily lowered PSA levels up to 85 percent in 30 percent of men who drank it.
Eating two servings of soy foods daily for three months can lower your PSA by 14 percent.
If these remedies fail, try four weeks of antibiotics; this restores normal PSA levels in half of those with elevated levels.

If he is diagnosed with BPH (benign prostate hyperplasia)…Lying on a slant board with your legs up and your head down is often the simplest and most successful treatment for men with BPH.

Homeopathic remedies can lessen urinary tract symptoms, including urgency, frequency, dribbling, and reduced flow.
Eating a handful of pumpkin seeds daily reduces urinary problems and protects against prostate cancer too.
Drinking one-two quarts of isoflavone-rich red clover (Trifolium pratense) infusion a week can reduce prostate swelling and pain.

If he is diagnosed with prostatitis…

Corn silk (Zea mays) tea is a gentle but powerful anti-inflammatory for the bladder and prostate.
Tincture of flowering cleavers (Galium aparine) is specific against swelling in the prostate or testicles.
Consider using one or more of these herbs to help: horsetail tea, saw palmetto tincture, rye pollen capsules, or nettle root tincture.
A dropperful of couch grass (Argopyron repens) tincture several times a day is a favorite remedy in Germany to reduce pain and stress in the prostate.
Infusion of buchu (Barosma betulina) is said by herbalists to heal all chronic complaints of the genitourinary tract.
Quercetin significantly improved the quality of life for two-thirds of those with prostatitis who took it daily.
Reiki can help counter prostate pain, as can homeopathic remedies such as Pulsatilla or Sulphur.
To help him prevent prostate cancer…
He should eat more of these healing foods:
- Cabbage family plants; four servings a week reduces risk by 50 percent.
- Garlic and onions; three cloves of garlic, or two onions, a day reduces risk by 50 percent.
- Fatty fish such as sardines, salmon, anchovies, and halibut; two servings a week reduces risk by 50 percent.
- Avocados boost absorption of anticancer carotenes from your diet; aim for one or more a week.
- Lentils and red clover infusion are two of the many hormonally active foods that lower the risk of breast and prostate cancer.
- Brazil nuts and sunflower seeds supply lots of the anticancer mineral selenium.
- Applesauce is tastier than onion skins; both are sources of the anticancer nutrient quercetin.
You’ll find lots more tips, tricks, and recipes for keeping your guy healthy “down there” in my new book by the same name.
Susun S. Weed is a best-selling author and a leading herbal medicine expert. Her new book, “Down There: Sexual and Reproductive Health, the Wise Woman Way” (Ash Tree Publishing, $29.95), presents integrative, alternative, and conventional treatment options for both men’s and women’s reproductive health.
- This is from another blog (http://www.crazysexylife.com/) and I thought it was a great info for men!

Monday, November 28, 2011

Chemo in two days!

Song that goes with this post- (Make my life a prayer to you) & (Healing in your hands)

Well, in two days I start CHEMO...Can't seem to get my mind off of it!!!!!

I have struggled with many things in my life,...making speeches in high school, my Divorce...etc!

Losing my hair to CHEMO...i can deal with (as long as it grows back!)

But,..CHEMO scares the crap out of me!!!!

Here are some helpful tips on dealing with CHEMO! If you know more let me know!

1. Eat small meals.
2. Drink lots of water
3. Suck on hard candy during chemo
4. Find a good moisturizer because my face with be very dry
5. Rinse with warm salt water, in case I get sores in my mouth
6. Chapstick
7. Use nailtiques on finger and toe nails
8. Use lotion or baby oil on my head in case I lose my hair
9. Carry barf bags...just in case
10. Write things down in case I get chemo brain....I'm in so much trouble if I get that :/
11. Walk
12. Eat crackers first thing in morning for nausea
13. Get plenty of rest
14. Learn to say no
15. Oh...shave head before hair falls out, because it will plug your shower drain
16. Surround yourself with things you love (I added that!)