good food, good times

TGIF  dear friends.   I told Glenn this as he was leaving this morning...he said "well everyday is Friday to you".  I proceeded to tell him that while yes this is partly true...I have not been working at a job all week,  that it is sill good to have a weekend.  My son Derek is coming home to stay with us this weekend,  I will go to MOCO tomorrow and have chicken dumplings with all my family.  The weekends is what I do...spend time with family and friends and enjoy being together.

I just cannot tell you how blessed I am to be feeling good.  This week has been a just a little different than last month's treatment.  I have been a little more queasy and a little more shaky than last time. But for some reason...that has not kept me from eating !!!  I ate a whole pizza last night!  Well...not a big one...but one of those Frescetta flat bread, veggie with the feta cheese, sun roasted tomatoes....oh it was dilish!!!!   I think my body can tell when it needs nourishment...funny how when I get shaky, like now, and I go eat,  I feel better.   I didn't realize I  really need to feed me...so often...good stuff.  The chemo  puts your metabolism in warp speed.  So every two hours it is saying "feed me"  protein!!!!!

I told Glenn we were going to start eating way healthier.  We already do pretty good.  He is always telling me we need "normal food" in the house...oh.....he means like chips, a bag of already cooked chicken,  some junk.   I don't buy much junk at all and haven't for a while. I really try to make everything and not buy prepared foods.

So when I went to the grocery yesterday..my cart looked like I was shopping for a vegan's diet.  I had bean sprouts, spinach, eggplant...not sure what I'm going to do with that yet.....letuce, broccoli, cauliflour...organic carrots.  Yes I swing organic on a lot of things.   Remember the pesticides?  We will be eating more veggies and do not I repeat do not ever bring any more grocery store meat such as burger and hormone, preservative filled chicken into my house!  It is not normal for a chicken breast to be the size of half a chicken!!!!  Glenn got them because they were on sale... ok this time but never again!!!! 

I am a Hilltop Angus Grassfed Beef, Pastured Pork, normal chickens, kind of girl.  (plug for my peeps)

	http://www.hilltopangusgrassfed.com

I do believe that what we eat affects our bodies.  So I am learning a lot about what I do not want nor my family to be ingesting.  My garden plans are growing for this Spring.  I want to know what my food has in it.   Sorry...didn't mean to preach....I just have alot of time for thought and action these days.


So tomorrow all us younguns will be going to Mt Gilead for some of my Mama's chicken n dumplings, pintos and cornbread for supper.  Now that is what I call a good time, good food and what family is for.  I do not know what I would do with out my family.  I love ya'll!!!

ok..so everyone have a great weekend.  Count your blessings, never take a day for  granted and give thanks to God for all we are blessed with.

Love and hugs... Mel

For you Bless the Godly, Oh Lord, surrounding them with your shield.  Psalms 5:12