2.27.12

I said I was going to try to do better, keeping up with this... My sons Godmother passed away last Friday. She was an amazing woman. She left the memory in people's hearts that I could only hope that people would say about me after I'm gone. Her daughter has been so strong while her mom lived a life ravaged by the f*;@$!' C word. It makes me see my own daughter through a different set of eyes. All that she has been through taking care of me since she was 10... Now she's sick. She has a chronic illness that will follow her the rest of her life. She has a type of Hyper Eosinephillia kind of like I do, making her allergic to just about everything she can eat. We go in for testing for her next month. But the EOS markers are off the charts, like mine. Hers is really rare too. We did so much research already but there just seems to be more and more to read. She came home sick from school today, I had to leave work to get her. One of my co- workers asked me, when I returned, what was wrong with me today. I said, 'nothing.'. She persisted and I told her my daughter was sick and I had just picked her up at school to take her home. She said, 'so what's wrong with her? Why couldn't she just stay there?'. (mind you, this was in the living room in front of all the customers I work with and I didn't want all of them nosing into my business....and she's never had kids!) so I said, 'she's sick. Just, ... you know, sick...'. (obviously I wasn't aware that that response was not an answer.). So I got, 'well what's going on with her.' ugh. So finally, 'she has a chronic illness. She's probably going to be sick the rest of her life. We do all that we can to ensure her health but sometimes, like me, she just gets sick. Ok?'. Was that the wrong reply!!! (sarcasm!) 'like cancer sick?!'. ((OMG!)). No, I said, just sick! And I walked away leaving a confused and perplexed looking woman standing in the hall. I guess I can only have so much tact before my bucket is empty... Tomorrow is Cultural Awareness Foods at our all staff meeting. I actually made 2 separate treats. Cherokee huckleberry (blueberry really) bread and Norwegian cherry almond cookies. I hate almonds and allergic to cherries so at least I know the cookies will make it to work and not my belly! ;-) So I'm done with this for tonight. Usually I'm not so boring but I feel bored so if youre reading this, then now youre bored too. Ha. Thank you Ms. cupcake Topper for the ride tonight and for enjoying my bread. I'm glad you came over, as always...and never enough. Sweet dreams all. Xxoo