Hi everyone,
Dlandchick was feeling pretty yucky

after the new round of chemo started on Wed, but then she got a surprise package for Paula Deen's Lady & Son's restaurant on Thurs. You've never seen someone perk up so fast!

She has read the menus so many times (um, so have I--good thing the dinner one is laminated) that she knows what she'll order for both lunch and dinner. There was also an autographed photo and a T-shirt. Woot!
We've kept an eye on Hope the Bear's progress and quite envy her. Does she have a full pin lanyard, or what? I hope she used sunscreen while she was at the beach.
She's feeling OK and has started working with her home school teacher

. She's not thinking about food 24/7 anymore, but we do like seeing the pictures you have posted. The pretzel "bacon" was ingenious and Happy, Chelsea loves Alton Brown, too. We enjoyed the Feasting on Asphalt series, until the unfortunate accident...
Thank you all so much for the daily wishes, messages, and prayers. Thanks also for all the animals, cards, hats, stationery, stickers, journals, pins, VMK cards, photos, flats, books, puzzles, but most of all, your friendship.
Smackeralchick Laurie