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Casey at the hospital yesterday...
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Good Morning Everyone;
March came in like a lion for me.
As many of you (on Multiply) already know, Casey spent yesterday at the hospital.
She had called about midnight on Saturday night- Definitely not feeling too well. I had some of her meds out here, but she said she wanted to try to rest a bit.
(Didn't happen for either of us).
She drove out here- restless, in pain, a bit bruised and swollen.
(Her tummy, at the bottom of her incision under her navel).
After calling the clinic here, and then touching base with her own transplant team in Minnesota, we were told to go to the local hospital. They were quite concerned with the bruising.
Long story short, we are still not too sure what is going on... She is OK. Some of her lab tests revealed higher readings, but still within the normal range (for normal people anyway).
The ER doc wants her to be seen back in Minnesota ASAP.
(He said "this week"- and absolutely not to wait till her followup on April 1st). - Casey has a call in to MN. They will be calling to schedule that visit.
I do get a kick out of these doctors~ They ALL want to hear about her surgery. Even the nurses came in while we related it all.
Not to mention what the CAT Scan radiologist must have thought when he saw (or better, DIDN'T see) as he 'read' her results back to the doctor.
The fact is that no one around these parts really knows too much about her transplant, so I suppose it should be no huge surprise to be referred back there.
Everyone at the hospital has been so nice too.
Well almost everyone...
As many of you know I do not have much patience with idiotic (read "stupid") people.- Never had it, never will.
Suffice to say that I might have been asked by the triage nurse who shall remain anonymous if I wanted to her to call security.
And I might have told her to do just that.
Bring it, Baby!
Long(er) story short, nurse "Kris" did get removed from triage almost immediately and relegated to doing computer work in a cubicle in the ER. hehehe- Mess with me? Fine.
- Mess with my kids and I promise that you do not stand a chance.
- After we got back here, Greg drove out for a bit, bringing along the rest of her meds so she could stay here overnight. Her car is here, and she cannot drive after being treated twice again with the dilaudid.
I napped soon as he left- He had to come out a second time to bring additional meds, but I slept right through that visit.
(Thank God for Greg)!
Casey came downstairs once last night; about 10:30-
I was making a pot of Leek Soup.
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And it WILL cure whatever ails you.
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I'd set the whole pot out to the garage to cool off last night, and then promptly went back to sleep.
As I slept, the temps dropped to about 6 below zero.
Almost needless to say, the soup is in the oven, thawing. hehehe
I received a very cool email (2 of them in fact) from William yesterday. - Rumor has it that they got snow in Prattville, Alabama!
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Prattville is near Montgomery...
- This snow is a once in a decade delivery for them..
I am tickled pink for Little Lawrence!
He sent pictures.
Those emails are the best ever!!!
Thank you William!!!!
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I'd better close- - Have dishes to do from that middle of the night cooking I did.
But before I do, I need to ask...
What is the best response to a stranger, in all seriousness, calling you 'stupid'- with the nerve to say "my IQ is obviously higher than yours"? (No Beep, I am not talking about JT). hehehe
Mama always told me that there were idiots in the big bad world. I do believe I have encountered two of them. One in triage, one in blogland.
Have a stupid Monday.
Love to all.
XOXO
Me
Anna~Anna
"Flintville Annie"
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someone told me that once and I said oh congrats you must have finally made it out of the 100's on your online iq test to be bragging like that.....thats special hon. let me know when you go up in points again, then we'll talk.
ReplyDeletehehehe
ReplyDeleteI was thinking more of borderline 80's...
XOXO
Me
*drools*
ReplyDeleteI would SO love a bowl of soup... It looks delicious!
I think that if someone called me stupid, where ever it happened to be, I would have to tell them, "You know that your insult to me only means that you're insecure with yourself."
I can remember a teacher from years ago saying that to someone... Just don't remember who (I AM getting old ya know!)
I'm glad that Casey rested... I hope you hear from MN soon... Will keep prayers a-coming!
Love Ya!
Slurkie
My response would be, " I no longer have a need to talk to your arogant arse." followed by, "I now need your supervisor." if it was a service being provided.
ReplyDeleteSOUP!!!!! LEEEK SOUUUUP NOOOOOOWWWW!!!
ReplyDeleteRose had nothing (not even research she spoke so condescendingly about). I think I pi$$ed khool off. I kinda feel bad about that, but I HATE people like her that's all second hand information being regurgitated to her to partial party. In the end she said she wouldn't argue. She had NOTHING to argue, and is probably waiting for somebody to tell her what her opinion is. (high I.Q. my as$)
NEED LEEEK SOUP. NOW. STANGER LOVE LEEK SOUP. I seriously have tears in my eyes thinking about it. PLEASE?
My sweet Green Bayites, I'm not angry at anyone. I don't mind disagreeing. I just hope no one stops visiting me because of others. I've tried to garner a wide range friends and I enjoy them all no matter what their beliefs.
ReplyDeleteWhat does make me sad is that I don't even know what a LEEK is. Though I've had potatoe leek soup at work.
Have a great day and I'm Casey is OK, with what I'm assuming is a minor glitch.
The soup looks delicious but I have never tasted Leek soup but its looks great ..
ReplyDeleteSounds like you had a couple of busy days and I hope everything goes good with Casey .. That girl has been through so much ..
Leek soup.....it looks delicious, but I don't think they even sell leeks down here....I guess its kind of like ya'll up north don't know about turnip greens or okra....or rotel tomatoes, LOL.
ReplyDeleteNot sure if this is Casey's case, but a few months after my surgery (just as the damn incision had finally healed :( ) I had to go back in for a swelling (but no bruising)....turned out to be a herniated place...which meant they split me top to bottom again (which is when I lost my pretty pierced bellybutton :( ) to put in some kind of mesh material to hold the herniated place in internally. It wasn't to bad of a surgery, considering the stuff I had been thru during the months before that.
Saying prayers for Casey...and for you also having to drive back to MN...I remember the difficult drive ya'll had last time.
Shari
P.S. we got down to 28* last night...but no snow or ice!!!!
ReplyDeleteI've had leeks before but never made into homemade leek soup. Sounds scrumptious! Did I see carrots in there too? (It looked like something orange was in there.)
ReplyDeleteIf someone made a remark about their I.Q. being higher than mine - when I knew their's wasn't I'd probably just keep my thoughts to myself. Knowing that my I.Q. was higher, and that I had better manners then them would give me abundant pleasure all by itself.
Usually people like that are so full of themselves that anything you say won't sink in anyway. So it's probably better to save your energy.
I hope Casey gets her appointment scheduled soon so she can be seen by Dr. Sutherland. Whatever it is it will be a breeze to handle compared to what she went through before. She's a tough cookie.
Glad you got some rest. You've got a long drive to MN coming up.
your reply?
ReplyDelete"Einstein only had an IQ of 160. Just proves that even idiots can test well."
"even an idiot knows that IQ is not a measure of how smart you are, just how smart you could be"
"Unfortunately IQ is not proportional to personality"
Please pass me a leekscicle.
XOXOXOXO
Pea.
I've missed so much news from your end of the world! Sorry I've not been around (been back in the UK).
ReplyDeleteCasey looks absolutely fed up in that photo, bless her. It beats me how strong the pair of you are, coping with all you've been through.
Love and hugs to you both xxxx
So sorry to hear about Casey..I do hope she finds peace with all of this soon!!!
ReplyDeleteYour soup looks YUMMYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!! Frozen or not hehe
Did someone call you stupid??? From experience ( I think most a**es are in Houston)..just ignore them..You can't match wits with an idiot..as the old saying goes "they'll beat you down with experience"..Have a "wunnaful" day my friend xoxo
Cold here but no snow in the foothills. Now where my daughter is that is a different matter. I hope your daughter feels better soon.
ReplyDeleteHoping it all is ok with Casey, and if not that it is easily rectified.
ReplyDeleteI dont know what to say about IQ.
If it could measure fairly the intelligence of the full person, in so doing, factor in if they are a social retard (and believe me that would lower the score tremendously) I think it would provide a much clearer picture to compare.
Hoping Casey is feeling better oxox
ReplyDeleteLeek soup...never had it but I'm sure it's good.
Soup sounds wonderful right now...wish I had the fixin's for some but alas Old Mother Nancy's cupboards are bare. Have to do the shopping tomorrow
Hope Casey is doing better today. We knew she would not be out of the woods for a while yet. But still, one can hope.
ReplyDeleteFunny about the soup freezing while it was cooling off. LOL! I sure wish I could get my hubby to eat something like that. He too has been having some awful problems these last couple of days. Being a man, finding out all his symptoms is difficult. I first thought he was having a heart attack. He refused to see a doctor or go the ER. MEN! But we too are without insurance and even if we had it out the wazoo he would still refuse to go. But he has been having chest pains with vomiting. At one point, he did break out into a cold sweat. He missed work last night because of the pain and the vomiting. Then he starting belching constantly. Has not eaten anything except a few crackers and water. The belching smells like sewage. He only feels warm but no obvious fever. No pain in either arms or in the jaw. So, then I got to thinking maybe his gallbladder is involved. I can't diagnose things off the internet and then try to treat him. It's a total guessing game in most cases. He says he will go to work tonight. I worry he may not make it there. And if he does he certainly cannot stand for 8 hours. I honestly feel he needs to be hospitalized. But what do you do with someone this stubborn.
Yep...that snow went way south. They actually got more down in Auburn than we did here. I was sooooo jealous!
Anne....smart people don't really have the need to boast about their IQ. They just "think" they are smarter and it makes them "feel" smarter to brag about something that more than likely they actually cheated on to get the right answers to increase their score.
Seems like there was something in the Bible about that. I'll have to ask one of my smarter Bible friends.Hehehehe! See Anne.....someone knowledgeable about the Bible can be smarter about that than a doctor or nurse who knows nothing about the Bible. A space engineer is smarter than they are too. So anyone who has to boast about their knowledge may be talking to someone who actually has a higher IQ than they do but on a different level.
Next time someone boasts about being smarter just say....."Honey....you just keep telling YOURSELF that and when you actually become as smart as you think you are you'll no longer have to keep saying it!"
Well then...
ReplyDeleteSeeing that many do know of the leek, I found this little posting on the internet...
The
leek
is the national emblem of Wales. The
story behind the daffodil is a charming one
and representative of the Welsh
characteristics of humour and pragmatism. The
Welsh for leek is Cenhinen and the
Welsh for Daffodil is Cenhinen Pedr
(Peter's leek). Over the years they
became confused and so the daffodil along with
the leek was adopted as another emblem of
Wales.
The
trendy Welsh of today often substitute the
daffodil for the leek, for though it possesses
the necessary green stem and white bulb of its
companion, it looks more attractive and
certainly smells better. It makes a more
attractive buttonhole on St. David's day.
Daffodils and newborn lambs herald the spring
in Wales.
The
leek or daffodil is one of the royal
badges for Wales and the daffodil often
appears in conjunction with the Tudor Rose (a
combination of the red and white roses) (for
England), the Thistle (for Scotland) and the
Shamrock (for Ireland), often entwined
together.
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XOXO
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The above from here: http://www.geocities.com/thedaffodilgarden/lore.htm
ReplyDeleteWow. And I always thought the leek was a member of the onion family.
These are leeks.
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Now on to your own comments...
XOXO
me
ReplyDeleteSweet SlurkieBaby;
Please wipe the slurp off your monitor.
Your teacher was very smart. (Good thing, eh)?
My own mom would say that if someone felt they had to advertise their intelligence that they quite obviously had very little.
We did hear from Minnesota.
We leave tomorrow.
XOXO
Me
Sweet OKA;
ReplyDeleteThe lady at the hospital, (the unnamed one, that "Kris), didn't call me stupid.
But she did call security. hehehe
The comment on the blogs actually came out of nowhere. And AFTER I had even sent out a 'nice to meet you' type note.
Here is the entire text of that note.
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"I went to your page to let you know that your comment made me giggle. But I was lost looking for your guestbook.
Read a few of your funnies too!
I do love to laugh! And thank you for those!
As you might have guessed by now, I only post the facts, and rarely my own opinion(s), (politically speaking that is).
hehehe
Have a "wunnaful" Sunday!
XOXO
Anne
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Of course, that was at 4:37 that morning.
Maybe I'd better rethink these notes.
XOXO
Me
My Dear Sweet Stanger; (Who loves Leek Soup),
ReplyDeletehehehe And I LOVE your comment.
The thought that went through my mind- after being quite blindsided by that retort was this... "If you're so damned smart, how come I have to explain everything to you on an 8~year~old level?"
But I didn't write that. Admittedly, I fought with my fingers not to.
hehehe
If you want Leek Soup, you just have to come and get some.
Simple.
XOXO
Me
Mr KhoolMan;
ReplyDeleteYou have to listen now... I have NEVER ever adjudged my friends, (or lost them or kept them), simply by their political views, or by who else said what.
It is "heart" that matters. (And a modicum of intelligence too). hehehe
You have a good heart and a very warped sense of humor.
I like that in a person, and you are always most welcome on my page.
I will gladly be by yours anytime. (But I don't promise not to laugh).
I put potatoes in my Leek Soup.
Oh and if your bowl of soup is green, then they used the whole leek, stems and all.
I don't. I just use the fruit/meat.
Not too sure if Casey is a minor glitch or not.
XOXO
Me
Sweetie;
ReplyDeleteCasey has definitely been through more than most of us over 50 already. And yet, her sense of humor still cracks me up!
She's got balls and sass; body parts are not mandatory.
If you like to cook, making this soup is so easy too.
Please let me know if you would like my recipe. (It was Mama's way back when, and of course before that it was Grandma's etc etc etc )...
XOXO
me
Sweet Shari;
ReplyDeleteI do too know about turnip greens and okra. (But I do not like them either).
hehehe
What about beet tops? Mmmmmmmmmmmm.....
Oh no! (About the belly button). Maybe I should take pictures of her fancy belly now?
No one mentioned anything herniated though...
Dr. Sutherland preserves the belly button, saying that he didn't want to make her look like an alien.
That is not to say you are an alien.
Are you?
hehehe
I have checked the weather-
Getting there should not be a problem this time. (That is, as long as Canada behaves).
XOXO
Me
Well wow.
ReplyDeleteAnd all I want is to be getting "UP" to 28.
sigh
Sweet RT;
ReplyDeleteI've had leeks before too, and usually call the plumber.
hehehe
Couldn't resist.
After the day I had yesterday I just wanted to have a smart remark for next time. And yes, I know it is not polite, but not many have accused me of being over polite either,
I didn't birth (and RAISE) 4 daughters that graduated with honors and high honors being a nitwit.
XOXO
Me
ReplyDeleteSweet Pea;
Leeksicles will not make it through the mails.
You will have to come to Green Bay. (Please swing by Texas and pick up Stanger on the way).
I am still giggling at those retorts!
Now I must remember them!
XOXO
Me
ReplyDeleteSweet Mrs G;
You ahve been missed as well...
Casey was terrified in that picture- but fed up as well...
Not too sure about how strong I am, but Casey is more than admirably strong!
XOXO
Me
Sweet WyckieBaby!
ReplyDeleteYou're ALIVE!!!! And your comment cracked me up!
So happy to hear from you! (Did you go to the UK with Mrs G., or what)? hehehe
XOXO
Me
ReplyDeleteSweet Judy Judy Judy!
From your heart to Gods ears.
XOXO
me
Sweet BethieBaby!
ReplyDeleteI think you are absolutely on track with your assessment of the "whole" person(ality).
Wednesday morning will allow us to know what is rectified... hang in there with us please.
XOXO
me
Sweet Bug...
ReplyDeleteI always make soup WHEN my cupboards are bare. hehehe
It is so good to warm up to.
Must 'getz' me a bowl shortly.
XOXO
Me
ReplyDeleteSweet PeachieBaby;
You tell Mr. PeachieBaby that Anna says he MUST go in. That, or he will collapse at some point at work and THEY will send him to the doctor.
The cold sweat is pain -generally.
Unless he has a fever- That can really throw a person off.
Gallbladder = bile. Bile is stinky. (And not too tasty for him either).
Now I am worried for you... Prayers going out wholeheartedly.
Hang in there.
XOXO
Me
I figured you would say that and so I am making my own soup... if Stanger wants some...any friend of yours etc etc.... Cali is closer to TX than green bay
ReplyDeleteAlso, turnip greens, beet tops, okra, Dandelion greens, and all the rest "yes please"...
and you can get leeks in the south, I used to all the time.
What are you saying???
ReplyDeleteWhat's 700 miles, give or take, between friends?
It is 1443 for you to get to SD's house. 1294 for me to get there.
Let's say I blow off Minnesota and head south. You head east. We each bring our leek soup to Texas and let SD tell us which is best.
XOXO
Me
Oh wow.... I stand corrected. I thought she was closer to me!
ReplyDeleteI say, hit minnesota, fix up the organ donor, and THEN we meet in TX and share leeks.
Wow.. I didnt know that.. I have a yard full of leaks then..hehe
ReplyDeleteHiya Rock,
ReplyDeleteWell Im glad to hear it wasnt JT .. I do jump his butt often for using that word.
About that nasty nurse.. You go girl! hehe But I am sorry to hear Casey is having problems. Hopefully it turns out to be nothing serious.
Do post that recipe for Leak soup, I would definitely like to check it out.
Hope you have a wonderful Tuesday!
Hugs
oops..
ReplyDeletebeepluvsrock.com
You're ON Sweetie!
ReplyDeleteXOXO
Mama D.
Can I bring the nopneumonopancreatic kid?
Or shall I leave her here with the dog that has an ear infection?
(Will have to bring the Punk in before we leave)...
just don't eat the daffodil bulbs, they will kill you!
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hehehe
ReplyDeleteSweet Beep;
He has too called me bad names. But he is a friend, and so somehow it is alright.
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That all comes out in the wash as they say.
But to be spoken to like that by a complete stranger. Oh boy oh boy oh boy!!!
And then later, that damnable nurse.
I will post Leek Soup soon.
Just not tonight.
XOXO
Me
RockLuvsBeep.com
Praying that your drive to Minnesota and back will be a good one and you will arrive in both places
ReplyDeletesafe and sound. Big hugs for Casey and tell her I will be praying that all goes well and that it won't
be anything serious. These are very stressful times for you and I share your stress!! I know what
it's like. I haven't had a transplant, but I've had cancer and all the little scares that nearly drive you
crazy and turn out to be OK.. just hang in there and God will do the rest.
That Leek soup looks so good!!! Yummy!
Hugs,
Bev xo
Sorry! Didn't mean to leave such a mess!
ReplyDeleteOK will someone detour to Washington (state) so I can have some soup too??
bring them both. Punk and I can flap our heads together and we can all sit in the sun and heal.
ReplyDeleteSweet Bev;
ReplyDeleteI rechecked the weather this morning. It is currently 5 below.
But will be good traveling as skies should be clear- I think they said it would get into the 20's.
Stress? Who? Me? Nah.
hehehe
But watching Punk sleep, and after I smelled her ears... Well that's enough to tip the scales for me. Just because I would rather drive west and not have the sun in my eyes as we arrive.
Not too big on "rush hour" either.
Well unless I see Jackie Chan.
You hang in there. And I will too!
XOXO
Me
Not sure about the detour...
ReplyDeleteBut about the slurps...
I was going to call you a pgi.
But then that reminded me of an email I had received... In it was this picture.
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Along with these words from the sender: "Its supposedly a pig, and supposedly real. If it were mine I would kill it and burn it. No way am I eating this bacon."
So what do you think?
Maybe I shall post it in my review section...
XOXO
me
If y'all come here, you could roll in the snow together.
ReplyDeleteSnow?
Sun?
OK I will go to Texas. You come be with the sick'uns here.
XOXO
Me
I keep coming back to see if you've shared your leek soup recipe yet...
ReplyDeleteNope.
Well are ya? Please.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrr. If you loved me you'd bring me some. :v0 (Just kidding) LOL.
ReplyDeleteI shouldn't get so upset over the ignorant, we all have faults I guess. Most of us don't try to push our stupidity on others.
Ugh... I really thought I would be done with the hospitals for quite a while... I guess someone else had other plans! I look like I felt in that top picture... Scared and in pain... At least with the pancreatitis I knew what was wrong and knew what needed to be done to fix it... Now I have no idea what is going on... Hopefully the doctor in Minnesota will know much more...
ReplyDeleteThat leek soup is FANTASTIC!!! Oh it is the most delicious soup I have ever had!! Everyone should come and enjoy a bowl!! Stanger, why haven't you had some yet??? Hee hee hee.... You could even get a taste of snowy weather again if you come and visit!! The weather is described in much different words, but the leek soup is the BOMB!!! The potatoes are perfectly done, lots of fresh ham, leeks, carrots... MMmmmmmmmmmm............ :D
I'm glad that Lawrence got to play in the snow for a while! I'm sure it all melted pretty fast, but he did make one large snowball to show everyone! I just couldn't believe that William was only in a long-sleeved shirt to be outside, but then again it was really warm there despite the snow on the ground...
Well, I must close for now... You are on your way home and I am on my way out to the garage to bring recycles out!
Love you MUCH MUCH!
~CaseyAnne
Yaaay! I like that plan. It's my fantasy job. (That or... being a back scratcher tester)
ReplyDeleteYaaaaay x2. Everybody welcome. Even the dog, and Punk too!! (Just kidding KC).
ReplyDeleteStop it, you have no idea the torture you're putting me through. You wouldn't be doing this to me if you knew of my current state.
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ReplyDeletehehehe
Good job Space.
XOXO
Mama D.
I thought your current state was Texas...
ReplyDelete???????????????????
XOXO
Me aka 'St00pid and "cornfoosed" in Wisconsin' (for now anyway)...
HUNGRY!! oops that's a country.
ReplyDeleteI want to lick my computer screen.
ReplyDeleteI just had a bowl of leek soup for lunch. Since Anne is on the road...
ReplyDeleteI make mine this way (hers is different)
olive oil
3 leeks coarsely chooped including greens
1 small bulb fennel coarsely chopped (save greens for garnish if desired.)
4 medium potatos chopped coarsely. I don't peel mine but you can if you want.
2 large carrots chopped coarsely
6 cups chicken broth (use vegetable broth for vegetarian version)
salt and pepper.
Add around four tablespoons of olive oil to large soup pot preheated over medium heat.
Add leeks and fennel and saute for 4 to 6 minutes until just translucent.
Add potatos and carrots and saute for another 10 minutes.
Add broth and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and simmer stirring often until vegetables are tender (20 to 30 minutes depending on chop size).
Transfer soup to blender in SMALL batches (important/critical so blender doesn't cavitate and splash you.) I do one large ladle full (two cups) at a time.
Blend until smooth and transfer to large bowl.
Repeat with all remaining soup.
Stir blended soup well and season with fresh cracked salt and pepper to taste.
If needed to adjust consistantcy add either a bit more broth or milk.
This makes about 8 servings depending on how much people eat.
Awesome DeeAnne!
ReplyDeleteLOL, I love coarsely CHOOPED leeks :) *WINK* :)
oops.
ReplyDeleteWhat can I say. I just tend to choop them up however they go.
I like your new word....it makes me smile.
ReplyDeleteThe waves on the lake were choopy today.
I saw a chooper land at the airport.
Some days I think it would be grande if someone would just choop my head off :)
You know, that word rather works. A helicopter does not make a chop chop chop noise it goes choopchoopchoop.
ReplyDeleteNo head chooping allowed.
glad it makes you smile...
CHOOP
I sure hope Casey will be better soon! Thinking about you all! That soup looks good never had it before! Hugs your way!
ReplyDeleteMy relatives live in Prattville.
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