My first appt. with Dr. Mirsky after hearing my diagnosis

Today I saw Dr. Mirsky (Breast Specialist and my surgeon). He seems like a really good Dr. I have what is called Infiltrating Ductal Carcinoma which apparently is what most breadt cancers are.I am having surgery on April 14th to do either a lumpectomy or a mastectomy. The decision is mine. It was never going to be a difficult decision for me. I was going to have a mastectomy (even when I always thought about breast cancer I thought that is what I would do). But today, I found out that one is not any better than the other. It is all a personal choice.I will start Chemo one month after the surgery and will do 8 sessions (whatever that means??) and it will last about 4 months. I will lose all of my hair. So let's figure out where to go wig shopping friends:) So who's going to shave their head in support of me?? Totally kidding! I don't want anyone looking or feeling like me. I will get through this and my hair will come back - thicker I hope;)I may need radiation after that as well.My first step tomorrow is to get on the phone and harass the MRI people to get me an appointment asap.Lastly, I want to find out if there is a way to pay for speedy genetic testing - anyone know?? He would like it before the surgery but he says there is no time to wait for it.

Cake Decorating

I am now finished my decorating class but I thought I'd post a photo from the work in class #3. I still can't believe how easy this stuff is when you have the right tools. Although I must say that decorating cupcakes was more of a challenge for me. The working space is so small that it can be a really difficult to fit your idea on it.

My Puree-ing Journey - Pancakes

Well this was another one I tried. I added sweet potato to my pancake recipe. While everything looked and worked out well I didn't seem to be able to cook the pancake. It seemed more like the consistency of french toast. It was still very tasty though.

My Puree-ing Journey - Tacos

Well this was a great way to feel good about making tacos! They still are not the healthiest meal but this certainly upped the nutritional value of this meal.

Generally for tacos I use the package, brown my meat, add the powder with water.

This time, I brown the meat, used the package but instead of water I used crushed tomato sauce and my carrot puree. It made the meat nice and thick - perfect for taco filling. I also added to my toppings, using red peppers. Next I'll add avocado.

So far I have been using a lot of my purees to feed Katie (9 mos old). But I will get back to trying out more recipes.

Cake Decorating ~ My First Cake

My mom and I are taking a cake decorating class at Michael's. The course is made up of 4 ~ 2 hour classes.

The reason I decided to take the class is that since I have a child with a severe allergy I figured it would be safest to make my own cakes. I actually think I'll really enjoy it. It'll be nice for my children to remember that I made all of their birthday cakes.

My first cake (see photo) was created today during our second class. I can now understand why cakes are so expensive to purchase. The supplies to make them are not cheap and it does take a bit of time to get it just right. For instance this cake (which is not just right in all places:) took me a total of 2 hours. If I were to make it again I could probably shave of a bit of time but it would still take a while.

I will continue to post my masterpieces as they are created.

My Darling Skylar

I just wanted to post that I will miss my Skylar, otherwise known as Pie-Pie. She was the best cat that anyone could have ever asked for. I love her and miss her so much already.

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New Kids on The Block are coming to town!

And YES I am going to see them for the 4th time! 3 of those times were in my much, much younger days.

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I am going to have to dig out my Jonathan t-shirt and florescent pink hat with my huge "I love Jonathan" sign. I wonder if I should pin my pants!

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I have such fond memories of being an over the top obsessive NKOTB fan. I can still remember the feel of losing my voice for a week after the concerts. All that crazy screaming was a blast.

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We had no fear. We tried to sneak onto their hotel floor at the Four Seasons Hotel, we followed their tour bus in TO and tons of other crazy stuff.

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Oh to be a teenager and thinking you are truly in love.....