Thursday, September 6, 2012. CML is what I have. I was diagnosed on Aug 15, 2012 with chronic myelogenous leukemia in the emergency room at Timpanogos Hospital in Orem, Utah. And then I got a Foley. A what? My mom came and stayed with me all day Wednesday, only leaving at 6 pm because our home teachers were coming. I finally fell asleep at 10 pm, only to be awak.

Hope will come to me like a firefly. In my hour of ebony fog,. From nowhere else but God.

When my grandmother died, I was fortunate to be given a few of her things by my father. One of her treasures was an old mesh pocketbook. The inside of the bag was a bit tatty, but I held on to it for sentimental reasons. A Southern woman, she always had gloves and her pearls. I went to my local fabric store and found a .

Last Friday, I graduated from college. My days of cooking in collegiate kitchens are over. In the attic, all of my kitchen wares have been packed up and labeled, awaiting the day I move out.

Adventures of a Private School Chef. Well here we are, another school year returns with a whole new line up in the Maintenance dept. I know that I am certainly looking forward to another great year filled with lots of great food and spirit among the girls. Welcome back, and I certainly hope to post more this year then in previous ones. Now go eat and have fun! National grilled cheese day.