Why Not a Little Bit of Silly for Halloween?

After my serious video in the last post, I thought I'd add a funny one in honor of Halloween. Who doesn't remember Batman doing the batman dance? Enjoy! Oh, and Happy Halloween!

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Testimony from Annette Whittemore - XMRV Retrovirus

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I Choose Hope

Once you choose hope, anything is possible.

~Christopher Reeve

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Delicious Gluten-Free Brownies

I walk in from the pouring rain and errand-running. My small but ever so efficient mind is completely absorbed with the thought of having that much deserved afternoon cup of coffee. Imagine my delight when, upon entering the kitchen, I smell an aroma so mouthwatering, so chocolatey.

What is it, you ask? Why it's Betty Crocker Gluten-Free Brownies, still fresh from the oven! Yes dear, you heard it right - Betty Crocker - good old Betty has gone gluten-free. (I know it's been around for some months now, but we're a little slow here on the uptake.)

What did I do? Well, after practically knocking Jessie over hugging Jessie gleefully, I first ran to my coffee, then cut a large piece of brownie and proceeded to enjoy my fifteen minutes.

Where is my artistically created photo of the brownies? Alas, by the time my small but ever so efficient mind grasped the thought of blogging about this culinary delight, the brownies had been consumed. As a result, I'm submitting a picture from Amazon.com.

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Looking Up

I'm posting a few pictures from this weekend. Jes and her friend, Frank, had a blast going to a local pumpkin patch, then carving Minnie and Mickey Mouse jack-o'-lanterns. It took all afternoon, but they sat on the porch and enjoyed the sun. Things are looking up.

Enjoy the pictures.

Notice the phone? Open and ready for the next text.

A little scary, don't you think?

A glimpse of the evil eye.

Cute. And the pumpkins are too bad either!

Almost done.

What a great day.

Hope you enjoyed our pictures.

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Dr. Oz...CFS...Inaccuracies?...Read On

I'm posting a link to Sue Jackson's blog, Learning to Live with CFS. Sue posted her response to a recent Dr. Oz segment about chronic fatigue - interesting stuff. Read up and offer your opinion.

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F-F-F-F-Friendship F-F-F-Friday

That's my scary, it's almost Halloween, title. Creative, don't you think?

I only have a couple of blogs to share today as I've been a little slacker this week. Been working on my other job. How's it working, you say? NOT TOO GOOD. I've been painting a portrait this week and I'm now reminded of exactly WHY I hate to paint portraits. Moving along...

Sick Momma, by Aviva. I love her writing style and sense of humor.

Off the Wheaten Path, by Mrs. McKracken aka Margo Anderson. Mrs. McKracken? Yes, you heard it right. Love the name. Margo also writes about autoimmune disease.

*Brief update*

Happily, Jessie is doing quite well this week. Last weekend's adventure had practically no effect. Could she be pulling out of the woods? Possibly. I think that pulling out of school and dropping that difficult routine may have done the trick for now.

Jessie's doing her schoolwork at home during the day and is able to see friends more often. It's a good thing! Works wonders for that laser-eyed, "Don't look my way or speak to me or I'll scream" attitude. She has been busy for the past two nights and will be babysitting 4 year old twins this afternoon for a couple of hours. Sounds like a regular, spoiled rotten, obnoxious, killing her parents, happy teenager to me.

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