Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Cheesy delight!

Here are some more quick food stories-- anything with a lot of cheese was a "cheesy delight". The classic cheesy delight was a flour tortilla with cheddar cheese and chopped garlic toasted in the toaster oven.

One of the dishes Anna made out in Oregon was good old "3 Can Stew". Correct me if I'm wrong, friends, but I believe the classic 3 cans were crushed tomatoes, black beans, and corn. Yum! What could have been better than Anna saying with complete joy, like it was the absolute greatest event of the year "Hey! Let's make 3 Can Stew
tonight! Right on!" I don't know if she invented it, but she sure made
it taste good.

lovelove Jody

Go forth and tell stories . . .

She told us to. Who else, literally on her deathbed, would take the time to send such a sweet email to her friends? Here's the email Anna sent, via Ali, the evening she died:

Dear Friends,
Looks like things have taken a turn for the worse and anything can
happen. Breathing and talking are very hard. Which makes it hard to
visit. So at this time I am just trying to focus my energy on the
babes. I love you all so much and I am fighting fighting fighting. I
am still as determined as ever, not to worry. Fight with me in
whatever way you do and lets get through this. And be sure to tell
funny stories about me later on down the road.
I love you,
Good news to follow -
Anna


So, I say to you, friends, after you're done crying (this time), go forth and tell stories - it's what she wanted, it will be great for the kids, and it will help us all, I am sure of it.

lovelove,

Hannah