Mississippi Walk for Lupus Now!

In short, lupus is an autoimmune disease, which means that the body's natural defense system attacks its own tissues instead of attacking foreign substances like bacteria and viruses. This causes inflammation. Inflammation causes swelling, pain, and tissue damage throughout the body. If you develop severe lupus, you may have problems with your kidneys, heart, lungs, nervous system, or blood cells. The Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) conservatively estimates between 1.5 - 2 million Americans have a form of lupus. One of them includes yours truly.

Now ... the walk!!!

This year, thousands of walkers will participate in more than 30 chapter events across the country. They will be walking to raise funds to save lives from lupus. The Mississippi chapter is kicking off its inaugural walk at Hiller Park in Biloxi, MS on September 20th! In order to participate in this walk, you must register. To register, go to www.walkforlupusnowms.kintera.org. From that site, you will be able to start a team, join a team or sign up as an individual walker. Then personalize your webpage - tell others why you are walking! Invite others to join your team. You can send an email through Kintera, via your personal email provider, or in person.

Thanks y'all! It means the world to me that you become informed and walk on behalf of those who are crippled by lupus.

Have yourself a happy Friday!!!!

Feliz Cumpleanos ...

Mami!!!

It is so hard to believe my mami is not here to celebrate her birthday. She would have been 55 years old on the 25th -- not her real birthdate though. As a gift, she wouldn't have asked for much. All she wanted was for us to be together as a family, usually over bombastic meals! I (we) might have strayed but it is never too late to make amends.

Bueno ... estas son tus "Mananitas", Mami. Te estranamos, queremos mucho.

Tu hija para siempre!



"Las Mananitas" is a traditional Mexican birthday song. In this case, it is being sung by Pedro Infante - a legend like no other. In my book, it sure beats "Happy Birthday".

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Snow in March?!

OH MY FRIGGIN' GOSH!!!

It's 2:25 pm (CST) and it's snowing in Cleveland, Mississippi!!! What's the big deal? Uh! Reread the title and the first line of this post! Snow is an anomoly here in Mississippi! Snow -even in March - is an anomoly for many regions in the U.S. I'm grinning from ear to ear, enjoying every little snowflake that drops from above! Hopefully, there will be enough snow to cover the ground fairly well.

I'm off!!! Enjoy y'all!!!

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