More Sun Damage

Well as most of you know I had a mole removed almost 3 weeks ago already. It was on my chest up near my collarbone. It has been there for at least 5 years. A few weeks before the wedding I noticed it had started to change shape, so I waited till after the wedding to have the biopsy, anyway it came back as abnormal. It was not melanoma, but apparently the type of mole that it was has the tendency to become melanoma so I had it removed. Well I thought that the surgery was pretty minor, which it really was, but on Monday when I had the stitches out, I learned that the incision was much larger than I had thought!!! It looks to be healing well though, just some bruising. I have a large bump under the site, and I need to massage it for the next several weeks, 8-12 to be exact, to try to prevent raised scarring. I am also wearing something called silicone scar sheets. These are supposed to also help with the scar. I wear each sheet for 3-4 days then take off and repeat for the next 8 to 12 weeks. I have just come to grips that I will be wearing a LARGE bandaid on my chest for the next 3 months!!! Another reason to stay out of the sun without sunscreen!!!!! My next skin check is Dec 1.

Apple Pie

I love to bake. Apple Pie is definitely one of my favorite things to bake. I have tried many different recipes but recently tried one with tapioca and 6 cups of apples, yup that's right I said 6 cups of apples. There were 3 different kinds in the pie and it turned out great!!! It tasted soooo good and stayed as "high" after baking as it was pre-baking! Take a look.....

Operation Christmas Child

Well tonight I am creating 2 boxes for Operation Christmas Child. I love this time of year!! I think that this is my 4th or 5th year of putting these together for a child somewhere overseas. It really makes me feel rewarded by giving to these children. I remember a few Christmases as a child when our church family would make "care" boxes for my family and it meant so much to us. My prayer is that the children that receive these boxes will be truly blessed and learn the true meaning of Christmas. I put some lollipops, candy canes, slinky's, silly putty, crayons, pencils, activity books, toothpaste and brush in the boxes. I love Christmas and am so thankful for the baby Jesus that was born on that day! Now I am off to wrap the boxes. I am behind this year....I have to drop them off by Friday!