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Rayne, Louisiana
You've got to be kidding me, I have Breast Cancer? My name is Madelene Boudreaux. I just had my 51st birthday and my present was cancer. Although it wasn't the present I was expecting, I have decided to embrace it as such. My life as it existed is changed. Even though my diagnosis is that I have the most common breast cancer you can have (80% of the women who get breast cancer have this one) and the actual tumor was only 1.2 centimeters and there was only a microscopic spec in one lymph node... things just changed overnight. I feel confident that I will be healed with all the surgery, chemo and radiation, as well as the prayers, the shift in lifestyle and health changes, all of this with God as my Healer overseeing the whole plan. Most importantly, sunsets are more beautiful, my children are more precious and I cry for everything. Such clarity prevails, where life was blurry. I know my healing will come gently through trusted medical professionals, faith in a loving God and prayerful friends. I am surrounded by love with my family of eight kids and a great husband and a community of kind spirits!

Friday, April 24, 2009

It's gonna be a beautiful weekend!

                                               Audrey and Mimi
 
It's Friday evening and the sun is shining, the grill is lit and the three little girls got invited to spend the night at Bryan and Kristin's new apartment in Lafayette. Bryan and Kristin moved out on Wednesday (they were living in the outdoor kitchen/apartment in very CLOSE quarters.) They will now have room to breathe and little Evie will be all set up in her very own nursery. She is due to arrive on the 27th!!  We are so excited about her arrival. Audrey will have to learn to share the LOVE. They are all heading to the Festival International tomorrow for great music, culture, food and fun. 
Tonight is the first night Ricky and I have been alone in months!! I take that back, Momo just walked over and said where is everyone?  So much for the alone time... That's okay! So she is sitting with us on the back patio enjoying the perfect weather and the pending sunset. 
This coming Saturday we will all participate in the MARCH OF DIMES  WALK  in Elle's memory. And in the evening we will repeat last year's Appetizer cook-off called 
                                                 ELLE'S KITCHEN.  
This year we will include a dessert category. Last year Maddie took the grand prize as  Grand Champion Chef with her CRAWFISH BEIGNETS with Boudreaux sauce! Everyone is scheming to top her recipe this year! I will post the winning recipes for all of you to enjoy!  I think it's significantly neat that as we remember Elle in this special way, we prepare to welcome her sister Evie into this world! 
Hope everybody has a great weekend. 

2 comments:

Blair Thibodeaux said...

Glad you got to relax with dad, bet it was nice! Thank you for helping me with Audrey the past 2 days! She got to spend a lot of time with MIMI this week! We love u! Thanks for everything, you're the best...Love Blair

Anonymous said...

Audrey and her Mimi are looking nice sportin the same "do"!

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