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Shooter Zieler 2/23/00 - 5/10-09 …. Shooter, a.k.a. Shooter Scooter Man, ended his battle with cancer tonight. He let us know it was time, and Lori, myself, his grandma and grandpa, and Aunt Pam were all with him when he left us to go over the rainbow bridge to go chase wild turkeys, ducks and squirrels. He was a faithful companion, and was loved dearly, and will be missed for years to come.

My grandmother passed away in her late thirties due to complications from breast cancer. I never met her, it was before I was born.

My mother had breast cancer in her late 30’s, and had a mastectomy, and then went into a full remission.

My sister Renee died about 9 years ago, from lung cancer which spread to her brain, after fighting it and suffering for years.

My sister Char had cervical cancer and is thankfully in remission.

My mother now has stage 4 renal cancer that has spread to her bones, and is on medicine to keep it at bay, which has horrible side effects, and makes her miserable for at least one week every 6 weeks, if not more. She is fighting a good fight and staying positive.

Now…the vet is pretty sure my little pup Shooter ( well he is 9 ..but he is my baby ) … has aggressive lung cancer. We will get a prognosis tomorrow.

Cancer really sucks…and I’m sick and tired of it attacking my family.

A few friends asked for an update on my mom… so I thought I’d post it here.  My mom got her latest results from her PET scan last week… two of her tumors ( arm and tail bone ) stayed the same size … but the one in her skull grew slightly… and is pressing on some nerve endings.  This is causing her to have some pretty bad days, as it’s causing a throbbing in her head, to the point she can’t lay on that part of her head, and makes it difficult to sleep.  She’s also having some problems with her sciatic nerve that aren’t helping matters much.

Mom continues to have a positive outlook every day, although the cancer meds ( as well as the meds for the side effects of the cancer meds ) can be pretty draining,  and have a lot of crappy side effects.  She’ll be coming up here in a couple of weeks and staying with me for a week, before she goes to stay with Char in Indiana…. I’m looking forward to having her here for the week!

Please send positive thoughts her way … she can always use them… and thanks to every one that has inquired about her.

I just finished re-vamping angelwoodjax.org for a friend of mine.  It’s a great organization that helps disabled children and their families.  Check out their site if you live in Jacksonville, and see if there is anything on their wish list you might have laying around that you don’t need.  Also.. if you notice any typos on the site.. feel free to drop me a note about them.

I received my first check from Apple for my iPhone App PMSTracker …. wasn’t for too much… but that’s OK!  Apparently they just did their year end account close out for people that didn’t meet the minimum $250 back in December…. and since I didn’t start selling until November… I fit into that category.  I’m hoping that by April I sell enough new apps to get another check!

We tried a new local pizzaria … Asbury Pizza.  Their pizza is New York Style and very good.  We also tried their wings with the house sauce.  These reminded me of Hooters wings… they were lightly breaded with a sweet/sour honey sauce on them.  We will definitely get them again.  The only complaint I have is that they don’t give you any ranch dressing with your wings… just have to make sure you have some on hand!

I’m helping my sister put together a site for her antique shop up in Franklin Indiana .. it’s at http://acertaincharm.net  Nothing too fancy, it isn’t a tech site after all.  If anyone notices any problems with it, please feel free to let me know.

We just returned from dinner at La Nolapolera in Fleming Island.  I was feeling adventurous tonight and decided to try something other than what I usually get ( the Platillo Del Mar … fish and shrimp ).

I tried the Pork Carnitas … and I have to say they were fantastic.  I think I’ve found my new favorite.  They are served with two flour tortillas, which I didn’t even use, a salad with cilantro in it, and beans.  I highly recommend them to anyone going there.

I’ve been meaning to post about this new restaurant, Top of the Reef, we found when my mom was visiting.  It is located in Green Cove Springs on Walnut Street.   It’s a small restaurant, sort of a hole in the wall, with really good food.

When we ate there, I had the steamed and raw oysters, and they were great.  Lately, everywhere you go, you get tiny oysters that don’t seem worth the money, but the ones I had here were all good sized.  My mom had the crab cakes and said they were fantastic.  The prices were very reasonable too.  Three of us ate there and our bill was under $40.

If you’re in the Green Cove Springs area .. check it out.