GIVEAWAY-- PLEASE HELP SPREAD THE WORD!

I am so worried that I am not reaching enough women so today I came up with an idea.
IF YOU HAVE A GIVEAWAY THEY WILL COME. LOL
We all love to win something so I am going to give this little guy away. I made him
with my very own hands, and he is cute if I say so myself.
To win him all you have to do is read through my posts and in comments LIST FOUR SYMPTOMS OF OVARIAN CANCER. I feel if you have to list them they will stick in your mind and maybe they will help
save a life. When you enter your comment I will enter your name into the hat, if you post this on your
Blog I will enter it two more times. So come on join in, lets get the word out.
Most women have no idea what the symptoms are and are being misdiagnosed.
It has to stop.

This giveaway will start now and I will draw the winner on Nov 23rd, in honor of my mom who

lost her battle with lung cancer on that day.

Little General Store For Sale

This is Mike,

and this is the little General Store that Mike made for me to sell for my cancer cause.





How blessed am I to have a friend that would do this for me, he brought it to work yesterday and I was so excited. Of course there is one little problem!!! I WANT TO KEEP IT!!
Mike is not only one of the smartest men I know, like one of those people that can answer all the questions on Jeopardy, he also has a big heart and a great talent for making these little buildings. The detail is awesome, with the little feed bags, wheelbarrow with pumpkins and pickle barrel it makes you want to just go in sit down and have a soda from the old soda machine.
I am offering this little gem for $95.00, plus shipping. The store weighs about 5 1/2 pds, it is 14in long or deep, 11ins high to top of General Store sign and 8 ¾ wide across the front.
100% of the proceeds will be going to help find a cure.
If you would like to buy this cute, darling little General Store please email me at shoalcreekcottage@yahoo.com. The first email I get, gets the store. We will discuss the shipping at that time. Thank you for stopping by. I hope you have a blessed day.
P.S. I have some more pictures if you would like to see them just let me know.. xxoo

Halle Berrey joins Callaway Golf Foundation to Help raise awareness for Ovarian Cancer.

Callaway Golf Foundation and the Entertainment Industry Foundation have launched a public service campaign with Halle Berry to raise awareness for ovarian cancer. Academy Award winning actress Halle Berry has joined these organizations as the 2008 ambassador for Women’s cancer initiatives. Berry will be featured in extensive public service announcements this summer aimed to raise the awareness and funds to fight and find the cure for ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer afflicts more than 22,000 women in the United States each year and claims the lives of more than 15,000.. That is why she has teamed up with Callaway Golf Foundation and the Entertainment Industry Foundation to educate women about taking care of their health. This is a very important issue for women to be more aware of ovarian cancer and how to protect your self.Through $2 million in donations of these foundations to establish a leading cancer institution nationwide, works to fast-track breakthrough treatments and tests to beat this disease. Donations to the Callaway Golf Foundation Women’s Cancer Initiative will also benefit the Gynecologic Cancer Foundation. I find this extremely interesting as last year during my annual physical they discovered my Paps smear was negative. This is always a cause for alarm and I went through several more tests and they proved it was not cancer but it seemed to come up negative. So far from the last test it was positive.There is always a scare when you think you may have ovarian cancer but it seems they are doing more extensive testing of than in years past. At my age of 83 with all the usual questions from the gynecologist that I was sent to, it just did not fit me. She did admit that they have to do more extensive testing because of sexually transmitted diseases. It was a relief that they did not find ovarian cancer or could not explain the negative tests.Much of the research the Institutions selected for their work in ovarian cancer was the Cedars-Sinai Women’s Cancer Research Institute, The University of Texas Anderson Cancer Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and the Johns Hopkins Medical Institution. This Women’s cancer initiative represents an undertaking designed to advance treatment of ovarian cancerGeorge Fellows, President and Chief Executive Officer of Callaway says he is so pleased that Callaway Golf Foundation is standing behind this cause to raise awareness of this cancer. We are very grateful to Halle Berry for serving as our ambassador and for leading the challenge to educate women to learn the risk for this deadly disease.The Callaway Golf Foundation will host this year’s celebrity golf tournament at the Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles on December 15. Last years tournament raised more than a million dollars all benefiting Cancer research Programs. Many celebrities will be supporting this cause plus the Callaway Golf staff professionals. For more information or learn how to get involved visit www.calawaygolffoundation.org .The Callaway golf Company Foundation strives to support communities where company employees live and work. This 2008 Foundation will help raise awareness of women’s cancers, specifically ovarian cancer. Callaway Golf Company manufactures and sells golf clubs and golf accessories in more than 110 countries worldwide. I am very aware of Callaway golf clubs as I have owned my Callaway Great Big Bertha II clubs for the past five years. You can’t go wrong with Callaway golf equipment at www.callawaygolf.com .The Entertainment Industry Foundation is committed to saving lives by raising awareness of early detection of breast and reproductive cancers and provides funds for treatment and supporting community programs. This foundation had a great track record of their fight against cancer. As a philanthropic leader of the entertainment industry have distributed hundreds of millions of dollars for addressing critical health and social issues in the care of women. Check out their web site at www.effoundation.org .Nothing is more important than our health and we must always be aware of our life style, social activities, exercise and proper diet. With annual health check up it will lead us to a better and a more healthy life. Golf has kept me active, exercised and enjoying a competitive game always trying to improve my score. I am pleased that Callaway Golf Foundation is working on this worthwhile project and Halle Berry will be a great spoke person for this cause.

Its Fall Ya' All, Deena's Fall Open House.

Well I am new to this remembe!, I stayed up until 12:00am last night trying to load these pictures, got them loaded and then wanted to put some captions by them, well I should have left well enough alone because soon after I had the whole blog messed up along with my mind and had to go to bed and start over this morning. SO I am not going to try captions this morning.LOL
I wanted to be a part of Deena's Fall Open House, but since I do not live at the Cottage full time I did not get as much done as I would have liked by the dead line. So I am just going to share what I do have. Hope you all enjoy. Have a blessed day and thank you for stopping by the cottage..Hugs Deb

CA-125 BLOOD TEST POST RETRACTED

I have retracted my story on the CA-125 seems the article I had posted may not have been completely accurate, I will do more research and re post at another time. Sorry if this has caused anyone any inconvenience. If you have any questions please email me at shoalcreekcottage@yahoo.com. Thank you for your time.. Hugs Deb

I LOVE THIS. ENJOY

Someone had to remind me, so I'm reminding you too. Don't laugh....it is all true...Perks of reaching 50 or being over 60 and heading towards 70! Some of you are not there just yet, but you are oh so close...........

01. Kidnappers are not very interested in you.

02. In a hostage situation you are likely to be released first.

03. No one expects you to run--anywhere.

04. People call at 9 PM and ask, did I wake you?

05. People no longer view you as a hypochondriac.

06. There is nothing left to learn the hard way.

07. Things you buy now won't wear out.

08. You can eat supper at 4 PM.

09. You can live without sex but not your glasses.

10. You get into heated arguments about pension plans.

11. You no longer think of speed limits as a
challenge.

12. You quit trying to hold your stomach in no matter who walks into the room.

13. You sing along with elevator music.

14. Your eyes won't get much worse.

15. Your investment in health insurance is
finally beginning to pay off.
16. Your joints are more accurate meteorologists than the national weather service.

17. Your secrets are safe with your friends
because they can't remember them either.

18. Your supply of brain cells is finally down to manageable size.

19. You can't remember who sent you this list.

And you notice these are all in Big Print for your convenience.

Forward this to every one you can remember right now!
Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.

THIS IS FOR YOU DEENA

Cancer is so limited that:
It cannot cripple love
It cannot shatter hope
It cannot corrode faith
It cannot destroy peace
It cannot kill friendship
It cannot suppress memories
It cannot silence courage
It cannot invade the soul
It cannot steal eternal life
It cannot conquer the spirit

IF YOU HAVE NOT MET DEENA, PLEASE GO TO HER BLOG, http://www.canibeprettyinpink.blogspot.com/.
SHE IS A TRUE INSPIRATION.

YOU PROBABLY DID NOT KNOW THAT CLEVELAND GEORGIA IS KNOWN FOR THIS!

BABYLAND, THE CABBAGE PATCH HOSPITAL, AND THEY ARE CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF BIRTHIN BABY'S. CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT? I CAN REMEMBER BEING IN ALASKA WHEN THAT ALL STARTED AND YES I WAS ONE OF THE CRAZY PEOPLE THAT RAN THROUGH THE STORE TRYING TO GET ONE OF THE FEW THAT THE STORE HAD IN STOCK.. I WAS WILD AND CRAZY BACK THEN, AND I WANTED ONE OF THOSE CUTE LITTLE THINGS. I COULD HAVE BEEN HURT! BUT I GOT MY BABY.

WHO WOULD HAVE KNOWN THIRTY YEARS AGO THAT I WOULD BE LIVING NEXT DOOR TO BABYLAND.

Prove to Me That I Don't Have Ovarian Cancer

Well Lady's its Ovarian Cancer awareness month and time for me to remind you about the symptoms, PLEASE if you have any of these symptoms get them checked out.... Pass this on, lets save some life's this year... Hugs Me!

Prove to Me That I Don't Have Ovarian Cancer: "Overview
Symptoms, Risk Factors and Prevention
Diagnosis & Treatment
Scientific Advisor Journal
Prove to Me That I Don't Have Ovarian Cancer What to look for...
If any of these symptoms are unusual for you, can not be explained by existing medical conditions, and persist for more than two weeks, please be sure to bring this to the attention of a physician.
1.Vague but persistent and unexplained gastrointestinal complaints such as gas, nausea, and indigestion
2.Abdominal bloating, pelvic and/or abdominal pain, and/or feeling of fullness
3.Unexplained change in bowel habits (constipation or diarrhea)
4.Unexplained weight gain or loss
5.Frequency and/or urgency of urination
6.Unusual fatigue
7.Shortness of breath
8.New and unexplained abnormal postmenopausal vaginal bleeding

Ovarian Cancer: The Facts
Currently, there is no accurate test for ovarian cancer. The most effective way women can protect themselves against ovarian cancer is to learn the signs and symptoms. If these symptoms are unusual for you and persist, see a health care professional to rule out the possibility of ovarian cancer.

Meet Kris from Blissful ELements

If you have not already met Kris from Blissful Elements, let me introduce her to you, She is probably one of the sweetest people you will ever meet, and talent, well look for yourself. She has some awesome Halloween stuff on etsy at the moment, I thought you just might want to take a peek.. Hugs Deb krislhurst.blogspot.com

Meet Nimble Jack

Jack be Nimble, Jack be quick, Its Nimble Jack on a black candle stick.
Well believe it or not, I finally finished something, I was beginning to wonder if that was possible, but finally I have a homegrown to show you. Meet Nimble Jack, the first from my Chunky Punkin line. I am pretty satisfied with him, hope you enjoy.. Big Hugs Deb

Well I Just Could Not Say No!

Well here is my new beauty in its new home, I just love it. Thank you Betsy for bargaining for me, and thank you Jody for the discount..I think it looks great in it new spot...
The Picture above it used to hang in my Dads aunt and uncles house, I used to pretend I lived in that old house when I was a little girl, It is one of my favorite treasures. The pumpkins are make from an old quilt, we found them at an antique store after the festival saturday. They are so sweet. Hugs Deb

Come On Lets Go To The Crabapple Festival!

Lets say I was just a little excited when my relief manager wonderful, kind, smart, good-looking, did I say wonderful Mike said that he would work for me so that I could go spend a wonderful day with my friend Betsy at the Crabapple Antiques and Art Festival in Crabapple Georgia. On Her Birthday.. A little excited I almost wet my pants. You see I work Saturdays so Fall Festivals of which we have a lot here in Georgia are usually not an option for me. And I love Fall Festivals. Although this one was not as big as Betsy and I had heard it would be we had a great time, I took some pictures so that you all would not miss out. Have a look.. Big Hugs Deb
I got Betsy this Santa for her birthday she fell in love at first sight.
The Broadwell Cottage. Cute,Cute.
This is Jody, one of the owners of The Broadwell Cottage. She was the sweetest, Betsy and I just wanted to move in and stay with her.

This was the darling Crabapple vinyard.
Wonderful old cupboard that I fell in love with at the Broadwell Cottage, I loved it so much that we left the festival and had to go back so I could look at it again, so call me crazy.. Check out the lamp!
We met some fun Ladys, this was two of them, Bev and Cute lady with hat, I did not get her name, sorry Cute Lady.. They had a wonderful booth and got lots of my money. But they did have free delivery.lol Thank you Bev and cute lady in Hat.
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These sunflowers were beautiful.


We had a wonderful time. Afterwords we went to lunch and then did some antiquing, it was a great day. Hope you enjoyed the trip.. Hugs

CHECK OUT DEENA'S OPEN HOUSE

SIGN up for the Autumn Open House, Hosted by Can I Be Pretty In Pink

www.deenasstory.blogspot.com

I HATE TO SOUND LIKE A BROKEN RECORD BUT PLEASE READ THIS.

HELLO EVERYONE I HOPE YOU ARE HAVING A WONDERFUL DAY, I DO NOT WANT TO KEEP BUGGING YOU WITH ALL THIS, WAIT, YES I DO, THAT IS WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT. I NEVER WANT ANYONE TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH WHAT I HAVE GONE THROUGH, WE HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION, LEARN TO RECOGNIZE THE SYMPTOMS AND GET HELP SO THAT WE MAY ALL BE SURVIVORS.
SO PLEASE READ AND IF YOU HAVE TIME LEAVE ME A COMMENT SO THAT I KNOW I AM REACHING SOMEONE OUT THERE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. HUGS DEB

Ovarian Cancer is a serious and under-recognized threat to women's health:

Ovarian cancer, the deadliest of the gynecologic cancers, is the fifth leading cause of cancer death among U.S. Women.
Ovarian cancer occurs in 1 out of 57 women.
An estimated 14,000 American women will die from ovarian cancer each year.
Currently, about 50 percent of the women diagnosed with ovarian cancer die from it within five years. Among African American women only about 46 percent survive five years or more.
Three out of four cases are detected in late stage when five-year survival is about 25 percent.
Ovarian Cancer is very treatable when it is detected early, but the vast majority of cases are not diagnosed until the cancer has spread beyond the ovaries.

In cases where ovarian cancer is detected before it has spread beyond the ovaries, more than 90 percent of women survive longer than five years.
Only 25 percent of the ovarian cancer cases diagnosed in the United States are detected in the early stages.
When diagnosed in advanced stages, the chance of five-year survival is only about 25 percent.
Ovarian cancer is difficult to diagnose because the symptoms are easily confused with other diseases, and because there is no reliable, easy-to-administer screening tool.

Look At My Little Singer FeatherWeight

I just thought I would show you my new baby. Have you ever had something that just makes you feel happy all over when you look at it? I love this little machine, its not only cute it sews like a dream, I am having sew much fun sewing with it. In fact I like it sew much that this is my second one.
I got on ebay the other night to find some parts for my first one and before I knew it I was bidding and bidding and winning this one..Not sure how that happened. Guess I just lost my mind. Well this little baby is going to be a big part of the Garden Of Hope and Chemohead Creations and I am proud to welcome it to my family.