Laissez les bon temps roulez

I spent all day yesterday making an outstanding (if I do say so myself ) pot of Gumbo. I threw everything into it but the kitchen sink, I then I made it even more scrumptious by serving it in a sourdough bread bowl. I can't even begin to think about the calorie content, sometimes you just have to "let the good times roll!"

Now I need to ask anyone and everyone who might read this post to do me a favor. I just got a call from my best friends husband. She is in the hospital, she had to have an emergency lung biopsy to help them figure out why she is suffering from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. I have felt something was wrong with her for months, she had a persistent cough that could not be explained and was always so cold and she has lost a lot of weight. I am just plan scared. My sister just went through a liver biopsy and it is not an easy surgery. My Mom had idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. I hate even typing those words. Please, please lift my best friend Judy up tonight when you say your prayers.