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Saturday, December 24, 2011

2011 Christmas Letter......

ONCE UPON A TIME there was a princess named Mary-Elizabeth. She lived in the wonderful kingdom of Seattle Washington and was loving her life. She had a fabulous family, especially her mom, great friends, wonderful animals and loved her very very pink room.






When she was 12, an evil dragon name Sir Luekemia came to the kingdom and did battle with Mary-Elizabeth. All the forces of good came together to fight the dragon. It was a long long battle but Sir Luekemia was smitten and sent away.






The princess went on to go to finish her education at St. Joes Palace, the Holy Names Castle and was well ensconced with others of her own kind in the Kingdom of the Zags.






She met many wonderful other Princes and Princesss that spent time with her in the Zag's Cathedral where they watched the many warriors battle other tall lanky sorts from other Kingdoms take the small brown ball and joust for the right to push it in tall basket. She studied with great wizards and other smart elders and loved to make numbers do tricks and to learn to built new castles and light them with magical candles.






She made the long journey from Seattle to Zagdum and was well established in her life with others of her own kind for a second year. Princes Meb and Princess Kelly and Princess Noel were in their cozy chambers and had become known for their hospitality and ribs.  School was hard but she is smart and she was studying and enjoying her time learning.  But alas something changed.  She began to be weary and weird colored marks began to appear in places that were of concern. She consulted the local witch doctor and was told to return to her bed chamber and sleep. Her tiredness continued and she began to feel worried and fretted about what was happening.






She finally dispatched the messengers and Magician Karen W called the witch doctor. Blood was let. To every one's dismay and surprise, Sir Liukemia's and his older much nastier brother Sir ReLiukemia had arrived with a vengeance. The Princess cried and the Queen cried and King pretended not to cry (but we know better), many many of the Knights and Dukes and Duchesses were shocked and aghast. Many words of despair were repeated. There was much wailing and teeth gnashing and threats and pleas made to the great Gods in the sky.  It was a dark and gloomy time.






Of Course Princess Meb did not give up. The great healers and spiritual guides and magical tall warriors and Wizards and wise givers of knowledge gathered again to fight the Dragons. Many many new weapons were gathered for the battle. Blue Thunder full of thunder bolts, and many other elixirs of great power were concocted in the dungeons. The spells were quickly cast to vanquish the evil and treacherous Dragons.






 The long beautiful hair of the Princess fell out.   She called the kingdom’s hair dresser  Sir Jerry to clear the hair from the royal head., She decided it was so worth losing her hair, feeling ill and tired in order vanquish the Dragons and their ilk. She became tired and weak and but knew it was a battle to the death and she was not going to be beaten by Sir Relukemia. She would triumph.






After the first battle and second campaign, the magical healers will start to do the mystical spells to forever remove the place the evil dragons live. New and much improved spells will be spun and replace what that lies deep in her bones. The Dragons will never ever ever be able to come back and steal the strength and health of the great Princess again.






The princess will be trapped in her Seattle Tower for at least a year. She and her Queen Sally will be spending much time with the Magicians and Healers at the healing castle.  There will be many months of confinement but all know she will win this most difficult of battles.






She will regain her hair. She will be better and stronger. She will be ready to return to the Kingdom of Zags and continue her wonderful life in about 12- 18 moons. The many Princes and Princesses, the great Wizards and elders and keepers of the Gods will welcome her back with open arms. They will honor her and be inspired by her bravery and her fighting spirit.


She Is Not Going To Let The Dragons Win!!






The various messengers will report on the journey was she travels back to wellness.






Princess Meb can be reached at MEB12@msn.com, or 206-915-5875.


Her tale is being reported Mary-elizabethsbump.blogspot.com


Her fearless Queen/Goddess Sally is hiding at Quilting_Goddess@yahoo.com and 206 605 9224






Prayers, joining the Bone Marrow Registry, giving blood, donating cord blood and platelets is helpful.  The Goddess Sally thinks it is alright to do just a bit of swearing at the Universe for allowing such a wonderful person to be inflicted twice in 7 years with this affliction.   

1 comment:

Lafcadio said...

All hail the Princess and the Queen! That dragon does not stand a chance.

(congratulations - your tale brought new tears to Lafcadio, Baron of Sno-King Litigation)