“Luck be a Lady tonight” was the song that kept playing in my head after I read Gretchen’s Spin Cycle prompt for today. That was one of my favorite songs when I was in the chorus for Guys and Dolls. I was “wealthy old lady from Texas.” In the opening scene, I strolled out on stage, a fox stoll around my shoulders, my hand on the arm of my “Rich Oil Baron” husband. Oh, that musical was fun!

(I couldn’t find a picture of me in Guys and Dolls, so Hello Dolly with have to do. My sister is on the left and I’m on the right. If you watch the opening of Guys and Dolls below, you’ll see the Texas couple and the part I was supposed to be playing! You’ll have to click through to Lemon Drop Pie if you are reading in your email.)

When I was 27, I thought I was already out of luck. I was diagnosed with breast cancer, and my doctor warned me that chemo might push me into early menopause. Then I took tamoxifen, which gave me hot flashes. For someone who wanted kids, it wasn’t looking good. To make matters worse, I was with a boyfriend who didn’t even want to get married, ever, much less have kids. He didn’t last long in my luck-less life.

I was down in the dumps.

If only I had known then what I know now. All I needed was a little faith.

Now, I am singing “I love you, a bushel and a peck” in my daughters’ ears as I hug them tight. Ya betcha pretty neck I do!

I am a lucky lady!

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