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Sue and all, Hope all have a great weekend. I am headed home early, no orders . I am also taking the biggest part of next week off to use up vacation time that I will lose if I don't use it by Jan 1. I will be checking in some on John's computer next week and the few hours that I will be working to get me to a full 40 hour week.

We have had unseasonably cold weather this week and a few snow flurries have blown through. No snow on the ground here but up the mtns they have opened up the ski resorts already (about 20 miles from my house). My family is doing Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow and Donald's family is doing it Thanksgiving day. I am roasting two turkey breasts in the crockpot for my family and my strawberry/angel food cake/whipped topping desert for my in-law's dinner.

Sheila

Road trips sound like fun Earleen!

Sheila

Rayhope, I had bilat mast with expanders June 07, my hubby is a long haul trucker and I was by myself during the week most of the time. My mother came by every day for several hours for the first 2 weeks to help clean and fixed me meals. She would ask what I wanted and stop at the store if I needed something. She also drove me to my follow-up appointments for the whole time I was on leave from the office. I was able to take my dog out and put her on the cable run when by myself, although I worked with her for several weeks before to not bolt out the door to keep from pulling me down the steps. Mostly by the end of the 2nd week, I was able to function on my own, but after I first got home I spent a lot of time reclining in the living room watching movies and sleeping (sometimes at the same time).

Sheila

I would use the disposable pans because sometimes when you receive the meals, you can forget who brought what dish. Glad makes a line of ovenware that I use, it has lids that snap on (lids not oven save) and they go from freezer to oven with no problem.

I have an easy chicken pot pie recipe that can also use turkey left-overs

1 can veg-all mixed vegetables drained or 2 cups frozen mixed vegetables thawed

1 cup cooked chicken or turkey cut in pieces

1 can cream of chicken or mushroom soup undiluted

1 cup Bisquick baking mix or self rising flour

1/2 cup milk

1 egg

(if using self rising flour 2 T melted butter)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In 8 or 9 inch square baking dish lightly greased, mix vegetables, chicken and soup and spread out evenly in pan. In a small bowl mix remaining ingredients until blended. Spoon evenly over vegetables and chicken. bake about 30 minutes or until crust is golden brown.

Take along a bag of salad mix and some brownies or cookies for a balanced meal.

Sheila

Just because they are requiring digital doesn't mean you have to go with cable or satellite service. I had the cable cut off 5 yrs ago when my hubby was out of work and we couldn't afford the cable bill. We purchased an external antenna for 100 and get all the local channels we need.  I have gone digital with the digital converter box for air broadcast signals, the one advertised with the $40 coupon from the gvmt. Before I put the converter box on I could get channel 9 with snow (low signal), but the converter box shows the signal strength and if it is too low, no reception. I have been assured  by the engineers at the station that when they put up the new antenna my signal strength will increase for that channel.

Sher, I can only comment about my aunt's experience to whole brain radiation in 1978, she just wore cotton scarves and had a favorite wig that she wore. Even though she didn't let us see her bald, she did develop a 'cradle cap' scale on her scalp that she massaged baby oil on to help moisturize the scale.

Sheila

boy, do I feel the same way. I am the wife of a long haul trucker and when I had my surgery in 07 I was by myself during the week. My mom and sister helped take care of me after my surgery, they made sure that I had hot meals, food to cook and a way to go to the doctor for follow-up appointments. A few ladies at church did make me a meal or two the first week I was home from the hospital. It would have been nice if more women would have offered to bring food in to me. A couple of months ago one of the other women at church (who is a widow) had foot surgery and was to stay off her foot, the ladies group arranged different families to make and take food for her every day of the week for at least 3 weeks while she was out of work. She protested that she didn't need the help but the leader of the group insisted that they carry in a meal to her every day. It was like a slap in the face, why didn't they offer to bring in meals to me? I was very open about when my surgery was to take place and how long I would be out of work (5-6 weeks). We (my mother, sister, and I) all attend the same church and it seems that some families get preferencial treatment if there is an ailment in the household. They did the same thing (ignored) when my father had hip replacement surgery 2 yrs ago with complications.

I have missed the past couple of weeks due to atmospheric conditions, Channel 9 has the farthest away antenna and when we have overcast skies I can't pick it up, but good news they are putting in a booster antenna in Hickory in Feb. to improve reception in the mtns. Yes I am on antenna not cable/satellite.

I was worried when I heard that Warren was dancing but he has surprised me. I hope that it would be Warren but I think it will be between Lance and Brooke. My vote is for Lance.

I too think that Kristi would beat Brooke.

Sheila

Hobbies, I seem to change hobbies frequently. Right now I am doing alot of quilting, mostly small items like wall hangings. The quilt guild I am a member of did a mystery quilt this year and with borders the quilt will be the bigest one I have made, big enough for my queen size bed. right now I have the center blocks finished, I need to put the borders on it and then do the quilting.

I also crochet, mostly lace snowflakes and fuzzy chemo caps for the local wig bank. I love to read historical novels. My favorite authors are a husband and wife team Brock and Bodie Thoene. My favorite books are several series that flow from the first series set just after WWII (Shiloh Legacy) to the 2nd Series set Just before WWII (Zion Covenent), to the 3rd series set after WWII (Zion Chronicles) and the 4th series set after Israel became a nation (Zion Legacy). I orginally read these books backwards not realizing that they were connected but have re-read them several times again and each time I love the intrigue as well as the history lesson in each book.

Sheila

I'm a little late in this party, since I am not a drinker, all I can offer is sweet iced tea and a homemade biscuits with honey. When I said I would cuss up a snow storm yesterday, I didn't know we would have snow flurries yesterday afternoon, so I guess I did cuss up the snow storm after all. The ski resorts opened up at the top of the mountain (25 miles away in Boone) and this is the earliest they have opened in a long time.

sheila