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Re: TNBC MBC Stage 4
@rlschaller Well it sounds like you have travel worked out perfectly. I know when I lived in Philly I never drove, took the subway to work and walked everywhere. It was a huge adjustment when I moved to the suburbs but glad I was able to experience both ways of living. In your pocket on Wednesday for scans, I like to think it's all relative too.Sending positive vibes up the turnpike to you lol😊
cookie54
Re: Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
Tonight we had my SO’s birthday dinner with about 15 of us. His birthday isn’t for another month, but we’ll be in Key West celebrating it so I needed to pick a different date. Next weekend is Super Bowl, then Valentine’s Day, then another bday, then we have guests, then we go away, and another bday occurs. So today it was!
I made reservations at a restaurant. When I called the lady answered at the front desk and then transferred me to the manager. He took my name, date we wanted, number in the party and the time.
Tonight a few others were at the restaurant ahead of us, so when we got there the first thing they said was no reservation was made. I looked at my phone log and it shows I called. The manager just never notified any one of the 15 person party.
Dinner - we had 4 people at a booth, the rest of us lined up at a group of tables. Ordered drinks and got down to placing food orders. They were out of the special - pork dinner; they were out of rye bread for a Ruben; no bacon for a cheeseburger; and lastly ran out of large napkins and used bar sized ones instead.
From chaos to fun - the food we had was good, as was the company. We sang happy birthday, and cut the cake. We all enjoyed ourselves but remarked we probably wouldn’t plan another Sunday get together again. SO received a lot of nice cards and generous gifts. Alls well that ends well.
Hope we all stay warm, and that our plants survive in the southern states.
cindyny
Re: TNBC MBC Stage 4
Hi @scgal08 @rlschaller How are you ladies? Rita hope you are making out ok with the terrible weather around your area. Rhonda how are you making out getting to work or have you been able to work from home? Pray for you ladies daily and always hoping for stability.
All ok here, my nephew is doing great working his way back through therapy. It's amazing how the brain can create new pathways. Status quo here, just keeping busy organizing things at home, baking etc. We did the best we could removing snow with the snowthrower but the ice is still treacherous on the driveway and sidewalks. Hoping with a day or two about freezing we can clear some away. Oh and the dog…lol well that's been interesting. He loves the snow but the ice , he went from falling through to now ice skating on top to do his duty lol. Well hopefully in a couple weeks we will see some grass again!
Buster with his torn up furry friend….Hope everyone has a good day❣️
cookie54
Re: So...whats for dinner?
I found this lovely free iBook recipe collection from a Jamie Shler, called IsolationBaking, an ecookbook. Thought you all might like it. I spent the day reading the French based recipes and enjoyed myself ! . I don’t eat a lot of her ingredients , one used 24 tablespoons of butter.. , but everything sounded yummy it was fun.
Tonight was homemade croutons and split pea potatoe soup, simple comfort food.
Re: So...whats for dinner?
Wally, I think tilapia would work well. I might make the sauce, divide it and put shrimp in one portion, fish in the other.
Carole, It's a nice surprise when you find something useful in the freezer. "Saving money to buy a pot roast" is definitely a sign of the times.
Dinner tonight was chicken in vermouth sauce, sautéed yellow squash and mashed potatoes.
maggie15
Re: So...whats for dinner?
Wally, I'll have to look up page 240.
Dinner last night was a treat. DH made a delicious leek and potato soup. He used pickled pork from the freezer as meat seasoning. Struck me as an unusual choice. I would have used smoked ham hock. But the substitution added wonderful flavor. I remembered a loaf of garlic bread in the outside refrigerator freezer and braved the cold to retrieve it.
I recently noticed packages of meatloaf mix I bought on sale before the WD closed. Also in the outside ref/fr. Tonight's dinner will be meatloaf and roasted butternut squash. DH used the potatoes yesterday. Meatloaf is good leftovers for dh's lunches.
I have a yen for Nance's Italian beef. I'm saving money to buy a pot roast. LOL. I have packages of the seasoning Nance recommended. It's not available locally but like most things in the world, is in stock at Amazon.
Re: So...whats for dinner?
As expected, we skipped dinner last night after enjoying a heavy lunch at Beau Rivage Casino. One thing I appreciated about the lunch menu was its honesty. It stated plainly that the catfish was farm raised and the shrimp was imported. Some restaurants claim to serve Gulf shrimp and actually serve imported. We didn't have seafood. DH had one of his favorites, patty melt, and I had a favorite I seldom eat, a Reuben sandwich. Both came with either chips or fries. We had the fries but didn't eat many because they didn't come close to good fast food fries, like McD's. DH said his patty melt was really good. I enjoyed my Reuben but I've had better.
The cafe is a nice eating space, and the service was good.
The gambling went as expected. I broke even and dh lost $16. Not bad for a couple of hours of entertainment.
I'm re-thinking solving a 1000 piece puzzle. I don't have all the pieces out and I'm running out of space on the coffee table. In addition to the puzzle, I'm getting out my crochet needles and researching donation options.
Meanwhile, what's for dinner? It's cold and blustery this morning. I have to venture out onto the porch and take down my battered chimes.
Re: So...whats for dinner?
Eric, What a good friend to send off your guests with a delicious homemade snack for the road.
Carole, I hope your DH’s sciatica improves with PT. Enjoy your outing. You might not need to cook dinner tonight if you find something along the way.
Nance, I enjoy puzzles but my hands can’t handle the pieces now. I’ve done some online puzzles but they’re not quite the same. I hope you can get the wood fired pizza.
Dinner tonight was Tuscan garlic shrimp on cavatappi.
maggie15
Re: Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
lifewell2, welcome to this forum which doesn't quite meet the age parameters you mentioned, since we average older. Are you looking to start another group for 50-55 agers? We do not discriminate based on age and are here to support anyone who wanders into this forum offering support, care and just general "how are you today" news. Some of us post more than others and some are just "lurkers" who read along, but don't generally post. So it's sort of like a menu, you get to pick what suits you best. Let us know what you need.
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