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Goldie- I have not eaten too many places in Gallup. The old hotel there is the only place that comes to mind, but will ask my people here in ABQ what they recommend. I think there are some newer places out there that may be worth a try!
Back to work on my new gig tomorrow. Will check in next weekend and wishing everyone a good week and blessed holidays this coming week for all those celebrating this April.
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Good Morning, Loungettes!Back to routine for one day, then up early tomorrow for early ayem inservices. Gonna be an interesting week. But that's ok, it keeps life fun.I passed my CPR Instructor course, just need to take care of a couple of administrative things and that will be all set. Sadie is happy as a clam at high tide with the big mud puddle (small temporary pond?) in the yard, and with today's rain should be even happier. Gotta love Mud Season!
Goldie--Glad you are home and DD is doing well. You can tell her and tell her to take it easy, but she's young enough to think she's indestructible, until she gets hit with the ouchies and soreness. Then you can say you told her so!
Cammy--love the kitties! I feel much more relaxed in the new job. I never thought it would show so much!
Jazzy--I hope the new administrator is good, too. Time will tell. Things are feeling a bit shaky but I'm just keeping on with the plan in place until I hear to do something different. You will love the feeling of paying off the mortgage!
Janky--Wow, that family reunion sounds like it's going to be a fantastic time for everyone! Go and take it as easy as you can and enjoy yourself!
Librarian--I think I'd have trouble with the idea of leaving the original tumor in place, too, no matter what else was going on. It amazes me how many people with diabetes will let something go on their feet, nor just not notice something going on with their feet until gangrene sets it.
Chi--you have such a busy life!Just back from a major trip and you are all booked up all weekend! What a hassle with the Lounge thing. I'm beginning to think I haven't really missed anything there.
Goldie--the CPR Instructor class was for work, and work is paying for the course, but I am taking the course on my own time so the certification to teach will belong to me and not to work. That way I can have control over how (or if) I use it outside of work.If I do outside classes on my own certification I can get paid. The Instructor even recommended me to go on to become and Instructor Teaching (able to teach and certify others as instructor) so there is some income potential, if I choose to take advantage of it. This was MY choice, work offered to pay for the timeas well.
Janky--I had a great time at the CPR Instructor course, even if the testing was a bit nerve wracking. I was the only student and that makes me particularly nervous, for some reason. The instructor was an absolute wonder and did a great job considering she was supposed to have 3 students! Good luck with the CT scan results.
Jazzy--That canned sparkling Rose looks amazing! I wish there was a whole foods around here.
Cammy--that Black Tartan looks potent! But I bet it tastes great! Sadie did ok with the weekend, it's finally warm enough to turn off the heat and leave the kitchen door open so she can play in the mud and supervise the neighborhood. She won't be so happy today, it's raining so she'll have to go into her kennel. But I'll find a way to make it up to her! The little birthday party sounds like it was just what everyone needed right now. I bet it was nice having so many paying such close attention to you!
Teka!Yeah!!
Jazzy--Praying for a good start to the new gig!
Mexican Firing Squad
Ingredients:
2 oz Casa Noble Crystal
1 oz House-made Grenadine
.75 oz Fresh lime juice
2 dashes Bittermens Xocolatl Mole Bitters
Instructions for Grenadine:
Bring pomegranate juice to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in an equal amount of sugar. Chill.
Instructions:
Add ingredients to shaker with ice. Shake vigorously. Strain into a chili-salt rimmed rocks glass over fresh ice. Lime garnish.
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Janky, my onc wants to put me on Ibrance next and those low blood counts are what scare me!
Jazzy, do grow any veggies?
Cami, I don't think I ever decompress! Did more planting this weekend and started painting the house. The outside of this house is so ugly, typical modular, but at least the inside is nice. So glad that you were able to get out and have some fun. I didn't know you were on morphine, I hope it helps you.
Teka, first signs of spring...crocus.
Jazzy, good luck on this new gig, and have a good week. Payingg off your mortgage is huge!
NM, I said to my DD, you are 35 years old and you STILL don't listen! All in all, I think she is pretty cautious, but she is like me and can't sit still.
My bad, I don't think I thanked you guys for all the nice comments re: my mom and DD. So, from the bottom of mese heart, or as Dara would say, fromt the bottom of my fart, THANK YOU! Also forgot to mention, while I was in the VI, I was really surprised to see how much damage there still is, especially with houses. Both on St. John and St. Thomas.
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Rain has finally moved out. Hope everyone survived the storms, both snow and rain! Now it is time to pick up the debris and start the trimming. My son will come get the grand dog this morning, then get my walk in and last it will be time to work. Chemo starts back on Friday, so I better get things done before then. I will be hosting the Easter brunch this year. Have to get supplies for that. Mainly the ones for Mimosas! I do want to do a short hike in one of our state parks this week. A certain Spider Lily is blooming and it is beautiful this time of year. A lot to look forward to and be involved in. Take care, everyone
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Mornin' ladies,
Kim now they want u to think about teaching CPR, Kim what can't u teach. Honestly u r so driven with ur work cuz u reall love helping people. Not all nurses are so giving and caring whoever comes under ur help is so lucky. I'm sure they know it but I'm also pretty sure some don't appreciate it. Whenever I've been in a hospital, my BIL would always make sure all the nurses had candy from me, LOL he was always trying to help me---but ur the kind that dosn't expect anything, cuz ur just so good. But Sadie misses u so better spoil her a little more this week.
Well Jazzy will be busy this week, especially starting a new job. I hope she got everything done that she wanted to cuz when she works, she really works.
Teka of all people u get the first signs of spring. I'm still looking at snow.
Lori I know u can't stop and I told u ur DD is just like u.Now I have visions of her tummy, Dara;s hole and Leslie's hole UGH, what my mind sees. Lori I'm also on codeine 4 x a day and it does relieve my pain but doesn't take it awways nor can I walk very good or move without pain. That's why I always say I'm not much help for Leslie when she needs it.But I can pretty much take care of myself except for showers or doing much at one time. That's why going out is a big deal, I have to do everything in steps and then stop and even rest, that part I think is from the meds so it takes me forever. Dan's house has loads of sta.irs then landing and then more. <LOL> I walk with the rail sideways with 2 guys one in front and one next to me, believe me I don't want all the attention I get cuz of what I can't do, but I'm glad they are so nice to help me. I know, I know I'm complaining again, that's what I do.
I just took a call and did all my work with it and I forgot my whole train of thought here, jeez I hate that. OK I'll be back when I can think straight. No, that doesn't mean i'll never be back,
LUBS U ALL
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Bye bye Giabea!
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NM - Glad that this CPR course gives you other opportunities, it is always good to keep doors open!
cami - your cats are the best!! It is good to know that others lose their train of thought when a diversion happens! Codeine makes me nauseous so it is not for me, do you have bone mets that cause the pain? I always hurt, and usually Tylenol extra strength a couple of times daily help...
goldie - Ibrance is pretty good, except for the delay between cycles - I just started on 100 mg and with bloodwork today at 10 days my neuts are 1.8, so I am hoping that they remain okay. more BW May 1. Side effects not so bad, (not great, but tolerable).
Yayyy - I just got my ct scan results and they are stable as well as my bone scan, so doing the happy dance and drinking more than I should today
Cheers!
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Whoopee for stable scans, Janice!
Cami, we got about 3" of wet slop Sunday morning well into the night. Bob was down in Oak Lawn, and they got 6". Yecchh. Too lazy to shovel, I just pushed the slush aside with my foot. Unfortunately, it froze overnight and it was tricky navigating until it finally thawed out around 11am. Last night was our friend's retirement/going-away party at Gulliver's Pizza, and it was bittersweet--none of us are spring chickens and most of us have some health issue or another. He will be visiting in August. We will try to get down to Charleston in June or Oct. (using timeshare points) to see him & his wife, but I worry about whether retirement (and leaving the country's best neuro rehab program) will cause him to have to ease up on his maintenance exercise program. I know for many of the party guests it may have been their last time seeing him.
Seeing as how the bash was at a pizzeria, my DOTD on Sun. was Ruffino Chianti. Today? 2% milk.
Okay--so I promised to post some pix of my trip, and I was finally able to convert the HEIC files to JPEG. So here goes:
My last night in Amsterdam, after returning from rijsttafel dinner, I had to sample the local specialty: genever, the progenitor of gin. I had a 6-yr-old Bols, and it was delightfully herbal , spiced (juniper berry, of course) and floral:
In Jerusalem, we took a tour of the Mahane Yehuda market with a food blogger who is also on the Israeli version of the Food Network. He has relationships to a variety of vendors there. One was a smoothie stand with some very weird combinations. The one we had was "Etrogat:" etrog (citron) and "gat" (aka qat), a stimulant leaf outlawed in the US and EU. Here is the counter-girl pouring our samples:
Tasted like a veggie smoothie with a bit of citrusy acidity and a slightly bitter "kick." At a deli, we were treated to shots of arak, an anise liqueur much like ouzo. Then, a visit to a craft brewery, BeerBazaar--with an IPA (Fat Cat) on the left and an amber ale (Dodash) on the right:
Then we visited a coffee roastery, ShukCafe, where we had excellent Guatemala Bourbon espresso. Here it is being roasted:
In Tel Aviv, I had a Barkan Reserve Cab. Sauv. with Shabbat dinner buffet in the hotel's Jaffa Terrace Friday night; Sat. night at Suzana (seafood joint), Segura Viudas Brut cava. And my last meal before leaving for the airport Sun. was at Nomi, the hotel's molecular gastronomy restaurant, was accompanied by Gamla Brut Reserve:
Food porn (such as it is) will be on the So What's For Dinner? thread. Again, I apologize for not taking more food & drink pix because I was unable to convert HEIC files to JPEG on an iPad & iPhone.
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Morning on this bright, sunny day in Alberta! Wow sunshine sure puts a different spin on the day! My DD called and her 4 year old son puked through the night so can't go to daycare - yayyy an unexpected visitor today. He is fine, probably something he ate!
cami - that kittie is priceless, love the dancing pickle and omg I have not heard of a gin rickey since my high school days
An oldie for sure!Chi - don't all of us spring chickens have an ailment or at least an achy body part or two?! I love the pics - what a trip that was, with so many experiences!!
Wishing you all a terrific twofer Tuesday, with sunshine, warmth, and good health! Cheers!!
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GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR I WENT TO SUBMIT AND I LOST A WHOLE POST JUST ANOTHER WAY THE UNIVERSE PAYS WITH ME.
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Today is my birthday! If all is well this evening, I plan to have a drink or two in celebration!
Hello to all.
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Husband and I got most of the yard work done over the past two days. I have a person coming after Easter to help trim the azaleas. They are over 50 years old and need an annual trim to keep them from taking over. My arms are sore, but I got the pots by the front door planted with spring annuals. Love that pop of color! Next task is to wash the outdoor furniture so I can enjoy sitting in my courtyard and looking at all the pretties!
Waiting for a return call from a radiological office. Their billing service really sucks. I talked with them in February about an outstanding bill. They had misspelled my name when submitting the bill to Medicare. In February they said they would resubmit with the correct spelling. I guess they did not as the bill is still showing outstanding. All the other bills from this company have been paid thru Medicare and my supplemental. Seems someone would figure this out and spell things the right way. Just lovethis part of having a life ending diagnosis.
Kids are coming tonight. Going hiking tomorrow. Chemo on Friday. The week is flying by! Happy Birthday, Muddling!
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muddlingthrough - Happy Birthday!! I always loved birthdays and now even more so
Go ahead and have a drink or 2!cami - that is soooo frustrating! I do it too!
JCS - so nice to get at the yard work, then sit back and enjoy!
Cheers!
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Chi - The Beer Bazaar is great!
Muddling - happy birthday! Hope you had a great day and here's to a great year and many more b'day celebrations!!
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Ladies- two days in and holding my own. Many at the old client site happy to see me, and ran in to other people from jobs I have worked at FT or contract. Sometimes this city is just TOO SMALL. I am working with a lot of doctors so which me luck.
I am so sad about the fire at the Notre Dame yesterday but seeing pictures of the inside and that it looks better than I could have imagined. The church is all stone for the most part. I hope the pipe organ is not damaged, they did not loose the beautiful rose stained glass. I was there in 1994 with my mom and when we visited my cousin there. Such a lovely visit that day. I have cousins visiting that same cousin right now and expect they may have all been in Paris when this was happening. Sad start to their trip.
Goldie- I have a really small yard and not a good place for veggies. I used to vegetable garden back east though. There are some communal gardens down in the valley but can't even think about that until I have more time in my schedule. Working on that. I know you have lots of cool things and can too?
Cami- you know work hard/play hard is my motto!
Chi- thanks for the photos, looks like such a great time. I love food porn too.
Muddling- happy birthday!
Okay, time for bed. Another fun day awaits and will see my first deposit from this gig in to my account by next week. Mama has a house to pay off.....
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I love my Chardonnay. I was hoping there was a thread like this. Does it interfere with our AI? Does drinking encourage estrogen, and if we are on a blocker does that matter. I would love to be able to have my Chardonnay and not feel bad about it. Thanks ladies.
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I love my Chardonnay. I was hoping there was a thread like this. Does it interfere with our AI? Does drinking encourage estrogen, and if we are on a blocker does that matter. I would love to be able to have my Chardonnay and not feel bad about it. Thanks ladies.
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sorry. Posted twic
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suzy - ha ha drinking causes things to ‘double’ 😉 (like posting twice😄). Glad you found us as this is a fun place to be...Cheers
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lol...and I wasn’t even drinking tonight😎
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Good Morning, Loungettes!Happy Hump Day!The early ayem inservices went well yesterday, the mid-morning ones not so well. Got peeyem and evening inservices today, so going into work around noon. Poor Sadie is totally confused, and so is my brain. Getting up at 3:30 ayem is NOT FUN! Getting home at lunch time is interesting. I sat down to put my feet up for a minute while I thought about what to make for lunch and promptly took a nap! Woke up around dinner time with Sadie curled up on my feet keeping them warm. Puttered around and went to bed early, still woke up not much later than usual! So much for sleeping in this ayem!
Goldie--There are some things that you will never listen to your mother about, no matter how old you are or your mother is. Hopefully she won't do herself any damage to herself as she heals. So sad to hear about the unrepaired damage to the houses on the islands. You'd think that would be cleaned up and fixed by now.
Cammy--cute kitty!
Librarian--it's great you have so much going on to keep you busy! I'd love to see a pic of the Spider Lily in bloom.
Cammy--There are lots of things I can't teach and even more I don't want to teach, I'm just concentrating on the stuff I like to teach!
Janky--options are always good! HOORAY for Stable CT Scan Results!!!
Chi--the retirement party is going to be truly bittersweet for many people. Wow, what a variety offoods and drinks you got to sample!
Cammy--where did you find the dancing pickle??Too Funny!!Haven't seen a Gin Rickey in ages!
Janky--sunshine does make a day better, doesn't it? Too bad grandbaby was sick, but a fun visit for you?
Cammy--you and I need to go on a Gremlin hunt soon!
Muddling--HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!
Librarian--Medicare billing is a nightmare, but correctly spelling a name shouldn't be that hard.
Morning, Illi!
Morning, Karen!
Jazzy--Good Luck with the docs, they can be a hard bunch to work with! I hear you about it being a small world and running into people you've worked with before. You never know who will come back into your work life.I watched the Notre Dame fire coverage with awe.I never knew there was that much wood involved in that structure, always thought of it as a stone structure. Shows you how little I know! The pic of the pile of rubble with the clean, practically glowing cross behind it is amazing, and so is the pic of the firelight through the rose window.
Welcome, Suzyshacklechick!I'm a white wine person, too, if there isn't a rose available! The question about alcohol and an AI is one without a definitive answer. Different Loungettes have gotten different information from their docs, from no alcohol is safe to allowing so much per day or week, to it doesn't matter as long as you don't overdo it.For me, a glass of wine after work or with dinner is an enjoyable part of my life that I'm not willing to give up even if it is a risk. Others choose not to drink at all during treatment and go back toindulging later. Others choose not to drink at all except virtually. Some keep to strict limits if they drink, some don't. It's a very personal choice based on your doc's info and what's important to you. Being able to enjoy a glass of wine is important to me, more important for enjoying and truly living my life than the possible risk it represents. Basically, if I were to give up wine and then develop a recurrence or met down the road I would feel that I gave up a lot of my life for nothing. If I have my wine and then develop a recurrence or met, well, such is life. At least I got to enjoy my disease free time in a way that's important to me. As far as those of us in the HTL are concerned, drinking is as individual a choice as what treatment options or if or what kind of reconstruction to do. All opinions are welcome here!
Spring Fever
Ingredients
- 3/4 oz Lemon Juice
- 3/4 oz Mango Syrup
- 2 oz Orange Juice
- 1 1/2 oz Pineapple Juice
Shake well over ice cubes in a shaker, and strain into a collins glass half-filled with crushed ice.
Best served in a Collins Glass.
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Mornin' Ladies,
Whatever I wrote yesterday is forgotten, I think.
WELCOME Susy imbibe any way u want, I'm here cuz I don't drink at all but super enjoy the company and enjoy our DOTD'S , always want to try them, just don't. I've said this before but when I was getting chemo there was a couple who drank everyday and the nurse would say can u please wait til tomorrow to start drinking, and she'd say no and the nurse would just smile and walk away. So.......
Lori I really thought the VI was in better shape too, unbelievable . Well right now we all concerned for ur DD and u know pray for her recovery.
Kim I always wonder where u get ur DOTD'S from they're all original and I get old ones. But I do member the Gin Ricky from when I was a teenager, never hear about it anymore. Doesn't it feel great when u wake up with Sadie cuddling. Oh I enjoy that feeling so much.
Jazzy keep it up like u always do.I know ur working hard as opposed to the way I work.Oh my puter was totally locked and wouldn't let me do one thing, so of course I was like well I can't work now but in no time I feel guilty---so it tells u to call a number and belive me it's serious too. Well I called Dan and he came over and did his stuff and fixed it SO I could work again. Boy did he rush over. LOL
Janky I enjoy ur drinking style and ur pics of the too.
OK u know how forgetful I am but Sandy did I miss something cuz I don't remember much except some yummy pics.
OK I'm sending a big HELLO to anyone I missed BTW Karen I love seeing u back in here.
LUBS U ALL
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Happy Hump Day everyone! Welcome newbies and oldies too!! Kind of a gray day here in sunny Alberta, but definitely spring, I can hear birds chirping outside!
NM - Your schedule sounds a wee bit out of whack, no wonder Sadie is confused! Change is gooood so they say, and like everything else - we adapt! The day went really well, busy outdoor play for the ayem, then he slept from 1 - 5, he was exhausted. I am off to sleepover at his home tonight as my DD has a work activity, so that will be enjoyable too.
goldie - are you planning your huge garden and canning for this summer? I have a hard time staying on top of rhubarb, raspberries and tomatoes, but enjoy the harvest...
Jazzy - it is indeed a small world when all is said and done. You will adapt and love it, especially after the first pay period!
cami - love those kitties - again. How are things in your part of the world?
illi - nice to see you, seems like it has been a while!
Wishing everyone a great remainder of the week, enjoy spring... Cheers!
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