So...whats for dinner?
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I'm going to shoot for 12:45 on the 24th, but it will depend on how booked they are.
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Joyce, congratulations. I know what you mean about a keeper. We celebrated our 45th last Aug. and I figure mine is a keeper too. He must feel the same because he asked if we could renew the contract for another 45!
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Awww... Joyce and Chabba!! Just love those big anniversary numbers!! This year will be our 25th in October... I also turn 50 this year so lots to celebrate... We met at work as new hires when we started our jobs fresh and shiny out of college... Really can't believe that we have known each other more than half our lives... Yet we still enjoy each other's company...lol!
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DH has what is called a rare acoustic neuroma, its a tumor on the right side they are pretty sure it is b9 but still needs surgery and rads they said although b9 it is cancerous (?) said it could kill him if it grows to fast, somthing about the spinal fluid and the brain buildup. Relieved it is B9 but still scared and worried for him. Will wait for dr to set up appointment for a surgeon and all the details i will keep you posted.
Joyce- Congrats on your anniversary, Im glad yours and chabbas DH are keepers by now LOL!
Michelle- Your steak dinner sounds yummey
Nite bedo- Sweet dreams
Dreaming- Yum on the bannas and choc sauce
Laurie- Im also making the chx salsa for dinner- (Great minds think alike) LOL!
Seaside- Hi- lol!
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((((Debbie)))) - good that it's b9, but it sounds like it will be a rough road for you and your DH. Sending love and hugs to both of you.
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Debbie, it must be a relief to get the diagnosis. Hugs to you and your DH. Keep us posted as things progress.
DH and I were married in 1969. We wouldn't have married if things were like they are today, with young people living together. In our day it was called "shacking up"! We wanted to do some travelling together but knew our parents would be embarrassed and appalled. So we decided to "get married" for the duration and then get a divorce when and if we wanted to part company and go our separate ways. Well the "duration" is still going on! Now one of my greatest fears is that something will happen to him and I'll have to live without him. I think he feels the same way.
I have gotten a little tired of travelling but he hasn't. He's now planning our summer rv trip. If it didn't get so darned hot and humid here in the summertime, I would just as soon stay home.
Goodnight to all.
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I just looked up acoustic neuroma....apparently rads is common for completing removal of the tumor. The dx does sound a bit confusing, tho, Debbie. Can you guys bring someone with you to listen to the surgeon, so you have a clearer picture of this and the treatment for it? Hope that meeting goes well, and that you have a better sense of what you are both facing. (((Debbie))).
Take care....
Laurie, glad you are on the mend! Yes the boys would probably love a bit of snow at this point. I on the other hand would love not to schlep between buildings for meetings tomorrow if it is miserable out....and was just getting used to the fact that we would get out on the actual anticipated last day of school. And then on the other, other hand, it would be nice to actually have a bit of real winter before spring and summer show up! So, whateverrrrrr.....we'll see what happens.
Off to check on how the Celts are doing.....
Pat (who goes by her dog's name)
And by the way, real Lacey is doing soooo well since our trip ....even sleeping through the night (which has been a huge problem, since none of us were getting any sleep so she could drink water and go out a few times a night) Must have sipped from the fountain of (baby) youth. We still can't get over this change, and are mighty grateful!! I feel like we are having a happy little "coda" on her waning life.0 -
Carole and Joyce....your stories are so sweet! I know what you mean about how in the "olden days" (my words) we thought about how our parents would react to our choices. I loved my last name and would have enjoyed keeping it, (keeping one's surname was coming into fashion when we got married in the early 70s), but I knew my very traditional in-laws would be so confused and hurt by such a decision. So I tucked it between my first and then new last name, and we often used it for dinner reservations and take out, since no one had trouble spelling it. Our boys grew up knowing it was their middle name, and the pizza order name!
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Its over 2cm so the dr said he definately will have to have surgery and the sooner the better, so it dosnt press on the brain. He also mentioned gamma knife to maybe reduce the size of the tumor. But it will all boil down to what the surgeon says. Im as confused as you too. :-))
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debbie6122: So sorry to hear about the dx. Praying that all will go well with the surgery. Gamma knife is the latest technology so he is getting good care. I assume the radiation is to kill off any tumor cells that remain after the surgery, even though it's B9. You will get through this.
Sending prayers and positive energy.
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Prayers for both of you Debbie.
Joyce, We didn't have children either although we did want them. We were a bit older and had lived on our for a time. I had put myself through college, living off campus much of that time and then teaching for two years. He spent 4 years in the Air Force and 4 years after that on his own. I often have thought that maturity and experience helped us avoid some of the bumps so many of our friends encountered.
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Debbie: Thoughts & prayers. Jan
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thanks Jan!
I was bored and couldnt sleep so i decided to read the start of this thread LAURIE do you realize it has been a little over a year since you started this thread and 182 pages later. Wow! So many recipes that i had forgotton about that i copy/pasted. A few things made me laugh, lauries typo again, she said, her DH was a meat and potato gut! She meant to say guy- so another one for your list LOL!, And a cute saying by Seaside, she said A piece of apple pie without cheese is like a kiss without a sqeeze. I love that!
Anyone heard from sherrill (tougherthanithought) she used to post all the time. (miss you sherrill)
Its raining hail, thunder and lightning here, the weather guys said a little after midnight and they were right for once. It was exactly 12;03 Ok im rambling now i must be tired, going to bed, night all.
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Bedo, my username is what my little brother used to call me because he couldn't pronounce my name.
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Debbie, sorry to hear about your dh. It sounds like it is fixable though, so that is good.
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Love hearing the stories about how you all got "hooked up" with your DHs. We had both been married before and I was a package deal (me and 3 kids) plus we had a daughter together, so we've had just a few recent years of "just us" to enjoy. 32 years and he still holds my hand
Heading to my daughter's in a little while - she is having an endoscopy today. She's had some horrible GERD symptoms and none of the prescription meds are taking care of it. The GI doc isn't expecting to find anything as she went through the same thing two years ago and everything looked OK then. But the snowstorm will complicate matters as she is about 45 minutes away. I'll pack an overnight bag in case it gets nasty before I can get home.
Debbie - anything that involves surgery always seems a little scary. Sending calming, healing thoughts to you and Chuck. And thanks for bringing up the thread anniversary - I noticed that a week or so ago and thought how cool it was that this thread lives on and we are such good friends! I can't even begin to explain how much all of you meant to me as I went through the move across the country and treatment. And of course, Joyce and I - well, that is just a miracle!
Have a great day, everyone!!!
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I am named after my first dog. (eyebrows raised.. apple is one of the first words in little baby books)
good luck Debbie
peace and love, apple - aka, Mary Magdalen
Diagnosis: 4/10/2008, IDC, 5cm, Stage IV, Grade 3, 4/9 nodes, mets, ER+, HER2+0 -
Debbie- Sending lots of strength and peaceful thoughts to you and your DH. Keep us posted, I'll be thinking of you.
I also just love this thread. It's amazing how much we have gone through with each other and how close I feel I have become to all of you. I can't believe this thread is at 182 pages!!
Michelle- I hope things go well for your daughter today and stay safe driving. I don't think the worst of it should be here until evening. But you never know.Ever since that stomach flu I have been having GERD issues too but the Prilosec seems to be helping me most of the time. Hate that lump in the throat feeling though.
Ok, I need to get my act together and get this day started. See you al later:)
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you know.. I've been meaning to mention this for quite some time now. We use a lot of water in cooking, for boiling rice and pastas, etc. I DO use Brita filtered water. I can always taste in restaurant food the flavor of Kansas Water.. not that bad compared to the rest of the country but it still has a mineraled content.
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Stealing a minute before meetings to wish you good luck, Michelle and DD with the procedure and the weather....tho as Laurie mentioned it us supposed to be much later in the day.
And Laurie, you should feel proud that your "baby" has grown so! I'm happy to be a part of the 182!
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Debbie So sorry you and your husband have to go through this, hopefully when all is said and done he will feel better. that vertigo with nausea can be nasty. Let us know how things go....saying a prayer.
Laurie Who knew? this thread would go so far? Funny how we are all so far away, with different cultures and backgrounds yet so similar.
My DH and I met in a bar when I was in nursing school and he was home from college. We have been together for 35 years. We like to jokingly say "that we are stuck with each other, as no one else would have us"
Had goulash last night for dinner, crushed up the leftover meatloaf and added for the meat part, added green peppers and extra onions. My Dh just packed some up for his lunch today, so must have been ok. Tonight we will go out if the weather holds up. Michelle hope it holds out till you get home safely.
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Loving all the stories!!
Debbie,
Good that they figured out what was causing the problem... Wish it was something a little easier to treat... Keeping you both in my thoughts!
That 'apple pie' quote was from my Grandma.... She was just the sweetest and most loving woman that I have ever known... I miss her!
Apple,
Interesting! We use the Brita in my house as well for drinking water but I still use just tapwater for cooking... I can really tell the difference when I drink it so makes sence it would come through in food as well... It seems so obvious so not sure why this never occured to me....lol
Well, ladies, the snow has begun here... We're looking at 2-4 inches here before it changes over to a whole mixed bag of yuck this afternoon and then finally rain....
Was going to make beef barley soup to use up some leftover roast beef but, I would have to go to the store (not happening in the snow).... So looks like chicken parm tonight... The kids will like that better anyway!0 -
Oh and Laurie...
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I made garden vegetable soup last night in my Vita Mix. Took zuccini, carrots, onions, garlic, celery, spinach, yellow pepper. Chopped and sauteed in my pot, added broth and simmered just until carrots were tender, added seasoning to taste (sea salt & pepper) and blended until smooth.
It was ready in less than 45 minutes and we had it with a large green salad. It was the color of pea soup, so I am thinking I would like some kind of garnish for the topping but couldn't think of anything last night.
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I met my husband Chuck at the sheraton in hawaii a little outside bar by the ocean, i had just moved to hawaii after a divorce and went to live with my sister who worked at the sheraton, i would go there and have a few drinks and wait for her to get off work. I was having a bloody mary and was crunching on a piece of celery when a good looking guy (not chuck) walked up to me and said i can hear you crunching on that celery a mile away (not a great pick-up line) but while we talked i pulled out a ciggerette (dont smoke anymore) this guy went to light my ciggerette and chuck stepped in front of him and lit it, the other guy said you f...er! and walked away LOL! We have been together every since. He still holds my hand too and we actually are more effectionate more now than ever, maybe because i know hes not just coming in for a hug for sex like he use too. LOL!
Sad about davey jones!
Michelle- Hope your DD is going to be ok and safe travels in the nasty weather.
Apple- I have a britta and i wouldnt do without it. when we are away from home i only buy "Distilled Drinking water" not just distilled, has to say drinking on it. I keep gallon jugs in the car.
And thanks again everyone!
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Debbie funny story about meeting your DH!
I met my DH when I was a waitress and he was a cook in an Italian restaurant- I was 21. I never would have imagined he was "the one".
Kaara- Your soup sounds good! What about some shredded carrot on top?
We have well water and a purifier system for all of our water due to high radon issues, common in NH. So I just use tap water to cook.
I have to laugh, I was just on the phone with DH asking him what he wanted for dinner, I bought a ham steak and was going to make that with cheese and rice. The kids heard me talking about dinner and started asking for pancakes. Dh says " not a bad idea, lets do breakfast for dinner- pancakes, eggs, ham and home fries." So breakfast it is! I love breakfast and just thinking about it for dinner makes me hungry!!
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Laurie: Shredded carrot sounds good...I usually keep it around but was out of it last night. The soup just looked like it needed something colorful on top. Thanks.
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Since everyone is telling how they met their DH's, I'll tell how I met my SO thirteen years ago. We met on match.com, the dating site. We had corresponded back and forth for a while and really had good chemistry, but we almost didn't meet because I sent him my private e mail address and he took it down wrong and I never heard back from him. One day I was going through my list of everyone who had contacted me, deleting the ones I was no longer interested in, and I came across his name. I had my finger on the delete button and just before I hit it, I thought, this guy was really nice,I wonder if he met someone, so I sent him a message and asked him. Boy...he wrote right back saying that he had sent a photo and thought I didn't like him because I never responded. Of course, I never got it because he copied down the wrong e mail address. We met that very evening for drinks at Fridays and we've been together ever since!
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Debbie, I am still thinking about you, and you and your husband are in my thoughts and heart.
It's snowing, so I've just got the fire going, the cats purring and the lentil soup heating up. I love being a slug.....
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