So...whats for dinner?
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you ladies nailed it. Dh was dragging this morning, but at least he had been in bed since 8! Also, after getting the day off with no kids yesterday he knew waaaayyy better then to claim "the brown bottle flu" today. He got some yard work done and played with the boys almost the whole day....minus when he asked for a half hour to lay on the couch, lol!
Just finished the corned beef dinner, OMG I am so full, I ate way too much.
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LaIurie, your corned beef and cabbage dinner sounds so good. My mouth is watering. I love corned beef but seldom eat it because of the sodium.
Several pages ago there was discussion of morphine. When I woke up in the hospital following my BMX I had a morphine pump. Unfortunately, I wasn't clearheaded enough to understand that I could give myself doses as I needed them for pain. So I didn't utilize the pump much. The morphine did not make me ill in any way. I learned that I had reacted adversely to demarol. A red streak had developed at the needle. I'm allergic to the codeine painkillers so apparently morphine was the only painkiller left.
My PS is a big believer in no pain for his patients. During my reconstruction surgery, he installed a pain pump that automatically discharged painnumbing med. into each breast. The pump lasted for about 5 days. By the time it was removed I was taking Tylenol for Arthritis every 8 hours and didn't need anything stronger
I am really up the creek without a paddle when it comes to prescription painkillers. Recently I had dental surgery and took a Tramadol and had an allergic reaction to it.
We did nothing for St. Patrick's Day except call my youngest brother and wish him a happy birthday. The holiday is big in New Orleans with parades and lots of green beer. Any excuse for a party.
I wish our weather would revert to spring but I doubt that's going to happen.
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The weather was so beautiful here today (I call 70's with sunshine, "SanDiego weather")that DH and I decided it would be a shame to spend the afternoon in a darkened movie theatre. So we spent time outside at home for a bit, then took a drive into Boston to enjoy the Seaport area and have dinner. Had a gift certificate from DS2 from XMAS, which we used at Legal Seafood, Seaport. It was great, and we are both stuffed. had some fried clams for appetizer (so tender and sweet, but I can feel them now, since I practically NEVER eat fried foods), then a lobster roll for dinner. I usually can't get lobster rolls because I have a celery allergy, and most places put celery in them, but this had very little of anything mixed into the chucks of lobster meat. DH had a very rare tuna steak which he also enjoyed, and an unusual side,,,,sweet and sour eggplant...totally yum! So we saw many of the Southie Parade revelers, but as we left an hour ago, all the restaurant bars in that area were closing at the request of the city so that nothing untoward would happen to the spirited crew who had been drinking all day. I supect that their employers will be happy for this tomorrow, too!
And another St PADDY's Day bites the dust......
Have a good week everyone! And let's will away the rain that is predicted for Saturday!0 -
Thanks for the advice everyone. I am feeling better about it. I will not be going through anything with the new doc so i doubt I will ever get the same feelings as i got with the old one, but everything works out for the best I think.
Good luck tomorrow Carrie! I will be thinking of you and can't wait to hear how things go. Laurie, your son is adorable and LOL on your DH. You know what they say about boys and men, the only difference is the size of their toys. Gee, I love temps in the 80's Carole. That is my ideal weather. 90's are a little hot. We've had beautiful weather in the 70's here too. Sorry for your weather Debbie. Lacey, your dinner sounds great! I love seafood. My mouth is watering.
They had fresh corn from Florida today at the market. I brought some home for dinner and it was Delish. Also had some chicken pieces which I cooked in the crock pot with barbecue sauce. It came out really well. Everyone liked it. Also roasted a yellow pepper, some cauliflower and some Brussels sprouts, yumm! And DD made some oatmeal cookies. They came out great too. It was her first baking try on her own that came out really well. She is quite proud of herself, bringing some in tomorrow to share with her lunch table. Apple, I forgot to mention earlier that your trip sounds great. Hope the trip home goes well. We're going to Williamsburg the week after next. It's spring break at my DD's school. Hope we'll have as good a time as you did. And I hope this beautiful weather lasts.
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Lots to catch up on! I spent the last two hours watching "Frozen Planet on Discovery Channel while playing with my new iPad. I haven't figured out how to post a picture from the Safari browser (not sure if it's even possible) so I have returned to my laptop to take care of a few things. I have to say that the screen on that thing is unreal. I'm trying to figure out what cannot be done with it as I'd love to use it full time if it can take care of most things.
Carrie - good luck tomorrow. Is this the "final" thing for you?
Lacey - good choice on going to Boston rather than watching a movie...what a spectacular March day! We were outside all afternoon at my daughter's house and it couldn't have been much nicer. Glad you had such a great day. And oh, I saw both The Artist and The Descendants - you can't go wrong with either movie.
Laurie - your son is just adorable!
Kay - hope your new MO is terrific. It's hard to change, but your treatment is pretty much over, so it should be a little easier for you. I made so many doctor changes this past year that it's water off a duck's back for me...lol. Fresh corn sounds very yummy!
Debbie - my hair is really, really curly. Here is a picture of the back, which will give you a pretty good idea.
Here's a front shot:
And here's a face shot:
It was wavy before chemo and I always complained that it should be either curly or straight, but not halfway either. I guess I have my wish as it's curly everywhere at the moment. And it seems a little thicker right now, probably because it all started coming in at the same time.
OK, if I missed anyone, I apologize!
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Michelle, your hair looks great. I'm having serious curl envy! And I am eager to figure out how you posted those pix....via your IPAD? Not sure why I am so damn challenged with this picture
posting business on this site. Maybe I can get a mini lesson on Sat.
Carrie, Best of luck with your procedure tomorrow.
Kay, tasty corn now??. That's a real bonus in March, eh?! Sweet that your daughter took the bakers' leap. Hopefully she will be reinforced by everyone loving her cookies and keep on going....
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Carrie- Hope everything goes well tomorrow, sending loving thoughts to you.
Michelle- Oh i love your hair and the curls are georgous- Your hair looks so "New and helathy" I loved how my hair was soft and healthy after years of putting harse chemicals on it. You look beautiful Michelle.
Laurie- Kudos to your DH for gettting out and playing with the boys after not feeling so great LOL!
Kay- Glad your feeling better, sometimes the best medicine is venting and this is a great place for it.
Lacey- Your not alone i cant post pics either, every once in awhile i can on accident.
Carol- That makes it so hard when you are alergic to pain killers especially when you need them. I cant take anything with codene either gives me hives and i get short of breath. I was taking somthing called propoxyphine, i loved it, it didnt make me feel messed up but took away pain, then they had a recall on it, said it was causing heart attacks Yikes!!
My pork butt was really good made a peach sauce to go with it and asperagus and yellow squash. Popcorn and a square of dark chocolate for dessert.
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Lacey - I couldn't post pictures from my iPad - I switched over to my laptop to do it. The Safari browser doesn't seem to allow for it...the grey bar with all the text formatting functions wasn't showing above the text box. Normally I just right click in a picture and select "copy" (using my mouse) then click inside this text box and right click and select paste. The picture has to be on an internet site, though. You can't copy a picture directly from your computer's hard drive. Sort of dumb, but that's how it is. I wonder if there's a version of Internet Explorer for the iPad. I think that would solve the picture-posting problem.
Debbie - thanks for the compliments on my hair. I really love the curls, and would be perfectly happy to have them forever. I am very fond of "wash and wear" hair, and I always try to have a 5-minute hairstyle. If it takes longer than 5 minutes, it's time to visit my stylist.
Carrie - thinking of you this morning and hoping everything goes well!
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Michelle: You hair does look lovely and easy to care for. I'm the same way...if I cant fix it in five minutes or less, it's not the style for me. I keep mine short because I don't have much hair to begin with and it has more body when it isn't too long.
Getting ready to make a big pot of my vegatable soup that has everything thrown in it. We eat it for lunch with a salad all week. Good for us too!
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Michelle I Love your hair! I've always wanted to be a redhead, but it doesn't look good on me. It looks fun!
Kaara, can you post your vegetable soup, or for anyone else any cold soups that might be good? (I am vegetarian) I ate soup all winter, it was a mainstay, but know it feels like spring!
Kay, they did that to me with an eye doctor. I insisted that an experienced doctor come into the room with them. I don't care if they think I'm a pain. I only did this after seeing a 'doctor' 3 times who didn't seem to know more than me. ( I'm sure that yours really do know more than my new doctors. Mine were straight out of medical school almost ) Good luck and I will be thinking of you.
Carrie, I hope everything went well today!
Debbie Your dinner sounds delish. I hope DH's GM has come to his senses and that DH is doing well
Kay, I love oatmeal cookies! It was one of the first things I learned to cook. I make them with raisons. Good for her!
Laurie, your son is a cutie, and so were you as a child, Deb! (still are)
Not sure what's for dinner, maybe potato and onion pierogies, with ? kind of sauce.
Getting ready to put in my plot at the community organic garden. Can't wait for those sugar snap peas and veggies!
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Bedo: Vegetable soup: I chop onions, celery, garlic, carrots, zuccini, red and yellow peppers, plus any other veggie you have lying around, saute in olive oil until onions are sweating, then I add a couple of cartons of either chicken or vegetable stock and bring to a boil. I then add a couple handfuls of kale and simmer for a half hour or so until kale and carrots are tender. You can add tomatoes, chicken, beans or anything else you would like to make it more hearty. I season differently each time. This time I did cumin and chili powder for a tortilla soup taste.
I made a really good cold soup from carrots, celery, apple, ginger and oranges. I cooked carrots, celery and apple in 2 cups of broth until tender, then put in the blender with the ginger and oranges until smooth. It can be served hot or cold...very good.
Tonight we had asian salad (shredded cabbage and carrot) with baby mandarin oranges, topped with sliced almonds and grilled shrimp with a ginger dressing. Very light and good.
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Just finished dinner - grilled pork chops with garlic butter, cole slaw, waldorf salad and cornbread. It was very yummy - DH has that garlic butter thing down pat!!!
It was so beautiful today and we may have temps in the mid-80s by Wednesday and Thursday. Joyce - better get DH on the next plane. It's probably nicer here than in Florida...LOL!0 -
Michelle you hair look beautiful.
bedo, I hope the time goes by fast so your friend will be back soon, if that makes sence.
Lacey, what part of MA are you from?
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Bedo, here is a really good chilled pea soup ive made several times it is good chilled or hot i make it for my dad a lot he loves it since he is vegetarian i make it with vege stock
Chilled pea soup:
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 cups chopped leeks, white and light green parts (2 leeks)
- 1 cup chopped yellow onion
- 4 cups chicken stock, preferably homemade or vegetable stock
- 5 cups freshly shelled peas or 2 (10-ounce) packages frozen peas
- 2/3 cup chopped fresh mint leaves, loosely packed
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup creme fraiche
- 1/2 cup freshly chopped chives
- Garlic croutons, for serving
Directions
Heat the butter in a large saucepan, add the leeks and onion, and cook over medium-low heat for 5 to 10 minutes, until the onion is tender. Add the chicken stock, increase the heat to high, and bring to a boil. Add the peas and cook for 3 to 5 minutes, until the peas are tender. (Frozen peas will take only 3 minutes.) Off the heat, add the mint, salt, and pepper.
*Puree the soup in batches: place 1 cup of soup in a blender, place the lid on top, and puree on low speed. With the blender still running, open the venthole in the lid and slowly add more soup until the blender is three-quarters full. Pour the soup into a large bowl and repeat until all the soup is pureed. Whisk in the creme fraiche and chives and taste for seasoning. Serve hot with garlic croutons.
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Bedo- Dh has had really bad headaches but to be expected they said, tomorrow he will return to work so we shall see how things go tomorrow.
Kaara- your soup and dinner sounds good
Michelle- Lucky you with the good weather we are having a lot of rain. yum on your dinner
Dinner was easy, leftover pork butt and squash have enough for tomorrow so be another easy peasy night
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Kaara, that sounds like a great soup.
We have a noodle restaurant nearby, and they make a cabbage salad with slivered red peppers and poached chicken. It is light, but surprisingly filling.
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Debbie, that pea soup sounds excellent. Thanks! BTW, since we can't get creme fraiche down here, I usually use Greek yogurt in recipes that call for it. For things like soups, it works just fine and with less fat.
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Hello everyone, surgery was a piece of cake yesterday. Lipo on both hips (to remove the dog ears) and put up into my left boob, nipple made also. Just a little piching in the hip area otherwise no pain. I am bound like a mummy though, compression bra and abdominal binder, I have to wear these for a week....Yikes..not comfortable with this heat!
Hubby was so kind and made (bought) dinner last night, chicken teriyaki sub sand and tossed salad (that I made the night before) ha ha its the best the poor man can do. Tonight he is out of town for business, so I wont have to worry about dinner. Yay
Michelle Yoiur hair is growing like gangbusters! So thick and shiny...mine was that curly at that stage and I loved it, but now that it is longer it has gone back to straight and its back to the old curling iron. I am not complaining though...so glad to have hair.
Carole Hope you are out of floods way, looks like your in for a lot of rain.
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luvrving.. i am jealous.. i just suddenly lost all my hair.. 6 months they say. you look super cute.
tonite I will sautee pork tenderloin and make a pan sauce of capers, dijon, yogurt, sourcream, juices and fix some basmati rice with wild rice mixed in...and a huge salad.
It's so good to be home. We eat a LOT of vegetables.. and I really missed them on the road. The only way to get them was to order a whole salad.. which is ok, but i like a lot of variety.
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Carrie - glad your surgery went well. Yes, it is hot to be wrapped up like a mummy...that would have felt better a couple months ago...lol. I got my DIEP date - July 23rd! I'm not suggesting you cut your hair, but just wondering...do you think it would be very curly if you cut it short? I may have to test that out, I really like this stage of my hair regrowth.
Apple - oh, so sorry about your hair! Thanks for the compliment! Yes, about 6 months after final chemo for 2-3 good inches. But I ditched the wig and went topless as soon as the fuzz started to come in. I hope chemo is doing its thing and knocking out the nasty cells, too! Are you doing OK with it? You're always so upbeat, it's hard to tell.
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Michelle- Your hair looks awesome! I am glad you are enjoying the curl!
Carrie- I am glad everything went well, thanks for keeping us posted. I hope you are still comfortable today despite the heat of the wraps.
Apple- I too am so sorry about your hair. But from your avatar picture you look adorable with your head wrap.
Pickety Place ladies- I don't think I am going to be able to make it on Saturday. One of my very close friends sisters passed away and the funeral is in Newport NH on Saturday. For you NH girls, she is the single mother who was struck by a car while out for a walk. It is so very very sad. My friend texted me this afternoon telling me the times of the calling hours and funeral. I am going to doa map quest and see if it is possible to do both with drive times etc. The funeral is at 10 in Newport- so let me see if I can figure it out.
Tonight we are going to an open house at the pre school we plan on signing our oldest DS up for. It should be interesting, we are going the four of us. My son has zero interest in school, I am hoping when he sees the playground, paints toys etc he will be a little more receptive.
Sorry I am so far behind here, it has been a busy couple of days. Also, I have been the one texting and e mailing al ot of friends on behalf of the one who lost her sister. I still can't believe it.
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Carrie- So glad your surgery is done and you have minimal pain only. Hope the week goes by really fast for you too. Your DH sounds like mine he would rather buy it than cook it but glad he is taking care of you.
Momine- Great idea on the yogurt for creme frache i have also replaced it with yogurt too, and i have made it from scratch which is fairly easy you just have to plan on making it a couple days in advance but it last for 2 weeks. its only heavy cream and buttermilk.
Apple- I bet you will be eating tons of fresh vegetables for days since you didnt get much on your trip. glad you are back safe and had a great time
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Laurie- Ohhh im so very, very sorry for the loss of your friends sister, and sad to of been so young and such a sensless tragedy. You and your friends family are in my prayers ((((((hugs))))))))
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Laurie, I am so sad for your friend's sister's passing. I know that you will be a support to them all, and that they will be glad for your being there, but we can't be selfish and wish you were with us. (Although I wish things were different and you could be and that we could all meet)
Kaara, thanks for the soup ideas! I will try the vegetable one first. I have everything but the peppers. and Kale which I hear is so good for you.
Debbie, then I will try the pea soup. So good to have a pea soup that sounds like it won't produce errrrr gas. ahem.
Apple I'm sorry about your hair. You are beautiful
Carrie, I'm glad that your surgery went so well. You must be so excited. I know that SPANX are nothing compared to your wraps but I was uncomfortable in them. At least it's not August. How long will you have to wear them for?
Hello to anyone I missed. Long day.
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Laurie: So sorry about your friend...that is so tragic.
Carrie: Glad that you got through your surgery ok...sending lots of healing energy!
Apple: So sorry you lost your hair..TG for wigs and head wraps.
I had lunch with a girlfriend today, so of course I was lazy about dinner, so we picked up Boston Chicken take out. They have good veggies. Will watch a netflix later. Tomorrow is app't with MO to get my tamoxifen refilled. It's really making me tired...sometimes I have to lie down for a nap. Has anyone else had this problem?
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nap is my middle name. I actually am doing fine with this double whammy of WBR (whole brain radiation.. 50 seconds, once a day for 14 times (2 to go) and chemo.. it is a bit tiring but I am carrying on.
Just got back from vacation so i worked really hard yesterday on the 50 loads of laundry but rested this afternoon.. no lessons, no rides for kiddies..just me, the tv and a vogue.
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apple: That's tough WBR...I imagine you are tired, and here I am complaining about tamox!
I send you prayers and positive energy!
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Laurie, I am so sorry about your friends sister, how awful.
(((apple))))
Can't wait til Saturday.
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Laurie - that is so sad about your friend's sister. Odd, I've been going for a walk the last couple of days and had this worry...how long would it take for my DH to notice if I weren't home in a reasonable time. I guess we just never know when it's our time.
Apple - you are one tough chick! And family laundry after a vacation...oh how I remember. Wishing you some rest and relaxation!0 -
Oh Laurie, I'm so sorry to learn about your friend's sister. What a terrible tragedy... we'll miss you Sat, but our hearts will certainly be with you as you support your friend. Hope the pre-school visit goes well.
I think if I were your oldest child I wouldn't be so quick to want to go anywhere either! You are fun to be with!! I do agree that the recreation equipment may be a good draw.
Apple, glad you are home and enjoying your kitchen once again. I'm impressed that you were able to pull off that trip in the middle of WBR! and 50 load of laundry ta boot?! Pretty amazing....I guess you would need a nap!
Kaara, I am definitely more tired than I have ever been and tend to think it is the Tamoxifen. But who knows....I think I'll head to bed.0
