So...whats for dinner?
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Apple- as always you amaze me! Naps are a great thing, enjoy them in between all your productivity.
Thanks for all the warm thoughts and love ladies. It really was so shocking. Sunday night, kids are in bed, DH headed to bed and I decided to switch onthe news for a few minutes before I headed up. Her sister was one of the headlines. All I could think of is how I would feel if in the middle of my day, someone called me and told me the same thing about my brother. I called her and she didn't answer and instead texted me right back and said talking was too hard...so we texted for a few and thats how I've been checking in with her. She is getting alot of calls, texts and e mails and is starting to shut down with the whole thing. My heart breaks for her.
I map quested the funeral and Pickety Place, the funeral is just over an hour from my house and Pickety is 1 hour 45 from the funeral, so it isn't going to work. I am very disappointed. We will have to make it a point to do it again before Michelle has her surgery.
The pre school open house was a huge success. DS#1 only agreed to go to prove he did not like it and would not be going. Thats what he said when he got in the car. We got there and with in 5 minutes he announced (to the entire room) " Hey you know what? I'm not afraid! I like this place and I'll go to school here!" The teachers and all the parents laughed. It was really very sweet. He feels good about it all which in turn makes me feel good. I am glad we were one of the first people there tonight too. There were only 2 slots left for his age in the morning class, so we got him all signed up happily. I had to laugh at one of the questions on the paperwork I had to fill out. "What is your child afraid of?" I sat there thinking and could only come up with one thing- afraid of adults who dress as animals. ie- Smokey the Bear, Easter Bunny etc. The teacher read over the paper work as we were chatting and pointed to it and said, "good to know" When I got home I asked him if he could think of anything he was afraid of, he said no. So I told him I thought of the people dressed as animals and put that down did I miss anything? He says no, thats a good one, I really don't like those people,LOL!
Ok I should go to bed.....not tired but I should,,,,,
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Laurie- My heart just breaks reading about your friend, she is lucky to have you as a friend and i know when she is ready she will need you for comfort im sure.
The story about your son is so funny and cute, wonder where he got that from LOL!
Apple- I agree with the others you are so amazing with everything you are going through and you just keep trucking along with such energy, makes me feel very lazy LOL! Im sorry about your hair too.
Bedo- Cant promise no gas but its worth it LOL!
Kaara- I only took the hormonals for a short period because the bone pain was so bad, sorry i cant help you there. Have you talked to your MO about you being so tired?
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Laurie: After a small adjustment period your son will love his preschool, and it's good for kids to have that socialization early on. It prepares them for the time when they go to regular school. My DGD is 2-1/2 and I've told DS that she probably needs to go a couple of days a week because she has no one to play with at home. When my kids grew up they had each other! It will probably be harder on you than on him, but hang in there and let him have the adjustment time even if he fusses about it.
Off to the MO today to get a refill on tamoxifen (so looking forward to that:( ) and I guess he will poke at me some more. I've taken my clothes off so much I'm beginning to know what a stripper feels like! Before that I have to run my taxes down to the accountant on the opposite side of town because they are only there certain times of the day...bankers hours...must be nice!
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Laurie So sorry about your friend, such a tragic story. Like Michelle said.. we never know what lies ahead for us. What a super fun time to be sending your son off to school, you will enjoy your quality time with your younger one as well.
Apple, so glad you are at the end of your radiation, then hopefully you will be able to catch your breath a little and rest. Hang in there. [[[[hugs]]]]
Kaara I understand that!! about taking clothes off for doctors....before my latest recon, I stood there buck naked while the PS plyed with my boobs, pushing and pulling to see where to put the fat to make them semetrical, then drew with a purple marker all over the one side...all while my DH watched! they could have at least put some money in my g-string!! or granny panties!! LOL
Today I feel like a mac truck ran over me in the night...aaarg...sleeping on my back is killing me.
Gonna try to put together a salad, girlfriend decided we would do a cookout for hump night because its too nice to go to a restaurant....they are also sympathetic to my restrictions clothing wise.
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Laurie.. I am so sorry. A sudden tragedy has a way of knocking us down. peace
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I've been reading for about 30 minutes to catch up on a couple of days posts!
Carrie, glad your surgery went well. I remember well sleeping on my back for weeks with a small pillow under my knees to protect my back. I also placed a large pillow on each side at first to remind me not to turn on my side.
Apple, my thoughts are with you as you endure (and benefit from) treatment. I think I mentioned this before, but some women use the cold caps to prevent hair loss. I haven't checked into cold caps because I was spared chemo.
Debbie your pea soup sounds really good. Kaara, everything you cook sounds good! I wish I lived in the same neighborhood with most of you ladies who are great cooks!
Laurie, the story about your friend's sister is tragic. And the story about your Son no. 1 is amusing and endearing. I love his announcing his feelings to the room at large. I really can't blame him for not wanting to leave home. He's a lucky little boy.
Michelle, your hair is pretty. My hair is very curly iin the back but just curly/unruly on the top and siides. I've been wearing it a little longer and letting the back go natural, but with this heat I'm going to have to get a short cut next time. I don't like to spend more than 10 minutes drying and styling.
Yesterday was a high cal day. DH and I had lunch with another couple at Pontchartrain Poboys, a wonderful little hole in the wall place. We shared a 12 inch oyster poboy, "dressed" with lettuce, tomato and spread with mayo. Oh, and an order of French fries. Then last night for dinner we had flank steak that had been marinated in Rachael Ray''s marinade. Also mushrooms sauteed in EVOO and butter and a green salad.
The dinner had been planned in advance and the lunch was a spur of the moment happening. Otherwise we wouldn't have had beef on the same day we had eaten a heavy lunch.
I'm enjoying staying home today!!!!!
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Kaara-LOL- Well mine dosnt even bother to ask me to undress, hmmm should i be insulted? lol
Carrie- Hope you heal fast and are able to get more comfortable
Carol-MMMM that oyster po boy sounds awfully good. I could go for one of those right now. As far as the cold caps go, my friend whom i met on Bco a couple of years ago did the cold caps she didnt lose any hair except a few strands on the side of her head that was not noticable at all she was so excited about it and after she finished her tx she looked into being a sales rep for the cold caps she put a lot of work into it, going to hospitals and dr offices to promote it, she now has a flourishing bussiness and will travel to there homes to do the cold caps for the ladies, im happy for her, but i honestly am not thrilled about putting any thing cold on my head, but it does work.
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Laurie, what an adorable story about DS1's first visit to pre-school. I especially loved that he felt in charge of his decision and felt comfortable to announce it to the pre-school world. Sweet!
Good for your friend, Debbie...that's making lemonade out of lemons for sure! Not sure if I could do a cold cap either....especially in the winter here (most winters that is, not this warm one). On the other hand, preventing hair loss could be a huge incentive.
Am thinking cold soups with all this heat, and may make my gazpacho which is posted on the "soups" forum. Have some tomato juice on the shelf that is just calling out to me.0 -
Lacey- Can you share your gazpacho soup recipe, sounds good Dh dosnt care for it but i like it.
Laurie- Thinking of you today- {{{Hugs}}}}}
Making a brandy mushroom chicken dish for dinner tonight with roasted broccoli . Brandy really makes this dish and its great to sip in between too LOL!
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I agree with you Laurie, when I google Newport NH I said that is way to far to drive to PP. There will be other times I'm sure. We don't live far from each other.
Debbie, how's everything?
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I sent LuLu22 a PM. She has had her surgery. She is the gal from Concord MA that met up with us all at the Glenview.
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Debbie, check out the recipe on one of the first posts on the Healthy Soups forum I'm sending the link to:
http://community.breastcancer.org/forum/86/topic/781196?page=1#idx_28
Enjoy before it gets back to winter temps! We have one more day up here.....:)
Joyce, so sorry to hear about more losses for you...hope DH can join you in NH. Look forward to meeting you in person, Saturday.
Michelle, do you think that the maple sugar place will be operating? One of my young clients said he and parents went to get some at a MS farm, a couple of weeks ago and it was too warm for the trees to produce the sap.0 -
My DD, (pictured above) is my only child so she had no siblings to play with. When she started nursery school she cried because she did not want to home. She loved it. But I convinced her that she will be going every day, she is 36 now.
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gorgeous pic Deborye... neat how she looks like you but doesn't
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Lacey - I am sure that Parker's is open as they have a year-round restaurant. Whether or not there is any 2012-made maple syrup is anyone's guess. They are probably not quite as warm there, and the nights have been cool. But it's likely the 70 + degrees did reach them. Right now on their website you can buy a gallon of syrup for $60.
Joyce - it's a bittersweet welcome home, for sure. We'll talk tomorrow.
Deb - I was trying to remember LuLu's name. Do you think she'd be up to meeting us on Saturday, or is it too soon? Not sure what surgery she had. I didn't call and change the reservation yet, so if you know anyone who might want to join us, it won't be a problem.
Debbie - hope Chuck is doing well!
Looks like we get a summer day tomorrow and a late spring day on Friday, then the "normal" weather returns. The grandkids are coming tomorrow afternoon to play in the lake...cuz they can! We are going to take pictures and document that they are wading in the lake on March 22nd! The little boy next door came over today and declared the water "warm"...lol. He only had his toes in, and that water was probably tolerable! We'll cook out on the grill and enjoy this "gift" of another summer day in March before we all get back to reality. I have a tan already, more than I got in Florida
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I'll PM her.
apple~~ Thanx, Rebekah has some of me and some of my DH's looks. I have blue eyes, she has brown, she has her fathers nose.
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Deb, That's a great photo of Rebekah...She exudes such confidence and freedom!
By the way, I am in Needham.
Michelle, thanks for the info on Parker's.
I love that your gk's will be swimming tomorrow...definitely photo worthy during this gift of a week from global warming! I'll bet our Newfound beach is a busy place, too.
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Joyce- Oh wow, im so sorry, you know they say it comes in 3's i hate hearing that but seems to be what happens sometimes. You have been through so much here lately. Have you noticed that the flight attendants seem to be more humorous, they use to be so stuffy now they crack jokes, i noticed that on my last couple of flights. I like that!
Deb- Such a pretty picture of DD, i bet she is having a great time in the bermudas?
Lacey- Thanks, i will check it out!
Michelle- Cant believe you all are having such great weather and getting tans already, summer is just around the cornor so cant wait. I already lost my tan from hawaii and it was an expensive tan too LOL!
For all those who asked, Chuck is doing a lot better he is still having headaches on the right side of his face and nauseas but feeling better. When he went to work Tuesday his boss was so nice, he was in shock and today he was great too, hmmmm... he feels like he is being set up, LOL! I told him maybe he is feeling so much stress from the counsil so he was putting pressure on everyone else, dont know but hope he is being sincere, i dont really trust the guy but for now everything is fine.
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Deb, ha! That was my dd too, she is also an only. She cried when I picked her up, not when I dropped her off. As she said once, 3 years old, "You know, mommy, I like it when I don't see you ALL the time."
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i tried putting my 2nd two children in preschool.. they all wanted to drop out and stay home.. fine by me.
Dinner last nite was rather awful.. mr. apple requested potato and sausage soup and i simply have no appetitie whatsoever..
, i hope tonite's psuedo-mexican will be better. Anything with cilantro rocks.
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Apple: I love cilantro as well...it's my favorite herb and I would put it in everything, but boyfriend is not as fond of it as I am, so I have to add it only to my dishes. I know I don't need to tell you this, but you really need to force yourself to eat to keep up your strength...even if it's just small meals all day long.
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oh thanks Kaara.. I'll be fine.. it's just those first 3 or 4 days and i can force myself.. Oddly, i have plenty of energy and haven't really lost more than a couple pounds.
I have a cilantro patch.. it is a bit unweildy in that the bunches are not bunches.. i just sprinkle seeds in loose soil all thru the growing season. i can let it go to seed, but like it tidy. I have an awesome Thai or Vietnamese grower at the city market nearby, and for a buck I can get huge huge bags of cilantro, greens, etc. .
We had such a mild winter that my WHOLE spice garden, every single plant survived. (have you tried sorrel? It's wonderful - the plant lasts forever if you don't let it go to seed.... and just a few leaves add a wonderful sourness to anything.
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Deb, that's a gorgeous picture and a gorgeous daughter! You must be so proud of her.
It's 9:30 am here and you wouldn't believe how dark it is outside. We're under that big weather system that dumped so much rain on TX. We've already had about 4 in. of rain. Luckily no tornadic activity here in our neighborhood, but we heard on the news last night that a subdivision about a mile from us did have some damage.
I took some turkey "parts" out of the freezer to cook tonight, 2 thighs and 2 drumsticks. I'll use the recipe with apples and apple cider. I'm also planning to bake bread this afternoon. Had some "starter" in the freezer.
If it lightens up, I'll venture out and do some shopping.
Hugs to all.
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Deb: Yes, forgot to mention, your daughter is beautiful, and looks so carefree!
Carole: Hope we don't get that weather, but don't think so we are so far south. Texas really needed the rain though...nature takes care of that.
Think I'm doing something with turkey tonight too...just haven't figured out what yet! I buy those little turkey loins and there are a multitude of way to prepare them. Perfect for two people with leftovers.
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Apple, there is a very old-fashioned, traditional Danish soup made with sorrel. It is also very simple. You heat up some clear, light chicken broth, then you load it with tons of chopped sorrel and let the sorrel wilt. In each soup plate you break an egg, then ladle over the soup, resulting in a poached egg in your soup. You can also poach the eggs separately and add to the soup as you serve, to make sure they are done.
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I don't know if I've ever tasted sorrel...don't even know what it looks like. I grow my herb garden in North Carolina in the summer. They do very well there, but not so good in the S. Florida humidity and heat unless I baby them. I'm going to try some other veggies besides tomatoes and herbs this year. We have a common area that gets overgrown and I'm the only one who takes care of it, so I'm going to set up a small garden and see what happens:) The whole common area would make a great community garden, but I'm not up to keeping that, it would have to be a community effort, and I can only imagine the ruckus that would arise from doing something like that....lol!
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I am trying to keep up and having a rough time! With the weather being so nice the past week I am hardly ever inside.
Deb- love the picture of you DD, she looks so content!
Apple, I tried to grow cilantro last year as I love it too and use it quite a bit and it died on me. Someone said it was too hot out for it?
Debbie- I am glad your DH's work is being extra nice to him. I hope it's because they smartened up!
Joyce I am so sorry for all the loss you and your Dh are going through. It is so hard to go through a loss, let alone many. ((((hugs)))
Last night was chicken Caesar salad for dinner with some crusty bread. Tonight I am doing some pulled chicken in the crock pot to do sandwiches with and macaroni salad. It is just so warm here! 80's yesterday and today I don't feel like making a big hot dinner. DS #1 was just out in his sandbox for about 5 minutes and cam in saying it's too hot, he needed some juice and a cartoon. We've got to get the big umbrella out that protects them from the sun so he'll last longer. But, I mean it is March in NH it's just nuts! We are sleeping with the windows open at night, you can hear the peepers. There are buds on the trees and the grass is turning green, unheard of.
Sorry if I missed anyone! Hope you all enjoyed the day and I will try to check in again later.
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I had to add, when DS came in from the sandbox and saw me making the macaroni salad he asked "why are you doing that now?" I told him- Daddy likes it to sit for a few hours before he eats it-
Made me stop and realize I may have him well trained, but he has me trained too!
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Laurie- Hope the peeper isnt looking in your window LOL! Ok, what is a peeper? I dont have a clue. Im glad you are having such nice weather and are able to be outside, we finally warmed up to 43%
Apple- I dont know what sorrell is either im thinking mushroom? Hope you get your appetite back!
Carol- Thats scary to have storm damage so close to home, 4 inches is a lot of rain! I didnt know what i was having for dinner tonight but since you and kaara mentioned turkey i think thats what i will have for tonight, i have ground turkey so will make turkey burgers. Heres my recipe for it:
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced scallions
- 1/2 cup finely chopped celery
- 3 Granny Smith apples , peeled and diced
- 1/8 cup canola oil
- 4 pounds ground turkey breast
- 2 Tbsp. salt
- 1 Tbsp. black pepper
- 2 tsp. Tabasco chipotle pepper sauce
- 1 lemon , juiced and grated zest
- 1/2 bunch parsley , finely chopped
- 1/4 cup Major Grey's Chutney , pureed
DirectionsSauté the scallions, celery and apples in the canola oil until tender. Let cool.
Place the ground turkey in a large mixing bowl. Add sautéed items and the remaining ingredients. Shape into eight 8-ounce burgers. Refrigerate for 2 hours.
Season the turkey burgers with salt and pepper. Place on a preheated, lightly oiled grill. Grill each side for 7 minutes until meat is thoroughly cooked. Let sit for 5 minutes.
The time it takes to make it is worth it, thanks for the suggestion i havnt made these in awhile.
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