So...whats for dinner?
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Michelle- thanks for the heads up, I will skip the tie dyes!
Carrie- kick ball is a great idea! Like you siad the kids will swim and eat and be exhausted by night time. They should all pass out nicely, well, fingers crossed!
Bedo- good for you! Hope you enjoyed it!
We grilled the chicken and topped it with sauteed onions and mushrooms amd some cheese. Some pasta and zucchini on the side. I was starving and it did not hit the spot:( Still hungry as I didn't eat much. May need a snack before bed tonight....
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carol have fun tonight!!!
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my son cooked the chicken my other son cooked yesterday... lol
and made guacamole.. it was pretty good for someone with no appetite.
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Seems it is a chicken night... that's what I'm doing with these potato & cheese patties and a salad of some description. Think I'll do buffalo chicken drumsticks.
Sounds like everyone is having fun in the sun. Sorry can reply to all - DH just put bbq on and said he's starving :-).
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Leftovers, Lo mein today.
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Yes, Laurie, casual sports or a loosely woven scavenger hunt with older and younger kids paired and the dads in charge of making the list would be about all the activity I would arrange, or else you'll be the camp art director/implementer instead of having some fun with your friends. Your energy for all of your activities is impressive!!
We had leftover chicken and gazpacho tonight before heading to NH. I made one of my record times coming up to the lake...1hour 48 minutes. I love to try to shave minutes off the two hour trip everytime I make it. It looks like there was a lot of storm/wind activity here while we were gone, and the gal at the ice cream stand said that there was a water spout on the lake this week. I'm sure we'll hear more about that at the beach tomorrow...and about the recent neighborhood break-ins. I had an email earlier this week about two of our neighbors' homes being ransacked....so it was a relief to find our place as we left it, except for branches and MORE pine cones all over the place. Too bad I couldn't send them to you, Laurie. The kids could do pine cone crafts!
Tonight watched two more episodes of season two of The Big C. Did Laura Linney ever win any awards for this performance? She is amazing...and the writers are too. Does it end after Season three?
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O.K., Ladies....after four months on a basically liquid diet (medically supervised), I just started adding in real food last week.
In addition to my products (Optifast) I get 4 oz of lean protein, and half a cup of steamed veggies a day. WooHOO!
Once I am back on full food, I am SO going to go back and read all these awesome posts!!!! (And oh, won't my DH be happy!!!!)
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Everyone's dinners sound so yummy, Too many post to comment on but LOL Carrie at the marijuana smell.
I got a call at 8 this morning telling me my husband, Chuck was rushed to the er by ambulance, Michelle, his assisstant called and said he was pretty bad, I felt like I was in a dream while dressing and having to drive to the hospital, thank god it was only minutes away from me, When I walked in he seemed relaxed but cried as soon as he saw me, he was scared! I guess he was moving tables around for a banquet that was coming in and started having chest pains like something was crushing his chest, with pain in his arm and was sweating profusely, the medics on call took his BP it was dangerously high so they called an ambulance.
They ran all kinds of test which came out normal (thank God). The ultra sound showed some leakage and just a small amount of plaque, but nothing showed he had had a heart attack.It was definitely a wake up call to change our eating habits. but I am sure a lot of it is due to the stress he has been under at work. They were going to keep him over night but Chuck kind of talked them into releasing him when the Dr came in this evening to see him, we were there for at least 13 hours, such a long day but on the way home I was so thankful that I had him sitting next to me on the drive home, It could of been a lot different scenerio. I told him that before he decided to take another job he has to get healthy first, maybe Mike, (the GM) will go a little easier on him now, We can only hope!!
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oh dear Debbie... keep an eye on him. wishing you both the best.
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Debbie, I know you will take care of your husband, especially so now, but do remember to do the job right you must also take care of yourself. It is too easy to neglect ourselves when caring for others.
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Thank-you Apple and Chabba!
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Debbie - that's a horrible scare! But perhaps he needs the job change as you seem to indicate his current position is so stressful. It's a toss-up, I guess. I'm glad to hear that he's OK, and I hope he takes a couple days off for some R&R. You both need it! And as everyone has indicated, you need to take care of yourself, too. Many hugs to you and Chuck.
Blessings - congratulations on "graduating" to solid food. I'll bet those first bites tasted mighty fine!
DH cooked Italian sausage, peppers, mushrooms, zucchini, and red onions last night on the grill. While it was very tasty, it was also a bit too spicy for me...waahhh!!! I had bought both sweet and hot sausage and I was hoping I could eat the sweet one. DH said he thought that the sweet one was almost as spicy as the hot... so he'll have to finish the leftovers. I ended up nuking an ear of farm-fresh corn to top off my meal.
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Debbie: So sorry to hear this...your DH has certainly had his share of health problems lately. A good low carb diet and exercise program, plus some yoga or something to reduce his stress sounds like it's in order. That really was a wake up call. Hopefully he's going to follow up with a good cardiologist, and some recommendations going forward.
Blessings...great that you are through the most difficult part of your weight loss..the liquid diet. I'll bet you are really feeling good about now.
Michelle: Glad your blisters are healing..take good care of those feet...they are what keep us moving!
My left eye is still filled with blood one one side...kind of like a hematoma. No pain or anything, but I hope it goes away soon...it's unnerving.
My dinner last night turned out great...grilled eggplant, okra & tomatoes, fresh corn and brown rice with cowboy caviar added in. I also grilled two skewers of shrimp because my BF was not enthused about an all veggie meal. He wants his protein!
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Oh Debbie that is so scary. Hugs your way. I agree, maybe he needs a change of jobs...no job is worth compromising your health.
Finally got to the farmers market yesterday and got egplant, green beans, tomatos, cukes. the organic guy there wanted some major prices for his stuff. 5$ for organic eggs, 1 dozen. Went to the booth with the amish farmer, says he does not use pesticides, not organic though. Corn was in short supply...will try again next thurs.
We finally got a little rain last night...very little...but better than nothing.
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Debbie,
Both you and Chuck must have been so scared!! I must admit that your description of the ride home made me puddle up... So sweet and a reminder to me to take the time to be thankful for all I have in my life.....
Kaara,
Years ago we had an outbreak of whooping cough (yes, whooping cough) and I managed to catch it... Never so sick in my life... From coughing so hard I wound up breaking a blood vessel in my eye... Must have been a big one because my entire white of my eye was scarlet! It does look a bit freaky and can take awhile before it's completely gone but it should show some improvement fairly quickly. Kind of like a bruise.... Hoping it clears up fast!0 -
Debbie!!!!! Wow. Glad he's home. But...that's scarey...
Eric
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Debbie... what a horrible scare for you and DH - sending you both hugs and good wishes. Here's to better, healthier times ahead.
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Yikes Debbie, what a terrible scare! I'm a bit surprised the hospital let him go before all the enzyme tests were complete, tho my DH once managed to convince the ER that he needed to leave in time for an administrative meeting he had on his work schedule.....with several local hospitals! I was not amused. Did they give him a cardiology referral? You have both been through so much. I hope you can both rest a bit today, and think about a plan for your health and well-being. Whew! Know the fright! Warm (((((HUGS))))).
Kaara, glad the hematoma isn't painful at least. Hope it resolves quickly.
Best wishes to you, Blessings, on this new phase of your eating plan. I hope we can be helpful with some healthy food ideas!
I totally slept in very late today. Must be the country air...and the constant tiredness.
DH just told me there was a mass shooting in CO. So disturbing! Not sure we will ever address the mental health needs of our citizens sufficiently so we can stop such madness!
So sad for the families....and DH said a 6 year old was a victim. What was a 6 year old doing at a movie at midnight....and THAT movie!!! Sorry....one of my let peeves about modern non-parenting!
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Thanks everyone for your well wishes. much appreciated he is relaxing today and feeling tired but otherwise doing good. LACEY- Chuck had 3 different blood test every 3 hours I think those must of been the enzine test? Those came back normal. Sorry you had to go through that too, did your DH have a heart attack or was it stress related? And yes.. That shooting is horrible and so sad!
We are suppose to leave tomorrow with our friends where my dad lives but this time we are staying in a hotel since we have our friends with us then going to do a jet boat excursion down the Rogue River, wasn't sure we should go but hubby wants to and says he is feeling fine. We will come back on Monday. Sounds like everyone has some fun events planned this week too!
Michelle- I find the sweet ones are spicy too, so I try to buy the Mild ones instead. Hope your feet are feeling better.
Kaara- That must of scared you, seeing the blood in your eye. When I had my lens replaced in my eyes one was bloody and it scared the crap out of me but it did go away on its own. I was glad to hear the shot wasn't as bad as the others were.
Seaside-Speaking of whooping cough it is going around again, another big outbreak so be careful I don't know if you can get it again or not?
Blessings- Kudo's to you for being so strong and staying on a liquid diet, I bet the food taste so good right now. baby steps...
Everyone have a fun filled and safe week-end!! Hugss!!
Oh and one thing I wanted to mention was the cardiologist that saw DH last night when going over a diet plan for him said if everyone ate just broccoli and beets there wouldn't be heart disease. And said that just within a couple days of changing a good diet will make a big difference. Hmmmm!
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Debbie - what a scare. So glad that your husband is home and doing well.
As for eating just broccoli and beets - probably there wouldn't be heart disease, but we'd still all die of something - probably boredom!
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Yuck, beets taste like dirt...LOL! Just never acquired a taste for them. Broccoli is good, better with cheddar, though that's probably not what the doc had in mind
Feet are better - I managed to clean the downstairs today, which is a good thing because our friends are coming for dinner tomorrow night and we're having family and friends over for a lake party on Sunday. Tomorrow night's dinner will be clam chowder (I'm buying it, not making it), lobsters for the girls and steaks for the guys, fresh corn, caprese salad and something for dessert...maybe Modern Pastry cannolis (you local ladies know about the Modern Pastry Shop, right?) She is Italian and will appreciate the Italian dessert. Her husband will appreciate any dessert...lol! On Sunday we're having bbq chicken and sausages, everyone is bringing salad, fruit, etc. and I am making another trifle - either banana cream, chocolate banana cream, or a mixed berry version with chocolate...decisions, decisions
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Wow, Deb, I am glad that ended well. Enjoy the weekend with friends and DE-STRESS! Blessings good for you, enjoy real food. KAARA, it is freaky to have your eye red. But it does go away. Just tell everyone you are an extra on Breaking Dawn 2! LOL. LACEY, sleep when you can, makesbup for when you don't. Also I agree with you, 6 is too young for a midnite movie. Especially one like Black night. To everyone, heal if you need it, relax if you can, enjoy the weekend anyway! Much love.
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Debbie, DH calls that good eating "nutraceuticals"!
His story.....About seven years ago, in the middle of the night (after being at a cook out where DH enjoyed sausage and peppers/onions, and thought he was experiencing indigestion), he woke me up saying "Something is really wrong, hon." He was sweating and obviously scared shitless....really unusual for him who minimizes EVERYTHING! So I called 911, and I threw my clothes on. He made his way downstairs as I dressed and when I got to the door where we usually leave the house the garage door was open and DH was no where in sight. I was running around the property calling his name and expecting to find him slumped in a bush. That and the drive behind the ambulance was the scariest part.
I finally found him sitting on our front stoop awaiting the ambulance. Well, they had gone to the house next door!! But did make it to us after waking our next door neighbor who of course told the entire neighborhood before I was even back home!
He was held at the hospital for two days....turned out we learned after a few more episodes that he has a vasospasm condition, Prinzmetal disorder, that was finally diagnosed correctly because he had a spasm on the table while being wheeled out of the MGH cath lab (having just had everything cleared as "normal").
The doc raced him back in and got the picture of his spasm happening in his left ascending artery. Whew...a lucky happenstance since it is very hard to diagnose this condition unless the spasm is actually happening during the test, and that is rare. We have the photos of both the open artery, and the totally closed one, and they are certainly in a cardiology book since this observation was so rare. He takes a bunch of meds that prevents it from happening, and has been totally fine. And yes stress is always a factor!
Never hurts to eat healthy food....we enjoyed a great smoothie with fruits, nuts and plain yogurt this AM....not sure about adding the kale to that mixture, but will start researching more combos .
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how scary is that, Lacey!!! My husband (when under a lot of stress...) will occasionally get a spasm of the esophagus (sp?). The first time he had one they hospitalized him for a week thinking he had a heart attack. So scary. Finally they put a camera up his femoral artery into his heart to have a looksee. The heart specialist told him that he had the healthiest heart he'd ever seen. So, now he knows when he gets the pain that he needs to go to ER and ask them for a liquid to drink that has numbing medicine in it (I can't remember what it's called). Then if the pain should continue, it's not an esophageal spasm. He's had it happen 3 or 4 times over the last 30 years, and each time is a little less terrifying. The artery spasming sounds even worse, though, as blood is pretty important to keep moving around.....
oh yeah - food... Tonight we're having meatloaf and salad. We're taking a little weekend camping trip in the morning and want to have some easy snacking food to take along - meatloaf fits the bill. ('sides, I love it. )
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Where will you be camping gardengumby?
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Travel plans for next summer... Hmm. I'm thinking NH, some location where dh and I can drop in on Laurie's and Michelle's parties! Laurie, that supper with lobster and steamers, etc. etc. sounds like a feast. My mouth is watering as I type.
Debbie, glad the emergency room escapade turned out ok. Hope you and Chuck enjoy your weekend.
Sounds like everybody is busy and enjoying the summer. It has warmed up in the northern half of MN. The A/C is back on in the camper home. DH and I are glued to the tv watching the British Open golf.
Good health vibes going out to all.
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My DH must have forgotten that the British Open is on...he didn't ask me to change the channel.
Carole - for years, we camped on Lake Ossipee just below Winnipesaukee. That campground went "condo" but there are still RV parks around that lake. It's clean, scenic, close to North Conway and the outlets. If you're looking for a seasonal park, there are lots of them all over the state!
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chabba - we don't really know. We're heading up the North Cascades Highway, I believe - unless we change our minds once we get going. We're pretty changeable once we get on the road. If we can't find a campground available, then we'll probably just stop in a rest stop and sleep handy having a truck with a bitsy camper on the back... I miss the parks that have closed.
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Every TV in the house is tuned to the British Open. My BF called me in to watch Tiger chip out of the bunker and into the cup on 18, because it reminded him of my shot in Scottsdale...yeah right...the difference being Tiger planned his and I just got lucky! I forgot to do the fist pump..hehe!
Not cooking tonight..going to the diner to have trout and a salad. They have the best fresh fish.
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What a busy day on here today!
Debbie: hope you and DH are doing well.
Michelle: happy to hear the feet are on the mend.
Laurie: busy weekend for you - here's to all that energy, but what fun.
well, I wish everyone well, have a great weekend whatever you are doing with great food and company.
Going for dinner and music in the park with friends tonight, but the music in the park may not happen.... thunder and rain rolling in
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