So...whats for dinner?
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Awesome news Michelle!
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Good news Michelle! So happy for you.....:)
Carrie, I forgot to mention in my last post that I was so touched by you helping your friend commemorate her husband's life with a visit to the ashes site. You guys are true water people and caring friends! I love your good weather recreation style!
So we left NJ today....so sad to bid adieu to our sweet grand babies....and drove directly to the lake, which was a much longer trip than we are used to .......almost six hours instead of two...but we finally arrived and went out for a tasty spinach pie and salad dinner, coupled with some nice red wine. We sometimes joke about being "in rehab" when at DS1's home because they do not drink or serve alcohol at all, for religious reasons. If we ever get annoyed at that, (like last night when we had delish pizza which would have paired well with a chianti), we remember how nice it is for their surgical patients that they never have to worry about a hungover surgeon!
Happy birthday, Deb!
Enjoy your family reunion, Sally! If you weren't close before, you will be after bro's stay!0 -
Keeping the positive thoughts going for you, Joyce!
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This is most certainly a busy thread. I'm having a hard time keeping up and I keep missing stuff.
Tonight was one of those "fend for yourself" nights. Sharon cooked some shrimp and rice and Chrissy had pumpkin pie.... I was busy and didn't eat much.
We are going on vacation for a few days....I'd just a soon hang out at home as this is, sadly, the place I feel like I'm around the least...but......
Anyway, today Sharon put a load of clothes into the washing machine..and it wouldn't agitate or spin. The transmission was bad. I guess after 27 years, it's entitled to go bad. The new part is $449, plus shipping...delivered next week. A whole new washer was $519 and was available this evening.
So I spent the evening getting the old washer out of here and the new one installed. The new washer looked pretty cool in the back of the 1957 truck.0 -
Happy Birthday Deb.
Michelle, great news, stable is good.
Eric, sometimes new makes sense.
Lacey, glad you made it safe.
Bedo, I am glad it was nothing, but sorry it hurts.
Deborye, love your happy dance. To all, much love.0 -
Michelle- Oh that is such great news! I pray for things to stay that way too! Can't wait to hear everything tomorrow.
Bedo-Glad it wasn't anything too serious. Sprains do still hurt! Sounds like you will have a busy week and next week, enjoy all your company!
Eric-- Have a nice time on your vacay and I agree getting a new machine VS fixing an old one was a better choice.
Happy Birthday Deb! Have a great day!
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Wow. I missed this earlier. Thinking of you Joyce.
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I'm awake!!! Unbelievable since somehow I managed to stay awake until almost 2 a.m. partying with the young chicks, and we did have a great time as always. I sang my first "solo" karaoke - Downtown by Petula Clark. I thought these gals could use a little music history lesson...lol! My daughter and I also sang Top of the World by the Carpenters, House that Built Me by Miranda Lambert and I'm a Bitch, I'm a Lover by Alanis Morissette. That last one is hysterical when it's mother/daughter duet...lol. As you can tell, we have a varied repertoire!!!
OK, so yesterday...OMG! We got to Dana Farber at 8:35 - the drive in was quick and easy from my friend's house in Milton, MA, and she came with me so I'd have company. We go up to the 9th floor of the Cancer Center building (which I'll call the Yawkey) to check in and have labs drawn. Well, we sit there for a while then they call me to tell me that 1) the nurse is late and 2) they don't have the lab orders. And I had to be at Radiology (the lower level of the Dana building next door) at 9:20 to pick up the contrast drinks. So we trudged off to Radiology, checked in there, waited a little, got the contrast drinks, then headed back to the 9th floor of Yawkey. Got the labs done, I'm drinking my cocktails, and we head back again to Radiology to await my CAT scan, which was scheduled for 10:50. They take me at about 11:15, do the CAT scan, then we head back up to Yawkey 9 for my Noon appointment with my doc.
Just one little thing someone forgot...that scan has to be read and someone has to generate a report. And I'm probably not the most important patient waiting for results. So we wait, and we wait, and wait some more. At 1:15 the clinical trial nurse comes out and tells us it could be another 1 - 1.5 hours before the scan report was ready, so we should go get some lunch. Well, that's fine except we had figured to be out of there by then and had a lunch date with a friend who works at BU Med Center. So we cancelled her, went to the DF cafeteria and grabbed lunch. We returned back to Yawkey 9 about 2:45. And we waited, and we waited, and we waited some more. At about 4:15 after seeing the waiting room empty out twice, someone said, "we haven't forgotten about you." Finally, at 4:45, the clinical nurse came out, she had the report and told me I was stable so I'd be able to continue on the clinical trial drug. So they took me back to the exam room, took care of that business, then I had to go down to the pharmacy and get my drugs, and then go down and claim my car. In the meantime, my friend decided she'd take public transportation back to Milton so I wouldn't have to fight the insane traffic going back then drive to Acton, where I was heading to go out with my daughter.
So I left DF at about 5:20 and drove to Acton. The traffic was insane - commuter traffic time on a holiday weekend. I got to my daughter's at about 6:45. And the good news was that I had ignored the advice of my friend to take the Mass Pike. Turns out there was a 45 minute delay on that route. By the time I arrived, I was tired, hungry and cranky...but stable!
And I get to stay on the trial drug for at least 9 more weeks! My next scan will be in 8 weeks and I'll go back a week later for the doctor appointment. This same day stuff is not a good idea. They did it because they knew I was leaving Sunday and I needed more of the drugs before I left. But I should have suggested that I have the scan on Thursday. I would rather have gone two days in a row than be stuck there the whole day.
But, it's all good because I'm stable.
Gotta go get coffee now!
Later, ladies!
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OMG Michelle, what an ordeal! But it's worth the result and now you can really relax in Hawaii. Have a wonderful trip!
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Michelle - STABLE!! What a great send off to Hawaii. Enjoy. Lived outside of Honolulu as a grade schooler (1961-1963). Have a patient who has a plumeria plant on her porch. It almost looks like it's big enough to bloom but don't see any. One of my most favorite scents. Might have to do some online shopping today. Enjoy your trip. Have some mahi mahi for me.
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Michelle, what a day. Was "stable" the goal for this period of time since you began participating in the trial? Hope you have a wonderful time on your Hawaiian trip. Michelle being Michelle, I'm confident you will!
Eric, wishing you a fun vacation, too. My washer is older than yours, and I keep waiting for it to quit on me.
Happy birthday, Deb.
Fingers crossed for you, Joyce. I don't blame you for skipping rads. I was just as happy not to have rads as not to have chemo.
Put the new Crock Pot to use again yesterday to make a cassoulet casserole. Cooked a lb. of Northern beans (white) with nothing but water until they were tender. High setting for 4 hours. Removed them. Then did stovetop prep. Browned pork sausage meatballs. Then browned thighs and drumsticks minus skin in drippings. Cooked chopped onions, chopped celery and chopped carrots in drippings. Mixed liquid and seasonings together (1 1/2 cups tomato juice, 1 T. worcestershire, 1 tsp. dried basil and 1 tsp. dried oregano and 1 tsp. paprika and 1 tsp. salt. 1/2 tsp. black pepper). Added liquid to sauted seasonings in pan on stovetop. Added 3 cups of cooked white beans and heated.
Arranged chicken and sausage meatballs in crock. Poured contents of saute pan (liquid, seasonings, aromatics, beans) over chicken and meatballs. Set on high to cook.
The recipe called for doing the stovetop prep the night before and cooking the dish on low for 8 to 10 hours. It also called for putting the aromatics in raw (onion, celery, carrot) but I sauted them since I did the whole thing in one day. It was very good. I love cassoulet dishes with beans. We have leftovers.
I have two containers of the extra white beans in the freezer. I think a great use of the Crock Pot will be cooking dried beans for use in recipes. This way I won't have to search for canned low fat and low sodium. I'll cook the different kinds of beans and put them in the freezer in one-cup portions. I could have done the cassoulet in the oven or on the stovetop but the great thing about the slow cooker is that you "fix and forget" during the cooking time.
Tonight DH and I are going to see Trouble with the Curve with Clint Eastwood. We're going with another couple and will go somewhere casual afterwards for a late dinner.
Yay! I'm recording my PBS cooking shows today to watch later! I didn't watch them all summer.
Yard work is in my immediate future.
Have a good Saturday!
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Whew Michelle that was certainly a trying day, but Congrats to you on stable...what a great word...Now on to Hawaii for some much needed relaxation! Wish I was a fly on the wall to see you guys singing.
Lacey When you live in upstate NY and deal with the long winters, we cherish every moment on the water, even if it means wearing a sweater. I like to joke that if we were only going to Walmart, my husband would find a way to take the boat.
Joyce thinking of you for Monday
Eric Have a great vacation, enjoy that time with your family.
Last night we ate out...again... Had a portabello mushrrom sandwich with roasted red pepper...soooo good. I think they cooked it in a vinegar based (maybe balsalmic) marinade.
Tonight our friend is cooking for everyone, he is vegetarian, so there will be fish, but he also says he makes a stuffed meatloaf with pepperoni and mozzerella, mmmm, cant wait. His wife claims its to die for. I will let you know.
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darn, lost a long post to Michelle... maybe I will have the energy later today to recreate. But first I have to head to the HONK Festival.
*susan*
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Thank you for the birthday wishes, I'm off to have lab work done for my kidneys.
Michelle, the was quite an ordeal, glad you had someone with you.
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susan, what ia a HONK Festival?
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Happy Birthday, Deb! Have a great weekend!!! It's a bit of a bummer that you need labs done today. Is this just routine or are they suspecting a problem? I hope all is OK.
I've never heard of the HONK festival - hopefully Susan will provide the details!
OK, I'm home for a few hours and need to finish packing for tomorrow's departure. We will leave the house around 10:30 unless we end up going out for breakfast. DH emptied out the fridge, so I suspect there's not much to make breakfast with.
Carrie - we still see quite a few boats out on the water here late in the afternoon. It's in the mid-70s today and I expect to see a few more. I think this is the last warmish day for quite some time. When we get back from Hawaii, we are going to need the heat.
Carole - since I've been on the clinical trial drug for just five weeks, anything except progression was an acceptable outcome. Both the clinical trial nurse and the PA emphasized that these targeted therapies can take a little longer to work. They did my tumor markers again and the CA27.29 was still 101, so no change there. The CEA test results dropped from 0.8 to 0.5. I'm still not sure of the significance of this particular test, at least for me. Normal is below 2.5 so I'm clearly in the normal range. Maybe Dr. Chen will shed some light on it when I see her after I get back from my trip.
Joyce - I'll be thinking of you early next week. I wish I could be here to hold your hand, but please know that I'm with you in spirit. Sending benign thoughts your way!
Aloha, my friends!!!
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I'm back, they just wanted to check my kidney function before the MRI Tuesday, I never had to have this done B4, when I asked she just said it cuz I'm 60, I said I will be 61 Satuday, she wished my a Happy Birthday. The MRI is just a pre-caution cus I have dense breasts and probably to check it out cuz of the bout I had with the cellulitus.
Aloha Michelle and you have a fabulous time.
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Happy Holidays Michelle.
Happy Birthday Deb.
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Have a great and safe trip, Michelle! Eric, enjoy the vacation. To everyone, much love, to our Canadian friends, Happy Thanksgiving.
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Michelle- What a crazy day you had made me tired just reading it! But so glad you are able to do the trial what a great thing to hear after a long, long day. Don't know how you managed to stay out until 2am LOL! But wished you had a video of that esp the duo with DD. haha! Have a wonderful time on your trip to Hawaii relaxing, reading and drinking all those yummy hawaiian drinks!
Joyce- I hope it is like Michelle said,' Much ado about nothing" Will be waiting for word on that and thinking of you Monday. Have a nice time with your DF I am sure she finds much comfort with you as her friend.
Carole- YUmm on the bean soup I copy/pasted it to make soon.
Tazzy- Is it Thanks-giving there now? Is so Happy Thanks-givng!!
Deb- Hope your Mri comes out fine and again have a very Happy Birthday!
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I'm in the car...I guess since it's not texting, it's OK. :-)
Actually Sharon is driving for a little bit, so I'm not having to pay attention to the road.
Happy birthday Deb.
Michelle...stability..... YES!
And Joyce...again, thinking of you and like was mentioned earlier..that it's all just much ado about nothing....
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forgot to say thanks..........
We're at the Inn at Castle Rock....a bed and breakfast in Bisbee, AZ. It's a neat place and they have a web site showing it off. So, I won't be cooking, although I could as they do have a good sized guest kitchen.
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OK Eric - I did just google it. Isn't Bisbee old mining town? Had a pt who had lived there she declared it "ghost town". Guess not! Looks deee-lightful. You and Sharon enjoy. Did your daughter go too or maybe not???
Joyce - I have neglected to wish you the most uneventful test results on Monday.
Deb - Same wishes for you, too. Sorry you had lab work for your birthday present.
COLD brrrr here in North Texas 52 degrees. Looks like spits of rain moving in. Bought (I know should make from scratch) a soup mix Chicken Enchlilada and then a Minestrone. That's all the cooking I'm up to until leave this darn job in November. Have couple bagged chicken breasts thawing and have 3 need to be used up orange/red bell peppers. See them going in which ever one I make.
On another thread someone (and might even be someone on here as well) was making mass chicken pot pies for church social or to sell at bazaar. Sounded soooo good. Anyone have a good recipe? I know the gravy makes it and the crust, but I don't do pie crust. Bought will have to do but sounds so good in this cool weather.
Hope everyone is having a stress free Saturday. Went to WalMart and Albertsons this am and have been dozing on couch watching NASCAR truck race and now TCU football. Dark out and its only 5:55. I love fall even though we get about oh maybe 2-3 minutes of it. Summer, winter, spring tornados/storms. Fall seems so short. Hugs to all.
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I think every place in town says they have 2 or 3 ghosts in residence. So, they may have meant ghost town from the number of ghosts haunting the place..rather than the town being dead.
After the copper mines closed, the town did kind of die. It's now been reborn as a tourist place and is doing quite well.
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Happy Birthday Deborey!! Good thoughts for great results!
Still thinking of you Joyce. Sending you positive thoughts and vibes for Monday.
Have a great vacation Eric and Michelle! I am so glad to hear your good news. Now you can really enjoy your trip. Happy for your good news as well, Bedo.
Made jambalaya for dinner and some squash and leek soup. Yum! It turned cold here tonight as well. Was a good cold weather dinner. Have a great rest of the weekend everyone!0 -
Ok, I haven't eaten at Noodles in about four years. So explain to me why I craved it twice this week? With leftovers that means I ate four meals this week. AND I am actually thinking of going there again! I think they are overpriced, and the meat servings are small for the extra charge. And STILL I want to go again. What mineral am I missing that makes me crave it? Very WIERD. LOL
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Bon Voyage, Michelle and Rick!!
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Went to Piggly Wiggly to go grocery shopping. They had samples of fresh polish sausage today. It reminded me of the ones my uncle made, so good. I bought some and made them for dinner. Yum. Had it with the bean casserole. Very hood.
My DH had to do one thing before he left for the week, though. He had to try starting the snowblower! LOL because it snowed when he went to his folks on Saturday in Plainfield, WI. So just in case, LOL NOOOOOOO! LOL0
