So...whats for dinner?
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Luv, we are fine, thanks for asking. We didn't get any damage. Just lots of rain and lightning. Some really ugly skies though. There was some damage near St. Peters and scattered power outages as well as reports of funnel clouds there last night. The heaviest damage seems to be in north st. Louis county and southwest Missouri. I don't think any of it approaches the Joplin tornado though. Such is spring in Missouri.
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And I do live north of st. Peters.
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michelle - yay for feeling better and stronger!
carberry - having a good re agent makes all the difference - glad your is forthcoming about the potential pluses and minuses. We lived in Rome, NY for four years, our first house. I remember being pretty shocked at the taxes - we moved to California after that and our taxes went way down - who would have thought?
Carole mentioned Florida as a good retirement state - yes and no - because they don't have state income tax they have to make the revenue some way - they do it with sales tax and property tax. We bought at the wrong time in '06 when prices were high, but we paid about $1,000 a month in property tax and homeowner's insurance premiums for a nice, but not that fancy, home. It is now worth less because of the economy so we are upside down on it and property taxes have fallen as our assessed value is lower, but the first few years were pretty expensive! Our homeowner's premium is still about $3,000 annually - and we do not live on the water.
carole - yay for the golf - that is awesome!
lacey - sorry about the credit card thing - that has happened to us as well - someone actually filed a tax return with my SS# - and they got a refund in a year that I had to pay! It is a total pain...
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I made it home. I also found a cold, so I'm laying low at home so I don't spread it around..maybe I should stay at work and avoid spreading it around at home (evil grin).
Minus...I know I'm a bit late saying so....go ahead and vent all you want. I know, I've vented a bit here myself. Cooking and life are tied together with sharing. Sharing the happy stuff is easy. Sharing the no so good stuff is much harder, but much more important.
Nancy, I'm glad the storms missed you. Hopefully the storms' damage is minimal and minor. ...don't make me get called up...
Lacey, I get "my" kids at more normal times. When I haven't been driving the school bus for awhile and they see me in the driver's seat, their faces really light up. It's a wonderful thing to see.
Michelle, I've got my fingers crossed that your tumor marker news will be good again.
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Eric,
I like how you phrased the sharing of news. It is so true that sharing not so good news is hard but really important to our well being. I still struggle with that both at BCO and in my real life. Still think having to tell my family of my DX, especially my parents and children, was one of the hardest things I had to do!0 -
Michelle,
So glad you're feeling good and that the ice cream is working it's magic! Thinking of you and hoping those markers are waaaaaaaaayyyyyy down!0 -
Leftover soup for supper. Maybe heading towards hypo; just so cold today and never warmed up.
*susan*
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Oh dear Susan.....something to warm you up....((((((Susan)))))). Is this anticipated after thyroid surgery? Some temp dysregulation, that is? Hope it smoothes out on its own.
Nance, hope you and our other Midwestern sisters remain safe. I cannot imagine how terrifying it must be to see a tornado heading your way!
Saw the allergist today, and can drop her from my doc list for a year. Yay! She appreciated my educating her about the benedryl/tamoxifen concerns....which I learned about on one of the threads here.She obviously has a very young population and very few BC patients. Said she already used the info to inform one of her new patients. Glad to be of help! Now show me to the office door!
Had leftover chicken/pasta with ramps for dinner.
Am planning a dinner here for some friends Sat night. Was thinking either a pork or chicken cutlet dish with saffron cream sauce ( had been thinkng about a stuffed flank steak, but always worry about the different ways people like their red meat done). Then either wild rice or red rice or Trader's harvest grain medley which is easy to cook and a satisfying mix to eat. Will have some cheese, crackers and mushroom caviar for appetizers....maybe with Prosecco. Making a parsnip spice cake with ginger icing for dessert. Not sure what veggie to have with dinner...or do I even need a veggie since I am also making a large kale/cranberry/almond salad? We are so used to loading up on salad and veggies....maybe others aren't so much. Any ideas/opinions welcome! Sorry for the disjointed menu description....must be the tamox induced ADD!
My excitement for the day....while cruising through TJMaxx, on way home from docs office, I came across two baby girl bathing suits that I just could not resist for little DGD. They are soooo teeny....and one has a tutu ruffle. Hysterical! Can't wait to see her in them!
Meanwhile, am hoping that DS1 is quickly getting the fence installed around the pool for their active kiddos. They have a large property perimeter fence, but none directly around the pool. Duhhhhh! The people who sold them the house had three year old triplets. Must have held them hostage in the house!
Eric, I think we can all see why kids' eyes would light up upon discovering you in the bus driver's seat!
Carrie, yes it is hard to leave kids who have already had such trauma and loss in their lives. My first job was in residential treatment with some of the most "damaged" young children. I was fortunate to have a gifted and devoted supervisor to teach me how to treat them and help me survive the "vicarious trauma" that staff experiences. The easier thing about working in a general school setting is that the caseload is so varied...the harder thing is that it is usually huge due to the significant stress kids have to negotiate these days, as well as so much biologically based mental illness.
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Had a hunk fo pork tenderloin leftover in freezer, so popped it into the crockpot and did pulled pork for dinner. I was not in the mood so did a big bowl of broccoli.
Made the decision to stay home tonight as I have to attend a conference anhour away at 8am tomorrow. Will stay in and go to bed early. Maybe popcorn for dinner.
It has been raining for two days and I really need a mood booster, may go get my hair cut.
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I'm making a slow roasted pork shoulder today with a chimchurri sauce. Probably some roasted potatoes and tomatoes on the side.
It's major baking day, English muffins, onion rolls, sourdough and pie crusts. It's quite chilly today, so the oven will feel cozy. It's been cloudy and rainy for 3 days here too. I'm ready for some sun!0 -
Nancy, your house will smell wonderful today with all that baking!
Lacey, I wish my great-niece (almost 8) and great-nephew (almost 10) had someone like you to help them. Their mother is my niece who is in a psychiatric hospital. They have already seen and experienced some of life's ugliness that children should be spared. Not to mention the genetic possibilities.
We had violent weather yesterday about noon and were under a tornado warning, which means there is tornadic activity in the area. The storm lasted about 30 to 45 min. and then kept moving eastward. We got 1 1/2 in. of rain in a short time. Today it's cooler and not humid! Wonderful! And all the trees and shrubs in the yard were watered by Mother Nature.
No idea what dinner will be tonight. I'm making a tuna (canned) and egg (boiled) salad for lunch for my mother and me. She has a hair apptment at 11:15 and a dr. apptment at 1:30, which leaves us time for a light lunch.
A good Friday to all.
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Hear ye, hear ye...my tumor markers dropped by 1000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They were at about 1525 and they are now at 500!!!!!!!!! Lots of happy dancing in the family!!!! And celebration will happen tonight!
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Michelle, that is fantastic news, BIG HUGS ((((Michelle))))!!!
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Michelle,
You are an overachiever!!!! I have never heard of such a drop... or if I have I don't remember. I'll bet that you are both dancing naked under the stars with that kind of news. No words for how happy this makes me.
*susan*
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Carrie and Nance....hope you see the sun return soon. Of course that means we will also!
I had been enjoying those previously beautiful days.....
Nance, what do you do with all those yummy sounding baked goods? Now I'm thinking it would be a good day to make some "quick" french bread.
Loved your mother/daughter "renewed relationship" stories, Laurie and Carrie. Very sweet....and something to look forward to (and carry you over these hot coals), Kay.
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Our posts crossed, Michelle.....WOW!!! This is such great news!! Enjoy your celebration.....you've more than earned it!! So should we be looking out for the newest self-help book, "The Ice Cream Cancer Chaser".
Put mine on pre-order!0 -
Susan and Lacey - ROFLMAO!!! Ice cream is a wonderful thing!!!
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Lacey, we eat the English muffins almost every day. I'm having family visit for 4 or 5 days, so that will use up quite a bit, and I'm taking a loaf to a friend's house for dinner. The pie crusts will be a lemon meringue pie and a quiche. Don't usually bake this much at one time but we've got a lot going on lol
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Wow Michelle. I'm so thrilled....I've got a huge grin on my face right now! That kind of news is right up there with announcing engagements and new births... :-)
Eric
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Michelle - that is truly fantastic news!!!
Maybe I've mentioned that hubby is a fishing enthusiast... Anyway, we have a LOT of wild caught salmon, and each year it's a challenge to get it all eaten up. This year in particular because of moving, etc. we have no way to smoke salmon, which is always our last resort prior to the start of the next season. Anyway, to make a ridiculously long story slightly shorter - last night I decided to have food that was tasty but really not good for your health, so we had salmon fish and chips - except instead of chips, had onion rings. I cannot eat wheat except for VERY occasionally, so use rice flour mixed with beer to replace the tempura. Very tasty and fun - not something we can do very often, but a nice change of pace...
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Seaside, when Mickey was sick, I didn't share much because no one wanted to hear. No one my age (22) could relate to my fiancee being in hospice and they would "run for the door" when I tried to talk about it.
It made it much harder for me. The only reason I rejected suicide was that it would have left her to face "it" alone.
The whole thing redefined my idea of friend to an almost impossibly high standard. Few make the grade and those that do are family...family by choice.
Eric
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Pork day here too. We all do think alike. Pork loin roasts 2 for 1 yesterday. Small just under 3#. Crockpotting it here shortly (DH doesn't get home until around 10 pm so no hurry to start). I think it will be like a BBQ which would be quicker if I had any BBQ sauce. Bought big bag of going soft red/yellow peppers too. Will stick them in oven with onions and roast. I see leftover pork, peppers/onions in tortillas. I figure the bag cost $2 and there are 6 peppers in there. Even if I lose 1/2 which I don't think I will it was a bargain since they're $1.99 each reg price.
Nancy/Carole - Glad you got no damage. We had only rain here though were predicting hail/winds that never came together here. Sunny yesterday and warming. Today mid 70s on into 80s by Sunday. Hope you get some of that. I still need to try homemade English muffins. The price in the store is crazy ridiculous. I haven't looked for the muffin rings I bought years (oh like 18+) ago at a garage sale. Might not even have them anymore. I've heard of using tuna cans. I can smell your baking from here. Yum. I cheated and bought 2 of the new no knead bread mixes, excuse was I had coupons. Might have to make one to keep up with you.
Michelle - Just read the next page about markers plummeting. Way to go girl. Keep up the ice cream diet. Keep over achieving.
Eric - What little bit I used to travel and it was just goat shows and 2/year weekend getaways there is nothing like home and your own bed. Hope your cold that found you is getting better.
Gardengumby - I would be in heaven with that much salmon. You sure do get you fish quotient. You must be eating some for me.
Lacey/Carberry - I have one patient who lived at home that I promised to visit. I need to make that a priority soon. She is 94 after all. She doesn't live far from Trader Joe's LOL. Good excuse. So I hear your pain at leaving your clients even though most of mine did not remember me day to day.
MinusTwo - Prayers for you fellow Texan. New DX just Sh$$$y. Let us know how your tx is going.
Bedo - So good to hear from you. How are you doing????
Carole - You are such a good aunt and sister. Hope your niece is improving daily. What stability you provide for your little niece/nephew is bound to be a Godsend. Bless you.
Hope all have a good day. Susan - I hope your are feeling better. Hope your thyroid meds starting to get regulated. HUGZZ! and warming trends hopefully coming your way.
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Oh Michelle,
Your post has me crying.... Happy tears!!! Such long awaited, GREAT news!!! Maybe dancing naked under the stars 'while' eating ice cream is in order!!!0 -
Ooohh Seaside, that is quite a vision. It's a little chilly for naked under the stars...lol. But I am giving a lot of credit to that ice cream diet!!!
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Michelle- What utterly fantastic news!! I am so happy for you and your family. Have a blast celebrating with everyone! I will raise a glass of wine tonight in your honor as well:D
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Does anyone here have any ideas of what I could eat that would put weight on? I am very limited in the kinds of foods that I can eat! I have severe, chronic IBS, I am lactose intolerant, I have food allergies, & can not have anything w/ sugar in it!
Any suggestions would be much appreciated!
Linda
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I don't suppose you want to hear that I wish I had your problem (of needing to put weight on...
)Sorry - any kind of sugar? Can you eat fruit? If you can, I'd recommend dates/figs/and other dried fruit.
What triggers your IBS and what foods are you allergic to?
Anything if eaten too much, will add weight - especially of course, the things you can't eat (milk, sugar, etc). Carbs will probably add more quickly than anything else - but mostly the ones that convert most quickly to sugar - do those cause you problems? Alcohol will add weight as well - though I wouldn't recommend that one
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Linda- Welcome! I agree with Gardengumby- give us some ideas of your restrictions and I bet a few of us will have some ideas. We all have different tastes, cooking styles and back grounds. There is a great group here!
All of you are making me wish I had a pork loin to pull out for tonights dinner. Instead we will have stuffed shells. The weather here has been sleet and freezing rain all day. Very dreary. Last night was DS1 open house for parents for his kindergarten. Crazy! I fed them before we left- and I had a grilled cheese with a pickle after they went to bed.
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Eric,
I can't even imagine going through all of this at such a young age... As a Mom of daughter in that age bracket I know that most of their time and energy tends to revolve around their own problems with an occasional flash of empathy for someone else's situation... And I hear you even when older that maybe we don't share the bad news because we have gotten the impression that others are tired of it and don't want to hear about it.
I agree that my definition of 'friend' has been forever altered with the bar set really high. Wish there was a 'like' button because I really liked your comment about the ones that are your true friends are family... family by choice... So true!0 -
Linda,
Welcome..... I have no idea what diet is required for dealing with IBS. Some lactose intolerant folks can eat yogurts and cheese; others can't. Which one are you? Give us some more information and the collective wisdom might be able to help you.
*susan*
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