So...whats for dinner?
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Today was a busy day! We unpacked a gazillion boxes, my daughter played Tetris in my cabinets and made things fit like magic. I still have more stuff than room - my new kitchen is less than a quarter the size of the one I left behind. But, once we really figure out what we need and what we can live without, it will be OK.
We grilled burgers and hot dogs during the day to keep everyone fed. Then I made popcorn. Tomorrow I am going with my girls to a salon where I will get my hair cut to about an inch, and my daughter will have about 12" cut off her hair for locks of love. And we will drink a little wine. I'm trying not to think about it too much, but I should I'll be Ok with it. I guess I'll find out just how grey my hair has gotten over the past 20 years!
Our best friends from Milton, MA will be coming to visit us and she will go with me. I have my port surgery on Monday, so I won't be able to drink too much wine.
Michelle
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Michelle- How did the haircut go? I'll be thinking of you tomorrow for your surgery ((hugs))
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Debbie and Jennifer, Happy Birthday! Hope you enjoy your cake.
Unpacking is the worst. We still have some boxes (we also moved from a bigger house to a smaller house) that we still haven't unpacked and we've been here almost 3 years. Good luck with the port tomorrow Michelle. I am so glad I got a port, I'm sure you will be too.
Had tacos and rice tonight with the hamburger that my co-worker's neighbor butchered. Such a difference in the meat, so much softer. I think there really is something to this no hormone, grass fed thing. Good thing about tacos is that everyone likes them. I do have to try brown rice, maybe it's not as bad as I think? I do want to try that corn chowder recipe, sounds good!
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I almost forgot!! Happy Birthday Debbie and Seadide (aka Jennifer.) !!!!!! I hope you had a wonderful day
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Hi everyone. The haircut is done, I don't think I'll be showing it off as I think it makes me look a whole lot older. If you want to see the clipped me, you can go to my blog at
www.mch-breastcancer.blogspot.com
From Haircut The picture above is my daughter Christine on the left, then me with my wig, then my daughter Allison on the right.
Port surgery tomorrow at 9:45, have to show up at 8:15. This is going to be a long week.
Bizarre that the linking code is showing up...oh well, too tired to try and fix it. You can see the picture much better on my blog.
Michelle
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OK, I don't know why the link code is showing up...you can see this picture much better at my blog.
I'm too tired to try and figure it out.
Michelle
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Im laying in bed on my cell phone still at my dads but wanted to check on every one b4 i go to sleep Thankyou everyone for the bd wishes had a great time hope you did to jennifer leaving early to haed back home in the morning bringing back our grandaughter for a week
Michelle =I especially wanted to say i hope everything goes well in the morning for you you will be in my thoughts and prayers. Your hair cut looks so cute you are beautiful and so are your darling girls so sweet of them to do that for you iwill post more after i get home my new computer will be waiting... take care and hugs0 -
Michelle- I agree with Debbie, your haircut does look really good! I hope things went well today and that someone is going to make you exactly what you feel like having for dinner.
Last night we had baked chicken Parmesan with whole wheat pasta. Tonight my husband has requested the pork chops with white mushroom gravy. It has been cool and dreary around here for a few days and so we've been having some feel good food. Just as I had lost a couple of pounds they will be coming right back! Ohwell.
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Michelle,
Been thinking of you all day and hoping all went well for you this morning!!!
Read your blog.... You have a real way with words!
Laughed out loud at this comment: "I took my place in the chair and Amanda took the clippers to my hair, revealing a hair color I've never seen - my own at this stage of my life" I think most of us can sure identify with that!
I think the person who did your wig did a MARVELOUS job at styling it! It matches your old style so well, that at first, I couldn't tell which picture was the before cut and which was with the wig!
Both of your girls are real cuties... Just like their mama!
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Yesterday was my birthday and normally we go out to dinner but, my daughter had to work and I didn't want to go without her! My husband grilled some steaks and shrimp and we put some leftover macaroni salad with it! Was kind of nice to just hang out and grill!
Tonight we are heading out to a local Italian place and then home for cake!!
Debbie,
Computers must have been "the" birthday gift this year! That's what my gift was as well! My husband apparently has heard me complain one to many times about my ancient, slow laptop... Hmmmm, maybe there really is some truth to his claim, that I'm always on the computer! By getting me a faster computer, maybe he's hoping to kind of "move things along"....LOL
Laurie,
Always looking for recipes for pork chops.... Would you mind sharing?
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Seaside, yay for a new computer! Fun!! I never mind sharing a recipe:)
This is a combination of 2 recipes I found online. I always use center cut thin pork chops but I think any kind would be just fine.
Flour/egg/bread the chops. Put enough oil in the bottom of a good pan to coat it well, but not so that they are deep frying and pan fry until golden brown. Pop them into the oven to finish cooking, 15 minutes or so. In the pan you fried them in add a can of cream of mushroom soup, 1/2 can of milk, a splash of white wine and a few dashes of Worcestershire sauce and bring to a mild boil and reduce.to low heat.
I serve it with mashed potatoes and put the "gravy" on the pork shops and the potatoes. All of us love it, the kids, hubby and me! (Im not a big pork chop fan.) I always make extra because it gets gobbled up so fast by everyone!
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Ladies - thank you so much for the compliments, I think my daughters are beautiful, too. And even better, they are beautiful inside! I wore my wig all night (slept in it), wore it in the shower and all day today, even to the hospital for my port surgery. I think I'm going to like it. I agree, Patty at Brian Joseph's did a beautiful job of styling it into "my" look.
My son arrived with the uHaul containing the rest of the "Hall" household, and it will get unloaded tonight. My daughter and her roommate are coming to help, and they are picking up dinner from Shaws - fried chicken, tossed salad and potato salad, plus whatever else she sees at the deli. I still haven't done a real "food" shopping trip, and it has to happen tomorrow or Wednesday on our way home from chemo. That timing sounds scary to me...lol. And I need to visit my mom tomorrow so she doesn't think I've abandoned her. I don't know how long it will be after chemo treatment before I will feel able to visit her...maybe later next week.
So my port surgery went just fine and I got a nice nap out of it. I guess the Versed is good stuff! I have a script for Vicodin, but so far I am managing with some 8 hour Tylenol and my usual anti-inflammatory. I'm starting to be annoyed by it, but this too will pass
Michelle
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Joyce - yes, this has been quite a year, for sure. I was diagnosed in June of last year and yes, a local recurrence can happen...or maybe they didn't get it all in the first place. There are some thoughts about cancer cells being trapped in a couple of very large hematomas that I had from the original biopsy. When those dissolved, the cancer cells may have been released. And they survived because I had internal radiation rather than wide-beam external radiation. And I was originally weakly positive but subsequent pathologies have come back as TN. Lots of theories, no real answers and at this point, all I can do is look ahead.
Thank you for your generous offer! I will PM you my phone number so if I call, you will know it is me. And maybe you could give me yours.
Do you work at St. Joseph? In 1980 I lived in a duplex right behind the hospital on Earley St.
And sometime this summer, when I am settled, we will have a "meet and greet" at our house, which is on Arlington Pond in Salem (near Canobie Lake too) for all the NH and other closeby New England sisters who can make it. It is always nice to meet your cyberfriends in person!
Michelle
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Glad your port surgery went fine Michelle! Cross one thing off the list.
Glad you had a nice birthday Seaside and Debbie. I am jealous of the new computers!
Had flounder, spinach salad and brussel sprouts for dinner. My DH is a fan of brussel sprouts. I don't get it. Not a fan myself. I love broccoli, and he doesn't. I guess to each his own.
Did anyone see Bridesmaids? I saw it with some old friends from high school last week. It had its moments, but overall, I thought kind of silly. I am surprised at all the rave reviews I had heard on it.
Have a great day everyone!
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Laurie-Your pork chops sounds good especially with gravy on them
Seaside- Glad you had a great birthday too, we got back late tonight and wasnt able to get to the post office to pick up my computer as it was delivered while we were gone so cant wait to get it and have a nice fast computer, had to laugh at your comment on getting a faster computer so you can have more time with your hubby lol! Also I make my pork chops similar to lauries but how i do mine is season with salt and pepper, garlic powder, and paprika then dust in a little flour then dip in egg wash, then in itilian bread crumbs that are mixed with parmesan cheese and more of the garlic powder and paprika fry for 3 to 5 minutes each side and put in a 325 degree oven for 30 minutes these come out so tender.
Michelle-I hope that you dont have any problems with your new port, other than being a little sore mine was ok. and when i drove i used a little minature pillow over the port so the seat belt didnt rub against it. Glad you finally got the last of your stuff so you can get some much needed rest
Kay-Thank you I had a great time other than my dads wife was a total b....as always but kiss her butt just for the sake of my dad other than that it was fun LOL!
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Hi all!
Happy Belated Birthday, Seaside and Debbie! I've been busy and haven't had time to really post, even though I try to read this thread regularly
Michelle, the port can be annoying but you get used to it. It really does make things easier for infusions, so the occasional annoyance was worth it to me. Debbie, I also noticed it in the car with the seat belt, as well as when carrying my purse on that side. You just have to make little adjustments.
My daughter is home sick today (wretched stomach virus). The poor thing threw up every 40 minutes or so last night from 10 pm until about 3am. I think I fell asleep around 4:30, only to have my alarm go off at 6:30 to get my son up for school
It was a rough night. She is sleeping now and is better but I'll have to see if she can go to school tomorrow. They only have 3 more half days then they are finished, so I may just keep her home tomorrow too.I have no idea what I'll be making for dinner tonight. Caring for a sick child really wipes out the appetite!
Sherrill
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Sherrill- That is horrible! Your poor daughter, and poor you. Stomach bugs are the worst, I hope she is still doing better and that no one else gets it. I hope you all have a restful evening/night.
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Thanks, Laurie! My son already had it over the weekend, but she seemed to have it worse. I pray my husband or I don't get it...even though I am neurotic about washing my hands, and lysol and cleaning everything. But when you are the one to be right beside them every time they get sick, it sometimes is hard to avoid I'd love to go to bed around 8:00 tonight! 0
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Sherrill - I so remember those days and nights of puking children. That's one part of child-rearing I really don't miss!
The port is not too bad considering I have an access needle in it until tomorrow. I thought the chemo nurse (at Dana Farber) was going to have a heart attack when she learned I would have it there for 48 hours without flushing. I think they are ultra-cautious. I have noticed that I don't want to hang my purse off that shoulder, and the seatbelt was a nuisance. I have those little pillows, too, to hold the seatbelt away from the body. And I had my chemo training - scary stuff.
I'm making chicken soup so I have my "go to" meal for when I'm not feeling well. We bought a grocery store rotisserrie chicken a couple of days ago, and there was a lot left over, so it's in the pot now with celery, onions, carrots, parsley, salt and pepper. I will add some white kidney beans and a can of crushed tomatoes (hoping the acidity doesn't bother me).
Michelle
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Hope your daughter is feeling better, Sherrill. And good luck to you too, hope you don't get it!
That is interesting about the access needle. I didn't have anything like that with my port. They just put it in and sent me home. The seat belt also bothers me with it when I'm driving. What are these little pillow things you're using on the seat belts. I just started Herceptin last month, so I will have it for 11 more months.
Went to Bertucci's for dinner with some old friends from high school tonight. Had pizza and good company and conversation. A great evening!
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Kay sounds like a great evening!
Michelle- I am glad things aren't too bad for you. Your chicken soup sounds delish! Smart lady to think ahead
Tonight was a screwy evening. Fed the boys scrambled eggs and english muffins and after they got to bed we had tuna melts. It hit the spot! Tuna. swiss and tomato on some whole wheat bread grilled and a pickle. Yummm!
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Thank you Kay
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Sherrill,
Hoping for an early bedtime and a restful night for you!!!
The stomach virus definitely is/was NOT a favorite of mine!! Throwing up is very scary to a young child so having someone there to comfort them is important but, when it hits in the middle of the night... NOT fun!!!
Best thing that can be said is, it comes on very quickly...it's horrid while it is there... and then passes just as quickly!
Hope your daughter is on the mend and that NO ONE else gets it!!
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Debbie and Laurie,
Thanks for the pork chop recipes!!! We've had really good prices here lately on chops but, I have never had much luck with them turning out. Mostly because I think I follow my Mom's "cook them to death" recipes! Can't wait to give them another try!
Joyce,
Welcome!!! That baby in your avatar was the same picture that was posted in the dressing room where I changed for radiation! It brought a smile to my face every day for 7 weeks!! Sort of a... "I am doing this today hoping that, some day in the near future, YOU won't have to, little one!" moment.
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Such sad, sad news about konakat passing, I think i will make a chocolate cake in her honor~
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Debbie!! WHAT??? I have to go read the boards- I can't believe it, I am so sad 0
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That is so sad. I never posted to any of her threads, but I did read them. She was an amazing person. You can tell from the outpouring of grief on the threads. Cancer absolutely sucks. I am sad too.
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Hi everyone! I'm alive and still kickin' after my first treatment. Kind of waiting for the shoe to drop yet hoping it doesn't! Hubby made dinner - boneless pork chops on the grill seasoned with KC Rib Doctor, tossed salad and pretty good cole slaw from Shaw's. He's now proving something he's managed to hide for 30 years of marriage - he actually can put a tasty meal together!
If you're interested in my day, I have posted on my blogsite (and there are pictures):
www.mch-breastcancer.blogspot.com
Very saddened by Konakat's death. I had read many of her discussions and she managed to have such a positive attitude right to the end...such an inspiration!
Hugs everyone!
Michelle
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Michelle, Glad it went so well. Only 7 left to go. Take it easy and enjoy the extra help you have earned it.
Karen
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Thanks, Karen!
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