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So...whats for dinner?

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  • Lena
    Lena Member Posts: 132

    Yeah, wow Laurie, I'm kind of blown away with that story of hosting your neighbors like that! I've rarely ever been more than "say hello when you pass each other in the courtyard or by the mailboxes" type acquaintances with any of my neighbors -- only twice actually. The first time was 20-something years ago; a coworker of mine at the time moved into the apartment building I lived in (same building, different apartment!). So we were neighbors for a year, and yeah we sometimes used to hang out in each others' apartments and yak/have coffee or a drink, until he was lucky enough to get out after a year. I just moved here last fall. I have two "sets" of next door neighbors (it's three townhouse apartments -- mine and two others -- bordering a parking lot-ish little area with shared garbage cans -- ). Immediately next door to me is a couple who are my age and we sorta like each other and never really got past the saying hello when we ran into each other if we were both outside (we have a common front deck). But, usually I'm not particularly social. I did invite the guy over once, on New Year's Eve to have dinner with us (me and my Pack Rat) since his wife was in Colombia (her home country) and he would have otherwise been by himself -- and we had a very nice evening, the three of us, then, a few weeks ago, since they knew I used Macintosh computers, and he had just bought his wife a brand new Mac and he said there was something she couldn't figure out, so I offered to try to help and they accepted my offer so I went over there and took a look. The fact that I don't use the current Mac OS (I'm willingly and stubbornly two OS's behind -- I need the older Macs and OS's because newer ones won't run MY applications, which I'm not willing to give up) was actually not much of a problem; I've been a Mac enthusiast since 1986 and never had serious issues when I did upgrade to the higher OS's every now and then); but naturally she had it set up in Spanish. I don't know a word of Spanish and turned out she didn't understand enough English to be able to actually translate for me (as in "can you please read that dialog box for me?") -- so alas I couldn't really help her. Her husband, a native New Englander originally from MA, doesn't read or speak Spanish either, so they're a mystery to me (I think of them as the Odd Couple LOL) -- but the point is I still think they're nice people even though it never got much more than a "hello how are you?"  in passing kind of thing with us. Then again, I can really only chat with the husband because the of the language barrier with the wife; "hello how are you" is close to her maximum in English. But -- they're going to be moving out in a few months -- he told me while I was over there; he's going to be starting a new job about 2 hours north up here so he'd rather move than commute. They had already been living here at the time I moved in.

    The other neighbors, who moved in in January, are immediately next door to the Odd Couple and to be honest, I'm not really sure who lives there and who's just hanging out -- I lost track. I did know originally -- two girls and a guy, roommates, in their 20s, but from what I can see the guy's friends all look so much like him I lost the ability to distinguish between them (!) and (so the landlady told me) one of the girls supposedly moved out in May but I see her (or someone who looks a lot like her) outside sometimes -- almost as often as during the time when she DEFINITELY lived there. That -- me and THEM, is DEFINITELY staying at a "hi how are you" level if we happen to run into each other outside kind of thing, and won't be going any further mostly because (a) I'm too embarrassed for having lost track of who actually lives there and not being able to tell which of the guys is my neighbor and which are his buddies, and, (b) I'm very self conscious about my being 50 to their 20-something.  Needless to say, after the Odd Couple moves, I hope the next neighbors will be old fogies like me. LOL

    Michelle....Chinese food....YUMMMMMM! :-)

    Yeah, I'm ready to talk about real food now. I'm not ALL 'done' climbing out of the rads' side effects ditch -- still red, sore and peeling and lacking most of my energy/motivation and I do still eat a little bit weird, BUT, after the weekend at least I finally started eating actual dinner at dinner time again! Monday: steak with rice pilaf. Tuesday: chicken with mac and cheese (not frozen or box...I make my own cheese sauce for the macaroni with American cheese, a little margarine and a little milk). Last night I had planned to make chicken parmesan since my Pack Rat was coming over, so I took out he the chicken breasts to defrost early and discovered I didn't have a bag of the grated Italian cheese (mozzarella and parmesan). I was too tired to go to even the close supermarket, but since I had to pay the rent (landlady lives across the street and that's on the way to the close "little store," I dropped the rent envelope in her mailbox and continued on to the "little store," which didn't sell it. I wasn't entirely surprised though. So I ended up with this strange little idea kind of: spaghetti with "chicken balls" as compared to say spaghetti with meat sauce or meat balls. IOW I cut up the chicken into little pieces which I breaded and baked the same as when I make chicken parmesan, and tossed them in with spaghetti and tomato sauce. Tasted great, my Pack Rat loved it too, and yay, I have leftovers. I had chicken and mac and cheese leftovers too so I finished them tonight, and the spaghetti and "chicken balls" leftovers will be good on Saturday night. My Pack Rat and I are going out to dinner tomorrow -- a way belated birthday dinner but maybe the live bluegrass after dinner will make up for my lateness. His birthday was in July when I was in the hospital with kidney failure, and by the time they let me out of the hospital, the rads were starting to kick my butt. Well a friend sent me an notice that the Cold River Ranters are playing in Keene tomorrow night, and the Olive Garden, which was what I'd suggested for his birthday dinner before I got so sick, just so happens to be in Keene too. So we'll eat at the Olive Garden and then go listen to some live bluegrass. :-)

    Followup with RO went well, she says my chest looks MUCH better than when she saw it last week and said we were stopping treatment. uh-huh looks great red and peeling and, sit down: covered with a monster crop of little skin mets! They're rampant (as in 20 or more of them so far, they just keep popping up like mushrooms after a rain) just below my radiated area, but two managed to show up IN the most heavily treated part of my chest! Since rads were supposed to discourage them, I was disappointed thinking I'd ruined my whole summer with rads and SEs yet STILL ended up with the skin mets anyway, so like WHY did I DO this? Well, the RO (and my Pack Rat) think if I hadn't had the rads, it most likely would have been MUCH worse -- as in way more of them and way bigger, too. Oh well......OK well then I want my energy back. I tried a walk today and it was too much even though it was a "little" walk. 

  • LuvRVing
    LuvRVing Member Posts: 2,409

    Hmmm...never had brown gravy and cheese, that's a new one on me.  I remember my grandmother ( a Quebecois) spreading the chilled pan drippings and grease from a roast pork on bread.  That was a bit too much for me (I was a teeni-bopper back then).  There was a name for it, something like gris-de-ros or something like that.  My French Canadian slang is pretty lacking. 

    Apple slices with cheddar is one of my favorite breakfasts, been doing that one for years.  And with fresh off the tree apples, yummy!  I also use Black Diamond sharp cheddar spread - I find it at Sam's - and it's a good one to use on apples, too.  I did eat the apple pie with cheddar for breakfast this morning.  DH had promised last night to go to the apple farm and get me fresh blueberry muffins at 11 this morning.  But then his golf brain took over and he was on the phone with Joycek's DH just as they had discussed that Rick wouldn't be playing golf today because he was getting my muffins.  The words were no sooner out of their mouths when their phone rang.  No muffins for me...golf for him...lol.  So Joyce's DH has saved my DH's rear end - he made blueberry muffins, so both Joyce and I get muffins!!!  Joyce's DH rocks and those two have a great sense of humor!!! 

    By the way, the coincidences in our relationship with them just gets better and better.  It turns out that Joycek worked for a doctor who was my OB when my daughter was born in 1980. She was working in the office when I was going there for my pre-natal visits.   And my dad eventually remarried the doctor's sister so he became my "step-uncle."  Joyce knows the whole family and knows my dad (deceased) and step-mother.  And even better, one of the other doctors in the OB practice was the father of my best friend in high school!  Our home town is not that small so it's just incredible how our lives are so intermingled!  Every conversation brings new discoveries of what we have in common, it's just amazing!

    Lena - glad you are getting your appetite and some energy back.  Sorry to hear that you still have skin mets, that has to be disappointing.  Your chicken "balls" with spaghetti sounds yummy!   Isn't it great how we can get creative with what we have on hand.  This is why I love the show "Chopped" as they must work with what's in the basket.  And the live Bluegrass should be fun!  I hope you enjoy every minute with Pack Rat.  Ok, you're going to have to tell us how Pack Rat got his name!!!

    Michelle

  • LuvRVing
    LuvRVing Member Posts: 2,409

    Joyce - I'm going to stop in at Apple Acres and get my muffins, and then I'll have double muffins.  Maybe triple because Rick MIGHT just remember to stop on his way home.  LOL...I'll have muffins upon muffins!!!  I'll have to freeze a couple, but that's OK!!!  This just gets better and better!!!  And because I am such a good wifey, I might buy him a banana muffin if they have any!

  • Kay_G
    Kay_G Member Posts: 1,914

    Lena, Really sorry to hear about the skin mets. I can imagine how disappointing that the rads didn't take care of that. I hope the next treatment will kick their a$$. Enjoy the music and the olive garden. That sounds like fun!

    Joyce and Michelle, it is so much fun to hear of your connections and growing friendship. I hope you will continue to tell your stories.

    I am down the shore at my big bro's house, having a great time. Weather is great! Only problem is I am just 2 weeks from surgery so can't lift anything or walk very far, but my 2 sisters and bro are here and really babying me. Had my Mack's Pizza last night. So good! Something about the water difference here makes the pizza dough and rolls much different than at home in Philly. Enjoy the holiday weekend dveryone! School starts for my DD (8th grade) on Tuesday. Yuck! And she just got home from camp and we discovered she has Lyme disease, at least she has that bullseye mark that is suvgestive of Lyme disease. She is on Antibiotics either way so she should recover fast. Have fun peeps!

  • LuvRVing
    LuvRVing Member Posts: 2,409

    Joyce - the family joke is that Rick is a perpetual 8 year old!  Old enough to know better but yet he does the annoying funny things anyways!  He's just the same age now as the oldest grandkid and we're starting to see the interaction.  This is going to be fun!

    Kay - we promise to keep sharing until you guys cry "uncle!"  It's great that you are enjoying the shore and being "babied" for a change.  And funny about the "water" making the difference in the pizza dough.  Isn't that what they say about NYC bagels???  And oh, no!  Hope your DD is OK, Lyme Disease is nasty.  Sending hugs your way!

    Michelle

  • zumbagirl
    zumbagirl Member Posts: 250
    My family hates cabbage, but when you steam the leaves, and use them in your favorite lasagna recipie in place of the noodles, it is delicious. My whole family eats it. You don't really taste the cabbage, just all the other wonderful flavors, and it doesn't bog you down like the noodles can Smile
  • zumbagirl
    zumbagirl Member Posts: 250
    I am going to make several loaves of zuccinni ( chemo brain can't spell today) anyway. A customer at the bank I work at gave me one of those huge award winning giant ones, and I know this will make about 4 loaves. A friend brought us over dinner last night, smoked pork loin, homemade BBQ sauce , green beans, salad , red potatoes, rolls, and red velvet cake, ,,so guess what I had for breakfast,, the cake Wink
  • Lena
    Lena Member Posts: 132

    Cabbage....my grandmother used to make this "stuffed cabbage" dish for dinner sometimes -- hell if I knew how she made it or what it was even stuffed WITH, but talk about DELICIOUS!! (but oh how gassy in the end!) I wouldn't be able to know where to even start on how to possibly reconstruct it (not too long ago, I did get my hands on her "moon cookies" recipe though, dunno if I'll actually try to make 'em but at least now it's an option once I get my energy back: if I do and they turn out right I'll absolutely post the recipe because as far as I'm concerned they're to die for: the only way to get me to stop eating them when I was a kid was to take the bag away from me). Maybe just as well I wouldn't know where to start to try to make the stuffed cabbage though -- my "Italian Rainbow" (red, yellow, orange and green bell peppers, potato, onion and sweet Italian sausage all sauteed in olive oil). which I make fairly often when I'm feeling well, is gaseous enough -- so possibly it's a good thing I don't know how to make any kind of cabbage!

    Cheddar and apple -- I love that too...but a little differently, and as an afternoon snack not breakfast. I love to slice up an apple and some extra sharp cheddar cheese (solid straight out of the fridge, not melted) and eat 'em together. To me, the extra sharp cheddar goes just as good with pears as apples, and occasionally I like to eat some salami with it.

    Hmmm, I see none of you here have to watch soap operas on TV when you live 'em in real life! LOL! 

    Thanks Michelle and Kay. Faslodex is next, and probably last --  at least it's the last one I have no reservations about trying, that is. Even though they worked (I had me regression and/or stability while I was on them), due to severe intolerable SEs I'm not willing to do ANY cytotoxic chemotherapy or AIs again, so the Faslodex better work I guess. There's a tyrosine kinase inhibitor clinical trial I'm remotely willing to at least think about going into (my onc and I talked about it a couple of visits ago before the Faslodex idea came up), but so far when I do think about it and re-read both the protocol she gave me and my research, the only way I think I'd actually agree to join in would be if the doctor said, "If you don't take it you'll definitely be dead next month," and my will wasn't finished yet (I have an advance directive/health power of attorney in effect but my will is still only "in progress" believe it or not). Unlike most of the other Stage IV sisters, most of the SEs I end up with -- from treatments that apparently most of them consider "doable" -- make MY life so NOT WORTH LIVING, and also unlike them, I don't want to live at ANY cost. Actually though, that's a subject for another post altogether, so sorry for the digression.

    Back to food.....wish I could decide what I wanted to have for lunch! LOL 

  • apple
    apple Member Posts: 1,466

    apple pie... with a sharp cheddar.. absolutely to die for.  I was just hoping it would cool off so i could make some pies.. it is apple season around here and we actually have a tree.

    (i love the seaside Grandma saying...

    A piece of apple pie without some cheese is like a kiss without a squeeze' 

  • carberry
    carberry Member Posts: 997

    Lena   i just read the bottom of your post for the first time  "the poo saying"  crack me up! Too funny.

    Well...got my college boy  home for the holiday and his girlfriend, and they have certain menu request while home.  today they are making some chicken wing dip for boating, then we are off to a marina party where I will bring a pasta salad, but the girfriend is requesting some salt potatos so will make those too.  They are just "poor" college kids so i will try to feed them well while they are here.  Oh and I picked up some sharp chedder cheese to go with some apple slices ..perfect finger food for the boat.  Supposed to be extra hot here today with extra humidity!  Hope the rain holds off.

    Happy Labor Day weekend everyone!Cool

  • LuvRVing
    LuvRVing Member Posts: 2,409

    Sounds good, Carrie.   Ahhh, salt potatoes!  Love those little gems, but you can't really get them anywhere except upstate NY, as far as I know.  Perfect "fair food."  Enjoy the lake today!

    Lena - I agree with Carrie, your tagline is really funny! 

    Michelle

  • zumbagirl
    zumbagirl Member Posts: 250

    That giant squash did make 4 loaves, and we ate one up before the day was done. I gave one to my mom. I made grilled cheese with vine ripened tomatoes for dinner. Each bite we dipped in homeade ranch. In our house ranch makes everything taste better :O)

  • deborye
    deborye Member Posts: 2,441

    mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm YUM Zuccini Bread, with cream cheese on it.  I love it sliced and baked in the oven.

  • deborye
    deborye Member Posts: 2,441
  • zumbagirl
    zumbagirl Member Posts: 250

    yum, I will try some with cream cheese on it :O)

  • LuvRVing
    LuvRVing Member Posts: 2,409

    Sounds good, I haven't made zucchini bread in years!

    Deb - nice!!!!!

  • Laurie08
    Laurie08 Member Posts: 2,047

    Michelle- gris do ros!  My Memere did that too!!!  Us french people can be nuts-thus the cheese and gravy ;P Do you make/eat gorton?  Love the stories of you and Joyce, such a small world.  It sounds like you are having a lot of fun, and so are your husbands, nice connection.  Also as you describe your husband he reminds me of mine.  A big kid.  Before we ever had children he said imagine if we had two boys?  You would be so screwed!  Well, we did, and I know I am.  ie.  I don't allow them to play ball in the living room.  When we had lost power who starts the game of ball?  My husband.  When I remind him he actually says-but it's a soft ball, thats ok right?  Sigh....no it is not dear put the balls away or go in the kitchen, where there are no lamps. 

    Last night we had the burger and zucchini dish again.  Tonight is steak tips, corn on the cob and some orzo pasta.  We had a busy day at the fair and plan on putting the kids to bed early and having a fire in the back yard to relax after the day is done.

    Hope you are all enjoying the weekend.

    PS- Zucchini bread with cream cheese YUM!

  • LuvRVing
    LuvRVing Member Posts: 2,409

    Laurie - yes, I certainly do make gorton!!!  And pork pie or tortiere!  I had to come up with a recipe that my kids could recreate - my mom and Memere never used exact amounts to make it.  My daughter said she needed a "repeatable" recipe...lol.  So I figured one out for 5 pounds of ground pork butts.  That's enough for a pie and then a few containers to spread on toast or crackers.  Another month and it will be time to make it...I always think of it as a fall/winter thing.  Funny about your DH and two boys...do you have a female pet?  LOL!

    OK, here's my take on gorton:

    5 pounds ground pork butt, double ground if you can get a butcher to do that for you

    2 large onions, peeled and chopped

    1 tablespoon salt

    1 teaspoon cinnamon

    1/2 teaspoon cloves

    Put it all in a big pot and cook it slowly for about 4 hours.  Don't brown the meat, you are really simmering it.  If you want to use some to make pork pie, take out about a quart after a couple of hours.  Once it is cooked down, remove from heat and then beat it for a few minutes.  That will help it have a nice smooth consistency for spreading on toast.

    We had a great night with Joycek and her DH. We are trying to figure out how our paths didn't cross sooner, as we have so much in common and we went to so many of the same places. 

    Tomorrow the kids are coming, the weather is supposed to be good, and it should be a fun lake day. I am a little tired, so we'll be keeping things simple.

    Michelle

  • Laurie08
    Laurie08 Member Posts: 2,047

    Michelle- My recipe is similar.  Like you said there is no real recipe and I don't make the pork pie but when I do Gorton I make big batches and freeze small containers.  I do usually 4-5 pounds, add the onion and I don't do cinnamon, just lots of cloves, usually 2 heavy teaspoons.  I also do a pork stuffing at Thanksgiving which is basically hot gorton in a different consistency.  It is a once a year thing and I make a ton of it and there is never any left, which makes me happy.  I was never given a recipe but figured it out after two years of trying and am now told by my father and brother that it rivals my grandmothers and mothers stuffing :D

    Hope you have fun with Joyce and your lake day tomorrow.  I haven't seen a weather report but I'm taking your word that it sould be nice!

  • zumbagirl
    zumbagirl Member Posts: 250

    My aunt and uncle brought us dinner tonight. Enchiladas, home made corn bread, cucumber salad, and blueberry pudding cake. I definitley over ate . but it was very tasty

  • LuvRVing
    LuvRVing Member Posts: 2,409

    Laurie - I have made pork stuffing, too.  Do you add bread to it or potatoes?  I haven't made it in a long time.  I seem to remember that it was essentially pork pie without the crust stuffed into the turkey.  I suspected your recipe was similar to mine because you spelled it the same way.  Some French Canadians spell it "cretons".  The different regional interpretations are so interesting!

    Zumbagirl - your dinner sounds yummy.  I am very much into anything blueberries right at the moment.  And I love homemade cornbread.  It will soon be time for chili and cornbread!

    Sometime this week I am going to make salted herbs:

    • 1 cup chopped fresh chives
    • 1 cup chopped fresh savoury
    • 1 cup chopped fresh parsley
    • 1 cup chopped fresh chervil
    • 1 cup grated carrots
    • 1 cup chopped celery leaves
    • 1 cup chopped green onions
    • 1/4 to 1/2 cup coarse salt

    Preparation:In a large bowl, combine chives, savoury, parsley, chervil, carrots, celery leaves, and green onions. Layer 1 inch of herb mixture in the bottom of a crock or glass bowl and sprinkle with some of the salt. Repeat layers until all of the herb mixture and salt is used. Cover and refrigerate for 2 weeks. Drain off accumulated liquid and pack herb mixture into sterilized jars.

    Refrigerate until ready to use.

    Yield: 5 to 6 cups

    Author's note: Herbs preserved with vegetables and salt make a lively seasoning for soups

    My Memere would make these and ship them to us in Texas when I was a little girl.  I've always remembered it becaues I really like salty things, and I would go sneak a spoonful out of the jar and eat it plain.  Pretty sure I wouldn't do that now, but I look forward to adding it to beef stew and chicken soup!

    Michelle

  • apple
    apple Member Posts: 1,466

    I wish someone would bring me some tamales..

    I've half a mind to make some.  The weather is COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL this morning - it's about 60 out with a high of 73.. road trip.

  • Lynn18
    Lynn18 Member Posts: 284

    Apple

    Do you have a good recipe for tamales?  I have never made them but I would like to try. 

  • zumbagirl
    zumbagirl Member Posts: 250

    what are some of your favorite snacks. I hate that the chemo takes away our taste :O( When my mouth is not doing well, my favorite snack is cream of wheat. I also like sea salt almonds dipped in nutella :O)

  • Laurie08
    Laurie08 Member Posts: 2,047

    Joyce, so glad you have tomorrow off for the holiday weekend.  All day I kept forgetting and remembering that my husband has it off as well.  I'm happy to have him home the extra day.  You are so right that if all three of us know what gorton is, we are a bunch of French Canadian girls!  When I met my husband and introduced him to gorton he informed me it looks like cat food.  Then he ate it :)  Like anyone, he loved it and reminds me when he takes the last container from the freezer.  So I know I need to make more.

    It was so hot and muggy today I broke down and put the air conditioners on around lunch time and it is cool and comfy in here now.  Last night my husband went to pull steak tips out for dinner and pulled burger his first try- so I Had to some up with dinner using hamburger.  Since it is so cool in the house I just popped a batch of meatballs in the oven, and we are having spaghetti and meatballs for dinner, at the request of my son :)

    Enjoy the lake Michelle!

    Apple- I've never made tamales either?

  • LuvRVing
    LuvRVing Member Posts: 2,409

    It was a beautiful day at the lake today, but now I am planted on the couch!  I had a few things ready before everyone got here - just some cut up veggies, a tomato-basil salad, and some cut up apples for the kids.  The only thing that required cooking was the corn and the chicken - easy-peasy!  Everyone had a good time and the last of the gang just left a couple minutes ago.  I'm probably not going to move off the couch until I go up to get my PJ's on!

    Tomorrow we are heading to the casino, my two daughters and me.  It will be a fun time even if we come home with empty pockets.

    Joyce - yes, we make the stuffing with potatoes, too.  My first MIL made hers with bread, which I thought was strange after growing up with the potato version.  Like everything else, there are so many regional differences!  My Memere was born in one of the "Ste" towns in Quebec, near Ste Anne de Beaupre, I think. I need to ask my aunt about this - she will know as her mind is as sharp as a tack. 

    Zumbagirl - for snacks, I like the new crispy Wheat Thins with a little cheddar cheese spread, or good old chips and dip.  I eat lots of fruit, especially during those nasty taste days.  To me, it seems the more liquid I take in, the sooner the nasty taste is gone.  So grapes, cherries, watermelon, blueberries, strawberries - they all work for me. And of course, apples are now in season so I'll be eating lots of apples with good cheddar.

    Michelle

  • deborye
    deborye Member Posts: 2,441

    I hope you had some sliced motz cheese and balsamic vinegar with a drizzle of EVO on that Tomato Basil salad.  I had a lot of basil this year but my tomato plants got the blight.

  • exbrnxgrl
    exbrnxgrl Member Posts: 5,256

    Hi Ladies, I've been reading your yummy recipes for a few weeks and thought I'd chime in. I have a bumper crop of yellow pear and sweet 100 cherry tomatoes as well as basil (all grown on my tiny patio). This recipe just screams summer:

    Yellow and red cherry or pear tomatoes, halved if they are on the larger side

    Handful of basil julienned or torn in to small pieces

    Fresh mozzarella, cubed

    Salt and pepper

    Good quality extra virgin olive oil

    Balsamic vinegar( just a splash)



    Mix all ingredients together and marinate for at least 1hour before serving. If you have leftover French or Italian bread, rub with garlic and olive oil, cube it and toast it in the oven before tossing with the rest of the salad. -Caryn

  • debbie6122
    debbie6122 Member Posts: 2,935

    IM BACCCCCKKK!  I missed you all and so glad you are all ok and had little or no problems from Irene!

    I spent the last 3 hours trying to catch up on all your posts with some interruptions from hubby, I really enjoyed reading about all your adventures getting through the storms and how you all handled it so well. I couldnt get on this site while i was gone (cell phone limited) So really worred about you all.

    We got back around 4 pm today, we were to tired to drive back last night and didnt want to drive the 2 hours home, so we spent the night at the airport hotel. I feel like i can sleep for a week, I need a vacation from my vacation.  Last Saturday when we arrived in ky all our friends were at the pound (friends restaurant) waiting for us, it was very emotional,.last time i saw them i had no hair, now it is to my shoulders, Sunday we all had a pool party, about 40 people, went out on freinds boat monday, tuesday was girls night out, about 15 of us, we all laughed till we cryed, Wednesday, went to evansville, Indiana with friends to the casino spent the night, had a great time but didnt win any money!! Thursday went to several winerys on the way back. Had a party at another friends house thursday night, then Friday had a going away party at the pound- lot of tears and laughter, I got so many parting gifts from friends i had to go buy another small suitcase LOL! We drank and ate so much i feel sorry for my poor body, it just anint used to this kind of behavior!  Somehow hubby got in his golf while there and he also bought a new set of golf clubs. All i can say is it was fun but soooo glad to be back, felt like i was gone for a month, I know im leaving so much out but my brain cells are dead at the monemt LOL! the weather was hot about 100 everyday- Nice to be back in cooler weather!

    When i was at the casino in evansville i was sitting in a 2 seat machine, a lady sat next to me, somehow we started talking and the subject of breast cancer came up, she is stage 4 with bone cancer, she had never heard of bco.org told her about the support she can get here and how wonderful everyone is, she was happy to hear about it and said she would check it out, i hope she does she was a sweet lady, and in need of some support and comfort- Funny how you run into people that are more than coincedences,

    exbroxgirl- Your salad sounds yummy- I was born in san jose, califronia but havnt been there for years.

    Have a safe and fun labor day!! 

  • LuvRVing
    LuvRVing Member Posts: 2,409

    Deborye - oh yes, EVOO, balsamic, mozarella, salt and fresh ground pepper along with the tomatoes and basil.

    Debbie - sounds like you had an absolutely wonderful trip!  You can rest for a couple of days and you'll be good as new!  Funny about your DH buying new golf clubs, what is with these guys?  Golf clubs are not cheap, and they seem to think they need new ones every couple of years. 

    I went to bed before 10 last night, I was really tired.  Up and at 'em this morning, though.  We girls are going to Foxwoods and we will have a good time.  I just ate my Greek yogurt with blackberries and blueberries.  That's get me started off the right way.  Too bad I'm off even a single drink for the next few weeks...I'll have to go "virgin" so I can carry around something other than a glass of water. 

    Hope everyone has a great Labor Day!

    Michelle