So...whats for dinner?
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I have been away visiting my in-laws in S. Carolina, but am now back. Appliance repairman says the garage fridge is not repairable for less than a new one costs - so Santa is bringing a new fridge. Florida is unseasonably warm, it was nice to be in SC and be cool and have a fire in the fireplace - in-laws are hanging in and it was a good visit. Mr. Kitten is at the vet being neutered and getting some shots and kitten stuff. He is a wild one, but so far has not climbed any of the Christmas trees. Yes, I am one of those crazy multiple tree people. Have not been cooking, but our son comes home tomorrow morning so the party will start then! DD has to work today, Christmas Eve, and the 26th - so we will have to schedule some fun around her obligations. DH is off after today. Don't know if the kids can figure out a time to fish together on her boat. I need to grocery shop but have to decide if a new fridge will come by tomorrow or not. The good news is that all of the other shopping is done. Saw the surgeon yesterday and had the final drain removed, so I am looking forward to a hot shower long enough to use all of the available hot water! My most unusual ornament is made of the glass bells that decorated our wedding cake. I usually decorate the tree after my husband puts it up and gets the lights on - that is always the first ornament he looks for. One of the many reasons he is a keeper.
lacey - hope you feel better soon! Sorry you had to miss your little ones.
I like the cheesy potato recipe! I usually do a béchamel with some onion and Dijon mustard added, with a generous amount of black pepper, and layer potatoes, sauce and cheese, and finish with cheese and panko breadcrumbs, but I will try the posted one! Seems like an elegant classic dish and who doesn't like gruyere?
susan - not long after I finished chemo I participated in a writing workshop with some other cancer folks and we gave presentations to an audience at the Hope Lodge at Moffitt. My piece was about being an independent person with cancer and coming to realize all of the people who were standing with me as I dealt with diagnosis and treatment. I hope you know that I am standing with you, and am confident all of us are, as you move forward with your decisions about treatment. No judgements, nothing but support and love.
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Special - glad to hear your drains are out. I've been hoping your recovery was going well. Remember to take care of yourself in the middle of all these plans. As Moon often said on another thread: "Just because you can, doesn't mean you should".
Susan - thinking of you;
Lacey - hope you got positive answers from the docs to get you back in shape.
Carole - we've had that darn heavy fog too. I'm planning on a 3 hour drive on Christmas morning so I hope the predicted storms stay away.
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Yay on no drains! I remember that freedom six years after the surgery. SpecialK, I know you'll enjoy having both your kids at home and you will feed them delicious food. I remember your multiple Christmas trees. Shame on me for no Christmas tree.
We've been out at night a few times this Christmas season and I have really enjoyed all the outdoor lights. We admired one home that has programmed LED lights with moving decorations and a small sign telling you a radio station to tune in for music. We know the parents of the man who lives in the house. His Halloween decorations were remarkable, too.
Minus, I hope you have a good travel day for Christmas. The visibility was good this morning as we drove to the gym. The schools are out this week so the morning traffic isn't as bad as normal weekday mornings..
I spent quite few hours in the kitchen today working on a poor imitation of Susan's magic freezer. I used the left over meat stuffing made for yesterday's bell peppers to make two meals of stuffed cabbage leaves. The red sauce was Rao's Marinara. I also made one meal of eggplant parmesan, also with the Rao's. Only one of the two eggplants was good.
This afternoon I made tortillas for tonight's meal of beef fajitas. The beef will be sliced rib eye. I'll sauté some onions for dh, heat up some black beans, mix up a guacamole. I have no colored bell peppers and I won't miss them. I'll probably also make a cabbage slaw as a side. The tortillas are already cooked but I'll reheat them on the iron griddle. My cast iron press worked really well.
What a yucky day. Warm and moist. Christmas may be a temperature record breaker, 80 degrees or higher.
I'm waiting anxiously for a post from Susan, hoping she has the energy to check in. I've been thinking about you off and on all day, Susan.
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I grated gruyere today but still can't do it without cringing. That was what I was grating last New Year's eve when the grater tried to take my thumb off. Ugh.
I've been thinking about Susan a lot today too. I'm sure it's been a trying day for her.
Happy about the drains Special. I imagine you're happy too.
My goodness Carole, you've been industrious! That time spent will serve you well.
Lacey, hope the docs have given you some relief today or at least the promise of it.
DH's cold is in full swing today. I'm probably doomed. Lots of coughing and sneezing going on.
Tonight was a mini chef's salad and the last of the potato leek soup. Trying to get the fridge emptied before the inevitable weekend leftovers. I have a full day of prep tomorrow. Today I made a smoked salmon spread, marinated some artichoke hearts and roasted peppers for an antipasto platter, made some spiced apple rings and finished the angel biscuits to freeze. They will just need to thaw and raise for about 20 minutes on Christmas morning. I then had lunch with a dear friend and had to make yet one more stop at the store (of course) I slept badly last night so hope tonight is a more restful one. I don't want any lowered resistance for those nasty little marauding, opportunistic germs!
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I have so many people to update that I wrote something up.... but it is really just a first draft. It isn't a story just yet. It was a full morning. I spent four hours at Dana Farber. And then I came home and headed right out to buy food items for Christmas and stocking stuffers.
Today was the BIG day at Dana Farber. Well, it was a big day for me. A friend said something the other day which stayed with me. She indicated that my odd and perverse sense of humor would find a home at the Dana. And I went with it. Today I decided that I would not let the Dana Farber happen to me, but instead would simply be me at the Dana Farber. What a difference that made!
Once again, I headed to the ninth floor and waited in line to be checked in. This time I said "Hi. I can't see your name tag. Ah! Jack, hi Jack." and I got a smile and even a bit of conversation.
I chatted with Heidi who took my vitals. Back to the waiting room, and since I was interested, I reinvestigated the "cafe." The three icons are actually a knife/fork, recycling, and trash. The coffee machine dispenses decaf and caffeinated coffee, and there is a third button for hot water. Today there were several types of tea bags and hot chocolate to choose from. The bowl still only held saltine-type crackers but there were too many to count easily. No knives or forks. Casual patients do not get snacks.
I was called back to see Dr. Christine on time today and she was ready. In preparation for our appointment she had results from the research group and had presented my "case" to her colleagues at their weekly round table discussion.
Two trials bubbled up, both investigating targeted therapies using different pathways. The first one requires a recent biopsy, so it is off the table. Bone mets are really hard to biopsy, are extremely painful, and have a huge failure rate. The other trial is investigating a pathway that has not generated a huge amount of buzz. But, Genetech has figured out WHO responds well. This requires a "stored" tumor onco test to test for this specific pathway. The end result is, I will do a study that used stored tumor sample to run a full onco-panel. This will allow us to know, in the future, which trials make sense. Since this panel will take about three month, I need to move forward. This trial will either be available or not when I need it.
So, I will start Xeloda. I will take it until it fails me. And then we will look at trials, knowing what pathways and mutations I actually have.
They sent me to the second floor where you have your blood drawn, and where you can talk with the pharmacy. First I chatted with the lab person, teasing her that she didn't want to talk with me, but instead just wanted to scan my bracelet. Once we broke the ice, we discussed our Christmast dinners. She is also making a ham, but with collard greens, a recipe that her grandmother taught her. For whatever reason, my insurance agreed to pay the Dana Farber for my RX. The young woman at the window and I chatted about my insurance company and why they approve or don't. As I headed home, I have at least 100 pages of papers outlining both the trial and study, a bag of drugs, and a parking receipt.
I will start Xeloda on Saturday. I have the gloves/socks, bag balm and immodium just in case.
*susan*
p.s. The friend is clearly Lacey. Thanks for the adjustment suggestion!
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For dinner, I used the Costco tomatoes I bought, some kind of small tomato mix container, some garlic and leftover rotisserie chicken. I browned them up in a pan, but they didn't brown at all. I then tossed that into a bowl with pesto and then tossed in some cheese tortellinis. I put this into a casserole, topped with cheese and placed under the broiler. Sounds good, right? No. So mediocre. It wasn't bad, but it was like buffet food or something. Thank goodness the kids finished the dish. I don't have to figure out how to justify tossing it!
Tomorrow I need to do a "BIG" Whole Foods run and a Market basket trip. The beans are soaking for the Boston baked beans. Cream and buttermilk are turning into creme fraiche. More tomorrow when have distilled everything that has happened in the past 24 hours.
*susan*
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Susan - Sorry the trials aren't immediately available, but it sounds like Dr. C's plan for a full 'onco-panel' makes sense. And drugs are paid for!! And you don't start Xeloda until after Christmas. The best part is you went in being Susan and sounds like you got good reactions from all. Thanks for posting so soon. With your grocery shopping & cooking, you have a full day tomorrow. I continue to be amazed by your energy. I couldn't possibly do everything you are doing.
Dinner was another night of Crazy Cuisine "Mandarin Orange Chicken" from Coscto. I took it for appetizers to a friends Saturday. Really excellent but it was way too much food since everybody else brought nibbles too. I had it the 2nd night with rice. Tonight was with green beans & broccoli. I'll definitely buy it again but not cook a full bag next time. A neighbor who is 87 brought me 1/2 of a pumpkin pie she'd baked. Luckily I had whipped cream.
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Susan I'm glad it went better than you expected. When you have a chance to process it, we'll be here for you. Eric I hope Sharon is improving and not needing the pain pills as much.
Auntie, Lacey I hope you are feeling better.
My kids finally decided on a date for our get together. It's on Saturday. I will make ham an potatoes for my DH and myself on Christmas day. No cooking on Saturday the kids want to go out. I don't know whether to feel happy I don't have to cook or hurt they don't want to come. Guess I better choose happy- not having to cook a big dinner for 11 of us. LOL. I haven't made ANY cookies at all for 3 Christmas's. I probably should at least make some spritz. Maybe tomorrow.
Had my MO apt today. Every thing but magnesium levels is ok. So he's finally moving me to 4 month checkups. LOL. 4 years it took. It's a milestone. LOL.
Here's my oldest DGD seeing Santa. And wonder of wonders she's smiling! And yes. She a big girl. But she just turned 1. Mom and Dad are both over 6ft. LOL
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Susan, I'm glad the staff perked up for you. ;-) I've often (but not always) found that i get reflections of my attitude.
Having spent quite a bit of time with my mom at Mayo Clinic here in Phoenix....one has a great eating place....the other..I pack my lunch.
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Moon, we were cross posting. She's a cutie and that's great that she's smiling.
That's good news, Special. I know Sharon was happy to get her DDs (damn drains) removed.
Moon, that's good news too.
My cousin (actually cousin's child, which I think is 1st cousin once removed, but we are the same age)...she is 6'-7" tall and her husband is 2 inches taller...yet their kids are "regular height".
Sharon is starting to feel better. It's only 2 Advil every 6 hours. Today she decided (and I agreed) we needed a new bed, so a new Tempurpedic, with a head elevating base, will be arriving tomorrow morning. So, I switched from Christmas prep to bed removal and bedroom cleaning. It's amazing...the dirt that collects where the vacuum cleaner can't reach.
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Another long lost post....and too tired to try again
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Lacey - Can you hit "preview" after every paragraph & continue to write in the preview pane? When that function is working, it's a great help. Did you say you've recently switched the type of computer you're using? So sorry you're loosing posts in addition to feeling crappy.
Eric - glad Sharon is on the mend. That's been a long bout. Looking forward to a bed review.
Nance - hope you can somehow avoid DH's germs.
Moon - cute pict. I like choice # 2. Relax and have a good time eating out w/o worrying.
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That's a good idea, Minus...thanks! I might also use a copy/paste method, so at least I have the post somewhere besides in cyberspace limbo after it disappears. I should probably not do my late nite posts, and I will have more energy to be creative to save my "stuff".
On a ZPAC to rid my body of whatever ails it...but the good news is that it's not the dreaded pneumonia!! Clear xray.
Nance, I so hope you can dodge those germy cough bullets!! I hope that after this treatment I stop sounding like I belong in the TB ward. Also saw my new allergy doc yesterday. I sooo like her! So I am hopefully finished with med appts for another week....then the eye doc. And I did make an appt with the ortho to have my screaming shoulder evaluated in early Jan.
Glad your appts went well, Moon. I agree with Minus....eat and enjoy the fam!
Made anise pizzelles last night....I think they are a tad hard/dense. Will put more baking powder in the meyer lemon ones....which I'd better get back to now.
DH and I just did a freezer purge before he headed for the dump (er, "recycling center")today. Nice feeling....now if we could be that decisive about clearing out house stuff! Maybe if old treasures grew mold on them, we'd more easily toss them!
Glad Sharon is doing better, Eric.
Special, happy drainless holiday!
Carole, vicariously enjoying your meals.
Last night we had store bought veggie flatbread with a huge garden salad I made.
Tonight more chicken soup, I think, since I'm focusing on making cookies.
Thinking of how tired Susan might be today after working up to and going through yesterday's visit. Hope you can enjoy your meds free days until you start on Saturday.
Okay....better get back to zesting those Meyer babies!
Tried the preview method....let's see whatvhappens!
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Aren't these cute?
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Susan that sounds like a plan. I always tell myself that whatever the outcome is, I am making the best decision with the information that i have right now. If I don't like the plan in the future, that does 'nt mean I made a bad choice, I made a good choice with what I knew at the time. If that makes sense. I sense that your MO is very up to date and will help you make good decisions. You are good at this and if things change she will help you change your plans
I usually get lectures on how "i'm only trying to help" when I refuse to repeat my name and sigh and hand them my license to read.
I will definitely try your way next time.
I stayed overnight with a friend who got out of the hospital yesterday. Had to keep reminding her that she was goofy and NO you should not take an ambien with the percocet and the anesthesia wearing off!
Finally left this after noon and she texted me to tell me that I left my T-shirt. It's HER T-shirt that I borrowed to sleep in She is way bigger and taller than I . I reminded her not to move until my replacement comes a t 3:30. I would have stayed but have an eye doc appt.
For dinner, IDK.
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Lacey, the Fagor Lux Multicooker is $99.96 at Sur La Table right now. I am not sure how good it is, but SurlyTable is pretty good about returns with free shipping.
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Oh my goodness- susan--I love reading all you r posts---I learn so much no matter whether it is about food, travel, or survivorship or attitude/demeanor . You go girl. I guess I am dumb but what do you need gloves and socks for when you start Xeloda??
my dad got his new denture today......so hopefully he will be able to eat his food better now. I am cooking Hungarian sausages for Christmas since it is just the two of us. I gave him two dessert choices and he wanted the one lowest in "fat" but I think he really meant sugar, since he is diabetic. I am doing a Orange fluff dessert--you all probably know the one. and today, our newspaper had a rec ipe for a nutmeg cake that I am going to try tonight, if I get the rest of the mess in the kitchen cleaned up an still have energy.
Ladies and Eric---if I don't post again before Christmas, I hope yours is bright with joy and warm with love!
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Happy Christmas Eve, for those of you who celebrate Christmas. Last night we had family dinner at Rincon Mexicano. Once again the chef/owner was in the house and greeted us warmly. The young waiter laughed when I ordered the same ole' thing again. We are becoming recognizable regulars. After eating, we headed home for our annual decorating of the tree. Mr. 02143 already had the lights up, which is a good thing since they seem to give him fits every year. Why do they fail after storage? I mean, you put away lights that work, and when you take them out, they don't. And then we sat, and chatted, and talked. It was a marvelous night.
This morning, I started the beans. Haven't made Boston Baked beans in years, but without the vegetarian we can have ham and beans with pork! In a few hours, they will smell great. Next up is making some bread for breakfast tomorrow. This is a totally selfish endeavor. Everyone else eats the home-made cinnamon buns, but I prefer toast with a bit of this year's Meyer lemon marmalade. Heck, I really don't even want the marmalade. I really am a savory breakfast person, if I am going to eat breakfast.
Red, the gloves and socks are a bit distressing. One of Xeloda's primary side effects is called Hand-Foot Syndrome. Basically, one's hands and feet get red, blistered, and can start to peel. Not only is it uncomfortable, but if the skin breaks, this becomes place that infection can enter the body. To combat this, it is recommended that you slather your hands/feet with a thick and viscous cream before bed, and then put on the gloves and socks to keep the stuff in place. The research nurse is fairly sure that I already have this syndrome from the Ibrance, and recommended that I not wait but instead, start this routine immediately.
My other Xeloda dilemma is the dosing schedule. I need to take these three monster pills twice a day within 30 minutes of eating. I already have to take Synthroid first thing in the morning, and then wait at least 30 minutes before ingesting any food or drink. To complicate things, I have never been a breakfast person. The idea of eating first thing in the morning makes me feel a bit ill. But, I need to take the Xeloda as close to 12 hours apart as possible.
So what do you eat for breakfast?
*susan*
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If left my own devices, it would be peanut butter or cream cheese on an English muffin with an occasional poached egg for variety, but dh is the breakfast guy and he fixes it. French toast, pancakes, waffles, scrambled or fried eggs with sausage or bacon mostly. But then we don't eat breakfast until 10 a.m. (even though we're up much earlier than that) so it's more like brunch really.
My nephew had a very strange se from xeloda. Touching very hot or very cold things would give him a sensation of electric shock. He had to wear cotton gloves during part of his cycle to drink anything hot or cold. Had never heard of that se. He escaped hand and foot syndrome though. I'm sorry you're experiencing that already Susan.
Merry Christmas my lovely friends. Not to be too grinchy about it, but like Carole, I'm looking forward to getting beyond the holidays.
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If left to my own desires breakfast would always be 2 chocolate frosted donuts and coffee o r hot chocolate. . However, I do eat the Quaker Oats instant weight control maple brown sugar oatmeal with a cup of blueberries and a ton of cinnamon added. I also like scrambled eggs with hot sauce or scrambled/fried eggs with refried beans , salsa and tortilla's, I also like to make one eyed jacks--where you cut the hole in buttered slice of bread and fry the egg in the middle. Then I put roasted red pepper slices with it.
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Susan, I am also not a big breakfast fan...but if I am having anything instead of my smoothie, it would be yogurt with walnuts, chia and fruit. At the brunch hour, I'm always happy with a veggie omelet. Hoping that HF se is mild for you. Your evening sounded lovely. And I'm glad you are keeping that chef in business!
DH was a much happier camper needing to use only two strings of lights on our darling Charlie Brown tree....a new tradition, I hope!
Add me to the grinch list this year. Yesterday I finished making the meyer lemon pizzelles, and some brownies with walnuts (at 1AM!), after finishing all the gift wrapping. DH seems to have missed the wrapping gene. I think it is a visual spatial thing. Next year I will train him with bags and tissue paper and pretty be damned! Clearly my priorities are wrong!
Food wise, all that is left is to make a spinach/pear and a Greek salad for tonight's dinner next door, and another spinach salad for the dinner at our friends' tomorrow. Oh, and of course the pizzelle tray gifts need to be assembled. I am tired, and the Zpac is causing stomach distress. I'll be happy to finish that....and the holiday frenzy. Whine whine whine! And apparently due to the Zpac, no wine, wine, wine.
We did enjoy the last of my chicken pastina soup for dinner and it was double yum!
I'll rise above my whining to wish you all who celebrate a Merry Christmas!
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Christmas with no wine! AACK!
Lacey, I went with bags a couple of years ago. Costco sells really pretty bags for an excellent price and we recycle a lot. We have some bags that have been around so long they have names lol. The switch has made that part much less stressful. Not as much fun to open but a worthwhile trade for me.
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You are a wise woman, Nance! I also re-use bags that I do have. But I must have this "wrapping compulsion" as a tribute to my mother who was the ultimate package wrapper. She always did such things beautifully, perfectly and painstakingly. I inherited the "painstakingly" piece! LOL
Our next door neighbors just called to borrow fridge room since they are prepping for the large dinner gathering tonight. It's a Christmas miracle....we have a whole shelf free for them! Now that puts me in the spirit!
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I love all breakfast food - just not before 10 or 11am. If I had to eat, I'd be with Nance - 1/2 an English muffin with butter or peanut butter. On the other hand, I do like a big slice of cold pizza. Does Instant Breakfast count as food?
Susan - My derm doc suggested CeraVe some years ago. Then my BS & PS recommended also. It worked for my mild HF syndrome for the Red Devil. You might try it for daytime use since it's non-greasy and lasts through several hand washings. I keep a jar of the heavier cream by my bed and a bottle of the lotion in the kitchen.
One thing about having to mail/ship all gifts, I long ago determined to use only yarn or stretchy string for packages since everything else got crushed. Makes it easy. I do use bags for my few local gifts. Lacey - sorry you won't get to have wine. I hope the Zpac is working.
Cooking happening today. It's based on things I can put in a cooler for the 3 hour trip to my niece's, and on what they decided fit into their menu. Their dinner tomorrow is ham & roast beast w/Yorkshire pudding along with several vegetables & some kind of surprise potatoes. I'm taking a fruit salad. I'm going all out and adding Royal Anne cherries & pecans along with the oranges, apples, bananas, pineapple tid bits, coconut & tiny marshmallows. And I'm cooking Mexican Black-Eyed peas for the next day - with ground pork, chili, celery, onions, diced tomatoes. My friend shared her delicious recipe but this will be my first time to make it.
Grinch here too. The weather keeps changing & now storms are all but sure. I won't go until tomorrow morning since there's less traffic. But looks like there's no chance I can get home before Monday w/o driving in the rain. Three days is way too much togetherness for me, including 6 house dogs - 3 of them Great Danes. Sporadic tornadoes & large hail possible. Urgh - I could be tucked up in my bed reading.
Happy Winter Solstice & festival of the lights & Christmas & Hanukkah
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Merry Christmas to all my around-the-kitchen-table friends. I spent the day in the kitchen doing Christmas cooking, including some dishes that would be better if cooked tomorrow. My feet are aching. The bad foot is burning. Tonight we'll go next door to the neighbors' annual open house. They will have a couple of huge pots of chicken gumbo on the stove for guests to help themselves. There will also be some party snacks and a lovely dessert table with dainty sweet treats. We usually walk across the back yard but tonight we would need rubber hip boots.
Tomorrow I will bake the yeast rolls (dough in the refrigerator), make the creamed spinach casserole and make a fruit salad. I also have to unmold the shrimp mold and warm up the sliced pork roast in gravy and the German potato salad. We'll transport all this food to my sister's house. She is roasting a turkey, making mashed potatoes with cream cheese, and a green salad. One of my brothers is bringing dessert which he will have purchased. A friend of my sister's is bringing a dish.
Letting the dough rise in the refrigerator is an experiment. Previous years I made the rolls the day before Christmas but they will be better baked the same day.
My dermatologist has me use Amlactin lotion (alpha-hydroxy therapy). In the past it was a prescription and cost me $10. Now I have to buy it from behind the counter and it costs more. DH has the same dermatologist and she told him to use it. He broke out in a rash.
I admire beautifully wrapped presents but don't go to much effort these days. I wrapped some gifts in Christmas paper this afternoon and wrote the names in marker on the paper. I also use bags with tissue paper and recycle any new-looking bags. One of my golf friends does the beautiful bows. She says they're really easy. You just spend the $$ for the ribbon with the fine wire in the edges. I always save beautiful bows. Have a collection in the closet with the wrapping stuff!
Hard to believe 2016 is upon us.
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Carole - love the magic marker story. That's exactly what I did for all my DH & DIL's presents when I discovered at 11:30pm that I had no more gift tags and had to wrap & pack their presents for mailing first thing the next morning. Since he's a bit of a grinch, I likely won't hear any comments. But I will get weird glances from my SIL tomorrow. Their presents are wrapped w/a tag, but since I thought I had to mail, that is all. She too does exquisite bows & decorations. Oh well.
Mexican Black-Eyed Peas done and in the fridge. I admit, I had to sample. Good, but next time I'll do either more beans or less meat. Also I would have added more "heat" with more chilies.
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Merry Christmas to all celebrating. Hugs to all! Take time to remember you are loved.
Much love to all..
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Fifteen minutes until the reindeer land on the roof. Santa is going to fill my stocking with several wonderful "gadgets" from Sur La Table and the Container Store. I can hardly wait!!!
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We've got a bit over 5 minutes until Christmas Day. Merry Christmas to everyone celebrating.
Today I baked a pumpkin pie, made the cream cheese pie and I've got sourdough dinner rolls started.
DD is watching the movie Christmas Story. They are at the pink bunny suit scene...memories of Luv's avatar.
Tomorrow morning I'm making the zimet kuchen.
It is a cinnamon sweet bread "cake" that was, by tradition, made by my grandmother...but only on Christmas morning. Mom said since she can remember, it "has always been made". Once I reached 9 or 10, the wonderful smell of that baking is what woke me up on Christmas mornings.
My grandmother taught Mickey and I how to make it, but it took us many Saturday mornings to get it right--where the brown sugar-cinnamon topping has melted, but hasn't scorched and the bread has baked properly. I continue with the tradition and I hope DD learns how to make it. DD has already asked, several times tonight, if I was going to make it. :-)
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Quiet now reigns supreme here. The kids left late morning, the house has been put back to it's former state. My stomach had been rebelling against all the rich fattening foods I've been forcing into it, so for dinner I made soup. A vegetable beef soup using odds and ends gleaned from the refrigerator and freezer. It hit the spot. I was aided in the endeavor by the new pressure cooker that Santa brought. I must say that there is much I like about it, but it certainly is not faster than the stove top model. Although the actual cooking time is about the same, the time that it takes to reach pressure is much longer. Nonetheless, I'm pleased with it, especially the multifunctions. It even slow cooks. Rice will be the next test.
Tomorrow we're off to see dad in what is predicted to be torrential rainfall. That will be fun :-( Well have to be careful not to get caught on the wrong side of a flooding river.
The moon is beautiful tonight. I hope you can see it from where you are and your night is peaceful, my friends.
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