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candy-678

Happy Birthday Mara!!!

Not much here. Next PET Dec 1. October went by quick!! I read on here every day.

goldensrbest

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARA🎂🎈🎉. How nice to share some food with a friend❤️

We got our flu shots on Thursday. Had a sore arm for 48 hours and on Friday I had extra fatigue and bone pain. Better yesterday. Will get Covid shots in a couple weeks.

Sending wishes for a quiet and peaceful week for all.🫶🏻

mara51506

Thank you @candy-678 Yep October just came through fast, November is doing the same thing too.

@goldensrbest when I still got flu shots which I know I should do, I always swung my arm around and it avoided the sore arm, unsure why but that is what what my mom and I learned. Helped a lot. I am glad you got your shot and the first pain went away and good luck with covid, in pocket for that.

I wound up staying up most of the night and dozing for a few hours, I don't mind, had pepsi with my meal last night. Slept well on the couch. Nothing to heavy duty today, usual laundry, floors as needed and a few cloths in the smallest washers, they do spin well, no cord which is good and they do not move around, 20 bucks, frivolous spend but useful. I am monitoring spending this month. Now will be looking into the cottage cheese gifted me. I am thinking once the wash done in the small machine, use on counter, will break out the magic bullet. Debating either making a queso or cheese type sauce with taco seasoning added, turn meals instantly mexican, other plan is take some cottage cheese, couple eggs and lentils, not too many, blend up and do several cooks in the mini griddle. Just would make an egg but I will see what I decide. Post meals of course. Not too likely to eat as normal, texture is off putting but blending would be fine, later may do the boost version of a milk shake with some peanut butter of course with the cottage cheese. I do still want to take some cottage cheese and queso with taco seasoning, add few beans and use that as a binder for stuff in the rice cooker, could be really good.

MEAL 1 was dead simple. 1/2 cup cottage cheese, 1 egg and queso with taco seasoning. Blended smooth and had the basics for the mini griddle. Did 3 mini griddle cooks since they do not hold much and overfilling would be point less. Scooped all of it out. Looked slightly like scrambled eggs, seasoned with little bit of sour cream seasoning and salt. It was pretty delicious if I do say so myself. Not sure about dinner as of yet, got a hankering to try the boost chocolate powder with some peanut butter with 1/2 cup cottage cheese and perhaps some of the plain yogurt I have, I will see.

I am soaking a swishing wig in cold water, it has had some extra ingredients used, found some wig conditioner and would spray that and a shine you can add which I only spray on hands, needs to be subtle. I will take it out soon. Use fabric softener rinse which is mostly 50/50 water and a small amount of the fabric softener. None of the ends are looking raggedy at this point which is nice for a wig that has lasted a long time, had them for at least 5 years which is amazing since they say replace every 3 to 6 months, I did not wash before, usually sprayed out the inside with a bit of alcohol and water, just kept it smelling fresh. UPDATE, wig has been spun mostly dry, swung the wig around as they say to do and is hanging on bedroom door.

I do hope everyone has a good day, feels like monday but that is OK, monday is coming up fast, that is for sure. I am in everyone's pocket, that is for sure.

chicagoan

@goldensrbest I had my flu shot a week ago. Usually I have no or minimal side effects, but this one whalloped me. I felt like I had a mini-version of the flu. Hopefully that means I'm creating the antibodies needed to fight off this year's flu bug. How is your husband doing?

@tanya_djamila How is your husband? Did they devise a new treatment for him yet?

October did fly by and November is too. Already one week gone.

shanagirl

Good Evening gals. It was a good week. I haven’t checked in in a few days. I went for my mammogram Thursday and got results on MyChart Friday. All normal so that’s always a relief. Friday we got a suprise visit from our neice’s Son. He’s a very nice young man. He was in the military for 8 years and stationed in Alaska most of the time and he absolutely loved Alaska. Wh also spent time in Texas. So we didn’t get to see him. He’s married now and has 4 adorable children and loves his family. He lives in Florida and he was up here on business and we got to spend time with him for a few hours before he had to turn around and leave to drive a truck foShe’s taking a breakm his company back down to Florida. Sweet took him out for later lung early dinner around 3:30. He got to our house at 12. and we sat and chatted for a few hours before we went out to eat.

.@mara51506 Happy Happy Happy Birthday dear girl and hope you enjoyed your time with your friend.

@cookie54 I too am thinking so much about dear @irishlove and miss her. I reached out and messaged her on October 6 and she got back to me the same day. She is taking a break she said she had been going through some health issues. may respond to you. . I don’t feel I want to share anything because I think she would have here before now. So I am respecting her privacy. Because I reached out again On October 27 to just check in with her briefly but she never responded . So now I am concerned for her. Try Messaging her @cookie54. Maybe she will get back to you. 🙏

threetree

@shanagirl - That was really nice of you to contact @irishlove in early October (thank you), and I'm real glad to hear that she responded to you. I agree that it is worrisome that you didn't hear anything back the second time when you tried to get in touch. I'd like to think she's still just taking that break and will get back to us all when she's ready.

How nice for you and your husband to see and spend time with your great-nephew!

mara51506

I think we all worry when we don't hear from someone for a long while assuming the worst, I am guilty of the worry too. I try not to worry so much. I can be a ball of anxiety for myself.

Laundry, getting extra flattened boxes ready to go out Thursday, in blue bags of course, floors will be done, cat area as well.

I am in process of making first meal. Took leftover cottage cheese and caesar dressing to add as main binder . 2 mini pot pies, beef and some freshly opened lentils, put 1/2 cup of lentils, beef pies are the protein and the topping used. I will report on meal, whether good or meh. This was a microwave meal in for 4 mins. Later I know I want to try the chocolate boost and peanut butter with cottage cheese and yogurt, blend into a milkshake I think. Blending the cottage cheese has come in clutch. Meal 1 was really good, just plain canned lentils, 2 mini beef pot pies and and put the rest of the cottage cheese and caesar dressing blend from the magic bullet. Super filling. I think my friend has got me on a cottage cheese kick but mostly the blended versions.

I will post second meal later but am hoping everyone has a good day and in pockets for all.

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cookie54

@shanagirl Relieved for you that mammo looked good! That sounds like such a nice visit , very sweet of him to fit a visit in on travel. There's nothing like family😊Glad to hear you heard back from Laurel initially ,thanks for updating us. I check periodically if I see sh logged on..I just worry about everyone. I will message her to let her know we are all thinking of her.

@mara51506Glad you enjoyed your birthday, it's just nice catching up with friends in person. Enjoy your dinner with DB and SIL glad you guys are getting together to catch up also! I started buying ,low-fat cottage cheese and make blended desserts with it. I can't eat it unless it's whipped, I just dislike the texture of it. The desserts are delish and even tried making ice-cream too..yummy!

@candy-678 Hey there….yes i@t's crazy how time flies!

Thinking of many here and daily prayers and well wishes for all…hugs💕 November is a busy appt month for me, CT tomorrow hoping for a nice boring report🤞. The good thing is I get to see all my coworkers that I miss so much but happy to catch up with them! It's always so ironic that I used to comfort all my patients and now I'm on the other side. May it be a quiet day for all🌞

mara51506

@shanagirl Glad mammo went well for you for sure.

Slept half on couch, half in bed, equals a decent but weird night sleep. Nothing on agenda today. I forgot to post second meal yesterday, was just peanut butter from the jar.

Laundry, floors, cat area and cooking on tap today. Cottage cheese features heavily, thinking I want to try a boost chocolate shake with 1/4 cup cottage cheese, 1/4 cup plain yogurt and possibly some water, ensure it comes out smooth. Last addition could be some coolwhip. Will pull that out first to soften up. Later will make a mexican sauce with the cottage cheese, taco seasoning and a good portion of cheese seasoning, adding mayo and queso too. Keep in the fridge to add to a rice cooker meal of lentils and rice, yum I think. Will post meals for sure and if they are good. Got to remember, nothing wrong with some blended cottage cheese with dry seasoning for flavour and cooking it either in the air fryer or breville. Have a lot of ideas about it. I did learn that the boost does not taste good to me, unsure if due to age or just overall flavour so no sweet chocolate milkshakes and unsure of the yogurt. Got other yogurt which is the strawberry flavour, could likely add that and mio with some Cool Whip I have in the freezer. Thinking I will stick to the cottage cheese blend, little water and mio, got lots of the fruitpunch flavour. Cottage cheese takes on the taste of what I add to it. It may work best as a higher protein queso and taco seasoning and have to remember to use spare parts of another magic bullet that I bought when I thought the first magic bullet disappeared. Got more parts in it anyway. I will try the strawberry yogurt and the cottage cheese with some mio, blend it up and could also add cool whip, will have to see about that one.

I do hope all have a great day, will endevour to remember to post meals, good, bad or ugly and I am in pockets for all. Birthday is tomorrow so that is when we are due to go out, my DB and SIL and I.