So...whats for dinner?
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Susan, focusing on the "minor" and hoping this is just a bump in the road. Sending lots and lots of positive thoughts your way.
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Susan - yes triple shit but as Nance said, hope it's minor. Hugs don't seem like enough but sending anyway.
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Well Shit, is a milder word than I would have used.......Just sit tight. Your Doctor will have something up his/her sleeve. They usually do. Meanwhile, prayers going up from IL where we are now getting an inch of snow an hour if you believe the geeks on the radio......0 -
Damn. Doctor didn't call. Instead I received one from the assistant scheduling me for an early appointment "before your next treatment." So.... does this mean we are continuing regular treatments for three months and then scanning? Or, are we discussing a new treatment that day? Time for me to stop being so "nice" and insist that I get calls from a MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL.
Okay. As you can imagine, focusing on code wasn't in the cards as I waited for a call back. So, I trimmed up the leftover leg of lamb, browned the scraps for the fond, and then built a base of onions, carrots, before adding some beef stock. I am thinking that I will freeze as is, and then add the mashed potato topping when I defrost. But, then I had to figure out dinner. I had planned on the leftover veal with an asparagus risotto. Ack. No chicken stock! How did that happen? So, the other day I was reading about a soup that is considered the national dish of Morocoo. Eaten year round, but especially every evening to break the Ramadan fast. And so, I made this..... some lamb, onions, carrots, lots of ginger, tomatoes, chick peas, lentils and then finished with a bit of butter and lemon juice. A true one bowl meal. I love soup. Tonight I wanted soup. I needed that warm hug.
I am having a very adult cocktail. And then I will have another. And then tomorrow, I will wake early, leave another message for my medical team and get back to work.
*susan*
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- Oh fuck, Susan! I am still hoping that your fatigue is just from you overdoing things. Hoping along with Redheaded that your doc does have something up the proverbial sleeve. Thoughts seriously and caringly with you, and I'm around if you feel like venting, seriously swearing, etc.....
On a more banal note, I made a salad tonight that was delightful ( by accident) arugula, cauliflower pieces, red onion and roasted red peppers (sliced, from a jar) dressed with evoo and fig infused balsamic. I must remember this one.
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Yes, Susan, NICE does not fit into this equation! It seems outrageous to me that even potentially concerning news would be shared by an assistant with no immediate doc follow up. Call call call
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And Susan - you don't have to be nice when you call either!!! As Lacey said, they've let you down & left you hanging. Inexcusable.
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Susan, that soup sounds hearty and delicious. Am focusing on "minor" and hoping for infinitesimal.Made a yummy slaw tonight to go with microwaved leftover dumplings. Finely sliced common cabbage, slivers of yellow bell pepper, sliced avocado at buttery ripe stage. White balsamic vinegar and mayo dressing. Love having leftovers when it's something I really like.
Made some progress today with re-organizing kitchen storage. After 20 yrs. I recently noticed that seldom-used items occupy some handy locations. So some are being re-located and some will travel to Good Will.
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I, too, was thinking of some stronger words than just "shit"... That just plain sucks....blows.....and many other uncomplimentary things.
Is it that a lot of doctors are good with diseases but not people...or is it just those are the ones we remember????????
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Interesting question posed, Eric. But I do also remember my best docs, or even the best actions of my medium docs.
Carole, like the sound of that slaw.
Had a MO appt today...and did grab a mask and sat in a remote spot to protect all the vulnerable folks in the waiting room. Still feel like a renegade not agreeing to the AI, but as I explained again to the doc, the impact on my brain by the tamox ( given my mother's family hx of dementia and alzheimers....putting aside the crippled hands issue) leaves me in terror at the notion of any estrogen stripping. Rock and a hard place situation....and feeling like a bad patient. Thank you for the crash course on guilt, Sister Patrick Francis.
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lacey - I absolutely love that you dropped an f-bomb
susan - for a second I thought you were going to say that after the two adult cocktails, you were going to wake up in the morning and have another one. I think you should if you want to - then make that call...
Today DH and I discussed moving the washer/dryer to the other side of the common wall between the laundry room and the garage. That would mean that I can abandon the ridiculous pantry I currently have and have the whole laundry room as a walk in pantry. Be still my heart.
We went out to eat at our local German beer hall - so much fun! I had potato pancakes and we played trivia. The team was DH/DS/me. Between the three of us we came in second, with a late surge answering this question - which was awesome.
Match the right pairs:
number of Shirley Temple's ringlets Richard Petty's racing number
age of Amy Winehouse when she passed away number of Dec. of Independence signers
number of the street where the old NY Times bldg. is number of letters in the Hebrew alphabet
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Special - you're up late. Sounds like fun. Here's another trivia question. I just finally watched the movie Jersey Boys. (thank you NetFlix since it was only in our theaters for 1 week). Not as good as on the stage show, but still. What's the name of the group? No fair if you recently saw the production.
Susan - what about Bloody Mary's for breakfast before you call? Fingers & toes crossed.
Lacey - I admire you for making a choice that works for you. I'm more interested in quality than quantity at this point.
Going on a road trip tomorrow to "Mel's Diner" for lunch. And i don't have to drive!!! Hmmm - peach cobbler or blueberry?
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minus - I assume it is the Four Seasons. I used to have a 45 player where you put the record in the slot, like a CD player and Sherry Baby was my fave 45.
I vote for Peach cobbler - I'm old school.
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Yup - Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. I used to wish my name was Sherry. Your comment makes me wonder - I know I have a 33-1/3 vinyl of the Four Seasons Greatest Hits but I'll bet I have a 45 up in the top of the closet.
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I used to love that little record player - I think it worked on batteries because I always took it camping at the beach. It is funny - I just resumed contact with an old friend I grew up with and we played that record player all the time - we played the Theme From a Summer Place and danced around in my living room. I need to ask her if she remembers that!
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Loving the teeny bopper memories, especially at 4 AM after being awake all night. Made the mistake of drinking the most delicious cup of coffee when I returned from MO and shopping errands mid-afternoon. Totally forgot that this new one was not de-caf. Oy! Sensitive to caffeine, much?!
Loved these songs, too. I was quite the teeny bopper, and living outside of Philly, I had the opportunity to dance (once!) on the original American Bandstand. We all thought we'd died and gone to heaven. Instead, we got detention from the mother superior of our school for lying about our ages. We were not quite fourteen, the entry age. Totally worth the punishment!
Several years ago we collaborated with some other couples to hold a When I'm Sixty-Four party for so e friends. DH was the delegated DJ and he amassed quite the collection of oldies to which we all danced the night away. He has since collected volumes of music, many types including Indian Bongra (sp?), and gets asked to DJ some parties, most recently a father daughter girl scout troop dance. This was high bid at a silent auction. He needs to get up to speed on the most current teen tunes over this month.
Think I'll try for a few bits of shut-eye....the leaded glass guy is showing up to take out the whole window frame in the morning.....in 10 degree weather. Oy! Oh wait! It IS morning!!! Yikes......
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Tonight's dinner is going to be the rest of the beef stew I made Sunday
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Calmer this morning, though have a bit of a headache. Just gonna let the medical stuff lie quietly. Will see the doctor on the 15th and assume that the lack of urgency means a lack of need for urgency. Brutally cold here today but Mr. 02143 has agreed to head to the poultry store to get me parts. Can't have a stockless freezer. That would be unacceptable.
I was not a teeny bopper. One, I am too young. Two, I was in a practice room for hours with a very demanding violin. In fact, I am totally and completely pop-culture illiterate.
*susan*
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It was interesting doing the trivia game last night with my DH and DS and seeing which of us knew which things. The age demographic dictates, to a certain extent, the material one is potentially familiar with. I am a collector of seemingly useless knowledge - across a pretty broad spectrum - and there was stuff I definitely knew, stuff my DH knew, and stuff DS knew that we didn't. I actually thought about a number of you during this game, as there was a New England question, and a Louisiana question, and a restaurant question!
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Nurse Lauren just called. Appointment has been moved up to this Thursday. Treatment options will be discussed. Chicken part procurement is underway. Coding has commenced. Appears that my neck muscles, the one that hold up my head are mighty sore this morning. Guessing too much stress. :-)
*susan*
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susan - glad your appt is moved up so you are not waiting as long, but I am worried about the potential treatment changes and how they might make you feel. You are so busy that I know having energy is important. Glad you are keeping on with chicken stock and coding, but maybe a massage is in order for you? Or a warm bath and adult cocktail?
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Damn it is cold in Central IL. We had about 5 inches of snow. My snow guy woke me up at 12:49 a.m. scraping the sidewalk at the rear of the house near my bedroom. I keep turning the heat up in the house. Am about to leave for a exercise class I wish I hadn't signed up for.combined a new Lentil Veggie Soup in the crockpot. Substituted beef stock for chicken stock and a diced red pepper for a small can of chilies. Hope it is good. Fasting till my 2:40 doc appointment as wind chills tomorrow and Thursday are supposed to be minus30
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....supposed to be 73F today..... But we pay for it in the summer when it's 115F and hotter...
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Oh my goodness Lacey - American Bandstand. I'd say yes, it was worth the punishment.
Susan - I used to be an over-achiever in my earlier days so I sang classically w/the symphony & opera and then danced the night away to rock & roll once the instruments were carefully stowed away. Most of my roommates were string players of one variety or another & we sometimes got together for lieder fests on the weekends, although my preference was always baroque. Other weekends I went to see Sonny & Cher or the Beach Boys or the Temptations or Aretha Franklin. I'm old enough that I remember Gogi Grant and Patti Paige & 'mooned' over Pat Boone before Elvis. Sorry - TMI. Sooooo glad you have an earlier appointment.
Eric - way to go. It's only 60 here today & I'm still freezing. (sorry Red)
The blue plate specials at Mel's Diner today were chicken & dumplings or beef tips & rice. (Blue plate specials include a meat & two veg & a roll.) I had the burger special w/swiss cheese, grilled onions & mushrooms & tomatoes on a homemade bun.
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Minus, I was a piano student into my teens, but clearly R+R was my priority....especially since I was a better dancer and teeny bopper than a pianist! To this day, I can only play Fur Elise!
It really helps to have manual dexterity to play well. Interestingly both my sons grew up taking Suzuki piano lessons. The surgeon was a star at it....and younger guy plodded along like his mother. He excelled in friendships! 
Now DH is eager to find a way to remove our baby grand from our ownership, since it is idle and takes up a lot of real estate in his home office (aka sunroom). Can't argue. I can listen to the composers rather than play them!Susan, I'm also glad you don't have a long wait for that appt. Also hoping that "minor" is the key. And yes, love the massage idea, Special!
Also, Special, it must have been lots of fun to do that intergenerational trivia contest. Maybe when DS2's girlfriend moves here we can all go to one of the places near where he lives that have trivia...that is if we are not over the age limit!!;/ Minus, you and I are clearly in the same age bracket. Didn't Gogi sing "The Wayward Wind". I used to belt that out while ironing my school uniforms (something young people my age did instead of engaging in social media!). Ha!
Carole, you are a good role model for me...I will be decluttering parts of my kitchen during these next few weeks. There is even a plan! In the cabinet space re-allocation, I'm sure there will be a number of way past due cans that will be chucked, adly. Such a waste. But if I can get more organized with my canned goods, I might not mistakenly buy more than I need. LOL
Having leftover farfalle chicken casserole and brussells sprouts, salad, and french bread with cranberries in it (!) that I happened across at WF today. Still nursing this cold, so dutifully wore a mask while in the allergist's office today. Afraid it might become my winter fashion statement....
Brrrrr....so cold here....only good thing is that when the glass artisans came and removed the frame and glass, they replaced it with a piece of wood and insulation....better insulation than we've ever had there! Should have the replacement in a month. Happily theseguys did a great job removing it carefully with minimal mess. Yay!
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Wrote a post and was about to submit it when the tablet ran out of power! Switched to the laptop which is behaving better.
Susan, I, too, am glad your apptment has been re-scheduled. Fingers crossed for minor. Whatever the medical results, there will be stock in the freezer!
Lacey, imagine that I am reaching out to touch you. A real-life person who danced on American Bandstand. I watched it every Saturday with my grandmother. We loved the girl named Pat and her dance partner. Can't remember his name. In retrospect it seems rather comical that we sat and watched teenagers dance.
The forecast is for a hard freeze tomorrow night. I harvested herbs today and have bundles of dill, oregano, mint, and sage hanging in the kitchen to dry. They look rather pretty. I bunched the planters close together on the patio and covered them tonight and will do the same tomorrow night. But the more tender ones aren't likely to survive, the parsley, cilantro and dill. The rosemary, mint, sage and oregano are pretty hardy. Maybe the thyme will survive. The plants all look so pretty. I enjoy looking at them as much as using them in cooking.
Dinner was edible tonight. Baked sweet potatoes that didn't soften and exude syrup the way they should have. Roast pork in gravy out of the freezer, leftover from Christmas. Canned cranberry sauce with berries. I had cranberries in the freezer but didn't think about cooking some.
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Harvesting herbs in January. _sigh_ 14º here tonight but tomorrow is supposed to be cold. Today the winds died down today so the house wasn't swaying.
Dinner was the leftover veal warmed on a rack so it crisped back up, roasted asparagus, and some mashed potatoes. And then I made a garlic, wine, butter sauce to "elevate" the plate. Pretty darn tasty.
*susan*
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Susan, your leftovers are way better than my "firstovers."
I get to take my bandage off tomorrow and can actually get my sutures wet. Hopefully I can put together a real meal. We did manage to make a decent chicken soup yesterday with dh acting as sous chef. Fortunately I had some pappardelle drIed that worked out perfectly. Had to make the chicken stock. I still have trouble gripping a knife so we'll see what happens when the bandage comes off.
Carole, I brought in a pot of herbs (basil, oregano and thyme) that are doing quite well in the breakfast room. I have a rather large rosemary bush that goes in and out with the seasons. Dh hates it because it drops needles all winter but I love the smell. I probably need to cut the woody stems back drastically.
My tagine arrives Friday. Need to gather some more recipes!
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oh yeah, the high here tomorrow is supposed to be 4°. Yike!
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And that 4 degrees temp is flying up here for Thursday. Please, sans wind! Today was brutal with the wind and cold. I usually tolerate it, but I think my virus is making me crave warmth.
Glad your hand is progressing, Nancy, but please don't lay off your sous chef just yet.
Carole, you must be remembering Pat Molitari....could she "bop"!! I can't recall her partner's name, but Justine Corelli and Bob Clayton will always be easy names to pull up. I actually danced with a "regular" when on the show. Never committed his name to memory. I never admired his dancing, but when a "regular" (even in one's opinion a lower level one;) asks you to dance in real life, you dance! LOL Since Bandstand was a local show for us it was on everyday at 3:30. As eighth graders we would run home and watch it with friends. Practiced our dance steps and gave 'em a try at our Friday evening school dance. Such innocent times...no dirty dancing, no twerking, no wardrobe malfunctions...but we were so happy just dancing thru early adolescence.
Off to try to get a good night's sleep...and may hibernate tomorrow if I still feel crappy rather than sharing germs at the gym. Thursday I need to deliver lessons to two kindergarten classes. Looking forward to seeing the kids
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