So...whats for dinner?
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We've decided to change the bedroom decor. This is what happens when you watch too many home improvement shows. Obviously, I need to watch more cooking shows. I've acquired all the accessories and now it's time change the paint. I've spent the morning painting huge swatches of new paint on the bedroom walls (dh is a nervous wreck about me and a paintbrush). Deciding on paint is hard work. I've tried 8 different samples that all look the same in the can but not on the wall. Thank heavens for samples. We'll let these "cook" for a while and then decide.
This afternoon I'll cure the piece of salmon and start some bialys. Dinner is at some friends for spaghetti and meatballs. Sounds good to me. I've promised myself I'll cook something more creative this weekend. It will be in the 50's so the grill is a distinct possibility now that the snow is off of it. Perhaps some jerked pork tenderloin. I picked up some very good looking yellow squash so I might saute those with some colored peppers and onion. Very festive.
I hope my friend has made her delicious lemon pie for dessert.
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planned grocery shopping this a.m. with friend, but last night decided I needed to call Ortho first thing. Too much pain last two days for me to wait until April 2. Inthought I might have hurt wrist cutting some raw chicken. So I confessed to the tech, and they did X-rays, everything was fine, but Dr. said a cast would keep me from "temptations" like cooking......So after my appointment, my friend and I went to the store and I bought hot dogs and hamburger and Tv Dinners and lettuces and fruit..... Am spending Sat night with my Dad (actually all day and come home Sun) and I am cooking a pot roast with veggies for him.
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According to a report on the news tonight, more money is spent at restaurants than at grocery stores. So much for the recession leading to people cooking their own meals.
I gave dh a choice of several meats we could have tonight to go with the leftover eggplant, which will be reclassified as side dish. Chicken, pork chops, meatloaf. The man knows his own mind. He promptly chose meatloaf. So meatloaf it will be, made with ground chuck out of the freezer. Eggplant casserole. And asparagus.
I took a carton of potato/leek soup out of the freezer today for lunch and it was just as good as fresh made. I also took a home-made pita out of the freezer, wet it under the tap, restored it in the toaster oven until it was like fresh made. I cut it in half, separated one half into the two pieces, drizzled small amt of olive oil on the insides, sprinkled a little grated mozzarella and romano and popped the halves back into the oven to melt the cheese. Yummy substitute for crackers or croutons to go with the soup. I'm still amazed that I was able to make pita bread.
Nance, that's the same process I follow when picking a paint color. It's important to see the paint swatches at different times of the day. When I was picking the color for the living room, though, the color it was painted (mint green) overpowered the swatches. What color are you considering? I will tackle my laundry room and adjoining half bath one of these days. It will involve taking down a lot of wire shelving in the laundry room. Of course, those shelves would have to be cleared off.
Redheaded, ouch on the painful wrist. No, cutting up a chicken does not sound like a good idea.
Eric, how is Sharon doing?
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Carole, I now spritz a dishcloth with water, heat the toaster oven, turn it off, and put the pita into the towel and into the warmed oven. Works like a charm! Now that I have discovered this method, I can buy the wonderful Lebanese and Armenian flatbreads to freeze at home.
We are having a warming trend here. All the way up to 19º, so Mr. 02143 is out grilling a whole chicken. I think he may be regretting the offer since it isn't going so very well. I have made some roasted potatoes and onions, cole slaw, and stuffed mushrooms.
Red, your doctor is determined huh? But take care of yourself when you cook for your father. Please don't do more for him than your doctor has said you can do for you.
Nancy, the salmon and bialys sound wonderful. Paint swatches are complicated. My husband is much better at this than I am. I generally take the easy way out and find a chair or pillow that will live in the room and "pull out a color." And I have been known to use the same color from house to house. But this house? Different colors everywhere, which means you have to make sure that they are complimentary. At this point, we only have a tiny under-the-stairs room left to paint.
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Susan, I do the same thing, hence the accessories first. Here's one of them:
I'm trying for a very pale orchid color more to the purple end of the spectrum and not too pink. Who knew there was such variation?
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Did you have the paint folks scan the bit of the fabric you want to mimic and see what that fancy machine says the formula should be? *susan*
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Nope, that's why I have eight samples ;-) I really don't want a match, just coordinate in a very pale color. Not sure the fancy machine will do that, but maybe it does.
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I've been so busy that I've barely had time to read here......This morning I got up at about 4:30am and started doing some house cleanup before I left for work and then as soon as I got home, I went back to cleaning before we pack for tomorrow...we're out of here around 4:30am to head to school to drive 60+ 8th graders about 150 miles on an overnight field trip.
We're staying there weekend, so I figured it would be good to have the house sort of clean so that when I'm in Tucson next weekend, the house won't look like an outhouse in distress.
Sharon's shingles rash is gone, but she says it still stings where at the now invisible rash sites.
Amazingly enough, when we painted the interior of the house, we painted one wall of the master bedroom the light lavender that is next to the flower petals and the "other" (non-master) bathroom a few shades darker of the lavender. DD is the one who picked out the colors and I must say they look good.
19F degrees and BBQ??? Wow. I wouldn't do that! I don't even like to think of 19 degrees unless it's "the C style degrees". :-) Even Minus' 29 degrees isn't much better. I can deal with cold..but would rather not......I keep dreaming of moving to Alaska (Nome or North Pole/Fairbanks)..and then I remember it's cold up there in the winter.
Carole, I heard that too about the spending more money at restaurants than "eating in". I didn't get the whole story about whether people are eating at restaurants more or if the restaurant prices went up enough to cause the shift.....and if this includes the workday fast food junk as well.
Red....Be careful. But, I guess I should be quiet as I'd be doing (and have done) the same thing as you. :-)
Glad to see you post again Laurie.
Oh..and 3 other things....We just celebrated our 26 wedding anniversary, March 7 2012 was Sharon's mastectomy date and DD received a 97% on the "robot baby" for her early childhood development class.
I'd better get packing so I can get to sleep... I'm bringing the computer so hopefully I'll have some spare time tomorrow after we drop everyone off and "go hide".
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Congratulations to you and Sharon on your anniversaries, Eric. And to DD for her care of the robot baby.
Susan, I would never have thought of wetting the frozen pita but that's what Claudia Roden recommends. And it works. I bought a package of pitas recently when I saw they were made with stone ground wheat flour. I'll put them in the freezer, too. Eventually I want to try making the Indian flat bread which seems very similar to the pitas. My dh would not consider 19 degrees weather for outdoor grilling.
Very pretty design and colors, Nance.
Luv, I hope you're doing ok down in TX. And Moon up in WI. And everybody else. Joyce, you must be back in FL thawing out.
Not sure about dinner. We have leftover meatloaf and one more small serving each of eggplant. I'm cooking a Boston butt for noon dinner tomorrow at my mother's house.
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Catching up and popping in..... Nance, I ve seen some rooms painted in the color you describe, and they have been lovely, which surprised me since I would not have thought to select a lavender shade myself. Lighting and room decor can make such a beautiful atmosphere. Our hardware store matches shades with the help of some computer thingy (says the hardware luddite), so it is easy to get colors right.
Real progress in this rehab house....DH is now on one crutch, finished his VNA PT sessions, and starts outpatient PT later in the week. I selfishly had him book sessions at the closest possible facility, which fortunately has a good rep. He feels so much better with one arm free....but still loves using that kangaroo style apron!!
. I feel an immense amount of freedom!!Eric, congrats on your anniversary, Sharon's milestone, and DD's prowess at "baby" parenting. Would love to see any research on how those programs impact adolescents' choices.
Nice to hear that you are back in more civilized temps, Joyce! I'm glad that retirement is on the horizon for you.
Went to my trainer yesterday, now that DH can be more independent and safe. Paying attention to all the aches and joint pains I have developed over this month with the repetitive movement of shoveling, ice chopping.....amazingly, not my shoulders, which have been great....and a little slip on the ice while trying to get a 60 lb. bag of sand over the ice and into the garage last week. Old knee issue acting up along with hip and ankle fussiness. We revisited some exercises that will hopefully get me back to my "normal".
We also spent a lot of time talking about a change in our trainer's career. She is taking a new position to develop a fitness and nutrition program for a local company. She'll still be at our center for a while until it is full time. She is both excited and torn about moving on, as the hospital center was so good to her throughout her bc treatment. DH and I will remain connected to her after she eventually terminates from the center, maybe even home training sessions. We'll see. I am just so happy for her to be moving on with her career...I feel like I'm watching a lovely daughter grow and move on. As you can tell, we are very fond of her.
Susan, love that DH is grilling! I bet DH will be back out there shortly. I made lamburgers in a pan last night since grill man is not back yet! Oh, and we added avocado to them on the bun along with our typical Greek flavorings. Very nice!
I hope everyone who is fighting colds and post op conditions is healing well. Monica, you need to get back to that baby!
. Red, please be cautious so that hand can heal as fast as possible. Have a good day everyone!
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joyce - welcome back to FL! I was in Georgia all week with DD and we had a couple of nice and warm days, but yesterday was cold and raining. As I drove south back to Tampa the thermometer on my car reflected increasing warmer temps. DH does not know this, but DS is flying down from Virginia tomorrow for spring break as a surprise. I suspect last week when he called to ask if he could come it was partly to surprise dad, but also because he is freezing! Being a part-time fire fighter he has been dealing with lots of burst pipes and heater fires.
moon - joyce recommended a swift kick to your DH, but if you tell us where he is I am betting a bunch of us will do it for you! I know you must be suffering from DGD withdrawals, hope you are feeling better soon. What is the status of your surgery - cataracts, right?
auntie - love the color and pattern of the pillow. We had a bedroom in another house painted in a pinky beige Benjamin Moore color, it was very relaxing and didn't really look pink at all. I had dark wood furniture and white cutwork linens, with some federal blue accents.
eric - congrats on the anniversary and Sharon's anniversary, and DD's robot baby grade. Hopefully it let her know she could be a good mom - but much later! I am sorry Sharon is still feeling discomfort, hoping it will fade with time.
laurie - Hi!!
red - sheesh - be careful - no chicken cutting!
lacey - yay for continued use of the apron - maybe I need to develop an apron business for crutch people!
I had a bunch of MRIs on Monday prior to driving up to see DD in Georgia. They were ordered in December due to unexplained, new, and persistent hip pain. Had bi-lat hip and lumbar MRI, and also a DEXA - the good news, no mets, and I was pretty nervous about this possibility since this is pretty intense discomfort. Turns out it is trochanteric bursitis and gluteus medius stress changes for the hip - essentially a hip injury with bursitis. This is amenable to PT. I already knew I had degenerated disks at L4/5, but now have new bone spurs, a fatty attenuation at L3 (fatty mass), and dessication and additional degeneration, and a bunch of bulging, at more locations in the lumbar and thoracic areas. I am concerned about the issues, but very relieved. Next step, since this imaging was ordered by my MO, is to see my PCP and get some PT orders and a plan.
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Hopefully we have had out last bout of winter weather. Areas of DFW had 7" of snow that was out by the airport but the airport only had 3" I think. We had at least 4 and maybe closer to 5" here after serious freezing rain and ridiculous sleet. All around here seems to have survived. DH took 2 vacation days last week and was off one scheduled day so that worked out perfectly. Goats have been none to happy but the sun came out Thursday I think lost track of days. Much nicer yest and today very nice and warmer than predicted. I think we had 5 separate events over the course of a week and a half. Winter all at once yuck!
I only got out the one day last week to go to Ft. Worth. Everything I had on my calendar was cancelled. Next week looks eventful with 2 trips to town - accompanying DH to one of his so we can shop afterwards. I need to grocery shop again but will prob. wait until after church tomorrow, might be a mistake because rain is moving in. A couple of days of sun on this stuff and it will def. look like spring has sprung. Grocery has BOGO on again but my little freezer I don't think will hold much more.
I've not made much. We had hot links a couple of days; I had a big package and thought at least I could grill or roast them over fireplace if elec. went out. Made casserole with chuck tender steak, rice - turned out suspiciously close to some Rice-A-Roni's I've had but DH liked it. I think I'm making ratatouille over polenta tonight. I have 2 smallish eggplants was going to bake with an Italian sauce stuff but I found this last night. Might put the dribbles of sauce leftover from a Stouffers meatloaf. This is the recipe. Alas no goat cheese but do have plain greek yogurt, greek cream cheese, cottage cheese and shaved Parm. Like I've said b4 DH would not know the difference. Well he might - he really doesn't like goat cheese. I think I can make it work. I think carrots and celery will have to sub for 2 more zucchini.
http://honestcooking.com/ratatouille-goat-cheese-p...
Yesterday was our 39th anniversary. We are not celebrators by any stretch of the imagination. DH worked some in the yard and watched TV or videos. We need to seriously start saving some money. Once again the "new car" talk has come up. I think by the end of the year we will have to do it. Maybe for our 40th we'll do something celebratory. I'll have to go back and find the Yahoo article from yesterday. About little relatively inexpensive boutique hotels - closest to me I think was Albuquerque. But you all certainly have me in the redecorating mood instead. First would be the "shovel out" mood which I need to start back on.
Special - none of that sounds nice well all except the "no mets" part. Sounds like you're in for the long haul on your pain management. Since all bones are connected - that old ditty Dem Bones - might all go back to your degenerated discs throwing off your general alignment. Here's hoping PT plan gets in action soon. Enjoy surprise visit from DS.
Lacey - wow DH down to one crutch. That sounds like a great improvement. Bound to make maneuvering easier and yay on to outpt PT. Don't blame you for making PT arrangements closer to home. If he needs to go after he starts driving again he might very well appreciate that.
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luv - I know how ridiculous it sounds to be happy about the hip/back issues, but I really am - I was pretty scared. I am compliant when it comes to exercise/PT stuff, so I expect to have some resolution. You are absolutely right, all of this is connected and I feel like improvement for each thing will benefit the whole of the problems. I had been reluctant to walk when I thought it might be mets because of the possibility of fragility of the joint, but it is actually recommended with this, so I am happy to resume it - I had stopped. I predict issues with the lumbar stuff in the future, but I will deal. I was originally diagnosed with the L4/5 disk problem about 10 years ago and it hasn't been too bad if I don't sit for long, but I need some specific exercises to strengthen my back, and of course, now there are more nagging things happening in that region. The bone spurs surprised me but also helps explain why my neck and shoulders bother me - that is also where I carry any stress.
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Well congrats to the anniversary folks -- DH and I celebrated our 35th on March 1st. Let's all celebrate!
SK - let's celebrate the no mets thing with you too. I'm betting the pt will help. Healing wishes for you. Don't know how you did "a bunch of MRIs". I barely tolerated one and it was on my knee. I'm not claustrophobic, it's the blasted noise and having to lay so still for so long.
Eric - DD did a great job on the baby test. Wonder how we all would score these days? Bet I wouldn't get a 97 lol!
Lacey - that is great about DH's progress. I hope resuming your exercise program helps address some your knee and ankle stuff. 60 pounds is too much dead weight to struggle with especially on ice!
Carole -- I like making flat breads too. I like eating them better. I noticed that Costco is now carrying La Brea bakery breads, including naan. I didn't get any because I still have some in the freezer but I would like to try them. Susan's reheating idea is great. I'll be sure to try that method next time.
Red - easy does it there - you don't want to make anything worse. But like Eric says, I did the same thing when I had the carpal tunnel surgery.
I think we've decided on the paint color. I have to laugh as I'm reminded of a scene in Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House where Myrna Loy goes to great lengths to describe the exact colors she wants the painters to use and their take on the whole thing. If you've never seen it, it will give you a chuckle:
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auntie - yes, it was some quality time in the MRI machine, lol! They warned me too, as they had to carve out a long block of time - one of the reasons it took so long to get the appointment. I closed my eyes before I went in, listened to Steely Dan on the headphones, and went to my happy place on the beach in Bermuda with an umbrella in my drink. They burrito-ed me for the hip ones - took over an hour. The lumbar was shorter, but I was less confined by straps. I thought I had handled it all fine, but did have claustrophobic dreams for the two nights following.
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Goats congratulations on your anniversary. I imagine that the goats were oblivious to the celebration and screamed for whatever they wanted. I've watched you tube videos and I'm beginning to think they think it's all about them.
Lacey good continuing luck
And Special Thank goodness for your good outcome
Eric congratulations on your anniversary!
That is not a gene that I inherited.
Good luck to all the painting people too! I am a coward. I just ask other people what to do and right now the walls are brown/wood/cabin color
I bought a ton of fish, I am hungry with this cold. In the Arctic everyone ate whale blubber to keep warm, maybe that's it
Can't decide on which soup to make, would like more green split pea but don't want to go out again to buy the peas, have yellow split peas and tons of celery... cream of celery? Sounds kind of blecky
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SK, great news on no mets. Good luck with the PT.
Joyce, glad you're safely back to your FL home.
I decided to take a break from cooking tonight. We have dinner reservations at a restaurant about 3 min. from our house. Tomorrow is my birthday so we'll call this a birthday dinner. The menu features steak and seafood. I'll probably order steak. Wish they would have prime rib tonight.
I chopped green onions and garlic and prepped the pork roast by making slits and stuffing them with the seasoning. I'll cook the roast in the slow cooker overnight and make gravy tomorrow morning.
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luv - happy anniversary to you and DH!
bedo - I would eat split yellow pea and celery soup.
carole - happy b-day to you
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Carol Happy B day
Susan how much longer for your trip? Do you have the clothes thing down? (I never know what to wear overseas as I live in comfy clothes and I think that some cultures expect women to conform to societal norms)
I went with the yellow split peas with carrots, onions, celery, veggie broth, potatoes and turmeric. It is smelling mighty good, I think that some rye or dark bread with brown mustard might be good with it. The recipe suggests making the bread into croutons and putting a bit of the mustard on the edge of the soup plate and taking a bit of it with each bite or making a cheese sandwich with the mustard and bread. All sound good.
Looking into the weather in Tennessee end of the month. Will be volunteering in the Appalachian Mountains at two different sites and in-between visiting my old friends in Atlanta where I lived for 11 years. That's one way to get away from this cold.
Might try some grits...and no, they're not cream of wheat, which I thought they were when I first moved there.
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Happy Anniversary to all. And Happy B-day Carole. We'll look forward to the meal review. I seem to have a hard time finding prime rib in restaurants. And when I do it's usually some kind of herb-encrusted thing & I just want to savor a good piece of meat.
Bedo - Soup sounds great. I was going to mention you could always add some green food coloring. After all, it's almost St. Pats day.
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Congrats Special, after the worry even pain to come sounds goid, right? Man we are sick people! LOL
I m much better. Cataract Sx is still on for Monday. My DH informed me he'll be here Sunday night so he can take me in. And someday I may take you all up on an *sskicking!
My DGD IS Feeling Better too. My DD2 worked a 12 hr shift. I AM TIRED! LOL Baby was a bit fussy. LOL. But we all made it! Here was one of the great parts.
Insurance pays or an electric pump so there was lots of her milk for the baby.
My DD1 is also pregnant! She is about 3 months along and waited till all the tests were done ,as she is over 35, to tell everyone. She came to see my DIL who is recovering from Her ankle sx. Then we had a visit too. She brought me some braised ribs. I have supper for tomorrow! LOL
Eric, I'm sure you will enjoy the campout. Won't get much sleep but will enjoy it anyway. LOL
Joyce, glad you're through all the traveling.
Bedo that soup smells great even from over here. LOL
LMgoats, so glad DH is improving!
Red I hope your hand improves quickly too.
Susan northerners grill in most any weather. As long as they can find the grill under the snow......
Minus, auntie, Laurie, hello. If I missed anyone sorry.
Much love, stay warm and no more snow for the NE!
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Happy Anniversary, Luv...and Happy Birthday to you, Carole!
Special, I am so happy for you that no mets were found, and I also believe in the effectiveness of PT, so am rooting for your finding relief through that. You have been through a lot, iron lady! Yes the aprons are so functional..and I will definitely be making them for people who need to use crutches. I did look on the internet and people do make and sell them...so, you might want to look into that in your "spare time". The good news is that no one seems to have a patent on them like that one company does on "taggies" that I make for gifts and charity but do not sell.
So Carole, does your Boston Butt roast end up like a braised piece of meat, over which you pour gravy? The only time I cooked a Boston Butt was two years ago when I made pulled pork sandwiches for some college friends visiting.
Bedo, your trip to Tennessee and Atlanta sounds like it will satisfy some of your wanderlust.
I had planned to make stuffed artichokes and a new batch of kale soup for tonight...and could just not get motivated to do either. Was also going to make pizzelle dough for a PI gathering next weekend. But after spending part of the afternoon de-icing (again) much of the driveway we ordered pizza and I made a huge salad and that was it! I think I am feeling the effects of cooking burnout from the past three weeks. So tonight, DH and I finished dinner and watched Boyhood. We both thought it was excellent.
Maybe tomorrow I might get back to cooking...and maybe not!
I hope your crazy weather has left for good, Luv! We may be in for some melting this week. We keep hearing subtle cracks from our family room roof area, which I think is just the ice contracting with the temp change. There have been so many roof collapses here that it does alarm one! But right now there is only about a foot of snow/ice at the roof's edge, so I think we are safe.
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Monica....crossed posts....such a cutie pie!!
Best Wishes on a smooth cataract procedure and recovery. The man across the street from us had that done two months ago and his poor wife has been stuck with all the snow removal of our crazy month. Timing is everything. Congrats on the anticipation of another grandchild!
Minus, your love of Prime Rib reminds me of our dear Michelle, who ordered it whenever possible! When she and DH came to visit us at the lake, we planned dinner at a restaurant that we knew offered a wonderful Prime Rib, and sadly found out once seated that they did not have it that night.
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What a sweetie Monica - and lucky you! Another one on the way! Hope your surgery goes well.
Happy birthday Carolyn! Hope your day is absolutely fabulous!
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Moon, I could just pinch that baby's cheeks and spend the day smelling that sweet baby smell, But I don't trust that look in her eyes, She looks like she's way too smart and is planning something for when she can walk. lol And she's way too cute. The cute ones know how to get away with things.
Congratulations to your other daughter. I think life is going to get busy and fun.
For dinner the rest of the yellow split pea soup nom nom
Making lunch ahead of time for work, the usual, hard boiled egg and 2 string cheeses organic with coffee on the drive, then pretend crab on spinach with cocktail sauce and veggies for lunch. Then soup for dinner. I have to get away from that fake lobster and crab, I don't think that it can be so good for you, so I'm hoping to get more into the non-dirty list of fish. I remember when I was about to make Swai and I was ssoo enlightened by you ladies that I couldn't do it.
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SpecialK, Welcome home! Did you get some time with your DD, or just her dog? I hope that the two of you had some special moments with just the two of you. Very pleased, of course, that you have not joined Cub Mets, but it sounds as though you have been in quite a bit of discomfort. PT can be a great thing. Do you have someone that you know you like to work with?
Eric, hope the trip went well. 6th-8th graders overnight sounds like my idea of a nightmare. You are a strong man indeed! Happy anniversary!
Joyce, welcome back to Florida. I would take rain over frigid cold any day I think. But, then again, summers in Florida would make me totally miserable.
Lacey, one crutch is progress! Yea! You should use those delivery cars with food whenever you need to. There is no shame in having others doing some of the cooking for you. In fact, some would say it was a smart choice. After all, at least we live somewhere where this is possible. In fact, it is even possible to get healthy-ish options. Onto more PT!
Luv, hope that your winter cold is behind you now. You and the goats need a break! Happy Anniversary! 39 years is worth doing some kind of celebration, isn't it?
Bedo, your soup sounds really good. I am not a celery kind of person. The chinese and French both have celery dishes that are basically braised celery. In France you often see this dish during Lent. I ate it, when it was served by a cousin, but didn't enjoy even one bite.
Nancy, what a great video! I had never seen that clip. Have you painted that room? Do you enjoy it?
Moon, love seeing baby! How much she has grown, and her face is very distinctive. She is, as Bedo also senses, her own young girl. What a pleasure it is going to be watching her grow into a full human.
Last night, I warmed the rest of the dark meat from the chicken. There was lots since Mr. 02143 had grilled some extra wings. I made a roti, and a large green salad with tomatoes. Tonight, I am making chicken tortilla soup. In fact, it is ready now according to my timer. That leaves me with half a breast which might just turn into enchiladas since the breast was just a tad undercooked.
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Thanks for all the birthday good wishes. I had a nice birthday. The pork roast was very good. There were six of us for dinner at my mother's house and everyone seemed to enjoy the food. I had a large portion of cake in my freezer and took it along. One of my brothers had bought an enormous bakery cake for my mother's birthday at Christmas. It was a very rich chocolate and yummy. Now I've freed up that space in my freezer and my mother's leftover birthday cake was mine, too!
My birthday dinner last night at a nearby restaurant was very enjoyable. DH and I had each decided on an entrée when our waiter divulged that the special for the night was prime rib. We immediately changed our minds and chose the prime rib. It was succulent and cooked perfectly, medium rare. I also had a soup special, spinach and oyster. It was sinfully creamy and rich. I had two glasses of cabernet that went perfectly with my meal.
Tomorrow I'm having lunch with 7 women who are in my Friday golf group. So the birthday is being well celebrated with food.
Today was warm and sunny. The high was upper 60's. Really perfect. I guess weather balances out with all regions having good seasons and bad seasons. About the only area of the US that has good weather year round is probably the San Diego area. We can't all live there. It's crowded enough already.
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susan - I am relieved not to be in Club Mets, and appreciate that you don't want me there. Wish you weren't there either. DD and I did have some quality time - this visit was timed for a court date (long story with a happy ending - she had a paperwork issue with the title on her traded in truck whichcaused her surrendered Florida license to be suspended - um...what?) and also with her days off from work. We celebrated legal victory with cheeseburgers. The weather was also cooperative until The day I left. Raining and in the 40's with wind. Probably sounds balmy to you all in the frozen tundra, but I hate that she has to scuba dive and ride around on the boat with dolphins and sea lions and be so cold - brrrrr!
To answer the pt question - I have LE ptfolks due to lymphedema, and sports med ortho guys due to needing a cortisone injection from Arimidex se. I will start with the ortho and see where he sends me. My son (sports medicine kinesiology major) read the mri for me - he was not alarmed and seemed to think all would be ok.
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Carole, I totally missed saying happy birthday!!!!! I apologize for not being more centered these days. And you got your prime rib???? So, the beef gods are smiling on you!
Special, man, you could field a basketball team with all your PT folks... get them some t-shirts. But seriously, having good PT folks can be the difference between a real recovery and just being able to manage. I feel so blessed that I found mine. I don't like needing her, but it is a great relief to know she is there if I need her.
And, tonight, I scored a reservation at one of the hottest restaurants in Barcelona!!!! ^5 to me!
*susan*
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