So...whats for dinner?
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Housekeeper left today before I could remember to ask her to change yesterday's bandage. Since it still has the Tegarderm on it, I could shower and do my hair & MLD, wait for Bob to get home and corral him before his first drink of the evening. Can’t go 48 hrs. between changes, lest I get an infection for sure this time. The hand surgeon is on vacation, so have to muddle through another week with Voltaren gel and Tylenol at bedtime and a Celebrex as soon as I wake up. Funny how intermittent the triggering is--not happening at all some times, yet some mornings incredibly painful and I have to use my other hand to put the joint back into position. Have to play again 6/25 (a full hour), so I hate to cut things too close.
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Lacey, terrible news about your son's FIL. I wish him the best of care. The little grandson will experience loss early in life. But he has also experienced much love.
Same scenario with my mother as with Nance's father. She has made much progress with the help of her therapists but has reached a plateau. This week my sister who lives away came to visit my mother. She and my younger sister brought my mother to her house and the three of them were able to determine that my mother cannot live by herself. She couldn't transfer to the sofa nor was she able to handle trips to the bathroom. She will be able to stay at the same nursing home but in the resident area. My middle brother is trying to use connections to get her a private room. One of the owners is a good friend of my brother's and is on the board. There would be extra cost in addition to what Medicaid would pay. My mother's six kids would have to chip in for the extra. Nursing homes are very regulated and this one operates with two-occupant rooms. So getting a private room isn't just a matter of agreeing to pay extra.
The big revelation has been waiting lists at all the nursing homes in the area. It turns out that best way to get a room is to be in the home's skilled nursing/rehab program. Then you get priority for transitioning to resident's status.
Susan, hoping for good news with your blood work.
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Thanks, Carole.Yes, little DGS has experienced the backdrop of much love....most unconditionally by that grandfather whom he adores. One of my worries besides the now gradual, then acute loss of this special man is that his maternal grandmother (who could not tolerate tears yesterday!) has never gotten over her own father's death, and constantly talks about that loss, which was about eight years ago and not sudden. It concerns me that DGSwill be in her daily presence with her actively grieving both of these men in such a protracted way that he may become consumed with this as he develops, enters new school settings, etc....not what a five year old needs to grow. He will do plenty of his own grieving. I need to figure out how I can be useful to him (and DGD) and yet be realistic about what can't be changed given his familial living situation. And after all, we are the "other" grandparents!
It sounds like your mother is getting a lot of family support and a realistic plan is underway as you all navigate the nursing home system. Interesting to learn about the "priority entry" system. Great that it worked out well for her, and I hope she is able to secure a private room.
I had my last kindergarten social/emotional skills class this morning. This group is pretty dysregulated, so you can imagine what they were like on the next to the last day of school! WOW! Both classes presented me with a huge vase on which they had drawn " feelings faces" which was just adorable. The little boy whose mother died several months ago, came up to show me the face he drew, calling it the "dead" face. Clearly that is where his feelings are!
Moon, I hope those darn stones bacate your body, pronto
About to get ready to go into town to see "Matilda". Red Sox are playing at home tonight, thus we plan on a very long drive in to the theater.
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My former office manager (from when I last practiced law) died suddenly last night at only 80. She & I shared the same PCP and MO (she had a lx but no rads or chemo, and we were both on letrozole), and other than chronic kidney stones there were no other health issues. Had to be either an MI or stroke--spoke to our receptionist who said she’d been at work on Tues. and seemed just fine. Will know more after the funeral tomorrow and shiva on Sun. or Mon. Saddest thing is that her husband, 87, had a massive stroke of his own 4 years ago and had to stop practicing law because of severe speech difficulties that made it impossible to use the phone except on Skype (he is anti-Mac, so no FaceTime). Have no idea who will take care of him now, or how he can remain in their Lake Shore Dr. co-op; he will either have to go into assisted living or move in with one of his grown kids in the ‘burbs.
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Dinner tonight with Bob at the Palm (unusually for us, no steak this time). We split a 5-lb. lobster (I’d never even seen one that big before), a “Gigi” (shrimp, tomato, romaine, onion & hard boiled egg) salad, and garlic-sauteed spinach. We toasted to my office manager’a memory, I with a Nicolas Feuillatte Brut NV, Bob with a Hess Collection unoaked chardonnay. The claw alone of my half was more lobster meat than I’d ever eaten. I brought Gordy home my half of the tail and one succulent knuckle (the sweetest part, IMHO, of the critter). The lobster-to-meat ratio is 4:1, so this thing had a pound and a quarter of meat in it. Protein galore, lots of veggies, very little fat. Wish I could afford to eat like this more often.
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I am back!!!! Up to my eyeballs in AirBNB and cleaning the house, preparing for our first guest on Monday. Today, I baked six "mini" sour cherry and pecan breads and another six sour cream coffee cakes. They are in the freezer, except for one sour cream coffee cake, since Mr. 02143 thinks he needs to do some quality control tomorrow morning. Funny man, eh?
For dinner, we grilled a ton of chicken. Now that I am willing to eat chicken wings [long story], he bought a ton of them, and then grilled them slowly over a cherry wood fire with Inner Beauty and just a bit of Worcesthire sauce. He also did a few thighs at my request. I made some potato salad and steamed some haricot verts. Since we had a huge green salad for lunch, I thought another salad might be too much. I suspect we will enjoy these leftovers for a few days. Yea!!!!
So back to this Airbnb thing..... what a ride! I am getting inquiries at a rapid rate. Of those, about half the inquiries are inappropriate in some way. However, the other half are interesting people. Assuming these last two interesting people actually book, I am booked through the end of July! I am still trying to find a house cleaner to help with the work. I need to make my photos more compelling I think, and I need some good reviews so that I can pull the nightly rate up into the "market value." In case this would amuse you, here is the post: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/13156765 I love arriving at a place that isn't filled with clutter, but the flip side of a de-cluttered space is that it photographs as spartan. Maybe I just need to get some flowers in a vase. Knowing that we will downsize in a few years, I don't really want to invest in art. And all the artwork that I own is in the spaces that I use.
lacey, I am a bit gobsmacked that you grandson isn't being given space to be sad. May I be "out of line?" Is there any chance that your grandson could come to stay with you this summer for just a bit without his parents and grandparents? I know that he is a handful.... but I remember how important some time I spent with my Aunt was for me one summer.
Sandy, your restaurant adventures are becoming legendary. Way out of my league, but fun to read about.
Carole, I think of you and your Mom often.
Special, have you healed from both the breast surgery and your skin work?
*susan*
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AirBnB (and to a lesser extent, Uber & Lyft) is endangered in Chicago. Lobbyists for the hotel and taxi industries are trying to get the City Council to pass strict regulations that would make it difficult and costly to drive for a ridesharing service and operate an AirBnB. With new home prices high (and mortgages on earlier purchases underwater), many people here count on homesharing to meet their mortgage payments or even living expenses. Restaurant lobbies tried to throw similar roadblocks at food trucks, but it hasn’t worked. But sharing operations might not be so lucky.
And before ridesharing, people of color had a devil of a time hailing or calling for a cab in their neighborhoods and convincing the drivers to take them there (it’s illegal to refuse, but many cabdrivers still ignore the ordinance). I realize that the cost of a “medallion” to own a cab or a fleet of them can be insane, and that cabdrivers often pay a huge upfront fee to fleet owners to “rent” them, as well as either paying out-of-pocket for gas or an extra “rental” fee to drive a hybrid. (The vast majority of hybrids in Chicago--and practically all the Escape Hybrrids and Prius Vs--are owned by taxi fleet operators). But as someone who used to use HailO--a legitimate taxi app that operated just like Uber but with official cabs, and left N. America because it couldn’t compete with Uber--in solidarity with cabbies (especially unionized drivers), there is no comparison. Taxis are usually “rode hard & put up wet,” creaky & uncomfortable, often smelly, with drivers who glower at you if you ask them to roll up the windows and run the A/C so your hair doesn’t get tangled. Ubers are always immaculate, with friendly drivers eager to make your ride as pleasant as possible: some have even provided power cables for cellphones. Their GPSes are often more accurate than those in taxis (and not all cabbies use them). You know the driver’s name and what the car looks like ahead of time, its ETA, and can see in real time on a map to make sure they’re going the right way to get to you. And no money changes hands. Surge pricing at high-demand times can be almost as high as metered cab fare, but the ride is still nicer and the drivers often have fascinating backstories they’re willing to share. And non-surge pricing can be as low as half that of metered cab fare..
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The zoning regulations in Somerville allow for up to five people to live in a house who are not related. By only allowing three people, I am well within the current regulations. If my town decides to charge a hotel tax, so be it. The only Airbnb target around here are all of these apartments that are taken off the market and rented in total on Airbnb. Whatever. I need some income. Airbnb can provide it. Right now it is legal and so I will continue until it is not tenable. I don't do Uber or Lyft..... but that is a different discussion.
*susan*
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Susan, once your airBnB folks get a sampling of your culinary treats, you will develop quite the following with above market prices! Once again you put us all to shame with your level of productivity! Good luck with your guests.
Spoke with DDIL this evening and she shared a different take on what DGS knows (as in 'has been told'!) and why he has been less than reactive. I probably need to remember that she is always a more reliable source of reality than her mother....especially now. Anyway, the two mutations that her father's tissue was tested for were both negative, removing the two new drug options. She'll meet with the MO on Monday to see what other meds they recommend....probably old variety, if anything.
DDIL is one of these people who always looks on the bright side, and has already decided that the positive side of this is that the family knows that her dad will be here for just so long, (maybe the year?) so they can make the best of their time together. I was pleased to learn that he is feeling fine now that he is home. Anyway, we did have a good talk about DGS's needs as this progresses, and she, as usual, seemed to be receptive to understanding my take on five year olds dealing with significant loss. We would love to have him here for a bit this summer, but he is already signed up for a fancy day camp with his little sister....a first foray into a setting other than their Montessori school and summer camp programs.
Tonight we had stuffed portobello mushrooms, some leftover kebabs from DS2's birthday dinner, and a cuke salad.
Tomorrow we are grilling with two of our neighbor couples at our next door neighbors' house. I'm bringing guacamole and chips, cheeses and crackers, and a big salad, probably Greek, but maybe something else, like spinach with blueberries, walnuts and feta.We'll grill chicken and shrimp.
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Sorry to be so lax about posting, but I have been reading. Susan - love the suite. Lacey - so sorry about your children's other FIL. Sandy - I'd love to discuss trigger thumbs with you once I get caught up. Good luck w/your upcoming concert. Bedo - I can't remember if you've left yet, but check in when you can. Special - sounds like the surgery is healing like it should this time. Nance & Red & anyone else trying to care for aging parents - Been there, done that, my heart is with you. Eric - I can't believe your record heat. How's the DD's job going? Does your DW take off summers or teach year round?
So - my port quit working in February. I ignored it to take my spring trips & then ignored it due to broken arm (which is still healing & I start 6 weeks of PT next week). Saline & heparin still went in so I wanted to have interventional radiology check to see if I could still use it for a final PET/CT before my MO appointment. My BS wasn't on board with that idea. Canceled PET/CT. I'm really afraid to have nuclear contrast put in my arm. Not to mention the right side LE has flared because I haven't been able to do MLD with the broken left arm. (whine, whine) I spent two weeks trying to find someone to draw blood from my foot. I live in a city with one of the largest medical centers in the U.S., and I'm surely not the only person with lymphadema. URGH!!!. Finally one of the hospital labs took pity on me and arranged for the doc in charge of the hospital Blood Donor Center to draw it for me. Then I saw the MO. After trying to get me to have my port removed for a year, he has not ordered IR to see what the problem is. If the contrast will still go where it should, I'll have the PET/CT and then have the port out. Funny, after fighting me for year about the PET instead of a plain CT, he's now on board for this test.
Also have to have final dental work before Prolia shots start in July. Chemo put me into full osteoperosis of the femoral neck of the hip. Darned if I want to be stuck in some nursing home w/a broken hip. The next few weeks will be REALLY crazy. Hopefully after that I can swear off all docs for awhile.
Dinner is cleaning the fridge. Since I spent much of last week at the medical center (45 min away w/no traffic) lots of veggies that are turning. The parts that are good need to be eaten tonight. Salad w/red leaf lettuce, radishes, cauliflower, Armenian cucumber, Mexican Mini tomatoes, asparagus tips. I threw away a package of mushrooms 2 weeks ago. The next package is one breath from turning so I made a brandy cream sauce with finely sliced 1015 onions & the mushrooms, brandy & heavy cream. It will hold until tomorrow when I cook either chicken or pork chops. That will go with the fresh corn that was no longer fresh & I've now cooked & sliced off the cob.
Sorry for the length. I'll try to be more current.
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Minus, what a whirlwind! I think all of us can do without medical whirlwinds. Aging vegetables == frittata! And they freeze in individual servings. :-)
Lacey, sounds like your DIL is a calmer sort. Glad that some of your concerns have addressed. How are the kids going to do in a more structured environment than a Montessori school? It might be eye-=opening for your two wild child(s.)
Day began with the Farmers' Market, though not for me. My Xeloda [even though this is an off week] made leaving my bathroom too dangerous. Mr 02143 procured some local strawberries and lettuce. He found the prices on the other items that we like to be way too high. I will head to Wilson Farms on Monday and pay half the price. Dinner was last night's leftover plus a large green salad, and a cucumber salad for me. I did go to the fish monger and he cut four salmon steaks from a beautiful fish. I spent most of Olivia's inheritance, but we have some stellar fish. Tomorrow night the kids and Olivia are coming to dinner. This is his first Father's Day and he takes these Hallmark Holidays seriously.
I will be giving my SIL a t-shirt with this graphic:
He is so in love he hardly knows what to do with all of this emotion. The rest of dinner will be Uncle Ben's Wild Rice something-or-other. Mr. 02143 and my daughter LOVE this stuff. Me and the SIL? Not so much. I will steam some broccoli, another salad, and another cucumber salad. I haven't even considered a dessert. Wonder if I should. I need to keep this as simple as possible. AirBNB madness has taken over and I have some coding to do! [28 days booked so far in the next six weeks.]
*susan*
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This morning, brunch was a classic French herb omelette from the America’s Test Kitchen recipe. Normally, I follow the recipe and make it with two eggs+one yolk, but today the first egg I cracked was a double-yolker. (Second day in a row). So I thought, “Good--all I need is one more egg.” Surprise--that second egg was also a double-yolker! (Is there a superstition associated with this)? Grated some cave-aged Gruyere (about 2 Tbs) and chopped a mix of herbs: chives and thyme from my garden, plus parsley & tarragon. The mechanics of it are kind of tricky--must be done on low enough heat for the butter not to brown and the eggs not set too quickly (stir them in the pan at first with a pair of chopsticks), but the result was a perfect pale-yellow cylinder without a speck of brown. Not too runny, not too dry.
After going to LensCrafters, stopped at the Freshens frozen yogurt kiosk in the mall’s food court. I had some of the sugar-free pecan praline....and I found it surprisingly vile. (Before I discovered the “plain/EuroTart/Greek” self-serve fro-yo, I actually liked the Freshens stuff). It was at once both sickeningly sweet and with a bitter aftertaste. (Why I hate stevia...or maybe have lost my taste for any kind of sweeteners).
Dinner tonight was at Sullivan’s Steakhouse in River North. (We had a gift card). Started with a blue cheese iceberg wedge salad (other than taco-meat cushioning, lining dim sum steamers or as the vessel in “lettuce cups” about all iceberg is good for). Bob had a filet mignon (which I find boring--tender & lean but not very beefy) and I a bone-in ribeye. I always get a big one, eat a little bit and take the rest home either for Gordy or to make a couple of more meals from. This was not one of the better ribeyes I’ve eaten, which is surprising in a steakhouse this pricy. It seemed to have, instead of marbling, actual concentric bands of fat--as if there were a membrane or silver-skin that hadn’t been trimmed, but not just on the outside. And there were tough veins of gristle throughout as well. Packed the lion’s share to go. Not sure how much of the rest of it will be usable. It didn’t hold a candle to the ribeyes from the Palm, Ditka’s, Fleming’s, Jameson’s Charhouse, or--of course--Peter Luger’s. (I think Luger’s uses Porterhouse--you can’t choose the cut of steak, only the size). For that matter, the grass-fed ribeyes from Whole Foods, that I grill myself, were better!
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Made the first part of the dinner I had planned for tonight due to its going to be a hot day. Making chicken, salad and homemade mac 'n cheese with crumbled up bacon.
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Minus, goodness you are going through some medical madness. Will be glad for you when serenity returns to your life. Hope all is well medically after tests are done.
This forum is educational in many ways. I had no idea what AirBnB meant when Susan brought up the subject. I have gleaned that it's boarding people in your home, as in bed and breakfast accommodations. So interesting because I would have thought Susan was the last person to have strangers in her home! The last person to have time enough to put up with a stranger in her home! It's true that busy people get more done than not-so-busy people like myself. Please keep us posted, Susan. If you're providing food for these strangers, there will be a line of people outside your house!
Meals are very basic here at our camper. Last night was hamburgers on buns and potato salad. Everything cooked on the grill. I used the burner to boil eggs first and then boil the diced, unpeeled little red potatoes. Later the hamburgers were grilled to perfection.
Tonight will be hot dogs with buns and leftover potato salad. Basic and healthy often aren't the same.
We're having a hot, humid day in northern MN and may end up turning on the a/c this afternoon. Thunderstorms are forecast for tonight as a front comes through and cools things off again. We do have a safe room available in case the weather gets really violent.
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Grilling steaks tonight, DD is working late, so we will eat late. Thinking of having a pasta salad (broccoli, bacon, orecchiette, peas in a ranch type dressing), Caprese salad, and maybe roasted Vidalia onions in foil on the grill - flavored with beef base and some butter. I should probably think of a dessert too, maybe cupcakes. We don't normally have it, but it is Father's Day!
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Hey Carole, what part of Northern MN are you in? I'm originally from Northern Wisconsin!
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121F right now. That's in the shade and I've been working outside in the sun at mom's house.
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Oh Eric, I sure hope you're drinking lots of water. That's scary hot.
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Minus, I am also hoping that you can get off this wild ride of medical procedures pronto. Feel better!
Eric, I have thought of you each time the weather folks here report on the temps you are having in the southwest. I'm sure you are hydrating....but can you fit in a bit of air conditioned rest?! Yikes!!!
Our neighborhood dinner next door was delightful. And I was particularly pleased to see that our next door neighbors' view from their screened porch and patio to our yard is quite decent indeed!
We spoke with DDIL's dad today. He called to thank us for some things we sent to him. He sounds more weak than I might have imagined....but is still on some pain meds, and feeling nauseated.
Right after that, I had an email from my friend/co-worker whose uterine cancer had metasticized. We have been trying to set a date to get together and I finally came up with one that her other friend and I could make. She is in a dire situation. Her body became resistant to the chemo she was on for six months, so is hoping she can qualify for one of the four studies going on at NIH...her last resort. If so she will travel to Bethesda as much as necessary to complete that. Keeping my fingers crossed for her. It is always a sad irony when the person with the most aggressive cancer is the one who has lived the totally healthy lifestyle....ate well before it was in vogue, and exercised rigorously and regularly for all of her adult life. Cancer really does suck!!
On a lighter note, since DH was unable to be with either son for Father's Day, I decided to take him on a mystery ride. We headed into Back Bay and had an early dinner at a small newer place called Luke's Lobster, right behind the BPL. He enjoyed the plate that included half a lobster roll, half shrimp roll and half crabmeat roll, with a pickle and a cup of tangy cole slaw on the side. We shared a bowl of lobster bisque, and I very much enjoyed an arugula salad with berries, beans, balsamic dressing and a lobster tail on top. It was delightful! We strolled around Back Bay for a while after eating. It was a glorious (mid 80s breezy) day for sauntering....and returned to our serendipitous parking space on the street (!), drove home...after all the Sox fans left town....and stopped at Volante's for an ice cream cone. I think DH enjoyed his day!
Now, we will enjoy watching the last basketball game of the season, and call it a wrap! However, the season will linger a bit for us as we are heading to the Celtics' draft party on Thursday evening. Then we can switch into baseball season for sure. We are true sports fans these days.
I hope that Father's Day was a good one for everyone.....dad's and adult children on this thread! The elderly dad's we hear about are so fortunate to benefit fromthe devoted care of their daughters!
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We walked to brunch at Broadway Cellars, per Bob’s request. He & I had the “Quiche Cubano” (a quiche made with pulled pork shoulder, peppers, onions, ham and Swiss) and a mesclun salad; Gordy had the “Loaves & Fishes” (a huge bagel/schmear/lox platter). I had a Virgin Mary, Gordy coffee & a screwdriver, and Bob a bottomless Bloody Mary & two glasses of prosecco. (Hey, it’s Father’s Day and I was driving). Went up to LensCrafters in Lincolnwood.....and they screwed up my glasses big-time, reading an “8” in the L eye axis prescription as a “European zero.” So I have to go back tomorrow. We went to my friend’s son’s house for the shiva Minyan, and caught up with her son, daughter and especially my former boss (her widower), with whom I hadn’t spoken since our last case together before we both retired from law four years ago after his stroke. (He still comes in occasionally for the property-management side of the business, which the kids will continue to run).
En route home, I had a jones for “eurotart” (non-fat, no sweetener) frozen yogurt....but the shop was out of it. I had a much smaller portion of vanilla instead--the sugar-free strawberry was just too cloying. So no square of chocolate, sweet potato or cup of berries for me tonight. Dinner will be surf & turf: whatever leftover steak from last night Gordy didn’t eat, and mahi-mahi I’m going to grill, along with tomato-basil salad, asparagus and broccolini. Bob brought home an Entre-Deux-Mers from Whole Foods yesterday, so it’s chilling in the fridge. (Would have made salmon if he didn’t insist on drinking a white).
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Lacey - I just read a report about the Luke's Lobster business along with interview with the 3 owners. Apparently they're growing rapidly. I hope they can maintain the quality control. The picture of the lobster roll was amazing - all lobster. I wish we could get something like that here. Mainely Lobster is a ridiculous price for chopped up lobster bits w/lots of salad pieces. You can barely taste the lobster.
Sandy - you have the most amazing dinners, both out & at home. How's the trigger thumb?
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Kind of a sad fathers day. Dad went into a nursing home Friday. He's very blue and I'm not sure he's getting the best care there but we had very limited choices. One positive is that if he continues to improve, he can still go to assisted living but I'm not sure how much he will. They don't seem to do much for them at this nursing home and he's pretty pessimistic. Carole, you're very fortunate your mom could stay in the same place. I wish dad could have, but they had no long term beds available. This next week will be spent cleaning out and moving stuff from his apartment. Since there is a possibility that he will need some of it, it will have to be stored at my house, even though I have no room for it. And so it goes.
Lacey, what sad news about the FIL and your friend. My heart goes out to them and your DGS.
Minus, yike! Hope you pass all your tests and medical procedures with flying colors.
Susan, your rate is a bargain. As Lacey said, it won't last long when your talents become known. Your space looks like a perfect sanctuary that any visitor would appreciate.
I made dh cupcakes for father's day and I'm now going to eat one. Maybe two. It's been that kind of weekend.
You all have made me crave lobster!
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The trigger thumb's up & down--right now not happening, 5 minutes from now clicking like an old-fashioned keyboard. And it's always painful upon arising, though getting out of bed helps and taking Celebrex helps even more. I only have 3 refills left through 2017--and this fill was written just yesterday by my PCP. So it's a crapshoot which days I take it, and whether not taking it will also make my other joint pain worse. And today I began to get Morton's neuropathy in my R foot, which makes it really uncomfortable to brake. Gee thanks, letrozole. (I wonder if my former office manager, who had no heart or cerebrovascular issues but dropped dead suddenly Thurs. night at age 80, might have been suffering the most lethal SE of estrogen-deprivation: she had the same kind of bc, we had the same MO, and we were both on letrozole. And I now wonder how beneficial or safe it is after one's seventies).
Off to fire up the grill.
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Oh Nance, I am so sorry that you and your dad are having to go through such a difficult time. It is so distressing indeed to witness him not get the level of care you would hope for. Hugs to you both! I am keeping you prominently in my crowded caring thoughts.
And Sandy, I forgot to share my condolences about your former office manager. So sad.... I do hope her DH is able to gain the care he needs. I developed a serious mistrust of the anti-estrogen and estrogen altering drugs purely due to my own body's response. I think it is so specific to each women's chemistry, but maybe one's age is a factor, too.
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chisandy - I have had an assortment of triggers - both thumbs, a ring finger, one toe and both ankles - all induced by either Femara or Arimidex. I found relief for the thumbs - the most painful of all of them - by using Coban tape, a piece about 4-6 inches long, wrapping it around the thumb with a small amount of compression, but not enough to impact circulation. It allowed for some flex, but not enough to cause the stuck burning pain. I wrapped it 24/7 for a few weeks and it really seemed to help, particularly sleeping with it on helped with that first thing in the morning intense discomfort.
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I was guzzling water...and eating some food to keep the hyponatremia away. I ate enough food that I wasn't hungry tonight, so all I did was bake some sourdough bread (using the grill as an oven) for lunch sandwiches. Oh, it's still 105F and it's 10:20pm....
Nance, I'm so sorry to hear that your dad is moving to a nursing home. I looked around at nursing homes for mom (before I found out the neighbor was a "semi-retired" home health nurse) and all were as you describe.
Susan, that looks nice to me. From looking at the map, it looks like you're close to a lot of popular places. I don't think you'll have a problem keeping the place full, even if you do raise the rates to market level.
I'm being called....
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SpecialK, thanks for the tip. Just so happens I have a small roll of the stuff from when I had a kitchen accident a couple of years ago and used it to secure the dressing over some finger sutures. Will try it.
Eric, hope that horrible heat breaks soon.
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Lacey, Eric, et al., thanks for the kind thoughts. Unfortunately, so many of us here have either gone or are going through the same thing. Although, I hate that any of us are dealing with this, it's nice to have company. As luck would have it, my dad's BIL is in the same nursing home so at least I will get to see my cousin more often. She and I are the same age and grew up together. She is like a sister to me. Her dad's been there for over a year so she's helped me a lot "learning the ropes" so to speak (like how to hide dad's kindergarten scissors that he uses to open things so they don't take them away from him.) I plan to talk to the DON when I go there Wednesday to iron out some issues.
Trigger fingers are funny -- I had a trigger thumb thing going on about the time of the carpal tunnel stuff. It wasn't terribly painful but was damned annoying. It mysteriously went away of it's own accord. I expect it to make an equally mysterious reappearance somewhere down the line.
We are on our third week of 90+ temperatures with no rain whatsoever during that time period. It is bizarre to see how stressed the vegetation is in June, normally a lush month here. I'm managing to keep the garden and a couple of newly planted trees alive by watering but I just can't water everything. Three of my tomato plants are normal sized and are putting on fruit like crazy, but everything else is pretty stunted. It's nearly as depressing as the three weeks of daily rain we had this spring. Eric -- yike! You seem to know how to deal with the inferno, but it must have felt good to come inside after you finished working. Please be careful out there.
Our meals have been like yours Carole -- pretty minimal. Tonight I'm fixing a couple of pork cutlets with some haricots verts and new potatoes from the garden. If it doesn't rain, there may not be many more potatoes.
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Last night it was just too dang hot out--and we were too tired after our LensCrafters misadventure & shiva call (and too full after our fro-yo stop en route home) to fire up the grill and cook the mahi-mahi....which was still frozen! So I sliced & reheated the leftover steak, and it fed the three of us, along with griddled asparagus, sauteed broccolini, insalata Caprese, sweet potato (Bob & I each had a quarter, Gordy a half) and the guys shared the leftover au gratin spuds & steamed broccoli. Tonight, since the fish has thawed, I may try to braise it over buttered leeks a la the ATK recipe for halibut that arrived in an e-mail. I shall, therefore, go out and take a leek.....from the produce bin at WF and put it in my cart. (Sorry, when a pun like that comes along, gotta use it). Will make a green salad with some sort of vinaigrette from my oil & vinegar collection. If Bob comes home, I’ll open that Entre-Deux-Mers; if not, seltzer with lime (or the leftover Mumm’s Santana if it hasn’t gone flat.....if it has, it’s going into the leeks).
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Nance - thanks for keeping us in the loop on your Dad's issues. Aging parents is just heartbreaking as they try to adapt to something they never wanted. Hope your cousin will have some tips.
Met my SIL for lunch today at a restaurant called Brio. It's mostly "tuscan", but they have an extensive gluten free menu for her. I had chicken piccata. It was just OK. Served w/mashed potatoes (too heavy & thick) and assorted veggies that were just marginal. so I didn't eat either. The best part was the fresh bread & the creme brulee. My SIL had white bean soup and a flourless chocolate cake. 19 year old niece from NM that I don't really know had grilled salmon salad. The plate would have served 3 people.
Starting PT for the arm tomorrow.
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