My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer

@tbos805 -I go to Fred Hutch in North Seattle, and it is definitely less stressful than having to go deeper into the city (South Lake Union). I would also say that Swedish is excellent. I've also heard from people who are real happy with Virginia Mason.

Oops! This was meant for the bone mets thread. I don't know how to copy and paste on my phone, so will try to repost something similar on the appropriate thread. Computer's not working, so only have phone that I am not good with.

@intolight I am sorry you cannot have the pedicure together, can you get together for something else with them like lunch, dinner or coffee?

@eleanora 1.5 inch would not keep kids or workplaces at home here but it would keep me at home. I find people judgemental toward places that are not generally covered in snow very much and saying well we still go out. Canada is used to snow and are amongst those who say hold my coffee. We probably have more snow removal go on too.. I hope it is cleared quickly and the snow will hangout in the trees and look pretty.

It is garbage day here, must take out a bunch both from smaller garbages inside and my bigger bins outside. My SIL took a blue bin out from in house and dumped outside. I went out yesterday to see what was in there, absolutely nothing. Grabbed it to pull over to my bin, I will keep stuff out in that corner, it has a lid as well so will not be sloppy or smelly at all. It actually looks very tidy.

Planning on laundry, thinking I want to clean up some of my blankets through the day. The big ones would be a good idea, could bring my Panda spinner which is bigger. Use a larger container to catch the water, I will see about that later, do my normal stuff first.

Food will be interesting, I might do up a frozen hamburger, put into the pan and let cool a bit, chop up and add to a couple of meals. Might do up beef in a veggie stirfry frozen thing or add to crispy lentils and beans with proper rice. It could work. Aiming to wait til next week for a shop and eat through my supplies. I still have quite a few burritos to go through, bean and beef. I put one with the veggie stir fry thing and was yummy. I will post anything good I make.

I hope all have a good day. in pockets for all and my own pocket not to stay on the couch all day as was done yesterday.

Was craving salad so ordered on an order from Walmart, got the mediterranean salad and got lots of mini pot pies. Needed eggs and english muffins anyway. The mini pot pies will help me make basic dinners taste good. So once order arrives, I can take some of the salad, use the air fryer to heat up some lentils and beans, small amount, they are meant to replace croutons. I will heat up one of the beef mini pot pies and have the salad and beans together. Yummy and also realized, if out of proper salad dressing put a squirt of mayo in a bowl and a tiny bit of water to thin it out. Might be good.

I did notice, thought I ordered the smaller beef and macaroni stuff but they are all a pound of stuff. Oops, did not mean to do that. Oh well, no matter. I did the Klarna thing so can pay off in instalments, bout 17 bucks per 2 week, I am going to pay it all off sooner before ordering any more.

Since each of the frozen pasta, both lasagna and the beef and tomato stuff are a lb each, I will be preheating each pkg since it is in the coldest part of the fridge, better to cook it up and manage meals, today planning the frozen lasagna, a mini pot pie, beef and some salad and crunchy lentils.

Intolight when you say frozen yogurt do you mean like soft ice cream? Or do you mean frozen, like on a popsicle stick?

When DD was little she was a beast to feed! That kid gave me heart failure. REFUSED yogurt. For her it was a texture thing. To this very day she is highly aware of food textures (yet she eats that vile, gelatinous headcheese, go figure!) To get her to eat yogurt, I made her actual popsicles. I mixed up a box of jello, but used way less water than required so it was really potent tasting. Stirred in yogurt, poured into little molds, stuck a popsicle stick in and froze. She refused yogurt but ate those things like crazy. Yeah, there was a lot of sugar. But I told myself gelatin was good for her and so was the yogurt, although the little yogurt cooties were probably frozen solid and kaput. I think you could whip yourself up some yog-sicles and console yourself for missing out on the pedicure.

Hi and hugs to all.

@runor Frozen yogurt for me is the soft ice cream. My DGD loves a business here called Swirley Cow—sort of like Fro-Yo. Anyways my DD takes her there for a treat and she brings one home for my DH and I too. I eat Greek Yogurt at home and add berries. Me DGD is a nightmare to feed also but she does eat sweetened yogurt. She eats other things but it is a texture thing for her too. She is almost 11 and very active and has good muscles (she is a gymnist) so she is getting something.

@irishlove I was never told 2.5 was the threshhold for active tumors. That is new for me. I thought anything growing was considered active but maybe my MO looked at anything over 2.5 for a med change. Interesting. Our low temps continue to be in the 30s but we are reaching high 60s for the rest of the month during the day. Since we totally redid our landscaping two years ago we need to water. But since we are so dry there are water restrictions. It will be a tough Spring.

Well, slept in again, oh well, not a big problem about that. I was up late organizing the cat litter corner. Need to pull out the shop vac I have. Convert to dry vac mode. Cats kick out litter like you would not believe. Opened the window, it is warmer and will be staying warmer out, if that is the case going to take Paratransit to mall for a mall walk and possible treat as well. Probably give myself 90 mins or so. I am going out with a very old friend. Used to work with her at a call centre, trained her and she saw my update about surgery and where everything is at now. It will be nice to see her for sure. I also called DB because, he should get used to calls from me, same with SIL. It is not always feasible to get together in person so phone contact is good. My childhood best friend reached out as well after my facebook post updating the surgery and necrosis. We can set up a zoom call at some point as I am in London and she is in Sudbury Ontario. That would be nice.

Need to eat up last couple of hot dogs in the fridge, two options here. Could chop them up and have them with eggs and rice OR stick them on top of english muffins, who knows, they could beef up the lasagna dishes that came, mistaken delivery by Walmart but I like it anyway. If something is super good will post as you know. The new burger flavour mayo is really good too, very enjoyable as well.

Got some laundry started, a shirt and some regular cloths, washing in cooler water since tide works in both hot and cold and nothing really stained. Save the warm and hot water for baths and when I do dishes. Already started on sweeping the floor but will put on the backburner as once stuff is in the dryer. I have a shirt that will dry on the heating rack on closet, heater is up top, probably take couple of hours to do. Thinking of hooking up the heating rack to the kitchen power via extension cord and then have regular dryer go at the same time. Regular dryer on separate bedroom power, I will see, if not, just do one at a time. I like the idea of a dry shirt tumbling in no heat in the dryer as still need to remove any fur left over in the lint catcher of the dryer.

I hope everyone has a good day and in pockets for everyone else.

@mara51506 Hope you have a fun evening with your friend!

@cookie54 - Absolutely fingers 🤞 crossed for you and your family to have good health and a fabulous bridal shower next week! And isn't enjoying the sun and warmer temps, and sitting outside, just the best after a storm? It's my favorite time to go walking too. Have a great weekend and I will be in your pocket all week and beyond.

@cookie54 It was a decadent night out, a dessert place but on a pedestal. I took a digestive enzyme and couple of immodium. I had a super thick chocolate and caramel milkshake. I knew I was full so no dessert but my friend had a crepe that covered a sort of lava cake, she was able to finish hers, my hat is off to her. Lots of good conversation re family, old work stories etc. It was a really nice night for sure, glad to see her. Known her since 2006, trained her for a bit when she started at the call centre.

It did snow last night but it will warm up this week though and melt some hopefully.

Nothing on the agenda, got some laundry on the go, cats need food and as always, floors need a sweep with possible mop. Picked up more immodium at walmart, get 84 tablets for reasonable price.

Planning to make some black beans that are chopped in my chopper to make it more like ground beef and prepare in regular fry pan. Thinking will make up some rice, prepare the queso pasta and chicken bowl, may add more canned chicken to it will be added first then heat up the queso and pasta and get a few meals out of it.

EDIT I am making a meal of 1/2 cup pinto beans, 1/2 rice as well and a package of queso noodles. I made the rice on stove first, got it on low while the pinto beans, they were chopped with croutons this time, makes beans smaller like ground beef, heated for 8 mins. Will let them cool a bit then scoop it all out and add the rice and see what dressings or such may be added. I do believe this will be a couple of meals worth.

EDIT 2 I did make the meal above. Chopped 1/2 cup pinto beans into somecroutons. The rice was seasoned with taco and garlic seasonings added to the water and kept the rice on low whilst the queso bowl with beans was put into the microwave to heat up. I went with 8 mins since 700 W is almost half the power they talk about in the instructions. I put everything once it was done into a large bowl, the chopped pinto beans were like beef which was good, less than half the stuff left over, dishes are soaking in the sink.

Am also wearing my cheap wig, honestly does not look bad to me but still needs thinning out but for 30 bucks, it looks good.

Hope everyone has a great day, in pockets for all.