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Well, saw my MO yesterday and all is good. Even with the elevated numbers, he agrees with me that it's from the infection. He asked me if I wanted to do another bone scan. I said NO, I really don't like having those things done and I just had one in January, and they did a CT scan just a couple weeks ago. So staying on my same regimen and see him in 6-7 weeks.
Jazzy yes, DD is having surgery in Michigan, Aug 1, both surgeons have coincided with a time. And yes, what a year for sure! Nice to see you being so busy, with work and with fun.
Cami, there is not one thing you could say to me that would be wrong. You could call me an F*ing Biotch and I would be ok with it. I love you, and know you love me too! I assume Lucky sleeps with Joey? I wish you could get your own fur baby, whether anothor pooch or a kitty Kat.
NM, did Dick eat at the same place you went with your mom? I imagine there are lots of places to go to get lobstah rolls. As for Dick and his driving, can't one of his kids call the doctor and tell them they are concerned about him driving and explane the eyes and memory issues? Love the picture of you and your mom, and the bridge is awesome. How old is mom?
Sandy, looks like we have a new Gremlin! Cousin to the one that steals posts! You love your music so much, I'm sorry you couldn't get to it at a younger age, but you have it now!
So glad to be feeling better and just about back to myself! It's so dang hot. Got to 113 while I was down in Phoenix! DD on her way back to the islands this morning and will be back in MI on the 26th. OMG, I have to remember to tell you all the drama that happened at her dad's!
To be continued....
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Hi ladies- well I found out some not good news on the flute yesterday. It needs a lot of restoration work so I am not going to buy it. But I am glad I got the chance to try one out and know I still want one!
The woman who does my wind/horn repair work told me of some places to look to find something on line around the same price that is ready to go and mentioned a place in TX who has a flute a few hundred more. But I am going to wait, my priority is still to pay off the house and I was conflicted about spending the money right now anyways with that goal. So I will work to get the instrument back to my friend this week and call this done. I am at peace with my decision!
Chi- my flute work started in grammar school, but never took any private lessons. That came in high school with the gift of a violin from my paternal grandmother. She told my parents I had a gift for music and needed to develop it. My parents agreed to private violin lessons during the last few years of high school. I actually studied for awhile with the concert master from the Hartford Symphony, who was the coolest man from Russia. At one point, I was being recruited by the Berklee School of Music in Boston. But I chose a path into science and technology as I felt music would not be a sustainable income for me. I always wanted an interesting career that would allow me to make a living.
I played music all the way through college and grad school and since. i picked up jazz in my 30s, making the transition first with the flute and then adding saxes to my list. Did electric violin for awhile but as a classically trained violinist, I prefer that music for that instrument. I often think of my grandmother who told me to always keep up with my music.
But that being said, if do feel people can learn music at any point in life and look at all you have done friend? You keep it going too!
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It's two fer Tuesday! Hope everyone is enjoying summer - some of us too wet, some too hot, and some just right, as the fairy tale goes...some days it feels like I am in a fairy tale, waiting for 'Prince Cure All' to ride up and give us his potion, oh well - dream on!!
NM - glad you got out with your mom, and how weird that everyone went for lobster rolls! I would love a down east lobster roll right now!! Glad Sadie got treats...
Chi - it is strange the discrepancies in pricing for our medications, glad you found one with a kosher deli to boot, makes drug payment more 'digestible'.
cami - I am looking for a course that will show me how to use my iphone properly, so frustrating!
Jazzy - hope you enjoyed your swim, I relate to clearing before cleaning, I am in that process continually it seems!
Gigi - glad you touched base and all is well in your world, quick healing is such a bonus, enjoy!
SUPer52 - welcome to this place of good vibes, support and great people!!
JCS - sad to hear about DD's friend - I just lost a very dear, long time work colleague yesterday - he was diagnosed with ALS in December, then went rapidly downhill in the last 3 months, very, very tough times
Well, I am off to putter and sort and clean before cleaning, it is rainy so I can get the inside done (or not, as the case may be)! Have a great week everyone Cheers!
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Hello all!
I am pronouncing myself ready for surgery tomorrow. Food is prepped. House is clean. Laundry is done. They called from the surgeon’s office to reschedule the surgery for earlier. Now I have to be there at 8:00am instead of 10:00am. Not too bad. It means then I can eat earlier!!!!
My kids are coming for dinner tonight. I really enjoy seeing them and spending family time together. If it means I have to cook something, so be it! We are having hamburgers (DH will grill them). I made a Videla onion casserole. And we will have French fries and all the burger fixin’s. DH and the kids will clean up. DOTD will have to be water, but I might sneak a beer with dinner.
My plan is to spend Thursday thru Sunday reading, watching Netflix and sleeping.
Jazzy - My husband plays guitar and has collected them for years. You can go to vintageoneguitars.com to see the inventory and hear some tunes. He does not play jazz, mainly rock and some blues. I am tone deaf and can hardly clap along with the beat!
ChiSandy - I am still amazed at all you do and know. What willpower you have to stay on this diet, not to mention the Invisalign torture. I would have broken early on.
Goldie - Great News! Now just stay away from any more infections. I do hope your DD has a good trip and does not wear herself out before her surgery. Best of luck to her!
NM - Lovely pictures. Your Mom looks like so much fun. I have a cousin in Maine and will definitely plan a trip there to see the beautiful countryside.
Janky - Enjoy your cleaning or the ‘not’ part. I will never understand how things get dirty as it seems I clean all the time.
Have a great end of the week and weekend!!!!!
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goldie - so happy to hear good news!! Always good to feel just like ourselves
I don't want any more scans than necessary either, all that 'stuff' going in - yuck! Wowsers,it is warm there!! Alberta is no where near close to those temps...jazzy - sad about the flute, glad you have a back up type plan - enjoy the music!
JCS - I missed that surgery was tomorrow - I am glad you are ready, sounds like the house is too and hamburgers on the grill sound yummy to me!
Cheers everyone!
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Thank you all of you for all of the warm welcomes! I feel such positive energy from this group and I can tell you all support each other. Janky, you are definitely right about the good vibes coming from this supportive group!
JCS, good luck with your surgery, and happy to hear you are all prepared for it. I'm sure it will help you recover and rest a little more comfortably when you are back home knowing everything is done ahead of time.
NativeMaine, I love the selfie with your mom. It's adorable!
Camillegal, I agree about how important our fur babies are! My cats are cuddlers and sleep on top of us every night. Sometimes it wakes me up, but I wouldn't have it any other way. When I am not feeling well, they never leave my side, and I may be guilty of taking an afternoon nap every now and then just to spend some cuddle time.
Goldie, I'm sorry to hear that your daughter will be needing surgery and that you weren't feeling well, but I'm glad you are feeling better now.
JazzyGirl, I love the story about all of the musical training you have had and how it all started with a gift and encouragement from your grandmother. I played the piano a little through grade school and high school and just started to play again last year at the age of 51. I purchased a used guitar several years ago with the intent to teach myself how to play, but that has been slow going and I pretty much gave up. Your comments that you believe anyone can learn to pick up music at any point, however, have me thinking that maybe I need to get back at it.
I chuckled at the various comments from several of you about clearing and organizing before actually cleaning. I always feel like I'm the only one who has to do that.
Coincidentally, my first post in this topic was in response to the article JazzyGirl posted about what to say to those who have been diagnosed with cancer, and I already have found myself in a situation where I will refer back to that article because I just learned Sunday of someone else who has been recently diagnosed. This woman is really only an acquaintance (she is the wife of my husband's friend but they live several hours away), but I got teary when my husband told me the news. We were actually grocery shopping when he told me in kind of an "oh by the way" sort of way, so we immediately went to the card section to pick one out to send her. As we were looking, I started to say out loud that I wanted to find a nice one because I had received so many nice cards when I was diagnosed, but I choked on the words and couldn't get them out. Oddly, I never cried at all, not even once, after receiving my diagnosis, but there I was choking up talking about someone else's diagnosis. I'm sure I was actually, finally, crying for myself too, but the emotion was so overwhelming and took me by surprise. Anyway, between my own recent experiences with BC and that article, hopefully I will come up with the right words to write on that card before I mail it, which I need to do because it's been sitting next to my laptop now since Sunday!
It was a beautiful sunny day here again, and a friend invited me to her house for lunch. We had a nice afternoon swimming in her pool, floating on rafts, eating a wonderful lunch, and just having girl talk. Our drink of the day was a chilled crisp chardonnay. Of course I limited myself to only one glass, but I suspect she added another splash at one point when I wasn't looking lol!
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JCS, good luck tomorrow--we'll be "in your pocket" all the way into the OR (yeah, I know johnny-gowns don't have pockets). Be sure to take it easy afterwards and call in as many favors as are owed to you. If anyone gets exasperated by your needs, look 'em squarely in the eye and answer, "why yes--this time it IS all about me!"
SUPer52, funny how I never cried about my own diagnosis--I worried and fretted in the week between ultrasound & biopsy, but when I got the news I just feltt determined--to keep learning as much as I could and set up alternative contingency plans. (Deflective? Delusional? Perhaps). Decades earlier I had read Betty Rollin's seminal breast cancer journal "First, You Cry." But b.c treatment was far different with far fewer options back then, because the nature of the beast had yet to be understood. When my own MIL was diagnosed at age 63 (she went in for a biopsy and woke up with a modified radical mastectomy), my DH & I both cried. She lived to nearly 96--still cancer-free, dying of the effects of a stroke. Yet I find myself getting weepy when I hear of close ones' cancer diagnoses.
Jazzy, check out the latest issue of Vanity Fair--it has a great feature on women instrumentalists in jazz.
As for me, at my mani tomorrow, out come the nail clippers for the left hand: got two festival gigs coming up, so I have to toughen those calluses.
Tomorrow night is a wine-pairing dinner, so no alcohol for me tonight, just seltzer. (As the heat intensifies, I sure miss my beloved Aperol spritzers--the main ingredient is too carby. Gotta get out the limes and pick some homegrown mint to make "Faux-jitos." Can have rum, but it cuts into the weekly wine allowance).
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ChiSandy, oh, the aperol spritz! It is a drink that we used to enjoy quite frequently, but I haven't had one in awhile. Two years ago for Christmas, it turned out that my brother and I both ended up giving each other a bottle of aperol and a bottle of good prosecco! We laughed when we realized we gave each other the same thing! My friend who had me to her pool is actually the one who turned me on to the drink after she had it in Italy, and I gave her a bottle of prosecco as a hostess gift yesterday which made us think of the aperol spritz. Funny you should mention that drink today!
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Good Morning, Loungettes!Happy Hump Day! Humidity is building, and t-storms predicted for this afternoon and evening.The weekend is supposed to be in the 90's with lots of humidity. Going to be a good weekend to do next to nothing, methinks.Or maybe take Sadie to check out the upgrades at the town landing on the town pond with Miss Silly Sadie.
Goldie--Glad to hear the liver enzymes are not a concern right now. Don't blame you for not wanting a bone scan, or any scan for that matter. May you continue to feel better as time goes by. Dick and his kids did not eat at the same place Mom and I did. We were in different parts of the state.It was amusing that we both got the same thing, especially since both are notorious penny pinchers and lobstah rolls aren't the cheapest lunch to get! Mom is 83. Waiting to hear about the drama at DD's dad's!
Jazzy--good to find out you want a flute! Sorry that one didn't work out.I'm sure you'll find one soon. Wow, what a musical history you have!
Janky--it was funny we all got the same thing for lunch! Of course Sadie got treats, I have to keep her happy so she'll let me keep living here!
Librarian--so today is the big day!Yeah!We'll be in your pockets and will supervise everything so it goes well. Get lots of sleep and lots of Netflix.Post when you feel up to it.
Super--the emotional part of this journey hits us all in different ways and at different times. I think I cried continuously from the time I had the mammogram after finding the lump until I saw the surgeon and had a biopsy 3 months later. And then I cried most of the time for the next 3 years, I swear. Even now, once in a while, a memory of that time passes through my mind and a wave of emotion will come with it. I'm glad you had the great time with your friend, and good for her for adding a splash to your wine glass!Life is for living!
Chi--It is amazing how much bc treatment has changed in the last few decades, isn't it?
Ortensia
Ingredients
- 3 cl Scotch Whisky
- 2 cl Aperol
- 2 cl Sweet Vermouth
Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into cocktail glass.
Best served in a Cocktail Glass.
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Mornin' ladies.
Great one day no one comes in, the next day there is barely anythin g I member reading. So hear goes.
Kim loved ur pics. U and ur mom look great but that bridge, oh geesh did u actually go on it. Oh to me that's a picture bridge not a real one.
Oh Lori it sounds good and oh so happy u feel better on top of that. And I'm praying for ur DD every day, she sounds like u. BTW why would u say something like to be continued when u know 'm going to go cray.
Janky the only course I know about these stupid phone is of course I don't have a clue what I'm doing.
JC of course we're all be in ur pocket to make sure it's all good.So no worries on ur part.
Super u sound like me,i f I buy a card, I usually realize when the person goes back to work that I didn't send kit. I mean well but meaning and doing r two different things.
Oh Jazzy what can I say about u that I haven't said amazing.
Sandy and ur another, u do very well with ur music all the time. BTW I used the CVS puter stuff, the first time. I never knew about it til u told us and so very easy for me and fast. Hope I did it right.
Last nite my phone rand about midnite ugh, but it was Dan, we talked about an hour, We just hung out on the phone instead of in person. Jeez Ilove that guy. Like I said before he always wants my input on personal issues with the business and he listens, I don''t think I can fool him much longer that I'm a wise old lady. Of course then I lost my sleep time and didn't go t sleep til about 4am. So glad I have my Xanax.
We have so so much heat warnings, like100 and humidity like 300 I bet for the rest of the week. It's hard to even go out Like I do that so much I do want to go to the store, thinking I should go in the evening. My print is gigantic???
LUBS U ALL
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Cami, I said that cuz I wasn't in the mood for typing it all. Short of it is she has never got along with her dad's GF. This time it went to extreme. Dad would invite GF to camping, she would say, Oh just take Jennifer. Anyway she got pissed (GF) and went and stayed at her brothers. She called last weekend and wanted to know if the house was available for her to have birthday party for grandkid. Sure! GF announced it would be her last weekend there and needed help packing her stuff. Well Jennifer chimes in, in a real nice tone, I'll help you Gail. Well they were in the garage and Gail threw a full bottle of beer at Jennifer. Gail also plays softball. I guess Jennifer had to duck to miss the bottle, which could have possible killed her. Later, Gail announces that the only reason Don (dad) and Jennifer go camping is so they can have sex!
Anyways, I spoke too soon. Sick again. Uncontrollable shakes last night for about a half hour, fever all night 101-103, and so far today as well. Sore from the shakes and laying around in bed again. This shit is getting old!
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Oh, Lori, so sorry you keep getting these fevers! Wish I could reach out through the ether and give you cool compresses.
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I made it through the surgery! The wire placement part was annoying. I did not realize there was a mammogram involved! Lumpectomy incision is about two inches, but the surgeon felt he got what needed to be removed. I will meet with him next week for more info. I am taking the pain meds today, but really not much pain. I have an ice bag on the boob inside a front zip spots bra. Really comfortable so far.
Goldie, dammit! What is this fever thing? Sending hugs and get well vibes your way.
Take care all!
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goldie - sending you all the 'fever' killing stuff I can, so frustrating and stressful. Are you on Ibrance which can cause low neutrophils? Stay well!
cami & Super - I do the same thing, I get cards for birthdays, and all that stuff, then see they are still sitting unsent when time to send another greeting
Super I am sending you healing, gentle hugs!m cami I know nothing about the darn phones either.NM - I love your pics, so nice that you and your mom can enjoy each other like that! no way I would go on that bridge, nothing could induce me
This is a shout out to any of you who take Ibrance - is there anything you know that can help keep neutrophils from totally tanking after the 3 week cycle??! Any ideas would be welcome. Stay cool to so many of you in the US!! Cheers!
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Tonight was Cellars' "France's South Side" wine dinner. The wines were little known (except for one) and all totally estate-grown, made & bottled--highly unusual for the price. Aperitif was a Cuvee Jean-Paul rosé from Gascony: mostly Merlot, Cab. Franc., Cab. Sauvignon and Tannat. Great bouquet, bone-dry and great for hot weather. First course wine (with crab cake) was a Domaine Collin Cremant de Limoux--primarily Chardonnay with Chenin Blanc and a little Pinot Noir. With a sea scallop came LaCroix Gratiot Picpoul de Pinet--a heavier-bodied more alcoholic white that reminded me of a slightly oaked California Chard. With the soup course, a Domaine Boutinot Morgon Côte de Puy--a "cru" Beaujolais that is better known than the other wines tonight. A tad tannic, could stand some aging, but the goat cheese atop the soup softened it. With lamb, Domaine Boutinot Cairannes "Les Six" southern Rhone blend (Grenache Noir, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Cinsault, Counoise and Carignan Noir)--nice and soft though very full-bodied. With dessert, Domaine de Rancy Muscat Rivesaltes (the varietal is Macabeo). Very much like a tawny Port--sweet, like drinking creme brulee...which is what it accompanied.
Yes, I exceeded my wine quota--but I had Bob helping me finish my wines. And I must confess that though I didn't fully carb out (no bread, mangoes, watermelon, potatoes or corn) I did eat the crab cake, the creme brulee and 1/3 of the mini-eclair that came with it. Dead animals & leaves for me for the rest of the week.
Got utterly drenched walking the 1/4 mi. there in the rain, despite a good umbrella. When we got up to leave, the back of my dress was still damp!
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Mornin; ladies,
LORI another fever, jeez it was like u were in the eye of the hurricane when u felt good, now ur back to that damn fever, I'm so sorry, there has to be an answer somewhere. It's just not right that they can't get this straight. OH a bottle of beer, a bottle of beer??? how old is she . OMG. And so unbelievable disgusting what she said. What did her father say, that makes me sick. No wonder she doesn't like her. Honest to God this has me tongue tied, and not much does. I don't know what is worse the bottle or the statement. Oh the bottle thank God it didn't hit her. Poor Jennifer. Like she doesn't have enough going on. Big <<<HUGS>>> for ur DD.
JC so good to hear from u so soon. And all went well and not much pain too. Good start for sure.
Janky I always feel so stupid with this phone, Joey always has to retrieve my missed calls or male certain calls that uses the number pad, plus other things. If I didn't have a clip thing in my ear it would even be harder. And this is how I work with the phone and puter, another piece of my puzzle.
Sandy ur memory and knowledge of wine can go up against anyone. All I ever knew was red o white, preferring red most of the time. I could consume a lot but never really looked at the name. One time my brother brought over a bottle of wine he got as a gift and that was the only time I could really tell the difference, the wine was excellent. LOL And I never remembered the name. But u make food and wine sound so delicious, I always want to eat and drink what ur describing.
Well hoping everyone has a good day....Oh Lori maybe u should call ur Dr. too. Someone has to help u.
LUBS U ALL
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Good Morning, Loungettes!Happy Thirsty Thursday! I am dragging my tired anatomy out of bed this ayem after a fun Wednesday, Women and Wine get together last night. We met at the home of one of the women in the group. It's a beautiful old home she bought last fall. We spent a good part of the evening on the covered porch watching the thunderstorms roll through. It was a BYOB and bring an appetizer, so we got to try all kinds of yummy munchies. It's always fun to see what wines people bring, too.Two of us brought whites, the rest were reds.We do lots of tasting and sharing of wines and talk. Sadie was not so happy with me when I didn't get home until after bedtime, but she forgave me when she found out that I had put aside a special treat to bribe her with!A special treat and lots of tummy tickles and she was quite happy again!.
Cammy Cat--LOL, poor Ernie!Yup, we walked across the bridge, and Mom even drove the car over it and back!There's a video of that but it's on Mom's phone. This weekend is supposed to be pretty darned hot and muggy here, planning on taking Sadie to the lake, and going swimming with her.Bet there will be lots of people there!
Goldie--Dad's GF is a PITA. And a crazy one at that. Just crazy. Sorry to hear you are sick again. Have you let the Onc and other docs know? Something is going on that needs to be chased down and taken care of. Hugs.
Librarian--HOORAY for surgery being done!It's amazing how little lumpectomy surgery hurts sometimes. Keep the ice going, though.It will help a lot. But keep taking it easy, your body needs to recover from the anesthesia as well as from the surgery itself.
Janky--Funny you would not go on the Wire Bridge!Mom said Dad wouldn't drive over it, but did step on to it when they found it years andyears ago.I can see where people could feel that way!
Chi--I love crème brulee, can't imagine a wine that tastes like it!Sorry you got so wet on the way there!Must have been some rain storm!
Jamaican Smile Cocktails
Ingredients:
2 oz. Rum Cream
2 oz. Coconut Rum
1 Small Banana
1.5 oz. Strawberry Daiquiri mix
1.5 oz. Pina Colada mix
1 tsp. Coconut extract
2 cups ice
Directions:
Combine Strawberry Daiquiri mix, Pina Colada mix, Coconut Rum, coconut extract, and banana in blender on high until well combined.
Add ice and blend until ice is crushed.
Pour into a pretty glass, add a fruit garnish and enjoy!
This recipe makes 2 drinks.
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JCS, so glad your pain is minimal. I had lumpectome too, and don't remember it being too bad.
Cami, she has to be around 60, maybe a little younger. I don't know what, if anything, her dad said about the comment. But after the beer incident, he told her she had to leave. She came came yesterday and got 75% of her stuff.
Janky, I am not on Ibrance and I hope you find a way to raise those neutriphils. I'm still on Xeloda. Funny about the cards and not sending them.
Oh Sandy, dead meat and green leaves. At least you got to enjoy some of the good things. Love me some eclairs.
NM, I see where lots of you gals are getting hit by this heat wave. For us, it's normal! Sitting on a covered porch, watching the thunderstorms pass by, how relaxing.
Well, I will put in a call to my primary today. Are these anti biotics just not working. This is rediculous, been going on for 6 weeks now! With a few days of feeling normal. Fever only lasted about 24 hours, none last night or this morning.....so far!
The BIOTCH that threw the full bottle of beer at my DD. What the hell is wrong with her???
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Hi ladies- this week is rolling along. Getting more rain, about every other day now. But it's hot here, chances are for all of you too?
My BS apt got moved tomorrow but getting the imaging done with mammo and MRI. Will see the doctor for follow up in August. I thought getting all that done in in one swell day was optimistic? I plan to go to bc yoga after. All things bc......
Goldie- oh no about the fever and chills. The crud is back just as we thought you were turning the corner on this. Back in your pocket for recovery from this latest bout?
JCS- is on the other side of her surgery now and prayers for clear margins. My first needle experience was back in 1999 with a biopsy that resulted from my first mammo at age 39. I had double lumpectomy in 2012 with my bc diagnosis and the whole process is pretty bizarre. I am hoping things went well for you and that you are home resting. Prayers for a good path report.
Chi- thanks for that Vanity Fair recommendation!
Cami- oh girl, your memes are funny. That cat meme for hump day, hilarious
Have any of you heard of the korean chain Bon Chon? A friend here runs a new one here in ABQ and had a great time last night. He brought us this plate of mochi at the end, which are ice creme dumplings. Really tasty, I have seen them at Whole Foods and other places and got to try them last night. Yum!
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Jazzy, I fell in love with Bonchon in Arlington, VA when my sis and niece took me there. The chicken legs are amazing (as is the jap chae). We've got one in the Loop (where I no longer work) and way out in a Korean section of the NW burbs--not far from where I'll be playing a folk festival in Oct. Sadly, the chicken is too sweet and the jap chae too starchy to be allowed on my diet. I love mochi--but lately Whole Foods has discontinued my traditional fave flavors black sesame and red bean in favor of trendier, non-Japanese stuff like raspberry, milk chocolate or eggnog.
"Dead Animals & Leaves" is my shorthand for an ultra-low-carb meat-and-plant-based diet like the one I'm on, which blends features of keto, Atkins & South Beach. About 10 years ago I wrote a song about it, and it's still one of my most-requested solo songs. (I recorded it on "Album One," by my former duo SASS!, but I like my solo version on YouTube better). Of all the diets I've been on, it's not only the most effective but also the easiest to comply with on the road: late at night after a small-town show I can always find a burger patty & salad, hard boiled eggs, or string cheese at MickeyD's or a gas station. And for special occasions I can always hit the steakhouses & seafood joints. Despite the red meats, butter, cheeses and eggs, my LDL & triglycerides always go down on this diet.
And I have to confess--whenever I come back from one of these tasting dinners and sit down at my computer, I use a copy of the menu as a cheat sheet.
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Good morning, Loungettes!Happy TGIF day!The survey team has left the nursing home, they were done shortly after I left work Wednesday.Sounds like we did pretty well, no big findings, and they never did talk to me. We'll get the official report in a week or so. Everyone at work is very tired and rather cranky, which is normal after a survey. I'll be glad when today is over, everyone will be back to normal come next Monday. Sadie said "I told you so" when I told her about the preliminary survey results. Then she wanted to talk about what we are going to do tomorrow in the heat andhumidity.Seems like a trip to the lake is going to be in our plans!
Goldie--After the long, cold, long, wet, long spring I promised myself I would not complain about the heat, but I never promised not to complain about humidity! I remember vacationing in Las Vegas and the heat wasn't much of a problem (as long as I stayed hydrated) where it was so dry, but 10 degrees lower in Miami with humidity would wear me out in an hour! That BIOTCH needs some karma to hit her, hope it happens soon.
Jazzy--We're getting some rain here with the thundershowers/thunderstorms coming through in the afternoons/evenings. Never heard of Bon Chon, but not much Korean cuisine in this part of Maine. Ice cream dumplings sounds very yummy!
Chi--love the idea of using a menu as a cheat sheet!
Thunder Cocktail
Ingredients
- 1 Teaspoon(s) Powdered Sugar
- 1 Egg Yolk
- 1 1/2 Ounce(s) Old Mr. Boston Five Star Brandy
- 1 Pinch(es) Cayenne Pepper
Directions
Shake with ice and strain into cocktail glass. Serve in a Cocktail Glass.
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Looks like it's all about the weather now, I think toasty for just about everyone.
Jazzy, we still don't have rain. We sure need it tho. Just not a down pour, that just runs off into the washes and not into the ground. Not to mention the damage that it does!
Sorry about your appt. getting moved. Are you anxious? You don't sound like it. Hmmmm, ice cream dumplings....love me some ice cream!NM, glad all went well with the survey team, and yours personally. And I'm with Sadie on the told ya so, which I didn't, but knew they couldn't find anything wrong with you! You are so right about the heat and humidity. It only gets humid here after a monsoon rain. I do sweat, but it's mainly because the heat causes hot flashes. And people laugh when you say "yes it's hot, but it's a dry heat". However, when it starts getting into triple digits, my saying is "hot is hot"
Sandy, good for you for sticking with your diet.
JCS, how are things going? Do you have drains?
Well, today feels like a good day. I'm so sick of all this up and down. Fever yesterday was only in the morning, but I didn't have much energy. No plans for the weekend. We had been painting the house, but quit for a few weeks. Only the back to do, which DH has been working on and got about half done. The bottom part needs to be done, which will probably be my job, as it's hard for him to get down and paint that low, due to weight and belly!
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Mornin' ladies,
Lorpe for goodi that was her aaaaaaa shivers, so she left the house, hope for good for ur DD'ss sake, just thinking about what she said and did makes me sick. I'm glad ur seeing ur Dr.this is going on to long.
Kim first u WALKED on that bridge then you then U DROVE on it. I thought it was just a scenic thing. Oh never get me to step on it. Wed. nite sounded fun and yummy too.
Jazzy whatever ice cream u showed looked good but I never heard of it in my life. I remember having fried ice cream and that was really good, but that's about it.
Sandy ur songs sound so unique, whenever u talk about them. Did u hear the thunderstorm in the afternoon I thought all the electricity was going, scared me. And this weekend they're telling people to stay home it's going to be way to hot.
LUBS U ALL
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Goldie- not anxious but never enjoy this part of my follow ups. They usually come in right away after the mammo and tell me if they see anything of concern. Last year, I was good but then the BS ordered an MRI and then they saw something the second radiologist thought should be biopsied. So I may know something today, but chances are, I won't know the rest until my BS apt in August. But this is what I know is true, if they are worried about something, they won't wait to the apt to call. I just hope no biopsy this year, they are not much fun as we all know. Last year was my first since having bc though.
I will pop in tomorrow and let everyone know how things go today!
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Went to a funeral today (Gordy's friend's--ex-GF's--boyfriend who died of heart failure at only 62). It was so hot that we decided not to join the procession to the cemetery. Last night, I grilled because I didn't want to heat up the kitchen. Tonight I cooked indoors because I figured heating up an air-conditioned kitchen beats the pants off standing over a screaming hot grill in triple-digit heat.
No DOTD for me tonight, other than water. But Bob called from Navy Pier, where he'd pulled over after he had a tire blow out on Lake Shore Drive and was awaiting the tow truck. He said he'd eaten dinner at the hospital but would definitely welcome a drink. I discovered I had one bottle of Prosecco on the dining room wine rack, so I chlled it and served him an Aperol spritz--complete with a slice of the one blood orange I had left in the fridge.
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I think I have reached the end of my ability to “take it easy sitting around”! My boob is a little sore, but no pain. The incision is unattractive. I am hopeful that will change with time! I do plan on taking a shower today covering the incision with Press and Seal. My back is sticky from several monitor leads.
Yesterday I went to a consultation appointment with the RO. My first impression was that he is very young. He also is very smart and willing to talk. Both good things! We discussed how the SBRT might not change the prognosis, but it will kill off the known lung tumor cancer cells. It will also leave the door open for other treatments should those become necessary. There will be five treatments of pinpointed radiation. The main side effect could be a cough and shortness of breath. I will keep my fingers crossed that does not happen. It will probably be August before it actually happens.
Hope everyone stays out of the heat. It is supposed to feel like 109 degrees here today. DH and I are thinking of going to see the movie, Yesterday. Something light in an air conditioned building. I will get back to my usual chores and activities next week.
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Good Morning, Loungettes!Happy Saturday! Boy oh boy it's gonna be a schortchah today. It's not even 9 am and it's already getting uncomfortably sticky. Definitely gonna be a lounge around and do very little but drink fluids day. Going to make some sun tea, go the ice cube bin filled up, going to make some ice cream. That's about the extent of the work I'm going to do other than load Sadie in the car to go to the town landing. Sadie has already indicated that she is very happy with that plan, as long as I take some treats along for her to munch on!
Goldie--I think you have a point, after a certain level, hot is hot. Take it easy this weekend, give your body all it's energy to work on whatever infection has its nasty hold on you.
Cammy Cat--Actually, I walked on it, Mom drove across it.I'm trying to download the video, it was on her camera and she just sent it to me.
Jazzy--With all the technology in the world these days, why can't they find a better, easier, more comfortable way to do biopsies?And it's sad when we cantell from when we get the follow up call if the news is good, bad, or questionable!
Chi--Don't blame you for cooking inside.I'm probably going to turn on the AC at some point today, given how miserable it's feeling already. The Prosecco sounds so good, I've got to make sure I've got some in the fridge chilling!
Summer is a few weeks old and, for much of the country, we're getting into the hot, humid, hazy days. The types of days where we feel like we have to change our shirts multiple times because it's so damp and sticky. If you decide to spend time outside instead of hiding away inside with central air conditioning, you're going to need a few beers to survive. You can grab a kolsch, pale ale or lager, but in our minds hazy, humid weather calls for hazy beer.
From <https://uproxx.com/life/best-hazy-beers/>
Trillium Congress Street IPA
Bissell Brothers Here's To Feeling Good All The Time
Weldwerks Juicy Bits IPA
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