I say yes, you say no, OR People are Strange

kira1234

I'm going to try making mine on Monday or Tuesday. I so miss bread.

Anonymous

Where did you find the recipe for a bread machine with gluten free?  Can't wait to hear how you like it Kira. 

Boy, that other thread is annoying!  I must stop going there, but that savagry shouldn't be allowed on a board about women with bc.  Vapors, definitely angry enough to have the vapors!

kira1234

I bought glutin free baking flour, I am using it as the base. I will follow the directions in the cook book I use. I am excited. Isn't that sad having bread is making me excited?

rosemary-b

Oh boy the grand children just left and I am going to have another glass of wine. My 5 year old princess got here without having had lunch and was a BRAT. We got her to eat and she improved a tiny bit but she still wanted to be princess of the world. Hard on her parent and her 2 sibs but they had to take her home and we don't have to deal with her any more unil she comes back WOO HOO. She is my oldest grandchild and I love her more than life itself but today was a really bad day.

We had hotdogs, pasta salad with lots of veggies,beans berries and ice cream.

bluedahlia

We went to a good old fashion pub in our Distillery District.  Didn't feel like getting all dolled up for a swanky meal and it was so hot and humid here today, I would have rather gone to a beach.  Anyways I digress.  Had Turkey Leek Pot Pie with veggies and mashed potatoes, oh and a nice tall glass of beer.  YUM!  Then we went to the St, Lawrence Market....like I don't have enough antiques already.....but just looked around.

I love downtown Toronto!

rosemary-b

Well I have proved again that 2 glasses of wine are certainly enough for me. I am very mellow. The kids took a while to leave because the litle ones left their mom's car door open and she needed a jump.

I am going to watch tv for a while but probably fall asleep early. Those kids wear me out but I love every minute of it.

1Athena1

Dinner's a state secret.

Ok, it's a bag of Utz sour cream and onion potato chips.

On another note: grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! (re: another thread). Thanks for listening to my rant.

bluedahlia

I agree Athena.  Seems like some think it's a game.

rosemary-b

Grr is right

CherrylH

I can finally join the foodie group. Got my first cucumber and a head of broccoli from the garden. I'm so excited I may not be able to eat anything.

On another note, I just started reading "The Emperor of All Maladies: A biography of Cancer" by Siddhartha Mukherjee. Has anyone else read it? I heard inteviewed on NPR a while back. Made lots of sense about a very complex topic.

Bren-2007

Cherryl .. I haven't read the book, but I want to check it out of the library.  I'm so happy about your veggies!  How are your tomatoes?

Blue .. dinner sounded like lots of fun.

Tim is still sick and he's burning up.  Does that sound like the flu?  I'm trying to push gatorade, but it's a struggle.  He's buried under a down comforter and two blankets.  Hello .. it's hot in here and he's got a fever and he's laying under all those blankets.  I'm a lousy nurse .. don't know what else to do.  He won't even eat any toast or a grilled cheese. 

Bren

otter

Ah, yes... the 5-year-old princess granddaughter. 

I have one of those.  She's my only grandchild, and I love her dearly, but she is a picky eater with a capital "P".  Her dad (my stepson) and mom struggle to get her to eat anything.  Her mom tries to restrict her to "healthy" foods, so most snack foods and sweet things are off-limits.  But the kid is really tiny and is way underweight for her age -- by far the smallest child in her class.  So, dh and I are beginning to wonder if it wouldn't be better to let her eat anything she's willing to eat.  Chocolate milk?  Fine.  Ice cream?  Even better.  Pudding?  Great!  She eats certain types of fruit and a very few veggies, but her preferences change by the hour.

The trouble her mom & dad are having with all this was obvious when we were there for a visit earlier this year.  She really is willing to go without a meal (including dessert, of course) rather than eat something she thinks she won't like.

I had to grit my teeth to keep from laughing, though, 'cause her daddy was one of the pickiest eaters on the planet when he was 5 years old.  Oh, the hours I spent trying to come up with a meal I thought he would eat, or something he'd said was his "favorite" food a few days earlier.  I was convinced he would starve to death and it was making me crazy. A funny thing happened when he reached adulthood and enlisted in the Army.  Suddenly, pretty much any type of food was good enough.

Tell me how the gluten-free flour dishes come out.  I had some gluten-free cookies once, baked by a friend of mine; and they were tolerable but reminded me of unleavened bread.

Supper was boring:  thick-cut slices of smoked ham, with nuked potatoes and great Northern beans.  I need some ice cream, but we're still out. 

otter

rosemary-b

Otter

I keep telling my daughter paybacks are h#ll. They are so much alike. They even share a birthday.

1Athena1

Does she have ADHD too, Rosemary? I know you mentioned it was in the family. If she does, my condolences. I have a nephew and two second cousins and one first cousin with it. Hell on wheels.

CherrylH

Bren, I'll send you the book when I finish, if you'd like. Lots of flowers on tomatoes, but nothing yet. I have an idea I'll go there one day and see nothing but TOMATOES!!!!!

jancie

Binva - sorry to hear that your dh is still so sick.  I would let him stay covered up - give him a couple of ibuprofen to bring the fever down and let him just sweat it out.  Sometimes if they sweat enough the fever will go down on its own.  The sweat gets rid of the toxins in his body.

It is rainy today and hence my shoulder is killing me.  My hip is back to normal thankfully.

Dinner will be tortellini with alfredo sauce and grilled chicken on top.  Nothing special as I am exhausted from this weekend.

My tomato plants are starting to flower so hopefully in the next 2-3 weeks I will start getting fresh tomatoes which will be about the same time my basil is ready also. 

rosemary-b

Athena

My 2 brothers my husband my daughter my 5 sons, my son-in-law and 2 of the 3 grandchildren who were here today have ADD. I am used to it or have it or both. Things do occasionally get intense. Today was one of those days. 

1Athena1

My condolences. I know whereof you speak!

rosemary-b

I am just wiped out. I think I thrive on chaos.

kira1234

For someone who has dealt with ADHD making light of it is not fun. You have really made me angry. I have an adopted foster son who has dealt with it his entire life, and it sucks.

1Athena1

Kira - I don't think anyone was making light of it. Quite the opposite. Sorry if you felt that way and certainly no offense was meant. On the contrary, it is a serious disorder that affects the person and those around him/her. Rosemary and I speak from experience. More, perhaps, then comes across.

crazy4carrots

Kira -- I've been following this conversation and I have not seen any posts that suggest anyone has made fun of either ADD or ADHD.  I have a niece and nephew with ADD and it has been such a struggle for them and for their parents.  I sympathize with you and Rosemary and others who are dealing with it.

BinVa -- I agree that Tim needs to sweat it out, but Ibuprophen should help lower his temp.  DH had something similar a couple of years ago.  His temp was up to 103 at one point, while shivering so much I had to pull out the electric blanket AND a heating pad, on top of a couple of blankets.  I was terrified, but he pulled through! 

rosemary-b

Kira

I am sorry if I offended you. ADD and ADHD are so much a part of my life that I don't even think of it as a disability anymore. Just something everybody in my family has to deal with either in themselves or in those closest to them It is still a struggle even for my 45 year old son inlaw and my husband.

As for whether I have it or not... my kids say I do but without the hyperactivity. They should know, if having it makes them experts.

Oh and all the people I listed, (except for my husband and brothers who are too old to have been tested when they were young) have been tested by a psychologist, so this is not just my opinion. It is my life.

rosemary-b

Oh Bren

I hope Tim gets better soon

kira1234

I'm sorry I got angry. It has really hurt our family over the years. I love him, but he has no idea the pain he has put the whole family through. To this day he is still hurting us, if I/we didn't love him so much we would just walk away.

kira1234

Just to add it isn't just adhd he was born to a crack/alcohol addicted person who gave birth c-section in hospital and walked away.

rosemary-b

Kira

In love I ask, not in jest...Can you understand why I am a little bit crazy?

1Athena1

I hope he is getting treatment Kira - it can be a devastating disorder without help. A great web site for information is: http://www.help4adhd.org. There is also http://www.adda.org - which is for adults only and has support groups, as does http://www.chadd.org. Unfortunately, treatment options and opportunities for adults are not what they should be. For coaching, you might also want to check out: http://www.adhdcoaches.org . Don't mean to pry, but I hope this helps.

kira1234

Lets just say I hurt he is still killing out family after 30 years. How to let go when you love them so much!

rosemary-b

Sorry Kira we crossposted. Your situation is heartbreaking and so much worse than mine.