So...whats for dinner?
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auntie - early sampling to placate holiday shoppers, lol!
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Also hope you "ace" your tests" Red and Minus. And that your drains are out soon, Special. I did not get the "kitten" reference.
Off to get my prevnor pneumonia shot this afternoon.
Last night dinner out in Hvd Sq. on the way to yet another Moth slam was wild mushrooms over polenta (waaay to salty to appreciate it), and a beet salad that was more beautiful than flavorful. I must talk to that chef! Slam was great...I think we are becoming regulars.
Keeping posts short to avoid rage of losing them...;)
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lacey - DH and DD brought home an actual kitten!
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Oh my saints and stars what a day I have had..... I went to get m y mammo and bone density. Did 2 views of each breast and said they were fine and I didn't need any more images and even though I had complained of breast pain, radioloigsit said no need for ultrasound. Wont get bone density till I see my PCP in Jan. unless they call me.
Went to the mall. I have this new Eddie Bauer down filled coat and the pockets zipp shut, so I have been just putting my cellphone, my wallet and my keys in the pocket, zipping it shut and not carrying a purse. So I shopped at Berngers, then stopped at Fannie Mae for 3 pieces of treats (candy) and walked down to the place where the Chinese people do fab ulous massages. I had a 30 minute massage on my feet/reflexology and when I reached into my pocket, the wallet was gone.....
I gave them my phone number, told them I would run home and get some money and come back. I went to Mall security, where the door is locked and a sign says call this number----so I called and got some guy who radioed his other officers and told me no one had turned in a wallet. I zipped home, called Visa and MC and cancelled the accounts and new cards with new numbers coming. Put a Fraud Alert/Security Freeze on my Credit reports. Couldn't remember what other cards were in the wallet, spent over 30 minutes trying to contact Macy's and couldn't . Hot as all gt out so I went to the mall without my coat on as I was burning up.Go in to pay for the massage (They have searched the chair cushoins, etc) and try to deal with Macy's face to face. They wouldn't let me do anything because I wasn't calling from my home phone..... Went to bank to replace ATM card (it was ATM ONLY/not Debit) They will not issue just ATM anymore---so I told bank to forget it....Went to Police Station, they asked a ton of questions, gave me a letter to go replace my drivers license which took another hour. Then I went m y Insurance Agent to get my wallet card showing insurance replaced. Come home, still upset and know full well I zipped that wallet in the coat pocket, but it was opened up at the massage shop. Police officer thought maybe my pocket had been picked since I still had the cell phone and the keys. I couldn't remember anyone being close enough to do that, although I had stood in the mall and chatted with a woman I used to work with.
So, I got to hang up my coat, and one sleeve feels tight . There is a damn zippered pocket in the sleeve and zipped into the pocket is my wallet........ An entire day shot to hell and it was in a pocket I 'didn't even realize this damn coat had....
FA LA LA LA LA Deck me, somebody, please.....
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Oh Red, you poor thing, what a day you've had! At least your mamm came out well. May your drivers license photo be better than your previous one!
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Oy, Red!! I'm exhausted just reading your nightmare of a day! Glad you recovered the wallet, but now can you cancel the other "cancels"? And I appreciate the ordeal with Macy's. They are very difficult to deal with in such customer service situations. I'm glad that the mammo result was at least a bright part of your day.
It is past 3AM and I am just getting to bed after organizing and wrapping all the gifts we will be bringing down the east coast later this week. At least those gifts are done!
Hoping I have some energy to start some pizzelles tomorrow. I'd like to bring them as a food treat for my stepmother and for DS1's kids. Of course, the doc vegans probably will abstain since I think they don't eat any eggs. Their loss....:(
Special, what fun! Was the kitten a gift for you? I'm allergic to cats, but certainly get a kick out of kitten antics.
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Yesterday, I moved my care from Beth Israel to Dana Farber. These two places could not be more different. Beth Israel is all about personal relationships and Dana Farber is S.E.R.I.O.U.S. Once you arrive on the 9th floor at Dana Farber there is one person checking patients in while at the BI there are four or five. Of those four or five, at least one would be wearing some antler head gear, or maybe one who have a Rudolph nose. No such frivolity at the Dana Farber, let me assure you. After checking in, and receiving your RFID badge [so they can track wait times] you head back into this large room with massive windows overlooking the air conditioning units of the Joselyn Center. In the distance, you can see a bit of the view they had imagined when designing this building.... the river and Cambridge beyond. While sitting in this very expansive waiting room, you can not see even one Dana Farber employee. No chit chat, no noticing that you have been waiting for over an hour, no contact at all.
There is a small passageway/room with a picture of a fork/knife, a coffee cup and maybe it said cafe, so I decided to take a look. No refrigerator for drinks just a Nestle machine for instant coffee, plastic cups to get water from the bubbler, and for snacks? seven packages of saltine crackers. [I laughed when I told Dr. Christina that there is NO ONE I know who eats saltines with a fork and a knife. Of course, there were no forks or knives to be seen. This is a bring your own snack/drink kind of place.]
Dr. Christina was over an hour late. Her previous patient was a new-to-cancer patient and she just needed more time. No problem really, but no one came out to tell me this. It just isn't the Dana Farber way.
The two of us had a great meeting which also stretched to over an hour. I have reached the end of the endochondral agents. From here on out, we are talking chemo for life. There are two options on the table: Xeloda which is taken by mouth and Taxol a weekly infusion. They have real pro/cons, and I am not sure which direction to go. The third possibility is a trial. Dr. Christina, it turns out, needed my permission to submit my records to the "research group" who will gather any trials that would be appropriate. Dr. Christina would then decide if any of the available trials that I qualify for would be beneficial to me. I am meeting with her again on Tuesday and we will make our final choice.
It has been almost a month since I have had any anti-cancer drugs in my system which makes me anxious, but, I am, at the same time, relieved that I will start a new therapy before Christmas. Whatever the new therapy is, we will have started before the new year.
Oh, and no co-pay taken at Dana Farber! Guess I will get a bill later? And the "No Caller ID".... the reason for this is, there are evidently quite a large number of patients that do not tell their families that they have cancer. Since Dana Farber == Cancer, to accommodate those patients, they have stripped the caller id clean. Ridiculous..... have it read Laboratory Services or some other moniker that patients would know is Dana Farber.
Ho, Ho, Ho!
*susan*
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Red, ohmygoodness..... what a day! Somedays it would be prudent to just stay in bed. Glad your mammo is done and clean!
Special, a kitten? Seriously?
Lacey, good luck with the pizzelles. A true labor of love if you ask me. The doc vegans can just leave their pizzelles for others. No one will complain at all.
Canceling your trip to NOLA feels big. Is it?
*susan*
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Lacey, I will take the doc vegans share of pizzelles.
Susan, DF's seriousness had better pay off is all I can say. I'm glad you like Dr. Christina. That is helpful. My very best wishes for you in making the very tough treatment decision.
Canceling our trip, while disappointing, would be bigger if we rarely went to NOLA, but we're in the area once or twice a year and we will go next year. I've decided that it's cheaper (and much less exhausting) to go there and eat out three times a day than it is to celebrate the holidays here with the huge grocery bills I've been racking up
Somethings coming in my window -- wait -- it's the sun! Where ya' been for the past four days?!!
Off to make gingerbread to make the house smell wonderful this morning.
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It seems to me that Michelle said Dana Farber provided lunch and all sorts of snacks in the infusion room. Maybe you have to penetrate the inner sanctum.
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lacey & susan - yes, Santa brought the kitten early. I was just chillin' on my bed resting after the surgery and in they come with a little carrier with a big red bow. It was exciting at first because I have wanted a new cat for a while - had a Siamese for 17 years. However, the reality of a new very active baby as I am trying to recover at home alone is setting in. This morning he climbed the bedroom curtains which then fell down - eeesh! Very sweet on the part of DH and DD but the timing was not carefully considered. I am also left to referee between the kitten and dog - I am exhausted. I will have a respite this weekend - going to see my in-laws in S. Carolina. I am hopefully losing one drain tomorrow, having my regular MO appt., then DH and I are driving up and leaving DD in charge of the kitten for a couple of days.
susan - I understand your feelings about DF - it is one of the reasons I did not seek treatment at Moffitt. I was treated there in the sarcoma department a couple of years prior to breast cancer diagnosis for a tumor in my calf. It was intimidating, but I was glad to have the specialized help because the situation was somewhat unusual and scary. Big cancer factories are often a lot more impersonal with a lot less warm and fuzzy going on. I think you just have to hold on to them being able to provide something new and helpful and set all of the other to the side - not always easy. I was very fortunate that because I am treated privately right across the street from Moffitt, all of my docs spent time there at one point or another, my BS was the department head for years - I get the personal feeling combind with the institutional experience.
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Red, what a horror story! And you tell it so well that reading the post was entertaining in an awful kind of way. I had an inkling that the wallet would be found. Great news that the mammo was good.
Susan, I was right there with you at Dana Farber. You have a gift for description and narrative that your mother would approve. A big plus that you like your dr. even though the medical environment is lacking warmth and friendliness. I so hope the treatment prolongs life with quality.
Nance, I loved your comments about the grazing customers at Costco's. Like SpecialK, I seldom partake of the offered food samples. They're almost never a product I would consider buying and I assume the reason for the samples is to market the product. DH has been known to roam the store and have an equivalent of lunch.
SpecialK, I'm glad you're recovering from this umpteenth surgery.
When I listed dinner possibilities yesterday morning, they were met with silence from dh until I mentioned lamb chops. That was his preference and what a good preference it was. When I looked at the package of four beautiful loin chops, I winced as I saw the price I'd paid, $16, but the one I ate was so, so good. Cooked perfectly on the grill by dh. We had a salad inspired by Lacey. Mixed organic salad greens with baby kale, spinach, and chard, sliced red pear, chunks of blue cheese and walnut pieces. It was different from our usual and very tasty. I dressed mine with a spinkle of white balsamic and a small amount of olive oil. We also had boiled tiny white potatoes .
I'm trying once again to lose some blubber from my body so I ate one chop, three teensy potatoes and the salad. It was an outstanding meal. Truthfully, the dinners we have at home are almost always better than the dinners eaten out which cost a lot of $$.
The rest of the week will be a challenge, calorie wise. Today is the women's golf luncheon at the club. No idea what the meal will be. Just was told that the chef is doing something "special." Then Friday night we're eating out with former neighbors. Saturday night is a casual dinner party to which the Friday golf group and spouses are invited.
Tonight's dinner will be a stir fry with chicken breast slices, orange bell pepper, and mushrooms and soba noodles. I need to look up a recipe for an Asian type sauce which dh will like. If lunch is ample, I won't be eating a full dinner. Suggestions welcome.
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red - DD thought she lost her debit card last week, so we went through the cancellation process also. She found it behind the door in her room! Much smaller scale than your saga, but I sympathize. The good news is that you know nothing was compromised, but what a pain!
Dinner last night was a combo romaine and Napa cabbage salad with chicken, goat cheese, walnuts and pears - dressed with a vinaigrette. I think tonight will be small steaks with some Trader Joe's asparagus risotto and a green salad.
chisandy - We went to Rome in '09 and spent our last night at the Hilton at the airport - so convenient! Did the same thing in Munich a couple of years ago for morning flights out - stayed at the Kempinski. Excellent hotel and can't beat the proximity. This is my new modus operandi for international travel - it reduces the stress on the day of departure for me.
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Dana Farber just needs to put the phone ID's in the physicians name. My dad's PCP does that, but 1/2 the time when they call, it is showing one of his associates names and not even his doctor, so the first time they called, we didn't answer cause the name meant nothing. We have however, gave explicit instruction s to leave messages on the home phone, so we are good. We also have a patient portal where messages can be left and sent to the doctor. I'm sure the nurse reads them instead of the doctor but it at least avoids being on hold for something as routine as a refilled script.
Susan, you have some big decisions to make, but having a top doctor who you like and will spend time and all is worth its weight in gold. I would struggle so much with leaving my MO, but if I was up against what you are, you can bet I would be going away from here to where the best doc was and screw the environmental factors. Certainly not what I would have imagined of a place with such a great reputation.
Lunch today was Liver and Onions, mashed taters , green beans and cottage cheese. Started to go to McDonalds, the line was wrong and I remembered the pink slime discussion from the nutitionist, so I went to the resturant downthe road, planning on a burger and the special was Liver and onions....not as good as my grandmothers but still delicious. Somthing I refuse to ever cook myself.i
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Ok, I corrected all the spelling mistakes and it posted them in the original errors---what happened????
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Susan - thanks for sharing your journey. Sounds like Dana Farber is like MD Anderson. I chose to stay with Methodist & Baylor for the time being, but my surgeon did a fellowship at MDA and told me she would be the first to tell me to move over there if/when the time came or if there were questionable results. I've been through MDA with two friends. Excellent docs but 'hurry & wait' for clinics and not much personal attention.
Sorry not to address everyone's posts but I enjoyed reading them & catching up. Trying to get the normal & holiday stuff completed in case the weather cooperates and I can drive to my niece's house outside of San Antonio next week. It's 3 hours, so I won't go if there are bad storms. Since all my stuff had to be mailed early and now all the holiday stage & musical performances are over, I find myself not in a very holiday mood. Maybe we'll play Chickenfoot on Friday, but probably not since everyone else is bombarded with last minute stuff. Oh well, this isn't my first rodeo. I'll probably perk up after I hear CT results tomorrow.
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Red...that is a pain, but like was said, you at least know nothing was compromised with the "loss". I keep photocopies of all the cards in my safe..so if I lose my wallet, I can pull out the sheets, call the number and then start the agonizing wait for new cards to arrive.
I'm glad the tests are all coming up good.
Special, I've never had a kitten. All of my cats have been older when they put me under their control. :-) I hoping your recovery is quick and uneventful.
Susan, I hope i never need DF, but if I do, I'll remember to treat it like a long plane flight---bring lots of reading material. I guess that makes sense on the phone caller ID. It is good to have a doctor that you like...it would be bad to have both that environment and a "I don't like them" doctor.
Mickey would have been 54 tomorrow. Today I got to thinking about that and how we used to run 10-15 miles per night. And then I got to wondering if I could still do that. I can....I ran10 miles in 90 minutes. Way back when, it was 15 miles in 90 minutes, so I'm slower, but at least I can still do it and not feel bad afterwards.
Sharon recently tried running, but her knees and ankles hurt afterwards....the doctor says it's probably a SE from the Arimidex....grr.....
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Wow, Susan, not a fun saga at DF, but thanks for sharing. It is always nice when medical compassion and competence is blended at our provider sites. Hopefully, things will get better as you adjust to the new setting. I do think that they could do something more functional about that telephone ID issue. Am I totally out to lunch to think that most people would be giving a tel number where the ID would be safe. And how hard must it be for patients to be keeping a DX secret. Talk about stress!!
Minus, I hope that the weather cooperates so that you can make the SA trip.
We just learned that my Stepmother has a bad bronchitis, so we won't be staying with her tomorrow night. I did convince her to let us stop by briefly with her Xmas gifts...and hopefully some home made soup. So that will happen Saturday, giving me another full day here to get the pizzelles done. Just doing anise for now....then meyer lemon when we return if I can find some in the local grocery stores...no luck so far.
I'm not in the highest of holiday spirits either this year. I suspect that being with the grandkids will inject some energy in this lagging spirit. This AM, the K kids were VERY spirited! Ha!
Back for the afternoon stint.....
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Lacey,
If you are desperate enough to drive into Somerville, I have at least 4 lbs of organic Meyer lemons in my fridge. These are the ones that are not yet in the marmalade pot. I order them from CA every year and they are delicious! Too bad I didn't know... we were out towards your neck of the woods this morning.
*susan*
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Oh, Red, have I ever been there before! I had bought a spiffy new shiny red RFID-proof hardshell credit card case; went through the drive-thru ATM one day and freaked when I couldn't find it in my a-pocket-for-everything theft-proof travel purse. Drove home, cancelled EVERYTHING. The day after the last new card came, I was parking and noticed a flash of red between the center console and passenger seat. D'OH! On this trip, I have taken every precaution, including not just that purse (steel cable in the cross-body strap. steel mesh embedded in the ballistic nylon fabric, RFID-proof pockets, locking zipper pulls) but also an RFID-proof neck wallet for bills, change, ID, stateroom key and passport (worn beneath a zippered jacket beneath, in turn, a zippered leather jacket--storing passport in the safe whenever possible). Yet I am constantly panicking that I've lost one or another essential item!
Put ashore at Messina this morning, took the "Taormina on Your Own" tour. Lovely drive up there, but had no idea it was over a mile above sea level! Clouds parted, and we could see Mt. Etna. (Saw Vesuvius yesterday). Saw St. Nicholas Church. Strolled the town's main street (like Spacca Napoli without the crowds) and bought some local specialties (flavored sea salts, a bottle of Etna Rosso, marzipan, and torrone--both orange and pistachio). For lunch, hit a snack bar called "Strit FUD" (say it with an Italian accent)--had arancini (better than I had when a kid in Brooklyn) and Sicilian breakfast pizza (egg and prosciutto). On the way back, bought two cannoli, filled to order. Alas, I put the bag down so I could get a good pic of Etna--and when I turned around, a feral kitten (so cute it almost made my head explode) had stuck his head inside and was happily licking one of them (smart kitty--he knew to leave the chocolate chips, which are toxic to cats). When I got back to the ship, I had to cut off and flush that half of the cannolo down the loo. The remainder was the BEST cannoli I've ever had--and I've had pastries from Ferrara in NYC's Little Italy and Chicago's Oakley Ave., Taylor St. and Elmwood Park Italian bakeries.
Dinner onboard tonight (the regular dining room, not the specialty restaurant) was wedge salad, tournedos Rossini with foie gras, and a sugar free chocolate-mousse-filled profiterole. Champagne, an Alsatian Pinot Noir, and Sandeman's ruby Port. Gonna chase it with a couple of Tums. Very early call tomorrow for an 8-hr trip to Monreale, Palermo and back. And then the gym!!!!!
Speaking of that elevation at Taormina: hadn't realized I was in danger of lymphedema at only a mile high--because there was no pressurized airplane cabin. Felt my bicep tighten as we got into the bus to descend to the Autostrada, but it eased once we hit sea level. To be safe, will keep my LE sleeve & gauntlet in my purse, just in case. -
Thanks so much Susan! I would definitely have taken you up on that if my Trader's up the street didn't have them when I checked there on my way home from school. They came through for me! For future reference, I might be interested in learning from where you procure yours in Cali. Your kitchen is always amazingly turning out interesting delicacies....
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ChiSandy, your tour and culinary delights sound wonderful! You got me at marzipan and torrone....both orange and pistachio!?! Yum!
I have fewer worries about losing cards and passports than starting up any lymphodema symptoms....so I am less "armed" for the cards than I am with the LE sleeve! Good luck!
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Yesterday afternoon discovered that the freezer AND refrigerator in the garage, only about 4-5 years old, QUIT! This happened after DD put her free frozen turkey in it from work. Lost about $100 worth of stuff, and have been madly cooking bacon, burgers, etc. that were rescued before completely thawed out. Lost drain #1 this morning, but will have to keep #2 until Monday. Leaving in the morning for S. Carolina to spend the weekend with my in-laws, will cook the turkey when I get back on Sunday night. In addition to the burgers and bacon, I also had a big ziplock of turkey from T-day, eeesh! Also had my bi-annual MO appt. this afternoon - love my onc! Made some caramel corn this morning and took bags to him and his staff. Kitten is pretty out of control - I am actually looking forward to this weekend - I might get some rest, lol!
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This has nothing to do with food, but I have to share since Christmas will be here before you know it.....
My dad's visiting nurse has a 3 year old son. She is currently going to college for her RN and working practically full time. He is home with older siblings and his dad. She had his gifts in her closet, but not wrapped, as she does the Santa left them for him.....Well today he comes up to her at breakfast and says MOMMY DO YOU KNOW THERE ARE DINASOURs in your closet????? It is like all of his gifts.......
She said he has been taking last years toys and putting them under the tree and trying to tell her Santa came already.......
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Here is the website for this particular farm. It is a small family farm, and she picks the fruit when she receives an order and then heads to the post office to ship immediately. I have ordered three boxes from her, and they always add a few extra pounds. She is trying to build a business.
Nice for you that Trader's came through.
http://www.meyerlemonsandkiwis.com
*susan*
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CT results were good today. The "ground glass opacity" that showed 6 months ago is gone. The MO thinks maybe it was infection or inflammation. I talked him into a PET/CT just before my next 6 mo appointment. If that shows no "hot spots", I guess I'll bite the bullet & get the port removed. But oh the thought of blood work & blood pressure with LE arms!!!
Stopped on the way home from the medical center and had a huge plate of "spaghetti works" - pasta, meat sauce, meat balls, mushrooms, cheese on top & melted under the broiler. Came with wonderful garlic bread. But then I don't really "know" any bad bread. I brought more than half of the pasta home. Tonight I celebrated with a gin & tonic. Supper will probably be a glass of red wine and the rest of the See's Victoria Toffee. Throw caution to the winds.
The Meyer Lemon site looks gorgeous. ChiSandy - what a neat trip. Oh Special, that freezer mess is the last thing you needed. Glad you're getting away for a couple of days. RedHead - I expect that poor nurse if fit to be tied. Maybe she can move the stuff & convince her son that it was a dream. Or a preview? Lacey - the description of "spirited" for the kiddos sounds more than rambunctious. Eeek.
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I'm at urgent care with Sharon. She tripped and landed on her arm, which is now imobile & causing her severe pain.
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No breaks..just *BADLY* bruised and hurting a lot.
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Eric, so sorry to hear about Sharon's fall. Hope she recovers quickly!
Thanks for the link, Susan. Looks like a great resource!
I never got to cooking my pizzelles tonight...and may not tomorrow either. I felt really exhausted most of today, and after dinner, which I hardly ate...baked haddock over sauteed "power greens" with portobella shrooms and onion, along with cuke salad and ciabatta bread....I just slumped into a chair with a comforter over me and wAtched mindless TV...and dozed. I seem to have a slight fever and am wondering if this is related to the Prevnar shot I got on Tuesday. Hope so, or else I might be germinating a viral infection. What a pain just as we prepare to head to NJ.
Minus, I like the sound of your lunch and "light" dinner! And pleased for you about good CT results.
Special...yuk re: the broken fridge/ freezer. Enjoy your time away!
Better get some rest to stave off whatever I am fighting.....
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Minus, yay on the clear imaging!
Eric, sorry to hear about Sharon's fall but good that she didn't break a bone.
SpecialK, maybe an electrical problem? Doesn't sound right that two appliances that new would both quit. Whatever the cause, what a mess.
Lacey, hope you feel better and can make those pizzelles. I've never eaten a pizzelle but have enjoyed home-made Italian cookies that are about walnut size and have icing in various colors. My SIL Deanna is Italian and her family bake hundreds of cookies at Christmas. My mother usualy is gifted with a Ziploc bag of them and she shares.
ChiSandy, thanks for checking in and letting us experience your holiday trip. Just the description of the pastries is packing weight on me!
Today I will pack up some of the crocheted hats I have been creating and take them to a cancer treatment center. I'm hoping they have some free counter space where I can display the hats with a little Free Hats cards. Too bad that we're having such a warm winter! Some of the hats are really cute and stylish. I've been having fun making them.
The chicken stir fry dinner was postponed until last night. I printed out a recipe from an internet search and the sauce was delicious. Ingredients were brown sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, chili sauce, fish sauce, rice vinegar and ???? thickener. I stir fried the chicken, then the veggies, added fresh garlic and ginger and cooked briefly before adding the sauce and letting it thicken, dumped the chicken back in and also the cooked and rinsed soba noodles. LOVE soba noodles. Thanks you, Nance, for encouraging me to try them.
I questioned dh about the "soba" he ate in Japan when he was in the army. It was street food. He said it consisted of a bowl with soba noodles and two little strips of cooked pork and pork broth ladled over the noodles and meat.
Meyer lemons aren't as much in evidence so far this winter season as they usually are. I see the trees in back yards when I play golf and am SO tempted to help myself. Many of the people whose yards border the golf course never bother to pick the lemons or the satsumas. We had an abundance of satsumas this year from our neighbors trees. I picked grocery bags full and took them to my mother. They are sweet easy-to-peel tangerines.
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