Sisterhood of the Secret Handshake

Well, I didn't see this thread for a day and a half, then I come back and see - 97 unread posts!!!!!! And then about 4 or 5 more were posted as I was reading. Yup, this is the thread for me - bc sisters who love to talk.

Linda, tell your son I said THANK YOU. And he should heal speedily and completely.

Rachel, I would love to meet your friend and you. If she doesn't have an appt then it would still be good for her to come - all those good vibes, got to be good for her health. I did guess that she was Orthodox when you quoted her email and when she said she was clear she wrote B"H. That stands for Baruch HaShem which means Thank G-d. And NED is definitely a reason for that! We could meet at someplace kosher. I don't know what's around in NY now but I'll ask Rabbi Google for that info, or else maybe your friend will know.

Both my married daughters and their families were here for an overnight visit. It was loads of fun but boy is it quiet here now. The grandchildren are 4 1/2, two age 1 1/2 (cousiins, not twins) and one age 1 month. They are such cutiepies!

DH and I are going away in the morning for 2 days with friends visiting from England. I haven't seen them in about a year and a half, and I'm also looking forward to just a relaxing time with DH since I'm goiing to the States without him (work committments for him. Sigh). Enjoy the rest of the weekend everyone.

Leah

Rachel, what kind of seafood do we have here in OKLA?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  FROZEN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

and oh yeah, Red Lobster (that may be redundant, though)

**Well, OK, once in a while, a vendor will come up for a weekend in our town and sell fresh shrimp from the Gulf of Mexico, and Long John Silvers has a not-too-bad Tilapia dinner.

Hey, that "y'all" was  nice touch....

**no, we can't win the Big 12 now unless SOMEBODY BEATS TEXAS!! we couldn't do it.

Ok, now, critters in lakes in AR do not qualify as "seafood."

Now that I think about it, we used to have a Japanese restaurant here and I'm sure they served sushi. Maybe I should do a little checking and see if they're still around, but then again, I'd want crabcakes and not sushi!

OH YES, I am happy for you about the Yankees winning!! woo-hoo!

The brickhard foob, is yes, because of the TEs, temporary implant filled to almost capacity with saline. You can't imagine how hard this thing is. There's 1,080 ccs right now and I have one more fill left.  

Stopping by to say hello.  Only read a bit so far...uh-huh, the four food groups,  John vs. Jack, etc  When I think Jackman, I think about some major chest hair, and then my mind took a leap and before you know it I'm putting up this pic, with my keyboard hands acting in an almost autonomous fashion:

No, I'm not a Norris fan, but if the claim is true maybe I will be!

OK ladies here's your weekend weather update from where I sit:

It's 40 degrees out and I'm going to bundle up and go to my son's fb playoffs tonight.  For me this means, winter boots (maybe footwarmers - raynauds and neuropathy) a warm coat (goes without saying), mittens (definately handwarmers), hat (otherwise my wig feels air-conditioned in the wind) and a blanket (no, I'm not kidding).  I stoked myself with homemade chicken soup - yummm - so I feel I will be insulated inside and out.  Yes, I know: you should see me in January/February.  Can anyone say Bahamas?  Why do I live in New England you ask...? 

Oh, and I forgot my official (unofficial) red white and black team scarf - GO RAIDERS GO !!

Maybe I should make medicinal brownies and of course, have some medicinal coffee to go with them when I get home - a pound of prevention...

Be good to you -

I moved up north, along the coast, to join my husband last December. Guess what? Lots of seafood places here. Guess what again? I dislike seafood! Not so much as a fish stick or a can of tuna will come within nose range.

Did any of you hear about the blue whale that got hit by a boat up here and washed ashore? It was quite sad. They cut it into pieces to dispose of it and the bones will be reassembled some where.

It's actually quite nice to walk along the beach when the whales are migrating and watch the pods. If you watch closely you'll see an occasional one spouting.

We do have a candy shop that sells chocolate whales. That's the type of seafood I'll eat...

Linda

Rachel (the boob pic), Yes! kind of like that, except my hair isn't that high nor that blond, and I don't have anything pink & fuzzy (well, not that I wear on my boobs, anyway).

Excuse MOI!! I've caught (but my Dad cleaned) plenty of sandbass from Lake Texoma in my day and they were finger-lickin' good......BUT AGAIN......sandbass and trout are not "seafood." And I've bought crabcakes from our local grocery but strongly suspect they were not quite as "fresh" as they would be say, in Maryland. I've also attempted to make them myself from canned crabmeat, (go ahead, laugh all you want) and they were less than spectacular. 

There's no way I would have anything to do with Chuck Norris or his chest hair. He's too.....(ahem) redneck for my taste. That's all I'll say about that. Robert Redford? oh yeah. He's fine, even with a few wrinkles! and then there was Paul Newman.....(sigh)

smithlme, very envious of your whale-watching location. How far north is Ft. Bragg? I have relatives in Modesto and Waterford and on several of our visits the most memorable sea creatures I remember were the sea lions overtaking Pier 49 in San Francisco.

Oh man, Robert Redford and Paul Newman, yummo!!  I can't stop eating chocolate chip cookies, I found this recipe for 'healthy' cookies....so I keep shoving them down cause they're 'healthy', really yummy!!  We have a good crab cake recipe PattyB from the food guy that was on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy and now hosts Chopped on the Food Network.  Really good.

WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!  tomorrow is THE DAY.  I have my camera all ready to go.  My DH had it packed already for Cabo....thank goodness he told me he had packed it, I wouldn't have known where the heck it was!

Medicinal brownies....never tried those, but have to admit I did partake in the medicinal stuff during chemo....too many tears sitting at the kitchen table and not being able to eat...my DH couldn't take it anymore and we partaked....I was able to finally eat!

Linda, LOVE Ft. Bragg, only been there one time for a friend's wedding in Elk, damn its gorgeous up there!!

ok, have to go and pack Allie and Leggy's cell phone numbers in my purse now so I don't forget, as I also suffer from CRS!!

My goodness!  I am away for a day and all of this fantastic chatter!  Let's see . . .how can I catch up quickly?

Leah, when are you coming to the states?

Seafood . .. well here in Florida, fish abound, but I'm not a super fish lover.  Do love grouper - when you can get it - it's a very clean white fish and I blacken it and put it over a ceasar salad or make a huge sandwich.  I pretty much blacken any fish I'm cooking, just in case I don't like the texture, and we really love blackening spices (blame it all on a trip to 'Nawlins a few years ago - we started making all kinds of cajun foods).  But believe it or not, there aren't a lot of little fish places you'd think you would find on the coast - just condos.

Watching the weather here, that Ida is back to a hurricane and they don't know which way it will go.  Really?  November hurricane???  I just put all of my fall plantings in - petunias, impatiens, all kinds of beautiful flowers.  we've got the fire bowl stocked and ready to go.  enjoying cider and pretending we're in New England or at least getting a touch of fall.  And now have to think about hurricane shutters??  Plus, I have a photo shoot on Wed. that I have been waiting months to have a boat available for.  Get the right models.  the right location.  I put together this fantastic scenario, and now . .. well, we'll probably have to try to reschedule and hope everyone, including the boat, is available for the following week.  even if this thing doesn't hit us directly, the wind and waves will be terrible. 

stopped at Whole Foods on the way home on Friday - i had to go down south to a dealer in Ft. Lauderdale (boat dealer for those of you who are saying, whoa!  for medicinal brownies?  I wish!) who was having an event.  I don't live near a WF, it's about an hour to the south, where my onc is also located, so any occasion is a good one.  had them make me a fresh, wood fired pizza margherita, and bought two jumbo cupcakes, because 1) they were there and looked like magnolia bakery's cupcakes and 2) if it's from whole foods, it has to be healthy!

Gonna go get some coffee now.  Good morning.

Decaprio in Blood Diamond so sexy with that accent.

OK--let's see what I can do here.  Hugh yes, John no--Jennifer Aniston, can't get past that.  Chuck no, but this girl loves chest hair--on men.  Grew up in Marin County, Nor Cal girls rock!  Sea food, I've lived in Boston, SF, and Portland---must be able to buy it or catch fresh.

Oh, Robert and Paul--I wrote my one and only fan letter to Paul Newman when I was 9 after I saw Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid--yes, in the theater during its first run.  Was thrilled when weeks later I got a "dreamy" black and white photo back.

YAY Little Red!!!!

OK--here in Portland, it is raining and the sun has left until May.  Starting to count the days to my one year....

Happy Sunday!

KarenW 

Hi all --see a lot of familiar names and faces here--but first time I am on this site--the referral to the Northern California groupies caught my eye  as that is where I am --(but, Rachel, I do love NYC!!) hope everyone is doing well this weekend-- I am 3 weeks post rads--14 weeks PFC --double mx and implants --one of which did not come out so well(also that one is my bc one and had rads  on it so it aint so pretty) Hair is only about 1/4-1/2 in not wigless yet-- growing slowly(or maybe just impatient) on ARimidex for 1 week so far-- anyone else on arimidex--I am just getting fatigue in afternoon--my doc did not say anything about mri for follow up --I insisted on yearly chest x-rays but he said since I have implants there really isnt anything to follow up with just self exam to see if anything different feeling--maybe I should ask for mri's!!??well better go do some exercise to keep my bones and joints moving--have a good day everyone and nice to be on another site with all of you --Laura