aKathy's What's for Dinner 4/3

the eclispe trip we were going on today got cancelled. dh got home from hospital and barely moved yesterday.

he said they are going to take out gallbladder.. communication with him has been difficult.. he forgets to tell me stuff, etc. he is going to make appt with his regular doc today.. mostly resting and recovering still. he feels like this episode has made him an "old man"..

for me, so much easier to care for him at home.

chicken for dinner tonight. don't know what kind or what sides. going to the gym this morning after I walk the dog.

safe travels scrapmaven - feel better soon. That doughnut sounds amazing!

ntsf - sorry about your eclipse trip. Much sympathy for the communication challenges - dh isn't good at sharing his medical stuff with me so I constantly feel out of the loop which makes it hard to know what he's able to do, when the next appointment is and so on. And you're dealing with much bigger medical stuff. (((Hugs)))

bad storms here today so a good day to stay inside and scrap, lol.

dinner is spanakopita with a side salad

Did I mention there is a chance of snow flurries while I'm at the crop? It did snow one year but didn't stick. Going to be in the 30's at night. It's funny though, when you're in a hotel room it never gets very cold, not like at home. I guess because you're surrounded on all sides but one.

My fun day that was planned for today got cancelled because someone had a medical issue. I’m trying to get baby shower invitations out (they're overdue, natch) so it’s just as well, I guess.

Dinner will be Irish stew I bought at Costco before St. Patrick’s Day. Haven't had lamb in years, but my mom used to make it frequently. I grew up, discovered pork instead, and never looked back.


scrapmaven, get lots of rest and tell that cold to get lost!

cadoodlebug, enjoy your crop weekend. You always get so much done! Very impressive.

ntsf, I’m sorry your DH is still a bit foggy. Wishing him a quick recovery.

Does his healthcare have an online portal? You could get all info there if he gives you the password

This made me laugh. I'm totally picturing the two of you yanking on the sink with her luggage nearby. lol



Yes, all you sick people. I feel for all of you. Really feel for all of you.






Men are so weird. I've got one of those ones who thinks I know what's going on telepathically. He'll say, I told you...and I am like, no you didn't, just because you think it, doesn't mean you've said it.



I'm wondering too. Because I was hoping that maybe I'd get to meet her sometimes when she ventured up to Indiana. We had a near miss of each other about a year and a half ago. I hope she's doing well.

I'm making spaghetti for dinner tonight. Fresh pasta. Chloe's coming. My mom is in Gulf Shores for the month so I've got to sub family dinners so I get to see my Chloe. I need to make some coffee and clean out my refrigerator. I shopped last night at the farmer's market and I brought home some stuff, but I had to jam the refrigerator stuff in because I failed to clean it out before I left. I had piles of leftovers last week.

Sometimes those are the best days! Just enjoy your downtime and reading!

omg mychart.. dh has accounts with all local major medical systems.. and he is a super techie guy.. and it took him a week to set up the mychart with this particular hospital system.. and to see the results. he follows the testing closely.. then puts the results into AI so it is translated to normal vocabulary he almost asked the nurses if there was anyone around who knew about that system's mychart.

in 40 yrs of marriage, dh has been in the hospital probably over a year (a few weeks here and a few weeks there.. sometimes a month). so we have that part pretty dialed. he's had multiple surgeries--like over 75-- on his legs.. but it has almost always been orthopedic and not a real medical issue with systems.

he is a bit better today.. a night in your own bed works wonders.

😂

I rarely post anything interesting!    

The interesting stuff in my life is not suitable for the dinner thread!   

I am always interested in what you post.

You always get lots of Likes on your posts.

Most of us don’t get direct responses to most of our posts most of the time, if that’s what you're refering to. But I have seen members respond to your posts on occasion. If you don’t check back and/or don’t get notifications, you may not be aware of it.

I honestly couldn’t recall who you were but then I checked your profile and realized that you are the poster, lost in space.  Please keep posting. I know you’ve had a tough time, but to be honest, I didn’t recognize that you had changed your username.

You can always reach out to me in PM too. It's coming up on the two year anniversary of Esther's passing and that's hard, so hard. I know others probably wouldn't know if I didn't tell them. I know of your loss and how painful it is, but I didn't recall when your DD's birthday or that other, far more terrible end date was. I am happy to talk if you need to.

I hate the idea of "popular" peas like in a "mean girls" sense. I don't think of anyone that way. We are just too old for that kind of stuff, IMO. But I do think that there's totally a ratio of how interested you are in other people to how much interest people show in you. Anyway, I hope you'll stick around. Frankly, I hope everyone sticks around. But I do get disappointed on days when it feels like no one here is interacting. I have a lot of friends here and I do want to have relationships. I cannot tell you just how much my pea friends have meant to me over the years. I can never, ever repay some of the kindness I have received.

Anyway, I send you a big hug, especially if one of those big days is coming for you. I still have not decided quite how I'm going to handle it. Mother's day felt far worse to me last year.