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Post by scrapmaven on Oct 22, 2024 14:27:16 GMT
Good morning.
Hey, tribe. We're derailing a bit and that is a sad thing. Let's get back on track and regroup before we lose anyone else. Remember when a lot of really nice ladies left us? I'm hoping that leannec , Delta Dawn and christine58 will rethink leaving us and come back to the table. That will be my only call out to those peas in order to respect their wishes. Come home.
Now, having said that let's get down to business. What's on your menu? Dh will come up w/something. I'm going to an appt that is quite a schlep and will come home and rest. Dinner will likely be teriyaki chicken a'la TJ's.
What is everyone up to today?
I had a difficult time debating about how to start the thread today. Now I have to run to my appt. Back later.
May today bring happiness, contentment and good things to everyone.
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Post by cadoodlebug on Oct 22, 2024 14:37:19 GMT
I totally agree with your call out to our tribemates. I hate when the table has empty chairs. I'm going to AquaFit since I missed it yesterday. It's currently 53° so I hope it gets warmer before 9. Dinner might be Teriyaki Chicken ala TJ's too! I have to share our sunrise this morning. Wish the pictures did it justice.    |
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Post by Tearisci on Oct 22, 2024 14:37:36 GMT
Happy Tuesday! Hope you're feeling better scrapmaven! I too hope that those who have left will come back. I know I'm fairly new here but I enjoy everyone's involvement and their presence is missed. I am really exhausted today from my lingering cold and all of the craziness of having visitors in town for 10 days. They weren't staying with me but I saw them almost every day apart from this weekend where I was down for the count. I haven't been sleeping well and it's taking a toll on me. I want to be very well rested by the time DS gets here on Friday. I told my parents they were on their own tonight and that I was happy to order in for them if they needed but they said they had plenty for dinner. I've got some ready prepared meals from TJs that I'll have tonight. Hope you all have a great day! |
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Post by sueg on Oct 22, 2024 14:41:03 GMT
Good evening,
Today has been less frustrating. I had a good chat with my GP and we are trying a new medication for my sugar control. I couldn’t tolerate Ozempic well, so she is trying me on Mounjaro for a month, then we’ll re-evaluate both side effects and blood sugar levels. She wrote my MRI referral and I made phone calls as soon as I was home and now have appointments for the MRI, my eye doctor and the neuro check up. They are all early next year, because that’s just how things are right now. The MRI could have been sooner, but that date was when I’m in Australia. I also had both flu and covid shots, so hopefully tomorrow won’t be too bad!
Dinner tonight is simple - leftover pasta bake from Sunday. Day 1 of vegetarian dinner for the week.
As I am usually here early, I miss a lot of the drama, so I hadn’t realised so many had left the tribe and why. I hope they find their way back, even occasionally.
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Post by naby64 on Oct 22, 2024 14:41:57 GMT
Thank you scrapmaven. I've been on this board for a very long time, back to the old old board. I think we are all in an emotional state right now due to just about everything going on in our environment. It is nice to come here and talk about food, families and lives. Tonight is just not known. I didn't cook last night but did eat some Pirate's Booty when I finally got home. I have a horrible headache and have had for the last couple of days. The last time this happened it had been going for 3 weeks. Finally a weekend of uber HBP reminded me I hadn't been taking my meds. I have been taking them so that is not it. I switched from coffee to hot tea in the morning. Just got started on that Saturday morning. Could that be it? Plus our temps are so confused. We are fall in the morning and summer by afternoon. We are having 40 degree swings, tomorrow is supposed to be the highest and then ticking down again. With all of that, my arthritis is screaming. I look like a walking commercial for Salon Pas. They are stuck all over my body. So I sit here and try to think of something I would like for dinner. I've got some meatballs in the freezer and some sauce in the pantry. Maybe spaghetti. |
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Post by Tearisci on Oct 22, 2024 14:48:56 GMT
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Post by Delta Dawn on Oct 22, 2024 15:16:37 GMT
Good morning dinner guests. It was a foggy day on the Pacific coast. Today’s activities include folding laundry, tidying up the house and cooking. I guess I also need groceries, too. I don’t grocery shop and I was in the store the other day and broke into a cold sweat over ordering deli meat. That seems a bit dramatic but it wasn’t a good feeling at all.
I have therapy today so that should help figure out why I am shopping myself to death (online). That said, I do have great taste.
My dad went to visit family in Central Canada and gets home tonight.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Oct 22, 2024 15:24:15 GMT
Hey, tribe. We're derailing a bit and that is a sad thing. Let's get back on track and regroup before we lose anyone else. We are like a family in this thread. Families have persons who stick their foot in their mouths (me yesterday with the coworker), families have arguments, but families should be able to work through those things and come back together. I hate when the table has empty chairs. I do too. I am really exhausted today from my lingering cold and all of the craziness of having visitors in town for 10 days. They weren't staying with me but I saw them almost every day apart from this weekend where I was down for the count. I haven't been sleeping well and it's taking a toll on me. I want to be very well rested by the time DS gets here on Friday. I hope you get some rest. I can't imagine being so busy as you have been. You deserve some downtime. She wrote my MRI referral and I made phone calls as soon as I was home and now have appointments for the MRI, my eye doctor and the neuro check up. They are all early next year, because that’s just how things are right now. I am glad your GP stepped up to help you handle all this. I hate this kind of stuff. I am sitting on some medical paperwork for an appointment next Tuesday and I haven't gotten my shit together enough to open it and deal with it either. I think we are all in an emotional state right now due to just about everything going on in our environment. This is the truth. I want all of you to know that never in a million years would I question anyone's health, on this board or otherwise. I, too, have been in situations where I have been gaslit over my medical concerns (isn't every damn thing weight-related? @@ roll eyes). I don't want to do that to anyone else. I appreciated pantsonfire's post last night explaining where I went wrong. I do feel badly about that. But I'm stressed. I'm hopeful though because HR is nosing around. So I'm hoping there will be some action. I don't want to make excuses either, but October just has been a really tough month for me. It's Esther's birthday next week and I've been kind of emotionally limping through things. Work is not helping. I'll be having rechauffe kinda. It will be fresh, but I'm making the other half of last nights dinner. |
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Post by jeremysgirl on Oct 22, 2024 15:26:18 GMT
I have therapy today so that should help figure out why I am shopping myself to death (online). That said, I do have great taste. I feel this deeply. I'm always glad when a package arrives, ooh, new craft supplies, but then an element of shame sets in when I realize that I did not need anything but was probably just teetering on the edge of mania and impulsivity drove my purchase. |
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Post by stormsts on Oct 22, 2024 15:37:03 GMT
Happy Tuesday!
I am another one that hopes our table mates come back. I don't want to see anyone leave.
I haven't posted in a couple of days. We had a busy and fun filled weekend. Saturday we grabbed another couple and drove into lower Michigan and went to some wineries. Stopped at a casino on the way home. We had such a great day. Sunday, some neighbors had a spur of the moment cookout. Another great time! I am usually a planner but I must say, this weekend was a blast to do just wake up and say let's do this today. The grandsons came over Sunday evening and carved their pumpkins.
Not much happening at work this week, thankfully. I am getting up from my desk every hour or so and going outside for a walk. Got to enjoy this wonderful weather while I can.
Dinner is going to be beef tips.
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Post by sueg on Oct 22, 2024 15:45:45 GMT
Tearisci - I am no longer frustrated about everything. It was just the run around yesterday that got to me. I can now think clearly about it all - my MRI and eye doctor appointments are less than 3 months from now, and when you factor in that I’ll be away for 4 weeks in that time and Christmas (not much happens here between Dec 24 and Jan 6), that’s not too bad. It’s then another month to my neuro check, but it’s still within the 3-6 month post surgery that my hospital notes say.
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Post by Darcy Collins on Oct 22, 2024 15:47:58 GMT
Hey all. I think I've missed a ton here in the last week or so as I've been so busy. I'm sorry to hear there's been conflict. I jumped on this thread after one too many political threads where I felt like the site was becoming a source of frustration and ugliness instead of a respite. I've enjoyed my time here and find the members supportive and a reminder that even with different experiences and issues going on in our real life there's commonality. I hope those that those who need a break return, I do enjoy their posts.
For dinner, I might make the soup I was talking about yesterday, I ended up punting and going out instead. Take care all!
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Post by ntsf on Oct 22, 2024 16:14:49 GMT
I'm back!!! Had a fabulous weekend. saw. my sister and took care of her business. bought her a new down coat for the winter.. and 4 huge packages of toilet paper. I saw my brother who is doing as well as can be expected.. I surprised him by showing up at 8:30 am. it was great to stay at my friends's house.. even though they were gone. after talking all friday night and all saturday night at the high school reunion, my voice is fried. I ate two lovely lunches at seafood restaurants. ate greek food with my bestie college friend and her husband sunday night. the flight home was a bit of a kerfuffle... I had nothing going on yesterday, so I left just before three to get through the downtown Seattle traffic. raining.. accidents... but not bad. returned rental car and wandered through the airport (much longer than normal due to construction stuff). I went to restroom right before boarding.. and when I got back, the gate had been changed to a totally different terminal..so had to walk back through back to security, take the internal train, and go down the long terminal. then the plane loaded late and took off an hour late. glad to get home.
well. the reunion was better than the last. saw lots of friends.. over 100 people showed up. saw a lot of my elementary friends. Richard Karn gave away some of his hoses from the commercials for knowing the answers to the trivia sheet. that was sort of funny.
so today, I am too sore and tired to go to aquafit.. but will go. to the store and maybe have salad and chicken spaghetti for dinner.
cleaning up and the cleaning lady comes today. I did go to my childhood church on sunday and the message was in this time of anxiety, sleep more, eat well, get outside and move..good advice for us all. also, those who wish for power need to be motivated by service. I saw people I have known 50 yrs and people who were friends of my parents.
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Post by taylortroop on Oct 22, 2024 16:17:43 GMT
I got my haircut this morning. I typically get it cut the same every month (it’s very short, not much can change), but it looks different every time I come home from the appt.
Another beautiful day here, I need to get out for my walk.
Tomorrow is the 1 year anniversary of DHs heart surgery. WHAT?? How can it be a year?? We are going out for supper tomorrow to celebrate. Anything for a dinner out!!
Tonight will be something grilled since it’s a beautiful day.
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Post by teddyw on Oct 22, 2024 16:38:03 GMT
I’ve caught the dreaded cold too but it’s mild so far. Just annoying. At least it’s not Covid. Going to do some winter garden chores because it’s so nice. Then I have 2 watercolor classes and I still need to work out. Dinner will either be the spiced pepper pasta in pesto, ham & Costco scalloped potatoes & veggies or white chicken chili. Not sure I have chicken. I’ve already been to the grocery & am not going back today. leannec saw pumpkin pie m&m’s. Those would be a no for me. |
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Post by PolarGreen12 on Oct 22, 2024 16:55:54 GMT
I hope I didn’t jinx the thread by popping back in lately. 😳
Work is busy this week so in and out today. But dinner tonight is burrata prosciutto and peach salad over crusty baguette with a lemon vinaigrette. It’s been a favorite all summer and I’m not ready to give it up yet.
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Post by naby64 on Oct 22, 2024 17:04:37 GMT
I hope I didn’t jinx the thread by popping back in lately. 😳 Work is busy this week so in and out today. But dinner tonight is burrata prosciutto and peach salad over crusty baguette with a lemon vinaigrette. It’s been a favorite all summer and I’m not ready to give it up yet. I have just tried burrata for the first time during the summer. I hear about it on all the shows I watch when they go out to eat. I thought I would be fancy and give it a try. Sadly, I just didn't like it. There was no flavor and I am sure I didn't do what was needed. I served it over a crusty piece of bread with grape tomatoes that had simmered in olive oil and garlic. I may have used a balsamic glaze. Maybe not and that is why I thought it was bland. Just as well as I am pretty lactose intolerant these days and I don't need to find another cheese dish that is yummy. I won't even talk about what a mini chocolate bar will do to my tummy. I also think sugar affects me in a negative way. But only when mixed with milk chocolate.  |
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Post by cadoodlebug on Oct 22, 2024 17:27:24 GMT
I hope I didn’t jinx the thread by popping back in lately. 😳 You could never be a jinx ~ you're a delight!  |
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Post by don on Oct 22, 2024 17:47:42 GMT
It depends on the menu and my waitresses interpretation of my order. Last night I ordered Chicken strips and Tater Tots, I had fish strips and fries. It was like fowl or fish, or just foul.
Once you understand why the pizza is round, packed in a square box, and cut into triangles, you might then begin to understand American Politics, women, and cats.
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Post by PolarGreen12 on Oct 22, 2024 17:49:03 GMT
I hope I didn’t jinx the thread by popping back in lately. 😳 Work is busy this week so in and out today. But dinner tonight is burrata prosciutto and peach salad over crusty baguette with a lemon vinaigrette. It’s been a favorite all summer and I’m not ready to give it up yet. I have just tried burrata for the first time during the summer. I hear about it on all the shows I watch when they go out to eat. I thought I would be fancy and give it a try. Sadly, I just didn't like it. There was no flavor and I am sure I didn't do what was needed. I served it over a crusty piece of bread with grape tomatoes that had simmered in olive oil and garlic. I may have used a balsamic glaze. Maybe not and that is why I thought it was bland. Just as well as I am pretty lactose intolerant these days and I don't need to find another cheese dish that is yummy. I won't even talk about what a mini chocolate bar will do to my tummy. I also think sugar affects me in a negative way. But only when mixed with milk chocolate. Well poo on the lactose intolerance. I’d be in trouble if I were. Cheese is my favorite food group. 😂 if you ever do try it again do the roasted baguette with the burrata on top and broken up a bit. Top with a high quality extra virgin olive oil and then some flaky sea salt. Really brings out the flavor. It is very mild, I mean it’s mostly a fresh mozzarella with straccietella in the center. |
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Post by PolarGreen12 on Oct 22, 2024 17:49:22 GMT
I hope I didn’t jinx the thread by popping back in lately. 😳 You could never be a jinx ~ you're a delight! Way too nice! 😂😂 |
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Post by Linda on Oct 22, 2024 18:14:17 GMT
I've been awol between my trip and recovering from my trip but I'm sorry to hear people are leaving/considering leaving the table. I hope things settle down and our friends will feel comfortable returning.
Dinner tonight is a cabbage and kielbasa skillet with grapes and raw carrots on the side - possibly a salad as well.
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Post by Delta Dawn on Oct 22, 2024 18:36:27 GMT
I have leftover ribs that I can reheat and there is salad and broccoli (that may have spoiled) and carrots. I made roasted beets last night for dinner but cooking them at 3 pm was my first mistake. Then eating just one was my second mistake. Then I ate all of them ant 4:00 and had to make something else for dinner. Tonight will be a rechauffe of that. I have another ginormous beet to roast. Yay!!!
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Post by bc2ca on Oct 22, 2024 18:55:55 GMT
I think we are all in an emotional state right now due to just about everything going on in our environment.  I do think that is in play for a few of us, me included. We are like a family in this thread. Families have persons who stick their foot in their mouths (me yesterday with the coworker), families have arguments, but families should be able to work through those things and come back together. Tomorrow is the 1 year anniversary of DHs heart surgery. WHAT?? How can it be a year?? We are going out for supper tomorrow to celebrate. Anything for a dinner out!! I wasn't active on the thread when this happened, but so happy to know a year later how active he is with your bike rides and ATVing. Awesome anniversary to celebrate! saw pumpkin pie m&m’s. Those would be a no for me. Um, why? I like M&Ms, like pumpkin pie, love pumpkin pie spices and this is a hard no for me.  I didn't want to bump yesterday's thread, but thought it was super interesting that you mentioned a doctor wanting to help those that have been ignored/gaslight/misdiagnosed in the medical world. I know this is nothing like women who have spent years trying to get someone to listen, but I had a horrible couple months under the care of a gastroenterologist for liver failure. I feel my BP rising just thinking about him. I never had liver failure and was so frustrated by him patting me on the back and ignoring my questioning the diagnosis. But dinner tonight is burrata prosciutto and peach salad over crusty baguette with a lemon vinaigrette. It’s been a favorite all summer and I’m not ready to give it up yet. Why have I not been eating this all summer? Maybe not and that is why I thought it was bland. Burrata is bland, just like mozza balls or pearls (or tofu). They do add texture and protein to a dish. Burrata is pretty versatile but need other things to give it flavor. A favorite summer dinner for us was pesto sauce on a baguette topped with TJ's bruschetta sauce (tomato, onion & basil), Kalamata olives, sungold tomatoes, quick pickled onions and burrata. I'm glad to hear the reunion (both school and church) was fun, ntsf. I haven't done one since the 20th when I was pregnant with DS(25) and have been thinking about going to the next one. My oldest BFFs are from elementary school and that is the group I'm most connected with for sure. One still lives in our hometown, married a classmate and so I get a lot of updates through her. Delta Dawn, I've been doing a little too much online shopping lately. And have three carts that I walked away from without completing the transactions. I love the way I get emails asking me it I forgot about them.  stormsts, it sounds like such a fun, spontaneous weekend. I really need to plan a day trip for DH & I. Dinner tonight is easy with a rotisserie chicken I picked up yesterday (and wouldn't let anyone eat because it was meatless Monday  ) along with a prepared Bavarian style cabbage and apples that I picked up on a previous Costco run on a whim. I'm thinking mashed potatoes will go with them but that seems like a lot of work right now. |
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Post by bc2ca on Oct 22, 2024 18:57:17 GMT
Once you understand why the pizza is round, packed in a square box, and cut into triangles, you might then begin to understand American Politics, women, and cats. Whoa, you are living dangerously including women in there! |
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Post by Darcy Collins on Oct 22, 2024 18:57:41 GMT
My daughter would disown you burrata haters - she could eat it 3x a day! I make it fresh when I want to be extra nice - or bribe her into visiting lol! It is a mild flavor, but if tasteless might not be fresh enough - I also think it helps to let it warm up a bit if you keep your fridge really cold. Mmmmmmm caprese for lunch!
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Post by Delta Dawn on Oct 22, 2024 19:06:07 GMT
My daughter would disown you burrata haters - she could eat it 3x a day! I make it fresh when I want to be extra nice - or bribe her into visiting lol! It is a mild flavor, but if tasteless might not be fresh enough - I also think it helps to let it warm up a bit if you keep your fridge really cold. Mmmmmmm caprese for lunch! Truthfully late at night I will say 11 pm I got hungry and got up. I found a beautiful red heirloom tomato, my evoo, a new balsamic glaze that I just bought at the Italian deli and I had a burrata in the fridge. I also cut up some cucumber because I like crunch and I ate this masterpiece at 11 o’clock at night and I’ve never been so happy with my life choices since. I ate the whole thing myself and loved every minute of it. |
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Post by jeremysgirl on Oct 22, 2024 19:34:33 GMT
I am usually a planner but I must say, this weekend was a blast to do just wake up and say let's do this today. This is one of my favorite parts of being an empty nester. Just waking up on a Saturday or Sunday and being like, hmmm....what will I do today? I did go to my childhood church on sunday and the message was in this time of anxiety, sleep more, eat well, get outside and move..good advice for us all. also, those who wish for power need to be motivated by service. I like this message. I have been thinking about volunteering. I just feel sometimes like I have too much time on my hands and not enough time with humans. So, I'm totally thinking that volunteering might scratch that itch for me. You could never be a jinx ~ you're a delight! I totally agree PolarGreen12 |
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Post by craftymom101 on Oct 22, 2024 19:48:35 GMT
My daughter would disown you burrata haters - she could eat it 3x a day! I make it fresh when I want to be extra nice - or bribe her into visiting lol! It is a mild flavor, but if tasteless might not be fresh enough - I also think it helps to let it warm up a bit if you keep your fridge really cold. Mmmmmmm caprese for lunch! Truthfully late at night I will say 11 pm I got hungry and got up. I found a beautiful red heirloom tomato, my evoo, a new balsamic glaze that I just bought at the Italian deli and I had a burrata in the fridge. I also cut up some cucumber because I like crunch and I ate this masterpiece at 11 o’clock at night and I’ve never been so happy with my life choices since. I ate the whole thing myself and loved every minute of it. That sounds absolutely delightful. |
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Post by Delta Dawn on Oct 22, 2024 20:07:59 GMT
Truthfully late at night I will say 11 pm I got hungry and got up. I found a beautiful red heirloom tomato, my evoo, a new balsamic glaze that I just bought at the Italian deli and I had a burrata in the fridge. I also cut up some cucumber because I like crunch and I ate this masterpiece at 11 o’clock at night and I’ve never been so happy with my life choices since. I ate the whole thing myself and loved every minute of it. That sounds absolutely delightful. I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t truly amazing and it was simple. It was really that good! |
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I do think that is in play for a few of us, me included.
) along with a prepared Bavarian style cabbage and apples that I picked up on a previous Costco run on a whim. I'm thinking mashed potatoes will go with them but that seems like a lot of work right now. 