aKathy's What's for Dinner 4/1

Happy April Fools Day!

I've got a busy afternoon. Dog is getting groomed, I need to take some paperwork to my mom and change her sensor then pick up groceries.

I'm feeling very rundown today and I haven't been sleeping well. I may try to sneak in a bit of a nap at some point.

Dinner tonight will be easy - probably hot dogs and mac and cheese. I just don't have it in me to make anything elaborate!

Hope you all have a great day!

I'm sorry to hear that you're feeling punky jeremysgirl. The swelling sounds so uncomfortable.

I didn't come back to the thread last night so I didn't see leannec's post about the hernia. Hopefully, she'll get some answers soon.

I did see your post last night scrapmaven !  You were helpful ... it sounds like I have what you did ... yay.  I look almost pregnant ... and I definitely am not!!!

I'll let you know what the doctor says on Thursday ... can't wait to get the results from the x-rays and ultrasound done on my foot as well.  


I'm obviously not working today ... there was nothing but garbage jobs posted for my specialty ... I certainly wasn't going to teach Humanities (good) and Phys Ed (bad) ... or Humanities (good) and Health (bad) ... there was another that had Foods (bad) ... they give these teachers assignments of the monkey's lunch and it sucks.  

I am booked tomorrow in a high school so that will be good!

I have no plans for the day because I assumed I would be working ... I'll figure something out ... research hernias maybe!   

It's also my birthday at the end of the month and the dd's are hounding me for ideas of what we should do ... so I'll come up with something fun! 

** I am way more celebrated on my birthday, Mother's Day and Christmas now than I ever was when I was married ... ex was fine with us making a fuss about him but didn't like to make a fuss about me.  


Dinner tonight will be the butter chicken with rice and naan that I didn't make last night ... I hope it's good - the sauce comes from a jar but Emma says it's amazing!   

Thanks for worrying about me!  I'm so used to having something going on with my health all the time it isn't really stressing me out much ... I'm just not liking how it looks on/in my tummy ...

I wonder what it is that you are so allergic to?  Have you been to an allergist recently?  

I know where you are coming from when you say that depression puts you in slow motion ... if I didn't have someone to clean my house it would be a problem around here because my motivation is zero ... 

I think we all need a nap today!   

Ugh, I have a sore throat and a slight fever. I need to get a Covid test kit just in case. If I have to cancel on going to the crop, I will be so disappointed. I'm hoping it's just bad allergies ~ I used to get these horrible throats every year around Memorial Day but haven't had them in years.

jeremysgirl and Tearisci I'm sorry you're both not feeling well. leannec I hope the doctors get it all sorted on Thursday. Back in the 60's my dad had a double hernia operation and I always wondered what caused it.

Dinner might be spaghetti and meatballs.

I hope you're not coming down with something cadoodlebug

I hate to admit that I love hot dogs with mac and cheese. Even the blue box is fine with me. I do love a really good homemade M&C but DD is not available for takeout. My favorite thing to do with hot dogs, sauerkraut, and a can of Rotel and serve it over toast. DH couldn't stand for me to cook sauerkraut in the house as the smell lingered. I only cooked it when he was away on his yearly float trip weekend. A plus now is that I can make it anytime! I love sauerkraut!

Yikes!! Any thought on what caused it? Your wraps sound really good.

Yum!! I love it. I always use the jarred sauce. And you can't beat the flavor. I have a cookbook that goes into a detailed homemade tikka masala. I haven't done that yet. What if I like it more than the easy jarred stuff? I hope you get some answers to your medical maladies. And start planning that BDay celebration!

Fingers crossed that is all it is. Our pollen here is awful!! I take my car to the wash every day. Within an hour of being back to work or home, it it covered again. My eyes are scratchy but thankfully, that is all that has bothered me. Oh that meme!!

I had my 6 month check-up with my PCP this morning. His office was backed up. My appt was at 9:15. I saw the doctor at 10:30 for all of 3 minutes. Back in my chair at my desk at 10:45. Thank goodness, I am one of those patients that nothing ever seems to have anything wrong. I just see him for my thyroid and BP meds. Oh and he refilled my Xanax script with no hesitation. Don't worry, it is the lowest dose and works for my anxiety.

I am thinking tonight will be sweet potato and black bean tacos. I have some cabbage that needs to be used so a slaw on the side. I am working my way to having more empty shelf space in my fridge. Except meal prep containers or leftovers. I am following this lady on Tiktok and she is refusing to go to the grocery store(except for absolute necessities) until she uses up her frozen box of fresh herbs, all her half opened boxes of pastas, the veggie bin is empty, tinned fish is gone...you get the picture. I am going to try and see how long I can do this. I have a deep freezer full of unmatched up food items. It should lead to some very creative meals. I also have a pantry shelf in the garage full of dried beans, broths in boxes, nuts and such. I do need to get some canned tomatoes from Costco next time I am there.

Hugs to those that need them. Best wishes to you all. Prayers and positive thoughts for those that need healing.

DH and I went out for breakfast this morning. He loves breakfast and although I don’t love it so much (it interferes with my fast), I go for him. We also stopped at WalMart and did a fairly significant grocery haul.

We are bracing for a nasty storm tomorrow - high winds, thunder, lightning and lots of rain. I’ll probably be under the bed with Walker for the day!

Supper will be ribs.

I hope it is just a hernia, but highly recommend taking a daily photo, waist measurement and weight so you can show your doctor all changes, especially if you are increasing in size.

Yikes, jeremysgirl , I'm glad the benadryl helped with the swelling but it definitely gives me a foggy, fuzzy head.

I'm trying not to scream in frustration. My appeal for the Otezla was approved last week and the CS rep cheerfully told me to get my derm to send the Rx to CVS. Um, I didn't think this could be processed through CVS and don't you have the prescription? You know, the one that was denied? And doesn't it have to be sent to your specialty pharmacy? We went around in circles for a while before he put me on hold to investigate. Came back to confirm, yes they need a new Rx to be sent to their specialty pharmacy and gave me the name/number for the derm to submit. Passed this on to my derm. Then I looked up the specialty pharmacy associated with our insurance and they list a different name than the one the insurance CS gave me. Decided to see how it plays out. Get a message from my derm that Rx was resubmitted to a different specialty pharm (confused because I texted the name so it couldn't be mistranscribed from a voice msg). This morning I get a text from my original specialty pharm that they have been requested to forward the Rx to still another specialty pharm. I have no idea who/where/if my Rx will be filled and am ticking down to running out. Ugh

I'm continuing with the office purge and happy to report I sent DD a few photos yesterday asking if she or any of her friends might want them before I donate and she came by to grab the letter board and a couple other things for a friend. I also exaggerated my table span, thinking I had three 6 foot tables and realized they are just under 5 feet each, so my total is 14 feet. They are set up in a U, so it doesn't look that big, but is going to be game changing for how I like to spread out to work on a bigger project. 

I'm also doing loads of bedding laundry. We have tons of extra from when my parents downsized that were perfect in the days when DD would take over the family room for sleepovers - turns out they are also perfect for when side effects of chemo meant lots of extra laundry loads. Hoping not to have those side effects this round, but I'll be pulling my favs off the bed just in case.

Noon yoga will help with my mood. Dinner will be sheet pan sausages and vegetables (potatoes, cauliflower, butternut squash and broccoli).

ETA It's my dad's 96th birthday. He is officially the oldest person ever in his family (he's done the genealogy back to the 17th century). One of his aunt's made it to 95 years 11 months. 

big hugs for all dealing with health crap!!! I emailed my doc last night.. I was on one asthma maintenance drug.. pharmacy would no longer cover it. she prescribed a different one, they don't cover that one either and they sent a list of alternatives (this is over an 8 month period). on that list is the original drug I took and liked. so she sent in an rx for it. oh man.

dh is back and recovering. in the middle of writing a new description of his mother's house for the real estate ad. he is a good writer.

I'm doing laundry and putzing around this afternoon. partly cloudy day. got up early and went skiing.. it was cold but such great groomed snow!!! and since no one was out there, I skied 4 runs of untracked groomed snow. it snowed about 1 inch last night. 14,000 vertical feet, up to 40 mph and lots of fun. almost like your own private mountain. dh is taking his bike out tomorrow.

for dinner, may just do chicken spaghetti and salad again, as I have salad makings and chicken in the freezer.
I am uninspired.

Good morning.

Today is my day to wrap things up on my to-do list. I think I can do it!!

I fly out Thursday morning. I never seem to be that excited about going on a trip. I am by nature a homebody. However, once I get to where I am going, I do enjoy being there.

Today I noticed in the office fridge a can of Coke leaked. I mean it's not open but it's mostly empty. Weird. I wasn't planning on cleaning out the fridge but here we are.


cadoodlebug sorry you are not feeling well. I will keep my fingers crossed that you still get to go to your crop.


leannec and jeremysgirl sorry you are both under the weather. That really stinks.

I think I am going to run out and get the mail and a yummy coffee and then get cracking on my list. Have a good day.

Dinner tonight is shrimp and Caesar salad. 

Sorry to hear of so many health concerns. Hope all the allergies, hernias and viruses are soon history and everyone is back to good health!

DSO had a car appt this morning so we ran errands while his car was in the shop. We are still getting used to weekday shopping and less crowded stores but Costco had no carts inside 😳

Today is the closing for my mom’s house and of course the top up of oil and propane did not go as scheduled so I’ve been dealing with all that this afternoon so we can close. Just once I’d like to sell a house with a smooth closing day lol.

We will be having a food box meal tonight, burritos or tacos.

I'm a bit bummed. Due to the weather predicted here for the next few days, I have decided to run to the Rock to hit up Costco, Aldi and maybe Sam's. So I will NOT be having the sweet potato tacos. It will be something takeaway. There is a veggie sandwich that I like from a place I hate to give money to but it is good. I always got it when picking up a sandwich for DH. Could I make it at home? Definitely but I don't know what bread it is that they use. It is a soft nutty wheat bread. So I am thinking I may make the taco filling stuff tonight when I get home and then it will be lunch tomorrow.

There are lots of posts I want to respond to, but I’m at chemo and it’s hard for me to keep track of everything on my phone. Will try to post again once I get home.

Hoping everyone who doesn’t feel well improves quickly. cadoodlebug, I hope you don’t miss your crop!! Your meme is way too funny. I think I’ll share it.

I too have a large hernia, a gift from my colon cancer surgery in 2023. I’m 71 and I look pregnant! It’s not causing any internal problems and doesn’t hurt, so the surgeon doesn’t want to operate on it, and honestly, at this point, I’m not eager to have any unneeded surgeries. So I live with looking pregnant. *sigh*

Dinner will probably be takeout, or else I will just root around in the fridge. There’s chicken. And tamales. And all the usual stuff.