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Post by scrapmaven on Jul 23, 2025 14:53:28 GMT
Good Morning.
How is everyone doing today?
I have an early video appt. Apart from that I don't have anything going on today. I'll knit and relax. Dinner w/be rechauffe air fryer panko chicken with a veggie and tater tots.
What are you up to today?
What's on your menu?
I'm continuing to keep baby Enzo in my deepest thoughts for healing.
teddyw, you mentioned your fun outing w/your grandchildren. Please remind us, how old is Luke? He' s the grown up in charge. His little sister is going to be doomed the first time she brings a date to the house. Big brother will be her protector.
naby64, you are wise to wait a year before making any major life changes. You've been through an ordeal and it takes time to grieve and regroup. You have tribe who will be with you as you figure out the future.
jeremysgirl, how are you doing today? I hope that your spirits are a brighter today.
May today bring some giggles, some good news and smiles.
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Post by leannec on Jul 23, 2025 15:01:19 GMT
Today is a little brighter but still cool for July ... It's loud outside because the landscapers are here ... I have no plans today ... as usual!  Maybe I'll see if my teacher friend wants to come over this afternoon ... Dinner is definitely undecided! ![]() |
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Post by cadoodlebug on Jul 23, 2025 15:03:37 GMT
I'm getting ready to go to AquaFit. It had been wonderfully cooler this week and will last until at least Friday. I will continue working in my craft room and will work on layouts for my scrapbooking retreat in September. Dinner will be Jalapeno Chicken Poppers as I ended up grilling steaks yesterday. This is for you AussieMeg :  |
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Post by Tearisci on Jul 23, 2025 15:06:38 GMT
Happy Wednesday!
I've got a fairly busy day at work and working on socials which I really like. I'm sourcing images for destination weddings so that's fun.
Mom is apparently very confused this morning and she was naked when my sister went to see her this morning so I'm not sure what's up with that. We haven't heard from the hospice aide to see if she went down there this morning. I'm going to go this afternoon after lunch and see how she is. I hate to be leaving for a week when she's like this. It puts a lot of extra burden on my sister. I do need the break though!
Dinner tonight will be something from my freezer from TJs. I have a lot to use up before I go on WW in August.
Hope you all have a great day!
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Post by naby64 on Jul 23, 2025 15:08:41 GMT
Good morning! Today is going to be a busy day. Just a lot that needs to be done. And I can just feel my anxiety bubbling under the surface. I am listening to The Odyssey and trying to keep my focus on that and the computer screen in front of me. Not allowing my mind to wander to all the "what ifs" and "oh boys" of all that is swirling up here. I need to light my favorite smelling candle and let that work on me also. And I am not opposed to finding some sage and burning it. Would that be blasphemy in a church building?  Choir starts back tonight after a month off. While I look forward to getting back and singing, getting the schedule back, I have really enjoyed my Wednesday nights off for the last 4 weeks. With all that in mind, dinner is unknown. I may just do something good at lunch and calling that for the day. I do have some yellow watermelon cubed up and can eat that after I get home this evening. scrapmaven , again, thank you for the words of wisdom. |
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Post by Linda on Jul 23, 2025 15:09:06 GMT
sounds like a wonderful plan Tearisci - I hope your mum is doing better this afternoon. Podiatry appt this afternoon here. Dinner is stuffed shells |
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Post by jeremysgirl on Jul 23, 2025 16:07:33 GMT
how are you doing today? I hope that your spirits are a brighter today. I'm doing much better today. I think my problem is that I'm bored at work. I chose this so I have to deal with it. But I think my brain has been on vacay. I'm also in the office today and I hate to say that there's nothing worse than being in the office when you're bored. But...it was nice to get up, get dressed, and see humans. I even just got back from lunch with my friend Barb. It's so nice to have a lunch date while I'm downtown. I hate to be leaving for a week when she's like this. It puts a lot of extra burden on my sister. Try not to feel bad about this. Just think of things you can do when you get back to give your sis a break. You'll be refreshed. You need this time. What do you stuff them with? I ate avocado toast for dinner last night instead of cooking. LOL! Just did not feel like it. So tonight I will make the chickpea/eggplant/tomato/green bean/rice dinner. I do love me some eggplant. I made some zucchini bread with some from my neighbor's garden. I brought a loaf to work. It's half gone so I think somebodies liked it. I made two loaves and I'm hoping everyone eats this one so I don't have to take it home. After work I will crochet or read or some such relaxing thing. |
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Post by taylortroop on Jul 23, 2025 16:10:35 GMT
Took my mom to get her shot in the eye this morning, then the drugstore, then the grocery store. Home now and discovered that we have no potatoes for supper, so back to the grocery store, I go.
It’s going to be a hot one today but we don’t have any outside chores to do, so the weather shouldn’t interrupt the day. If it cools down after supper, I will go for a walk with my bestie.
Supper will be hamburger missed with peas over mashed potatoes with a Barbeque ranch coleslaw.
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Post by Anita on Jul 23, 2025 16:16:43 GMT
Dangit, I really need to hang out in here. I always forget this isn't just a food thread. For the record, though, after days of intense, heavy meals like beef roast and fried chicken, we are just having either leftovers or hot dogs tonight. We are in the midst of a heat wave and no one wants to cook.
A family member died this week, and I'm debating going back to my hometown for the funeral this weekend. I really liked her and used to work with her during my banking days, so I should go, but having to see the rest of my family is putting me off. I may drag my husband, who hasn't set foot in my hometown in the better part of a decade.
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Post by Linda on Jul 23, 2025 17:14:54 GMT
What do you stuff them with? tonight? a ground beef/cheese/pasta sauce mix but I also make a tuna filling that I like better (but DD18 doesn't) |
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Post by karenlou on Jul 23, 2025 17:33:44 GMT
Went for a 1.5 mile walk with the dog, and then a 4 mile walk with my Bestie....so I plan on doing some watering, reading and napping as I am working tonight.
I'll eat the rechauffe potato leek soup from last night, DH wants spaghetti, so he will stop at our neighborhood Italian place on his way back from the dentist...makes my life easy!!
sueg Thinking of you and Enzo💝
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Post by ntsf on Jul 23, 2025 17:39:21 GMT
yesterday, we sat by the pool at the gym and had lunch --I had a salad with chicken breast--only worked out a little bit after my massage.
last night, dh went to a live music thing in the park with our nephew so I had an apple and peanut butter for dinner.
went for a swim this morning and planning to go to the gym later. dh is going for a hike with doggie. the weather is a bit cooler.
prayers for baby enzo. hugs for all that need them. so a quiet day the rest of the day.
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Post by teddyw on Jul 23, 2025 18:04:03 GMT
I’m on ice duty while DDs anesthesia wears off. She’s no weight bearing today too. The surgeon seemed great til the post-op instructions. Dd had a dvt after this exact procedure. He insisted your hematologist sign off on the surgery. It took months to get into hematology so this has been delayed. Then he says I don’t think you need to follow her instructions but go ahead if you want to. So annoying. She’s going to listen to hematology and take blood clot preventives for a month. Not sure about dinner yet. Her prescriptions were called into the pharmacy at the grocery. So I’ll pick something up. AussieMeg those tacos are intriguing to me. So is tge ranch bbq coleslaw taylortrooptmarschall I too love cake & mashed potatoes. I’d eat mashed potatoes daily if it was feasible. scrapmaven Luke is 3 turning 4 in October. Juliet is his cousin. Bennett is his baby brother. Our family had 5 new babies this year. 2 boys and 3 girls. My nephew’s wife mentioned yesterday we should have a graduation party for all of them. |
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Post by scrapmaven on Jul 23, 2025 18:45:38 GMT
Anita , I'm so sorry that you lost a loved one. If you go you don't have to engage w/anyone that you want to avoid. A simple, "hello" and then walk away will do. Be polite and only talk to the people that you like. teddyw , your dd is very fortunate that you're a nurse and can advise her. The surgeon should be a lot more cautious. i hope that your dd has an easy recovery and is comfortable. naby64 . I must now block you. You mentioned the O book. I had to read the Iliad and the Oddysey in college. I was warned not to take the class, because the professor was one step shy of the Sam Kinnison character from Back to School. Anyway, on my mid-term he wrote in pencil, "Miss Scrapmven, perhaps you should drop this course. F. I went to his office and asked why I didn't get an A since I clearly had studied. He told me that he failed me because I was offering my opinions on the books and he could care less what I think. He was the professor and it was important to him that I know what he thinks. I took his advice and dropped the class. What a schmuck. Just for that, I'm gonna make you watch this scene from Back to School. Psycho ProfessorI started a migraine and I am miserable. I don't want to tell dh, because he'll really worry and start talking about canceling vacation.
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Post by leannec on Jul 23, 2025 18:49:34 GMT
I started a migraine and I am miserable. I don't want to tell dh, because he'll really worry and start talking about canceling vacation. Well, poop! I hope it passes quickly! No cancellation talk! |
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Post by scrapmaven on Jul 23, 2025 18:50:53 GMT
Thank you so much leannec. We're not cancelling. |
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Post by cadoodlebug on Jul 23, 2025 19:25:42 GMT
Sorry you've got a migraine. Take care of yourself!
I had an English professor at LSU that my sister had a few years before me. She warned me that he was horrible but the timing of the class fit my schedule. Dr. Blankenstein. I barely got a C but was happy to get that!
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Post by littlemama on Jul 23, 2025 20:20:14 GMT
What do you stuff them with? tonight? a ground beef/cheese/pasta sauce mix but I also make a tuna filling that I like better (but DD18 doesn't) I make taco stuffed shells that are really good. I can never find the recipe, so i cant say that I always make them the same way! 😂 Enchilada sauce is the sauce for them |
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Post by christine58 on Jul 23, 2025 21:24:32 GMT
I love mashed potatoes.
Hot as hell here tomorrow. I’m trying to find my mom a place to stay in Florida for 2 to 2 1/2 months. I think she’s being gaslit by this person she’s been in contact with. He owns a restaurant in Detroit and for whatever reason he’s not getting back to her. It’s a perfect place so she’s gonna give them until Friday and then she’s gonna text him or email him again. His girlfriend actually is the one that’s been corresponding with my mother.
Not sure what’s for dinner I had a good size lunch. I’m not really hungry. Maybe I’ll just fix a small salad.
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Post by christine58 on Jul 23, 2025 21:28:22 GMT
Dangit, I really need to hang out in here. I always forget this isn't just a food thread. For the record, though, after days of intense, heavy meals like beef roast and fried chicken, we are just having either leftovers or hot dogs tonight. We are in the midst of a heat wave and no one wants to cook. A family member died this week, and I'm debating going back to my hometown for the funeral this weekend. I really liked her and used to work with her during my banking days, so I should go, but having to see the rest of my family is putting me off. I may drag my husband, who hasn't set foot in my hometown in the better part of a decade. I’m always of the belief that funerals are really for those who are left behind. I think we can honor the person who has passed without attending a funeral. Sometimes funerals are really hard to attend for whatever reason. A friend I went to high school with and worked as a lifeguard for five Summers passed away a week ago from ALS. She had symptoms a year ago and wasn’t diagnosed until around Thanksgiving and went downhill very quickly. I’m not sure I can watch her son and grandsons mourn her along with her sisters and other friends. So I will do something to honor her on my own. Maybe it’s a donation to ALS foundation. I hate that disease. |
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Post by scrapmaven on Jul 23, 2025 21:53:37 GMT
christine58, I'm so very sorry about your friend. ALS is such a cruel disease ((((HUGS))). If you're mom is already having issues w/a potential landlord I'd run far. If this is how that person makes a first impression think about how hard it will be when she needs a repair or has an issue. I would encourage you to convince her to look elsewhere.
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Post by AussieMeg on Jul 23, 2025 23:39:54 GMT
cadoodlebug that meme!!  scrapmaven I hope the dreaded migraine doesn't stick around for too long. I'm so glad I didn't inherit them from my dad, they're just awful. We enjoyed them so much we rechauffed them for dinner last night (Wednesday). And I still have a little bit leftover for DS when he gets home from NZ tonight. christine58 I'm sorry about the loss of your friend. We call the disease MND here, and yes, ALS / MND is an absolute monster of a disease. I donate to the cause every year. A much loved ex football player and coach here has it, and every year in June they do a huge fundraiser. He was diagnosed with MND in 2013, so he's been living with it for 12 years. I know several people who have died from it, and most of them only lived for 2-3 years after diagnosis.
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Post by Tearisci on Jul 23, 2025 23:52:08 GMT
Thank you so much leannec . We're not cancelling. I'm so sorry! I hope you feel better for your trip. |
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Post by scrapmaven on Jul 24, 2025 0:05:18 GMT
Thank you ladies. I'm going to the doctor in the am to get something to break the cycle. I'm not gonna let it go on for almost 4 months like the last one.
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Post by scrapmaven on Jul 24, 2025 0:09:37 GMT
Sorry you've got a migraine. Take care of yourself! I had an English professor at LSU that my sister had a few years before me. She warned me that he was horrible but the timing of the class fit my schedule. Dr. Blankenstein. I barely got a C but was happy to get that! That's "Frankenstein". Sorry, but I immediately went to my Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder place when I read your post. Only one silly movie link per day!
I, too was warned not to take this class. I should have listened. When I dropped the class it was a big I-told-you-so moment. |
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Post by Neisey on Jul 24, 2025 1:38:26 GMT
I’m away on a 2 night birthday get away planned by DSO to a small seaside village where we have been enjoying beautiful weather, lovely views, lounging around the pool and amazing food! The inn we are staying at has a long wait for reservations for its dinner service so DSO booked this in March. Tonight we had… A celery, crispy onion and black sesame seed amuse bouche with homemade bread and sea lettuce butter Me - goat cheese, bacon, balsamic reduction and arugula in pastry DSO - pork belly with an apple cilantro slaw with truffle drizzle Me - lobster on macaroni with bacon, arugula and a lobster reduction DSO - surf and turf (lobster and tenderloin) with garden veggies and Bernaise sauce Me - mango crème brulee with berries and whipped cream DSO raspberry limoncello inside down cake with sorbet It was highly recommended and lived up to the talk - wonderful experience! Hoping scrapmaven that your migraine resolves quickly and Tearisci that your mom has a better day tomorrow. |
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Post by ntsf on Jul 24, 2025 1:57:26 GMT
sounds lovely neisey!!
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Post by christine58 on Jul 24, 2025 2:25:24 GMT
christine58 , I'm so very sorry about your friend. ALS is such a cruel disease ((((HUGS))). If you're mom is already having issues w/a potential landlord I'd run far. If this is how that person makes a first impression think about how hard it will be when she needs a repair or has an issue. I would encourage you to convince her to look elsewhere. Well, we are looking not having much luck though. My niece knows where this house is and it’s in a very safe place, we know it’s been rented before, just not sure what’s going on. |
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Post by christine58 on Jul 24, 2025 2:27:19 GMT
cadoodlebug that meme!! scrapmaven I hope the dreaded migraine doesn't stick around for too long. I'm so glad I didn't inherit them from my dad, they're just awful. We enjoyed them so much we rechauffed them for dinner last night (Wednesday). And I still have a little bit leftover for DS when he gets home from NZ tonight. christine58 I'm sorry about the loss of your friend. We call the disease MND here, and yes, ALS / MND is an absolute monster of a disease. I donate to the cause every year. A much loved ex football player and coach here has it, and every year in June they do a huge fundraiser. He was diagnosed with MND in 2013, so he's been living with it for 12 years. I know several people who have died from it, and most of them only lived for 2-3 years after diagnosis. A very good friend’s dad died about two weeks after my dad died. He had been diagnosed with ALS mid December and died about four weeks later. However, he had symptoms for a year and it takes so long for a diagnosis that it’s ridiculous. Some people live a long time and some don’t. It’s just heartbreaking, but there’s been no trud advance in treatment or diagnosis |
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Post by scrapmaven on Jul 24, 2025 2:33:35 GMT
I’m away on a 2 night birthday get away planned by DSO to a small seaside village where we have been enjoying beautiful weather, lovely views, lounging around the pool and amazing food! The inn we are staying at has a long wait for reservations for its dinner service so DSO booked this in March. Tonight we had… A celery, crispy onion and black sesame seed amuse bouche with homemade bread and sea lettuce butter Me - goat cheese, bacon, balsamic reduction and arugula in pastry DSO - pork belly with an apple cilantro slaw with truffle drizzle Me - lobster on macaroni with bacon, arugula and a lobster reduction DSO - surf and turf (lobster and tenderloin) with garden veggies and Bernaise sauce Me - mango crème brulee with berries and whipped cream DSO raspberry limoncello inside down cake with sorbet It was highly recommended and lived up to the talk - wonderful experience! Hoping scrapmaven that your migraine resolves quickly and Tearisci that your mom has a better day tomorrow. Thank you so much. Enjoy your birthday weekend. Happy Birthday! |
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