Sorry to say, but this site has been so depressing for a few days. I thought I'd ask an average, everyday question....to make us all feel a little more normal today.
I made Eggplant Lasagna, and my BIL and SIL are coming for dinner. They leave for Cali tomorrow to see their beautiful grand daughter.
Sorry, sometimes we just need some REGULAR conversation.......or at least THIS caregiver does.
very healthy blood numbers . cholesterol , blood pressure , liver numbers of a normal person . im not a total idiot , just lean it out too much sometimes ..
I'd say you'd better fire that caregiver and find someone you has your best interests at heart. How would you react if someone treated Edna that way? Heck, how would you react if someone treated Ike that way?
You've been through a tough stretch, and now the goin' is just gettin' good again. Don't blow it now, buddy!
im pretty sure the hepc treatment is a success . aside from the dam headache my energy level is outrageous and the arm , back , and shoulder muscles keep building ..
got to start eating better . one meal every 2 days probably isnt quite enough for the amount of heavy exercise im getting .
im interested in taking edna for our country rides again but ill have to ask around and see who i have to kill to make this happen . i think its only been discouraged thus far to help edna settle in and accept the waters nh as her new and probably final home . me and poa are ok again . she pulled a dirty trick on me going partying with her family instead of relieving me on the preagreed upon night . it didnt work . im getting too sharp in the head to be had and realize it hours later .. i see it as its happening nowdays and will stick a wrench in your gears in a skinny minute ..
arsenic ..
i have a headache that actually put me on the ground beside my truck for 2 hours today . it wasnt dental , had all that checked out . evidently its those malingering hepc drugs . guess ill ask the va about a possible brain absess since ive had a little ear infection that hasnt really cleared up in months . i dont like to play doc but the more you can tell them about your own symptoms and history , usually the better .
ive eaten both cans of sardines and as it turns out they came from china . never again .. it is not a prejudiced or racist statement to say that chinese manufacturers will sell you deadly poisonous food , its happened all too often .
aunt edna is in nh and doing pretty well considering how late stage her dementia is . she was freezing in the hallway in her wheelchair today so i asked her if shed like to go put on her warm sweater . she said yes but she dont know what to do . i took her to her room , got her warm sweater on her then apologised to the nurse for wrecking her lunch appetite with a donut . nurse said , hon , she so far along she can eat whatever pleases her . i thought that too but didnt want to make enemies with this particular nurse . shes my age and has a nice looking behind . im evil but at least honest about it ..
i eat apples in a peculiar way , speaking of lazy . i cut it in half and eat apple , skin , core , seeds and all . they are just too troublesome to peel and core to suit me ..
i think the skins are the best part of a baked potato ..
But the skins interfere with mashing if you are doing it with a stand mixer or an immersion blender. I'm thinking of hunting through the stuff stored in the basement to find a potato masher. That old-fashioned non-electric tool handled the peel just fine!
im going to eat my boiled chicken tonight . having one or two jaw teeth removed tomorrow . at my age i still have plenty . glad they behaved till the hepc tx was over .
ednas poa is being hateful again . i was ok when i was caring for her mom for 11 months but get bent and leave it to her for a few days and im a sorry dog . its ok . ive learned when someone is screwing with you to carry on without so much as a mean look . it just burns em to the ground .
it takes practice but its a blast after you get good at it . every one in three different agencies knows whos been doing the work . i have nothing to prove to her or anyone ..
ill cook edna some apples tonight and see her before and after work as always ..
tonight I am doing russett ones so I will peel. When I do the red ones I leave the skin on. Funny I have never thought about leaving the skins on for mashed even though I do when I bake, fry or scallop. Has anyone ever tried the russett mashed with skins?
Dinner tonight is left over tri tip that will be cut up into cubes. I am making oven baked brown rice, when done I will add the tri tip and some sauted veggies. Since hubby doesn't like gravy...I will make gravy just for me. A salad with sunflower seeds, tomatoes, green leaf, onions and cucumber and feta cheese.
Have good evening, almost 2 pm here so got to get going on dinner.
What we are having is hamburgers. Since we weren't sure how I'd be the day after cataract removal, and since Pat is home today, we scheduled him to make his famous burgers. I know it involves beer and fresh mushrooms, lettuce, tomatoe, and Swiss cheese but I'm happy to leave the details with him. :)
(I'm doing fine. I could have pulled a dinner together, but I don't mind a little break.)
helpontheway, do you leave the skins on your potatoes?
looking squarely at fukishima japan here ..
dont build nuke reactors on the beach front --
not really . ikes pistons are barking like the hounds of h*ll or something .. ive ridden my dad on ike , my sons , and now their kids . ike represents a longer stretch of history than the republic of taiwan ..
jeanne , the shrimp salad does sound good . i have a couple of monstrous cans of sardines in tomato sauce . i should rip the label off of em before i find out what kind of polluted , punjab , lagoon they came from i s' pose . theyre from the dollar general store . its a good bet they didnt come from under the icelandic shelf or the coast of norway ..
Now that my sister and her friend left I have to resume cooking only for two. Dad was great on eating leftovers of the recipes I tried and wouldn't make again. He says the food at the assisted living place is good but he isn't a fussy eater to begin with.