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Skriven 2010-09-22 19:06:08 av hap newsom (1:124/311)
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly
Ärende: RE: Knee bopping                                           [
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Hey Ruth!

-> 
-> ->  hn> I think the "national" brands often have a few
-> ->  hn> fillers in em...just to boost the profit margin
-> 
-> -> I rather much suspect so myself. (G)
-> 
->  hn> I understand the marketing rational, but
->  hn> dislike it on principle. I hate paying freight
->  hn> on "empty goods".
-> 
-> So do I. That's why I don't like paying for cleaners that are mostly
-> water and other things that are more fluff than stuff.  The one
-> exception to that is cotton candy. (G)  My parents never got it for us
-> when I was a kid so now I get it at carnivals and such like.
-> 
We all have our weak spots! Anne's is
Ice Cream...and Chocolate...mine is
hmm not sure what mine is! Probably
BBQ sauces! Or BBQ anyway it comes!
Ooops, no I know what it is....
hamburgers...

-> -> -> Pretty much so. That's why I don't eat peanut butter any more. It 
was
-> -> -> off putting after a couple of years and having it forced on me for 
many
-> -> -> more years, made it even more off putting.
-> 
-> ->  hn> What about peanut brittle? Roasted peanuts?
-> ->  hn> Thai peanut sauce?
-> 
-> -> Yes, yes, and no, not really had it as it is usually made with pb.
-> 
->  hn> Interesting...verrry interrrrresting! (said in my
->  hn> bet Artie Johnson voice)
-> 
-> (As the younger folks wonder who in the world is/was Artie Johnson)
-> I know, pb is (in the best case) just ground peanuts but something
-> happens to them when they're ground that makes them inedible IMO.
->
Amazing how the human mind
works!
 
-> ->  hn> This new phone seems to never run out of charge!
-> 
-> -> You must not talk long. Steve recharges his every night as he uses it as
-> -> an alarm & the cradle for that is a charger.  I do mine about every 5
-> -> days, more often if I've talked a lot.
-> 
->  hn> I use it regularly, but not extensively. Probably
->  hn> less than 30 minutes a day total. I had not charged
->  hn> it in a week and a half...and yesterday noticed that
->  hn> finally one of the little "segments" in the charge
->  hn> indicator had finally gone "dark"...I'll charge it
->  hn> today!
-> 
-> I'll put mine on the charger at bed time.  Since we don't have a land
-> line, I keep it with me during the day so night time is best for
-> charging.
->
Anne charges hers daily as well...I can't
see the need if it's still charged!
 
-> ->  hn> Her next appointment!
-> 
-> -> Hopefully not too far down the road.
->
Actually it's this friday!
 
->  hn> Next week I think. I have a dr's
->  hn> appt tomorrow for the "second opinion"
->  hn> on my wonky knee.
-> 
-> So by now you should have that 2nd opinion. I get blood work done on
-> Friday and a routine check next week.
->

Second opinion...????? he's just as confused
as the primary surgeon. we went over the
MRI's, CAT scans, and the bone scans...
And I got sent for some additonal xrays
of my pelvis...dunno why...but they came
back normal...so he shot my knee full
of cortisone...might as well give that a
try and hope it works!
 
-> ->  hn> I don't bruise easy, and anything that would
-> ->  hn> cause a bruise on the bone would surely show
-> 
-> -> OK, just asking. I bruise somewhat easier, thanks to some of my meds.
-> -> Still, there are a lot of times when one will show & I've no recall of
-> -> what I did to get it.
-> 
->  hn> Anne has been like that her whole life.
->  hn> She's an "easy" bruiser she can bump
->  hn> into a chair and not notice it..but come
->  hn> up with a bruise for the effort. Me you can
->  hn> whack me with a 2X4 and it won't leave
->  hn> a mark...but please don't! (grin)
-> 
-> I won't (G) but I know what you mean about Anne. Ten years ago when I
-> was on prolonged prednisone (and then tapering off for 6 months), I'd
-> bruise really easy.  That's what tipped us off that something was wrong;
-> it turned out to be the prednisone but I had to get off it slow or have
-> even worse problems.  Now one of the components to my Advair is a low
-> dose steriod so that contributes to the bruising.
->
Anne's always been that way. 
dunno why. Amanda thank goodness
takes after me in that respect!
 
-> ->  hn> Just spent the better part of the day making
-> ->  hn> some dishes for one of Anne's coworker's
-> ->  hn> with Cancer and Chemo is totally
-> ->  hn> knocking him for a loop this round. Made
-> 
-> -> My sympathies.  Are all the teachers going in on a "send a meal or 2"
-> -> plan?
-> 
->  hn> Some are making meals...others might
->  hn> but I would not eat what they made anyway!
->  hn> Too much salt and carbs! Did not even eat
-> 
-> Too many people know how to follow a recipe but not cook. (G)
->
One lady even bought a frozen lasagna and
then cooked it and took it over...why not 
just leave it frozen??
 
->  hn> what I made (too many carbs) other than
-> 
-> I'm not paying especial mind to carbs but try to balance things as a
-> whole over several days.  Been a bit carb heavy recently so I'll back
-> off for a bit.
->
Now that the ball season is all but 
finished, I'll be re evaluating our 
menu choices and diet plan for
the winter. Looks like it will be
a blend of south beach, Atkins
and diabetic recipes.
 
->  hn> tasting to make sure it was "right". I made the
->  hn> chicken noodle casserole in a big Lasagna type
->  hn> pan so if she has folks over she has something
->  hn> to feed everyone, and the mac and cheese is in
->  hn> three diffent containers so she can use them as
->  hn> she needs them. Since her hubby is not eating well,
-> 
-> Smart thinking there.
-> 
-> 
->  hn> I made both dishes a bit calorie rich by using butter
->  hn> and half and half instead of milk.
-> 
-> That'll do it!
->
If he's only eating wee bits, might as
well pack as much punch into each
bite as possible!
 
-> ->  hn> a big Chicken noodle casserole and a triple
-> ->  hn> recipe of mac and cheese (with bacon).
-> ->  hn> We just got back from delivering it. Hope
-> ->  hn> it makes their day a bit easier!
-> 
-> -> It should; sounds like you made enough for left overs.  That will be
-> -> very much appreciated on days that cooking is just too much work.
->
I think that's most days right now!
 
->  hn> And from what I understand they are
->  hn> a bit of comfort food for them and that
->  hn> may entice him to eat a bit more.
-> 
-> Even if it's only a few bites, better than not eating anything.
-> 
-> 
We're hoping! 
Anne's mom had her cancer surgery 
yesterday. Over 8 hours on the OR
table..but it looks like they got the 
tumor out and hopefully that will
be enough.
She'll be in ICU for a couple of days 
and the biopsies the surgeons took
 should be back by then, we're 
hoping they are all clear.
chat with you soon!
hap 
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