The What's for Dinner Thread- June 2012 (recipe index in OP)

[kimmar067]

Ack! I'm a thread killer! LOL!.....

"You have the right to remain silent.
Anything you say or do can and will be held against you in a court of law.
You have the right to an attorney.
If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you...."

 

[dgbg100106]

Well I have not heard from Jen either, does this mean she has left us behind for bigger blogger things?

I have a baseball game tonight, Braves vs Nats, but the weather man is calling for 80% thunderstorms...



So my evening us up in the air....

 

[kimmar067]

Well I have not heard from Jen either, does this mean she has left us behind for bigger blogger things?

I have a baseball game tonight, Braves vs Nats, but the weather man is calling for 80% thunderstorms...



So my evening us up in the air....

...ya mean Officer Muscles didn't help?

 

[dgbg100106]

no, not really, he is no chipper jones

 

[franandaj]

Allison- Oh my God! What is happening in your neck of the woods? I ma praying for Arline but you and Fran as well, this is going to be a very long road to recovery. Thank God someone checked on her, she certainly has an Angel. Please keep us updated.

Alison ~ Wow, sweetie, I am so sorry for all of you. Prayers and good thoughts and lots of hugs are coming your way. I don't know how you will do all of this, but I know you will. Please take care of you!!!

Allison- good luck, hope she gets better soon and you can find a nice place for her.

Alison - Hope Arline is doing better.

Thanks for all of your kind words. I am so blessed to have so many friends on the DIS. Some of you already know this from other threads, but yesterday Arline took a turn for the worse. The damage to her brain was too severe for her to recover. Today she will be removed from life support, and I anticipate it will be hours if not minutes before she passes.

 

[Nancyg56]

Allison- I am so very very sorry I had no idea that Arline's condition had gotten worse. Please know that I am holding you and Fran close in my heart an dam praying for Arline's safe passage.

 

[bigmerle1966]

Thanks for all of your kind words. I am so blessed to have so many friends on the DIS. Some of you already know this from other threads, but yesterday Arline took a turn for the worse. The damage to her brain was too severe for her to recover. Today she will be removed from life support, and I anticipate it will be hours if not minutes before she passes.

 

[Goofyluver]

Hey, all! Today it's leftovers which is roasted turkey tenderloins with roasted zucchini and squash. It's too dang hot to cook!!!!

Hey, has Jen stopped posting? I know she's really busy with her food blog but I haven't seen her here. Did I miss a post by her?

I'm here. Just not much time for posting.

I did want to stop by and offer my deepest sympathies to Fran and Alison. Let us know if you need anything.

 

[franandaj]

Allison- I am so very very sorry I had no idea that Arline's condition had gotten worse. Please know that I am holding you and Fran close in my heart an dam praying for Arline's safe passage.

Thank you both and everyone else from this thread who is posting on my FB wall! We didn't know until yesterday afternoon. The social worker wanted to have a meeting with us. I had been trying to get in touch with them so we could get her on a list for assisted living, so I welcomed the fact that they wanted to meet. I should have known that since they wanted to meet "urgently" ie, yesterday instead of this morning, meant something bad.

We just found out this morning, and I can complain here, since none of you know anyone in my 3D life, but on Sunday she and my house boy went out to buy laundry soap. They entered her building through the "prohibited route" (ie stairs with no railing). After all we did to build the ramp, put in an extra railing and make it possible for her to enter the building through a route with no steps, she tried to climb the effing stairs in the front of the building. Well evidently she fell backwards onto the sidewalk.

The neighbor and my laundry boy helped her back into the house and she threatened them not to tell us about this. We just found this out this morning. When I saw her Sunday afternoon, I know now what I thought was exhaustion and morphine was a concussion. Had I had any brains I would have taken her in, but she had been like that before because she often overdosed herself on the pain pills. Hindsight is always 20/20.

 

[Nancyg56]

Alison! You stop this right now! There is no way that you can take the responsibility for this on yourself so do not make me come out there. I have been reading your posts and it is no secret that you and Fran had done all that you could to make Arline's life as safe as possible while not restricting her independence. You cannot be responsible for a fall that you had no idea happened. The reality is that you trusted that Arline would not keep such important information from you and she did just that. Pleas do not play woulda coulda shoulda because had you had all of the pertinent information you would have addressed her accident immediately.

Now enough of that. I would scold anymore but really, how are you and Fran doing? My heart hurts for both of you, there is no way you could have seen this coming. I also feel so badly for your laundry boy. He has got to be shouldering a heavy burden now.

 

[franandaj]

Alison! You stop this right now! There is no way that you can take the responsibility for this on yourself so do not make me come out there. I have been reading your posts and it is no secret that you and Fran had done all that you could to make Arline's life as safe as possible while not restricting her independence. You cannot be responsible for a fall that you had no idea happened. The reality is that you trusted that Arline would not keep such important information from you and she did just that. Pleas do not play woulda coulda shoulda because had you had all of the pertinent information you would have addressed her accident immediately.

Now enough of that. I would scold anymore but really, how are you and Fran doing? My heart hurts for both of you, there is no way you could have seen this coming. I also feel so badly for your laundry boy. He has got to be shouldering a heavy burden now.

Yeah, I'm sure Yasu knows he messed up. Now I know why he was so concerned about her on Monday, and went to her house to check on her. It's hard not to feel guilty about this even though we did everything we could. I just wish she had more smarts about her. She kept trying to DO things that that were way out of her ability range. She wouldn't accept that she couldn't walk without great difficulty,that she couldn't bend over and pick things up without running the risk of tumbling head over heels. I just keep kicking myself, probably when I shouldn't because she made stupid choices.

 

[franandaj]

I'm here. Just not much time for posting.

I did want to stop by and offer my deepest sympathies to Fran and Alison. Let us know if you need anything.

Thank you Jen & Linda. Just venting to my friends on the DIS has helped.

 

[PrincessInOz]

Thank you both and everyone else from this thread who is posting on my FB wall! We didn't know until yesterday afternoon. The social worker wanted to have a meeting with us. I had been trying to get in touch with them so we could get her on a list for assisted living, so I welcomed the fact that they wanted to meet. I should have known that since they wanted to meet "urgently" ie, yesterday instead of this morning, meant something bad.

We just found out this morning, and I can complain here, since none of you know anyone in my 3D life, but on Sunday she and my house boy went out to buy laundry soap. They entered her building through the "prohibited route" (ie stairs with no railing). After all we did to build the ramp, put in an extra railing and make it possible for her to enter the building through a route with no steps, she tried to climb the effing stairs in the front of the building. Well evidently she fell backwards onto the sidewalk.

The neighbor and my laundry boy helped her back into the house and she threatened them not to tell us about this. We just found this out this morning. When I saw her Sunday afternoon, I know now what I thought was exhaustion and morphine was a concussion. Had I had any brains I would have taken her in, but she had been like that before because she often overdosed herself on the pain pills. Hindsight is always 20/20.

Alison! You stop this right now! There is no way that you can take the responsibility for this on yourself so do not make me come out there. I have been reading your posts and it is no secret that you and Fran had done all that you could to make Arline's life as safe as possible while not restricting her independence. You cannot be responsible for a fall that you had no idea happened. The reality is that you trusted that Arline would not keep such important information from you and she did just that. Pleas do not play woulda coulda shoulda because had you had all of the pertinent information you would have addressed her accident immediately.

Now enough of that. I would scold anymore but really, how are you and Fran doing? My heart hurts for both of you, there is no way you could have seen this coming. I also feel so badly for your laundry boy. He has got to be shouldering a heavy burden now.

Wise words!

Alison - are you listening to Nancy??? If not, go take a look at the post again! And I said it before - just remember that you and Fran made Arline's life so much more comfortable and happier in the last 5 years!

 

[Glynis]

Alison - I have no words for you, just all my love and prayers! You did everything you could. I know that Arline was blessed to have friends like you and Fran! Hold on to the good times, and know that it's those times that will remain with you forever. Being a blessing to someone else is very rare in these days, and that is exactly what you have been to Arline! I'm holding you close in prayer and in love!

 

[Goofyluver]

Thank you both and everyone else from this thread who is posting on my FB wall! We didn't know until yesterday afternoon. The social worker wanted to have a meeting with us. I had been trying to get in touch with them so we could get her on a list for assisted living, so I welcomed the fact that they wanted to meet. I should have known that since they wanted to meet "urgently" ie, yesterday instead of this morning, meant something bad.

We just found out this morning, and I can complain here, since none of you know anyone in my 3D life, but on Sunday she and my house boy went out to buy laundry soap. They entered her building through the "prohibited route" (ie stairs with no railing). After all we did to build the ramp, put in an extra railing and make it possible for her to enter the building through a route with no steps, she tried to climb the effing stairs in the front of the building. Well evidently she fell backwards onto the sidewalk.

The neighbor and my laundry boy helped her back into the house and she threatened them not to tell us about this. We just found this out this morning. When I saw her Sunday afternoon, I know now what I thought was exhaustion and morphine was a concussion. Had I had any brains I would have taken her in, but she had been like that before because she often overdosed herself on the pain pills. Hindsight is always 20/20.

Yeah, I'm sure Yasu knows he messed up. Now I know why he was so concerned about her on Monday, and went to her house to check on her. It's hard not to feel guilty about this even though we did everything we could. I just wish she had more smarts about her. She kept trying to DO things that that were way out of her ability range. She wouldn't accept that she couldn't walk without great difficulty,that she couldn't bend over and pick things up without running the risk of tumbling head over heels. I just keep kicking myself, probably when I shouldn't because she made stupid choices.

Everything that Nan said, sweet friend.

We're both sending more hugs.

 

[LindsayDunn228]

Alison, I echo everything Nan said, and then some! I am so sorry for all you are going through. Please let us know if we can do anything for you.

 

[Nancyg56]

Just checking in.

Dinner was good last night. Marisa was awarded a grant for school , one that she was not expecting so we went out to celebrate. Buddy was a crab so we left him home. Our neighbors stopped by so we warned them and waved Bye Bye!

Dinner for me was veal schnitzel, salad and pasta. It was good. I plan to grill something tonight after Mass if he calms himself down. If not I am cooking something he will hate. Probably smothered chicken and barley. Or Bulgar wheat casserole.

 

[dgbg100106]

Alison hugs to you and Fran... Please take care and you know that I am thinking of you and sending out prayers for everyone.

 

[Nancyg56]

Yeah, I'm sure Yasu knows he messed up. Now I know why he was so concerned about her on Monday, and went to her house to check on her. It's hard not to feel guilty about this even though we did everything we could. I just wish she had more smarts about her. She kept trying to DO things that that were way out of her ability range. She wouldn't accept that she couldn't walk without great difficulty,that she couldn't bend over and pick things up without running the risk of tumbling head over heels. I just keep kicking myself, probably when I shouldn't because she made stupid choices.

I know you are probably overwhelmed now but I just wanted to chime in a little about Yasu. I believe that if he had spoken up this sad situation might be different but I also think that is an incredible responsibility that would have been on his shoulders. From everything that you have shared about Arline it seems that she was very much in control of how she wanted to live her life. She made her own choices and knew that some of those choices were risky. There was no way that Yasu could know her fall would have such a tragic affect on her. Had Arline been more realistic about her own capabilities she would not have placed him in such a compromising position.

Please try to celebrate her life and how she lived it. People who push their limits know exactly what they are doing and while their choices baffle those of us who would be more careful, they would have it no other way. I bet that she would never have been that woman who wanted ramps, helpers and boundaries. That is not wrong even as it is frustrating to us. (When I say "us" I really mean "me" ) You are continuing to be on my mind.

 

[dgbg100106]

Well I decided not go to Texas to be with my Dad, he has his wife and Sister there and if they need me they will call me and I will fly out. I was really unsure, but I have been talking to him and he seems to be ok. But then again he could just be acting strong for me.

Anyway, here is this weeks menu.

Saturday - Homemade Mexican Pizza
Sunday - Chicken stuffed and wrapped in bacon
Monday - Sweet Potato Burritos
Tuesday - Steak, Baked Potato, Salad Wedge
Wednesday - Garlic Chicken, green beans
Thursday - Kung Pao Chicken, Egg Drop Soup, and Fried Rice
Friday - Weinerschnitzel, and Spaetzel