Speaking of spending time on the important things in life

[brenda]

Been baking and cooking up a storm here at kiddo's place. This afternoon it's strawberry-rhubarb pie. There's enough filling left to make a second pie later, maybe next week. Tomorrow's treat will be homemade fudge sauce for vanilla ice cream.

Biscuits were made a couple times, once to go with sausage gravy. Chicken curry was Saturday with homemade Naan. Sunday was homemade pizza.

Later this week is shrimp pasta with burst cherry tomato sauce, and after that a second round of Halibut with veg and homemade bread. Yes, I brought my sourdough starter from Minnesooooooota to make bread here.

I think some homemade Pad Tai would be very welcome this weekend, as well as some more homemade pizza next Sunday. I just ordered a pizza stone and pizza peel to have here at the apartment for when we visit. I cannot get the crust results I want with just the regular baking sheets kiddo has.

Kiddo is doing great. All tubes are out! Yay! Pain is reduced such that Tylenol is sufficient. Fatigue continues, but that's to be expected. I think that's gotten much better already though, too.

Cooking, cleaning, laundry, nursing, rinse and repeat. It's a Mommapalooza!

[Doctor Phibes]

Spealing of frogs, today somebody posted a frog with a mohawk on Mrs. Phibes Facebook...

[Doctor Phibes]

Sorry, I also meant to say I'm very glad kiddo is doing well.

[George K]

@doctor-phibes said in Speaking of spending time on the important things in life:

Sorry, I also meant to say I'm very glad kiddo is doing well.

Yeah, what he said.

By the way, Tylenol, in sufficient doses, is an amazing analgesic. It was pushed as an intravenous medication at 1 gm IV. Subsequent studies showed that the same dose orally is just as effective. Just don't take more than 4 gm per day - your liver will be unhappy. Very unhappy.

Good to hear that the road to recovery is there, and LOVE the froggos!

Thanks for sharing those pics.

[brenda]

@doctor-phibes
LOVE that pic, Phibes!

[brenda]

@doctor-phibes said in Speaking of spending time on the important things in life:

Sorry, I also meant to say I'm very glad kiddo is doing well.

Awwwwww, thanks!

[brenda]

@george-k said in Speaking of spending time on the important things in life:

@doctor-phibes said in Speaking of spending time on the important things in life:

Sorry, I also meant to say I'm very glad kiddo is doing well.

Yeah, what he said.

By the way, Tylenol, in sufficient doses, is an amazing analgesic. It was pushed as an intravenous medication at 1 gm IV. Subsequent studies showed that the same dose orally is just as effective. Just don't take more than 4 gm per day - your liver will be unhappy. Very unhappy.

Good to hear that the road to recovery is there, and LOVE the froggos!

Thanks for sharing those pics.

Thanks, George!

I know I've been AWOL from TNCR of late. It's been very hectic here, with lots of times up in the night to help kiddo. Things are going much easier now. It's really wonderful seeing your kiddo healing, getting stronger, feeling better. Makes me want to cook and bake! LOTS!!

[Catseye3]

@doctor-phibes said in Speaking of spending time on the important things in life:

Sorry, I also meant to say I'm very glad kiddo is doing well.

Me, too. Hugs all around.

[brenda]

@catseye3 said in Speaking of spending time on the important things in life:

@doctor-phibes said in Speaking of spending time on the important things in life:

Sorry, I also meant to say I'm very glad kiddo is doing well.

Me, too. Hugs all around.

[Jolly]

@brenda said in Speaking of spending time on the important things in life:

@george-k said in Speaking of spending time on the important things in life:

@doctor-phibes said in Speaking of spending time on the important things in life:

Sorry, I also meant to say I'm very glad kiddo is doing well.

Yeah, what he said.

By the way, Tylenol, in sufficient doses, is an amazing analgesic. It was pushed as an intravenous medication at 1 gm IV. Subsequent studies showed that the same dose orally is just as effective. Just don't take more than 4 gm per day - your liver will be unhappy. Very unhappy.

Good to hear that the road to recovery is there, and LOVE the froggos!

Thanks for sharing those pics.

Thanks, George!

I know I've been AWOL from TNCR of late. It's been very hectic here, with lots of times up in the night to help kiddo. Things are going much easier now. It's really wonderful seeing your kiddo healing, getting stronger, feeling better. Makes me want to cook and bake! LOTS!!

I don't want to pry and you're certainly welcome to tell me to MYOB, but did you ever say what procedure T-brenda was having?

[brenda]

@jolly said in Speaking of spending time on the important things in life:

@brenda said in Speaking of spending time on the important things in life:

@george-k said in Speaking of spending time on the important things in life:

@doctor-phibes said in Speaking of spending time on the important things in life:

Sorry, I also meant to say I'm very glad kiddo is doing well.

Yeah, what he said.

By the way, Tylenol, in sufficient doses, is an amazing analgesic. It was pushed as an intravenous medication at 1 gm IV. Subsequent studies showed that the same dose orally is just as effective. Just don't take more than 4 gm per day - your liver will be unhappy. Very unhappy.

Good to hear that the road to recovery is there, and LOVE the froggos!

Thanks for sharing those pics.

Thanks, George!

I know I've been AWOL from TNCR of late. It's been very hectic here, with lots of times up in the night to help kiddo. Things are going much easier now. It's really wonderful seeing your kiddo healing, getting stronger, feeling better. Makes me want to cook and bake! LOTS!!

I don't want to pry and you're certainly welcome to tell me to MYOB, but did you ever say what procedure T-brenda was having?

No, I did not say. It's kind of personal, and it's not my story to tell. I'm glad it's not something that was an emergency or life-threatening, but it was plenty serious enough to have us come out here to stay for several weeks.

If there's good news about a surgery, it's that her recovery is going great, and the financial impact is almost nil. As a grad student here, the university provides health insurance. The deductible is crazy low, like $200 per year. Having surgery during grad school may seem like really bad timing, but it has worked out remarkably well financially for kiddo. They assume grad students won't need much healthcare, but in this case ... Yeah, those deductibles may get revised. LOL

[Mik]

Always glad to see you when you can make it.

[brenda]

@mik Thank you, Mik! Good thing I already had a high post average and quantity, otherwise I might look like a slacker.

[Jolly]

We'll forgive you.

Once.