Totally OT: Some good news please?



cathyxyz <[email protected]> looking for trouble wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> Have had rather a bad week. Hope it's been better for you guys? If so
> what good stuff happened to you?

Sorry you had a bad week. I got a butt load of Xmas ornaments from work at
95% off. Yep, they were reduced to 65% off and along with my 30% employee
discount I cleaned up. Great ornaments too. Most of them retail for $50
to $75. The hand painted St. Nicholas ornaments from Russia are my
favorites. I can't believe how expensive some of the ornaments are. People
actually pay $75 for these ornaments. The brands are Waterford, Reed &
Barton, Radko and Raz. My tree next year will be extraordinary.

Ob Food:

Thawed some chops out. Here is what I'm making


* Exported from MasterCook *


Creamy Dijon Pork Chops


Recipe By :
Serving Size : 2 Preparation Time :0:40
Categories : Main Dishes Pork
Swift & Company


Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
2 pork rib or loin chops -- cut 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick
1 cup half-and-half
1 medium onion -- thinly sliced
2 tablespoons oil
1 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1/2 cup dry white wine
1 tablespoon Dijon-style mustard


Cook onion in oil in large frying pan 5 to 6 minutes or until lightly
browned. Push onions to side of pan; add pork chops and cook at moderate
temperature 12 to 15 minutes, turning occasionally. Sprinkle paprika,
salt, and pepper over pork. Remove pork and onion to warm platter and keep
warm. Add wine to frying pan. Cook quickly, stirring, until 1 to 2
tablespoons liquid remains. Reduce heat; add half-and-half and cook until
thickened, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove sauce from heat,
stir in mustard. Serve over pork and onions.

Source:
"Swift & Company"
S(Internet recipes):
"http://www.freshpork.com/index.html"


- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 477 Calories; 33g Fat (67.9%
calories from fat); 24g Protein; 12g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 92mg
Cholesterol; 453mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 2 1/2 Lean Meat; 1
Vegetable; 1/2 Non-Fat Milk; 5 1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.


--
“It requires a certain kind of mind to see beauty in a hamburger bun.”
_Ray Kroc, creator of the McDonald's franchise
 
"cathyxyz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Have had rather a bad week. Hope it's been better for you guys? If so what
> good stuff happened to you?

Sorry to hear about your week. Hope next week is much better for you!!

I actually had an awesome week. This past week we found out that 1) we're
going to be moving to the Baltimore area in 3-4 months (hubby was promoted
and will be covering the region between Baltimore and Atlanta, so we had a
choice as to where we could live; since my family all lives within 4-5 hours
of Baltimore, and we like the area, that was our choice), and 2) I'm
pregnant! :) We're pretty excited about both pieces of news.

Mary
 
"MareCat" <[email protected]> wrote

> of Baltimore, and we like the area, that was our choice), and 2) I'm
> pregnant! :) We're pretty excited about both pieces of news.

Wow! Congratulations!

nancy
 
"cathyxyz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Have had rather a bad week. Hope it's been better for you guys? If so what
> good stuff happened to you?
> --
> Cheers
> Cathy(xyz)- who needs to hear it..

Ok, now, this won't exactly sound like good news at first, but trust me, it
is. My brother's heart surgery was confirmed (finally) for the 14th!
You see, his cardiologist was very specific about the surgeon he wanted to
perform the procedure, and this surgeon is at the Mayo Clinic. Everything
had been set in motion, with the surgery theater being booked, the
anesthesiologist scheduled, nurses scheduled, etc...and then his insurance
calls out of the blue and says they no longer have a contract with Mayo, and
the surgery can't be performed there. I'll tell you, the last thing someone
with a bum ticker needs is a stressful battle with an HMO.
Luckily, his cardiologist wasn't a wallflower. He called the director of the
HMO, and the surgery is back on track.

kimberly
 
"MareCat" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "cathyxyz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Have had rather a bad week. Hope it's been better for you guys? If so
>> what good stuff happened to you?
>
> Sorry to hear about your week. Hope next week is much better for you!!
>
> I actually had an awesome week. This past week we found out that 1) we're
> going to be moving to the Baltimore area in 3-4 months (hubby was promoted
> and will be covering the region between Baltimore and Atlanta, so we had a
> choice as to where we could live; since my family all lives within 4-5
> hours of Baltimore, and we like the area, that was our choice), and 2) I'm
> pregnant! :) We're pretty excited about both pieces of news.
>
> Mary

Wow, congratulations!
:)

kimberly
 
Chris wrote:
> "cathyxyz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Have had rather a bad week. Hope it's been better for you guys? If so what
> > good stuff happened to you?
> > --
> > Cheers
> > Cathy(xyz)- who needs to hear it..
>
> So sorry you had a bad week, Cathy. I hope the unpleasant things are over
> and done with and that better times are ahead for you.

Thanks...
>
> My week was ok....good news is that my parents are visiting for a few days.
> We see them only a few times a year, so we're looking forward to the visit.
> It will be a quick visit; they are passing through town on their way to
> Florida. Will have to think of weekend menus very quick -- need to shop and
> cook tomorrow!

:)
>
> My little guy (2 yrs old) got his first big-boy haircut yesterday. So much
> fun to see those plump cheeks above his tissue-wrapped neck and robe-draped
> body. He really wanted to get the haircut, and yet he had this suspicious
> look on his face the whole time. It was pretty funny. He did very well and
> the haircut looks great.

How did you get him to sit still long enough?... would have liked to
have seen it too heh heh
>
> And my sister, who I also see only a few times a year, popped in the other
> day. She came to town for business, and had a few hours free before her
> flight home. Lovely to see her. She lost a lot of weight last year and
> looks smashing.

Very cool....

Cheers
Cathy(xyz)
 
modom wrote:
> On Fri, 03 Feb 2006 18:39:20 +0200, cathyxyz
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Have had rather a bad week. Hope it's been better for you guys? If so
> >what good stuff happened to you?
>
> It rained this morning. Now that might sound like bad news, but we're
> down over a lot on our average rainfall for the past twelve months.
> So a little rain is a very good thing, indeed.
>
> Also, friends are coming over for steaks tonight.
>
> Hope next week is a better one for you.

Thanks.... and I like looking at your food pics too!
Cheers
Cathy(xyz)
 
The Bubbo wrote:
> cathyxyz wrote:
> > Have had rather a bad week. Hope it's been better for you guys? If so
> > what good stuff happened to you?
>
> Sorry your week is craptacular. I hope it gets better!

Craptacular - heh heh heh.
>
> Most of my good stuff didn't just 'happen' but every night, before I go to
> sleep I assess stuff and I have this wonderful guy that makes me laugh and
> holds me tight and participates in impromptu dance parties with me, I have two
> doofus dogs that I love to pieces. They make me laugh too. Ghengis just had
> his 2nd birthday so he got chuck roast and banana pudding!
>
> One friend is pregnant, another had a baby boy about 4 weeks ago. These are
> very happy times.

Glad to hear it!
Cheers
Cathy(xyz)
 
Nancy Young wrote:
> "cathyxyz" <[email protected]> wrote
>
> > Have had rather a bad week. Hope it's been better for you guys? If so what
> > good stuff happened to you?
>
> Well, I went to the mall today to pick something up,
> decided to stop for lunch ... today's theme was the letter
> F, I guess. Fried Fish and finished with Fat. (smile)
> Arthur Treacher's fish n chips and while I was eating that?
> Hey! a Cold Stone Creamery!
>
> Chocolate ice cream with reese's peanut butter cups
> served in a waffle bowl ... what's not to like?
>
> The rest of my trip was odd, but that's okay. Even the
> mall gets to have an off day.
>
> And I hope whatever it is that is upsetting you gets better
> or goes away right now.

Thanks, nancy.

Cheers
Cathy(xyz)
 
Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
> cathyxyz <[email protected]> looking for trouble wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>
> > Have had rather a bad week. Hope it's been better for you guys? If so
> > what good stuff happened to you?
>
> Sorry you had a bad week. I got a butt load of Xmas ornaments from work at
> 95% off. Yep, they were reduced to 65% off and along with my 30% employee
> discount I cleaned up. Great ornaments too. Most of them retail for $50
> to $75. The hand painted St. Nicholas ornaments from Russia are my
> favorites. I can't believe how expensive some of the ornaments are. People
> actually pay $75 for these ornaments. The brands are Waterford, Reed &
> Barton, Radko and Raz. My tree next year will be extraordinary.

Sounds like it!
>
> Ob Food:
>
> Thawed some chops out. Here is what I'm making
>
>
> * Exported from MasterCook *
>
>
> Creamy Dijon Pork Chops
<snip>

Sounds good. Fridays are usually hectic so we often have take-out -
tonight was Chinese. Yum.
Cheers
Cathy(xyz)
 
MareCat wrote:

>I'm pregnant! :) We're pretty excited about both pieces of news.

Great news! Is it your first? (baby, I mean?) ;)

Cheers
Cathy(xyz)
 
On Fri, 03 Feb 2006 18:39:20 +0200, cathyxyz
<[email protected]> rummaged among random neurons and opined:

>Have had rather a bad week. Hope it's been better for you guys? If so
>what good stuff happened to you?

I just took early retirement and played golf yesterday for the first
time in 4 1/2 years. Stunk up the golf course, but it was a blast. I
now also have time to work on embellishing my cooking skills, doing
some volunteer work for the Public Law Center and catching up on my
reading. Life is sweet.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
AAC(F)BV66.0748.CA

--
"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

-- Duncan Hines

To reply, replace "spaminator" with "cox"
 
In article <[email protected]>,
Terry Pulliam Burd <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Fri, 03 Feb 2006 18:39:20 +0200, cathyxyz
> <[email protected]> rummaged among random neurons and opined:
>
> >Have had rather a bad week. Hope it's been better for you guys? If so
> >what good stuff happened to you?
>
> I just took early retirement and played golf yesterday for the first
> time in 4 1/2 years.

Congrats. I pulled the plug on August 19 and haven't regretted it for
one day.

--
Dan Abel
[email protected]
Petaluma, California, USA
 
Nexis wrote:

>
> Ok, now, this won't exactly sound like good news at first, but trust me, it
> is. My brother's heart surgery was confirmed (finally) for the 14th!
>

Please give him our best!
Cheers
Cathy(xyz)
 
Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:

> I just took early retirement and played golf yesterday for the first
> time in 4 1/2 years. Stunk up the golf course, but it was a blast.

Heh. I suck at golf.... but you go, girl!

> I now also have time to work on embellishing my cooking skills, doing
> some volunteer work for the Public Law Center and catching up on my
> reading. Life is sweet.

Enjoy ;)

Cheers
Cathy(xyz)
 
MareCat wrote:
> "cathyxyz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Have had rather a bad week. Hope it's been better for you guys? If so what
>> good stuff happened to you?
>
> Sorry to hear about your week. Hope next week is much better for you!!
>
> I actually had an awesome week. This past week we found out that 1) we're
> going to be moving to the Baltimore area in 3-4 months (hubby was promoted
> and will be covering the region between Baltimore and Atlanta, so we had a
> choice as to where we could live; since my family all lives within 4-5 hours
> of Baltimore, and we like the area, that was our choice), and 2) I'm
> pregnant! :) We're pretty excited about both pieces of news.
>
> Mary
>
>

HOORAY!
I'm totally in a baby mood lately, I've been crocheting baby things for my
friends who are all getting pregnant. It's the second wave of babies in my
friends.

--
..:Heather:.
www.velvet-c.com
Step off, beyotches, I'm the roflpimp!
 
cathyxyz wrote:
> Have had rather a bad week. Hope it's been better for you guys? If so
> what good stuff happened to you?
> --
> Cheers
> Cathy(xyz)- who needs to hear it..

I got the most awesome news in the world today! My retina is still
healed and no longer bleeding!

A year ago last October, I suddenly lost much of my eyesight in my
left eye due to rare a condition called idiopathic choroidal
neovascularization . A rogue blood vessel had grown under my retina,
and began to leak. The leakage caused the retina to pull away from
the back of the eye causing visual distortion and a huge blind spot.
I was completely, totally caught off-guard and extremely frightened - I
thought I was losing all my eyesight in that eye. I was driving down
the road and suddently I couldn't see anything clearly with my left
eye.

Short story long, after two surgeries/treatments (experimental for my
age group), the last of which was April 2005, the leakage stopped.
Today was may last check-up with the retinal specialist - I have now
been "downgraded" back to my regular opthamologist.

I am a *very* happy person today! :)))))

-L.
 
MareCat wrote:
>
> I actually had an awesome week. This past week we found out that 1) we're
> going to be moving to the Baltimore area in 3-4 months (hubby was promoted
> and will be covering the region between Baltimore and Atlanta, so we had a
> choice as to where we could live; since my family all lives within 4-5 hours
> of Baltimore, and we like the area, that was our choice), and 2) I'm
> pregnant! :) We're pretty excited about both pieces of news.
>
> Mary

You little ****! I didn't know you were actively TTC! Awesome! I
will be sending you sticky vibes and poking in a.i.pg every now and
then to see how you are! That's just beyond good news!

I am bummed that you will not move to the PNW, though. I was hoping to
see you in Seattle. :( Have fun in Baltimore - I love the whole DC
area and there is so much to do. You will love it!

hugs,
-L.
 
-L. wrote:

>
> Short story long, after two surgeries/treatments (experimental for my
> age group), the last of which was April 2005, the leakage stopped.
> Today was may last check-up with the retinal specialist - I have now
> been "downgraded" back to my regular opthamologist.
>
> I am a *very* happy person today! :)))))

I am sure you are! Can sorta understand how you feel. I have
keratoconus - the left is much. much worse than the right - have tried
all sorts of contact lenses - hard ones, soft ones - but it is so
difficult to get something that helps me see normally. Every time I go
for an eye test they try something else...<sigh> Specialists here
reckon the only real way to fix it is to get cornea transplants - but
they will only consider it if BOTH eyes are really bad.

Oh well, I can still see well enough to drive and use the PC with my
current lenses, but I dunno for how much longer. The older I get, the
worse it gets...

Cheers
Cathy(xyz)
 
cathyxyz wrote:
>
> I am sure you are! Can sorta understand how you feel. I have
> keratoconus - the left is much. much worse than the right - have tried
> all sorts of contact lenses - hard ones, soft ones - but it is so
> difficult to get something that helps me see normally. Every time I go
> for an eye test they try something else...<sigh> Specialists here
> reckon the only real way to fix it is to get cornea transplants - but
> they will only consider it if BOTH eyes are really bad.

Oh, that's a bummer!

> Oh well, I can still see well enough to drive and use the PC with my
> current lenses, but I dunno for how much longer. The older I get, the
> worse it gets...
>

Well, I hope it progresses slowly. :) That has to be hard havingboth
eyes affected.

My damage is permanent but stable for the moment <touch wood>. I am
always at risk for another bleed, but we are hoping that it won't. You
really take your eyesight for granted until something happens.

hugs,
-L.
 
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