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Dinner for six (sort of)

November 26, 2007 · Filed under G, Life in Peekskill, Zeke, family, food, grill

ZekealiciousTonight was our Thanksgiving redux, replete with grilled turkey, stuffing, gravy, mashed potatoes with cheese and sausage, pumpkin soup, and pumpkin bread. Everything except the bread (which I baked) was made from scratch. I can’t say enough about the stuffing. I’m a stuffing fiend, going so far as eating StoveTop for dinner, plain, when I was single. I’m lucky enough to have a husband who really puts everything he has into the dishes he cooks. You can taste the love with every bite. Joining us at our groaning table were our friends Josh and Tony, my sister, Carolynn, her husband, Tom, and their son, my adorable nephew, Zeke (in case you forgot what he looks like, here he is).

We all ate way too much (I have my nutritionist tomorrow morning, what an idiot girl am I?) and enjoyed each other’s company, and in the end, packed up all sort of leftovers to take to friends (I may feast on stuffing alone yet again!). The Clementines I picked up for dessert weren’t as sweet as I’d have liked, but edible. I’ll have another before bed, perhaps.

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On this day: Still good 2005

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Hold the applesauce

September 1, 2007 · Filed under G, food, grill, shopping

Herb rubbed pork, dinner 09/01/07Every time I hear the words “pork chops,” my brain instantly adds “and applesauce” with a Bogart-type inflection. As a child of the 70’s, life lessons as brought to you by The Brady Bunch are ingrained upon my psyche. G made a delicious rub for the pork (tenderloins actually) with a fresh herb “poultry mix,” garlic, pepper, and Jane’s Krazy Mixed Up Salt. Set for a few hours in the fridge, then warmed back up to room temp while I went out to The Westchester to get a parking pass and a new pair of Dansko clogs (I bought some Mary Janes, too). Grilled with some fresh garlic bread from the deli and mmm…tasty!

We went to Woodbury Common Outlet Mall yesterday and scored big time at the Liz Claiborne store. I needed a new wardrobe for work (I couldn’t get by with the four tops and one pair of chinos that I had in my possession pre-shopping) so I took some good advice and waited until the Labor Day sales kicked in. While poking around the Sigrid Olsen petites, a man came up to me and handed me a coupon for 15% off the total purchase. The sales associates who were helping also gave us a bunch of coupons for individual pieces. Squee! Saved a boatload and allowed me to justify spending the savings on an extra pair of shoes. With room to spare.

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Happy Birthday, America!

July 4, 2007 · Filed under G, Life in Peekskill, bipolar, family, grill, meds

We’re going to do the patriotic thing and have a bunch of people over for fine food, drink, and music, with a walk down to the riverfront park for fireworks. Gary’s made a crab dip so far, with plans for a Kalamata olive tapenade and a grilled eggplant thing with chips for appetizers, then around five we’ll do burgers and dogs (my own secret recipe for the burgers), plus lots of diet soda, Bass Ale (had to get the British in there somehow!), Harpoon IPA, Yuengling, and margaritas. There’s plenty of wine for the uppity folks who are too good for beer and ‘ritas.

“Fire” mosaic table, from WrappsodyWe finally unloaded the tabletop from Wrappsody out of the trunk of my car. Drove over to my brother Sam’s in Stamford, CT this afternoon and picked up the table leg (where the hell did mine go?). It sure does look pretty. We sat at it for lunch this afternoon and I reminisced about all the meals I’d eaten at that very table. All the heart-to-hearts with Sam about everything. All of the soul-searching. All of the pain and tears. And it finally lives with me, part of my new life, my happy life. I miss that place. But I certainly don’t miss who I was.

I completely forgot to mention how much my new pdoc totally RAWKS! He gifted me with over a month’s worth of 80mg samples of Geodon. And will continue to do so, for as long as he is able. He also prorates his very expensive sessions, all the way down to a quarter of an hour. So I’m not paying for a full hour when we only need to quickly discuss my meds. Awesome!

I got some a little no cleaning done today, and have grocery shopping (more!) to do in the morning. Someone please save me from myself!

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Shopping…

May 11, 2007 · Filed under G, Life in Peekskill, cats, gardening, grill, pampering, shopping

Prison mower We bought the grill. Oh. My. Dear. It is going to be huge. It’s being delivered in about a week, I think next Friday. It is gorgeous, and going to last for a very long time. This is the last year that they’re making them in the US/Canada, next year they’re going to be made overseas (China?). It comes with a cover, and a pull-out tray for the propane tank (”My name’s Hank Hill and I sell propane.”) and a warming tray. Plus it has like 600 square inches of cooking space. G’s so excited. He bought a reel lawnmower (also called a prison mower) and cut the grass. When we came home I noticed and was so impressed! We need to get a weed whacker for the dandelions and stuff. I think some Liquid Weed-B-Gon too.

New nails I got my nails done Tuesday, too. At apparently the only nail salon in Peekskill. Srsly, in Harrison, you couldn’t swing a dead Republican without hitting a nail salon. Here, only one. I felt so pampered. They did my nails a little too thick, and a little too square, but I’ll fix that easy enough. Got my toes done too, in a color to match my flip-flops. Exactly. “Whore Pink,” I think my mom calls it. Yeah, that’s right. Got my eyebrows done too, but “Nancy” screwed up a little bit and I have tiny marks on my eyelids. Ow. I think the wax was too hot. She didn’t blow on it. Have to train them up a tiny bit. Toes to match

We installed another a/c unit in G’s office. We’ve got it running in the bedroom (the bedroom is down to 68˚, the rest of the upstairs is at a balmy 78˚) and he wants to lock the cats out for the night. I think it’s going to be a howling nightmare when they want to get in to be with us. He says they’ll be fine, and we’ll install a cat door in the bedroom door tomorrow. We’ll see.

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For the little Bug

April 28, 2007 · Filed under Doctor Who, G, family, grill, planting, tv

My sister’s big baby shower giftMy sister is calling her unborn child “Bug.” Which is cute. They’ve got some cool names picked out, and she’s got a rockin’ wishlist. So I chose the Baby Bjorn baby carrier for her and Tom from the BabiesRUs gift registry. I thought too late about doing custom printed M&M’s with “Bug” on them; they wouldn’t be ready until the 17th. Ick. I’ve gone to a few sites to see about games to play, and there are a few funny ones, like this one:

The Cotton Ball Game

With this game you will need two large bowls, one of which should be filled with cotton balls plus a large kitchen spoon and a cloth to use as a blindfold.
Each guest in turn competes in this game. Blindfold the guest and give one minute to transfer as many cotton balls from one bowl to the other just using the kitchen spoon.
Make a note of how many of the cotton balls each guest can transfer in exactly one minute. The guest who transfers the most cotton balls is the winner.
Due to the fact that the spoon is quite heavy and the cotton balls are quite light it is very difficult for the guests to tell while blindfolded whether they have anything in the spoon, consequently they will spend most of their time transferring an empty spoon. This is very amusing for the other guests to watch.

UPDATE: 11:13 pm

Kwanzan cherry Rosaceae Prunus serrulataWell, we didn’t go see the tree or the grill and remembered this morning that we didn’t go see Lewis Black last night (D’oh! We fucking had tickets to his sold out show for months and totally spaced). So fucking pissed off. We did watch Heroes and House and Doctor Who stuff like The Weakest Link wih an all-celebrity cast. Found a much cheaper cherry tree online; Carolynn said that she still wants to get us a housewarming tree, and I think this would be a great idea. I need to ask my dad some advice about planting it though, or maybe my brother, Sam. I want to plant it in the front yard (such as it is) where in a few years I’ll see it from my office window.

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Waiting to go see the “expander…”

April 27, 2007 · Filed under G, Life in Peekskill, bipolar, cats, grill, knitting, meds, planting, yarn

Dr. Backerman doesn’t like the term “shrink,” he likes “expander.” I filled out more of the questionnaire, but I haven’t finished it. I’m very dehydrated I think. Nervous and tetchy. Stomach wobbly. I don’t know if I’m going to like going there, and as usual, I don’t know how much I can get accomplished in 45 minutes. $130. Jesus that’s a lot. At least it’s a lot for once a week. All I want to do is go shopping for yarn, too. Denial, I guess.

G wants to go look at the Vermont Castings grill at Fireglow. I bet you do, I told him, half-jokingly. The thing is like $1700. It’s gorgeous, and we’d never have to buy another one. I think they’re warrantied for about forever. It’d match the house, too. Like that was ever a concern for me, I was always about fitting my liking. I used to make fun of those people. Now I am one of those people. Yeesh.

Carolynn’s baby blankie 04/27/07

I have to totally stop working on my newest sock and work on my sister Carolynn’s baby blanket. Her baby shower is next Saturday, the 5th. Yipe! I’m just not happy knitting with farn (Fake yARN). Although it is a wool/acrylic blend, it’s the acrylic that’s got me hot and bothered. It just isn’t draping right. Maybe it’s the basketweave stitch that’s making it lie funny. It might also be that we don’t get along all that well. I do NOT want to knit bad feelings into this blanket I so do NOT.

I stopped taking the Abilify altogether. I’ve still got the akathisia in my right leg and it’s damn annoying. Hopefully, it isn’t permanent. I’m still taking the Wellbutrin, a fiber pill, and a multivitamin.

UPDATE: 6:48 pm

The session with Dr. Backerman was good for a first session anyway. I feel like he understands me. I feel listened to, that no matter what I say he will listen and be interested. He said he’d adjust his fee to help out, which I think is very cool. I’m going to also see if my dad is willing to help out, although he probably won’t be. Even though all this crap is their fault at the base of it. I still have the rest of the questionnaire to fill out.

Pop-Pop’s Mystery Lotto came through again with another little bundle for us, so that’s a little tiny weight off my back. The IRS cashed our checks so we’re back down to not much in the bank, although if I’m right, today is payday. Just checked and yes, it is, although I am making like no fucking money for what I work at TCS.

Tortellini, sausage, and sauce. Yum!I’m still hungry, even though I had two hot dogs for lunch at 3:30 or so. Crackers? What to do for dinner, what to do…there is some sweet sausage and sauce in the fridge, and I can make tortellini (yum! just butter for me, thanks) (I love how you can see the steam coming off the food). Yeah, I think that’ll do it. Then some Sopranos with dinner, a VitaminWater, a little knitting before bed. Found a nursery that has a cherry tree the right size and for a good price on the way home from Dr. Backerman’s. We’ll go see it tomorrow.

And maybe, the grill. We can dream, can’t we?

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