Jo's Kitchen (and yes, the coffee IS on...)

[JustJo]

Good to see you back MStar! I hope your recovery is going well.

Zimmy, just keep up the good fight on the classes...you'll get there!

Scoote and I headed to the beach for some shell-hunting and a walk, so dinner was Taco Bell. Not the healthiest thing for me, but it was really good to have some time without the kids, just walking on the beach. Zillions of shells too...we literally ran out of daylight and didn't want to leave.

Called the moving company today to arrange my furniture delivery...hopefully they'll get it here close to closing day so we aren't sitting in an empty house too long.

Hugs to all.

[Zimmeh]

I am popping to say goodnight!!

I am going to be studying like a fool for the next 48 hours. Lisa had to take the baby back to the hospital tonight, his heart rate was over 200. As of right now, the dr's don't know what is causing this and we aren't sure when he is going to be coming home.

Hugs to all,

Zimmy

[katsarecool]

Good luck Jo with your new house!

[JakeTulane]

Originally Posted by JustJo

Good to see you back MStar! I hope your recovery is going well.

Zimmy, just keep up the good fight on the classes...you'll get there!

Scoote and I headed to the beach for some shell-hunting and a walk, so dinner was Taco Bell. Not the healthiest thing for me, but it was really good to have some time without the kids, just walking on the beach. Zillions of shells too...we literally ran out of daylight and didn't want to leave.

Called the moving company today to arrange my furniture delivery...hopefully they'll get it here close to closing day so we aren't sitting in an empty house too long.

Hugs to all.

Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.. furniture delivery... grins.. sooooooooooooooooooooooo.. when EXACTLY is the closing on the house??

I miss those days.. long walks on the beach.. after work.. if I was not dog tired that is.. I would love to be closer to the coastline again...

Hugs to Jo.. ^5 scoote.. and waves to the kids...

[JakeTulane]

Originally Posted by MountainStar

Good morning everyone! I have missed so much in the past three weeks, and will catch up reading everything later today and tomorrow....

So....I've been gone - to the hospital. Had to have an emergency knee operation and spent three weeks in there. I got home on Thursday afternoon and have spent the past few days just getting used to being home and working on regaining my strength.

I missed everyone in here very much...especially Mr. Prickly...but I am happy to be here now and on the mend.

Hugs to everyone and hope you have a great day today!

MS

you are gaining strength every day honey.. and kicking physical therapies ass.. each day brings you a little closer.. and I think it was the best possible decision of all to come home and recoup and being happy around your own house and the things within it.. especially the wee Wonder dog.. I love you .. and I am so very proud of you.. through all of this..


Mr. Prickly

[JakeTulane]

Good Morning wonderful kitchen patrons,

Here is a grand buffet to start off our Tuesday morning... eggs (however you wish them), steak, ham, sausage, bacon, corned beef hash, grits, waffles, pancakes, bagels, toast, assorted dried cereal (aka Cap'n Crunch with Red Berries.. grins)... assorted fruits, and assorted pastries..and condiments to go with it all..

Here is enough and to get our morning started. I hope everyone has a peaceful start to their day.

Waves to scoote, Jo, Zimmy, morningstar, dc, kat, Matthew, and anyone I missed.

For My girl...

[MountainStar]

Oh my goodness! What to choose for breakfast...hmmm...some eggs...poached...and half a bagel with cream cheese...since it is a NY bagel yummy....and one Mr. Prickly to go with breakfast...yes yes...what a nice way to start the day!

Hi to Jo, Zimmy, Scoote, Durrr, Matthew and I am sure I missed a lot of others so sorry....I'm on drugs lol...well at least it seems like a good excuse


Happy Tuesday!

Originally Posted by JakeTulane

Good Morning wonderful kitchen patrons,

Here is a grand buffet to start off our Tuesday morning... eggs (however you wish them), steak, ham, sausage, bacon, corned beef hash, grits, waffles, pancakes, bagels, toast, assorted dried cereal (aka Cap'n Crunch with Red Berries.. grins)... assorted fruits, and assorted pastries..and condiments to go with it all..

Here is enough and to get our morning started. I hope everyone has a peaceful start to their day.

Waves to scoote, Jo, Zimmy, morningstar, dc, kat, Matthew, and anyone I missed.

For My girl...

[morningstar55]

goood morning Kitchen dwellers
.. hope all have great day .
Mountain .... glad to see your doing ok... didnt know you were ill... tis what i get for not keeping up with the postings here.... heh..
lord Jake. im jealous..... i could use some new furniture... actualy a new side by side fridge would be nice.. lol
looks like a bojangles kinda morning.. lol

http://www.bojangles.com/

[katsarecool]

Thanks for bringing the buscuits MS! They sure are bad for us but oh they are good!

[scootebaby]

hey hey kitcheneers im baaaaaaackkk ..lockdown kinda sucked--ok not really but prolly a good thing from what Jo shared with me..im not always good at keeping my mouth shut,but anyway...glad to see Ms MS is back home and on road to recovery...u go girl *friendly hug*

Jake...hows it going....glad MS has ur love and support behind her,motivating her...amazing how that helps...thanks for the buffet...i added some sausage gravy hope ya dont mind

welcome Ms Kats...sorry i was MIA when u popped in...hope u are having a wonderful day...just FYI im the thorn in Jo's side(or some like to say gf) lol

morning DC...hope all is well

who the hell am i forgetting?????? brain has this issue too it seems

so anyway JO bullied me into making a dr's appt(even tho i told her its just old age,a big ass and meanness trying to come out) and the big day has arrived..so in a couple hrs ill be sitting in a small room in a paper gown swearing nothing is wrong while JO(who is going to make sure the doc gets ALL the info) will be shooting me evil looks and correcting me on everything...God gotta love a woman like that

hope everyone has a ......ohhhhhh wait i gotta tell y'all about our stroll on the beach...we were walking along,heads down,scouring for cool shells, i look up and see a man up near dunes running towards us--now i admit i have poor eyesight so i look at JO and ask" is that man naked?" she looks up and back down quickly and says "umm yep" now i am sure that letting the wind off the ocean caress ur naked body is exhilarating,but make sure it is a nude beach or at least a private one!

now hope everyone has a wonderful day...it is beautiful here,temps are around 80,nice breeze! wish everyone could enjoy our weather

[morningstar55]

Goood Morning Kitchen dwellers and peekers

[MountainStar]

Good afternoon/evening everyone! I thought I would make some dinner for us....and I am still not up to full cookering...but I do have some awesome spaghetti sauce left over in the freezer...so how about some pasta with a meat sauce, a Cesar salad and Italian bread? I bet my Guy will like that *smile*

As for me...on the mend slowly slowly...this whole thing just happened out of the blue. I am missing a trip I was planning since last March, and time with Jake, and lost my job. Everything happens for a reason and I need to keep positive about things and things WILL work out.

Well my ride to the store is here so I should run....talk to you later!

Enjoy!

[scootebaby]

good evening kitcheneers......just popping in to see how everyone is doing....after my trip to dr yesterday i,too,need blood work done so my sweetie and i are doing it together in the morning....poor thing has such a fear of needles..hopefully she will be ok....i am not fond of them but i can handle it..i go next week for MRI and mammogram--been a couple yrs since ive been sooooooo....and as much as i dislike drs im glad JO made me go...i got some muscle relaxers(i have such a continous muscle spasm it is forcing my lower spine to be str8) some pain pills and an antibiotic for a bladder infection that ive obviously had for some time....i figured id share that since i dont have any funny stories to share today...lol

Ms MS...thank you for the s'ghetti...and sorry bout ur trip and job but as u said everything happens for a reason and im sure its gonna be even bettter than before...take it easy tho and dont rush ur healing process

Zimmy......still kicking ass at school? keep at it girl!

Jake....hows the new place? all homey now?

Ms Kat...why dont u have some with JO (it helps her sleep)

Morning...what part of the country u in right now? be safe wherever u may be

to everyone else...kitcheneers and lurkers have a good night



eta: everything will be fine tomorrow babygirl...i love you!

[JakeTulane]

Originally Posted by scootebaby

Jake...hows it going....glad MS has ur love and support behind her,motivating her...amazing how that helps...thanks for the buffet...i added some sausage gravy hope ya dont mind

Originally Posted by scootebaby

Jake....hows the new place? all homey now?

Good Morning My friend... oh there is ALWAYS room for sausage gravy.. I just do not think about it up here in the North.. laughs.. I do love the stuff though. smiles.

Thank you for the kind words scoote. As you know it is hard given distance itself.. however, when something happens like this and you can not physically be there for the person you love.. it wreaks havoc on your emotional being.. as well as that care-taker part of you. I do the best I can, at a distance for now. Because we both keep in mind.. it is only temporary.

The place is coming along. I actually made a list yesterday of things I want to do to "spruce it up" a little. Finally had the satellite dish installed.. and also the internet. That is what took the longest. You order it online and they give you a couple of days and when you go to verify the order it turns out to be 3 weeks !! Have to love that.

Oh and just to stand in Jo's corner for a bit.. you NEED to have regular doc visits. laughs. I know what you mean though.. and feel you.. when it comes to not doing things like that on a schedule. However, we all know that without it.. something can come along and slam us hard.. only to find out that we could have prevented it all along. Irony is not always our friend. smiles.

I just went last week for My mammo.. and I should be doing it every year since My Mom is a survivor.. .. so now I have a baseline.. and will continue on a schedule henceforth. How shitty would I have felt if something had been found.. ? just because I was "too busy" or put it off? Never again.

Puts out a quick breakfast of pastries, toast, bagels, cream cheese, butter and some hot hot and

Waves to Jo, scoote, Zimmy, dc, Matthew, morningstar

Sooooo inquiring minds want to know.. given it is getting closer.. what is everyone doing for All Hallow's Eve?

For My girl.. you are stronger than you know.. and each day brings you closer to that goal.. getting the job calls has been awesome.. I think the best decision ever was going home and not growing stagnant in that rehab hospital. I love you.. where the fireflies go..

[JustJo]

Good morning my friends

Scoote and I just got back from having our blood tests done. She's right...I'm a huge baby about it and get myself all worked into a tizzy. It helped a lot to know she was there with me (and also to drive home). I get a bit around needles.

I'm glad to hear you got your mammo done Jake. I had been putting mine off for years, and am now kicking my own butt. I know the "thing" is probably nothing, but it's a scary feeling just the same. I'm a real doctor avoider (as is my sweetie), so it's good for us to do this together. In the last month I've caught up on almost everything....EKG and chest x-ray (heart disease runs in my family), mammo (with a follow up mammo to go), blood work, and pap scheduled at my next doctor appointment. Much better to be on top of this stuff...

MStar, I'm sending you big hugs and good energy. Sometimes the things that kick our butts the hardest turn out to have huge blessings buried inside...and I'm hoping that's the case for you.

Off to work for me...it's busy season...but I'll try not to be such a slacker!
for everyone.....and to my baby.

[Zimmeh]

Anatomy final in five minutes!!!

I am nervous but I will pass it!

[scootebaby]

gooooood afternoon kitcheneers.......thought i'd drop off some pizza for lunch...i know its not good for ya but my sweetie did such a good job at getting blood drawn i thought she deserved some "bad" food....i also brought salad,cheese bread,and wings

myself i am having watermelon and chocolate milk as i type...strange but i felt like eating healthy for the moment...lol

Jake i shouldnt have put off my mammogram either--my mom is a survivor of cancer also so i should know better,but doctor-phobia and too busy got in the way...thank God Jo is such a nagger or i still wouldnt have had it done

Zimmy...good thoughts and energy to ya....u will do fine im sure

well guess since i am at work i should go work....hope everyone has a wonderful day

[dark_crystal]

Originally Posted by scootebaby

i am sure that letting the wind off the ocean caress ur naked body is exhilarating,...

um yes...i AHEM "hear" that's so

[JustJo]

Evening all

Dinner is on ...NY strip steaks, buttered egg noodles and green beans. Didn't make anything for dessert though...so it may be a "help yourself to the ice cream or the Dove chocolates" night.

Got an email from the loan processor...seems we are "cleared to close" by the bank...package o' paperwork is on the way to the title company...and they're both saying we'll close on the house "no later than" next Thursday, 10/28. So, cross fingers, , whatever ya' got! That'll give us 3 days to get everything moved out of the apartment...boys' bedroom furniture delivered...and hopefully my stuff well on the way.

So....our plans for Halloween? Unpacking! (and I wonder if Scoote is emotionally prepared for how much Halloween candy I buy for the kids....I'm a double fisted candy giver)

[scootebaby]

Originally Posted by JustJo

I'm a double fisted

um honey...why u telling our personal business like this???? you ARE an exhibitionist arent ya? i knew u was lying b4...lol

DC....lol im sure it is...would love to find out sometime tho just to be sure

evening everyone else...just got home from work and ate dinner...now relaxing on bed with my sweetie watching SVU

as far as giving out candy---ill hide half of it and play dumb

hope evryone has a good night....Zimmy how did u do on the test???