Today was a good and THANKFULL day!
After 2-3 hours of sleep I did my workout and was dressed and ready to leave at 9 am…not my normal routine but today was pre-op day. We traveled to Legacy Salmon Creek and spent about 2 hours there.
When we were done there, we popped in for lunch with Jamie Holloway. It was great to see her. I am so glad she has been prescribed mobile oxygen for her trips to doctor appointments! She looks great and I know as she heals from her surgery she will get even better. Considering they had to address both her lower and upper trachea and her stoma, her voice is strong. I am so proud of her!
We didn’t stay long because I also had an appointment to see my rheumatologist. So we headed back to PeaceHealth. I had a good visit with Dr Fitzgerald. She wants me to skip my methotrexate the week before and after my surgery. I have appreciation for her sense of humor, although I have never had a doctor tell me to: “Get ready for pain.”
We walked in the door as Xavier’s alarm to be fed went off. Xavier has IBS and is a compulsive eater so we feed him small portions every 6 hours. He was very happy to see us. He also enjoyed talking a nap with me.
I did a lot today and I hurt from head to toe; even my eyeballs hurt. But Karen brought home steak so I made that with herbed potatoes and Brussels sprouts…then I grabbed my kitchen shears and hacked up our turkey.
At this point our turkey is in 4 ziplock bags covered in a dry rub of old bay, sea salt, pepper, garlic powder and dried parsley. Tomorrow I will put the contents of 3 bags into the crockpot on a bed of onions and garlic to slow cook all day! We are doing our dinner tomorrow and I am excited! I carmelized onions yesterday that became part of tonight’s dinner and will also be used with green beans for a side. I will make a Dutch Apple pie tomorrow too. We will splurge and have some Stovetop stuffing because it is yummy and with only two of us, I am not going to make anything fancier.
On Thursday, while Karen is at work I will throw the back of the turkey in the crockpot to make broth that will become leftover soup. My favorite part of Thanksgiving leftovers!
Jamie’s caregiver is an immigrant from the Ukraine and her family eats very little meat. She didn’t seem to be excited to make turkey. She said her family doesn’t enjoy turkey, so I told her that we cannot know the entire menu at the first Thanksgiving, but Jamie is right, they probably ate fish…I told her, I thought the point of Thanksgiving was to enjoy our loved ones and focus on what we are thankful for…if turkey doesn’t make you feel thankful, you can always choose something that makes you feel thankful. She seemed to appreciate my viewpoint, no matter what you eat for your feast, I hope you enjoy your Thanksgiving Day!
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Thank you Jesus that You are the Son of God, the God that created heaven and earth. Thank you Jesus that You came to earth in the form of a man so that You would be able to empathize with my humanity. Thank You that You did this in order to fulfill the promises You made at the foundation of the world.
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