1. I got a fun phone call from Ed today. He and Nancy and the Derbyshires went on an exciting trip to Montana where, among other things, they drove the Going-to-the-Sun Road at Glacier National Park, visited Chico Hot Springs, and toured a handful of towns, and just had an all-around great time.
Ed also had some sad news that he wanted to be sure I was sitting down to hear. (Don't worry. It's all a joke.)
One of my favorite gaming machines, unavailable at CdA or at the Spokane Casinos, but available in Montana, called Wolf Moon is no longer available at the Old Montana Bar in Saltese, about 30 minutes from here.
We had a fun time pretend mourning about this development, but, I admit, I hope that game won't be gone from other joints in Montana like the Wild Coyote near Thompson Falls or the Way Side Bar in Trout Creek.
I'd hate to live out my remaining days without the occasional spin of the Wolf Moon reels!
2. More results of my lab work flew into my patient portal today. There's no trace of the two viruses in my system that the docs always test for. This helps us see that I'm not over immune suppressed. I think the transplant team will be happy with the level of tacrolimus (the anti-rejection med that always gets tested) in my blood. It sure SEEMS to me that right now the balance between the suppression and the activity of my immune system is in pretty good shape.
3. When I went to Trader Joe's on Wednesday, once again the frozen chicken tenders I like to have on hand were not available.
I didn't cry.
Or complain.
I shrugged.
And I bought some sliced chicken breast, unfrozen.
I used about half of that meat this evening to make a yellow chicken curry.
Often, I prepare the vegetables I use in the curry by stir frying them.
Not today.
I got out the wok, chopped up onion, celery, sweet pepper, yellow potatoes, and mushrooms and had whole spinach leaves near by.
I quick fried the chicken pieces, made the curry sauce, poured it over the chicken and then added in the vegetables. I also added in two packets of Thai noodles.
In other words, I low boiled the vegetables in the curry sauce rather than stir frying them.
It worked great and I filled a container with leftover chicken curry -- possibly two more meals worth.
It's fun to do things a little differently than usual and to have it taste really good, too.
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