This is a Secret!!! Tomorrow is Bruce's birthday and we are planning a surprise party for him.
We are doing a Duct Tape/Construction theme. You know how he is about Duct Tape!?!
Will let you know how it goes.
Take Care
Friday, April 4, 2008
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Deb's Sausage Potato Soup
Submitted by Deb LeRoy
5-6 potatoes (sliced & quarted with the skin)
1 lb. pork sausage (browned with onion & drained)
2 cans Cream of Mushroom soup
1 pkg. Lipton Veg. Soup & Dip mix
1 Tsp. oregano
1 Tsp. basil
1 1/2 C. milk
Brown sausage in large pot with chopped onion. While sausage is browning slice potatoes and cut slices into quarters. Drain sausage and wipe excess grease out of pot. Return sausage and add potatoes to pan. Add enough water to cover both. Cook until potatoes are tender. Add bottom 5 ingredients and salt and pepper to taste. Simmer 10 minutes.
Let me know what you think if you try it.
5-6 potatoes (sliced & quarted with the skin)
1 lb. pork sausage (browned with onion & drained)
2 cans Cream of Mushroom soup
1 pkg. Lipton Veg. Soup & Dip mix
1 Tsp. oregano
1 Tsp. basil
1 1/2 C. milk
Brown sausage in large pot with chopped onion. While sausage is browning slice potatoes and cut slices into quarters. Drain sausage and wipe excess grease out of pot. Return sausage and add potatoes to pan. Add enough water to cover both. Cook until potatoes are tender. Add bottom 5 ingredients and salt and pepper to taste. Simmer 10 minutes.
Let me know what you think if you try it.
Creamy Grape Salad
Submitted by Diane Livingston
Ingredients:
2 pounds seedless grapes
1 cup sour cream
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup Cool Whip
1/2 cup slivered almonds (optional)
Combine brown sugar and sour cream; mix well. Fold in the Cool Whip. Add remaining ingredients. Chill and serve.
Note: the seedless grapes I used at Christmas were "black" seedless.
I've also mixed different colored seedless grapes for a more colorful salad.
Ingredients:
2 pounds seedless grapes
1 cup sour cream
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup Cool Whip
1/2 cup slivered almonds (optional)
Combine brown sugar and sour cream; mix well. Fold in the Cool Whip. Add remaining ingredients. Chill and serve.
Note: the seedless grapes I used at Christmas were "black" seedless.
I've also mixed different colored seedless grapes for a more colorful salad.
Chicken Tortilla Stew
Submitted by Kim Kassian
Ingredients:
* 4 to 5 cooked, boneless, skinless chicken breast halves or 1 rotisserie chicken, shredded (about 6 cups)
* 3 cans (14 fl. oz. each) reduced sodium chicken broth
* 2 cans (10 oz. each) mild red or green chili enchilada sauce
* 1 can (12 fl. oz.) NESTLÉ® CARNATION® Evaporated Milk
* 2 cups matchstick or shredded carrots
* 1 cup uncooked long or medium grain rice
* 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
* 2 cups frozen whole-kernel corn, thawed
* 1 1/2 cups broken tortilla chips
* Fresh cilantro leaves, sliced green onions (optional)
Directions:
COMBINE broth, enchilada sauce, evaporated milk, carrots, rice and cumin in large saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat until mixture begins to simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until rice is tender. Add chicken and corn; stir well.
SPOON into serving bowls; top each serving with tortilla chips, cilantro leaves and green onions, if desired.
TIPS:
• Different brands of enchilada sauce may have different heat levels. A hotter enchilada sauce can be used if a spicier stew is desired.
• Freeze half the stew for another meal. Thaw in refrigerator and reheat in microwave or on stovetop.
Ingredients:
* 4 to 5 cooked, boneless, skinless chicken breast halves or 1 rotisserie chicken, shredded (about 6 cups)
* 3 cans (14 fl. oz. each) reduced sodium chicken broth
* 2 cans (10 oz. each) mild red or green chili enchilada sauce
* 1 can (12 fl. oz.) NESTLÉ® CARNATION® Evaporated Milk
* 2 cups matchstick or shredded carrots
* 1 cup uncooked long or medium grain rice
* 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
* 2 cups frozen whole-kernel corn, thawed
* 1 1/2 cups broken tortilla chips
* Fresh cilantro leaves, sliced green onions (optional)
Directions:
COMBINE broth, enchilada sauce, evaporated milk, carrots, rice and cumin in large saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat until mixture begins to simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until rice is tender. Add chicken and corn; stir well.
SPOON into serving bowls; top each serving with tortilla chips, cilantro leaves and green onions, if desired.
TIPS:
• Different brands of enchilada sauce may have different heat levels. A hotter enchilada sauce can be used if a spicier stew is desired.
• Freeze half the stew for another meal. Thaw in refrigerator and reheat in microwave or on stovetop.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Bruce & Diane Livingston
Great News!!!
Bruce's needle biopsy is negative for cancer!
We've had such a wonderful day after getting the call. I think we were both afraid when we got the call on Monday instead of Tuesday, thinking it would be bad news. Thank you everyone for the prayers and support! It wouldn't have worked if not for you!!!
To celebrate, our friends, Dave and Jean, took us to Waldo's for supper. When we got there, friends of ours, Terry and Kathy, from Fargo, just happened to be there so we all sat together. What a perfect end to an already GREAT day!
Take Care
Bruce's needle biopsy is negative for cancer!
We've had such a wonderful day after getting the call. I think we were both afraid when we got the call on Monday instead of Tuesday, thinking it would be bad news. Thank you everyone for the prayers and support! It wouldn't have worked if not for you!!!
To celebrate, our friends, Dave and Jean, took us to Waldo's for supper. When we got there, friends of ours, Terry and Kathy, from Fargo, just happened to be there so we all sat together. What a perfect end to an already GREAT day!
Take Care
Brad & Julia Livingston
Well I am doing well here in training. This week I am out in the field and using weapons like the movie Rambo. It is fun shooting but holding the weapon is hard. Fortunately, there is a girl here who can get internet. However, it is only for a short time. Time is flying by. Tomorrow it will be a long day. We are shooting at night. There are 8 females in our group and 32 males. So far things are going good just busy work. I will try to get pix next time. My battle buddie (army term for roomate) has to lug around this huge weapon that comes up to her shoulder. Fortunate, the guys are helping out. In two weeks, we have to do this road march for 10 miles. AHAH we did 5 miles last week and it was hard. It was tough because we had to have a backpack with 35 pounds and march. My shoulders were tired. Oh the joys of being in the army. Well I gotta go do some night vision light ray on my weapon.
Take Care,
Julia
Take Care,
Julia
Bill & Karen Fisher
Hi,
Sorry for the mass e-mail but wanted to inform you all of what's going on.
Bill entered the Nursing Home in Bowman on March 24 for rehab so he can get stronger and come home again. I hate that he needs to be in but he is weak and falls. The last time he fell was last Thursday about 12:30 AM, he didn't want to disturb me so tried to get up to go to the bathroom by himself. I heard him hit the floor beside the bed. Then I WAS disturbed as I'm always afraid he will break a bone and I have to pick him up off the floor and he is not able to help much. Thank heaven he hasn't broken any bones. The home put a beeper on him so they know if he tries to get up alone.
A month or so ago they had an opening at St. Ben's home in Dickinson but Bill swore and just refused to go. I think we would have needed 3 men and a straight jacket to get him to go there and I was against it also as I couldn't drive that far daily to see him, especially with the $3.00+ gas. The Bowman home called last week just after his fall. I could hardly hold him up to walk that morning and he really leaned to the right. Bill accepted now that he needed to go in before he breaks something and has to stay there permanently. It was very hard for me to put him in the Nursing Home Monday but I have accepted that I can't do it all. I had no idea how tired I was until Bill went in, with the strain of always listening for him to try to get up by himself, I wasn't getting restful sleep. The last 3 nights I've slept all night. The tightness is out of my shoulders and I'm smiling more. He was complaining at home that I was always telling him what to do and bossing him around. We both said he better go in while we are still friends. Now we can just visit and enjoy being together and smile more. I'm not the bad guy anymore telling him how to walk or drink more water etc. He will get occupational and physical therapy for at least a month.
I don't go to Bowman until afternoon as I vowed to myself I wasn't spending 15 hour days there as we would be paying them and I would be doing the work. I want to catch up on things I need to do around here before he is ready to come home. I haven't had much energy left to do things around here especially the day or so after he has fallen. One week he fell 3 days in a row during the day and I called Bart the last 2 days. I just didn't have the energy to pick him up.
If you'd like to send him an e-mail you can send it to rstrand@swhealthcare.net or to me of course and I will take it in. Bill is adjusting well. He is eating good and likes the food except the spaghetti. Don't know why they don't serve rotinni or a bigger pasta. Maybe the cost.
Bill knows alot of the residents, visitors and staff so he can visit. He didn't know his roommate before tho. Bill talks so quiet that it's hard for some to hear him. He's not much for playing bingo tho.
The ground was white with snow Thursday AM but has melted now. We may get more, now that it's spring and calving time it snows.
Better close and get to Bowman. Love, Karen
Sorry for the mass e-mail but wanted to inform you all of what's going on.
Bill entered the Nursing Home in Bowman on March 24 for rehab so he can get stronger and come home again. I hate that he needs to be in but he is weak and falls. The last time he fell was last Thursday about 12:30 AM, he didn't want to disturb me so tried to get up to go to the bathroom by himself. I heard him hit the floor beside the bed. Then I WAS disturbed as I'm always afraid he will break a bone and I have to pick him up off the floor and he is not able to help much. Thank heaven he hasn't broken any bones. The home put a beeper on him so they know if he tries to get up alone.
A month or so ago they had an opening at St. Ben's home in Dickinson but Bill swore and just refused to go. I think we would have needed 3 men and a straight jacket to get him to go there and I was against it also as I couldn't drive that far daily to see him, especially with the $3.00+ gas. The Bowman home called last week just after his fall. I could hardly hold him up to walk that morning and he really leaned to the right. Bill accepted now that he needed to go in before he breaks something and has to stay there permanently. It was very hard for me to put him in the Nursing Home Monday but I have accepted that I can't do it all. I had no idea how tired I was until Bill went in, with the strain of always listening for him to try to get up by himself, I wasn't getting restful sleep. The last 3 nights I've slept all night. The tightness is out of my shoulders and I'm smiling more. He was complaining at home that I was always telling him what to do and bossing him around. We both said he better go in while we are still friends. Now we can just visit and enjoy being together and smile more. I'm not the bad guy anymore telling him how to walk or drink more water etc. He will get occupational and physical therapy for at least a month.
I don't go to Bowman until afternoon as I vowed to myself I wasn't spending 15 hour days there as we would be paying them and I would be doing the work. I want to catch up on things I need to do around here before he is ready to come home. I haven't had much energy left to do things around here especially the day or so after he has fallen. One week he fell 3 days in a row during the day and I called Bart the last 2 days. I just didn't have the energy to pick him up.
If you'd like to send him an e-mail you can send it to rstrand@swhealthcare.net or to me of course and I will take it in. Bill is adjusting well. He is eating good and likes the food except the spaghetti. Don't know why they don't serve rotinni or a bigger pasta. Maybe the cost.
Bill knows alot of the residents, visitors and staff so he can visit. He didn't know his roommate before tho. Bill talks so quiet that it's hard for some to hear him. He's not much for playing bingo tho.
The ground was white with snow Thursday AM but has melted now. We may get more, now that it's spring and calving time it snows.
Better close and get to Bowman. Love, Karen
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