Just thinking...

I went to my doctor last Friday and I told him about my feet burning or get real hot when I sleep, he called it Restless Leg Syndrome.  I laughed and he told me to google it. I did and I have decided that he gave me a non-diagnosis. When I googled it and also looked on Medline, there is no way to diagnosis this RLS.  It is seem to be just a generic term.  What I described to him about my feet was not listed in any of the symptoms.  Now what.  There are no tests or cures.  If I don't have RLS what do I have?  I told him it was hot flashes in my feet and he laughed.

Luddite! Not me!

My facebook friend Bridget called me a luddite because I don't have a cell phone.  Was I insulted?  Of course not.  I thought it was funny because I had some people that I im with on facebook ask me what that meant.  They were all young and had never heard that word before. My answer to them was to look it up?  I love my friends who use $5 words.

I made a rocking good chili cheese dog for lunch.  The dog was a frank from Omaha Steak Company.  They are huge and a quality dog.  Onions, cheese and chili, fork and knife required.

Busy, Busy

Today is the Truman Dinner Fundraiser for the Kane County Democrats and I need to get ready very soon.  All this week has been hectic.  3 meetings, doctors, dinners and newsletter stuff.  I had another meeting today, but I'm not going. You can only do so much and my calender is full.  

So I started the newsletter for the Democratic Women of DuPage County.  Why did I start it?  We want/need a newsletter but just getting it started seemed to be an issue.  The woman who volunteered to start it became ill in November and was not able to attend very many meeting since. Well I got tired of waiting and just took over, kinda. I am impatient because things were not getting done. So now the lady that volunteered to do the newsletter can take over.  That is what she does best. Enough said on that subject.

Next week will be easier and I plan on taking advantage of it.  Well actually it will still be busy. Blood tests on Monday early then breakfast with Cookie. Tuesday is laundry day and I have a lot.  Wednesday is the Staff meeting at work which is early and I have to work late. Sigh. No rest for the wicked.

Doctors and French Onion Soup

Well, last summer I half joked with a friend that I was sporting a comb over.   But I noticed a larger and larger forehead.  But also some new growth.  So today I went to the Dr.  I hate getting old.  Male pattern baldness.  I thought it was my cholesterol medicine. But Noooo, I am just going bald.  Then while talking about my hair, I told him about the "hot flashes"  but they're in my feet. At night I wake up and my feet are burning.  So I kick the covers off and I am fine.  Are you ready for this? Restless leg syndrome!  What?  So I am going to have a whole bunch of blood work done for hormones, cholesterol and I forgot what else.  Soon I will be living better through chemical alteration.

So I need some comfort food.  I am slowly browning a whole bunch of onions, garlic, bay leaves and thyme.  The thyme is lemon thyme (from my sister in laws garden) so I know it will taste different.  But its okay.  French onion soup is what I am making because I had a lot of onions and the lemon thyme is what I have. I will add a burgundy that is not top quality but it what I drink and I am skipping the bread at the end.  Oh the horror!  But this is about what I have on hand right now.  I have some boxed broth for the soup but I also have some frozen broth from some Italian beef we had a while ago.  They always give us too much so I freeze the left overs for a time like this.

I am also going to make cheese enchiladas for dinner.  I don't think Doug will eat the soup.  But the enchiladas are a good comfort food also.  This will be the first night Doug and I have had alone since last Saturday.  I am looking forward to it.

Today's Menu

I had today off and had big plans to do stuff.  Well I did maybe 50 percent of what I planned.  I got my hair cut.  I am not sure I like it but it is what it is.  My hair is falling out so it is hard to get a good style.  I now have bangs.  I HATE BANGS.  Sigh

Today I made burgers.  They were real good because I use a real good quality beef from the Wheaton Meat Market.  My preference would be to grill them out of doors but it was too cold and to dark.  I know a lot of people grill all winter long, but not me.  Yesterday I made chili, it was good but a little bland for me. But I added a ton of hot peppers so I was good.

Bill Maher and Grilling

Countdown to February 20 when the new season of Bill Maher on HBO, if you have never watched, now is the time.  I can hardly wait.

I haven't cooked since.....um......I think Friday. Cheese enchiladas I think. A banquet last Sunday, mucho left overs for Monday and Tuesday.  So I get to cook tomorrow. Wow!  The weather is warm, 60 degrees.  I would love to cook on the grill tomorrow but it will be colder.  And I hate to cook in the dark.  Still dark at 6, so no grilling yet. I can hardly wait for grilling season.

I love meat on the grill.  Not chicken so much but beef.  Short ribs are my favorite.  But a good steak is a real treat.  It must have the bone!  I am not a grill master but I can hold my own.  I love brats on the grill.  Then the left overs I cook in sauerkraut.  Yummm.

Presidents Day Gala

For those of you not involved in DuPage County politics, the President's Day Gala in the annual fundraiser for the County party.  Doug and I have been attending for several years now.  Last year Lt. Governor Pat Quinn was the keynote speaker.  This year Dick Kay was.  We missed hearing Dick speak.  All of the politicians spoke first.  I really wanted to hear Dick, he is a great progressive.  We left just after 9 pm because Doug has to get up early for work.  Oh well. 

I saw some friends that I have not seen in a few years.  Joyce Washington for one.  She ran for Senate when Barack ran.  Nice lady, but she is not on Facebook.  Oh the horror!  Not really but I think it is funny the people you find there. 

Time Flies

My goodness, how time flies!  No posts since the first of February.  How lackadaisical when I have been spending so much time on Facebook. Interactive is such a fun thing. And of course the blog is not interactive. Networking is fun, what can I say.  

I bought "The Wiseguy Cookbook" from the Friends of the Library book sale this week.  It's great.  I love cookbooks with narrative, stories behind the recipe.  Cooking is interactive, play with your food.  Cooking with your kids, family and friends is such fun, if  your kitchen is big enough.  Mine is not, my moms was not.  I think kitchens should be large airy rooms with lots of counter tops.  In my dreams.  Mine is okay for me, enough for 1 cook.  Whenever I have company, which is not very often, someone always offers to help.  Which is very thoughtful but honestly there just isn't enough room for 2 people to move around in.  I hope to paint it this spring, of course last summer I was going to paint it.  I washed all the walls and cabinets.  Then I was tired of looking at the walls and stopped.  Sigh, now I have to wash all over again.  But I am going to paint it a pale green.

Tonight Doug and I are attending the Presidents Day Gala with the DuPage County Democratic Party.  When they first started to plan it the keynote speaker and only guest was Dick Kay.  He is a great guy.  If you are from Chicago you know he is.  Anyway, now that Barack is President, and we now have 3 Democrats elected to the DuPage County Board, State politicians are paying attention to us here in DuPage County.  As long as we have been here it has been strongly Republican.  Things are changing, thank acorns!  So tonight the new Governor, States Atty, Treasurer, Sec of State and I can't remember which other one, will be attending.  How weird, it's like they just discovered we exist.

Next Sunday is the Kane County Dinner and Doug and I are going to that one also.  Last year Senator Dick Durbin was the keynote speaker.  Also Barack Obama was suppose to be there but the shooting at the Northern campus, he went there instead.  Oh well.  So many fundraisers, so little time.

Anyway, no cooking for me tonight.  That means no leftovers for tomorrow.

Boiling the spoon

Happy Super Bowl!   I have browned some hot italian sausage and added red and green peppers, 3 cloves of garlic, my italian seasonings, 1 bay leaf and 1 can of stewed tomatoes.  It has been simmering for about 10 minutes.  I think it is ready to eat.  Yummmm.  And yes, I am boiling the spoon.

Nadal beat Federer in the Australian Open and the Steelers are up 10 - 0.