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[the_rck]

Well, Scott's back at work today. I'm having a little down time right now because evalerie has taken Delia off my hands for an hour or so. I've popped a DVD in and will be giving it about a third of my attention while I write this and try to relax. I've even gotten a shower in (went right for that after evalerie and Delia left. Glad I did, too, because I'm shaking from exhaustion from it. This way, I'll have some time to recover before Delia's back). Being clean is wonderful.

I'm trying to figure out now if there's any way that I can manage tonight alone. Scott's Star Wars game is scheduled to meet this week (the first session in weeks), and I know he'd like to go. He'll stay home if I ask, and I may have to ask, but... He deserves some fun time away from us, too. He's been so good about being here with me and Delia the last few days, and Delia really does take a lot of energy. (She's been much happier with him around. Lots of running and giggling. Some tantrums, too, but that's not surprising given her age.)

Scott and I decided to postpone celebrating our wedding anniversary (which was Sunday) for a couple more weeks. He's got some vacation scheduled in the middle of July. His brother's family will be visiting from San Francisco during part of that, and we'll likely spend a good bit of time with them. Their daughter's not quite a year younger than Delia, so hopefully the girls will enjoy playing together. (Our other niece is about a year older than Delia. The three of them will be scary in a few years.) Scott's already talking about a possible trip to the Detroit Zoo. If they go, I likely won't join them because I simply can't walk that much even under the best of circumstances.

Which reminds me that I'm going to have quite a task ahead of me. This illness has exhausted me. Eventually, I'm going to need to start rebuilding my stamina. I see lots of time on the treadmill ahead of me, and it's going to be in frustrating little pieces. I suspect that five minutes at a time is going to be more than I can manage for a while (and five minutes almost seems like too little to be worth the bother of going into the basement and turning on the machine). But I have to start somewhere or I'll never get anywhere.

Anyway, anniversary plans... I'm not sure what we'll do. Probably dinner at The Blue Nile. I wish we had more options than that, but it's so hard to be sure that the food's safe anywhere. (Of course, The Blue Nile's pushing things a bit. They claim that their food is 'dairy free' but mention butter in several of the dish descriptions. It can't be both.) Maybe we'll get Scott's mother to watch Delia or something like that. I've been trying to think of something special and fun to do, but... Neither of us are big on concerts or plays, and I can't handle movies in the theater (and watching DVDs at home is an every day thing). Neither of us dance or anything like that. Not knowing how well I'll be doing physically also doesn't help. Well, I'll keep thinking about it. I'm sure something will occur to me.

And now I should go eat something. I'm not really hungry at the moment, but an influx of calories is about all that's likely to help with the shakiness (and it may not help). I'm not sure when evalerie will be bringing Delia back or if I'll be able to coax Delia to nap then, but I'd like to be ready.

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[clachan.livejournal.com]

Three cheers for evalerie!

He'll stay home if I ask, and I may have to ask, but... He deserves some fun time away from us, too.
Oh boy, I know that dilemma all too well. *Hugs*

Hope you and Scott manage to find somewhere suitable to celebrate your wedding anniversary. I should know, I'm sure, but I've forgotten - how many years is it you've been married?

And since when has butter been "dairy free"??? *Gives The Blue Nile a questioning look*

[the_rck]

We've been married twelve years (and I can't actually think of any reason you'd have known that before). It really doesn't seem like that long, looking back. We just settled into married life comfortably, like we'd always been living together (Scott wouldn't live with me till we married).

I have no idea what crack the people writing The Blue Nile's menu were smoking when they wrote their copy. It's possible that a poor command of English is part of the problem. It's also possible that their English is fine apart from a misunderstanding of what's included in the term 'dairy.' I've found that a lot of restaurants don't consider butter to be be dairy, even when they're prompted (This is a big deal because it's a common flavoring on meat dishes and many cooks won't even think of leaving it off even when 'no dairy' is emphatically requested).

[evalerie.livejournal.com]

Someone once explained that to me -- I think the deal is that butter doesn't have one of the components that other dairy does. I don't remember if it was cassein or whey or lactose or what. Whichever one it was, my impression was that this is actually a myth. For whatever that's worth.

Hm. I'm not sure that was remotely helpful. :S

[the_rck]

Well, I remember that, back when we first found out I had a dairy allergy, my mother believed that cream and butter were safe because they were fats rather than proteins. When I was old enough to look at the situation myself, I couldn't find anything to bear that out, and it seemed a bit iffy-- I had trouble buying the notion that the fat and the protein could be that clearly separated. It's not been a big issue for me because my allergy's so mild, but... I'd imagine that the dairy/non-dairy distinction would be critical for some folks. I can't recall is butter is a listed ingredient for any of the vegetarian dishes at The Blue Nile, so I'm not sure if it would affect, for example, vegans eating there.

[evalerie.livejournal.com]

Happy anniversary!

Delia did great with visiting my house. In the recent past I've seen her get upset when you've left the room, so I thought she might be upset to be away from you. But she did great! She played with toys and had conversations with Kendra (about puzzle pieces and the alphabet), and the two of them had fun riding on our collection of rideable outdoor toys. While we were outdoors, Delia twice got out Arlo's bike helmet and asked to have that on her, then, wearing that, she asked to sit on the seat of Arlo's bicycle. She seemed quite pleased -- I wish I'd taken a picture! At another point she followed Jan through the house and into the office. Jan was pleased that Delia seems to like him.

I hope the rest of your day went well.

I'd be happy to borrow Delia again tomorrow if you'd like.

[the_rck]

I forwarded a copy of this to Scott because it's so cute. I wish I could have seen it-- I have so much fun watching Delia becoming more and more a distinct person.