gluten allergy?

i forwent watching LOST last night and went to bed early, i didn't even stir till 712 AM. and i fell back asleep and finally woke up again at 812. woo who!

i had one of my favorite dinners last night, sesame tofu and vegetable fried rice from oriental star. when it was time for bed i was FULL, and i started to get scared that i wouldn't sleep all night now with killer heartburn, but i noticed that even though i felt full, i didn't have heartburn...

well, i woke up this morning having had NO problems. and it clicked with me, last night my dinner consisted of tofu (bean curd) rice, broccoli and vegetables. absolutely non of those things contain gluten.... so i rethought my feelings on tomato products, i'm not eating just tomato sauce, its usually on pasta, or as a part of pizza with a doughy crust, or tomato soup with a grilled cheese... i also realized that beer is made with barley which contains gluten..

so.. i am going to try to lead a gluten free lifestyle and see if i can't clear up my digestive problems/middle of the night vomiting/heartburn problems...

these are gluten-full products. bread, biscuits, cakes and pastries, pasta, breakfast cereals, some manufactured soups and sauces, gluten is also 'hidden' in some foods such as crisps and similar snacks, as well as chips in restaurants. malt vinegar, soy sauce, mustard and mayonnaise, beer and whiskey.

the good news is these products are gluten-free. wine and cider, sunflower and olive oil, all fruits, salads and vegetables, rice, maize, sweet corn, nuts, potatoes, red meat, chicken, fish, eggs and dairy products.

so, i'm going to give it a try!

in MB news, he is still in Rochester, he had 2 tests this morning and then depending on what they find, he might need to stay longer, or we're hoping he might be sent home.. cath is going to call me sometime today to update me.

did anyone else rejoice like we did when sanjaya was voted off AI last night? i am so glad he's gone.

stressed out...

i might need to watch tonight's shows this weekend and make it an early night tonight... i am pretty tired and i think stressed out in general. i worked pretty much all day yesterday for a deadline and then i got an email this morning asking me if "i breezed through it". that email has made me so angry i want to cry right now... i think the letter was also a "polite" you're fired. ugh. i wish it was bedtime right now.

in MB news, he is in rochester, and the drs don't think they will do the angioplasty afterall. it sounded like his time there so far has been nothing short of a nightmare. he left syracuse at 330, and didn't arrive to his room till 730. apparently he sat around in a bed waiting to be seen, and apparently noone could figure out why he was there. the nurses on his floor are not helpful at all. at 730 they told us to call back in an hour to speak to him, then when we called back they said they wouldn't put us through to his room cause they don't allow phone calls after 8pm.. the nurse said she would bring him the cordless phone though. well. at 10pm when we hadn't heard from him, cath called back. oohh. they lost the phone.. good thing we called back. ugh. so frustrating...

its only wednesday, but this week feels at least 10 days long.

a day at the hospital...

well, today was pretty much a bust. we have been on guard all day to drive to rochester, but a bed didn't open up until 3ish. so, the ambulance came and strapped him in hannibal lector style.

his roommate must have hit the call button 10 times in the 4 hours we were at the hospital visiting. and dad said he peed his bed like 4 times yesterday. ugh. if i ever need to go to the hospital, i don't think i could be in there very long... there was this ever present dinging of patients hitting their call buttons, a woman coughing up her guts, roommates peeing the bed all day, the roommate also turned on his tv so loud we couldn't hear dads. ugh...

i took some pics..


MB, watching tv... note the tv guide in his pocket so he doesn't lose it in the transfer.


cath, loving the hospital...


i was able to get some work done in my remote office. phew!!

so tomorrow is go to rochester part 2. stay tuned.

we're off to rochester.

tomorrow we go to rochester, the drs were going to wait to try to dissolve the clot with blood thinners, but decided not to and are sending him to have a stent installed instead. he'll be there in case the 1% that could go wrong, goes wrong, he'll be at the hospital he needs to be at in case he needs a transplant. :( so. keep your fingers crossed and keep thinking the good thoughts. i'll pass along your well wishes when i see him tomorrow.

MB Update.

i spoke to cath this morning, MB has a clot in one of his arteries. he will stay in the hospital for a couple more days while they try to break it up with blood thinners. it is not known yet if he will need to travel to rochester.

what about this VA school shooting though? whoa.. i feel like it must be more than one shooter, or a total marksman.. jeez. the preliminary reports are 20-30 people dead. shiiiiiiit. damn that kid had good aim.. breaking news like this makes the day go by so much quicker.

not so good al...

this weekend was sarah's shower, and the shower went pretty smoothly. it was after the shower that wasn't so smooth. mike started feeling pains in his chest and sore/tightness in his throat. SB and cath took him to Olean General where they recommended he go immediately to st joes in syracuse. he's still there pending further tests tomorrow. please say some prayers its nothing.

here are the pics i took at the shower and then in the evening.
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=dultmwy.cadrstmu&x=1&y=-ksgx5v

and the list just keeps getting shorter...

i don't know anyone that makes the time to watch TV/etc more than i do... i'm not really sure how to feel about that actually.. anyway... yesterday tom green was on the adam carolla show, so i logged into his website and saw that he had jeff probst on his internet show this past monday... in case you've never watched the tom green online show, it goes a little like this.. tom has set up a studio in his living room. he takes calls from anyone and everyone, he also takes skype calls, he has a cb radio that he can call truckers on.. all kinds of bizarre stuff.. the interview with jeff is about an hour and a half long, no commercials, etc. its pretty awesome, they drink beer and shoot the shit. check out his blog the interview is worth seeing , jeff talks all about how the crew lives off camera, how many people are on the crew, what he does when hes not hosting challenges, etc.. its cool.

this weekend i am off to olean/portville for SBs shower. good times will be had by all i'm sure. i'll take pictures, the games we have planned are going to be fun! in true brown/hunt fashion the bachelor party is the same night.. so i'm foreseeing some drama as our paths cross in their two horse town. :) i'll be sure to catalog it.

cath and i are hosting a pampered chef party in a week or so, and i am kind of surprised at the people that have said they want to come. i think its going to be wuite a little party. i am pretty psyched. some of the people i have not seen in a long time!! wooo who! let me know if you want to order something!

this coming monday is a holiday that only MA people know about. i think its officially called patriots day, but it might also be called evacuation day. whatever you call it, its a day off... it's also the day the boston marathon is run, and the red sox play their earliest game of the season. last year i went with a bunch of coworkers and had the time of my life. next year, if they are going, i'm so there!!

here is proof of the good time we had last year.



here is the whole album. :) http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=dultmwy.agw8wvvq&x=1&y=-ik5hce