
Many of us, myself included, come from a dysfunctional family which adds a lot of weight to the challenges of caregiving. I have read stores on various threads on other topics and decided it would be good to have a thread just for this topic for people to share, vent and discuss.
The idea for this thread originated on the thread named "The Caregiver....How are YOU doing today?"
INGREDIENTS
Banana Lumpia
8 square spring roll wrappers
4 ripe bananas or plantains
1 cup light brown sugar
Water for sealing wrappers
Vegetable oil
INSTRUCTIONS
Slice bananas into quarters, and roll the pieces in the brown sugar.
Place 1-2 slices on one bottom corner of a wrapper, roll, fold, and seal. Repeat the process.
Heat enough vegetable oil to fill a pan halfway. Fry the lumpia until golden brown on one side, flip and sprinkle a little brown sugar on top. Cook the other side until golden brown, flip and sprinkle the brown sugar on top again.
Place on paper towels to absorb excess oil.
Serve alone or with ice cream.
Today I booked a 5 day trip for my husband to go and visit his brother, as he has been pressuring him to do so, and is now using the excuse that he cannot drive or fly here, as he has not 1 but 3 Anurisms in his Abdomen, and will soon be scheduled for the surgical repair of the within the next few weeks.
Sending husband off to visit him will pre-empt him from showing up on our doorstep, as he has been threatening to, and us here in the middle of renovations, that is the last thing we need!
My husband's brother is the type of person who would show, be broke, and unable to go home without a "loan" to get back home, and "loans" are something he Never Repays, IYKWIM!
Hubby is hoping to take a suitcase of things of my FIL's, which he thinks he might want, including family pictures, and a watch he intended for him you recieve. Hubby will also give him his Inheritance monies, and a copy of his Will, so there will be No misunderstandings of his intentions.
Hopefully this visit on November 6th through the 10th, will get him off our backs for awhile, as he seems to be suffering from guilt and grief from his Dad's passing. Hubby has told him there's no need for the guilt, and can hopefully help him through this, all the while keeping him from invading our space, I hope, I hope! There is really nothing here for him, and we don't really want him around our kids and Grandies, for obvious reasons.
These 5 days will be the first time that I've been alone, all by myself in a Long, Long time, and I'm kinda looking forward to relaxing! I intend on spending time with my daughter, and my sisters, and having hubby out of my hair should be interesting!
I've got some cardiac studies coming up to rule out anything in that department, and by the time they are completed, I'm hoping that my stress levels will have returned to normal! I'm still not sure why this is happening to me, but I have good days and bad days, so hopefully those nasty symptoms are on there way out! I'm just not good with longstanding stressful symptoms! Grrr!
Hope you All are doing well, and remember to take care of you!
They will be blessed to have you!
On a Saturday....hmmmm.....will this be for hosting a cooking show maybe?
Upsetsister, Credit goes to SharynMarie who first made the lumpia, and Bookluvr who taught about the banana lumpia with passion! Grandchildren showing up, sounds like you and your home are blessed.
Always nice to have new ideas to cook! It's "What's for dinner?".
Shopped last night, it was late, got some raspberries on sale, and hubs was late for work this morning after a schedule change, again. But we are doing great! I think.
Used to have fun going to both places with my friend, who passed 2 years ago - her birthday would have been next week
Pork, chicken or chili cheese?
I did not know about a banana lumpia but it makes sense because there are sweet tamales with cinnamon and raisins.
I am excited,yet not looking forward to the day in and day out of working. Sounds negative but I need to hang in there for 2 more years or longer if I want. The deli here is closed at 8 pm instead of 10 pm like California. This is a seasonal hire but may go permanent. I think it will be permanent because they are having some staffing issues. It seems like a good fit, time will tell.
Got a siamese baby kitty at the shelter today. Will post her picture later when she comes out of the carrier I brought her home in. She is on antibiotics with an upper respiratory infection. Hope she will be feeling better quick. She is a cuddle bug and a purr bucket, about four months old. She came in as a stray in a trap with other cats. Hard to believe that after ten days at the shelter as lost, nobody claimed her. A doll baby!😍
Congrats, Sharyn! Happy day on DYS thread! Let's have sweet lumpia and tamales to celebrate. I hear Upset made some for us... ;)
All of PJ's grandchildren have been here today except for one in Boston in medical school and one at Georgia Tech. We had a total of 24. At least they were only all here for about a 1/2 hour. This evening we're babysitting his triplet great-grandsons who are 3. They'll most likely be asleep. We go to their house so they have their own beds, etc. It was nice seeing everyone, but it gets noisy with all of the in and out.
My brothers back from Kansas. He'll be working from home for a few weeks. He's staying at my house. It's still livable, although noisy when the workmen are busy.
Glad, I'm envious - a Siamese kitten. I had Siamese cats growing up. They are so lovable.
Hope everyone is having a good weekend. I love tamales - but have never made them.
Don't know if this will help, but it is a perspective, anyhow.....
Maybe, the majority of us have the naturalness (a new word?) of the game down wrong, and E. has it correct. Maybe we complicate the game of kicking the ball, then kicking it back?
1) Consider the game football.....do they kick it back? Or catch it and run with it?
A different game, yes, but think about it.
2) When throwing the ball (or even kicking it) for a dog, does it kick it back to you, or pick it up and bring it back to you? (not saying E.'s is like a dog).
If you learn to look at life through E.'s perspective (but not change yourself) thinking that it is just a different perspective, not wrong, but you are not wrong either, maybe, just maybe, E. has something to teach us, while at the same time his struggle will be to learn our rules. Such is a part of autism. Differently abled.
E. is so sweet to be able to participate with his brother! Kudos to E.!