I'm going to guess this one.

Thanks, Cass. Between Harvey's age and the weight loss, I was surprised this vet wasn't all over the thyroid testing and that I had to insist on it. And then it still didn't get done? I'm feeling a little growly over it yet trying to be understanding of human frailties.

I may drop the idea of mouse or mousse because the recipe is too much effort. Easy is more my plan.

Would Cocoa Ricotta do? [link]

But I feel anxious and ugly and kinda fragile and I just don't want to go have fun with people, if that makes any sense.

You have to figure out if your urge to turtle is counter-productive wallowing or if it is a signal that you need some time to yourself. I support you in doing whatever is going to make you feel the best in the long run. And I support you if you happen to get mixed up about what, precisely, will do that. I'm a firm believer that "I'm sorry, I already made plans" is a perfectly reasonable answer even for those times when the plans in question are plans to vegetate in front of the television by yourself.

I need some new dresses. I got one at Loft last year that I really liked, but they don't have anything similar this year. I'm looking for a sleeveless dress, about knee-length or little shorter, either all cotton or a cotton/linen blend. (A little bit of some other fiber mixed in is OK, but I need a breathable fabric, so at least mostly cotton.) It seems like most of the stuff I'm finding is synthetic. It looks like I'll be in classrooms with no air conditioning and windows that essentially turn them into greenhouses next year, so I need some clothes that I can wear for teaching for the first month or two of classes.

If you ever read or watched Rosemary's Baby

I've certainly seen the movie (when it first came out!!), but never read the book. Must remedy that.

Am I the only one who re-reads to reclaim and re-experience not only the plot of the book, but the surroundings in which you first read it?

Indeed, but because of my stupid memory not usually until well into it. Then surprise!

Would Cocoa Ricotta do?

Perfection! That will do and then some. Yum.

Thanks, WS. The more I thought about going, the worse I felt, so I bowed out, gracefully I hope.

Hi Laura. I have a low carb "desert for the main dish" I use for lunch a lot. Peanut butter pudding. 6 oz plain non-fat greek yogurt. 2 Tablespoons of peanut butter. splenda equal to six teaspoons of sugar (three packets). Mix well. That is it. The sour of yogurt, and the tangy and mild sweetness of the peanut butter and the sweetness of the sweetner make for good flavor. (Yes, because of how sour the yogurt is, you need that much sweetness.) The peanut butter mixed in with the yogurt gives something close to that classic pudding texture. I use only peanut butter that has peanuts and salt as the only ingredients. Nothing with added oils or sweetners. Or as I call it "real peanut butter" .

Depending on the brand of yogurt and (to a much lesser extent) brand of peanut butter) total carbs will be between 10 and 15 carbs. I usually have a small pear or small apple on the side which turns it into a moderate carb meal. But you can use berries or a salad if that is not low carb enough for you. (I'm concentrating on blood sugar control, and avoiding extreme lows as well as extreme highs, so I try to keep glycemic impact between a minimum and a maximum, rather than just as low as possible.)

Apparently TCG's job has new mental health coverage, and they only answer questions during business hours Mon-Fri. Our old coverage used to answer the phone 24 hours/ 7 days. I was trying to find out if the therapist that our fertility clinic recommended is covered.

We've got a lot of the cooking for tomorrow done already, but I'm just so angry and frustrated. I keep dropping things and then crying. Father's day has always been a hard day for me because my father died when I was so young, and I'm just so angry that I'm not able to get TCG a big gift of books about becoming a dad and hand out ultrasound pictures tomorrow. Sorry. t /rant

Oh sweety, no need to apologize. It is hard. I'm sorry this is such a miserable time for you. I wish you what ever ~ma you need to pass through tomorrow and out the other side.

That sounds yummy, TB! Marked....

Sometimes that family holiday stuff is awful.

I'm so sorry, sj. I can't imagine how hard it must be right now, and especially this weekend.

WRT Rosemary's Baby, the movie is almost perfect adaptation of the book (and a great movie, as long as you don't mind the Polanski) but the book is fantastic. It's a novel I would teach, if I were ever to teach writing. After you read it, you can take it apart like a clockworks and it's just beautiful to see all the things he did. / gushing done now

Bev, I have really strong associations like that with some books, too.

Be gentle with yourself, sj.

I have never read Rosemary's Baby. Clearly I need to rectify that.