Week 1 - post surgery

Week 1

We are almost one week into surgery and I’m already out of Percoset.  I truly don’t see this as my fault, however, as they don’t work and I can’t be held responsible for the fact that I had to double up.  They should have taken my high narcotic tolerance into account--I filled out a questionnaire in Pre-Op about alcohol usage…isn’t that what it was for??  Anyone who readily admits 5 drinks a night to their medical practitioner should get extra meds!  Anyway, I've been getting by with a sweet little mixture of Crown Royal and Tylenol PM's.  I will be calling the doctor’s office tomorrow, though, at which time they will either be prescribing more Percoset or calling the DEA on me…either will be entertaining and I’ll let you know.

I won’t be up and in the kitchen for at least another week, but I haven’t forgotten you.  We’ll be doing some fun posts about cocktails, special ingredients, ‘80’s songs, and I’ll be sharing other people’s recipes, too, so keep checking back.

Thanks to all of you for the gifts, the funny cards, the Starbucks’s Mocha Frappacino’s, the chocolate beer, and the beautiful flowers.  And to Christina Jones—a gigantic hug for the pound of peel and eat shrimp all the way from the Lazy Flamingo on Sanibel last night.  So sweet of you to remember that it’s a favorite of mine!

Now for the rest of my friends, you’re slacking, so step it up! (just kidding…maybe I should lay off the Crown…lol)

As thanks, I was gonna offer up the big whammy—a video of Dionne Warwick and friends all 1985, singing “That’s What Friends are For”…Stevie on the harmonica …and it was good.  But you know me—if I’m gonna do it…I’m gonna do it BIG!  So here’s something a little bit better.  THAT’S RIGHT…THANK YOU FOR BEIN’ A FRIEND, my friends.  Hit it, Blanche…