[size=150]Good evening friends!
Monday and Tuesday were pre-transplant testing days at the Cleveland Clinic for Dean.  They were long days, but productive as he has to have those tests and be cleared in all before any transplant date will be final.  Now he has to have a 3rd round of chemo since his transplant date is not set.  They do not want him to come out of remission, so chemo it is.  We are not  happy about it, but I don't want his leukemia to flair up.  Nobody seems to know what the delay is on the transplant date.  Our coordinating nurse did not know either.  She said he has a 100% nonrelative stem cell donor match, which is rather rare.  He is showing no signs of a "leukemia blast" in his white blood cells and his cells are very low.  Well, we just have to wait.  I have to say, the Cleveland Clinic is like a city!!  It is has so many buildings and is so spread out!  However, we had to go from building A to the building J and we never had to step foot outside.  They have aerial walkways connecting the buildings.  It did take us a little while to find our way, but they have help stations all over and they are very informative.  Plus, if one is too tired to walk, phones are located every so many feet and we can call for a shuttle.  They have golf carts to deliver people.  So nice.

Trish, I agree with the soccer statement about the goalies.  My son, Aaron, played goalie position and he was very good at it.  I hated when those players were one on one with him as they were nearly impossible to stop the kicks from entering the goal.  He always felt horrible when they scored on his watch.  Sorry the USA and Australia teams are out.

We had a break in the weather today as it was lovely and nice.  We had over 100 degree weather and then tons of heavy rain.  We enjoyed today for sure.  Dean and I walked a while at the lake, but he tired easily, so we only did a mile and came home.  We did see a couple of herons, so that was fun.

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                 SMALL CHICKEN N NOODLE CASSEROLE
9 BY 9 OR 8 BY 8 PAN        PREHEATED 350*    25-30 MINS.

INGREDIENTS:
1 COOKED CHICKEN BREAST, ABOUT 9-12 OZ.  
6 OZ. EGG NOODLES
1  10.5 OZ CAN CREAM OF CHICKEN SOUP
1  15 OZ CAN PEAS/CARROTS COMBO, DRAINED
4 OZ. GRATED SHARP CHEDDAR CHEESE
1/4 CUP CHICKEN BROTH
SEASONINGS:  1/4 TEASPOON EACH ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, ITALIAN SEASONING, SALT, BLACK PEPPER. I ALSO ADDED LEMON PEPPER.

BOIL EGG NOODLES, DRAIN, SET ASIDE.
CUT UP PRE-COOKED CHICKEN INTO BITE-SIZE PIECES.
IN LARGE BOWL:  COMBINE SOUP, CHICKEN BROTH, PEAS AND CARROTS.  STIR TOGETHER TIL COMBINED.
ADD CHICKEN PIECES.  STIR TOGETHER.
ADD COOKED NOODLES AND SEASONINGS.  STIR TIL COMBINED.
SPRAY A 9 X 9 OR 8 X 8 INCH BAKING PAN.  
(NOTE:  I LINE MY PAN WITH ALUMINUM FOIL FIRST FOR EASY CLEAN-UP THEN SPRAY THE FOIL).
TOPPING:
IN SMALL BOWL MIX:
1/2 CUP CRUSHED CRACKERS (RITZ OR CHEEZ-ITS).
4 TABLESPOONS MELTED BUTTER.
STIR TOGETHER TIL COMBINED.
IN CASSEROLE DISH POUR THE BOWL OF CHICKEN N NOODLE MIXTURE.  SPREAD IT EVENLY.
TOP WITH GRATED CHEESE, EVENLY.
IF YOU ARE USING TOPPING, SPRINKLE ON TOP OF CHEESE EVENLY AS YOU CAN.
BAKE UNCOVERED IN 350* OVEN FOR 25-30 MINS. TIL TOP STARTS TO BROWN.
PERSONAL NOTES:
1.  I PRE-BAKED MY CHICKEN BREAST IN THE TOASTER OVEN THE NIGHT BEFORE.  IT WEIGHED 10.5 OZ.
2.  I AM SURE YOU COULD USE ANY CHICKEN FOR THIS DISH.
3. I COUNTED THE CALORIES FOR THE DISH.
COMPLETE CASSEROLE WITH CRACKER TOPPING: 2540 CALS. 
WITHOUT CRACKER TOPPING: 2130 CALS.
1/4 PORTION WITH TOPPING: 635 CALS.  WITHOUT TOP: 535 CALS.
1/6 PORTION WITH TOPPING: 425 CALS.  WITHOUT TOP:  355 CALS.

I thought going out late yesterday on my outing, the stores would be less crowded. I was wrong! Have never seen so many people in Ross for less I had to wait 30 minutes in line to check out. I found some nice Goody hair brushes for Sadie Grace for Christmas… In pink of course the cashier said they were so crowded because people are shopping for school clothes. The 2027 journals are out, so I got a really nice one, so it wasn’t a wasted trip. I also found a planter to put my fake olive tree in.  I might ruin it, but going to try to cut it down from 7 ft. to 5 ft.

I went in Home Goods  to look for a small lamp. They do n’t sell touch lamps with USB ports, so I left. I want one with  the USB port so I can charge my hearing aids.

I had a good loss this morning, so I’m a happy camper! Maybe next week I will be at my next goal if I behave, I am back on intermittent fasting and not cheating, lol. 😀

Judy, that is funny about the pizzas. It just shows how much you know each other.