and tomatoes, oil and vinegar

Not even a little. I think it is actually less likely because you start the steaks at a distance from the heating element, then you only broil them up close (which would cause smoking) for a couple of minutes. Anyway, it's not smokey.

I wouldn't want DS to think I am unsympathetic to his transport plight. Personally I think it's beastly to make kids in the south go to school at the beginning of August. Do Southerners not understand the calendar? Isn't August way hotter than June? In N.C., they finally passed a law forbidding the schools to open so early. Now they open the 3rd week or so of August, only a week before Maine.

Anyhoo. It's hot here. I just vacuumed. I even vacuumed some of the cobwebs. Just a few. Don't want to upset the ecosystem.

Kiwi

P.S. Sounds like a fabulous salad.

Beastly. I like that. Sounds so .... uppity.

DS came home wet. At school they filled trash can filled with holes. Filled them with water. Stopped up the holes with themselves. Beastly.

That's an interesting project...

A new kitty has adopted me. He's been living in our storage yard behind the shop. I'm naming him Mr. Bones because he's so skinny. Mr. Bones is white w/ a bobbed tail. I think he can be our outside storage yard guard kitty. I've been feeding him cat food, but he doesn't eat much. He looks like he's starving. Maybe he has Feline Immune Virus. Maybe he just thinks it's been too hot to eat much.

See yous cows later. I have to go prepare for the bunco squad.

Wabby-- congratulation for being adopted by a white kitty. Surely a sign of good luck. I, too, am a Good Eats fan... although sometimes what he recommends is so counterintuitive I forget what to do....

Cowsie-- did you get any insight on what DS thought he was DOING stopping up trash can holes? Oh, I forgot, he's a teen aged boy. It was probably a physics experiment! Your salad sounds wonderful. I need some supper. I don't have tortellini but I do have some gnocchi... and blue chese and things to chop up.

Texas, which sometimes allows that is it Southern, and sometimes insists it is Western, has gotten used to the easy life, when it comes to school. They take off days at Halloween (3 or 4) Thanksgiving (4 or 5) Christmas and every little dinky holiday you can imagine. The "excuse" is that is helps prevent teacher burnout. I'd love to see how much inertia and momentum gets screwed up with the kids having all those interruptions... (not to mention the schedule shock of school vs. "home.") It is as hot here in MAY as it is in October... so I don't think heat is the issue. There always at least three schools with fainting/passed out football players and band members during the first of the season games in August. I find myself being in favor of year 'round school, as long as the district would make sure that kids in the same family had the same schedule....

My MD said that the steroids and chemo "might" make me crave carbs. LIKE I WOULD BE ABLE TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE. Jeesh! Well, I have an excuse for the poundage creep since last month. Damn. (But I'll share the lemon cake recipe if you want... It's better than the key lime bars, which aren't too shabby themselves.

I think it was senior class bonding. Their real classes, being all college classes, don't start til the 22nd. However, it's high school, and they're required to be in school a certain number of days so they're organized into groups and they play until then. The rationale, on the paper sent home to parents, is that during the year they won't see much of each other in class and this is their last chance to be together. He's certainly enjoying it. They hold hands and do a variety of activities in circles. While I'm his mom and swayed by mommy love, I can say that this boy is very very very shy but also has become very handsome. I could see it when he came to my office yesterday and met two women who were working there ... I could see how they reacted to him. I'm proud of him but I have this worry in the back of my mind that when he goes away to college, he'll find that he can be more popular than he's accustomed to and may go a little "wild."

I want the lemon cake recipe. You never know when a cake might come in handy.

My new plan is to post RIGHT HERE what I've eaten each day. I find that I go through the day really well, then AT THE END OF THE DAY, I cram all this food into my mouth. So ignore it. I could take turns with Lush's lists if only ....


Breakfast: spinach, two medium eggs, a little swiss cheese (really good. steam a handful of spinach in a skillet with a little olive oil, stir up the eggs and add the cheese if you want. Pour them over the cooked spinach. turn carefully to cook on both sides)

Snack: apple and slice of cheese

Lunch: leftover tortolinni salad

Dinner: spinach, potato, salmon casserole and green salad and a soda

Later: an unknown amount of peanuts and a cup of peach ice cream

DS and I watched a 1946 movies called "Gilda" last night. Rita Hayworth and Glen Ford. "Not for children." It was racy but watchable and interesting though I'm not sure it made sense. I kept thinking that if it were made today, it would've been soft core porn.

It's raining. Bye. I have to go to work in two days. I hope to see a pictures of the new kitties soon ... that's EVERYONE'S new kitties. Bagz, Wabby and anyone else who has a new kitty. I will share pictures of my old kitties. Kitties are just beautiful creatures.

Howdy Cowgirls, I'm baaack! We managed to move about 7,000 lbs of crap to crap up our new house in Holly Springs. The house is lovely! I have a 12 foot Butterfly Bush outside my kitchen windows...My first day there I was greeted by my favorite-Hummingbirds, and hugical "Mothra" size butterflies! The girls were in their glory allowed to run free in the 1/3rd acre fenced in yard, and the deck is just fabulous! .When we arrived the neighbor across the way sent over a hand truck for us, and said he would send us Gumbo for dinner...Then arrived on our doorstep stating that the gumbo was so bad he was too embarrassed to send it..so he gave us a rain check.. Talk about a warm neighborly welcome...not somethin' I'm used to coming from JOISEY.
We took a day off before our return to just drive about.. There are 3 lakes close to us, camping and nature trails.. I look forward to exploring..I think I'm really gonna like NC. We left at 4 in the morn yesterday-arrived back in NJ at 12.. The movers came and did a re-estimate..one I can live with.. about 3,000 to move the rest of our "Junque".

Kiwi, darlin with those dark sunglasses and the brokened paw dog, why if I gave you a cup to sell pencils you could make the health insurance premium easily!

Wabby... What is Bunco ?!?? and are you going to end up one of those crazy cat ladies?

Painty - hope you are doing well...I remember those rubber bathing caps.. Beastly things...I wore one with the matching nose plug... I was a stunner

Cowie-- Please do post your menus...I need some ideas...
Bagz- hope the DDs got back to Colorado safe and sound...

Must go...straighten up this crack house...

Sounds great -- too bad you had to go back to Joisey, eh?

What an inspiring idea...I could get a worn out dirty muumuu and sit on the sidewalk with the lame dog and a tin cup. At the very least, it might motivate DH to get going...

Incredible account of DS's Pre-Class activities, Peachie. Touchy-feelie exercises. Amazing what they'll come up, huh? Well, at least he's not stuck in a classroom all month.

Here, I'll join you in recounting everything I put in my mouth. Today: coffee. Nothing else. I ate so much last night, I don't need to eat for a long time. Went out to dinner, had a lobster roll, french fries, beer, tollhouse pie. Came home and contemplated how fat I feel for a few hours and then had snacks: the end of the tortilla chips (a couple of handfuls) with salsa, some potato chips to make up for the fact that the tortilla chips were gone. Please yell at me.

Kiwi

You guys are making me laugh.

I have a headache. It's left over from yesterday when it was a Really Big One that practically had me comatose. Bleh.

BEFORE the headache we went to the animal shelter and saw a cute dog. Not a weenie dog, because Wabby is right - they are piddlers. We might take him. More details later. After the shelter, we went out for lunch (yes I washed my hands before I ate ) at a Chinese restaurant. I don't know if MSG can give one THAT much of a headache, but it would be an explanation.

Biggest thing going on in this town right now is that the butcher is having a "buy 5 brawurst, get 5 free" sale and people are eatin' 'em up. Life here is just SOOOOOOOOOO exciting!!! Wheeeee!

I am going to start a new thread now.

You didn't tell me what it's called. However will I find it. God I'm bored. Not with you, just with my life. Maybe I'll go for a walk. That would be novel. Should I be posting in your new thread? That would require extra mouse clicks. Hi Sug. Feel better.