L learned from her driver's education course that every car should keep a small safety hammer in their dashboard that can break glass in case you are ever submerged in water. It seems the water pressure would prevent your electronic windows from opening. You should quickly break the glass and exit the car before it becomes submerged and sinks further.
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Friday, October 17, 2008
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Chinese Broccoli
K has his last cross country track meet today at another school.
They think they'll finish the basement tiling by Tuesday, along with everything else! Wouldn't that be nice.
All of a sudden, some of the trees are completely without leaves, the magic of fall.
I seem to have 2 hours completely to myself...wow. I've managed to get all my chores done. I just baked some salmon with my usual lemon pepper and dried tarragon. Then I cooked some chinese broccoli (gai-lon). The gai-lon comes all washed and trimmed at the local grocery store now. So I cut the leaves and stems into 2 inch pieces. I boil some salted water with about a tablespoon of olive oil then I add the gai-lon and simmer covered for about 10 minutes. Then I remove it from the water and mix in a tablespoon of oyster sauce. How easy it that?
There's a picture of chinese broccoli here along with some more detailed recipes.
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They think they'll finish the basement tiling by Tuesday, along with everything else! Wouldn't that be nice.
All of a sudden, some of the trees are completely without leaves, the magic of fall.
I seem to have 2 hours completely to myself...wow. I've managed to get all my chores done. I just baked some salmon with my usual lemon pepper and dried tarragon. Then I cooked some chinese broccoli (gai-lon). The gai-lon comes all washed and trimmed at the local grocery store now. So I cut the leaves and stems into 2 inch pieces. I boil some salted water with about a tablespoon of olive oil then I add the gai-lon and simmer covered for about 10 minutes. Then I remove it from the water and mix in a tablespoon of oyster sauce. How easy it that?
There's a picture of chinese broccoli here along with some more detailed recipes.
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Busy Day
Went to my step class this morning. The instructor was back from a trip to Greece. She seemed relaxed and rejuvenated and made me want to take a trip to Greece. Then I had pick my mom up from a routine 5 hour stress test at the hospital. I started a bit of cooking and now it seems I have to go to the hardware store to process a credit for the mix-up in the kitchen cabinets. No relaxation time for the weary! Maybe I'll get my meatballs started before I leave.
The house is full of contractors. Someone's working on the kitchen, two men are tiling and they have a grade 12 co-op student helping out. Apparently the co-op student's teacher came over this morning to do a review on the student. It's crazy around here.
K's Science teacher just emailed that he's to start showing up for tutorials. L is taking the SAT test at school today, it's that time.
Yes, blogging is therapeutic.
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The house is full of contractors. Someone's working on the kitchen, two men are tiling and they have a grade 12 co-op student helping out. Apparently the co-op student's teacher came over this morning to do a review on the student. It's crazy around here.
K's Science teacher just emailed that he's to start showing up for tutorials. L is taking the SAT test at school today, it's that time.
Yes, blogging is therapeutic.
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Extra News
Here are some good stories I hadn't had the chance to post yet. It seems advil can lower my breast cancer risk by 21%. I take a lot of those at a certain time of the month! And who knew that honey could help cuts heal faster and may be more helpful than a cough syrup for treating coughs?
Perhaps the best news today is from The Boomer Chronicles blog that says web surfing could keep dementia away. I'm all for that!
Oh, the new plumber was wonderful and our kitchen sink is good as new.
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Perhaps the best news today is from The Boomer Chronicles blog that says web surfing could keep dementia away. I'm all for that!
Oh, the new plumber was wonderful and our kitchen sink is good as new.
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Voting Day
Well, M and I did our civic duty this morning and voted in the Canadian Federal Elections. This will determine if our current Prime Minister Harper gets to stay in office for another term.
I cleaned up the garden a little bit this morning after my walk. It's still too early to cut back the perennials, I think. It seems to want to rain but the sun keeps peeking out.
It was a rigorous academic weekend for K and I. He's miffed at having had to do so much homework on a long weekend. But report cards are due this week and it won't likely be pleasant, so we're trying to do some 'catch up' work as well. L gets to attend a leadership seminar at school next week. It's one of the perks for being selected head of arts council for the year. She was also selected to be the in-training co-ordinator for Public Relations at her school. M took her out for a driving lesson yesterday and she had improved dramatically since the first lesson.
I think our basement is in the final phases, it shouldn't be more than the next week or 2. But it's still nerve wracking thinking what else can go wrong and meanwhile hoping for the best outcome. They're working on the bathroom and tiling today. We're expecting a plumber to call about clearing our kitchen sink line.
I'm planning to grill some zucchini and eggplant today. Haven't thought about the rest of the meal. I don't like going to the grocery store the morning after a long weekend, I'm waiting for them to put out some fresh stuff.
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I cleaned up the garden a little bit this morning after my walk. It's still too early to cut back the perennials, I think. It seems to want to rain but the sun keeps peeking out.
It was a rigorous academic weekend for K and I. He's miffed at having had to do so much homework on a long weekend. But report cards are due this week and it won't likely be pleasant, so we're trying to do some 'catch up' work as well. L gets to attend a leadership seminar at school next week. It's one of the perks for being selected head of arts council for the year. She was also selected to be the in-training co-ordinator for Public Relations at her school. M took her out for a driving lesson yesterday and she had improved dramatically since the first lesson.
I think our basement is in the final phases, it shouldn't be more than the next week or 2. But it's still nerve wracking thinking what else can go wrong and meanwhile hoping for the best outcome. They're working on the bathroom and tiling today. We're expecting a plumber to call about clearing our kitchen sink line.
I'm planning to grill some zucchini and eggplant today. Haven't thought about the rest of the meal. I don't like going to the grocery store the morning after a long weekend, I'm waiting for them to put out some fresh stuff.
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Monday, October 13, 2008
Vitamin D
L did well with the driving lesson in a school parking lot yesterday. She just needs more practice to get the 'feel' of the car. We can go again today. We also have to finish stuffing a beanbag with another bag of beans.
My mom and sister made a lovely Thanksgiving dinner yesterday. My 13 year old niece has braces now, as seems to be the norm for that age group.
Today, K has to work on a speech for History and get a good start on a science project. It's great having a long weekend to get a head start on things.
I've been following 'Vitamin D' news for the past year, and it's interesting that they are now doubling the Vitamin D recommendation for kids in the U.S. We all started on Vitamin D supplements earlier this year after I kept reading about the mounting evidence to support it.
We tried the new Pillsbury Chocolate Fudge brownie mix in a tube and they are the best! Soft, moist and chewy...
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My mom and sister made a lovely Thanksgiving dinner yesterday. My 13 year old niece has braces now, as seems to be the norm for that age group.
Today, K has to work on a speech for History and get a good start on a science project. It's great having a long weekend to get a head start on things.
I've been following 'Vitamin D' news for the past year, and it's interesting that they are now doubling the Vitamin D recommendation for kids in the U.S. We all started on Vitamin D supplements earlier this year after I kept reading about the mounting evidence to support it.
We tried the new Pillsbury Chocolate Fudge brownie mix in a tube and they are the best! Soft, moist and chewy...
News
U.S. docs double vitamin D recommendations for kids
Artificial intelligence chat program fools testers
Get the sun for less
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Macbeth
K and I have started getting into Macbeth more deeply, we read Act 2 together last night and it wasn't too bad. It does have a lot of action, all those murders keep it interesting. He thinks Lady Macbeth is very evil at this point.
I'm going to take L to a parking lot for a much needed driving lesson. She's had a lot of theory, but no practice. M went to the gym.
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I'm going to take L to a parking lot for a much needed driving lesson. She's had a lot of theory, but no practice. M went to the gym.
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Men, women use web like prehistoric hunter-gatherers
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