Baby back ribs

K's doing fine after yesterday's surgery. He ended up getting practically a general anaesthesia because he kept moving during sedation which is a 'no-no'. We had to laugh as he explained that he couldn't help it. Every time he heard the drill whirring towards him, his hand started shaking almost involuntarily! He was wondering if he could go to a sleepover at a friend's house tonight, but we said, maybe in a week after he's finished taking his course of antibiotics.

I found some baby back ribs on sale at the grocery store, so I'm going to bake those today. Baby back ribs are the most tender of pork ribs and I noticed they always get all eaten up, unlike the side ribs. They cook up in no time, 350 F for half an hour, marinated in your favourite barbecue sauce. I also picked up some back to school subject notebooks and a few supplies although the kids aren't back to school until September 8th.

L played tennis with some older adults today (40 to 60 plus?), she was substituting in a round robin match. She had a great time bantering with them and they are in great shape. She thought one of the older men that she partnered with acted just like a kid that never grew up, right down to the snacks he ate and his playful behaviour. She's off to a friend's party in the evening.

In case you missed it, here's Adam Lambert's 'Starlight' on Good Morning America's summer concert this morning.

Hopefully it won't rain all weekend like they said it will.

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Catching up on the Gossip

K had his dental surgery this afternoon. He ended up getting close to general anaesthesia according to the doc, because K kept moving around and wouldn't be still and that's risky with this procedure. It was just supposed to be IV sedation. So he took about 40 mins to wake up and recover enough to walk down the stairs. He's in a bit of pain now (tylenol) and still changing gauze until the bleeding subsides, which it seems to be. He only had 3 wisdom teeth like my nephew. So he has antibiotics for a week to prevent infection and another medicine for 2 days to reduce any swelling. Don't think L had that swelling medicine.

The receptionist noticed I'm left handed. She was telling me her boyfriend is right handed but plays certain sports (hockey, golf?) with his left hand. Sounds like it's more of a sport thing than any lefty tendencies. I remember M's brother-in-law and his son saying they do the same thing. Well, I know nothing about sports to begin with. I did browse 3 PEOPLE mags, and caught up on the gossip. Did you know that Valerie Bertinelli's ex-husband, Eddie Van Halen remarried a good looking other wife? Valerie attended the wedding as they are all good friends and said the bride was beautiful. And I saw pics of Halle Berry's little girl, looks a lot like her. I also read an interview with Chase Crawford who L says is from Gossip Girls (which we don't watch). He sounds clean cut and like a nice young man. His dad is a dermatologist. He says he's not interested in a serious relationship as he's only in his twenties.

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ABC's Dating in the Dark

Here's a picture from my garden. Those might be zinnias in the foreground, with the taller ones being yarrow.


The weather was been muggy, humid and stormy yesterday, but today there's a light, pleasant breeze with lots of bright sun. We're about halfway through the lazy summer, sigh.

ABC's 'Dating in the Dark' is a new hit TV show. L and I watched it a couple of nights ago and it was surprisingly very interesting. The couples basically date in the dark, they can't see each other and have to decide how much they like that person. The results can be surprising or not.

Joanna Jenkins is running a fabulous giveaway, visit her blog and leave a comment to enter! She's a fun person and a talented writer.

What a diplomatic coup for Bill Clinton in securing the release of those 2 journalists held in North Korea. It's very positive to think that differences can be settled peacefully and with a hope of improved communication between countries.

On my walk yesterday I had a phone call from the kids to say they were going to the corner store to get froster drinks. I didn't realize they drove there until I got back home! At the moment, I'm getting a kick out of their new independence. Earlier in the morning I had taken K for his yearly blood test to monitor his hypothyroidism. Then I made a doctor's appointment later this month to see if we have to adjust the dosage of his medication. He's grown a lot in a year and that can make a difference. It was my lucky day in that I seemed to be about 2nd in line at the checkouts while running errands at a couple of stores. A huge line formed behind me at both places as people came in random waves. We didn't even wait for the blood test and those labs can get busy.

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Create Tuesday 01

Some Kind of Wonderful



Here's my entry for Lissa's Create Tuesday 01. Click on the link in the sidebar for more details if you would like to participate. It's a lot of creative fun and I'm surprising myself with what I come up with!

The first theme is:

Some kind of wonderful - this title is from the movie that stars Eric Stoltz, Mary Stuart Masterson, Lea Thompson - movie info at The Internet Movie Database.

I've always liked this coming of age romance. I've used a combination of pencil crayons and watercolour pencils on (3X3 inch) watercolour paper.

Men Never Learn

Men Never Learn




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Twittorati

Koi fish swimming in a stream at Canada's Wonderland where we spent the day yesterday. I always thought they were salmon, but my mom told me salmon need to swim upstream in a real flowing river. Isn't it funny how your mom can always teach you things no matter what age you are? L said the pedometer on her cell phone told her that she took 12,000 steps yesterday. That sounds like a lot of good exercise.

In other news, my sister told me that you can no longer order back issues of Adam Lambert's 'Rolling Stone' magazine cover, as it's SOLD OUT. He appeals to all ages of people.

I got the following in an email from the Technorati people. Twitter seems to really be taking off.

'Twittorati Is Here

We’re very pleased to announce the launch of Twittorati.com: http://www.twittorati.com

Twittorati is where the blogosphere meets the Twittersphere: what top bloggers are tweeting about, and how these trends compare to blogosphere trends. You’ll be able to filter tweets by topic, see the most tweeted blog posts, and compare leading blogosphere and Twitter trends.'

Black Velvet Apricot

Here are the black velvet apricots that I located this week. They look like plums with a velvety skin and taste like a cross between a plum and an apricot which apparently is what they are. I was trying to find out more about it and came across an interesting blog called 'Natural Living Cuisine'. The author has transitioned to a raw 'vegan' diet over the past few years.