Oh dear lord. I have a secret love for Jack Daniels and butter pecan is actually my favorite ice cream flavor. YUM!

Still no meeting.

Hec, do I have to explain again how Jack Daniels isn't bourbon?

Sippin' whiskey.

Hec, do I have to explain again how Jack Daniels isn't bourbon?

Yet another category in which I am an ignoramous.

I had super yum ice cream (coffee with oreos, almonds and peanut butter) and then I had super good gracie time (lots of smiles). Then we picked up Noah and went to the mall (free A/C). K bought him a super cute scooter shirt and some shorts for both he and Grace. We had sandwiches at Barney's and Noah was AWESOME. I bought a new cherry pitter from W-S.

We came home. He had a quick bath and went right to sleep in our A/C'd room.

I think we might go to Ventura or Oxnard tomorrow and stay in a hotel with a pool for the cool.

Also, Just an FYI, today Amazon has Bacon Salt on sale for almost half off if you like that kind of thing (which I TOTALLY do).

I think we might go to Ventura or Oxnard tomorrow and stay in a hotel with a pool for the cool.

This is a great idea. Too bad we can't copy it because we are going to a birthday party in Pasa-so fucking hot-dena tomorrow. It's for Max, Franny's best friend at daycare, so we couldn't possibly miss it.

I am so tired I'm not really sure how I got here. I'm going to try to get to bed very early tonight.

I came in here to say that I made the best potatoes ever tonight. It's not bragging. It's just facts. Potato sliced thin and layered with salt and pepper, a little xsharp cheddar, a little shredded pecorino, a good bit of herbed goat cheese, fresh tarragon, white wine & cream. baked for about an hour.

Seriously good.

mmm, that does sound decadent and delicious, lisah.

I can't believe I'm considering buying bacon salt just so I can try it on popcorn.

All your Daisy Jane will belong to me as of Sunday! Woot! We're having our own F2F.

Dana, that meal sounds fabulous. It makes me wish my father could cook for me this weekend. It's not the same if you cook it yourself.

hazelnut gelato.

Nocciola gelato has to be the MOST PERFECT GELATO KNOWN TO MAN. All other gelatos bow down before it. I have been known to run over little children in pursuit of a brioche filled with hazelnutty goodness.

In England I used to be addicted to the cornetto

That was my ice cream novelty of choice as a child in Italy. I'd beg my Zio Mimi for a thousand lire to go down to the bar next to his house and buy one. Then I'd eat it while watching the regulars play briscola or scopa (card games played with Neopolitan cards).

Prior to last year, I probably hadn't had one in a good ten years. Somehow it wasn't the same. I had to pay for it myself, in euro, and there were no grumpy but benevolent old men throwing cards down on the table and occasionally knocking over a wine glass in their enthusiasm.

sara, all I have to say about your maintenance folks probably can't be repeated in polite company. I hope today ended better than it began.

meetings after 5 on Fridays is just wrong.

Wronger than Shrub being elected president-for-life. But at least you didn't get email at 11:30 pm from your boss. I hadn't silenced the BlackBerry so I felt compelled to respond.

Perkins, I'm sorry Friday's done you wrong. That should be outlawed.

Potato sliced thin and layered with salt and pepper, a little xsharp cheddar, a little shredded pecorino, a good bit of herbed goat cheese, fresh tarragon, white wine & cream. baked for about an hour.

Yum. Not your run of the mill au gratin potatoes. Beats the hell out of the BLT I had for dinner tonight.

Oh, and YAY! for your gentleman friend. I'm glad there's fireworks. (I actually think we were in Chicago at the same time last week. I had no gentleman friend however. DH would probably object.)