Sending your brother ~ma, Kathy.

Chicken thighs are not greasy if you skin them for the love of god, and throw them in a pot of rice with celery leaves, onion, garlic, roselmary and more black pepper than you think you need. Bring to boil, steam for 20 minutes, add seasalt to taste, serve. Aromatic, non-greasy, nom.

Wow that sounds yummy, Beverly. And very like a chicken and rice dish my grandmother used to make. mmmmm.

Wow, I'd lost track of how close Nilly was to having her baby! Wow.

Happy birthday, Bev!

I really cannot allow Loki to climb on me in the middle of the day. That way leads to naps. But I did try to get a new suit and failed. I think I might order online, I know exactly what I want. Pedicure, errands, failed trip to Home Despot for scrap wood. Will hit a couple other places tomorrow. Swim, manicure, laundry.

One more load tomorrow, TJs and Target. Lowes and Ace, maybe. And raking leaves and trash, if the wind quits.

Much health ~ma to Kathy's brother.

I hope everything turns out well for your brother, Kathy. As -t says, he's being monitored and looked after, so he couldn't be in a better place until determinations are made.

Burrell, it's sickie food. But with my iffy tum, sickie food is most often best. Roselmary (I'm sorry. family thing) never hurt nobody. If you're really sick you might want to back off on the pepper and onion, but the rest should be fine, even the garlic, on a recovering upset stomach.

You're both right--I'd much rather he be at the hospital where they can keep an eye on him.

sarameg's talk about swimsuits made me think that maybe I should try on my old smaller suits to see how they're fitting. They're both size 26, and I'm wearing a size 32 pants now, so I figured they'd still be snug. One of them is--about another 30-40 pounds should do it. The other one, however, fits fantastically well!!! My current suit was getting pulled seams (visible threads are never good), so I was getting nervous about wearing it for very much longer. Now, I get to toss it and wear this one until the other one starts to fit!

Since your size is changing so dramatically now, you probably don't want pricey suits, but for when you do, I cannot recommend highly enough Speedo's endurance fabric line. I swim over an hour everyday, and these suckers last 6 months. Regular suits, I'd go through one A MONTH. And they weren't that much cheaper. Other companies probably have similar lines (it's basically polyester) I just happen to like the way the speedos fit.

Now the question is whether I spend $70 to get my suit online since they were out at the swimshop. Given a conversation I overheard, I'm thinking maybe I should call them and request they order it for me, cause they'd get bulk rates and it'd be cheaper that way (and it is a popular size.) But I don't know if they'd go for that.

Much ~ma for your brother, Kathy. And cool news on the bathing suits.

Does anyone have a good chicken thigh recipe?

I don't actually eat them, but I bake them for about forever (1-2 hours) covered in an equal mix of olive oil, soy sauce, and white wine. The boys and DH can't get enough of them so I do a huge pan. I buy the boneless skinless, but the roommate I copied used regular thighs.

In another year or two, I might have to ask you for your recommendation again, but I am marking this for future reference--thanks!!

For anyone looking for good quality plus-size swimwear, I cannot recommend Junonia enough. Most of their suits are in the $60-80 range, but they are fabulously sturdy and functional. And, if you buy at the right time, you might get a clearance suit at half-off.

Thanks for the dessert rays, ita. Lemon blueberry pound cake & cinnamon tea is a fine dinner.

Eta:oh, that's a good tip, Kathy. I know I'd looked at Junonia for suits before and thought they looked good, it's great to have a recommendation.

JESSE!!

Is your cowgirl thing because of "Toy Story 2"?!?!

I am so going to get so many more Buffista allusions thanks to today's "Toy Story" trilogy viewing. Oh hell yeah.