Happy Days are Here Again!

My Boo came home last night.  TCW and I were there to greet her.  We had so much fun talking and laughing.  Bye-bye and Salad were happy to see her She is having lunch with G-ma today.  I am so proud of my daughter.  I look forward to a great weekend of celebrating Rachel!  Hope you all have a good one too. 

ODE TO JULY

One, Two
My roof got a boo boo. 

Three, Four
My car cost me more. 

Five, Six
Both cost lots to fix.

Seven, Eight
Mom's move in ran late.

Nine, Ten
Broken clavicle on the mend.

USELESS INFO TUESDAY (Actually on the correct day!)

~  A dragonfly can fly about 36 miles per hour.

~  A grape is about 80% water; a raisin, about 15%.

~  Actress-director-producer Sofia Coppola, daughter of director Francis Ford Coppola, made her first screen appearance as the baby boy being christened in the famous baptism scene in "The Godfather."  She was 3 weeks old when the scene was shot.

~  Oklahoma is the state with the most man-made lakes.  It has more than 200 - created by building dams across streams.  Its only natural lakes are shallow playas and oxbows.  (Next week:  What are playas and oxbows?)

I really know I shouldn't but I couldn't help it...

~  An ultracrepidarian is a person who voices opinions beyond his or her scope of knowledge.

LABOR OF LOVE

A lady at work had been bringing in fresh squash...lots of fresh squash, for the past 2 weeks.  Miss Polly had already put up some 20 pints of pickles.  We both had several 2 pound bags in our freezer for making squash casseroles.  My arm was feeling better.  So, I decided I should bite the bullet and make pickles with the Friday squash. 

It is a labor of love!

Start with squash, peppers, onion...

...slice them up and cover with salt.  Let stand for 1 hour. (This dehydrates them so they will soak up the sweet pickling juice)

Heat vinegar, sugar, mustard seed and celery seed in dutch oven (you can also see my jars getting sterilized in the pot on the left back burner).  Add squash and bring to a boil.

Last step, seal in hot, sterilized jars (hardest part)!  So, here is my bounty after 3 and 1/2 hours, two batches of cooking....and I have 8 pints!

Yeah, you might say, "Wow, a whole 8 pints...not really worth it, LL."  But these pickles, you can't buy, and if you have ever tasted them, you know how absolutely delicious they are!  It is like I have my own little treasure!

Happy Monday!

P.S.  Update on the Boo.....she will be home THURSDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

REMEMBER HER?

I have not laid eyes on my baby since the latter part of May!  I miss her so.  The good news is, she is coming home next week!  The GREAT news is, she received the e-mail below last night around 9:00 pm....

Rachel,


I am pleased to inform you that as our 2nd alternate I am able to offer you an open slot into the incoming Fall 2011 NMT Class. I have attached a modified acceptance letter and will need for you to send back to me the last page indicating your intent to enter the program. Congratulations!!

I will also be sending you an e-mail concerning our orientation sessions on Monday, August15th, 2011.

Sincerely,

Norman E. Bolus, MPH, CNMT
Director, Assistant Professor
Nuclear Medicine Technology Program
Clinical & Diagnostic Sciences Department
UAB School of Health Professions, Room 446
1705 University Boulevard, B'ham. AL 35294-1212
bolusn@uab.edu
(205) 934-3427
(205) 975-7302 (fax)

I am so proud of you, Boo!  And I can't wait to see you, and hold you, and pet you, and call you George!
 
Have a great weekend, All!  I know I will!

DON'T GIVE UP ON ME...

I promise, things are going to change!  I am going to get back on my regular blogging schedule.  Believe it or not, I feel guilty when I ignore my blog like I have been.  Now, understand, it is not by choice.  My life has been crazy these past couple of weeks.

But, it is time for me to get my priorities right.  Time to give the people what they want...and they want ME TO BLOG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Back tomorrow with renewed vigor, a little swing in my step, and hopefully a good idea for a post!

USELESS INFO GUEST BLOG TWENDESDAY

Huge shout out to Lisa TutB guest blogger today!  And what better info to give us than medical.

I have just been swamped with personal and work stuff.  Sorry for the sparse blogging.  Will try to do better...

~  The average human bladder can hold 13 ounces of liquid - Unless you are drinking beer and that number decreases per beer!  (We should know!)

~  Men have more blood than women.  Men have 1.5 gallons and women have .875 gallons.

~  The human brain stops growing at the age of 18.

~  The attachment of skin to muscles is what causes dimples.

~  Of the 206 bones in the average adult body, 106 are in the hands and feet.  (Notice the clavicle bone - Mine is broken!)

~  Your thumb is the same length as your nose.