Annie's Jugs

oh come on, don't be disgusting. i shouldn't even joke about these things, considering this is the www - where sickos preside...but how else do you title a post like this?

the rain has stopped, the sun is out, and now it feels more like houston weather: hotter than hot, humid and no wind...and apparently this is NUTHIN'. the bug guy was here yesterday and when he came in to do the inside, he said "this is the first house i've done today that actually feels cool inside" and i'm thinking what? do people not run their a/c's? well apparently-evidently (it's one word - really) people set their a/c's to like 80 during the day. which is crazy to me. i have mine at 76 and i'm sweating when i clean. 80? might as well not use it at all. but then of course i was wondering how much more my energy bill is than those people. so today i'm trying 78 during the day. just to try it. we'll see. i'm just used to being in the midwest - where the a/c is set at like 69-70 all summer long...except for my folks - who still believe in the opening-windows-at-night thing. course, they have a house that gets cross-ventilation so it makes more sense...anyway, i can't sleep in anything higher than 74, so this will be interesting. i'm such a baby.

speaking of babies, i'm hauling jasper back to the doctor today. his stupid bark-y cough is back and i'm worried he has another ear infection i'm not aware of - especially since the fever the other day. i just feel bad for him - he coughs so hard he throws up, it's horrible. and selfishly (because it is), i want to get back to yoga cause i've formed an addiction and i haven't been there since saturday because i don't want to get the other kids sick. so selfish. but i can't continue to eat ice cream every night if i'm not burning those calories during the day! and speaking of ice cream, i found a new favorite flavor: ben and jerry's cinnamon bun. oh. my. delicious. heaven. yumminess. it's caramel ice cream with sticky bun dough stuff and caramel-streusel swirls. what?! it's insane. i love anything with cinnamon though, and this does not disappoint.

in other food news: i made a delicious salad for dinner last night and i think you all should try it. it's called tandoori chicken salad and it's one of padma lakshmi's recipes from foodnetwork.com. soooo good and so gooood for you! there is not ONE bad thing in it. not one. substitute olive oil for the veg oil when you cook the chicken and it's just as good and better for you. oh god. yum. you can find the recipe here, but i would hurry and print it because it says it is only available for a limited time. seriously - so good, so filling and so healthy - a great summer meal!

not much else going on today, i do need to give a birthday shoutout to presley - who is 6 as of yesterday! happy birthday, pres, can't wait for the party!

ciao bellas!