Mid Week

Hi ya'll,
Wednesday is almost at a close.

My poor husband has been in bed all day with flu-like symptoms. An unhappy camper to say the least. If he's not doing better by tomorrow he's getting taken to the doctor. The chicken soup and Jello haven't helped at all but at least they are staying in his system. I know he's really sick when he isn't even interested in having sushi for dinner... just the thought of dinner made him turn a little green. I'm hoping he's feeling better tomorrow. After sleeping all day, he's conked out again. It's not very often that I'm the one awake and he's asleep before 10:30pm. We will see how he feels in the morning.

Other than playing nurse, my latest challenge is a baking one. Friends, Kim & Malcolm get these fabulous chocolate chip cookies from a deli in N.J. near Cherry Hill. Malcolm is giving me the task of trying to replicate them. I have to admit they are the best tasting chocolate chip/macadamia nut cookie I have ever tasted. Moist, chewy, not too sweet, absolutely perfect. I've been scouring the Internet looking at cookie recipes to see what might give me comparable results. Next week I plan to try baking some and invite the neighbourhood over for taste testing. You don't think I'm going to test this out alone do you? No way! Better on someone elses' hips than mine. Anyone with a recipe or idea on how to get a very 'soft' texture to a chocolate chip cookie is welcome to forward it to me. I think it probably needs an extra egg or yolk in the batter and more butter than a regular recipe. If I can get it to taste as good as the one from the deli I think Malcolm will adopt me.... or turn me into his personal chef. Either way I love a good baking challenge and this is it!

July 1st, tomorrow, is Canada Day! I am going to celebrate with a few friends by dining out for Indian food. I think Marshall planned to get sick so he wouldn't have to eat Indian food with me. (kidding) Since there isn't really a big party in the USA for Canada Day (and I can't imagine why there isn't?) I expect I'll have to make my own fun. Maybe I'll teach my swimming students to sing "Oh, Canada" tomorrow in their lessons. Back stroke & singing national anthems from different countries could catch on.... or not? Should I get them to learn the old lyrics or the new? In English or in French? Leave it to Canada to have a totally confusing anthem where they change the lyrics and the language just to keep everyone on their toes.
Oh Canada.... everybody sing!

Wear red & white on July 1st even if you don't know the words to the song

xox
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