Delicious August

That's right, boys and girls. It's peach time again! Mmmmm, peaches...



Last night we ate what was possibly the most delicious thing I've ever taken a bite of. We grilled peaches that had been drizzled (although I also used a basting brush) with balsamic vinegar and sprinkled with brown sugar, then added a dollop of double Devon cream to each peach half and scattered shredded coconut on top.



Mind you, this is not the oddly sticky coconut you usually get in stores in the baking aisle. We found this at a place called Plaza Latina on Aurora, and it's just the grated coconut without weird additives. It's crunchier and it doesn't stick to stuff.



As for the peaches, you start them off flat side down on the grill, then wait for them to look nicely browned/charred (not too black, just with the expected grill marks). After you see that color start to develop, you turn them onto their rounded sides and sprinkle a bit more brown sugar over the cut halves. Wait until they seem softened all the way through, then remove and add the cream and coconut. We put the lid back on the grill for the face up cooking portion so they would get more heat all around and not be still raw while the bottom got black.



Holy good God was that ever something. I could eat those all year. Every day. Never get sick of them. YUM. Just like eating heaven.



Anyway, that aside, we're still having a fun time squirting medicine down Monkey's throat. She had a fever of 105F when we took her in to the clinic, and they gave her fluids and meds, so we are continuing her regimen of those until the course is finished. We tried tempting her to eat them with chicken-flavored pill pockets and (sigh) even prosciutto, but both of these only worked once for some reason. So now we mash the pills and make a suspension in water that we suck up in a syringe and squirt into her thrashing throat. FUN TIMES! This is what you get when you're difficult. We tried the tasty option, but noooooo.



I will publicly admit that I unfairly maligned the Orange Thing. Whose name is still undecided upon. He is still a douche sometimes, but he's not THAT much of a douche. This infection thing wasn't to do with him. Oh, and the leg issues were apparently caused by muscle aches resulting from the fever. Sorry, Orange Thing. Forgive me?



I had a hard time sleeping last night. I think it's because it was fairly warm, although not yet warm enough for the air conditioner. I just could not find a comfortable position, and I kept waking up. Hate nights like that. Seems like it lasts forever, but you never get any decent sleep, so it might as well not have happened at all.



We watched Mr and Mrs Smith last night again. I love that movie. It is so funny, and I enjoy watching my favorite movies repeatedly so that once I know the story I can look around for lots of other little details and enjoy the entire film more. It's amazing what you miss when you're trying really hard to pay attention to a storyline and follow all the action and dialogue.



Today

Rain 70°F

80% chance of precipitation



Tonight

Rain 58°F

90% chance of precipitation



COME ON, WEATHER! RAAAAAIN!