We had white sweet corn from the farmers' market last night. It was delicious! I love sweet white corn in the summer. Yum.

These are pics of a tomato catapillar that was on our tomato plant. Isn't he cute? Too bad he eats something like 10 leaves a day. BAH! BAD catapillar. We saw him this weekend.

This weekend was filled with new and fun things ^_^

1. We tried the "IMAX" theater in Cherry Hill. We went to see Harry Potter. It is not a real IMAX. It is just a big screen, but costs $5 more! Ah, well, now we know. It was still good, though. This movie was a slower pace than the others, but was still entertaining & beautiful.

2. Abington Art Center. S & I took a drive out that way & while out there decided to stop in & see the um, sculpture garden. It is more like a clearing with a few sculptures & a wooded path with some sculptures along it in the woods. It is cute & worth a stop in (and it is free!), but it is little, and maybe not worth its own trip.

3. Earth Bread Brewery. This is a brew pub in Mt. Airy. We went out with B & S and it was like A Comedy of Errors or like a Marx Brothers Film. It was a little loud & echo-ey when we first got upstairs & the server had some trouble hearing us. S & B ordered a flight & when he got back he had brought 2 flights (the only asked for one to share). So, when they commented on this, the server asked if it would just be okay if they had 2 instead. Um...no. So, they had to ask again! Then, they brought out one of our pizzas with 2 plates (there are 4 of us) and went back & brought us out one other plate to make 3 (there are 4 of us). Doh.

Soooo, then we were waiting for the 2nd pizza & the server told us it had to be re-made twice! This is a regular item on their menu. It finally came out & everyone was satisfied, but my-oh-my!

It is always fun to go new places. I love Philly b/c there is always something new and fun to do!

Fight the Fight: a Wednesday Rant.

Today I continued to fight. Fight down those things that creep up through your mail slot leeching onto your ankles. You almost can't feel them. If you don't notice them right away they will eventually infect your bloodstream making your life extremely difficult...

To what do I refer??

Fight #1 - PA state taxes. Seems it is a difficult concept that someone could live only part of a year in PA. Luckily, I had lots of documentation and I submitted said documentation (this dispute is concerning a few years back).

Today I call to make sure that all of the documentation was received (and to find out what happened). It has been a month since the documentation was sent. It was received - good. AND, since they are already reviewing items that were received in FEBRUARY, they should get to mine "shortly" (6 months). Nice that they give YOU a deadline...
**makes me wonder how much we are paying them & how efficient this process is...

Fight #2 - E-rental. If you don't know the story, I'll sum it up:
I rented a car for work. It was damaged in a public lot. Work + E were working on what should be paid/etc & E sent the bill (during this time) to a collection agency. Bill was paid NOVEMBER, collection agency reported it to my credit account when work + E were working it out (nice). Still shows up on my credit as a non-paid outstanding account (did I mention it was paid in NOVEMBER??). So, the lawyer (thank GAWD for L's) drafted a letter & together we submitted a packet which said: a) it was not my responsibility and b) it was paid in November. I received a letter which I thought stated that the credit bureau was on E's side...called today & it turns out a decision hasn't been made yet...there is still hope...

Fight #3 - FSA. Flexible Spending Account...I think I won this fight today, but it is still pending...

Fight #4 - Doctors. I definitely lost this battle. I ALWAYS lose this battle. Here's how it went today (the first part is from 2 wks ago to catch you up):

me: "Hi Doctor, I'm here b/c this and this are wrong with me."
Dr: "Hmmm...well, we can't make that go away, but we can do some more testing. Come back in 2 weeks. Please pay me."

2 weeks/today...

me: "Hi Doctor, I'm here for my testing."
Dr: "It is confirmed that we cannot do anything for you. Please come back in 2 years. Pay me."

Glad I get up super early for a 7:30 am apt, so I can get to work on time...

Normally, my doctors' visits go like this:
me: "Hi Doctor, I'm here b/c this and this are wrong with me."
Dr: "That is interesting. Well, I'll make notes, but there is nothing we are going to do differently. Come back in 3 months. Please pay your co-pay."

Repeat on a 3-4 month cycle.

Luckily, these are all specialist visits, so they are the $25 co-pay. It surprises me that Doctors wonder why people don't go to the doctor. Why would you? You pay someone to tell you they can't help you...in any other line of work, you'd be fired.

That is my rant for today. Have a nice weekend.

So, the farmers market has to be one of the greatest things ever...

Check out all the fantastic stuff we got on Sunday!! The onions front right are called Torpedo Onions (cool, right?). We picked up a large heirloom tomato & some motz to make tomato & motz salad tonight (yummy!), and some heirloom cherry tomatoes. I love the heirloom cherries - there are

yellow
PURPLE!!

red

orange

GREEN!!

It's fantastic.

I'm also loving the yellow stringbeans. They are super sweet. S doesn't like them raw, but I do! They have been a constant snack...

Oh, and the peppers are ours :) Yay for a small container garden. We had a tomato earlier, and 4 more on the plants. There are lots of peppers growing, too.

On Saturday, S made "Bread-egg" which I hadn't had, but is delicious:

Isn't my ketchup cute?? You cut a hole in a piece of bread with a glass & butter both sides. Put it in a pan & crack an egg into the center. Flip when 1st side is done and wha-lah! If you like eggs in the morning, I highly recommend it. Easy & satisfying...