MEAT DINNER FOR KIDS AND K. NOEL/AMANDA

I woke up without any feelings of illness and I was glad I didn't drink any more last night. After lunch, moms and I watched the women's World Cup between the US and Japan. I made some freesportsbet bets on the US believing they could not lose since they have never lost to Japan ever in their history. Sure enough, Japan came back twice to win. I swear, I've never been in such a slump with my betting, but just like poker, I guess it just comes in crazy waves.

K. Noel and fams came through pretty late in the afternoon. After some gin with Kylie, I washed moms car and then helped moms with a little cooking. Throughout the afternoon, I cooked some spare ribs covered with foil at 280 for a few hours, then finished it off at 300 for the last hour uncovered. I like this method because it really gives it nice color and I think the next time I try it, I won't even bother to raise the temperature. 280 seems good enough because it was falling off the bone, though the smaller pieces were a little burnt since they didn't have a lot of meat on them.

After dinner and after they all left, I just showered and watched Netflix through early morning.

(written 7/18/11)