Today is a good day to count my blessings. Because I’ve been feeling bothered and not sleeping well and mostly, ripping up carpet. I know, my life is so hard. I don’t DO WELL with a mess, and my house is messy at the moment. BUT, tomorrow is Friday, which means it’s nearly the weekend, and my husband is home on the weekend, and he, in his infinite organization and practicality, always puts right what is wrong around here.
So, that’s the first thing I love.
It’s almost Friday. And my husband is a white knight organizer. (Okay, two things.)
The third thing I love is bruschetta. Because it’s summer, and as I mentioned, my house is a mess, and I don’t feel like cooking. But I do feel like chopping up juicy tomatoes and fresh basil and dousing them with olive oil and maybe a drop or two of balsamic vinegar. And sea salt. And pepper. And slicing up Kansas City’s Farm to Market sourdough bread, smearing with butter (I don’t care if I’m supposed to use olive oil, we like butter) and cripsing it in the oven until it’s time to smother that unsuspecting bread with oodles of tomato goodness, topping with REAL parmesean cheese – grated with love.
Slurpingly yummy. I didn’t spend too much time trying to capture this plate, since my husband was reaching for it and attempting to thwart my efforts. (It’s a good thing he made the Things I Love list already.)
The fourth thing I love is that every cloud has a silver lining. I was attempting to make sense of this carpet-plucking mess when I spotted the pilfering Annabelle’s cute but grubby little fingers pawing through my wallet. Given her penchant for collecting and hiding debit cards, I thought it best to go rescue my belongings. I was just about to make my move when I saw her slip out my driver’s license and say to herself, “This is my mama! She is the best in the whole world and I love her SO much!” Which pretty much stopped me in my tracks and guess who got to play with my wallet all afternoon? (Sidenote: you kind of have to know Annabelle to know that she really does talk like that – as if every sentence must end in an exclamation mark. It’s cute. Especially when she’s exclaiming about how much she loves me.)
The fifth thing I love is that yesterday, I was driving down 71 highway and thinking about the craziness of this week. One thing in particular was just bugging me, and I knew I had to put it out of my mind. I looked up, intending to switch lanes, and what did I see? A truck bearing Psalm 23 and the words, “Fear Not.” Loved it!
The sixth thing I love is………..Christmas in July. For my clients. But you’ll have to keep checking back to read about that!
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OH…a girl after my own heart! Being married to a chef it’s HARD to keep light with a diet. However we are pretty simple and love comfort food when at home. Can’t wait for my tomatoes. Funny you never forget the pure joy of a ripe tomato, some basil and lots and lots of cheese!