Pleasing By Reason of Comfort

It's been too long since I posted, I know. That doesn't mean I haven't been grateful for the many things in my life, just that I haven't made the time to seek and point them out. I apologize to myself for that. Tonight I am grateful, again, for many things. First, I am grateful to still have this computer. Ollie, the little rascal tried to break it last week when, in the middle of the night, she knocked it off of my side table. I still love her...but only because it's not broken. I'm only kidding. She's feeling much better these days: She's down to 1/2 a pill every other day. She started at one twice a day...so we have come a long way! And only in 3 months... I am also grateful for my oven and knives and ability to take leftover ingredients and create one of my most favorite dishes at a local restaurant. Big City Bread Cafe here in Athens serves one of THE BEST tomato soups around. It comes with these croutons which have soaked up some of the s...

These past few weeks I have definitely had my fare share of things to focus on. And most of them were negative. But, in the spirit of a gratefulness blog...I will only focus on the positive here in this post. First and foremost...my Ollie cat is feeling better. I woke up to her throwing everything around her kennel...which normally wouldve upset me. But I am so grateful she is feeling back to her normal self. The rest of the things I am grateful for off the top of my head: -I found a dime on the ground today. That's 10 cents less that I have to come up with for the 2500 in vet bills. - I have amazing coworkers who tell me things like, "you're everyone's favorite." - the top button on my iPhone started miraculously working again. - Stephanie made me chocolate covered pretzels. Possible the best treat for a person who really doesn't like sweets. - I have a warm bed and two sweet girls to share it with. Goodnight all. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

This week, I am grateful for many things. First and foremost, my family. My sister: Saturday afternoon she spent 5 hours of her free time (which she never gets) back that the hospital helping my poor Ollie cat when she was sick. Throughout this week, even after her 13 hour days that begin at 5 a.m. and don't end until 7 or 8 p.m. that night, she has helped me feed and fluid and poke and scoop and everything else so that I might save some money and time with Ollie being sick. Her husband, my brother-in-law, Will: He has helped me in so many ways, namely by keeping Lindsay sane, but also through coming to my work or going by and checking on Ollie. I'm so grateful that my big sister decided to take his name and be with him. He's such a great person. My aunts and grandparents: For letting me bring Ollie with me to Mama Liz and Papa Joe's house last weekend while she was sick. Even though Cricket, the dachshund was not happy about that. Grateful, also, to have a job that...

Today, I am thankful to have family recipes that are so delicious. I am sitting here, early in the morning, listening to the sounds of my gas oven turn on and off as my Baked Apricots cook. This is another Boozer family recipe (shhhh, secret). Yet, none of them are overly complicated. My favorite part of Thanksgiving growing up was when my mom let me crush the crackers for the Baked Apricots. I would crush, crush, crush some more, and come back and say, how do they look? She would say nope, needs some more crushing. I just remember it taking me forever to crush those crackers! But, it was always worth it in the end: Baked Apricots. Another family must-have for our Thanksgiving is Sauerkraut. Yum. I was talking to Mama Liz (mom's mom for those who don't know) the other day and we were planning out Thanksgiving. The first thing she said was, "well you know we have to have sauerkraut for Papa Joe. He loves sauerkraut." And I said, you know, so do I! She laughed a...

Today, I am grateful for butter. I don't think I could ever give up eating dairy products like butter and cheese...because I found this beautifully simple recipe for pumpkin seeds. I just had to pass it along.    The seeds came from Will and Lindsay's pumpkin. Lindsay and I were very upset to see that Will had not grabbed an ounce of chocolate, so we went to the store on Halloween because he could not leave the house. He loves Halloween, apparently. When we came back, this is what he had carved. I love that it's not exactly an original theme...but man, that is a drunk pumpkin if I've ever seen one. The recipe: Spiced Pumpkin Seeds from AllRecipes.com 1 1/2 tablespoons margarine, melted 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon garlic salt (I used onion powder because I didn't have garlic salt...just as delicious.) 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce 2 cups raw whole pu...

This turned out so well!! I had to share my own made up (almost vegan) recipe: Equal parts Turnips and Black eyed peas 3 T flour 3 T butter Garlic to taste Salt, pepper and onion powder to taste 3 T nutritional yeast Boil the peas and turnips for approximately 20 min together in water. Drain. Add dry ingredients and mix. Add butter and mash. If too wet, add more flour or yeast. ENJOY! I'd post a photo of the finished product...but it tastes much better than it looks. Promise. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Today I am grateful to have a patient and forgiving boyfriend. I put him through hell and he stays with me, still. I love him dearly. Tonight in sewing class we learned buttons and hooks. I successfully buttoned and hooked fabric tonight: And, lastly, through teamwork, we began the dress!! I don't care how dorky it is...but I will spend the next hour or so sewing and watching Singin' in the Rain. Goodnight all. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone Location: Normal Ave,Athens-Clarke County,United States