Spring is definitely on its way in but some days are still chilly and soup-weather like. So when it’s been cold and gray and I just need a quick pick me up of something warm, this soup has been my salvation. It helps that it’s only a five minute drive from my job so I can just pop in there, pick up a bowl and be back at my desk before you know it. Yes, I eat at my desk on most days and I like it that way

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whoa! RT @jmom: Watching the Staircase (Peterson trial documentary) on Sundance channel and husband’s art work is in the background!

— Sundance Channel (@SundanceChannel) January 29, 2013

 
It’s true! I was watching the documentary last night while the hubby was snoring as always. Then all of a sudden, I saw one of his prints on the wall of the Peterson house!

I had to wake him up to show him. lol! Thank goodness for the DVR, I was able to rewind it for him. I should have taken a screen shot. It’s a print of his Durham’s 5 Points drawing that the Peterson’s bought at an auction a few years ago. I remember meeting them at that event. Who knew years later he would be accused and convicted of killing her?

There is nothing like a wet burrito to get my family into the kitchen quickly. There are days when I need a bullhorn to get everyone unglued from their computers or tv screens and into the kitchen for dinner, then there are days when there is wet burrito. On days when I announce we are having all-meat beef burritos, I don’t have to say it  twice. They are immediately at the table.

For my youngest daughter who is not even a big meat eater, she comes to watch the sour cream slide off the burrito.

Of course, she still eats her share of the tender, delicately seasoned beef encased in a large flour tortilla and doused with the paprika and chili flavored gravy that the beef were stewed in. The sliding cream is just an added pleasure

HAPPY THANKSGIVING, EVERYONE!

I hope you all had a pleasant day with families and friends. There is so much to be thankful for despite all the bad news lately. And really, if you look, there is so much beauty, love and hope around us. Just look at the video below. Most of the time we catch people in the act of being bad but if we look, we also catch many being good.