My favorite things...

You'll remember the song if you ever saw "The Sound of Music", I recently thought, what would my favorite things be...? We all have things we love and here are a few and why.

Spring grass right after a rain on bare feet, the smell of coffee in the morning and of course it always tastes better in a chair on the porch watching the sunrise. I love bluegrass music for its simplicity and tradition. I love big band music too. There's Greek food..good BBQ and very cold beer, not necessarily together. A ride on a four-wheeler, a horseback ride on a relaxed and laid back horse. A trip to a museum that I never appreciated but now do. Seeing an old friend and seeing them with the happiness they deserve. Fresh, hot sourdough bread when I'm sick and knowing that Fiance Chad will know that. The way my eyes look when I wear plum eye shadow, the way my running shoes make me feel sporty and cool. Catching just the right moment to take a wonderful photo. Having Hannah hand me something new for her art gallery. Listening to her learn guitar. And my favorite things list could go on and on....but "these are a few of my favorite things".

"Is this what they eat in prison?..."

...I heard this come out of the mouth of my sassy seven year old daughter. When her grandmother visits it's always cookies and ice cream at every meal. I'm totally surprised dessert hasn't been introduced at BREAKFAST for heaven's sake. So when Grandma leaves there are tears and complaints of NOT wanting to eat the meal I've prepared for the family. I am NOT a short order cook. I do NOT believe in asking the child what they'd like for dinner. They eat what we eat...end of story. We make it a habit of drinking ice water or tea without sugar. We limit the sugar and fat as much as possible. That being said...I'm not against cooking with a little fat every now and then, I am, afterall from Oklahoma. But the recent whines had become too much.
Finally one night at dinner, Fiance Chad told the "little" that we could eliminate meat for an entire week. Chad is the son of a cattle rancher and loves beef, it's what's for dinner after all. Han loves meat too....loves it.
So on night TWO of "No Meat" week...she asks "Is this what they eat in prison?"
Wish us luck...we have two more nights of this.