Morning, everyone!
I am feeling better today. Most of the time I can flush my infections away, as the reason they come on is because I haven't been drinking enough water. I am doing much better today, thanks! After 3 Advil, a few gallons of water, a 4 cranberry pills yesterday, I was feeling more like myself by lunch.
Tonight is dinner at the church. They are having chicken Parmesan. I am curious how that's going to be, but I guess I'll find out.
which was served with a vegetable antipasto plate:
the stuff in the bowl is fresh ricotta with olive oil and pepper flakes. We spread it on grilled bread.
Beautiful! Two questions:
1. Recipe for the vegetables. Looks delicious!
2. What kind of plate/platter did you use for the antipasto? I love these kind of dishes but am curious what you served it on. Thanks!
I meant to do this on Thanksgiving Day, but I thought I would share with you some Kevin-isms that made me
In the end I have to shake my head, laugh, and be thankful I don't have to live with him. I thought you guys might like a laugh!
1. First of all, they were late. I'm sorry people, my mother raised me to always be on time and that's just they way it is. But they are always late, so it wasn't a shock. I said 8, it was almost 8:15. To show you the difference, Scott's Dad
always gets there early to visit with us. We always tell him things like, "We are going to eat at 8, but come on anytime you are ready!" He was there around 7:40. Just in time for a fresh cup of coffee, lol. I do love that man. Anyway, we are just sitting at the table having coffee when they came barreling in, Amanda with wet hair. She gasped out a mouthed "sorry," which led me to believe that "someone" had made getting out of the house difficult, lol. Like I said, though, they are always late. Oh I don't know if I mentioned it before, but Ryan was at his dad's for the holiday, so we just had Chloe, child-wise.
2. Ok, you saw my table. See the juice carafe? We were passing it around and Kevin looks at it like it's poison and says, "What kind of juice is it?" "Uh, orange," I tell him. He shakes his head and says, "Just checking. It looked awfully light." All righty then
3. Ok, my favorite!!!! Midway through breakfast, Kevin points to my teapot (also in the pic, if you want to see what I'm talking about) and asks if it's microwave safe. I told him that I wasn't sure, but I left plenty of water in the kettle for him if he needed a reheat. He then says, "It was plenty hot for the first cup, but it's a little cool for a second. Basic thermodynamics. The faster you heat water, the faster it's going to cool off. That's why when you boil water on the stove it cools off much slower than the microwave or an electric kettle. Basic thermodynamics."
Ok, people. I am trying my best not to bust out laughing. What the heck did that whole speech have to do with anything?! I am clutching Scott's knee under the table not to lose it, as is he. Kevin gets up, turns the kettle back on and gets more water. A little while later, we adjourned to the living room. While getting up, he leans over to me and whispers, "I took a semester of thermodynamics in college (engineering major) and they never taught us any of that bull that Kevin just spouted."
I then made a lame excuse of wanting to get a few things in the dishwasher and that I'd join them in a moment. I had to collect myself. Scott just doesn't say things like that and it made my day. So now we have an inside joke of punctuating long stories with, "basic thermodynamics."*
3. Chloe is now walking! That means Aunt Kitty is going to have to majorly childproof the house before they come over the next time. Scott and I ran ourselves ragged trying to keep her out of things and from getting hurt. At one point, she was pulling on my curtains by the table (also in the picture) to which Amanda told Kevin, "Don't let her pull on those. She probably has dirty fingers from the fruit." Uh, yeah, not to mention she could pull them completely off, you know? Also, while I was putting a few things away in the kitchen, I kept hearing things falling in the floor. Turns out she was pulling DVDs off the tower and throwing them in the floor, to which Kevin and Amanda just laughed. Later, while she was sitting on Kevin's lap, she took a nosedive to the floor, landing smack on her forehead. We all saw it happen and we knew she was going to be hurt. She was crying so hard she went mute from lack of breath. Ohhhh, that kind just breaks my heart. She had a nice knot and a huge bruise on her forehead. Poor little thing.
Aunt Kitty is going shopping soon and getting her some toys and things to play with at our house to keep her occupied. I think I get frustrated because if they would just keep an eye on her and/or correct her, things wouldn't get so nuts. I can't cook/clean up/entertain AND keep an eye on Chloe, too. You know? Not to mention, she's too big for me to pick up off the floor now. *sigh*
So there you go. That was my Thanksgiving morning. After everyone left. we took a nap, lol! Scott's dad made everything worth it when we all sat down to eat. He said, "Look at all this wonderful food Lindsay has made for us. It looks delicious!" Everything after that was just gravy, you know? He called us a day or so later to tell us, again, how much he enjoyed the morning. THAT is why I do this- for him. HE had a great time and enjoyed everything.
I just had to share
*If I had been thinking on my feet, which I don't do very well, I should have responded with, "Well, excuse me then, while I go start a campfire outside to heat your water with. Nice and slow, so it won't cool off as fast." LOL!
(And you know I said that with love, and not a mean intention) 
We also got to see Wayne Newton. He was one of the best shows I have ever been to. 
Hi All. Dinner tonight is going to be something really quick and simple....pasta. We have some anchovies and olives in the fridge that need to be used up; so DH is going to get puttanesca. DS will probably get carbonara as well. There is some BACON that needs to be used up as well.
I don't even know half of what I am giving yet. 
I hope they all are well soon, this is a busy month!
Now American Bandstand???? 
