Glorious

Every now and again I adopt a word and use it every chance I get.  The latest additional to my overused repertoire is "glorious" and what a beautiful word it is.  The last few weeks have been filled with glorious moments culminating in a glorious evening spent with my husband at The Ravenous Pig celebrating nine glorious years of marriage.   The tagliatelle pasta with lump crab and broccolini...glorious.  The roasted cauliflower...mmmmm super glorious.  The company...glorious squared.  Peppered in between my word adoption and last night were several glorious days at the markets, a glorious girl's day out at Renningers with Morgan and friends and the creation of the glorious first draft Kickstarter video by the queen of gloriousness...Morgan Claytor.  It is a lucky girl that is able to find so many life moments to use and abuse the word "glorious".  A gloriously lucky girl I am!

Many hugs,
Kathy

I Found The Antidote!

Last night I went to dinner with my friends, Tom, Susan and Chris to the bastion of comfort food, Cracker Barrel.  Who would have thought that hidden amongst the biscuits, dumplings and cooked to death veggies would be the miracle antidote to the post holiday blues.  It was found in the eyes of an old friend fighting a battle with stage 4 colon cancer, who spent the evening far more concerned about the job possibilities of my son Ryan than the challenges before him and his fight.  It was found in the concerned eyes of his wife, Susan and the blissful spirit emanating from his son, Chris.  The antidote was found in perspective.

I have been blessed with far more than my fair share of friendships in my life.  But none mean more to me than Tom, Susan and Chris.  They are like part of my family.  They are hurting, but still full of hope, love and concern for others.  They get it.  They know what is important in life.  And even though I occasionally lose sight of it...I do too.  Time for a happy dance. 

I love you Tom.  I love you Susan.  I love you Chris.

Many hugs and prayers,
Kathy

The Best of Times...The Worst of Times

As usual, irrational post holiday blues have smacked me in the face...right at the start of a new year when hopes and dreams should be in abundance.  I know I have much to be thankful for and yet somehow I have succumbed to a whiney, pouty dance instead of my usual happy one.  And trust me, it is not pretty.

A month of so has passed since my last posting.  Postings have always been quite cathartic for me.  So here I am ready to lighten my load.  The blues cocktail I have concocted includes a liberal pour of the usual financial woes with an added splash of concerns over my son's job prospects and my mother-in-law's health.  Throw in a dash of a cluttered house and sleepless worry filled nights and you get the "perfect" blues elixir.  Uug!  Whew...I feel better already.  All the heavy "worst of times" are off my shoulders and floating out in cyberland.

Now for the good stuff.  The happy dance like its 1999 "best of times".  Heartsong Cookies has been nominated for Best of Edible Orlando in the Best Cookies category.  Once again I am in touch with my inner Sally Field...they like me, they really like me.  I was joyful to be nominated...celebrating with a Toasted Walnut Fig Cookie...or three.  But then the fierce competitive side of me kicked in.  I wan to WIN, WIN, WIN!   So I need your help.  I need you to VOTE, VOTE, VOTE!  I need everyone you know to VOTE, VOTE, VOTE!  You can access the survey at www.edibleorlando.com. 

Thanks for your support, tolerance and many hugs,
Kathy