Wonderful Time

Spaulding and Molly have come to Orlando, combining a work trip for him with a visit with us. They are staying in Melbourne, but Sunday night we got together for dinner after walking to the end of our block to watch the Windermere golf cart Christmas parade. Grant served his vegetarian bean and corn chili with my fougasse herb bread and green salad. I made a chocolate pound cake and bought Santa’s White Christmas ice cream at Publix. I resisted serving the SWC coffee I have. 

Patten and Ryann brought their dogs, which sent both our cats to ground: Annie into her preferred closet,  Gracie under the down comforter on our bed. For a few minutes, Mimi wandered around, looking for, but not finding them. Since pit Bobby would eat them without out pause, we closed the bedroom doors. Bobby is a sweet dog, but genes are genes.

Of course, one of the boys had to rearrange my “Merry Christmas “ blocks. 

I am so delighted that my children enjoy each other’s company and our’s. If I could only get them all to live on my street or even in my town. Every mother’s dream.

The next morning, Grant had an appointment at the derm clinic for an whole-body exam and to remove a skin tag near his eye. Perfect excuse to have breakfast at Barnie’s in Winter Park and a SWC latte. I ordered the Farmers Breakfast Salad with a poached egg, not thinking I really didn’t want cold food on this chilly morning. I ate about a third and brought the rest home. I plan to throw it in a skillet and sauté the spinach to have it warm for lunch.

We were across town anyway, so I ordered more cookies from Gideon’s. Some will be gifts, the rest go in our freezer.