Check.
Meat sauce for the lasage simmering away in the kitchen all afternoon, getting richer by the hour.
Check.
Macaroni and Cheese (for the boys), Cheesy Garlic Bread and Risotto Milanese (probably, haven't started it yet) all good to go.
Check.
Salad Good to go. Tam's Lamb Hotpot. Sorted. Melissa's Trifle and Cheese Platters Sorted.
Check and Check.
My husband singing along to James Taylor and cleaning all of my Glass sliding doors and windows.
Check.
And moppping my floors. Bless him!
Check.
Sam in the highchair next to me, clapping his hands to the music and insisting on sharing his sandwhich with me (eww).
Check.
Alexander has just spotted me through the glass doors (you know, now that you can see through them), and has broken into an enormous grin and blown me a kiss.
Feel warm and fuzzy and return his grin with a ridiculous one of my own.
Check.
A couple of bottles of Red ready to open.
Check.
Ready for the entire family to come over for dinner tonight.
Check.
The breeze has been glorious today, and the company even more so. Just enough rain to cool everything down, but not so much that we don't want to go right back outside. Which is where both of my boys are right now. I feel stable, almost happy even, and am looking forward to entertaining, it's been a while.
'Tis a good day. :)
Hope you're all having one too, my friends. Think I'll go make brownies.
Good to hear! Sounds like a wonderful day. We've been productively busy together here and it feels SO good to be working on clearing space. Enjoy the rest of your w/e and entertaining tonight :)
ReplyDeleteYour post made me feel happy, you sound great and I hope your dinner party goes well!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy it Melissa you deserve it.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely post to read. I hope you have a fabulous time!
oooh..whats that ? is that a smile on that gorgeous face ? after the day you've had i sure hope so.
ReplyDeletethe beloved cleaning my house is guaranteed to make me smile. :)
Awww what a perfect day!! My type of day.
ReplyDeleteSounds wonderful Mel, makes me want to come over for dinner too - pity I am in Perth. I can almost smell the cooking, hear the music and I can definitely see the smile on your face as your beautiful Alexander blows you a kiss. Nice to know you are having a good weekend.
ReplyDeleteJust found you through In the Real World: Venus & Mars - catching up on some of your posts and all I have to say is I wanna come over for dinner and wine!
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