Smiling!

A bit of blue sky peeking through the trees and clouds.

Barkley had his annual trip to the vet today. Here we'll let him tell you about it. "Woof, wag, wag, woof, wag, wag, woof, arrroooooooooo, wag, wag!" (translation: vet, ear scratch, teeth check, chest scratch, bum check, 2 shots, good boy, and a biscuit.)

Anni had her cooking group today. She invited Alex. They made nacho with the works, and she smiled widely. Alex is smiling wide because we contacted the Ninendo fix-it guru's to get his sticky buttons repaired. Ari is smiling because we went to see the Zack and Miri movie, somewhat lewd but extremely funny. David is smiling because we had chili colorado for dinner. And I'm smiling because the rest of the family is smiling.

I made a soup up today for lunch that turned out more that okay. It was truly yummy. I have a new favorite soup. Here's the recipe:

Harvest Pumpkin Soup

1 cup pumpkin puree

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

1 cup almond milk

1 tsp. chicken (or veggie) broth seasoning

White pepper to taste

1) Place pumpkin puree in pot. Add cinnamon and stir. Add almond milk and stir. Heat over medium-low flame. When warm, add broth seasoning and stir. Heat to simmer.

2) Remove from heat and sprinkle lightly with white pepper. Add more to taste

3) This soup has a wonderful fall taste; pumpkin, nuts, and spice. It's perfect with a couple of whole wheat crackers and a crisp apple. Enjoy!