Just a handful

Tonight I delved into a region of the house that I've been hesitant to approach with the purpose of decreasing my possessions: the kitchen. I love to cook; I might even be consider a "foodie" of some degree. Whatever the case, I do enjoy cooking unusual and sometimes complicated foods, and as a couple, Katie and I share a passion having people over to eat. . Apparently somewhere down the line I was convinced that, in order to do this, I needed several cubic yards of kitchen gadgets, pots, pans, utensils, and appliances. It's time for some of these to go!

Well, tonight after only a few minutes of looking into our utensil drawers, I found five worthy candidates:

1. Mellon baller - never used, will never use, don't even like saying it.

2. Meat mop - thought I'd use, never used, probably won't use as I've got another basting aparatus.

3. Can/bottle opener - This 2-function tool is trumped by a 3-function tool with a corkscrew that we've got. Bummer.

4. Potato masher - again, one-upped by a pyrex brand masher that is 2" longer and actually nicer.

5. Metal chopper - don't think I've ever used, have another with a soft cozy rubber handle.

Boom. That was quick! Just like a band-aid!

In other news, we ate supper with Katie's sister and her husband tonight, just down the street and around the corner from us. Steaks, potatoes, a yummy salad, and some sunshine and fresh air made for a lovely time. Avonlea was sporting her ACU Game Day onsie that a friend had made for her son who has outgrown it, so we took some pics beside some pretty purple flowers.

Thanks to Uncle George, we got some great laughing pics.

Love that smile! And you can see two teeth poking through down there!

Then I told a joke, and like a dutiful daughter, she laughed her head off.  Actually, no. But maybe some day this will be true. ;-)

A simple evening with family, a good meal, peaceful cool breeze...ahh. Life is good.

Peace.