Love These Days!

I love these days.......kids are off to school, fall is in the air, nothing pressing to take care of, I take a nice walk, ride my back, (kiss Steve goodbye as he travels to North Carolina with Disney) dabble on the computer, no rushing, no craziness.....talk to some friends on the phone, do a little laundry, nibble on whatever I can get my hands on (I will talk about food alot) get an uninterrupted shower, read some more Jane Eyre (very long classic), watch a little tv, maybe dust, maybe not, maybe sweep, probably not, write a few thank you notes, tidy up a few (very few) places, and finish some computer work.......all at my own pace. Yes, I love these days, which are rare, but I make the most of every moment, because I know come 2:00 all you know what will break loose!!!! It's then I feel like the tazmanian devil as I pick up little Emma, run home and let her go potty, make snacks for the car, fly out the door to get in the front of the car line so I can pick kup Wesley and James Avery and get Wesley to his 4:00 drum lesson, entertain James and Emma while we wait on Wes, whiz home and do some homework, be out the door at 5:15 to get to Andrew's soccer game, arrive home at about 7:30, to then have dinner and finish homework, music practice, showers, baths, storytime......yeah, I love these days. J

Recipe for the day..........This is great, easy and freezes well.

Boston Butt BBQ

1 Boston Butt Roast
olive oil
salt and pepper
chopped onion
chopped fresh garlic
BBQ sauce

Rinse roast, salt and pepper very well, brown in olive oil. Place chopped onion and garlic in the bottom of the crock pot, put roast on top, put more garlic and onion over roast. Cook for about 8 hours. Remove roast, get rid of fat, and shred. Save only a little of the grease. Put the shredded meat back in the crockpot, a little of the juice, and add bbq sauce. Let warm in crockpot until ready to serve. Or, serve the pork plain, and add bbq sauce if desired (Andrew doesn't like bbq sauce) Serve on buns, or all alone with baked beans/mac and cheese/ fruit/ chips/ or whatever you can scrape up out of your pantry. ENJOY!!!