I'm feeling so much better today. There's nothing like a couple of days in bed and a lot of mindless TV to give you a new lease on life! I do believe, however, that I've maxed out on NCIS reruns. I told Charlie to "stand down" yesterday when he was charging his sister with a nerf sword. It worked, but it was a little weird.

I hate that I had to miss teaching my workshop at Renfrew. I know I would have met a lot of wonderful people. Next time!

To celebrate the fact that I'm back in the saddle, I'm giving away a copy of Ree Drummond's great new cookbook, The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl. I know I'm late to the game, but I just discovered her blog and it's so fun. Laura, my friend con queso, tweeted about her new cookbook and now I'm hooked!  It's downhome deliciousness! And the photos . . . oh, the photos.

To win, just let leave a comment before Monday, and tell us:

What/who are you trusting today?

What/who are you grateful for?

What/who are you inspired by?

Here's mine:

Today,

I'm trusting my process. I'm behind on my book deadline and I'm trying to trust the creative process.

I'm grateful for the best neighbors EVER and friends who show up at the front door with homemade chicken soup.

I'm inspired by the sheer delight of ordinary moments. Like earlier this week when I got extremely frustrated during dinner and said, "I can't stand these bad table manners. I'm serious!" and Charlie responded by burping so hard that food shot out of his mouth. We laughed until we cried. Actually, we laughed until Steve shoved grapes down between his gums and his bottom lip, then pretended like they were chewing tobacco. This led to Ellen sticking grapes up between her top lip and her gums and pretending that she was a Who from Whoville. Then we laughed until we cried.

Happy TGIF everyone!

PS: I've had several people email me and ask if I'd re-post the "santa talk" post from last year. I added a holiday favorites link to the right sidebar so that it's easy to find.