TO DEFEND MY OCD-ness

Introducing my friend, Sheri, also Chelsea's vet. Sheri is holding her drapes. Yep. I spent two days doing nothing else and they're done! The sewing machine is put away, Sheri's very happy and I'm over the moon to have this project finished. She came over to pick them up yesterday and we spent the whole afternoon having coffee and catching up with each other...one of the nicest afternoons I've had in ages.

I had to forego my trip to the grocery store, however. So I'll be doing that today. I plan to make the jalapeno garlic tilapia tonight and post the recipe with photos tomorrow.



Here's where I defend myself. Apparently the general consensus is that I could benefit from a little counseling because I (gulp) iron my sheets. This is what my sheets look like right out of the dryer. They're 100% cotton. They're really nice sheets but they look tacky, tacky, tacky if I don't iron them.



When I make my bed, I fold my top sheet down over my comforter, like this. Anyone can see this looks a lot nicer than it would if I didn't iron my sheets.



Here's one of the three sets of pillow shams I put on my bed. The one on the left is ironed. The one on the right isn't. Look at the difference in the size alone after I iron them. I ask you, could anything be more obvious?
Clearly, I must also iron my shams.

I just thought I'd assure you I don't do this because I think it's fun. I just couldn't possibly stand all that wrinkly cotton all over my bed in my pretty bedroom. I probably COULD use a little counseling, but not because...
...I iron my sheets.

:-)



Here's a shot of the sky, taken outside my back door, yesterday. Look at those gorgeous clouds! How I would love to borrow that guy's RV, the one on the other side of the fence.



This is a shot out my front door. I've mentioned that our view out the front window is the Grand Mesa. This photo leaves a little to be desired but I didn't feel like moving Rob's truck and there's not much I can do about all the new construction going on in our neighborhood. Still, off in the distance is the Grand Mesa. It's difficult to explain how big it is but if you can imagine that there are over two hundred lakes on the Grand Mesa, you begin to realize it's huge.
It's just beautiful when you drive all over it.


Chelsea's enjoying our beautiful weather, too. It's so nice here I have the patio doors open all day long now. That could change in a heartbeat. This is, after all, Colorado. But for now I'm loving this gorgeous preview of spring.

I'll be back with that recipe tomorrow. I can't wait to make this dish. If it's as good as Johnny Carino's, my word, I'm going to be thrilled that I can make it at home.
Cross your fingers about the Italian nachos, too.

I'm loving this day!