Almond Tea and Chalk One Up

Yesterday was our anniversary. I've been married to the same sweet man for 35 years and I've been blessed by his friendship since early childhood. We went to school together as children and had been neighbors. Rick was reading what friends had written in our old year books and ran across several of my friends in the 8th grade that had written "Good Luck with R.H." We both couldn't figure out why his initials were referred to since we didn't date until high school. I told him it must have stood for Roosevelt High, but he's convinced that I had a crush on him before we dated. I'm sure he's right.

It's time to open those windows and fill your home with the scent of freshly mowed grass before cold weather sets in. I know that sounds crazy since it's August, but our weather has been heavenly. I ran around the house opening all the windows and cleaned out all the window sills yesterday. I cleaned the house thoroughly and then sat down to enjoy a glass of "Almond Tea". I've shared the recipe below so you can enjoy a glass yourself.
"Almond Tea"

2 quarts (8 cups) water

1 1/2 cup sugar

4 tsp. slightly rounded instant tea

1 Tablespoon almond extract

1/2 cup lemon concentrate (bottle)

1 tsp. vanilla

Mix above then add:

3 cups of cold water & serve iced.

Makes 3 quarts.

Enjoy a tall glass and count your blessings!