Last night I finally got together with family to play euchre for my first time. It was fun to play with my mom, aunt, and cousin. It was a fun girls night with good conversation, laughter, a game I’m still not completely sure of (but making progress), looking at photos, a shared meal, and dessert.
As fun as euchre was, the dessert was the attention getter. My cousin bought a pie from Sam’s Club that has four fruits in one pie shell … separate from one another. I got a slice of peach and blueberry (please see lovely photo). My aunt had the same (but they were a 1/2 slice of each since I nagged my cousin for a combo piece), and my mom and cousin each stuck to a single fruit. Even after we enjoyed delectable bites of 1/2 the pie, I’m pretty sure it still weighed 10 pounds when we moved it back to the kitchen.
We had so much fun, we plan to do it again. I must count my blessings yet again. I enjoy the time spent with family, laughing with them, and remembering them in my prayers. I pray you also have family to enjoy, and if not – great friends who become like family.
Tags: card game, euchre, Family, family fun, fun, laughter, pie, sams club
Okay, maybe it’s not the best overall cheese ever, because I didn’t try everything they’ve got. But the cheese curds were!
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I saw this somewhere or other and thought I’d try it for Christmas Dinner 2011. It is two black olives for the body, a small ball of mozzarella cheese for the belly (split the belly and stuff the mozzarella ball inside), and carrot for the nose and feet (kinda gross if you think about the nose which was cut out from the feet).
It was a great trial, but it was also merely a cute decoration. The error in this trial? Most of my family will not eat a black olive even if it would save them from starvation on a desert island.
Moral of the Story: Cross check your ingredients against the food preferences of your family and friends. Unless you want to finish them off yourself over the next week. Which could be fun too.
Tags: black olive, carrot, christmas, dinner, Food, holiday, meal, mozzarella cheese, penguin, trial and error
I was busy editing photos (I’m months behind and anxious to be caught up by year’s end) while listening to the news (instead of watching – I could have been distracted), when I hear the anchor say that a “fairy hit a pier”. What! I immediately envisioned Tinkerbell and the three fairies from Disney’s Snow White using their wands to hit a pier on the ocean. Wow! Did that happen?
I turn my head a bit and peek at the news, Nope, it’s just a giant boat (a.k.a. ferry) that has some damage from hitting a pier in New Jersey.
Isn’t the mind amazing? I guess my head was in the clouds.
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On this last day of the month of Thanksgiving, I go back to faith. I believe in religious freedom, with one requirement – that the religion have peace as a core value. For me, it is Christianity. There is always much to learn no matter your religion. The lessons are endless, which is why my dad was still attending Sunday School in his 70’s.
There is a Greek saying that I hope I get right (or at least close) “Vocatus atque non vocatus, Deus aderit” which effectively means “Bidden or not, God is present”.
Thank you for enduring these 30 days of thankfulness.
On to December tomorrow: May your Christmas be merry and bright! And may the reason for the season be at the center.
Tags: christianity, freedom, giving thanks, november 30, religious, religious freedom, thanksgiving
I give thanks today for a day at home. Even though we cleaned out registers, organized closets, re-arranged drawers, hung up long awaiting laundry, and found lots of items to donate to the Free Store at church (http://www.sunnysideumc.com/vision-and-mission.html), I was glad to be in a place of comfort and rest.
Don’t worry, we got in plenty of couch time cuddling kitties, watching holiday movies, enjoying left-overs (seriously, vegetarians do make veggies tasty), and finding a pair of socks that fit perfectly without sliding around (thought I’d lost them over a year ago).
I pray your day was full good things, and that tomorrow is great!
Tags: giving thanks, holiday, home, laundry, november 29, organize, rest, thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving!
I give thanks for an abundance after a year of scarcity. The bad news is that the year 2012 was the worst year in many decades for fruit farmers in Michigan. The good news is that 2013 has offered the best crop Michigan has seen in many decades. It is not only a year of solid income for fruit farmers across the nation, but a tasty one!
May you have all you need to survive and flourish … every year!
Tags: abundance, apple, famr, fruit, giving thanks, michigan, nation, november 28, plenty, thanksgiving
I give thanks for tasty treats. Here is a before photo of Fried Green Tomatoes.
I am celebrating Thanksgiving tomorrow not only with family, but also with vegetarians who know how to make near any veggie absolutely delicious.
I look forward to tasty treats with my fantastic family. I pray you have a joyous Thanksgiving!
Tags: delicious, dinner, Family, Food, fried green tomoatoes, giving thanks, november 27, thanksgiving, tomatoes, vegetarian, veggie
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