Christmas Time

Thanks Kenna for this cute idea! 1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Hot Chocolate with whipped cream and a peppermint stirring stick!!! 2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Wraps Presents 3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? Usually White down the center of the tree, colored outside 4. Do you hang mistletoe? You BETCHA! 5. When do you put up your decorations? The first week of December 6. What is your favorite holiday dish? Prime Rib w/horsradish on Christmas Day 7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child? Having our family Christmas parties and of course the visit from Santa! 8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I dont even remember 9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Used to and they were always PJ's 10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? with lights and ornamnets :) 11. Can you ice skate? of course, but it's been awhile 12. Do you remember your favorite gift? Ah yes, My CEDAR CHEST that I got when I was a Junior in High School 13. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Spending time with Family and Friends and enjoying their company. 14. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? pie. 15. What is your favorite holiday tradition? buying gifts for the needy. 16. What tops your tree? Star 17. Which do you prefer giving or receiving? giving! i love looking at their faces when you give someone a present! 18. What is your favorite Christmas Song? Grandma got ran over by a Reindeer and Thistle Hair the Christmas Bear 19. Candy Canes? Peppermint for sure 20. Do you feel Christmas is too commercialized? yes it is ridiculous! Passing the tag onto: anyone and everyone who reads this

Sameo sameo

Well not much has been happening here. I'm just trying to rest and get healed. Moyd has been working on his taxidermy projects. Today our Christmas was delivered from RC Willey...our GRANDFATHER CLOCK...it's so pretty!!! I love the chime is makes. It brings back memories from the little Mantle Clock that my parents had in their dining room.

I'm Back

Just letting you know I'm back home now, will post more later. Am kinda tired right now.

I'm Hungry!!!

Well yesterday (sunday) all I could eat was food for a soft diet. Moyd cooked himself a hamburger and oh, that smelled so good but I couldn't eat it. I tried so hard to at least have some popcorn...hey that gets soft when you suck on it...but I couldn't even have that!!! So now today all I get to eat (or drink) is food for a liquid diet...I am going to starve to death! When commercials come on TV that show food I have to change the channel or leave the room, this really sucks, but at least I can eat jello ;) Tonight we are headed to the City of Salt 'cause I really don't want to leave here at 3 or 4 in the mornin' to be @ the hospital by 0600. Ya'll take care while I'm gone...see you on the weekend.

Park City/SLC

Wednesday, while Cassie was here we drove to Park City and went shopping. Yes, we bought clothes, you just can't leave Park City without buying something from the Outlet Mall! It was a fun day, cold but fun!!! Then on Thursday Moyd, Cassie and I drove to SLC as I had a Dr. appointment. After, we ate at The Cheesecake Factory, Moyd had a DOUBLE BBQ HAMBURGER AND MAN WAS THAT THING HUGE. I don't know where he put it all. Cassie and I settled for something smaller...Orange Chicken, Hawaiian Pizza and Salad. Off for more shopping at the Fashion Place Mall. Then sad to say, we took Cassie to the Airport so she could fly back home to Phoenix. Like my dad used to say "It's lonely here without you" We hope she can come back to visit again real soon!

Happy Birthday Mom

Are there birthdays in Heaven? Does the angel blow his horn? Announcing to everyone that this is the day you were born? Can the stars be your balloons and angel food your cake? Presents wrapped in moonbeams all the angels helped to make. Birthdays meant so much to you, they were always a big deal. Birthday presents, lots of friends and perhaps a special meal. So I'll whisper a little prayer today asking everyone up above, to sing you a Happy Birthday song, And give you all my love.~ Author unknown~

Veterans Day

My Grandpa Spring was a Veteran of WW1. My Father was a Veteran of WW2. In 1918, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day in the eleventh month, the world rejoiced and celebrated. After four years of bitter war, the Allied powers a signed a cease-fire agreement (an armistice) with Germany at Rethondes, France on November 11, 1918, bringing World War I to a close. The "war to end all wars" was over. November 11, 1919 was set aside as Armistice Day in the United States, to remember the sacrifices that men and women made during World War I in order to ensure a lasting peace. On Armistice Day, soldiers who survived the war marched in a parade through their home towns. Politicians and veteran officers gave speeches and held ceremonies of thanks for the peace they had won. Armistice Day officially received its name in the United States in 1926 through a Congressional resolution. It became a national holiday 12 years later. Congress voted Armistice Day a federal holiday in 1938, 20 years after the war ended. But Americans realized that the previous war would not be the last one. World War II began the following year and nations great and small again participated in a bloody struggle. After the Second World War, Armistice Day continued to be observed on November 11. In 1953, townspeople in Emporia, Kansas called the holiday Veterans Day in gratitude to the veterans in their town. Soon after, Congress passed a bill introduced by a Kansas congressman renaming the federal holiday to Veterans Day. Beginning in 1954, the United States designated November 11 as Veterans Day to honor veterans of all U.S. wars. 1971 President Nixon declared it a federal holiday on the second Monday in November. Americans still give thanks for peace on Veterans Day. There are ceremonies and speeches and at 11:00 in the morning, most Americans observe a moment of silence, remembering those who fought for peace. After the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War, the emphasis on holiday activities has shifted. There are fewer military parades and ceremonies. Veterans gather at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. to place gifts and stand quiet vigil at the names of their friends and relatives who fell in the Vietnam War. Families who have lost sons and daughters in wars turn their thoughts more toward peace and the avoidance of future wars. Veterans of military service have organized support groups such as the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. On Veterans Day and Memorial Day, these groups raise funds for their charitable activities by selling paper poppies made by disabled veterans. This bright red wildflower became a symbol of World War I after a bloody battle in a field of poppies called Flanders Field in Belgium.

Shopping/Surprise

Well, Yesterday Moyd and I drove to Ogden to pick up some wood for his Taxidermy. We stopped at RC Willey and bought our Christmas...a Surround Sound system for our upstairs TV and we also bought a Grandfather Clock...Merry Christmas to US. The clock will be delivered the last week of November. Then it was on to LOWES for the wood, well usually Moyd likes to HURRY and get what he needs...well he just took his stinkin' time and I am like 'lets hurry up, I am hungry.' Then on to SPORTSMANS WAREHOUSE where he bought me a new pair of slippers (Thank You as I will need some for the hospital visit). Then he did finally buy me a sandwich as I was starving to death! He told me not to eat too much as we were meeting Amber at 4pm at the Village Inn (I thought that was odd because he doesn't like Village Inn). On to finding TOYS-R-US which we found out no longer exists in Ogden, on to SHOP-KO for some more CHRISTMAS shopping. Then we had about a 45 minute wait, so we parked in the RC Willey parking lot, I was trying to have a little nap and he kept talking, so forget the nap. Then all of a sudden he said "well are you ready to go eat" I said "this isn't village inn". We got out and here comes ALL my CHILDREN walking towards me. They had secretly planned having a Birthday Dinner at the Olive Garden in honor of my '50th' b-day. I was really SURPRISED!!!!! And little CASSIE was there too...she told me she was flying up on Monday, I was so happy to see all of my kids together. It has been 5 years, wish it could happen more often. Then things started to add up. 1. Marick told me he was coming to see me on my birthday, then his mom took the phone from him. Now I know why. 2. Marissa never let me talk to the kids on the phone, now I know why. 3. Marissa called and asked to talk to Moyd, now I know why. 4. Cassie told me she would be flying up on Monday morning and then coming to visit me on Tuesday afternoon, but she showed up on Saturday with her friend Kristin. Now I know why. 5. Moyd and I were going to shop in Ogden the weekend before, he told me we would wait until this weekend. Now I know why. Thanks to all who made this a GREAT DAY!!! Jason, Julie, Marissa, Matt, Cassie, Kristin, Moyd, Amber, Tom, Makinzy, Lorenzo, Marick, Claire and Delia. I LOVE YOU ALL (wish i was that good at keeping a secret) Will post pictures as soon as the kids send me some!!!

Dirt Roads by Paul Harvey

What's mainly wrong with society today is that too many Dirt Roads have been paved. There's a problem in America today, crime, drugs, education, divorce, delinquency, that would be remedied if we just had more Dirt Roads, because Dirt Roads give character. People that live at the end of Dirt Roads learn early on that life is a bumpy ride. That it can jar you right down to your teeth sometimes, but it's worth it, if at the end is home... a loving spouse, happy kids and a dog. We wouldn't have near the trouble with our educational system if our kids got their exercise walking a Dirt Road with other kids, from whom they learn how to get along. There was less crime in our streets before they were paved. Criminals didn't walk two dusty miles to rob or rape, if they knew they'd be welcomed by 5 barking dogs and a double barrel shotgun. And there were no drive by shootings. Our values were better when our roads were worse! People did not worship their cars more than their kids, and motorists were more courteous, they didn't tailgate by riding the bumper or the guy in front would choke you with dust and bust your windshield with rocks. Dirt Roads taught patience. Dirt Roads were environmentally friendly, you didn't hop in your car for a quart of milk you walked to the barn for your milk. For your mail, you walked to the mail box. What if it rained and the Dirt Road got washed out? That was the best part, then you stayed home and had some family time, roasted marshmallows and popped popcorn and pony rides on Daddy's shoulders... and you learned how to make prettier quilts than anybody. At the end of Dirt Roads, you soon learned that bad words tasted like soap. Most paved roads lead to trouble, Dirt Roads more likely lead to a fishing creek or a swimming hole. At the end of a Dirt Road, the only time we even locked our car was in August, because if we didn't some neighbor would fill it with too much zucchini. At the end of a Dirt Road, there was always extra springtime income, from when city dudes would get stuck, you'd have to hitch up a team and pull them out. Usually you got a dollar... always you got a new friend... at the end of a Dirt Road. by Paul Harvey

Happy Day

Yesterday I found out that CASSIE is coming to visit next week, I am SO excited...except I have to work the week that she is here. Haven't seen the kid in over a year. I am glad she is able to get away for a few days anyway. It will be so good to see her ;)

Lovin' this fruit!

This time of year is POMEGRANATE SEASON...I just love this fruit.

If you have no patience for seeds, then this is not the fruit for you. Every pomegranate is composed of exactly 840 seeds, each surrounded by a sac of sweet-tart juice contained by a thin skin. The seeds are compacted around the core in a layer resembling honeycomb. The layers of seeds are separated by paper-thin white membranes which are bitter to the tongue. The inner membranes and rind are not generally eaten due to high tannic acid content, but they are useful as a skin wash. Many people eat the fresh fruit by chewing on the seeds to release the juice from the sacs and then swallow seeds and all. The seeds are considered good roughage to help cleanse the body. In India, the seeds are dried and ground into a powder to be used in meat dishes. Others will chew the juice from the seeds and then spit out the seeds. One method to get just the juice is to vigorously roll the fruit on a hard surface to break the juice sacs. When the fruit is soft, puncture the end, insert a straw, and suck out the juice, squeezing as you go. Obviously, there is a fair amount of waste in this process. The option to eat or discard the seeds is yours.

Click here to find out how to eat them without all the mess!!!http://www.pomegranates.org/nomess.html