Praise Him all creatures here below.
Praise Him above ye heavenly hosts.
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Amen.
by Thomas Kin
8 hours ago
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Giving Thanks
Praise God from Whom all blessings flow. 
Praise Him all creatures here below.
Praise Him above ye heavenly hosts.
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Amen.
by Thomas Kin
Praise Him all creatures here below.
Praise Him above ye heavenly hosts.
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Amen.
by Thomas Kin
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
That's Life!!!
Let's see...how did these photos load?
AH! As Cookie Monster says, COOOKKKKIIIEEEEEEE. Cookie Cookie Cookie! That's good enough for me! I made more of Sam's favorite oatmeal cookies. It's got to where he asks for these more often than his beloved apricot fried pies...probably because he knows he's more likely to get the cookies! Recipe is here: http://keepyouinstitches.blogspot.com/2008/11/happy-thanksgiving.html
And truffles! I made these last year for the first time. OH! MY! GOODNESS!!! And I do mean GOOD! These two photos of the cookies and truffles are from previous cooking episodes. I was too busy eating to take photos! ;o) Here's the truffle recipe: http://keepyouinstitches.blogspot.com/2008/12/scrubs-and-chocolate.html
Daddy and Mama had the first three of us in stair-step fashion. We were born less than 2 years apart. Older brother Leslie, even though he wasn't a true junior...we called him Junior...was born February 1952. I was born August 1953. Billy (aka Billy Joe when he started school and had another Billy in the class; and BJ which is his adult name) was born December 1954. Ten years later Joey (aka the Brat) was born...but he's not part of this story. 
I have had serious trouble with the other two within this last decade. To the point that I did not speak to them for four or five years. Fences have been mended. We have eased ourselves back into each other's lives.
The other day, Mama told me that BJ is going to be baptized in the next week or two. I called him tonight to #1 invite him for Thanksgiving (he's divorced), but he already had plans and #2 to ask him if he needed a new Bible...he has a fairly new one. I told him I wanted to come to the baptism...he said he'd let me know when. We talked a while. As we wound up our conversation, he said, "I love you Sis." I love you too.
This is from October 1977.
I hate to tell you when this was taken...during the time of our favorite grandmother's funeral. BJ was sitting at the bar at Daddy and Mama's shoveling food in his mouth. I walked up behind him and fully intended to push his face in his plate...I mean, I only had to push about an inch 'cause he was that close to his plate. Well, he turned his head at the last minute to see what was going on...hence the potatoes in his ear. Oh? The potatoes in my face? Well...he grabbed a handful out of his plate and washed my face with them. Mama (and the grandmother was her mother) grabbed the camera. Even at times like that...most especially times like that!...we all need some comedic relief. PS Look at how SKINNY I was! Once in my life for about 15-20 years!!!!
AH! As Cookie Monster says, COOOKKKKIIIEEEEEEE. Cookie Cookie Cookie! That's good enough for me! I made more of Sam's favorite oatmeal cookies. It's got to where he asks for these more often than his beloved apricot fried pies...probably because he knows he's more likely to get the cookies! Recipe is here: http://keepyouinstitches.blogspot.com/2008/11/happy-thanksgiving.html
And truffles! I made these last year for the first time. OH! MY! GOODNESS!!! And I do mean GOOD! These two photos of the cookies and truffles are from previous cooking episodes. I was too busy eating to take photos! ;o) Here's the truffle recipe: http://keepyouinstitches.blogspot.com/2008/12/scrubs-and-chocolate.html
Daddy and Mama had the first three of us in stair-step fashion. We were born less than 2 years apart. Older brother Leslie, even though he wasn't a true junior...we called him Junior...was born February 1952. I was born August 1953. Billy (aka Billy Joe when he started school and had another Billy in the class; and BJ which is his adult name) was born December 1954. Ten years later Joey (aka the Brat) was born...but he's not part of this story. I have had serious trouble with the other two within this last decade. To the point that I did not speak to them for four or five years. Fences have been mended. We have eased ourselves back into each other's lives. The other day, Mama told me that BJ is going to be baptized in the next week or two. I called him tonight to #1 invite him for Thanksgiving (he's divorced), but he already had plans and #2 to ask him if he needed a new Bible...he has a fairly new one. I told him I wanted to come to the baptism...he said he'd let me know when. We talked a while. As we wound up our conversation, he said, "I love you Sis." I love you too.
This is from October 1977.
I hate to tell you when this was taken...during the time of our favorite grandmother's funeral. BJ was sitting at the bar at Daddy and Mama's shoveling food in his mouth. I walked up behind him and fully intended to push his face in his plate...I mean, I only had to push about an inch 'cause he was that close to his plate. Well, he turned his head at the last minute to see what was going on...hence the potatoes in his ear. Oh? The potatoes in my face? Well...he grabbed a handful out of his plate and washed my face with them. Mama (and the grandmother was her mother) grabbed the camera. Even at times like that...most especially times like that!...we all need some comedic relief. PS Look at how SKINNY I was! Once in my life for about 15-20 years!!!!Now...there's something new going around. I have found out that I am a COW. That is...a Cranky Old Woman. See previous post for proof. Since I am from Texas...I decided that I am a Texas Longhorn COW. Watch out for those horns! (Stopped on my way home from Mama's the other day and took this...I'll try again later to see if I can't get rid of the fence. I mean like...get outta the car Sherry!) 
Need further proof that I am a COW? Read on...
We (friends of the library) recently catered an event for a local civic club. They arranged the use of the building. We arrived the day before to decorate and the place was filthy. So, we cleaned...setup tables and chairs...decorated...left. The next day, mid-afternoon, two or three more of our group went in to clean deeper and tackle the restroom - it was FILTHY.
When we cater, we do it buffet style. They requested Thanksgiving food. We usually do just two vegetables, but this time we went all out. In addition to turkey and dressing and the trimmings, we provided four different vegetable dishes, two different fruit salads, and instead of two desserts we served four. Buffet as I mentioned...all you can eat. Go back for seconds or even thirds if you want. $14 per person. OH! Look below and see the post about the homemade bread! One of those loaves on each table which was set for only six people!!! A comment was overheard...we were charging too much.
GIVE ME A BREAK?!
Friday, November 20, 2009
High School Freshman...
Pulling my hair out! Two days and I'm ready to throw in the towel. If you don't already know, I sub at high school...grades 9-12. I do NOT like freshmen. They left a campus where they 'thought' they were BMOC...Big Man (and I do absolutely use that term lightly) On Campus. Now they are in high school where they are on the bottom rung of the ladder again. Only they DON'T KNOW IT!!! Or else they're just trying to prove how tough they are.
HEY! Save that for out in the hall. I am NOT impressed!
Two days. I quit subbing at one of the elementary schools because of having the same fourth grade class two days in a row...little animals!
When the older kids get out of hand, I say, "Children. Stop acting like fourth graders and act like the adults you claim to be." That generally calms them down and they straighten up and do their work...or at least get quieter. That sort of psychology does NOT work with freshmen. They aren't mature enough to understand it. They are too close to being that fourth grader than being adults...
I am one of those subs that believes in handling...get tougher, louder, slam a ruler or book down and get their attention...or just stand in front of the class and not say a word waiting for silence. I don't normally write notes and 'tattle' to teachers, but today...I not only wrote notes...I named names. AND told the secretary on my way out this afternoon...and named names for her. Had it been bad enough, I would've called for a principal. I have full faith in the coach handling his biology students...the three or four that caused me problems.
HEY! Save that for out in the hall. I am NOT impressed!
Two days. I quit subbing at one of the elementary schools because of having the same fourth grade class two days in a row...little animals!
When the older kids get out of hand, I say, "Children. Stop acting like fourth graders and act like the adults you claim to be." That generally calms them down and they straighten up and do their work...or at least get quieter. That sort of psychology does NOT work with freshmen. They aren't mature enough to understand it. They are too close to being that fourth grader than being adults...
I am one of those subs that believes in handling...get tougher, louder, slam a ruler or book down and get their attention...or just stand in front of the class and not say a word waiting for silence. I don't normally write notes and 'tattle' to teachers, but today...I not only wrote notes...I named names. AND told the secretary on my way out this afternoon...and named names for her. Had it been bad enough, I would've called for a principal. I have full faith in the coach handling his biology students...the three or four that caused me problems.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Almost Lost an Old Friend
More about that later...
Can you guess that I've been baking? Yesterday the library Friends group catered a dinner for the Business & Professional Women. This was our second dinner for them. I volunteered to make rolls. While browsing through our cookbook, Cooking With Friends, for a recipe, I saw my mother's Butter Braid. (She put it in the cookbook as Peggy Terry's Butter Braid since the recipe came from Peggy back when they worked on the local newspaper together.)
Sigh... Ain't life sweet?! ;o) And, yes. That is ALL the bread that was left before lunch today...considerably less now.
I took one of those small loaves to the meeting for those of us who stayed in the back room to have something to nibble on. Before we announced that the meal was ready, we grabbed a plate, forked some turkey, spooned some green bean bundles, and dolloped some cornbread dressing on the plate...grabbing three plastic spoons, our drinks, and the previously referenced loaf of bread, we disappeared into the darkness beyond. Well. It must've been pretty dark. I'm eating turkey, dressing, green bean bundles and look over. Those two dear friends of mine who I fully intend to name...Earlene and TomWillena!!! Had sucked that bread down!!! Just one little tiny end left! I thought they were going to fight over the last chunk!!!!!
Can you guess that I've been baking? Yesterday the library Friends group catered a dinner for the Business & Professional Women. This was our second dinner for them. I volunteered to make rolls. While browsing through our cookbook, Cooking With Friends, for a recipe, I saw my mother's Butter Braid. (She put it in the cookbook as Peggy Terry's Butter Braid since the recipe came from Peggy back when they worked on the local newspaper together.)
The recipe makes two large braided loaves. I made two batches of four small loaves each. I just needed four for the event, one for each table. But I couldn't make just those four loaves!!! Of course on the way to the dinner, I dropped one off at Mama's house. She clutched it to her breast and hobbled back to the kitchen as I closed the front door and locked it on my way out.
WHAT?! Someone cut a slice fresh from the oven?! Well! WHO would do that?
Oh...that's my hand isn't it?! blush blush
On to the near loss of an old friend. By my side through thick and thin..during those first years of marriage...waiting with me for almost 12 years lamenting my childlessness...coaching me through my months of pregnancy...one that we thought would never be. With me when Ron died. Never faltering...never failing...
Sigh... Ain't life sweet?! ;o) And, yes. That is ALL the bread that was left before lunch today...considerably less now.
I took one of those small loaves to the meeting for those of us who stayed in the back room to have something to nibble on. Before we announced that the meal was ready, we grabbed a plate, forked some turkey, spooned some green bean bundles, and dolloped some cornbread dressing on the plate...grabbing three plastic spoons, our drinks, and the previously referenced loaf of bread, we disappeared into the darkness beyond. Well. It must've been pretty dark. I'm eating turkey, dressing, green bean bundles and look over. Those two dear friends of mine who I fully intend to name...Earlene and TomWillena!!! Had sucked that bread down!!! Just one little tiny end left! I thought they were going to fight over the last chunk!!!!!
For further info on the dinner, check the side bar for the Friends of the Daingerfield Public Library.
OH! Recipe!!!
Butter Braid
1 package dry yeast
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 cup warm water
1/2 pound butter
4 1/2 tablespoons
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup warm milk
4 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
Dissolve yeast in warm water with 1 teaspoon sugar. Cream together butter and 4 1/2 tablespoons sugar. Beat in eggs. Stir in milk and vanilla. Add yeast mixture; stir well. Combine flour and salt and add to the butter mixture. Dough will be very soft. Refrigerate, covered, several hours or overnight. Turn out on floured surface, knead, adding flour as needed. Divide dough into two pieces; then each piece into three pieces. Roll dough into long ropes. Pinch three together and braid. Repeat for remaining three pieces. Tuck ends under. Using two cookie sheets, place each braid on a cookie sheet. Let rise until double in bulk, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes. (Remember the above photos are 4 loaves per batch and two batches.)
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Mama Update
I meant to include this in my last post but with company in the house, just couldn't take that much time away...especially since I kept having trouble uploading one particular photo.
Mama's doing pretty good. She's had good days where I think she was up too much doing too much which would make the next day be not so good. When I visited last she actually sat for a while visiting talking about how good she had felt for the last couple of days. Her incision site never looked the least bit puffy. She never ran any temp. During pre-op, the nurse told us that the infection rate at their hospital was less than 1 percent. Shame they just do spines and joints! Other hospitals need to go to them to find out how to do it right! That along with the nurse/patient rate being 1 nurse to 2 patients...AND the nurse has a CNA assigned to them...so in reality the CNA can be with one patient while the nurse is with the other...if there's an emergency of any sort...as in a patient being accused of killing a cowboy when he can clearly be seen 'over there.'
On the mend! Hallelujah! Her 6 week doctor's appointment is December 1.
P.S.
She is doing better emotionally too. I haven't heard, "I can't believe I went through this and I'm no better" in several days.
Mama's doing pretty good. She's had good days where I think she was up too much doing too much which would make the next day be not so good. When I visited last she actually sat for a while visiting talking about how good she had felt for the last couple of days. Her incision site never looked the least bit puffy. She never ran any temp. During pre-op, the nurse told us that the infection rate at their hospital was less than 1 percent. Shame they just do spines and joints! Other hospitals need to go to them to find out how to do it right! That along with the nurse/patient rate being 1 nurse to 2 patients...AND the nurse has a CNA assigned to them...so in reality the CNA can be with one patient while the nurse is with the other...if there's an emergency of any sort...as in a patient being accused of killing a cowboy when he can clearly be seen 'over there.'
On the mend! Hallelujah! Her 6 week doctor's appointment is December 1.
P.S.
She is doing better emotionally too. I haven't heard, "I can't believe I went through this and I'm no better" in several days.
Friday, November 13, 2009
Sunday, November 8, 2009
French Braid
Can you see it on my cutting table? I can't imagine why not! Just because several other things are piled and stacked along with it...I cut the pieces out before Mama had her surgery...3 1/2 weeks later all I've accomplished on it is sewing the 'butterscotch' color squares to one end of half the rectangles. Well...actually behind me is part of one section sewn together and actually pressed. I did that today.
Looks as if I need to clean my table. LOL I need to clean the whole room! Change that to the whole house! We have company coming from Ft. Worth for the weekend. Sam's BFF since the fifth grade and his wife.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Introducing...
Ducky aka The Rubber Duck (blog). He's mine. Jonathan said that he created his own blog so that he could comment on mine.
He called me today about using the "O" word in my last post. LOL
I just read his latest post. I had a good laugh! He did post a photo of himself in his kilt and leine aka shirt. I made the shirt for him before an international festival in Houston last year...Ireland was the featured country. (He was disappointed in the festival...but got to wear his kilt and leine.)
He called me today about using the "O" word in my last post. LOL
I just read his latest post. I had a good laugh! He did post a photo of himself in his kilt and leine aka shirt. I made the shirt for him before an international festival in Houston last year...Ireland was the featured country. (He was disappointed in the festival...but got to wear his kilt and leine.)
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Chocolate Anyone?
I woke this morning before the heater cut on (see below post about thermostat war). The inside temp was 70 degrees. Not cold at all...but still 2 degrees shy of the heater kicking in. So. I had a mug of hot chocolate. If I hadn't been dressed in my summer pajamas without a robe, I would've gone outside where it was a crisp 54 degrees and sat in the screen room to enjoy it. Alas. The heater kicked in...Note to self...set out robe for tomorrow morning.
To continue in the chocolate mood, I decided to bake a Chocolate Pudding Cake.
This is such a good cake. Without eggs in the batter, I even licked the whisk, bowl, and spatula. ;o) This looks weird with water floating on the top.
During the baking, that water sinks taking with it the brown and white sugars and cocoa sprinkled on top...
...making a pudding layer on the bottom.
After it cools, scoop out a slice and flip it upside down on the dessert plate with the pudding on top. A bit of a drizzle of chocolate syrup (since I was watching Julia and Jacques on PBS).
About as good as an orgasm. OH! Where'd he come from? Gotta turn the ceiling fan on again!! (I admit it. I did not take this photo.)
How to make your own...
Chocolate Pudding Cake (If Sean ever comes to visit...I am NOT sharing him!!)
1 1/4 cup sugar, divided (3/4 cup and 1/2 cup)
1 cup flour
7 tablespoons cocoa, divided (3 tablespoons and 4 tablespoons)
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup butter, melted
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1 1/4 cup hot water
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, combine sugar, 3/4 cup flour, 3 tablespoons cocoa, baking powder, and salt. Blend in milk, butter, and vanilla; beat until smooth with a wire whisk...it doesn't take long. Pour into an ungreased 8- or 9-inch square baking dish. Stir together remaining 1/2 cup sugar, brown sugar, and remaining 4 tablespoons cocoa; sprinkled mixture evenly over batter. Pour hot water over top; do not stir.
Bake at 35 to 40 minutes or until center is almost set. Let stand 15 minutes. Spoon into dessert dishes, spooning sauce from bottom over top.
Garnish with whipped cream or sprinkle with powdered sugar...then do the Julia thing with the chocolate syrup if so desired. ;o)
Makes 8 to 10 servings. hahahahaha Unless one is a chocoholic. Me!
To continue in the chocolate mood, I decided to bake a Chocolate Pudding Cake.
This is such a good cake. Without eggs in the batter, I even licked the whisk, bowl, and spatula. ;o) This looks weird with water floating on the top.
During the baking, that water sinks taking with it the brown and white sugars and cocoa sprinkled on top...
...making a pudding layer on the bottom.
After it cools, scoop out a slice and flip it upside down on the dessert plate with the pudding on top. A bit of a drizzle of chocolate syrup (since I was watching Julia and Jacques on PBS).
About as good as an orgasm. OH! Where'd he come from? Gotta turn the ceiling fan on again!! (I admit it. I did not take this photo.)
How to make your own...
Chocolate Pudding Cake (If Sean ever comes to visit...I am NOT sharing him!!)
1 1/4 cup sugar, divided (3/4 cup and 1/2 cup)
1 cup flour
7 tablespoons cocoa, divided (3 tablespoons and 4 tablespoons)
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup butter, melted
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1 1/4 cup hot water
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, combine sugar, 3/4 cup flour, 3 tablespoons cocoa, baking powder, and salt. Blend in milk, butter, and vanilla; beat until smooth with a wire whisk...it doesn't take long. Pour into an ungreased 8- or 9-inch square baking dish. Stir together remaining 1/2 cup sugar, brown sugar, and remaining 4 tablespoons cocoa; sprinkled mixture evenly over batter. Pour hot water over top; do not stir.
Bake at 35 to 40 minutes or until center is almost set. Let stand 15 minutes. Spoon into dessert dishes, spooning sauce from bottom over top.
Garnish with whipped cream or sprinkle with powdered sugar...then do the Julia thing with the chocolate syrup if so desired. ;o)
Makes 8 to 10 servings. hahahahaha Unless one is a chocoholic. Me!
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