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What did the turkey say before it was roasted?
Boy, I'm stuffed!
Why did the police arrest the turkey?
They suspected it of foul play!
Which side of the turkey has the most feathers?
The outside!
Can a turkey jump higher than the Empire State Building?
Yes. A building can't jump at all!
Why did the turkey cross the road?
It was the chicken's day off!
What key has legs and can't open doors?
A turkey!
What's the best thing to put into pumpkin pie?
Your teeth!
I don't know where these came from. I've had a copy for ages and decided to post them here.
Friday, November 27, 2009
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Giving Thanks...
I hope each of you is having a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday, complete with good company and good food. This week, I want to share some of the things for which I am thankful, in no particular order.
1. I am thankful that God has blessed me with good health, a wonderful husband, a delightful daughter, a charming step-daughter, and a huge extended family.
2. I am thankful for all the "little things" King J does for me. Things like...bringing me a hot cup of fresh coffee on weekend mornings, willingly running to the store when I've forgotten something, taking my car to fill the tank just so I won't have to do it, calling me during the day just to see how my day is going, and bringing me little treats occasionally. Then, there's the way he notices other "little things". Things like...noticing when I've been working hard on a particular cleaning/organizing task or complimenting me on a dish he particularly likes.
3. I am thankful that we have been able to start homeschooling Princess E this year. It has been the most challenging job I have ever had. Ever. It has not been easy; but we are all learning together. King J has been so supportive, even when it interrupts dinner.
4. I am thankful for the friendship of our neighbors.
5. I am thankful for the friends I have made through blogging. I have "met" a lot of people whose paths I wouldn't have crossed if it were not for the blogging world. I've even had the opportunity to meet a couple of bloggers in person, and now count them among my in-real-life friends.
6. I am thankful for the opportunity to worship freely in the church of my own choosing.
7. I am thankful for the flavor of a delicious cup of hot coffee.
8. I am thankful for having so many things that make life easier than past generations...indoor plumbing, grocery stores, automobiles, dishwashers and washing machines, just to name a few.
9. I am thankful that our family situation allows for me to be at home during this season of our lives.
10. I am thankful for the career I have had and will one day resume.
11. I am thankful for my Lord and Savior, who promises me eternal life with him when this life is over.
Now, I'm off to enjoy our Thanksgiving dinner.
1. I am thankful that God has blessed me with good health, a wonderful husband, a delightful daughter, a charming step-daughter, and a huge extended family.
2. I am thankful for all the "little things" King J does for me. Things like...bringing me a hot cup of fresh coffee on weekend mornings, willingly running to the store when I've forgotten something, taking my car to fill the tank just so I won't have to do it, calling me during the day just to see how my day is going, and bringing me little treats occasionally. Then, there's the way he notices other "little things". Things like...noticing when I've been working hard on a particular cleaning/organizing task or complimenting me on a dish he particularly likes.
3. I am thankful that we have been able to start homeschooling Princess E this year. It has been the most challenging job I have ever had. Ever. It has not been easy; but we are all learning together. King J has been so supportive, even when it interrupts dinner.
4. I am thankful for the friendship of our neighbors.
5. I am thankful for the friends I have made through blogging. I have "met" a lot of people whose paths I wouldn't have crossed if it were not for the blogging world. I've even had the opportunity to meet a couple of bloggers in person, and now count them among my in-real-life friends.
6. I am thankful for the opportunity to worship freely in the church of my own choosing.
7. I am thankful for the flavor of a delicious cup of hot coffee.
8. I am thankful for having so many things that make life easier than past generations...indoor plumbing, grocery stores, automobiles, dishwashers and washing machines, just to name a few.
9. I am thankful that our family situation allows for me to be at home during this season of our lives.
10. I am thankful for the career I have had and will one day resume.
11. I am thankful for my Lord and Savior, who promises me eternal life with him when this life is over.
Now, I'm off to enjoy our Thanksgiving dinner.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
My 200th Post...and some other ramblings...
Yesterday, King J and I took Princess E to the Holocaust museum. We met a Holocaust survivor. We heard stories from other survivors. This was the first exposure for Princess E, and we were rather selective about which sections we allowed her to see. I know she didn't take it all in, and that's okay. We'll start making the trip an annual one and give her the opportunity to learn a little more each year.
Sometimes, my daughter amazes me. See, hate isn't a concept she understands. Prejudice isn't a concept she understands, either. In her eyes, the physical differences among diverse racial and ethnic groups are simply the ways God made us all unique. It is my hope and prayer that she always keeps her perspective.
Last night, King J took Princess E for a bit of daddy-daughter time. It was an unseasonably warm day. So, what did they do? Mini-golf? No. Bowling? No. Dinner out? No. Nah, he took her to the shooting range and let her fire 50 rounds at a paper target. Of those, 48 struck the paper and 16 of those were in the bullseye. This was her second trip, and she did take a shooting class back in the summer...but wow.
I know some folks might consider it a little odd to allow an 8 year old to fire a real gun. Well, at least a girl. We firmly believe that she needs to learn to respect firearms. By teaching her to use one properly and with all available safety precautions, we hope to avoid the kind of curiosity that gets children killed. There is no reason for her to "sneak a peek" when she knows she will have the opportunity to fire the gun at the range on occasion. Of course, she is never alone and it is kept in a safe for which her fingerprints are not programmed, and even if she managed to bypass all of that, she'd still have to figure out how to get past the trigger lock.
Whenever he takes her to the shooting range, I like to tease him and sing the Barney Fife phrase "Had one bullet for his pistol and he kep' it in his pocket". Snicker, snicker.
So, we had an interesting evening at Uno's one night last week. Murphy took over and everything that could go wrong sure seemed to. Everything from cold coffee to cold food, to mixed up orders, to forgotten entrees. Our server was running around like a chicken with her head cut off trying to keep everything going. Oh my! I should mention that we arrived for dinner at 5:00, well before the normal dinner rush. We are regular, long-time customers, so we know this was not the norm. The manager came to talk with us and explained that the storm (Ida) had caused major traffic delays and several employees were stuck in traffic. Turns out, the traffic situation was bad enough to make the news. Heavy traffic is not typical in our area. Then, of all things, the oven went on the fritz. I actually felt kindly sorry for the guy. Anyway, he made it right. After apologizing profusely, he let us know that our meals would be complimentary that night. Given that we were a party of 7, that was quite the discount. We were grateful for his willingness to address the problem fully. It won't be long before we are back again.
I'm still trying to figure out this Twitter thing. I suppose I'm rather late in getting started. So, if you see odd tweets/twits from me, just snicker and ignore. LOL!
Everybody have a great day!
Sometimes, my daughter amazes me. See, hate isn't a concept she understands. Prejudice isn't a concept she understands, either. In her eyes, the physical differences among diverse racial and ethnic groups are simply the ways God made us all unique. It is my hope and prayer that she always keeps her perspective.
Last night, King J took Princess E for a bit of daddy-daughter time. It was an unseasonably warm day. So, what did they do? Mini-golf? No. Bowling? No. Dinner out? No. Nah, he took her to the shooting range and let her fire 50 rounds at a paper target. Of those, 48 struck the paper and 16 of those were in the bullseye. This was her second trip, and she did take a shooting class back in the summer...but wow.
I know some folks might consider it a little odd to allow an 8 year old to fire a real gun. Well, at least a girl. We firmly believe that she needs to learn to respect firearms. By teaching her to use one properly and with all available safety precautions, we hope to avoid the kind of curiosity that gets children killed. There is no reason for her to "sneak a peek" when she knows she will have the opportunity to fire the gun at the range on occasion. Of course, she is never alone and it is kept in a safe for which her fingerprints are not programmed, and even if she managed to bypass all of that, she'd still have to figure out how to get past the trigger lock.
Whenever he takes her to the shooting range, I like to tease him and sing the Barney Fife phrase "Had one bullet for his pistol and he kep' it in his pocket". Snicker, snicker.
So, we had an interesting evening at Uno's one night last week. Murphy took over and everything that could go wrong sure seemed to. Everything from cold coffee to cold food, to mixed up orders, to forgotten entrees. Our server was running around like a chicken with her head cut off trying to keep everything going. Oh my! I should mention that we arrived for dinner at 5:00, well before the normal dinner rush. We are regular, long-time customers, so we know this was not the norm. The manager came to talk with us and explained that the storm (Ida) had caused major traffic delays and several employees were stuck in traffic. Turns out, the traffic situation was bad enough to make the news. Heavy traffic is not typical in our area. Then, of all things, the oven went on the fritz. I actually felt kindly sorry for the guy. Anyway, he made it right. After apologizing profusely, he let us know that our meals would be complimentary that night. Given that we were a party of 7, that was quite the discount. We were grateful for his willingness to address the problem fully. It won't be long before we are back again.
I'm still trying to figure out this Twitter thing. I suppose I'm rather late in getting started. So, if you see odd tweets/twits from me, just snicker and ignore. LOL!
Everybody have a great day!
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Donald A. Stillman
Back when I was in middle school, my Sunday School teacher was Madeline Stillman. She and her husband, Donald, were actively involved in guiding our youth group at church. When I began high school, we moved away.
Donald Stillman was a police officer in Henrico County, Virginia. Twenty-five years ago today, he was killed in the line of duty. He was murdered by a suspect he was chasing after being caught in the commission of a crime. Their daughter was born just a couple of months later. He gave his life protecting someone else. He never met his daughter. She never knew her dad. His wife walked the road of parenthood and widowhood alone.
Today, there is a street that bears his name. I am told there is a park as well. Personally, I would have preferred that such memorials were unnecessary and that he was still here with us.
I WILL NEVER FORGET HIS SACRIFICE. Usually, I remember privately. This year, a quarter of a century later, I choose to remember him here on my blog.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Show Us Your Life - Thanksgiving Recipes and Traditions
Kelly, over at Kelly's Korner is hosting the Blog Carnival Show Us Your Life. Head on over there to see all the exciting entries.
I want to share my favorite Thanksgiving Recipe, too. It's a simple one, you see.
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The Queen's Recipe for a Low-Stress Thanksgiving Dinner
Ingredients:
Several Men
Several Women
Several Children
Enough vehicles to provide safe passage to all
Directions:
Load men, women and children into vehicle(s). Use care to ensure all passengers are seated and secured with webbing. Using vehicle(s), provide safe passage to a pre-determined, meal vending location. Disembark passengers. Escort passengers to interior of structure. Follow instructions for seating and selecting morsels. Dine comfortably among treasured friends and family. Pay for meal(s). Leave substantial tip. Using same vehicle(s), return passengers to original location.
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Now, in all seriousness, we do go out for Thanksgiving dinner at least half the time. Quite frankly, our extended family has a lot of very picky eaters. Planning a meal at home that is satisfactory for all seems to become more difficult as we age. Let me explain.
First, there's the turkey issue. Seems like a given, being Thanksgiving and all. Nope. Not so simple. A couple of folks don't care much for turkey. Not a problem. We're a good sized group, so we'll just throw in a ham. That still isn't enough. Nope. We need to add chicken nuggets to round out the meat selections.
Now that we have enough types of meat, we need a couple of green vegetables. Green bean casserole is always a good choice. Yummy! But wait, we have to make something for those who don't like cream of mushroom soup or those crunchy onions. We'll just make some plain green beans, too. Good idea. We'll also serve a mess of greens, probably collards. That's an easy one. Either you eat them (gross!), or you don't. Unfortunately, it's not that easy. No, we need two different serving bowls of collards. One for those who like them hot and another for them that like to eat their greens cooked and chilled. We also need a vegetable for those who don't eat collards. Let's just make this simple, we'll make squash and carrots and peas, too. Somewhere in there, everyone ought to be able to find a vegetable made tot their satisfaction.
What about starches? Don't we need starches? Of course we do. Let's start with corn pudding. But, just like with our green beans, we need to have plain corn as well. We can't forget mashed potatoes and gravy, lots of gravy. Mmmmm.... Lima beans. We definitely need lima beans. Sweet potato casserole, too. Oh wait, we have to make two types because we have to have one without nuts. We need an excuse to make that delicious pineapple casserole, too.
The rolls are probably the easiest part. We just buy snowflake rolls and serve them warm.
Finally, what do we want for dessert? Pecan pie, of course. (I'm probably the only southern woman who will admit to not liking pecan pie!). Ice cream. Pumpkin pie.
I don't know if you've kept count, but in addition to the turkey and ham, there were 16 dishes to prepare in the main course. Only one of those can really be made ahead. So, that is 15 dishes to prepare in one kitchen. Everyone I know has a 4-burner stove, one oven and one microwave. Even cooking multiple items in the oven at once, it is still very difficult to properly cook so many dishes at one time.
So, for that reason, we ususally go out.
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Last year, we did something new. I hope it will become our new family tradition. Last Thanksgiving, our church hosted a thanksgiving dinner for the community. Those who are without extended family or who just wanted to come were welcomed at our church. The deacon body set the simple menu and church members prepared food in their own kitchens to share. There weren't many from our community who came last year. Just a handful. A retired couple. A small family. If only one had come, it would have been worthwhile. We all ate together as a large family. The food was good, the fellowship was even better. I hope we can do the same this year.
I want to share my favorite Thanksgiving Recipe, too. It's a simple one, you see.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
The Queen's Recipe for a Low-Stress Thanksgiving Dinner
Ingredients:
Several Men
Several Women
Several Children
Enough vehicles to provide safe passage to all
Directions:
Load men, women and children into vehicle(s). Use care to ensure all passengers are seated and secured with webbing. Using vehicle(s), provide safe passage to a pre-determined, meal vending location. Disembark passengers. Escort passengers to interior of structure. Follow instructions for seating and selecting morsels. Dine comfortably among treasured friends and family. Pay for meal(s). Leave substantial tip. Using same vehicle(s), return passengers to original location.
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.
.
.
Now, in all seriousness, we do go out for Thanksgiving dinner at least half the time. Quite frankly, our extended family has a lot of very picky eaters. Planning a meal at home that is satisfactory for all seems to become more difficult as we age. Let me explain.
First, there's the turkey issue. Seems like a given, being Thanksgiving and all. Nope. Not so simple. A couple of folks don't care much for turkey. Not a problem. We're a good sized group, so we'll just throw in a ham. That still isn't enough. Nope. We need to add chicken nuggets to round out the meat selections.
Now that we have enough types of meat, we need a couple of green vegetables. Green bean casserole is always a good choice. Yummy! But wait, we have to make something for those who don't like cream of mushroom soup or those crunchy onions. We'll just make some plain green beans, too. Good idea. We'll also serve a mess of greens, probably collards. That's an easy one. Either you eat them (gross!), or you don't. Unfortunately, it's not that easy. No, we need two different serving bowls of collards. One for those who like them hot and another for them that like to eat their greens cooked and chilled. We also need a vegetable for those who don't eat collards. Let's just make this simple, we'll make squash and carrots and peas, too. Somewhere in there, everyone ought to be able to find a vegetable made tot their satisfaction.
What about starches? Don't we need starches? Of course we do. Let's start with corn pudding. But, just like with our green beans, we need to have plain corn as well. We can't forget mashed potatoes and gravy, lots of gravy. Mmmmm.... Lima beans. We definitely need lima beans. Sweet potato casserole, too. Oh wait, we have to make two types because we have to have one without nuts. We need an excuse to make that delicious pineapple casserole, too.
The rolls are probably the easiest part. We just buy snowflake rolls and serve them warm.
Finally, what do we want for dessert? Pecan pie, of course. (I'm probably the only southern woman who will admit to not liking pecan pie!). Ice cream. Pumpkin pie.
I don't know if you've kept count, but in addition to the turkey and ham, there were 16 dishes to prepare in the main course. Only one of those can really be made ahead. So, that is 15 dishes to prepare in one kitchen. Everyone I know has a 4-burner stove, one oven and one microwave. Even cooking multiple items in the oven at once, it is still very difficult to properly cook so many dishes at one time.
So, for that reason, we ususally go out.
.
.
.
.
.
Last year, we did something new. I hope it will become our new family tradition. Last Thanksgiving, our church hosted a thanksgiving dinner for the community. Those who are without extended family or who just wanted to come were welcomed at our church. The deacon body set the simple menu and church members prepared food in their own kitchens to share. There weren't many from our community who came last year. Just a handful. A retired couple. A small family. If only one had come, it would have been worthwhile. We all ate together as a large family. The food was good, the fellowship was even better. I hope we can do the same this year.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Monday, November 2, 2009
Is it a Cold, or the Flu?
We're sick in this house. Both Princess E and I are down with some kind of a bug. You can imagine the first question anyone asks is "Is it swine flu?". Nope. Don't think so. There's tons of good information out there, but there is really only one way to be 100% certain. There is a test, which requires a trip to the doctor, which I'd just as soon avoid.
Come to think of it, I fear we picked up whatever it is we have when I took Princess E to the pediatrician last week for her annual checkup. We were hyper-vigilant about not touching things while we were there, handwashing before and after the visit, and using hand sanitizer when we moved between rooms.
We both started out with a sore throat, which progressed quickly to nasty noses. Oh, such fun! Unfortunately, we have both been running low grade fevers with it. Nothing like body aches to make you feel wonderful. So, we are staying in bed and resting on the couch as much as we can. It's a good excuse to eat soup and popsicles for a few days, too.
My only real complaint: I have seen and heard so much Strawberry Shortcake in the last week that I'm starting not to like the videos. I told her that today, she had to find something else to watch. So, now I'm listening to Ernest. I'm going to go hide under the covers.
Please keep King J in your thoughts and prayers. He doesn't need this.
Come to think of it, I fear we picked up whatever it is we have when I took Princess E to the pediatrician last week for her annual checkup. We were hyper-vigilant about not touching things while we were there, handwashing before and after the visit, and using hand sanitizer when we moved between rooms.
We both started out with a sore throat, which progressed quickly to nasty noses. Oh, such fun! Unfortunately, we have both been running low grade fevers with it. Nothing like body aches to make you feel wonderful. So, we are staying in bed and resting on the couch as much as we can. It's a good excuse to eat soup and popsicles for a few days, too.
My only real complaint: I have seen and heard so much Strawberry Shortcake in the last week that I'm starting not to like the videos. I told her that today, she had to find something else to watch. So, now I'm listening to Ernest. I'm going to go hide under the covers.
Please keep King J in your thoughts and prayers. He doesn't need this.
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