Had another busy day. Ronnie's cousin and husband came for a visit. He helped Ronnie get a new ceiling fan up in the office area - YEA!!!! Then we had lunch. I made bean soup and we had turkey and ham sandwiches to eat with it. Very good! After lunch we played 2 games of Upwords which I lost both. Oh well, it was fun to play.

Then came the bad news - my jaw started hurting - extreme serious pain! When it finally settled down, I was able to take a pill and the pain has gone away. I am so thankful for that. I can't do anything when I have the pain - it just hurts too much.

We had good news about our grandson who has joined the Coast Guard. He has done extremely well and is graduating from boot camp with honors. Then we had time on the VP with Micah, Nicole, and Amana. We have a really special family!!!! I love you all!

Busy day! Went to church - very refreshing! Birthday party after for 6 yr old daughter of youth pastors - it was at Eegees. Then our Bible Study class after that back at the church. We had some good discussions! Then what?? Home and nothing else accomplished except I did manage to make some dinner. Oh we talked with Micah and Nicole and Amana for a short time. I wanted to call my step father but I realized too late that the time is now 3 hrs different instead of 2 so I couldn't call.

I'm wondering how my sister-in-law is doing now that she has moved to PA. Haven't talked with her in awhile. I thought about calling today but thought she would be quite busy with just getting there and family visiting. Maybe I'll try tomorrow.

One of my favorite TV programs was on tonight - "Once Upon A Time." It is so hard to wait for a whole week to find out what is happening next. Have you seen it?

I suppose this is it for tonight - hope your day was great and blessed by the Lord.

It's been a long day - why, because I feel like I've done so much. And yet, I feel like I did so little. Let's see - I had several phone calls. I finished a Tshirt project that I have been working on, I worked on my Bible study for tomorrow, I worked on my crochet project, and I paid some bills. I guess I did more than I thought. Hope you had a productive day also.

I was just looking at my blog and saw the last date I said anything was 2010. Dear Blog - I am so sorry for not staying in touch with you. I have determined to try to do better. Is that possible? I will see.

I am making dinner right now and waiting for it to finish baking. Interested in what I'm making? Chicken Casserole - it has cut up chicken with cream of chicken soup (diluted a little) then covered with a bread dressing (like what is used with Turkey). I bake it for 20 to 30 minutes and serve with a vegetable.

I have worked on a crochet project today. Finished one yesterday except for a ribbon bow. When they are done I will take a picture and show you.

Today we helped our pastor and wife with some cleaning up of a rental home they have. We were there about an hour and a half. Didn't do a lot but they said every little bit helps.

Okay that's it for now my alarm is going off so gotta go.

New Recipes

How cool!!! I landed on a web site that had a bunch of neat recipes: Muffins That Taste Like Donuts, Whole Wheat Pumpkin Muffins, Apple Crumb Pie, Cannolis, Bacon Banana Buttermilk Pancakes, Caramel Apple Tarts, Apple Bread. They all look so good. I think I will try the Apple Bread first. I'll let you know how it turns out.

Labor Day

We went to the mall on Labor Day not to necessarily buy anything, but to look around. So many people and so many people spending money. Quite confusing when you hear how bad the economy is. Anyway, I saw a Dairy Queen that is also an Orange Julius. I was thinking how good an Orange Julius would taste. I haven't had one in years. Then I remembered, I have a recipe for that. It just takes orange juice, milk, sugar, vanilla, ice cubes, and a blender. Let me know if you would like the recipe. Yum, so good!!

Weird!

I was looking at a recipe book this morning that I put together myself. Wow, so many recipes. I have to admit I just like reading recipes. I know that's weird but I read the recipe and then I imagine how it looks, how it will taste. I can usually tell by reading the recipe if I will like it or not. Here are some of my titles of recipes in the book I am making: Apple Goodies, Orange Pineapple Cake, Almost Candy Bars, Cashew Fudge Tarts, Cashew Beef, Butterfinger Cookies, Pistachio White Chocolate Chunk Cookies, Crescent Dogs, Tamale Pie. And that's just a few. I know I have your mouth watering. It's weird that a recipe can tell us about a dish and even suggest how it will taste without ever tasting it. That's why most of these recipes I have never made. I just know they would taste good. Weird!