For Saturday, November 21st, 2009

a pictorial journal

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
NOBEMBER 21ST, 2009


It's SATURDAY…

Today is the day of our family feast day. Everyone will be here around noon I guess and dinner is at 1:00. The 22 pound turkey goes in the oven about 7:30 this morning. I’m enjoying my coffee now because it’s going to get very busy later on.

DS#6 and his wife are staying at DD’s house while they are here because she has the bigger yard that is fenced in for their dogs to run. With all the people it would be too crowded here if we had all the dogs too.

DS#5 and his wife and DD and her hubby live here in town and so DS#1 and family and DS#6 and wife are the only ones that will have to travel any distance. As always I’ll be praying for their safe travels.


THINKING

November is the month when we remember all the things we are thankful for and the One that makes them possible

A Forgiving God
I want to bless you with my praise, Father, because you are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love. . .

Nehemiah 9:17


NEW IN THE KITCHEN

Sharing this recipe that DS#1 and his wife make for many of our family gatherings today.

Mixed Green Salad with Strawberries and Vanilla Vinaigrette

2 Cups Sliced Strawberries
1 – 3 tsp. Sugar
2 T White Wine Vinegar
1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
1/3 Cup Canola Oil
6 Cups Mixed Baby Greens
½ Cup Toasted Sliced Almonds

Combine strawberries and enough sugar to sweeten and set aside for 15 minutes.
Whisk vinegar and vanilla in a small bowl.
Add juices from strawberries.
Gradually whisk in oil.
Place greens in a bowl. Toss with vinaigrette.
Divide among plates, top with strawberries and almonds


ATTIRE FOR TODAY

The weather man says it will be in the low 50’s and mostly cloudy again today but tonight it’s supposed to go down in the high 30’s. BrrrrChill!

I’ll be indoors all day so what I’m wearing will be nice and comfortable.

PRAYERS

Heavenly Father, this day and all days we give thanks to you for our blessings and for your love for us. Help us to take time to remember you in all we do
Amen

Please pray for God's protection of
our troops and HIS wisdom for their
commanders.

Lord, hold our troops in
your loving hands.
Protect them as they protect us.
Bless them and their families for the
selfless acts they perform for us
in our time of need. I ask this in the
name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.

GOD BLESS YOU!



AROUND HOME

This is DS#6 and DD enjoying catching up with each other and there’s DDIL#1 stirring the gravy in the kitchen.

One thing I enjoy about my children is that they love getting together and being together. Time and distance keeps us all apart a good part of the time but thankfully we get holidays to have a reason to be together as a family.

My old house will be filled with laughter and SMILES today.



FAMILY ALBUM

Here is Our Pretty Lady with her brother Dino Boy when they visited a couple of years ago. They wanted to see snow, but this is what they got. It was one of the warmest Decembers I can remember that year.

I give all my grand’babes’ nicknames and Dino boy is called that because he loves dinosaurs…Pretty Lady is called that because she is … a very pretty little lady.



COUNTING THE DAYS

30 DAYS UNTIL WINTER !

34 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS

AND

146 DAYS UNTIL CAMPING SEASON BEGINS


Keep looking ON THE BRIGHT SIDE of things.

A little smile, a word of cheer, A bit of love from someone near…

Love,
ma



Pictures mostly taken by ‘ma’ and courtesy of the camera provided by my ‘babes’