For Wednesday, October 6th, 2010

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

OCTOBER 6TH, 2010

If you can't see the bright side of life, polish the dull side

It's WEDNESDAY!

AND Happy Birthday to our Southern Belle today!

May the dear Lord bless you today and always!

THINKING

The following words are from the United Nations

Declaration of the Rights of the Child

:

Every child has the right ...

to affection, love and understanding; to adequate nutrition and medical care;

to free education; to full opportunity for play and recreation;

to a name and nat

ionality; to special care, if handicapped;

to be among the fi

rst to receive relief in times of disaster;

to learn to be a useful member of society and to develop individual abilities;

to be brought up in a spirit of peace and universal brotherhood.

To enjoy these rights, regardless of race, colour, sex, religion, national or social origin.

There can be hope only for a s

ociety which acts as one big family, not as many separate ones.

Anwar Sadat

NEW IN THE KITCHEN

It's National Noodle Day

Not just for spaghetti, this happy day for noodle lovers everywhere encourages noodle experimentation. Whether you like them boiled or fried, in soups, salads, or entrees with sauce, noodles are popular the world over. It's no wonder: dried noodles are quick to prepare and give you a concentrated carb fix to provide energy.

One of my favorites is Alfredo Style Noodles

8 ounces Broad Egg Noodles

1/4 Part-Skim Ricotta Cheese
1/4 cup Plain Yogurt
1/4 cup Grated Pramesan Cheese
1 tablespoon Unsalted Margarine
1/4 teaspoon Black Pepper

Cook the noodles according to package directions, omitting the salt. Drain well and return to the cooking pot

Add the ricotta cheese, yogurt, Parmesan cheese, margarine and pepper, and toss well to mix. Transfer to a warm platter and serve with a cooked green vegetable or marinated vegetable salad.

Serves 4

PRAYERS

Lord, I pray today and commit myself to be loving and understanding in all that I do,

and to be generous in giving of myself without expecting anything in return. I pray and commit myself to have an attitude of respect for each and every person, treating everyone as the equals

that they are. All that I am determined to be, Lord, I ask for the power of your Spirit to enable me to be

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.

AND bless our Police Officers, Firefighters

and Paramedics and EMT's

GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

AROUND HOME

Today is Come and Take It Day. This day is here for the taking. Grab it. Take it and run with it. We're sure it's going to be a great day.

Wednesdays put us over the hump and mid week at my house usually means getting everything ready to go back to the camper. I'll only be doing this a few more times now and then all will be winterized and closed up for the season.

So I am taking this day and flying with it.

Did you know...

Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: Spades - King David, Hearts - Charlemagne, Clubs - Alexander the Great, Diamonds - Julius Caesar.

Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.

Coca-Cola was originally green.

The state with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska

The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400

FAMILY

Seek the wisdom of the ages, but look at the world through the eyes of a child.

Ron Wild

DS#5 and his wife and new babe, our Mr. Wonderful, are coming for a visit this evening. My son called Monday evening to let me know they'd be coming over and bringing dinner with them too. This is exciting. After many years of cooking for a large family, now they often cook for me. And they are all good cooks too. That makes it all even better.

COUNTING THE DAYS

Nothing should be prized more highly

than the value of each day.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

76 DAYS UNTIL WINTER!

80 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS

Keep looking ON THE BRIGHT SIDE of things.

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

Love,

ma