For Friday, April 8th, 2011

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

APRIL 8th, 2011

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

It's FRIDAY!

ALL OURS DAY!

All is Ours Day is is bound to be a spectacular day for...... us.

Think of the concept. Imagine the possibilities. We are talking about anything and everything we want. The greatest events, and the best things in life, are those that are shared.

What a great day this will be.

THINKING

One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar

Helen Keller

Remember: You got it all because of your uniqueness

NEW IN THE KITCHEN

It's National Empanadas Day

From the Spanish word meaning to wrap, empanadas are fried meat pies that can contain many different types of filling, from mincemeat to seafood to chorizo and more. Americanized versions of the recipe have introduced fruit or sweetened fillings and sweetened the flaky crusts to make them more of a dessert item.

Beef Empanadas

Filling

1 lb. ground beef
3 onions, minced
1 lg. can tomato sauce
Salt and pepper to taste
2 1/2 tsp. Grandma's Spanish seasoning or chili powder
1 tsp. cumin powder

DOUGH

3 c. flour
3 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tbsp. shortening
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. milk

Brown beef and onion. Add tomato sauce and spices. Simmer 1/2 hour. Add approximately 2 tablespoons flour to thicken. Let cool.

Mix dough ingredients well. Form into small balls. Roll into 6 inch circles. Put filling on one side, fold over and seal edges real good. Deep fry until browned.

PRAYERS

Blessed is God, who has mercy upon us and nourishes us with his bountiful gifts by his grace and love always, now and forever and to the ages of ages.

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!

AROUND HOME

No matter how bad it gets, I'm rich at the dollar store.

We had a partly sunny day yesterday and even though it was chilly out I did get to clear up some of the leaves from around the flower beds and put some fertilizer down. It's supposed to rain today so that will be a good thing. We now have to use paper bags for our yard waste like leaves, so I put the paper bags up on the porch so they wouldn't get wet when it rains. Our trash pick up day isn't until next Tuesday.

It felt good to get outside and do something. Today due to the rain, it'll be an inside day. I am supposed to go to lunch with my Dulcimer buddies. We haven't gotten together for a good long while so it will be good to see them. Our church is having Polish Pierogie Lunches on the Fridays during Lent and that is where we are going.

Pierogi is a dumpling of dough stuffed with various ingredients such as vegetables, potatoes, fruit, cheese, or meat. It is often served with a side of sour cream and onions.

I'm sure to enjoy lunch out today

COUNTING THE DAYS

There is no duty we so much underrated as the duty of being happy. By being happy we sow anonymous benefits upon the world.

Robert Louis Stevenson

74 DAYS UNTIL SUMMER!

Keep looking ON THE BRIGHT SIDE of things.

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

Love,

ma