For Friday, September 23rd, 2011

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

SEPTEMBER 23RD,  2011

  

It's FRIDAY!

CHECKERS DAY

Get out the Checker Board. Today is Checkers Day. So, do you want the red checkers? Or, the black ones?On September 23, 1952, Richard Nixon gave a speech that assured the public that he did not use any of the funds for personal use. Towards the end of the speech, he stated that his daughters had received a dog, which they named Checkers, as a gift. He said they would keep the dog.This speech quickly became known as the Checkers speech, and went on to be one of the better speeches in American political history

It is also THE FIRST DAY OF AUTUMN

Autumn begins today at 5:04 a.m. EDT in the Northern Hemisphere; Spring begins in the Southern Hemisphere.

It just may a great day to play checkers!

There is a harmony in autumn, and a luster in its sky, which through the summer is not heard or seen, as if it could not be, as if it had not been!  

Percy Bysshe Shelley

NEW IN THE KITCHEN

PANCAKE DAY

September 23rd is not only the first day of autumn, it is also nationally known as Pancake Day. Pancakes are not just a breakfast food. Try them with fruit for a snack, or make a savory variety for dinner.

Savory Bacon Pancakes

1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
dash of salt
1 egg
1 cup buttermilk
7 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled. 

In a large bowl, mix  first 4 ingredients. 

In another bowl, whisk eggs, milk, and butter.  Combine with dry mix and stir until almost completely smooth. 

Over high heat, heat a pan coated with cooking spray.  Cook 1 minute on each side or until side is completely golden brown. 

PRAYER FOR OUR TROOPS

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

How beautifully leaves grow old.  How full of light and color are their last days. 

John Burroughs

We were blessed with a beautiful day yesterday in honor of the last day of summer.  Today we may see some rain and temps in the mid 60's .  It really does sound like it could be that way for the whole weekend, but hopefully there will be more sun than rain.  There were more trees turning colors on the way into camp but here where we are on the hill it still seems mostly green.

The nuts are falling off the trees like crazy and we have heard o lot of them hitting the campers.  DS#1 and family came in to camp yesterday afternoon and we all enjoyed a beautiful evening under the stars around the campfire.  

Goodbye Summer...Hello Fall.

COUNTING THE DAYS

Everyone must take time to sit and watch the leaves turn.  

Elizabeth Lawrence

IT'S FALL!

94 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