For Wednesday, September 7th, 2011

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

SEPTEMBER 7TH,  2011

It's WEDNESDAY!

NEITHER RAIN NOR SNOW DAY

Right now, you may be thinking this special day is about a tranquil weather day with neither rain nor snow  ....wrong.  Here's the real scoop on this special day:  Neither Rain Nor Snow Day celebrates the opening of the New York Post Office building on this day in 1914.This following inscription was inscribed on the building:

Neither snow nor rain not heat nor gloom of night, stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.

Our local mail carriers are out there making sure nothing prevents the timely delivery of letters . So give them a round of applause today!

NEW IN THE KITCHEN

ACORN SQUASH DAY

Acorn squash tastes great in soups, casseroles, as a stand-alone vegetable dish, or even stuffed. 

BAKED ACORN SQUASH WITH BACON

3 acorn squash
6 tablespoons butter
salt and freshly ground black pepper
3 slices bacon, cut into halves
2 tablespoons brown sugar

Preheat oven to (350 degrees

Cut the squash in half and spoon out the seeds. Arrange the squash halves, cut side up, on a baking sheet.

Drop one tablespoon of butter into the cavity of each half and season to taste with salt and pepper. Add half a slice of bacon to each half and one tablespoon of brown sugar. Bake 45 minutes, or until the  vegetable is tender when tested with a fork. 

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

This week may just be the time get some decorating for fall done around my house.  The cooler weather we are having sure does make it feel like autumn has arrived.   The pictures today are from a few years ago.

This evening I'll be going over to DS#6's to stay till probably sometime Friday.  I'm not exactly sure.  He has his surgery tomorrow.  I'm praying all will go well and that he'll have a speedy recovery.

COUNTING THE DAYS

There is no such thing in anyone's life as an unimportant day.

Alexander Woolcott

15 DAYS UNTIL FALL

Keep looking ON THE BRIGHT SIDE of things.

 

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

Love,

ma