Let’s go to Texas

I ran into this video about the Texas State Fair, the Capital of Fried Foods. Who wants to come…..?

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The Sleeping Lady

The Sleeping Lady

Legend tells us that a millennia ago, the Great Land known as Alaska was inhabited by a race of giants.  Among these people was a beautiful young maiden and a handsome young man whose devotion to each other was admired by all the villagers.  Wedding preparations were underway when word reached the village of a warring tribe approaching from the north. 

After a village council it was decided that the young man would bring gifts to the invaders to show the peaceful and friendly intentions of the villagers.  Keeping herself busy while waiting for the young man's return, the maiden eventually grew tired and laid down to rest.

Soon after, word reached the village that the invaders rejected the offer of peace and a battle ensued in which the young man was killed.  The villagers, gazing at the sleeping maiden, did not have the heart to wake her. 

So there she rests today, still waiting for news of peace and the return of her love . . .

Projects

I look at all of the quilt projects on line. 

And I wonder why I am sitting here…..

Cause I got projects of my own.!!!!!!!!

Weather

I have a widget from weather.com.  It shows the weather in different cities and turns dark at night and daylight during the day.  And I was wondering…..

Why is it light in Boise and dark in Brigham.  they are just not that far apart.

By the way, it is 41 degrees in Boise, 37 degrees in Brigham, and 25 degrees in Anchorage.

Anchorage

Do you want to moved to Alaska? 

This is taken approximately eight miles from Anchorage at the Glenn Highway Weigh Station, pointed west, toward Anchorage.  The camera provide a very nice view of the Glenn Highway and the entrance to the weigh station.

Yesterday the highway was snow packed.  I am wondering if this is as good as it gets.

Here was downtown Anchorage yesterday

And here it is today…..

Can you say……. SNOW

Countdown to Surgery

I am having a countdown to surgery.  About a year ago I met with my cardiologist concerning an echocardiogram that was done.  The opening on one of the valves had narrowed.  Last spring there was another echocardiogram done and the valve opening had again narrowed. 

We scheduled another echocardiogram this fall, which is not all that unusual.  The studies have been about six months apart in the past.  Well the opening had narrowed even further so a transthoracic echocardiogram.  These is where a probe is passed down your throat to better measure the valves from the back side. 

I don’t know what the measurements were, but the did an angiogram.  That must not have been very good, because she did not even wait for me to come in for an office visit.  We discussed the test and the doctor who did my previous surgery, who is Dr. Bull.  He now heads the transplant team at the University of Utah and works at the VA Hospital. 

So I decided to go with the surgeon at Ogden Regional Hospital.  Of course, I want to do some research on these doctors before the appointment.  I am scheduled to meet with him on the 19th.

Now that I have reached this point I can relax.  I don’t have to be concerned that something is going wrong and my doctor was not catching it.  Although I have not had that concern with this cardiologist.  She is right on top of everything. 

So don’t anyone worry.  I am good, just a little tired.  I am able to do nearly everything I could do last year.  I do have a little trouble shoveling dirt, but people keep telling me I should not be shoveling dirt anyway.

Thanks for all of your good thoughts.

Rose

Happy Halloween

Here is my Halloween wish to all of my dear friends…

Have a ghoulish day.

in every way

and let your inner child – or outer child if possible – remember the fun of the day…

And remember, Mom is always there to rescue you from the “scary” strangers

This is my Halloween Card to all of my friends. The pumpkin drawing comes from free clipart on the Precious Moment’s website. I am not sure where the font came from, but it was on my word program.

So………

Don’t let the mean old grownups ruin what could be the best day of the year so far. I will be thinking of all of you.

Loves and Hugs……

Rose

Twilight

A few weeks ago Trisha invited me to go to the movie “New Moon” of the Twilight saga.  While I enjoyed the first movie a great deal, there were times where I was lost and there was Trisha and I whispering like a couple of rude teenagers.

So I decided I had to read the second book before going to the movie.  Easier said than done……

But I have just finished the first book.  It was wonderful, everything that I was led to believe.  If you have not read the book and want to read a fun teen love story, this is it.  It is all about innocent, endearing love that can overtake all challenges.

Now I am really looking forward to reading the next book

APPLESAUCE SQUARES

APPLESAUCE SQUARES

INGREDIENTS

1 cup butter
2 cups white sugar (I used Splenda granules)
2 egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups raisins (I used Chocolate Chips)
3 cups applesauce
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon baking soda
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
2-3/4 cups and 3 tablespoons chopped nuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees I. Line one sheet cake baking pan with parchment paper. Cream butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla; beat well. Blend in cinnamon, flour, baking soda and salt; add raisins, nuts and applesauce. Mix well. Place batter into the prepared baking pan and bake at 350 degrees I for 30 minutes. Cut into squares and serve.

Since Dell is diabetic, I used Splenda instead of sugar and could not tell the difference.

I could not find the raisins (and they may have been eaten), so used chocolate chips. Hint: 2 bags are too many. Use only 1 bag.

I put pecans in half of the bars. My applesauce was homemade and was very thick, so I added water until the consistency seemed right, maybe 1/3 to 1/2 cup.

There was left over, which I put into cupcake pans. They ended up being about an inch thick and were wonderful. I cut parchment to line the bottom of each and they baked wonderfully, except that I should have sprayed the pan with Pam first.

Enjoy. We sure did.

Winter

Just for those who enjoy Ice Fishing, I thought I would reprint something I received some time ago.  First you get there….

Then you find the right spot…..

And drill your hole

 

Then you decided what you are fishing for:

or was it scuba diving

  

But you could not possibly carry all of that stuff out on the ice, so where’s the…….

 

Oh yeah we brought a snowmobile….

And now for the fishing part…..

BUT….

You need to remember that it does get warm later in the day and…..