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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><em>Our precious granddaughter turned 9 on January 27th.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><em>If you have followed me through the past three years or so</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><em>Carmen asked her birthday party guests to bring a gift </em></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><em>for a donation. This year she chose to give soccer shoes </em></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><em>to children who are under the care of DIF... a program in </em></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><em>Mexico which is a little like WIC in </em></span></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Carmen, Abuela and Pops are so very proud of you...</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">and love you so much! </span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">I'm late to say "Happy 2013",</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">but I learned today... it doesn't matter when, but that </span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">and I met for coffee at a McDonald's in Columbus, Texas.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">meet for coffee in probably a month. VERY rare for us.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Sadly I didn't get a picture but the one above is from</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">last year... </span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">a wrinkle or two, a pound or two.. or three,</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">and I was introduced to Medicare! </span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Oh well... we found ourselves attending the same wedding </span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">out of town and quickly escaped the hotel coffee room</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">for the privacy of McDonald's... due to the sweet suggestion of my hubby. </span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">The visit was too short but we did promise to meet again soon.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">My youngest brother had a birthday this summer and with his family out of the country I just HAD to be with him.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Coincidentally our oldest son and his family had just arrived from Mexico for a vacation.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">As many of us as possible gathered at the</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">(I will post about Lincoln, Texas in the future sometime. It's been our family's </span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">meeting place for just over 60 years!) </span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Work kept some of our family members from attending</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">and we truly missed them... but we all understood that</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">life just has these twists sometimes.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">For me, it was the first time to be there with family since the passing of both of my parents in 2008. Funny though how</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">I felt they were with us. Does that ever happen to you?</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">I was thrilled Aunt Jo Anne, my father's youngest sibling and only sister, enjoyed the spotlight of being the </span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">"head" of the family! She is such a dear to us and so much fun! Every family should have an "Aunt Jo Anne"!</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">You'll see in the pictures a young man sitting at the head of a table. He is our nephew. Those blonde kiddos are his children. You'll see our son (red shirt) and his wife (blue blouse/yellow shorts) and the brunette grandchildren having a grand time with cousins they are spending time with for the first time. So many fun stories associated with this gathering.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">In one of the pictures you'll see one of my brothers is teasing the younger one "thrilled" to point out to him that he now qualifies for the senior citizen discount. They are so funny together and there </span></em><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">are always tons of pranks and jokes when they're around.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">One son drove all the way from Houston to see his oldest brother and relatives since this is a rare occassion these days for my family. His effort was so appreciated!</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Just look at those children.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">They were a hoot! </span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Carmen and Ava were inseparable. Young David (our grandson) clung to his older cousins Thomas Allen and Forrest. That was fun to watch. David prefers to speak Spanish although understands English perfectly. There was no language barrier between the children. </span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">What a blessing the day was.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Any way to have "do-overs"??? </span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Okay... I haven't blogged in nearly a month, but between a trip to Mexico, a family reunion that I am heavily involved with and now our oldest son, his wife and children arriving today for <strong>two weeks</strong>... well, late August is looking like a good time to start blogging again!</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">between trips to see relatives and </span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Recotta cheese, drained if necessary</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">This is so delicious! It was served at a party this past weekend by my daughter-in-law's mother "Mother Carmen"... or "Cha-cha" as her children and grandchildren call her. </span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">This past Saturday we traveled to Mexico to see our </span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Sweet, sweet Carmen,</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"> how you steal our hearts! </span></em></div>
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Dorothy and Arvid Peterson's sons and their families have wonderful memories of the family fishing shack on the Intercoastal Canal. Everyone has an unforgetable story related to this very simple and humble little "home" on stilts. Long gone and just a memory, we all hope to enjoy a peaceful place such as this in our future at some point. </div>
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- Crab Rodeo - <em>Papaw bought crab traps for us and right before we left the cabin to head home we would dump out all the crabs we had caught. David and the boys would quickly grab the crabs and toss them into the ice chest to be cooked and enjoyed at home. </em><br />
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IN HONOR OF THOSE WHO PAID THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE AND THOSE WHO LIVED TO TELL THE STORY:</div>
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FDR’s full D-Day prayer, offered on June 6, 1944, reads as follows:<br />
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My fellow Americans: Last night, when I spoke with you about the fall of Rome, I ...knew at that moment that troops of the United States and our allies were crossing the Channel in another and greater operation. It has come to pass with success thus far. <br />
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And so, in this poignant hour, I ask you to join with me in prayer: <br />
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Almighty God: Our sons, pride of our Nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavor, a struggle to preserve our Republic, our religion, and our civilization, and to set free a suffering humanity. <br />
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Lead them straight and true; give strength to their arms, stoutness to their hearts, steadfastness in their faith. <br />
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They will need Thy blessings. Their road will be long and hard. For the enemy is strong. He may hurl back our forces. Success may not come with rushing speed, but we shall return again and again; and we know that by Thy grace, and by the righteousness of our cause, our sons will triumph. <br />
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They will be sore tried, by night and by day, without rest-until the victory is won. The darkness will be rent by noise and flame. Men's souls will be shaken with the violences of war. <br />
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For these men are lately drawn from the ways of peace. They fight not for the lust of conquest. They fight to end conquest. They fight to liberate. They fight to let justice arise, and tolerance and good will among all Thy people. They yearn but for the end of battle, for their return to the haven of home. <br />
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Some will never return. Embrace these, Father, and receive them, Thy heroic servants, into Thy kingdom. <br />
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And for us at home -- fathers, mothers, children, wives, sisters, and brothers of brave men overseas -- whose thoughts and prayers are ever with them--help us, Almighty God, to rededicate ourselves in renewed faith in Thee in this hour of great sacrifice. <br />
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Many people have urged that I call the Nation into a single day of special prayer. But because the road is long and the desire is great, I ask that our people devote themselves in a continuance of prayer. As we rise to each new day, and again when each day is spent, let words of prayer be on our lips, invoking Thy help to our efforts. <br />
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Give us strength, too -- strength in our daily tasks, to redouble the contributions we make in the physical and the material support of our armed forces. <br />
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And let our hearts be stout, to wait out the long travail, to bear sorrows that may come, to impart our courage unto our sons wheresoever they may be. <br />
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And, O Lord, give us Faith. Give us Faith in Thee; Faith in our sons; Faith in each other; Faith in our united crusade. Let not the keenness of our spirit ever be dulled. Let not the impacts of temporary events, of temporal matters of but fleeting moment let not these deter us in our unconquerable purpose. <br />
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With Thy blessing, we shall prevail over the unholy forces of our enemy. Help us to conquer the apostles of greed and racial arrogancies. Lead us to the saving of our country, and with our sister Nations into a world unity that will spell a sure peace a peace invulnerable to the schemings of unworthy men. And a peace that will let all of men live in freedom, reaping the just rewards of their honest toil. <br />
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Thy will be done, Almighty God.<br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">It just seemed like a shrimp salad kind of day.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">My mother-in-law, Dorothy, had <strong>the </strong>best recipe.</span></em></div>
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3 boiled eggs, peeled and chopped<br />
1 c. mayonnaise or less<br />
1/2 tsp. curry powder<br />
2 tsp. low-sodium soy sauce<br />
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2 lbs. cooked, peeled large shrimp <br />
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Add a tiny bit of sea salt<br />
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Mince 2 tbsp. of green onion<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I want to thank everyone who read my post about my nephew's wife, April, and offered prayers for the husband and three children she left behind. </span><span style="font-size: small;">She passed away May 15th at the age of 39 years. We'll miss April always, but God always has a plan for each of us. </span></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">and find a way that I can dedicate some efforts in</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">The bronzed shoes were my mother's.</span></em></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>I always triple this recipe because I make enough salad for two-three meals</em></span></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Recently our middle son, Daren, called and asked a rather curious question.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">"What was my favorite picture of my grandmother?"</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">This photo immediately came to mind as I think my grandmother, whom we </span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">called "Jean" (I've written about her several times on this blog) was especially </span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">beautiful and I thought my mother, Rosemary, looked really sweet in that</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">little dress. </span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">As you might notice by reading these names I'm sure that you have guessed</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">that this is an Italian family. "Jean" came from Italy when she was nine years old.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Several days after my son had asked about that picture </span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">a box was delivered to our home. </span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">The photo had been turned into a label for the olive oil. Wow! </span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">It turns out that my daughter-in-law, Jennifer, saw this ad and told Daren</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">that it would be a perfect Mother's Day gift for me.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Daren then got the rest of the family involved, so this great gift was </span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">from all of my sons and their wives. Too cool, right? </span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Thank you, Jen, for suggesting this. </span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Notice the label on the bottle of olive oil? </span></em></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Pasquale Olio d'Oliva</span></em></strong></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">100% All Natural</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Extra Virgin Olive Oil</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Product of Texas</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">500ml</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">There are four bottles in this box. </span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">The picture shows an olive tree and the label below states,</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">"Your Pendolino tree planted in the Frassino orchard</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">At the Texas Hill Country Olive Company in </span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Dripping Springs, Texas."</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">The olive oil is delicious!! </span></em></div>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">My brother is such a comedian!</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">He and his wife are taking a volunteer fireman course</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">so at our family's Easter gathering we heard all </span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">about it. Coincidentally we were grilling, so what a </span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">great "photo op"! </span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">of course the picture went right to Facebook and it was only minutes before our</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">brother who lives out of town was calling in a bit of a panic. "Was the house on fire?"</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Grilled shrimp, pork ribs, chicken kebobs, </span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">ribeye steak</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Potato Casserole</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Three-bean Salad</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">and</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Lemon Pound Cake</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">We were thrilled that our aunt drove over</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">from Austin for a quick visit. </span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">You can barely see it but we are so proud of our </span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">nephew. He just got his Aggie ring. Gig'em, Brandon!!</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Our niece is the sweetest. She is planning to run for VP of </span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Student Council next year. Planning for her campaign </span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">has already started. So exciting! </span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">And the sling... our youngest son, Ryan, a realtor in McAllen, Texas, broke his shoulder about three weeks ago...</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">ouch!! </span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">The sign on the door states,</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">"Vegetarians enter here,</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Normal folks down the hall"</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Established in 1900 Kreuz' (pronounced "Krites") </span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">is located in Lockhart, Texas.</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><em>The food was delicious.</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Brisket</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Pork ribs</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Spicy sausage</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Soft white bread</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">German potato salad (contained shredded brisket)</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Sauerkraut (contained shredded brisket as well!)</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Cole slaw</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">and ice tea with lemon</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">NO BBQ SAUCE IS SERVED!</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Oh! And don't ask for a fork. I did and was promptly told to use my fingers.</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">That's the way they've done it for over a 100 years. Spoons and knives are provided.</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center"></div></div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04323076493744748557noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110391316257501124.post-90237299676216574362012-04-03T00:32:00.003-05:002012-04-04T22:15:39.101-05:00Spinach Salad and then a Shake - Earthquake Style<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">My husband and I were enjoying a salad in the </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">American Express Lounge in Mexico City today</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">when we began to have the strange sensation of </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">spinning... the type you felt as a child when you spun yourself</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">around <em>trying </em>to be dizzy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">We knew immediately that it was an earthquake as we </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">had experienced several in Mexico when we lived there. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">This is what Global News reported,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"> <em><span style="font-size: small;">"Just two weeks after a powerful earthquake struck southern Mexico, another tremblor, this time measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale, has again rattled Guerrero state, according to CNN.</span></em><em><br />
</em><em><span style="font-size: small;">Citing the US Geological Survey, the news broadcaster said the epicenter was about 17 miles from the city of Ometepec and that the movement occurred at a depth of 7.6 miles. There were no immediate reports of damage, death or injury."</span></em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">It is truly an odd sensation. It was the first time I had been in a room full of people during an earthquake. To see other people's reactions was a study in itself. You become immediately somehow "attached" to strangers through</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">extreme uneasiness and admittedly some downright </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">fear. Some people ran for the doors and others either stood</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">(me) and still others stayed seated (my husband). </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">It lasted less than a minute... I think.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">To imagine that <em>Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juarez </em>was swaying from the underground movement was </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">pretty darn scary. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">It's not clear if that was the cause for the delay of the </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">flights the rest of the day, but we arrived home considerably</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">later than planned...but then, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">we arrived safely and with a tale to tell.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><em>By the way... the salad:</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><em>fresh spinach</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><em>goat cheese</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><em>slivered almonds</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><em>thin sliced pears</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><em>thin sliced green apples</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><em>sliced mushrooms </em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><em>all served in a parmesan cheese baked bowl</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><em>with a vinegrette dressing</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><em>Delish!</em></span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>I'm so excited to link to Ivy & Elephants for </em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>"What's It Wednesday"</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Come visit this fabulous blog!!</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ivyandelephants.blogspot.com/"><em><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><strong>http://ivyandelephants.blogspot.com/</strong></span></em></a></div><span style="color: #073763;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">We head home tomorrow...</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">back to Texas.</span></em></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">This is just a quick post as there is packing </span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">to be done.</span></em></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Great time with our son and his family.</span></em></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Carmen and I made sure that we got our</span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">palms today for Palm Sunday.</span></em></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">More later... </span></em></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcH1Llc0Ko-bL2450jg78dnp9iEDBFt_nLNKMgmdtku0lCranq7lUaLqKSbKzvHQsnazu6Uy-aLlJR-uswFYc843ljUuJK808AhcCzIccXQjfyKKpHwmxUBGKwadCP35t4j1avMToXJys/s1600/Mosaic+Monday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcH1Llc0Ko-bL2450jg78dnp9iEDBFt_nLNKMgmdtku0lCranq7lUaLqKSbKzvHQsnazu6Uy-aLlJR-uswFYc843ljUuJK808AhcCzIccXQjfyKKpHwmxUBGKwadCP35t4j1avMToXJys/s1600/Mosaic+Monday.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center"><em>I'm linking to Little Red House for</em></div><div align="center"><em>Mosaic Monday</em></div><div align="center"><a href="http://dearlittleredhouse.blogspot.mx/">http://dearlittleredhouse.blogspot.mx/</a></div><br />
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