I am in Lincoln for the first time since early December. Mrs. Carr's house is sooooo dry, I feel as though I've been dried to a crisp. My eyes are dry, my skin, my lips, everything. I am doing computer work and dictation for Mrs. Carr so far, though she says she wants me to clean out her china closet. And I've been listening. Mrs. Carr enjoys talking, and she is very sure of her opinions. Guess who she is voting for? Ron Paul. I don't say much on that point, because if we were both so forceful, I wouldn't long be employed, and we sure wouldn't get along very well! She feeds me very well, though, so I really am not suffering. Last night we went to Panara Breads, and I had cheecy broccoli soup with a really good chicken sandwich- YUM! Coming from a family of nine, going out to eat means we go to MacDonald's and each get a dollar sandwich, so I am getting spoiled here.
Well, I will be going home tomorrow evening. Pray it won't snow!
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Butter and Sugar
I read the new book by Paula Deen today. It made me want to cook and bake horribly fatty foods that taste soooo good. I actually made her Mississippi Mud Cake, and it only has one stick of butter and two eggs. I advise you all to try it- it is a good, thick, chocolatey cake.
Fred Thompson dropped out of the presidential race yesterday, leaving me in a quandry as to who I should vote for. No matter who I vote for, I know I will disagree with them on something. I don't like any of the options!
Fred Thompson dropped out of the presidential race yesterday, leaving me in a quandry as to who I should vote for. No matter who I vote for, I know I will disagree with them on something. I don't like any of the options!
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Foiled again
Our computer hard drive died. That is my excuse for not posting sooner. I think it is a fairly good excuse, too.
Last Friday I was able to attend a lecture by John Eidsmoe, an accomplished speaker and author, who I have heard speak twice before. The topic was Jamestown, this past year being the 400th anniversary of its founding. I confess I really didn't know much about Jamestown, except the classic story of John Smith getting his neck saved by Pocahontas.
And so, here are the main points, from my notes, as promised:
At the 300th anniversary of the Jamestown colony, 60,000 people attended the celebration, just about 1/20th of the US population at the time. In 2007, only 4000 people were at the commemoration celebration. One of the points of the lecture was that America needs to remember our history and honor our ancestors way more than we currently are.
The Jamestown settlement is not quite as well known as Plymouth Plantation for several reasons: it was not as successful, due in part to the placement of the colony- in order to be on the alert and well protected from the Spaniards, they picked a swamp as the building site. Very unhealthy place to live. There was also a terrible drought and great sickness that diminished the numbers of inhabitants greatly. The people left in Jamestown in 1611 decided to return to England, but just as they were sailing out to sea, reinforcements arrived, along with a new Governor- Lord Delaware, a strong Christian man.
The reasons for founding the Jamestown colony were similar to Plymouths': To spread Christianity to the natives, and to own land and prosper.
John Smith was an amazing man. As a young boy he was orphaned, and, deciding he was meant to be a soldier, he lived alone in the woods for several years, practicing martial arts. He then, through many providential happenings, fought for the Dutch protestants and also against the Turks, was captured as a Muslim slave, escaped, walked through Russia back to England, and ended up going to Jamestown. What a man! When he was injured by an exploding keg of gunpowder in 1609, he was sent back to England, where he wrote about his experiences in the new world.
I so enjoy learning about history; and being able to hear history from a Christian viewpoint is always fun, because that way you don't have to sort out all of the tacked on garbage that is so often added nowadays!
Last Friday I was able to attend a lecture by John Eidsmoe, an accomplished speaker and author, who I have heard speak twice before. The topic was Jamestown, this past year being the 400th anniversary of its founding. I confess I really didn't know much about Jamestown, except the classic story of John Smith getting his neck saved by Pocahontas.
And so, here are the main points, from my notes, as promised:
At the 300th anniversary of the Jamestown colony, 60,000 people attended the celebration, just about 1/20th of the US population at the time. In 2007, only 4000 people were at the commemoration celebration. One of the points of the lecture was that America needs to remember our history and honor our ancestors way more than we currently are.
The Jamestown settlement is not quite as well known as Plymouth Plantation for several reasons: it was not as successful, due in part to the placement of the colony- in order to be on the alert and well protected from the Spaniards, they picked a swamp as the building site. Very unhealthy place to live. There was also a terrible drought and great sickness that diminished the numbers of inhabitants greatly. The people left in Jamestown in 1611 decided to return to England, but just as they were sailing out to sea, reinforcements arrived, along with a new Governor- Lord Delaware, a strong Christian man.
The reasons for founding the Jamestown colony were similar to Plymouths': To spread Christianity to the natives, and to own land and prosper.
John Smith was an amazing man. As a young boy he was orphaned, and, deciding he was meant to be a soldier, he lived alone in the woods for several years, practicing martial arts. He then, through many providential happenings, fought for the Dutch protestants and also against the Turks, was captured as a Muslim slave, escaped, walked through Russia back to England, and ended up going to Jamestown. What a man! When he was injured by an exploding keg of gunpowder in 1609, he was sent back to England, where he wrote about his experiences in the new world.
I so enjoy learning about history; and being able to hear history from a Christian viewpoint is always fun, because that way you don't have to sort out all of the tacked on garbage that is so often added nowadays!
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Make the bed, shake the bed, and to bed we go
We are having guests tomorrow- a family from our Church with five children. They are staying until Sunday morning, so we had to clean the upstairs as well as the main floor. It's good that they are staying overnight, because we only clean the upstairs when we have guests, pretty much. If there's one thing I dislike about having overnight guests, though, it's making up all the beds and then washing all the sheets.
If we are feeling well, we "older" family members will be going to a lecture in Omaha on Jamestown, and some of the myths that surround the early American settlers. We've heard the speaker before and liked him, so if I take good enough notes I may have something substantial to share with you. I haven't posted anything educational in so long, I will make that my goal for the weekend- post a good post.
If we are feeling well, we "older" family members will be going to a lecture in Omaha on Jamestown, and some of the myths that surround the early American settlers. We've heard the speaker before and liked him, so if I take good enough notes I may have something substantial to share with you. I haven't posted anything educational in so long, I will make that my goal for the weekend- post a good post.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Urgent!!!
Does anyone have a recipe for Pizza Lasagna?
Caleb requested it for dinner tomorrow, but I haven't been able to find a good recipe.
Yes, we are back to eating normal foods!
Caleb requested it for dinner tomorrow, but I haven't been able to find a good recipe.
Yes, we are back to eating normal foods!
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Day 2
Day 2 of eating healthy. Today is apples-only day. I'm not very hungry, but I really want to bake something. I love to cook and bake. Arghhh!
So here I am, sitting at the computer, only able to think about food, but needing a way to pass the time. What to post?
"It should be your care, therefore, and mine, to elevate the minds of our children and exalt their courage; to accelerate and animate their industry and activity; to excite in them an habitual contempt of meanness, abhorrence of injustice and inhumanity, and an ambition to excel in every capacity, faculty, and virtue. If we suffer their minds to grovel and creep in infancy, they will grovel all their lives."
-John Adams (Dissertation on the Canon and Feudal Law, 1756)
That is why we should never allow our children to watch children's TV stations. The shows on those channels make me sick!
Hmmm, what else is new.... I am tired of hearing about the primaries of all these other states for days before they happen, and I don't like Huckabee.
So here I am, sitting at the computer, only able to think about food, but needing a way to pass the time. What to post?
"It should be your care, therefore, and mine, to elevate the minds of our children and exalt their courage; to accelerate and animate their industry and activity; to excite in them an habitual contempt of meanness, abhorrence of injustice and inhumanity, and an ambition to excel in every capacity, faculty, and virtue. If we suffer their minds to grovel and creep in infancy, they will grovel all their lives."
-John Adams (Dissertation on the Canon and Feudal Law, 1756)
That is why we should never allow our children to watch children's TV stations. The shows on those channels make me sick!
Hmmm, what else is new.... I am tired of hearing about the primaries of all these other states for days before they happen, and I don't like Huckabee.
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Sugar and Vegetables
I made a three layer chocolate cake today, wtih chocolate pudding as the filling and frosting. Oh, I love to bake sweets. Tomorrow being Sunday, we might have brownies- the half-baked kind.
But on Monday, oh ho, doom comes on Monday. We are going on a sugar free diet. Vegetables and fruits only. No meat, even. I know it will be hard. But it's not even for a long time- fruits and vegetables are too expensive, especially during the winter time, for us to be herbivores for long. Americans love to eat all the time, and it's a habit that is hard to break, in this land of plenty. I do try to shop and bake frugally- my general rule for baked goods is the recipe can't have more than one stick of butter or three eggs. I have trouble thinking generously when having to take dishes to parties or get-togethers. I tend to think in a stingy way; but my pride balances this out because I want people to enjoy my food. Yes, I'm a sinner.
We are watching the political debates on TV right now; the Republican Presidential candidatesare speaking. I have already decided who I am going to vote for in the primaries(unless my parents counsel me to vote for a different person), and being tired of and disgusted with the non-stop media coverage of the primaries, I am not paying too much attention. So don't bother to ask me detailed questions about the debate.
But on Monday, oh ho, doom comes on Monday. We are going on a sugar free diet. Vegetables and fruits only. No meat, even. I know it will be hard. But it's not even for a long time- fruits and vegetables are too expensive, especially during the winter time, for us to be herbivores for long. Americans love to eat all the time, and it's a habit that is hard to break, in this land of plenty. I do try to shop and bake frugally- my general rule for baked goods is the recipe can't have more than one stick of butter or three eggs. I have trouble thinking generously when having to take dishes to parties or get-togethers. I tend to think in a stingy way; but my pride balances this out because I want people to enjoy my food. Yes, I'm a sinner.
We are watching the political debates on TV right now; the Republican Presidential candidatesare speaking. I have already decided who I am going to vote for in the primaries(unless my parents counsel me to vote for a different person), and being tired of and disgusted with the non-stop media coverage of the primaries, I am not paying too much attention. So don't bother to ask me detailed questions about the debate.
Thursday, January 3, 2008
I WILL post today
I have been trying to post for the past few days, but by the time I get my blogger-create-post page up, I have to run and go do something else and am not able to get more computer time.
Welcome to 2008, everyone.
Our New Year's Eve traditions are to eat summer sausage, cheese and crackers, and to drink punch(non-alcoholic, of course) while talking about our goals for the coming year. And we are always in bed long before midnight! I think we only use our punch bowl once a year, on New Year's Eve. We also go over last year's goals to see what we have accomplished. The main goal for 2008 is to pack up our house and move; that's a big job when you've been living in the same house for 15 years. We haven't listed our house yet, but we are starting to clean and pack nonetheless, because if we don't start now we won't be ready when the time comes. So far, we have cleaned out the pantry and the library. We easily have two thousand books or more, even after we got rid of several hundred.
Have I mentioned before that we are planning on moving this year? If not, surprise!
Welcome to 2008, everyone.
Our New Year's Eve traditions are to eat summer sausage, cheese and crackers, and to drink punch(non-alcoholic, of course) while talking about our goals for the coming year. And we are always in bed long before midnight! I think we only use our punch bowl once a year, on New Year's Eve. We also go over last year's goals to see what we have accomplished. The main goal for 2008 is to pack up our house and move; that's a big job when you've been living in the same house for 15 years. We haven't listed our house yet, but we are starting to clean and pack nonetheless, because if we don't start now we won't be ready when the time comes. So far, we have cleaned out the pantry and the library. We easily have two thousand books or more, even after we got rid of several hundred.
Have I mentioned before that we are planning on moving this year? If not, surprise!
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