Fun Reading

I ran across some articles that have mis-prints or strangely worded titles and some that are just simply fun reading. Enjoy.

Now, doesn't this sound like something we might hear in the news?

Sadly all 10 of them have been banned from so many public places!

Ya think?

Brilliant!



Good job!

Innovative little fella :)

Have a great day!

What???

I am the "lucky" one who produces the newsletter for our church. Whenever I have some extra space and need something to fill that space, I look on the internet for some interesting items that just might work. Last week I ran across this picture:

Ummmm . . . . I DID NOT put this is the newsletter!!!

Love,
Sherry

Offering Linebacker

Hopefully we haven't come to this!

Enjoy.



Love,
Sherry

What 's Your Answer Wednesday

My bloggy friend "Lois Lane II", at Fearfully, Wonderfully Made, inspired my post today. What's Your Answer Wednesday is a fun way to learn more about each other. Here goes:

1. What is your occupation?
2. Did you go to college? If so, what was your major?
3. What is your favorite recipe? (Please share!) :)
4. Do you have pet, and, if you do, what are they and what are their names?

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My answers:

1. Pastor's wife and office manage.
2. Yes, I majored in business.
3. One of my favorite recipes is "Merry Heart Chicken Salad"
(at the end of this post).
4. I do not have any pets.
(We're gone too much, so, the poor thing would spend its time alone.)




MERRY ♥ HEART ♥ CHICKEN SALAD

6 chicken breast halves, cooked and diced
1 cup celery, diced
1 cup green onions, diced
1/2 cup toasted almond slivers
1 cup seedless grapes
1-8 oz. container low fat lemon yogurt
1/4 cup Miracle Whip salad dressing
Mrs. Dash Original
Salt
Pepper

Combine all ingredients, toss and season to taste. Add more yogurt if it is not moist enough. Serve chilled. Makes approximately 6 cups.

Note: I boil the chicken in a pot with onion, potatoes, carrots and celery for extra flavor. I buy extra yogurt to have on hand b/c I usually have to use it to moistened the salad. My favorite way to served it is on croissants as a sandwich.

I got this recipe from the Merry Heart Tea Room in Grandbury, TX. This chicken salad is a "hit" every time I make it.

Enjoy!

For more What's Your Answer Wednesday fun, go here.

Love,

Mama Alway Said . . . .

It's amazing how our mother's words can come back to haunt us at times. One of the famous sayings of mothers is:

"Don't forget to wear clean underwear."

The following is a true story that my husband and I witnessed firsthand.

We were attending a funeral of a man in our little community. The ushers seated us on the front row, no less. The funeral began with some mishaps and faux pas (such as the minister announcing that the "nut's" gone -- referring to the deceased -- God as my witness . . . he said that!) . . .BUT, the BIGGEST was yet to come!

As we watched the mourners solemnly pay their last respects to the dearly departed, one nicely dressed lady caught our attention. She stood in front of the casket, nose buried in her Kleenex. All of a sudden, the elastic in her skirt gave way and her skirt plummeted to the floor.

Unbeknownst to her, she was now standing there -- in front of the church full of people -- wearing her suit top and a lovely beige slip! However, her husband is suddenly aware of her lack of clothing. Mister helpful Henry here quickly gives her a HUGH nudge in the side and points to the floor. (I guessed he was too shocked to be a gentleman and pick it up for her?)

Greatly embarrassed, she reaches down, grabs her skirt and pulls it back up and hangs on for dear life! She did not immediately go home. No. . . she stayed and clung fiercely to the skirt until the all of the funeral "festivities" were over.

Have you ever HAD to swallow an explosive laugh . . . . at a funeral? I thought I was going to die trying to hold it back. Later, I laughed until I cried --ROFL!!!!

Note: Since we leave in a very small town, we could not tell anyone about this for fear they might be her relative :o

Love,

Trick or Treat?

We had two sweet puppies visit us Saturday night.

Breanna, Grammie & Bryce (hidden under the puppy's head).

Breanna's under there somewhere.

Here's Bryce


Smile big for the camera!


A posing spook!?!



A big smile and a wet shirt!

Before the night was over, Breanna decided to play tricks on us. She had her treats so she thought she was suppose to trick us, too. She hid the pumpkins I had on the coffee table and the candy! She's a fun girl.

A fun night!

It's raining, it's pouring . . . .

Saturday, hubs and I got up fairly early and headed out the door to Tupelo, OK to the Annual Amish Auction.

The Amish in this area raise money for their school by having an auction and selling their awesome food, furniture, buggies, animals and much more. There are other vendors there as well.

We anticipated a nice day in spite of the forecast for possible rain. Just as we got to the home stretch toward the auction, it started raining.

A little later the traffic began to slow down and eventually came to a complete stop. As we came closer to our turn, we saw the reason. A traffic jam . . . . on a DIRT road!

Here's a shot of the traffic behind us! I have never seen so much traffic on a DIRT road.

Finally we got through the gate and found a parking place. My camera could not capture the the sea of cars!










There were several large tents with vendor's booths. There was so much to choose from: Home Decor, Autumn, Christmas, Halloween items, jewelry, purses, candles, hair accessories, western theme items, country items, food of all kinds and even hermit crabs.









Yes, the Amish were very visible. These ladies were checking out the hermit crabs. The children were adorable in their Amish attire.

I wanted to take more pics but my hands were full with a camera and a very wet umbrella. Can your spell D-r-o-w-n-e- d R-a-t?

Hubs decided that he didn't want to follow me around shopping so he decided to head out to the auctions. Yes, there was more than one (how I wish I would have know that at the beginning). We did the stupid thing and did not set a time and place to meet. Mistake #1!

Mistake #2: I had forgotten to charge my cell phone :)

After doing some shopping, I decided to go to the auction tent to look for hubs. I searched in different places for about an hour. I asked myself, "where would a phlegmatic hang out in this weather?" I guess I don't know where a phlegmatic would have been because he wasn't in any of the places I looked so I decided to check the car.

Not there, either.

I got in the car and began reading a book while waiting to see if he would show.

No sight of him!

Back to the auction tent. Still couldn't find him. It finally stopped raining so I started searching in areas that I hadn't even seen while tromping around in the rain.

Guess what I discovered?

There were a least 4 auction tents.! NO WONDER I couldn't find him. I looked for the buggies thinking surely he would be there.

Nope!

As I started up the hill, I heard my name paged. Then I looked up and saw him with a BIG smile on his face. We started laughing and shared our adventure of looking for each other. -- in the rain! He had started looking for me about the time I went to the car!!! I guess my secret ambition of becoming a PI just went down the ditch with all the rain. ;)

We ate a yummy lunch of Amish chicken and noodles before heading home. On the trip back, it began raining again! We were in for even more rain as hurricane Ike whirled passed our area.

This Saturday we will be going to another one near Tulsa. There will be buggy races at this one and hopefully NO RAIN!

Love

Tagged!

I've been tagged by Bethany over at Singing Over Me. She's a new bloggy friend :) So I am to share 6 most unspectacular things about myself and then tag other people. (Actually, she tagged me several days ago and I'm just now getting to this.)

Here goes.....

The Rules:

1. Link to the person who tagged you.
2. Mention the rules on your blog.
3. List 6 unspectacular quirks about yourself.
4. Tag 6 bloggers by linking to them on your post, then commenting on their blog to let them
know "their it".

6 Unspectacular Thing About Me

1. If something is not centered or angled just right (such as furniture, pictures, etc) it drives me nuts until it's adjusted. I guess I have a phobia! :o

2. I the love lemon flavored anything.

3. I love to read, especially self help books and Bible studies.

4. I would do just about anything for my kids and grand kids :)

5. I don't really like to write, yet . . . . I have this blog and just love being a part of this wonderful world of sisters in Christ!

6. Scrapbooking is a hobby I would like to have more space and time for.

Now, don't you feel much better that you know all this stuff about me? :)

I am supposed to tag six people. Well, Annie, Bethany , Beth, Mindy, Allison & Valerie, consider yourself tagged.

Love,

Please pass the corn??

Yesterday, while on my way to the grocery store, I drove past a
gas station

and saw

this......

So glad to know they have eliminated ETHANOL from their breakfast menu!

Have a great day:)

Sherry

Life Cycles

Sherry

A Place of Bliss

Saturday our Joy Fellowship scheduled a Slumber Party. There were many who were unable to attend for various reasons but mostly because of the distance. We went to the lake home of one of our church members and had a great time. It was so peaceful and relaxing. We spent quality time bonding and sharing. God was a big part of our conversation of how great and faithful He is. Women need each other and it is so beneficial to take time to get away especially with good friends in Christ.

The cabin of bliss.

We left at 1:30 p.m. Friday. It seemed to take forever to get there but the journey home was so quick. Sunnie, our hostess, took good care of us. The cabin and grounds were so nice and it's waterfront property. We sat and visited on the deck until we became hungry then went inside to get something to eat. We played games until bedtime. Breakfast was on the deck and after more sharing, we went shopping!

We are looking forward to doing this again. I feel sure that there will be more ladies go next time since they have heard what a great time we had. Thank you, sweet Sunnie!

Life at the parsonage ... refreshed!

Sherry

What Shoe Are You?

I took the quiz.

You Are Loafers

You are confident, powerful, and successful. Hard working and business like, you always dress and act appropriately. You are consistent and a bit conservative. You aren't really susceptible to trends, although you always dress well. While you tend to be formal, you know how to adapt to your surroundings. So are professional at work... but more laid back when your with your friends. You should live: In a huge city You should work: In a competitive field where you can rise to the top

I'm not so sure I fit the above description, but there's one thing for sure -- I'm a shoe nut! I have way too many for my closet, but it is such fun to have something for every occasion. I buy shoes, t-h-e-n I find an outfit to go with them. How about you? Do you have a fetish for shoes?

Life at the parsonage .... well shod and ready to go!

Sherry