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Thursday, February 16, 2012

Musings Day 1 Bologna

Maybe I have had a little too much time to think this week but I will write down my observations.... posting them over the next few days.

1.  I really like bologna and lettuce sandwiches.  You can't find bologna like I had when I was a kid.  Mom used to buy it thick with the rind on.  She had to slice it and it was so good.  Today I get fat free chicken/turkey bologna or pork/beef bologna.  There really isn't much difference in the flavor now.  They are both probably full of things that aren't good for you (nitrates and salt) but it still tastes good and the fat free kind actually gets a B grade from nutrition sites.  I love eating my sandwich with a glass of milk.  They just go together so well.  The problem is, I only eat one slice a week or less and so it spoils before I finish it.  Emerson comes and sometimes helps me eat it.  I slice it like a pizza for him or carve it in waves.  He loves it too.  I just need to freeze all but a few slices when I buy it so it doesn't spoil.  Don't write and tell me it is full of pig snouts and chicken gizzards because I don't care.  I see nothing wrong with Pig snouts.  It is good protein.  I also love pork rinds and bacon.  My son-in-law Wes says the only thing better than pork, is more pork.  I have to agree. Not the more part, but the more varieties of pork.  Who doesn't like a BLT?


Saying that, I use Miracle Whip on my bologna sandwiches.  There are the Miracle Whip lovers and the mayo lovers and they all seem to like one or the other.  Why?  They are two different things.  I have to have Whip on my balogna and in my tuna sandwiches but I love mayo on others things.  Most times I mix the two and then you have a perfect flavor for egg salad.  Mayo is best on sandwiches from Subway and in fry sauce.  See, you don't have to choose one over the other.  You can have it all......in moderation.

Sunday, February 05, 2012

A Horrible News Item

Oh this is horrible!

The cost of chocolate keeps going up and up.  When will it get to the point when I will no longer buy it?  I don't know......I just can't see that happening yet. Here is another reason, artificially or not, why they may raise the price.

Western Pa. candy factory fire destroyed nearly 20,000 pounds of chocolate, official says

By Associated Press, Published: February 4

CANONSBURG, Pa. — An official says a fire at a candy factory in southwestern Pennsylvania destroyed nearly 20,000 pounds of chocolate.
The blaze broke out early Friday morning at a second-floor packaging area at Sarris Candies in Canonsburg in Washington County.
 A health inspection determined that Sarris must destroy the candy, which either melted or had smoke damage.

Canonsburg Mayor David Rhome says officials will inspect the damage Monday. He says the fire does not appear to be suspicious.
Sroka says the inspection will also determine whether an additional 5,000 pounds of chocolate packaged for sale in the store will have to be destroyed.
But he says most of the company’s stock survived because it is stored in an off-site
facility.

I don't have my 2 years supply of chocolate.  I need to get on that right away.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Our house must be in the direct path of the air balloon routes.  This happens fairly regularly.  You can get the perspective of how close this balloon was to the house by looking in the upper right hand corner of the photo and you will see the edge of our roof with the Christmas lights up.  Wayne had arranged for us to go in one of those for our anniversary a couple of years ago but the weather turned bad and we didn't get to go.  It is still on my bucket list.




This is a photo as they flew over my head.  LOVE IT!

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Isabelle's Birthday

My beautiful, smart and sweet grand daughter turned 11 in December and of course we had to have a party.  She is 11 in 2011, 12 in 2012 etc.  That's an easy way to remember how old she is. 


Her Mama makes the cutest cakes


Where teens are concerned, you just have to grab and kiss or you will never get affection.  Colett manages to do this often and I have to admit I have been known to do the same.  When the grandkids come over, I won't let them by me until I have gotten a hug.   Nick looks pretty OK with it though. Can I say I love this picture?


I even get a smile and a hug.


Make a wish Isabelle.  At 11, I hope it is an easy one.

                            
                                      Happy birthday you amazing young woman.

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Yarro Christmas


My daughter and her family didn't get out their Chrsitmas cards this year but this is the picture.  Aren't they the cutest family?  I'm posting it so Wayne and all our extended families can see it. 


                                       Matt, Isabelle, Millie, Colett and Nick