Thank goodness - Monday is "all in - all done!" The evening ended nice - we met Chris and Sue for dinner at El Charro's and the food was great - and the company was better. I can think of nothing as good as having an evening with friends you really love and just getting to visit with them with very few interuptions!
I told you last night about the little recorded thing I watched about good and bad foods -- so this morning I cooked us a boiled egg, and Travis fixed us banana and oranges and a half piece of Ezekiel bread with peanut butter on it -- that was our breakfast -- early - about 6 a.m., and I was just sure we would be starving by 10:00 - but I really wasn't. THen for lunch I had cooked some chicken tenders with a little olive oil and seasonings and baked them this morning - so I made us a salad with lettuce, apple, carrots, a few toasted pecans,cheese stick, and 2-1/2 pieces of chicken tenders -- all seasoned with a little pepper, foxpoint and garlic and a drizzle of lemon flavored olive oil. FOr a little more protein I fixed three -2-1/2 inch sticks of celery stuffed with peanut butter -- it was all very good! So -- we were good all day - well - I'm sure we cheated a little tonight at El Charro - but my goodness - we had been so good all day and we were celebrating Sue's birthday coming on Wednesday and mine that had just passed! Guess I will know what that caused when I step on the scales in the morning!!!
I read in the paper this morning about the epedemic of "sextexting" that is becoming rampant - even in Tyler, TX - actually ruining lives of teenagers! Some are being sent to jail and having to register as sex offenders because of some stupid craze that kids don't believe they will get caught at. One counselor was quoted as saying "I am seeing children that their parents believed they were good kids" until they checked their
Internet or phone histories. So what can be done about this? Well the experts say "You have to be vigilant and know what your kids are doing so keep tabs on them and check their phones and computers often." They go on to say set up boundaries on electronic communicating with and what the child is posting online. They also suggested parents monitor their child's activity on Facebook and other social sites on the Internet. All of this is very good clinical advise but I have to ask what ever happened to parents saying "NO" to cell phones and controlling internet usage? Whatever happened to parents using the Bible as their guide to teach these children what is right in the sight of the Lord. Proverbs 22:6 says "Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not turn from it" and Proverbs 23:13 "Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish him with the rod,, he will not die. Punish him with the rod and save his soul from death." One more Proverb - 29:15 "The rod of correction imparts wisdom but a child left to himself disgraces his mother." Does this sound like children of today? I hear children say things today that I would have gotten a spanking for even uttering the words! Don't get me wrong -- I know raising children these days must be a trying and scary responsibility and sometimes you can do everything you think is right - and bad things still happen - but I would think the parents that instill a strong knowledge and belief in God and His Word have a much better chance of getting that child to adulthood without the heartbreak of a rebellious child that winds up in all kinds of trouble. I just pray many parents read the article today and really become aware of the problem and take action of some kind to insure their kids are safe from this epedemic - and realize no child is immune!
Tonight I want to share with you a really easy cake - but a really good cake too!
MARBLE POUND CAKE - given to me by Kim Borrelli
4 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 -3 oz. box instant vanilla pudding
1 yellow cake mix
3/4 cup oil
5-1/2 oz. Hershey's chocolate syrup.
1 tsp. vanilla
Beat eggs, add sour cream, pudding, oil, vanilla, and cake mix. Pour 2/3 of mixture into a greaed bundt pan. To the remaining batter, add the chocolate syrup. Mix well. Pour on top of yellow batter and swirl lightly with a knife. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes. Top with icing of your choice or dust with powdered sugar.
Also - here is a great salad - that goes well with any meat dish!
GRAPE SALAD
1 - 8 oz. carton of sour cream (fat free works well or light)*
1 - 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese (FF or light)
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
3 lbs. of Grapes (red or green or mixed!)
Combine the first 4 ingredients until smooth and no lumps. Mix in grapes and regrigerate until chilled. Just before serving - combine:
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Sprinkle over the top of grape salad.
This really is delicious!! * I personally like the flavor and texture of the Light sour cream and cream cheese better than the fat free - and it probably doesn't have as much sugar!!!
Well - did any of you catch that I really goofed last night? I so carefully gave you the same list from "Handbook 2010" as I had on Friday night. As I typed them - I thought "these sure sound familiar" but didn't get up and check and sure enough -- I had done it! So I will try for another list tonight!
PERSONALITY:
1. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
2. Don't have negative thoughts on things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
3. Don't over do. Keep your limits.
4. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
5. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
6. Dream more while you are awake.
7. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
8. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with His/Her mistakes of the past...That will ruin your present happiness.
9. Life is too short to wast time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
10. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
11. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
12. Realize life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appears and fades away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
13. Smile and laugh more.
14. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree!
Late again - oh well! I've enjoyed writing to whomever reads this. Have a blessed evening and pray God's grace on all of us. Do something good tomorrow - make three people smile!
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