Funny sayings or myths...

tonight my son was saying at dinner something about butterflies...

along the lines of this...that if a butterfly flaps its wings on one side of the world it causes a natural disaster on the other side of the world..NOW where in the world he heard this is beyond me, says he has heard it all his life (he is 16 ROFL, and I never said it to him)

so what are some sayings you have heard or myths you have heard...


Tip for today...

Don't forget your MYPoints for gift certificates for gifts (if you have earned the points, use them for certificates to give as gifts)

Halloween as a child

When I was a kid, we didn't link Halloween to bad things and it was a holiday we celebrated. There were certain houses we always wanted to get to early...one house the lady always made homemade popcorn balls and we were all excited to get there, and were very disappointed if we got there and she was out. As we got older, though, it got to be more about handing out candy. And what our daddy would come up with to scare our trick or treaters. One year we took a tether ball and hung a sheet over it, and made it look like a ghost and someone (either my brother or daddy) crawled on the house and as soon as the person on the roof heard the front door close they would drop it so the trick or treaters would turn around and walk into it. LOL It is a wonder some one didnt have a heart attack. Another year my daddy hid beside the edge of the house and would jump out and yell boo...scared people. I bet the people in our town thought we were crazy folks..

Share some memories from when you were a kid and halloween. We dont celebrate Halloween much, but if we are home I do give out candy.

I know that there are evil things that happen on Halloween, but I really miss the innocent days when it was just about kids and candy...:-s

Casseroles...

I like one pan cooking or one dish cooking, where you throw everything into a dish and have the meal. Of course alot of the time, how I do it, isnt one pan..LOL

Some of our favorite casseroles are:
chicken and rice
cowboy casserole
chicken spaghetti (not really a casserole but sort of)
enchilada casserole
hmmmmmm and now I have run out of casseroles I can think of, please share some of your favorite casseroles.

Today's hint..

If making a rice casserole I often add a extra half cup of rice to make a bigger casserole, so there will be leftovers for lunch. Or extra noodles when making spaghetti.

The things you just never think about...

I was thinking today about how wonderful ACH is (Arkansas Children's Hospital) Truly when our son died, they showed us the utmost kindness and respect. But you know once your child is gone, and the funeral is over, you really dont expect (or I didn't) continued support.

Over the past 9 months since John's death we have received occasional letters from social workers and the pastoral staff at the hospital, this coming Tuesday is John's 15th birthday and we got a letter from them today, telling us they prayed for us, and that we are in their thoughts. That is above and beyond what I expected from a hospital.

God Bless the staff and the chaplains at Arkansas Children's Hospital.

and

Happy 15th Birthday John, I wish you were spending it with us, but Heaven is a wonderful place too, and I am glad for the assurance that you are there!! Hope the angels bring you a awesome birthday cake!! We love and miss you son!!

Comfort foods..

ohhhhhhhhh I just heard you all sigh as you read the title. Now I know that nutritionists and doctors and people who coach you to loose weight, want you to have NO comfort foods, to only look at food as fuel for your body...but lets just admit it, we all have our "go to" comfort foods.

Foods that we eat and feel like we are home, wrapped in a cozy blanket. Or that our granny is nearby. This week at our house, it about comfort food.

Last night I made a HUGE pot of chicken and dumplings, I ate one bowl full and my son and husband just about wiped out the rest. Chicken and dumplings are a huge comfort food here, when it started cooling down that was one of the first things Jarrod asked me to cook.

Tonight I am making chicken and dressing. Jarrod has been talking about dressing for over a week now, we were talking about our holiday plans, and he was like I dont care where we go, or if we go no where at all, I just want chicken and dressing. So tonight he will get some early.

I got tickled at him, on Monday when we were in North Arkansas to decorate John's grave, for lunch we went to the Huddle House, and he ordered chicken fried steak and mashed potatoes and gravy. That boy loves gravy. like seriously loves gravy. LOL (and of course he is skinny as a rail)

Share with us, what is your favorite comfort food? Do you have favorite comfort foods you only in during certain times of the year? Like the dumplings, I dont make soups of any kind when it is warm, it has to be a cool or downright cold day for a soup here. Please share in the comments about your favorites.

What will you do??

Was reading an article earlier HERE about the expectation of the rising costs of groceries. Groceries are expected to increase in price by 3 to 5% by the end of 2010.

With that cheerful thought, tell me some ideas you will incorporate to save your family money on groceries.

a few ideas here

grow more of what we can eat
eat less meat
eat proper portion sizes
plan ahead

~C~

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