Good 46ยบ raining afternoon. So far 3/4" since yesterday.
Yes!
Yesterday was Super Bowl Day and Brian always throws a party.
"Mom, could you bring taquitos?" Sure.... made them yesterday morning and cooked
them before heading to Brian and Jen's. Roll up some seasoned ground beef in
soft tortillas (I warm mine in a towel in the microwave). I used www.Code3Spices.com Sea Dog Rub which is
Cajun spices, paprika, and sea salt and No MSG, to season the meat. Stack
them up and let sit for awhile while making the rest. Heat oil in frying pan and
fry them. Drain on paper towels.
Then they went into the Crock Pot to keep warm.
Day before I made the guacamole. Out of 10 avocados, only one
was bad. Cut each into quarters. (I know you may already know this!) They peel
really easy this way. Peel from top down.
Put in bowl, mash with potato masher. Add Bob's Seasoning
Salt, garlic sea salt, lime juice. Mix but do not make it runny smooth! Keep in
some lumps.
Put in dish and drizzle top with lemon juice (to keep from
turning brown) and refrigerate.
I also made some deviled eggs (Brian's fav) with just salt,
pepper, and Best Foods.
Here is the Smilebox with a few pictures from yesterday...
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Long day. Great food. Nice people. Finally got home at 9pm. All the kids had fun and Dana and Sami put on lots of costumes! We had a mixed group... Tucker and Sami had put drawings all around the house saying "Go Patriots" and a number of the folks were Seahawks fans. Of course you won't get this smile off my face for some time!
Today is a special anniversary... my
friends John (LASD ret) and Trish Bowler are celebrating number 52! Happy
Anniversary kids!
Historically this
date.....
1848 – California Gold Rush: The first ship with Chinese immigrants arrives in San Francisco,
California.
1925 – Serum run to Nome: Dog sleds reach Nome, Alaska with diphtheria serum, inspiring the Iditarod race.
And births this date
include....
1937 – Tom Smothers, American musician and
comedian
Tom and Dick
............................Dick and Tom
1947 – Farrah Fawcett, American actress (d.
2009)
1948 – Ina Garten, American author and TV
personality
1954 – Christie Brinkley, American model
All I know. Nuff said. Happy Monday. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom Bobo
February 2nd
Groundhog Day
Groundhog
Day is celebrated in the U.S. each year on February 2and. On this day in
mid-winter, the groundhog awakens from a long winter's nap, and goes outside of
his den to see if he sees his shadow. This tradition is big, on an otherwise
cold and dreary mid-winter's day.
According
to legend, if the groundhog sees his shadow (a sunny morning), there will be six
more weeks of winter. He then returns to his den and goes back to sleep. If
however, he does not see his shadow (cloudy days), he plays around outside of
his hole for a while. If he does not see his shadow, spring is just around the
corner.
The
Groundhog's Day tradition travelled long ways. It comes from German roots.
German immigrants brought the tradition with them from Germany. As they settled
in hills of Pennsylvania, they began the tradition of using the Groundhog to
predict the the arrival of Spring. The tradition is based upon Candlemas, the
day that is the midpoint between Winter and Spring. A famous Candlemas poems
goes:
If
Candlemas be fair and bright,
Winter has another flight.
If Candlemas brings clouds and rain,
Winter will not come again.
Winter has another flight.
If Candlemas brings clouds and rain,
Winter will not come again.
Punxsutawney,
Pennsylvania is the site of the
annual Ground Hog event. Our little rodent friend (yes, Groundhogs are
classified as rodents) is called Punxsutawney Phil. He has been making this
annual winter prediction since 1887. There are a few other "predictors" around
the country, but they all pale in comparison to Phil's ability to predict the
remainder of winter.
For
the Record Phil sees his shadow
about 9 out of 10 times
HE
SAW HIS
SHADOW today!
