Rain ~ Housework ~ Leak ~ Algebra ~ Jim Forbus ~ Dogs Decorating ~ NFL Thursday ~ Vegetables/Rice ~ Car Sticker ~ Pfeffernusse

Good 35º raining Christmas Eve Eve morning. Rain started around 10pm and so far we've gotten an inch. Large swath of rain coming down on the west coast...

Yesterday the excitement overflowed. I did laundry

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changed the bed

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vacuumed and mopped

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Zowie!  Of course the best part was a leak with my washing machine. Water all over the back porch and back bathroom. SHOOT!!! Sigh.... maybe I can get someone over here to see what the problem is. I think it might be the drain pipe. So, that was a fun cleanup! Not.

I got an email from friend George Bachmeier (LASD ret) with a lot of funny stuff.... this was one of them:

Reminds me of high school. I was lousy at math and had to take Algebra twice, got D's both times! So, the above is my mantra!

Today a super special birthday.... one of Jerry's and my "sons", Jim Forbus (Jerry nicknamed him "The Busses") is celebrating. Jimmy and his bride, Dawn, live in Nevada. He was with our Sheriff's Dept for a time and then went to work for and retired from Washoe County Sheriff's Dept. as a Lt.

He and Dawn now work with Honor Flight (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honor_Flight) helping veterans...

                                              HAPPY BIRTHDAY JIMMY!!!!! xoxoxo

Historically this date...

1954 – First successful kidney transplant is performed by J. Hartwell Harrison, M.D. andJoseph E. Murray.

1968 – The 82 sailors from the USS Pueblo are released after eleven months of internment in North Korea.

1970 – The North Tower of the World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York City is topped out at 1,368 feet (417 m), making it the tallest building in the world.

1972 – The 16 survivors of the Andes flight disaster are rescued after 73 days, having survived by cannibalism.

1986 – Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, lands at Edwards Air Force Base in California becoming the first aircraft to fly non-stop around the world withoutaerial or ground refueling.

And births this date include....

1946 – Susan Lucci, American actress

1971 – Corey Haim, Canadian actor (d. 2010)

This was shared by pal Trish Bowler... Talented dogs!!!!!

                    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUtPKbMwnRo

The NFL scores from last night:

                                                 YEAH~!

Dinner, another experiment...

I was really in the mood for vegetables, so I cooked some Basmati Rice Medly in the rice cooker (2 cups rice..4 cups water..Lawry's Garlic Salt, and a drizzle of olive oil)

I put the broccoli/cauliflower mixture in the Crock Pot, added in the carrots and celery.

I soaked the Shiitake-Ya mushroom blend (Porcini,Morels,Brazilian,Ivory Portabellas, Shiitake, and Oyster mushrooms) in hot water til soft, squeezed out the moisture, and added them. Added in the leftover roasted buttery mushrooms (after eating a few of them!) 

and the rice blend (Trader Joe's Basmati Rice Medley... aged Indian Basmati Rice, Wild Rice, and veggies and herbs) topped with a few pats of butter....

I added in 1/2 carton of Organic Chicken Stock and put on low for an hour and then "warm" for 3 hours. Then I topped it with grated Parmesan cheese until I was ready to eat it...

Next I heated some of my Honeybaked Ham in the Power Air Fryer.....(http://www.powerairfryer.com/)

                                      OMGOOOOOD!!!!! Excellent!!!!

If you are interested in the dried mushroom blend, I order it here:

http://www.shiitakeya.com/products_gourmet_mush_blend.html

That huge tall container of them is 8oz.

Saw this in the Safeway parking lot the other day... LOL!

Of course he/she probably doesn't know this, but the last 3 numbers of the licence plate, 390, is one of our radio codes for "drunk". (giggle)

All I know. Nuff said. Happy TGIF. Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bobo

December 23rd

National Pfeffernusse Day

These are traditional German Christmas Cookies. I love them!!!!

Recipe:

http://www.lafujimama.com/2009/12/german-pfeffernusse-cookies/

Clouds & Sun ~ Throw Back Thursday ~ Mexico Wall ~ Matthew Kraut ~ Roasted Buttery Mushrooms/Steak ~ Date Nut Bread

Good 28º patchy cloudy morning.

The sun actually came out yesterday...

Ahhhhhhh..... vitamin D! We had a heat wave.... warmed to 55º!

Happy Throw Back Thursday....

Me 1950...

with the doll I loved so much and still have in the upstairs bedroom.....

And yes, that's Daddy's Al Malika fez up there on the dresser ...

http://www.almalaikah.com/contact_location.html

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I received this from Rod Johnson (LASD ret) who got it from a retired Marine Corps Colonel... cracked me up big time!!!!

"Trump has announced that he has all the necessary materials to build the wall along the Mexican border.

You should have known this.

When Trump won the election, 60 million Democrats shit a brick...... "

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Today is my pal Sandy (Todoran) Beck's son Matthew's 39th birthday. HAPPY Birthday Matt-chew!

Matt and his two boys^ 

(What happened Sandy, our kids got older than us!!!!)

Historically this date.............

1864 – Savannah, Georgia falls to General William Tecumseh Sherman, concluding his "March to the Sea". 

 

1937 – The Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic in New York 

1944 – World War II: Battle of the Bulge – German troops demand the surrender of United States troops at Bastogne, Belgium, prompting the famous one word reply by General Anthony McAuliffe: "Nuts!"

1956 – Colo, the first gorilla to be bred in captivity, is born at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Ohio.

1963 – The cruise ship Lakonia burns 180 miles (290 km) north of Madeira, Portugal with the loss of 128 lives.

1964 – The first test flight of the SR-71 (Blackbird) took place at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California.

2001 – Richard Reid attempts to destroy a passenger airliner by igniting explosives hidden in his shoes aboard American Airlines Flight 63.

And births this date include....

1912 – Lady Bird Johnson, First Lady of the United States (d. 2007)

1936 – Hector Elizondo, American actor

1945 – Diane Sawyer, American journalist

1948 – Steve Garvey, American baseball player

OMG.... "Mr. Clean" became Mr. LayMultipleWomenandHaveChildrenWithAllofThem!! What a story.

 

1949 – Maurice Gibb, English musician (The Bee Gees) (d. 2003)

1949 – Robin Gibb, English musician (The Bee Gees)

Later for dinner I made those mushrooms I put on my blog Tuesday. (Did you make them too, Gator?) Those and an Omaha Steak cooked in the Air Fryer. I did add some broccoli in with the mushrooms...

Topped it all with some Parmesan cheese.

   OMGOOOOD!! PERFECT!!!! I could eat a zillion of those mushrooms!

Later it was chair, wine, TV

All I know. Nuff said. Happy TBT. Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bobo

December 22nd

National Date Nut Bread Day (Yummmmmmm)

Enjoy a tasty bread for the holidays. It's the perfect bread for the season. It contains nuts and sugar, but is not heavy on the sugar. Date nut bread is quite popular. You can make it yourself, or buy some at the bakery. We suggest a couple of loafs. In our house, a single loaf does not last long.

There is some question as to the correct date for this special day. A survey of the net, resulted in roughly half of the references for this day claiming it is on September 8th. In our survey, a very slight majority record this special day on December 8. We go with the majority for two reasons: First, it is the majority. Second, this day fits well in the holiday season. Date Nut Bread is popular for the holidays.

Get your fill of Date Nut Bread today. After all, that's what this day is for.

Recipe:

http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/walnut-date-bread