SNOW! ~ Leftover Turkey Crockpot Casserole

Good 28º buried in snow morning!

Looks like the storm is moving on.. south and east...

 

Snow snow snow!!!! It started about 7:15 here, earlier on the coast and in Grants Pass. All the school districts shut down and it was, as Jen said, "a cookie making day"! Travel was not a good thing to do. In fact, I had heard from PJ that Cliff and Patty came home from the coast, started up their steep driveway and slid down into a shallow ditch. Good thing Dave was staying at their house (keeping it warm and pipes from breaking) and he walked them up the hill. Car still at the bottom. Hope they can get it up to the house today.

Downtown Grants Pass:

The Daily Courier operates a real time cam.. you can go here and see it..

http://web.thedailycourier.com/web_cam_2/

....and the Siskiyou Summit looking north from California..

 

Smilebox of our Snow Day:

 

Historically this date...

 1869 – American outlaw Jesse James commits his first confirmed bank robbery in Gallatin, Missouri.

1941 – World War II: Attack on Pearl Harbor – The Imperial Japanese Navy carries out a surprise attack on the United States Pacific Fleet and its defending Army and Marine air forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. (For Japan's near-simultaneous attacks on Eastern Hemisphere targets, see December 8.)

1972 – Apollo 17, the last Apollo moon mission, is launched. The crew takes the photograph known as The Blue Marble as they leave the Earth.

1987 – Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771 crashes near Paso Robles, California, killing all 43 on board, after a disgruntled passenger shoots his ex-boss traveling on the flight, then shoots both pilots and himself.

 

And births this date include...

1915 – Eli Wallach, American actor

 

 

1923 – Ted Knight, American actor (d. 1986)

 

1932 – Ellen Burstyn, American actress

....oh look, Ellen just burst in!

 

1947 – Johnny Bench, American baseball player

.... sounds like a command instead of a name.."You are in trouble now, Johnny, bench!"

 

 

1956 – Larry Bird, American basketball player and coach

 

 

Dinner was leftover turkey.... omg, so good. 2 jars Garlic Alfredo sauce, 1 can fire roasted diced tomatoes, carrots, 1 can olives, garlic, chives, mushrooms, cut up turkey, spinach fettuccini. 

Cut carrots and bring to boil in salted water. Turn off heat and let stand. Saute the mushrooms. Add the Alfredo sauce to the crockpot, turn on low for 2-3 hours. Add chives and garlic. 

Add the tomatoes, olives, turkey, mushrooms, and carrots to the crockpot. Cook the fettuccini in boiling salted water, drain and add to crockpot. Heat through and stir well. Keep on low or warm til serving time.

 

HEAVEN!

Working on Christmas projects so won't be going out in the snow. Jackson County reported 100 accidents due to  the snow yesterday. I can't even see my driveway, so will make a fire in the wood stove and stay snuggy.

All I know. Happy Saturday. Nuff said. Ciao

xo Sue Mom Bobo

December 7th

Pearl Harbor Day

.... and

National Cotton Candy Day

Snow? ~ No Water ~ Deer ~ Vasquez/Lozano ~ St. Nick

Good 26º morning 14º warmer than yesterday! Did not snow as predicted last night.... but started at 7:20 this morning...

 

What excitement these freezing temperatures bring. My water was running slow, then stopped altogether. Called Mike the plumber...

he came out about 12:30. Checked the pump house. Said the water must have frozen up between the well pump and the house. Started running ok after it thawed. Mike said to keep a faucet dripping all night. Did and water all running fine.

 

Just before Mike got here there were 15 deer out in my pastures..

 

This is a GREAT idea:

 

Historically this date....

1768 – The first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica is published.

1790 – The U.S. Congress moves from New York City to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1865 – The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, banning slavery.

1877 – The first edition of the Washington Post is published.

1877 – Thomas Edison, using his new phonograph, makes one of the earliest recordings of a human voice, reciting "Mary Had a Little Lamb".

1884 – The Washington Monument in Washington D.C. is completed.

1897 – London becomes the world's first city to host licensed taxicabs.

And births this date include....

 

1900 – Agnes Moorehead, American actress (d. 1974)

1920 – Dave Brubeck, American pianist and composer (d. 2012)

 

1924 – Wally Cox, American actor (d. 1973)

1928 – Bobby Van, American singer (d. 1980)

1948 – JoBeth Williams, American actress

 

4:30 yesterday afternoon:

 

Dinner was reruns. Roaring fire in wood stove. Stupid shows on TV. Nap in chair!

I received my first Christmas card.... so cute!!

Nancy & Dave! xo

 

High school friends, Tommy & Christina (Vasquez) Lozano are celebrating their 49th wedding anniversary today. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY KIDS!!! (Sorry, this one wouldn't scan properly)

 

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

December 6th

 

 

St. Nicholas Day is today. Yes, there really was a Christian Saint Nicholas. He lived in the country of Greece, just a couple hundred years after the birth of Christ. This day is in honor of Saint Nicholas and his life. Saint Nicholas became a priest, and later, a Bishop of the early Catholic Church. True to the Christian concept of giving up belongings and following Christ, St. Nicholas gave up all of his belongings. He was well known for giving to needy people, especially children. There are may stories and tales of him helping out children in need. The practice of hanging up stockings originated with Saint Nicholas. As the ancient legend goes, Saint Nicholas was known to throw small bags of gold coins into the open windows of poor homes. After one bag of gold fell into the stocking of a child, news got around. Children soon began hanging their stocking by their chimneys "in hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there". It wasn't until the 1800's that the spirit of St. Nicholas' life evolved into the creation of Santa Claus. And, this happened  in America. Santa Claus emerged (or evolved) from the stories and legends of St. Nicholas. Santa Claus was kind and generous to children. Unlike "St. Nick", Santa Claus is largely a non-religious character.

FROZEN ~ Decorations ~ A 5th on the 5th?

 

Good 12.5º FROZEN morning!!! Holy Cow. Record temps up this way. Not good for driving... frozen icy roads. Stayin' in and building a big roaring fire in the wood stove. Last year on this date it was 48º.

PICTURE of the day.........

How about these changes...

McCauley Caulkin.... what a druggie jerk!

 

 

Zachery Ty Bryan...

 

 

 

I got some gifts ordered yesterday and finally got most of my Christmas decorations up...

Since we don't do Christmas here, putting up a tree is a waste... so a wreath on the door and a lighted one inside is perfect. Now to find my stocking and get that up.

 

 

I went out to take pictures yesterday and Bruiser wanted out... then gave me "that look".... Mom, do I have to stay out here? Everything is frozen... He came right back in!

 

 

Looks like snow, but not.. just frozen..

Historically this date....

1848 – California Gold Rush: In a message before the U.S. Congress, US President James K. Polk confirms that large amounts of gold had been discovered in California.

1932 – German-born Swiss physicist Albert Einstein is granted an American visa.

 

1952 – Great Smog of 1952: A cold fog descends upon London, combining with air pollution and killing at least 12,000 in the weeks and months that follow.

 

And births this date include....

1782 – Martin Van Buren, President of the United States (d. 1862)

 

1839 – George Armstrong Custer, American general (d. 1876)

 

1901 – Walt Disney, American animated film producer (d. 1966)

Married 41 years, til his death, to Lillian, 2 children, Republican, Congregationalist, 7 Emmys, 22 Oscars!

1932 – Little Richard, American singer and pianist

 

Dinner last night was a rerun of that yummy turkey/lettuce/cranberry sandwich on sourdough. The MAIN reason to cook a turkey! Tonight I may make a turkey Alfredo something.... Need to stack wood on the porch for a  roaring fire in the wood stove. Will kill the back, but need to get it done...when it warms up a bit outside, of course!

I have Christmas prep to do.... gifts to make....cards to address.... Happy Thursday. Nuff said. Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bobo

December 5th.

 

 

Repeal Day is today. It commemorates the repeal of the 18th Amendment.  Once more, Americans were free to buy, sell, and consume alcoholic beverages. I'll drink to that! In the early 1900's, many of the good people of America believed that alcohol was the root cause of many social ills in the country. Prohibition on a national scale, was promoted in part by the American Christian Women's Temperance Union. This movement grew in popularity. Ultimately, the United States Congress passed the 18th amendment on January 16, 1919. The 16th Amendment prohibited the manufacture, transportation, sale and consumption of alcohol.   The ban on alcohol did little to improve the social conditions of the country, or to reduce crime. Rather, crime increased as racketeers got into the the business of making and selling alcohol.  The popularity of the 18th Amendment waned. More and more people and groups sought it's repeal.   Congress passed the 21st Amendment, effectively repealing the 18th Amendment. On December 5, 1933, the State of Utah voted it's approval of the 21st Amendment, achieving the 3/4 of states need to approve this amendment. Thus on this day, the 18th Amendment was formally repealed.