Throw Back Thursday ~ Christmas Morning ~ Picture of the Day ~ Teams With Bird Names ~ Sue's Oriental Coleslaw ~ Marie Maxwell ~ National Thank You Note Day

Good 35º dark cloudy morning. 

Throw Back Thursday.... me 2 years old,  Christmas

Yesterday I had Christmas morning with Brian and family...
First picture is with Brian, Jen, Tucker, Sami, Dash, and Grandma Jean...
Second picture is the same only with Grandma Bobo (Sue/Mom)

Jen fixed an awesome breakfast.... ham, fruit (raspberries, strawberries, and pineapple), egg casserole, and a sweet apple bake. AND we had mimosas! 

Picture of the Day ...  ???

Interesting about teams with bird names...

 

The intersection of ornithology and professional sports is nowhere more prominent than in the National Football League. The Philadelphia Eagles, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, and Seattle Seahawks are all NFL teams named after birds. With five teams, the NFL is a bird-watcher's paradise, as no other major sport even comes close: The National Hockey League has three teams (Anaheim Ducks, Pittsburgh Penguins and Atlanta Thrashers). Major League Baseball also has three teams named after birds (Toronto Blue Jays, St. Louis Cardinals and Baltimore Orioles), while the NBA has only the Atlanta Hawks.

 

 

No team has vultures, crows, ostriches, kiwis, parrots, parakeets, macaws, geese, or turkeys.

Sue's Oriental Coleslaw

3/4 cup peanut oil

3/4 cup rice vinegar

6-10 dashes Tabasco sauce

2 T. sugar

1/2 t. ground black pepper

Mix together and set aside. (A glass jar with lid is good for this.)

2-4 pkgs slivered almonds

1/4 cup sesame seeds

Toast on cookie sheet the almonds and sesame seeds at 350º for 5-10 minutes, until golden brown. Watch carefully so they don't burn. Cool.

1 pkg Top Raman noodles, broken up small, do not cook. Add to nuts and seeds. Set aside.

Shred 1 head of cabbage. Rinse and drain well. Chop 1 bunch green onions and mix with cabbage. OR use a 16oz package of shredded cabbage salad with carrots.

Great for pot luck (double for big crowd). Transport cabbage/onion mixture in zip bag. Seeds/nuts/noodles in zip bag. Take along a large bowl and salad tongs. To serve put cabbage in bowl, add crunchy stuff, shake and add dressing. Mix and serve.

Special birthday today, Marie Maxwell, wife of my step-son Aaron. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARIE! xo

               ^and with their baby girl Maddie

Historically this date........

1919 – Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox is sold to the New York Yankees by owner Harry Frazee.

1941 – U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs a bill establishing the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day in the United States.

2004 – A 9.3 magnitude earthquake creates a tsunami causing devastation in Sri Lanka,India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives and many other areas around the rim of the Indian Ocean, killing over 230,000 people including over 1700 on a moving train.

And births this date include....

1914 – Richard Widmark, American actor (d. 2008)

   

1921 – Steve Allen, American television personality, musician, composer, actor, comedian, and writer (d. 2000)

1927 – Alan King, American comedian (d. 2004)

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo 

National Thank You Note Day on December 26th recognized the time-honored tradition of thanking people for their gifts, hospitality and generosity. It is a day to get some note cards, paper, pen, envelopes, and stamps to write those special thank yous.

Taking the time to thank family and friends with a personalized message has special meaning. The receiver of the “thank you” will enjoy getting the card in the mail and the message you have written.
Personal messages also convey to friends and family a deeper, more intimate sentiment. These handwritten notes, however brief, carry a tactile expression of thanks that verbal communication often lacks.

Never underestimate the power of “THANK YOU!”

HOW TO OBSERVE 

Writing a thank you has become a bit of lost art. We have provided a few tips to help along the way. 

Begin your thank you by acknowledging the specific gift and how thoughtful it is. If the gift was delivered, then assure the sender it arrived safely and how much you enjoy it.  

If the giver presented the gift personally, mention something you remember from your visit. Then thank them for the perfect gift they took the time to bring by describing it and how ideal it is for you.

Close your thank you by gushing about how kind the giver was for remembering you!

 

Christmas ~ Dave Russell ~ Arlon Webb

Merry Merry Christmas. 

I hope your day is wonderful!!

Special birthdays today... my pal, Dude's dad, and UPS driver... Dave Russell is celebrating. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVE!!!

A former high school Wilsonite, Arlon Webb,  Class of '59, is celebrating his birthday today. HAPPY BIRTHDAY ARLON!

 With his bride Joanne^

Historically this date.....

1066 – William the Conqueror is crowned king of England, at Westminster Abbey,London.

1776 – George Washington and his army cross the Delaware River to attack the Kingdom of Great Britain's Hessian mercenaries in Trenton, New Jersey.

 

1868 – U.S. President Andrew Johnson grants unconditional pardon to all Civil WarConfederate soldiers.

1974 – Marshall Fields drives a vehicle through the gates of the White House, resulting in a four-hour standoff.

2007 – A tiger at the San Francisco Zoo escapes from its enclosure and attacks three people, killing one.

And births this date include....

1642 – Isaac Newton, English scientist (d. 1727)

1821 – Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross (d. 1912)

1870 – Helena Rubinstein, Polish-born American cosmetics industrialist (d. 1965)

  

1890 – Robert Ripley, collector of odd facts (d. 1949)

1899 – Humphrey Bogart, American actor (d. 1957)

 

1948 – Barbara Mandrell, American singer and actress

  

1949 – Sissy Spacek, American actress

All I know. Nuff said. Merry Christmas. Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bobo

The annual celebration of Christmas, (also known as Christmas Day) is a derivative of the Old English Crīstesmæsse which means Christ’s Mass. The Christian Feast celebrated around the world, by Christians and non-Christians alike, commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ.

A public holiday in many countries around the world, Christmas is a large part of the holiday season.

HOW TO OBSERVED

In the morning, see what Santa has delivered. Gather with family and open presents around a decorated tree or have a meal together.

HISTORY

One of the earliest references to celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ is in a homily by John Chrysostom, a 4th-century archbishop. Christmas is a relatively new celebration when considering church holy days.  Passover, Lent and Easter were celebrated long before Christmas.

As Christianity spread into northern and western Europe, Christmas adopted many of the customs associated with the winter solstice. Decorating with evergreen trees and their boughs, holly and mistletoe, a bearded man delivering gifts and even the large feasts all hearken back to these celebrations.

In medieval times, Christmas was a solemn observance of the birth of Jesus Christ, and very little feasting, singing and carousing was going on. The first record of the word “Cristes Maesse” being used was in a book from 1038 from Saxon England.

Caroling, Nativity scenes and gift giving (primarily to nobility with hopes of favors in return) began taking hold around the Renaissance period. The church was in quite an upheaval during this time, and some observances could bring undue attention to the celebrant depending which direction the church was leaning at the time. Royalty and nobility had a considerable influence on this era as well. The Renaissance period covered a broad expanse of time (1300-1700) and was filled with an influx of inspiration, invention and art all of which influenced Christmas and Christian practices.

Puritans didn’t celebrate Christmas due to its pagan background. It was illegal in Massachusetts for 22 years between 1659 and 1681.

It wasn’t until almost 100 years after the founding of the United States that Christmas became a federal holiday.

By the mid to late 1800s, communication and transportation were changing rapidly. At a time when many people were isolated by distance, customs and traditions were diverse. Celebrations that occurred in Georgia may have never been heard of in the New York. Nearly overnight that began to change. Telegraphs and railroads made the passage of information and people, if not instant, significantly faster than ever before. Longing for the old days, for times when the family was a central theme in American’s lives, Christmas brought those nostalgic feelings under one significant day.

Louis Prang, a German immigrant and printer by trade, was the first to introduce the Christmas card in 1875. The Christmas card gradually replaced customs of personal visits or written Christmas letters.

As the population grew, so did commerce and an increase in both charitable and personal gift giving followed. However, many givers and recipients still valued handmade gifts over store-bought.

Literature such as Clement Moore’s poem An Account of Visit from Saint Nicholas(1823)and Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol (1843) influenced the Norman Rockwell vision of the Christmas we celebrate today.