Saturday, May 31, 2008

SATURDAY AFTERNOON - Anticipating June


Last night Tony took me out to eat and to watch a movie. We had a lot of fun. It was nice to just have a quiet dinner together. This morning we got our walk in early, I am so thankful that he enjoys walking too. I don't think I would stay motivated if I didn't have him wanting to stick with it too. It also gives us a chance to talk and get caught up on what all is happening without interruptions.


We have lots to look forward to in the next couple of weeks. We have been going over our family planner and it is filling up quickly. We will start celebrating Maggie's 15 birthday with the Sanders family tomorrow afternoon. Her birthday is actually on Tuesday (she shares June 3 birthday with her cousin Gretchen). She gets her drivers permit on Tuesday, and her summer league basketball games start on Thursday. She will also be gathering and packing for her mission trip, she leaves next Saturday for Juarez, Mexico with her youth group. She will be gone for 7 days. June is already full, but the thing that I am anticipating the most, is that my sister Kathy and her husband Clark (from Texas) will be coming for a visit. Kathy is a real encourager and although we get to talk on the phone frequently.... I miss her a lot. Before they moved to Texas, she lived in Sullivan, Indiana and was able to come and visit on weekends. It will be great to have them here for a week. As the days fill with work, and scheduled events it is great to have something nice to look forward to. I am going to end with a quote that I read last night, and one of my favorite recipes that I dug out to make for tomorrow. It was introduced to our family by my sister Kathy. It is great to make ahead, or for potlucks. Have a great weekend!

"Life is not the way it's suppose to be. IT IS THE WAY IT IS. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference."

KATHY'S TEXAS POTATOES

List of ingredients
1 lg. bag (2lbs) frozen hash browns
1/2 cup of butter melted
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
1/2 c. chopped onion
1 can of cream of chicken soup
2 c. of sour cream (I use extra)
1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese (I use extra)

Mix all together, place in 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Bake uncovered for 45 minutes. You can add more cheese on top.

3 comments:

Tracy said...

That sounds delicious! Will have to try it some time.

Kathy said...

PATTI, You Rock!
Thank you for the kind words.
That is a Wonderful photo of you and Tony,You both look so good. What movie did you see?
You will be so lost when Maggs is on her trip, (call me). I sure hope that goes well for her, she will learn at lot. Tell her if she needs me to call me, I live close to Mexico.

YOU ARE A GREAT ENCOURAGER!! and I really enjoy your Blog.
Love You, Kathy

Patti said...

Hey Kathy, We watched "Iron Man" recommended by Robby (of course), he loved it... and I can totally see why, I think he has tried to build similar contraptions in my basement. We ate at Mi Pueblo, (the new Mexican restaurant in Washington) it was really good.
Love you and can't wait until your visit!
Patti