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Monday, February 15, 2010

Cooking w/ Red & Connie ~ Valentine's Day Style

Meatloaf

It's a fairly easy, but extremely tasty recipe.
Our Red and Connie sauce (on the right) is a tasty combo of
*DIJON mustard
*JACK DANIEL's # 7
*Salt & Pepper & Parsley
*EGGS

To begin Valentine's Day... First, Red made me an awesome omelet with this amazing smoked Gruyere cheese we got from the supermarket.
Then, we went to church!
At around 3:30 we began our meatloaf. It's a fairly easy, but extremely tasty recipe.

It was SOOOO
* juicy
and
amazing. *
Even reheated!!!!

THE RECIPE =)
2 packages meatloaf meat
1/2 cup celery
1 cup onion
3 cloves garlic
2 eggs
mustard
cream
Jack Daniel's No. 7 bbq sauce
salt
pepper
parsley

In a frying pan with 4tbs oil fry celery, onion, garlic until soft and then let stand to cool for a bit
In a bowl mix about 1 cup bbq sauce, 1/4 cup mustard, 1/4 cup cream, eggs, salt, pepper, parsley
Into a large bowl dump meat, add in sauce, and veggies
MIX THOROUGHLY
put mixture into an oven safe pan and cook for 70 minutes at 350 degrees
ENJOY =)

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Thursday, February 11, 2010

SkyWatch Friday ~ Snow Day

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!

the parking lot of my apartment complex in between the two storms!! But, NO SCHOOL !!!! YAY

On my way home (this picture is from my cell phone in my car). . . during the second snow storm, which was nearly as bad as the first... the roads were TERRIBLE!!!

from my window. . . watching it fall!

This morning we woke up to a 2 hr delay!!! I sent this picture to my sister in response to the one she sent me from Florida of a palm tree!!!

my drive to work this morning was winter peace.

a little tipsy turvy but I tried to capture the beauty of the end of the storms on my way to work!

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Thursday, February 4, 2010

SkyWatch Friday ~ Birthdays and Snow

A 2 hr delay this week & Happy Birthday, Dad!!!

some snowy weather led to our first 2 hr delay this season

skies that are gettin' ready for the snow!!!

Happy 55th Birthday, Dad! I've had and continue to have so many dreams for my life, and I attribute that to the way you live/teach/discover. You don't realize how much you've already done and shown us through your own life--how you live it--and the dreams and accomplishments you've had. Thank you for all of that--for your life and showing us how to live our own.

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Thursday, January 28, 2010

SkyWatch Friday ~ Calm Before the Storm

bliZZard

we got the lovely surprise this morning... SNOW... blizzard like snow rushing toward the ground. Did school delay? No, of course not. Because in NY it's regents week. Stupid state tests. I almost wrecked my car several times on my way to work this morning

By the time I got home the skies had holes of blue... I took some picture... there were storm clouds in the past and in the future...

Less than the a 1/2 hour later... blizzard like snow again... the calm before the storm

Be Safe.

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Thursday, January 21, 2010

SkyWatch Friday ~ Birth

The Birth of a Weatherman!

The morning began different from the past several mornings. The sun was visibly rising in the east, whereas for days it had been hidden above overcast skies. The sunrise was beautiful against the early frost on my way to work.
Today, was also a special day. 22 years ago my brother Jason was born, and ironically his birthday falls on a SkyWatch day. You see, he is in his final semester of college studying Atmospheric Science. And, boy, does he know weather!

I am so proud of all that he's accomplished, and his understandings of how the sky works...the earth, the oceans, the atmosphere.

The day closed out with brilliant fires from the sky against soft bright blues. Tonight's forecast calls for sleet, freezing rain, and SNOW! What a change 24 hours can make. . .