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August 8, 2008

An estimated 550 athletes will represent the United States at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. As the Games approach, rosters will be filled through Trials competitions and selection processes..

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT U...I'M READY!!!

Last week in review!!!!
Starting on Wednesday the 19th The K-C's headed to Orlando for a little R&R..
We stayed in a nice resort community, the food was fab... service was outstanding, We will be back! Well the real reason for our jaunt to Orlando was the My Bro-in-Law Roy...well he's not he reason..But Kimmie his fiancee graduated from college..woohoo...you go girl. We are so pround of YOU!!!!

This is the view from our balcony on the front of the house we stayed at....

Here's Kimmie with her huge smile...

Sat...Then it was off to J-ville..Up at 7:00 am...really folks I think this is the first time i've been up that eairly for a really long time... In J-Ville The ladies went to my sisters bay shower that her Boss Elizabeth threw. It was lovily, food was really great too!!! She can thrown one good party!!!!Fun was had by all!

Here's a picture of Karen with her cake, it's a baby booty.. very cute....

After the shower the girls hung out while they finished there golf game..it took a little longer than usual with the rain delay. Later that evening we headed back to the hotel and had a little pool party then move into sitting area in the hotel, then took over the TV. We had a pizza party, and watched discovery channel... it was so much fun to hang out with family!!!

Sunday we got up and went to church and then in the afternoon headed back to the west coast.

Monday it was back to work.. same as usual... I've been working on the recipe book, taking pictures and the rest that goes with that.. And I will finally be off next Tuesday... I can't wait!!

Stay posted....That's all the news for now!!!

Happy Birthday to U!
Today we celebrated my Mom-in-law's (Linda) Birthday with Going out for dinner....Nothing says happy birthday then juicy steaks!!!
then gifts ..(of course) a birthday isn't a birthday without this too!!!.. some yummy chocolate cake!!!!
Happy birthday, Maw Coe!!!!!














News.....For those who don't know.. My Bro-in-law Roy.....Asked his sweetheart to marry Him... Last thursday,
of course she said YES!!!!!

Congratulations Roy and Kimmie!!!
Arent they cute!!!!!

Late night musings....

There's nothing worse than being over tired... I've been laying in bed...not falling asleep. I can't stop yawning..still not sleeping! So i got up a decided to humor myself a little more!!! And it is my pleasure to take you along for the ride.

Without further a doo!!! Let the late night rambling thoughts begin!!!

did you know there's over 2 million sites online about dealing with insomnia, I'm really not going anywhere with this though..hold on I shall pour myself a drink

Yummy!! I can't it ride of the yellow...It won't go waay!!!! Yummy drink!!!

oh well I give... forget the rambling.. I going to try to go to sleep now///

A never ENDING quest!!!!
How is it that 2 people have so much laundry to wash? I just don't get it. I think when we shut our eyes at night, the laundry pile grows. We never actually finish the laundry do we? I know my Mom would suggest "naked day" that way you could finish all the laundry.. thinking about how hot it ireally is at this time of year makes it more appealing...Naahhh..

Wednesday’s Creme de la Weird

Chinese man sticks 2008 needles in his head to mark Beijing Olympic Games

CHeck ot this picture....
















In a bizarre publicity stunt,
Dr Wei Sheng pierced the decorative needles in his head, face, hands and chest in the five colours of the Olympic rings.
The picture of Dr Sheng’s was taken in Nanning, Southern China, and demonstrates the patriotic fervour among the Chinese people in the build up to September’s Games.


I love the Olympic games too!!! But thats frick'in a nut job there folks!!!!

New Blog to check out!!!

This just in My lil' sis Karen has started a blog!!! She wants to be cool like her big sisters....Well check it out!!!! http://www.twinenvy.blogspot.com/

In other news...

All is well here in sunny hot florida...It's going to be 93 degrees today... When i went in the pool last night it was almost as warm as bath water...Is summer really here??? I don't know if I'm ready, but I really don't get a choice.

Stupid joke time!!!!
It's So Hot . . . How Hot Is It ???

Potatoes cook underground, so just pull one out and add
butter, salt and pepper.

You've experienced condensation on your butt from the hot
water in the toilet bowl.

Trees are whistling for dogs.

Well it's late and I gotta sleep!!!

Happy Holiday!!!

Hello all, I hope I find you all in good spirits! I am. I am off for the weekend and Monday. I spent saturday relaxing and then the evening with with bro-in-law Roy and his sweetie Kimmie. We hung out relaxed watched some boob tube and played Monopoly and had lots of laughs. Sunday Greg and I spent the evening with my folks and had spirits, food, and lots of fun. That's what it's all about....fun and family. Monday we will see the Mr. folks and enjoy some more good company. Holidays are gret now that I can enjoy them, not working every holiday is great. I worked enough holidays for a life time...so every one enjoy the simple things in life...that's what really counts...Happy holiday!!!!

Blah..Blah..blah..

All I can see is numbers..yes today was inventory day... not exciting if you ask me..
i'm glad that's over with for a month...whew...
On to more exciting matters!!!!!

Exciting News
If you haven't heard already Greg recieved hi congratulations letter confirming that he passed the 2008 Credentialing Exam for Dietary Managers! So now he is eligible to become a Certified Dietary Manager, Certified Food Protecton Professional (CDM,CFPP) way to go Greg!!!!

Is It Still Cheese?
Leave a slice of American cheese on a windowsill and after weeks it will dry, darken in color and curl. But rarely will it mold. Individually wrapped orange cheese slices melt smoothly on burgers and taste great straight from the package, but in most cases these soft slivers of heaven aren't technically "cheese" at all. More likely, they fall under the title of "pasteurized process cheese," "pasteurized process cheese product" or "pasteurized process cheese food."

AND THAT'S FOOD FOR THOUGHT!

Are people getting more stupid?

Tue Apr 8, 9:56 PM ET
EAST POINT, Ga. - Police said they easily caught a bank robbery suspect after he had a taxi take him to and from the scene of the crime.
East Point police Captain Russell Popham said officers arrested Marcus Chisholm at his apartment just a few hours after they said he robbed a SunTrust Bank.
Authorities said Chisholm had a cab pick him up at his apartment, take him to the bank and then take him home after the robbery.
The cab driver gave officers Chisholm's address and identified him in the bank's surveillance video.

Hey buddy (Crisholm), I give you The Dumb *ss award of the week!

NONSENSE ....I'm not sleepy..this is what i just learned..i really should go to bed..
here it goes....
The average life span of an umbrella is under two years.
-There is a city called Rome in every continent.

-A donkey will sink in quick sand, while a mule will not.

-4,000 people are injured by tea pots every year. (I think that's nonsese)

-The McDonald’s at Toronto’s ‘SkyDome’ is the only McDonald’s location that sells hot dogs.

-One million $1 bills weighs 1 ton

-The average speed of Heinz ketchup leaving the bottle is 25 miles per year.

-Little more than half of the people living in the U.S. would rather fold, than wad their toilet paper. (I would hate to be the surveyor on this one)

-The only words in the English language to contain two "U’s" back to back are: vacuum, residuum, and continuum.

-You consume one tenth (.1) calories when you lick a stamp.
60 % of statistics are made up...

(Are you still reading this crap?)

Dragon boat racing is the 8th most popular sport in the world!(What the funk is Dragon boat racing)

Pi has been calculated to over 2,260,321,363 digits.

An ostrich egg would take four hours to hard boil. (I bet it would be yummy deviled)

The left leg of a chicken is more tender than the right one. (I made that up to see if you are still reading)

Every year more people are killed by donkeys, than in aircraft crashes.

The only word in the English language to contain three back to back double letter combinations is; Bookkeeper.

The number of births in India each year is greater than the entire population of Australia.
(are you really still reading this, maybe you need a hobby?)

Gibraltar is the only place in Europe were you can find wild monkeys. (but who really cares)

If you yelled for 8 years ,7 months and 6 days you would have produced enough energy to heat a cup of coffee. (Maybe whoever figured this out needs a hobby... maybe this is the hobby?)

The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps blood out to the body it could squirt blood 30 feet! (Are you tired of reading this silly rubbish yet?)

A typist fingers travel over 12 and a half miles in an average day.
(I think your still reading this to see my commentary)

The world’s most common non-contagious disease is tooth-decay. (gross, brush your teeth people)
A deltiologist is someone who collects postcards.(boring)

People descended from the Scottish clan of Kerr are more likely to be left handed than any other ancestrial group.(I'm tired..I think i will go to bed now)

Despite a population of over a billion, China has only about 200 family names
(you can stop reading now if you want to)

New York City has 570 miles of shoreline (really you can quit reading.. I mean it)

The Boston University Bridge is the only place in the world where a boat can sail under a train driving under a car driving under an airplane. (that's it I'm not going to write anymore tonight..cause you might keep reading....really it's over... check back at another time for ....When i have something more to say than nonsense....)

Happy Easter!!!!!

Yes, I finally after 7 years celebrated Easter properly. I did not have to work Holy Saturday, and i was able to enjoy the day. I really wanted to go to the park but it rained, so we went shopping and hung out with my sister Sarah and bro-in-law Laszlo. Then later in the evening we attended the Easter Vigal, which is the Holiest High Mass in the Catholic Church. It was really nice, and for all you Catholic's out there that say it is too long, you are really missing something special. After mass we all headed back to the K-C's for "dinner or brunch" either way it was an after midnight celebration with champagne and a loveily meal. That concludes Saturday....

EASTER Sunday, Greg had to work a few hours, he was helping prepare a special meal for the residents and their familys. I slept in a little, which was so nice.... then in the afternoon we were on our way over to Greg's folks for Easter dinner. We had a yummy dinner with the rest of the C's. C's that's Greg side...if you are confused. And to top it all off we celebrated Greg's Dad's birthday. Dad C's birthday was on Saturday. So not only did we enjoy a yummy Easter dinner... but birthday cake too!!!!

Happy Easter!
Peace be with you.

Lots of Excitement.....updates ...and fun!!!!

Last time I mentioned my sis' karen is expecting, and for those who don't know yet the ordered doubled! That's right twins...wow!

Then over the weekend Greg's side of the family had all kinds of excitement.. Donna and David came down from the freezing tundra of Ohio. To experience some our lovely weather down here in Florida, and to enjoy some food, folks, and fun!!!! Over the weekend we also celebrated Grandma Louise's 92nd birthday, and fun was had by all.

Then work as usual on Monday just like the last 5 days...blah...blah...blab...

Then yesterday I was off from work...yeah!!!!!! So I had My Mom and Dad, sister Sarah, and bro-in-law Laszlo over for dinner. We had Bambi spaghetti, it was deeeeliiiiicious!!!! Remember the family motto DRINK MORE!!!! (water, milk, wine, and beer)

The News....

The Job Search....is over!!!!!

I landed a job in Tampa, at a hotel. I'm Executive Sous Chef, that makes me number 2 in the kitchen. The hotel seems like a good place to be, I think I'm going to enjoy it! Getting up at 6 am the last 2 days has been tough, but tomarrow I don't have to be in until 10:00 ...woohoo!!

Bigger News
In other Big News... My Lil' sis Karen and Bro-in-law Joe are expecting.. that's right folks their addition to the family with be arriveing In September!!! Congrats!!!! How exciting, too!

More News..
The K-C's buddy (Pa) Trick is is almost packed for his move back to the frozen tundra of Chicago. That will being shocking after living in Jacksonville Fl, for the better part of a year. He's become quite the sweet tea addict, and has stopped by the supermarket and stocked up on a ton of it to take with him. Does anyone know if there's a self help group for sweet tea drinkers?

Beverage Ideas....
Long island sweet tea... use you imagination!!!
Tea martini...tea liquer and scotch
A Rust leaf.. tea liquer and scotch

Well that's all the NEWS for now stay tuned for further updates!!!!

The hunt is still on and so are the greeens!!!

Yes, I'm still in the job search... By the end of this week i will have one!!!! Because i said so!!!
It's sad to say i kinda enjoy not working, I get to see people, get to do what i want, and even get to sleep in. Just kidding about the sleep in thing that's nothing new...hehehe! But It's time to get back to the land of the working because, I don't have a money tree in the back yard.

As far as the greens...I mean collard greens..there cooking right now for supper bowl Sunday. That's rght I'm bring greens to my Folks superbowl shindig! That's what happens when you spent 6 years living in the south...ie Jacksonville. Or like my buddy Patrick he's now addicted to sweet tea....and in a little over a week he's movin' back to Chicago. I don't know what he's going to do...no more sweet tea....and no more happy warm and cozy winter. Maybe he will trade in his sweet tea for a long island ice tea...it would help him stay warm!

I have to run..and stir my green...
Have a happy and safe superbowl everyone!

And a Shout to My cousin David and wife Kim... congrats on your new Baby boy Matthew Ryan!!!!

Goodbye weekend...The hunt is on

Well.. my restful weekend is over..boohoo! I enjoyed a nice weekend of relaxing, movie watching and food. Enjoyed Sunday playing games, and eating dinner at my parents. fun and laughter was had by all! It was soo nice...not to have to do anything,but now i must start the job hunt! One does need a job to survive, unfortunately, but that is the way of the world. Soo i need to hit the hay...sleep is a good thing. wish me luck, i let you know how it goes.....

What in the world are these??????

Finger Lime Varieties.....

You say huh???? The Australian finger lime (citrus australasica)

Pretty cool late night discovery! I found it while surfing the net, while cit chatting with my foodie friend Trick. We were discussing the process of making lemoncello, and other drinks. curently I am making a grapefruit cello... I still a while till it's done. It takes at least 40 days to complete the process! We were thinking about all the citrus and drinks we could come up with!!!! We come up with the craziest things after midnight. Things that make me go hmmm!!!!

Happy New Year to everyone, I know it's a little belated.. but i spent the last 9 weeks working way too much during the holidays. I left the resturant i was working at this past tuesday, and next week will start the job hunt. I am excited... and ready for some good change. I work to live and not live to work!!!

A Few Pictures to see!!!
For many of you out in blog land.. I have a few pictures to share... Starting with my birthday. Yep.. As you can see my Mom was so kind not to put all the candles on the cake... 29 is a lot of candles...hehehe!

This past weekend we had the chance to run up to Jacksonville for our good buddies son's 3rd birthday party. It was a riot.. there's nothing like watching a bunch of kids play in a bounce house all suger high.... this is a picture of the birthday boy Owen with frosting face!!! Can't believe he's so big.... fun was had by all!!!

And of course there's lil' sis Ava getting into the frosting too!!!

Present time.... Owen and daddy (Mike) looking at the card before for opening each present...and he made out like a little bandit!!!

Here are the Men folk deflating the bounce house... I think thaey had as much fun as the kids did playing in it....The kids were kind of bummed but they were ready for fun time again .... there was fun with water guns...a laughter was had by all!!!!

CONFETTI.....RULZ!!!!


If your wondering about the picture to the left...









Let's see, well, we will start at the beginning of the story. The 1st of december was my bro-in-laws birthday. Roy turned a huge whopping 30.We had a little shindig on Sunday!!!! So we made him a big box of gifts... and it was laced with confetti. Sorry Mom Coe... We couldn't help ourselves.


















Here are some of the highlights.. a cool shirt from my parents..and how perfect ...if you know ROY..















The traditional gift of underpants.. if you don't give ideas about what you want. But he probably really needs them anyway!!!!
When we say we will give You underpants...were not kidding!!!















And of course.... there was a delicious dinner.. The beer dinner, ...starting with beer cheese dip, beer punch, salad with beer punch vinaigrette, green beans with beer lime and olive oil, roasted sweet potato's cooked with beer, and of course beer can chicken. No the cake didn't have beer in it..but everything else did!!!! Beer was had by all..and there was much rejoicing...yeah!!!! So Roy happy birthday again and many more...CHEERS!!!!

Help!!! Help! I'm an addict...

A Youtube.com addict.. I can't stop watching... if you check it out, if you already have not not...you should. Look up human tetris or I highly recommend Awkward drunk fest.. it worth the look. TRUST ME!! Beware you may become an addict too!!!

Well I gotta get some shut eye before Youtube sucks me back in!!!!

My Favorite Lame Food Jokes!!!!!

And for your reading pleasure.....

Driver: "Hi, is your name Jello?"
Hitchhiker: "Uh... no..."
Driver: "Too bad... 'cause there's always room for Jello!

"A ham-and-cheese sandwich walks into a bar.
The bartender says "Sorry, we don't serve food here."

A Zen Buddhist walks into a pizza parlor and says, "Make me one with everything.

"Did you hear about the cannibal who loved fast food?
He ordered a pizza with everybody on it.

If Ivana Trump married, in succession, Orson Bean, King Oscar of Norway, Louis B. Mayer, and Norbert Wiener, she would then be Ivana Bean Oscar Mayer Wiener.

The Grocery Bag Law: The candy bar you planned to eat on the way home from the market is buried at the bottom of the grocery bag.

"What do you get if you divide the circumference of a pumpkin by its diameter?Pumpkin pi.

What do you call a stolen yam?A hot potato.

Eat a prune and start a movement.

That's enough bad jokes for one day...don't you think? Nod your head and agree with me because I could go on...But I won't. Count down to my bro-in-law's Birthday is on.. Roy if you get this message.. or if someone see's it "your birthday list just won't due". We all know what that means don't we....Socks and drawers.

HMMM..what to write...I had a few interesting thoughts!
Driving buy the local 7-eleven i thought..hmmm.. I wonder when the slurpee came about?Really I was thinking.. since I moved back to the bay area, this past August. In Jacksonville Florida where i spent the last 6 years.. there sadly are no church of the holy slurpee's. I had to go through some days thinking that i wish I could run out and get one..and I couldn't. So here's a little history for everyone...

40 Years of Slurpee
It was back in 1965 when the Slush was first invented and began to be sold by 7-Eleven. Two years later, in 1967, 7-Eleven re-christianed their icy, delicious slush drink as the Slurpee. It has been forty years since the drink that would become the famous well-known Slurpee was created, and it has never been better. Thank you, Slurpee, for all you have given us; all the happy memories, all the sugar highs, and the splendid bliss that each slurp brings...

CHEERS!!! To the SLURPEE!!!

The Magic number is 33.6 this week!!!!

What does that mean you ask? Well that's the number of miles I have biked this week so far, not bad i say. It's a start for sure, but there is much more to be done. My goal is about double of that per week, about 12 miles 5 days a week should do it. Then I have to do the weights, and the excercises for the gut. Bring it I'm ready to get the blood flowing! I like to bike before work because it get's the blood flowing and my energy up! So cheers to more bike rides!!!!

All in a Days work...

Today(Monday) I started my new job at the restaurant.. and all is well. I worked from 10 till about six, not to bad really. I have to say my feet are a little tired after being off for about a month, so i guess I have to break them in. I guess i didn't forget to cook either...not that i would have. I'm tired but not exhausted , will see by the end of the week. The Chef (Cathy) seems pretty cool, kinda crazy but that is to be expected...it comes with the territory. Tomorrow (Tuesday) i work at 2 in the afternoon till close, so i will have to time to put in a little bike ride before work. So everyone that's the scoop on today...as the food mill turns!!!

P.S. did you all see "HERO'S" the show tonight...WOW!!!! What happens next? I can't wait!

Sunday in review.....

As you can see I'm choosing to use Buc's colors due to celebration purposes. Yes the Buc's beat the Cardinals... yeah....and there was much rejoicing in The Land Of The Tampa Bay!

So what did the K-C's do on this fine day? Well, The Mister Had to go to work...to cook due to an issue with a former employee. But as his Grandmother told me after church today "you gotta do, what you gotta do". After church i went on a secret birthday mission since both of my Parents will be celebrating soooon! Mission accomplished!

Then after working and washing the laundry.. it was off to Maw and Pa C's for Sunday Night Dinner. The whole clan was there, Roy (greg's bro), Kimmie ( Roy's Gal), Grandma, Maw ( a.k.a. Gregs Mom), Pa ( Greg's Dad) and Us of course. There plenty of good food and laughter for all!!!

Well, that's a wrap... Time to hit the hey so I can be ready for work in the morning!!!

Reflections of a Dinner Eaten

So as we were sitting in the bliss of having enjoyed yet another great dinner at home together we said to ourselves, "selves lets have some dessert!" Having just gone to the store for some much needed supplies and a few other sundry things, choosing a dessert was easy COOKIES! We munched on the fudge covered chocolate chip cookies in cocoa bliss and then we made a mistake. We looked at the food label.

This got us to comparing the two things that we had just eaten, a salad with some meat and cookies and we came to a somewhat startling conclusion. There were more calories in the three cookies that we ate than in our entire dinner. Talk about a calorie dense food.

Here is another Morsel of food for thought:

There are as many calories in those three cookies as there are in three Idaho potatoes. Can you eat a pound and a half of potato or an ounce and a half of cookie? If you can good for you, there's toilet paper next to the commode. (and a magazine if you so desire.) What does this teach us? Its good to know what you eat and where it came from, it makes us healthier. And the other lesson of the day, when enjoying a cookie, just enjoy it for what its worth and don't look at the label. Well actually you should look at labels.

I officially joined the working folk today....

That's right you heard me, I got a job as a sous chef in a small local restaurant. I have plenty of work a head, no more slacking. I guess it's time to get to work after being off for a month. i hope i didn't forget how to cook...just kidding. So I guess i have to call the unlucky people that didn't get to hire me.. to bad for them.

Well, i guess i need to go find some new work clothes... Sorry about my blogging slacking.. I promise to be better.

The job hunt...starts Offically...TUESDAY...

I spent the day polishing up th resume..I was supposed to hit the pavement today, but I had to download the driver for my printer then I had a little trouble getting formatted correctly. It took way tooo long but it's under control. So i lost a day..so what. I jumped on the bike and road for a half an hour about 5.5 miles to get the blood flowing. I feel better now, and I'm ready ... to start tomorow. It's exciting to look for a job.. so I'll let you know how it goes.

The past weekend was fun and relaxing. Saturday we had a welcome home get together with family and it was very much fun! We snacked and drank some libations. Played some foosball and laughter was a plenty. Sunday we got up and went to church, then my sister Sarah and husband Laszlo came over and we watched some movies. Transformers and we also watched The Silver Surfer....they were both good. It's good to be home!

Last Friday at Grandfather mountain!!!! SOOOO COLD!
My sister Karen turned sideways...oops... we just crossed the swinging bridge. Not only was it really, really windy it was also really cold...burr!
It was a little scary crossing the bridge because the wind was howling through the metal bridge itself. But it was worth the frozen nose, and hands to see the view! Karen and Sarah (my sisters) at lunch on Grandfather moutain. This day we had turkey sandwiches fruit and chips. It was nice to have something besides peanut butter.
After freezing our bumms off we went back to the house and had Karen's delicious chilli! It hit the spot.. along with a champage toast.
Our last supper in North Carolina... I have to say that Karen's suggestion to bring the crock pot was excellent... we could play all day and come back with a meal ready!

I know we all had a great time and are very blessed with such an awesome family!

Post Cards From last Thursday...Vacation..
We went to The Biltmore Estate... WOW!
Vanderbilt's 250-room family home and country retreat in Asheville, NC. There I saw original art from masters such as Renoir, magnificent 16th-century tapestries, Napoleon's chess set, a library with 10,000 volumes, a Banquet Hall with a 70-foot ceiling, 65 fireplaces, an indoor pool, bowling alley, and priceless antiques.
Sarah and Laszlo in the gardens.... this was after we hit the winery...

Greg of the corn....we went through a corn maze... and it was fun...i had trouble finding my way out...it was fun....

Postcards from Last wednesday(vacation)

The Linville Caverns.. pretty cool..no pun intended.. 52 degrees all year round..

Below is my bro-in-law Joe and in the background over Joe's left shoulder is my other bro-in-law Laszlo...


Then we headed down to the Linville Falls.. it was quit a hike..below you can see Joe holding my sister Karen's backpack.... it makes him nervous when we stand by the edge..
Greg and I at the falls...

POST CARDS DAY 2

OUR DAY 2 STARTED UP BEFORE THAT CRACK OF DAWN.

ABOUT 6:45....BUT WITH A VIEW LIKE THIS..NEED WE SAY MORE...

THEN WE ALL ATE BREAKFAST AND JUMPED IN THE CAR, AND HEADED OFF FOR ANOTHER DAY OF ADVENTURE!!!!!

STOP ONE OF THE DAY THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. WE WERE HEADING TOWARDS THE GREAT SMOKEY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK.

WAS VERY BEAUTIFUL..AND WORTH THE DRIVE.

PIT STOP ON THE PARKWAY, THEN ONWARD TO THE SMOKIES....WOOHOO!!!!

WE SAW SEVERAL CYCLISTS ON THE PARKWAY.. THEY WERE HAULING...BUTT!!

JUST THINK DOWN HILL RIDING WELL OVER 40MPH ON A BIKE..WOW!

PICNIC LUNCH IN THE SMOKIES. PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY SANDWICHES, PRETZELS, APPLES, GRANOLA BARS, AND WATER WAS THE MENU!

THEN WE HEADED UP TO CLINGMANS DOME. I'M A FLATLANDER..IT KICKED MY BUTT!
At 6,643 feet, Clingmans Dome is Great Smoky Mountains National Park's highest point. It is the highest point in Tennessee, and the second highest point east of the Mississippi. Only North Carolina's Mt. Mitchell (6,684 feet) rises higher.
Clingmans Dome is a popular Park destination. Located along the state-line ridge, it is half in North Carolina and half in Tennessee. The peak is accessible after driving Clingmans Dome Road from Newfound Gap, and then walking a steep half-mile trail. A paved trail leads to a 54-foot observation tower. The Appalachian Trail crosses Clingmans Dome, marking the highest point along its 2,144 mile journey.

IF YOU LOOK YOU CAN SEE OUR BRO-IN-LAW LASZLO ON THE OBSERVATION TOWER. THE DUDE IN THE BLUE SHIRT AND WHITE BALL CAP.

MY SISTER SARAH AT THE OBSERVATION TOWER OF CLINGMAN'S DOME.

MY SISTER KAREN AND HUSBAND JOE AT THE OBSERVATION TOWER. HE'S BEEN WORKING ON HIS FEAR OF HIEGHTS....

LAST BUT NOT LEAST.. THE K-C'S...WE ALL MADE THE HIKE UP THE MOUNTAIN...IT WAS WORTH IT... THEN WE STARTED JOURNEY BACK UP TO BEECH MOUNTAIN...

WHAT A AWESOME DAY!!!!!! YOU GOTTA SEE THIS PLACE!!!!!

POST CARDS FROM OUR LITTLE VACATION! (BEECH MOUNTAIN)

DAY 1 :NOTES

WE GOT UP AND WENT TO CHURCH. WENT FOOD SHOPPING, ATE LUNCH AND WENT HIKING A LITTLE AROUND THE COFFEY LAKE AREA. THAT'S THE PICTURE ABOVE...BEAUTIFUL!!! BACK TO HOME BASE TO RELAX A LITTLE WHILE, THEN AROUND SUNSET WE HIKED UP TO THE SUMMIT. AROUND 200 FT ABOVE WHERE WE ARE NOW. THAT IS ME AND GREG, MY 2 SISTERS AND THEIR HUSBANDS. WERE HAVING A BLAST SO FAR....

ABOVE PICTURE IS US NEAR COFFEY LAKE.
this IS THE SUMMIT AT BEECH MOUNTAIN AT SUNSET. ABOUT 5600 FT UP...PRETTY COOL!!! WELL I GOTTA GET SOME SHUT EYE.IT WILL BE AN EARLY MORNING.

Were Baaaack!!!!!!! Home Sweet Home....

Hello all were back to the west coast of Florida. It has been a long six years in Jacksonville, it was good but it's over. Greg is done with school and has become gainfully employed as Assistant Dietary Director Of a long term care Facility in Pinellas Park. Three cheers and 2 beers to him...Whoohoo!!!!!

So the party is officially on... The K-C's have returned so you better watch out...

P.S. Welcome home party to be announced soon so keep your ears and eyes open!!!!

P.P.S. Karen and Joe you will be missed especially on Sunday!!!!

P.P.P.S. Delicious is the best word ever.. you have to smile when you say it!!!!

P.P.P.P.S. Seriously folks lets get this party started..... and all of you still in jax are welcome to visit the west coast of Florida

P.P.P.P.P.S. Tata for now ...I start vacation today (Friday) So see you next time.

Stuff...Stuff...and more stuff...
So I've been getting ready for the big move... Can I get Scotty to beam it over...for us. Packing hmmm? Where to begin, for one thing I didn't think we had so much... and that's with pairing down over and over again. I've been trying to find the homor in packing...maybe a little poem? I think NOT...so back to packing.

Since I'm really not all that funny today i did have to surf for a good laugh here it goes... well I found this little interesting tid bit.. it 's cool...really.

Fri Sep 14, 12:21 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have developed a non-stick chewing gum that can be easily removed from pavements, shoes and clothes.
The new gum, the result of polymer research at the University of Bristol, could be launched commercially in 2008, its backers said on Friday.
"The advantage of our Clean Gum is that it has a great taste, it is easy to remove and has the potential to be environmentally degradable," said Terence Cosgrove, a professor of chemistry who helped found a company called Revolymer to commercialise the technology.
Today's chewing gums are made from synthetic latex, which is resistant to the weather and is strongly adhesive. The new gum adds a special polymer to modify its properties, making it far less sticky.
In two street trials, leading commercial gums remained stuck to the pavement three out or four times, while Clean Gum came away naturally within 24 hours in all cases, Revolymer said.


If you ask me that's a worth while invention. There's nothing worse than gum stuck to the bottomof a shoe, desk, or hair. Ahha... we out smarted some nasty/ lasy/ bad mannered people... BRILLANT!

GO BUCS!!!!!
I just wanted to give a little shout out to my home team....They played awesome today!!!!! And hopefully it continues this way... cause winning is more fun than losing.

Another lovely weekend off....
It's very nice to have the weekend off, since i have worked so many. Saturday morning I got early and went shopping with my lil' sis Karen. I was showered and dressed by 1o:00 (really)and on the road around 11:00. We went down to the outlet mall in St. Augustine and I found a few good deals I couldn't resist. In the mean while the boys went golfing and had a bunch of fun.
When we got back to the apartment, the boys were watching the boob tube relaxing. Then the Nichs headed off to church because they were going to the Jags Game Today (Sunday). Greg and I relaxed a little more, then headed over to Tricks Place for glass of wine before dinner. Then it was off to a really good Brazilian restaurant for dinner. Its great you start off with a salad bar then the fun begins. There are these guys that go table to table with large pieces of different meats on these longs skewers and cut it for each person and each table. Yes this is a happy place to eat. Lots of chit chat and food... and good beverages. After that we walked down to an Irish pub and had a few beverages (well that's what you are supposed to do there). Headed back home... Where Trick and I did a few shots and laughed as Greg feel asleep an the couch.

Sun. was relaxing...Greg headed to the west coast to do orientation for his new job.... If you haven't heard yet we will be relocating back to the west coast of fl. at the end of this month. I went over Bridget and Mike for football, food, and fun. Everyone is well over there.
Back to work tomorrow....but that's OK my last day is the 26 of September!!!!

How we spend our nights...

Yesterday(Monday): Well I was off of work so i did the usual chores... So much excitement! Nothing like laundry and cleaning and a little boob tube. Thank goodness that was not the high light of my day...sigh.... Greg came home stop by the store and picked up some subs, I was not in the mood for cooking. We spent some time chit chatting, which i always enjoy. I know what your saying, what's so great about all that. Later around 9:30 Are buddy Patrick(A.K.A. Trick) came buy to hang out and share a delicious frozen pizza. There's always plenty of laughter... and booze too!!! No we did not do pie and beer, that's what most would expect. Not us, we tend to be a little more adventurous, maybe that's not even the right word? Drank some water and popped open a fantastic bottle of cognac. We had to keep an eye on Trick, because he wanted looked like he wanted to take the bottle with him. We enjoyed sipping it very much, nothing like good company and fine spirits!!!!! The night ended with a smile from all!!!!!

Today(Tuesday): Went to work like usual, and received a call from the Mister saying he accepted a job offer in the Tampa area..... Were coming home....! How exciting for us, it's been a very long road. Just a reminder to those in Jacksonville, just because were moving doesn't mean will stop bugging U!!!! The Mister has informed most everyone, and tomorrow I'm putting my 2 weeks notice in. After work we Hit up a Mexican restaurant for some chimi's ...yummolah!!! Then Trick invited us buy to congratulate Greg on his new job. Yes and the whole champagne toast and all.
And a few other drinks..some snacks.....and it's amazing the ideas we come up with. Well it's REALLY late I need to hit the hay...

A nice day off.....it went like this...
Sitting on the couch at noon thirty sipping a coffee and enjoying some delicious fruit is the way i like to start off my day. Then slowing moving onto a load of laundry..and tidying the kitchen, not so fun but chores are inevitable. Time for the second cup of coffee, i can fell the energy start to build. Or maybe be it's really the caffeine? Yeah it's the caffeine... no joke.... but it seems to do the trick. Moving on with my day i watched some pbs show it was good! i learned about digestive disorders and how to really fix them naturally, it all made sense to me. I still don't understand...why people spend so much time eating so much food that messes them up...
moving on
I talked on the phone to my Mom, and my older sister, i know they miss me. I would miss me too!!! I'm a really fun and cool person to be around. I know you are all are agreeing with me, of course. Then the mister and I went up Casa de Nich's, and all is well there. They went to the gym and the Mister and I worked on his car. He has sycamore tree stains on his car paint. They look like little orange spots, that are hard as hell to remove. We found a new technique, it's called claying. You rub a special piece of clay over the paint, with this spray stuff. it works very slowly... we will have do it a few more time...but oh well.If you have any brillant ideas let us know...

Then Dinner and a movie that was quite silly Larrry the Cable guy Heath Inspector , a full day for sure.. i know how to pack it in...Back to work tomorrow ...yuck!

The Life of a chef….thoughts on food…

I love food don’t get me wrong, but day after day there are many times when I don’t want to eat any of it. I can be soo hungry at times, I start to rack my brains out trying to figure out what I want. I don’t want any of it…yuck. That was today, maybe I’m just tired? Or just a little bit crazy. Right now I’m hungry, but I can’t think of one thing I would want. Not even chips or chocolate…oh stop the insanity!!!! By the way I'm still hungry....

On the lighter side...
CAKE PERSONALITY QUIZ
If a friend asked what type of cake you'd like her to make for your birthday, which of the following would you choose?

Angel food
Brownies
Lemon Meringue
Vanilla with Chocolate Icing
Strawberry Short Cake
Chocolate with Chocolate Icing
Ice Cream
Carrot Cake

Now that you've made your choice, this is what research says about you!

Angel food -- Sweet, loving, cuddly. You love all warm fuzzy items. A little nutty. Sometimes you need an ice cream cone at the end of the day.

Brownies -- Adventurous, love new ideas, are a champion of underdogs and a slayer of dragons. When tempers flare up, you whip out your saber.

Lemon Meringue -- Smooth, sexy, and articulate with your hands, you are an excellent after-dinner speaker and a good teacher. But don't try To walk and chew gum at the same time.

Vanilla with Chocolate Icing -- Fun-loving, sassy, humorous. Everyone enjoys being around you, but you are a practical joker. Others should be cautious shaking hands, however, you are a friend for life

Strawberry Short Cake -- Romantic, warm, loving. You care about other people and can be counted on in a pinch. You tend to melt.

Chocolate with Chocolate Icing -- Sexy, always ready to give and receive, very energetic, and really likes to get into life. The opposite sex is always attracted to you.

Ice Cream -- You like sports, whether baseball, football, basketball, or soccer. If you could, you would like to participate, but enjoy watching sports. You don't like to give up the remote control.

Carrot Cake -- You are a very fun loving person, who likes to laugh. You are fun to be with. People like to hang out with you. You are a very warm hearted person.


It was a hard for me to choose....since i'm still hungry... I picked the brownie how 'bout you?

So anyone read anything interesting Lately??????

Well, I finished the last Harry Potter book a couple of weeks ago... what next? i had been contemplating what I should or would like to read next...hmmm. then I thought about it more, and more, and more...then i came to a conclusion. I have never read the bible from cover to cover, so that is my final decision. So far so good.... I'm reading about the birth of Isaac, the son of Abraham and Sarah. Genesis 21. I'm taking time to read all the foot notes, and I had never done that before..it helps a lot... along with the maps and stuff, too! I'm working wisdom, and knowledge. I really find the choice of names interesting... since they all have symbolic meanings. Genesis as many of you know explains how the earth is populated, who came from who, and who doesn't get along... and so on... if you have some time i invite you to dive right in there's plenty of food for your soul.


What is one to do when Hubby is out of town????

It does get boring at night after work....when the house is empty. I'm not really into going out after work to often. But i do enjoy sleeping in the middle of the bed. It's so very comfy to have that extra pillow, not to mention the alarm is closer for me to hit snooze a few times.... no snoring is very cherry too! Don't get me wrong.. I do miss him of course. So what have I been doing besides reading my bible, not much...laundry, cleaning out the nasty fridge, and blaring music that the mister isn't to keen on! I took a nice bubble bath while one our house pets, ie lizards watched. He looked rather bored too! Well I better get to bed, because it is way to late as usual. Boy what an exciting Day i can hardly sit still!!!

Can you believe this stuff????

Priest fined for early morning bell-ringing
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A Dutch priest has been fined 5,000 euros ($6,800) for ringing his church bells too loudly in the morning
I'm glad i don't live next to that church... but that seems to be a pretty steep fine if you ask me. On the other hand maybe they should get up up early and go to church!!!!

Couple tried to name baby "@"
BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese couple tried to name their baby "@," claiming the character used in e-mail addresses echoed their love for the child, an official trying to whip the national language into line said Thursday. "The whole world uses it to write e-mail, and translated into Chinese it means 'love him'," the father explained, according to the deputy chief of the State Language Commission Li Yuming.
I've seen sillier names recently, traditional regular names still are best... how would you like to have a name...like that... i can see the kids at school laughing already...poor kid...

Chinese wizards work their magic with Harry Potter
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese students have worked their magic on Harry Potter, translating the latest installment within hours of release of the English version, state media said Thursday
The whole wants to know... i don't blame them... I had to find out too!!!

What can I say...i have had time to surf the headlines. i swear it's just a hobby ... this is what i do to pass time... yes it's under my top ten lists of what to do when your not ready to go to bed at 3 in the morning. I'm sure some day I will learn to sleep when the rest of the world does...

D'oh-n't forget to see The Simpsons Movie!!!!
So we went out for a bite to eat at Cheeburber Cheeburger, no your not seeing things that's
how it is really spelled. I know it seems like i may have missed a few letters here and there... but it was intentional this time. We splurged and had milk shakes and burgers and they were totally awesome.... I recommend this place highly! They have a real soda fountain, like a 50's style diner. Really cool doo wop music that just puts U in the mood for fun and frivolity! Then we went on our way to see The Simpsons movie...all I can say it's wrong in so many ways but totally hilarious. So if you want a good laugh you should check it out. We enjoyed it thoroughly and you may too!

Time to ramble a little…
I had some great ideas to blog but after I ate my dinner I went into a coma

First things 1st, why does it seem that there is always so muck laundry to wash? There are only 2 of us here and it seems like the hamper has no bottom, or we just can never find it! I no my Mother would suggest naked day so all the laundry could done …. And the more I think about it the more appealing it seems. The weather has been really, really hot!

Next topic, I tasted the most delicious cake today….We have a New Pasrty chef at work and she makes some really tasty items. It makes it hard to behave when there are so many things to try. Back to this awesome cake, it was a mocha mousse cake with a chocolate walnut topping that was gooie… it the best cake so far… I say that about each new dessert I try… I think this will be hard to beat! I know it's tough to be me ate these times!!!

Last but not least… what do you do with a watermelon that has no flavor? Pickle it! It is a delicious way to turn a loser into a winner. It’s so easy, mix red wine vinegar, salt, black pepper, and a little sugar and pour it over some cubed water melon…toss it in the fridge over night and ala ka zam…. If you want you can throw in some thin sliced onion and some mandarin oranges just for fun… try it some time.. it’s a real winner and it’s good for you too! Well that’s all the rambling for now… see you next time….

Happy belated 4th of July!!!!!
I hope everyone had a great Independence Day. Mine went well, work as usual and bbq, dogs, burgers, slaw, potato salad, macaroni salad... Blah... Blah..Blah...if you get my drift! But all were happy and feed, and then went I home. Enough of that stuff on to more important stuff.

Offical count down is on.. for what you ask?
Non other than the greatest race in the world!
The one the only Tour de france!!!!

Tour de France 2007
Running from Saturday July 7th to Sunday July 29th 2007, the 94th Tour de France will be made up of a prologue and 20 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,550 kilometres.
These 20 stages have the following profiles:
11 flat stages
6 mountain stages
1 medium mountain stage
2 individual time-trial stages
Distinctive aspects of the race
3 mountain finishes
2 rest days
117 kilometres of individual time-trials (including the prologue)
21 Category 1, Category 2 and highest level passes will be climbed

Awesome.. you should check it out!!!
Can you imagine doing that... no wimpy atheletes here!