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!