Amy's Place .. Poetry and Potpourri .. October 15 - 17, 2004

10-15-04 | JustAmy, St.Louie1, MamaBear, Billie

[JustAmy]

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Never Forget!



Howdy!
I'm the mouser at Amy's Place. Amy named me 'cootblanch'.... (don't ask why. hahaha)







Amy's personal guardian ~
the always charming, lovable, huggable,
LouieWolf




Many thanks for stopping by. : )

[JustAmy]

Time to start thinking about breakfast; I'll be back soon.

Happy South Carolina Apple Harvest Festival -- "An apple a day makes 365 apples a year."

[Borax Queen]

That is great - next time I'll give you my number. I've lived here 13 years - originally came for grad school. It looks like you went to the Pima Air and Space Museum? I worked there for a few months. I can't believe you got such a good photo of the airplanes. I work right under the flight path, and it is so fun to drive to work, and then all day get to watch the planes. I get to drive past the mothballed fleet each day too. Of course the baby libs are all moving here from other places, buying their homes, then complaining about the noise. Argh. They'd better not do what they did to the Presidio.

[Borax Queen]

Good - that must be why I like it!

[MeekOneGOP]

Whoops! That pic Red X'd on me. Sorry. Maybe this way?:

http://www.netlearne.com/IE/SFO/Assets/pumpkin.gif

Well, the URL is totally DOA now. That's another, similar one.

[Darksheare]

LOL!
I'll have to dig up one or two of my better ones then.

[Darksheare]

Apples.. sounds like a plan.

[The Mayor]

Still on the other computer with no ping list

October 16, 2004

Glad To Get Home!

Read: Revelation 21:1-5

Here we have no continuing city, but we seek the one to come. —Hebrews 13:14

Bible In One Year: Isaiah 47-49; 1 Thessalonians 4

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In wintertime, a condition known as a "whiteout" sometimes occurs along the Lake Michigan shoreline. The air becomes so filled with powdery snow that you can't see more than a few feet ahead. You feel totally helpless, especially if you're driving, and that's what we were doing on a bitterly cold December day.

Our family had been invited to my sister's house for Christmas dinner. As we headed west toward Lake Michigan, the weather became treacherous, but we made it to our destination. Later, however, as we were driving home after dark, the situation grew even worse. The expressway was covered with ice, traffic slowed to a crawl, and several cars were in the ditch. Then all at once we were enveloped by a brief whiteout. Believe me, it was frightening. After a slow, tedious journey, we finally reached Grand Rapids and pulled into our driveway. I think every member of the family said, "I'm sure glad to get home!"

I wonder if we'll have a similar feeling when we enter heaven. The dangerous "whiteouts" of our earthly journey will be over. The temptations, stresses, and failures will all be in the past. Best of all, we'll be safe with our Savior.

Yes, we'll be so glad to get home! —Dave Egner

When we all get to heaven,
What a day of rejoicing that will be!
When we all see Jesus,
We'll sing and shout the victory. —Hewitt

Heaven for the Christian is best spelled H-O-M-E.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thank y'all so much for the beautiful poem and graphic!

[Victoria Delsoul]

Hi everybody.

[Victoria Delsoul]

He will. :-)

[Victoria Delsoul]

I've seen so many polls and they're all over the place. Don't know who to believe anymore.

He is going to win, believe me.

[JustAmy]

Good afternoon, Victoria!!
Have a Super Saturday.

[JustAmy]

Hi A-G.
Hope you are having a beautiful Weekend.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Hi Amy! Have a great day. Hope you're feeling less tired today. :-)

[JustAmy]

I'm pretty rested today but by the time 8:00 gets here, I will be exhausted. I ususally get up between 5:00 and 6:00. Marissa gets up at 6:00 on weekdays.

Below is a picture that JKphoto took at the last Troop Rally. MamaBear did some work on it to remove background images.



She is looking forward to riding an airplane in January.

Right now it's cartoon time ...... Yeah for Noggin and Dora.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Awww, she is adorable, Amy. What a sweetheart. I bet she can't stop talking about the airplane, lol, good for her. I'll be excited, too.

[JustAmy]

Thank you, Rus. Ping list or not, you always bring a wonderful message.

Hope you are having a great weekend.

[JustAmy]

Apple Snack Cake

1-1/4 cups boiling water
1 cup Quaker® Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup Kretschmer® Wheat Germ, any flavor
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
2 cups peeled, chopped apples
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 egg plus 2 egg whites
1 teaspoon vanilla

Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13 x 9-inch baking pan with cooking spray.

In large bowl, combine water and oats; set aside. In medium bowl, combine flour, sugars, wheat germ, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt; mix well. Stir in nuts. Add apples, oil, egg, egg whites and vanilla to oat mixture; mix well. Add dry ingredients; mix just until moistened. (Do not overmix.) Pour into pan.

Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely on wire rack.

20 SERVINGS
NUTRITION INFORMATION: 1/20 of recipe Calories 170, Calories From Fat 45, Total Fat 5g, Saturated Fat 1g, Cholesterol 10mg, Sodium 140mg, Total Carbohydrates 30g, Dietary Fiber 1g, Protein 3g.

Happy Oatmeal Day .... Happy SC Apple Harvest.

[OESY]

Been out and about -- only to come back and find many of the posts here by you and others are quite wonderful. For one thing I'll have to get into a cooking mood.

[JustAmy]

Searching for these recipes made me hungry for something sweet. I like the sound of the oatmeal and apple snack cake. I may try that one next week.