Thursday, February 28, 2008

Hope for Peace!



HOPE FOR PEACE: PASS IT ON HERE...




Thanks Laura






Friday, February 22, 2008

School PJ party


We attended a pajama party at Vijay's Elementary School. It was fun to see all the little kindergartners & parents running around in their pajamas together.
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008

It's not unusual to see a few Robins in Colorado.
...But this morning we woke up to a whole flock of them. If you click on this picture, you can see the berries they were eating off the tree.
They were all fluffed up, trying to stay warm on a cool Colorado snow covered morning.
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Amaryllis


Please see previous post for my Amaryllis Story...

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My Friend: Do you know what an amaryllis is?

Me: An alcholic beverage???

My Friend: No but Yea me, I get to give you one so you can find out...



Wow...It's so much better than an alcohlic beverage...& it lasts much longer! Thanks M...
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Saturday, February 16, 2008

Birria

While in Mexico, we ate this delicoius soup/stew called Birria. I found myself returning not only for seconds but for a third helping of this yummy dish.
This traditional Mexican stew is often sold by street vendors in Mexico. Birria can be made with beef, veal, pork, goat or lamb making it quite versatile (ours was made with pork). Many people will use more than one type of meat, combinding one, two or three kinds in one dish.
What makes this soup even more delightful to me is the fresh ingredients of chopped onions, cilantro, oregano, & lime that are added to your bowl of steamy stew.
...and am I the luckiest person on earth or what?

The hubby came home, looked up the recipe & made it for me!

I love spicy soups & this one is among my top 5 favorites.

If you want to try this recipe, just google Birria.
Special Thanks to my chef & hubby, Satish.
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Wednesday, February 13, 2008

BTW

By The Way....
Thank you for the comments L & Ginny.
I love receiving comments on my blog.

Puerto Vallarta Mexico

We took a break from the Colorado Cold & visited this georgous place! Puerto Vallarta Mexico. I'm already missing the warm weather & palm trees...
Only a 3 hour flight for us...Vijay did great during the plane ride...
Love the bougainvillea...so colorful!

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Tuesday, February 5, 2008

I'll be back...


Need to take a few days off but I will be back soon.
Here is a quick pic of the luv of our life.

Monday, February 4, 2008

Bithday 2008

Birthday Gifts to me (b-day was last month).
My mom gave me the Lucky Bamboo. I think they look great
next to the Decorative Japanese plate.

The Hubby gave me the gorgeous flowers along with
100 roses (darn I didn’t take a picture of them).
I love receiving fresh flowers & plants
especially during our cold, snowy Colorado winters.

Sunday, February 3, 2008

Super Bowl Sunday

American Football Chat:

Why do we call it football? I’m sure there is some very good historical reasoning behind this but American’s don’t really care, they just like the game & after all, there is some kicking of the ball that goes on during the game. It does make more sense that in the rest of the world “football” is considered to be “soccer” but once we get stuck on a term, I guess it is difficult to change it.

Mostly the Super Bowl is a good excuse to get together with friends & family so we can party & eat. On this day, Americans consume 30.4 million pounds of snack food across the US. This includes but is not limited to: 13.2 million pounds of avocados (we like our guacamole), 11 million pounds of potato chips & 8.2 million pounds of tortilla chips (chips go well with guacamole). 4.3 million pounds of pretzels, 3.8 million pounds of popcorn & 2.5 million pounds of snack nuts. Wow! That’s a lot of snacks, not to mention all the beer that is consumed along with all that salty food.

Even if some Americans aren’t interested in the game, they will tune in for the commercials (like me). Most of the commercials are comical & clever. The reason they are so good? $$$Money$$$. Companies paid an average of $2.3 million for a 30-second ad in the 2004 Super Bowl. Ads in 1967 cost a mere $42,000, according to Advertising Age magazine. Ad prices reached $1 million in 1995 and went over $2 million for the first time in 2000. After the hubby read this, he informed me that FOX TV said that it will cost 3.1 million dollars for a commercial during today’s game.

If you’re interested in more Super Bowl facts, you can find them at: http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/super-bowl1.htm

Happy Super Bowl Day!

Friday, February 1, 2008

Tire Swing



I think everyone should be provided with a Tire Swing & have a designated 15 to 30 minutes
a day to swing like crazy. Don't you think that would reduce some stress in our world?
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