"Paul Simon-ReWrite"

Dude..thats right you,
 keep workin..




I'm workin' on my rewrite, that's right
Gonna change the ending
Throw away the title
Toss it in the trash
Every minute after midnight
All the time I'm spending
Is just for workin'on my rewrite
Gonna turn it into cash

I been workin' at the Car Wash
I consider it my day job
'Cause it's really not a pay job
But that's where I am
Everybody says "The old guy
Workin'at the Car Wash?"
Hasn't got a brain cell left
Since Vietnam

[Chorus:]
But I say
Help me, help me
Help me, help me
Thank you!
I'd no idea
That you were there

When I said help me, help me
Help me, help me
Thank you
For listening to my prayer

I'll eliminate the pages
Where the father has a breakdown
And he has to leave the family
But he really meant no harm
Gonna substitute a car chase
And a race across the rooftops
Where the father saves the children
And he holds them in his arms

Yeah I'm workin'on my rewrite, all right
Gonna change my ending
Throw away the title
Toss it in the trash
Every minute after midnight
All the Time I'm spending
Is just for workin'on my rewrite.
Gonna turn it into cash

[Chorus:]
I said
Help me, help me
Help me, help me
Thank you!
I'd no idea
That you were there

Nuff said...

Enjoy!

"Yum"

Last evening our family shared a most tasty meal..

Of course it was consumed in our outdoor dining space..ie our patio...all together celebrating the birthday of our oldest child..all together at the picnic table built by my Grandpa all those years ago..

What a great evening...such a lovely night...delicious eats...

It has been a very long time since we were all in the same city together celebrating a birthday..

I certainly hope it always remains that way..

I admit it, I am just selfish that way.  I love my life surrounded by my Mr. our beautiful, intelligent, witty children...laughing until we can't catch our breath..

Moments irreplaceable - we are more than blessed.

The Birthday child doin a little dance..

Her hubby

The Goof Ball Boy!!!

The Mom..what is that face?

The Dad and Mr.

The pets..

The food..thank you Bobby Flay...

Ingredients

Patties:

• 2 pounds ground chuck or Turkey (I used Turkey)
• 3/4 cup black beans
• 1/2 cup chopped cilantro leaves
• 1/2 cup grated onion
• 3 garlic cloves, pressed
• 2 tablespoons adobo sauce
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 2 teaspoons seasoned salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Grilled Corn Topping:

• 3 to 4 tablespoons vegetable oil, for brushing on the grill pan
• 1 ear corn on the cob
• 1/4 cup red onion, diced
• 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro leaves
• 2 tablespoons chicken stock
• 2 tablespoons pineapple juice
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• Dash hot sauce
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 6 large tortillas
• 6 slices queso fresco cheese
• Toothpicks
• Cilantro leaves, for garnish
• Totally double the salsa..

Directions

Preheat grill pan on medium-high.

To make the patties, combine the chuck, beans, cilantro, onion, garlic, adobo, cumin and seasoned salt and pepper in a large bowl. Mix to combine, handling as little as possible. Shape into 6 patties. Loosely cover with plastic wrap and set aside.

To prepare the corn topping, brush grill pan with 1 tablespoon oil. Grill 1 ear of corn on grill pan until golden and has grill marks. Transfer to cutting board and allow to cool a bit. In a medium bowl, combine red onion, cilantro, chicken stock, pineapple juice, cumin, hot sauce and salt and pepper. Cut corn off of cob and toss with mixture. Transfer mixture to a sheet of foil and wrap to keep warm.

Brush grill pan with 1 tablespoon additional oil. Place the patties on the pan and cook, turning once, until done to preference, 5 to 7 minutes on each side for medium. Remove burgers from pan and place on platter.

On each flour tortilla, layer burger, queso fresco and an equal amount of corn topping. Fold in sides of tortilla and roll like a burrito, securing with toothpicks. Brush grill again with oil. Place each tortilla wrapped burger on grill and grill until tortilla is golden brown and crispy.

Cut in half diagonally. Garnish with cilantro leaves. Serve immediately.

A viewer, who may not be a professional cook, provided this recipe. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe and therefore, we cannot make representation as to the results.

Green Salad..

Awesome Turtle Cheesecake...

Ok now I need to go eat!!!

Happy Evening...

Val

"Audrey Hepburn"

This evening for some reason I was thinking and remembering

Audrey Hepburn.

Her style, her darlingness, her incredible way of being..

She was and will always be one of my all time favorites along with my most favorite..Doris Day..

When I watch her movies I find I just naturally stand up straighter,

get quieter and more introspective..

She was amazingly beautiful, poised and I believe she was the epitome of

ladylike!

So incredibly beautiful she was..!

To this day, when I need to curl up and get lost in pure 

pleasure I put on "Breakfast At Tiffany's"

and savor every moment...

Well that got me to thinking...

I am ready for a few new dresses..

Ya know good ole classic tailoring,

figure flattering,

ladylike styling..

Just like her style that still to this day is classic and lovely..

After searching the internet I found this great place to find just what I was looking for...

http://modcloth.com

and I will be checking in often and savings my pennies.

Here are 4 that I desire..

Such a cutie pa-tootie little day dress...it would be just darling with these

From DSW..

And this...

I love, love, love this...its done by Kate Spade, but I fear I would definitely have to find a much less expensive copy cat of sorts..

And then this adorable sweetie pie..

 paired with these

Also from DSW

and with this darling thing...!

Also from Kate Spade..absolutely perfect in every way..

can't forget this perfect little thing..wish I had a polo match or something to go to..it quite reminds me of the dress that Julia Roberts wore to a polo match in the movie "Pretty Woman"..

with these little cuties

Also DSW...I love that store..

with this..

What an absolutely splendid little clutch...and yes you guessed it..Kate Spade...

Have you figured out that I am completely drawn to her work!!!  Can't afford it, but most definitely drawn to it..:-)

And lastly this

I absolutely love this

with these

and this

I think I am quite done creating my wish list now...I hope Audrey would approve!

Happy Friday to all and if you might have an extra moment for curling up..you might want to take in a little Hepburn!!!

Blessings always...

Me

"Thursday's Image to Ponder and Appreciate"

Enough said...

"Sometimes you can just feel how BLESSED you are"

Today a wonderful book arrived on my doorstep and after reading just 20 pages I seriously feel as if I was supposed to visit the www.incourage.me website last week.

Upon arriving at this wonderful site I immediately clicked into the book club portion and came upon this book..

This is a book about what it means to take off negative traits and emotional entanglements and put on the character of Christ.
Kelly quotes a particularly poignant scripture from the bible..


Colossians 3:12 "
Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience".


I am so excited to be sharing the reading of this book with my beloved cousin Linda... 

We will be reading and exchanging thoughts and ideas via e-mail as she lives all the way across the country..how fun is that!!!


I also ordered another book that looks amazing to me. Linda's recommendation...


"Change your thoughts, change your life..
Living the Wisdom of the Tao"

I am extremely excited to get into the pages of this book..
I love this quote from the book.


"Improve your vision by looking beyond what your eyes see"


And also this on..


"Notice the eternal bliss that's always with you...
even with the delicacies are out of sight"


Hmmm, I am thinking those words are a perfect place to begin..


Oh I mentioned being blessed..well I am, in a thousand different ways..and choosing to feel blessed even through the most difficult times can be a most freeing way to face the world..


With that..I bid you "happiness"


Val

"Monday Sharing"

I have a most wonderful treat for you in today's Monday Sharing..

I have been following this incredibly talented lady for about 2 years now..

She makes wonderful cards and other things, and actually does 2 videos most every week for you to watch and follow along.

She has inspired me with her ideas soooo much...

and she is so much fun to watch, although you don't see her face, just her hands and of course you hear her voice...

Her instructions are easily understood, detailed and of course you can follow right along with her...and if you are lucky you will get to hear her precious kitty Mannie talking in the background!

Thanks Kristina!

http://kwernerdesign.com

So what are you waiting for...pay her site a visit and go make some cards!!!

Hugs

Val

"Yesterday was a beautiful day"

It has been since last summer that we have had my Mr's side of the family all together, over for dinner.

It was such a beautiful day, just perfect for outdoor gabbing and dining..

It reached 90 degrees in Spokane yesterday, but we are so very fortunate to have many, many trees in our backyard..throughout the day it is draped in shade for the most part, with small shards of sunshine breaking through..even on the warmest days in remains quite pleasant.

Cribbage was played, boxes of old photos were gone through and shared, a little hacky sack between cousins and lots of gabbing and of course eating.

Delicious food..

Coney dogs...they were so yummy!  Its been so long since I have had a coney..what a wonderful treat that brings back, for me, so many memories!

Penne pasta with spinach, mangos, grape tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes, olives, basil pesto and parmesan...a new recipe from www.allrecipes.com..its called Scrumptious Salad..next time I make this I will add 2 or 3 mangos, depending on size. The recipe called for 1 and it just wasn't enough, for me anyway.

Imitation crab and bread salad, so incredibly delicious..my daughter loves this salad and anytime we are getting together in the summer for a barbecue, she always asks for it..

It is quite simple actually...the recipe sounds kind of weird, but in the end it tastes like an Egg Salad sandwich with crab..

1 package imitation crab

1 small onion chopped finely

1-2 stalks of celery chopped small

1 loaf of white sandwich bread, buttered on both sides, crusts cut off and cut into cubes

6 hard boiled eggs chopped

Mix all together with enough mayo so that you have the consistency of egg salad.

Uncle Robin's absolutely, always, yummy potato salad

and

Watermelon...you can't eat outside in the summer without watermelon!

For dessert we enjoyed

Espresso brownies

Marion berry pie

and

an Ice Cream Sundae bar..

It was a lovely, perfect day shared with family!

Blessings and many hopes that you will have a most lovely, perfect day with you and yours!

Me