Meet Me on Monday

Welcome to Meet Me on Monday sponsored by Java

Blogging is a funny thing...we tell our most intimate thoughts for all to read and yet most of the time I find myself sitting and wondering, "who is this person!?" I know them...but yet I don't know them! I want to know who the person is behind all those words so Java thought of a great way for all of us to "meet" each other! Every Sunday she posts five get-to-know-you questions that you can copy and paste into your own Monday post and we can all learn a little more about each and every one of us!!

Questions:

1. What will your Christmas dinner consist of?
2. Do you watch commercials or flip through the channels?
3. How long will you leave your Christmas decorations up?
4. What movie makes you cry every time you watch it?
5. Do you have a Facebook?

My Answers

1. What will your Christmas dinner consist of?
Definitely Mac & Cheese, Sweet potato pie, Collard greens & possibly cornish hens but I haven't decided on the meat yet. I will talk to my son tonight.

2. Do you watch commercials or flip through the channels?

Sometimes I do, because some of them are funny, but I usually have my laptop up so I start surfing the net. I watch a lot of tv shows on Hulu & the commercials are too short to leave the room or do something else.

3. How long will you leave your Christmas decorations up?

I haven't put any up this year. No kids & my son doesn't live with me so no real help to take the decorations down.

4. What movie makes you cry every time you watch it?

Hmm, "Imitation of Life" comes to mind immediately. I haven't seen it in ages but also "Steel Magnolias"

5. Do you have a Facebook?

Yes, I have connected with quite a few high school friends that I lost touch with.

A Little Weekend Randomness

I saw 2 deer run across a little road that I take. But it's a rather populated area just a small patch of trees. Poor deer, glad I didn't hit them.

I met a wonderful lady & 3 of her 4 sons this week. Good home training from sons to grandsons. Unfortunately I met them, because the son that has been my neighbor passed away Sunday. I've only lived in this cul de sac about 18 months and I felt some kind of way when the moving van pulled out last night. I can't imagine how they felt.

Sheesh! Just a week until Christmas & the year is almost over. 2010 went by soo fast.

I'm looking forward to my new book that I won over a that Gal Lee's place She is a great writer, smart & funny.

Meet Me On Monday

Welcome to Meet Me on Monday sponsored by Java

Blogging is a funny thing...we tell our most intimate thoughts for all to read and yet most of the time I find myself sitting and wondering, "who is this person!?" I know them...but yet I don't know them! I want to know who the person is behind all those words so Java thought of a great way for all of us to "meet" each other! Every Sunday she posts five get-to-know-you questions that you can copy and paste into your own Monday post and we can all learn a little more about each and every one of us!!



Questions:
1. How do you order your steak? Medium well
2. Are you superstitious about anything? I can't think of anything off the top of my head, but I'm sure the moment I post this I'll remember.
3. Who is your best friend (not including your spouse)? My cousin
4. When is the last time you wore a dress (for the guys...a suit)? Friday night at the my company party.
5. Do you have any trips scheduled?Unfortunately nothing soon. I was 1 chair away from winning an Atlantic City hotel stay on Friday. I am soo bummed, LOL but I'll live. And I don't like travelling when everything is full. (I'll tell that story 1 day.)

Recipe "Okra Remnants"

Since this is longer than 140 characters...And I like the name.

I had been thinking about stewed okra & tomatoes for about a week or more. And lo & behold someone gave me some fresh okra. (I'd never cooked fresh okra myself)

I'd say it was about 2 to 3 large handfuls of okra. I cut them up & got rid of the tips & stems. I then boiled the okra in some water with a little sea salt.

I cut up about half of a medium onion & sauted (yea not spelled right) it in a little olive oil until the onions were cooked.

I had 3 whole tomatoes that I cut up & added to the onions in the skillet. I then realized that this was not going to be enough tomatoes, so I added a 14 oz can of whole peeled tomatoes. (I usually just stick the knife in the can to cut up the tomatoes)

I drained the boiled okra & threw everything in my crock pot for about 2 hours while I ran errands. When I came back I tossed in a little less than half a box of whole grain penne pasta. I think the pasta was done in about 30 minutes.

I (who always wants meat in my meal) really enjoyed this...I did add a little jalepeno pepper to spice it up.

Sorry about the non-measurements...but this was a bit of an experiment for me & it turned out to be successful & tasty.

What's in a name?

Alex, Connie, Kim, Morgan, Shannon and Pat (remember that Saturday Night Live character?) There are others, but these are a few names in my recent interactions that can be unisex. Most of the time when you read each of those names, 1 particular gender comes to mind. However, I have known people of both sexes with each of those names.

So this week after more than 11 months of IM or e-mailing to my co-worker there is an issue that requires a phone conversation. I dial the ext. a man with a deep voice answers the phone. I pause & look at the phone to make sure I dialed the right ext. & Connie laughs and says, "Yes, this is Connie; you thought I was a female didn't you?" Well, yeah. LOL!

Has this ever happened to you? Anyone?