Cool Logo!!

Hello everyone! I hope you're enjoying the cold weather as much as we are. Yeah right! I consider myself a winter person and even I'm sick of the cold and especially all the ice. Ugh! Super Bowl Sunday has come and gone and this year's game was another good one. I was pulling for Cardinals but at least the game was exciting. We went to a party at Debbie's and had a bunch of delicious food. I brought along a Reuben dip and it seemed to go over pretty well. Kim liked it so much she said I'll have to bring it to all the get together's from now on! In case you're interested; here's the recipe:


16 oz. Sauerkraut
16 oz. shredded Mozzarella
16 oz. shredded Cheddar
16 oz. corned beef (cubed)
1 cup Mayo
Cocktail size Rye bread



Mix all ingredients (except bread) in mixing bowl and transfer to 9x12 casserole dish. Bake uncovered at 300 degrees for 45-60 minutes or until cheese is bubbly. Serve hot and spoon dip onto bread. After cooking; dip can be transferred to a crock pot on low setting if taking to a party or get together. It's that simple! I bring a bottle of 1,000 island salad dressing in case you want add some to the dip once on the bread.

For those of you who know me; its no secret I'm a huge Yankees fan. My Mom likes to joke around and calls me a "Yankee Girl." I found this logo online and its from the old Yankee Girl Tobacco product line. I thought it was kinda neat so I decided to post it. I'm not a smoker but I liked it anyway. C-ya!

I'M SICK OF WINTER!

Well, winter has hit us full force this week starting with the ice storm on Wednesday (at least I got out of working that day, though)! More snow last night and they are calling for more this Monday. I don't know about all of you, but I am ready for spring!! That groundhog had better not see his shadow on Monday!!

Sunday brings us the Super Bowl - Steelers v. Cardinals - can you say BORING!!??!! At least I can root for the Cardinals since, as a lifelong Browns fan, I can't bring myself to root for the Steelers! I think I am looking more forward to the commercials! We are going to Debbie's house for a Special Superbowl Party - so at least we will have some good food and fun with friends!

Tuesday is my birthday - big 37. Not too much special planned. We are going to Moretti's Italian Restaurant next Saturday with Kim & Julie, so that should be fun. I have never been there before, but I hear the food is great! I would also like to catch the movie "He's Not That Into You" sometime - it comes out on the 6th & looks really funny. We'll see. We don't make it to the movies very often.

We did go last weekend and saw "Mall Cop" with Kevin James. It was really entertaining and funny and I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would.

Nothing much else to report, so I'll sign off. Enjoy these pics of the crew enjoying the winter weather (or not!)

--Deb

INAUGURATION DAY!

It is finally here! Time for Hope, Time for Change, Time for Promise! I hope the World gets behind our new President and we can restore this country to the great nation it used to be! This man inspires me - not only because he is a great speaker, but because I think he has the capability of doing great things. I wish him all the success because if he is successful in his first term as our President, then that means our Country will be in a much better place than it is today (and I might quit losing money in my 401(k)!!)

Merry Christmas!

Just a quick note to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas! My day started pretty early this morning - had to pick up my grandparents and be at my Mom's for breakfast at 9:30. We opened gifts and got ready for lunch at 1:00 p.m. I just got home (7:15 p.m.) As always, it was a fun day! Now, I am waiting for Kelly to get home so we can exchange our gifts - we usually do it in the morning before I leave, but she didn't have time to wrap my presents last night before she went to bed, so I have had to wait ALL DAY!!

Ok - well, Merry Christmas to all - I hope you all had a good day of food, family, and fun!!

White Christmas

Since it doesn't appear that we are going to have a white Christmas, I thought I would share this site with you where you can go and watch an adorable dog having fun in extremely deep snow! It is enjoyable to watch! Merry Christmas!!



http://www.dogwork.com/dogsnow/

Saddened Hearts...

I have some sad news to report today. My Aunt Jo passed away yesterday at the age of 60. She was diagnosed with liver cancer on July 14, 2008 and after 5 months and 2 days of fighting; she lost her battle. She spent the last 2 1/2 months of her life living with my Mom and together with her husband Jim; they took excellent care of her. Please keep my Mom and my Aunt's daughters, Terri, Stephanie and Chrissy, in your prayers. We're going to miss her terribly and Christmas is going to be extra hard this year, but we know she's at peace and in a better place. We love you Aunt Joey!

Aunt Jo and Baxter approximately 7-8 years ago

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