Sunday Dinner, February 11, 2007

Get your own valentinr

I just saw this Valentine thingy at Pea's Corner. I confess. I stole it from her. She always finds the bestest stuff. I don't know how she does it, but she does it. If you'd like to send me a Valentine, just click on the button and follow the directions. Nobody else will be able to read them, and I won't even be able to read them until Valentine's Day when it releases them. If I get any Valentines, that is. Since I stole it from Pea, I guess it's only fair if you want to steal it from me. Go ahead - you know you want to. ;-)

Well, I'm back for Sunday Dinner.

Thanks to all of you who left encouraging comments on my last post. Knowing you're thinking of me and praying for me means more than you'll ever know.

I've been resting better and overall, I feel better. My arthritis is still giving me fits but I'll make it, I guess. I may have to use my cane tomorrow, which will be the first time in months that I've had to have it. We'll see...

On to Sunday Dinner. Tomorrow's menu consists of homemade meatballs and gravy, jasmine rice, brown beans like the ones in my Sunday Dinner button, homemade panbread and green beans or green peas. How's that for carb stacking? It's not intentional, though, it's just the way it worked out.

By the way, what my family calls panbread is buttermilk biscuit dough with an egg stirred into it, cooked in a greased iron skillet, just like you cook cornbread. Good stuff!!

Back in December when I was baking for Christmas I froze a small Italian Cream cake for later. Later has now officially arrived. When I got the butterpeas out of the freezer for supper I heard the cake calling to me. I intend to wound it here in a little bit and I figure the family will put it out of its misery at dinner tomorrow.

Okay, we all know the drill by now. What's on the menu at your place? Going to Mom's or Grandma's? What are they serving? Going out to eat? Where, and what do you plan to order? Share your plans in the comments if you want to participate.

I'm cooking supper right now. Well, my butterpeas are cooking right now and I'll let them cook about 30 minutes then go start the rest of my supper. I have some chicken breast strips I'm going to flour and fry, some corn on the cob and turnip greens. By the time the rest of my supper is done the butterpeas will be ready.

Gotta go and fix supper. Back when I'm through stuffing my face.

Okay, I'm back, and it was good stuff.

XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO

Since Valentine's Day is next Wednesday I thought I'd share some old Valentines that were my Grandma's.These are all pretty old. One of them is addressed on the back to my Mama's little sister, Nilene, and she died of some mysterious ailment at only 10 or so. She died around 1940 so that particular Valentine is at least 67 years old or older.

The Superman Valentine is the one that belonged to my Mama's baby sister. It's from around 1940.

The country girl in the flour sack dress is the one that's not dated but I figure it's at least as old as the first one.

The last two are dated 1953 and were from Joe Greenwood to Grandma and Jess, family. Of course that doesn't mean a thing to the rest of you. Joe was my Grandma's nephew.

Well, I hope you enjoyed the Valentines.
I scanned some pictures while I was scanning the Valentines. I think my new printer/copier/scanner is working fine now, praise the Lord. I'm planning to share some of the pictures in my next several posts.

I still have to study my Sunday School and Discipleship Training lessons and do ahead some of my Sunday Dinner for tomorrow, so I'm going to publish this and get to it.

My love to all, friends and family, and may God meet all your needs above and beyond your expectations.