Sunday Dinner, March 8, 2009 & Emmy Pics

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Today has been a full day, but more details about that in a bit. Also an update on my first fishing trip of the season, but first, the Sunday Dinner particulars.

I've already been informed that JESSICA, Jason and Emmy won't be here tomorrow for Sunday Dinner. That leaves me and Lamar and probably my sisters CECIL and Ducky. As of right now that's all that I know within a reasonable doubt that will be here for Sunday Dinner, but there's always a chance that someone else may show up for vittles.

I have some bacon precooking on the stove before I add some frozen Italian flat green beans to the pot. I'll season them with a little dried minced onion and some salt, then tomorrow when I get home from church I'll peel and quarter some potatoes to cook with them. Of course I'll refrigerate the green beans overnight because I think by now my healthy dislike for reheated or cold potatoes is probably legendary.

I like to think so anyway.

I also have a pot of butter peas that I just seasoned and took off the stove. They'll also go in the fridge and be reheated tomorrow when I get home.

If you don't know what butter peas are or what they look like, that's the best pic I could find on G**gle images. Those are canned butter peas and the ones I'm serving are from the Wal*mart freezer section. Good stuff. If you get a chance, try them at least once. If you like most butter beans, lima beans and peas you'll probably like butter peas.

I also bought some frozen Brussels' sprouts when I did my grocery shopping so I'm going to cook some of those when I get home, and if I have any demand for it I'll make either some HOMEMADE CORNBREAD or some PAN BREAD.

So, butter peas, Italian flat green beans and potatoes with bacon, Brussels' sprouts, and either CORNBREAD or PAN BREAD; that's my menu for this Sunday Dinner.

What are your plans for Sunday Dinner this week? If you'd like to participate this week, share your plans/menu in the comments.Oh, and by the way, did anyone make MY BROCCOLI SALAD recipe? And if you did, did you like it? And don't be afraid to say so if it wasn't your cup of tea. It doesn't offend me a bit if someone doesn't like one of my recipes. I know everybody has different likes and dislikes and I can assure you I'm probably a lot more critical of my cooking than anybody else might be.

Just don't be deliberately cruel and hateful about it, please. I might cry. Or something. ;-)For those who expressed an interest in my fishing trip on Friday, you'll be underwhelmed by the details. It was blowing a small gale all day and we barely even got a bite, much less actually caught any fish.

It was so cloudy and gloomy most of the morning that I didn't even take my camera out of its case. Trust me, the trees are just now beginning to bud out and it's still pretty dismal as far as scenery out on the river, especially with the less than optimal light.

However, in spite of our fish-less-ness, we had a good time. Or I guess I should say, I had a great time. I shouldn't speak for my nephew Danny, I suppose. It was cloudy most of the morning and a little chilly, and did I mention that it was w-i-n-d-y? As in gusting over 30 mph? But I enjoyed just sitting on the ditch bank, listening to the birds and getting some fresh air.

Fish - 1. Danny and Diane - 0. Better luck next time.Also, my hubby Lamar asked me to thank everyone for your birthday greetings. He had a great birthday and we finished up the day with his Mom and her husband at Cici*s Pizza, then visited with Jason and Emmy for a little while before heading home for the evening. Best I could tell a good time was had by all.In other news, I volunteered to watch Emmy occasionally so Jason could have a break. Jason took me up on the offer and today Jessica dropped off Emmy on her way to work, so Lamar and I had the pleasure of Miss Emmy's company all day. We thoroughly enjoyed our time with Emmy and I hear that Jason enjoyed his day as well.

Emmy is learning new words all the time and constantly comes up with things that we have no idea where she learned them. I'm sure she picks up words and phrases from us when we don't realize she's even listening, and she learns a lot from her educational television shows.

She jabbers all the time and what she doesn't know for sure she just makes up as she goes along. Emmy is so funny and so much fun. Hard to believe she'll be 2 years old in May.

I took several pictures today but only a few are decent, mostly because Emmy is like a live wire. She's almost never still unless she's asleep. A lot of the pictures I took today are blurred because Emmy wouldn't be still long enough for the camera to focus.

Here are a few of the better ones from today.

I like this one. She seems to be saying, "Huh?"And this is Emmy and her best buddy "Pooh"
in her stroller as Papaw was about to take
them out for a walk. Do you think Emmy
might have been happy to go?She's so funny! :-)That's Grandma's baby girl!Me and Emmy goofin' off.And for my bestest SisterFriend GREENEYES
and anybody else who'd like some Emmy sugars,
here's what it looks like comin' in for a landing, LOL! Don't forget, Daylight Savings Time begins
tonight at 2 am, so spring forward

and set your clocks ahead one hour.Y'all have a blessed Sunday. May God meet all your needs
and may you have enough to share is my prayer for you all.