Good News Minute~Amazing Americans

Quilts for Japan

I had my day of silence on my blog 

for Japan on Saturday. 

I just found out that everyone else had their 

day of silence on Friday. 

So let's go into our 

Good News Minute for today 

shall we?

Let's see,.......Japans devastation, 

no, that's bad news.

 Libya......we are now going to war with the hopes of helping

 in another Middle Eastern Crisis

......no, that's bad news.

I think my good news for today would be that 

I am grateful to live in a country with amazing Americans 

that give and give and then give some more 

to help others less fortunate.

 Yep, that's it. 

My good news is: 

In spite of it all, our hearts, prayers and means 

go out to the whole world and it's people 

to try to make a difference in the lives of those 

that have been wounded.

Yep, that's my good news. 

Love,
Grammy T. 

Places you can help:

Quilts for Japan

Red Cross for Japan and others 

Donations for LDS Humanitarian Aid in Japan  

May God hold you in the palm of his hands

 

May the road rise up to meet you

May the wind be always at your back

May the sun shine warm upon your face

May the rain fall soft upon your fields

And until we meet again

May God hold you in the palm of his hands

 A few of my favorite Irish things.  

Tate

Mattie, McKenna and Sarah doing an Irish dance

Jessie, Matt and Tytan

 Happy Saint Patrick's day y'all. 

Love,

Grammy T.

Sometimes It Was a Suzy SunShine Kind of Day

Japan is still heavy on my mind and in my prayers today. 

This post is about sacrificing somethings for other things 

because we can't always have all things. 

Granny T. (my mother in-law) said that they used to call cracked wheat cereal 

Suzy SunShine.

I thought who wouldn't eat Suzy SunShine, it sounds so cute. 

So here is the recipe. It is yummy and a family favorite:

Suzy SunShine 

1 cup of Cracked Wheat 

2 Cups water 

1 tsp. salt 

Bring to boil, cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes. 

When done add: 

1/2 Cup Sugar or honey 

1/2 Cube Butter 

1/2 cup milk 

Stir until thick and yummy. 

Put into bowl and add more milk 

on top if wanted.

This is a comment that I wrote on Blog Frog last week. 

It was in answer to the question 

"What's For Dinner" 

by Chef Dennis:

Starting dinner in the morning for younger moms allows you to have things like 

homemade bread, scones, pizza, pots of beans or slow cooker meals. 

Then at dinner time you know what else has to be done to finish up quickly. 

You aren't going to blow the budget for a fast food deal. 

Back in the day I didn't have money to go fast fooding. 

With seven kids and needing to save as much as possible on food, 

and because I wanted my kids to take 

piano, gymnastics, dance and play sports, etc. 

I would plan for meals a month in advance and go to the store 

just once or twice a month. 

(I told you it was back in the day)

 Also my kids loved Suzie SunShine and they loved it for 

breakfast and dinner with pancakes and eggs too 

so that was an easy fix in a pinch. 

Love,
Grammy T.