Pumpkin Pancakes

My children and I went to IHOP on Friday morning for breakfast. It was a treat and not something we do very often. But, my daughter had told me that their pumpkin pancakes were really good so I tried them. They were absolutely YUM!! If you like pumpkin, you gotta try them. I love anything pumpkin and I love this time of year when pumpkin is in everything. If you want to try them you better go soon, because it's a seasonal item and won't be offered for long. Hats off to IHOP for such a yummy and different version of the pancake.

Friday Fact

I think I'm going to start posting a Friday Fact each Friday; it would be an interesting but little known fact. Kind of fun (can you tell I'm bored?) No, actually I have housework to do and I'm kind of avoiding it - ha!!

Anyway, I like trivia - so, maybe we can impart some knowledge here; however impractical it might be. If nothing else, you can impress your friends!!

We'll start this week with some sports trivia, since everyone in our town or neighboring towns is a University of Georgia fan and sports is a pretty big deal in this area.

Okay, so here goes our first Friday Fact:

Did you know that the football "huddle" was invented by students at Gallaudet University in Washington D.C., a leading school for the deaf? Players, worried about opposing teams seeing their hand signals through sign language, huddled up so that no one could see their plays.

So, now, don't you feel just a little bit smarter??

What does a duck-hunter look like?

In honor of this Saturday's official opening day, I am posting some pictures of my hubby and his brother on a typical duck-hunt. These were taken last year at a wildlife refuge in Arkansas. This is where they hunt every year. The dog is not ours, but a friends. Our dog Molly is a yellow lab and, in my humble opinion, the best retriever you will ever see. Enjoy!!

This is a picture of our Molly. Don't you think this would make a great commercial for Edy's Ice Cream??

Super Sunday

Yesterday was a great day!! Sundays are always great but yesterday was especially good. Sunday School was awesome, we had a visitor there that had found our church through the website. That, in itself, is very cool. Also our discussion on "giving thanks" from Ephesians 5 was so timely. We had no idea that Pastor was going to preach that same sermon in church.
Worship for the main service was phenomenal. Totally in awe of God's presence in that place, God was truly moving on hearts and it was so neat to see people respond to His call to come closer to Him. God really loves His people and delights in us and desires for us to realize just how much He does love us.
After church we ate a quick lunch with friends and then back to the church for choir practice. We are preparing for the Christmas program. We got a lot accomplished and now just have to focus in on learning the words and getting real specific with timing, phrasing and dynamics. Pastor Ian does a great job teaching us and I feel blessed to be a part.
Then it was on to drama practice. My husband and I are playing the part of one set of the Three Kings group. The scene we are in is comical, and I don't want to give it away, but we had a lot of fun with this and the other people we are working with are great!!
All in all, a great day!! And I am reminded of what we were exhorted with yesterday. Mainly, to give thanks in all things. I forget this important principle so much in my personal life. God wants to bless us, but our ungratefulness robs us of that blessing. Ephesians 5:20 "always giving thanks to God the Father, for everything".

QUACK!!

It's that time of year at the Crawford house. Time to pull out the thermal underwear and make sure all the hunting garb is ready to go. Hubby is an avid, (no I should spell it in all caps), AVID duck hunter and has hunted faithfully since he was 10 years old.

It's like this series of symptoms begins to hit him in about mid-October. Those would include: watching duck-hunting videos, looking at the latest issue of Cabelas magazine, calling his brother for reports and outlooks (whom he doesn't talk to much the rest of the year, but now the telephone lines are blazing hot), and talking to and lining up who's going to go Opening Day (Opening Day, by the way is the Saturday before Thanksgiving).

It's kind of like a holiday for us. We're just so accustomed to it, it's second nature. I'm glad he has an outlet and a form of re-creation, a way to get his mind off of the stresses of work and life and connect with God and nature. And, believe me, he definitely connects!! He has a group of guys that he goes to Arkansas with. They have even bought them a mobile home right near the reservoir where they hunt, they call it the "tin-do-minium". It's really kind of cute and serves it's purpose well.

I do believe duck-hunters are a definite sub-culture of their own. They have their own language and lifestyle. I use to go hunting with him; in fact all of the ladies in our family used to go on Opening Day. When the children started coming along, that sort of stopped. Although, our daughter absolutely loves to hunt, as well, and will probably also be an AVID hunter.

So, to all of you duck hunters or duck hunter widows out there, welcome to a new season. Best wishes for getting your limit!!

English is Rough

This is a hilarious clip from "you know who" about how tough learning English is.

ENJOY!

These Small Hours

"Making the most of our time, because the days are evil." (Eph. 5:16) Seems to be where the Lord has me these days.

Have you seen the movie "Meet the Robinsons" yet? Great family movie with a great message. One of the songs in the movie is sung by Rob Thomas, he has a great voice and it's a great message. Letting the little stuff go and making the most of "these small hours, these little wonders - time falls away, but these small hours still remain".