BRIQUETAS DE CARBON

WRITTEN BY REX

REMEMBER WHEN POTATO CHIPS WERE A NICKLE A BAG? NOW A BAG TWICE THAT SIZE IS $1.19? REMEMBER WHEN A THREE POUND CAN OF COFFEE WEIGHED THREE POUNDS INTEAD OF TWO POUNDS, TWO AND A HALF OUNCES?

THOSE OF YOU THAT KNOW ME, KNOW THAT I HAVE A FETISH ABOUT CHARCOAL. I COUNT THEM OUT WHEN I COOK OUTSIDE, I CLOSE THE VENTS ON THE SMOKEY JOE TO PUT THEM OUT SO I CAN SAVE THEM FOR THE NEXT TIME I COOK-OUT, I KEEP MY “USED” CHARCOAL IN TIGHTLY TWISTED WALMART BAG, I ALWAYS HAVE AN EXTRA BAG STASHED LIKE AN ADDICT STASHES CIGARETTES OR BOOZE, COME TO THINK ABOUT IT, MY CIGARETTS, 30 PACK OF MILWAUKEE’S BEST, AND MY EXTRA BAG OF CHARCOAL ALL HAVE ASSIGNED SPOTS IN THE BACK OF MY PICK-UP TRUCK. BUT LET’S NOT GET OFF TOPIC…………….

A 10LB BAG OF KINGSFORD CHARCOAL NOW WEIGHS 9LBS !!!!!

BUT IT’S NEW AND IMPROVED. JUST HOW THE HELL TO YOU IMPROVE CHARCOAL?

CHARCOAL HAS BEEN THE SAME SINCE THE 1900’S WHEN JACK DANIEL’S USED IT TO FILTER HIS FAMOUS No.7 BEFORE PUTTING IT IN OAK BARRELS TO AGE.

THE HISTORY OF CHARCOAL, AND THE HENERY FORD STORY IS NOW GONE FROM THE BAG, AND INSTEAD THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE BILINGUAL.

WHY WE’RE AT, GASOLINE JUST WENT DOWN TO $.829/PINT.

The Countdown !!!

By Mary

The excitement is mounting....the countdown is now in hours and minutes instead of days or weeks. Everyone is in a high state of anticipation!! In La Crosse that is.

My son-in-law, Randy, gets home tomorrow for a 2 1/2 week leave from Kuwait. Needless to say there is one wife and three very excited little girls counting the minutes. Of course, Randy is equally excited and counting too. He will be home with his family for his 39th birthday July 9th too!!
Today was a 6AM start at work...this is the hard part, the great part is getting out at 2PM. And it rained today...we just aren't used to a rainy day here, we are spoiled with blue skies and sunshine...guess I'll do some laundry.

CeleBEARtion, Flowers, Calendar, & Cactus

I'VE FOUND AND POSTED AN ELECTRONIC WEB BASED CALENDAR. YOU CAN ACCESS OUR CALENDAR FROM OUR WEB PAGE, OR CLICK ON THE LINK IN THE FAR LEFT COLUMN ON THE BLOG. YOU CAN CLICK AHEAD ON THE MONTHS TO SEE OUR UPCOMING PLANS. CAN'T WAIT FOR SEPTEMBER TO GET HERE !!!
This blog is a collaboration of Rex and me so here goes.. We have a new web page, it is called "CeleBEARtion" and we would like everyone to look at it and we love feedback. We have 8 of the 50 bears posted. This is a project sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, and after they are displayed this summer they will be auctioned off and the proceeds will be donated to various charities. They are a colorful and interesting addition to the local landscape.

I got up early and was at the Farmer's Market at 8AM. One of my purchases was the beautiful bouquet of flowers pictured below. (Rex just shared with me his purpose of flowers in the title..I am suppose to let everyone know he got up and got them for me......ya right!!) That must have something to do with the mischievous mood he selected for the day.

As I look back at the page title, I guess I don't have to explain the calendar..Rex did a great job with that!!

Oh the next title component is cactus..that will actually have to wait for a few minutes. I am returning to the Farmer's Market...I got fresh produce to make fresh salsa, which will be served with our fajita supper. I love a good Farmer's Market and the Lake Tahoe one is great!! Ok ..I bought cactus paddles..fortunately the vendor had a recipe and that is what I made and it is OK, but I will not be buying any more and needless to say Rex will not even try it!!Cactus has a syrup type of stuff like okra...yuck! But I will eat what I made..it is ok with the peppers, tomatoes, and onion I mixed with it.

Since there wasn't any limes at the market and I need some for my salsa, I had to stop at the grocery store. I bought some mushrooms and we had stuffed mushrooms as appetizers for our cocktail hour. (We rarely got to the bars this summer as we are saving money for our Wisconsin trip!)

What the Hell !!!

By Mary

Rex is in love with another woman!!! AND I INTRODUCED THEM!!! What the hell is up with that???

Do any of you know who Paula Dean is??? Well SHE is the "OTHER WOMAN"!!

I think I have mentioned the Food Network here before. She is the host of "Home Cooking with Paula Dean".

She should be the poster girl of the dairy industry. She uses more butter and heavy cream than anybody I know. She even makes bread pudding with CRISPY CREAM DONUTS!!

In all seriousness, Paula Dean is a stitch to watch, she is very funny and being based in Savanna, Georgia, she has the cutest accent. She taste tests everything an does a great exagerated eye roll. If you haven't seen her...watch someday if you get a chance.

Future All Star !!!

Today I got a picture of my grand daughter, Mackenzie, playing softball. She is 7 and the team they played was made up of mostly 9 year olds. They lost but only by 2 runs. Need less to say we are very proud of her!! Way to go Mackenzie!!