Pacticing our music for Thursday night program.

We have been practicing for Thursday night. This is Dick and Selma from Niagara Falls. Plan to bake a coconut classic cake to take.There will be 2 other couples there that we know.

This is a picture of Tim and me at Game night last night. It is finally warmer here. 80 degrees today...Beans and rice at the dining hall tonight. Who do think we are? Spanish??? Tim likes it....Guess I finally learned how to separate the photos...Love Carole

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Trying some new things on this blog because my good friend Sue emailed me a LONG email with directons of instructions so I have to experiment. Today we got up REAL early...6:30 ( really 5:30 before time change) and left by 7: drove 30 miles to our friends The James. They live in Hide A Way Lakes in a REAL nice home. Their church stated at 8:00 and the S.S. was HUGE..192 people in it. very good!!! Went out to lunch with them and another couple. Back home to nap and watch DVD 3-10 to Yuma...so so.. Tomorrow starts another work week. Not so cold...59 tonight... Bought 2 skirts and a jumper at Good Will on Saurday.. I practiced the autoharp with a couple here and they want me to play with them Thursday at our area Sower's pot luck.. There will probably be 40 there. I"m not that good.. And I have to sing too...PRAY!!!!Carole

This is a flowering bartlett pear tree on campus. It is so COLD here that when we have to wear skirts to diningroom and work, I wear pants underneath and no one knows but Tim and me.

Can you believe it. SNOW!!!!!!! I can't believe we are in sunny Texas.. You should have seen us running around here taking pictures before it quit. Don't forget to 'set your clocks ahead' Saturday night... Carole

How to Cook Cactus !!!

Some of you ask about cactus....It is imported from Mexico to Texas about 40,00 #/ day and sold in the larger grocery stores. The average Mexican eats cactus as the average American eats cauliflower.. It is called nopales and the leaves are pads..Using a razor blade remove the needles. Cut into bite size pieces-cover with water-cook until tender ( 45 minutes ) drain and pat dry....
may combine with fried pork chops, scrambled eggs or chicken. Also are cut into slivers and fried like french fries!!!!! Also can use in salad called ensalada de nopaitos .... or can just dice into small pieces, simmer in hot water and butter and salt to taste....Sound good?????? Shall I bring some home???

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Here in Wal Mart they sell cactus leaves for 98 cents/ # . They shave the needles off them. Next to the bin of cacti is HOT peppers....The real bad storm missed us but COLD 50 and rain..... Ironed 12 tablecloths today.... Probably have to help clean rooms tomorrow. Love your comments. Carole

Sunday March 2

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Today was a very busy day as we attended S.S. and church, ate lunch at a Black Christian College Jarvis, went on a tour of the campus, went to the director's house for refreshments and then attended an evening church service here on the campus. Now the tv is full of "tornado watches" so we may not be through for the day yet. The A.L.E.R.T. stands for air land emergency rescue team. The campus used to belong to Herbert W. Armstrong back in the 50's. It is 2200 areas and fabulous buildings and private homes. When Armstrong died, they changed alot of their beliefs and people left and so they went bankrupt. Then they sold it cheap to Hobby Lobby who in turn gave it to ALERT. Armstrong was a cult and had some weird beliefs about God. They even have a golf course and air port on the grounds.They had a school here of 1200 students. When they left, they also left alot of the furniture ( including 7 grand pianos ) beautiful furniture in the houses and a fleet of trucks and equipment. They made their followers give 30% to the work so they had millions of dollars....And it all came crashing down in the end.. But the work here can not maintain all the buildings so alot is just empty and grass growing up...Tomorrow starts our 3 weeks of work so better get to bed if we don't have to run for cover..Love Carole