Fajita Sunday

Today while talking to my daughter Denise I mentioned making fajitas later in the afternoon. As the day went on I decided yes that sounded really good. I took some country beef ribs I had in the fridge. Trimmed them to quarter inch thick strips. Seasoned them with fajita seasoning and placed the strips in the fridge for a couple of hours to set the seasoning.

After 2 hours I took the meat from the fridge and got a nice large skillet. Placing a light coat of olive oil in the pan and heating it to a hot sizzling temperature. Placing the meat in the pan and cooking it through.

Meanwhile chopping lettuce and tomato's, grated cheese and sour cream for garnish. We had no pinto beans or refried beans so we had to do without.

The bad thing about making something so good is its hard to stop eating. Needless to say there's not a single bite left. That's right Tony and I finished every bite. We were pigs! Hope you made something wonderful for your family today. Have a special day. Love and blessings, Debra

Lights of the Ozarks again

After the reception of Brian and Amber we went back to Fayetteville's town square

for the 2008 Lights of the Ozarks. Fayetteville's yearly Christmas event. The trees lamp posts and ground are all covered in lights of every color. The Cinderella coaches pulled by horses with their Christmas dressing are a beautiful site. Visitors

to the square can ride the coaches for a fee. For the kids there are the party time ponies dressed up with holiday blankets and ribbons in mane and tail. Hot chocolate, and cider, cotton candy, kettle corn, and many other treats are available to warm and comfort those who come to visit. We walked around the square first around the inside sidewalks and then the outside so we could see the lights from the different angles. There is a small waterfall that runs down at one corner of the square. This is a favorite spot for the kids. They all seem to like the water. Each year the Razorback is placed right atop the waterfall drawing even more attention to it due to this being a college town and the Razorback the mascot of our team. Last year we had camel rides and may again this year. Due to Thanksgiving being later this year the city still decided to start the lights this last Saturday so folks still had lots of time to make it here and see the display.

We had a special day Saturday with all that we did and we hope all of you had special things happen to you to this weekend. Love to all and blessings, Debra

Wedding Day

Saturday was Brian's wedding, and it was lovely. What a great day for a wedding, sunny, warm, with little or no wind. It was a wonderful day of joy as these two young people joined their lives.

The flower girls and ring bearer were all so cute. Dressed in their wedding day finest they were like whimsical little fairies dancing around the church and later outside for pictures.

Lots of friends and family came to witness the big event. Two big boston ferns flanked the couple as they were married and the sun drenching through the stained glass windows made such a lovely atmosphere along with the simple elegance of this historical chapel.

As the children rang the chapel bell above us we greeted and congratulated the newly married couple. Many pictures were taken in front of this lovely chapel. The children played in the sun as Amber and Brian tried to gather them up for photos. We had a great time there and we met the happy couple for buffet reception and cake and champagne toast. It was a great day. I pray the lord will give his blessing on this couple as they go through life together. I thank you both for including us in your special day. Love and blessings to all Debra

Cold weather, warm hearth, hot chili

Fall here in the Ozarks and tonight is a bit chilly, so I asked Tony to light a fire in the fireplace. It feels so cozy with the warm and glowing fire that something warm inside sounded good to. I decided to make chili. Browning the hamburger, adding the seasoning, and the sauce, Then a good long simmer on the stove to let the seasonings cook in. Add some kidney beans and voila! Chili! Then some toppings, chopped green onions, colby and monterey jack cheese, sour cream and Fritos.

Hangars

These are the supplies
used to make these neat
covered hangars.My
brother and I made them
when we were children.
My husband Tony made these same type of hangars growing up. His cousin Brandy loves
these things and wants to make some herself. So I have everthing ready to make a short video for Brandy showing her how we put these together. They're simple , easy to do and
they look nice . They last forever. Your clothes don't slip off the hangar. Nor do they get those bad creases they can get using just a wire or other hangar.

These covered hangars, were made from 1, sometimes 2 or 3 colors.

You start at the neck, then work down and across. Meeting back up at the neck of the

hangar where you tie it off. The yarn is looped around the hangar then pulled throug repeating this pattern 5 or 6 times the alternating colors if you are using 2 yarns. The looping creates an edge, sort of a design around the hangar.