Sunday July 26, 2009

When grandma Goes To Court..........

Lawyers should never ask a Mississippi grandma a question if they aren't prepared for the answer.

In a trial, a Southern small -town prosecuting attorney called his first witness, a grandmotherly, elderly woman to the stand. He approached her and asked, 'Mrs. Jones, do you know me?' She responded, 'Why, yes, I do know you, Mr. Williams. I've known you since you were a boy, and frankly, you've been a big disappointment to me.

You lie, you cheat on your wife, and you manipulate people and talk about them behind their backs. You think you're a big shot when you haven't the brains to realize you'll never amount to anything more than a two-bit paper pusher. Yes, I know you.'

The lawyer was stunned. Not knowing what else to do, he pointed across the room and asked, 'Mrs. Jones, do you know the defense attorney?'

She again replied, 'Why yes, I do. I've known Mr. Bradley since he was a youngster, too.
He's lazy, bigoted, and he has a drinking problem. He can't build a normal relationship with anyone, and his law practice is one of the worst in the entire state.
Not to mention he cheated on his wife with three different women. One of them was your wife. Yes, I know him.'

The defense attorney nearly died.

The judge asked both counselors to approach the bench and, in a very quiet voice, said,

'If either of you idiots asks her if she knows me, I'll send you both to the electric chair.

This is what you'll look like if you eat too many popcicles

Guard Your Purse

I've already posted this on my Face Book but I decided to post it here too, as sort of a 'public service' announcement. I see so many ladies in the grocery store with their purses sitting in the cart unattached ~ so easily grabbed. And yes I stop and show them how they can do a little in securing their purse. I know that this isn't totally foolproof but it would certainly slow a purse snatcher down a little. So unless you're like my pal Jimmy down in Florida (he said he likes to carry his purse because it always matches his high heels) please snap your purse in with the straps provided for fastening in baby.

A Beautiful Saturday

A beautiful blue sky, big white fluffy clouds and a very tall Douglas Fir tree......... Henderson Bay (part of Puget Sound) at Purdy, Washington

The Purdy Bridge, heading out to the end of the Key Peninsula & Bob's place.

The kids were having a blast, jumping into the water from the Purdy Bridge. This has been going on during high tide for many years. The kids in the boat were hollering "Jump." The high school in this area, is Peninsula High School ~ thus the graffiti on the bridge.

Bob's zucchini patch is really going to town. He has about a dozen plants and they have just began to produce. What are we going to do with all these zucchini?

FOOD FRIDAY

I know I said that Food Friday was going to take a break but Bob got this recipe from his #2 daughter and he made it the other night. It was so good I wanted to share it immediately. I hope you'll try it this summer as a new way to serve chicken.

Italian Fried Chicken

package of boneless, skinless chicken chests
Italian bread crumbs
garlic powder
chicken seasoning (I use Johnny's Chicken Seasoning)
egg
milk
olive oil

First of all the pieces of chicken chests should be about 1/2 inch thick, so if you end up with fat ones, split them in half (don't cut your finger off). Mix same quantities of flour and Italian Bread Crumbs (I used 1/2 cup of each and had plenty) and place in dish or pie pan (I save a few aluminum pie pans for this). In another dish or pie pan, mix egg(s) with milk (like you would for french toast). Again the number of eggs depends on how much chicken your dealing with. (we used 2 eggs) .

Pour some olive oil into pan on medium heat.

Take the chicken and dip into egg/milk mixture and then in the flour/bread crumb mixture. Place in hot Olive Oil and sprinkle with some garlic powder. Turn heat up slightly and fry each piece until golden brown on both sides. Once chicken is fully cooked, remove from pan and place on a layer of paper towels to remove excess oil.

This was so good and we served it with some steamed zucchini fresh out of the garden.

P.S. the left overs were even good cold the next day for lunch.

Happy Birthday !

If the note on my calendar is correct~today is Monica's birthday. I've known Monica for at least 7 plus years and she's a great gal. I know this is a busy time for you Mon, but I hope you take some time for yourself and have a wonderful birthday ! Please stop by and wish her a very happy birthday.......