Zizzie Happenings

Here is a fun meme that Kathy tagged me to complete. Here are the questions she had for me to answer: 1. What is your favorite holiday and why? I would have to say it's Thanksgiving 2. Where did you go on your last vacation? On a cruise to Ensenada Mexico 3. What do you enjoy doing on your free time? making greeting cards 4. What is your favorite Bible verse? Philippians 4:8 5. Have you ever been to Las Vegas if so what did you think? I live in Vegas now...at first I would tell people I don't really like Vegas but I moved here because that is where my sister lives... but this morning at church I was convicted when the pastor's son gave a testimony of thanksgiving... he said he is thankful to live in Las Vegas because that is where God has put them... so now I realize that I need to be grateful for where God has placed me during this season in my life. 6. What is your favorite easiest recipe that people really enjoy when you make? that is a tough one... let me think... I wo...

It has taken me forever to post the rest of the pictures from our cross country trip but I do want to share all the great pictures. Since I posted lots of pictures on Facebook I am going to try and link to all those pictures. (let me know if the links don't work) Oct 19th - New Mexico Quarter Horse Museum - Amarillo TX Oct 20th - Painted Desert and Petrified Forest Oct 21st - Grand Canyon Wax Museum

I am pleased to announce that we have a new recipe. Kathy brought home a pork tenderloin yesterday, I called Mom this morning to get a recipe and tonight Paul, Kathy and I enjoyed eating it! Here is the recipe... I am not sure where Mom got the recipe but I wanted to blog about it so I can keep it handy. Slow Cooker Pork Dry Rub: 2 Tbsp salt 2 Tbsp black pepper 2 Tbsp brown sugar 1 Tbsp paprika Mix dry rub together and cover entire pork loin. Wrap in plastic and place in fridge for 2 hours. Wet Mix: 2 cups apple juice 1 cup apple cider vinegar garlic Take pork out of fridge and place in slow cooker. Pour wet mixture over pork and cook on high for 3 to 4 hours. Serve with rice. Enjoy!

Our trip started early Sunday morning. We have hotels already planned out for our entire trip so we know each day where and when we are stopping. Our first day was to drive to Memphis. For me when I hear Memphis I think BBQ and Elvis. So we found a local hole in the wall. The food was delicious however we felt like we had to eat fast and leave because we had to illegally park in the McDonald's parking lot next to Corky's because there was no parking at Corky's. After our stomachs were full, we headed to Graceland. We didn't really do any research on it so we didn't know what to expect. We got their 45 minutes before closing...paid $10 for parking and when we asked about touring the house, we found out it cost $30 a person. Wow... that was a shocker... especially since none of us were big Elvis fans. So instead we walked around in the gift shops and took some pictures to prove we made it to Graceland. Our second day driving took us as far as Oklahoma City. This driv...

Since I don't like to drive (although I have been driving for the past few weeks) Kathy and Aunt Judy flew in to help me make the cross country trip to Las Vegas. Mom and I took the MARTA down to meet them at the airport. Let me just tell you, when we all get together there is never a dull moment... we are constantly laughing and enjoying life. Aunt Judy is really enjoying driving the truck. I don't think Kathy is going to have a chance to drive it during this trip. Our first stop was to go to Canton to show Kathy and Aunt Judy the cemetery where Mike's ashes are. I also wanted to get a picture of the engraving on the marble. Saturday morning we got ready to go to Gold Rush Days in Dahlonega... of course we had to wear the matching shirts that Kathy got us. I was too busy shopping to remember to take pictures so the only one I ended up taking was this one of all the Mr and Mrs Gold Rush contestants. The weather was perfect and we enjoyed walking around so much that we en...

A lesson that should be taught in all schools. . and colleges Back in September, on the first day of school, Martha Cothren, a social studies school teacher at Robinson High School , did something not to be forgotten. On the first day of school, with the permission of the school superintendent, the principal and the building supervisor, she removed all of the desks from her classroom. When the first period kids entered the room they discovered that there were no desks. 'Ms. Cothren, where're our desks?' She replied, 'You can't have a desk until you tell me how you earn the right to sit at a desk.' They thought, 'Well, maybe it's our grades.' 'No,' she said. 'Maybe it's our behavior.' She told them, 'No, it's not even your behavior.' And so, they came and went, the first period, second period, third period. Still no desks in the classroom. By early afternoon television news crews had started gathering in Ms.Cothren'...

LOT'S WIFE The Sunday School teacher was describing how Lot's wife looked back and turned into a pillar of salt, when little Jason interrupted, 'My Mommy looked back once while she was driving,' he announced triumphantly, 'and she turned into a telephone pole!' ________________________________ GOOD SAMARITAN A Sunday school teacher was telling her class the story of the Good Samaritan. She asked the class, 'If you saw a person lying on the roadside, all wounded and bleeding, what would you do?' A thoughtful little girl broke the hushed silence, 'I think I'd throw up.' ________________________________ DID NOAH FISH? A Sunday school teacher asked, 'Johnny, do you think Noah did a lot of fishing when he was on the Ark ?' 'No,' replied Johnny. 'How could he, with just two worms.' ________________________________ HIGHER POWER A Sunday school teacher said to her children, 'We have been learning how powerful kings and que...