BRIGHT SIDE ARCHIVES FROM AOL: FOR THURSDAY , APRIL 6, 2006

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

APRIL 6th, 2006

TODAY'S THOUGHT

As simple as it sounds, we all must try to be the best person we can: by making the best choices, by making the most of the talents we've been given.

Mary Lou Retton

TODAY'S ACTION

Examine your past difficulties, and understand the lessons that have been shown to you

TODAY'S QUOTE

Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.

Newt Gingrich

HAPPY THURSDAY!

This is the last day of my work week. I hope I get everything done at work so I can enjoy my long weekend. It’s getting very busy at work and I’m 2 pages behind right now.

Friday I’ll be doing a little house blessing and getting some Easter Baskets ready for the Babes, I hope to package up some things to get in the mail for my family out of state too!

After that I’m getting together with my Sisters and Dad for dinner.

Saturday is our family Easter celebration and I’m hoping the weather will be good for the Easter egg hunt for the little ones.

Sunday is Palm Sunday already. Where did the time go to?

Have a great day all ! Another wonderful one on the Way !

TODAY IS...FRESH TOMATO DAY

Tomatoes were grown by the Aztecs and Incas as early as 700 A.D. Seeds were taken back to Europe by explorers in the 1500's. They were called “Love Apples” in France, but were ignored in England as a food (they thought tomatoes were poisonous). Early colonists in the U.S. had the same idea. In 1812, Creoles in New Orleans started making tomato-based gumbos. By 1850, the tomato was being planted in home gardens all over America.

TOMATO CASSEROLE

2-3 lbs fresh tomatoes (5 or 6)

1 lb polish sausage (or 8 hot dogs), sliced

1 onion, chopped

1 green pepper, chopped

1 cup grated cheese

1 cup flour 1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

1. Preheat over to 350 degrees F 2. Mix the flour, salt, pepper and garlic powder in a bowl. Cut the tomatoes into wedges or slices and dredge through the flour mixture. TIP: Just dredge the tomato in flour as you made the layers below. 3. In a casserole dish, make layers of tomato, sausage, onion, green pepper, and cheese. Repeat layers once more and top with a layer of tomatoes. 4. Bake at 350 degress for 30 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

TODAY'S TRIVIA

Today is Think About Spring Cleaning Day. Don’t actually do it, just think about it

1906: First animated cartoon is copyrighted

1931: A little cream-filled sponge cake called the Hostess Twinkie went on sale in the U.S. They were created in order to use shortcake baking pans when strawberries were not in season.

1954: Swanson & Sons introduced a revolutionary American food product—the TV dinner

1992: Microsoft introduced Windows version 3.1. The DOS and Apple computer operating systems had serious competition

1992: "Barney & Friends" made their TV debut.

TODAY'S SMILE

One day, shortly after the birth of their new baby, the mother had to go out to do some errands. So the proud papa stayed home to watch his wonderful new son. Soon after the mother left, the baby started to cry. The father did everything he could think of to do but the baby wouldn't stop crying.

Finally, the dad got so worried he decided to take the infant to the doctor. After the doctor listened to the father all that he had done to get the baby to stop crying, the doctor began to examine the baby's ears, chest and then down to the diaper area. When he undid the diaper, he finds that the diaper is indeed full. "Here's the problem", the Dr. says. "He needs a change."

The father is very perplexed, " But the diaper package says it is good for up to 14 lbs.

TODAY'S WORD

cloy verb cloyed, cloying, cloys -transitive

1. To cause distaste or disgust by supplying with too much of something originally pleasant, especially something rich or sweet; surfeit. -intransitive To cause to feel surfeited. Synonym satiate.

TODAY'S REFLECTION

As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends

John 15: 9 -13

It is love that asks, that seeks, that knocks, that finds, and is faithful to what it finds.

Saint Thomas Aquinas

TODAY'S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC

Stick to your winter flannels until your flannels stick to you

77 DAYS UNTIL SUMMER

Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your Heart

Psalm 37:4

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MY HOMEPAGE

I believe we should live ‘ON THE BRIGHT SIDE’