The Sewing Mom

Hurricane Ike will be making landfall tonight in and around Galveston. 60% of Galveston’s population has evacuated while the remaining 40% opted to stay put and attempt to ride it out. I hope they have a good boat because with a 17-20 ft. surge, pretty much everything on the island will be under water.

Upon making landfall, the hurricane is expected to take a slight turn and head north over Houston, the 4th largest city in the United States. We lived in Houston for many years, and still have friends there. We’ve been able to touch base with some and have even offered our home as a refuge if they need it, although, for their sake, I hope they don’t. They will suffer the most from the high winds which will cause trees to come down and power to go out.

The storm will, at some point, downgrade to a tropical storm and that is what we’re expecting to see here in the Dallas area sometime tomorrow afternoon. We have been instructed to tie down anything and everything that is remaining outside so that our patio furniture and trash cans don’t become projectiles in the high winds. This is one of the few times I’m thankful that we don’t have any tall trees, but I will be praying that we don’t sustain any damage, particularly to our home.

I’ve purchased fresh batteries for the flash lights, stocked up on bottled water and filled our gas tanks. At this point, the only thing we can do is wait. It’s times like these that I wonder why we didn’t buy a house on Maryland Golf Courses or in the mountains with a view.

By the way, were you aware that you can visit LocalGolfConditions.com to find a comprehensive database of all area public golf courses in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Delaware, and the District of Columbia. These databases are interactive and reviews are created by other golfers. In other words, at they say at LocalGolfConditions.com, this is “a website for the public golfer, by the public golfer”.

I LOVE Friday! This has been an especially long week with all the doctors appointments and test results, and I’m ready to have a couple of days to relax and not think about all that stuff. So, here’s this week’s Four Foods on Friday meme. Thanks Valmg for another great week!

This week’s questions and my answers:

#1. Egg salad or deviled eggs. How do you prepare? EEWWW to egg salad, but I love deviled eggs. I mash the cooked yolks with a fork and then add mayo, mustard, and celery salt. Mix it all up and spoon into boiled egg halves. Sprinkle paprika over the tops of the eggs.

#2. French fries. Do you make homemade or frozen? I get them all ready cooked. We rarely ever have french fries at home.

#3. Gravy. What do you use - homemade, jar, can or from a package? I will either make homemade or from a jar. We don’t do gravy too often though.

#4. Share a recipe for a hot (temperature, not spice) dish. Chicken tenders

Use boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into strips. Roll strips in a mixture of seasoned bread crumbs and parmesan cheese. Bake on a tray for 30-35 minutes in 350 degree oven. Serve with mashed potatoes.