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Perry Boys Smorgasboard.....

Perry Boys Smorgy was the official name of this cafeteria style restaurant. We always went to the one in Pasadena but there were several other locations in Southern California. This was where I had my first taste of "American" food. We frequented this joint in the late 70's, early 80's.... My brothers loved this place too. They got their trays and went straight to the fried chicken, fighting for the drumsticks... and yes, all you can drink soda and soft serve ice cream! Our parents sat with their circle of friends and we sat with our friends. Only if they knew how we played with our food and how we helped ourselves to bottomless soda pop.... I think it was like $5.99? $6.99 for all you can eat for adults so it was pretty cheap! The interior was nothing fancy, with vinyl half circle booths and cafeteria style lighting over the food... We gorged on spaghetti, corn, mash potato and gravy. For dessert, I would help myself to a bowl of red/green mini jello squares and vanilla sheet cake! How did this Perry Boys start and end? What else do you remember?

Thessalonians...

I have been so been blessed by this book this week.....Strangely, I have never read Thessalonians before It is written by Apostle Paul to the people in Thessalonica (Modern day Greece) after he left them abruptly due to persecution. He wanted to let them know that their meeting was not in vain and that he prays for them day and night. He urges them to keep faith, have hope in Christ's return and love one another. The words to them was so loving and so tender. I think the final instructions in chapter 5 is so applicable to us now!

Did you know that "Be quiet, mind your own business and get busy!" was so Biblical?

"Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands, just as we told you" 4:11

Put those furry boots away...

It's raining cats and dogs here...We're having a winter storm right now.  Rain is nothing new for Portland, but believe it or not, we've been having a relatively dry winter so far!  That is until this week, we've been pounded with rain today!  Kids sure wanted snow like Seattle but no, just rain! Lots of RAIN! 

Speaking of rain, Barbara Johnson's having their annual shoe sale this week! I've been covering BJ's winter sale for years now... I don't have to explain that it's a "sample" store here in Tualatin...They carry Coach shoes in one size "6"...so they say.  But if you're a frequent shopper, you will know that certain shoes can be worn by women with smaller to bigger sizes.   I am able to wear these boots and I'm a size 7.   BJ's started their sale with 50% off all boots this week.  Which means that they will mark the other shoes down soon  I'll keep you posted! !  This is what I picked up this week for $32!  I think it was a great deal!  
I wore it around today. It was not too heavy and very comfortable.  It made me want to just jump in the puddles across the parking lot today! Lindsey waited 6 months for her rain boots purchase... and picked up the cute pink heart poppy boots and Allison chose these blue/white ones! (Our sizes are 6.5 to 7)   

I also love the hot pink and the purple one too!
You want to jump in the puddles this week? Then say good bye to your furry boots and say hello to compfy vinyl! (except you G: vinyl/rubber/latex allergy, eh?)

 

Emptiest DMV....

Gladstone DMV
We have another driver in the house! ENK is in high demand these days.  He's helping Lindsey practice her driving, taking Allison to the gym to practice basketball drills with her, and also taking Randy to hockey 2 times a week!  When the girls have school homework question, they ask for dad, not me.   ENK sends girls upstairs to do homework while him and Randy watch NBA games together...Randy loves this time with him these days.  In our 15 years of parenting, he has never been this involved.... that sounds pretty bad but those who know ENK, will know it's true.  He will acknowledge that I did most of the work when they were younger... that's why he always says "I wish we had one more!" 

Bread Recipes on the sidebar:

I am slowly getting use to baking bread for the family.  No bread machine and no fancy mill that I was going to purchase...Yes, in a short week, I've made close to 8 loaves.  I will continue to try out different recipes.... To make it easier for me to document, compare and log which recipe I like, I'll no longer post anything bread related here, but on the side pages: BREAD RECIPES.
 

How about some donuts?

Yup, that's what they wanted.  After a week of my homemade WHOLE WHEAT bread for breakfast... this was requested today: ENK quickly picked up a dozen this morning!

Little bit of this...

Little bit of that...


Waited for snow all morning... got 5 minutes of fluffy white snow and then blue skies...

Cuties.....

We have a bowl of this on our dinning table.  It will last... maybe 2 days? This has been a staple in our house for weeks now... We've had Blue Jay mandarin oranges from H Mart, Cuties from Costco, clementine oranges from Trader Joe's, organic oranges from New Seasons, nameless mandarin oranges from Safeway...  Some were juicier, sweeter than others but we always manage to finish it until the next bowl... We're going to miss you little oranges when you're gone!

Google search...

I goggled my address to see what public property records come up... and found ENK's name as (General Dentist) pop up on some patient FYI website.  I had to call and have this removed. 

I also found articles about our house fire from June 27, 2009. I read the Oregonian article before but didn't see the comments left by people that night... 

   Comments:

gbballboy June 27, 2009 at 9:44PM

"God works in mysterious ways, especially when insurance is involved"

 

This was in response to the headline:  "Fire destroys home while owners were at church"... (This was the night we had farewell party of Pastor D)

 

filoviridae June 27, 2009 at 10:30PM

"wts? guess god didn't care for the plate offering. sarcasm aside, glad to hear nobody was hurt. tomorrow's story will feature the missing old man who wandered off after setting fire to the place."

This was in response to the article stating that neighbors told fire fighters that perhaps Grandpa was upstairs home alone....firefighters bravely climbed into the upstairs window but did not find anyone inside....

oldorygun June 27, 2009 at 10:50PM

"The calendar indicates that the neighbor's kid and fireworks combined with that cedar roof is the likely problem"

I always wondered about this "neighbor's kid" myself....  Hmmm.  Perhaps OLDORYGUN knows something fishy?  :)

 

Sarcastic and humorous I guess.....I think I remember hearing about comment #1 from my brother Josh who wanted to write something back...I told him to chill.  "This is Oregon, after all"

Bread #2:

Honey Whole Wheat Bread

1 1/8 cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)

3 tablespoons honey

1 teaspoon salt

2 cups whole wheat flour

1 cup  bread flour

2 tablespoons vegetable oil or melted butter

1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast

350 for 30 min.

What say you Sue: This was my first bread so I'm quite proud of this bread #2. I made Randy come and take the first bite...  he reluctantly gave me a cheesy smile.  He said it was delicious!   I used Roseburg Mr. Lee's organic unpasteurized honey and loved the sweetness...but for everyday, it might be too sweet.  I'll try with less honey next time! I thought the inner bread was slightly doughy...   I think I took it out too soon.  I will increase the time from 30 to 35 minutes.  I went to the grocery store three times just to make this one loaf.  I'm going to try various recipes... there are so many out there!  I sure saw enough youtube videos on making bread too.  I had to go back to the store to pick up bread flour rather than all purpose flour....I also went out to get more yeast and buy dough enhancer for another recipe but couldn't find dough enhancer.  (I looked up homemade dough enhancer recipe but that was complicated with too many ingredients! Forget that!) I shall try again!

Update: Bread #2 was almost gone by the time dinner was served so I proceeded to make another loaf. Bread #3: I let it rise the second time a little longer and the bread came out taller and less dense.  I did use less honey and I think it's perfect for sandwiches tomorrow.  I can see why Yoomi makes 5-6 loaves at one time.  

More bread question: 

#1. If you make extra bread, when do you freeze it? Bread in the pan before the second rise or after the second rise?

#2. If you make 2-3 bread pans, can you put it all in at the same time? Would you have to increase the time in the oven?