Mother's Day Weekend

I did lots of cooking over the weekend. We had an Allen family reunion on Saturday at the Buckhorn Methodist Church. I was asked to bring a dessert and I had just been reading in my Cooking Light magazine and found a recipe for Chocolate Mint Bars. Chocolate and mint are one of my favorite combinations so I had to give it whirl. I usually take pictures of all my creations and I was so busy I totally forgot so here is a shot from Cooking Light.

We had invited my Mom and Step dad over for a cook-out on Mother's Day so I whipped up some Potato Salad and Baked Beans and Eric was in charge of the Barbecue Chickens. For dessert I made a Strawberry Trifle. It was from a Paula Deen recipes that she called Strawberry Shortcake, but it's really a trifle. It was super rich, but all of Paula's recipes are anyway. We had a wonderful time. I promise to come back and add photos!

Ok...so it's been a long week since my last post. I did have a fabulous weekend filled with strawberry picking, working out in the yard, soccer games. I have been spending some quality time with my Mom lately and it has been very nice. We were in Cary on Tuesday night looking at used Volvo's. We really need to get rid of our Tahoe but I don't think we will be able to right now due to the market. Chloe and John had their first babysitter to come over. Chloe really enjoyed having a teenager around since she already thinks she is thirteen. I do have new photos to post of the strawberry picking and Chloe on her new Bonzai Slip'n'Slide so stay tuned.

National Day of Prayer

Today is the National Day of Prayer. The National Day of Prayer was established by Congress in 1952. An amendment to the law was signed by former President Ronald Reagan in 1988, which set the first Thursday in May as the national event. I was so grateful to be able to stand on the steps of the courthouse in my hometown and pray freely and openly with others from my community. This year's theme, "if you will", was 'Prayer! America's Strength & Shield'. The message, music, and prayers had a very patriotic flavor. Our country is in desperate need of all the prayers we can give. Not only for the soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, but for everyone here at home. It has gotten tough for most of us and I fear it may only get worse. Please send prayer forward for our Government, Military, Media, Businesses, Education, Church, and Family. By remembering these seven prayer points, we can cover all Americans with God's power. It was a very good way to spend a lunch hour on such a beautiful day. Thanks for going with me Jennifer.