Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to my sweet granddaughter Ashlyn. She turned 3 today! She enjoyed a great birthday party yesterday celebrated with friends and family.

Sports Fans Everywhere

I am not a diehard sports fan, but this is awesome!
If you haven't seen the video on the "blindfolded" coach (Joel Branstrom) from Olathe NW High in Kansas, check it out on:

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/

(It is on GMA Recent Reports Wednesday. The video feed has a promo milk commercial then the actual basketball video.)

HOW DO YOU PRACTICE GRATITUDE IN YOUR LIFE?

I subscribe to a few magazines; one of which is Better Homes and Gardens. I found this in its November 2009 issue:

QUESTION: How do you remain thankful?
No matter the times, it's easy to acknowledge what's right in our lives.
How do you practice gratitude in your life?

One of the things I have discovered as I am getting "older" is the limited time left that I have on this earth and how dear things are becoming to me. Everyday I am very thankful for my family and good friends. One of my daily goals is to make life happier for others. Whether it is a smile or a helping hand, I hope I am making a difference. Each night I give thanks to God for giving me this day.

What are you thankful for?

Best Potato Casserole Recipe

Here is one of my family's favorite vegetable casserole dishes. I usually have requests to fix it anytime we have a holiday or a special dinner. It is one of the best I have ever tried.

POTATO CASSEROLE

Serves 8 - 10

20 oz. frozen hash browns, thawed
½ c. butter, melted
¼ - ½ c. onions, finely chopped
10 ½ oz. cream of chicken soup
1 ½ c. cheddar cheese, grated
1 pt. sour cream

Combine hash browns and butter.
Salt & pepper to taste.
Stir in the remaining ingredients.

Place in an ungreased shallow baking pan.

Sprinkle the following mixture on top of the casserole.

2 c. cornflakes, crushed
¼ c. butter, melted

Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes.

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Initial Entry

This is my first attempt at blogging - impressive for a technology impaired grandmother of five! I gather blogging is an online diary. In my teenage years, a diary was a small book that one wrote all their important thoughts and deeds in and kept under lock and key. The key was always one of the tiniest things imaginable. I would always "hide" my diary so my brothers and sister would not find it. For something that was so important at the time, I have no idea of its whereabouts now. So in this respect, an online diary should never get lost but it shouldn't contain those most secret of secrets. Hopefully, I can share with you the things in the life of a grandmother that makes each day sweet.