[Eoscstudents] Menu for Mon. Jan. 5, 2009

[Rhoda Watkins]

Hi folks and Happy New Year!

I hope everyone is back in good shape to start the new year here at 
Eastern right.  I know this weather has been crazy, hot one day and 
plummeting almost 50 degrees the next, but that's Oklahoma weather.  
Looks like this week will be time to dig out the sensibly warm clothes 
again to keep from catching a chill.  That wouldn't be a good way to 
start a new year!

I confess I'm having kind of a hard time getting back on "someone else's 
schedule" after being on my own time for a couple of weeks.  I hope I 
don't nod off into my keyboard before the day's over!  One contributing 
factor in this problem is a little late night guest we've been having at 
the house.  I filled up the bird feeders on our time off with the 
thought of being able to look out the bedroom and living room windows 
and watch all the beautiful birds feasting on the sunflower seeds they 
so dearly love.  I've heard a lot of people fuss about having squirrels 
raid their birdfeeders, but we've never had that problem.  (Too many 
cats around, I'm sure, and I wouldn't mind the squirrels anyway, since 
they're so cute and feisty.  I'd probably enjoy watching them as much as 
the birds.)  I never expected, however, to have a raccoon raid the 
feeders!  I actually got a picture of him on my cell phone hanging 
upside down by all four feet from our feeder in front of the house 
reaching up into it and getting the seeds to snack on!  To do this he 
has to climb up into a window box, tiptoe and reeeeach up to get hold of 
the feeder, but he's a determined varmint and every time I fill up the 
feeder, he makes his midnight visit.  He's also figured out how to get 
to the one outside the bedroom window, by shinnying up a sapling growing 
next to it, leaning way out and grabbing the edge of the seed catching 
tray underneath, to pull the tube feeder over to him.  Pretty smart 
character, huh?  Of course he drives our dogs crazy, but I dont' let 
them bark at him and spoil all his fun.  Getting an up close look at 
nature is worth losing a little sleep over.

Our menu for today includes:
                Pork cutlets
                Mashed potatoes and gravy
                Scandinavian blend vegetables
                Fried squash
                Corn
                Broccoli and cheese soup
                Frito pie
                Hot rolls

And for dessert, make your own Ice Cream creation with our soft serve 
ice cream and Toppings.

Have a great first day back,

Rhoda    :-)  
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