[Eoscstudents] Menu for Mon. Jan. 5, 2009
Rhoda Watkins
rwatkins at eosc.edu
Mon Jan 5 09:52:19 CST 2009
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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