12345 Days

That's  

TWELVE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE

days!

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We have a widget on the laptop, it's called

St Valentine's.  

It keeps track of days.  

I programmed in our wedding date:  

August 20, 1977.

 

So that you don't have to do the math, 

we've been married for almost 33½ years.  

This summer will be 34!

 Considering the average length of marriage is just 24 years 

(down from 37 in 1980), 

I'm very proud of our nuptials' longevity.  

I love you honey!

Some other statistics to ponder:

Percentage of population that is married: 59% (down from 62% in 1990, 72% in 1970)

Percentage of population that has never married: 24%

Percentage of population that is divorced: 10% (up from 8% in 1990, 6% in 1980)

Percentage of population that is widowed: 7%

Median age at first marriage: Males: 26.9
Females: 25.3

Median age at first divorce: Males: 30.5
Females: 29

Median age at second marriage: Males: 34
Females: 32

Median age at second divorce: Males: 39.3
Females: 37

Median duration of first marriages that end in divorce: Males: 7.8 years
Females: 7.9 years

Median duration of second marriages that end in divorce: Males: 7.3 years
Females: 6.8 years

Median number of years people wait to remarry after their first divorce: Males: 3.3 years
Females: 3.1 years

Percentage of married people who reach their 5th, 10th, and 15th anniversaries: 5th: 82%
10th: 65%
15th: 52%

Percentage of married people who reach their 25th, 35th, and 50th anniversaries: 25th: 33%
35th: 20%
50th: 5%

Percentage of people who have ever been married by the age of 25: Males: 32%
Females: 50%

Percentage of people who have ever been married by the age of 35: Males: 77%
Females: 84%

Percentage of people who have ever been married by the age of 45: Males: 87%
Females: 90%

Percentage of people who have ever been married by the age of 55: Both males and females: 95%

Number of unmarried couples living together: 5.5 million

Percentage of unmarried couples living together that are male-female unions: 89%

  from divorce mag

What do you do on the Fourth of July?

our flag

The July edition of Womans Day Magazine published the results of a little poll asking what readers do for the Fourth of July.  

Have a barbecue?

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Watch fireworks?

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Go to a parade?

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We usually do all 3!  In fact, this year, we'll be walking in the local parade alongside our church float, handing out flags to the parade goers!!!

Or nothin' special:

Tiffany's toesies!!!

How would you answer?  Or what else do you do? 

Please leave a comment. 

Here are the magazine's results:

How do you spend the Fourth of July:

Having a barbecue.................13%

Watching fireworks...............12%

Going to a parade....................1%

All of the above......................58%

I don't do anything special...15%

 

Pine Valley Eggs

We’ve been making Pine Valley Eggs for as long as I can remember. 

Sweet Hubby worked at Pine Valley Bible Camp as a teen.  When we lived in Cali we annually went to Family Camp, Ladies’ Retreat, the kids went to Youth Camps.  Tif roller skated on the Dining hall slab while Sweet Hubby helped work on the building. I used to go up and help decorate the Dining Hall for Christmas.  Tif worked there as a teen.  Tif met her Doc there. Doc worked at the camp.  Doc was Jay’s counselor one summer.  Tif and Doc’s wedding was at the Camp.  Doc’s parents worked and met and were married there.
PVBC has a special place in our hearts.

And Pine Valley Eggs has a special place in our family recipe book!

In order to be more efficient when serving Eggs & Bacon, the cooks at PVBC would add the bacon to the scrambled eggs.  That way there were no bacon hogs.

Sweet Hubby cooked Pine Valley Eggs when he was cook for the Awana Boys Campout in the desert. 


It’s very easy.  I cut the bacon in to 1-2” pieces and fry up crispy. 

Drain grease and set aside until needed:

Next wipe out the pan,

but leave enough bacon grease

so that the eggs don’t stick.

 

2+ eggs per person:

 

Scramble your eggs:

Add to your preheated pan:

Keep scrambling the eggs until not quite set:

Stir in the bacon:

And gently toss until eggs are done. 

Oh this is making me hungry!

Serve and Enjoy!

It’s great for breakfast on the run, when everyone can’t sit down to eat together.  It can be ready on the stove.  Even stuffed in a tortilla as needed. Just add a little cheese and salsa!

Tiffany introduced Pine Valley Eggs to Camp Barnabas when she worked there.  It’s a great way to mask the taste of “powdered eggs”!

Tea for Two 1987

Tea for Two

1987

It started with her drinking all of my tea, 

After pouring a cup intended for me.

I'd turn for a moment with something to do
And Lindsey would sip it before I was through.

I never would get to finish my cup,
Frustrated and worn out, I almost gave up.

Then just today, I poured her her own.
We'll have a tea party as if she were grown.

Even though Lindsey isn't' quite two,
She gets her own cup-- (and I get mine too!)

For Sale

My son in law 

(whose birthday is today, 
Happy Birthday Dr. Dave) 

is nearing the end of his medical residency 

and will go active United States Air Force July 1st.  

Because of that, Tif and Dave's adorable 1910 Craftsman in Upstate New York, 

their first home, is on the market:

I'm going to miss these Craftsman French Doors.

They are beyond "yum"!

And the coffered ceiling!

Oh my.  Sigh!

And the view of Thompson Park:

Yes, that's the view from their curb. 

The view is even better from Nicolee's window:

Another "For Sale" sign has just gone up!  

It's upstairs in Nicolee's bedroom!  

 On Buttercup's door:

Nicolee was a bit upset when she first saw it, 

but it is what it is.  

Is Buttercup going to move with them 

when they leave H20 Town?  

Or is Buttercup looking for a new family?  

We are all waiting to hear. 

Here's a closer look:

Front Yard Cicles

Across the country in Upstate New York, 

they have much more snow than we do 
but it's warmer today!

Of course, that's not saying much 

with our highs in the single digits. 

My big grandgirlee finally got her Christmas presents from her Pop and me.  

She was in Cali with her other grands for the Holidays 

so I  mailed the gifts a little late.  

And the only thing Nicolee asked for was a glasses case.  

MAN are they hard to find... 

without looking like granny cases.  

But I found two and this one was the true find!  

I personalized it and she loved it.

Look closely, she already put her glasses inside!

We got her "other" stuff of course.

Oh I miss her, 

but she is pretty adept at texting, 

so we "talk" often.

Project-365 200th Post!!!

Well I'm a few days behind but I'll try to catch up

1-6-2010

Wednesday the lake was covered with snow:

1-7-2010

Yesterday:

We've been having trouble with our well freezing,

so when Sweet Hubby got home from work yesterday,

we removed the wishing well and 

surrounded the wellhead with hay bales.

(we weren't done here, I just snapped a pic before Sweet Hubby made me get back to work)

The wind picked up,

and the patterns on the lake are gorgeous!

1-8-2010

Today is the coldest day of the year so far 

(what? 8 days in?)

and for some reason, while we do have water, there is none in the kitchen.  

Sorry the sink is dirty... no water!

And yes, 

I just noticed that this is my 200th post.  I may have one or two that did not get published, but the Dashboard says 200!

That's it for the fanfare, no prizes or parties. 

But I will leave you with this pic Jay! just sent, 

getting the little girlees ready to go outside in this weather: