CORN

Pile of fresh ears

crispy green outside

soft yellow and white kernels

silk soft and slippery

The smell of propane and corn

mixing with the sound of flies and dogs

The feel of the rubbery kernels

and the “RIPP” of shucks being peeled away

bobbing in the hot water on the stove and grill

chillin’ in the cold tub

cut off into tasty golden piles

to fill little bags of farmers gold

piles of shucks and cobs

bed and breakfast for the pigs

winter meals in the freezer

fresh butter and sugar corn!!!

I got to see this guy when I was up at the barn working Moriah.

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1.  salad dressing of choice……………….none.

2.  Favorite sit down restaurant……………friendly’s

 3.  What food could you eat for two weeks straight and not get sick of…………..calzones.

4.  What are your pizza toppings of choice…………cheese, olive oil, basil and oregano, a little garlic.

5.  What do you like to put on your toast…………butter.

6.  How many televisions are in your house……………3

7.  What color cell phone do you have…………..navy blue

8.  Right handed or left handed………….right.

9.  Have you ever had anything removed from your body………….teeth.

10.  What is the last heavy item that you lifted…………….my 20Lb book bag.

11.  Have you ever been knocked unconscious…………….not that I can remember.

 12.  If it were possible would you want to know the day you were going to die…………no

13.  If you could change your name what would you change it too…………..Ann, nice and short. I love my name, but it is long.

14.  Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1000.00……………sure.

15.  How many pairs of flip flops do you own…………….1

16.  What is your goal for the year…………….Finish College; figure out what I am supposed to do with my life.

17.  Last person you talked to ………………Matthew.  He needed to find something.

18.  Last person you hugged……………….Mrs. Periard

19.  Favorite season………….All seasons, even mud season, rain season, bug season, and road kill season.

20.  Favorite holiday……………All holidays

21.  Favorite day of the week…………….Friday, I get to go home.

22.  Favorite month…………..All months, each has something I like.

 23.  The first place you went this morning……………to my dresser to turn off my phone alarm so I don’t wake anyone else up.

24.  What’s the last movie you saw……………Haven’t watched any movies lately, watched some DS9.

 25.  Do you smile often………….no, I grin. 

26.  Do you always answer your phone…………..yes, unless I am unaware of, or unable to.

27.  It’s four in the morning and you get a text message, who is it?……………wrong number.

28.  If you could change your eye color what would it be………….May be to blue, cause it is my favorite color.

 29.  What flavor drink do you get at Sonic………..never ate at Sonic, there aren’t any around here.

30.  Have you ever had pet fish…………two ten gallon tanks full right now.

31.  Favorite Christmas song………….silent night.

32.  What’s on your wish list for your birthday…………..it’s a secret.

33.  Can you do push-ups…………….yes, my average is three.

34.  Can you do a chin-up……………nope

35.  Does the future make you more nervous or excited………….excited.

36.  Do you have any saved texts or messages………….yes, two.

37.  Ever been in a car wreck………….no

38.  Do you have an accent………..depends on who you ask

39.  What is the last song that made you cry………….No piece of music makes me cry unless I am imagining myself doing something sad that corresponds to the music’s mood.

40.  Plans tonight…………..eat at some point, work on a puzzle, fold my laundry, sleep. ( I don’t have homework)

41.  Have you ever felt like you hit rock bottom…………no, not that I can remeber.

42.  Name three things you bought yesterday…………..food, food, and food.

43.  Have you ever been given roses…………yes.

44.  Current hate right now…………don’t have any

45.  Met someone who changed your life………….pretty much everybody I have met has changed my life.

46.  How did you bring in the New Year………….spent the evening visiting with friends.

47.  What song represents you……………Don’t know.

 48.  Name three people who might complete this……………I don’t know.

49.  What were you doing at 12AM last night………….sleeping.

50.  What was the first thing you thought of when you work up……………”oh, great I am late”.

1.  What is your #1 comfort food?   Homemade bread straight from the oven with butter.

 2.  If you were on a deserted island, what one food would you want to have with you? Tortaliani salad.

Yum-Yum.

3.  What is/are your signature dishes? (What dishes are you known for)   A.  Raspberry trifle.     B.  Macaroni and cheese.

4.  It’s Friday night, you don’t know what to cook.  You opt for………    Ritz crackers/corn chips, salsa, cheese, cream cheese.

5.  What is your biggest weakness when it comes to food?   Bread.

6.  What food can you absolutely not eat?  Green veggies? I eat most anything, even things I don’t like. 

7.  You need a drink.  You grab a…………  Alcoholic Margurita (without the alcahol)    Non-Alcoholic   water or orange juice.

8.  What’s the most decadent dish you’ve had?  don’t know.

9.  What’s your favorite type of food?    Southwestern!

10.  Favorite dish? Clam Chowder.

11.  If your partner could take you to any restaurant you wanted, which one would it be?  Someplace with spicy food.

12.  Are you a soup or a salad person?   Soup is always better then salad.

13.  Buffet, take-out, or sit down restaurant?  Sit down.

14.  What’s the most impressive dinner you have ever made?  Haven’t made anything impressive, there is always something wrong with what I make.

15.  Do you consider yourself a good cook?  definitly not

16.  Do you know what vichyssoise is?  It’s potato soup, chilled.

17.  Who’s your favorite TV cook?   Alton Brown

18.  Can you name at least three TV cooking personalities?   Rachel Ray, Emeril Lagasse, Mario Batalli

19.  Homemade or homemade from a box?   Homemade always.

20.  Name three or more foodies you are going to tag…….consider yourself tagged if you are reading this.

 Today we had our first lab. Before this we were learning skill we would need. We had alittle fun, particularly since we didn’t have to sit still, but could move around and talk.

Our soily milk shake.

There soily milk shake.

One of the boys actually paying attention to Dr. Khan.

Jen commenting on our Shake.

The guys needing help from the professor.

Dr. Khan.

This what I did last week in my spare time. It took me about 12 hours total across three or four days.

This is a very easy 1000 piece puzzle. The different patterns and colors made it easy to pick out where the pieces went.

We study cow reproductive tracts. they were taken from butchered down cows. One had been about five month pregnant. We did a c-section.

Before

The calf.

After.

Look what my dad found in our storage closet in the garage. 

   I think the best compliment I have gotton was that I looked like my mother. Now my Mother will say that she isn’t pretty and that I look more like her sister then her. I agree with my mom, she isn’t a startlimg beauty. She by herself might not make you stop and stare, only when we were little and we followed her through the store did anyone stop, stare, and say anything. She is a beautiful in her own special God given way. But beauty is one, in the eye of the beholder. Secondly, beauty isn’t always manifested in physical looks, but also in actions, thoughts and words. My Mom no matter how many times we(I) tested her patience and made her wish to tear her hair out loved us and taught us to be good and to try our best. She always knows when we need, and want, a hug, or some incouraging words. Since as long as I can remember she has being trying to lose weight and keep it down. Trust me, the way she cooks, that can be very hard.This has taught us to keep going even when it is tough and also the value of giving up something we like.  She has always tried to show us a good example and help us with what ever, even if she rather be reading a book or working on something of her own. The amount of times I have had to ask her questions that I should know the answers to are countless. All in all my mom is extremely beautiful. She is beautiful physically with her wonderful smile and her understanding eyes. She is even more beautiful inside with her large heart, and her intelligent mind. So I am very happy to be told I look like her, I just hope that it goes beyond just physical looks.