Watermelon might be art but it is not a solid food. Watermelon is considered a liquid and the FDA agrees.
So if you know someone who is on a liquid diet, that diet can include watermelon. Interesting trivia that Dear learned at work today…
As with everything check with your doctor before you drastically change your diet. 🙂
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Ruth Graham, 87 wife of evangelist Billy Graham, died today, June 14, 2007 in Montreat, North Carolina.
Billy Graham’s wife and partner passes away after a lifetime of evangelism and celebrity
Here are 3 of my siblings, me and my pop in the glorious 50’s. Fred, Pop, Ellen (me), Kathy and Vera. The next four siblings started arriving from 1958 through 1963.
I was born in 1951. The beginning of the 50’s. Here are some amazing events that occurred in this decade.
1950 – Senator Joseph McCarthy embarks on a public crusade to uncover Communist activity in the U.S.
1950 – First kidney transplant and first successul heart massage are performed.
1950 – U.S. sends troops to Korea.
1951 – Color television is introduced. [Ellen was born, maybe this is the reason I’m visual!]
1952 – A priest, minister, and rabbi sanction the appearance of Lucille Ball’s pregnancy on her TV show.
1952 – Albert Scweitzer is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
1952 – President Dwight D. Eisenhower is elected.
1953 – Jonas Salk’s polio vaccine is certified to prevent infantile paralysis.
1954 – Congress adds the phrase “under God” to the Pledge of Allegiance.
1954 – Brown v The Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas outlaws segegation in schools striking down the doctrine of “separate but equal.”
1955 – Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a city bus and, in effect, begins the civil rights movement.
[1955 – Disneyland Opens in Anaheim, California.]
1956 – Elvis Presley releases “Heartbreak Hotel” and starts a music revolution.
1956 – Eisenhower and Nixon win again.
1957 – Federal troops are called in to protect the Little Rock Nine, the first black students to attend all-white Central High.
1957Â – The baby boom peaks at 4.3 million births.
1957 – The USSR launches a satellite, Sputnik I, into orbit around the earth.
1959 – The first Barbie doll is introduced.
1959 – Texas Instruments invents the microchip.
1959 – Alaska becomes the 49th state, Hawaii the 50th.
Some memorable quotes to go with this decade…
“We conclude that in the field of education the doctrine of “separate but equal” has no place.” Earl Warren, Chief Justice, Brown v. The Board of Education, 1954
“Recognition of the Supreme Being is the first, the most basic, expression of Americanism. Without God , there could be no American form of government, nor American way of life.” Dwight D. Eisenhower – American Chronicle, 1955
“If the television craze continues with the present level of programs, we are destined to have a nation of morons.” Daniel Marsh (President of Boston College, Columbia Chronicles, 1950)
“Roll over Beethoven. And tell Tchaikovsky the news.” Chuck Berry, “Roll Over Beethoven,” 1956
This photo was taken in the late 60’s. Top Row: Oldest sister Kathy, pop, mom, Vera, Me, Tim, Leonard, Lana and Steve. Our brother Fred who is older than me is missing from this photo. All of my parents kids were born in the late 40’s, 50’s with the twins arriving in the 60’s.
I couldn’t finish this post without an additional photo of the last two siblings in our family. Twins born in 1963, Lana and Leonard. Oh the tales we can tell you about the marvelous 60’s and these two, but this is a post about the 50’s so those tales will have to wait….
ht: 100 Voices ~ Words That Shaped Our Souls, Wisdom To Guide Our Future ~ compiled by Anne Christian Buchanan and Debra K. Klingsporn Copyright 1999 by Front Porch Books
This has been a weekend filled with hard work, heart to heart talks, revelations, and family togetherness since Dear has been in Washington for the long weekend. My husband whom we call Dear has been working full-time in Southern California since March of 2006. He comes home to Washington on holidays and vacations. We love our home and life in Washington so we’ve been living in a sort of denial that Dear is living full-time in California. I’ve been dividing my time between Washington and California (still the denial issue). This split time brought pain and comfort to myself and Dear. He’s been able to feel through our oneness that he still has input and physical touch through me with his children. The pain comes from our separation from one another and then the pain of separation from my children. Well on May 3, 2007 the Lord prompted me clearly that this dance between Washington and California needed to come to an end. Starting mid July, I will be living full-time with Dear in Southern California. The Lord clearly impressed on me that He is fully capable of caring for my children when I am absent in body. He has arms long enough to reach and care for them. This weekend we informed our youngest, the daughter (she’s 21 years old) that I would be taking my car, more stuff, and myself to California on July 14th-ish. Our boys and daughter in law were informed earlier. Dear wanted to tell our daughter so she was informed this weekend while her dad was here spending quality time with her. So pray for us in our transition that God would continue to grow us up in Him. Here are some photos of our labor and  love as the weekend begins…
Dear and I started off with the breakfast of champions donuts and eggs before any of the adult children were up. (The bearclaw donut was my whole WW point allowance for sure) Really though, I’m thinking we worked it all off with the big yard to clean up. 🙂 Hoping, hoping…
To the yard that needed some major work… Dear does the weed wacking
and I do the mowing. This is my new mower that goes on with the turn of a key!
We make a fine team.
Next Dear moved on to pressure washing the walkways…
and the deck. Nice to have all the dirt and mold and moss washed away.
After all the hard work was done, Dear, Katie and I went out to eat to the Blu Water Grill in Kirkland. (If you read my sister Lana’s blog, Above the Clouds, you’ll remember the beautiful photos she posted from this restaurant last week).
I tried to duplicate her photos to no avail….
but you can imagine the ambiance.
Katie and Ellen on our way home for a quiet evening, another shot of Lake Washington in Kirkland. Hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Dear and I leave today to California. I’ll be posting from there through June 23rd. Blessings!
If I had any male readers I’ll be losing them today. This weekend is a busy one at our house. My daughter Katie is the Maid of Honor in her best friend’s wedding today. We are all a buzz with nails, hair, dresses, toast speeches, schedules, pictures, etc. One thing I’ve found out about myself is that manicures are not for me! I went with Katie for her manicure and she offered to buy me one. OOPS!
Oh sure, my hands and nails look nicer than they usually do, but I don’t know how to behave with a manicure. This is maybe my third ever manicure. I have a tendency to be rough on hands and things. I knicked one of the tips as soon as we walked out of the salon. Now I feel as though I need to sit around like a princess till after the wedding. I’m being held prisoner by my manicured nails. No mowing the lawn, no washing dishes, no scrubbing anything! I guess I’ll just have to wait till Sunday to do the things I normally do. “Dear” is in California so he’s missing all this fun. I wanted him to see my nails before I wipe them out!
Here’s a photo of Katie’s preparation for her part in the wedding. More photos of the beautiful outcome coming soon…(I hope she doesn’t mind that I know I posted this…) 🙂
Katie (the maid of honor)Â and Heidi (the bride) on their way to the Wedding Rehearsal last night.
Best friends through the ups and downs of their teen years! So different from each other but God brought them together for fellowship with Him and one another.
Praying for a beautiful blessed event today and that the Bride and Groom and Maid of Honor can relax enough to enjoy the celebration!
Update May 24, 2007: Even though Blake did not win the title I think he deserves an award for being a genuine, unique, and unselfish entertainer! Way to shine Blake! You make Bothell, Kenmore and Seattle proud.
So our hometown boy has made it to the Final Two on American Idol. Bothell and Kenmore couldn’t be happier. I think Jordan has an amazing voice and personality but I’m rooting for Blake to win. I think he’s fresh and now, if you know what I mean.
Here’s one of my daughter’s favorite pins, Bothell For A Day Or A Lifetime.  The sign at the city entrance used to say, “Welcome to Bothell For a Day or a Lifetime”
As you stroll down Main Street Bothell…
…You’ll get to Main Street Hair Designers…
…Who are ready to give you a “Blake” Haircut! This made Katie laugh out loud and she called me immediately to tell me that this hair salon had this sign in their window!
We’re going to enjoy the fun while it lasts! Please bear with us.
 UPDATE: BLAKE MADE IT TO THE FINAL TWO. CONGRATULATIONS BLAKE!! More about Blake and Bothell here.
I can be an American Idol fan, especially when one of the 3 finalists graduated in the same high school class as my middle son. (Try not to judge me too harshly) Â So today in our hometown in Washington we celebrated Blake Lewis Day. Fleeting fame but fun nevertheless. Bothell is now on the map. Here are some photos of the fun and festivities…
This is the high school that all three of my kids graduated from. Dan and Blake graduated in 1999. They are proudly displaying…Blake Lewis in Final Three!!!
The celebration parade took place on Main Street in downtown Bothell and the concert took place at Bothell landing along the Sammamish River.
Here I am with thousands of my closest friends waiting for Blake to arrive.
Even the river had police presence. This is a Sheriff boat.
The Seattle Seahawks mascot was there along with Matt Hasselbeck (Seahawk quarterback) to give Blake a personal jersey.
That’s Blake waving to us on the bridge. He’s wearing the stripped vest and holding the microphone.
This bridge was my vantage point.
The main crowd on Bothell Landing.
The overflow crowd on the other side of the river.
A beautiful sunny day in Bothell, Washington. We hope Blake makes it to the final two!
           
By HUGO MARTIN
TIMES STAFF WRITERPhotos by AL SEIB / Los Angeles Times
Women in traditional dresses wander through the Russian Molokan Cemetery after attending the funeral of an elderly church member.
Danny Kanavalov and son Josh, of Bakersfield, walk through the graves at the Russian Molokan Cemetery in the City of Commerce.
EIGHTY-FOUR-YEAR-OLD Shasha Tolmachoff lives in Glendale, Ariz., but plans that when she dies, she will be buried in the City of Commerce, in the same dusty parcel where generations of Russian Molokans including her parents and in-laws have been laid to rest.
“It’s very comforting to be with them,” said the retired homemaker as she walked gingerly around the tightly packed tombstones at the Russian Molokan Cemetery on Slauson Avenue after attending the funeral of an elderly church member.
Tolmachoff is a member of a little-known Christian sect that broke away from the Russian Orthodox Church in the 1600s. About 60% of America’s church-going Molokans–about 3,000 people–live in Los Angeles. [Descendants of Molokans in LA County number over 20,000]. Molokan Since 1941, most of them have been burying their ancestors at the Slauson cemetery, sandwiched between a paper factory and a warehouse.
The 14-acre graveyard has about 2,500 graves and space for thousands more, free to dues-paying church members. Two smaller Molokan cemeteries in East Los Angeles are too small or too full to absorb many more graves.
In recent years, as commercial development has surrounded the Slauson cemetery and vacant land in Commerce has become scarce, banks and real estate firms have clamored to buy and develop the cemetery or its vacant 10 acres for nearly a half-million dollars an acre.
But the six Molokan churches that own the property have rejected all offers outright.
“If our people have put our blood, sweat and tears into this land, why move?” said Alex Goosseff”Yesterday I posted a description of the Molokan religion.  I was raised in this community. My grandparents and other relatives are buried at this cemetery. In high school I chose to leave this religion because of some of their beliefs. The outfits you see on these ladies are what is worn by married women to church services, weddings, and funerals. Molokans wear pastels or white garments for their gatherings. No black or bright colors.
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 