Did you see this?

6-story Jesus statue in Ohio struck by lightning?  This statue is on the drive to the Mr's hometown.  We always look for it on our drive.  When I saw it on the news (this has made national and world news), I just about chocked!

After shot of Statue-from Dayton Daily News

Here is what the AP had to say about it.
"MONROE, Ohio – A six-story statue of Jesus Christ was struck by lightning and burned to the ground, leaving only a blackened steel skeleton and pieces of foam that were scooped up by curious onlookers Tuesday.


The "King of Kings" statue, one of southwest Ohio's most familiar landmarks, had stood since 2004 at the evangelical Solid Rock Church along Interstate 75 in Monroe, just north of Cincinnati.

The lightning strike set the statue ablaze around 11:15 p.m. Monday, Monroe police dispatchers said.

The sculpture, about 62 feet tall and 40 feet wide at the base, showed Jesus from the torso up and was nicknamed Touchdown Jesus because of the way the arms were raised, similar to a referee signaling a touchdown. It was made of plastic foam and fiberglass over a steel frame, which is all that remained Tuesday.
The nickname is the same used for a famous mural of the resurrected Jesus that overlooks the Notre Dame football stadium. "

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Earth Day!

Happy Earth Day!  I must admit I'm not the "greenest" person on the planet, but there are a few things that I try to conserve.  One of those being is paper towels.  I could truly live without them.  I grew up using dish towels and dish rags to wipe, wash, dry, etc. 
If you are a paper towel user, try using a towel which is washable.  If you just can't use a towel, use a sponge.  A quick trick with a sponge is to heat it in the microwave (I think it needs to be wet) for 30 seconds. This will kill the bacteria in the sponge, and you can reuse it multiple times.

On a random note, I "recycled" some tunes on the morning drive.  I listened to the oldies station!  I actually found myself getting really excited to hear this song come on the radio (I wasn't even born when this song came out).  While it was on and between singing, I kept thinking, "man, I feel old," and"I am acting old by enjoying this song?"  Today, I have an excuse, its Earth Day!  Lets all do our part to recycle, reduce, and reuse!

Graham says "Is spring in sight?"

He smells spring coming...

And is ready to play outside full time...

Look at that sad puppy face! Spring please come to stay!

Quit teasing us!!

So...Did you?

EAT PANCAKES LAST NIGHT AT IHOP?  I didn't (sad but true).  I passed that deal up. 


I'm having a WORDLESS WEDNESDAY! Not much to say! 

Check back in with me tomorrow.  I hope to post a picture of my creation at my first sewing 101 class!  I used this bad boy to make it!

A BIG FAT BOOOO goes to dinner last night!

I don't know about ya'll, but cooking dinner when I get home is the last thing I want to do.  I wish it was on the table as soon as I came home.  The Mr. didn't have any ideas, so I took the path of least resistance.  I looked on the back of a can to get my recipe!  A BIG FAT BOOOO goes to dinner last night!

I got the recipe for Cheesy Chicken & Rice Casserole from the back of the cream of chicken can.  It required rice, cream of chicken, chicken breasts, frozen veges, and some seasoning.  It was supposed to take 50 minutes to cook, but it was more like 2 hours to cook!  After an hour and a half, we took some of it out, so we could eat.  The rice was not done, so it was disgusting!  Then we stuck it back in the oven for another 30 minutes (¡Ay, caramba!).

The only being in the house that enjoyed the dinner was Graham.  He hardly ever gets table scraps, but I just wanted the food on my plate to disappear.  So yet again, I took the path of least resistance and dumped it into Graham's bowl!  Boy, was he as "happy as a lark!"

Dear Mr. Campbell (soup),
You strongly need to consider taking that recipe off the back of the can.  You are not doing your company any favors.  It will be a long time until I go for the next can of cream of chicken.  Yes, I will admit I am not the best cook in the world.  If I was a good cook, I wouldn't be seeking the back of a can for a recipe.  Therefore, I am your target customer, and if I didn't do the recipe exactly right, it is apparent it is too advanced for the back of the can.  50 minutes, who are you people trying to kid?
A woman who went to bed HUNGRY,
Mrs. Soirées & Shenanigans
 

All Dressed Up & No Place To Go!

You know how I told you that The Mr. is an Agronomist (and a Boilermaker)? Well in the marriage vows (not really) I agreed to tag along with him to some things. One of those things is the Charleston Horticultural Society meetings. These meetings are on the 2nd Monday of every month at the downtown museum. They talk about plants, and a bunch of old people and "master gardeners" (whatever that is) attend. Oh, and then there is me! I'm not much of a plant person, but The Mr. has a huge appreciate for plants and soils, so I go.
Most of you are thinking "why don't you just stay at home?" Well, I tried that once. Creepy things happened at the house. For one, two cats got under our house and were making strange noises and freaked me and Graham out (a few months later there were kittens...you know what they were doing. If Graham and I would have know, we would have turned on some Marvin Gay for them). The second thing was the burly roofer guy showed up at the house wanting his check. While I know he needed to be paid, I was in my robe, Graham was going nuts trying to get at him, and has the man heard of an invoicing system like every other business?
So, forgive me for getting side tracked, but I say all of that to tell you, the reason I ALWAYS tag along without hesitation. Back to last night.
We were hustling to get downtown. It takes all of 30 minutes to get there. We kept circling the block for parking (3 times or so..who knew downtown was a happening place on Mondays). We "circled" right past 6:30 when the program began. Both of us didn't have any cash, so the parking garage was out of the question. At that moment, we knew we were like the old ladies in the nursing home… "all dressed up and no place to go!" We just drove right back home. The bright side is we got home in plenty of time for Chuck!

How was your Monday?

Super Bowl Happenings

We went to Total Wine yesterday to find some different New Belgium beers.  They actually had a great selection.  For the Super Bowl, the Mr.'s drink of choice was one of New Belgium's Lips of Faith variaties.  When we purchased Biere de Mars, the Total Wine guy said to us "good luck with that one."  Of course, that peaked our interest in it.  If I was buying it, I'd would of put it back, but not the Mr.; the comment just made him want to try it more!

I don't think this variaties will be on our shopping list in the future.  His review is it has an orange taste, (he just had to put the orange in the pic) strong after taste and was real "malty."

 
Here's Graham's position during the game...staring straight back at us wanting a treat or something!

Define your name Urban Dictionary Style!

Women named Auntie M (using my "code" name) are enigmatic. They are extremely intelligent but have a tendency to act amazingly stupid (Did my brother write this line...I think I've heard this before...totally his opinion of me). They have loads of factual knowledge (Magna Cum Laude grad...don't be a hater) but little knowledge of the "ways of the world" (can't read a map very well for one example).

There two varieties of Auntie M's. One variety encompasses the M's who use their intelligence to act pure and innocent but soon the truth of their scandalous side comes out (I don't think I have this side...hummm). The other variety of M's are truly innocent. Decipher which type is which at your own peril.
Don't let M fool you (I was born on April Fool's Day); she seems stupid but she knows exactly what she's doing.
M's is literally too good to be true.

What does the Urban Dictionary say about your name ("Urban Dictionary is the dictionary you wrote. Define your world ")??  Click Here to find out!  Once on the link, type your name in the search box at the top.

Weird, Cute, Funny....

These are all the words I heard when I told people I was starting a blog, and I was naming it Soirées & Shenanigans! I've been reading blogs for a while, so I know I am late in the game to start one of my own.  Nothing made me feel like I was the last person on earth to start a blog until I signed into Blogger to begin creating this blog.

The first step is to see what names/url's are available.  I kept trying and trying names, but they were all taken (dang it).  Here are some that I thought about:
-Saving Shenanigans
-H____(the town where I live) Happenings
-Southern Shenanigans

 Psst...can you tell I love alliteration??

And then it hit me Soirées & Shenanigans!  I love both of these words!  Every party to me is a Soirée and all the crazy stuff going on is simply Shenanigans! 

And it just so happens that Mrs. Soirées & Shenanigans and my "real" name are the same initials, MSS!  Well, it must have been meant to be!