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Tuesday, August 18, 2015

WHAT'S THE VIEW FROM WHERE YOU ARE?

Mary Marcia
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking

Link: http://tellmeastory-marcia.blogspot.com/2015/08/whats-view-from-where-you-are.html

What's the View From Where You Are?
Copyright 2003 Mary Marcia Norwood

"I wish for a train ride for my 9th birthday!" said my daughter, Sarah. "I've never-ever been on a train! Pl-e-e-e-e-ase, Mommy!"

Two of my daughters, Sarah and Faith, and my granddaughter, Megan were dressed in matching blue and white pin-striped overalls and red turtlenecks. We boarded the Amtrak train in Lee's Summit, Missouri, and were off on our adventure to Jefferson City, Missouri's capital city, to make Sarah's birthday wish come true.

"Let's call Mema (my mother) from the train," I said as we neared our destination.

"What's the view from where you are?" Mema asked me.

"We're crossing over a bridge and have beautiful views of the Missouri River. We're about to arrive in Jefferson City." I said.

All three girls chattered at the same time to Mema as they shared what they saw from the windows of the train.

Two weeks later, my mother died. She battled cancer bravely for over two years. The hospice nurses who cared for Mom called her their Hospice Poster Girl. Mom made peace with herself, her family, and with God before she crossed the bridge to Heaven.

If I could talk to Mom today, I would thank her for pouring so much love into me that it continues to overflow into the lives of my own children and grandchildren, and I would ask her:

"What's the view from where you are in Heaven?"

Family Wedding Photos

What's the view from where you are today?

Thanks for stopping by!
Come back often, and invite a friend!

Mary Marcia
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking

http://tellmeastory-marcia.blogspot.com/

Monday, July 13, 2015

HA HA TONKA STATE PARK

Mary Marcia
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking

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My daughters, Faith and Sarah, treated me to a four day getaway to the Lake of the Ozarks for my birthday. This was one of my all-time favorite birthdays.

We shopped at the Premium Outlets in Osage Beach, Missouri, Ozarkland in Camdenton, and also visited Windermere Baptist Assembly in Roach, Missouri, and Ha Ha Tonka State Park.

As we walked up the path to the castle ruins, I heard a lady say to me: "There's the Tell-Me-A-Story-Lady!"

That was a nice surprise. Maybe she read my previous blog on Ha Ha Tonka!

Here's a link to the previous blog I wrote

about Ha Ha Tonka State Park:

REPAIRER OF BROKEN WALLS

CLICK on the link or COPY & PASTE the link in your browser:

http://tellmeastory-marcia.blogspot.com/2015/01/repairer-of-broken-walls.html

Ha Ha Tonka is a great place to take photographs.

Here's a link to the previous blog I wrote

about Ha Ha Tonka.

REPAIRER OF BROKEN WALLS

CLICK on the link or COPY & PASTE the link in your browser:

http://tellmeastory-marcia.blogspot.com/2015/01/repairer-of-broken-walls.html

Check out my previous blog

about Ha Ha Tonka State Park:

REPAIRER OF BROKEN WALLS

CLICK on the link or COPY & PASTE the link in your browser:

http://tellmeastory-marcia.blogspot.com/2015/01/repairer-of-broken-walls.html

Thanks for stopping by!

Come back often, and invite a friend!

Mary Marcia
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking

Monday, February 20, 2012

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MR. PRESIDENT!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MR. PRESIDENT!
Marcia Norwood, America's STORYTELLER

Presidents' Day: February 20, 2012

Today is a national holiday. It may not be as exciting as the day Marilyn Monroe sang her famous version of "Happy Birthday" to President John F. Kennedy at a democratic fundraiser on May 19, 1962 - but it is a U.S. national holiday.

Click on this link to watch Marilyn sing to President Kennedy:

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=marilyn+monroe+sings+happy+birthday+to+president+kennedy&mid=9AA9A025A8AEB5F24EA59AA9A025A8AEB5F24EA5&view=detail&FORM=VIRE3

President's Day is celebrated in the United States on the third Monday in February in honor two of our greatest presidents: Abraham Lincoln and George Washington.

Here's a link to find kids' activities, coloring pages, crafts, and historical facts:

http://holidays.kaboose.com/presidents-day/presidents-day.html

U.S. Retail stores and supermarkets are open on President's Day, but banks, schools, the stock market, municipal, state and federal offices and post offices are closed.

My children and grandchildren are home from school today. Our first-born, Kristin, is a teacher, and enjoys the day off as much as the kids!

Grandson Joshua, Daughter Kristin, Granddaughter Emily Grace, Grandson Caleb

President's Day is always close to my cousin, Tandra's birthday.

Cousin Tandra and Marcia
Circa 1954

Let's make something special to celebrate Tandra's birthday and President Lincoln's and President Washington's birthdays!

Here's a recipe for a delightfully different birthday confection. Why not make a GIANT cookie (baked on a pizza pan) and deliver it in a "lollipop" package?! It's a fun way to celebrate anyone's birthday - young and old - president - or not! It's packed with goodies like candy-coated chocolate baking candy and crispy rice cereal. To keep the cookie fresh, wrap it with cellophane and tie off with a colorful curling ribbon!

RECIPE

HAPPY BIRTHDAY COOKIE

COOKIE

1/3 Cup Butter, Softened
1/3 Cup Granulated Sugar
1/3 Cup Firmly Packed Brown Sugar
1 Egg
1/4 Cup Vegetable Oil
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1 Cup PLUS 3 Tablespoons All-Purpose Flour
1/2 Teaspoon Baking Soda
1/4 Teaspoon Salt
2/3 Cup Candy-Coated Chocolate Mini Baking Candies, Divided
1/3 Cup Quick-Cooking Oats
1/3 Cup Crispy Rice Cereal

ICING

1/2 Cup Confectioners Sugar
2 Teaspoons Cocoa
3 to 4 Teaspoons Milk
1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

FOR COOKIE:

Cream Butter and Sugars in a medium bowl until fluffy.
Add Egg, Oil and Vanilla and beat until smooth.
In a small bowl - combine Flour, Baking Soda and Salt.
Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture, and stir until a soft dough forms.
Stir in 1/3 Cup Candies, Oats and Cereal.
Press DOUGH into a greased 12-inch-diameter pizza pan.
Sprinkle remaining 1/3 cup candies on top of dough.
Bake 23 to 25 minutes or until top is lightly browned.
Transfer pan to a wire rack to cool completely.

FOR ICING:

Combine Confectioners Sugar, Cocoa, Milk and Vanilla in a small bowl.
Stir until smooth.
Transfer cooled cookie to a 12-inch diameter cardboard cake board.
Drizzle Icing over Cookie.
Let Icing harden.
Store in an airtight container.

Yield: About 12 Servings

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY" LOLLIPOP AND TAG

For Lollipop - you will need:

Hot Glue Gun
20 inches of 3/8 Diameter Dowel Rod
Cellophane
Chenille Stem
Clear Tape
Assorted Curling Ribbons

Glue DOWEL to back of CAKE BOARD. Wrap cellophane around cookie and gather around dowel...and secure with chenille stem. Use tape to secure sides of cellophane at the back of lollipop.

Tie several lengths of ribbon into a bow around gathers. Curl ribbon ends.

For Gift Tag:

Card Stock
Red, Green and Black Permanent Markers
Hole Punch

Cut GIFT TAG from Card Stock. Use Red Marker to draw "stitches" along edges of tag. Use Black marker to write message on tag and to draw musical notes on Tag. Punch hole in Tag. Thread one streamer through hold and knot to secure.

Happy President's Day!

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Tuesday, August 18, 2015

WHAT'S THE VIEW FROM WHERE YOU ARE?

Monday, July 13, 2015

HA HA TONKA STATE PARK

Monday, February 20, 2012

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MR. PRESIDENT!

AMERICA'S STORYTELLER, Marcia Norwood