VOTE

MAKE SURE YOU VOTE- and if you are not registered please do so before the next election !!! Remember your vote counts and you only earn the right to complain if you vote-

To Bada- you were robbed- I know you registered!!!!!!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Buster was the big hit this Halloween- besides the kids who live on the street yelling a shout out to the Baber (his street name) Everyone wanted to see the pretty white cat- Buster waited at the door until it was was opened to hand out the candy - then he jumped to his window seat and talked to the kids through the window . Quite a few people said they had never seen an all white cat before. If you know Buster you would have not believed him tonight !! He Rocked as the halloween host with the most! Buster your Mom would have been proud of your skills!

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COFFEE AND CHOCOLATE SOOOOO GOOD

Even though I have eaten more cake than a human should in the past week - I came across this recipe and it reminded me of a cake my daughter was talking about on her too short of a visit. *****and yes we not only eat cake we talk about it too!!!*****

Now i have to find a reason to make it!!

Mississippi Chocolate & Coffee Cake Source: Close-up on Cakes
Active Time: 15 Minutes Total Time: 1 Hour 50 Minutes Serves 10
INGREDIENTS For the Cake: 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda Pinch salt 1 3/4 cups strong brewed coffee 1/4 cup bourbon 5 oz unsweetened chocolate 1 cup butter 2 cups sugar 2 large eggs, lightly beaten 1 teaspoon vanilla extract For the Chocolate Icing: 6 1/2 ounces semisweet chocolate 4 1/2 tablespoons butter
DIRECTIONS FOR THE CAKE: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Oil a 9-inch round cake pan. Line pan with parchment paper. In a mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt. In the top of a double boiler set over simmering water, heat the coffee, bourbon, chocolate, and butter, stirring until the chocolate and butter are melted and the mixture is smooth. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the sugar. Let the mixture cool for 3 minutes and transfer to an electric mixer. Add the flour mixture to the chocolate mixture, half a cup at a time, and beat medium speed for 1 minute. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat until smooth. Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 1 1/2 hours, or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. Let the cake cool completely in the pan. When cooled, turn out onto a serving plate. FOR CHOCOLATE ICING: Combine the chocolate and butter in the top of a double boiler and stir over low heat until they are melted and combined. Cool slightly and then ice cake.

Happy Birthday Alex

Happy 13!!!!!!!!!

B and B come for a visit

Happy 2 years with us Buster!!! Happy 24 years with us Britt!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

This is the man that was the favorite to win the Nobel Peace Prize--Enough Said

Compare this to Greg Mortenson, nominated for the prize by some members of Congress, who the bookies gave 20-to-1 odds of winning. Son of a missionary, a former army Medic and mountaineer, he has made it his mission to build schools for girls in places where opium dealers and tribal warlords kill people for trying. His Central Asia Institute has built more than 130 schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan — a mission which has, along the way, inspired millions of people to view the protection and education of girls as a key to peace and prosperity and progress.

By NANCY GIBBS Friday, Oct. 09, 2009

TIME MAGAZINE ONLINE