the Life of Olena

August 14, 2012 this earth lost a strong and wonderful woman, my grandmother Ida.  While I was extremely blessed to be by her side and say goodbye, she will forever be missed.  She was an amazing person and I can only hope that Olena will be able to hold on to even just a fraction of her memory.  My mother asked me to give a eulogy at the service on Friday, I thought I would post it here so that I never forget the words that I spoke and the feeling that I had that day.  I love her deeply and always will.  I know one day I will see her again and there she will be waiting with open arms.  ******************************************** On behalf of our family, I wanted to take a moment to share a few words in memory of Ida Mary Crocker or as some may know her, Jeep.   I think we all feel very fortunate to have been able to share in her 70 years of life.   To be honest I can’t stand here and tell you much about Jeep as a child or even...

Ok, so this is not exactly the most nutritious sandwich to eat but I have to say it is totally amazing.  I saw the recipe on TV today and decided to give it a try.  I have a few over ripe bananas I needed to get rid of anyway.  Give it a try, you'll love it too! Make a sandwich using peanut butter, bananas and marshmallow.  They used marshmallow fluff, I had a bag of whole ones so I just sliced them and layered them on top of the banana and it worked perfectly.  They will melt anyway.  Once assembled give the sandwich a smoosh! :) Coat it in flour, then egg, then panko bread crumbs. Fry in a pan with about an inch of oil.  Few minutes each side. Cut in and half and let cool.... really let it cool because I ended up with very hot gooey marshmallow stuck to my lip and that didn't feel so swell! It was delicious, not too sweet but very very filling and heavy! I was thinking it would make a great camping treat. Maybe next time I...