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Creating Christmas Memories
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As I was planning to write about my Christmas memories, I struggled a bit in coming
up with any distinctive memories. Maybe I’m just getting older and maybe my
memories have faded over time.
Sure, I had the memories of opening gifts and getting things I never dreamed of
getting. I remember our young sons seeing their gifts under the tree and the joy and
surprise reflected in their faces.
But I still wasn’t coming up with many specific memories. So I leaned back and kept
thinking about my favorite Christmas memories.
The first memory that came to mind was about going to church
as child and hearing the classic Christmas Carols. Christmas
music has always captured my emotions but I wasn’t sure why.
The music brings back memories of my youth when my parents,
my sister and I were a family. They’re all gone now and I have
my own family. But when I hear these classics today, especially
when sung live, it brings a lump to my throat as I retreat to my
youth. I always wondered why I get sentimental with Christmas
Carols … but now I understand the reason. Music collects memories.
I struggled recalling specific gifts that I’ve received over
the years. One special memory comes from Christmas in
2003. We had lost our 12-year-old English Bulldog,
Winston, a few months before Christmas. Matt and
Sherry put together a collage of Winston’s photos and
framed it for me as a Christmas gift. When I unwrapped
that gift, well, let’s just say I lost it. Photos are memories.
Another memory I cherish is the smells of Christmas. A
live Christmas tree and cooking in the kitchen bring fond
memories of when I was a child and a parent.
Of course, you can’t remember the smells without
remembering the taste, like the “Cotton Pickin’ Cake” that my Mother and now Sherry
made for every Christmas season. This is not an old family recipe. I’ve seen similar
recipes in various cook books. Just like the smell of Christmas trees, this cake has
become a part of my holiday memories. We still have the recipe written in my
Mother’s hand writing. I’ve included the recipe on page 3 if you’d like to try it.
Gifts at Christmas are great. Who could deny the emotion of a teddy bear given to a 3year-old?
But as I reflect, it seems that my best Christmas memories were created not by the
cents - but by the senses.
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Inside this issue:
Does Your Dishwasher
Have Halitosis?
2
Customers of the Month 3
Cotton Pickin’ Cake
3
“Quotes” of the Month
3
10 Interesting Facts
About U.S. Elections
3
Dry Cleaning Coupons
4
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Does Your Dishwasher have Bad Breath?
Bending over one day to help Sherry with her least favorite chore - emptying the dishwasher, I got a full whiff of bad breath coming from a relatively new model (the dishwasher - not Sherry). So I decided to research and find the best and easiest way to solve
this problem. Here’s what I learned.
Dishwashers collect food particles and over time, gunk from food particles will cover the
walls and door. If you wait long enough, it can create bad smells and even reduce the effectiveness of the washing process. Running the dishwasher full of dirty dishes will not
clean up the smelly mess.
This is how you can easily correct the problem.
1. Empty the dishwasher (that’s my job), and not just the dishes. Take anything out that
you can easily remove. Wash the gunk off the attachments with a cloth and dish soap
and return them to the dishwasher.
2. Check the filter for anything at the bottom … like food, a spoon or your wedding ring
you lost a week ago. The drain will not work properly if clogged up. Using a cloth
and dish soap, clean the edge and outside of the door where water doesn’t reach when
the machine is cleaning.
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3. Please 2 cups of white vinegar is a dishwasher-safe cup and put it on the top rack.
Then run the dishwasher. Don’t use bleach because if the bleach does not get completely washed out of the dishwasher, it can leave a toxic chemical. This will get rid
of gunky food mess and the foul odor, but you’ve replaced it with a vinegar smell.
That’s an improvement but it’s not perfect.
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4. To really freshen it up, place a cup or two of lemon juice in the top rack and run the
dishwasher again. Your dishwasher will now smell lemony fresh!
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“My brothers and sisters, may the spirit of love which
comes at Christmastime fill our homes and our lives
and linger there long after the tree is down and the
lights are put away for another year.”
~ Thomas S. Monson
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Chad Archer (Rocky Ridge)
Walter Oglesby (Greystone)
Ruby Heard-Bustamonte (Calera)
Cotton Pickin’ Cake
(A Whitehurst Family Christmas Tradition)
The Cake
1 Duncan Hines Deluxe Yellow Cake Mix
1/2 Cup of oil (vegetable or canola)
11 oz. can - Mandarin oranges and juice (do not drain the juice)
1 Cup - chopped pecans
4 eggs
Combine all ingredients and mix for about 2 minutes at medium speed.
Pour into two 9 inch layer pans and bake about 25 to 30 minutes at 350°. After
cooling, split layers to make 4.
The Frosting
2 large (16 oz.) containers of Cool Whip
1 large (16 oz.) can of crushed pineapple, well drained
1 large plus 1 small package of vanilla instant pudding
Mix thoroughly the instant pudding, Cool Whip and drained pineapple
Spread the frosting over the top and sides of each individual layer. Be generous.
There is plenty of frosting to use.
You will need a cake plate with a tall cover
Refrigerate and enjoy
“QUOTES” of the Month
“I find that it's the simple things that remind you of family around the holidays.” ~ Amy
Adams
“He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.” ~ Roy L. Smith
“Your attitude is like a box of crayons that color your world. Constantly color your picture
gray, and your picture will always be bleak. Try adding some bright colors to the picture by
including humor, and your picture begins to lighten up.” ~ Allen Klein
“Only those who have patience to do simple things perfectly ever acquire the skill to do
difficult things easily.” ~ James J. Corbett
“Christmas... is not an external event at all, but a piece of one's home that one carries in
one's heart.” ~ Freya Stark
“Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.” ~ Jim Carrey
“The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live.” ~
George Carlin
“It's true, Christmas can feel like a lot of work, particularly for mothers. But when you
look back on all the Christmases in your life, you'll find you've created family traditions
and lasting memories. Those memories, good and bad, are really what help to keep a family together over the long haul.” ~ Caroline Kennedy
“If I want to knock a story off the front page, I just change my hairstyle.” ~ Hillary Clinton
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10 Interesting Facts About U.S. Elections
Here are some interesting facts about US elections according to
FactRetriever.com:
1. The only "clean" election in American history was most likely the first
one in 1789, when George Washington ran unopposed. Even then,
Alexander Hamilton was trying to pilfer votes away from the potential
vice president, John Adams.
2. It wasn’t until 1856 that Congress removed property ownership as a
requirement to vote in elections.
3. Democrats use a donkey as their mascot thanks to Andrew Jackson.
When his critics called him a “jackass” because of his populist views,
he embraced the image, even using it alongside his slogan, “Let the
people rule.
4. When Democrat Stephen A. Douglas called Abraham Lincoln “twofaced” during an election year, Lincoln replied, “If I had another face,
do you think I would wear this one?”
5. George Washington gave the shortest inauguration speech at 135
words. William Henry Harrison’s was the longest, at 8,445 words.
He spoke for over two hours in a heavy snowstorm, which made
him catch a cold and ultimately die from pneumonia one month
later
6. Before the 1804, the presidential candidate who received the
second highest electoral votes became vice-president
7. John Quincy Adams is the only president to have lost both the
popular vote and electoral vote and still become president.
8. It is illegal to drink alcohol in Kentucky and South Carolina on
election day.
9. The United States is ranked 139th out of 172 countries in voter
participation
10.In 1872, Susan B. Anthony was arrested for attempting to vote in
the presidential election.
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