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With the sweep of President Woodrow Wilson's pen, Arizona's 277-mile-long Grand Canyon became a U.S. National Park in 1919. Once considered a holy site by the Pueblo people, its steep, multicolored walls reveal 2 billion years of geological history.

Woody Guthrie wrote one of the United States' most famous folk songs, "This Land Is Your Land," in 1940. The beloved melody is loosely based on the Baptist gospel hymn "Oh, My Loving Brother".

High-tech entrepreneur and future billionaire Steve Jobs was born in San Francisco in 1955. Before co-founding Apple Inc., the college dropout had contemplated becoming a monk.

In a studding upset, the underdog U.S. Hockey team defeated the four-time gold-medal winning Soviet team at the XIII Olympic Winter Games in Lake Placid in 1980. Two days later, the "Miracle on Ice' players defeated another powerhouse - Finland - to win the gold.

At the 11th Academy Awards in 1939, 10-year-old actress Shirley Temple presented Walt Disney with a special Oscar - and seven miniature ones - in honor of the technical achievement in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Dolly Parton crossed over from country music to pop stardom when she topped the charts with "9 to 5" in 1981. The hit was also the theme song for her first film; her latest movie, Joyful Noise, was just released.

“Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars,

and see yourself running with them.” 

~ Marcus Aurelius

“The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself,

unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize

that that situation is over, you cannot move forward.” 

~ Steve Maraboli

“Don’t try to make life a mathematics problem with yourself

in the center and everything coming out equal.

When you’re good, bad things can still happen.

And if you’re bad, you can still be lucky.”

~ Barbara Kingsolver

“Life is a journey. Time is a river.

The door is ajar” 

~ Jim Butcher

"A little reflection will show us that every belief,

even the simplest and most fundamental, goes beyond

experience when regarded as a guide to our actions".

~ William Kingdon Clifford

“As is a tale, so is life:

not how long it is,

but how good it is,

is what matters. "

~ J.K. Rowling

“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes.

Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow.

Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally

forward in whatever way they like.” 

~ Lao Tzu

“Wisdom is having things right in your life
and knowing why.”

~ William Edgar Stafford

and .... do you remember the Christmas home

with all the decorated rooms? Well, here is his home and

a room that he decorated for Valentine's Day.

{ Thank you Stephen for sharing your home again }

CROCK POT WESTERN

OMELET CASSEROLE

32 oz. bag frozen hash brown potatoes
1 lb. cooked sausage or cubed ham
1 medium onion, diced
1 1/2 Cups shredded cheese
12 eggs
1 Cup Milk
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper

Layer one third each of frozen potatoes, meat, onions, and cheese
in bottom of crock pot. Repeat two times. Beat together eggs, milk,
salt, and pepper. Pour over mixture in crock pot. Cover. Cook on
low 8-9 hours.

Hope you enjoyed the colors today, I really like this song

playing a lot -- beautiful. One of my favorites.

I am including more pictures and quotes, as I feel they both

speak volumes to our minds and our eyes and do

help us to cope, understand, be inspired and appreciate life.

Please do join me again tomorrow as I close out

the month of February. Have a great day - and do

remember to be safe and always aware of everything

and everyone around you. So until tomorrow,

"Happy Trails to You"

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