In preparation for the upcoming Feb. 4th Super Bowl XLI, Chicago Bears vs. Indianapolis Colts, Overwhelmed with Joy’s Favorite Ingredients Friday recipe exchange is having a Super Bowl Sunday theme for the next two weeks. Check out the links to get lots of fun party recipes!

The recipe I am going to share is a real favorite at our house. Of course, you have to like green olives!!

Olive Cheese Ball

1. 8 oz. cream cheese
2.  1/2 c. mayo/miracle whip
3. 1 1/2 chopped green olives (or 8-10 oz. chopped olives)
   
4. 2 Tblsp. olive juice
5. 1/2 c. chopped pecans
6. fresh ground black pepper

Mix together and form into ball, refrigerate. Serve with crackers or baby rye slices.

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My friend Michelle posted this over at Big Blueberry Eyes and I just had to try it out. My children will be glad to know that there was color TV way back then!

In 1965 (the year you were born)

Lyndon B. Johnson is president of the US Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara calls for a nationwide network of bomb shelters Former leader of the Black Muslims, Malcolm X, is shot and killed in New York City To protest voting rights discrimination, civil rights demonstrators begin a march for Selma to Montgomery with federal troop protection The first commercial satellite, Early Bird, is launched into space by Nasa to transmit telephone and television signals Voting Rights Act is signed into law Riots by young blacks in the Watts area of Los Angeles begin, causing $200 million in damage Hurricane Betsy claims 75 lives in southern Florida and Louisiana United States President Lyndon Johnson proclaims his “Great Society” during his State of the Union address Dr. Dre, Sarah Jessica Parker, Robert Downey Jr., Shania Twain, Moby, and Ben Stiller are born Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series Green Bay Packers win the NFL championship Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup The Sound of Music, starring Julie Andrews, is the top grossing film Dune by Frank Herbert is published The Beatles’ Rubber Soul is released “Satisfaction” by Rolling Stones is a top hit The Beatles appear on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing songs from their new album Help! Sony introduces the Betamax, a home video tape recorder Nearly all of NBC’s programs are now broadcast in color I Dream of Jeannie premieres

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Clara turned eight today! Happy Birthday Honey, you are so precious! Clara and I had the best talk last evening about the future! We were discussing the word “become” and Clara was sharing all of the things she might like to become when she grows up. The list included: vet, artist, speech pathologist, teacher, pizza maker, pediatrician and desk worker at Lifetime Fitness. I told her that I thought it was wonderful that she had so many interests and that her list would narrow down in plenty of time. She then paused and said, “I think I know how I’ll do this….I’ll be a Speech Pathologist on Mondays and Wednesdays (the days I work!), I’ll be a vet on Tuesdays and Thursdays, I”ll have Fridays off (both Greg and I have Friday’s off) and I’ll be a pediatrician on Saturdays!” How cute is that? I’m thrilled as she is the first of my children to want to do what I do!!

Here are some fun pictures from her special day!

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