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Mom's Cheese Dip

Ingredients:

• 1\2 block of Velveeta Cheese
• whole jar of Tostitos Mild Salsa

Preperation:

Start with opening the velveeta cheese. Only take it out of the box. Leave the tin foil on it for preservation of the part you don't use. Cut cheese block in half, then unwrapping the foil from the half that you're going to use, cut it up. The dip can be made two different ways. Some people like their dip chunky with clumps of cheese and vegetables. Others like it smooth and more of a liquid. The size of the cheese squares effect how the dip results. Larger chunks of cheese squares give the dip thickness, the smaller you cut the cheese the easier it melts and becomes a liquid faster. My brother Kyler likes to eat the squares.
 
Kyler, being a blind seventeen year old, eats everything. We all sat down at the long table. By we, I mean Kyler, Barrett (13 y/o brother), Hayden (6 y/o brother), my mom and I.

"Hayden, may you please get the chips out and set them on the table?" Asks my mom.

"Ughh, okay.." replies the lazy little Hayden.

"Thank you," Mom says sternly, "Barrett, get the ketchup out for your brother."

"Why are you such a weird, Hayden? Cheese dip is good, why don;t you like it?" Barrett asks grabbing the ketchup from the refridgerator and setting it on the table.

When the cheese squares are at the designated size, pour them all into a big mixing bowl. Place the mixing bowl into the microwave and heat for two minutes.

"Mmm.. Is that cheese dip I smell?" asks Kyler, nose in the air tripping over our dog.
"Zues, You're always in the way!" he exclaims yelling in the direction of where the dog had just been lying.

"Kyler, you're always in his way." comments my mom licking her fingers. I help Hayden set the chips on the table as he takes one bag of chips handing it to his brother.

"Here Kyler, this is your bag."

"I might need two." responds Kyler sitting down at the table.

"No, one bag is more than enough." exclaims Mom.

When the cheese blocks are melted, though they may still be intact, open a jar of Tostitos Mild Salsa. Pour the jar into the cheese mix bowl. Stir thoroughly until the salsa is evenly mixed thorought the cheese. Then place back in the microwave for two more minutes.

"Boys, sit down." Mom demands my brothers. They all sit at the table and Barrett passes out the napkins. I stand beside Mom and the microwave holding four bowls in hand.

"Thanks sis," Mom states gratefully as she pulls the mixing bowl from the microwave.

After heating for the second time, mix thoroughly again, then serve steaming hot in dinner bowls.

As Mom takes one bowl from my hands, she fills it with cheese dip and hands it back to me taking another bowl. She filled one small bowl for her barely reaching even the middle of the bowl. I set it on the counter for her. The next one is Barrett's, a regular bowl filled to the middle.

"More Mom!" Exclaimed Barret as Mom puts just one more spoonful in his bowl. I hand her another regular bowl, my own, for her to fill. I walk to the table giving Barrett his bowl and setting mine down. Grabbing Hayden a plate for his ketchup, I hand mom the last bowl. The biggest bowl. Kyler's bowl. She fills it up half way equaling a whole regular bowl. I give him his bowl sitting in front of my own. Mom sits down and prays that the food would be good and strengthen our bodies.
We end then prayer with an "Amen," and all take our first bite.

Women are Wondrous

Staying at home sounds great! That is extreme sarcasm. I am a very independent female. I believe strongly that women and men are equal. Women should not be expected to stay home just because they are women. "An American role- reversal: Women the new breadwinners" talks alot about different peoples opinions about whether the woman or the man in the relationship should stay home. "In nearly every case, the woman is better educated than the man." Women are proven, through statistics, to be better educated then men. Men like to do hands-on activities such as outside work. "Women earned 57% of bachelor's degrees, 60% of master's degrees and 52% of doctoral degrees in 2010, the Education Department reports." The truth is, women just put forth more effort into their education. They try harder than men to graduate from schools in various degrees. I don't think women should have to stay home when they are obviously capable of working. What if women working helps the family work better? "'Patience'- when Dad has it naturally and mom doesn't." Women aren't always that great with children. Sometimes children just have a better connection with their dad instead of their mom. "Women who work are sometimes percieved as sacrificing family for career." Why aren't men labeled with that when they work all the time? This has absolutely nothing to do with gender. Just because a women has a job doesn't mean she'll always be away from home. Even if she was always away, she's away just to bring money in for her family. A woman works for her kids.

Do you know your friends?

People may not be who you think they really are. The villagers did not recognize Esteban at first but later realized who he was. The women of the village did not recognize the dead boyd "They did not even have to clean off his face to know that the dead man was a stranger." There were very few people in the small village yet they still didn't know who he was. "So when they found the drowned man they simply had to look at one another to see that they were all there." I only sometimes know who my friends really are underneath. I always miss them when they are gone. There's always a hole in the group of friends when one is missing. Sometimes I feel distant from friends. I can always feel it if someone is keeping a secret from me. Friends are valuable, know everything you need to know about them. They could be someone they're not.

Johnny Depp's Great and Fabulous Life

John Christpher Depp Jr. Was born in Owensboro, Kentucky. Born on June 9, 1963, he was the last born of four children. His family moved a lot because of his fathers job, being a civil engineer he was needed many places. The family lived in a motel for about a year in Miramar, Florida, when Johnny was seven. That was until his father found a new job. At 12 years old Johnny started using drugs and self-harm to deal with stress from his family. His parents divorced when he was 15, being the youngest he had to pick up the child support from his dad. Johnny dropped out of high school at 16 and joined a garage band, The Kids, that became very well known. Not known enough, they all lived in a friends car for the longest time. Johnny met and married Lori Allison at 20 years old. Johnny and his wife moved to L.A. The same year with his band in hopes of making it into the world. To make extra money to help, they sold pens on the side for telemarketers. In L.A. his wife introduced him to her old boyfriend, Nicolas Cage. Nicolas Cage thought he would make it well in the Acting business. Cage let him get to know a Hollywood agent and in no time he was in the movie "Nightmare on Elm Street". About this time Johnny and his wife split, and so did his band. He then began private lessons. The lessons led him into great films such as: "Cry-Baby", "Edwards Scissorhands", and "Benny and Joon". Depp then suffered though drugs and depression. He met Kate Moss creating a public relationship not lasting long. Moving on, he met Vanessa Paradis whom gave birth to his first two children. Rumors were spread throughout the media that the couple split. Later Depps representative confirmed the rumor. Johnny Depp got into "The Prirate's of the Caribbean" movies from 2004 - 2007/ Taking a break he starred in "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street." He returned for "Pirates of the Carribbean" movies and finished his last film of "Dark Shadows" in 2012. Source: http://www.biography.com/people/johnny-depp-9542522?page=4

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