Time Out for Laughing

Hello again! How is your week going? I hope it’s been good so far, but just in case its been less than stellar, let’s take a couple of minutes out to laugh. 🙂 As the old saying goes, “Laughter is the best medicine!” So here is your dose of medicine for today! 😉

#1.) What is the difference between a beluga and a guppy?

Answer: There’s a whale of a difference!

#2.) Why don’t bears wear hats?

Answer: They like being bear-headed!

#3.) Where does a rabbit catch a plane?

Answer: At the hare-port!

#4.) Why did the dog get into fights?

Answer: Because he was a Boxer!

#5.) Who does a frog go to when he needs an eye examination?

Answer: A hop-tometrist!

#6.) Why does nobody want to play games with the big cat?

Answer: Because they know he’s a cheetah!

#7.) What time is it when the clock strikes 13?

Answer: Time to get a new clock!

#8.) What type of dog makes the best artist?

Answer: A labra-doodler!

#9.) Who likes to eat hamburgers, fries and ants?

Answer: Ronald McAardvark!

#10.) What state has the most cats & dogs?

Answer: Pets-ylvania!

I hope these jokes cheered you up and made you smile! Now go share them with someone else and brighten their day too! 🙂

Happy Earth Day 2024!

Yes, it’s Earth Day once again! That means it’s time for our annual walk to look for signs of Spring and see what flowers and other nature items we can find. Pop your shoes on and let’s go! 🙂 Here are some things we found:

Our Creeping Phlox flowers are blooming and they are so beautiful! Here we have light purple…

Also white…

And possibly my favorite colors, pink and white.

Next we found a bush with red and pink flowers. (Sorry, I don’t know what kind of bush it is.)

I bet you know the name of these bright yellow flowers! If you said dandelions, you are right!

Oh, look who is hanging out and gathering pollen on this dandelion!

These tiny little wild violets are growing in our yard. Yes, all by themselves. We didn’t plant them.

Here is another pinkish-purple flower that grows all on its own too. It even grows up through stones!

Speaking of stones…look what we found in our driveway, of all places! Two Killdeer eggs! From what we read, it seems Killdeer often lay their eggs in not very safe places.

While we are talking about birds and their eggs, look what else we found on our walk.

Care to guess what’s hiding inside this nest? This is a Robin’s nest and look what a beautiful color their eggs are!

Here’s another batch of pretty white flowers.

We’re almost done with our Earth Day walk today, but keep an eye out for trees that have blossoms right now too!

I hope you’ve enjoyed going on this walk with us, but I hope you can take time outside to go on your own walk and that you will find all kinds of beautiful things in nature that will amaze you! 🙂

Time for Giggles!

Let’s get the week rolling with some silliness! Are you kids ready for some goofy jokes and riddles? Here we go! 🙂

#1.) Why did the chicken go to the doctor?

Answer: For an eggs-amination!

#2.) What happens when ducks tell jokes?

Answer: They quack up!

#3.) What did the bee say to his girlfriend?

Answer: “You are bee-utiful!”

#4.) What do you get if you cross Little Red Riding Hood with a bird?

Answer: Robin Hood!

#5.) Why are giraffes not allowed to drive cars?

Answer: They would cause giraffic jams!

#6.) What do you call horses in adjoining stalls?

Answer: Neigh-bors!

#7.) How did the llama travel to the fancy party?

Answer: In a llama-sine!

#8.) What do you call a sneak attack by a pig?

Answer: A ham-bush!

#9.) What happened to the leopard that fell into the washing machine?

Answer: He came out spotless!

#10.) What do you call a dinosaur that delivers packages?

Answer: Fed Rex!

Hahaha! I hope those riddles brightened your day and set off a nice round of giggles! 🙂

To Eat “Peeps” or Not to Eat “Peeps”… That is the Question!

You all have likely seen marshmallow “Peeps” for sale in the stores around Easter time. Not sure what I’m talking about? This is the way the original ones looked when I was a kid.

It would seem that folks either love them or dislike them very much. I fall into the latter group. I have never understood why people love them, but to each his own! Each year just before Easter, they show up in stores and I am always amazed at the flavors that are now available! For the sake of honesty, I have never tried any flavor except the yellow ones. My throat says “Umm, not happening!” every time one gets close enough for me to smell it. So maybe some flavors are better than others. I can agree that they are quite cute and colorful! The other day I found the following colors and flavors at our local store:

Pink…

Blue…

Purple…

Dr. Pepper flavor…(really?! I don’t care for Dr. Pepper either.)

Rice Krispies Treats flavor…I do like real Rice Krispies treats.

Fruit Punch flavor…

Party Cake flavor…this one at least sounds good.

Sour Watermelon flavor…

Cotton Candy flavor…

This is a new one I haven’t seen before. Peeps Delights S’Mores flavor dipped in milk chocolate. This one is almost tempting me to try it…almost. 😉

Oh and they also come in bunny shapes which really are quite adorable!

So here is the million dollar question…do you like marshmallow peeps? I am actually curious and would like to know! If your answer is yes, which flavor do you like the most? How about taking a survey of your family members? Do you get more likes or dislikes? According to Wikipedia, Peeps have been marketed in the United States and Canada since 1953. So I’m guessing there are a TON of people that really like them! LOL 😉 If you are one of those, I hope you enjoy them! If you don’t care for them, yea…I understand! 😉

Let’s Make Chaffles!

Have you ever heard of a chaffle? Well, you know what a waffle is, right? Chaffles are made with cheese and they are quite yummy! So let’s take a look at how I made some chaffles for my husband and I. First off, I used my mini waffle maker that I found at WalMart for around $10.

It’s really cute and just the right size for 1 or 2 people.

There are lots of different chaffle recipes floating around out there but this is how I did it. You’ll need 2 Tablespoons of almond flour, 1/2 Cup of grated cheese, 1 egg and 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder. These can be made gluten free. 🙂

I made 2 different batches of batter. For the first batch I used cheddar cheese and for the second batch I used mozzarella cheese. Both were quite tasty! 🙂 Put the ingredients into a small bowl.

Stir until all ingredients are moistened. This is the cheddar mixture.

And here is the mozzarella mixture. The egg I used for the mozzarella batch was larger and so the ingredients were more “soupy”.

Preheat your mini waffle iron according to the manufacturers directions. While it’s heating, make sure any assistants are ready to help you. This is my assistant, Rusty. 😉

When the waffle iron is hot, spoon some batter onto the waffle iron and close the lid. Make sure not to overfill the waffle iron or the batter will run out.

Check your chaffle after a few minutes and see if it looks done enough to suit you. Mine took less than 5 minutes to cook. This is the cheddar chaffle all ready for someone to take a bite!

This is the mozzarella chaffle that my husband very quickly gobbled up! 😉

This recipe made 2 -3 chaffles each. Chaffles make a great quick snack or even part of a meal. I bet they would be great with a fried egg on top. I added a drizzle of honey to mine and that made it even better. I hope you’ll give the chaffles a try! 🙂

Easy Mug Cake for Valentine’s Day

Happy Valentine’s Day! 🙂

Here’s a great super fast dessert for this Valentine’s Day! So fun and easy you won’t believe it and your kids will love it! It’s a Mug Cake, which means you mix it and cook it all in a coffee mug. You will need 2 cake mixes. 1 must be an angel food cake mix and the second one can be your favorite cake flavor. I chose Chocolate Fudge. The brand of cake mixes I used was Betty Crocker but others will work just fine too.

Pour both dry cake mixes into a bowl that you can store the ingredients in.

Stir together carefully as the powder will “poof” easily. 😉 Be sure its mixed together well.

Now comes the fun part! Put 3 tablespoons of the cake mix into a microwave safe mug.

Add 2 tablespoons of water and stir together. Make sure all the dry powder on the bottom and sides of the mug are mixed in well. It will look a little foamy.

Put the mug in your microwave oven and microwave for 1 minute and presto! You have a little individual cake! 🙂

Let it cool to your desired temperature. Top with a dollop of frosting or some whipped cream or ice cream. I used whipped cream and it was quite yummy! 🙂

Doesn’t it look delicious?!

Mmmm! Super simple and super tasty! A great way to have something sweet and it’s already a controlled portion. 😉

Enjoy your Mug Cake! 🙂 You can be sure I’m enjoying mine! 😉

A Simple Game for Valentine’s Day

Tomorrow is the day for hearts and love and flowers and fun! 😉 Here’s a quick idea for a super simple game you might play with the kids on Valentine’s Day. Let’s call it Valentine Tic Tac Toe.

All you need is a piece of paper and a pen and some Valentine’s Day candy. Pick out 5 pieces of 2 different colors of candy…1 color for X and a different color for O. Draw a Tic Tac Toe board on your paper and you’re ready to play! There are lots of candy pieces that would work for Valentine Tic Tac Toe. Here’s enough colors of candy conversation hearts for 3 different games.

I love M&M’s candy so that’s the one I would choose to play with! 😉

You can even find candy hearts in the food decorating aisle of your favorite grocery store.

Depending on the size of your family or group, you could play separate games and the winners advance to the next round. The final winner could get a special prize and everyone could enjoy some Valentine’s Day candy! ;) Have fun!

It’s Time for Some Giggles!

Today is another gray, cold January day here. So it’s time to share some riddles and give ourselves something to giggle about! Let’s do this! 🙂

#1.) What do you call a hen who can count her own eggs?

Answer: A mathemachicken!

#2.) What do you call a pirate who skips class?

Answer: Captain Hooky!

#3.) What does Mickey Mouse listen to on his way to work?

Answer: Car-tunes!

#4.) What do you call five giraffes?

Answer: A high-five!

#5.) What do cows like to read?

Answer: A moospaper!

#6.) What do you get if you cross a duck and a vampire?

Answer: Count Quack-ula!

#7.) What is black and yellow and goes in circles?

Answer: A bumble bee on a merry-go-round!

#8.) What is a giraffe’s favorite movie?

Answer: Giraffic Park!

#9.) What do you call cows that live in Alaska?

Answer: Eskimoos!

#10.) What do you get if you cross a pig and a tree?

Answer: A porky-pine!

There! I hope you are feeling happier now and these riddles brightened your day! 🙂 Keep smiling!

Draw Your Own Squishmallows

Do you own a Squishmallow? They seem to be very popular now and I’m kinda behind the times on learning about them. Our granddaughter got a BUNCH of them for Christmas and now I know why everyone likes them! They are sooo cute and sooo soft and well, squishable! 🙂 (I’m thinking I might need one…or a few!)

And then there were mini squishmallows too! 😉

Our granddaughter has been tracing characters and coloring them and that gave me the idea that it would be fun to draw Squishmallows. There are a couple of ways you can do that. One way is to find a picture of a Squishmallow online and save the picture to your tablet.

Lay a piece of thin white paper over the picture and trace the outline of the Squishmallow.

Take the paper off the tablet and color the picture with your favorite crayons, markers or colored pencils. Use the picture as a guide for what colors to use.

Molina is actually white but the white part didn’t show up in a picture so I colored her a light color so you could see her better. Another way you can trace/draw a Squishmallow is to print an online picture first.

Hold the picture up to a window (or tape it on the window) and use a piece of thin white paper to trace it just like we did with the first one.

Color the picture and ta dah! You now have a drawing of Gorm too!

You can make a whole collection of Squishmallow drawings to decorate your bedroom or maybe you’d just like to do one or two. I hope you will have fun drawing your own Squishmallows! 🙂

Funny Calendars

The holidays are over and we’re getting into the swing of January. But January can seem rather cold and boring, can’t it? Here’s one suggestion of a way to add some fun to your days – buy a funny calendar! There are many goofy calendars out there but I found 2 that I am enjoying. The first one is Sandra Boynton’s Every Day’s a Fabulous Holiday calendar.

This calendar has a special day for every day of the year! And some of those holidays are pretty funny. For instance, did you know New Year’s Day is also Polar Bear Swim Day?

Or that January 2nd is World Introvert Day? The 3rd with a Festival of Sleep Day sounds great to all adults, I’m guessing. 😉

I love the adorable drawings too! I’m glad to learn that today is Whipped Cream Day. Who doesn’t love whipped cream?!

I bought mine on Amazon. (I’m not an affiliate.)

Another calendar that I’m having fun with is the Lego Minifigure a Day calendar.

This calendar has an individual page for each day and it features, you guessed it, a Lego minifigure each day. Well, I’m kinda crazy about Lego (especially minifigures), so this is right up my alley! Here’s a couple of fun days from this calendar…

I enjoy looking to see if today’s minifigure is one I already have or not. (I have 2 of them so far!) 😉

There are many, many fun calendars out these that you can purchase. It gives you something to look forward to each day. And if you peek ahead on the holiday calendar, you can plan a special day with the kids to celebrate. Like maybe having whipped cream on everything today! (Maybe not everything…) Spread some whipped cream on a plate and let your kids practice drawing letters or numbers or shapes in it before they lick their fingers off. ;)

Get yourself a funny calendar and brighten up your year! 🙂