Tomorrow is National Chewing Gum Day! Yes, that is a picture of my fave flavor. It is long lasting AND blows GREAT bubbles. According to the NET, humans have used chewing gum of over 5,000 years. 5,000 year old chewing gum made of tar bark was found in Kierikki, Yli, li, Finland. The tar bark was thought to have medicinal properties in it. In 1848, John B. Curtis developed and sold the first commercial chewing gum called "The State of Maine Pure Spruce Gum." Today's Top Ten Flavors are: 1. Mint 2. Spearmint 3. Peppermint 4. Berry 5. Citrus 6. Wintergreen 7. Mixed Fruit 8. Cinnamon 9. Watermelon 10. Bubble Gum There you have it. What's your favorite flavor??? ~Keep on Dreaming~
Hello!!! Well, we don't have to "throw it too far back" today...just to the 90's. An interesting decade the 90's. What do you remember of the 90's? The biggest happening for me was that I got MARRIED. Mr. Ken and I were married in December of 1999 and we will celebrate our 16th anniversary this year! Let's see what went on ... 90's Fashion GRUNGE Never got into this look Slap Brace Books: Game of Thrones--1996 The Bridges of Madison County---1992 Bridget Jones' Diary---1996 Harry Potter Series--- began in 1997 Movie/T.V. Seinfeld---'89-'98 Friends--1994 Home Improvement-- 1991 Forrest Gump--1994 The Matrix---1996 Toys: Gameboys--- redesigned 1996 & 1998 Polly Pockets--- redesigned in 1998 Super Soakers---1993 Hacky Sack--mid '90's 90's Music Nevermind--Nirvana-- 1991 The Bends---Radiohead-- 1995 Ten---Pearl Jam--1991 Those were the 90's, tell us your memories. ~Keep on Dreaming~
LAAAAAADIES and Gennnnnntlem, Fall is arriving at 4:21 am tomorrow morning! I don't think the weather Gods around these parts got the memo though, because we are having another warm spell here in the Midwest. It was cool over the past weekend but .....here we are Fall and mid the 80's. What can I say?
Time for Mums. I picked up two pots over the weekend. Red ones.
Time for the annual trip to pick those pumpkins. Time for: Apple Pick'n Bonfires Hayrides Country drives to see the leaves changing Apple cider and doughnuts Haunted Houses for those who dare! Seaonal and holiday decor changes Trying new "comfort food" recipes or using old faves Getting out the cardigans and hoodies FOOTBALL What do you do to get ready for FALL?? ~Keep on Dreaming~
Hello Everyone~ Since Fall is on our backdoor, I thought I would do a recap of our Summer. We did enjoy our fun adventures for sure! First up was our trip to Oklahoma for fun with the family. This was from the trip to the Cowboy Museum.
Next we were off to Illinois. Our friend's son graduated from high school and is attending the University of Minnesota studying Engineering.
Christopher's Aunt made these. It is a Periodic Table. Nifty idea don't you think?
In July, Mr. Ken took some time off for vacation and we took some day trips... We enjoyed our visit to the library.
Another day we went to a local brewery.
Picked up our tour tickets and off we went.
Some "young" man had a birthday!!!
Which was celebrated many times over. Took another road trip, to see a friend and celebrated the big day again.
This lovely A-frame home was designed by our friend and she lives here, so we were very excited to see it and her too. This trip took us to southwest Missouri, almost to the Arkansas border.
I completed my 50 book challenge!!!!!
One more road trip! We found ourselves in Brookfield, Missouri. They have a Hot Air Balloon Fest every year.
We went with my brother-in-law and his girlfriend but...
Unbeknownst to us and Julie he planned to ask her a very important question! Can you guess what it was????
To say she was surprised was ans under- statement! Thankfully, Gregg clued us in before. I was glad I had the camera with me!!!
It fit!!
She said YES!!!!
The balloons were cool too! Congratulations to my brother-in-law and soon to be sister-in-law!!!! Can't wait to have Julie as an official member of the family. Summer went fast and Fall promises to be full of more fun and ANOTHER road trip! Come back often, I am going to try to post more. So much going on, that it gets hard to post. But I will try harder. ~Keep on Dreaming~
How about some Trivia??? Today is the 258th day with 107 more to go. This week is: Child Passenger Safety Week Line Dance Week National Truck Driver Appreciation Week International Housekeepers Week
Today Is: International Dot Day National IT Professional Day National Double Cheeseburger Day National Creme de Menthe Day 8 Track Tape Day Word of the Day: Uproar-- uhp-rawr, rohr--noun A noisy disturbance ~Keep on Dreaming~
Yes, folks, it's that time. Put on your leotard and tights and let's head back. The 80's were a busy decade for me. I graduated from high school, enrolled in and graduated from college and began my career in Education. Seems so long ago! What were you up to in the 80's? 80's Fashion Fanny Packs Hair Scrunchies Shoulder Pads Dance Clothes 80's Entertainment Books: Patriot Games--1987 The Prince of Tides--1986 A Brief History of Time--1988 If You give A Mouse A Cookie--1985 Movies/T.V. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial-- 1982 The Breakfast Club--1985 Ferris Bueller's Day Off-- 1986 Cheers--'82-'83 The Simpson's--1989 Toys: Care Bears--1981 My Little Pony--1983 WWF Wrestler Action Figures--1984 Cabbage Patch Kids--1982 80's Music Thriller--Michael Jackson 1982 Lady--Kenny Rogers 1980 Against All Odds--Phil Collins 1984 You give Love A Bad Name-- Bon Jovi 1986 Well that's the 80's for you, if you missed the 70's scroll back and enjoy! ~Keep on Dreaming~
This is a PSA for the Heimlich Maneuver. I would like to ENCOURAGE you to learn this if you do not know how to do it. Last Friday, when I brought kids back to class after lunch one of my coworkers was choking. I asked her if she needed some water and at that time she was able to answer "YES." But then she said "I can't breathe, so I turned her around FAST and did the maneuver on her. I was able to dislodge some of the stuff and then she was able to cough up the rest. You never know when you might need to do this, so find out now if you don't know what to do. ~Keep on Dreaming~
Hello!! Today we are throwing it back to the 70's. My generation. I grew up during this decade and have a lot of memories of that time. 70's Fashion Bell Bottoms Tye dye Mini Skirts Go Go Boots Jumpsuits 70's Entertainment Books: Jonathan Livingston Seagull--1970 Roots--1970 Go Ask Alice--1971 Carrie--1974 Where The Sidewalk Ends--1974 Movies: The Exorcist--1973 Taxi Driver--1976 Rocky--1976 Star Wars--1977 Annie Hall--1977 Toys: Atari System--1975 Stretch Armstrong--1976 Chrissy Dolls and family-- 70's 70's Music Some of my favorite music is from this decade! Osmonds Kansas Rod Stewart Queen Stxy Lot of fun growing up at this time, not may cares in the world. Mostly just being a kid. Jr High and high school came along in the late 70's so a bit more pressure on a growing teenager. What do you remember about the 70's? ~Keep on Dreaming~
Dryer Sheets... 1. Silence squeaks-- Rub a dryers sheet on your soles especially rubber ones). The residue fro(m the fabric softener will minimize friction and sound. 2. Prevent bug bites-- Tie a Bounce sheet to your lawn chair to ward off those critters that like us so well. Apparently Bounce has the chemicals Linalool and beta- citronellol that repel those critters. I'm not too sure this sounds like stuff I want to dry my clothes with! 3. Calming pets and children-- For pets, rub a non scented sheet over their fur to prvent static from building up during a storm. For children who have an aversion to static--rub a sheet on their their clothes to prevent the build-up of static. We used this procedure with a former student every winter that we had her in class. 4. De-gunk your combs and brushes--By placing a dryer sheet in a bowl of warm water, add brushes and combs and let soak for 30 minutes. The fabric softener will help break up the gunk so that it can be removed with a towel or toothbrush. 5. I use them in my car to keep it smelling fresh. Cheaper than some of the car air fresheners. According to Women's Day Magazine--Dryer sheets were first called "Tumble Puffs" and were invented in the 1960's by a chemist to help his wife with the laundry. I don't recall these being used at home until the late 70's or early 80's. Mom always used the liquid fabric softener. ~Keep on Dreaming~
