Trivia Anyone?

Are we ready for some

Summertime Trivia?

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Better Homes and Gardens

Magazine asked it's Face-

book fans:

What is your favorite

kind of Summer party?

72%--Backyard BBQ

23%--Drinks around the

fire pit

4%--Picnic in the park

1%--Ice Cream Social

I like all of them BUT

I would say that mine

would be the BBQ.

What about you?

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I may have asked this

in a past post but for

the newer readers.

What is your favorite

summer beverage?

Lemonade

Iced Tea-unsweet, sweet

or flavored

Iced Coffees

Water

Soda

Mine as most of you

know is ---Ice tea WITH

LOTS of ice! :)

For those of you who

prefer a little kick in

your Summer beverage:

Beer

Margaritas

Wine/Spritzers

What is your favorite

Summer beverage?

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Thank YOU so much for

the wonderful comments

on my last post. I really

appreciate your kind

words!

Stay tuned there is

more fun to come!

~Keep on Dreaming~

Chances

What are the chances that two blog buddies

would meet at a minor league baseball game??

I had the pleasure of meeting Mary Ann---of

Calamity Acres at our local minor league

stadium!!!

She and her husband Keith go regularly and

my family planned to go over the memorial

day weeeknd. When we both realized that we

would be at the same game , plans were under

way to meet. We exchanged seat locations and

prayed it wouldn't rain.

Well, it did spit and sprinkle a little little and

boy oh boy was it COLD!!!!!!!!!!!!

we managed to stay for all 10 innings AND the

FIREWORKS , everyone was glad to get in the car.

It was super fun getting to meet Mary Ann, she's

great and we had a lot of fun talking in the small

amount time we had.

Check out her blog she does have some adventures!!!

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This is my 350 post--boy do I talk alot!!!!!

Thanks for listening!!!!

Weird Happenings

A friend of mine sent this to me. Chinese Numerology and Feng Shui for 2011 ************************** This year we will experience four ususual dates-- 1/1/11, 1/11/11, 11/1/11 and 11/11/11. And: Take the last two digits of the year you were born and the age you will be this year--- the total will be 111 for EVERYONE! **************************** October will have 5 Sundays, Mondays and Saturdays. July will have 5 Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. These two events only happen once every 823 yrs. ***************************** DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE OUR FOLLOWERS ARE????? ~Keep on Dreaming~

Who's Counting!

I am so excited---

I only have 6 1/2 days

(not counting the week-

end) left until I begin my

summer vacation!!!!

I am sooooo ready.

~Keep on Dreaming~

Flower Power

**The rose is the best known symbol

of beauty and love.

**The bluebonnet became the

state flower of Texas in 1901.

**A single rose signifies simplicity.

**Tulip bulbs can be used in place

of onions for cooking.

**California is the source for nearly

60% of all USA grown fresh cut

flowers.

**The spice--Saffron comes from a

type of Crocus.

**My favorite flowers for Spring

are Geraniums, Begonias,

Wildflowers, Marigolds-

I have too many more to

list.

What are yours????

~Keep on Dreaming~

Is It Truly Real???

Reality TV is a cultural

phenomenon that is here

to stay and is a fast growing

trend on television.

Depending on what you

read, reality tv is watch

by viewers aged 2 to????

We see so much of it

on tv right now due to

the fact that costs are

inexpensive and they

are easy to use as fillers

if a series is cancelled.

What so you think...

Is it real or is it scripted?

In 2005, 82% of viewers

felt that it was scripted.

Reality TV is rumored to

make up 17% of program-

ming between public and

cable.

Do you remember----

America's Funniest Videos

America's Most Wanted

How about---

Big Brother

Fear Factor

The Real World

America's Got Talent

Today we have---

American Idol

Dancing With...

Amazing Race

Celebrity Apprentice

Survivor

Extreme Home Makeover

and many, many more.

Which ones do you watch???

~Keep on Dreaming~

Something New--At Least to Me

Today on the Nate Berkus Show

(which I love), Nate and desingner

friend were discussing party ideas.

As they were talking, old flatware

came up. To dress up the flatwear,

the designer used the item above to

dip the ends of the flatwear in. As

you can see it is called "Plasti Dip."

I had never heard of this but

according to their website, it has

been around for awhile and used

and a variety of things. It comes in

various of colors and forms.

Check out their website--I just

Googled "Plasti Dip." Could be fun

to use if you have something to

transform and I know that my

fellow bloggers can find

SOMETHING to use this on!!!!

Have fun!!!

OK---I've had it! I have tried

three times to edit this post

to get it singled spaced!!

But Nooooooooooooo, it

keeps DOUBLE spacing it!!!

~Keep on Dreaming~

The Wearing of the Green

Saint Patrick's Day is an annual

feast day celebrating the patron

saint Patrick the day is named for.

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It is celebrated each year on March

17th. This is a national holiday in

Ireland. There are 3.8 million people

there. But EVERYONE is Irish on the

17th. There are 33.7 million residents

in the US that claim Irish ancestry.

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It has become a popular holiday in

the US. People wear green, go to

parades, eat corned beef and cabbage,

Irish Soda Bread and enjoy green beer.

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It is believed that St. Patrick brought

Christianity to the Irish people and

he is believed to "drive the snakes"

out of Ireland also.

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Irish immigrants began observing

St. Patrick's Day in 1737 in Boston.

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The first parade was held in New

York City in 1766.

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Some symbols of St. Patrick's Day.

The leprechaun, shamrocks, pot of

gold and the color green.

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One tradition of the day is to

"pinch" anyone NOT wearing

GREEN on St. Patrick's Day.

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Cities with the top ten parades:

Chicago, Boston, Wash. DC,

NYC, St Louis, Savannah, GA,

San Fransisco, Philadelphia,

Kansas City and Dublin, OH.

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There are nine places in the US

that share the name Dublin.

There are four places in the US

that share the name Shamrock.

North Carolina has a city named

Emerald Isle.

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May the luck of the Irish be

with you this St. Patrick's Day

and don't forget to wear your

GREEN.

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STAY TUNED TO THIS BLOG--

THERE WILL BE SOME GOOD

NEWS REGARDING MR. KEN

SOON!!!

~Keep on Dreaming~

You Deserve a Break Today....

Did you know?????

**McDonald's sell more than

1/3 of all the french fries

sold in restaurants in the

U.S. each year.

**They will buy 54, 000,000

pounds of fresh apples THIS

year. Two years ago they

purchased NONE.

**Nearly one in eight workers

in the U.S. has at some time

worked at a Mc D's.

**Salen in Sweden opened the

FIRST ski-through Mc D's in

the world.

**More than 50,000 students

from all over the world have

graduated with the "Bachelor

of Hamburgerology" degree

from Mc D's "Hamburger

University."

**Since it's founding in 1955,

Mc D's has sold well over

100 billion hamburgers.

~Keep on Dreaming~

Light at the End of the Tunnel

Did you know?.... That

Spring

begins

in

40

days!!!!!

~Keep on Dreaming~

Mother Nature's Fun

We have been "enjoying" a BLIZZARD. Yes, my friends that is what I said. Actually we have been under a "Blizzard Warning" all day and it will continue into tomorrow morning at 6:00 a.m. According to NOAA a Blizzard Warning is when there are "sustained winds or frequent gusts of wind up to 35 miles an hour OR greater. Considerable falling/ blowing snow and reduced visability to less than 1/4 mile for a period of 3 hours or more." We are also under a state of emergency and many of the main highways are closed. Most stores and restaurants closed early and all schools were closed. Schools are closed tomorrow too. I can say that I have never experienced anything like this before. Storms yes, a blizzard no. I guess there IS a first time for everything. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Below you will see pics as our storm developed. The first three were taken around noon. Compare the wagon pics.

The next set of pics were

taken between 3:00 pm

and 4:00 pm.

We are doing fine.

We have groceries and

heat plus power. This

too shall pass.

Right now it is 10 degrees

with a wind chill of -10

degrees. Wind gusts

around 40 miles an

hour!

Please don't forget the

Valentine Card Challenge.

See Sunday's post. I would

appreciate any help.

Thanks!!!!

~Keep on Dreaming!

Did You Know?????

We are going to investigate

Winter Weather Trivia

today.

I'm sure most of

you are asking "WHY?"

Well, because this stuff

is interesting and I am

one of THOSE "Winter

lovers."

**Water spontaneously

freezes at -40 degrees F.

If you were to pour a cup

of water out the window

it would freeze before

hitting the ground.

**A car radiator is NOT

effected by Wind Chill.

But people and animals

are--especially exposed

skin.

**The difference between:

HAIL--A chunk or stone of

ice dropped from a thunder-

storm.

SLEET--Frozen Rain.

FREEZING RAIN--Rain that

freezes to surface--ie: tree

or road.

**TRUE or FALSE??

It must be 32 deg. or colder

to snow.

FALSE--It has snowed before

at 40 deg. due to temps. in the

clouds being below 32 deg.

where the snow is forming.

**One inch of rain is

equal to 10 inches of

snow!!!!! When melted.

**It CAN snow from

clear skies due to ice

crystals falling from

clear skies when temps.

are in the single digits.

**One inch of ICE is

more dangerous to

trees and power lines

one inch of wet snow.

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Now see that wasn't so

bad was it? Betcha you

learned at least ONE

thing. I know I did.

Now you have party

chatter that you can use

at the next party--when/if

things get dull. :)

~Keep on Dreaming~

Red and White Yumminess !

One of traditional candies

that we see at Christmas is

the Candy Cane.

Candy canes started their

beginnings by being pure white and in stick form.

It was not until the early

20th century that they

appeared with the red

stripes.

These little yummies are

not only used as holiday

treats but as decorations

too. The use of the candy

canes on trees came to the

US in the 1800's. They

also come in various sizes

and now in different

flavors. Do you put these

on your tree? Ours go in our stockings.

Many people have given

religious meaning to the

shape of the candy cane.

Some say that it's shape

is like the letter "J" in

Jesus' name. Some say

it represents a shepherds

crook. Similiar to the Good

Shepherd watching over

us like little lambs.

It is a hard candy, solid

like a "rock" the foundation

of the church.

The flavor is peppermint,

which is similiar to another

member of the mint family-

hyssop. In the Old

testament it was used for

purification and sacrifice,

it alos is said to symbolize

the purity of Jesus and

sacrifice he made.

The colors are said to

represent:

WHITE--purity of Jesus

and his virgin birth.

BOLD RED--God's love.

The three fine stripes--

The HOLY TRINITY

From it's plain beginnings

to it's familiar shape and

traditional color, the candy

cane is a symbol of Christmas

and a reminder of the meaning

of the holiday.

Enjoy the taste of Christmas

this season.

~Keep on Dreaming~

It's Time for a Parade

One of our holiday traditions is

the Macy's Thanksgiving Day

Parade. It is one of my

favorite things about the

holiday.

The 84th Macy's parade is

this Thursday beginning at

9 am on NBC.

Tom Turkey is the lead

act of the parade. But he

does get some help from

his friends.

15 large character balloons.

80-100 trained personnel

it takes to steer the largest

balloons down the parade

route.

65 feet is the average height

in feet of the tallest balloons.

300-500 pounds is the

dead weight of each balloon

character, depending on

it's shape and size.

3 weeks is the amount

of time prior to the parade

that the balloons are unveiled

to Macy's staff.

12 feet is the height of the

caravan of balloons and floats

that parades through the

Lincoln Tunnel on Thanksgiving

Eve. The tunnel is shut down

to other traffic during the hour

and a half it takes to transport

the balloons and floats.

3 years is the time the parade

featured live animals from the

Central Park Zoo. But since

they scared a few, they didn't

make it past 1926.

1945 first TV appearance for

the parade.

1000+ cheerleaders

800 clowns running around

12 marching bands.

But the REAL headliner is

SANTA CLAUS!!!

The Christmas season begins

for me, when I see Santa!!

Ho! Ho! Ho!

~Keep on Dreaming~

Candy, candy, candy

One of my favorite things about this

season is the yummies above. I like

them separate or together. This

would be Brach's Autumn Mix.

The Indian corn is delish and

so are the little pumpkins.

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Now for our candy trivia:

~~If Brach's lined all of the candy

corn and mellowcremes they sell

end to end it would circle the earth

4 times.

~~Brach's is the number one candy

corn maker in the nation.

~~American's consume an estimated

20 million pounds of candy corn

each year.

~~October 30th has been designated

as National Candy Corn Day. Pick up

a bag and celebrate!!!

HAPPY SNACKING!!!!

~Kepp on Dreaming~

THE POWER OF PINK

October is Breast Cancer

Awareness Month.

According to the Kansas

City Star--Sunday's

Edition, the first ribbon

was handed out nearly

20 years ago. Ever since,

the color PINK has stood

for something SPECIAL.

Today we see totes, t's,

mugs, pins, hats, scarves

etc, in the pink.

I think everyone has been

touched by this beast and

I'd like for us to take a

moment to remember those

who have fought the fight,

those who are fighting the

fight and their families who

are helping to fight the fight.

GOOOO PINK!!!!!

~Keep on Dreaming~