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~
