5 fun facts for friday with a twist

1. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested?
2. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter "A"?
3. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
4. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?
5. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?

Thanks to all who played!
answers are below:
1. Obsession
2. One thousand
3. Their birthplace
4. All invented by women
5. Honey

congrats to Julie who had the most correct answers at 3. :-)

Back Bloggin

It was a lovely (busy) break.

I flew to Florida to drive my mom back here for the summer.

Picked up some kick a$$ fireworks in PA.

Graduated Ryan child #2 from highschool.

Threw a wicked graduation party.

Had a funtastic time with family and friends.

Picked 20 pounds of strawberries.

Made umpteen jars of freezer jam.

(ok well mom made umpteen jars of freezer jam)

Got Ryan child #2 registered for college.

and am now heading to the river for a week of R&R.

(hope to post while at the river)

A bloggin break

Dear Blogger Friends,
I am taking a wee bit of a bloggin break. Too much goin on these days (all good) and I could use a short hiatus. I'll still be checking in on all my bloggin buddies and I'll be back bloggin in a couple of weeks! Hope you are enjoying summer so far, it has been gorgeous here in upstate NY!

take care,

Lisa

5 fun facts for friday

1. One plain milk chocolate candy bar has more protein than a banana.

2. On average women say 7,000 words per day. Men manage just over 2000.

3. Mosquitos dislike citronella because it irritates their feet.

4. The chemical n-acetyl-cysteine found in raw eggs is proven to help hangovers.

5. By age sixty, most people have lost half of their taste buds.

Senior Daze for David

Senior ball, camping trip with friends, crew banquet, varsity letters awarded, finals, graduation parties.

A time for David to shine and have fun!

A time for me to be happy and sad simultaneously.

A few pictures to share of he and Kate the night of Senior Ball.

Peace

Words to live by from Mother Teresa.

"If you judge people, you have no time to love them."
"If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other."
"Peace begins with a smile."

The manic monday word for today is"Peace".
I imagined how people would spell "peace" based on their actions or reactions to those around them.
There is much done in this world in the name of "Peace"
How do you spell Peace?

Pain
Evil
Anger
Control
Ego

Politics
Endanger
Animosity
Chaos
Enmity

Passive
Enduring
Apathy
Clueless
Eyeless

Persuasive
Energy
Action
Caring
Empowerment

Protection
Empathy
Agreement
Cooperation
Equality

To see other Manic Monday posts visit Mo at It's a Blog Eat Blog World

It's mind bender Friday

answers have been posted at the end of the page.

1. Say the colors the words are written in :

RED YELLOW BLUE

BLUE YELLOW BLACK

RED RED BLUE

GREEN BLUE WHITE

RED YELLOW BLUE

Not so easy is it?

2. How many times can you subtract 2 from 21?

3. What meaning do the following letters have?

G G E

G E G

E G G

4. In the olden days, a man rode into town on his horse. He arrived on Monday, spent six days in town and left on Friday. How is that possible?

5. What is the meaning behind this group of letters?
o_ er_ t_ o_