just some laughs

The Haha Element 😜😆😂 

I have started...(drumroll please) a joke section for my blog!!! 

I'm enthralled, are you? 

To be more precise I'm labeling this the "The Haha Element!) 

Or should I do: "The Haha Segment?" Let me know in the comments! 

In this section I will be doing riddles, corny jokes, cheesy jokes, beefy jokes, beany jokes, sour creamy jokes (oops, sorry, thought we were going with the nacho thing still;-) 

Anyway, I will be doing all kinds of jokes/other funny things SO if you like laughing read those. (or if you like groaning). 

A recent study shows that children laugh around 300 times a day! That's a lot of laughs. But adults only laugh around a puny seventeen times a day. That is not a lot. It's kinda sad too. 

But enough about that...let the laughter begin! 

Coming Soon

Don't worry! The pictures of my newly rearranged room are coming soon! Life has just been so busy and I'm working on a project right now...

 So, I did reveal my room on Tuesday. And then, I forgot to take pictures so I'm going to have to "ready" it again! 

I'm almost done with the project I'm working on right now so expect some pictures! Maybe. Actually, don't expect pictures but be surprised to see some soon sometime. ;-) 

Anyway...gotta get back to work., it's a beautiful sunny day and WAY to hot, but it's good for my project at least. 

By the way, Saturday is our chore day (extra ones not daily) and so I will be cleaning my room so I think I'll plan to take pictures then. 

Bye! 

 Word of the Day 

The word of the day is...

OPTIMISTIC 

Hopeful and confident about the future.  

Meghan was learning to be optimistic, even when she felt like everything seemed to be                                                      negative

Rearranging my Room!

I've been having a lot of trouble with these blog post titles, guys! I have no idea why, but it's annoying for sure. Okay, though, this doesn't sound fascinating, but it is...at least to me. ;-) 

I rearranged my room. Again. Actually, to be honest, I am in the process of rearranging=major things are moved and stuff is all over, not in the right places. 

If you don't know me, I love rearranging. It gives my bedroom such a great new look and feel and it feels so new, you know? But my bedroom that I got last year (I think?) is not perfect for rearranging. It is shaped like an L (did I already say this in a previous post?) only not quite like the shape or look of this L. The bathroom is right next to my room, but doesn't go all the way to the back of the house, leaving a pretty small gap between the outside wall and the outer bathroom wall. SO, my bedroom (which is about the size of a horse stall, literally, the measurements that online says.) So my room has that cute little "nook", that is a blessing and a curse. 

'Cause first of all, I LOVE that nook! And second of all, it makes my rearranging options a little limited. 

But no room layout can keep this girl down, folks. I constructed a majorly awesome plan and put into place.  

The furniture I have is: a Captain's bed, dresser (that I dislike), small desk, and a nightstand that I got for my birthday a while ago. 

My Captain's bed is great! I love it, it's got nice- okay, not exactly nice-storage. 

Here's the plan: my sister who's been wanting a desk forever, borrows my desk. I, who have been wanting my mattress on the floor but can't because then I'd have to sell my bedframe and I like going back to my bed sometimes etc etc...okay let me restart, now that you know the backstory, lol. 

Here's the plan: my sister gets the desk in her room temporarily, my bed frame moves into the nook but my mattress stays where it is. My everything else stays as well. I turned my bed frame into this kinda like "couch" with a thin mattress pad, rolled up blankets, and an extra pillow. Guys, throw pillows are way too expensive. Then I put a bin of my desk stuff and books in the corner of the bed frame and it looks great. So it's like a little study/reading nook! 

That's the plan. And...when it's all done there will be pictures! Oh, and one last little surprise...actually, I'll let you guess. Those who have seen this bedroom since 2012  you can guess what the change is when you see the pics. 

Thanks for bearing with me through this possibly boring, and quite obviously long post. Be back with pictures hopefully later today, maybe tomorrow. 

 EASY PEANUT BUTTER CUPS

Guys, seriously, these are super duper easy to make. I'm not kidding. And not only are they incredibly tasty, they are perfect bite sized treats, and great snacks for on the road. 

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All you need is 

4 Cups Chocolate Chips (I used semisweet) 

1 Cup Creamy Peanut Butter

3/4 Powdered Sugar

1/2 Tsp. Vanilla Extract

Flaked Sea Salt (for garnish) 

I know, right?!?! So easy! 

All you have to do is

Prepare a mini muffin tin with paper liners. 

Melt chocolate* in a microwave safe bowl, make sure not to burn it! 

Using a metal teaspoon pour a teaspoon of melted chocolate into the bottom of the                 liners and partly spread up the sides of the liner. 

After all the tins are filled with the bottom layer of chocolate prepare your peanut butter             layer!

In a hand or stand mixer mix the cup of peanut butter with your powdered sugar. When                that is thoroughly incorporated add in the vanilla extract! 

Scoop some of the peanut butter filling into the paper liners so the paper liner is mostly             full. 

Then top the peanut butter with the remaining chocolate, sprinkle with the salt and stick         the muffin tin into the fridge to set completely! 

And there it is! Homemade peanut butter cups! 

Notes: 

*melting chocolate: if your chocolate seizes put it on a double boiler and set a small pot of water on to boil. Once the pot of water boils, add a teaspoon to the bowl of chocolate and mix with a spatula. Keep adding a teaspoon at a time till the chocolate is a good consistency! 

Top Ten Fun + Easy Boredom Busters!  

From the book 101 Kids Activities that are the Bestest, Funnest Ever! By Rachel Miller and Holly Homer, here's the link for the book so you can make all these insanely awesome things!

There are 4 sections in this book. I will be taking my favorite top ten from each section. This post is about the BOREDOM BUSTERS section. Not only have I taken my favorites (and I am an excellent judge of these things ;) these are also EASY (or at least mostly, ha!) So, without any further ado...wait, I actually have a little more ado. I totally and completely recommend this book! All righty! LET"S GO! Oh, and there was a tie for number nine. 

Top 10 Boredom Busters

1. Dry Erase Doodles-quick, easy and inexpensive to make, easy to make, and so, so fun! 

2. Sensory Bag Collection-great for long trips, stress reliever, and entertainment etc. For older kids help them design their own!

3. Baggie Maze-not only is this problem solving, it is fun! This is very easy to put in a bag for taking anywhere and everywhere.

4. Stuffed Animal Marionette-fun for everybody! Have the kids put on a show with all their stuffed animal marionettes.

5. Marshmallow Launcher-great party idea and game for your more "hard to please players". For a challenge, make a target to shoot at!

6. Sticky Note Pom pom Maze-so fun and easy to set up and take down!

7. Ping Pong Ball Run-great for your older kids! Have them help make or decorate the "run" as well! 

8. Grape Structures-there's so many variations for this entertaining, skill building game (e.g. one correct bible verse recited from memory=one grape and toothpick) and so much more! 

9. DIY Straw Building Set or Bouncing Balloons-Both of these are super cool and engaging for your more patient kids! 

10. Tin Can Drums-easy and quick to make and entertains for a long time. Have them invent other instruments as well! This is a great skill building and amusing game especially for your younger kids. 

So there you have it! Hope you enjoy these and soon I'll be posting the next top ten for the next section... CRAFTS!!!! 

 Flag Cake and Cupcakes

Did I really promise you a picture of the 4th of July dessert that I made? Yes, yes I did. Do I have one? Yes... Will I share it with you? Yes again! So here it is! Can you tell which one is my least favorite? Comment down below using row blank, number blank from the right. 

 GOODBYE 

It is with great regret and sadness, that I tell you (belated as it is) that Spike has died. I've been putting this off for a while (he died last Wednesday night). He most likely died because his goat milk and heavy whipping cream and clover weren't nutritious enough (rabbit milk is incredibly rich) and he wasn't keeping any weight. We buried him under a freshly planted little cherry tree. We miss him a lot, but we're glad he died loved and fed and warm instead of out in the woods alone somewhere. 

 EXCITING kinda

I don't know why I am even doing this. But I have published 30 drafts. Which sounds like a lot, but it's not really. When this is published it will be thirty one. BUT STILL. I am giving myself a giant pat on the back because for me-thirty is good. Thanks for whoever reads my blog, I really appreciate you. THANK YOU! 

 HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!

It's the 4th, folks! Last night, our church had a bonfire/worship/sermon where my dance team and I performed a dance to I thank God by Maverick City Music x Upperoom. We also performed that dance at a wedding anniversary party right before that. So that was really fun! Today, we are going to watch the parade, check out some booths, have a picnic bbq, and have a ton of fun. On Wednesday I had checked the weather (because both of our dances were done outside) and Saturday and Sunday had a high chance of rain and were surrounded by 80% chances of rain on both Friday and Monday. BUT, Saturday was cloudy, but it didn't rain, and Sunday is amazing! It's sunny, warm, and it's going to get so hot outside because there's no clouds in the sky. 

Moving on... Our little Spike is doing quite well. We are a little concerned because he is not keeping his weight so well. If any of you don't know...he usually weighs 0.135 so he's not even half a pound! But lately, he'll drop to.120 then after feeding he'll be anywhere from .135 and .145. So, we added a little more whipping cream so he'll get more weight. Guys, this little bunny is SO GOOD with his bottle! It's awesome! We've been having to take him with us more often because he's not eating every four hours anymore, he's eating every two-ish hours. We like to get him outside for an hour or two every day, and, believe it or not, he has started eating clover. He also eats grass, and a little alfalfa hay. But he loves his clover. 

So, I made a chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream for my parents' anniversary a while back. It was a family recipe. And it was so easy, so delicious, so moist and flavorful that I decided to make it again for the 4th of July picnic bbq. So, I doubled the batch and made 32 cupcakes and an 8x8 of cake. I am going to frost the cupcakes red, white, and blue and arrange them so they look like a flag. I might post a picture of those. BUT, I can't tell you the recipe because it's a secret. 😏😜

Thanks for reading this delightfully boring and only slightly informative, long post (if you did;-) And I just want to apologize for the sporadic posting that I have been doing. Sometimes, it's because of lack of exciting news, sometimes it is because I am busy, and sometimes (if I'm being honest) it's because I don't want to, or feel like it. ANYWAY, thanks again! Enjoy the 4th's festivities!