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Thursday, June 06, 2002 ( 5:14 PM ) MB The Activity Cupboard has craft ideas for kids. It also offers science experiments, themed crafts (seasonal and holiday), snack ideas, homemade games, and gift crafts. Permalink Tuesday, June 04, 2002 ( 1:00 AM ) MB I took a quiz to find out which Star Wars character I am. It told me I was Anakin Skywalker. The comment with it said, "Don't worry, you'll grow." Into what? Darth Vader??? Now I'm really depressed. Permalink Monday, June 03, 2002 ( 8:47 PM ) MB For thoses that are really clueless in the kitchen, how to make toast. Permalink ( 8:42 PM ) MB Instructions on how to make your own chopsticks. This page also suggests that kids use them to pick up around the house. If it would get my sons to pick up all those stray Lego pieces...ok, highly unlikely, but I can dream. The same site also offers some recipes for kids to make. (Many of them are from The Kids' Multicultural Cookbook by Deanna Cook.) Permalink ( 8:21 PM ) MB From an email: Some Southerners are pretty skeptical of horoscopes, and it has become obvious that what they need are "Southern" symbols: OKRA (Dec 22 - Jan 20) Although you appear crude, you are actually very slick on the inside. Okras have tremendous influence. An older Okra can look back over his life and see the seeds of his influence everywhere. Stay away from Moon Pies. CHITLIN (Jan 21 - Feb 19) Chitlins come from humble backgrounds. A chitlin, however, can make something of himself if he's motivated and has lots of seasoning. In dealing with Chitlins, be careful. They can erupt like Vesuvius. Chitlins are best with Catfish and Okra. BOLL WEEVIL (Feb 20 - Mar 20) You have an overwhelming curiosity. You're unsatisfied with the surface of things, and you feel the need to bore deep into the interior of everything. Needless to say, you are very intense and driven as if you had some inner hunger. Nobody in their right mind is going to marry you, so don't worry about it. MOON PIE (Mar 21 - Apr 20) You're the type that spends a lot of time on the front porch. It's a cinch to recognize the physical appearance of MoonPies.Big and round are the key words here. You should marry anybody who you can get remotely interested in the idea. It's not going to be easy. This might be the year to think about aerobics. Or - maybe not. POSSUM (Apr 21 - May 21) When confronted with life's difficulties, possums have a marked tendency to withdraw and develop a don't-bother-me-about-it attitude. Sometimes you become so withdrawn, people actually think you're dead. This strategy is probably not psychologically healthy, but seems to work for you. One day, however, it won't work and you may find your problems actually running you over. CRAWFISH (May 22 - June 21) Crawfish is a water sign. If you work in an office, you're always hanging around the water cooler. Crawfish prefer the beach to the mountains, the pool to the golf course, the bathtub to the living room. You tend to be not particularly attractive physically, but you have very, very good heads. COLLARDS (June 22 - July 23) Collards have a genius for communication. They love to get in the "melting pot" of life and share their essence with the essence of those round them. Collards make good social workers, psychologists, and baseball managers. As far as your personal life goes, if you are Collards, stay away from Moon Pies. It just won't work. Save yourself a lot of heartache. CATFISH (July 24 - Aug 23) Catfish are traditionalists in matters of the heart, although one whisker may cause problems for loved ones. You catfish are never easy people to understand. You prefer the muddy bottoms to the clear surface of life. Above all else, Catfish should stay away from Moon Pies. GRITS (Aug 24 - Sept 23) Your highest aim is to be with others like yourself. You like to huddle together with a big crowd of other Grits. You love to travel though, so maybe you should think about joining a club. Where do you like to go? Anywhere they have cheese or gravy or bacon or butter or eggs. If you can go somewhere where they have all these things that serves you well. BOILED PEANUTS (Sept 24 - Oct 23) You have a passionate desire to help your fellow man. Unfortunately, those who know you best - your friends and loved ones - may find that your personality is much too salty, and their criticism will probably affect you deeply because you are really much softer than you appear. You should go right ahead and marry anybody you want to because in a certain way, yours is a charmed life. On the road of life, you can be sure that people will always pull over and stop for you. BUTTER BEAN (Oct 24 - Nov 22) Always invite a Butter Bean because Butter Beans get along well with everybody. You, as a Butter Bean, should be proud. You've grown on the vine of life and you feel at home no matter what the setting. You can sit next to anybody. However, you, too, shouldn't have anything to do with Moon Pies. ARMADILLO (Nov 23 - Dec 21) You have a tendency to develop a tough exterior, but you are actually quite gentle. A good evening for you? Old friends, a fire, some roots,fruit, worms and insects. You are a throwback. You're not concerned with today's fashions and trends. You're not concerned with anything about today. You're really almost prehistoric in your interests and behavior patterns. You probably want to marry another Armadillo, but Possum is another possibility. Permalink ( 8:09 PM ) MB The kids are out (or almost out) of school for the summer. If you haven't checked out this site before, try the Idea Box for craft ideas, projects, kid-friendly recipes, activities, and games. You might not need it yet, but you know there will be rainy days and later toward the end of summer vacation there will be choruses of "there's nothing to do!". Permalink ( 7:56 PM ) MB I've been trying to find blogs to list in JoeAnt. I'm tired of looking...it seems most I've checked are either non-English (no problem with listing them, I just can't write a description of them), use "inappropriate language", or have other problems with them. I want to fill out this topic, so anyone who knows of a blog that should be listed, feel free to submit it. Just read the guidelines first, please. From the index page go to Computers / Internet / Weblogs and click on "Suggest a Site". No promises that it will get listed, but it can't hurt to try. Permalink Sunday, June 02, 2002 ( 11:54 PM ) MB I've found a stat tracker that I really like. I use it on my Mom's Kitchen index page. One of the things I like the best about it is that it's invisible. It only tracks hits to the index page but does show where the visitors came from along with their browser type and some other information. One feature that it doesn't have that I would like is showing the dey words used in searches that led to my site. Permalink |
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