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April 5th, Day 5 of the #AtoZChallenge- E is for Easter and for Eggs…

I love Easter!

 I love the bunny, the candy (in moderation of course) and most of all I love the Easter egg hunting! The egg dying is my least favorite part of this holiday. It's fun, but messy. Newspaper, plastic bags and duct tape must be used along with this activity for my family. The newspaper is used to cover just about everything in the vicinity, the plastic bags are to cover my kids with and the duct tape is to cover my mouth, so it will stay shut and not ruin their fun.

Dying the eggs for my six kids (yes that is correct) is a big production. I bet you are already counting in your head how many eggs are used. We use 72 eggs (again, that is correct). A dozen for each kid, hey we only get so many years of this and then their "too old for it". My thirteen year old is swaying on the fence right now. So why not! Have fun! And thank goodness eggs are cheap! (We eat lots of egg salad sandwiches and deviled eggs later)

Being a mommy of six (age 13 down to 3 ½) I have learned to be thrifty in life. Every after Easter sale, I am buying half priced egg dying kits, plastic eggs for the next time around. I have at least six unopened packages of egg dye kits in my storage container right now. This year along with an egg dye spinner I purchased two years ago (yep the works and bought it ½ price) we are doing Dudley's Dazzlin' Glitter egg decorating and Easter egg décor faces (sticker faces for your eggs).We dye our eggs the day before and it takes at least an hour.

Now for the plastic eggs (these are used for the hunt). The real eggs are for the Easter bunny to hide and he hides them inside (so we can eat them still, duh!). We have at least 200 eggs, give or take a few. Have to have plenty for six remember! Each egg is filled with something.

Our fillers this year:

Jellybeans, 4 per egg

Cheapie party/piñate filler (bouncy ball, water balloon, beadie necklace,little compass, rabbit eraser… ) 1

Jolly rancher 1

Salt water taffy 1

We fill  each and every one! Then…there are the ten super deluxe, the big find of the day eggs to add to the pile. Those hold either "coupons" for 1 McDonald's blizzard or a dollar. One egg, the golden one, holds five dollars! My oldest (this is why he still participates) has always gotten the golden egg. His younger sister, soon to take the throne, actually gave him a run for his money last year (she turns 12 on Saturday). All stays fair in this love and war, for the little kids are happy with their dollar (each child magically gets one). Later  the 9 year old (boy) makes trades to aquire the other four dollars he is short on. For the younger ones, candy and maybe a little toy are an even trade. For the older sister, a McDonald's coupon is required and some extra peeps. Then the two boys laugh together in triumph and blow it all a few days later at the dollar store. Pringles and slinkys, go figure!

I love this holiday so much that about four years ago; I made personal baskets for each child (even the 6th who was still cooking then) to collect their eggs in.  The eggs are hidden by Mom and Dad in the morning and there is "No peeking!"

Every year we also participate in our Church's Easter egg hunt (this Saturday!) and twelve filled plastic eggs are brought with each child. My kids love this because its practice for them. If they could they would be at the school track doing laps to "condition" themselves before hand. Well, at least the older ones. My 3 and 4 year old get off easy, smaller area to cover.

So there you have it! E is for Easter and E is for eggs. Thank you for stopping by and reading my share of The Duling Family Easter event!

 

A.D.

Tagged: A to Z Challenge, bunny, E, easter, egg dying, egg hunting, eggs

April 4th- A.D.'s FAV 5 of the #AtoZChallenge !

Today is Wednesday. Day four of the A to Z Challenge and my Ghost Hunters /American Idol night. I love DVR! Today is also my 4th share of my Fav 5 on this wonderful challenge roll that continues to grow! With the # up to 1,926 today, finding 5 within  is no easy task. They are all so wonderful!

Notice:  Numbers for the blogs do change daily. So if you enjoyed today's post on there, do follow their blog, so you can find them easier tomorrow.

My five for today:

1. # 1825 Fur will fly-http://www.furwillfly.blogspot.com/ Do you like cameras? Come see the many pretty ones, there are lego ones and kitty ones…

2. #1712 finding Our Family- http://jakeandterriadopt.blogspot.com/- Jake and Teri talk about C is for circus today. I also like their blog, they talk about adoption and their quest in the adoption world. I also like Teri's 30 days of  thankful…

3, #1562 Mormon Mommy Writers- http://www.mormonmommywriters.blogspot.com/- I liked this blog for two reasons, one I'm an author and two I am a mormon :0) Come read the thoughts of some wonderful mormon mommies!

4. # 449 Autism and Other Child Developmental Disorders- http://bit.ly/H8Ct3P-   Autism is not a handicap and this wonderful post gives proof of that. Autism Awareness has grown big as more people share and learn about it.  Autism has made the screen on Fox's series Touch and inspiration behind many books on Amazon. I am almost finished reading Nicole Storey's book Grimsley Hollow- The Chosen one and the main character is autistic. Its a wonderful Children's /YA book that brings awareness to the young generation that "being Autistic does not mean stupid" Come at meet this author and learn more about her and this wonderful book- http://bit.ly/ylUVzF 

5. # Here's the Story- http://dawnmalone.blogspot.com/ - D is for Dog Town- Dawn talks about how she loves dogs and the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab in Utah.

So there you go, todays Fav 5! If you would like to share a blog (even your own) , post a comment and thanks for dropping by!

 

 

 

 

A.D.

P.S. It seems my 3 year old felt our turtle "Mr. Nibbles" needed some toys too. I love you Sawyer…my little "Monster"!

 

 

 

Tagged: A.D.'s fav 5, adoption, autism, autism awareness, cameras, dogs, LDS, mormon, mormon mommies, Nicole Storey, thankful

Day 4, Letter D of the A to Z Challenge-Dr. Seuss' The Lorax and NEA's Read across America

Dr. Seuss…I grew up with him, well… in the reading of his books sense. I loved Green Eggs and Ham. I loved it Sam I am…

Now there is The Lorax… did not read that one, at least I can't recall. Gonna have to thought, but probably after I have watched the movie (yep, haven't seen this one yet, I know … stupid! It looks pretty good!) So with another Dr. Seuss inspired movie, the fourth in fact. Remember The Grinch. That funny Jim Carey… and don't forget there was also Horton Hears a Who…loved it! Then my favorite… The Cat in the Hat (Love you Michael Meyers! The Shrek & Wayne's World guy, not the Psycho!). It's no wonder we're in Dr. Seuss frenzy! Google him and you'll see…

So with a lot of Dr. Seuss going around why not talk about the guy…after all he was inspiring, clever and a great rhymer! But not to take you away from all the other wonderful bloggers of the A to Z Challenge (hence the creation of A.D.' Fav 5)I will talk about him in the form of quick tidbits. Things you may not have known about the guy.

First his name is actually Theodor Seuss Geisel (you probably knew this), but did you know how he came up with Dr. Seuss? No? In 1925, Dartmouth student Geisel was caught drinking gin with some buddy and it was during the Prohibition. So as a punishment he had to leave his position as Editor-in –Chief at a student magazine. So he published under different names…one of which was Dr. Seuss!

Later when he published children's books, he did so under the names Theo LeSieg and Rosetta Stone (ironic huh! You know the language teaching tool), these names were used on books in which he did no illustrations for.

A second thing… Dr. Seuss's books were more than morality tales for the kiddos; they were also outlets for Dr. Seuss to comment on social issues. The Lorax was about environmental conservation, The Sneetches tackled racism, Horton hears a Who was anti-isolationist, The Butter Battle Book commented on the arms race (six months later was pulled from shelves) and Yertle the Turtle was inspired by Hitler's rise to power.

(Both tidbits above came from the Huffington Post- http://huff.to/H4HGLt )

A third was did you know Dr. Seuss was not a fan of kids. He once said this "You have them and I'll amuse them." His widow Audrey even went so far as to say Seuss was afraid of children. He seemed intimidated really on how to interact with them. Sitting on the floor and hanging out for the Dr. was a bit of a challenge. That's ok Dr. Seuss we still love you…

Fourth bit of unknown info (if you did know, just humor me and mouth a big O for me, will ya! :0) is that the wonderful book Green Eggs and Ham came to be because of a bet! Really…? Really. In 1960, Bennett Cerf, Seuss' editor, bet the Dr. he couldn't write a book using only 50 words. The resulting story was 'Green Eggs and Ham' which uses exactly 50 words.

(3 & 4 info came from The FW- http://bit.ly/AgNnBO , check them out they have more…)

My fifth and last tidbit (went to five in light of my A.D.'s Fav 5 for the challenge) is did you know that Teddy Roosevelt left Dr. Seuss with a permanent case of stage fright? He did! Apparently when he was fourteen and in the Boy Scouts (my boy is one!) he was among ten boys to be honored with a personal award for his efforts from President Roosevelt to be handed out by Teddy himself. Well when poor o'l Theodor walked up, they were short a medal. So Mr. Teddy Roosevelt says in a gruff, "What's this little boy doing here?" Well poor Theodore was whisked off the stage by a flustered Scoutmaster and Theodore was humiliated! Poor guy…after that public appearances were a challenge for the author.

(5th tidbit, courtesy of History.com- http://bit.ly/zBNVG2 )

So now you know a little more and knowing is half the power! (Go G.I. Joe!) Sorry had to…  The Lorax is still in theatres… click here to watch the preview http://www.theloraxmovie.com/index.php#/splash

Now on to a little about NEA.org and their Read across America…

"NEA's Read Across America captured the media spotlight with a Seussational national kickoff in New York with NEA President Dennis Van Roekel and Lorax stars Danny DeVito and Zac Efron, and attention-getting Read Across America events around the country, including the Read Across America reading tour driven by Mazda."

Dr. Seuss through his book The Lorax and now the movie teaches kids and their parents too, about the environment. NEA President Roekel said this… "The Lorax' is not only entertaining to read, but it also highlights the importance of protecting our air, land and water. Our students deserve to learn in a safe, healthy environment."

Click on the link http://www.nea.org/grants/886.htm  to read more about this wonderful sensation and watch some neat videos as the stars read for the trees by reading to you The Lorax.

Happy Reading and Happy watching The Lorax,

A.D.

P.S. Watch out for my Fav 5 for today!!

Tagged: A to Z Challenge, cat in the hat, Dr. Seuss, Horton hears a who, The Lorax, things about Dr. Seuss

A.D.'s Fav 5 for the #AtoZChallenge! Day #3 Letter C!

Just finished vacumning my entire house and now to seach and discover five wonderful blogs on the A to Z Challenge roll…."How do you pick them A.D. ?" you ask. Well it takes a bit of hard thinking, some calculating, precision and I am completely lying to you:0) I scroll down and pick. I admit, clever titles catch my eye quickly, but all have a fair chance. It's Wednseday and my neice Juliann's birthday (she's 18 now! Sob, sob!) So I think I will pick five based on her wonderul personality and her intrests.

So  for today this is officially Juliann's FAV 5:

1. #153 Maple Grove Cemetary- http://maplegrovecemetery.blogspot.com/   - why you say? CLOWNS yes we know they are realistically harmless, unless holding a gun, but we all at least know about "IT" by Stephen King and need I say more. I think Juliann would agree… (There is a clown in the roll that isn't scary, but it's funny! Hint: Twilight)

2. #209 Haiku Corner- http://www.haiku-corner.blogspot.com/ -Juliann has a creative mind and I know a poet by heart. All poets love Haiku's and being about Spring makes it even better! After all April envokes Spring and this is Juliann's B-day month. I however am not a poet, look at my blogspot blog http://authoradduling.blogspot.com/  look to the left, you'll see, its bad!

3. #361 2 Left Feet- http://danceemporium.blogspot.com/- I know Juliann is a natural dancer, the girl had grace at 5! She liked to dance and I know she still does! So wanna learn about connecting with your partner? This is the blog for you. I have evil plans one day to enroll my dear hubby and I in ballroom dancing, SHHH!

4. #1746 It Takes A Woman- http://www.ittakesawoman.co.uk/blog/ - I know Juliann has practiced in the kitchen and I am sure she is now a wonderful baker; her momma is. Found this blog and a yummy post along with it. There is a recipie book listed there for mom and daughter…

5. #1585 Growing up Victoria- http://growingupvictoria.blogspot.com/2012/04/my-brother.html  – I picked this one because it is about B is for Brother! Juliann can definitaly relate to this, she has two. Plus this blog is ran by a 12 year old girl named…can you guess… go Victoria! Do not miss the link at the bottom of her post where you can go visit her mother's blog-Coffee in the Garden

Well! there you have it! April 3rd's Juliann's Fav 5!

Happy blogging and Happy Birthday Juliann!

A.D.

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Tagged: A.D.'s fav 5, AtoZChallenge, blogging, brothers, clowns, connection, cookies, dance partner info, dancing, great blogs, haiku, recipie book, Twilight

A to Z Challenge, Day 3, Letter C- C is for Couponing…A Little of What I Have Learned…

 Day 3- Letter C- Couponing!

I find when saying this word about half get excited and the other half roll their eyes at you. Why is this? I believe its misinformed opinions for the eye rollers and the "I get it" for the happy folks. Couponing can become an obsession and a regret, so I can understand the eye rolling, but it can become an asset to your spending life, if used wisely.

Coupons were made for two reasons, for their creators to get your business and for the buyers to save. If we do use them wisely, coupons can help us get things for almost nothing or at least a little less.

I have just recently finished getting "educated" about couponing from a wonderful friend who was kind to give her time and her know how to others. I learned a lot and did get excited. Since this is the A to Z Challenge and many are visiting mine among the many others, I want to keep this short, but still informative.

So here goes…

http://hip2save.com/-  this site can be your friend, she'll tell you where the deals are and how to get them. (Where to find the coupons and does the math for you too)

If you love Walgreens – http://www.iheartwags.com/– This site will tell you the weekly specials at Walgreens. Pay attention to their register rewards sales (their white boxes); it will also tell you if there is a manufacturer coupon that can be used with it. Register rewards then can be used on your next trip there. So you are saving!  Remember to pay attention to Manufacturer coupons that could be used with their on sale items as well (they take them with their own coupons too!)

If you're a CVS shopper, there's a blog for that one too! http://www.iheartcvs.com/ -you get rewards there too, but you do use a CVS card (free, just fill out form at register)

Don't be afraid to use coupons. You can get them from the Sunday paper, Red Plum and there are coupons that you can print off from online.  50cents is saving 50 cents and a dollar is even better! Saving is always worth the effort and couponing is worth it.

Buying things on sale saves you in the long run as well. If your box of toothpaste is on sale for $1 and its normally $2.50, well you do the math. You save $1.50! So buy it! And don't just buy one tube, buy two or even four and there you go! You then just saved (look away as I count on my fingers) $6.00! And now you're stocked up for a few months!

So here's a little bit of my "couponing" help and if you have advice to share, please post it!

Happy Savings,

A.D.

P.S. A very Happy Birthday to my neice Juliann!!!

Tagged: coupon clipping, coupon tips, coupons, CVS, hip2save, iheartcvs, iheartwags, save money, tips, walgreens

A.D.'s Fav 5 for April 2nd The A to Z challenge…a little late…

Sorry guys for being late on posting my Fav 5 today, had an unexpected appt to go to, but am back now! So here are my Fav 5 for today Apri 2nd, day 2 of The A to Z Challenge….(a drum roll please!)

1. #518 Diary of a Writer in Progress- http://www.diaryofawriterinprogress.blogspot.com/ (my appreciation for her wonderful comment and because of this) Who doesn't love movie recommends, ecpecially on movies some of us wouldn't have given a secondglance at. Borderland–very interesting, gonna have to rent that one.

2. #642 Today I think… – http://todayithink.wordpress.com/  This one has a great book review on Best Friends Forever by: Jennifer Weiner , plus cute kitties!

3. #1867 Lifles Trifles-  http://trifleslifles.blogspot.com/   Love it! B is for Boobs on this one…which mine are tiny:0) Funny! I had to tweet this one!

ADD— B is for Bra too! TotalyTawn's comments on this…http://bit.ly/HKyFdM –lovin it!

4. #1542 Rebels of the 512-Laura Robert's Blog ( Pirates vs. Ninjas)- http://rebelsofthe512.com/  I learned about a weapon that I wouldn't dare think to touch!

5. #157 Melissa Sugar's Have You Heard? – http://fictiontoolbox.blogspot.com/- Ever wrestle a bear? Melissa here will tell you all about it and give you reasons why you shouldn't (yeah like I would!) Wonderful law reasons too…

Well, there ya go! My fav 5 for today…loving the topics and having tons of fun doing this. If you would like your blog  up for consideration (there are after all 1888 blogs on the list now and I think it's stil growing!?) leave a comment with your # and I'll give it a look…thank you!

Happy Blogging and Happy Reading!

A.D.

Tagged: A to Z Challenge, A.D.'s fav 5, bear wrestling, blogging, boobs, Book review, leathal weapons education, movie reccomends

A to Z Challenge- Day 2- Letter B- A share on Lady Gaga's Born This Way Organization

When anyone says these two words- LADY GAGA- reaction comes. For some it is a good reaction and others it's a bad one. The good is because we love her songs or her style, her character and her determination. The bad reaction is simply because we didn't get her or never tried too. Today I am actually not going to talk solely about Lady Gaga, but I will on day 12 (letter L) on her interview with Oprah.

Today I want to talk about Ms. Gaga's organization called The BORN THIS WAY ORGANIZATION (BTWF).

On February 29th, Lady Gaga and her mother Cynthia Germanotta, officially announced their Born This Way Foundation to a crowd of policy makers at Harvard University. This will be a non-profit charitable organization that brings awareness to school bullying. Having been bullied in her own youth, Lady Gaga is no stranger to it. I'm sure ridicule still comes her way today, but it also comes to a much stronger armor now.

BTWF will address issues in self-confidence, anti-bulling, mentoring and career development through research. It will also focus on education and advocacy. The organizations' goal is to create an environment where kids can safely express their individuality and be provided with the skills needed to do so. Promoting civic engagement and the resources/opportunities needed to implement solutions, online or in person. The organization will focus on digital mobilization to create a positive change for the youth. Lead them into a braver society where each individual is accepted and loved as they should be, as they were born that way.

The wonderful Lady Gaga made her own personal donation of $1.2 million dollars towards the foundation and has received donations from others such as Barney's NY and the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur foundation.

Lady Gaga even has a bus called the Born Brave Bus, which will travel the country to serve as a place where kids can go to connect and learn about civic engagement opportunities. Onsite mentors will also accompany Lady Gaga on her next North American concert tour to provide additional resources and a safe place to meet.

I myself have been the victim of bullying. Someone once said "I don't think there is anyone who has never been bullied." All have been victims of this brutal, spiteful plague; even if just for a minute, for an hour, a day or a long year and sadly for many, a time that feels like forever. I have to admire Lady Gaga for what she is doing and without a doubt; I know this organization will change the world's perspective on bullying as Lady Gaga herself has changed many perspectives already.  This lady may stand out in the eccentric way, but a stand out she is and I have a funny feeling this stand out will never go ignored.

We are told we live in a busy world and have been labeled a "me" society. Well, I must disagree. Not all of us are "too busy" and not all of us are "me" people. Our problem today, is somehow some of us forgot how great we are as individuals. They somehow started to believe individuality was for losers and standing out was not normal. Lady Gaga has reminded us that being normal is overrated. She did not always stand out, at least not in the ways she does today. The lady did not always dress in meat or bubbles. She was just a gal like you and me.

I am amazed at why such a beautiful girl with such a beautiful spirit could have been bullied, yet she was. So why does bullying happen? And who decides on who its dished to? Well folks, it happens to everyone and hopefully with Lady Gaga's Born this Way Foundation, we will be more aware and become brave in standing up against it. Why? Well because that's what we're supposed to do. We were born to be brave. We were born to be individual and we were born to stand out. Remember normal is overrated, individuality is the new pink. Let's all strive to stand out in a good way and strive to stand up for each other.

After all… we were Born That Way.

My humblest thanks and gratitude to Lady Gaga, her supporters and their newly formed BORN THIS WAY ORGANIZATION…

A.D.

P.S. If you would like to learn more about this wonderful organization (as if you didn't already know about! Ha ha…I'm so silly) click the link to go to the website. http://bit.ly/GXQoLq There is even a poster contest going on!

Tagged: A to Z challenge topics, Born this way, Born This Way Foundation, BTWF, bullying, individual, inspiration, Lady Gaga

A.D.'s Fav 5 for the A to Z Challenge- Daily

It's fun to paricipate in the A to Z Challenge and exciting to see the various of clever ideas on how to participate. Here are a few of my favs from the bottom. (I am #845, so I understand for us bottom dwellers) Click on one or two or all five and give some of us a visit, we're lost in a long, long list, but a wonderfully long one indeed! I am thinking of doing this daily, to help you jump to interesting sites on the blog hop in a more convinient way! I will do five at a time, and will try to hop around alot…even at the top b/c we love those folks too!

Today's Fav 5:

#853 Art of a Hidden Heart- http://abscondituscreations.blogspot.co.nz/  -pretty art

#968 Stuff that Matters (or not)- http://dcstultz.blogspot.com/   -Just plain funny!

#1156 Ophelia London- http://bit.ly/H85lyO  – Pretty pic of Audrey Hepburn

#1293 My Little Corner of The World- http://dlwagner.blogspot.com/  –David is a funny guy…check out his A topic

#1526 Mrs Shorties Mind- http://bit.ly/H8Llbg - April is her start and pretty flowers too!

check back tommorrow and see the next Fav 5′s!

A.D.

Look below  for my Letter A topic!

Tagged: A to Z challenge topics, A.D.'s fav 5, blogs, favorites

A to Z Challenge… Day 1, Letter A- Adventure Time on Cartoon Network, Have you heard of it?

Today's the day! ( Well not for me, I did post this March 31st :0)  It's April first and the start of the A to Z challenge! With the letter A to use, my topic for today is about a show that my kids (even my hubby) can't seem to pull themselves away from whenever I call them.

The show is called Adventure Time.

Heard of it? Yes? No? Well for those who have not, allow me to clue you in (you may not like it, but then again you may) on what this show is all about and what keeps the kids tuned in.

These are the facts (thanks to Wikipedia) of Adventure Time and how it came to be:

This American animated television series was created by Pendleton Ward and produced by Federator Studios for Cartoon Network in 2010. It was created based on a short made for Nickelodeon called Random! Cartoons. That had become a viral hit on the internet. So with that good ol' Cartoon Network decided to pick it up for a full-length series that made its preview on March 10, 2010 and officially appeared for their audience on April 5th 2010.

It of course became a success (and I can understand why, keep reading) and FYI it is rated PG for TV. Here's the background of this show; it takes place on a fictional continent called the "Land of Ooo". Which stated on Wikipedia was never "officially" stated in the show. It's supposed to take place in a post- apocalyptic world sometime after a nuclear war called the "Great Mushroom War". According to Ward (the creator) the show takes place "after the bombs have fallen and magic has come back to the world".

Now let me introduce you to the Main characters:

First there is Finn the human (more FYI- voiced by Zack Shada in the pilot short, where is name was "Pen", but then later voiced by Jeremy Shada in the TV Series) is a fourteen year old boy who loves nothing more than going on adventures and saving the day. He wears this white hap, hood, or cap (whatever you want to label it) that he calls his "awesome hat" to (apparently) cover his long wavy blonde beautiful locks for safe keeping. Some more FYI-His hair does get cut in one episode, then grows back, then short again and last ending long again, but only to shoulder length (I have no idea why this was, ask the writers). His demeanor was described being prone to strange exclamations and outbursts.

Then there is Jake the Dog (voiced by John DiMaggio), which to me he is Finn's side kick. But let me tell you his "official" label via our fellow friend Wikipedia– He's Finn's best friend and is twenty- eight years old (does not act like it though). He has magic powers that allows him to stretch and shrink any part of his body to any size (he can get ginormous). He is supposed to be the confidant and mentor to Finn although he tends to give some sketchy advice. Jake has a laid back attitude and loves adventures just like his friend Finn. He will eagerly fight when he is needed alongside Finn.

And now on to the reoccurring characters that help make the show(These are going to be very brief by the way):

 Princess Bonnibel (Bubblegum)- she is a bubblegum/human hybrid of a girl (yes this is really real) and rules Candy Kingdom.

Lady Rainicorn- She is half unicorn and half rainbow aka rainicorn. I do not recall her, so by the description I am thinking she looks like a rainbow unicorn? She can turn objects and people into different colors.

The Ice King- He's the main antagonist of the series and is about 1,000 years old. He frequently steals princess around the world of Ooo to forcefully marry them. Princess Bubblegum is his main target.

Marceline the Vampire Queen- She is a 1,000 year old vampire girl who can play the bass guitar and jams with the guys from time to time. This vampire reveals that Vampires actually suck, but only drink the red color out of things to live on (does this still mean people? I don't know).

 Lumpy Space Princess- (LSP for short) is the princess of Lumpy Space, an alternate dimension. Like all her people, LSP is an extraterrestrial creature who looks like a floating purple cloud with arms and a face. (Will have to see it to believe it, I guess).

Beemo (a.k.a. BMO)- Is a robot created by Finn and Jake that looks like a game console. He can change into household objects, such as a camera, alarm clock and VCR, to name a few. Beemo can transport people into a video game by pressing a button on its face. He speaks English with an eastern Asian accent.

So from just the characters descriptions alone, I don't think I need to tell you that this is quite the cartoon series. The two main characters Finn and Jake go on the strangest adventures mingling with one or more of the reoccurring characters and wow! Strange things transpire! There are no words to describe the creativity behind this show or any specific label that tell you what the shows stories are all about (at least to me), but I can tell you one thing, it is entertaining! I myself can get caught up in a show from time to time (however, I do leave scratching my head over it).

As for my kiddos and their Dad, it is still like pulling teeth to get even one eye to dart a glance in my direction while this show is on.

So for those of you who have not heard of the great show called "Adventure Time" (yeah right) here's your warning label.

Warning: This show can cause lack of chore completion, lack of exercise and possible lack of breathing.

You have been warned.

A.D.

P.S. Remember to click on the pic to the right to check out the other great blogs participating in the challenge!

Tagged: A to Z Challenge, Adventure time, Author, blog, blog roll, blogging, cartoon, Cartoon network, challenge, finn the human, jake the dog, kids fav, princess bubblegum, the ice king

Twitter Follow Friday-Have you heard of this?

I was piddling with my Twitter account, posting some tweets and RTing some others when I discovered this. #followfriday

Yes this is a website and apparently it tells you're ranking on Twitter. I am 510, 600. Yes that is pretty high,but not the worst. I could be number 21,588,090.  So not too shabby for having no idea about this site and still learning about Twitter.  Well upon discovering this, I decided I needed to share this. There are people out there in cyberspace who are very much like me, still learning and still have a whole lot more to learn.  I even had some wonderful people recommend me (I have not a clue on how to do that yet, still learning) As soon as I do learn more about this site and how to use it, I definitely will be posting some wonderful people for others to follow.

If you have not heard about this site (please let me not be the only one) you should go and check it out! See what you're ranking is and learn the ropes. Please share! I need all the help I can get, I am still trying to figure out sites, such as shelfari,Tibber and oh so many more! But…it has been a fun experience for me on building my "platform" and I have met many wonderful people along the way. Advice and guidance is appreciated in this field and I have recieved plenty. Well now it is my turn and this may be little or so last Friday, but if it  helps anyone, then Hooray!

http://www.followfriday.com/followfriday/adduling - this is mine, you are welcome to follow me, I do follow back!

Also please do come back and share any advice or tips. Would be greatly appreciated!

 

Happy Monday!

A.D.