Uuuugggghhh!

- too much cake!


Ok- I feel kinda nasty. We celebrated June birthdays at work today and so there was cake and pie and all kinds of goodies. I decided to have a piece of lemon cake with raspberry filling and white chocolate icing. Mmmm mmmm good. Well it was some seriously dense cake and very rich. I couldn't even finish my slice that was the smallest one set out! But now I feel blah. Too much cake. No muy bueno.

But since we are talking about cake, I decided to re-link cake mania for those of you who didn't get a chance to play. It is so fun. So if you have played this already either enjoy it again or just smile over your fond memories of playing this incredible game. Click here to play cake mania. I'm not going to play right now. The thought of even looking at a cake, real or not, is making me nauseous.

Bongos!

Drumming is fun- I'm not any good at it but I can appreciate talent when I hear it:) So I found this game called Bonobo's Bongos. 2 chimps are hanging in the forest- the one on the left playes a rhythm and then you control the monkey on the right to copy the first monkey. Get it? You can either point and click on the bongo to play them or use the arrow keys, I prefer the arrow key method. They start out with some pretty easy rhythms but get complicated fast. Enjoy!
Click here to play game

PS- a pop up will appear when you first click- just x out of it.

Amazing!

Ok- so I love to dance. All kinds pretty much. I did ballet for years and I love swing. I only know a little salsa- but I like it. Lately I've been watching Dancing with the Stars- ooohh so good! I love watching people dance- especially that stuff because there are so many rules and guidelines to follow those styles, its cool. An even better dancing show- I hope it comes back is So You Think You Can Dance. That one they take all kinds of professional dancers in their field and see who is the best all around dancer. So everyone is phenomenal!

Well Cat sent me this amzing video the other day of this couple Salsa dancing. What is so amazing about it is that they are really good and the guy only has 1 leg! Check it out!

Mother's day

Mother's day is almost here so make sure you do something nice for your mom. This is a picture of me and my mom from my wedding. My mom is great so I wanted to get her something for Mother's day to show how much I appreciate her. So I did this weekend when I was on vacation:) I remember one Mother's day, I didn't have any money or my dad couldn't take me out or something (too young to drive) so I didn't have a present for her and I felt really bad. So I went out in the yard and picked some of those really long stems that come out of grass if it hasn't been mowed in awhile- you know what I mean? Anyway, I took those and lome petals from a hibiscus flower and made a bracelet and necklace with them. They were lame and cheesey and I felt really bad that that was all I had to give her but my mom made me feel like they were really special and wore them that day and then hung the necklace off of this big decorative hat that hung over her bed for what felt like years. It dried like flowers do and she still kept it- I have a great mom. Anyway here are some pictures of some other moms. Let me know what you think of these pics or tell me about your mom in the comments!

think about it

So I love think it out type games. I love solving the crime or having mental challenges, figuring out the secret- stuff you really have to think and investigate and connect the facts together. Who dunnit type stuff, I love it! That is probably why my favorite show is CSI (the original). Puzzles just interest me. But not the jigsaw kind and I'm not really big into Sudoku. I like to have questions that need answers. I also enjoy cryptograms. You are probably thinking, what is a cryptogram- well I'll tell you. It is a message in which all the letters have been substituted for other letters. For example, "I am the walrus" in cryptogram form might look like this "T js kew pjvgho" where each letter represents a different letter. They are fun to figure out and the letters are different each time, T doesn't always = I, it just depends on whatever the person who wrote it decides to substitute. Make sense? You could set up your own cryptogram with your friends and no one would be able to read what you wrote, unless they had your cipher (your letter chart that explains the subsitutions)or they like to solve cryptograms and knew some of the tricks for figuring them out.

Anyway- I just did this you solve it type game yesterday and it was really fun. My time was 14:22 as in it took me 14 minutes and 22 seconds to solve. It is called Escape the Car. Basically you are stuck in a car and you have to look at everything, find stuff and then use your items collected and your wits to escape the car. See if you can figure it out! Click here to play Let me know what you think about the game and how you did!

The Five Finger Prayer

I got this cool email from a friend. Over the next week you should give this 5 Finger Prayer a try! Who knows, maybe you will develop a great prayer habit:)

The Five Finger Prayer
1. Your thumb is nearest you. So begin your prayers by praying for those closest to you. They are the easiest to remember. To pray for our loved ones is, as C. S. Lewis once said, a "sweet duty."

2. The next finger is the pointing finger. Pray for those who teach, instruct and heal. This includes teachers, doctors, and ministers. They need support and wisdom in pointing others in the right direction. Keep them in your prayers.

3. The next finger is the tallest finger. It reminds us of our leaders. Pray for the president, leaders in business and industry, and administrators. These people shape our nation and guide public opinion. They need God's guidance.

4. The fourth finger is our ring finger. Surprising to many is the fact that this is our weakest finger, as any piano teacher will testify. It should remind us to pray for those who are weak, in trouble or in pain. They need your prayers day and night. You cannot pray too much for them.

5. And lastly comes our little finger - the smallest finger of all which is where we should place ourselves in relation to God and others. As the Bible says, "The least shall be the greatest among you." Your pinkie should remind you to pray for yourself. By the time you have prayed for the other four groups, your own needs will be put into proper perspective and you will be able to pray for yourself more effectively

Another cool dog

I had a video of a cool dog up here before but this one is pretty neat too:) I wish I could surf as well as he does!!!