The Best Part of Spring

The best part of Spring is seeing nature start to come alive again with vibrant colors and the sounds of animals being active once again that were hibernating during the winter. The trees are starting to bloom and their leaves are turning green. The flowers are starting to grow. It's even nice to see the little weeds that we call Dandelions as well. The squirrels are making their rounds looking for acorns getting their nests ready for following winter. The birds will be making their nests soon for the arrival of their offspring. Isn't nature wonderful? Right now my yard is looking like a jungle, with tall grass and weeds everywhere. That is another good thing about Spring, the growth of grass. We say good-bye to winter and goodbye to everything that was dull and gray. Hello, colors and warmth. Soon Summer will be here before you know it. I wonder how the weather looks where my friend +bhargavi jaladanki  lives in India?

Dandelions

Living the Single and Lonely Life

Lonely

Living the single life can have it's advantages and it can have it's disadvantages as well. It all depends on how the person looks at the circumstances. Some people are quick to jump right back into another relationship right after a breakup has occurred while others tend to wait. For those who wait, how do they know when it's time to start looking again? I know I can only speak for myself but I'm not interested in anyone from the same area I am living in. It seems no one here knows how to treat a woman or they are only wanting one thing. I'm not interested in playing games. I'm too old for that. I feel that I let my emotions get the best of me at times because I am always carrying my heart on my sleeve and this will end up getting me hurt in the long run. I try to act tough and hide my feelings, but they sometimes escape at the wrong times. I feel as though I will always be lonely because deep in my heart I know I can't be with the person that I want to be with. He isn't even aware of my feelings for him and it will stay like that. 

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Image credit from Pixabay- http://pixabay.com/en/eye-moon-birds-trees-eyelashes-447428/

HOMEMADE PEANUT BUTTER AND BANANA DOG TREATS

I normally just go out and just by my dogs, Dog-treats from the stores. But I noticed the last time how sick they had gotten after eaten them. So I wanted to try something different and something that is better for them. So I looked online and I found this recipe and not only did my dogs love this but my Cats did too.


Ingredients:
1 banana, peeled
1 cup Oat-Flour
2/3 cup Rolled oats
1/2 cup Dried-parsley
3 tablespoons Peanut-Butter
1 egg beaten


Directions:

Preheat oven to 300°F. Put the banana in a large bowl and use a spoon or potato masher to mash it thoroughly. Add oat flour, oats, parsley, peanut butter and egg and stir well to combine. Set aside for 5 minutes.


Roll mixture into 24 balls, using about 1 tablespoon dough for each; transfer to a large parchment paper-lined baking sheet as done. Use the back of a spoon or the heel of your hand to press each ball into a (1 1/2- to 2-inch) coin. Bake until firm and deep golden brown on the bottom, 40 to 45 minutes. Set aside to let cool completely.


Storage note: It's best to store these in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Or, freeze them to give to your pal later; just be sure to thaw the treats before handing them out.


These will look like Cookies when they are done. So make sure your Kids and your Parents don't try to eat these. Both my son and my mom ate one without me knowing about it and they both told me that my cookies were nasty. I had to tell them, yeah they are nasty because it's not for humans it's for the dogs. So I had to laugh at them. Too bad I didn't catch them eating it or I would have taken a picture of them doing so.

National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day

Peanut Butter and Jelly

National Peanut butter and jelly day is on April 2 and it celebrates the "PB & J" sandwich. This is one sandwich that many American kids and even adults love to eat. Many kids will not eat anything but "PB & J" sandwiches.
My kids love to eat peanut butter and jelly with grape jelly. I, on the other hand, must have strawberry jam with my peanut butter. There is really no wrong way to make a PB & J sandwich. I have different ways of making the sandwich myself. One way that I make it is by putting peanut butter on one side of the bread and jelly on the other. Sometimes I will mix the peanut butter and jelly together before putting it on the bread. I also will take the crust off the bread befoe eating. My son Alex likes his sandwich cut into fours.
So how will you be celebrating this National Peanut butter and jelly day? I think I'll have myself sandwich.

World Autism Awareness Day

April 2, 2015 is World Autism Awareness Day now going on their 8th year. Everyone is encouraged to wear blue to help bring awareness about autism. Many different organizations around the world will be celebrating with fundraisers and awareness-raising events. 

10 Reasons You Should Light it up Blue on World Autism Awareness Day

1. Over 70 million individuals have autism worldwide and counting.
2. To help us encourage our legislators to get autism reform in all 50 states. 
3. To support autism research.
4. To meet new people from the community.
5. The blue lights look amazing.
6. It's fun to do!
7. To show those in the autism community they're not alone.
8. For people like me.
9. 500,000 individuals with autism will reach adulthood within the next decade.
10. To start a conversation. 

Autism Image courtesy of David Castillo Dominici at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

April Has Begun

It is the beginning of a new month, April is finally here! Hopefully, April will be a better month for everyone and will bring plenty of opportunities as well. 

Today is April 1 which is known as April Fool's Day. This is a day where people can get away with pulling pranks on other people without it having a negative effect. I am staying at home so I will not get a prank pulled on me. Thankfully my son hasn't given it any thought as well. Here is a video with some great pranks:

Be on the lookout for those pranksters unless of course you are the prankster yourself. Just remember to keep it clean. 

Bubblews Received an 'F' Rating

While on Facebook earlier today I noticed that there is a picture floating around stating that Bubblews has received an 'F' rating from the Califonia Better Bussiness Bureau (BBB). Of course, being the person I am I had to check for myself. Bubblews went from having an 'A-' rating to a flat out 'F'. The BBB is also warning all users to stay away from this site. So far, they have over 78 confirmed complaints with many more still coming in. I personally know of three people that filed today, that were honest users, that never received their money from before November. Arvind has gotten greedy and now he has been caught with his hands in the cookie jar by the BBB. It surprises me that people are still writing and acting like the site has done no wrong. A change is coming and it might not be a good one.






BBB Review of Bubblews