Disabilty Leadership Summit Countdown

4 more days until the summit!!!!!!!!!!! I am SOOOOOOOO excited!!!!!!!!! I can't wait to go. Especially since this is my first time going to the summit. There's going to be workshops, bowling, a dinner and a dance, a pizza party, a bbq, and an awards ceremony. The summit is 4 days long. I can't wait until Sunday. I am really looking forward to the summit.

Great News!!!!!

Around June 4th, I got a letter from the disability summit, saying that I was accepted there. I can't wait to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've been asking a couple of my friends who've gone there, a few questions, since this is my first time going to the summit. TOday, my mom made me go out with her. We went to Jewel for some things, we got an emissions test for the van, went to Taco Bell for lunch, went to Target to get a few things for my nephew's birthday party this Sunday, and got some to-go food for the rest of my family for dinner. A few minutes after getting home from all this, I went to the library for a while. So it was a pretty eventful day today.

My Day

I didn't get a whole lot of sleep last night, which stinks. When I did get sleep, I dreamt about camp. Which is ironic, since I got a letter from camp saying that I didn't get in. I'm not very happy about that. I hope I get in next summer. Now I just have to hear from the Disability Summit to see if I got in. I really hope I do, because I really, really want to go. It seems like a lot of fun. This Sunday, there is going to be a Day in Our Village where I live. I am planning on going with a few of my friends. It seems like a lot of fun. I can't wait until then. Not much else is going on now. Just relaxing at home.

Memorial Day Fun

On Saturday, my dad barbecued in celebration of Memorial Day. I had a couple hot dogs. Sunday, I just relaxed at home. Monday, I went to Culver's and Enchanted Castle with a friend and his parents. At Culver's, I got a bacon and cheese burger, with fries and water. At Enchanted Castle, I played several arcade games, and we played a round of golf. I won. I am sore today from all that fun, though. That's ok. It will go away after a while. It's been a long time since I've been to Enchanted Castle, so it was nice to go back. I've never been to Culver's before, so I didn't really know what to expect of the food. But it was really good. I had a fun Memorial Day.

I got the application for the camp a couple of weeks ago, and filled it in and mailed it off the day I got it. I hope I hear from them soon. A few days ago, I heard that one of the campers from my group last year recently died. I know he had cancer, but I didn't expect him to die. I thought he would pull through. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family.

I sent the disability summit application in either on Tuesday or Wednesday of last week. Now, I have to wait until the middle of next month to find out if I get to go or not. I hope I do get to go. After I mailed the application, my mom had me get some paper plates for her at Walgreens. After that, I went home and relaxed. I am so glad I'm done with applications right now. That was a lot of work, just for one application.

I am In a Foul Mood Today

I am in a really bad mood today. My jerk of a brother wouldn't let me use his computer. He hid the mouse when he wasn't using it. I now have to use a library computer. F*ing idiot. I hope I get to use it tomorrow. I still haven't filled out the last question on the summit application. But I still have some time before I have to send it in. I am also still waiting for the recommendations, and the TLC Camp application. I wonder what's taking them so long. I should of had the camp application by now. I'll give them a few more days until I call again.

Going's On

I am just about done filling out my application for the disability summit. Just one more question to go. I still need the recommendations, and then I will be able to send it in. I still did NOT get the application for TLC Camp. I wish it didn't take them so long to send it. I'll probably call again on Monday. Not much happened today. My parents are on an anniversary getaway, so I don't have to hear them nagging me to do something all the time. That is so nice. I'm just relaxing today. I'll probably relax tomorrow, too.

Update

Last Friday, I went to a doctor's appointment, and I asked him about the clicking in my knee. He said it was nothing to worry about. Yay!!!! The last few days, we got some rain here. I love it when it rains. I went for a walk today, at the local park. I am so glad it's warmer out. This Saturday, my parents are going away for the weekend, to celebrate their anniversary. Woohoo!! No parents!! Just kidding. Though I am a little happy they will be gone, so I don't have to listen to my mom nag me about doing something.

My Day

Today was a dreary day. It was raining a little, and a bit on the cold side. But I still went for a walk. I still didn't get the application for TLC Camp. This is really annoying. I am going to call them tomorrow, and ask them to send me one. This Thursday, I have a doctor's appointment, which I am not looking forward to. I never really liked going to the doctor's. And the dentist.

News

Still no application from TLC Camp. I hope they send it soon. Though, my friend said that if I don't get one soon, he'd make a copy of his and give it to me. I hope so, because I want to go to the camp this year. My knee is still bothering me, but now, my other knee is bothering me, too. I hate this. I have a doctor's appointment next week, so I can see if he can figure out what's wrong. I want my knees to get better soon.

Something On My Mind

Yesterday, I went for a walk, and took pictures along the way. I took a picture of something that was in the windowsill of an apartment, and the woman who lives there, who just happened to be right across the street, thought I was taking pictures of the inside of her house. I, of couse, was NOT!!!! I wasn't even thinking of doing that at all. Even if I did, I wouldn't have been able to, since the blinds were down. I used the zoom feature, so I only got what was on the sill. Here is the picture I took:



I understand why she thought that, but she shouldn't be so quick to jump to that conclusion. I just wanted to take this picture, because I liked the frog bank.

Easter 2009

My Easter Weekend

I had a pretty good Easter weekend. Saturday, I made cupcakes to bring to my sister's house on Sunday. I then dyed eggs. That is my FAVORITE thing to do for Easter. Sunday, my mom, dad, one of my brothers and I went to my sister's to celebrate. We had dinner (pork loin, mashed potatoes, salad, and macaroni and cheese), played video games on the Wii, and just relaxed. I had a good time. I got quite a few pictures from the day. It was fun.

My Day

Today, I had a doctor's appointment. It was a blood test thing. I normally don't mind needles, but this time, I didn't like it. It was uncomfortable. But at least it's over. In a few minutes, I plan on going for a walk. Not much else is going on today. I can't wait for Easter, because I get to see my niece and nephew (and my sister)!!!! I love being an aunt.

Places to Host a Reunion

Bowling alley
My house
TGI Friday's
Puree's Pizza and Pasta
Ben & Jerry's
Scoville Park
Austin Gardens
Oak Park Art League
Ridgeland Commons
Navy Pier
Oberweis
Leona's
Cold Stone Creamery

A Quiz for Anyone!

1. If you could be an animal which animal would you choose? Horse

2. Team Edward or Team Jacob? Or do you not even like Twilight? Edward

3. What style of clothing would you say you have, punk, girly, or whatev? girly and watev

4. Are you a fan of horror movies or do romance flicks catch your eye? both, but it depends on the movie

5. If you could have any superpower, what would it be? Good question. I'll have to think about that

6. What do you look for in a guy?

7. Have you ever had a dream that's come to life? If so what is it? Yes. In sixth grade, I had a dream that a former TA came to visit the school. The morning after the dream, I saw her at the school. It was really weird.

8. What's a must-have room accessory? pillows

9. Ever play Manhunt? (Hide and seek at night basically)? no

10. What's your greatest fear and how do you face it? death. i don't know, how do i face that?

11. What tunes always have you dancing? Andrea Bocelli, Natasha Bedingfield, Michael Buble.

12. What's your lucky number? 14

I Really Need to Clean My Room

This is what my room looks like now. I did a little cleaning up yesterday, but I still have a ways to go. The boxes are stuff that I want to keep, and will be put into another room, once I move my bed into that room.

My Day

Yesterday and today, I went for walks outside. 1 hour yesterday, and 1 hour and 20 minutes today. I took quite a lot of photos both times. Not much else happened. Yesterday I went to the library on my walk, and picked up a couple books that I had on hold. Tomorrow, I am planning on going to the library again, since I have something else in for me. I still haven't gotten the application for the camp. I wonder when they are going to send it.

An Update

Sunday, we got some snow, which I didn't like. This is supposed to be spring, not winter. At least the some of the snow melted today. I am planning on going for a walk a little later. I can't believe March is just about over. The month went by fast. I still haven't gotten an application from TLC. I wonder when they will be sending them out. I really wish I knew.

Belated Birthday Celebration for Mom

Today, we celebrated my mom's belated birthday. Her actual birthday was on the 7th, but she was sick then, and couldn't really celebrate that day. My parents, one of my brothers, and I went to Old Warsaw for a celebration. It started raining a little soon after we left. It was a good day overall.

My Day

Today was fairly warm out, but I didn't go outside today, to take a walk. Instead, I exercised with an exercise DVD. That was a good way to get some workout time. A friend of mine called and asked if I heard anything from TLC Camp. I told him I haven't, and he said that if he doesn't get an application by April, he'll call them, and ask what's going on. I hope they send out the applications soon.

Green Cleaning Recipes

If you don't already, you may want to give Green Cleaning a try. There are many recipes for environmentally safe cleaning, here are a few easy ones to try out:

Green Cleaning Recipes:

Window and Glass Cleaner:
While there is nothing unique about this recipe... it works!
Newspaper, Vinegar and Elbow grease!

All Purpose Cleaner:
1/2 cup ammonia 1/3 cup washing soda 1 gallon warm water

Combine and use to clean your floors, tiles and painted walls. This will also deodorize so you will not have a need to use harmful deodorizes in your home!

Disinfectant:
If you use environmentally cleansers regularly you will find they keep the air clean. Store bought cans etc.. contain many harmful ingredients.. and are costly.

Descaler:
One part vinegar with two parts water is all you need to clean your kettle and iron. Kettle - pour into the kettle bring to a boil, rinse well. Iron - Put some in the resevoir, let it stand for 30 minutes, rinse well.

Tub & Tile Cleaner:
Baking soda and a damp cloth will clean your tub and tiles. You may need to use a brush to get into the grout but this will do the job without an environmental hazards.

Toilet Bowl Cleaner:
Mix borax and lemon juice into a paste. wet the sides of the toilet bowl, rub and let stand for a few hours. Scrub off and flush! (if you don't have stains you can let stand for less time)

Drain Opener:
A plunger will usually do the trick.. if not try this recipe 250ml baking soda 250ml salt 125ml vinegar(white) pot of boiling water (kettle if you have one). Pour the soda, salt and vinegar down the drain, leave for 15-20 minutes. Pour in the boiling water.

For more information visit: http://www.handymanwire.com/articles/greenclean.html

*From www.myyogaonline.com

A Good Day Today, Though It Was a Bit Cold Out

Today, I went for a one hour walk. That was a longer walk than I expected, but I'll take what I can get. I guess it took me so long, because I was taking pictures along the way. What can I say, I love photography. It was on the cold side, so I didn't really expect to stay out long. That's ok, though.

Andrea Bocelli on Sesame Street

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv38j4lPzd0

My number one favorite artist, Andrea Bocelli, on Seseme Street

Exercised Today

Today was a nice day to go outside, so I took about a 40 minute walk to the park. I stayed there for a while, and then came back home. It started to rain a little, but that's fine with me. It was still a nice day. I am so glad it is spring now.

Article, An Update

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This is an article on job tips. I think this will help me now, since I am looking for a job now. I hope I get one soon. I need the money. An update on goings-on with me: Yesterday I went to the park to relax. I brought my camera with me, in case I wanted to take some pictures. I did take pictures. I stayed there for about half an hour. I am hoping to go walking again tomorrow. Today, I just relaxed at home.

My Day

Today I went to Walgreens to get a few things for my mom. I got 3 boxes of Honey Nut Cheerios, 2 bags of Easter M&M's, 2 things of Easter stickers for my niece and nephew (Her grandchildren), and 2 bottles of shampoo. I got in some exercise for the day, which was good. I am planning on walking a little each day. I want to lose a little weight, so I can fit into my swimsuit again. It's a little tight on me.

Today's News

Today it cooled down into the 40's, but it's still a nice day. I might go out a little later. Last night I wasn't feeling too good. I had a headache, an upset stomach, and felt a bit lightheaded. I didn't take anything, because I wanted to see if I could wait it out. I did wait it out. Today, I am feeling much better. I am hoping that doesn't happen again. Tomorrow is the first day of spring. I am SOOOOOO happy about that. I am so tired of winter.

My Day

Not much happened today. It was a nice day out, but I didn't do anything outside. I think tomorrow is going to be another nice day, so I might go out tomorrow. We'll see. I still haven't gotten the application yet. I wish they said exactly when they were going to send it out. I'd really like to know.

My Day

Today I went to Border's and got the current issues of Girls' Life, and Kiki magazines. Then I went to Walgreens and got a 10-pack of pens and a box of quart-size Hefty bags. I got my exercise in for the day, which was nice. I haven't gotten the application from TLC yet. I hope I get it soon. I really want to volunteer with them again. I had so much fun last year.

Sleepover Party Games

Body Part
This game is fun to play at a "scary" sleepover and can be accompanied by other ghost stories and games such as "Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board" (see description below).

Ingredients
Paper Bags
Plastic Bags
Peeled Grapes
Canned Apricots
Popcorn Kernels
Cooked Spaghetti
Tomato
Macaroni Noodles
Jello

To Play
Have the kids sit in a circle in a dimly lit (or dark) room while you make up a story about a mean old witch who falls apart piece by piece. As you talk about each body part, pass around a paper bag lined with a plastic bag, and have the kids feel inside without looking.
Each bag should hold a different "body part" that has fallen off of the witch. For example, use peeled grapes for the eyeballs, a canned apricot for the tongue, popcorn kernels for teeth, cooked spaghetti for brain, a large peeled tomato for the heart, cooked macaroni noodles for intestines, a slab of jello for the liver, and so on.
Have the kids guess what food you used for each body part, and the person who guesses the most right wins.

Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board

Ingredients
Just Add Guests! ™

To Play
The basic premise of this game is to have one person lie on the floor while everyone else sits on his or her knees around her with both hands slightly under her.
There is one "Storyteller" who sits by the head and tells a made up story about the person on the floor's life and her "untimely demise."
At the end of the story, everyone chants "Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board" repeatedly as they lift her off of the ground.
The idea is to have everyone believing that "spirits" are helping to lift her off the ground (in reality, she is probably being lifted because of all the people helping to lift her). Take turns, and tell a story about everyone!

Junk Food Frenzy
This is a great game that will keep your tummy full and keep you laughing.

Ingredients
Index Cards

Dessert Recipes

Ingredients to Make the Desserts
Measuring Cups & Spoons
Baking Dishes
Bowls

To Play
Dig out some of your favorite dessert recipes and copy the instructions on index cards.
Buy ingredients for all the desserts and place them on the kitchen counter.
Shuffle the cards and divide the guests into two teams.
Have players take turns drawing cards.
Each player reads the card and takes the listed ingredient.
When all the ingredients have been distributed, give the teams thirty minutes to prepare a dish using the ingredients accumulated by the individual players.
When the dishes are complete, have each player taste and eat the results, then vote on the best tasting dessert! For a fun variation, give both teams the same ingredients and see what different desserts they come up with (without using recipes).

Do-It! Dice

Ingredients
2 Square Cardboard Boxes
White Paint
Markers
Dice

To Play
Buy or find two square cardboard boxes and paint them both white. On each side of the square, write a command or a stunt, such as "Sing our National Anthem," "Hop up and down," "Spin around in circles," and so on.
Have the kids gather in a circle with the "Do-It! Dice" in the middle.
Have one player roll BOTH dice to determine his/her stunts, then have the player perform both stunts AT THE SAME TIME. This should provide lots of laughs.

Grabbit

Ingredients
Bag of Candy
Book
CD
Stuffed Animal
Nail Polish
Other Small Gifts

To Play
Place the objects above on a table, enough for each player.
Let each player name a favorite card game, such as fish, rummy, spoons, hearts, war, etc.
Gather the players around the table and remove all but one prize, setting the others aside.
Play one of the card games; the winner gets the prize.
Replace the prize, and start a new game.

Panic Word

Ingredients
Index Cards

To Play
Write down 100 words on index cards (one word per index card), such as blink, stare, lint, thread, plate, bra, and shoelace -- any words you like.
Stack the cards and put them in the center of the room.
Divide the players into 2 teams and seat them opposite each other.
Set the timer or stopwatch for one minute.
Have the first player from Team One draw a card from the pile and give clues to the word to his or her teammates before the timer ends the play.
If the word is "blink", the team member might say, "What you do if dust gets in your eyes?" Players from Team One try to guess the word; if they are successful before the time is up, they get a point.
If the timer runs out and the word is not guessed, the other team gets a point. Take turns until all the cards are gone. Then add up points to see who wins.

Who Am I?

Ingredients
Index Cards
Double Sided Tape

To Play
Write the names of famous people on index cards and tape one card to the back of each guest.
Have everyone walk around in the same room, and instruct them not to mention the name on each person's back, but to talk to everyone as if they are the person on their card.
As people begin to correctly guess their identity, they have to continue to treat the people who still don't know their identity like the people whose name is taped to their back. When everyone guesses his or her "true identity" then the game is over.

No-Mirror Make-Over
One of the best themes for a sleepover party for teenage girls is a Makeover theme. Host a beauty contest in which the contestants have to apply all of their make-up without a mirror. This is a game in which the most hideous contestant wins the prize. Make sure to take some nice blackmail photos of all the contestants!

Ingredients
Makeup

To Play
On the invitation tell the girls to bring their makeup...all of it!
Have everyone set it out.
Then, set a five-minute timer. Everyone has five minutes to put her makeup on without a mirror.
The girl with the most hideous makeup on wins.

Murder

Ingredients
Slips of Paper
Hat

To Play

Label one piece of paper with the word “Murderer.”
Put slips of paper into a hat. The number of papers should be the same as the number of guests.
Have your guests each choose one slip of paper; they should not show it to anyone else.
Each slip of paper will be blank except of one that says "Murderer."
The guest who picks "Murderer" has to walk around the party and "kill" people by winking at them. As soon as one of the guests is winked at, he/she has to count to three and then fall on the floor.
If someone knows who the murderer is, they have to say, "Stop! I know who the Murderer is." If the accuser is wrong, then he/she is "dead" and out of the game. If the accuser is correct, then the game is over, and he/she is the winner.

Truth or Dare

Ingredients
Just Add Guests! ™

To Play
Gather your guests into a group and have a seat. Choose one person to begin.
The "beginner" gets to choose who goes first by asking someone "Truth or dare?"
The chosen person must respond either "Truth" or "Dare." If he/she responds "Truth", then he/she must respond truthfully to any question asked. If he/she responds, "Dare" he/she must perform a dare that is presented to him/her no matter what.
Prizes are not usually awarded. However, if the host/hostess chooses, small prizes can be awarded for dares once they are successfully completed.
Nutty Sleep-Over Antics
Here are some fun things that can be done to the first people who fall asleep knowledge of this should keep the party going for quite a while.
Put the sleeper's hand in warm water- this is supposed to induce them to have to go to the bathroom
Throw someone's panties/bra in the freezer
Place a rubber snake on the pillow of an "early sleeper"
Put shaving cream on a sleeper's hand and then tickle their nose with a feather. Isn't a face full of shaving cream what all "Party Poopers" deserve?

Prizes
Glitter Heart Sunglasses
Nail Polish
Bling Cell Phone Lip Gloss
Flashing Rose Rings
Bracelets
Candy

5-Step Detox to Revitalize You

By Dr. Maoshing Ni - Posted on Tue, Mar 10, 2009, 4:51 pm PDT
Dr. Mao's Secrets of Longevity
by Dr. Maoshing Ni a Yahoo! Health Expert for Cholesterol

At the arrival of spring it is a natural instinct to cast off the winter blues and feel renewed. It is also a great time to eliminate the toxins that have been burdening your system, leaving you sluggish and fatigued. Make a clean sweep with the 5-step detox listed below!

Why you need to spring clean your body
Your body is naturally equipped with a self-cleaning process. But too much sugar, caffeine, processed foods, stress, and too little exercise can slow the body's natural detox function to a slow pace. And then your body can't clean itself when it is put up against the increasing number of harmful and toxic substances in the environment. Toxins come in many forms: pesticides in produce, formaldehyde in carpets and cosmetics, PCBs from plastic containers, dioxins from bleached paper products, and more.

Your body will process and eliminate some of the hordes of chemicals that enter, but overflow gets stored in the liver, lungs, kidneys, fat cells, intestines, blood stream, and skin—which can result in chronic illnesses down the road. When you undergo a detox, you get these toxins out of your system.

How do you know if you need a detox?
You know you're suffering from toxic overload if you are experiencing fatigue, memory decline, difficulty focusing, allergies and infections, irritability, anxiety and depression, difficulty with weight gain and weight loss, muscle and joint pain or weakness, skin rashes and outbreaks, recurrent yeast and fungal infections, constipation, diarrhea, abdominal bloating, and indigestion.

Most people report vast improvement in their symptoms after a detox. At first, you may feel a little fuzzy because of the toxins being released. However, when you stick with it, you will begin to feel more alert, energized, and full of vitality.

At-Home Detox
Start small! Begin with a one-day program and gradually increase to one week or more. Here are 5 steps to a daily detox that will gently cleanse your body:

1. Start the Detox Day Right
• First thing in the morning, drink one lemon squeezed in 12 ounces of warm filtered water. Lemon activates your liver to release toxins and helps to cleanse and move the roughage that stays behind in your intestines.

• Take acidophilus or a probiotic supplement. Acidophilus is one of the many "good" bacteria and yeasts known as the probiotics. Probiotics balance our intestinal functions, helping to break down food and control the "bad" bacteria that is also in your system—all of which optimizes the detoxification process. Always take probiotics on an empty stomach.

2. Your Detox Meals
These meals are designed to jump-start your body into becoming healthier.
• Breakfast: Eat oat bran cereal, brown rice, or any other whole grain cereal as long as it is unbleached and does not contain any added sugar or chemicals. Pair with unflavored soy milk.

• Lunch or Dinner: Eat any combination of beans, brown rice, oat bran, vegetables, and organic chicken, turkey, or soy-products. When you eat, notice how your food affects you. You should feel satisfied and energized. If you feel tired and sluggish, try eating smaller meals so that you don't overwhelm your digestion and interfere with the detoxification process.

3. Eat Green to Spring into Health
The green pigment in plants, chlorophyll, is structurally similar to the hemoglobin in the human body—the iron-containing element in blood. It increases red blood cell production and improves oxygenation, detoxification, and circulation. Be sure to eat several servings of fresh green vegetables every day during your detox. Try this super-cleansing broth and juice as a quick way to up your veggie intake.

Detox Broth: Add as many of these ingredients as you can into a large pot of filtered water: collards, Swiss chard, kale, mustard greens, cabbage, dandelion, Brussels sprouts, daikon radish, watercress, seaweed, shitake mushrooms, cilantro, garlic, leeks, fresh fennel, anise, fresh ginger, and turmeric. Boil until all ingredients are soft. You can make in a large batch and refrigerate for up to three days.

Detox Juice: Juice the following together: Aloe vera juice (which can be found in most health food stores), apples, asparagus, beets (including greens), cabbage, carrot and carrot greens, celery, cucumbers, and parsley. You can also purchase vegetable juice from the store, but be sure that it has no added salt or chemicals.

4. Supplement Your Detox
• Take a daily supplement of 1 tablespoon of flax seed oil, walnut oil, or deep-sea fish oil.

• Green Tea is a strong antioxidant, and a great beverage choice for your detox. Be sure to drink decaffeinated green tea.

• Dandelion and Milk Thistle both protect and restore the liver. According to Chinese medicine, the liver is most active in the detoxification process during spring.

• Ginger is a bowel and kidney cleanser. Make yourself tea from fresh ginger root during your detox.

A popular herbal formula among my patients is Internal Cleanse, a special combination of natural herbs to detoxify, calm nerves, clear the mind, promote emotional balance, and ease digestion. For more information, click here.

5. Take an Invigorating Herbal Soak
Soak for 20 minutes in a revitalizing herbal bath. Help draw out toxins by infusing your bath water with eucalyptus, wintergreen, peppermint, fennel, cinnamon, and epsom salts.

Spring may be the best time to cleanse your body, but you don't have to wait until spring to start. Detoxification and cleansing is a healthy maintenance program for all seasons.

May you stay healthy, live long, and live happy!

-Dr. Mao

90's Child

Anybody under the age of 13 should not read this, and if you do, you should not repost this.

Just because you were born in '97 doesn't mean you're a 90's kid.

It's not like you could remember the original Simpsons. I am sorry but three conscious years of the 90's just wont cut it.


You're a 90's kid if:

U remember watching Doug, Ren & Stimpy, Pinky and the Brain , and Two Stupid Dogs.

You've ever ended a sentence with the word "PSYCHE!

You just cant resist finishing this... "Iiiiiiin west philladelphia born and raised..."

You remember TGIF on ABC. Step by Step, Family Matters, Dinosaurs, and Boy Meets World.

You remember when, 2Pac and Selena died.

You remember when it was actually worth getting up early
on a Saturday to watch cartoons.

You got super excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.

You remember reading "Goosebumps"

You took plastic cartoon lunch boxes to school.

You remember the craze, then the banning of slap bracelets and slam books.

You still get the urge to say "NOT" after (almost) every sentence...Not...

You used to listen to the radio all day long just to record "Your FAVORITE song of ALL time"

Where in the world is Carmen San Diego? was both a game and a TV game show.

Captain Planet. He's a Hero.

You knew that Kimberly, the pink ranger, and Tommy, the green Ranger were meant to be together.

You remember when super nintendo's and Sega Genisis became popular.

You always wanted to send in a tape to America's Funniest Home Videos... but never taped anything funny.

You remember watching home alone 1, 2 , and 3........and tried to pull the pranks on "intruders"

You remember watching The Magic School Bus, Wishbone, and Reading Rainbow on PBS.

You remember when Yomega Yo-Yos were cool.

You remember those Where's Waldo books..

You remember when Mortal Kombat wuz tha shit!

U remember eating Warheads.(those sour candys)

You remember watching the 1st Batman, Aladin, Ninja Turtles, and 3 Ninjas movies.

U remember Ring Pops.

U remember drinkin' Fruitopia and Surge.

if you memeber when every thing was "da BOMB"

when they made the new lunchables so that you could make tacos and pizza!!

You remember boom boxes vs. cd players

Writing M.A.S.H. notes. (and the twenty different versions of that)

Making those little paper fortune cookie things.. and then predicting your life with them.

You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By The Bell"

You played and/or collected "Pogs"

You had at least one Tamagotchi, GigaPet or Nano and brought it everywhere

You haven't always had a computer, and it was cool to have the internet.

You watched the original cartoons of Rugrats, Power Rangers,and Ninja Turtles.

You had a favorite New Kid on the block, and you knew all of there names

Yikes pencils and erasers were the stuff!

All your school supplies were "Lisa Frank" brand.(pencils.notebooks.binders.etc.)

You remember when the new Beanie Babies and talking Elmo were always sold out.

You collected those Beanie Babies.

You remember a time before the WB.

You collected all the Troll dolls

You owned a portable tape player.

If you even know what an original walkman is.

You remember wanting to sit on the orange Nickelodeon couch.


You've gotten creeped out by "Are You Afraid of the Dark?"

You know the Macarena by heart.


"Talk to the hand" ... enough said

You always said, "Then why don't you marry it!"

You know the significance of the number 23.

You went to McD's to play in the playplace.


You remember playing on merry go rounds...at the play ground.





When we were younger:

Before the MySpace frenzy...

Before the Internet & text messaging...

Before Sidekicks & iPods...

Before MIKE JONES...

Before PlayStation2 or X-BOX...

Before Sponge Bob
...Back when you put off the 5 hours of homework you had every night.

When light up sneakers were cool.


When you rented VHS tapes, not DVDs.

When gas was $0.95 a gallon & Caller ID was a new thing.

When we recorded stuff on VCRs .

When we called the radio station to request songs to hear off our walkmans.

When 2Pac and Biggie where alive.

When the Chicago Bulls were the best team ever.

Way back.

when it was all about N64.

Before we realized all this would eventually disappear

Who would have thought you'd miss the 90's so much!!!!!

To every girl

To every girl that is SCARED to
put her heart out there again,
because she has been HURT
too many times or so badly.

To every girl that
has been cheated on,
because she's not a slut
who gives it up to any guy.

To every girl that
dresses cute,
not skanky.

To every girl who
wants to be called
beautiful, not hot.

To every girl that will spend her
whole day looking
for the perfect present for you.

To every girl who gets her heart
broken, because he
chose that bitch instead.

To every girl that would die
to have a decent boyfriend.

To every girl who would just once
like to be treated like a princess.

To every girl that cries at night
because of another heartbreak.

To every girl that won't get
down on her knees & open
her mouth just to get a boyfriend.

To every girl that
just wants to hold hands.

To every girl that
kisses him with meaning.

To every girl who
just wishes he cared more.

To every girl who would just
once want a guy to give their
jacket up when they are cold.

To every girl who
just wants him to call.

To every girl who lies
awake at night thinking about him.

To every girl that
just wants to cuddle.

To every girl that
just wants to sleep with
him without having sex.

To every girl who shows how much
she cares and gets nothing back.

To every girl that thought
"maybe this one could be the one."

To every girl that laughs at stupid stuff
when she actually doesn't think it is funny.

To every girl who is just
looking for that one and
only and is having a rough
time along the way.

To every girl that doesn't want
a guy who just plays with her
emotions but actually cares about
how she feels.

To every girl who wants
words backed up with actions.

To every girl that fell for all the lies
only to find themselves alone in the end.

To every girl that gave her heart away
to have it shoved back in her face.

To every girl that has faith that
"tomorrow will be a better day."
And it will be.

Movies I've Seen: 90

SUPPOSEDLY if you've seen over 85 of these films, you have no life. Mark the ones you've seen. There are 239 films on this list. Copy this list, go to your own facebook account, paste this as a note. Then, put x's next to the films you've seen, add them up, change the header adding your number, and click post at the bottom. Have fun.


() Rocky Horror Picture Show
(x) Grease
(x) Pirates of the Caribbean
(x) Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest
() Boondock Saints
(x) Starsky and Hutch
() Neverending Story
() Blazing Saddles
() Airplane
Total: 4

(x) The Princess Bride
(x) Anchorman
(x) Napoleon Dynamite
() Labyrinth
() Saw
() Saw II
() White Noise
() White Oleander
(x) Anger Management
(x) 50 First Dates
(x) The Princess Diaries
(x) The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
Total so far: 11

() Scream
() Scream 2
() Scream 3
() Scary Movie
( ) Scary Movie 2
() Scary Movie 3
() Scary Movie 4
(x) American Pie
(x) American Pie 2
() American Wedding
() American Pie Band Camp
Total so far: 13

(x) Harry Potter 1
(x) Harry Potter 2
(x) Harry Potter 3
(x) Harry Potter 4
() Resident Evil 1
() Resident Evil 2
() The Wedding Singer
(x) Little Black Book
() The Village
(x) Lilo & Stitch
Total so far: 19

(x) Finding Nemo
(x) Finding Neverland
() Signs
(x) The Grinch
() Texas Chainsaw Massacre
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
(x) White Chicks
() Butterfly Effect
(x) 13 Going on 30
(x) I, Robot
(x) Robots
Total so far: 26

(x) Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
() Universal Soldier
(x) Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
(x) Along Came Polly
() Deep Impact
(x) KingPin
(x) Never Been Kissed
(x) Meet The Parents
(x) Meet the Fockers
() Eight Crazy Nights
() Joe Dirt
(x) KING KONG
Total so far: 34

(x) A Cinderella Story
() The Terminal
(x) The Lizzie McGuire Movie
( ) Passport to Paris
(x) Dumb & Dumber
(x) Dumber & Dumberer
() Final Destination
() Final Destination 2
() Final Destination 3
(x) Halloween
() The Ring
() The Ring 2
() Surviving X-MAS
(x) Flubber
Total so far: 40


(x) Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
() Practical Magic
() Chicago
() Ghost Ship
() From Hell
(x) Hellboy
() Secret Window
(x) I Am Sam
() The Whole Nine Yards
() The Whole Ten Yards
Total so far: 43

(x) The Day After Tomorrow
() Child's Play
(x) Seed of Chucky
(x) Bride of Chucky
(x) Ten Things I Hate About You
() Just Married
( ) Gothika
(x) Nightmare on Elm Street
() Sixteen Candles
(x) Remember the Titans
( ) Coach Carter
() The Grudge
() The Grudge 2
(x) The Mask
(x) Son Of The Mask
Total so far: 51

() Bad Boys
() Bad Boys 2
() Joy Ride
() Lucky Number Slevin
(x) Ocean's Eleven
(x) Ocean's Twelve
() Bourne Identity
() Bourne Supremecy
() Lone Star
() Bedazzled
() Predator I
() Predator II
() The Fog
(x) Ice Age
(x) Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
() Curious George
Total so far: 55

(x) Independence Day
() Cujo
(x ) A Bronx Tale
( ) Darkness Falls
() Christine
(x) ET
() Children of the Corn
() My Bosses Daughter
(x) Maid in Manhattan
() War of the Worlds
(x) Rush Hour
(x) Rush Hour 2
Total so far: 60

( ) Best Bet
(x) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
() She's All That
() Calendar Girls
() Sideways
(x) Mars Attacks
() Event Horizon
() Ever After
(x) Wizard of Oz
(x) Forrest Gump
() Big Trouble in Little China
(x) The Terminator
(x) The Terminator 2
(x) The Terminator 3
Total so far: 67

() X-Men
() X-2
() X-3
() Spider-Man
() Spider-Man 2
() Sky High
() Jeepers Creepers
() Jeepers Creepers 2
() Catch Me If You Can
(x) The Little Mermaid
(x) Freaky Friday
() Reign of Fire
() The Skulls
() Cruel Intentions
() Cruel Intentions 2
() The Hot Chick
(x) Shrek
(x) Shrek 2
Total so far: 71

() Swimfan
(x) Miracle on 34th street
(x) Old School
(x) The Notebook
() K-Pax
() Krippendorf's Tribe
(x) A Walk to Remember
() Ice Castles
() Boogeyman
(x) The 40-year-old Virgin
Total so far: 76

(x) Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring
(x) Lord of the Rings The Two Towers
(x) Lord of the Rings Return Of the King
(x) Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
(x) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
(x) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Total so far: 82

() Baseketball
() Hostel
() Waiting for Guffman
() House of 1000 Corpses
() Devils Rejects
(x) Elf
() Highlander
() Mothman Prophecies
() American History
( ) Three
Total so far: 83

() The Jacket
() Kung Fu Hustle
() Shaolin Soccer
( ) Night Watch
(x) Monsters Inc.
(x) Titanic
(x) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
() Shaun Of the Dead
() Willard
Total so far: 86

() High Tension
() Club Dread
(x) Hulk
() Dawn Of the Dead
() Hook
(x) Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
() 28 days later
() Orgazmo
() Phantasm
() Waterworld
Total so far: 88

() Kill Bill vol 1
() Kill Bill vol 2
() Mortal Kombat
() Wolf Creek
() Kingdom of Heaven
() the Hills Have Eyes
() I Spit on Your Grave aka the Day of the Woman
() The Last House on the Left
() Re-Animator
() Army of Darkness
Total so far: 88

() Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace
()Star Wars Ep. II Attack of the Clones
() Star Wars Ep. III Revenge of the Sith
() Star Wars Ep. IV A New Hope
() Star Wars Ep. V The Empire Strikes Back
() Star Wars Ep. VI Return of the Jedi
( ) Ewoks Caravan Of Courage
() Ewoks The Battle For Endor
Total so far: 88

(x) The Matrix
() The Matrix Reloaded
() The Matrix Revolutions
()Animatrix
() Evil Dead
() Evil Dead 2
() Team America: World Police
() Red Dragon
(x) Silence of the Lambs
() Hannibal
FINAL TOTAL: 90

High School Years

Fill this out about your High School Years! The longer ago it was, the more fun the answers will be!!

1. Did you date someone from your school?
No

2. Did you marry someone from your high school?
No

3. Did you car pool to school?
No

4. What kind of car did you have?
Unfortunately, I didn't have one.

5. What kind of car do you have now?
Still don't have a card

6. It's Friday night...where were you then?
at home, doing homework.

7. It is Friday night...where are you now?
At home

8. What kind of job did you have in high school?
I was in the work/study program senior year.

9. What kind of job do you do now?
Looking for a job

10. Were you a party animal?
No

11. Were you considered a flirt?
No

12. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir?
Choir

13. Were you a nerd?
No

14. Did you get suspended or expelled?
No

15. Can you sing the school song?
Sort of

16. Who was/were your favorite teacher(s)?
Dr. Brent (Freshman English)

17. Where did you sit during lunch?
towards the door

18. What was your school's full name?
Oak Park & River Forest

19. When did you graduate?
2004

20.What was you school mascot?
Huskie

21. If you could go back and do it again, would you?
sort of

22. Did you have fun at Prom?
Yeah

23. Do you still talk to the person you went to Prom with?
Yes

24. Are you planning on going to your next reunion?
I hope so

25. Do you still talk to people from school?
Yes I do.

The Name Game

Challenge: The Name Game
**The rules are simple, follow the instructions given in the parentheses, and tag your friends to show us what wacky names you've come up with!**
First, cut & paste this into your Notes section. Erase the previous person's answers and replace with your own.

1.YOUR REAL NAME
Diane Genge


2.WITNESS PROTECTION NAME:(mother and fathers middle names)
Ann Alan

3.NASCAR NAME:(first name of your mother's dad, father's dad)
John

4.STAR WARS NAME:(the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first name)
Gendi

5.DETECTIVE NAME:(favorite color, favorite animal)
Purple Horse

6.SOAP OPERA NAME:(middle name, first street you ever lived on)
Lynn Maple

7.SUPERHERO NAME: (2nd fav color, fav drink, add "THE" to the beginning)
The Blue Hot Cocoa

8.FLY GIRL/GUY NAME:(first 2 letters of 1st name, last 2 letters of your last name)
Dige

9.HOOD NAME:(favorite ice cream flavor, favorite cookie)
Cookies and cream chocolate chip

10.YOUR GANGSTA NAME:(first 3 letters of last name, add izzle to the end)
Genizzle

11. YOUR GOTH NAME:(write in black, and the name of one of your pets)
Basil

12. ROCK STAR NAME: (current pet's name, current street name)
Kitty Maple

13. YOUR HIPPIE NAME: (what you ate for breakfast plus favorite tree)
Cereal Weeping Willow

14. YOUR CRIMINAL NAME: (name of your favorite perfume/cologne, favorite candy bar)
Calgon 3 Musketeers

15. YOUR CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit plus garment you’re wearing, with an “ie” or “y” added)
Grape shirtie

16. YOUR SPY NAME (favorite season/ favorite flower)
Summer Rose

C'mon, get to it! Play the game: copy, paste, erase, and create your own funny names!
Don't forget to tag your friends so they can join in on the fun, too.

BTW... we can't forget the wonderful Stripper name (a tradition that many of you know about)
So...

17. YOUR STRIPPER NAME: (First pet's name plus the first street you lived on)
Basil Maple

Eyes & Months ~ What do they mean?

*Hazel-July**
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Reposted by Meredith Hill 12:03 Sunday February 17th
Pick the MONTH that you were born & color of your eyes and put it on the SUBJECT LINE. Then re-post it AS YOUR OWN NOTE. Your friends might understand you better...


*BlUe EyEs*
People with blue eyes will do anything for that special person. kind, and polite. can make anyone laugh or cheer them up. loves to please the one they care or love for, repost this if you have blue eyes, and you will find the one that you are meant to be with within the next 7 days.


!BrOwN eYeS!
people with brown are very attractive, adorable, loves to make new friends . last the longest in relationships. they are very satisfying and love to please and can EXCEED your pleasure standards. if you repost this and you have brown eyes you will have the best kiss sometime in the next 5 days.

(GrEeN eYeS)
people with green eyes have the most passion put into relationships, they have long lasting relationships. you will meet the person you're going to spend the rest of your life with if you repost this.


people with hazel eyes have the best long loving relationships. they're awesome at diversity and trying new things and very rarely will say no to ANY challenge. if you have hazel eyes and repost this you will learn your new favourite technique of catching someone special!



*JaNuArY*
Easy to talk to, though hard to understand. Thinks far with vision, yet complicated to know. Easily influenced by kindness. Polite and soft-spoken. Having lots of ideas. Sensitive. Active mind. Hesitating, tends to delay. Choosy and always wants the best. Temperamental. Funny and humorous. Loves to joke. Good debating skills. Has that someone* always on his/her mind. Talkative. Daydreamer. Friendly. Knows how to make friends. Abiding. Able to show character. one guy/girl kind of person. Loveable. Easily hurt. Prone to getting colds. loves music. pretty/handsome. Loves to dress up. Easily bored. Fussy. Seldom shows emotions. Takes time to recover when hurt. Sensitive. Down-to-Earth. Stubborn. Repost this in 5 mins and you will meet someone new in 8 days that will perfectly balance your personality.

FeBrUaRy
Abstract thoughts. Loves reality and abstract. Intelligent and clever. Changing personality. Attractive. sexiest out of everyone. Temperamental. Quiet, shy and humble. Honest and loyal. Determined to reach goals. Loves freedom. Rebellious when restricted. Loves aggressiveness. Too sensitive and easily hurt. Gets angry really easily but does not show it. Dislikes unnecessary things. Loves making friends but rarely shows it. Daring and stubborn. Ambitious. Realizing dreams and hopes. Sharp. Loves entertainment and leisure. Romantic on the inside not outside. Superstitious and ludicrous. Spendthrift. Tries to learn to show emotions. Repost this in 5 mins and you will talk to someone new and realize that you are a perfect match.

~MaRcH~
Attractive personality. sexy. Affectionate Shy and reserved. Secretive. Naturally honest, generous and sympathetic. Loves peace and serenity. Sensitive to others. Great kisser. Easily angered. Trustworthy. Appreciative and returns kindness. Hardly shows emotions. Tends to bottle up feelings. Observant and assesses others.If you repost this in the next 5 mins, you will meet your new love in 8 days.

ApRiL
Suave and compromising. Funny and humorous. Stubborn. Very talkative. Calm and cool. Kind and sympathetic. Concerned and detailed. Loyal. Does work well with others. Very confident. Sensitive. Positive Attitude. Thinking generous. Good memory. Clever and knowledgeable. Loves to look for information. Able to cheer evryone up and/or make them laugh. Able to motivate oneself and others. Understanding. Fun to be around. Outgoing. Hyper. Bubbly personality. Secretive. Boy/girl crazy. Loves sports, music, leisure and traveling. Systematic. hott but has brains. If you repost this in 5 mins, a cutie that's caught your eye will introduce themself and you will realize that you are very much alike in the next 2 days.

*MaY*
Stubborn and hard-hearted.Strong-willed
and
highly motivated.Sharp thoughts. Easily angered.Attracts others and loves
attention. Deep feelings.Beautiful physically and mentally. Firm Standpoint. Needs no motivation. Shy towards oppisite sex. Easily consoled. Systematic (left brain).Loves to dream. Strong clairvoyance.Understanding
. Sickness usually in the ear and neck. Good imagination.Good physical.Weak breathing. Loves literature and the arts.Loves traveling.Dislike being at home.Restless.
. Hardworking. High spirited. If you repost this in the next 5 minutes, you will become close to someone you do not speak to much in the next 4 days.

------------JUNE----------
---
You've got the best personality and are an absolute pleasure to be around. You love to make new friends and be outgoing. You are a great flirt and more than likely have an a very attractive partner. a wicked hottie. It is also more than likely that you have a massive record collection. You have a great choice in films, and may one day become a famous actor/actress yourself - heck, you've got the looks for it!!! IN the next 6 days you will meet someone that may possibly become oneof your closest friends, if you repost this in 5 minutes.

:.:JuLy:.:
Fun to be with. Secretive. Difficult to fathom and to be understood. Quiet unless excited or tensed. Takes pride in oneself. Has reputation. Easily consoled. Honest. Concerned about people's feelings. Tactful. Friendly. Approachable. Emotional temperamental and unpredictable. Moody and easily hurt. Witty and sparkly. spazzy at times. Not revengeful. Forgiving but never forgets. dislikes nonsensical and unnecessary things. Guides others physically and mentally. Sensitive and forms impressions carefully. Caring and loving. Treats others equally. Strong sense of sympathy. Wary and sharp. Judges people through observations. Hardworking. No difficulties in studying. Loves to be alone. Always broods about the past and the old friends. Waits for friends. Never looks for friends. Not aggressive unless provoked. Loves to be loved. Easily hurt but takes long to recover. Repost this in the next 5 mins and your reputation will boost someway in the next 12 days


^AuGuSt^
outgoing personality. takes risks. feeds on attention. no self control. kind hearted. self confident. loud and boisterous. VERY revengeful. easy to get along with and talk to. has an "every thing's peachy" attitude. likes talking and singing. loves music. daydreamer. easily distracted. Hates not being trusted. BIG imagination. loves to be loved. hates studying. in need of "that someone". longs for freedom. rebellious when withheld or restricted. lives by "no pain no gain" caring. always a suspect. playful. mysterious. "charming" or "beautiful" to everyone. stubborn. curious. independent. strong willed. a fighter. repost in 5 mins and you will meet the love of your life sometime next month.



+SePTeMBeR+
Active and dynamic. Decisive and hasty but tends to regret. Attractive and affectionate to oneself. Strong mentality. Loves attention. Diplomatic. Consoling, friendly and solves people's problems. Brave and fearless. Adventurous. Loving and caring. Suave and generous. Usually you have many friends. Enjoys making love. Emotional. Stubborn. Hasty. Good memory. Moving, motivates oneself and others. Loves to travel and explore. Sometimes sexy in a way that only their lover can understand. if you do not repost this in the next 5 mins, someone very close to you will become mad at you in the next 8 days.

OcToBeR
Loves to chat. Loves those who love them. Loves to takes things at the center. Inner and physical beauty. Lies but doesn't pretend. Gets angry often. Treats friends importantly. Brave and fearless. Always making friends. Easily hurt but recovers easily. Daydreamer. Opinionated. Does not care to control emotions. Unpredictable. Extremely smart, but definitely the hottest AND sexiest of them all. repost this in 5 mins or you will not meet the love of your life for 10 years.

NoVeMbEr
Trustworthy and loyal. Very passionate and dangerous. Wild at times. Knows how to have fun. Sexy and mysterious. Everyone is drawn towards your inner and outer beauty and independent personality. Playful, but secretive. Very emotional and temperamental sometimes. Meets new people easily and very social in a group. Fearless and independent. Can hold their own. Stands out in a crowd. Essentially very smart. Usually, the greatest men are born in this month. If you ever begin a relationship with someone from this month, hold on to them because their one of a kind. repost in 5 mins & you will excell in a major event coming up sometime this month.

DeCeMbEr
Loyal and generous. Patriotic. Competitive in everything. Active in games and interactions. Impatient and hasty. Ambitious. Influential in organizations. Fun to be with. Easy to talk to, though hard to understand. Thinks far with vision, yet complicated to know. Easily influenced by kindness. Polite and soft-spoken. Having lots of ideas. Sensitive. Active mind. Hesitating, tends to delay. Choosy and always wants the best

A real Boyfriend

Don't care if you have a boyfriend or girlfriend right now.... I dont care if you are a guy or a woman or Michael Jackson.....just read this, it will make a difference.....

When she stares at your mouth

[ Kiss her ]

When she pushes you or hits you like a dumb ass cuz she thinks shes stronger than you

[ Grab her and dont let go ]

When she starts cursing at you tryin to act all tuff

[ Kiss her and tell her you love her ]

When she's quiet
[ Ask her whats wrong ]

When she ignores you

[ Give her your attention ]

When she pulls away

[ Pull her back ]

When you see her at her worst

[ Tell her she's beautiful ]

When you see her start crying

[Just hold her and dont say a word ]

When you see her walking

[ Sneak up and hug her waist from behind ]

When she's scared

[ Protect her ]

When she steals your favorite hat

[ Let her keep it and sleep with it for a night]

When she teases you

[ Tease her back and make her laugh ]

When she doesn't answer for a long time

[ reassure her that everything is okay ]

When she looks at you with doubt

[ Back yourself up ]

When she says that she likes you

[SHE REALLY DOES MORE THAN YOU COULD UNDERSTAND!!!]

When she grabs at your hands

[ Hold her's and play with her fingers ]

When she bumps into you with her big ass hips ;)

[ bump into her back and make her laugh ]

When she tells you a secret

[ keep it safe and untold ]

When she looks at you in your eyes

[ dont look away until she does ]

When she says it's over

[ she still wants you to be hers ]
IT'S TRUE!

When she reposts this bulletin

[ she wants you to read it ]

- Stay on the phone with her even if she's not saying anything.

- When she's mad hug her tight and don't let go

- When she says she's ok dont believe it, talk with her

- because 10 yrs later she'll remember you

- Call her at 12:00am on her birthday to tell her you love her

- Treat her like she's all that matters to you.

- Stay up all night with her when she's sick.

- Watch her favorite movie with her or her favorite show even if you think it's stupid.

- Give her the world.

- Let her wear your clothes.

- When she's bored and sad, hang out with her.

- Let her know she's important.

- Kiss her in the pouring rain.

- When she runs up at you crying, the first thing you say is;

"Who's ass am I kicking baby?"

If you do post this in the next four minutes the one you love will :

Call you.

Kiss you.

Love you.

Text you.

Guys post as: "I'd be this Boyfriend."

Girls post as: "A real Boyfriend

25 of the greatest songs that have a great effect on my life and beyond

Think of 25(ish) songs that had such a profound effect on you they changed your life or the way you looked at it. They sucked you in and took you over for days, weeks, months, years. These are the songs that you can use to identify time, places, people, emotions. These are the songs that musically shaped your world. When you finish, tag 25 others, including me. Make sure you copy and paste this part so they know the drill.

My top music selection that left a profound impact on my life and help shape my view of the world, people, love, and life.

1. Unwritten-Natasha Bedingfield

2. I'm Yours-Jason Mraz

3. Pictures of You-The Last Goodnight

4. When a Child is Born-Andrea Bocelli

5. Go Where Love Goes-Andrea Bocelli

6. Can't Help Falling in Love-Andrea Bocelli

7. Break Away-Kelly Clarkson

8. Blackbird-The Beetles

9. If Everyone Cared-Nickelback

10. Alla Luce Del Sole-Josh Groban

11. You Raise Me Up-Josh Groban

12. Time of Your Life-Green Day

13. True Colors-Phil Collins

14. Truly Madly Deeply-Savage Garden

15. To Where You Are-Josh Groban

16. The Prayer-Josh Groban & Charlotte Church

17. Angels Among Us-Alabama

18. Pocketful of Sunshine-Natasha Bedingfield

19. Superman-Five For Fighting

20. If I talk to God-The Last Goodnight

21. Live High-Jason Mraz

22. Mary, Did You Know?-Wynona Judd & Kenny Rogers

23. You'll Be in My Heart-Phil Collins

24. Here and Now-Luther Vandross

25. Far Away-Nickelback

Procrastinating: Firsts

1. Who was your FIRST prom date?

2. Do you still talk to your FIRST love?

3. What was your FIRST alcoholic drink?

4. What was your FIRST job?

5. What was your FIRST car?

6. Who was the FIRST person to text you today?

7. Who is the FIRST person you thought of this morning?

8. Who was your FIRST grade teacher?

9. Where did you go on your FIRST ride on an airplane?

10. Who was your FIRST best friend & do you still talk?

11. Where was your FIRST sleepover?

12. Who was the FIRST person you talked to today?

13. Whose wedding were you in the FIRST time?

14. What was the FIRST thing you did this morning?

15. What was the FIRST concert you ever went to?

16. FIRST tattoo?

17. FIRST piercing?

18. FIRST foreign country you've been to?

19. FIRST movie you remember seeing?

20. Who was the FIRST celebrity you ever met or saw in real life?

21. What was the FIRST state you lived in?

22. Who was your FIRST roommate?

23. If you had three wishes, what would the FIRST one be?

24. What is something you would learn if you had the chance?

25. Who do you think will be the FIRST person to post this?

Procrastinating: Firsts

1. Who was your FIRST prom date? Eric

2. Do you still talk to your FIRST love? Maybe

3. What was your FIRST alcoholic drink? um...i think it was a mojito

4. What was your FIRST job? babysitting in 6th grade

5. What was your FIRST car? i never got a car

6. Who was the FIRST person to text you today? i don't have a cell yet

7. Who is the FIRST person you thought of this morning? my mom

8. Who was your FIRST grade teacher? Mrs. Phealan

9. Where did you go on your FIRST ride on an airplane? Montana

10. Who was your FIRST best friend & do you still talk? Kristina, and we talk on occasion

11. Where was your FIRST sleepover? a cousin's house

12. Who was the FIRST person you talked to today? my dad

13. Whose wedding were you in the FIRST time? my oldest brother

14. What was the FIRST thing you did this morning? use the computer

15. What was the FIRST concert you ever went to? none yet

16. FIRST tattoo? none, and i don't really plan on getting any

17. FIRST piercing? the summer of 1999, before 8th grade

18. FIRST foreign country you've been to? none yet

19. FIRST movie you remember seeing? i'll have to think about that

20. Who was the FIRST celebrity you ever met or saw in real life? the guy who plays Svengoolie

21. What was the FIRST state you lived in? Illinois. that is the only state i've ever lived in.

22. Who was your FIRST roommate? no one

23. If you had three wishes, what would the FIRST one be? to get over this shyness

24. What is something you would learn if you had the chance? how to knit

Wedding Survery

This is a survey for those of you who are married. Fill it out & don't forget to tag other married couples on your friend list. Don't forget to tag back the person that sent it to you.

1) When was your wedding day?

2.) What day of the week was it?

3) Did you get married in a church?

4) How many in your wedding party?

5) How many guests were invited to your wedding

6) How long did you wait to tie the knot after his proposal?

7) Did you register for gifts?

8) Who did you hire as your photographer & videographer?

9) Did you have a DJ or a band?

10) Did the father walk the bride down the aisle?

11) What color were the bridesmaid dresses & groomsmen vests?

12) Who was the Maid Of Honour? The Best Man?

13) Did the bride have a bridal shower?

14) What type of limo did you get?

15) Where did you go for your Bachelorette/Bachelor Party?

16) What type of wedding gown/tux did you two wear?

17) How was the weather?

18) Where did you go on your Honeymoon?

19) What was your favorite part of your wedding day?

20) How long have you been married?

21) What was the most memorable "bridezilla" moment?

22) What was your most memorable wedding-related mental breakdown?

23) What is the one thing you would change about your day?

24) What was your song?

25) Who had the greatest dance moves at the event?

I Ran Over a Stuffed Animal Riding a Motorcycle Because I'm Cool Like That

This is just way too funny!

Type out the sentence you end up with in the TITLE of your note and tag your friends.

Pick the month you were born:
January-------I kicked
February------I loved
March--------I karate chopped
April----------I licked
May----------I jumped on
June----------I smelled
July-----------I did the Macarena With
August--------I had lunch with
September----I danced with
October-------I sang to
November-----I yelled at
December-----I ran over

Pick the day (number) you were born on:
1-------a birdbath
2-------a monster
3-------a phone
4-------a fork
5-------a snowman
6-------a gangster
7-------my mobile phone
8-------my dog
9-------my best friends' boyfriend
10-------my neighbour
11-------my science teacher
12-------a banana
13-------a fireman
14-------a stuffed animal
15-------a goat
16-------a pickle
17-------your mom
18-------a spoon
19------ - a smurf
20-------a baseball bat
21-------a ninja
22-------Chuck Norris
23-------a noodle
24-------a squirrel
25-------a football player
26-------my sister
27-------my brother
28-------an iPod
29-------a surfer
30-------a politician
31-------a llama

What is the last number of the year you were born:
1--------- In my car
2 --------- On your car
3 ----------- In a hole
4 ----------- Under your bed
5 ----------- Riding a Motorcycle
6 --------- sliding down a hill
7 --------- in an elevator
8---------- at the dinner table
9 -------- In line at the bank
0 -------- in your bathroom

Pick the color of shirt you are wearing:
White---------because I'm cool like that
Black---------because that's how I roll.
Pink-----------because I'm NOT crazy.
Red-----------because the voices told me to.
Blue-----------because I'm sexy and I do what I want
Green---------because I think I need some serious help.
Purple---------because I'm AWESOME!
Gray----------because Big Bird said to and he's my leader.
Yellow--------because someone offered me 1,000,000 dollars
Orange--------because my family thinks I'm stupid anyway.
Brown---------because I can.
Other----------because I'm a Ninja!
None----------because I can't control myself!

Now type out the sentence you made, in the TITLE line and tag your friends in the note!

5 Things to Be Happy About Right Now…

Don’t let the last lingering days of winter get ya down. Spring’s right around the corner and we have five things that’ll make you smile right this second. Print out our list and post it in your locker—or take a few minutes to write down your faves.

1. Flowers are starting to bloom
What’s better than catching a glimpse of the first petals of the season? Even if the buds are still chillin’ underground in your area, go to your local flower shop or grocery store and pick up some cheap seeds to plant with your fam. Then, ya can watch ’em grow each day together. Or, cheat and just buy a bitty bouquet.

2. The temps are on the rise
Take advantage of the warmer weather and go for a walk or run around the neighborhood. Or, grab a bunch of friends together and play some touch football or capture the flag in your backyard. Let’s hear it for longer days, too.

3. Cute clothes are back in style
Now that the sun’s coming out, ya can finally take those cute, springy clothes outta the closet. Even if it’s too cold to wear your fave yellow tank, start adding bright accessories to make your outfits extra cheery (and boost your mood instantly!).

4. Fruits are in season
Ya might not be getting away for spring break, but lotsa tropical fruits are back in season. Get a healthy sugar rush by noshing on kiwis, oranges and pineapples.

5. Birds are chirpin’
The birds are flyin’ home and ya gotta admit, while they may wake ya up early in the mornin’, they are fun to listen to. Set up a bird feeder outside to make a springtime friend.

St. Patty's Day Soda Float

This St. Patrick's Day take on the classic root beer float is sure to make anyone happy-go-lucky. Serve 'em up at your St. Patty's day soiree or as a sweet surprise for your BFF, crush or your 'rents.

What You'll Need:

1 can of root beer
1 scoop of mint chocolate chip ice cream
whipped cream or whipped pastry topping

What You'll Do:

1. Take a large glass mug and pour in about half the can of root beer.
2. Take one scoop of the mint chocolate chip ice cream and place it inside the mug with the root beer.
3. Slowly pour the rest of root beer inside the mug. (Be careful!
Things can get messy here.)
4. Take your whipped cream or whipped pastry topping and put it right
on top of your delicious drink.

Our Tip: Add a little green food coloring to the whipped topping to make it ultra festive!

Great PJ Party Games!

Sick of the same old sleepover routine? Movies…pizza…makeovers…pancake breakfasts…you get the point! Spice up your sleepover with these crazy 'n' fun games. You can switch them up any way you want and customize them to be the perfect fit for you and your BFFs.

Need some help picking who should be “it”? Here are some cool suggestions:
- person with the longest hair
- person with the shortest hair
- person with the longest fingernails
- oldest
- youngest

Piggly-Wiggly
Got a big group of girls? Piggly-Wiggly is the perfect party game. Pick one friend and
have her go out of the room for two mins while everyone gets under blankets or into sleeping bags (better if its not their own).
Have the friend come back in and tap each sleeping bag or blanket and say, “Piggly-wiggly,” the girl under the blanket replies, “Oink-oink.” The “it” girl tries to guess who is under the blanket. If they guess right, the girl comes out, if she doesn't the girl stays under the blanket. The last person under her blanket wins!

Crazy Dress-Up
This is a contest to see who can dress up the funniest! Take a ton of clothing (try borrowing old stuff from you ‘rents to make it extra ridiculous) and put it in a separate room. Choose three girls as “judges.”
One girl then goes into the separate dressing room and has 90 seconds to come up with the craziest outfit possible. Find some cool music to play, so when the girls come out the can model the outfit like they’re out on the catwalk. Who wins? Whoever the judges think has the craziest get-up?

The Sleepover Slipper Match-up
Collect all the players’ slippers (or shoes if you didn’t bring slippers), and place them in the center of the room. On the word “Go” all players race to grab their slippers fastest and put them on first!
You can play again and make some changes, like playing blindfolded. Or choose one person to hide them all over the house then go on a slipper hunt!

Hot Potato Nailpolish
Choose a DJ and have her put on a fun playlist. Start passing a bottle of nail polish around until the DJ stops the music.
When the music stops the person holding the nail polish has to paint as many toenails as they can until the music starts again. Keep playing until someone has all their toenails painted!

Food

Cookie Pizza

Things You'll Need

Cookie dough
Note: Mix up a double batch of chocolate-chip cookie dough ahead of time or buy prepared cookie dough.

Round pizza pan
Pizza cutter
Toppings: chocolate chips, M&M's, coconut
chopped nuts, marshmallows
Cans of white frosting with decorator tips
Spatula

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Press cookie dough into a pizza pan. Have the girls add their favorite toppings -- coconut, chocolate chips, M&M's and other candies.

Bake the cookie pizza in the oven for 15 minutes or until dough is lightly browned. Let cool.

Let each girl help decorate the cookie pizza using cans of frosting with decorator tips.

Use pizza cutter to cut cookie pizza into wedges. Let the girls dig in and have a slice.

Crisp, Cold Veggie Tray

Arrange rows of veggies in a large flower shape.

Girlfriend Cupcakes

Things You'll Need

Baked cupcakes frosted with white frosting
Tubes of cake-decorating gel or canned
frosting with decorator tips

Let's Begin!

Have the girls decorate frosted cupcakes with "girlfriend chatter" using the gel or frosting -- "Sweet," "Cute," "Funny," "Silly," "Chatty," "Giving," "Artsy," "Dancer," "Diva," "Girly Girl," "Groovy," "Chic," "Sporty," etc.

Games

Have a "beauty contest" for pajamas or slippers! Give prizes for "silliest," "most like the wearer," "furriest," "warmest," "most elegant," etc.

If you choose to have this contest, be sure to put a reminder on the invitation to bring PJs and slippers.

Good Gossip

"If you can't say something nice, then don't say anything at all!" Make all the girls feel good about themselves by having each girl say something nice to another girl.

Have the first girl in line whisper something sweet, kind and/or positive about the last girl in line to the second girl in line. Pass along the sweet gossip to each girl until it reaches the next to last girl in line. She will repeat the sweet gossip so everyone can hear.

Now -- how much is it the same, or how much has it changed from the original compliment?

At this point, the last girl moves to the other end of the line and becomes the first girl, and the game is repeated. Have them continue until all the girls have heard some sweet "good gossip" about themselves.

"You Go, Girlfriend"

Keep this one a secret until your party is almost over! Near the end of the party, ask each guest to write down on a piece of paper the name of a girl they thought showed the most kindness, was most helpful and gracious during the entire party. Tally the names and present the winner with a small prize.

Girlfriend Bracelet Charms

Things You'll Need

For each charm bracelet:

1 sheet shrinking plastic
Charms patterns
Good-quality colored pencils in bright neon colors (See Note below.)
Fine-tip permanent marker
Small scissors
1/8-inch circle hole punch
Regular circle hole punch
About 7 inches of silver jack chain (See Note below.)
6mm silver split rings
3mm lobster claw clasp
Needle-nose pliers or jewelry pliers
Cookie sheet covered with foil
Pot holders
Cooling rack
Oven
Note: Don't use cheap, waxy colored pencils or wax- or oil-based coloring products. They can catch fire in the oven. Silver jack chain is inexpensive. You can find it at home improvement stores.

Use a photocopier to make a copy of the charms patterns for each guest.
Attach a lobster claw clasp to one end of each bracelet using the needle-nose pliers.
Read all the instructions for coloring and baking the shrinking plastic.
Help your girl move the charms in and out of the oven, and attach the rings with pliers.

Let's Begin!

Lay shrinking plastic over pattern page on work table. Rough, dull side
of shrinking plastic should be face up.

Trace and color patterns. Or, sketch your own original designs. Add lettering with a fine-tip permanent marker or dark-colored pencil.
Cut out plastic charms with scissors. Round off any points or sharp corners.
Use the small circle punch to punch a hole near the edge of each charm.
Following the instructions that came with the shrinking plastic, bake the charms: Preheat the oven, and put the charms on the foil-lined cookie sheet.
Remove the cookie sheet from the oven. Set the sheet on a cooling rack. Let the charms cool.
Use the pliers to attach a split ring to each charm. Then attach each split ring to the bracelet.

Girlfriend Deco Books

Things You'll Need

To make the books:

Bright neon card stock in colors of your choice (we used purple, pink, blue, green, yellow and orange)
1/8-inch circle paper punch
Brightly colored rat-tail craft cord
Brightly colored pony beads
Glue
Scissors
To decorate the pages:

Assorted small stickers, including alphabet stickers
Assorted small paper die cuts
Scraps of fabric and decorative paper
Colored pens, glitter pens, markers
Glitter, sequins
Charms
Colorful craft wire, ribbon
Small buttons
Glue, double-sided tape
Scissors

Before the Party

Make a book for each party guest. Each book should have at least one page for each guest. If you're having 10 guests, each book should have at least 10 pages, not counting the covers.

Let's Begin

Cut card stock in half down its length. Pieces should measure 4 1/4" x 11".
Fold each piece in half and run your finger along the crease. The folded pieces will measure 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches.
Open folded pages up. Using a pencil and ruler, mark two dots right on the crease. One should be 3/4 inch from the left edge. The other should be 3/4 inch from the right edge. Use the paper punch to punch a hole at each dot.
Repeat step 3 on all pieces of card stock.
Stack as many pages as you need for a book. The holes should line up.
Cut a 12- to 15-inch piece of cord. Thread one end through one set of holes, from the inside of the book to the outside. Thread the other end of cord through the other set of holes.
Knot the cord ends together outside the book, or tie them in a bow. Thread a pony bead onto the ends of the cord if you want.

At Your Party

Set out all the supplies -- glue, scissors, stickers, pens, ribbon and other things. Give a book to each guest. Then, have the girls pass around their books and have each girlfriend decorate a page or two in each book.

Make It Fun and Funky

Cut large hearts, smiley faces, telephones and groovy swirls from poster board, card stock or paper. You can enlarge those designs on a photocopier if you want.

Color them in bright colors. Hang them all over with poster putty. Or hang them from streamers hanging from the ceiling or doorway.

"Girlfriend, Please Come..."

Things You'll Need

For each invitation:

1/2 sheet (4 1/4 x 11 inches) neon green card stock
Plain white paper
Charms patterns
Glue pen
Mini "pinking shears" paper edgers
Extra-fine pink neon glitter
12 inches light green metallic 1/8-inch ribbon or cord
Computer with color printer (optional)
Gel pens or fine-tip markers: black, plus assorted neon colors
Scissors
Ruler
Pencil
Photocopier (optional)

Use your computer and printer to print "Girlfriend, Please come ..." on plain paper as shown. (Or you can use gel pens or markers.) Cut out with scissors so that words are in center of a 5 1/2 x 3-inch rectangle. Trim long edges with "pinking shears" paper edgers.

Photocopy charm patterns. Color one of the charms in fun neon colors. Cut it out with scissors.

Glue the paper strip and charm to front of invitation using the glue pen.

Lay a clean piece of paper on your work table. Lay invitation on the paper. Draw around the charm with the glue pen. Sprinkle glitter over the glue. Turn invitation over and tap it so that extra glitter falls on the paper. Bend the paper into a funnel and pour the glitter back into its container.

Working as you did in step 4, draw a wavy line across the white paper with your glue pen. Cover it with pink glitter.

Invitation

Use your computer and printer (or gel pens or markers) to print party information on plain white paper:

Join the GIRLS for a

Fabulous

Slumber Party of Friendship

Below this, print your address, the date and time of the party, and a phone number and deadline for RSVPs.
Print the information in an area no bigger than 3 1/2 x 3 1/4 inches.
Cut out with scissors so that words are in center of a 4 1/2 x 3 1/2-inch rectangle. Trim short edges with paper edgers.
Glue the paper inside the invitation using the glue pen.

Finishing

Tie the metallic green ribbon around the center of the card, at the fold. Tie the ends in a bow on the front.

Slumber Fun Centerpiece

Things You'll Need

Moon and Star Cookies:

Refrigerated sugar cookie dough
Star and moon cookie cutters
Rolling pin
White paper lollipop sticks
Cookie sheet lined with baking parchment
Spatula
Oven
Pot holders
Wire rack
Tub of white frosting
Yellow and blue sugar

Moon & Star Cookies
Note: Make sure you supervise the oven and hot cookie sheet when the girls bake the cookies.

Roll out cookie dough 1/4-1/3 inch thick. Cut star and moon shapes with cookie cutters.
Use spatula to move cookies onto cookie sheet. Stick a lollipop stick in side of each cookie. Bake cookies following directions on package.
Using pot holder or oven mitt, carefully remove hot cookies from oven. Use spatula to move cookies to wire rack to cool.
Frost cookies with white frosting. Decorate stars with blue sugar. Decorate moon with yellow sugar.

Things You'll Need

Cloud Ornaments:

White craft foam
Light blue parchment card stock
Computer with printer or black felt-tip pen
Glittery dimensional paint
Pencil
Scissors
Plain white paper
8 white paper lollipop sticks
Wire cutters
Craft glue

Cloud Ornaments
Write song titles or other phrases on blue parchment with felt-tip pen (or print them out on computer). Leave enough room between titles to cut out a cloud shape around each.
Cut out simple cloud shapes around titles. They should measure about 3 1/2 x 1 3/4 inches. Check the cloud pattern to make sure your paper clouds will fit on it with room to spare.
Trace cloud pattern onto white paper. Cut it out. Trace around pattern onto white craft foam eight times. Cut out with scissors. Erase any pencil marks.
Glue a blue cloud in center of each foam cloud. Decorate clouds with swirls of glitter paint. Let dry.
Trim eight lollipop sticks with wire cutters. They should measure 3 3/4 inches. Glue one to back of each cloud.

Things You'll Need

Wreath:

12-inch plastic foam wreath
Adhesive dots or craft glue
1/2-inch double-sided tape
Small blue and clear rhinestone stars
Fluffy craft stuffing
String of tiny clear Christmas lights
1 1/2-inch silver star spangles
1 1/2-inch blue gingham ribbon
Wire nippers
Tape measure

Wreath
Use tape measure to measure length around wreath. Cut a piece of ribbon that long, adding about 1/2 inch so ends will overlap.
Wrap double-sided tape around wreath. Cover sides of wreath with ribbon, pressing it onto tape. Cut tiny piece of tape to hold ribbon end in place.
Pull handfuls of stuffing and glue them over edge of wreath. Use only a little glue. Don't mash stuffing flat. You want to make fluffy clouds. Pull another fluffy lump of stuffing to rest in center of wreath.
Glue a star rhinestone in center of each star bangle. Glue bangles to stuffing. Glue a few clear star rhinestones to stuffing. Let dry.
Poke sticks of cookies and clouds through stuffing into foam wreath.


Add Starlight!
Before guests arrive, arrange Christmas lights on table so that they will fit in center of wreath. Set wreath over lights, leaving light plug free.
Plug lights into nearest outlet. They will "sparkle" through the clouds.
Safety Note: Use an extension cord if needed. Don't put cord where you will have to walk over it. Don't cover the cord with sleeping bags, pillows or blankets. Unplug the wreath before you go to sleep.

Slumber Fun Table Accents

Things You'll Need

For each place mat:

12 x 18-inch sheet white craft foam
Light blue parchment card stock
Solid yellow card stock
Yellow print decorative paper
Light blue craft paint
Round painting sponge or small piece of sponge
Craft glue
1/2-inch double-sided tape
6 blue small rhinestone stars
5 silver 1 1/2-inch star spangles
4 inches 1 1/2-inch-wide blue gingham ribbon
Yellow paper dinner napkin
Glittery dimensional paint
Shiny white dimensional paint
Computer with printer or black felt-tip pen
Paper plate
Paper towels
Pencil
Scissors
Glue

Place Mat
Trim edges of craft foam to make cloud shape.
Pour a little blue paint onto paper plate. Dab sponge into paint. Dab sponge onto folded paper towel until most of the paint comes off.
Dab sponge lightly around edges of place mat. Set aside to dry.

Stars & Moon
Trace patterns for small and large stars and moon onto white paper. Cut out. Trace around one large star and four small stars on back of blue parchment.
Trace one moon on back of solid yellow card stock. Cut out.

Trace another moon on back of yellow print paper. Cut out, cutting a little inside pencil lines so this moon is smaller. Glue a star spangle to each parchment star. Glue a rhinestone star to each spangle.
Outline all parchment stars with squiggly lines of glitter paint. On large star, add a squiggly outline of shiny white paint inside glittery outline. Let dry.

Glue print moon in center of solid moon. Glue on star rhinestone for eye. Outline smaller moon with squiggly line of glittery paint. Add smile with shiny white paint.

Finish Place Mat
Glue small stars and moon to place mat as shown. Add squiggles of glittery paint and white paint around edges of place mat.
Finish Napkin Ring
Shape ribbon in a ring. Where ends overlap, tape them together with double-sided tape.
Attach another piece of tape to this seam, and press napkin ring onto place mat.
Glue large star to top of napkin ring. Roll napkin and put in ring.

Slumber Songs

Serenade your friends with a collection of sweet bedtime tunes! Burn them onto a CD before your party. It will make perfect background music!

Dream On
Dream Baby
Sleepy-Time Gal
Dream a Little Dream
Sleepless in Seattle
Lullaby of Broadway
Lullaby and Goodnight
Daydream Believer

Sweet Slumber Cloud

Things You'll Need

4 x 5-inch white invitation card with envelope with fold along 4-inch edge
Light blue parchment card stock
Yellow print decorative paper
Light blue craft paint
Round painting sponge or small piece of sponge
1 clear and 2 blue small rhinestone stars
1 1/2-inch silver star spangle
Glittery dimensional paint
Shiny white dimensional paint
Computer with printer or black felt-tip pen
Paper plate
Paper towels
Pencil
Scissors
Glue

Trim edges of card so that invitation is shaped like a cloud, about 5 x 3 1/8 inches. Fold should be on left edge.
Pour a little blue paint onto paper plate. Dab sponge into paint. Dab sponge onto folded paper towel until most of the paint comes off. Dab sponge lightly around edges on front of invitation. Set aside to dry.
Trace patterns for small star and moon onto white paper. Cut out. Trace around one star on back of blue parchment and one moon on back of yellow paper. Cut out.
Using computer or a black felt-tip pen, print "SURPRISE" and "BIRTHDAY SLEEPOVER PARTY" on blue parchment. Cut out each phrase.
Using computer or pen, print out party information (see photo). Cut out. Glue party information inside invitation. Glue moon, star and other phrases to front of invitation as shown.
Glue star spangle to paper star. Glue blue rhinestone star to moon for eye. Glue other blue star to spangle. Glue clear star to invitation near top.
Draw smile on moon with white paint. Add swirls and curlicues of white and glittery paint to front of invitation. Let dry.

Marshmallow Toss

Lay a line of tape on the floor. Six feet from tape, set up a row of mugs, one for each guest.

Line guests up behind tape, facing mugs. Give each guest some miniature marshmallows.

Set timer for three minutes. See who can throw the most marshmallows into her mug. Make sure no one steps over the line!

Wizard of Oz Party Ideas

Use our Wizard of Oz party ideas to plan your next party...over the rainbow!

Ask everyone to name their favorite movies. Wizard of Oz is on the top of everyone’s list. This party is sure to be a hit with your friends!

Invitations:
Anything with a rainbow!

Party Decorations:
Serve party food from witches cauldrons, beakers, etc.
Serve a party punch (preferably red) from a witches cauldron. Use dry ice if you can!
On the sidewalk leading to the house draw the outline of a yellow brick road with yellow sidewalk chalk
Make an rainbow arch of balloons
Hang a curtain of silk flowers in rainbow colors hanging in the doorway for guests to walk thru. (look in the Luau section of your party store)
Have a pair of witches legs coming out from under the house. Make by stuffing tights with tissue paper and then painting black rings around the tights (to look like the witch’s legs), add an old pair of red sparkly slippers.
Use the colors of the rainbow in your decorating (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple)
Giant, colorful tissue paper flowers
Set up one area to look like a cornfield with haybales and add a scarecrow, You’ll also want a lion (a large stuffed animal or draw one on posterboard), and a tin man in your party area
Use a rainbow arch over your food table

Music:
Fun Party Music from your favorite music era
Music from the Wizard of Oz soundtrack
Music from The Wiz soundtrack
Music from the Wicked soundtrack

Favorite Party Games:
Ask your guests to come in costume as their favorite character. Award prizes for the best.
Make up your own Wizard of Oz Trivia Game

Wizard of Oz Party Birthday Cake Ideas:
Make a rectangular cake covered in little flowers and a yellow brick road, with edible glitter on it. Place Wizard of figurines on the road. At the end of the yellow brick road place a rainbow. Make the rainbow by making a cake in a round cake pan, cut it in half and standing on it’s side to be an arch. Decorate like a rainbow.
Make a cake that looks like a rainbow.

Wizard of Oz Party Favor Ideas
Giant swirled lollipops

80's Party

An 80's Party is an event that screams “costume”! And it is one of the adult party ideas where everyone wants to come in costume!

A 1980's party also works great as an adult birthday party for someone who loves or came of age in the 1980's.

What a fun decade…and what fun you will have at this retro party!

Invitations:
Print your party details on cardstock and splatter paint it.

Decorations:
Neon colors: Pink, Yellow and Lime Green
Hang 80’s album covers and posters on the walls
Set out 80’s magazines on the tables
Print pictures of 80’s icons and phrases…such as Madonna, Boy George, Wham, the Brat Pack, Ronald Reagan, pac man, “totally”, “Gag me with a spoon”, etc.

80’s Beverages and Cocktails:
Wine Coolers
White Wine Spritzers
Long Island Ice Teas
Sex on the Beach

Music:
Michael Jackson
Janet Jackson
Madonna
Paula Abdul
Wham
Duran Duran
Culture Club and Boy George
Dead or Alive
There are lots of great 80’s compilations out there!

Activities:
Trivia Games, such as Trivial Pursuit. If the party is small you could play the game. If the party is large, then have trivia questions posted around for people to discuss and try to answer,
Try some of the games on our adult party games list, such as Celebrity Twenty Questions or the Guessing Game.
Karaoke to 1980's music.
Pac Man contest (set up on your TV).
Costume Contest, either to dress up as 80’s in general(most authentic, best use of hairspray, etc.) or dress like your favorite 80’s celebrity.
Run movies on the TV (without sound, but as something visual in the background), such as Brat Pack movies, Valley Girl, Ferris Bueller, or TV shows such as Cheers, Dynasty, Miami Vice, etc….
or even better…show videos on the TV from the early days of MTV.
Give prizes to whoever brings their best (or worst) photo of themselves from the 80's. Proudly display them at the party.

80's Party Costume Ideas:
Parachute Pants
Leg Warmers
Skinny Ties
Members Only Jackets
BIG hair – more hairspray and mousse than you’d ever imagine, and add some glitter and colors if you can
L-o-n-g strands of pearls, draped across your body like a sash
Madonna (any incarnation)
Skinny Ties
Raybans
For shoes? Loafers without socks
Miami Vice style clothes - linen suits with bright shirts
Lots of makeup – eyeliner on the men too…

Favors:
Burn CD’s of 80’s music
Rubic’s cube (mini ones)
Bottles of Hair Gel, Hairspray, or Eyeliner
Magazines from the 1980’s