"Peanut Butter Jelly Time!" or "Another Cool Song"

I seem to be eating a lot of sack lunches lately, which tend to consist of a lot of Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches and Cheetos.

I take my variety in trading out regular Cheetos for Flaming Hot Cheetos.

But I stick with Crunchy peanut butter over creamy. Hey, if I'm eating the same thing all the time it should at least be fun to chew.

I have found that while I prefer Strawberry jam on my fresh baked bread, when it's smooshed against Peanut Butter, it doesn't really matter what flavor it is as long as its sweet and fruity.

And grape jelly is way cheaper.

For some variety in my lunch, (or dinner as the case may be with my night classes), I bought a jar of whole pickles today that I can zip up in a plastic bag and throw in for some extra tangy crunch, (which I will eat separately from the sandwich in case you were wondering).

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In order to better share my enjoyment of PB and J, I invite you to view the following video. Performed by Inside Out A Capella, and arranged by somebody with too much time on their hands.

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Inside Out A Capella is a really cool group that also sings a lot of primary songs and a few about snowmen.

Totally worth a youtube search.

Dinosaur Stew

Many years ago, when I was a second grader, during our study of dinosaurs, we were all given the assignment to bring in an ingredient to make Dinosaur Stew.

I remember this clearly, and remember thinking how good the stew was.

So this month, while my cub scouts were learning about dinosaurs I decided they should have the same experience.

I made the recipe ahead of time at home, since it takes a few hours to cook in the crock pot, but I had my scouts prepare another batch during den meeting. When they were done compiling the ingredients, we enjoyed the prepared stew.

It was highly successful, and I thought you might enjoy it too.

Here's the recipe:

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Dinosaur Stew

by 2nd grade teacher Dashel Watkins

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2 or 3 seaweed roots (chopped carrots)

chopped club moss (chopped celery)

white sand and volcano ashes (salt, pepper and oregano)

1 can red swamp water (tomato soup)

3 stegosaurus eggs (diced potaotes)

ground brontosaurus (hamburger)

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Brown the brontosaurus, add all other ingredients, cook in crockpot or stew pot.

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I doubled the recipe and ended up with a second batch that the scouts made. We enjoyed it again for dinner the next night.

My cub on the left is on his second bowl here, while Mark was polishing off his stew. I hope your family enjoys it too.

I'm Pumpkin Pie

Pike's Pickles had this on her blog and I was curious, and had extra time, so I tried it.

I was surprised that with such a short quiz it gave me an answer that I found to be so accurate about me.

Or at least, I would like for it to be accurate about me.

You Are Pumpkin Pie

You're the perfect combo of uniqueness and quality. You're able to relate to many types of people with many different tastes. But you're by no means generic or ordinary. In fact, you're one of the most original people around. Those who like you are looking for something (or someone) special. You tend confuse people when they first meet you. But you're not as complicated as you seem. Even though you have a lot of spice and flavor to you, you're never overpowering. You are a calm and comforting force in people's lives.

What Kind of Pie Are You?

Try it out and tell me what you are.