Sprite cake

Hi, this is Em. I just made a really yummy recipe called Sprite Cake. All you need is one sprite (can) and a yellow cake mix. Add the Sprite to a yellow cake mix in a mixing bowl. Stir until mixed, but don’t stir it to much because it flattens the cake, then bake as directed. Make sure to serve this cake cooled off (or else it crumbles). Then you have a yummy treat to share with your family.

Em

our little blue planet of really nice guys...

I'll tell you a secret. I am a fan of Rolie Polie Olie. Okay, so I don’t TiVo it or anything, but today I heard the theme song and was reminded of how cute it is. If you’ve watched Playhouse Disney, you know the song… "Way up high in the rolie polie sky is a little round planet of really nice guys." Awwww… and yet sometimes friends can make you feel embarrassed about liking something that's not "cool" to them. In fact there was just a show on Arthur about this very thing. Maybe you saw it while eating your after school snack? Don’t ever forget to trust what's right for you in your heart and to "follow your bliss”. It sounds simple to “like what you like” until somebody else criticizes you for it. That can be hard. There’s some comfort in knowing that if we were all shaped by the same cookie cutter, things would be pretty dull around our creative little blue planet of really nice guys and gals.

Journaling Idea: Curl up with your favorite mug of cocoa and take a couple of minutes to write down your favorite "comfort TV shows" whether it's Arthur, Maya & Miguel, Shark Week, or have you seen Bob Ross the painter with his very curly hair on PBS? He’s fun to watch because he’s a talented painter and because of the things he says when he paints - and teaches others to paint. Introducing his “happy little trees" and thinking aloud about “Where does the stream live in your world?” I just have to smile. Your list is just for you safe and sound in the pages of your diary so it doesn’t have to match what your friends like.

. : Sunshine Needed : .

We have so many nodding daffodils along the sidewalk in front of our home that I cannot count them all. Maybe I should choose a sunny day and give it a try. The flowers are actually grouped together in two perfect squares - which doesn't really matter, because all you see are the yellow blossoms. When a storm lingers, like they do in Utah during the spring, these puddles of sunshine warm my heart. Luckily today’s a sunny day so the daffodils can recharge their batteries.

When you write in your diary or journal why not let your imagination wander? Write the facts, but use words that make your heart happy. I love how words, that aren't often used together, combine like "...puddles of sunshine." (more ideas at tweencraft.com/thinking)

Suz

early...

My family is sleeping and I'm in the office updating the site. There are so many cool things to put on the site and so little time. So I'm up in the wee hours of the morning, we'll see how this blog thing works out.