Noodle, Don't Noodle

We celebrated without Jeremy while he was gone. Here's some of what we celebrated:

 

October 6 was National Noodle Day. We had angel hair pasta and alfredo. I love alfredo.

 

Did you know they changed National Taco Day? I just found out when my mom wished me a Happy National Taco Day on October 7 this year. It used to always be on October 4. Now it's always Taco Tuesday. 

We made homemade tortilla chips which can be used with taco salad. We didn't eat taco salad, though.

 

October 7 was also Chocolate Covered Pretzel Day. Jr. Jr. melted some chocolate chips and we dipped pretzel sticks in them. Mmmm.

 

October 8 was Fluffernutter Day. I had this on the calendar. I planned on making Fluffernutter sandwiches the whole time. The day of, I realized I didn't have marshmallow fluff. I knew we didn't have marshmallow fluff. It didn't occur to me to go shopping for marshmallow fluff even though that is what is needed for Fluffernutter sandwiches. So we got creative and made grilled Fluffernutter sandwiches with peanut butter, and marshmallows when melted become marshmallow fluff.

Woohoo. Creativity!

Consensus: Members of my family are not fans of grilled peanut butter sandwiches. Several would prefer grilled cheese. Good to know. Although we do like waffle cones with chocolate chips, marshmallows, and peanut butter, so it's the grilled sandwich aspect that doesn't work with the peanut butter.

 

Speaking of grilled cheese sandwiches, the next day, October 9, Jr. Jr. and I were eating grilled cheese sandwiches and this conversation happened.

Mom: It's Moldy Cheese Day. Guess how I celebrated.

(Jr. Jr. looks at me blankly)

Mom: It's Moldy Cheese Day. (wiggles sandwich) Guess how I celebrated.

(Jr. Jr. looks down at his grilled cheese sandwich and starts to laugh)

Jr. Jr.: That deserves a hug. (proceeds to give me a hug) 

 

I mentioned I didn't think we even had any moldy cheese in the fridge. I found some a few days later while I was cleaning out the refrigerator. 

Catching Up April 2025 part 2

April 12 was Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day and National Licorice Day. We celebrated by having both. We did have tomato soup with our sandwiches.

April 13 was National Peach Cobbler Day. Yes, I made some. I tried a different recipe that didn't use as much sugar. My peach cobbler loving child said he liked it so yay. Less sugar.

We had an at home potluck that evening. We haven't had one of those in while. Here are everyone's contributions from oldest to youngest: cookies, peach cobbler, pizza, pickles and cheese cubes, sparkling apple-grape, lemonade.

That day was also Palm Sunday. This year I tried to do a better job with celebrating Holy Week. The Church had some good resources for every day leading up to Easter. It was a good way to focus my scripture study.

 

April 14 was Look Up at the Sky Day. It was National Dolphin Day. It was International Laughter Day.

How did you celebrate?

 

April 15 was World Art Day. I went up Provo Canyon to get a look at a place that I think looks like a piece of art. When I was there on World Water Day, I got that impression so I wanted to enjoy it again.

Nichole sent me several art pieces she had to celebrate World Art Day.

I love that she uses different so many different mediums.

April 16 was Charlie Chaplin's Birthday. Who else puts rolls on their forks and makes them dance to celebrate?

P.S. It was also National Banana Day. 

 

April 17 was, in no particular order, Bat Appreciation Day, National Cheeseball Day, Blah Blah Blah Day, National Haiku Poetry Day, and National High Five Day.

This is what happens when I hand my daughter some seasoned cream cheese on these holidays.

This is what happens when I take seasoned cream cheese and ask my son what I should make.

Son: A penguin!

Me (after "sculpting"): I think it looks like a ghost.

 

Lucky was the one who let me know it was National High Five Day. I gave him a high five for that. Jeremy showed me a haiku or a few.

We had Blah Blah Blah for after school snack. Remember that? Apple slices with peanut butter and honey? Except lately we just use honey peanut butter instead of adding honey to regular peanut butter. 

 

That evening I went to a Relief Society activity and learned a new skill: embroidery. I've done a lot of counted cross-stitching in my past so some of the stitches were similar but there were definitely some things for me to learn.

 

The next morning, I had to wipe snow off my vehicle. Note the snow covered hills across the lake. Ah, that "Spring" weather.

Grilled Cheese Sandwich and Licorice

April 12 was National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day. I fell asleep so my wonderful husband picked up bread from the store on his way home and made dinner for us. Yumm. My hero.

Since it was also National Licorice Day, he also picked up a package of red vines that had both traditional red and black licorice. Again, my hero.