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1. Just a spoonful of sugar.... Swallow a spoonful of sugar dry-- don't let your saliva moisten it.  Kidslove this even if it doesn't work.

2. I can't hear you!   Stick your fingers in your ears. The branches of the vagus nerve also reach into the auditory system, and by stimulating the nerve endings there, the vagus nerve goes into action.  Supposedly.

3. BOO! . Having someone surprise you can often put an end to hiccups.

4. Drink up. Swallowing water interrupts the hiccupping cycle, which can quiet the nerves. Gargling with water may also have the same effect.

5. Pull on your tongue. Sticking out your tongue and yanking on it may stop hiccups.

6.  Hold your breath. Hold your nose and close your mouth--the way you would when you're ready to jump into a pool--for as long as you can or until you sense that the hiccups are gone.

7.  Bag those hiccups. The old standby, breathing into a paper bag, is believed to work on the same principle as the breath-holding method. Both increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the bloodstream, and the body becomes preoccupied with getting rid of it and forgets about the hiccups.

8. I can't see you!   Close your eyes and apply slow, gentle pressure to the outside of the eyelids, over the eyeballs.

9. Take an antacid. This method may be more effective if you choose one that contains magnesium, since the mineral tends to decrease irritation and quiet the nerves. One or two tablets should take care of hiccups.

10. Stick your tongue out.   Stick your whole tongue on your upper lip or the tip of your tongue on your upper lip.

11. Hold the jelly. Swallow a spoonful of peanut butter

12.  Hold the ketchup. Put one teaspoon of mustard in your mouth upside-down.  Close your mouth.  Slide the spoon out.  Swallow the mustard.  Repeat if necessary.

13. My great grandmother's fail-proof remedy. This is the only sure fire way I know of to get of hiccups and I have no idea why it works.  She would put her thumb on the pulse point of our wrist and hold it there.  We had to sit still and be silent for maybe 30 seconds or a minute.  They were always gone after that.  Probably has to do with relaxation, but I prefer to think she was magical...

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1. They are called pogos  or  pronto pups  in Canada.
2. They are called dippy dogs  in Australia.
3. They were made popular at the 1942 Texas State Fair, although they were probably invented in the 30's.
4. The corn dog is also the only meat on a stick that has its own holiday.  National Corndog Day  occurs in March of every year on the first Saturday of the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship.
5. A breakfast version of the corn dog consists of a breakfast sausage deep-fried in a pancake batter.
6. There are 632 YouTube videos that reference corn dogs.
7. There are 259 MySpace users with the display name "Corndog."
8. Here's a recipe for Corn Dog Casserole.
9.  Here's a recipe for Corn Dog Muffins
10. Corn dogs are an excellent source of calories, fat, cholesterol and salt.  :)
    
11. The first time it came on a stick was in 1946 at the Cozy Dog Drive-In in Springfield, Ill. It was first called a "crusty cur" but the name was changed because something named "crusty" just didn't sound so appetizing.
12. People in Springfiled will give you the evil eye if you call it a corndog instead of a cozy dog.
13. The current record for corn dog eating is 12 corn dogs in 10 minutes.  That's only 5520 calories and 226 fat grams...

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13 Favorite Thursday Thirteens-- I think I'll use some of these in the weeks ahead.  Thirteen Favorite Cereals Thirteen Words I've Had to Learn Since Moving to England Thirteen Mom Tricks Thirteen Things Not to Say During S*X Thirteen reasons I don't Want to do a Thursday Thirteen Thirteen Things My Husband Would Never Say Thirteen Free Educational Sites Kids Love Thirteen movie Quotes Apt to Be Heard Around Our House  Thirteen Things Mothers Are Good For Thirteen Deep Thoughts by Children Thirteen Signs You Need a BReak from the Kids Thirteen Signs You're an 80's Child Thirteen Favorite TV Couples




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Not feeling creative so i thought I would try another google search for "Leslie is"

Leslie is:

1. Leslie is art.  A work of art-- yep, that's me!
2. Leslie is back in town.  If only I had been somewhere.  Anywhere.
   
3. Leslie is "Oh so 2.0"   Is that on a scale of 1-10?
   
4. Leslie is dead.   Gee, I didn't even know I was sick.
   
5. Leslie is pregnant.  *choke*
   
6. Leslie is different.  Oh yeah?  Well, maybe everybody else is different and I am normal.
   
7. Leslie is a three-time MVP.   Well, of course.
   
8. Leslie is amazing.  Why, thank you!
   
9. Leslie is a genius in the truest sense.  Aw, really, you're making me blush.
   
10. Leslie is Leslie.   That is deep.
    
11. Leslie is always able to explain our lab results and tests.  Umm, sure.
    
12. Leslie is as chatty as ever.   Well., yeah.  Could someone please tell the introvert?
    
13. Leslie is a tall, lean string bean.  Umm, sure.  Ok, well, I am tall.
    

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1.  Don't pray for humility unless you mean it.  And don't pray for authenticity unless you want a side dish of humility.
   
2. I am obsessed with ice, especially, but not limited to, Sonic ice.  Which you can buy.  In a bag, for $1.39.
3. I have and/or babysit the loudest children in the world.  Honest.  If I didn't already know that, seeing as how I am with them 24 hours a day, people who call me on the phone feel compelled to tell me that all the time.   "Your children are loud."  Umm, hello, I am in the room with them.  Who are you telling?
   
4. Children will argue about anything.  If they run out of things to fight about, they will find something ridiculous to argue about, such as which side of your body the haircut lady clips the smock on.  I kid you not.
5. You can play "Seek Ye First" with Pachelbel's Canon.
6. Also, "You Are My All in All."
7. You can play "Seek Ye First" against "You Are My All in All" and it sounds really  good.  (If  your 12 year old can transpose it so they are in the same key.  Which he did.  Which impressed me.)
8. I bet all 3 together would rock the house.
9. When I majored in English, my least favorite form of literature was drama.  Now I am actively involved in writing, directing and occasionally even acting in all kinds of skits, sketches and plays.  Who knew?
10. God can use any little crumb of talent you have if you yield it to Him.  He can glorify Himself in all kinds of creative ways.
11. How in the world did Blake make it to the top 2?  I am glad Jordin beat him, she is very talented.  But Melinda was robbed.
12. I get to see my nephew this weekend for the first time.  We are meeting Jason's brother and wife and baby in Atlanta on Saturday.
13. I have 28,000+ pictures on my hard drive.  I'm not kidding.  My huband backed about half of them up on cd's but I need to get busy.

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What God is like (according to Google)

1. A Wet Bar of Soap (read the explanation here)
   
2. HALLMARK CARDS ... He cares enough to send His very best
3. TIDE ... He gets the stains out that others leave behind. ...
4. A car driver because God is in control
5. a never-ending story that you want to read again and again
6. COKE He's the real thing. 
7. the sun; you cannot look at it, but without it, you cannot look at anything else.
8. GE.. He brings good things to life
9. Allstate... You're in good hands with Him
10. ALKA-SELTZER ... Try Him, you'll like him.
11. SCOTCH TAPE ... You can't see him, but you know He's there
12. VO-5 HAIR SPRAY ... He holds through all kinds of weather.
13. Dial soap... Aren't you glad you have Him?  Don't you wish everyone did?
    

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1. Andy Griffith  and Helen Crump Purity, wholesomeness, just down to earth goodness. 
   
2. Fred and Wilma Flintstone How cute is it when he does something totally ridiculous and she just says "Oh Fred!"
   
3. Coach and Christine To understand the dynamics of this relationship, you have to have seen the episode with him and Dauber under the porch on their motorcycles. 
   
4. Sam and Diane-- saddest moment in my TV memory-- when they fought and Diane said "if you let me walk out that door..." and he did!   Argh!!!!!!
   
5. Thurston and Lovie How cute are they?  And so totally clueless and self-absorbed!
   
6. Sydney Bristow and Michael Vaughn-- I was so angry when he married that OTHER woman!
   
7. Max and Liz-  Oh, I wept everytime they broke up, which was just about every episode.  Have you ever seen 2 people more meant for each other who just couldn't seem to get together?
   
8. The Nanny and Mr Sheffield.  First there was Pygmalion, then Mr Sheffield.  *sigh*
   
9. Roseanne and Dan-- Bad morals, but entertaining dynamics.
   
10. Cliff and Claire Huxtable-- Classic moment-- when she got mad at him for saying that if she died, he would marry someone who looked justlike her but not keep her picture around.  But dear, she look sjust like you.  As if that's the point.
    
11. Alex P Keaton and Ellen Reed-- 2nd saddest breakup in my TV memory.  Billy Vera and the Beaters "What did you think I would do at this moment?"
12. Paul and Jamie Buchman.  2 neurotics who totally deserve each other.  The Valentine episode where he "lost" her was so weird yet touching and poignant.
    
13. David and Maddie from Moonlighting.  Again, I wanted them together so badly, and they just kept stringing us along.  And when she marreid that creep, I could have screamed.  (Actually I was a teenager, I rpobably did scream.)

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1. In 2004 I received a can of Del Monte Green Beans, a National Enquirer, Neco Wafers, makeup brushes, dollar store peanuts, and a bunch of other totally random stuff from some idiot that must have shopped blindfolded at Walgreens. Needless to say, that was the last of him.
2. My worst Valentine's gift was when my now EX-husband gave me a CHAINSAW. The was the Valentine's day after he gave me a GUN for Christmas--talk about the king of inappropriate gifts--he's definitely the winner of that award. I was so disgusted with the chainsaw that I gave him a microwave oven for his March birthday. We are no longer married--big surprise there right?

3. No candy to wife/girlfriend with a note that says "You're too fat."

4. Vacuum cleaner to an overworked housewife  (although my aunt got a dyson for christmas and she was thrilled.)

5. Giving your wife/girlfriend season tickets to the latest MLB season, knowing full well that she isn't even interested in sports

6. Cleaning supplies (see #4)
   
7. Any last minute gift from a service station (see #1)
8. Cooking a ''romantic" dinner with spam or vienna sausage.
9. Anything that looks like you won it at a fair.No 10 feet tall Tweety Bird motifs!
10. Gym Membership/Weight-loss Pills/Anything That Says, "You're Fat
11. Any jewelry other than an engagement ring in a ring sized box
12. A chocolate "heart"
13. And whatever you do, don't break up on Valentine's Day.  Save it for the 15th. 
    

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1. Give each child a box of conversational hearts, carefully opening the box so as not to rip it.  Have them sort the hearts by color.
2.  Make a bar graph of the number of each color.
3. Estimate how many hearts will fit on this sheet and then try it and see how close you were.
4. Ask questions that help them with quantatative differences.  For example,
   • Which color do you have the most of?
   • Which color do you have the least of?
   • What is the difference between the greatest color and the least color?
   • How many more white candies do you have than pink candies?
5.  Play Valentine Battleship
6. Use the Conversation Hearts box to make a picture frame.  Cut out the little heart on front and add a picture of your child.  We added an adhesive magnet on the back to make it a refrigerator magnet.
   
7. Cut out heart shapes and put numbers on them to help your kids learn skip counting.  Make a set of 10's or 5's or 2's or whatever your child needs help with.
8. Find city names having to do with Valentine's Day and mark them on a US map.  Examples:  Valentine, IN; Valentine Az;  Valentine, NE.
9. Practice handwriting by having your child sign his name to a pack of 32 Valentines, LOL.  This may take a while, depending on the age of your kids :)
10. Do a lapbook or unit study on the human heart for science.  We did one and learned alot!
11. Research the origin of Valentine symbols.  Here's a good place to start, but you can probably find more.
12. Learn about symmetry
13. See how many words you can make from the letters in the phrase "Happy Valentine's Day!"

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