SUNDAY FUNDAY NOVEMBER 1, 2020

SUNDAY FUNDAY

Sunday, November 1st, 2020

DID YOU SET YOUR CLOCKS BACK AN HOUR?

SOME FUN AND GAMES

RIDDLES (answers at the bottom)

-1 What has 13 hearts, but no other organs?

-2 What tastes better than it smells?

-3 What kind of coat is best put on wet?

 -4I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?

-5I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for five minutes. What am I?

-6 If you’re running in a race and you pass the person in second place, what place are you in?

HALLOWEEN JOKES:

Q: What do you do when 50 zombies surround your house?

A: Hope it’s Halloween!!

Q:: What is the most important subject a witch learns in school?

A: Spelling.

Q: What do you call a fat pumpkin? A plumpkin.

Q: Why are ghosts so bad at lying?

A: Because you can see right through them!

Q: Why is Superman’s costume so tight? A: Because he wears a size “S”.

Q: What do you call a witch at the beach? A: A sandwich

Q: Why don’t mummies take time off A:  They are afraid to unwind

Q:  What do you call two witches living together A: Broommates

Q: What do you call a vampire that lives in a kitchen? A:  Count Spatula

Q:  What makes trick or treating with twin witches so hard? A:  You never can tell which witch is which

Q: How do you mend a broken pumpkin? A: With a pumpkin patch

Q: Why do Jack-O-Lanterns have weird smiles? A:  Because they had their brains scraped out

Q; What is an optimistic vampire's favorite blood type? A:  B positive

NATIONAL DAYS:

November 1st - All Saints Day - 

Honoring Saints who don’t have a prescribed day - and all Saints!!

“All Saints' Day, also known as All Hallows' Day, Hallowmas, the Feast of All Saints, or Solemnity of All Saints, is a Christian solemnity celebrated in honor of all the saints, known and unknown. In Western Christianity, it is celebrated on November 1 by the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion, the Methodist Church, the Philippine Independent Church (Iglesia Filipina Independiente), the Church of the Nazarene, the Lutheran Church, the Reformed Church, and other Protestant churches

November 1st - National Men Make Dinner Day

I know some men who do all the cooking - but generally it is the work of the women

November 1st - National Vinegar Day

It seems as if vinegar is an old purpose mixture that has a lot of uses

“One of the most common is using apple cider vinegar to improve gut health and acid reflux. “

Vinegar is common for kids learning about volcanos!!

“Thanksgiving and Christmas are right around the corner, so get a jump on cleaning the house with a few tried and true vinegar cleaning mixes. Mix it with lemon for a powerful and natural bath and shower cleaner, or use it straight to brighten coffee cups. It can also be a lifesaver for getting tough stains out of your favorite fabrics.”

November 2nd - Day of the Dead

In other backgrounds, it might be called “All Souls Day”

My friend Nancy has a wonderful altar of remembrances for the Day of the Dead.

November 3rd - Election Day

The First Tuesday of the month of November.  We vote for President every four years, congressmen every two years, and senators every six years.  States and cities can pick their own dates.

November 3rd - National Sandwich day

What’s your favorite Sandwich?  BLT (bacon, lettuce, and tomato?), 

Mine is good, old peanut butter, butter and jelly.  Unfortunately, I can go through a regular jar of peanut butter in about four days.  (I don’t think that is healthy).  Plus, I like real (salted butter) and apricot, strawberry or peach preserves for the jelly.  To save a few calories, I’ve been having it on a soft tortilla.  

November 4th - National Candy day

Okay - time out.  Candy without chocolate is kind of “blah”!!  And, dark chocolate (although it has good antioxidants) isn’t my favorite either.  Milk chocolate.  But, not just milk chocolate, but with something with it - like Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Kit Kats, or similar.  

November 5th - National American Football day

I know the rest of the world think “football” (or fuitbol) is soccer - a sport where you really do use your feet more than your arms.

I like American Football because I grew up on it, it is much more exciting than soccer - you can score six points, three points or two points on certain plays.  When a team gets into the “Red Zone” I can perk up and watch.  

Plus there are the extras - punts, runbacks, sacks, long passes, kick-off returns, trick plays.  It is so much more than soccer!!!

November 5th - National Hot Sauce Day

I am not a big hot sauce fan, but somehow lately as I’ve been doing my own cooking, I’ve been adding some chili powder or Cajun spices to some of my things.  Maybe I’ve been living in Texas too long where hot sauce is a standard!!!

November 5th - Love your Red Hair Day and National Red Head Day

I like red hair!!  I have a niece with red hair and friends.  It is a recessive trait, and I’ve read that in the future there will be no (or very few) red heads.  And, I think the world will be less without that flare.  (But, we can still color our hair.  What do you think?  Should I get a red dye in my hair someday?

November 7th - National Bison Day

You see them everywhere — on coins, on sports team logos, and a couple of state flags. No, we’re not talking about the bald eagle. This honor is reserved for North American bison. On National Bison Day, November 7, an annual event that falls on the first Saturday in November, all Americans should reflect on the impact bison have as a part of our environmental and cultural heritage. Bison are especially revered by Native people — central to their survival as both food and spiritual inspiration.

NOVEMBER

November is the eleventh month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars, the fourth and last of four months to have a length of 30 days, and the fifth and last of five months to have a length of fewer than 31 days. November was the ninth month of the calendar of Romulus c. 750 bc. November retained its name (from the Latin novem meaning "nine") when January and February were added to the Roman calendar.(The year once started in March - so October - the 8th month, November the 9th month, and December the 10th month - were named correctly - but then they added January and February.   November is a month of late autumn in the Northern Hemisphere - and can be wintery in some climates.  

The BIG THING about November in my mind is THANKSGIVING!!!  (But, I’ll write about that more in a couple of weeks.)  The worst thing about November is (okay, my opinion) Black Friday - the shopping day after Thanksgiving!!!

RIDDLE ANSWERS
-1 What has 13 hearts, but no other organs?  A DECK OF CARDS

-2 What tastes better than it smells?  YOUR TONGUE

-3 What kind of coat is best put on wet?  A COAT OF PAINT

 -4I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?  THE NUMBER SEVEN

-5I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for five minutes. What am I?  YOUR BREATHE

-6 If you’re running in a race and you pass the person in second place, what place are you in?  SECOND PLACE

LOVE WINS!!!

HUGS!!!

Karen