Elice Ivy Writes

February 29 is a date that usually occurs every four years, and is called leap day. This day is added to the calendar in leap years as a corrective measure, because the Earth does not orbit around the sun in precisely 365 days. So Happy Special Birthday to everyone who really only gets that chance every 4 years! Feel Free to comment and share with your friends! Please follow me on Twitter @eliceivy Facebook at www.facebook.com/eliceivy and don't forget to follow here on blogspot.com for all my latest posts!

Date When Celebrated :  Always February 26 National Pistachio Day is a nutty day. You can celebrate National Pistachio Day by eating them, and learning more about them. We're going to help with the learning part........ read on. Nutty Pistachio Facts : Pistachios grow on trees. They are native to the Middle East. Its a long wait to get the first nut. A pistachio tree takes 7-10 years to mature. California is the major producer in the U.S. Pistachios are harvested in September by machines that shake the trees. It less than a minute. The red dye is added to the nuts is only due to consumer demand for the color. Its open hull is unique. The nut is ripe when the hull splits open.  People in the Middle East call it the "smiling nut" and in China its called the "happy nut". Pistachios are nutritious, so eat them up! Celebrate today by eating Pistachios. They are great plain as a snack, in ice cream, and in a wide range of desserts. Origin of Natio

    One Saturday while watching Netflix my daughter walks in with a serious look on her face and asksme a question that she absolutely meant and I could tell from the look on her face she so very serious.  Daughter: What season was I born in? Me: What? Daughter: I'm serious. Me: What? Are you kidding me? Daughter: No. Me: When is your birthday? Daughter: Feb 29 Me......... (waiting for her to catch on) Daughter. ...........ohhhhhhhhh Yeah If that didn't make you laugh I don't know what will. Feel Free to comment and share with your friends! Please follow me on Twitter @eliceivy Facebook at www.facebook.com/eliceivy and don't forget to follow here on blogspot.com for all my latest posts!

Whenever I'm talking with my grandma I always walk away from the conversation asking what won't she say to people. Me: Hey Lady. What's up? Grandma: Not a damn thang. Me: So okay what are you doing? Grandma: Just got off the phone with this nut from Church. Me: Oh, why is she a nut? Grandma: She sitting up asking me all these questions. What school did I go too, What do I like doing?  Where did I grow up? Me: Ok, you didn't want to answer? Grandma: Hell no its not any of her damn business. I don't put my business in the streets. Me: But you didn't tell her that right? Grandma: No, I said I'll never tell! Me: Well what did she need it for? Grandma: If you don't stop asking me all these damn questions I'm going hang up. Stop be Nosy! Well I guess she told me! Feel Free to comment and share with your friends! Please follow me on Twitter @eliceivy Facebook at www.facebook.com/eliceivy and don'

National Battery Day Date When Celebrated  : Always February 18 People get a charge out of National Battery Day. We are absolutely energized about the many uses and applications. It's an opportunity to celebrate a vital invention. Batteries are used everywhere, from the battlefield to smoke alarms to headsets. They come in all sorts of shapes, sizes, and power capacity, to fit a wide array of needs. Just imagine where the world would be without batteries. We'd still be using a crank to start our automobiles. We'd have to cart around long extension cords to bring the boombox to the beach. And, forget about hand-held games. They'd never be popular tied to an electrical outlet. Yesiree, batteries are electrifying! Today is a good time to appreciate the  the power of batteries in our everyday life. Origin of National Battery Day: Our research did not find the creator, or the origin of this day. Most likely, this day was created by a national associati

Today we went into Dennys at about 8:50 am. After about ten minutes of waiting we finally were asked our order. Which normally isn't a problem but the people who walked in after us were already being served their drinks. Then another five minutes we have our drinks and are waiting on the meal that was previously ordered with our drinks. 33 mins have gone by.    People being served after us were already walking out. Then we we offered to pay for our drinks before leaving they declined the payment as if all they were waiting for was us to get up and leave. While timing and amount of people can certainly be taken into consideration I can't help but feeling that had we been other people this experience would have gone alot better.