Babbling Day What does it mean to babble? Babble, a game Baby Talk: The importance of babbling National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day I love cheesecake.  I love pumpkin. So today is a win for me and my taste buds! Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipe Reptile Awareness Day Uuuugggghhhhh. *shudder* Even the word 'reptile' makes my skin crawl. National Geographic: Reptiles Apple Day Health Benefits of Apples  So many  varieties ! I actually love the good old red delicious but I also love most any other variety as well! I love apples...a lot.  What's your favorite variety? Play the game Apples to Apples Have some Applesauce, it's super easy to make your own ! Kid Games

Bean Day  ( additional information ) The Bean Bean Varieties Considering the breadth and depth of this topic I'm going to leave y'all to find your own recipes or what have you for bean day. My favorite bean is the green one. Green beans are delish to me. I saw a suggestion to read " Jack and the Beanstalk ", I like it!  Haven't read that story in years. Or you could watch it!   Here's the version from 2010 .   Or there is this one, modernized . Cuddle Up Day  ( additional information ) Officially, what is a cuddle? 10 Incredible Facts About Cuddling That Will Impress You So weird, but maybe not? I don't know. Would you cuddle with a stranger? Montreal Now Has A Professional Cuddling Service Get this - there are Cuddle Parties! A realistic portrayal of cuddling, ha! Science Proves Cuddling After Sex is Crucial Life tip: Always have a cuddle buddy. My hub is a cuddle buddy of course, but I do have a girl cuddle buddy! This is my kindred, ...

Today Ann Voscamp's blog released November Joy Dares . Her blog title caught my eye because it was laying out the stats that November is the hardest month for people overall.  The month of what is supposed to be thanksgiving is the hardest month. That's interesting isn't it?  I wrote a little about it earlier today, click here for those thoughts. But back to my actual Gratitude Attitude for today. I looked over Ann's dares for gratitude in November and decided I would use it for a guide for this month. Seriously, sometimes I am so brain dead from work and life that I haven't really lived in my day, I've just gotten through it.  When you don't live and just get through the gratitude attitude isn't really apparent. Anyway some of Ann's ideas are good, waaaaaaay below the surface, and challenging even.  I probably (okay I know) I won't follow them every day but I might lean on it a little this month for those brain dead days. Her dare for today...