Each year over 700 million Peeps are consumed during the Easter season. They are the #1 selling…non-chocolate…candy during this holiday. Peeps were first made in 1924 using a pastry bag. It took 27 hours for them to get to the ‘ready to eat’ stage. Today they are made in 6 minutes. Peeps are sold in 35 countries, and contain 32 calories each…and 0 fat. Like that really matters to a Peeps lover!
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Suppose you don’t like to eat them…are you doomed to a Peepless life? Not at all.
Following are just some of the other ways you can enjoy Peeps.

1. If you coat your Peeps with a spray sealant, and let dry…you will have a lovely pin cushion for your dresser.

2. Take multi colored Peeps and gently stab their little bottoms with a bamboo skewer. Arrange as you would lovely spring flowers…A Peep bouquet…no water needed.

3. If you are a chocolate lover…and who among us isn’t?…fire up the old fondue pot. Dip the Peeps quickly into the hot chocolate…then enjoy. You can hardly taste the Peeps…which, of course, is the point.

4. Peeps which are left out in the open will dry to a hard state and may then be used for home decor. Exciting, isn’t it? Try them as book-ends or even a cute little paperweight for your desk. If you have been looking for a doorstop…you are in luck!

5. Boredom over taking you this Easter season? Well, Peeps to the rescue! Take 2 of the brave little soldiers and insert a toothpick into the chest wall of each. Then place them facing each other on a paper plate and set them into the microwave. Turn it on and watch as they swell with fighting spirit and become mighty jousters. Who will win? WARNING…longer that 1 minute in the microwave with result in an explosion of peepness!

6. If you have been looking for a special piece of art to fill that vacant space in your home…believe it or not….the Peeps Rabbits can help you out. Coat the back of the rabbit with craft paint and stamp it on an appropriate background. Add as many little bunnies as you like, you may even try coordinating colors. Let dry…frame…and hang with pride. A lovely piece of original artwork. Sit back and wait for the compliments to role in!
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Now I will admit to you that I am not a Peep lover. So, I have no preference for color or species. However, my Mom…possibly the wisest woman on the planet, has this to say…”The yellow ones are the best, but if they are not available, the pink ones will do. However, do not come at me with those purple or green ones…they are just wrong, and I may have to hurt you.” Wise words for us all to remember.

Easter Eggs have a long history. Ancient Egyptians and Persians colored eggs during their spring festivals for centuries before Christianity existed. The egg has always been a symbol of rebirth, which is why it was so appropriately tied to the Easter holiday.

In the early days of the church, eggs were forbidden during Lent, which may have spurred the tradition of exchanging them on Easter. Eggs were often wrapped in gold leaf or, if you were a peasant, colored brightly by boiling them with the leaves or petals of certain flowers.

Children and adults today have their own special processes for achieving eggs designed to their specifications.. Many differing kits are widely available to suit your artistic desires.

Following, enjoy a variety of Eggs from all over the world. Bet ya can’t guess my favorite!

Yep! You guessed right! And it is NOT hollow! “Death my Chocolate”, indeed!

Please, if you would be so kind, continue to pray for our Easter Miracle.
For details….see 3/11/08 post below. I thank you from the bottom of my heart!

Blessings,

Tonja

Here she is…the very first Barbie, released on March 9, 1959. This is just the first of her many incarnations.



Note how her skin tone and eyes changed in Barbie #3 and 4.

Here she is as an African American and an Asian:


Can you believe this…here she as a muslim.

But, I bet you never thought you would see her this way?

Or like this!!!

Finally, someone got tired of her skinny self and tried to show the world a different view. The Body Shop came out with these posters and print ads in 2004.
Mattel immediately sued and won…the ads had to come down!

Shame isn’t it that millions of little girls around the world have this impossibly thin doll as a model. The average American woman in 2007 was a size 14/16. But, we give our daughters and grandaughters a doll with a body that can never be attained. If she were alive, Barbie would be a woman standing 7ft.2 in. tall with a waistline of 18 inches, a 39 in. bust, and 33 in. hips. She would weigh 125 pounds. In fact, she would need to walk on all fours just to support her peculiar proportions. Her tiny feet could never support her weight, much less walk!

Yet media continues to push that skinny is the ONLY beauty. Well, I believe beauty comes in all sizes…and all ages. We need to remember that our bodies are only a container. Who we are…our souls…merely live there.