Hello, Sprummer!

I love the season of Sprummer!

Hiya, Big People!  Happy Tuesday to ya! 

Boyo boy, I'm so glad to see you!  Didja have a great weekend?  I sure did!

It sure looks like Sprummer has appeared!  I call it "Sprummer" on accounta we kinda went straight from the wintry end of Spring to full-on Summer temperatures, mostly.  See?  Sprummer!  Kind of the best of all the good things about Spring and also Summer!

So it's on now, Friends!  Sprummer.  Next up is Summer Twenty-Sixteen.  I think it's gonna be a great one!  But it might take some Plannin' with a Capital P.  Time to drag out the whiteboard and the multi-colored dry-erase markers, and get to plannin' and prioritizin' the season. 

That way, you can make sure you get to do all the things that mean the most to you, and that you won't forget anything!

I'm gonna go ahead and drag out my white board and my markers and my calendar and get to plannin' MY fabulous Sprummer and Summer, Friends!  I hope you're gonna get yours out, too!  I love ya lots, and we'll get together tomorrow and ketchup, mmmkay?  Muah!

Have a Good Memorial Day

Proud to be an American!

Hiya, Big People!  It's Monday, and it's Memorial Day. 

I just wanna take a moment and think about how proud I am to be an American.  I can't imagine living anywheres else.  I take it for granted that I can expect to be safe, that I can move freely from my hometown to a neighboring hometown or even to another state, like when I go to the Texas Hot in Downtown Wellsville.  I get to take it for granted that I will have Enough. Some Little Kids in this world do not get to take Safety or Enough for granted.

Even though we have our differences in the dang ol' US of A, especially every four years, Friends, we still live in a wonderful place.  We live in a place that those Little Kids around the world who cannot count on being safe, let alone take it for granted that they will be safe, those Little Kids think of America as some fabulous fairytale land, even to this day. We aren't perfect here, but boyo boy, compared to some places, we sure are close.  And that we can say it isn't perfect here just shows how good it is here.  In some places, people starve, but they hafta pretend like they have enough, and they hafta pretend that everything is hunky dory.  We don't hafta do that here.

It's Memorial Day.  It's the day where we need to think about why we have these freedoms.  We need to think about who paid for our freedoms.  We need to remember all the men and women and children who fought for our freedoms and died for them.  Because the more free something is, the more expensive it is.  There are bands playing in cemeteries all over the country today, to honor those who died, and it's important to honor and remember.  That's where those brave people rest. 

They're also all around us.  They're in the warm rays of sunlight.  They're in the rustle of leaves in a breeze.  They're in a friend's smile.  They're riding on clouds in the sky.  Everywhere we go, everywhere we turn, they're there, reminding us that our freedom isn't free, and whispering to us not to let go of the freedom they paid such a steep price for.

Have a good Memorial Day, Friends.  I'll be back tomorrow!

Big People Friend Appreciation Day!

Here's lookin' at you, Big People!

Hiya, Big People!

I know this is a holiday weekend and everything, so I wanna keep this nice and short and sweet for ya, mmmmkay?!

I've declared today "Big People Friend Appreciation Day" here at The Daily Zoe Blog.  And I sure as heck all get out appreciate the heck outta you! 

I just thought you'd like to know! 

Carry on with your Holiday Weekend Plans, Friends, and I'll see ya tomorrow!  I love ya lots!  Muah!

Did Someone Say Bacon?!

Bacon builds muscles and also character.

Hiya, Big People!  Happy Saturday to you!

Well, ya know, if ya know me, ya know I LOVE bacon.  I really do. Almost as much as I love cupcakes and donuts, but also differently, too.

You see, when there's bacon in the house, I know.  Say we eat bacon for a meal and we have some left over.  All's I can do is think about that bacon.  I'll dream about that bacon.  I'll open the refrigerator door to see if the bacon's on a shelf I can reach, and if it is not, I've been known to climb up into the fridge to reach it down and help myself to a piece of the delicious, delicious bacon. 

You might say I'm obsessed with bacon, and whatever.  I'll letchya say whatever ya want about me, because what people say about me is none of my business.  You know what is my business?  Bacon.

My favorite bacon is Wegmans Maple Smoked Bacon.  But I really like all different kinds of bacon.  I'll even eat turkey bacon, although I think that oughtta be called "striped smoky turkey meat."

Friends, I have lotsa bacon to eat, so I'll see ya tomorrow, mmmkay?  I love ya lots!  Muah!

Cruisin' in the Sithmobile!

Safety and Starship are the order of the day in the Sithmobile!

Hiya, Big People!  Happy Friday to you!

Well, ya know, Friends, one of my favorite things to do is cruise galaxies in the Sithmobile.  My pal Darth Vader usually drives, since I'm not *technically* old enough to have a license to drive a star cruiser. In fact, I have a special seat I ride around in, complete with a five-point safety harness. 

But I have lotsa fun in the Sithmobile, just the same.

Today, I'm tooling around a distant galaxy in the Sithmobile, and Darth has Starship cranked.

Yes, it's possible to crank Starship.  And you have not HEARD "We Built This City" until you've heard it while flying through Cloud City.  You haven't lived until you've warped through a blockade while "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" pours through the speaker.

This is what makes going places with Darth in the Sithmobile so much fun, Friends.

I love ya lots, Friends!  I'll see ya tomorrow!  Muah!

TV Talk with Zoe and Vader

Whoa, Darth!  I like watching Doc McStuffins, too!

Hiya, Big People!  Happy Thursday to you!

Well, ya know, as I've gotten to know my pal Darth Vader better, I've learned that he and I have a lot in common.  We like a lot of the same music.  We both enjoy playing the same games.  And.  We both LOVE the same television shows!

Of course Darth and I both like Lego Star Wars, Star Wars Rebels, and Miles from Tomorrowland.  I'm not surprised Darth likes those shows that are space-related.

What really surprised me is that Darth's favorite show is Doc McStuffins and MY favorite show is Doc McStuffins!  How about that?!

He says he really likes the way Doc can help the toys and stuffed animals feel better, and he likes the way she can talk them out of bein' afraid.  Darth says he's had some scary experiences at the doctor's before, and he really appreciates Doc McStuffins' bedside manner.

You know, Friends, Darth Vader isn't so big and scary once you get to know him. Darth has feelings and insecurities, just like we all do.  He gets afraid at the doctor sometimes.  Darth's really relatable, when you get right down to it, Friends.

It just goes to show, Big People... appearances can be deceiving, can't they?

I'll see ya tomorrow.  I love ya lots!  Muah!

A Special Math Day!

Twenty-Five is a multiple of Five, and it's also seven months 'til Christmas!

Hiya, Big People!  Happy Wednesday to you!

Hey.  Today's another Math Day, since it's Five/Twenty-Five.  Twenty-Five is a multiple of Five.  It's also Five-squared. 

However, more pertinent and exciting to yours truly is the fact that today, the Twenty-Fifth of May, marks seven months until that most magical of days: Christmas Day.

Now, before you throw a heavy object at me, understand this: you won't be hurting anybody but yourself if you do that, because I'm not actually inside your computer, and also, as a Little Kid, I am contractually obligated to be excited about Christmas at all times of the year, but especially on the days of the month that begin with "2" and end with "5." 

I try to temper this excitement out of consideration for your feelings, Big People.  I understand that mentioning Christmas in the Off-Season gives some of you Big People a nosebleed, but come on.  I'm not trying to rush my way through all this nice weather that's decided to finally show up.  I'm not wishing for snow or cold wind.  In fact, I'm really enjoying my flowers and the sun and bein' able to play on my swing and slide without hindrance.  I'm just pointing out that there are seven shopping months.  It never hurts to be prepared, Friends!

I can tell you need your space from me right now, Big People.  So I'm gonna go enjoy my Wednesday.  I'll see ya tomorrow!  Love ya lots!  Muah!