* They call me Mellow Yellow. *

For yellow day I say we slow down..

Let's relax and just chill out..the suns shining.. (or at least it was yesterday when I took this picture.)

Let's change out of our work clothes..

And into something comfy..


Put on some good music..

Close our eyes and recharge. I didn't have any cucumbers, and those are green, so I opted for the next best thing..

Lemon candy?? It's the only yellow thing I had in the house. So for this Wednesday, I wish you a relaxing and Happy {Yellow} Day! (Eric is feeling mellow too) ( alana wrote a sweet and sour yellow post for her friend.) (and kim had her daughter all decked out in yellow)

* It's not easy being green. *

a girl with green shoes

hopped in her white car (but since it's green day we are a little prejudiced against those white cars.)

skipped into her home and ate some green beans

because she was green with envy and wanted to be as skinny as this girl (someone should tell her to put on some clothes though)

when she was finished eating, she felt a little sick and her face turned green. So she laid in bed and made her husband entertain her with his theories on everything green.

Happy {Green} Day! (thanks to eric, alana, and kim for playing today)

* I'm Blue.. *

Friday night Bob decided he wanted to go out to eat. We looked for places we were in the mood for and since we were in Sugarhouse, we ended up at the Blue Plate Diner.


The funny thing is, I had completely forgotten that Monday was blue day until we were sitting down and I glanced at the neon blue sign. I laughed and said well this is perfect considering it's blue day on Monday. Bob just sat there confused and waited for me to fill him in. He then noticed we were even wearing blue. Me in my blue and white striped shirt and him in his blue hooded zip up. This blue stuff is pretty easy I guess, because it all happened on accident!

So for blue day I give you..

Dinner at the Blue Plate Diner (SO NOT ON PURPOSE!)

I sat across from a very handsome man with blue eyes.

And to end blue day please watch the video below(with sound). (notice the blue shoes)

I was going to have Bob video tape me doing a funny dance or something, but I kept busting up laughing. That song is the stupidest song ever. I once asked Bob what he thought was the worst song of all time. His reply? "That ridiculous blue song. The whole thing is gibberish!"

Anyway.. Happy {Blue} Monday!

Eric played along for blue day too. (click to see) so did Linda, thanks guys! (Kim did too, but she's on private)

* Happy Birthday Bonnie! *

* Happy Birthday Dave! *

* Rainbows in Blogland *

I thought this was pretty creative. I like creative. I like colors. So, I have decided since I missed out on getting to play this week, I am playing next week instead. So Monday through Friday (January 26th-30th) I am playing, and think you should all play along too. Especially since I have heard some of you say you have nothing to blog about. Well here it is on a silver platter. All you have to do is tell your day through colors. Or get creative and do something to do with the color for the day.

(i am changing a few of the colors to my fancy though)

Monday- Blue
Tuesday- Green
Wednesday- Yellow
Thursday- Red
Friday- Brown

So play along if you like, if you don't feel like it, that's okay too, but simplycaitlin is going to be simply colorful for the next week.

Thanks for the idea Melissa (and Melissa's friend who I don't know.)

* Communication is important. *

Animals all communicate a little differently..

Bees dance when they have found nectar. (The scout bee will dance in the hive, and the dance directs other bees to the location of the nectar.)

Chimpanzees greet each other by touching hands.

Male fiddler crabs wave their giant claw to attract female fiddler crabs.

White-tailed deer show alarm by flicking up their tails.

Dogs stretch their front legs out in front of them and lower their bodies when they want to play.

Elephants show affection by entwining their trunks.

Giraffes press their necks together when they are attracted to each other.

Gorillas stick out their tongues to show anger.

Kangaroos thump their hind legs to warn others of danger.

Prairie dogs bare their teeth and press their mouths together to discover if they are friends or foes.

Whales leap out of the water repeatedly to send messages to other whales.

Swans entwine their long necks both to fight and to court.

Horses rub noses as a sign of affection.

And what do two adult males do to communicate? Let me tell you a story.

The other night Bob and I were getting out of the car to go in the house, when a guy down the street locks his car by pressing his key fob and making his car honk.

Just then Bob does the same thing with our car to lock it. The guy down the street stops walking, looks at us, presses his button and honks the horn once again. Causing Bob to stop, look at him, press our button and honk our horn again.

(By this point I have stopped along with the males and am looking back and forth at them in disbelief. Was this actually happening?)

It was the funniest thing, we were all laughing, but we were so far away from the guy (that we didn't know) it's not like we could have a conversation. So he honks his horn again, then Bob, then him, then Bob. I am laughing and edging towards the house. Then he gives one more honk and goes into his apartment, so Bob hurries and honks our horn once more and goes inside. What do we hear two seconds later? That's right. Honk.

So there you have it. Like geese, human males communicate much the same way. Or at least that's what it seems from my brief studies the other night. Bob says girls communicate in high pitched voices while hugging each other profusely.

(Info on how animals communicate from an excerpt in The End of Stress as We Know It)