Self Entertainment

Were you aware that listening to the chirps of crickets can give you a rough estimate of what the outdoor temperature is on the Fahrenheit scale? Yep, it’s true! Just count the number of chirps you hear in fifteen seconds and add 37.

To prove this theory to all you skeptics – I haven’t heard a cricket in a long time, so let’s start off by counting the lack of chirping as -15. So when we add 37, we’re at 22 degrees – not so coincidentally today’s hi temp. I know, I know… You’re like: Holy smokes, you are a genius!

But seriously – we’ve had to be pretty creative this week to entertain ourselves.

Nothing like a good snowstorm to test how compatible you really are with your spouse. Yessidey and I have spent a lot of time together this week and its been a blast! Today we got to take Mr. Dupree out to play in 5″ of fresh snow and I broke out my peanut butter cookie recipe…