Start with the words SCRAMBLED EGGS and follow the directions carefully to discover a related phrase.
Hint #1: Write out all the letters each time you make a change. If you think you have made a mistake, you can go back and double check the changes.

1. Print the words SCRAMBLED EGGS.
2. Insert FOR between the two words.
3. Change the 2nd vowel from the right to a K.
4. Exchange the 3rd vowel from the right with the first consonant from the left.
5. Replace the 2nd G from the right with an A.
6. Place the B in front of the F.
7. Make the M an F.
8. Change the C to a T.
9. Exchange the 3rd and 6th letters.
10. Place the 2nd F in front of the G.
11. Insert an H in front of the last vowel from the right.
12. Place an O between the 6th and 7th letters.
13. Change the G to an A.
14. Replace the D with a W.
15. Change the L to a T.
16. Move the 7th consonant to the first position.
17. Move the K in front of the 2nd F.
18. Delete the 4th vowel from the right.
19. Move a T to the very end.


Hint #2: The new phrase contains three words.

Last week's Mental Madness puzzle required that you discover the keyword by filling in the missing letters of ten other words. Oddly enough, there were two possible answers. It's weird how that worked out. I picked a keyword that related to a current event - World Cup Soccer. The keyword I chose was SCOREBOARD. Yet, this week's winner found an alternative, which merits special acknowledgement. She determined that SKATEBOARD was also a solution to the puzzle. The K threw me off initially but I checked it out on Dictionary.com and discovered it to be a valid word.

So my congratulations goes to



Great job, Beth! You can email at redrose_46 at hotmail dot com to obtain your winner's banner.

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to uncover the keyword by filling in the blanks in words 1 to 10 with the correct missing letters. Transfer those same letters into the correspondingly numbered blanks in the keyword. This message will self-destruct in 10 seconds...

It was very difficult to determine this week's Mental Madness winner. The reason is that I didn't think clearly enough about using a multi-answer puzzle. Participants had posted a few answers at a time instead of attempting all answers and it took me a while to figure out how to justify a winner. I will be adding rules in the future whereby you will be able to post only once. This week, I determined the winner by counting how many correct answers were given first by an individual.
Nikkie was the first to correctly answer #7.
Dawynel was first to answer #6, #8, and #10.
Utmommy was first to answer #1 and #3 (the correct answer being "chair".)
And Michelle, this week's winner, was first to correctly answer # 2, #4, #5 and #9.

So congratulations to


(And thank you for setting the record straight!)

If you email me at redrose_46 at hotmail dot com, I can forward you the code for your winner's banner.

Do you have a few minutes? Because this list could go on forever.

For my first list, I've chosen toys that can be categorized under dolls and stuffed animals.
1. Cabbage Patch Doll (I named him T.J.)
2. Curious George (This was my brother's but I had fun playing with it nonetheless.)

Okay, so that was a short list. Ready for the next category?

These toys can be categorized under machines.
1. Transformer (More than meets the eye, it's a robot in disguise.)
2. Tonka Trucks (The big ones that you could sit on.)
3. Colour Changers (Please be advised, you might want to wait a bit before sticking your tongue on these after they've been in the freezer.)

I promise, the lists do get longer.

The next category is sports and leisure.
1. Hula Hoop
2. The Jumbo Bubble maker (I don't quite recall the name but I do remember having a ball making bubbles.
3. The Ball in Circle thingy (This consisted of something that looked similar to an inverted wheel rim. The goal was to spin a ball in it as fast as you could.)
4. PogoBall (You know, that watchamacallit that looked like Saturn.)

Ready for the largest list of all? Pull up a chair and stay a while. I might go on forever...

Category: Games/Puzzles
1. Perfection
2. Head-to-Head Perfection
3. SuperPerfection
4. Rubix Cube
5. I.Q. 2000
6. Connect 4
7. 3D Puzzles
8. Mosaic Puzzles
9. Double-Sided Puzzles
10. Hungry, Hungry Hippo
11. Twister
12. Simon Says
13. Game of Life
14. Jenga
15. Mousetrap
16. Operation

M.T.B.A.
(More to be added.)

You know those newsletters you subscribe to on those parenting websites that they email you every week to let you know how your child may be developping at that particular stage? You know which ones I'm talking about, right? Yeah, well, they usually have a blurb on how to babyproof your home and how to keep your baby safe. I've come across a number of articles that give the percentages of babies who suffer injuries from certain things such as ingesting objects or harmful substances or falling from high places. Those were only legends to me. I thought I was good at keeping a pretty watchful eye but ever since Maddie has started walking, a goose has laid plenty an egg on her little forehead. She's a trooper, though and doesn't usually cry for long.

Yesterday, however, (I am having a hard time writing about it because I can't get the horrific visuals out of my head), yesterday I was changing her into her new outfit and getting ready to visit my family in Hamilton. I placed her on our bed as I usually do and once she was dressed, I proceeded to dress myself. I regretfully turned my back for one second to get my brasiere only to turn back in time to witness her leaping off the bed, perform a summersault in mid-air before hitting her head and landing with a sickening thud on our hardwood floor. Can we say, "Heart attack?" She started crying and I didn't want to move her cause I swore she must have hurt her neck the way she landed so awkwardly. But I needed a phone and as carefully as I could, I picked her up and rushed downstairs, dialed 911, called my husband and then my next door neighbour while my hair was dripping wet and I was dressed only in my underpants. Let me tell you, my life changed in that one instant.

Maddie cried like no tomorrow. It was hard to console her because I was directed to refrain from nursing her and to keep her as still as possible. Once everyone arrived, I began to realize that she was okay. Thank God she only suffered a small bump on her forehead. Her neck was fine but I guess I was more upset over the thought of it being potentially more serious than it was. The EMS attendants even told my husband that "The baby's okay. Your wife, however..." Yes, I was crying uncontrollably as I tried to lullaby my baby to sleep. I may have been overreacting but if you were to witness how she fell, you may have had a heart attack, too. Like I said, thank God she's alright. She must have had a guardian angel watching over her...

For today's puzzle, you need to add a word to the end of the first word and the beginning of the second word so that you have two compound words or phrases. The dashes tell you how many letters are in the Linkword.

Ex. PEANUT _ _ _ _ _ _ FLY Linkword = BUTTER (Peanut butter, butterfly)

1. ARM _ _ _ _ _ MAN
2. BLACK _ _ _ _ BOX
3. COTTON _ _ _ _ CHUCK
4. DRAW _ _ _ _ _ _ BEANS
5. EYE _ _ _ DOWN
6. FEATHER _ _ _ _ _ _ LIFT
7. GALL _ _ _ _ _ HENGE
8. GINGER _ _ _ _ _ BIN
9. HAMMER _ _ _ _ WAY
10. ICE _ _ _ CAR

Simply write the linkwords in the comments section. The first person to correctly answer the (most) questions wins:

1. a personally designed banner award to add to your sidebar
2. a special spot linked to your blog at the top of my sidebar


Good luck and have fun!

Our little girl has become our inspiration.


She's taking off


to great destinations.


She's precious cargo and must be handled with care.


She loves to dress up


and play in plein air.



She loves entertaining,


and having her fun,


and she especially loves going out with her mom.


She even takes time to smell all the flowers


before travelling to dreamland and sleeping for hours.