Friday, May 12, 2006

Happy Mother's Day

Mom likes flowers, so in honor of Mother’s Day name the flowers:

1. What a guy did when proposing marriage.
2. An udderly bad barnyard accident.
3. What John’s mom says every morning.
4. Sad Southern gals.
5. A country with lots of automobiles.
6. Groups of sheep.
7. Farm critter’s whiskers.
8. Keeps a woman warm.
9. Used for eating ice cream.
10.What you might call a lousy female boxer.
11.A child did this to a birthday candle.
12.Obstetricians are relieved to hear this.
13.Grows between mountains.
14.A man’s name and an old writing instrument.
15.What temperatures below 32 degrees do.

10 comments:

Kuoppala and Inlaws said...

Here's my attempt:
1. marigold (married gold) haha
2. milk weed or something like that
3. Juniper
4. Blue bells
5. carnation
6. phlox
7. cat tails - haha
8. ladyslipper
9. drumstick
10. black eyed susan
11. blue bonnet (blue on it)
12. baby's breath
13. lilly of the valley
14. ?
15. Freesia

Kuoppala and Inlaws said...

Here's some other ideas:
1. "'loves me, loves me not',...If she doesn't say yes, I'll have a 'bleeding heart'"
14. Prince of Whales feather

Kuoppala and Inlaws said...

3. Johnny jump up

Kuoppala and Inlaws said...

My attempt:
7. Pussywillows
14. Johnquil (sp?)

Kuoppala and Inlaws said...

very impressive. these answers are all very good, but i've got different answers on #s 1, 2, 7, 9, and 11. jonquil was the correct answer for 14 and Johnny Jump Up for 3.

- liz, the puzzle plagerizer

Kuoppala and Inlaws said...

1. Aster
2. Cowslips
7. Goats Beard
9. Coneflower
11. Bluets

Did these with Pa's help. :)
He brought a dozen red roses, a
combo anniversary/mother's day.

Kuoppala and Inlaws said...

To all you girls married to Kuoppala guys ... look at what happens when you hit the retirement years! Do not despair ... roses then will come by the pair!

Kuoppala and Inlaws said...

excellent job on those answers, mother and isa! did you have a cheat sheet? - e.

Kuoppala and Inlaws said...

No! Just a book of flowers!

Kuoppala and Inlaws said...

That was fun, what's the next quiz?