Smash! Crash!

One of the first books I ever ordered for John through a Scholastic Book Club form was Smash! Crash! from Jon Scieszka's Trucktown. It's the book that went to bed with him the most often -- as evidenced by the fact that the cover is taped on and the corners are all curled and crinkly. He still loves it, though, and last night he discovered that he can finally read it almost all by himself!

Izzy the Ice Cream Truck is pb&j with a cheese ice cream cone and Mini Oreo wheels. He also has Craisins, pretzel sticks, pepperoni slices and will have a yogurt tube or cup on the side.

Jake & Finn from Adventure Time!

I don't know how or when John got hooked on Adventure Time but all of a sudden he loves it. He was super excited when we were trick-or-treating and he got a big pile of comic books from Batman in one of the stores and while we were waiting for dinner to be served at Johnny Rockets he killed time by reading the Adventure Time one. Of course, it would have to turn into lunch sooner than later!

Making The Best Of The Zombie Apocalypse Review, Giveaway and Lunch!

I love it when awesomeness comes my way and I love it even more when I can share it with people I really like -- like my readers! My latest awesomeness came in the form of a novella by Alisha Adkins called Making the Best of the Zombie Apocalypse. [Please note: This is NOT a book for kids!!!]

In case you didn't already know: I freaking love zombies.

It's a humorous, heartwarming and disgusting tale that I read over the course of one wait at the bus stop and one slow night at work. I actually laughed out loud several times and "eeeewwww"ed out loud several others which got me some strange looks from co-workers and passers-by but it was totally worth it.

My lunch for work is actually based on the Survivor's Thanksgiving held by the support group attended by the two main characters:

In my EasyLunchbox: Oreos, "cherry pie" (made with Chobani Black Cherry Yogurt on top of crushed shortbread cookies), roast beef (since there was no fresh zombie flesh to be had nearby), broccoli, mashed potatoes, fruit cocktail and applesauce

It's so good to know that there could still be decent food available after a Zombie Apocalypse!

Do you know what ELSE is good to know? Alisha Adkins has generously offered to send one of my readers a copy of the book! All you need to do is leave me a comment about your favorite zombies. Your favorite zombie song, movie, book, tv show, whatever! It's going to be a fast turnaround ... almost as fast as a zombie infection sets in ... a winner will be chosen TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6th around 2pm EST.  (Make sure I know how to get in touch with you if you win!)

* Alisha Adkins provided me with a copy of the book to read and review but I totally would have purchased it on my own if she hadn't. If you don't want to risk not being chosen by random.org and want to just go ahead and buy the book now just click on the book cover. And then still enter the giveaway because you'll want to share it with a friend without having to give up your copy!

The Geekiest Knock Knock Joke Ever in @EasyLunchboxes

First things first: go enter my MOMables giveaway while you still have time!

Now lunch:

Inspired by:

just in case you didn't get it ....

Dino Pets

Dino Pets was John's latest read from the library ... and will be Friday's lunch! (Thursday was just a mish-mash of snacky stuff thrown together before the bus. Halloween threw just about everything out of whack!)

Only one dino pet in lunch in the form of pb&j on wheat. His leash is from a Twizzler Pull 'n' Peel and is being held by a cheddar boy (and the words are also cheddar). He also has banana chips and mini Oreos and will have a GoGurt tube as well.