Naughty, naughty..

This is for you Whit!

And Then...

A while back I was watching a special on KBYU. It was showing women in third world countries and talking about the hard lives they have. It told about how people were giving microlans to these women to help raise their families. (Microloans are very small loans given to people in poverty, helping them to become better entreprenuers.)
After watching this I got so excited to help, I looked it up online and sent a loan to a lady in Peru. Her name is Maria Pascuala, she is married and has three children.

She sells plastic products on the street. After giving her the loan she has been able to double her income and send her children to school.

She wrote me a cute little letter this week "demanding" I come visit her as soon as I can.

Thank you all for doing the quiz, i know they were hard, I didn't know any of the correct responses either. But I thought they were interesting. I shall be sending the prizes to all those that tried shortly. And I'll post what the answers are too.

Dun, dun....dun

Quiz

(No cheating)

1. Why did the British military wear red in the Revolutionary War?

2. What is the number one way the U.S. Federal government gets income?

3. What caused economic development after the year 1000?

4. What is the Schlieffen Plan in World War I?

5. About how many people overall, died in the Great War?

6. What kind of map is completely accurate?

7. What is UTM projection?

8.What’s the difference between being an adolescent or an emerging adult in most traditional cultures?

9. What does menarche mean? (I did not know this- Mom’s fault)

10. How long did Spartan soldiers have to live in the barracks?

Extra Credit: What class is the question from..

Oh, Cedar City! (Sung to the Canadian National Anthem)

Quiz: Coming Soon. You may or may not win a prize if you get the most answers correct.
Hint: It will be on what I'm learning this year in school. My classes are Macroeconomics, World War I, Ancient Greece, Teaching Social Subjects, Cartography, and Adolescent Development. You better study up!

Cedar City Woman Cooks!

I made this delicious dish today. You start by layering zucchini and tomatoes.

Then I added summer squash, cheese and salt and pepper.


The finished product.
I got this recipe from Pioneer Woman or Food Network or Ashton Woman Cooks.
They're all so similar I can't really remember.

The sunset as seen from my bedroom window.

I'm looking forward to my Mom and sisters coming down for a few days. Hopefully a play and have lots of fun.

Memorial Day

Today we went up to the cemetery. We picked all of iris we could find.

Sorry that the pictures are turned. I can't figure out how to get them straight. Someone put a cute little potted marigold on Ben's grave.

It's been raining so much this year that everything is very green, and very pretty.

Memorial weekend has been very nice here in emery county. The cemetery was full of flowers and families.

Name That Vacation..

Today, my Mom, Tenny, Banner, and I were remembering some of our past trips and how funny they were. See if you can guess when and where, or who said it.

1. "You're just jealous"

2. Vladimir.."Don't talk, just listen"

3. Couch, Pillow, Lobby

4. Bucket to the eye. Ditch drowning.

5. Barefeet, hysterical screaming, highway.

6. Speed boat, window, cane.

7. SHUT-UP

8. "Just get in the car!"

9. Beanie baby, Crotch-a-doodle.

10. Oxygen tank, red throw-up, pinesol.

11. Nose, finger, ripped bikini shorts

12. No tablecloth, firetrucks, tweezers.

13. "Mother, the boat is leaving".

14. The Ultimate Salad

15. Teletubbies, manual, moldy turban.

16. "Did you enjoy your meal? No I did not.."

17. "Wasn't that mean of him to throw me in the pool?"

18. You broke my back, you broke my back.

19. "That's so cute"...Pink

20. Goodnight, Noah...

21. "Are these real potatoes.......Real instant"..

Also, Brooks and I are excited to announce a new arrival to our little family...

Water Wars

Today at the middle school we had water games. If the kids read three books each quarter and passed their accelerated reader tests they were able to attend. They had chalk drawing...And water sports.... This is a picture of Melissa and James. I work with these two every afternoon.
Along with my cute little friend Jacob.
The janitors turned on all of the sprinklers and I've never seen kids have more fun at school.

It was one very fun and exciting day, and I was exhausted by the time I got home.

Stuff

http://www.storyofstuff.com/
We had to watch this little video in one of my classes. I thought it was pretty entertaining.
My favorite part is the skulls with huge biceps..

We also had to take an ecological footprint test..
http://www.myfootprint.org/

If everyone lived the way I did there would have to be 5.32 earths, haha.... I scored an 83.2.. What will you score?

If anyone has the recipe for the Raspberry, pretzel, whip cream dish can you please post it for me? I want to make it this weekend but I can't find my recipes anywhere..

The Answers

1. Mom was right. The average Indian citizen wants to be a Telemarketer. They have hundreds of classes there on how to speak more American.

2.You are all right, the three sisters are the rock formations in Zion. But they are also the main food diet of the Indians back in the 1600's which were beans, corn, and squash.

3.Safest country now is Norway.

4. There are Five different patterns where a government can change to a democracy.

5. 18 Children were adopted by the Pioneers. 2 Babies stayed in Cedar City and the rest of the children were taken back to their families in the East.

6. ....

7. 15 Million dollars. He doubled the size of the U.S. by buying this.

8. According to Forbes Warren Buffet is now the richest man in the world.

POP QUIZ

These are few interesting facts that I learned in my classes this week. A lot of them don't have anything to do with my classes but some Professors get sidetracked.
See how many you can answer off of the top of your head... No googling..(I didn't know any)

1What job in India does the average citizen want most?

2What are "the three sisters"?

3What is the safest country in the world?

4How many different patterns of regime change to democracy are there?

5How many children were adopted by the 'Mormons' as result of the Mountain Meadow Massacre?

6Who is the stupidest person on The Office?

7How much did Thomas Jefferson buy the Louisiana Territory for? (Louisiana Purchase)

8Who is now the richest man in the world?



Also, here is Shakespeare for this year..

Summer Season 2009

June 29 – August 29

• The Comedy of Errors
  
• Henry V
• As You Like It
• Foxfire
• Private Lives
• The Secret Garden

If you want to know more about each play just click on the title.