Archive of Interesting Info for Today

June 1: A homemade compass using a magnetized sewing needle, a construction paper circle, and a bowl of water works amazingly well!

May 29, 2009: It’s my Sweetie’s birthday!!

January 19, 2009: We had subzero temperatures last night!

October, 2008: We had a mouse in our apartment, and we just finished reading A Cricket in Time Square.

September 1, 2008: Do something…September ‘08.

August 1, 2008: Happy Birthday to Carolina, Jon and Matt!

July, 2008: Scott has his Summer III class this week — all prayers are appreciated!

June 14, 2008: Happy Birthday Grant, Susie, James and Brett (all this month, but not necessarily this day)

June 7, 2008: Abby can now write her name! And she writes it very neatly, too.

June 1, 2008: A nervous turtle can pee more than a small boy (or so my children told me after holding one that they found by the pond)

May 29, 2008: Happy Birthday, Sweetie!

May 11, 2008: Happy Mother’s Day!

April 17, 2008: Jonah has officially finished his Tiger Scout year in Cub Scouts and has been promoted to Wolf!

March 30 & 31, 2008:  Happy Birthday to my niece, Sidney, my cousin, Sam, and to our sweet Abigail who is now 4 years old! 

March 23, 2008:  He is risen!  

March 16, 2008:  Tulip bulbs are sprouting leaves and there are snow flurries in the air. It’s March!  

February 29, 2008:  Happy Leap Year…Day…Thing…!! 

February 27, 2008:  Happy Birthday, Prentice!

February 18, 2008:  Jonah and Daddy have finshed reading the first Harry Potter Book! Now we can start book 2!! 

February 15, 2008:  Happy Birthday, Mom! (2/16) 

February 14, 2008:  Happy Valentine’s Day! 

January 25, 2008: The Spring Semester has officially started! 

January 2008: Sweetie received 2 “A”’s and a “B+” this semester! Go Sweetie!!

January 14, 2008:  Happy Birthday to my sis-in-law, Kim! 

December 31, 2007:  It has been snowing off and on last night and today.  I believe this has been the snowiest December on record! 

December 28, 2007: If we receive one more inch of snow before the end of the year, it will be the snowiest December on record for our area! 

December …, 2007: Kangaroo toots are more environmentally friendly than cow or sheep toots!  

December 6, 2007: We still have snow on the ground! It hasn’t melted yet 

December 3, 2007: We have 1 – 2 inches of snow on the ground!  

November 26, 2007: Jonah sold $990.94 worth of popcorn for his Cub Scout Pack. Rock on, Jonah! 

November 19, 2007: It snowed!  It Snowed! Granted, it was only a few flakes…but it snowed!!

November 2, 2007: Happy Birthday to Jonah (11/1), who is now 7 years old, to my sweet niece, Autumn (11/1), who is now 3 years old, and to my little bro who is turning 29 (11/3). 

October 26, 2007:  I’ve been interviewed at http://matthewmatt.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/my-interview-with-sarah-from-my-peace-and-joy;
 

October 21, 2007: Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday dear Papa. Happy Birthday to you.

October 15, 2007:  Scott’s perception from his studies this week: The Puritans, who came to this country for religious freedom, had very little tolerance for dissenting faith.

 October 9, 2007:  According to our cranberry tour guide, cranberry plants can live and continue to produce for over 100 years!

 October 5, 2007: “Speak of the Devil” is short for “Speak of the Devil and he shall come”. It was believed that if you spoke about the Devil it would attract his attention. That’s why when you’re talking about someone and they show up people say “Speak of the Devil.” (www.greatfacts.com)

October 3, 2007: One thousand” contains the letter A, but none of the words from one to nine hundred ninety-nine has an A. (www.greatfacts.com)

 September 29, 2007: “Second string,” meaning “replacement or backup,” comes from the middle ages. An archer always carried a second string in case the one on his bow broke. (www.greatfacts.com)

 September 24, 2007: “Ough” can be pronounced in eight different ways. The following sentence contains them all: “A rough-coated, dough-faced ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough, coughing and hiccoughing thoughtfully. (www.greatfacts.com) 

September 22, 2007: Sunday, September 23, 2007 is the first day of Fall!

 September 21, 2007: Fickleheaded” and “fiddledeedee” are the longest words consisting only of letters in the first half of the alphabet. (www.greatfacts.com)

 September 19, 2007: “Duff” is the decaying organic matter found on a forest floor. (www.greatfacts.com)

 September 18, 2007: “Almost” is the longest commonly used word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.(www.greatfacts.com) 

September 16, 2007: Flushable” toilets were in use in ancient Rome. (www.greatfacts.com)  

September 11, 2007: “Adcomsubordcomphibspac” is the longest acronym. It is a Navy term standing for Administrative Command, Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleet Subordinate Command. (www.greatfacts.com) 

September 10, 2007: Facetious and abstemious are the only words that contain all the vowels in the correct order. (www.greatfacts.com)  

September 8-9, 1900: The Great Storm of Galveston (hurricane) kills 6000. (http://www.1900storm.com) 

September 6, 2007: 1989: Thanks to a computer error, 40,000 people in Paris receive letters charging them with murder, extortion and organised prostitution. Each should have been sent notification of a traffic offence. (www.thehistorychannel.co.uk)

 September 5, 2007: 1922: American pilot James Doolittle makes the first United States coast-to-coast flight in 21 hours and 19 minutes. (www.thehistorychannel.co.uk)

September 4, 2007: September 4, 2007: Memaw & Papa’s 36th Anniversary – Happy Anniversary!!! 

August 31, 2007: Princess Diana died in an automobile crash 10 years ago today. 

August 30, 2007: Once again, it is still August and the temperature is a mild 73 in New England!

August 29, 2007: August 29, 30AD The date on which dancing girl Salome is said to have been presented by King Herod with a plate bearing the head of John the Baptist

August 28, 2007: Total Lunar Eclipse August 27, 2007:  Jonah’s 1^st day of 1^st Grade/Abby’s 1^st day of PreschoolAugust 24, 2007:  I’m on my way to see Beth Moore in Providence! August 23, 2007: Jonah’s sunflower is finally in full bloom. And it’s deep orange instead of yellow.  It looks like the sunAugust 22, 2007: Jonah has officially graduated to riding his bike with no training wheels – and he’s a natural!August 21, 2007:  32 years ago today, a funny, kind-hearted little boy was born.  Happy Birthday, Jon!! August 20, 2007: On this day in 1866, President Andrew Johnson formally declared the civil war over. (http://www.brainyhistory.com) August 18, 2007: Although it is the middle of August, our high temperature today is predicted to be a mere 74.  August 17, 2007: Scott finished his Summer Session III class today — Greek II. Yeah! Now he has a three week break until fall semester starts.August 16, 2007:  Elvis Presley died on this day in 1977.  (Same year I was born…different day though!)