Ruth.

Ruth was a common woman no one paid that much attention to. Her world was caving in. She had just lost her husband, her home, and her security.
A woman had no place in the world without a man. They were only expected to clean their house and feed their family. If their husband so unfortunately died- as Ruth's did- they could go back to their Mother's home and hopefully be welcomed back... most were not. A single woman had few ways to support herself. She could beg, sell herself into slavery or prostitution, look for a husband among eligible men in the village, or seek help from a male relative. Or, during the months of harvest, she could glean. (Gather stalks of grain left behind.) You'd think she would've let the world take her down.. but she didn't. She worked in the fields from sun-up to sun-down, everyday, all day. For 2 months. As the harvest season was coming to an end Naomi (Ruth's loving mother-in-law, the only one Ruth had left) was worried and told Ruth to go to Boaz- a relative, who owned the field Ruth was working in- and ask him to marry her. He praised her for not going after a young man, favoring him. He told her their was someone else closer in relation (It was an unmarried man's responsibility to marry girls related to them, widowed, or never married.) whom he would see if he wanted to take care of Ruth, and if not Boaz would gratefully marry her. As it turned out the other man did not want to care for Ruth. So Boaz took Ruth as his wife, also caring for Naomi. Then 47 generations later.. Jesus was born.
God uses the most unexpected people for the greatest things.
♥

Random Facts...

Yeah.. I'm smarter than you Adam...

• A large swarm of desert locusts can consume 20,000 tons of vegetation a day.
• If all the Coca-Cola vending machines in the U.S. were stacked one on top of each other, the pile would be over 450 miles high.
• The average bra size today is 36C. Ten years ago it was 34B. (That's weird!!!)
• A typical full-time worker in the US with a four-year college degree earns about $50,000. This is 62% more than a worker with only a high-school diploma.
• You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
• The first toilet ever seen on television was on "Leave It to Beaver."
  
• Pearls melt in vinegar.
  
• The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.
• 40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.
• No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.
• An ostrich's eye is bigger that it's brain.
  
• A penny dropped from the top of a skyscraper could not kill someone (but could cause injury).
  
• The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.
• The longest living cells in the body are brain cells which can live an entire lifetime.
• Wal-Mart Stores bought $18 billion of goods from China in 2004 making it China's eighth-largest trading partner (ahead of Australia, Canada and Russia).
  

My Mother's Influence.

It all started 5 years ago...
Mom, Dad, Emily, and I were at in Adrian. Mom and Emily went outside to warm up the car as Dad and I checked out. My mother decided to be funny and move the van like 12 spaces down the aisle. When Dad and I came out we couldn't find the van!!!
We looked and looked and looked.. and finally Dad called the police.
They came and found the van where Mom so hilariously parked it and as they were looking in the locked vehicle (seemingly empty) They saw Mom and Emily hiding in the trunk. "Oh no! They'd been kidnapped!" thought the policemen. It was all meant to be funny and it turned out hysterically terrible.

You thought that was the end? Think again.



Sunday night Jordan and I got to her house about 10 minutes before her family did and we decided to scare them. So, taking a flashlight, we went up to the attic (leaving all the lights off as they had been before) and waited. We waited for a bit until we heard them coming up to the second floor and thought oh goodie! we're gonna make noise and have them peek their heads up and yell, "BOO!!!"
They opened the door to the attic and wouldn't stick their heads up so I kicked some BB's, that were laying on the floor, down the stairs. "AH! It's throwing stuff at us now!!!" Yelled Floyd as he slammed the door.
About 3 minutes later the door opened again as Jordan and I were leaning over the banister at the top of the stairs and we saw a head!! Only not a head that belonged to anyone we recognized!!!
"Police department!!" hollered an unknown voice.. "ARE YOU SERIOUS!?!?!??!!?!??!" I said as I rolled my eyes.
So we schlumped down the stairway only to meet an angry police officer. He informed us that 3 different police departments had been on their way to the "Crime scene".
SERIOUSLY!
I'm a small town girl! Things like that don't happen!!!
We had to pay our dues yesterday by being volunteered (by Tracy) to go to the police station and do whatever task they had in mind for dirty scoundrels such as us. We ended up going out to the garage and sorting bicycles. We had to find the tag and write down the serial number and only about 25 bikes had those tags. There were about 100 bikes. So for those that didn't have tags we had to write the make, model, and color, then flip the stupid things over and find the serial number. (Which is very inconveniently located on the bottom of where the 2 peddles go together. If you've ever wondered about such a fact- now you know.)
As if that wasn't enough.. Jordan and I had to go to her house and clean the frozen attic. It took us probably 4 hours. But it was worth it. Before, there was paper, trash, old blankets, random furniture, and TONS of broken glass (Which you can blame Chase for..) A pile of trash 3 feet high overtook the top of the stairs. Now there is one corner of Christmas decorations, a cute little living room section *snort*, and tons of empty (CLEAN!) floor.
So our punishment was that we got to spend an extra school day together. =D

P.S. Chase.. if you mess up that attic again.. I will personally MURDER you.

What kind of dog would you be?

Cocker Spaniel

Cocker Spaniel The Cocker Spaniel feels the need to please. She tends to become overly submissive in her mission to make everyone happy but makes up for it with her sensitive nature. A brisk walk around the block is right up her alley, but she prefers to spend part of her time indoors. Her silky hair tends to become tangled, and regular grooming sessions are necessary to keep her looking her best. The accommodating Cocker Spaniel is truly a loving and trusted friend as well as an ideal companion.