Monday, January 26, 2009

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).

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

My Mother's Influence.

It all started 5 years ago...
Mom, Dad, Emily, and I were at http://joshuablankenship.com/blog/images/walmart.gif 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.
http://www.freakystyley.co.nz/gabbAndDebTravels/images/keyWest/bikeSmashed.jpg


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.




Friday, January 9, 2009

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.

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Mr. Rainbow


Rainbow.

Purple.


Blue.


Green.


Yellow.


Orange.


Red.


Pink.


R
ainbow.


Friday, November 7, 2008

color

Alright.. I need to see if this works...

This is supposed to be blue.
The end.

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Friday, October 10, 2008

There's this girl I know....
The song below describes her.

Thursday, October 9, 2008

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♦She Walked Away



She couldn't take one more day
Home was more her prison now
Independence called out
She had to get it

I'm finally on my own
Don't try to tell me no
There's so much more for me
Just watch what I will be

She walked away
Couldn't say why she was leaving
She walked away
She left all she had believed in

Not a day goes by
For the ones she's left behind
They're always asking "why?"
And thoughts of her consume her mind

God please let her know
The love we tried to show
We'd promise anything
If you'd just bring her home

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This is the story of a girl I know...

-He will carry me-

Mark Schultz

He Will Carry Me
I call, You hear me
I've lost it all
And it's more then I can bear
I feel so empty

Your strong, I'm weary
I'm holding on
But I feel like giving in
But still You're with me

(Pre-chorus and Chorus)
And even though I'm walking
Through the valley of the shadow
I will hold tight to the hand of Him
Who's love will comfort me
And when my hope is gone
And I've been wounded in the battle
He is all the strength that I will ever need
He will carry me

I know I'm broken
But You alone
Can mend this heart of mine
Your always with me

[ Mark Schultz Lyrics are found on www.songlyrics.com ]
And even though I'm walking
Through the valley of the shadow
I will hold tight to the hand of Him
Who's love will comfort me
And when my hope is gone
And I've been wounded in the battle
He is all the strength that I will ever need
He will carry me
He will carry me

(Bridge)
And even though I feel so lonely
Like I have never been before
You never said it would be easy
But You said You'd see me through the storm

And even though I'm walking
Through the valley of the shadow
I will hold tight to the hand of Him
Who's love will comfort me
And when my hope is gone
And I've been wounded in the battle
He is all the strength that I will ever need
He will carry me
He will carry me
He will carry me