Happy Birthday Mom!

Monday, March 30th is my Mom's birthday! She says she is "ancient" but I think she is just extra-experienced! She has been a cover girl, a kindergarten teacher, and marvelous mom of three. Some of my favorite memories I have of my childhood are things my mom did for me and with me. I remember her reading to me and taking me to the public library in downtown Tulsa. I loved a book called "Mary Ann's Mud Day" and I checked it out over and over again. There was also a book about a pig with no words, just illustrations and she made up the story as we looked at the pictures. One of my favorite children's books to this day is Little Bear. It is one of the first books I remember reading on my own. My mom is a lot like Mother Bear in those stories! One of the stories is called "Birthday Soup". It is Little Bear's birthday and he can't find Mother Bear. His friends are coming and nothing is prepared. He thinks Mother Bear has forgotten his birthday. So, Little Bear decides to make "Birthday Soup." There is not much more than water and vegetables to this so-called soup and his friend arrive one by one. When the soup is hot and ready, Little Bear decides he cannot wait for Mother Bear, they must go ahead and eat the soup. Just then,Cat sees Mother Bear at the door, and says, "Wait, Little Bear. Do not eat yet. Shut your eyes, and say one, two, three." Little Bear shuts his eyes and says, "One two, three." Mother Bear comes in with a big cake. "Now, look," says Cat.



"Oh, Mother Bear," says Little Bear, "what a big beautiful Birthday Cake! Birthday Soup is good to eat, but not as good as Birthday Cake. I am so happy you did not forget."

"Yes, Happy Birthday, Little Bear!" says Mother Bear. "This Birthday Cake is a surprise for you. I never did forget your birthday, and I never will."

I never forget all the special things my mother did for me and I never will! Thank you Mom for everything. I Love You! Have a very happy birthday!

Rough Night for the Roughneck

Tonight they let Michael Sarver, the oil rig worker from Texas, go from American Idol. I wasn't too surprised about him, but I was surprised that Matt Girard was in the bottom three. And on Motown Week! Since he sang first had people forgotten how great he was by the end of the show? He better hurry up and get some fans! I was shocked. My favorite moment was Stevie Wonder's medley of songs-- right toward the end he yells, "I Love You, Barack Obama!"

Happy Birthday Sarah!

Today is my sister Sarah's birthday! She probably would not like it if I put her picture up on the blog, though. She is such a fun person. I am glad I can to talk to her on the phone often, even though we don't live that close (she is in Arizona). Hope you have a great day, Sarah!

Free Rice

Madison came home from school yesterday and told me about this website called freerice.com. So I am thinking, is this some kind of food storage website or what? It is much better than that! You go to the website and you can answer questions in many different subjects including vocabulary, geography, and foreign languages. For every question you answer correctly, 10 grains of rice are donated to fight world hunger. I have played a little bit already and I could see how it could be very addictive!

In the Frequently Asked Questions they ask "Do I really make a difference by playing FreeRice?"

The answer : "The rice you donate makes a huge difference to the person who receives it. According to the United Nations, about 25,000 people die each day from hunger or hunger-related causes, most of them children. Though 10 grains of rice may seem like a small amount, it is important to remember that while you are playing, so are thousands of other people at the same time. It is everyone together that makes the difference. Thanks to you, FreeRice has generated enough rice to feed millions of people since it started in October 2007."

There are all levels of questions, so school age kids can do it, too. If you get a question right, the next question is a little harder. If you get it wrong, you get a little easier question next. Try it out! www.freerice.com

Goodbye, Alexis!

Wow! I was really surprised about this one! Not that I really liked her, but I thought a lot of other people did. The judges did not feel the need to use their one save on her either. Now we have to wait until next Wednesday for the next show-- Motown Week. President Obama is pre-empting next Tuesday! Talk about being the most powerful person in the world. Next week I expect Matt Girard to do really well! I hope Scott can hang on. Kris is still my favorite guy! Love him! Not that freaky Adam-- Lil is my favorite girl--Love her! Not that freaky Megan. And what is up with her not using her last name now? Itis just Megan Joy. Weird!

Young Drivers

This is my favorite State Farm commercial by far. I laugh out loud every time I hear the little boy at the end say, "Work."

Happy St. Patrick's Day

I really have no connection to this holiday. I'm not even wearing green today. I do love to listen to someone with an Irish accent though, does that count? And I do love Celtic Woman. And Lucky Charms cereal (they're magically delicious.) Ok that's enough.