For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
~1 Corinthians 1:18

The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him; we have not obeyed the Lord our God or kept the laws he have us through his servants the prophets.
~Daniel 9:9-10

Wow! I haven't bogged in a loonnngggg time! I'm sorry! :-)

Basically what I've been doing is...
went to Colorado over spring break...visited my aunt and uncle...visited a friend and went skiing!!!
ummm....tennis lessons....baby-sat...
was sick for a loonngg time with strep and could not hardly talk at all for a couple of days...
hmm...thas pretty much it, I mean, for now.
What's new with you? :o) you can comment by clicking 'comments' bellow and it should pop uo with something.
Sorry that this blog post wasn't quit long, I'll have more this week though, I will TRY! :-)
Until then,
Haley

:-)

House full of sickness

Yes, we have all got the stomach flu, except Moriah. Lucky her! :-)

Thoroughly Modern Millie

Painting the set.....
Hotel Priscilla.......
Speakeasy door.....

Thoroughly Modern Millie :
Last chance - tonight at 7pm! :-) It's great!

It's about a lady (Millie) coming to New York to find a wealthy boss to marry. But then she meets a man (Jimmy) and shortly falls in love with him. While that continues, there is another story going on about two Chinese people working for the manager of "The hotel Priscilla" (the hotel that Millie stays in), and the manager kidnaps young actresses to a person named Buddha. The Chinese people are working for her because they need the money to get her mother to America form China.

Answers to Feb. 2 and 3rd Riddles

Feb. 2:
Tommy's Tumble - He lived in France
SH! - Sure
Name The Poodle - There was no question mark at the end of the sentence; therefore, it's name is 'What'.
What's The Number? - One

Feb. 3:
Snowball Sentence - The daughter spoke a snowball sentence.
Horse Jingle -
One was a racehorse.
Two was one too.
One won one race.
Two won one, too.

"A snowball sentence," said Mr. Jaones to his daughter, " is on in which each word is one letter longer tan the preceding word. Do you think you can construct such a sentence?"
The daughter thought for several minutes before she finally said, " I am not that smart, father."
Can you prove that the daughter was smarter than she said she was?
.......

1 was a racehorse.
2 was 12.
111 race.
2112.

Can you make sense of this poem?
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THE MATTHEWS (for now...)

Matthew 4 : 4

' Man does not live on bread alone,
but on every word that comes from the
mouth of God. '

Matthew 17 : 20

'I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed,

you can say to this mountain ' Move from here to there'
and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.'

Brrr! It's cold! Plus...no school! For us, that's good and bad. Good because, well, sleeping in I guess :-), and bad because we are performing our middle school musical to some elementary schools, and CMS tomorrow!
Anyway... here's another bible verse:

PHILIPPIANS 2 : 10 - 11
'that at the name of Jesus
every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
and every tongue confess
that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.'

And here's a riddle:

Little Tommy fell off his tricycle and bumped his head so hard that he was knocked unconscious. When he came to, he spoke perfect French. How come?
.......

Is there another common English word, aside from SUGAR, in which S, as the first letter, is pronounced SH? Can you name it?
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What is the name of Mrs. Letterman's poodle.
.......

The word FORTY is the only number-word with its letters in alphabetical order. What number-word has its letters in reverse alphabetical order? Hint : It's less than fifty.
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hey... :-)

Wow!!! Its kinda cold outside dont you think? :-)

I was reading the Bible the other day, and I like this Psalm. Its about thankfulness, which sometimes we forget. :-/ I will bold and italic the verses that I think are the most important...

PSALM 100
' Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.
Worship the Lord with gladness;
come before him with joyful songs.
Know that the Lord is God.
It is he who made us, and we are his;
we are his people, the sheep of his
pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.
For the Lord is good and his love endures
forever;
his faithfulness continues through all
generations.'

As you see...I did bold and underline all of these verses. :-) Talk to you soon!

Here are some of the many pictures from D.C. that I took. There's the Lincoln Memorial, the Capitol, and the Washington Monument.

1.) Which is faster? hot or cold?
2.) Six glasses are in a row. The first three are full of juice; the second three are empty. By moving only one glass, can you arrange them so empty and full glasses alternate?
3.) What can you put in a wood box that will make it lighter?
4.) What is everybody doing at the same time?
5.)What gets wet when drying?
5.) What is so fragile even saying its name can break it?
6.) What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
7.) The more you take the more you leave behind.
8.) What is the first nine numbers of pi?

On the 17th, Moriah and I are going on the Orchestra Holiday Tour. We go to several assisted living homes.
And on the 18th, we are going to leave for Washington D.C.! Yay! It's going to be so fun!
(I hope :-) ) We are going there in the car. :-)

Answer to the riddle down below:
There's a grandma, a mom, and a daughter. The grandma is also he mom's mom, and the mom is also the grandma's daughter. So there's 3 people in total.

Answers and more Riddles

Answers to...
Q#1: A coat of paint
Q#2: N- these are the first letters of the months if the year
Q#3:A sponge
Q#4: A Library
Q#5: It is in the middle of waTer
Q#6: An eye

More Riddles...
Two mothers and to daughters go to a pet store and buy three cats.
Each female gets her own cat.
How is this possible?

Riddles...

Q #1:
What kind of coat can only be put on when wet?
Q #2:
What letter comes next in this sequence?
J F M A M J J A S O _
Q#3:
What's full of holes but still holds water?
Q#4:
What building has the most stories?
Q#5:
Why is an island like the letter T?
Q#6:
Pronounced as one letter,
And written with three.
Two letters there are,
And two only in me.
I'm double, I'm single.
I'm black, blue, and gray.
I'm read from both ends,
And the same either way.
What am I?

If you want to guess or answer these questions, please click "comments" and write a comment. :-)
Thanks!

The Play, Dwarf Hamsters, and Fun Facts

Hi! :-)

THE PLAY...

So...Moriah, Brooke and me, all had an audition for a play called "Modern Millie" for a school play on Monday afternoon. We had to sing a song and read a script, not to hard, but I was really nervous!
Luckily, we all made it in! We are all 'Female Moderns'...

DWARF HAMSTERS...

So last weekend, we (that's Brooke, Marijke and me) went to PET SMART and got "Fancy Dwarf Hamsters".
Moriah got a "Chinese Dwarf Hamster" at TONI'S TROPICAL PETS..her name is MayFlower. May for short. She acts normal.
Then, Brooke's is MaryGold (Probably Mary for short). She is so calm!
Marijke's is Lou...Lou for short. :-) She acts normal too.
Next comes Skitts. Mine. Skitts is normal...ish. She is so wild! Anyway, 'Skitts' is short for SKITTLES. Yumm! :-) Don't worry, I won't eat her.

FUN FACTS...

* A 'neologist' is someone who makes up new word or expressions.
* Camels have 3 eyelids to protect their eyes from blowing sand.
* Golf balls were originally made from wood. Later, they were made of leather and stuffed with feathers.
* When glass breaks, the cracks can move faster than 3,000 miles per 5,000 km per hour ( I think that's pretty fast)
* "Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel.

Trick or Treat!

BOO!!!

From left to right:
Haley's, Brooke's, Moriah's, Case's, and Marijke's.

Case's bday!

Yesterday, we had a "birthday party" for Case!
He got:
tractors
lightning mcqueen cake
magazine full of trucks and tractors
3 little towns with cars and people with them
and a bunch of "Cars"" ( the movie ) things.

He LOVED it.

He said "Ahh! I lub dem!

It was fun!

Ok...sorry I haven't been updating in a long time. Here's some more fun facts though:

* There are twice as many kangaroos in Australia (approx. 40 million ) as there are people.
*"Almost" is the longest common word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.
*Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.

Historical Happenings...

An acient Greek vase from around 500 BC shows a boy playing with a yo-yo!
This was also found in my school agenda...

As you see...I changed my blog background! Yay! I will change it every season or every month. :)
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