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Easter Facts March 22, 2008

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Easter is always  the 1st Sunday after the 1st full moon after the Spring
Equinox (which is March  20). This dating of Easter is based on the lunar
calendar that Hebrew people  used to identify Passover, which is why it
moves around on our Roman  calendar.

Based on the above, Easter can actually be one day  earlier (March 22)
than it will be this year (200 8) but that is pretty  rare.

This year is the  earliest Easter any of us will ever see the rest of our
lives! And only the most  elderly of our population have ever seen it
this early previously (95 years old  or above!). And none of us have ever, or will
ever, see it a day earlier! Here  are the facts:

 1) The next time Easter will be this early (March  23) will be the year
2228 (220 years from now). The last time it was this early  was 1913 (so if
you’re 95 or older, you are the only ones that were around for  that!).

 2) The next time it will be a day earlier, March 22, will  be in the year
2285 (277 years from now). The last time it was on March 22 was  1818.
No  one alive today has or will ever see it any earlier than this  year.

 

Ready to Read? March 8, 2008

Here is a fun ‘Reading Readiness’ test for 4 year olds.  I had Jacob do it and he got 17 out of 20, most likely because he’s around when Selah is reading and is very interested.  He didn’t get the rhyming question.  Selah wanted to do the test too (even though she already reads) and got all of them rapidfire and correct, except the rhyming question!  I think I know what we’ll be working on this week!
 
http://school.familyeducation.com/reading/early-learning/46528.html?detoured=1

 I don’t have any intention of starting any work with him other than we already do or anything.  The test is just a fun little quiz and I was pretty happy with how he did at only just having turned 3 in January.  See, my kids learn something…

 

Blood… March 6, 2008

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In anticipation for my official sharing of my experience with the Diva Cup (coming tonight after the kiddos are down), please enjoy this for your entertainment…

 

I’m so ashamed… February 28, 2008

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I know this isn’t something I would normally laugh at, but the whole thing had me almost peeing my pants last night.  I seriously don’t usually go for crude humor, although, ot’s not that crude… just a bit shocking to hear ‘the word’ over and over.. 

It’s totally worth 10 minutes to watch all of these.  Make sure you pee first…
  
It started with Jimmy  Kimmel staging this long drawn out scheme on Matt Damon…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PZNfOZXPJk&NR=1
Which  spurred Jimmy’s girlfriend, Sarah Silverman, to do this… 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnVJZkDuVBM&feature=related
 
And then  Jimmy’s response (which I caught on TV the other night, never having seen his show before, causing me to find the rest on youtube, and almost pee a little more)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIQrBouWRiE
 
Ironically, I woke this morning with the ((clears throat))  Matt Damon song in my head.  Oh dear God, please don’t let me break out into song in the middle of the homeschool class.  I don’t want to be stoned, (or scar any of my sweet kids for life)!!

 

A Name is a Name… January 27, 2008

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Just for fun, check out this link to find out how many people in Georgia have been born with a specific name since 1990.  Seriously!! There are 23 little Talithas running around somewhere….faint….