Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Scouting Quiz

Working on a quiz for the scouting banquet tomorrow night. So I thought I would give you guys a chance. We will start easy :)

#1
  • Born in London on 22 Feb 1857


  • One of the first army officers that wasn't from the royal class


  • Hero of the seige of Mafeking


#2
  • Born June 16, 1858 in New Texas, Pennsylvania.


  • Started his own advertisement and article service for newspapers in 1886


  • Was helped by the unknown scout


#3
  • Born May 16, 1876 in Washington, DC


  • Became an orphan in 1882


  • Instrumental in establishing the juvenile court system.


#4
  • Born Jun 21, 1850 in Cincinnati, Ohio


  • Founded the Sons of Daniel Boone in 1905


  • Became an Eagle Scout in 1915


#5
  • Born Aug 14, 1860 in County Durham, England


  • Immigrated to Canada in 1866


  • Friend of painter Georgia O'Keffe


#6
  • Born February 19, 1858 near Redwood Falls, MN


  • Son of Wak-anhdi Ota (Many Lightnings) and his mixed-blood wife, Wakantankanwin (Goddess)


  • He was a physician who cared for Indians after the Wounded Knee massacre


#7
  • Born January 19, 1883 near Conway, Iowa.


  • Headed west in 1899 at the age of 16.


  • Spent one winter trapping in the Bitterroot Mountains.


#8
  • Born in 1867 in Canada


  • Was the Boys' Work Secretary for the YMCA


  • Recruited James E West


#9
  • Director of the recreation department of the Russell Sage Foundation


  • Helped found the Campfire Girls


  • Member of the American committee for the 1912 Summer Olympics

BYE BYE BIRDY!

Carra and i our in the play bye bye birdy and its next week tuesday- saturday. If you want to come call us for details :D ok

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Rain, Rain Wash Away





With all our recent rain we thought we would show you some fun we have had.
The hill in the picture is what used to be a dirt road that ran over the wash with drainage pipes underneath.












The remains of the drainage pipes.

This part of the wash runs behind our neighborhood.





















Wednesday, February 10, 2010

i will not tease rebecca grimes

Timothy was in the third grade poetry contest and HE WON THIRD PLACE!!!!!!!!!!! i am soooo proud of him! i have this poem memorized and i think so does all my family. my dad tried to record Timothy reciting his poem at the contest but he didn't know how to record on my camera ( sometimes i wonder about the " older generation")
i love you timothy and we are all soooo proud of you



you even made the news paper!! -------------- ^ see