In fact I don't really feel like doing anything! I feel like I have been hit by a car, my wonderful sisters have been kind enough to tell me that in a sense I was hit by a car. :-S Well, truthfully what I told dad was I felt like I had been hit in the head by a 2x4, smashed in the leg by a baseball bat, and dropped one of our tent weights on my ankle. Sounds wonderful right?
And since I don't feel like posting, I will cheat and link y'all to mom's blog Dairy Berries and let her tell you why I don't feel like posting.
Oh, and if this blog does not make sense, I am sorry! I am about to crawl back into bed dosed up on pain killers. :D
Monday, July 13, 2009
Friday, July 10, 2009
Sorry!
I am sure, y'all are all dying to know the answers to those last questions. (Those of you who didn't use google to answer them, that is. :D )
Here you go.....And I promise not to ask any more of these until next 4th of July. :)
Q: What is the 22
A: Limits the president to two terms
Section 1 No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. But this article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term.
Here you go.....And I promise not to ask any more of these until next 4th of July. :)
Q: What is the 22
A: Limits the president to two terms
Section 1 No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. But this article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term.
Section 2. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several states within seven years from the date of its submission to the states by the Congress.
Q: Who was the 30th President
A: Calvin Coolidge
Q: Who was the oldest person to sign Declaration of Independence?
A: Benjamin Franklin
Q: What are the colors of our flag?
A: Red, White, and Blue
Q: What are we celebrating on the 4th of July?
A: The day our founders adoption of the Declaration of Independence, declaring Independence from Great Britain
Q: What do the stripes on the flag stand for?
A: The original thirteen colonies
Friday, July 3, 2009
Yesterday's Answers, Today's Questions, and Caesar Rodney
Here are yesterday's answers. :D
A: John Adams
A: Seven
A: So no one state would be above another
A: William Henry Harrison
A: William Howard Taft
A: The Declaration of Independence.
Today's Questions:
Q: What is the 22nd Amendment?
Q: Who was the 30th President?
Q: Who was the oldest person to sign Declaration of Independence?
Q: What are the colors of our flag?
Q: What are we celebrating on the 4th of July?
Q: What do the stripes on the flag stand for?
Now, to keeping with yesterday's post I will give a little info on another signer Declaration of Independence.
I already knew some about Caesar Rodney, when reading my history books it was a little hard to look over a man who at the risk of personal health would ride 80 miles through a thunderstorm to get to vote on the Declaration of Independence. :D
A: John Adams
A: Seven
A: So no one state would be above another
A: William Henry Harrison
A: William Howard Taft
A: The Declaration of Independence.
Today's Questions:
Q: What is the 22nd Amendment?
Q: Who was the 30th President?
Q: Who was the oldest person to sign Declaration of Independence?
Q: What are the colors of our flag?
Q: What are we celebrating on the 4th of July?
Q: What do the stripes on the flag stand for?
Now, to keeping with yesterday's post I will give a little info on another signer Declaration of Independence.
I already knew some about Caesar Rodney, when reading my history books it was a little hard to look over a man who at the risk of personal health would ride 80 miles through a thunderstorm to get to vote on the Declaration of Independence. :D
Caesar Rodney was born on his father's farm near Dover, Delaware, in October of 1728. He was tutored by his parents and may have attended a local Parson's school, but received no formal education. His father died when Caesar was 17. He was placed in the guardianship of Nicholas Ridgely who was a clerk of the peace in Kent county, and this seems to be the root of Rodney's life in politics. In 1755, under the royal government, Rodney was commissioned High Sheriff of Kent County Delaware. This was quite a distinction for a man twenty-two years of age and he apparently honored the distinction, for in succeeding years his official capacities grew to include registrar of wills, recorder of deeds, clerk of the orphan's court, and justice of the peace. At age thirty he attained his first elected office as a Representative in the colonial legislature at Newcastle. He served in that position, reelected each year except 1771, until the legislature was dissolved in 1776-and then resumed the seat as a Representative to the Upper House of the State of Delaware until 1784.
Rodney was a leading patriot in his colony, a member of the Stamp Act Congress in 1765, a formative member of the Delaware Committee of Correspondence, a military leader in the colonial militia, and a delegate to the Continental Congress from formation until 1777. The following year he was elected President of the State of Delaware for a three year term, a duty that he assumed even as he served as Major-General of the Delaware Militia. In this office he played a crucial part not only in the defense of his own colony but in support of Washington's Continental Army, for Delaware had a record of meeting or exceeding its quotas for troops and provisions throughout the revolutionary conflict. Rodney's health and strength flagged for a time. He suffered from asthma and from a cancerous growth on his face, for which he never attained proper treatment. He saw his colony through the war at the cost of personal neglect.
In 1782 he was again elected to the national Congress, but was forced to decline the office due to failing health. He nonetheless continued to serve as Speaker to the Upper House of the Delaware Assembly. He died in that office, in June of 1784.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Button Who?!?
My second favorite thing about our 4th of July parties is our quiz. I spend the week before the party go over the questions that I have, deleting ones I don't like or are 'out of date', adding new ones, and quizzing my family until the are running when ever they see me coming.
Even though they do get tired of me, we do have fun at the beginning. :D And it never seems to fail that quizzing them for a few days will at least get me a dozen more questions. :D
One of the questions I ask, is one I asked yesterday.....Can you name three of the signers of the Declaration of Independence?
It never fails that in my family the first two will be--John Adams and Thomas Jefferson (I think they say the last one, just to see what I will do.) And from my parents and now my sisters the third one is Button Gwinnett.
At first it threw me for a loop, who is Button Gwinnett (and who would name their child Button?!?) Now I know he is the second person to have signed the Declaration of Independence and was from the colony of Georgia.
I think the two reason that they answer with Button Gwinnett is that 1) He was the second person to sign the document and 2) He has a different name. :D
Other then what I just mentioned I knew absolute nothing about the man. So, I decided to look him up. I figured there would be now harm in doing so and I might find a few questions that might stump my parents this 4th. :D
Here is what I have learned.....
Button Gwinnett was born in England around 1735. He came to America, residing briefly in Charleston, and in 1765 acquired a large tract of land in Georgia. Gwinnett enjoyed little success in farming or business, but found a footing in the revolutionary politics of his adopted colony. He was engaged in a long-standing political rivalry with Lachlan McIntosh, a soldier and leader who would attain highest rank in the Georgia militia and in state politics. Gwinnett was respected figure, however. In 1776 he was appointed commander of Georgia's continental militia (a post that he was forced to decline, owing to political faction), and also elected to attend the Continental Congress. Quite soon after he signed the Declaration, he returned home, where he hoped to gain appointment, once again, to the leadership of the Georgia militia. The appointment went instead to his rival. Gwinnett served in the Georgia legislature where he was involved in drafting a Constitution for the new state, but also in strenuous efforts to destroy the office of McIntosh. The legislature adjourned in February of 1777 and handed control over the Council of Safety. Gwinnett succeeded Archibald Bulloch as president of the council soon afterward. He then lead an abortive attempt to invade Florida, in order to secure Georgia's southern border. That adventure was thwarted by Lachlan McIntosh and his brother George, and Gwinnett was charged with malfeasance. He was cleared of wrongdoing as he ran an unsuccessful campaign for Governor. Soon afterward, his honor challenged in public by McIntosh, he offered a duel. They met outside of Savanna on May 16, 1777, where both were wounded. McIntosh ultimately survived, Button Gwinnett died three days later at the age of 42.
There you go, a little bit about one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Even though they do get tired of me, we do have fun at the beginning. :D And it never seems to fail that quizzing them for a few days will at least get me a dozen more questions. :D
One of the questions I ask, is one I asked yesterday.....Can you name three of the signers of the Declaration of Independence?
It never fails that in my family the first two will be--John Adams and Thomas Jefferson (I think they say the last one, just to see what I will do.) And from my parents and now my sisters the third one is Button Gwinnett.
At first it threw me for a loop, who is Button Gwinnett (and who would name their child Button?!?) Now I know he is the second person to have signed the Declaration of Independence and was from the colony of Georgia.
I think the two reason that they answer with Button Gwinnett is that 1) He was the second person to sign the document and 2) He has a different name. :D
Other then what I just mentioned I knew absolute nothing about the man. So, I decided to look him up. I figured there would be now harm in doing so and I might find a few questions that might stump my parents this 4th. :D
Here is what I have learned.....
Button Gwinnett was born in England around 1735. He came to America, residing briefly in Charleston, and in 1765 acquired a large tract of land in Georgia. Gwinnett enjoyed little success in farming or business, but found a footing in the revolutionary politics of his adopted colony. He was engaged in a long-standing political rivalry with Lachlan McIntosh, a soldier and leader who would attain highest rank in the Georgia militia and in state politics. Gwinnett was respected figure, however. In 1776 he was appointed commander of Georgia's continental militia (a post that he was forced to decline, owing to political faction), and also elected to attend the Continental Congress. Quite soon after he signed the Declaration, he returned home, where he hoped to gain appointment, once again, to the leadership of the Georgia militia. The appointment went instead to his rival. Gwinnett served in the Georgia legislature where he was involved in drafting a Constitution for the new state, but also in strenuous efforts to destroy the office of McIntosh. The legislature adjourned in February of 1777 and handed control over the Council of Safety. Gwinnett succeeded Archibald Bulloch as president of the council soon afterward. He then lead an abortive attempt to invade Florida, in order to secure Georgia's southern border. That adventure was thwarted by Lachlan McIntosh and his brother George, and Gwinnett was charged with malfeasance. He was cleared of wrongdoing as he ran an unsuccessful campaign for Governor. Soon afterward, his honor challenged in public by McIntosh, he offered a duel. They met outside of Savanna on May 16, 1777, where both were wounded. McIntosh ultimately survived, Button Gwinnett died three days later at the age of 42.
There you go, a little bit about one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Yesterday's Answers and Today's Questions
Here you go, for all those who I am sure are dying to know the answers. :D
A: Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin
A: In 1941
A: July 2, 1776
A: 9
A: 17
A: Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton, All three were from Georgia. :D
Now, for today's questions.....
Q: Can you name one of the three presidents to die on July 4th?
Q: The flag has 13 stripes. How many of them are red?
Q: On the first U.S. flag, why were the stars displayed in a circle?
Q: Which president served the shortest term?
Q: Which president was the first to throw out the season-opening pitch for professional baseball?
Q: What famous document begins: "When in the course of human events..."?
A: Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin
A: In 1941
A: July 2, 1776
A: 9
A: 17
A: Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton, All three were from Georgia. :D
Now, for today's questions.....
Q: Can you name one of the three presidents to die on July 4th?
Q: The flag has 13 stripes. How many of them are red?
Q: On the first U.S. flag, why were the stars displayed in a circle?
Q: Which president served the shortest term?
Q: Which president was the first to throw out the season-opening pitch for professional baseball?
Q: What famous document begins: "When in the course of human events..."?
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Just For Fun
One of the things we do on the 4th of July is a history bee/quiz. How we do it all depends on how many people we can get who are willing to answer questions. It never fails that I have at least two people who end up hating me at the end of it, because I "came up with the questions and couldn't I PLEASE find a question that most people would know?"
Well, to give everyone (including my family) a chance of know some of the answer to my questions and because I have had a couple people ask me for my quiz for their own parties, I am going to post them on here, I might do a half dozen, but then I might do all of them. It all depends on how much time I have between now and the 4th. :D
Here goes......
There you go, 6 of the 100 questions from my quiz. Answer away, but no cheating. Not, like there is anything I can do about it. lol
Well, to give everyone (including my family) a chance of know some of the answer to my questions and because I have had a couple people ask me for my quiz for their own parties, I am going to post them on here, I might do a half dozen, but then I might do all of them. It all depends on how much time I have between now and the 4th. :D
Here goes......
- Can you name two people who were on the committee to draft the declaration of independence?
- What year was the 4th of July declared an official holiday?
- When John Adams said “I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shows, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more.” What was the day that he was talking about?
- "And for the support of this Declaration with a firm reliance on the protection of divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor." How many signers of the Declaration of Independence died during the war or due to injuries from the war?
- How many signers of the Declaration of Independence lost everything they owned & died in poverty?
- Can you name three of the signers of the Declaration of Independence
There you go, 6 of the 100 questions from my quiz. Answer away, but no cheating. Not, like there is anything I can do about it. lol
Oh, Boy!!
Seth has reached that age where the best toy in the house are the books. And it's not for reading them, rather it's for the fun of taking them off the shelf and throwing them on the floor!!
Now, this might not be a big deal if it weren't for the fact that the only rooms in our house that have less then two bookshelves are the bathrooms and kitchen, so he has plenty of rooms and place to go to make a mess. On top of that there are some of us who would rather give up our beds then our books, so throwing them on the floor is something close to a crime!
Now, to teach him how to put them back on the shelve! lol
Now, this might not be a big deal if it weren't for the fact that the only rooms in our house that have less then two bookshelves are the bathrooms and kitchen, so he has plenty of rooms and place to go to make a mess. On top of that there are some of us who would rather give up our beds then our books, so throwing them on the floor is something close to a crime!
Now, to teach him how to put them back on the shelve! lol
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