AWANA Family Fun Skate Night

This past Wednesday was the AWANA Family Fun Skate Night. It was alot of fun too! We all had a really good time. Bailey and Em tried skating and did not do to well but they tried and still had a fun night. Tim fell probably the most of us all, but got up and kept going. He was really cute! Colby was the show off one. He almost knocked me down a few times and did knock Tim down at least once. He had to show how speedy he was. :) Jesse even skated and did a race with the men. The boys raced too. I should have but didn't want to bust. All in all it was a great night!

The Year 1908

I got this in an email and had to share. It is really interesting how things have changed. Imagine.



The year is 1908. One hundred years ago. What a difference a century makes! Here are some statistics for the Year 1908
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The average life expectancy was 47 years

Only 14 percent of the homes had a bathtub.

Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone.

There were only 8,000 cars and only 144 miles
Of paved roads.

The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.

The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower!

The average wage in 1908 was 22 cents per hour.

The average worker made between $200 and $400 per year.

A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year
A dentist $2,500 per year
a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year,
and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year.

More than 95 percent of all births took place at HOME.

Ninety percent of all doctors had NO COLLEGE EDUCATION!

Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of which
were condemned in the press AND the government as 'substandard.'

Sugar cost four cents a pound.

Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen.

Coffee was fifteen cents a pound.

Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used
Borax or egg yolks for shampoo.

Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from
Entering into their country for any reason.

Five leading causes of death were:
1. Pneumonia and influenza
2. Tuberculosis
3. Diarrhea
4. Heart disease
5. Stroke

The American flag had 45 stars.

The population of Las Vegas, Nevada, was only 30!!!!

Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and ice tea
Hadn't been invented yet.

There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.

Two out of every 10 adults couldn't read or write.

Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school.

Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at the local corner drugstores.
Back then pharmacists said, 'Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach
and bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health.'
( Shocking? DUH! )

Eighteen percent of households had at least
one full-time servant or domestic help.

There were about 230 reported murders in the ENTIRE U.S.A.!

Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years.
IT STAGGERS THE MIND!!!!!!!!!!!

Fun Childrens Book, Jake Stays Awake by Michael Wright

This book is such a cute book to read to the kids. It is about a boy that will not go to sleep in his own bed, but has to sleep with mom and dad! It is really fun, if you have a child who is like this, even just alittle, to put their name in place of Jakes. I do that for Bailey and he just laughs and laughs! Anyway I say this is a great one for reading to the kids!

New Years Resolutions

New Years Resolutions seem great at 12:00am When the confetti is falling and you're kissing your loved one... but the next day, the next month, the next year, trying to follow your New Years resolution can be somewhat depressing. So you said I am going to loose 50 lbs this year, or I am going to pay off all my debt or spend an hour more a day with my family. Then time goes by and if you haven't been doing your resolution, you feel like a failure. So make those resolutions something you can live with. Like I am going to work on being healthier this year, so if you only loose 5 lbs, you still kept your resolution. Or I am going to work on paying down my debt. So even if you could only add an extra $5 a month on a payment, you kept your resolution. Or Just say I am going to spend more time with my family. If today you only got an extra 5 minutes with them, it was still more than before and you will feel good about your self! New Years Resolutions should help you to feel good about yourself and not like a failure. So if you do make a resolutions, make it reasonable so you can feel good about yourself and your decisions all year long! I personally do not make them, but maybe for those that do this will help you to have a more positive year. HAPPY NEW YEAR!