If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter "A"?






A. One thousand

ok Here is the smart persons description

ok i researched this a bit and here is what I found: These are both two different excerpts from people that I found online.

The term "rule of thumb" has been used to mean "rough or approximate measure"
for several hundred years. This is amply documented in the Oxford English
Dictionary and various other works. On the other hand, there are apparently
legal cases in both the United States and Great Britain in which judges estab-
lished a standard for the maximum diamater of a rod with which a man may beat
his wife.I use the word "apparently" because I have not actually gone to the
law library to retrieve these cases. What is clear is that the term "rule of
thumb" does not have its origin in rulings regarding violence toward women; it
predates any legal opinions on the issue.
I
think it was originally an expression of measurement. In fact, there
is a word in Swedish, "tum" (=inch), which originates from the word
"tumme" (=thumb). So -- I would strongly suspect that "the rule of
thumb" originally was used by carpenters and others as a measuring
device.

Or this?

The real explanation of 'rule-of-thumb' is that is derives from wood
workers (or other constructors) who knew their trade so well they rarely
or never fell back on the use of such things as rulers. Instead they'd
measure things by, for example, the length of their thumb; they measured,
not by a rule(r) of wood, but by rule of thumb. The term was already in
metaphorical use by the late 17th century.

Is this true?

In the 1400's a law was set forth in England that a man
was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than
his thumb. Hence we have "the rule of thumb"



I have not researched this but if it is accurate, I do not intend to use the term any longer!

Wait...

Could a contortionist lick its own elbow?

It is impossible to lick your elbow.

Another Facebook Survey

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
Apparently Miss Kitty of of Gunsmoke. Amanda Blake. And my family calls me Mayberry (as in Sheriff Andy Taylor of Mayberry)

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
not sure, but probably recently. It helps me de-stress.

3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
NO , it looks like guy handwriting

4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
probably just ham.

5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
Three

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
i would hope so

7. DO YOU USE SARCASM?
Occasionaly.

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?
Yes, i believe so

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
I have before but not sure I would now that I have kids.

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
Raisin Bran

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
Never , that is a waste of time.

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
Recently, plain vanilla. Usually Mint chocolate chip.

14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
Mannerisms

15. RED OR PINK?
Red

16. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
Body type

17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
Several, unable to choose between them

18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO COMPLETE THIS LIST?
Sure.

19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
Blue levis, white and pink shoes

21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
Kids playing in the bathroom sink

22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
Any kind of blue works

23. FAVORITE SMELLS?
cleaning supplies, lotioned babies, my hubby

24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
The census bureau?

25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?
Why would somebody I dont like send me something?.

26.FAVORITE SPORT?
Basketball and then softball

27. HAIR COLOR?
right now it is shadowboxed, with highlights

28. EYE COLOR?
Blue

29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
No

30. FAVORITE FOOD?
French fries

31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
Happy Endings

32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
Surfer, dude.

33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
Brown

34. SUMMER OR WINTER?
Winter's without snow or summer's without extreme heat.

35. HUGS OR KISSES?
Hugs that lead to kisses. (Sounds good to me)(me too)

36. FAVORITE DESSERT?
chocolate?

37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
???

38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND?

39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
Something by Debbie Macomber ( i take what i can get)

40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
dragon

41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT?
movie

42. FAVORITE SOUND?
Laughing kids

43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?
Actually I couldn't care less about either one.

44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
Indiana?

45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
Nothing comes to mind

46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
SLC, UT.

47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK?
Everyone

48. HOW DID YOU MEET YOUR SPOUSE/SIGNIFICANT OTHER?
through friends

49. PET PEEVES?
Parking in the fire lane at the grocery store, the way people in the basin drive,

50. ONE WORD TO DESCRIBE YOU?
Mom.

25 things about my valentine.

Basically the same rules as the "25 Random Things" list, but with a sappy, mushy twist. Send to 25 people...and don't forget to send it to YOUR Valentine. Happy V-Day.

1. My valentine loves music.
2. My valentine can make me laugh until I cry.
3. My valentine works his butt off so I can stay home and raise our children.
4. My valentine more often than not is thinking the exact same thing I am.
5. My valentine loves candy!
6. My valentine has 2 tattoos and wants many more.
7. My valentine loves to play nintendo games and because of that we own an xbox, xbox360, dreamcast, playstation 2, wii, psp.
8. My valentine has the best smile ever.
9. My valentine attempts to get me whatever I want if I mention something.
10. My valentine will let me sleep in on the weekends.
11. My valentine is spoiled rotten by me and usually gets whatever he wants.
12. My valentine watches chic flicks with me.
13. My valentine makes me the best tasting steak ever.
14. My valentine is learning how to tattoo other people.
15. My valentine is carefree and just loves to hang out and have a good time.
16. My valentine loves popcorn.
17. My valentine doesn't complain if the house is a mess or because he has to eat cereal for dinner.
18. My valentine loves to spoil the kids and tries to give them whatever they want.
19. My valentine owns a chevrolet camino that sits in our garage and rarely moves but he loves it.
20. My valentine gave up a lifestyle I did not agree with just to be with me.
21. My valentine Always wears a hat.
22. My valentine proposed to me on Christmas day while I was sitting on the couch watching Munsters.
23. My valentine tells me he loves me every day and I believe him.
24. My valentine loves hanging out with our kids.
25. My valentine is dang handsome.

Lookie, Lookie

Look what "L" made in school. I think it is so cool that they learned to make this.

Circus

We took our kids to the Jordan Circus last night. The kids had a blast and we did not get home until almost 11. Everything was much more expensive than we thought.
For example: two adult tickets cost me 32.00. I just did not anticipate it costing that much. The kids really wanted to ride the elephants and we really wanted them too but when it came time to buy the tickets, they were 8 bucks a piece. We still would have done it but we had run out of money after dinner and cotton candy. Any how , here are some of the better (but not so great)pics we managed to get.

25 things about me

I got tagged on Facebook and I thought that I would post it here too.

1. I am a stay at home mom.
2. I have 3 wonderful kids. My youngest two are only 11 months apart, sometimes I think it feels like I have twins.
3. I love The Twilight Series books.
4 In addition to my Facebook account I have a: Myspace account, blog, account with a local mommies network, a Cafemom account, classmates.com, reunion.com. I think I am addicted to the internet.
5. On a daily basis I typically have anywhere from, in addition to my own 2 kids, up to 8 kids at my house at any given time.
6. I named my son Quintin but I have always wanted a son named Christian, We did not name my son Christian because my husbands nephews last name is Christian, but now I regret it cause I will probably not have any more children and I will never have a son named Christian.
7. I stress and worry about everything all of the time. Not normal things like the kids are messing up the house, cause those things I generally do not care about, but alot of What ifs... Bills... Health.... Etc..
8. I sale Avon
9. I have only been to Las Vegas once in my life and I was 8 months pregnant and miserable the whole time I was there.
10. Playing Mario Kart on WII is one of my favorite things to do, also competing online against my brother. I also like to play The Sims on Xbox or Playstation.
11. I only cut my hair once every year or two, and it is almost always in a pony tail.
12. I have gone Bungee jumping.
13. I hate going outside, and really never go anywhere unless I have to or it is a weekend and my husband is with me.
14. I have 2 tattoos and I want many more.
15. I've been married for 6 years, but I have been in love with my husband for almost 11 years.
16. My favorite color is blue.
17. I suffer from Migraines, due to random light flashes (such as light coming thru the blinds and it hits my eyes wrong when I walk by) (I wish that every window in my house were tinted) and heat.
18. I had a 3.6 GPA out of high school but never even considered college at the time. Now I wish I had furthered my education.
19. My favorite song is Guns n Roses "Sweet child o mine"
20. My favorite movie is "A walk to remember"
21. I collect dragon figurines, (posters etc...) and pepsi stuff (metals tins, cups, bottles, cans etc...)
22. I rarely wear makeup, occasionally eyeliner and mascara but rare.
23. I have terrible organization skills, or none at all.
24.I have worked at 2 different food pantries and at one of those pantries I was an assistant manager and that was my favorite job ever. I also loved being involved in the organization and distribution of the Sub 4 Santa program, that was organized through one of those pantries.
25. I live in a small town in Utah and I love it and everything about it, I love the house that we bought about a year ago, and as of right now I never want to leave. I have met some great friends and I live near some old friends again, we have lots of family here and right now other than this job recession we are having, we are very happy.

Now you write 25 things about you and tag 25 of your friends.