Fun fact: In most advertisements, including newspapers, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10.

Problem of the day: What COUNTRY (not state) is shown outlined in red in the map in the picture?

Photo of the day:

 This is a picture of me with Ed Helms. I met him when I visited the set of The Office. He is also the star of the Hangover movies. He was very nice.

 This is a picture of me dressed up for a Christmas festival. I’m a jester dressed in red and green. I still have the costume in a box that is stored in my garage. My mom made it for me- she is very talented at many different things.

Fun fact of the day: Donald Duck comics were once banned in Finland because he doesn’t wear trousers.

Problem of the day:

Who was the tenth president of the United States?

Picture of the day:

This is Steve Carell- we met him when we visited the set of The Office television show.

Watch this: Our cat Skippy steals the filter from Cameron’s fishtank…

Fun fact: “Dreamt” is the only English word that ends in the letters “mt”.

Problem of the weekend: (Somebody needs to figure this out!…) Which American state is outlined in the picture below?

Photo of the weekend:

 Cameron holding a snake at Renaissance faire (I think he was in second grade.) Does he look excited or scared?

Fun fact of the day: A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.

Problem of the day:  In which country is this landmark located? 

Photo of the day:

 This is “our” squirrel Kelly. She came around three years ago, and we would give her nuts and berries. Once, she even came into the house! (By the way, don’t let wild animals into your house- it’s not safe.) We haven’t seen her in a while. I think she got married and moved to another neighborhood and is raising a bunch of little squirrel kittens.

Bonus photo of the day:

 Recognize these people?

Fun fact: A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.

Problem of the day: Which U.S. president (played by an actor) am I shaking hands with? I’m dressed as a World War II Canadian nurse at Ft. MacArthur in San Pedro.

Photos of the day:

 Silly Marley sleeps in the hamper. She really can’t jump out very well and usually knocks it over.

 This is the same beach near where I grew up. Remember the sand candle photo of me when I was a little girl a few weeks ago? This is where I made the candle. What you see behind us are the tide pools. You can see starfish, hermit crabs, and other kinds of sea life. Harbor seals also live along this beach. I’m lucky that my mom still lives in the same house so we can visit the beach. Growing up, I spent a lot of time exploring and being sandy at this beach.

Fun fact: Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.

Problem of the day:

Picture of the day:

 This picture is Cameron at Renaissance Faire a few years ago. People come to Ren Faire dressed as all sorts of crazy things, including a group of stormtroopers. Cameron thought this was very cool, and one of the troopers let Cam put on his helmet.

Please practice this week’s Quizlet.

I would like everyone to follow this link to Edmodo and join the group Room 31. Use your real name, please. It is a private community, and only our class will have access.

Then use your sheet to join Class Dojo.

No, not another cat… Jeff’s brother and his wife had a little baby girl yesterday, so I am an auntie again! Her name is Brie.

I told you that we were going to plant flags on Saturday with scouts of all ages. I took some videos of the cemetery before and after, along with one of Cameron planting some of the flags. Everyone was so respectful and quiet- not a usual thing with a bunch of 6-15 year old kids.