On Discoveryschool.com I discovered a list of brain teaser word problems. Try this one out. 🙂
Two Legs, Four Legs
Question:
A puzzle maker looks out a window into his back yard. He sees a mix of boys and cats. He counts 22 heads and 68 legs. He wants YOU to figure out how many boys are in the yard.

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I have a list of vocabulary words taken from a site that lists the most common ACT/SAT words you should know. We’ve been learning them as a family. I just found a site that makes puzzles with words you can put in. It’s at Discovery School. Here are the puzzles you can choose from. The crossword only can use a maximum of eight words.
Here is the list of vocabulary words I used:
abstract
aesthetic
benevolent
capricious
complacent
conciliatory
devious
diligent

The sky is cloudless as the sun rises. There is a gentle wind that moves the trees just a little. I wanted to describe the details of the rising sun before it revealed it’s blazing face but I just couldn’t start in time because my computer was still opening up my blog page. I watched as it peaked over the horizon. Quickly it seems as if in a minute it’s brightness blatantly began shining through my window and caused me to squint as I wrote down a description.
That’s okay, Jesus promises that someday He will come forth from the eastern sky and He will too come in a blazing glory that no one will be able to ignore. The opening of each new day reminds me of this and I look forward to His coming . . . that will be the dawning of eternity’s day for all the human race!