This morning as I was trying to find Tchaikovsky’s most popular pieces of music, I mistakenly thought the William Tell Overture was one of his. My husband helped me figure out that it was by Gioachino Rossini instead. My husband then stumbled across a most fitting video to post since Mother’s is quickly approaching.
If you’re a mother, listen to the words carefully, but be cautious to not look at any nearby offspring who are also listening. Trust me, it will be so tempting because I kept looking at two of mine!
Because I Am The Mom song

Praise this Woman! . . . finally, motherhood expressed so well.
Here’s an interview that the CBS morning show had with Anita Renfro.

This coming Saturday, May 10, Oklahoma mail carriers will be picking up canned foods to donate to area food banks. This year food banks need more help than last year because of high gas prices. Some of the best items to donate are canned tuna and peanut butter. Here’s an article from the Tulsa Beacon website with more details.

Our American soldiers are defending our freedom we so often take for granted.
There was a news story last night on World News Tonight that is a real life reminder how our soldiers need our constant prayers for God’s protection.
A soldier had his cell phone with him as he was in the middle of a battle. These battles are a common everyday part of the job. The cell phone accidentally dialed the soldier’s parent’s phone and recorded “the message”. When the stepdad heard the call he said it made his hair stand on end. Listen to the call and then remember to always pray for our soldiers.
Pray Psalm 91!
And He shall give His angels charge over them to keep them in all their ways.

In 1840, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer, was born on this day.  Here are some of the most important facts of his life found @ Encyclopedia Brittanica. 

Some of Tchaikovsky most popular works include the Nutcracker, a classic ballet at Christmas time, the 1812 Overture,  and The  Magician’s apprentice which was made famous as background music in cartoons.

1812 Overture background music for an American history pictorial

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We found a baby turtle yesterday. It was at the water resevior when my husband and I went for a walk. The turtle was sitting at the water’s edge. I snuck up beside and grabbed it quickly so it wouldn’t swim away. Danny held it in his hand for awhile as we finished the walk and then it stopped being scared and wanted to scamper away, I put it in my baggy pants pocket. It wiggled some but not a lot. When we got home we gave it to our daughter. She named it Shelley even though we don’t know if its a girl or boy.
We’re still trying to figure it out. Ginny found a site that helps you do this.

Today in history, the Hindenburg crashed in Germany. As it was filmed a reporter spoke and the tragedy unfolded. Encyclopedia Britannica* is a trustworthy source to give the details.

*The online encyclopedia, Wikipedia, may contain biased or faulty information because anyone can add or edit the information available.

Do not use the pronoun them for the adjectives these or those.
Correct: Give me those papers.
Correct: Give me them.
Incorrect: Give me them papers.
Choose the correct word (these, those, them) for the blanks in the following sentences.
1. _____ questions are good ones.
2. I will show ______ the answers.
3. Are _____ clothes on sale?
4. ____ actors and singers at Old Tucson were good.
5. We enjoyed ____ very much.
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“Whatever’s done for Christ will last.”, that was the attitude of missionary C. T. Studd. Please listen to this interesting sermon on a life that was fully committed to Christ. It is taught by Dr. John Barnett. The details of Studd’s life are told halfway through the sermon.

Check out these one of a kind exotic trees. My brothers will find these really interesting. Click on the pictures to enlarge.
Here’s another site called verybored.com
My dear husband found all these and here’s some more.

Book on Homonym Riddles: Eight Ate by Marvin Terban
Here are some fun puzzling questions to help you study homonyms?
Oh BTW, homonyms are words that are alike in their sound.
1. How does a Moose begin a letter to his cousin?
2. What is a complete opening in the ground?
3. What is a smelly chicken?
4. What do you call a less expensive bird?
5. Who is married to Uncle Beetle?
6. What does a broken window feel?
7. What do you call a bucket that has seen a ghost?
8. What on your face is first aware of a good smell?
9. What is a large animal with thick fun but no clothes on?
10. Wat is perfume that is mailed?
11. What did the math student shout when he added up all the numbers?
12. What is a weird street of shops that sell incredible things?
13. Two ran the race, but only . . .
14. What is a reddish-purple vegetable that is all worn out?
15. What will a foot doctor do for you?
16. If they are not here, where are they?
17. What is a rabbit fur?
18. When two couples go to a restaurant together, they aask for a table . . .
19. What are nervous little outdoor cloth houses?
20. What do you use to make blossom bread and petal pie?
21. How does the short man meet the tall man?
22. If you don’t listen over there, where should you listen?
23. What does the man who looks at oceans do all day?
24. What did the rich man give his rabbit?
25. If a big rock is brave, what do you call one that’s even braver?
26. What do you call a hot drink on the golf course?
27. What is clam strength?
28. What is a string of jewels for someone with no neck?
29. What do you call the sharp, curved nails on a crab who is playing Santa?
30. If two apples are a couple of apples, what are two pears?
31. What is a great accomplishment using the ends of your legs?
32. What does a female deer use for baking?
33. What is a sailor’s bellybutton?
34. How do you say, “Make that wool into a sweater, little insect!”
35. What is a good-looking, horse-drawn carriage?
36. What is a pier for doctors only?
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