You could have heard a pin drop

I have no idea if these stories are true. However, I believe the statements are very valid.

When in England , at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of empire building by George Bush. He answered by saying, 'Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to bury those that did not return.' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There was a conference in France where a number of international engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a break, one of the French engineers came back into the room saying 'Have you heard the latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier to Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What does he intended to do, bomb them?' A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: 'Our carriers have three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are nuclear powered and can supply emergency electrical power to shore facilities; they have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a day, they can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea water each day, and they carry half a dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and from! their flight deck. We have eleven such ships; how many does France have?' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included Admirals from the U.S. , English, Canadian, Australian and French Navies. At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a large group of Officers that included personnel from most of those countries. Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks but a French admiral suddenly complained that, whereas Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English. He then asked, 'Why is it that we always have to speak English in these conferences rather than speaking French?' Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied, 'Maybe it's because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have to speak German.' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane. At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his carry on. "You have been to France before, monsieur?" the customs officer asked sarcastically. Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to France previously. "Then you should know enough to have your passport ready." The American said, ''The last time I was here, I didn't have to show it." "Impossible. Americans always have to show your passports on arrival in France !" The American senior gave the Frenchman a long hard look. Then he quietly explained, ''Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944 to help liberate this country, I couldn't find a single Frenchmen to show a passport to."

It seems rather ironic to mee it is the God fearing people who are willing to fight for peace.

I was Tagged on Facebook...

1: On my right elbow I have birth mark that says "hi". 2: I am a Reading Specialist who hates to read. 3: i LOVE my job!!! 4: I am a Special Education Teacher working only with boys. 5: I am trying to give up Chocolate... 6: I have a German Shorthair Pointer 7: I am the only Single member of the Activities Committee planning the Valentine's Dinner 8: I am having fun attempting to train my puppy. 9: I am the middle of five: girl, boy, girl, boy, girl. 10: If I wasn't teaching at a juvenile detention center I would like to teach Seminary. 11: I wish Tammy, Erin, and Katy would get Facebook pages so I could cancel my "myspace" page. 12: I am proud to be a VANDAL!!! 13: I want to be a foster parent. 14: I have the best cuddle couch!!! 15: I haven't been warm in Idaho since I got back from Texas. 16: I have been to Universal Studios in Orlando, FL. 17: I have been to a baseball game at Wrigley's Field in Chicago, IL. 18: I learned the secrets of baking a mean cookie on my mission. 19: I didn't like wearing brown or pink until I realized how good I look in them. 20: All my shoes are brown of black. 21: I want to marry someone gutsy enough to ask mee on a date. 22: I have started 5 blogs. 23: I frosted all the sheet cakes for my little sister's wedding. 24: I have been accused of having The Book of Mormon memorized. 25: I have a knack for remembering random things, especially birthdays and were people served their missions.

Monday Memory Moment

Today I had a transition meeting at Meridian High School. As we were heading back the therapist driving asked mee if I miss it. For those of you who don't know, I was a student there. About 10 years later, I was a teacher there. The question was timely, I had been thinking about how it was no longer my home.

One of the random facts from my life that Amy find fascinating, and the boys seem to like, is that the current school nurse was my school nurse since I was five.

While in Elementary School, I remember her checking my hair for lice. In middle school, I remember my dad had come to pick mee up from school. She told mee if I called him "Dad" she would let me go with him. Dad told mee to refer to him as "uncle". I remember going in, while in high school, asking to call the chiropractor. She said I needed to call a parent first. I told her if I called my dad all he would say is; "I can't help you, call Dr. Nord." She seemed rather flabbergasted at how accurately I predicted his words.

I started as a substitute in the fall of 2004. I was delighted to see how willingly she greeted mee as a new member of the faculty. During my time there I found her to be a good friend when I needed someone to whine to, someone to brag to, or someone to counsel with.

Thanks for all your tender care, Nurse Soule!