Saturday, July 30, 2011

It's the weekend..

Enjoy all the possibilities!

Sonya, The Netherlands
29.7

Rikako, Japan
7.29TODAY

Lola, Utah
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Buckeroomam, Hong Kong
7.29

Becky, Philadelphia
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Salma, Canada
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Maddy, New Jersey/ NYC
7.29.11

Thursday, July 28, 2011

The Butterfly Story

A little boy went up to a guru who was sitting and looking at something in his hand. The little boy went up and looked at it. He didn’t quite understand what it was, so he asked the guru, “What is that?”. “It’s a cocoon,” answered the guru. “Inside the cocoon is a butterfly. Soon the cocoon is going to split, and the butterfly will come out.”


Sonya, The Netherlands

28.7

“Could I have it?” asked the little boy. “Yes,” said the guru, “but you must promise me that when the cocoon splits and the butterfly starts to come out and is beating it’s wings to get out of the cocoon, you won’t help it. It is important not to help the butterfly by breaking the cocoon apart. It must do it on it’s own.”

Rikako, Japan

7.28TODAY

The little boy promised, took the cocoon, and went home with it. He then sat and watched it. He saw it begin to vibrate and move and quiver, and finally the cocoon split in half.

Lola, Utah
7.28 Thursday
Inside was a beautiful damp butterfly, frantically beating its wings against the cocoon, trying to get out and not seeming to be able to do it. The little boy desperately wanted to help. Finally, he gave in, and pushed the two halves of the cocoon apart.

Caroline, England

28th July

The butterfly sprang out, but as soon as it got out, it fell to the ground and died.


Buckeroomama, Hong Kong

7.28

The little boy picked up the dead butterfly and in tears went back to the guru and showed it to him. ”Little boy,” said the guru, “You pushed open the cocoon, didn’t you?”. “Yes,” said the little boy, “I did.”

Becky, Philadelphia

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The guru spoke to him gravely, “You don’t understand. You didn’t understand what you were doing. When the butterfly comes out of the cocoon, the only way he can strengthen it’s wings is by beating them against the cocoon."


Salma, Canada

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"It beats against the cocoon so it’s muscles will grow strong. When you helped it, you prevented it from developing the muscles it would need to survive.”

Maddy, New Jersey/NYC

7.28.11


I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome in trying to suceed. - Booker T. Washington

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Riddle Me This

Just some brain food for your Wednesday morning! The answers are at the bottom of this post.

Q: What kind of coat can only be put on when wet?

Sonya, The Netherlands
27.7
Q: What's full of holes but still holds water?

Rikako, Japan
7.27TODAY
Q: What building has the most stories?

Lola, Utah
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Q: Here on earth it is true, yesterday is always before today; but there is a place where yesterday always follows today. Where?

Caroline, England
27h July
Q: What word looks the same upside down and backwards?

Buckeroomama, Hong Kong
7.27
Q: You can keep it only after giving it away to someone else. What is it?

Becky, Philadelpia
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Q: What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

Maddy, New Jersey/ NYC
7.27.11

Answers: a coat of paint; a sponge; the library; the dictionary;SWIMS; your word; the letter "m"

Monday, July 25, 2011

Today...

We continue to hold our brothers and sisters in Norway in our hearts and prayers.

Rikako, Japan
7.26TODAY

Lola, Utah
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Caroline, England
26th July

Buckeroomama (from Oregon!)
7.26

Sonya, The Netherlands
26.7

Becky, Philadelphia
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Maddy (From Greece!)
7.26.11

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Just Another Manic Monday

Maddy, New Jersey/NYC (from her vacation to Greece!)
7.25.11

Buckeroomama, Hong Kong (from her vacation in Oregon!)
7.25

Caroline, England
25th July

Becky, Philadelphia
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Sonya, The Netherlands
21.7

Lola, Utah
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Hope you enjoyed the weekend!

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Check out this awesome new Meme: Weekly Kodachrome @ Adventures and Misadventures in Daily Living


 I will not play at tug o’war.
I’d rather play at hug o’war,
Where everyone hugs
Instead of tugs,
Where everyone giggles
And rolls on the rug,
Where everyone kisses,
And everyone grins,
And everyone cuddles,
And everyone wins.

by Shel Silverstein
 (from Where the Sidewalk Ends)

5.20 TODAY
5/25  TODAY
Rikako, Japan
7.21.11
7.20.11
Maddy, New Jersey/NYC

6.13.2011
6.30.11
Wanda, Canada
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Becky, Philadelphia

4.12
4.13
Sarah, Atlanta, Georgia

7.21
7.22
BuckerooMama, Hong Kong

21st July
22nd July
Caroline, England

2.23 routine
3.17 Today
Emily, Japan

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Katie, Indonesia

2.25
2.16
Lola, Utah