History Mystery

I received an interesting email the other day. Coincedence? Yes. Interesting? VERY!

History Mystery Have a history teacher explain this----- if they can. Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846. John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946. Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860. John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.. Both were particularly concerned with civil rights. Both wives lost their children while living in the White House. Both Presidents were shot on a Friday. Both Presidents were shot in the head Now it gets really weird. Lincoln 's secretary was named Kennedy. Kennedy's Secretary was named Lincoln . Both were assassinated by Southerners. Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson. Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln , was born in 1808. Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908. John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln , was born in 1839. Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939. Both assassins were known by their three names. Both names are composed of fifteen letters. Now hang on to your seat.. Lincoln was shot at the theater named 'Ford.' Kennedy was shot in a car called ' Lincoln ' made by 'Ford.' Lincoln was shot in a theater and his assassin ran and hid in a warehouse. Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin ran and hid in a theater. Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials. And here's the kicker... A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe , Maryland A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe. Creepy huh? Send this to as many people as you can, cause: Hey, this is one history lesson most people probably will not mind reading!

WHO FIGURED THIS OUT?

INCREDIBLE
1) Fold a NEW PINK $20 bill in half...




2) Fold again, taking care to fold it exactly as below



3) Fold the other end, exactly as before



4) Now, simply turn it over...




What a coincidence! A simple geometric fold creates a catastrophic premonition printed on all $20 bills!!!
COINCIDENCE? YOU DECIDE

As if that wasn't enough. Here is what you've seen...

Firstly The Pentagon on fire...



Then The Twin Towers.


...And now .. look at this!



TRIPLE COINCIDENCE ON A SIMPLE $20 BILL
It gets even better!! 9 + 11=$20!!

Boston Boston Boston!

We can't get enough of Boston. There's so many things to do, see and tons of yummy food to eat in Boston. Fortunantely, people want to and do come visit us so we have an excuse to go into the beautiful city. This time, our friends Jed and Laura and their two beautiful daughters came from Dallas (we're trying to look for a job for them here). Jed served in the same mission as us and when we were all going to school, they were in the same ward and then we became next door neighbors. We hadn't seen them in over 2 years, so we were thrilled to have them. Mckenzie and Ally had a great time together and now Mckenzie gets so excited everytime I show her pictures of her new friend. I'd have to say that besides just hanging out with them, my favorite part of the trip into Boston was Mike's pasteries and introducing the Rhien's to cannoli's. Sure you can find cannoli's throughout the states, but it's not the same as getting them from inside little Italy of Boston. Trust me, cannoli's are my favorite food, not dessert food, so I know a thing or two about them. Everyone loved them and I'm sure no one would have objected to going back to the pastery shop before we left Boston. Besides eating, we went on the Freedom trail and saw tons of US historical places. I love visiting the sites of US history. It helps me remember the freedoms I have and what the founding fathers of our country were actually doing when they created our country. It gives me a greater sense of pride in my country as well as gratitude for those who have served it in so many ways! We didn't get that many good pictures. We pretty much had Jed and Laura take the pictures since they have a better camera than us and they take great pictures. So, when they send the cd, maybe I'll put more up. For now, this will have to do. THANK YOU so much for coming and spending time with us, Rhien Family. It was great and we miss you guys already!

Abby and Mckenzie on the Freedom Trail. If you look closely at the bricks, you can see the trail.

This is the church where Benjamin Franklin was baptized.

Paul Revere's House

Ally sitting in the same spot as where Theodore Roosevelt sat.

This is what happens to little girls who eat too many cannoli's.

Jed and Ally going down STEEP stairs on the USS Constitution

Laura and Lucy going down the stairs on the USS Constitution. The picture doesn't do the stairs justice. They were STEEP!!!

Laura, Lucy and Jed at Bunker Hill. I'm assuming Ally and Mckenzie are off playing somewhere. They because GREAT friends!

This is the suspension bridge in Boston. It's beautiful, especially at night.

A little boy in a pet shop

Yesterday, we went looking for new phones and plans at the mall. While Dan was finishing up, I took Mckenzie and Abby to the pet shop. Mckenzie adores animals and wants a dog SOOOOOO bad! Anyway, while we were looking at the different puppies, a cute little 5 year old boy runs in the store right up to the cashier, puts a bunch of waded up dollar bills on the counter and says "my daddy gave me this money, can I please have a puppy." The 2 girls working tried so hard to keep from laughing because he was being so serious and he was so cute. They had no idea what to say. Finally, one of the girls said "I'm sorry, but this is not enough to buy a puppy". He put his arm down on the counter and then laid his head upon his arm and sat there for a minute. We all just sat there with our hearts melting as we watched this little boy try hard not to cry. After a minute, he looked up, grabbed his money and walked quickly out of the shop (his dad was right outside the store). A couple of minutes later, this little boy and his dad walk in the store. The little boy's eyes were lit up with excitement. They looked at the different dogs together and the little boy picked a rat terrier (UGLY) because he had spots! I left with the girls soon after, so I'm not exactly sure what all happened, but I did see them walking down the mall without a puppy. I am amazed at how animals can bring such joy and excitement to children. I am so excited for the day that we buy a puppy for Mckenzie and Abby to love and take care of!

Sightseeing Massachusetts

The last few days have been a lot of fun! My Grandma, Aunt Kim, and cousin Steven came to play for a few days. We went to Boston and saw Paul Revere's house, Trinity church and listened to an organ performance, drove around Boston and got lost (not hard to do at all), ate at the incredible Wayside Inn, went to Nantucket for a day and then went back to Boston to see the USS Constitution and museum, Bunker Hill and had an amazing italian dinner at Allora's. Must be rough, huh? ;) It was great seeing and spending time with them. I again welcome everyone to come visit us. We love having company and being tour guides! Here's some pictures from our weekend.

Mckenzie is NOT a picky eater. The only thing she refuses to eat are pickles. She'll even eat asperagus! The other day, Mckenzie decided to be quite the handful. First, she found an almost full pack of gum and to her dismay, I was paying attention and took it from her. I put it in my pocket and totally forgot about it. About a half hour later, I noticed her being very quiet and sure enough, she had somehow got the gum back and swallowed all but maybe 3 pieces. That afternoon, we were hanging out in the living room and I fell asleep. Oops. A few minutes later Mckenzie comes running in crying with some kind of white stuff in her mouth and I notice a very strong odor of ralph lauren romance prefume in the air and sure enough Mckenzie was holding the bottle of it! I of course freak out, run her into the bathroom and make her guzzle down tons of water. I still don't know what the white stuff in her mouth was. The thing that gets to me is that I learned my lesson before (when she ate the cascade tablet) and put locks on the cabnits. Apparently, I have to put locks on the cupboard above the toilet too. I kept smelling something funny. I of course could smell the prefume, but there was something else to it. After dinner, I took Mckenzie down to the pool to play before bed and there I figured it out. Her breath was DISGUSTING! It was a mixture of prefume, gum and what I assume to be the smell of stomach acid. My friend came down to the pool and she could even smell Mckenzie from 5 feet away. I was thrilled for bedtime! I changed her diaper (hadn't put her pj's on yet) and we got ready to read scriptures. Mckenzie comes running in saying "potty, potty". Well, yes she was right about HAVING ALREADY GONE potty. She had an absolute explosion (sorry for those weak stomachs out there)!!! It was everywhere. I'll spare you the details, but let's just say we spent a good portion of the next hour cleaning. We sure love our Mckenzie. She keeps us on our toes (even when we fall asleep). What a dull life we'd have if we didn't have her. We love her so much for her sweet and tender heart, her rambuncious energy, her thoughtfulness, her drive, her independance, her charisma, her dedication, her selflessness, her optimism, her opinionated mind, her sweet precious smile, her everything! Some days are harder than others, but we wouldn't trade those or any other days! We love our Miss Mckenzie!