Five on Friday....On Sunday.

So, Im a little late this weekend.  Between being kinda busy and SUPER exhausted I totally forgot about Five on Friday.  So, this Five on Sunday is going to be about dreams.  Because I would REALLY REALLY love to sleep long enough to dream a little!

1) You cannot snore and dream at the same time.

2) The average person has about 1,460 dreams a year. That’s about four per night.

3) Aside from those who experience certain kinds of injury, it’s a biological fact that everyone dreams. However, not everyone remembers his or her dreams.

4) In general, pregnant women remember dreams more than other populations. This is largely due to the extreme hormonal changes during pregnancy.

5) Childhood dreams are shorter than adult dreams and nearly 40% of them are nightmares, which may act as a coping mechanism.   

Five on Friday!!

If you have read my last blog than you know that I have just found out that I am about 6 weeks pregnant with our second child.  Because of this, I am going to base my Five on Friday tonight on Pregnancy facts!  

1) The number of multiple births has increased by more than 400 percent, yes, that’s right, 400 percent over the last 20 years.

2) The number of women whose labor is induced has more than doubled since 1990, to about 10 percent of births.

3) The number of babies which are being born prematurely has risen. This is because of the rise in twin births and in thee increase in scheduled cesarean births.

4) Tuesday is the most popular day for babies making their arrival in the world, with Saturday being the least busiest day of the week. This is more than likely because most doctors do not schedule c-sections for Saturdays.

5) In 1970 the average age for a first-time mother was about 21, but in today’s world the age is 25-29.

Hope you have a good weekend!

Five on Friday!!

Since most of my blog is geared towards being a mom this week we will be learning about Animal Mommies!

 

Elephants have the longest pregnancy in the animal kingdom at 22 months.

Whale Calves nurse for 7 to 8 months and are weaned when they reach 52 feet (16 m) in length. At that time they weigh about 23 tons (20,900 kg). During the nursing period, calves consume 100 gallons of the fat-rich mother’s milk each day.

Male seahorses can actually give birth to offspring.

Kangaroos have two wombs.

Giraffes are born with the mother standing up, on the lookout for predators. That means a long drop of 5 to 7 feet to the ground — long enough to break the baby’s umbilical cord.

Have a Wonderful Weekend!

Five on Friday!!

 For the first 5 on Friday of 2010 I am going to just give you random facts!  This will keep things short and sweet so you can recover from all of the hustle and bustle of the holiday season! 

1) Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries. 

2)  On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents, daily. 

(This is REALLY scary!)

3) By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you can't sink in quicksand.

(and you thought this list was completely useless)

 

 4) 40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.

5) There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos.   

I wish you a VERY Happy New Year!  

I have a feeling 2010 will be a good year for us!

Five on Friday!!

Today's Five on Friday is pretty obvious!  It's about CHRISTMAS!!

1) 25th December was not celebrated as the birthday of Christ until the year AD 440.

2) Approximate amount generated by photographs with Santa in shopping malls in the USA in dollars:

$2,255,750,000

3)  From the 18th century, it was a custom to ring the Church bells on the Christmas morning to inform the world the arrival of Savior ,the Christ.

 4) In Australia , It is advised to greet as “Happy Christmas” and not as “Merry Christmas” as Merry has the significance of getting drunk.

5) A wreath is used to decorate the Christmas tree and signifies the birth of Christ. The holly with the sharp needles in the wreath intends thorns in Christ's crown-of-thorns and red berries mean the blood drops of Christ.

I wish Everyone a Merry CHRISTmas today!! 

Five on Friday!!

This weeks 5 on Friday is about Christmas Trees!!  I LOVE Christmas!  I love everything about it!  Especially decorating our Christmas Tree!! 

1) Christmas trees have been sold commercially in the United States since about 1850.

2) In the United States, there are more than 21, 000 Christmas tree growers.

3) Christmas trees take an average of 7-10 years to mature.

4) The first decorated Christmas tree was in Riga, Latvia in 1510.

5) The use of evergreen trees to celebrate the winter season occurred before the birth of Christ.  

Five on Friday!!

Another Black Friday dedicated post!  Here are your 5 random facts about Black Friday!

1. Black Friday is the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season in the US.

2. The term ‘Black Friday’ dates back to 1966 but it was primarily used on the East Coast.

3. Although not an official holiday many employees have the day off due to Thanksgiving falling on the 4th Thursday in November.

4. Although Black Friday is usually billed as the busiest shopping day of the year, it comes second or third to the Saturday before Christmas.

5. Back in 1869 the term black Friday was used to describe a stock market financial crisis.

Five on Friday...Take 2!!

So, I decieded that I would also do a 5 on Friday about myself and allow my readers to get to know me a little better. Remember, these are Random Facts so I'll try and think of some that you may not know yet!

1) I am addicted to Social Networking...ok, you might have known that one already!!  But really, I wake up in the morning and check Facebook and all throughout the day I check it and before I go to bed....I wasn't lying when I said Addicted!

2) I was mugged in 2004 at 10:00 p.m. walking out of Meijer.  To this day I am paranoid to be by myself and I don't like to go anywhere after dark alone.  He has caused me to have extreme paranoia.  The ironic thing was I only had $1.52 in my purse at the time and he was looking for money to buy Cocaine....I don't know about the prices to buy some of that but I'm pretty sure he wouldn't get much with $1.52.

3) I love God with all my heart and I strive to be the best child to him that I can be but it is a struggle that I deal with every minute of my life.

4) My husband and I have been trying to conceive our second child since December of 2008.

5) I feel that I grew up too fast and missed out on some of the things people my age do.  Although, it was my choice to grow up this fast and I wouldn't change anything at all. 

Tell me a little bit about you??

Five on Friday!!

Because I am currently watching The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien I would like to dedicate today's 5 on Friday to him!!  I have always liked his show but I have to say I was a little disappointed last night when I was watching and he had Heidi and Spencer Pratt as guests.... that was just wrong Conan!!!!

So, here are your five random facts about Conan O'Brien!

 

1) Conan dated Lisa Kudrow after meeting her in an acting class. They remain good friends.

2) He auditioned for host of Late Night on the set of The Tonight Show, where he interviewed Mimi Rogers and Jason Alexander.

3) On the first episode after September 11th, O’Brien went out of character and told a story of how he went to pray for the first time in eight years.

4) Denis Leary is his (distant) cousin.

5) He went on to Harvard to earn a Bachelor of Arts in History and Literature. He graduated Magna Cum Laude.

Five on Friday!! ...on Sunday....alittle late!

In the spirit of Thanksgiving which is 2 weeks away, my Five on Friday is about Thanksgiving!

1. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November in the United States.

  2. The first Thanksgiving celebration lasted three days.

3. The annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade tradition began in the 1920's.

4. Californians are the largest consumers of turkey in the United States.

5. President Franklin D. Roosevelt restored Thursday before last of November as Thanksgiving Day in the year 1939. He did so to make the Christmas shopping season longer and thus stimulate the economy of the state.

Thanksgiving for me is when reality sets in that the Holiday Season is officially here!!!

What is Thanksgiving to you?

Five on Friday!!

I'm going to start giving you 5 Random Facts about something random every Friday!  Lets call it "Five on Friday"!  lol  This week our theme is Michigan!  The great state that I live in. 

*Spanning five miles between the upper and lower peninsulas of Michigan, The Mackinac Bridge is one of the longest suspension bridges in the world.

*Singing sand can be found on the beaches of Grand Haven.  The sand particles make a whistling sound as you walk upon them. 

*The first soda pop made in the U.S., Vernor’s ginger ale, was created by accident in 1866 in Detroit. 

*The Great Lakes account for one-fifth of the world's surface freshwater supply.

*Michigan has the only floating post office in the world.  The J.W. Westcott II delivers mail to ships still underway.  


Hope you enjoy!