Builder Ted, Numerical Order; Rank: Lima

"The roof is leaking, Dougal Dog is getting wet. Help Builder Ted repair the roof by placing bricks in numerical order on the ladder."

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Builder Ted is a great way for kids of all ages to learn numerical order. With a cute and quirky look and three seperate levels available to play, Builder Ted is a great learning rescourse for all ages.
With funny British and Australian remarks like 'Crikey' and a non-realistic look for a human, Builder Ted will definitely keep kids interest.

Here is a link to this Math Game:
http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/math-integ.html

Bean's P. S. A. #1= Negative to Positive

Ask yourself this if times are tough right now...

1. Have I ever been sucked up into a tornado?
2. Have I ever broken my back?
3. Have I ever been in a car crash?
4. Have I ever broken my femur bone?
5. Have I ever been burnt severely by scalding water?
6. Has all of my hair fallen out?
7. Have I ever been hit by lightning?

If the answer to all these questions are no, then look around you. People are suffering and even though times are tough for you right now, people who you are looking at are worse. Some of us have never even had a surgery in their lives, others of us have had six. Some people with severe medical conditions even more.

I hope this helps you to look at things in a more positive light and maybe that 'what if' factor will help you understand how miniscule these things you're worrying about really are.

A Public Service Announcement By Bean

A Passion in Surfing (a Review for about.com's surfing/bodyboarding section by Jay DiMartino)

http://surfing.about.com/is a great place for all your surfing and body boarding needs. Whether you're researching the newest type of fin for your surfboard or curious about the term "surfing the Internet" Jay DiMartino, writer for about.com's surfing and body boarding section has it all covered.
Have you been wondering exactly how to train your child to surf? In a few easy steps, Jay can help you understand your child's surfing ability. Along with helpful photographs of both young and experienced surfers, Jay's site has everything you need and might want to know about the world of surfing!
And don't forget Jay's tried out all the boards and equipment too. I talked with him in the hallway of his cozy home and found out just how passionate about surfing.
"I love surfing," Jay says, "My children love surfing. It's been a lifestyle for me ever since I was a kid, and even now that I'm all grown up I am fortunate to be able to write about my favorite subject."
Jay also says, "I am so excited to be educating people on the art of surfing and the equipment that comes with it."
Well, it's obvious through his writing that Jay is very passionate about the art of surfing and that he hopes to spread the joy he feels every time he ride the waves to the whole world if he can.
Exclusively by Bean.

Newest E-Louai

Come on and check out my doll!!! And make a doll yourself!!! So much fun!!

Pompeii: The Story of the Disaster

Many people in Pompeii and the towns near it did not know that Vesuvius (the volcano that buried Pompeii) was a volcano. They assumed that it was just a hill. In the eighth century BC the volcano was active but it had remained dormant for eight-hundred years. By the first-century AD however pressure had grown considerably inside Vesuvius because of a plug of hardened lava. Because of this pressure on February Fifth, sixty-two AD earthquakes shook Southern Italy.
Seventeen years after the earthquakes earth tremors started again. Streams around Vesuvius dried up. On the 24th of August,79 AD pressure inside the volcano blew out the lava-hard plug and turned Vesuvius into a full-scale erupting volcano. Tons of volcanic lava, pumice and ashes were rocketed into the sky. This was called fall-out.
The cloud was blown Southward over Pompeii and killed thousands. The cloud dumped millions of tons down on Pompeii burying it completely. People died not just from suffocation, but also from rooves collapsing. Pompeiians' roofs were only built for rain and other light elements and the people that were still in the houses after the pumice rained down for hours were killed in this way.
After the eruption the center of Vesuvius was reveealed to have been blown out and the sides fell-in to form a vast crater more than eleven kilometers in circumference. Since 79 AD a new cone has formed on the Southside of Vesuvius but, the north-east wall of the old crater lives on under the name Monte Somma.
It is estimated that more than two-thousand people died within the town of Pompeii while many bodies were found strewn across the countryside from poisonous gases and other things.
To have you understand exactly how much ash fell on top of Pompeii, there are twelve layers of sand spanning four meters. If you would understand, a full grown human would be just under two meters tall. The twelve layers are.

1. lava pebbles
2. light white pumice
3. heavier grey pumice
4. greenish gray pumice
5. hardened volcanic sand
6. Lapilli
7. sandy ash with carbonized wood
8. ash
9. lapilli (again)
10. ash (again)
11. lapilli (again)
12. top soil

This horrible disaster is a fascinating subject for many because of the enormity of it.

Interested? Check out the movie

• Pompeii: The Last Days

and where this information came from

• Pompeii, by Peter Connolly

Spin around the street lamp
Sit down on the couch
And watch the day go by
Stay together for hours
Create a garage sale
Fall down and cry
Me myself and I
Who knows what I said
Who knows what I'm talking about
But I'll tell you instead

On my street I'll
Make a ghost
That ranges from the end
In the back yard
We'll do back flips
While mommy lays sick in bed

We'll play Wii for hours
With our best friends
Cross the street
I miss when things were simpler
Than this

We'll pack our bags
And be glad
Cause we're going on a field trip
Riding in
A different car
And watching things go by
Might feel like days
Might feel like hours
But you know we'll get there soon

Twice Upon a Marigold, Jean Ferris

Today I just finished reading Twice Upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris. I really loved this book. After the first novel which is much more of a romantic love story than this one, this book was an action thriller. After Queen Olympia fell into a river and knocked her head on a rock, she forgot she was a Queen and renamed herself Angie while living in a small town of Granolah downriver from Beaurivage, the town in which she fell in the river. This Queen Olympia was a horrible tyrant and when she regains her memory it's back to her old ways and it's up to the newlyweds Christian and Marigold to stop it. The problem is they're having a lot of fights whether it's over knock-knock jokes or something even weirder. However, it's still up to them to stage a rebellion before the King, Magnus, and Christian's father Edric are hung in the town square on market day. However, even after Olympia is defeated a battle rages inside the Queen's head. Will the tyrant Olympia win in all her evil ways or the sweet and lovable Angie? It's yours to find out.
TIP: It's better to read the first book in this series "Once Upon a Marigold" than start in this book so you have the background knowledge, but if you can't find that book or aren't interested this book can be started here.