Passing History

You Failed 8th Grade US History

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I should be ashamed and maybe even return my straight-A history grade. Nuh! How could I missed three!

I re-took the test, and found out

• I do not know the May Flower compact. At least, I didn't think it was a new Estee Lauder cosmetics!



• I missed also the state that wasn't part of the Confederacy. I couldn't remember it until I goggled it...still have no recollection of learning it. Sorry Dr. Montgomery. You did your best!



• I was also confused on who was impeached in the 19th century. I remember the ticket which was sold-out, for this hearing. I saw it on my history book. I remember the name wrong. I apologized to the 7th President of America. I thought he was the one impeached in a circus of a hearing. I recall enjoying that class very well. Except, I forgot to remember.

You take the test, and let me know how you did on this history test. Man, I hate failing at anything, even if there's no serious consequences. It's the alpha-male inside of me.

Thursday Thirteen #7

Thirteen Home Remedies as Scavenged by SHOSHANA I might not always do them, but I am very fascinated with "home remedies." So this Thursday, I'm having 13 home remedies found all over the world. Read these with a grain of salt. Or take a whole bucketful if you have to. Have you heard anything more outlandish than that one from China below? Bruises 1. Croatia INGREDIENTS: margarine or butter INSTRUCTIONS: Rub a little to liberal amount of butter on the bruise and leave it. Works on the worst of bruises. From a boxer! 2. Korea INGREDIENTS: raw beef, bandage INSTRUCTIONS: When people get a bruise in Korea, they use raw beef. First, cut the beef in a small piece and put it on the bruise, after that cover it with a bandage. If you repeat three times at least. 3. Japan INGREDIENTS: butter and sugar INSTRUCTIONS: all you do mix butter and sugar sure that it cold and spread. Bad Breath 4. Austria INGREDIENTS: Mint leaves INSTRUCTIONS: Chew on mint leaves and your breathe will be fresh. This is an Austrian thing, and I have used it myself and it works really well. 5. South Africa INGREDIENTS:Tropical Fruit named : Paw Paw INSTRUCTIONS: Cut paw paw open, scoop out pips and cut into wedges or bite size cubes, eat at least 2-3 dessert bowls of bite size cubes daily. This really is very good for cleaning the stomach which is often the real cause of bad breath. Make this part of your daily diet and I guarantee it will stop bad breath. I got this remedy from a Doctors article in a South African family magazine. 6. Canada INGREDIENTS: CLOVE (whole) INSTRUCTIONS: Chew a entire clove or if it's too spicy for you, keep it in your mouth. It's the best for bad breath (even toothache!). Diaper Rash 7. USA INGREDIENTS: Egg Whites INSTRUCTIONS: I was on vacation in Florida and we stayed with friends who had well water. My niece got really bad diarrhea from the well water in her formula she had the worst diaper rash I've ever seen. She couldn't even walk without crying. Take about 3 or 4 eggs and just crack them open get rid of the yolk and pour the egg whites over the clean & dry rash and put on a clean diaper. The rash should look better by the time you change them again. 8. Canada INGREDIENTS: liquid antacid INSTRUCTIONS: For a really bad diaper rash you just pour some on the diaper and it will clear up in a flash! 9. USA INGREDIENTS: 100% pure vaseline (the one in the jar not the tube) INSTRUCTIONS: Glub on plenty of vaseline on baby and diaper. This forms a waterproof layer between baby's skin and diaper.It works almost instantly. Stuffy Nose 10. Russia INGREDIENTS: one clove of garlic (or more if needed) or a piece of an onion little bit of honey a piece of an aloe plant (just the tip of a leaf thingie) INSTRUCTIONS: This is what my grandmother did for me when I had a stuffy nose. Grind up the garlic so the juice comes out, mix it up with honey and squeeze out a bit of the juice from the aloe plant into the mixture. Then soak two cotton balls in this and stick them up your nostrils... Maybe five or ten minutes? It works quite well. 11. Canada INGREDIENTS: Butter INSTRUCTIONS: When we were little kids and had a stuffy nose, my mom would rub butter on the upper bridge of our nose (between the eyes) before we retired for bed. For some reason it kept the airways open. We could breath at night and had a restful sleep. I have to this day used the butter method. It works. Nosebleed 12. India INGREDIENTS: Frehly sliced onion INSTRUCTIONS: This is a great home remedy from our age-old Ayurveda and it works every time. At the onset of a nose-bleed,make the person lie down with the head tilted back, slice a big chunk of onion and place it under the nose. The fumes from the raw onion act as a natural coagulant and the bleeding stops in a few seconds. 13. China INGREDIENTS: water INSTRUCTIONS: I suffered nosebleeds as a child. I had a particularly bad nosebleed that I couldn't stop. My Grandfather took a mouthful of water from a glass, pursed his lips and sprayed a fine layer of water into my face. He aimed for the bridge of my nose, but of course it went everywhere! I don't know if it was the shock of what he did, or if something else was at work but the nosebleed stopped as the water hit me. He told me it was an old Chinese remedy. It works. related post: *Home Remedies #1

Too Much Sleep!

I am hardly allergic to anything.

I react to eggplant and too much water on my hands. My fingertips would itch then peel. I avoid eggplants if I can help it, and I wore gloves when I wash the dishes. I have dishwasher, but I do not like to use it. Maybe if I go back to entertaining on Friday nights again and use "real" silverwares and plates I will, but probably not even then.

Allergy: we define allergy as being an altered state or response by the body to any substance.

I do not use this term lightly. I have a son that's truly allergic to a lot of things. Allergic as in ingesting some substance will kill him in less than 5 minutes, maybe even less. That allergic to it.

Anyway, I am starting to suspect that I might be allergic to more than 5 hours of sleep. Especially if it's more than 4 consecutive days. You're probably thinking 'Shoshana's gone batty!'

I might, but I have noticed, ever since I could remember that if I sleep a good 7 hours or more each day, after the 5th day, I would get dizzy. Dizzy as in the walls spin, my stomach heaves, my mouth gushes saliva, and walking is nigh impossible.

This would happen every single time I get really good sleep. I noticed it happening when I was in elementary school, right about the same time I noticed I have gray hairs. I noticed it in College, and I am noticing it now, post school days.

I wouldn't always wake up dizzy, but it would come. Today it did.

After I dropped my kids off to their schools [it's my turn to do my 1-day-a-week-carpool], I went to a Wal-Mart to pick up some pictures. While I was there, I was looking at digital cameras, and came close to buying this Pentax 6MP for less than 150. It was tiny, which is a requirement. I have this tiny purse right now which my Lil Sis gave me. It looks like this one below, except in black. That's why I want a matching camera which can fit. Let's not tell my husband about that part of it. I'm just telling him I need a camera. Not that he cares, but it sound so "girlish" to get a camera to match a bag.

I was waiting for this nice lady to give me the box, when I start to get this clammy feeling on my head. Oh boy! I had forgotten that I've been getting over 5 hours of sleep since last week, and I'm finally getting my rewards.

I hobble my way out of the store, sat in my car, leaning forward waiting for the dizziness to pass away. Of course I don't have my cell-fon because we're down to one [we keep losing them], and hoped like hell it would go away soon. I meant the dizziness. The cell phones all gone!

My dizziness eased up enough for me to drive home. I'm still dizzy, but at least I am home. I am well enough to type this, so how dizzy can I be?

Next up...optometrist appointment.