A Modern Mozart

Last Saturday my mom took Si, Lil and me to see Emily Bear perform with the Champaign Symphony orchestra. If you have never seen or heard of Emily Bear you have to check out this YouTube of her. Emily is an amazing seven year old who has an extraordinary talent for playing the piano.
The most exciting thing about my evening was getting to meet her after the performance. We were able to get a picture of her with Rach and me.
To find out about Emily's story, paste this site into your browser address.
(We are currently having technical difficulty linking this site)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUx4t4W4eVY

Chocolate Calculator

My grandma sent this to us and my mom and I thought it was really neat!

You have to try this out!

1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like to have chocolate; more than once but fewer than 10. (we won't mention the number we used :)

2. Multiply this number by 2 (just to be bold)

3. Add 5

4. Multiply it by 50 (you might have to get a calculator)

5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1759... if you haven't, add 1758.

6. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born.

You should come up with a three digit number.
The first digit of this was your original number (i.e., how many times you want to have chocolate each week)
The next two numbers are YOUR AGE!

THIS IS THE ONLY YEAR (2009) THAT IT WILL EVER WORK,
SO SPREAD IT AROUND WHILE IT LASTS.