I AM...

I am a world traveler.
I am a lover of different cultures.
I am a student and an army wife.
I am scared of wasps and babies.
I love China and European soccer.
I am married to my best friend.
I am a wife, sister, daughter, aunt.
My name is Katherine Christensen and I am a Mormon.



Check out my profile at mormon.org

I am happy to announce that today is the HALFWAY point of Rob's deployment to Iraq! 6 months down, 6 more to go.




Although the separation hasn't been fun, we have continued to enjoy each day and find lots to keep us busy. Me with work, traveling and visiting family over the summer, and now graduate school. Rob has stayed busy working long hours, taking classes online, and serving in the branch presidency.



But as fun as the past six months have been, I can't wait for my soldier to come home! Count down begins!

Fashion Friendly Hijab

I recently learned about a company, Noor d'Izar, that is taking the Hijab and making it more fashionable for Muslim women. This idea makes me super happy.



They really are super cute and fashionable. Don't be confused, I'm super proud to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but it would be so awesome to be able to sport one of these on a bad hair day, or when you just don't feel like washing, blowing dry, and straightening your hair. I hope this idea catches on.

Time Wasting

From SNAIL to HITLER?



I was recently introduced to an interesting on-line activity that is a complete waste of time. SIX DEGREES OF ADOLF HITLER. The purpose of this game is to make your way to the Hitler page on Wikipedia in six steps (by clicking the links) or less. You can start with any topic you want, no matter how obscure. Let's try it.

We'll start with the random topic of 'snail'

1. snail
2. milky way
3. ancient Greek
4. Germany
5. Adolf Hitler

Let's try again...

1. pillow
2. Industrial Revolution
3. Western Europe
4. Second World War
5. Adolf Hitler

As much of a waste of time as it seems to be, it really is a great thinking activity. One that I might someday be brave enough to use in a history class. It forces you to use your brain to think about how things could be connected. Like 'pillow' - it was first mass produced during the Industrial Revolution. In order to make a connection to Hitler, it would be helpful to know the Industrial Revolution began in Western Europe. Which would then connect you to WWII and then of course, Hitler. See?

NOW YOU TRY!

Classroom Rules

NO, it is not okay to...



- sleep during class
- plug your ears and close your eyes so you can ignore the lesson
- to write in font size 100 to write a fraction that takes up the entire notebook paper just so you can explain how there isn't enough room to finish the problem
- steal the rolly chair from the teacher and role around the classroom
- laugh at pictures of holocaust victims
- crumple your homework up, trash it, then spit on it so the teacher won't dig it out of the trash
- explain in detail how you would like to kill your sister
- get mad and throw the school laptop on the ground during state testing
- answer all questions with a 'bark' or 'meow'
- draw on the walls
- pick your nose, look at it, then eat it - you are 13, not 3
- escape school by crawling out the window
- yell "F-U" at an adult, no matter how mad they make you
- color all over your body with permanent marker
- stab a hole through your book
- throw your lunch tray full of food all over the floor
- tell the teacher you wish they would die, then explain how you would go to the funeral so you could stomp all over their grave
- throw things, especially at the teacher
- stab yourself with pencils

Nor is it okay no matter how futile their efforts seem, for a teacher to give up on their students. Because often, you are their ONLY source of SUPPORT, ENCOURAGEMENT, and LOVE.