Pumpkin Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies These slightly sweetened breakfast cookies are great for busy mornings or to take along on a hike or road trip! Make extras and freeze them! Makes 2 dozen cookies Ingredients: 1/2 cup vegetable oil 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3/4 cup pumpkin puree 1/3 cup maple syrup 2 cup whole […]

laureate (lah-re-EHT — rhymes with Ma, we met.)A person who receives a special honor for something they did, especially in an art or science.(The word comes from laurel leaf crowns that were given to victors in ancient Greece.)

One of the most important awards anyone can receive is called the Nobel Prize (pronounced no-BELL).Each year on December 10th, awards are given for outstanding achievement in six subject areas: physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, economics, and peace. The Prizes honor people who have done important work in these areas.Each Prize winner receives a medal made […]

Pumpkin Bars These bars are delicious and gluten free! Makes 16 bars Ingredients: 1/2 cup pumpkin puree 1/2 cup maple syrup 1/2 cup natural creamy nut butter of choice (cashew, peanut, or almond) 2 large eggs 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract 1/2 cup blanched almond flour (make your own by using your food processor and a […]

English:  infamyFrench:  infamieSpanish: infamiaGerman:  SchandeItalian:    infamiaArabic:   alear العارChinese:  Màmíng 骂名

infamy (Say the words “in for me,” but instead of for, say fuh.)Famous for doing something bad or evil.The criminal tried to escape, but his infamy had people searching everywhere for him.

In the United States, December 7 is known as Pearl Harbor Day. It honors the 2,403 Americans who were killed when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 1941.The attack was a surprise. We were not at war with Japan, yet their planes showed up  and bombed our navy ships that were docked in […]