40 Facts

• To understand a people, you must live among them for 40 days. ~Arabic proverb
• “Life begins at forty”.
• “Forty Winks” means a short sleep.
• For 40 years of marriage, ruby is the symbolic stone.
• 40 is the code for direct dial international phone calls to Romania. 
• The number of spaces in a standard Monopoly game board.
• The radio program American Top 40.
• The number of thieves in Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.
• The customary number of hours in a regular workweek in some Western countries.
• The number of weeks for an average term of pregnancy.
• Forty Shades of Green is a visual term for rural Ireland, Johnny Cash popularized it with his 1961 song of the name.
• 40 days in the desert.

Our Queen Wee turns 40 today so we set out to discuss and discover all things 40.

First, Lisa’s tutorial about what it means to be 40 and what to expect when the Queen Wee got to school. This tutorial ended with Ada’s question “Well, will her hair be gray?”

Next, 40 Birthday wishes.

Finn proposed we make special birthday cards and hang them up all over Wee Friends.

Finn counted 40 beads on the abacus.

Elizabeth started counting the shapes she glued to her card and Lisa helped her get to 40.

Then we hid out, waiting for Tami to arrive.

 

We surprised her with a fresh fruit cake and a 1000 piece puzzle. Here’s the $40million question? Will she work it?

HAPPY 40th BIRTHDAY TAMI!

Wee Sprouts: Sweet peppers and carrots. Breakfast: Kashi and Craisins. Lunch: Cheesy pizza on whole wheat crust, bananas and peas. Snack: Pretzels and Co-Jack cheese.