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HABITAT FOR HUMANITY EMBRACES EARTH DAY

In efforts to show their participation in Earth Day, Habitat for Humanity is having a free car wash Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Provo, Utah.  The car wash will be held at their hardware store.

“We’re more than happy to do the car wash for free, as long as the people will come talk to us about Habitat for Humanity while their car is being washed,” said Kena Jones, manager of Habitat for Humanity.

Habitat for Humanity is a non-profit organization that builds hundreds of homes for the less fortunate all around the world.  Their goal is to decrease the number of poverty-stricken, homeless people by putting as many of them as possible in homes. 

“Our goal is just to inform as many people as we can about Habitat for Humanity, and what our mission is about.  If more people were informed about what we do, I think more people would be willing to help out,” said Jones.

“Habitat for Humanity is constantly having different activities and fundraisers going on.  After the car wash we will be having a concert and a woman’s build.  There are several ways to help volunteer,” said staff member, Louisa Martinez.

Habitat for Humanity is able to build these homes because of the constant support they receive from sponsors and volunteers from all over. 

“One of the best parts about having a location in Provo is that they are surrounded by thousands of college students that can help out without donating money.  There are builds that go on every day where skilled professionals teach you how to build these homes, it’s pretty neat,” said Bobby Burnside, a Habitat for Humanity volunteer.

Habitat for Humanity is constantly looking for volunteers.  To learn more visit their website at www.habitat.org.

HAPPY FOOL'S DAY

I love that it's now April, although you'd never know it by the weather, right?  Go away snow!  

So I really love April Fool's Day...and usually I sit and stew for weeks over what kinds of tricks I want to play, but it really snuck up on me this time.  I didn't realize it was April Fool's until I got my first text of the day from the Ryther...that's when I noticed the date.  Immediately I started frantically racking my brain for ideas...I was fresh out of tricks, sad day.

I just really wanted to do something I haven't done before...

I've already...

put honey on all the toilet seats

ruined the milk

filled the toothpaste with soap

put up For Sale signs

put flour in the sheets

changed the clocks

set alarms

made mom cry when i told her i got in an accident

told my babysitter i broke my arm, and actually had her take me to the doctor

broke up with a boyfriend

and

told a friend i was moving

I wanted to do something I hadn't done before, so I went to work, and then one came to me.  Granted, this is not one of my best ideas, but it's given me giggles...I decided I wanted to play a trick on a good friend of mine (who will remain nameless, for my own protection).  So I called a bunch of different family members of mine and gave them this person's number and told them to ask him about his car he was "selling" (which of course is not for sale).  I had people ask him how many miles it had, what price he was asking, if they could test drive it, stuff like that... 

Each time someone called it got funnier and funnier...He answered the phone almost every time, and he seemed to be getting more frustrated with each call.  His response was usually, "You know what, I'm not selling my car, so don't call me!"  ha ha ha 

What's even funnier is, the times when he doesn't answer, I tell them to leave him really long messages and call back several times.  

The best part, is the message I got from him a while ago saying, "I keep getting all these calls from these idiots who think I'm selling my car..."

I've been laughing the whole day...