Sherman PRIDE

Top 5 tips to a successful finals week!

1. Eat a good breakfast - I am sure everyone has heard breakfast is the most important meal of the day.  Give you brain the food it needs to get you through those tough exams.  One of my childhood favorites is an egg in a hole.

2. Get lots of sleep - I know it is hard to sleep when you are trying to cram as much information in as possible, but the more you sleep the better. Things you have studied go from short term to long term, and you will be able to think clearly when your professors give you those questions that are not straight from the notes, and you actually have to apply the information!

3. Study for your last final first. By the end of the week you will be so burnt out that you just want to be finished. You will not want to study for that last final, but if you study for it first,  then all you have to do is review!

4. Stay calm. When you are in the middle of your exam, and you are starting to feel overwhelmed, close your test, put down your pen, take a deep breath. Pray if you feel so lead to do, and then get back to work! 
You have worked had all quarter. Now is the time to be rewarded!

5. Remember this too shall pass - in 4 days summer breaks starts! 

General Sherman

For those of you that do not know, my husband is a woodworker from England. I thought it only appropriate on our recent trip to CA to take him to see the Sequoia Trees. I had never been before, but I had heard they were quite big. I always enjoyed joking with Phil about how many pieces of furniture he could make form just one tree!

The General Grant Tree is located in Kings Canyon National Park. It is the 3rd largest tree in the world. The 2nd largest is the General Sherman! (it is near Grant, but I did not have enough time to visit both). The dimensions of General Grant are:

Height: 268.1 feet
Circumference: 107.5 feet
Diameter: 34.2 feet
Volume of trunk: 46,608 cubic feet

The Rings of the Sequoia trees tell show us the innate intelligence of the tree and its ability to adapt and survive even against something that seems as impossible as fire. The rings are curved and new growth covers the scars.

The picture below helps give you an idea of the size of these trees. I tried to get a good picture of the General Grant, but I did not have a wide enough lens to take a picture that would capture the whole tree. I would highly recommend a visit to the General Grant or the General Sherman, which is even larger then Grant. Plus I just happen to like the name of the General Sherman!