Monthly Archives: July 2013



Calvin Coolidge, the 30th President of the US. He never owned a car and never flew in a plane. He was the first president to have his inauguration heard on the radio, an estimated five million people listened to hear Coolidge speak. He slept 10 hours a day and refused […]

US President Calvin Coolidge


William Howard Taft – Our 27th President was a stately fellow, weighing in at over 300 lbs, so it’s easy to believe he became stuck in one of the White House bathtubs (things were a lot smaller back then). It required six aides to pull him free. He eventually had […]

US President William Howard Taft



Since we are celebrating Independence Day and Pioneer Day (Utah’s Statehood)I thought that for the next few blogs I would showcase some fun facts about a few of our US Presidents. We celebrate all month long! I am going to start off with George Washington. He was the first US […]

US President George Washington


Today is the Fourth of July! Whoot! Today is a day of food, fun and fireworks! I love all of the light shows that are put together by the various cities. I could watch fireworks all night! The colors are spectacular! I am particularly fond of the purple and gold […]

Fourth of July!