Merry Christmas from the Busby Family in Nashville!!! We hope you are enjoying the holiday season
and we wanted to share some of our highlights from 2012. In honor of Devin being an eternal student,
he decided to format this year’s newsletter multiple-choice style. That way, everyone can share the testing
pains he has had for the last 21 years of formal education. J Who knows, maybe you’ll even learn something
about our family’s year in the process! Go on to the next post (the answer key) to grade your own quiz and then feel free to post your scores in the comments and we’ll get everyone’s
grade back to them after we’ve had time to create the curve. J
Family
1.
Which of the following cities has NOT been visited by one or more of the
Busbys during 2012?
a.
Atlanta, GA
b.
Louisville, KY
c.
New Caanan, CT
d.
New York, NY
e.
Newport, RI
f.
San Francisco, CA
2.
Which of the following was NOT an experience associated with Devin and Cathy’s Caribbean
cruise (commemorating their 5-year wedding anniversary) during May 2012?
a.
Staying one night in the Ritz-Carlton hotel in
Key Biscayne before boarding the ship
b.
Enjoying “butterbeer” at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando, FL
c.
Attending church in the Bahamas
d.
Snorkeling with octopi, sea turtles, tropical
fish, and “Barry the Barracuda” in St. Thomas
e.
Getting food poisoning and missing their
scheduled Regatta Cup Excursion in
St. Maarten
3.
Devin surprised Cathy on their 5-year wedding
anniversary with all the following EXCEPT:
a.
Outing for breakfast followed by a sealing
session at the Nashville temple
b.
An appointment for a mani/pedi
c.
Dinner at an Italian restaurant in downtown
Nashville
d.
An one-night stay at the historic Union Hotel in Nashville
e.
Wedding bands to go with Cathy’s engagement ring
4.
The Busbys visited all the following places
during their summer in California EXCEPT:
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a.
Disneyland
b.
San Diego Wild Animal Park
c.
Sea World
d.
Santa Monica Pier
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e.
Dodger Stadium
f.
Stan’s Donuts and Diddy Riese Cookies
g.
Carlsbad beach
h.
Mormon Battalion visitors’ center
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Devin
1.
Devin did all the following during his summer
2012 internship with McKinsey & Co. EXCEPT:
a.
Worked 10 weeks on an engagement with a
healthcare client based in southern California
b.
Participated in various team-building events,
including night deep sea fishing, numerous team dinners, and miniature golf
c.
Accrued nearly 85,000 frequent flier miles
d.
Experienced sushi for the first time
e.
Explained his internship experiences in such a
way that all his family members are sure that he didn’t work a minute of the
entire summer
2.
Which of the following is NOT an activity or hobby that Devin enjoyed during 2012:
a.
Competing in weekly basketball games at the
church with missionaries and investigators
b.
Preparing Sunday school lessons and attending
baptisms for his CTR 7 class
c.
“Apprenticing” with a friend to build a corner
bookshelf from an old door
d.
Playing racquetball weekly with a friend and
running 3x per week to stay in shape
3. T/F: The summer internship with McKinsey turned
Devin’s previous career plans upside-down.
Cathy
1.
During her February trip to New York with her
friends from Durham, Cathy visited all the following EXCEPT:
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a.
Eataly (Mario Batali’s NYC restaurant)
b.
Levain Bakery
c.
Carnegie Deli
d.
Broadway (to see “Memphis” and “Phantom”)
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e.
The “Live! with Kelly” Show
f.
The Shake Shack (x2)
g.
Empire State Building
h.
Brooklyn Bridge
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2.
Cathy had baby Preston without the assistance of
an epidural because:
a.
Cathy is as scared of the long epidural needle
as she is of the pains of childbirth
b.
She wanted to experience “natural childbirth”
c.
The anesthesiologist on-call could not be
reached when Cathy requested the epidural
d.
Devin was certain that her overnight
contractions were only “false labor” and he convinced her that going in to the
hospital first thing in the morning was not a good idea
3.
Cathy’s stay-at-home experience with the three
little ones could be accurately described as:
a.
“I’ve Seen Better Days”
b.
“Easy Like Sunday Morning”
c.
“The End of the World as we Know It”
d.
“Crazy Train”
Kylie
1.
Each of the following happened to Kylie during
2012 EXCEPT:
a.
She started preschool in September and has loved
learning new songs in “chapel”
b.
She overcame her pickiness with new foods and often
requests a 2nd helping of vegetables
c.
She turned 4 years old in August and celebrated
with a princess party with friends
d.
She entered primary in January and participated
in her first primary program in October
e.
She broke her arm in May when she fell off the
playground
2.
Kylie’s favorite hobbies include all the
following EXCEPT:
a.
Pretending to be Princess Aurora (Sleeping
Beauty) or Holley Shiftwell (Cars 2)
b.
Drawing, painting, reading, and coloring
pictures
c.
Writing “notes” to Mom and Dad
d.
Playing hide-and-go seek or riding bikes with
Emmy and Dad
e.
All of the above are hobbies that Kylie actually
enjoys
Emmy
1.
Emmy did all of the following during 2012 EXCEPT:
a.
Turned 1 in February and started nursery in
August
b.
Started to speak in complete sentences in early
December
c.
Navigated most of the year with some bump or
bruise on her face
d.
Gave up her binky
e.
Drew her first picture
2.
Which of the following is NOT one of Emmy’s favorite things:
a.
Being dropped off at nursery
b.
Cars
c.
Yellow
d.
Eating
e.
Reading books
Preston
1.
Preston averages one stretch of __ hours of
continuous sleep during the night.
a.
3
b.
5
c.
7
d.
12
