1. Karlen
About Karlen Lambert
 Born: April 2, 1994
Concord, North Carolina
 Parents: Michael and Sandee Lambert
 Siblings: Brandon, Camden, and
Matthew
 15 years old
44146 Old Salisbury Rd.
 Plays: Volleyball, Basketball, and Soccer Richfield, North Carolina
 Elementary School: Richfield
 Favorite Color : PURPLE E: karlen.lambert@graystone day.org
Gray Stone Day School.

2. What’s in a Name?
Karlen Michaela Lambert
The name Karlen is a German name
meaning Womanly or Strength.
I received my middle name from my
Dad. My parents used to joke about
1994-Year of the
how Michaela is just Michael with Dog
an “a” on the end. Funny enough
Michaela’s meaning is feminine of How much everything
Michael. In Hebrew, Michaela Once Upon A Time
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cost in 1994
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means “who is like God?” or gift Back when I was four years old, my Yearly Inflation Rate USA 2.61%
from God. Michaela is also of Irish sister and I decided that we should make Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average
3834
and English origins. our mother breakfast. We were too little Interest Rates Year End Federal Reserve
to use the oven, so we decided to make her 8.50%
Average Cost of new house $119,050.00
breakfast in the microwave. This would Average Income per year $37,070.00
not have been a problem if we hadn’t Average Monthly Rent $533.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas $1.09
decided to make muffins in a metal pan. Movie Ticket $4.08
Of course, being four and five year olds, Average cost of new car $12,350.00
Loaf of Bread $1.59
we had no idea that this was a bad idea. Dozen Eggs 86 cents
So, after we mixed the muffin mix we put
the pan in the microwave. A minute or Events:
Northridge Earthquake, magnitude 6.7, hits the
two later there was a loud banging noise San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles
and sparks flying inside the microwave. April 16 – Voters in Finland decide to join the
We opened the microwave door and saw European Union in a referendum.
that there was a huge black spot on the August 12 – Major League Baseball players go
back side. Our mom ran in and saw it, on strike, eventually causing the cancellation
but she wasn’t too upset after we of the World Series.
explained. Lucky, we learned our lesson
the first time and now we only make
muffins in the oven. 