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The News

2011-10-09T14:36:00.001-07:00

"Post contributed by Fletcher Vargas

It’s getting hard to even turn on the news channel because all you ever hear is extremely devastating news. In my opinion ignorance is turning into bliss because it was getting to the point were I couldn’t sleep at night because of all the negative images going through my head. For the most part I stick to watching sports and comedies because they always seem to help me relax and brighten up my day because there is no negative images. I should probably just embrace the fact that this world is a messed up place and choose to be informed over hiding my head in a pillow but I feel like sometimes it’s just better not knowing. Husband always tells me that it’s our civic duty to be informed with the current events of the day but I haven’t always agreed with everything he’s said. All my girlfriends seem to feel the same way, one of them even gave me some greats on how to be informed and not have to watch all the images flash across the screen she also referred me to DIRECT TV which I was also very thankful for."

My first AP class

2011-10-09T14:35:00.000-07:00

This year I am taking my first AP class in high school. I knew when I signed up for it that it would be hard and take a lot of work, but it really is A LOT OF WORK!! I have to read about 20 pages of my textbook every night, and take notes on it. And the textbook is not just a normal textbook. It is an actual college textbook AKA tiny print and very few pictures. And the tests are killers!!! I have never had to study very hard for any test, and I have always made good test grades. This class is very different though. I have to start hard-core studying a week in advance and even then I only make a high C or a B. Just taking one college level course sure is making me glad that I still have two and a half years of high school left! College is still a loonnngg time away! :)

Bro and Me, Fighting Again

2011-07-24T14:14:00.000-07:00

"Bro and Me, Fighting Again

I appreciate the guest post, Jewel Rodgers

My brother and I (foolishly) decided to rent an apartment together during college and here we are, constantly fighting over the remote. We got DIRECT.TV a while back and he only wants to watch all the really sporty stuff…I came in the other day and he was watching women’s golf. Women’s Golf? Who watches that?! I, on the other hand, like to do the movies they run on FX and sometimes TBS and I love the series that replay in syndication like Seinfeld and Sex and the City. He can’t stand that kind of stuff though so we usually race each other home from class to see who gets to control the TV for the whole night – I hate losing that bet! If I do I usually end up drifting off to sleep to the soothing music of the Weather Channel or the guys on Sportscenter. I guess having Seth control the remote has done wonders for my sleeping habits – I haven’t felt more rested in years! That’s glass half full for you!"

My MP3 player

2008-06-25T19:18:00.000-07:00

Buying an MP3 player can be a difficult decision. There are so many types of MP3 players that sometimes it’s hard to know which one is best. In my case, I got lucky. I got my MP3 player as a Christmas gift from my grandparents. It turned out to be a really good MP3 player. Not only does it play music and show pictures and videos, but it also has voice recording as well! In fact, my MP3 player turned out to be so good that my brother also wanted one for himself, too. He wanted one so bad that my parents gave him one for his next birthday. They also gave him MP3 player accessories, such as a charger, armband, case, and other things.

If you are looking for a new MP3 player you have lots of different choices. Some of the top MP3 players include the Apple ipod, Microsoft Zune, Archos MP3 players, and a whole lot more. With all the choices you, too, will soon be able to enjoy your new MP3 player as much as I enjoy mine.

The Campout-Part III

2008-06-25T19:13:00.000-07:00

We pulled on our ponchos and understood why dad had looked so worried. The park ranger had said the storm would be on top of groups A and B. We had gone farther then we had realized and had traveled straight into the storm! We decided that the best thing to do would be to go back. So we turned around and headed back into the woods. It turned out going through the woods is much harder in a rainstorm than in the sun. We didn’t know if we would be able to find our way back. Soon we thought we had gotten lost and we were trying to figure out what to do when I spotted a granola bar wrapper on the ground. It was from my brother’s snack, and he had left it on the ground. Well, at least we knew we were going the right way.
Once we finally got back to the campsite the rain had stopped and we looked like we had gone swimming in our clothes! It was time for dinner so we started a campfire and my mom cooked a delicious soup over the fire, which I enjoyed eating with warm clothes on and a blanket around my shoulders.
That night, as we sat around the fire talking about the adventure we had that day I gazed up at the smoke rising into the dark, night sky and felt the heat of the fire on my face and I wondered what would happen the next day.

The Campout-Part II

2008-06-15T12:21:00.000-07:00

We started off and soon came to the section of the stream that had been blocked off so campers could go swimming. After we had swam for an hour we thought it would be best to get on with our hike. We quickly changed back into our hiking clothes and shoes and we were off. We hiked farther and farther into the woods, and the woods got thicker and thicker as we explored. We decided to turn back because we thought we were lost and we were all getting a little bit hungry. But before we could turn back, my brother, who had gone deeper into the woods than any of the rest of us, said he could see the woods thinning out a little bit farther ahead. The rest of us thought that once we ate our snack we would be all right, so we decided that after we ate our snack we would go on a little bit farther.
After we finished our snack we headed farther into the woods, and my brother was right. It did clear up. As we walked out of the woods we heard more thunder rumble, this time louder. We looked up and the dark clouds were looming right over us. We looked around and saw that nobody was outside their tents playing or hiking as they had been on the other side of the woods. We realized everyone was in their tents, and all their tents were covered in tarps. They were getting ready for the storm. We pulled out our map, trying to figure out where we were. My dad saw it first. “That can’t be right!” he exclaimed. When we asked him what was wrong he looked up, his face grim. “We’ve hiked all the way into group B,” he told us. We looked puzzled. Did it matter? He must have realized we didn’t understand what he meant, because he looked at us and said to pull out our rain ponchos. We were going to get wet!

The Campout-part I

2008-06-13T20:30:00.000-07:00

Here's a story I wrote for school. I will finish it later.

Last year my father, mother, brother, and I went camping at a beautiful campsite we had never been to before. The first day we got there it was late at night, so we set up our tents and went to sleep. We woke up the next morning to the sound of thunder roaring, only a small distance away. I got out of the tent I was sharing with my mom and looked around. The sun was shining through the dark green leaves of the trees, but I could see the clouds coming up from the opposite direction. I could feel the cool wind blowing through my hair as I sniffed the beautiful pine scent from the forest. I heard the animals rushing to their homes, trying to get safe before the rain started. I turned on our portable grill, so that we could make pancakes for breakfast. I could feel the mist from the storm already on its way.
After breakfast we turned on the radio that the park ranger set out at every campsite. We turned the campsites station. The park ranger said that everyone in groups A and B would get wet from the storm, but everyone in the campsites C and D would get to stay dry. We were camping in group C so we knew we could stay out all day, unless the storm started moving closer to us. So after a little bit of thought my family and I decided to go on a hike. We packed up a snack for later, swim suits-for the stream where we could go swimming, sunglasses, water bottles, and rain jackets-just in case.

Scaredy-cat

2008-03-06T08:23:00.000-08:00

Do you get scared easily? I used to. I would stay up over half the night in my bed trying to figure out which monster was going to come up from under my bed or which snake is going to crawl through my window-even though it was closed and locked! And let me tell you something. My imagination can go pretty wild, especially when I'm thinking about snakes! I was never allowed to watch scary movies, or even the news to close to my bedtime. I would be up all night, scared. Now I've grown out of it. I watch a lot of things before bedtime now. It might just be a little kid thing. I know my little cousins are still scared at night. Maybe they'll grow out of it soon, too.

My Six Word Life!

2008-02-24T11:42:00.000-08:00

Here's a six word memoir that sums up my life.....

I like to sing and act!

I've always loved acting and singing. I got a Kerioke machine for Christmas one year and I still use it and love it very much. I started acting five years ago at the age of six. I've gotten a lot better and have recently been in the play Annie in the part of Molly. It was a lot of fun!

Anne Frank

2008-02-17T19:48:00.001-08:00

Anne
Who is loving, hopeful, sympathetic, a writer
Daughter of Otto and Edith Frank; sister of Margot Frank
Who loved her diary, her family, Peter van Pels
Who felt scared, sympathy, love
Who needed her family, her friends, her diary
Who gave love, hope, and comfort
Who feared the Green Police, the Nazis, Hitler
Who would like to see her books published, world peace, her friends
Who shares love, comfort, hope
Known for her writings, her hope, her sad story
Born in Frankfurt, Germany
Frank

Ready for a Pet?

2008-02-11T08:09:00.001-08:00

You may know that pets require a lot of care and love. If you are considering getting a pet that requires a lot of attention, you may want to think about if you will be able to spend a lot of time with your pet. If you work at an office all day, and are not home very much you might want to think about waiting until you are not so busy to get a pet. If you want a puppy or a kitten you will want to be sure you can spend a lot of time with it. It is good to have a bond with your pet. You will want to be sure that you are ready for one, and not jump to the conclusion to get one just because it is cute.

Time for Braces!

2008-02-10T19:01:00.000-08:00

We went to the dentist and the dentist told me that I needed braces. I told my mom. She hit the roof! She told me that we don’t have enough money for braces. We don’t have dental insurance or health insurance. That’s when my mom found out about Ameriplan.

Ameriplan is not like other insurance companies. They will make sure you can afford what you need, when you need it! That’s why my mom decided to look further into the company. She thought it would be good to have dental coverage for my braces. She found out that for a low monthly fee she could get the health benefits we need to help cover the cost of my braces.

Things to do on Thanksgiving

2007-11-02T07:44:00.000-07:00

Here is a list of ten things to do on Thanksgiving:

1. Watch TV (turkey bowl....)

2. Tell jokes

3. Make pumpkin pie

4. Eat pumpkin pie

5. Have a big Thanksgiving dinner with your friends and family

6. Have a good time

7. Eat turkey

8. Put Thanksgiving decorations in your yard

9. Make Thanksgiving traditions

10. Spend time with your family

The Princess's Trick part III

2007-10-26T07:34:00.000-07:00

Timothy laughed. What a scaredy cat," he thought as he walked up to the door of the same house. He knocked on the door. "Trick or-what?"he said when the person opened the door. The person was dressed as a princess. O.K. that's not such a big deal. A lot of people dress up as princesses on Halloween. But this princess looked exactly like the one he had scared. In fact, it was the same one! "Trick or treat," she said sweetly, as she dropped a piece of candy in his bag. As he walked away he shook his head and laughed. He said, "I may have scared her, but she sure tricked me good!"

The Princess's Trick part II

2007-10-19T07:25:00.000-07:00

The princess heard something rustle nearby. "What was that," she asked herself fearfully. Frightened, she kept walking, closer and closer to the door. As the dark clouds covered the moon overhead and a chilly wind passed over her, she shivered. She thought, "Maybe I don't like being alone after all. I have a bad feeling that something is about to happen and I won't like it." Suddenly the boy, Timothy, jumped out at her from behind the house. And what else would he be dressed as but a vampire of course! "Boo!" he yelled out. The princess screamed as she ran away. "Help!" Timothy laughed, "hahaha!" The princess yelled back at him, "I hate vampires. I hate, hate, hate, hate them!

The Princess's Trick part I

2007-10-12T09:06:00.000-07:00

It was Halloween night.Everyone was outside trick or treating. A princess walked up to the next house on her street. "This is so much fun," she thought. "My parents finally let me go by myself this year, because I am ten years old now. This is my favorite time of year, besides Christmas and my birthday of course. It's sort of scary out here by myself, though. I hope there aren't any vampires out right now," she thought as she walked up the driveway. She couldn't see the boy, Timothy, on the side of the house, since it was so dark. But Timothy could see her. "Hehe, he said. "Someone to frighten." Quickly he hid.

The ungrateful crane

2007-10-05T09:05:00.000-07:00

One day as a crane, standing by a pond, saw a wolf, who looked in pain. The wolf came up and asked him if he would pull a bone out of his mouth, because it had gotten stuck in his throat. The crane agreed once the wolf promised to pay him a large amount of money in return for doing the favor. As soon as the crane had finished this horrendous task he demandingly asked for his reward of money. The wolf haughtily laughed and said, “Don’t you have a reward big enough, for I have been kind enough to let you safely pull your big, empty head from the jaws of a wolf. Surely you are not ungrateful for that!”

the flea's question

2007-09-28T09:02:00.000-07:00

One afternoon, while a flea as talking to an ox, working in the field, the flea curiously asked him, “Why is it, that while you are so big and strong, you serve men day after day, while I, because I am so small a creature, drink their blood and feed on their flesh?” The ox answered him, “I am well loved by strong, friendly men, who pat me on my head and shoulders all the time.” The flea unbelievingly then replied, “While you like this patting, whenever this same thing happens to me, it brings me great sorrow and destruction!”

Abraham

2007-09-21T09:01:00.000-07:00

After a while, God decided to test Abraham. He called to him saying, “Go, sacrifice your son”. So Abraham, trusting in God, faithfully got up and got everything he needed. He took his son, Isaac, and left to the place God commanded. On the way up Isaac asked his old, loving father curiously, “We have everything we need to make the offering, but where is the bull?” Abraham answered his son, “God, who knows best, will provide everything we need.”

When they got to the place God had commanded Abraham bound his son to the alter. He took up his knife and mournfully raised it, ready to strike his son. Suddenly an angel stopped him urgently saying, “Stop! Because you have obeyed, do not kill your one and only son.” Then Abraham found a ram and sacrificed him in place of his young, terrified son, Isaac, saying, “The Lord has provided.” Then the angel called to him again and said, “You have obeyed the Lord. Go and God will bless you and your family.”

Noah's Ark

2007-09-14T08:55:00.000-07:00

After the rain had started to cease, Noah decided to open the window of the ark. He sent out a raven to see how far the water had gone down. Next he sent out a dove. The dove, finding no place to set its foot, returned back to him so he sadly knew there was no place for the dove to land. Noah waited several days before sending the dove out again. This time the dove returned with a leaf in its mouth, so Noah knew that the water was going down. He waited then eagerly sent the dove a third time and, because the water had subsided from the earth, the dove did not return to him again.

Now Noah knew the ground had to be completely dry. God told Noah it was time to leave the ark. “Take all the animals with you,” He said. So Noah faithfully obeyed. He and his family, who had been in the ark for forty days straight, went out with the animals and finally stood on dry land!

A Lunch to Remember part III

2007-09-07T08:54:00.000-07:00

From then on, until Chuck grew up he always waited in the barn, with his brothers and sisters, for his mom bring back some food for them to eat. When he finally told his mom about the big worm, she laughed. “You chicken! That’s the water hose! So you’re the one who made the big hole in that hose. Silly boy!” But Chuck was still too scared to go outside the barn by himself. But when Chuck did go out he carefully made sure not to go where the water hose was, because he would never forget that mean, scary worm.

A Lunch to Remember part II

2007-08-31T08:52:00.000-07:00

Chuck, very hungry by this time, continued to peck at the worm. This worm was getting on his nerves. Chuck’s mouth was starting to hurt, because the worm’s skin was very hard. This worm was very stubborn. As Chuck continued to peck at it, the worm suddenly burst open and sprayed water everywhere! “Ahhh!” Chuck screamed. “Worms aren’t supposed to do that! I don’t like this mean worm.” Frightened, Chuck quickly ran away from the big, mean worm. He was still hungry but he didn’t care any more. He just wanted to get away from that worm!

A Lunch to Remember part I

2007-08-24T08:47:00.000-07:00

Chuck the chick was hungry. It was past his lunchtime. It was the first time his mom had let him out of the nest to get food by himself. None of his brothers and sisters, who born at the same time as him, had been out alone yet. He was the first one. He was hungrily walking along, looking for something to eat, when he saw a huge, long worm. Perfect. “I’ve never seen a worm this big before! Do they really grow this big?” he asked himself. “Apparently so!” He started to peck at it. It didn’t move. What was wrong with it? Chuck wasn’t sure so he just kept pecking. It just laid there. “Something is weird about this worm,” he thought. “Very weird!”

What gets on your nerves?

2007-08-17T14:25:00.000-07:00

What gets on your nerves?

Here are ten items of what really gets on your nerves:

1. classmates

2. country music

3. crying babies

4. mean teachers

5. too much homework

6. commercials

7. bad singing

8. chores

9. parents

10. siblings

uninvited

2007-08-10T14:09:00.000-07:00

Has your friend ever thrown a party and not invited you? What would you do?

If my friend threw a party and didn't invite me I would get mad at some people but not care about some parties. If it was someone I had just met I would be okay with it. If it was someone I was okay friends with I would probably just not invite them to my party. If it was one of my good friends I would be pretty mad and I would sort of talk with them about it and if they were sorry I wouldn't be very mad but if they didn't care then I would be mad and wouldn't talk to them very much. If it was my best friend I would be really mad and not invite them over for a while and probably talk to them about it.

My dog

2007-08-03T14:03:00.000-07:00

My dog Sheba is a half lab, half chow. She is all black with a black and pink tongue. She is seven and will turn eight on her birthday, August seventh. She is learning some human language right now. She has learned “let’s go for a walk”, “time to eat”, and “you want a treat?” She jumps up and down every time she hears those words!
She used to not like any toys at all and never played with them until one day we discovered she liked toys that squeak! We found this out when our neighbor, who also has a dog, accidentally threw a squeaky toy over the fence. Sheba loved it! So we went to the store and bought her a toy that squeaked and set it out in the yard. At first she wasn’t sure it was for her. But after awhile, when she had bitten it and we didn’t get onto her for it she thought maybe, just maybe she would be able to take it. And sure enough, the next time we looked out the window, it was gone! When I went outside to see where she was I found her by the side of the house squeaking her toy and loving it so much! She looked so cute when she would lie on her back with her toy in her mouth and try and grab it with her paws. She has torn that one up by now and has a brand new one which has four places to squeak it! The squeakier the better in her mind!

things to do for Mothers Day

2007-05-14T16:08:00.000-07:00

a list of ten things to do for mothers day:

1.cook breakfast

2.make her a card

3.give her a BIG hug

4.tell her thanks for everything

5.let her sleep late

6.take her out to eat

7.bake her favorite dessert

8.cooklunch and/or dinner for her

9.tell her happy mothers day

10.tell her I love you!

strict teacher vs. relaxed teacher

2007-05-01T11:35:00.000-07:00

Here is a question and my opinion of the answer.

Q: Would you rather have a strict teacher who's fair and taught well or a teacher who was relaxed and fun but didn't teach very well?

A: I would rather have a strict teacher, because in my class at church my teacher never
disciplines the kids. The boys in my class are really wild and one of the girls always asks for snacks. We're way too big for that! It's really annoying. So, I really want a strict teacher!

Facts about the World Trade Center on 9-11-01

2007-04-23T07:06:00.000-07:00

Here are ten facts about the World Trade Center on 9-11-01

1. They were a quarter of a mile high;about one thousand three hundred and forty feet

2. They were the tallest buildings in the world

3. They were one hundred and forty feet apart

4. The North Tower was hit first

5. The attacks were fifteen to eighteen minutes apart

6. Their nickname was the 'Twin Towers'

7. You could see forty five miles each direction from the top of the towers

8. Four attacks happened that day. Three out of the four hit their targets.1. WTC,2. WTC,3. Pentagon

9. They were one hundred and ten stories high

10. The towers were hit Tuesday, September eleventh, 2001

Bio. vs. Biog.

2007-04-14T17:53:00.000-07:00

Did you know that the abbreviation for biography is biog.?

Most people think that the abbreviation for biography is bio., but that's not true!! I just learned in spelling that the correct abbreviation for biography is actually biog., not bio.! Weird, huh? It seems really interesting to me, because I always hear people say stuff about bio's not biog's.

Abbreviations

2007-04-12T08:07:00.000-07:00

Abbreviations are very useful. They take up a lot less time than writing a full word. Of course, it’s useful for other things to. Like if you don’t know how to spell a word, just use an abbreviation, such as mdse. for merchandise or inc. for incorporated.

Sometimes, though, abbreviations can be hard. Like oz., in ounces, is weird because there is no ‘z’ in ounces. Another example would be in lb. for pound. In that abbreviation ‘l’ and ‘b’ are both not in pound, yet we will usually write it that way. So you see, abbreviations can be very useful, but very confusing.

Birthday Memory

2007-04-02T12:39:00.000-07:00

Here is a timeline of my birthday memories

3 year- I went to a park in Alvin with alot of my friends. We ate a barbie cake, and the park had a pink slide.

4 year- I had a BIG party in my backyard. People kept shooting me with water guns, so I got mad and went inside.

5 year- I was at a church camp where alot of people were camping. Everyone went to towm and bought me a cake and presents.

6 year- I went to a place called Challenger Park. We had a scavenger hunt and hiked.

7 year- I had my first sleepover. The next day we put on a play for all the parents.

8 year- I had a sleepover and did a play for the parents.

9 year- I had a sleepover and did a play the next day. It was really funny.

10 year- I went camping with a bunch of my friends. We had a scavenger hunt and went hiking. It was really fun.

A River Memory

2007-03-26T08:10:00.000-07:00

This is one of my memories of a river.

One day , I don't know where we were, my family, grandmom, and I were swimming in a river, when suddenly something slithered around our feet. At first we didn't know what it was. Then my brother, three years older than me, screamed. I saw the thing again. It
was brown with a wierd design on it's back, and had a serpentine movement. That meant one thing. SNAKE!! Tame snakes don't bother me, but wild ones freak me out! We all quickly got out of the water and never swam in that river again!

Spring Break!!

2007-03-19T10:51:00.000-07:00

Here are ten things you might get to do for Spring Break:

1. Sleep late
2. Stay up late
3. Go on vacation
4. Go to the beach
5. Go to the movies
6. Sleepover at your friend’s house. (On weekdays)
7. Play outside for a long time
8. Walk the dog (Or other pets)
9. NO HOMEWORK FOR A WEEK!!!!!
10. Watch your brother play basketball at a tournament every day and then come home and watch more basketball on T.V.(Which is what I got to do all week) (Boring!!)

St. Patricks Day

2007-03-05T09:29:00.001-08:00

Here is a list of ten things related to St. Patricks Day

1.Green

2.Clover/Shamrock

3.Missionary

4.Leprechaun

5.Irish/Ireland

6.Gold/Rainbows

7.Parade

8.St. Patrick

9.Pinching

10.March 17

Step by step cereal making

2007-02-26T08:57:00.000-08:00

Here are ten steps to making and eating a proper bowl of cereal:

1. Get out a bowl

2. Get out your cereal

3. Pour your cereal into your bowl

4. Get out the milk

5. Pour the milk on top of the cereal in your bowl

6. Get out your spoon

7. Put your spoon in your cereal

8. Start eating!!

9. When you’re done, put every thing away where it belongs

10. Clean up any spilt milk with a damp washrag

GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!

Favorite series of kid books

2007-02-21T08:28:00.000-08:00

Here are some of my favorite series of kid books:

1. Bobbsey Twins

2. Boxcar children

3. Nancy Drew

4. Hardy Boys

5. The Chronicles of Narnia

6. The Magic Tree House

7. Little House on the Prairie

8. American Girls

9. Silver Blades

10. The Saddle Club

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If I was Sir Peter Fenris-bane . . . (Formerly Peter Pevensie)

2007-02-12T13:52:00.000-08:00

I would be very happy, but sort of nervous that Aslan trusted me so much to give me a “new” name!! I would feel 10 times braver because He had made a sort of knight type of thing! It would also be scary to have so much responsibility all of the sudden. But He would have made me calm down by a little tip, “and whatever you do, don’t forget to clean your sword!!”

August 7, 1945

2007-02-07T19:15:00.000-08:00

Dear Diary,

I just heard that a bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. What if a bomb drops on me next?? I am VERY scared. I don't get why people are dropping bombs! It's sooo scary. I can't sleep at night. I'm so scared. Just imagine how THEY must have felt. Freaky! I'm just very glad I wasn't there when it happened! I feel very sorry for those people. Imagine what it must have been like. So many people were killed. I get scared every time I think of airplanes. War, war, war. Will it ever stop? I hope so. I hope it will stop very soon. It's too scary living in war time! Why do we even have to fight and have war so much? It's so sad to hear that so many people are dying. And it's scary too. Because you never know where the next bomb is going to land.

DEATH acrostic

2007-01-31T09:07:00.000-08:00

Death meant mourning,
Even in the old days,
Always sadness
Throughout that phase
Happening to a KING was horrible, not knowing He would raise!!

I'M SORRY

2007-01-23T10:11:00.000-08:00

I’m sorry I ate
Your chocolate chip cookies,
I know they’re your favorite kind,
And that you were saving them for your own dessert.
Please forgive me,
I’m very, very sorry.
Your cookies are so good, especially when they’re warm,
And besides you get them every other week,
Plus, they’re my favorite kind of cookies, too.

Poem

2007-01-17T14:35:00.000-08:00

HARD
Firm, solid
Unyielding, bruising, unbending
Concrete, wood, feather, pillow
Cushioning, padding, squishing
Furry, feathery
SOFT

the best things about going back to school

2007-01-02T18:22:00.000-08:00

1. hanging out with friends

2. get away from parents

3. get away from siblings

4. show off all your new presents

5. learning something new

6. extra-curricular activities

7. seeing favorite teachers

8. reading

9. all of the above

10. school???? surely you must be kidding!!

Kids' Favorite Christmas Treats

2006-12-23T08:42:00.000-08:00

1. candy canes

2. gingerbread men

3. sugar cookies

4. chocolate covered pretzels

5. candy hugs and kisses

6. peanut brittle

7. pumpkin pie

8. chocolate pie

9. banana bread

10. chocolate covered strawberries

Kids Favorite Christmas Songs

2006-12-19T06:34:00.000-08:00

Here are ten of my Favorite Christmas Songs that every kid ought to know:

1. Jingle Bells

2. Frosty the Snowman

3. Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer

4. We Wish You a Merry Christmas

5. Deck the Halls

6. Jolly Old Saint Nicholas

7. Up On The Housetop

8. Silent Night

9. Away In a Manger

10. Twelve Days of Christmas

Kid Songs

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Here are ten songs every kid should know:

1. Row, Row, Row Your Boat

2. Jingle Bells

3. Jesus Loves Me

4. Yankee Doodle

5. Old MacDonald Had a Farm

6. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

7. Mary Had a Little Lamb

8. London Bridge

9. Alphabet song

10. Happy Birthday

Top Ten Ways to Annoy Your Sibling

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10. sing at the top of your lungs

9. wear their clothes without asking

8. take their stuff without asking

7. go in their room without knocking

6. eat their candy

5. copy cat them

4. tattle tale on them

3. don't stop talking

2. call them names

1. all of the above