Kiki: Blog Of The Day

First, he has to put his keys in the car.  Then he has to move the steering wheel to drive.  He has to go 50 miles per hour.  Then he has to stop when he gets to HEB and park.  He has to take his keys out of the car and put them in his purse.  He has to get a shopping cart and buy all his stuff then go back into the car, put the keys back in the car, put his purse back down, go 50 miles per hour again and then park in our driveway.

Mommio: Baby Birds!

Our yearly porch visitors- the barn swallows- have finally hatched some babies this year.  It has been fun watching them!  In early April, while we were at the Grand Canyon, they built their nest- in the exact same place as last year.

 Then at the end of April, on Easter actually, we found five little eggs in the nest.

 And just yesterday morning (June 6th- which seemed like a really long time to us) the eggs hatched.  Here are a few looks at the brand new baby birds.  We can't tell if there are 5 there yet but we will keep a watch and post more pictures as they get a little bigger.

 

We also had an extra visitor this year- a dove built a nest on the edge of our roof.  She was very protective of her nest so we didn't get a very close look.  But we did see her with one baby bird- you can see it sitting under her- look for the eye to find it.

Daddio: Blog of the Day 6/7/11

Tomorrow is...


CONNOR'S 15th BIRTHDAY!

Of course this means that he's going to start driving soon (or at least learning to drive with a learner's permit).  I thought we should all take this opportunity to inform him how to drive.  So for today's blog post I want you to post up step by step instructions on everything Connor should do if he's going to drive from our house to HEB and then drive back with some groceries.  I know that none of you know how to drive, but make up what you don't know.  How does he make the car go?  How fast should he go?  On the route he takes, where should he stop?  What are all those dang mirrors for and when should he use them?  Is there a secret hover-device in the trunk that can make the trip easier?  Have fun with it.

In honor of Connor's birthday, he can skip this blog of the day-- you don't have to post anything, Connor.  Happy birthday, buddy.

Connor: Blog Of The Day

We all love kiki

and today is her birthday

Happy Birthday kik

Kiki is the best

because she is gooofy

Kiki is awesome

I am writing this

for Kennedy's birthday.

I hope she likes it.

Mommio: Another Reader In The House

Max started to read this week!

Marney: Blog Of The Day

Kiki is awesome

Kiki is supper kind to

she is my sister 

I love kiki to

Kiki is my best sister

she is so so nice

Kiki loves school to

Kiki is the best ever

happy birthday to

Gabe: Blog Of The Day

Kiki is the best.

 Kiki is really awesome 

 Kiki is funny

Kiki haves some fun.
Kiki is hilarious
Kiki's really cool

I love kiki tons.
Kiki is like a panda
Kiki likes zombies 

Daddio: 6/3/2011 Blog of the Day

It's Kiki's birthday! So for today's blog of the day, i want you to write a series of three haiku poems all about her.  Remember, a haiku poem is three lines long and the syllable scheme is 5-7-5.

Happy Birthday, Kiki!

Mommio: Happy Birthday Kiki!

Connor: Blog Of The Day

I love morning.  It's the perfect time to wake up.  It is also when I do schoolwork.  Mornings are usually fun, because of math, grammar, and Blog!  Waking up early is always great and puts me in the perfect mood.  I don't think anything could possibly be better than mornings.

In actuality I can't stand mornings!  Mornings force me to wake up early everyday.  Mornings are the worst time of day for me to wake up.  I am in no way, shape, or form a morning person.  When someone wakes me up early, for any reason, I treat them as if they had done a deplorable thing in waking me up.  In short mornings are the worst things ever.

Morning, by definition means when the sun comes up.  It also means any time after eleven fifty nine.  The sunrise usually starts around five thirty or so.  Some people like mornings, and some people don't.  It all depends on whether or not you enjoy waking up.  Teens are less likely to be morning people, due to the fact that the average teen sleeps until noon.  Mornings tend to have work times associated with them often.

Mason: Blog Of The Day

I love having allergies! I like having allergies because it keeps me inside and I can play video games a lot. Another reason I like having allergies is that I never get stung by a bee because i am inside.

I hate having allergies. Whenever I go outside in the Spring and in the Summer my nose gets stuffy, my eyes get puffy and I sneeze a bunch. Because of my allergies I can't go outside as munch as I want to.

Allergies are some thing you are born with. When you are allergic to some thing you sneeze a lot and your eyes get puffy. You can be stuck with allergies your whole life.

Marney:Blog Of The Day

I love fake phones because they have pictures on them and I think that I can pretend play with them. I got one that was black so I saw the screen and it talked to me. They are super cool and fun to play with.  I showed my friends it and they all said it was awesome. I think that I can go anywhere with it and that I can show everyone in the world.

I really hate fake phones. I got one and it kept on talking to me when I could not see it. It is so creepy! When it sees something it says something and when it gets touched it talks.  It annoys me like crazy and it is dumb and stupid.

Fake phones are plastic and they can come in any form or color.  It is a toy phone that looks like a real phone.  They are not that much money and you can buy them at Claire's.  They are at Target and Walmart too.  They come in lots of colors.

Avery: Blog Of The Day

Princesses

I love princesses! They are so amazing and cute. They get to dress all in pink, wear a crown, get married to their Prince Charming, and that kind of stuff.  I wish I was one so that I could rule the world. I would wear a fluffy pink dress and have birds and butterflies, and even squirrels come to me every time I sing a song. I would have a unicorn, and I would ride it every day. It would be named butterscotch and I would train it to jump through hoops of fire. I really wish I was a princess.

I really HATE princesses because they are such snotty rich people that get whatever they want. I know it sounds like an awesome life but I don't want to have everything in the world. Princesses have to wear stupid dresses, jewelry, pink makeup and that kind of stuff. Also they are so annoying that they get everything they want and then they rub it in people's faces. I bet a princess couldn't last an hour as a normal human with a job and chores. I bet they would cry if they had to wear normal clothes. And one last thing, I think that princesses are some just mean, rich, know it all people.

Princesses are rich people that live in castles with the king and queen. They get everything they want. They get married to a prince when they grow up and become the new king and queen. They ride ponies and wear dresses everywhere. Some people love (read paragraph 1) them and some people hate them (read paragraph 2). Some princesses are fictional and some are real. Some princesses like cheesecake and some don't. Princesses are also sometimes in video games like Mario, disney games and that kind of stuff. They also Love pink and purple and white colors. Princesses don't like to get dirty. They like to stay clean, nice, and pretty. They might donate money to people and donate clothes to people. Princesses also like cats.

Kiki: Blog Of The Day

I love apples because they are so, so, so pretty.  They taste great.  I love their colors.

 I hate apples.  I hate all kinds of apples.  I hate red ones and green ones.  

I hate them because they taste bad.

 Apples are red a green.  They grow on trees.  They are fruit.

Connor: Blog Of The Day

The Night Of Death

By Connor

One dark and stormy night a man walked into an inn.  The man was tall and wore a completely black robe.  The moment he entered the jukebox started playing Paint It Black.  The man's robe had a hood which was concealing his face.  No one knew who he was or why he wore the robe.  They also couldn't figure out why the jukebox had stopped in the middle of another song and suddenly started playing Paint It Black.  The man carried a big bag, filled with who knew what.  The man asked in a voice rough like gravel yet cold as the rain "Might I have a room, sir?  I have a lot of money in my bag."  The innkeeper was reluctant, but upon the mention of a load of money decided to let the mysterious man stay.  The man reached into the bag and handed over a lot of money.  The innkeeper, whose name is James, took  the money and led the man in the robe to his room.  The man said "Thank you very much.  Now would you please leave me?  I have to unpack."  James understood and left closing the door behind him.  The man took a scythe, a dagger, a knife, and a pistol out of the bag.  Suddenly he noticed someone spying on him, it was just a security guard by the name of Oscar.  The man in the robe couldn't take his chances and besides the security guard was old and going to die anyway.  The man took the gun and shot a bullet into Oscar's head, one less man to worry about.  The man in the robe pulled the hood off his face and showed his face to the now dying guard.  He said "I am here because you people have been cheating me for a long time.  I have to end this pointless game of cat and mouse, mortal."  With that the robed man left with his scythe in hand in search of more people.  The man's face, now visible, resembled a human skull.  The robed man wandered into the parlor of the inn and noticed a woman sitting at a table.  The Freddy Krueger theme, a song that wasn't even on the jukebox, started playing.  The man walked up to her and said "I am here for thine soul, mortal.  Prepare to meet the fate you have avoided!"  He swung the scythe downward slicing her head off.  The man took out a note pad and crossed Jessica off his list.  He placed the scythe in the bag and headed toward the bar.  He told the barkeeper "Good day, sir.  I think you know why I'm here.  I'm here because your time has come."  After one stab in the head the floor and the corpses of those he killed thus far were drenched in blood.  The man continued toward the last man in the inn.  He walked up to the innkeeper and said "Your customers are dead.  Aside from that I think you know who I am.  James, you have escaped my scythe for too long.  I am Death and you let me in!  So, would you like to die the classic way, a shot in the head, or a dagger and/or knife to the chest?"  James chose the shot to the head, but Death said "Wrong choice.  I choose scythe.  Prepare to die.  James was lying on the floor trying to crawl out of the inn.  Death said "Not so fast, mortal!" and swung the scythe down right into James' gut.  With that Death vanished into thin air leaving behind a blood stained inn and blood stained corpses.  The police would think it was a murder suicide, but it was all Death's doing.  The End

Daddio: 6/2/2011 Blog of the Day

For today's blog of the day, I want you to conduct a fiction writing exercise. Think of something that you hate-- it can be anything (except another person)- food, a chore, a time of day or week, a song-- anything.  But then I want you to write a paragraph about that thing like it's you're favorite thing in the world.  Write about it like you LOVE it and describe how awesome it is.  Then write a second paragraph about the same thing about how you really hate it and why you hate it.  Finally, write a third paragraph about the same thing, but act like you don't care about it one way or the other-- just talk about it matter-of-factly without describing it either positively or negatively.

Marney: Blog Of The Day

Chunky Blood

By Marney

One day there were ten people in a room and they did not know why they were in the room.  They kept on thinking and thinking but they did not know.  So then someone came in the room and said "Okay, is everyone ready? Because here it comes!" So the guy got out of the room and people came to the window and watched what happened. What happened was tons of blood came out of the roof and the people were covered with blood. Tons of guts came out of the roof too and they were covered with blood and guts and they hated it.

Gabe: Blog Of The Day

 The Day Of The Chicken

 By Gabe

One day there was a man who was the king of London and he loved chicken guts and blood. He would eat raw chicken guts and blood for every meal and he threw up a lot of chicken guts and blood. But one day he decided he had too much chicken guts and blood in his castle. So he hired some slaves to eat a whole bunch of his chicken guts and blood. So one day all the slaves ate too much and they exploded with chicken. So then the king ate the rest of the chicken and blew up.

 THE END

Avery, Max, And Jack: Blog Of The Day

Swimming in the Tomato Water

By Jack, Max and Avery

One day outside a museum a guy named Max and His 5 best friends wanted to play a game that no one else has ever played before. They called it water in the water. What they did is they changed into their swimsuits and dumped 300 buckets of tomatoes on the the ground. They stomped on it for 10 hours so that all the tomatoes are destroyed and turned into a ton of mushy stuff. They had Max and Jack Swim in it first. Max had on blue goggles and jack had on green goggles. The jumped into the tomatoes at the same time. They got so much tomato on them that they started to smell like a tiger and an elephant's poop. When they started swimming they remembered that they can't swim, so they drowned and choked on the tomatoes. They started to die.

The End

Daddio: 6/1/11 Blog of the Day

Write a story about the following picture.