this summer is going to be a blast of friends, family, and awesome opportunities. first of all this sunday i head to alabama to hang with the family, and have fun on the farm. probably my favorite thing about staying with my grandparents for a month is their church youth group. i know like everybody, and they have the coolest worship. take bethany's youth group and shrink its size but the same energy. it rocks!!!
after that i head back to my home and hang out with my friends until july. during july my mom and i have the awesome opportunity to go to Puerto Rico. while in Puerto Rico we are going to be doing a vacation bible school. i am going to have to warm up on my spanish, because i want to personally talk to the little kids that we will come into contact with. since our little newspaper adventure with the elementary, i have gotten better with kids.
while there we also get to play sports and build things!! yay!!! i love hard labor and sports. i will be one of the two girls that will be helping with this. i cannot wait!!! this will be my very first missions trip. i am so excited to see what God does!!! i havnt had much ministry experiance, and i am ready for some more!!! weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!
then after all that fun, its me and my friends, well and maybe my brother. i have to babysit him. :-(. Emily and i have decited that we are going to make a list of all the things crazy things that we are going to do the remainder of the summer. we shall document these things with pictures to show you up on the start of the new school year.
shall we tell her what these inclued, noooo im asking you, replace you so antiways... ummm... we shall take all our friends to borders to have a story time in the childrens section(british accent) if you hear on the 10:00 news of several children being banished from borders, think of us, and then come bail us out of jail. (these words have been brought to you by Emily and Hannah)(partners in crime)weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee i love you ms melancon!!!
Thursday, May 20, 2010
200 point final
ah newspaper class wow it has been fun. now that i have been throught the best class ever, i have recomended it to everyone i come into contact with. any people that are interested in this class i tell them that it will help you become a better writer. we write alot! i use to hate writing now it is pretty cool. in newpaper class we get to right about what we want to. we basically right how we talk to make it evern more interesting.
lets see tips i would give to a new staff writer... i would tell them to learn how to type well that way when you are writng a story or BLOG ASSIGNMENT you can get it done faster. but you dont have to have great typing skills to be on the staff. at the beginning of the year i couldnt type worth anything, i got better throught this year. also by having good typing skills it will help you in anyother phase in your life.
another tip i guess would be, be prepare to not be shy. ms.meloncon will make sure of that. every person is sometimes shy on their first day to anything, i know that i am. ms. meloncon will break you of this, and you will love her. that is another cool part about this class is the teacher. ms.meloncon rocks! that really should be reason enough to be in this class.
oh yeah another tip could be make sure that you always have ideas about stories. sometimes we dont have good pitches and it is harder to think of them right on the spot. what i did most of this year was way before the next issue i would think of tons of ideas. this will definatly help you if next year we do 50 np ideas. those are death, but if you come prepare everyday with new ideas, then you will survive the storm. by having ideas out there, it helps with your creativity. once you do it a couple of times you have it down, and it is not so bad anymore.
another and final tip from me is to have fun and be aware of your surroundings. this kind of goes with ideas, but if you watch the news or read the newspaper, you will learn alot about your surroundings. this will help your writng because it gets you thinking just like a real reporter. especially if you want to go into journalism, or anyother writing carrer, this is the class for you. oh yeah the fun part is get ready for crazy and fun people. we have played so many games this year and it has been an awesome ride. i cannot wait till next year to see qho is in this class.
lets see tips i would give to a new staff writer... i would tell them to learn how to type well that way when you are writng a story or BLOG ASSIGNMENT you can get it done faster. but you dont have to have great typing skills to be on the staff. at the beginning of the year i couldnt type worth anything, i got better throught this year. also by having good typing skills it will help you in anyother phase in your life.
another tip i guess would be, be prepare to not be shy. ms.meloncon will make sure of that. every person is sometimes shy on their first day to anything, i know that i am. ms. meloncon will break you of this, and you will love her. that is another cool part about this class is the teacher. ms.meloncon rocks! that really should be reason enough to be in this class.
oh yeah another tip could be make sure that you always have ideas about stories. sometimes we dont have good pitches and it is harder to think of them right on the spot. what i did most of this year was way before the next issue i would think of tons of ideas. this will definatly help you if next year we do 50 np ideas. those are death, but if you come prepare everyday with new ideas, then you will survive the storm. by having ideas out there, it helps with your creativity. once you do it a couple of times you have it down, and it is not so bad anymore.
another and final tip from me is to have fun and be aware of your surroundings. this kind of goes with ideas, but if you watch the news or read the newspaper, you will learn alot about your surroundings. this will help your writng because it gets you thinking just like a real reporter. especially if you want to go into journalism, or anyother writing carrer, this is the class for you. oh yeah the fun part is get ready for crazy and fun people. we have played so many games this year and it has been an awesome ride. i cannot wait till next year to see qho is in this class.
200 point final
from ehow.com:
1.How to know when a bike tire is beat?
in this article you will find out how to know if you need to throw away your bike tire or not. it tells you also not to ride on a tire that you do not know of. you always need to check your bike before riding it. then it foes on to say what parts you need to check. for example the threads. so over all this article is promoting bike safety.
2.what is powerplay in cricket?
powerplay in cricket has made watching cricket more exciting. the icc(international cricket council) made these so that also there are more high scoring games. by doing this they probably have made the game more entertianing and popular. The main function of Powerplays is to encourage the batsmen to score more runs with big hits, since only three fielders can be placed outside the 30-yard circle.
3.how to work for a professional sports franchise
really all you do in this job is what any other job would do. i think that it does have its perks though. you get to be around players all the time, or you could just work in the office. which is just a typical job. it is though a very competitive market for these people that do want this as their job.
4.comparison of wooden and bamboo made baseball bats
in the early days people made bats out of hickory wood because it is very strong wood. but this caused a problem, it was too strong. these bats were way too heavy for the players. right now ash and maple are the commonly used woods to make bats right now. bamboo however has entered the market. it is starting to compete with more technical bats.
5.how to get started fencing
first of all you must know what it is, that may help allitle. fencing is where two people stab eachother and win points on where they hit eachother. that is my definition,here is the real one.Fencing is a sport where two individuals attempt to score points on each other by using a Foil, a light weapon with a rectangular blade, an Epee, a heavier weapon with a stiff blade, or a Sabre, a weapon used for both thrusting and cutting. that is really all you need to know.
6.how to design a tack room
having a well designed tack room can benifit any horseman. if you also have a well organized one that saves you alot of time. also a well thought out tack room will protect all your expensive things. Shared tack rooms are often a place to hang out and gossip and even eat meals, so don't be afraid to add personal touches like photographs, a couch or a small table and chairs.
7.how to install a tetherball court
tetherball is a two-player game normally found on playgrounds and at parks. Setting up a pole at home will bring the fun to your backyard. Add a chalked court for a real competition. here are the instructions to get you started.
Instructions
Things You'll Need:
Fence post digger
Cement
Level
Powdered chalk
Chalk line marker
Tether ball pole
Tether ball with rope
Step 1
Mark the spot where you will install your pole. It should have at least 10 feet of space on all sides, and be on a soft surface like grass or dirt.
Step 2
Use the post digger to make a 2-foot deep hole.
Step 3
Mix the cement with water according to package directions. Fill the hole halfway and insert the pole. Use the level to help make the pole straight. Holding the pole straight, fill the hole completely with cement. Allow to dry.
Step 4
Fill the line marker with chalk. Mark off a 20-foot diameter circle with the pole in the middle. Mark off 1/6 wedges on opposite sides of the circle. These are the neutral zones. Mark a cross in the center of each of the remaining 1/3 sections of the circle. These are the serving spots.
Step 5
Tie the ball's rope to the pole. The rope should be 10 feet long for older people, and 12 feet long for younger children.
8.this is how to store long bows
Step 1
Find a cool, dry place with enough room to store your bow flat. This may be on a floor or table, or even a shelf.
Step 2
Remove the string from one end of your bow. Do this by sliding the string loop up and over the top of the bow. The wooden body will now straighten out and the string will be hanging free.
Step 3
Wrap the string around the body of the bow. Place a twist-tie around the body and string to keep the two together.
Step 4
Place the bow on the flat surface you identified in Step 1. Make sure it is out of the way and that no one will accidentally step on it or get tangled up in the string.
Step 5
Stack your additional long bows on top of one another in the same place. Use caution when stacking them so as not to damage the strings.
9.how to clean stainless-steel guns
very carefully(emily). yes you do want to be careful,but these guns usually o not get fired. they are mainly collector items. the cleaning process is the sane for all guns except these, because they are special. A gun-cleaning set and stainless-steel gun polish are necessary to complete this project, which will take you about 30 minutes or less depending on the type of gun you're cleaning.
10.squash vs. racketball
Squash and racquetball are both sports that can be played at a recreational or competitive level and by people with a wide range of skills and abilities. my questions is what is squash? the only difference between the two is... the squash ball is a racketball with holes that way when contact is made it is squashed.
1.How to know when a bike tire is beat?
in this article you will find out how to know if you need to throw away your bike tire or not. it tells you also not to ride on a tire that you do not know of. you always need to check your bike before riding it. then it foes on to say what parts you need to check. for example the threads. so over all this article is promoting bike safety.
2.what is powerplay in cricket?
powerplay in cricket has made watching cricket more exciting. the icc(international cricket council) made these so that also there are more high scoring games. by doing this they probably have made the game more entertianing and popular. The main function of Powerplays is to encourage the batsmen to score more runs with big hits, since only three fielders can be placed outside the 30-yard circle.
3.how to work for a professional sports franchise
really all you do in this job is what any other job would do. i think that it does have its perks though. you get to be around players all the time, or you could just work in the office. which is just a typical job. it is though a very competitive market for these people that do want this as their job.
4.comparison of wooden and bamboo made baseball bats
in the early days people made bats out of hickory wood because it is very strong wood. but this caused a problem, it was too strong. these bats were way too heavy for the players. right now ash and maple are the commonly used woods to make bats right now. bamboo however has entered the market. it is starting to compete with more technical bats.
5.how to get started fencing
first of all you must know what it is, that may help allitle. fencing is where two people stab eachother and win points on where they hit eachother. that is my definition,here is the real one.Fencing is a sport where two individuals attempt to score points on each other by using a Foil, a light weapon with a rectangular blade, an Epee, a heavier weapon with a stiff blade, or a Sabre, a weapon used for both thrusting and cutting. that is really all you need to know.
6.how to design a tack room
having a well designed tack room can benifit any horseman. if you also have a well organized one that saves you alot of time. also a well thought out tack room will protect all your expensive things. Shared tack rooms are often a place to hang out and gossip and even eat meals, so don't be afraid to add personal touches like photographs, a couch or a small table and chairs.
7.how to install a tetherball court
tetherball is a two-player game normally found on playgrounds and at parks. Setting up a pole at home will bring the fun to your backyard. Add a chalked court for a real competition. here are the instructions to get you started.
Instructions
Things You'll Need:
Fence post digger
Cement
Level
Powdered chalk
Chalk line marker
Tether ball pole
Tether ball with rope
Step 1
Mark the spot where you will install your pole. It should have at least 10 feet of space on all sides, and be on a soft surface like grass or dirt.
Step 2
Use the post digger to make a 2-foot deep hole.
Step 3
Mix the cement with water according to package directions. Fill the hole halfway and insert the pole. Use the level to help make the pole straight. Holding the pole straight, fill the hole completely with cement. Allow to dry.
Step 4
Fill the line marker with chalk. Mark off a 20-foot diameter circle with the pole in the middle. Mark off 1/6 wedges on opposite sides of the circle. These are the neutral zones. Mark a cross in the center of each of the remaining 1/3 sections of the circle. These are the serving spots.
Step 5
Tie the ball's rope to the pole. The rope should be 10 feet long for older people, and 12 feet long for younger children.
8.this is how to store long bows
Step 1
Find a cool, dry place with enough room to store your bow flat. This may be on a floor or table, or even a shelf.
Step 2
Remove the string from one end of your bow. Do this by sliding the string loop up and over the top of the bow. The wooden body will now straighten out and the string will be hanging free.
Step 3
Wrap the string around the body of the bow. Place a twist-tie around the body and string to keep the two together.
Step 4
Place the bow on the flat surface you identified in Step 1. Make sure it is out of the way and that no one will accidentally step on it or get tangled up in the string.
Step 5
Stack your additional long bows on top of one another in the same place. Use caution when stacking them so as not to damage the strings.
9.how to clean stainless-steel guns
very carefully(emily). yes you do want to be careful,but these guns usually o not get fired. they are mainly collector items. the cleaning process is the sane for all guns except these, because they are special. A gun-cleaning set and stainless-steel gun polish are necessary to complete this project, which will take you about 30 minutes or less depending on the type of gun you're cleaning.
10.squash vs. racketball
Squash and racquetball are both sports that can be played at a recreational or competitive level and by people with a wide range of skills and abilities. my questions is what is squash? the only difference between the two is... the squash ball is a racketball with holes that way when contact is made it is squashed.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
odes to the seniors in journalism
Sarah:
you are very cool and fun to be around. this year at beta and in the np staff you have been a great influence. np was the only class i had with you, but i could still tell by your character, that you really truely are awesome. you are very creative. just recently i saw the where the wild things are that you made. you are really good with that kind of stuff.
Tina:
tina you have such a sweet desposition. you have always been so nice to anyone you have come into contact with. everytime i see you, you are smilng. you really "completed" our lunch table. i could never see you being mean to anyone. you are such a sweet person.
Nathan:
wow! you are such a great author. i think that when you go to college you are going to be a great leader. you are the best editor i have ever had. you are also very funny. especially you and chase together. i will always your dance moves that you showed us last week. that was hillarious. the thing that i like about you the most would be, you just like to have a good time.
Chase:
i didnt know that you even drew,boy was i wrong. like i said to nathan, you two are hillarious. i never got to watch you play baseball unfortunally, but i heard that you rocked. if you play college i will definatly try to come to one of those games. your drawings always amazed me.
Lakeisha:
keish keish. you are a great song and poem writer. i probably would have never know that if i hadnt been in this class with you. you have a very beutiful voice. i know for a fact that you have been a huge influence on those elementary kids. they always asked me where you were all the time. they all adored you, it was so cute. you are really great with kids.
Bria:
Bria i really am going to miss you. you are probably the closest senoir to me. we have had so much fun this year. in american history and in this class, me and you have laughed our heads off. i cannot remeber one down time that we wernt dieing laughing. also, how can i forget that angelic voice of yours. we had good times in chapel also. you have been a great influence in my life. when i wanted to go crazy, you gave me wisdom, and then made a funny. i will miss you! i love you girl!
Chelsey:
i dont really know much about this year but back in volleyball we had some good times. me and you most of the time ended up on the bench together, you always had something funny to say. you are very funny, you always made me laugh. i will miss you as i will the other seniors too.
you are very cool and fun to be around. this year at beta and in the np staff you have been a great influence. np was the only class i had with you, but i could still tell by your character, that you really truely are awesome. you are very creative. just recently i saw the where the wild things are that you made. you are really good with that kind of stuff.
Tina:
tina you have such a sweet desposition. you have always been so nice to anyone you have come into contact with. everytime i see you, you are smilng. you really "completed" our lunch table. i could never see you being mean to anyone. you are such a sweet person.
Nathan:
wow! you are such a great author. i think that when you go to college you are going to be a great leader. you are the best editor i have ever had. you are also very funny. especially you and chase together. i will always your dance moves that you showed us last week. that was hillarious. the thing that i like about you the most would be, you just like to have a good time.
Chase:
i didnt know that you even drew,boy was i wrong. like i said to nathan, you two are hillarious. i never got to watch you play baseball unfortunally, but i heard that you rocked. if you play college i will definatly try to come to one of those games. your drawings always amazed me.
Lakeisha:
keish keish. you are a great song and poem writer. i probably would have never know that if i hadnt been in this class with you. you have a very beutiful voice. i know for a fact that you have been a huge influence on those elementary kids. they always asked me where you were all the time. they all adored you, it was so cute. you are really great with kids.
Bria:
Bria i really am going to miss you. you are probably the closest senoir to me. we have had so much fun this year. in american history and in this class, me and you have laughed our heads off. i cannot remeber one down time that we wernt dieing laughing. also, how can i forget that angelic voice of yours. we had good times in chapel also. you have been a great influence in my life. when i wanted to go crazy, you gave me wisdom, and then made a funny. i will miss you! i love you girl!
Chelsey:
i dont really know much about this year but back in volleyball we had some good times. me and you most of the time ended up on the bench together, you always had something funny to say. you are very funny, you always made me laugh. i will miss you as i will the other seniors too.
Monday, April 26, 2010
my elaborated weekend
friday after school began a pretty relaxing weekend. i havnt had a down weekend in along time. i cannot recall one achually. when i got home from school i went staight to the couch and read a book. i read until my parents got home at around five o clock. when they got home we ate supper. i dont remeber what we had but it was good. then i went to the game room and watched tv. at about eight o clock my dad and i played comand and conquer generals. i lost, and it was pretty bad. then after that i went to bed and read some more until about 11 oclock.
saturday morning it was storming and i couldnt sleep so i got up at 8 oclock! on a saturday! then we ate a very big breakfast, and it was amazing. we had ham, bacon, sasage,these were from alabama. then we had buiscuts and gravy and grits. it was amazing. after that i got on our new mac and played with it. i made some really cool videos from our trip. then after that i worked on a song i am writing on garage band which is an app that lets you record vocals and all your instruments.
after that i got on facebook and itunes. nobody was on facebook, so i didnt do much. then on itunes i bout some songs and put them on my ipod. after that i went up stairs and got all rocker like. i went to our music room and jammed on my bass and sang to the new songs that i bought. my brother had alex, on of his friends over, so he wanted to verse me in a couple games. so i did. i beat him at all the games we played.
after that i just rocked more and almost went to our loft to workout, but instead when back to my bedroom and read alittle bit of julius caesar. i really got into the characters, it freaked me out. then that night we had hamburgers, that my dad made, they were awesome. then i went to bed.
the next morning came early, because we had to be at church at 8:30. when we got to the church, we were assigned a place to go minister to, and work at. my family and i went to a bad neiborhood and did gardening. while we were there i met to cute little boys and my dad and i prayed over this sweet little old lady. she couldnt stop calling me baby, and presious.
after we got done with our work we headed back to the church. when we got there we had free pizza! weeeee i ate so much! but i didnt get sick thankfully. well this is where my family and i departed. i went to bethany south and they went home. i was going there to pick up emily and jasmine. while trying to find a parking spot, i saw branden tummey. along time ago, he honged his horn at me and scared me. so this was the perfect opportunity to get back. i was in the pruis, so he couldnt hear me. hejumped when i honged the horn i laughed so hard.
once i got emily and jas we went to the mall. jasmine gettoed me and emily up and it was hilarious! after that we went to menchies, which is amazing! then we met kim and rebecca and went to la madilines to eat, it was delisious! then we went to celebration station and i whooped them in go carts and puttputt. it was a fun and relaxing weekend.
saturday morning it was storming and i couldnt sleep so i got up at 8 oclock! on a saturday! then we ate a very big breakfast, and it was amazing. we had ham, bacon, sasage,these were from alabama. then we had buiscuts and gravy and grits. it was amazing. after that i got on our new mac and played with it. i made some really cool videos from our trip. then after that i worked on a song i am writing on garage band which is an app that lets you record vocals and all your instruments.
after that i got on facebook and itunes. nobody was on facebook, so i didnt do much. then on itunes i bout some songs and put them on my ipod. after that i went up stairs and got all rocker like. i went to our music room and jammed on my bass and sang to the new songs that i bought. my brother had alex, on of his friends over, so he wanted to verse me in a couple games. so i did. i beat him at all the games we played.
after that i just rocked more and almost went to our loft to workout, but instead when back to my bedroom and read alittle bit of julius caesar. i really got into the characters, it freaked me out. then that night we had hamburgers, that my dad made, they were awesome. then i went to bed.
the next morning came early, because we had to be at church at 8:30. when we got to the church, we were assigned a place to go minister to, and work at. my family and i went to a bad neiborhood and did gardening. while we were there i met to cute little boys and my dad and i prayed over this sweet little old lady. she couldnt stop calling me baby, and presious.
after we got done with our work we headed back to the church. when we got there we had free pizza! weeeee i ate so much! but i didnt get sick thankfully. well this is where my family and i departed. i went to bethany south and they went home. i was going there to pick up emily and jasmine. while trying to find a parking spot, i saw branden tummey. along time ago, he honged his horn at me and scared me. so this was the perfect opportunity to get back. i was in the pruis, so he couldnt hear me. hejumped when i honged the horn i laughed so hard.
once i got emily and jas we went to the mall. jasmine gettoed me and emily up and it was hilarious! after that we went to menchies, which is amazing! then we met kim and rebecca and went to la madilines to eat, it was delisious! then we went to celebration station and i whooped them in go carts and puttputt. it was a fun and relaxing weekend.
Friday, April 23, 2010
My comments
Nathan you are a great editor!
James kinda random, but Roll Tide Roll lol
Chase you and Nathan are hillarious
James kinda random, but Roll Tide Roll lol
Chase you and Nathan are hillarious
Thursday, April 22, 2010
My Year In Journalism
wow what can i say about journalism. i could write a book on what has happened in this class. at the beginning of the year i was assigned this class. i was so worried about being in a class that had dedlines and writing. i use to hate to write now i write all the time. journalism is the best class i have ever had. i always wanted ms. meloncon for a teacher, and she is so awesome! unlike other people in the class i do like blogging. the things i like about blogging is you really do learn alot of imformation. my favorite blog will always be the brain simulation website. that was so awesome! i loved how it was so real.
throughout this year we have had so many fun games and experiances. i loved this one game called "odd man out"! we got so serious about it that we came one day in pe clothes. that was the best game ever. another cool game was "knot". it took alot of skill in this game. i think by playing these games we became a family. another thing we did was work lsu games. me being an Auburn Fan and all, i achually enjoyed myself. it was hard and we got sweaty and nasty, but it was so much fun!
when projects came up like spirit links, guess who helped out. we cute the links, counted them, rubberbanded them, then after we thought that was done we had to count all the money. i got stuck with pennies most of the time, and i did not know money was that dirty. john paul came in here one day with gloves on and showed us just how dirty the money was and his gloves were yellow! i have learned ms meloncons words now. when she says feild trip that means a trip to the dumpster. when she says game it means work. when she says packet o fun it is packet o death.
i think throught i have become a better writer through this class. i definatly am taking this class next year. oh yeah how can i forget our exames. for our exames we built gingarbread houses. that was my first ever gingarbread house. then we just ate all the candy. it was so much fun. one of my favorite activities was working on the memory garden. i love outside labor, so this was awesome! another cool event was we got to help k love on see you at the pole day. we got donuts!
newspaper class has been the best class ever. if you want a class that has thrills chills and adventure take this class. it will change your life. i have learned so much in this class. we have had guest speakers like joanna brother that taught us all about film. then we had andre moreau that told us about being a news anchor. all these cool experiances all happened in this one class! I Love Journalism!
throughout this year we have had so many fun games and experiances. i loved this one game called "odd man out"! we got so serious about it that we came one day in pe clothes. that was the best game ever. another cool game was "knot". it took alot of skill in this game. i think by playing these games we became a family. another thing we did was work lsu games. me being an Auburn Fan and all, i achually enjoyed myself. it was hard and we got sweaty and nasty, but it was so much fun!
when projects came up like spirit links, guess who helped out. we cute the links, counted them, rubberbanded them, then after we thought that was done we had to count all the money. i got stuck with pennies most of the time, and i did not know money was that dirty. john paul came in here one day with gloves on and showed us just how dirty the money was and his gloves were yellow! i have learned ms meloncons words now. when she says feild trip that means a trip to the dumpster. when she says game it means work. when she says packet o fun it is packet o death.
i think throught i have become a better writer through this class. i definatly am taking this class next year. oh yeah how can i forget our exames. for our exames we built gingarbread houses. that was my first ever gingarbread house. then we just ate all the candy. it was so much fun. one of my favorite activities was working on the memory garden. i love outside labor, so this was awesome! another cool event was we got to help k love on see you at the pole day. we got donuts!
newspaper class has been the best class ever. if you want a class that has thrills chills and adventure take this class. it will change your life. i have learned so much in this class. we have had guest speakers like joanna brother that taught us all about film. then we had andre moreau that told us about being a news anchor. all these cool experiances all happened in this one class! I Love Journalism!
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Spring Break
My Spring Break started when I got off our flight into Salt Lake city Utah. When we got there, we drove until we got to this place called Cedar City, Utah. The next morning, we woke up early, so we could get on the slopes before anyone else. That whole day was so much fun. We went snowboarding. There are three snowboard sizes, collar board, chin board, and nose board. I had a chin board. The fastest board is the nose board, because the longer the board the faster you go. Thank the Lord that I only sprained my shoulder. It could have been worse. I am so glad I didn't have the nose board, because I probably would have broken something. After snowboarding we left to go to “sin city”. We arrived there at night, so we got to see The Strip and it was cool. Why we were in Vegas we visited the Hoover Dam. We went on a dam tour there and it was cool. Also in vegas we saw the Blue Man Group. They were so amazing! After the show my dad got to play their pipes. After Vegas we went to the Grand Canyon. It was so huge, pictures still cannot completely give the jest of it all. The Grand Canyon really is Grand. It was scary though, because there were no bars to be found anywhere, it was just the edge. Then we made our way to Zion National Park. It was gigantic! When we got close to the bottom we went through a tunnel. This tunnel was really really dark. Probably the darkest tunnel i have ever been in. It was 1.1 miles long. At Zion there are so many different sites to see, and they have a shuttle to take you everywhere. The Mormons actually named all the different sites that we saw. The names of them were, Angels Landing,Abraham, Isaac,and Jacob, the three patriarchs, and The Great White Throne. All these names just stuck with them, so they were never changed. Lastly, we headed back to salt lake city. We went to see where the 2002 Winter Games were held. I got my picture taken in front of my favorite event, which is the Super Pipe. One of the big thrills of the trip was when we went to the Hill Air Force Base Museum. While we were looking at one of the planes( SR-71 blackbird), this older gentleman comes up to us. He turns out to be one of the few pilots that ever flew this plane. Then we went over to the side of the plane where they had a display case showing the suit they wore in the plane. Guess what! It was that gentlemen’s suit and picture! I met a legend that day! Well that was my last story for this year’s newspaper. I hope that you enjoyed all my articles. Peace out! (Mom)
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Rural Life Museum
the original land of this museum belonged to Thomas a soider that captured baton rouge. later different people claimed this land then the burden family got ahold of it and used it as a place for there summer vacation. they later used this land for people to get away from the heat. this was useful because around this time the yellow fever was out there and hitting hard. so there is some history on this museums founding.
there is also the gardens which are beutiful they say. the garden today is about 80 years old. a lovely lake and two small islands in the lake have been added. i bet when we go there it will be very pretty. the garden consist of all kinds of different plants and flowers. it is probably like any iother garden just bigger and older. i am interested in seeing it when we go tomarrow.
there are 385 attractions here at this museum. wow! they achually have a working plantation, barn and all kinds of rural life there. on there tours they show you all these cool places and things. i personally love rural life. as a kid all i did was live like laura ingles wilder. i read all of her books. when i would play with my friends we would live back in the old days. i still to this day love to watch her tv show, that is my saturday morning show.
this place there called the exibit barn has hundreds of artifacts, dealing with rural life up to the 20th century. The Plantation Quarters consists of a complex of 19th century buildings - commissary, overseer's house, kitchen, slave cabins, sick house, schoolhouse, blacksmith's shop, sugar house, and grist mill - authentically furnished to replicate all the major activities of life on a typical 19th century working plantation. Louisiana Folk Architecture is interpreted in a wonderful collection of buildings exemplifying the house types of Louisiana including - a country church, pioneer's cabin, Carolina cabin, shotgun house, Acadian house, and dogtrot house - whose divergent construction traits illustrate the various cultures of Louisiana settlers.
there is this thing called a flat boat and it is from the laurette family's old home in sunshine. the pieces of this boat date back to 1830. on their website they have a place for "country gossip", and there were not any bad things there. there website has so great pics of all that they have also. im excited to go tomarrow. i expect to see alot of cool exibits there tomarrow.
there is also the gardens which are beutiful they say. the garden today is about 80 years old. a lovely lake and two small islands in the lake have been added. i bet when we go there it will be very pretty. the garden consist of all kinds of different plants and flowers. it is probably like any iother garden just bigger and older. i am interested in seeing it when we go tomarrow.
there are 385 attractions here at this museum. wow! they achually have a working plantation, barn and all kinds of rural life there. on there tours they show you all these cool places and things. i personally love rural life. as a kid all i did was live like laura ingles wilder. i read all of her books. when i would play with my friends we would live back in the old days. i still to this day love to watch her tv show, that is my saturday morning show.
this place there called the exibit barn has hundreds of artifacts, dealing with rural life up to the 20th century. The Plantation Quarters consists of a complex of 19th century buildings - commissary, overseer's house, kitchen, slave cabins, sick house, schoolhouse, blacksmith's shop, sugar house, and grist mill - authentically furnished to replicate all the major activities of life on a typical 19th century working plantation. Louisiana Folk Architecture is interpreted in a wonderful collection of buildings exemplifying the house types of Louisiana including - a country church, pioneer's cabin, Carolina cabin, shotgun house, Acadian house, and dogtrot house - whose divergent construction traits illustrate the various cultures of Louisiana settlers.
there is this thing called a flat boat and it is from the laurette family's old home in sunshine. the pieces of this boat date back to 1830. on their website they have a place for "country gossip", and there were not any bad things there. there website has so great pics of all that they have also. im excited to go tomarrow. i expect to see alot of cool exibits there tomarrow.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
My spring break
my spring break all started when i got of my flight in Salt Lake city Utah. when we got there we drove till we got to this place called cedar city utah. the next morning we woke up early so we could get on the slopes before anyone else. that whole day was so much fun. in snowboarding you have different size boards. there is a collar board which comes up to your collar bone, and chin and nose. i had a chin board. the fastest board is the nose board, because the longer the board the faster that you go. thank the Lord that i only spraned my shoulder it could have been worse.i am so glad i didnt have that board because then i probably would have broken something. after snowboarding we left to go to sin city. Las vegas is the last place i would go. we arrived there at night, so we got to see the strip lite up that was cool. that night we saw little water shows that they had going on. one had a volcano that fire came out of.
oh yeah before that we went to hoover dam. we went on a dam tour there and was cool. back in vegas we saw the blue man group they were so amazing. my dad after the show got to play on there pipes that was cool. after vegas we went to the grandcanyon. on the way there we went through an indian reserve and it was in the middle of nowhere. it was pitch black out side when we finally found some kind of hotel/motel thing. it ws not the best hotl ever, but the beds were okay. that morning i went out onto the porch and saw the view that we had missed last night. we were ontop of a plateu and as i looked down i saw another dam. this dam was called the Glen canyon dam. it wasnt the hoover, but it was still pretty cool.
we finally made it to the grand canyon, we had driven so much, and i couldnt help my parents because of my snowboarding acciedent. once we got there you didnt know that you were there till you walked down a path to the edge. it was so huge, pictures still cannot completly give the jest of it all. The Grand Canyon really is Grand. it was scary though, because there were no bars to be found anywhere, it was just the edge.
then we made our way to Zion national park. it was gigantic! when we entered the park we started to descend down. the first sign that i saw said "visitors center 11 miles away". we went down that whole time. i was video taping out the passenger side window and when i looked down i saw the road 4 more times. we went down those whole 11 miles. then when we got close to the bottom we went through a tunnel. this tunnels was really really dark. probably the darkest tunnel i have ever been in. it was 1.1 miles long. at zion there are so many different sites to see, and they have a shuttle to take you everywhere. the mormans achuaaly named all the different sites that we saw. the names of them were, Angels landing,abraham, issac,and jacob, the three patriarchs. all these names just stuck with them so they were never changed.
lets see after that we headed back up to salt lake city.
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