One of my favorites!!!

Ok so I absolutely LOVE music!!! I have so many favorite songs it's hard to chose my top favorite. But on of the ones that is in my tops is Beautiful, Beautiful by Frabcescs Battistelli. I'm not sure how to embed a video yet, but I'll post the YouTube link for a video. I have a couple of her songs on a cd and I listen to them over and over and over!!! The others are Forever Love, This is the stuff, & I'm letting go. I REALLY want an iTunes gift card for Christmas so I can buy more of her songs. She has an amazing voice!!! And her sings can be so catchy. My 2nd favorite of hers is I'm letting go. When I got the cd (mixed with other songs/artists) I literally listened to the same cd about 10 times. I love her music...

Running: Should I start????

So my friend from Chicago is a talented young girl who LOVES to run. She even has her own blog which she talks about mainly running and other things. She inspired me so I think maybe possibly I'll start walking/jogging/running in the mornings or nights. It would keep me in shape (hopefully) and I could take my dogs with me as their nightime walk. I get tired very easily but I'm sure I could survive long enough to burn a couple calories. Over the summer I played softball, so I lost alot of weight. I also play soccer once a week and I played volleyball earlier in the fall. Hopefully by spring I'll be able to fit into a size smaller. I think will be my goal: to drop a clothing size once or twice a year. :) I have always dreamed of being super skinny like almost all of my friends but never suceeded. My closet is so jam packed right now. A couple of weeks ago I had washed all my laundry and put it all away so that way there wasn't ANY of my dirty clothes. I had so much stuff I had to go hunt for hangers in my moms room! It was crazy. So anyway, back to running. My weekly goal is to run at least one mile a week. Or even each day, if I have time! Pray for me! I hope this all works out!!!

Here's my friends blog link, just in case you're interested:

www.bubblygirl97.wordpress.com/

A long break...

My life has currently been overtaken by school, chores, Sunday school memorization,sports, and other family events. I have been SOOOO busy and really don't have alot of spare time. I just finished my volleyball season. We weren't very successful but our coaches were really good! They used to be professional players. I think I am good at catching on to sports once I learn how to play them properly. I found out I have a really good overhand serve! Alot of the girls are still doing underhand and do it pretty well! I am TERRIBLE at underhand. I did one during the game It would not be pretty.

Yesterday we had a thunderstorm! It was so awesome! I love rain and lighting. I kept trying to get some pictures of lightning strikes. I got one but it's blurry. Although you can see the thin lightning line. I think that might be one of my proffesions when I'm older: a storm photographer.

In my Sunday school class, we are memorizing the book of James. It has 5 chapters. I currently only have 4 verses down but I'm trying to catch up. My teacher expects the firt chapter down by the end of November. I have to memorize other verses for a history class. So it's kinda tricky sometimes.

A Summer Poem

Summer Vacation

When summer vacation started
We got a big break from school
We played all the time
And tried to stay cool
Our hearts were filled with joy
When we got such a big break
To eat yummy ice creams,
We could not wait
We were free
To do anything we like-
Playing all the time
Or riding our bike
It was a wonderful Vacation
A big sensation
For using imagination,
A lovely creation



by Bhavana

Birthday gift!!!

My early birthday gift from my dad that I got in February was a n iPod Touch 4th generation!!! It's so cool!!! And I've many good apps on it that are very useful.

Really funny joke!!!

There's this plane and it's about to crash. There are 4 passengers and only 3 parachutes. First passenger says I'm a leading heart surgeon my patients need me he took the first parachute and jumped. The second passenger says I'm a rocket scientist one of the smartest men alive my country needs me. He takes the second parachute and jumps. The third passenger is pope John Paul and he says to the fourth passenger a 10 year old boy scout son I'm old and frail and don't have a lot of time left go on and take this last parachute. The 10 year old boy scout says Sir don't worry about it there's two parachutes left ya see the smartest man alive just jumped out with my backpack.

Today is my birthday!!!!!!

Ican't believe it! I'm finally 14!!!! Yay!!!! I'm so excited!!! I got an iPod as an early gift in Feb. Iam about to open some more gifts soon!!!!!

  

By the way...........

As of March 1st, my birthday is only 15 days away!!!!!!! Yay!!!!!!!!!!

The "Uncle Remus" style of the Aesop fable "The Bundle of sticks"

 Da Bunnda O’ Sticks
By M. J.
De old man wuz gonna diy soon so he call’ iz suns ‘rund ‘im tuh givem sum
partnin avice. He told ez servents tuh brigin tuh faggot de tiks an sed tuh iz
sun: “Brake it.” De sun straned an straned butt wit all iz efferts wuznable tuh
brake de bunnda. Tha udda suns alsa tride butt nun a dem was abel. “Intie
doz faggots,” sed de fader, “An eachaya take a tik.” Wen day dun it, he
hollered tuh dem: “Now brake!” an eacha de tiks wuz broke. Ya’llz iz
stronga tuggedda!

I wrote this today and its due tomorrow so wish me luck!!! Maybe my classmates will let me post their stories.  :)

Happy Valentine's Day!!!!!'

Happy Valentines Day everybody! It's such a nice day to go outside and enjoy the holiday. Hope you a lovable day!!!
                                                    

Life update...

I've been so busy with family life and school and chores that I rarely have time to post anything. There's a letter that I wrote I've been meaning to post but I just haven't had the spare time. I'm currently working on The book of Philippians (in the bible). There are four chapters and I passed for chap 1. I only have about three weeks left to memorize the last 3 chapters. So that pretty much takes up any extr time. The reason I have such a short amount of time, is because I didn't set aside the time to memorize when my Sunday School class started in early summer. Hopefully by next week, I should be able to post my letter. My classmate wrote the cutest story and me and my friend were cracking up while he was reading because it was so funny. He claims that his first book in his series is almost complete. Trust me he LOVES writing!!!

                                                 

Ida: Once a Slave Now a Hero

                             Ida: Once a Slave Now a Hero

               She was a daughter. She was a teacher. She was a justice 
advocate.  Ida B. Wells, delivered on July 16, 1862, was born a slave 
and spent her childhood with her father James, and her mother Elizabeth 
along with her five younger siblings.  She was a daring and fearless 
girl who was not afraid to speak her mind and did well in the fight for 
equality and justice.  When Ida was 16 she became a "mother" to her 
sisters and brothers.  Writing for Free Speech, Ida spoke of many 
lynchings and why they were wrong.  Thankfully, when she wrote 
pamphlets such as Southern Horrors, they were accepted and published.  
While away in Philadelphia, racists, who had also killed some of Ida's 
friends, broke into her printing press and trashed it.  Luckily she was 
not there.  In her life, she did many things that really served to 
advance in race among blacks and whites.

     On a positively warm day in July, James and Elizabeth Wells 
welcomed their first daughter Ida Bell Wells into the world in Holly 
Springs, Mississippi.  Cuddly and cute, Ida was named after her mom's 
older sister Isabelle.  The Civil War was going on for the beginning of 
Ida's childhood.  Her Father "Jim," was a talented carpenter and his 
wife "Lizzie," was a famous cook who worked as a slave for Spires 
Bolling, who was their owner, and his family.  Compassionately, Mr. 
Bolling made the choice to let Ida stay instead of selling her to the 
slave traders when they came through the small town of Holly Springs.  
He was very kind.  When Abraham Lincoln became president, he worked 
very hard to set slaves free.  In 1865, Ida, who was three years old, 
was set free along with her parents because of the Emancipation 
Proclamation.   She was able to receive an education at Shaw University 
until learned to read her bible and write. Ida Bell recalled her mother 
telling her that Ida's "job" is to "learn all you could."  Once she had 
mastered reading and writing, Ida stopped attending school during her 
childhood, and came home to help her mom around the house.

     During the summer of no school in 1878, a yellow fever epidemic 
had swept through many states and by September it had spread throughout 
Holly Springs.  While Ida was visiting her Grandma in a neighboring 
county, three men from Holly Springs arrived to bring her tragic news. 
They gave Ida a letter and the words "leapt" out at her.  "Jim and 
Lizzie Wells have both died of the fever. They died within 24 hours of 
each other.  A lady from the Howard Association was sent to take care 
of the children."  Sadly, her nine-month old baby brother Stanley, had 
died along with his parents.  When she finally returned home to take 
care of the remaining children, Ida left Shaw University where she 
first learned to read and write, and found a teaching job about six 
miles from their home.  The children, loved her so much, that they 
brought small gifts such as eggs to their beloved teacher.   In 1879, 
Ida's Aunt Fanny invited Ida and two of her sisters to come to Memphis, 
Tennessee to live with her for a while.  When Ida was offered a 
teaching position, which was better paying, she gratefully accepted.  
She adored school.

     When she saved enough money, Ida was able to buy fancy dresses, 
hats, gloves, and boots.  In 1884 she began her battle for racial and 
gender justice.  Ida bought a first class ticket for the train and took 
her comfortable seat in the lady's car.  The conductor asked her to 
leave and take a seat in the "colored peoples car."  Unfortunately, he 
got his hand badly bitten when he attempted to remove Ida by force.  He 
called his buddies.  They unfastened Ida from her seat and dragged her 
off the train.  After that, she hired a black lawyer and sued the 
Railroad Company.  She won that round but when it was laid upon the 
Supreme Court, they turned her down and Ida was unable to receive her 
$500 that she had won.  Using her savings to be part owner of Free 
Speech, which was a local newspaper, Ida wrote about her incident on 
the train and also composed scoops about several cases where black 
people had suffered at the hands of white racists.  The whites hated 
the blacks like a deer hates a hunter. On March 9, 1892, when three 
African American men were lynched, Ida wrote about the horrifying 
event.  Ida, returning from a trip, discovered that the murderers of 
her three friends had ruined her printing press and ceased to have 
world peace.  She continued her fight for justice.

    Born in Mississippi, Ida Wells spent her childhood with her five 
siblings as well as her parents.  Attending Shaw University, Ida 
learned to read and write and became a teacher at age 16.  When Ida 
moved to Memphis, she began teaching at a better paying school , and 
eventually started writing for several local newspapers. When she lost 
her fight for justice on the train, she devoted her life to journalism. 
  Happily, in 1894 Ida married Ferdinand Barnett, the founder of the 
first African American newspaper called the Conservator, and they had 
four kids: Charles, Herman, Ida, and Alfreda.  Ida, who was the founder 
of NAACP and NACW, died on March 25, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois. Once a 
slave now a hero, Ida was a light trying to reach out to make the world 
an equal place.

This was a biography that I wrote about a month ago. I requested a book about her from the library. When I got it, it was 2-3inches thick! Of course  I didn't read the whole thing. At least I got the information that I needed to complete my assignment.

Dresses of my dreams!!!!!!!!!!

As you might know, my favorite color is pink. And so I googled "pink ball dress" and then clicked on "Images" and there popped up tons of pink dresses. So here are some that I wish I owned.

  

  

 


I could post millions more but my blog would get too stuffed up. If you're looking for pink ball or prom gowns, definitely look up what I said before because you can go to that site and buy it. Any pinkaholic like me would adore the search (and the dress).    :)   I also found this pink hello kitty wedding dress.

Flowers

Can you believe that its almost spring? Winter has gone by so fast and snow season is almost past. I'm already thinking about what flowers I want to cultivate. Sunflowers are one of my favorites because they spout so quickly.                    

One of my other favorites are Marigolds. They spread their seeds like crazy and you can have hundreds of oranges flowers for most of the fall (if you have a big crop). These below look exactly like mine when they were growing.

Outta nowhere!!!!

My favorite part of soccer today, was when I scored TWO goals!!!!!!!!! "It came in from outta nowhere," the goalie probably said. It felt great!!!!

Playful from Birth to Death

Cats and kittens are both very playful creatures.  When kittens are born, they
drink milk from their mother. Some adult cats also drink milk. Like you and me
milk strengthens the cat’s bones. When kittens are born, their eyes are blue.
After about 12 weeks they change color. Most outside cats devour mice. Cat
owners usually enjoy this extra service. Some people declaw their cats if they live
inside a house. Mostly because they might scratch things. In ancient Egypt killing
cats was illegal. Someone who does this could be put to death.It has been said
indoor cats live longer than outdoor cats.The oldest cat lived to be 36 years old.
That amazing cat was probably given much care and cozy indoor home. If your
cat lives outside, it is much safer for it to have claws. Then they can be armed
and ready to protect themselves against enemies. When cats or kittens get mad,
their fur sticks strait up and their tails puff out. The cats, who purr when they’re
happy, is the only cat that can walk with his tail vertical. When you first bring a
domestic animal in your home you must let it gradually move in. Along with his
other inventions, Sir Isaac Newton invented the cat door..A cat’s nose is another
interesting part of the cat’s physical body. The pink nose of a cat or kitten
imitates a human fingerprint. The delicate pattern is another source of
identification. Strangely a cat cannot see below his nose. Cats have preforming for
many years in cats shows and proven themselves to be one of the most playful
creatures.


The assignment for this lesson/story was to find a book and re write in your own words. For example, the story Cinderella, yeah its a really long story but you can shorten it by starting at an interesting spot. I wrote a paper on Cinderella and a wrote the whole thing and it was about eight pages long! I learned my lesson.

Dido and the Trading City

Dido, who was fleeing from her homeland in Tyre,

arrived in North Africa. She had always dreamed

of opening a trading city. The beautiful Phoenician            

princess was very clever. Land near the seaside

would make a cool place to trade. She asked the

owner if she could have as much land as she could

cover with a single bull skin. The landowner quickly

agreed. Because Dido was so clever she took the bull

hide cut it into extremely thin strips with a razor sharp

knife. She took the strips and formed them into an

overlapping circle. The surprised landowner finally sold her the

land. The Phoenician princess built a brick tower. Dido named

her trading tower,”Bull’s Hide.” The city that Bull’s Hide was

built in was named Carthage. Later in time, Carthage became

a famous trading city.

I believe I wrote this about two years ago when we were getting into more of the story writing zone. Kinda like when you first learning to play an instrument. You have to master the scales before you can play a song.

Robert Grosseteste: The First to Explain

          Robert Grosseteste was one of the most notable and determined
figure in the middle ages.  In 1235 AD, Mr. Grosseteste was elected to be a
bishop. He worked diligently in the Roman Catholic Church. His
determination was strong to uncover the marvelous mysteries about the
natural world. Carefully, he observed the laws that God has placed in our
world. Robert, who wanted to explain why things occurred the way they did,
didn’t want to use inventions to explain.  Since Grosseteste desired to
indulge the reasons behind the facts, he instructed that scientists should
make researches. He also encouraged scientists to think of a hesitant
interpretation why the detected episodes happened. Grosseteste was the
1st man to use and also to explain the scientific method.





This was written about a year ago. Its basically a biography. The guy's name is really weird and when we were reading the finished paper, it became a tongue twister trying to get the the name out.

Hello!!!

HI! This is my first blog and I'm intending to post stories that I've written for assignments and some just-for-fun stories. I started a Creative Writing class a few years ago. It was challenging at first but I eventually got the hang of it. My fellow classmates have both decided on books that they want to write. One of my friends claims he has one fourth of his book done. And he's planning on creating a series!!! My other friend has thought about writing a book about how she got over some tragedies in her life. I have thought of MILLIONS of stories that I personally would like to read. Different people have different preferences and I adore reading books about girls. I still am into fairy tales and magic, so I want to write books about girls finding magic, or...HEY! I just got an idea! Better write that down...