I Play Violin November 24, 2007

I forgot to say, I play violin. Right now, I am learning the song ” Go Tell Aunt Rhody ”  (also known as ” The Old Gray Goose Is Dead”). I have already learned ” Twinkle,Twinkle, Little Star”,” Lightly Row”,and ”Song of the Wind”. I practice 15 minutes almost everyday. So I am on my fourth song. I will learn the song                ”O come little children” next (hopefully). I have a really nice and fun violin teacher. Her name is Kristi. she used to teach Emma’s (1 of my best friend’s) twin (Ed),both of them are in my 4th grade class. I like playing the violin, it is fun. But, some times I get frustrated and mad at myself for not playing the notes and beat right. Playing the violin is way, way, way, way, way harder than it looks on TV ( I figured that out at my first lesson). I really do like playing the violin when I play everything right.  : . )

Fun day #1 November 23, 2007

Today, Aunt Joy and Uncle Chris (with Yzzy, Sylvan, Violette, Leo, and little Cedar) came from Portland to our house. We had a lot of fun. They had breakfast at our house. We had scrambled eggs, coffee cake, and rolls that were filled with chocolate. We played dress-up, dogs, court, and spies . It was really fun. I can’t wait to see them again! I wish all of the cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents,and parents could live in the same neighborhood. It could be called Shackelford, kind of like how we call where I live Aurora. Oh yeah, not all my relatives have the last name Shackelford… Bye, I’m probably going to post again today.

SORRY! Thanksgiving, and Tomorrow November 23, 2007

Hello !!!!!!!!!! I’m sooo sorry for not posting for 4 months ! I’m in fourth grade now and there is so much more homework. I like my teacher a lot. Her name is Mrs.Suydam. She started a book club for third, fourth, and fifth graders. I also have been reading some really good books . Here are some titles of books I loved! Titles:The Moffats, The Middle Moffat, and Rufus M. (all by Eleaor Estes), Half-magic, and Magic by the Lake , both by Edward Eager, The School Story , The Last Holiday Concert , No Talking , Frindle , The Landry News , and anything written by Andrew Clements (all highly recommended by me!). I hope you try to read some of these books!

Okay, now I’ll tell you about Thanksgiving. I loved all the tasty food. The mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, stuffing, rolls, and turkey, were sooo good!

Tomorrow Yzzy, Sylvan, Violette, Leo, and Cedar are coming over to our house. It is going to be sooo much fun. I can’t wait!

Bye, I’ll try to post tomorrow (hopefully)!

Out of town! July 16, 2007

Ellie wanted me to post in order to let all her readers know that she’ll be in Des Moines, IA for almost two weeks. She’s traveling with Simon leaving Penny back home as an only child. She’ll be using her camera to document her adventures with Aunt Lori and Uncle Norm. She looks forward to writing and sharing when she gets back.

Dunes July 16, 2007

We went to the  Warren Dunes with cousins  on Sunday. My cousin Ariana and I went into the water and rode the big waves back to shore. We also dug into the sand really deep and had a little warm pond we could put are feet in. We had a picnic on the beach. We also collected rocks. It was really fun at the Warren Dunes!

Podcast: Topic Swimming July 3, 2007

I recorded a podcast with my dad’s help. Here it is, thanks for listening!

Click here to listen ‘Podcast-Swimming’

Gardens June 24, 2007

I have a garden called a fairy garden.It has fairy ponds,houses,and more. My mom and I picked out the perfect plants for the garden(I started this garden a few months ago).Isn’t cool!

We have a vegatable garden ,too.We also grow 5 stawbery plants.The names of the vegatables are : carrots ,peas, broccoli,arugula,lettuce ,radish,spinach,and red cabbage.We have herbs too :chives ,basil,tyme,sage,and rosmary.

New Bike June 24, 2007

I got a new bike last week . It is a pink, Schwinn,w/flowers on it. It is really fun riding my new bike . My friend Emmalea has the same bike only it is purple!

My Batavia School Project June 23, 2007

In May I had to do a Batavia Project. I chose to make a movie, so here it is…

Swedish Days! June 23, 2007

This week I worked at Moveable Feast, where my mom works. I helped with the Pig Roast. The Pig Roast is when Mr. L.T. roasts a huge pig in a smoker. He chops it up and we serve it to the customers. I helped add up the prices, get the drinks, and get “to go” boxes for the customers. I mostly worked with my friend Alexis and Emma.

It was really fun and I earned $15 plus tips. Awesome! Also, at Swedish Days there is a carnival, face-painting, cotton candy, and more! I went to Graham’s across the street and bought candy, which was really good!

I hope someday my cousins can visit during Swedish Days.