Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Christmas Time!
Hurrah! It is almost Christmas Day. I have been giving lots of presents. I just could not wait to see my friends open their gifts! I prefer giving them early. I like giving presents more than receiving them. But I still do have a wish list. This is what I'd like: A Shirley Barber's collection book,(with poems and the mermaid story),a fairy dust neckless,(green dust), a music box glass ball with a fairy inside, a mini hymn book, and a grabber thing.(pulling back on lever causes top to close around something that's in it's grip.) Whatever I give or get, I am excited!
Sunday, December 03, 2006
This Fall
Aye,aye,aye! This Fall has been busy. In school we are doing this thing called Creative Pursuits. My group, Amanda, Megan, Jacob, and Jake, went to District! And, when we were almost done with District, they told us we are going to State! We are doing that on Dec. 8th. I got my first 2 ribbons in my life at District. I wonder if we will get anything at State? Anyway, after that we got to go to Super Salad to celebrate.
One other thing that has been happening at school is a project called Reflections. The theme for it was "My Favorite Place". We can draw a picture, make a 3D sculpture, take a photograph, or videotape a movie of your favorite place. Another thing is to write a story or poem about it. I wrote a poem called "Nature". I think nature is a wonderful, peaceful place to be. And it makes up my favorite places like home, which is made out of wood. Well, we just had an assembly to anounce who had the best projects. And mine was one of them!!!!! I got the first trophy in my life. It is really cute. It has my name printed right on it. It also has a little picture of a book since I did a poem.
Just a little while ago, it was my Birthday. My present from my mom was a big, sort-of realistic tree. She got real branches from a pile down the street. She also got fake branches and a fairy from Ti Pan. So, we call it my "Fairy Tree". We are going to use it for our Christmas Tree this year.
My Aunt Bonnie sent me a lot of presents. She told me not to open the white envelope until last. Finally, the time came to open it. When I realized what it was, I could not believe it. She had sent me a meteorite!!!!!!!!!! I still can not decide which is better, the meteorite or the Fairy Tree. I know the meteorite is worth more, but I love the Fairy Tree as well. I am glad I have to compare. Over all, I think it was a wonderful Fall!!!
One other thing that has been happening at school is a project called Reflections. The theme for it was "My Favorite Place". We can draw a picture, make a 3D sculpture, take a photograph, or videotape a movie of your favorite place. Another thing is to write a story or poem about it. I wrote a poem called "Nature". I think nature is a wonderful, peaceful place to be. And it makes up my favorite places like home, which is made out of wood. Well, we just had an assembly to anounce who had the best projects. And mine was one of them!!!!! I got the first trophy in my life. It is really cute. It has my name printed right on it. It also has a little picture of a book since I did a poem.
Just a little while ago, it was my Birthday. My present from my mom was a big, sort-of realistic tree. She got real branches from a pile down the street. She also got fake branches and a fairy from Ti Pan. So, we call it my "Fairy Tree". We are going to use it for our Christmas Tree this year.
My Aunt Bonnie sent me a lot of presents. She told me not to open the white envelope until last. Finally, the time came to open it. When I realized what it was, I could not believe it. She had sent me a meteorite!!!!!!!!!! I still can not decide which is better, the meteorite or the Fairy Tree. I know the meteorite is worth more, but I love the Fairy Tree as well. I am glad I have to compare. Over all, I think it was a wonderful Fall!!!
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Earth Ship
A while ago at school, my class got a project that we had to make. I just had to use my imagination to create an earth ship. The point of an earth ship is a machine that can go through the middle of the earth. It also had to be able to sustain life forms if it wasn't a controlled robot. I made mine so that it had to be able to sustain me, because I was the commander.
The main cabin was made out of a cut soda bottle, and the part that it was attached to was part of an old ceiling fan from my parents room. The head of the ship (the annihilator) was the top of an old solar light from the garden in our back yard. The Mega Power Energy Blaster (the back of the ship) was a diffuser for a hair dryer. On top of that was part of an old shower head and on the sides of that were the old solar panels from the garden lights. Inside the cabin were a lot of wires and nuts and bolts. I used batteries for air tanks and a metal bracket for the seat. We printed a photo of me in a space suit to put in the captains chair.
I was glad when I found that everyone liked it, and I got an A+ on the assignment.
Here are some pictures of it, and below is a list of all the parts I added to it:
"The Annihilator" at the front of the ship. Read description to see how it works.
The Mega Power Energy Blaster
The Silver Diamond Earth Ship
Commander: Lieutenant Bonnie Wright
Ship Power:
• Mega Power Energy Blaster (MPEB): Propels the Silver Diamond through the earth.
• Controlled Quark Separation Device (CQS Device): More commonly called “The Annihilator”, it completely destroys everything in its path by sending out 2 supersonic quantum beams. Where the beams cross, a force field grows where quarks split up and can’t hold together. The force field spreads out in a controlled area, and everything in its path is annihilated. Once the Silver Diamond passes through, the field dies down and the quarks begin to reassemble.
Earth Ship Robotic System:
• Mega Heat Reverser: Converts the heat surrounding the ship for use by the Mega Power Energy Blaster.
• Impenetrable Transparent Encasement Shield: Protects interior ship components.
• Radiant Heat Storage Panels: Stores up energy from the earth.
• Anti-Gravity Propulsion Thrusters: Manage the gravitational pull around the Silver Diamond.
• Silver Diamond Stabilizer Rings: Reduce unstable ground movements.
• Depth Sensor: Guages proximity to the Earth’s core.
Control Panel Components:
• Energy Booster Switch: Boosts the MPEB of the Silver Diamond .
• Air Control Dial: Controls the internal cabin pressure and temperature.
• Controlled Quark Separation Device Lever (CQS Device Lever): Controls the power of the supersonic beams, which determines the size of the hole the Annihilator creates in the earth.
• Auto Pilot: Keeps the Silver Diamond on the programmed route.
Life support system:
• Personal Air Conditioner: Keeps Commander cool.
• Nutrient Dispenser: Provides nutrients to the Commander.
• Oxygen Conversion System: Provides Oxygen (O2 ) to the Commander.
• Supplementary Air Tanks with Life Wires: Supplies backup oxygen to Commander’s jump suit.
• Emergency Medical System: Treats motion sickness, monitors for dehydration, blood pressure, heart rate and heat stress.
• Waste Exchange System: Converts waste into usable energy.
The main cabin was made out of a cut soda bottle, and the part that it was attached to was part of an old ceiling fan from my parents room. The head of the ship (the annihilator) was the top of an old solar light from the garden in our back yard. The Mega Power Energy Blaster (the back of the ship) was a diffuser for a hair dryer. On top of that was part of an old shower head and on the sides of that were the old solar panels from the garden lights. Inside the cabin were a lot of wires and nuts and bolts. I used batteries for air tanks and a metal bracket for the seat. We printed a photo of me in a space suit to put in the captains chair.
I was glad when I found that everyone liked it, and I got an A+ on the assignment.
Here are some pictures of it, and below is a list of all the parts I added to it:
"The Annihilator" at the front of the ship. Read description to see how it works.
The Mega Power Energy Blaster
The Silver Diamond Earth Ship
Commander: Lieutenant Bonnie Wright
Ship Power:
• Mega Power Energy Blaster (MPEB): Propels the Silver Diamond through the earth.
• Controlled Quark Separation Device (CQS Device): More commonly called “The Annihilator”, it completely destroys everything in its path by sending out 2 supersonic quantum beams. Where the beams cross, a force field grows where quarks split up and can’t hold together. The force field spreads out in a controlled area, and everything in its path is annihilated. Once the Silver Diamond passes through, the field dies down and the quarks begin to reassemble.
Earth Ship Robotic System:
• Mega Heat Reverser: Converts the heat surrounding the ship for use by the Mega Power Energy Blaster.
• Impenetrable Transparent Encasement Shield: Protects interior ship components.
• Radiant Heat Storage Panels: Stores up energy from the earth.
• Anti-Gravity Propulsion Thrusters: Manage the gravitational pull around the Silver Diamond.
• Silver Diamond Stabilizer Rings: Reduce unstable ground movements.
• Depth Sensor: Guages proximity to the Earth’s core.
Control Panel Components:
• Energy Booster Switch: Boosts the MPEB of the Silver Diamond .
• Air Control Dial: Controls the internal cabin pressure and temperature.
• Controlled Quark Separation Device Lever (CQS Device Lever): Controls the power of the supersonic beams, which determines the size of the hole the Annihilator creates in the earth.
• Auto Pilot: Keeps the Silver Diamond on the programmed route.
Life support system:
• Personal Air Conditioner: Keeps Commander cool.
• Nutrient Dispenser: Provides nutrients to the Commander.
• Oxygen Conversion System: Provides Oxygen (O2 ) to the Commander.
• Supplementary Air Tanks with Life Wires: Supplies backup oxygen to Commander’s jump suit.
• Emergency Medical System: Treats motion sickness, monitors for dehydration, blood pressure, heart rate and heat stress.
• Waste Exchange System: Converts waste into usable energy.
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Hawaii
This past summer we went to Hawaii. We flew to Honolulu and stayed at my Aunt Kimber and Uncle Ramond and cousin Anavai's house. We got lots of shave ices which are kind of like snow cones but really soft ice and super yummy flavors. Matsumoto's was a great place to get shave ice.
We also went to the Polynesian Cultural Center which is a place where you can learn about all the Polynesian islands and the people who live on them. Some of the islands were Samoa, Tahiti, Hawaii, Tonga, New Zealand, Figi and Marquesas. They had a boat parade and lots of shows and classes to make native crafts. Best of all, we got to see our friends Molly and Sam there, as well as Paige and her family...they are some good friends of ours from Vermont.
We also got to go to the Big Island called Hawaii. It was a really cool island because one part looked exactly like Mars, and another just a mile away was a rain forrest. We went through a lava tube that was made in the rain forest a long time ago. We also went to the very bottom part of Hawaii, which is also the bottom of America. We went to the southern-most restaurant in America, too. Then we went to some cliffs near the water and found lots of cool rocks and shells, and watched the huge waves crashing above some of the cliffs.
After that we went to Volcano National Park. We couldn't see any lava even when we went down the path for a while, but then when we drove back up it was dark and we could see sparks of lava!
Another fun thing we did was drive up to Mauna Kea Observatory Visitor's Center. There mommy and daddy bought me a shirt with some pictures of all the telescopes on it. Then we went down and stayed in a hotel with a huge pond filled with Koi fish. Below is a picture of them.
We hiked to see some ancient petraglyphs which are also pictured below.
Back on Oahu, we went camping at a big ward campout for a week on the beach. My friend Arinui was there and a lot of other kids. At one point somehow this big, huge, toad hopped into the camp and we caught him in a pot. Then we showed a lot of people it before we let it go. There is a picture of it below too.
We hiked up Diamond Head Crater to the tippy top lookout place. We saw Honolulu on one side, and a great, blue ocean on the other. From there we could see Maui and Molokai'i. It was a really beautiful view.
Twice we went to Waimea Bay. There are some really good coral reefs there. There are also lots of caves you can crawl into, and a giant rock where lots of people are lined up to jump off. There was really warm water and you could get quite close to the fish. I saw a giant sea turtle there--that was awesome!
Over all, it was a really wonderful trip! I really loved it.
Koi Fishat our hotel in Hilo
The super giant Toad in our camp!
Here is one of the petraglyphs we saw. No one knows what they mean, but they are ancient.
The southern-most beach in Hawaii--and the USA! People use white rocks to write things on the black lava. We made a "W".
A lava field in Volcano National Park. You can see the lava steam rising as the hot lava hits the ocean in the distance.
Just a few minutes away from the lava fields is an amazing rain forrest! This is where I went through the lava tubes too.
We also went to the Polynesian Cultural Center which is a place where you can learn about all the Polynesian islands and the people who live on them. Some of the islands were Samoa, Tahiti, Hawaii, Tonga, New Zealand, Figi and Marquesas. They had a boat parade and lots of shows and classes to make native crafts. Best of all, we got to see our friends Molly and Sam there, as well as Paige and her family...they are some good friends of ours from Vermont.
We also got to go to the Big Island called Hawaii. It was a really cool island because one part looked exactly like Mars, and another just a mile away was a rain forrest. We went through a lava tube that was made in the rain forest a long time ago. We also went to the very bottom part of Hawaii, which is also the bottom of America. We went to the southern-most restaurant in America, too. Then we went to some cliffs near the water and found lots of cool rocks and shells, and watched the huge waves crashing above some of the cliffs.
After that we went to Volcano National Park. We couldn't see any lava even when we went down the path for a while, but then when we drove back up it was dark and we could see sparks of lava!
Another fun thing we did was drive up to Mauna Kea Observatory Visitor's Center. There mommy and daddy bought me a shirt with some pictures of all the telescopes on it. Then we went down and stayed in a hotel with a huge pond filled with Koi fish. Below is a picture of them.
We hiked to see some ancient petraglyphs which are also pictured below.
Back on Oahu, we went camping at a big ward campout for a week on the beach. My friend Arinui was there and a lot of other kids. At one point somehow this big, huge, toad hopped into the camp and we caught him in a pot. Then we showed a lot of people it before we let it go. There is a picture of it below too.
We hiked up Diamond Head Crater to the tippy top lookout place. We saw Honolulu on one side, and a great, blue ocean on the other. From there we could see Maui and Molokai'i. It was a really beautiful view.
Twice we went to Waimea Bay. There are some really good coral reefs there. There are also lots of caves you can crawl into, and a giant rock where lots of people are lined up to jump off. There was really warm water and you could get quite close to the fish. I saw a giant sea turtle there--that was awesome!
Over all, it was a really wonderful trip! I really loved it.
Koi Fishat our hotel in Hilo
The super giant Toad in our camp!
Here is one of the petraglyphs we saw. No one knows what they mean, but they are ancient.
The southern-most beach in Hawaii--and the USA! People use white rocks to write things on the black lava. We made a "W".
A lava field in Volcano National Park. You can see the lava steam rising as the hot lava hits the ocean in the distance.
Just a few minutes away from the lava fields is an amazing rain forrest! This is where I went through the lava tubes too.
Crush
One of the things we did while we where in Hawaii was going to Turtle Beach. There, this big turtle kept getting washed up on the beach. At one point he washed up for a particularly long time. We took lots of pictures of him, and I named him Crush. Crush was having his dinner of seaweed on the rocks. You can see in this picture.
The Coral Reefs
I think the coolest thing we did in Hawaii was going to Hanauma Bay. The water was sort of cold but it was probably the coolest place I have ever seen. I saw a gazillion diffrent fish including these: Rainbow parrotfish, Morish idols, Yellow tangs, Boxfish, Jacks, File fish, Cornet fish, Trumpet fish, Butterfly fish, Rainbow wrass, Humuhumunukunuku apua'a, Giant sea turtles, and an enormous Eel. It was slithering around at the bottom of the bay about 7 ft. below us. It was so cool. We also saw big brain corals. I hope I can go there again someday!
Friday, July 14, 2006
MOVED!!!!!!!!!
We finally moved! I am very excited because our house is really cute and comfy. It is a tanish color with a beautiful backyard and a pear tree hanging from our neighbors yard! There is also guy across the street that has an apricot tree we can pick from and a women in the neighborhood that opens her pool on Wednesdays for free! There is a Cafe Rio across the street and an REI down the road. There are a ton of other restraunts, my school, and our church within five minutes away. I have already met a friend named Charlotte who's house I can walk to. Everything is so close! My bedroom is the biggest in the house. I already made a fairy house in our gorgeous garden. I love our new home. It is awsome!
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Accident
A while ago my grandma got in a horse accident. She got bucked off her new horse Apatche-smooth, Smoothie for short, while she was out on a ride with some of her neighbors. She broke her back and had to go to the hospital for a while but she is healing in bed now. I have kept her in my prayers and she is doing really well. I hope she'll be out of bed soon so my cousins and I can play with her again. We made posters to put in her room to look at when she's awake. My cousin Kathrine made a heart-shaped poster that read: "Get well soon or better now." I thought that was really cute. I hope Grandma gets well soon!
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Hubble Space Telescope
For 15 years the Hubble Space Telescope has been taking amazing pictures of our universe. It has done 4 servicing missions, 88,000 orbits, and traveled two billion miles. It is "humanity's window" on the universe, newborn stars, magestic nebulae, and faraway galaxies. With over 700,000 observations of colliding galaxies, crashing comets, and planets beyond our solor system, it has proved black holes are real, discovered dark energy, and found galaxies near the dawn of time. It has shown us the deepest views of the universe, determained the age of the universe, and is the most succsessful science mission in history.
Someday I want to work on mysteries in photos that were taken by telescopes like the Hubble. I love the Hubble Space Telescope. It is really awsome!!!
Friday, May 26, 2006
Birds
I love Birds. I just think they can be so amazing in their wing colors sometimes like this rainbow colored bird and this beautiful parrot. When you look at the tips of the parrots feathers its just amazing how such a beautiful bird can form out of these tiny tips. I'm also thankful at how birds help us-by eating bad bugs even though they sometimes eat berries and other things from our gardens. Birds are so cool. I'm glad that there are birds!
Thursday, May 25, 2006
Fish
Fish are so cool. Today I saw a these humungus fish in the Winooski river.They were about two feet long, and they were all swimming in a big school of fish. I really wanted to take a picture of them, but we didn't have a camera with us. I found these pictures of other kinds of fish though. The blue and red ones are Cardinal Tetras and the others are Angel Fish. These are tropical freshwater fish and they don't swim in Lake Champlain but I really liked these pictures. Fish are amazing. I love them!
Butterflies
Today I caught a little moth and started getting intrested in butterflies for the day. I was looking for some pretty butterfly pictures when I found this one. I absolutley loved it! So I decided to put it on my blog. Butterflies are some of my favorite creatures. I think its amazing how they survive all that time in their cocoons. There wing patterns can be so amazing and beautiful. I really love butterflies. They are so cool!
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Camouflage
Today I found a little toad and I named it Camouflage. I named it that because when I first found it I thought it was a rock. Then I realized that it was really a cute little toad. I was wondering what kind of toad it was but I couldn't figure it out even though I looked at my favorite frog calls site. I love Camouflage. I'll miss him when I let him go!
Lorenzo's Oil
Last night I went to see a movie called Lorenzo's Oil with my dad. We watched it in a confrence room at daddy's work. The movie was about a boy named Lorenzo who had a bad disaese called A.L.D. Lorenzo's parents would not just sit there though. They asked questions, learned from doctors, and studied on their own, trying to find a cure for Lorenzo. And happily their hard work payed off. They found out that these certain kinds of oils mixed together make a special kind of medicine to help cure him. Lorenzo is now 27 years old and not completly cured, but he has very much inproved. Lorenzo's Oil is a wonderful story. I really liked it!
Thursday, May 18, 2006
Fairy Party
I love how this picture is just nice and bright, the walls look glossy and the pastries just make my mouth water.
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Golden Autumn Fairies
This picture really catches my eye for such a deep color of gold with the sparkles to finish it off.
Fairy Wedding
I also liked this picture for all its colors but I especially liked the princesses wedding dress.
Star Fairy
I really liked this picture that Shirley Barber painted because of how she shaded everything into a pretty darkish blue.
Shirley Barber
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
"Virginia is for lovers"
This week we went to Virginia. We drove to the Eastern shore to our dear friend Stephie's house. She has a cute puppy named Ezzie that we played with a lot. We had to cross a 24 mile bridge to get to her house.
On Saturday we went Kitty Hock to see the place where Wilbur and Orvil Wright flew the first airplane. We also went to Nags Head beach. We made the best sand castle ever there. We also climbed the sand dunes. Later we went to Stephie's mom and dads house and played there with her nieces and nephew. They lived right on a river near the ocean and had 96 steps to go down to their dock. I jumped in the freezing cold water and I had to take 2 showers that day. It was so fun going to their house.
Sunday night we had to leave but on Monday we got to go to my oldest friend Sage's house. I haden't seen her since I was 1 1/2 years old but it was fun to see my first playmate. Then we drove all the way over to Coloniel Williamsburg!!! We couldn't see too many olden day things because we got there a bit late. But we still had a ride on a bus around some old places and we got to have dinner there. Virginia is a beautiful state!
On Saturday we went Kitty Hock to see the place where Wilbur and Orvil Wright flew the first airplane. We also went to Nags Head beach. We made the best sand castle ever there. We also climbed the sand dunes. Later we went to Stephie's mom and dads house and played there with her nieces and nephew. They lived right on a river near the ocean and had 96 steps to go down to their dock. I jumped in the freezing cold water and I had to take 2 showers that day. It was so fun going to their house.
Sunday night we had to leave but on Monday we got to go to my oldest friend Sage's house. I haden't seen her since I was 1 1/2 years old but it was fun to see my first playmate. Then we drove all the way over to Coloniel Williamsburg!!! We couldn't see too many olden day things because we got there a bit late. But we still had a ride on a bus around some old places and we got to have dinner there. Virginia is a beautiful state!
Thursday, April 20, 2006
Trip to D.C.
This week we went to D.C. and saw so many cool sites like the Washington Monument, the Lincoln memorial and we even saw Whitehouse a bit behind the trees. We also went to the Botanical garden and the Capitol with my aunt Suzie. We saw many old friends in DC and Maryland and Virgina while we were there. We had a great time. It was tons of fun!!!
Sunday, April 16, 2006
My Awsome Dad
I have a really great dad. He loves playing board games and pretending to be a ghost that captures us and tickles us when we dance together to songs. Sometimes I ride on my bike with him to a little beach nearby, like I did yesterday when taught me how to skip stones there. He also likes to read stories to us- like the spider-man comics from the library. He helps me with math when I don't understand a problem and teaches us things about the body that are interesting. I'm glad that I have such a great dad. He is really awsome!
Friday, April 14, 2006
My great Mom
My mom is really nice. She helps me and teaches me and cooks great food for me also. Sometimes she reads stories or something to Brandon and I. She gives us great Chrismas presents and Birthday presents (which gets us being spoiled.) I like to cuddle with her sometimes. When I'm really sad about something, she always helps me feel better. I'm thankful I have such a great mom. I love her very much!
Thursday, April 13, 2006
My Brother Brandon
Brandon is my little brother. He is 6 and he absolutley LOVES Star Wars. He also is intrested in pirates, knights, dinosaurs, vehicles, cowboys, police men, and especially, any kind of battle.Also his favorite color is gold.He loves it when I read Magic Tree House books to him and plays lots of games we made up. I am glad Brandon is my brother. He is really great!
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
A New Home
I am going to move to Utah soon because my dad is going to medical school. I am very glad and very sad because I have tons of friends and family there but I am going to really miss my friends here in Vermont. We bought a really cute house and I absolutly love it, along with a great school we are going to go to. I just hope that I can make some really good friends in Utah. I am glad that there is a mountain right near our house so that means I can climb a lot.There is also a Cafe'Rio right across the street!!! REI is also awsome because it has a free climbing wall. Our house has a really nice backyard and 4 bedrooms. I am excited to move there. It will be a great adventure!!!
Sunday, April 09, 2006
Space camp
Next year I am going to space camp. I am very exited because we are going to build real miny rockets and sit in a special chair that feels like you weigh almost nothing. I am going with my friend Aspen because I won't feel as homesick and my mom won't feel as worried.We are going to learn a lot as well as have tons of fun!!!
Saturday, April 08, 2006
My Wonderful Life
I live in a small four person family with one younger brother and the best mom and dad in the world. I am also homeschooled until the new school year.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
