SCARY

Yesterday I had the scare of my life. I was sitting on a bench outside, minding my own business and studying Western civilization. I was thinking about how cute it was that Charlemagne’s father’s name was Pippin and wondering if that’s where Tolkien came up with the name, when all of a sudden I hear [...]

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I’m Happy Because…

I got a betta fish on Saturday! He’s red, and I named him Samwise. We haven’t had any pet fish in our house for a very long time. It’s fun to watch him. He gets excited whenever he sees me. The nice thing about bettas is that they don’t need water with [...]

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The 4th is Coming

The 4th of July is coming up soon. That used to be one of my favorite holidays. When I was little, the city we lived in put on a fireworks show at Central Park every year. I remember one year we went with my grandparents, aunt, and a cousin about my age who was visiting [...]

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Randomness

Wow, it is sweltering hot out today. Ugh. Just in time for summer. I had wanted to clean my room this afternoon, but I really don’t feel like it in this heat. Then again, I can’t stand it when my room is messy. I can’t go to sleep in a messy room. It bothers me. [...]

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Where I’m From

Here’s my submission:
I am from the printing press, from Downy Soft and the salty ocean breeze.
I am from a freshly built Valley home, scorched in the sun’s grimacing glare, mansion-like in a child’s eyes, and filled with a newborn’s plaintive pleas for mommy.
I am from ollalie berry vines, the bobbing heads of tulips on a [...]

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Father’s Day

Yesterday was a very nice Father’s Day. We got my dad an avocado tree and planted it (and the peach tree we got my mom for Mother’s Day) in our backyard. The nursery that my mom, sister, and I went to had incredibly long, long rows of all different kinds of fruit trees almost as [...]

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Ooo Fun

I was tagged by Myrtle. Here it goes.
1. Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, and find line 4.
A. “fashion industry employed swimwear to change public opinion” – Christian Modesty and the Public Undressing of America by Jeff Pollard.
2. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What can you [...]

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Earthquake and Other Happenings

There’s nothing quite like being woken up at 5:30 in the morning because your bed is shaking. That’s what happened to me today. A 4.7 earthquake occurred near San Francisco. That’s about 45 minutes from where we live, but we could still feel it a little. All morning our dog has been running all over [...]

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Catching Up

On Saturday my church had a fundraising dinner and silent auction because some of the youth (including my sisters) are raising money to go to a conference. My dad and I went because my mom was/is sick and my sisters were helping serve. Texas Roadhouse catered the meals, which were really good. And my dad [...]

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Family History

The other day we got out our big blue box of family photos from the garage because my sister was making a posterboard for her graduation. In it I found something really fun: a manila folder filled with old family letters that had been forgotten about. I’ve been reading through them. Most are from my [...]

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