Then Next Morning

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Maria

The next morning we started bringing everything light enough to be carried upstairs. Dad and Landon started to pull the carpet up. As we got closer to the pool table we still were not getting any dry pad. Under the pool table might be wet which means we had to take the extremely heavy pool table down. Everywhere we thought might be dry was wet, because the carpet pad we had underneath was so thick it sucked the water up like a big sponge.

Alex and Joseph had the job of carrying the sopping wet pad outside. The way we pulled the carpet up, was to pile everything to one side of the room, then pull the carpet up on the empty side. Then, pull the pad out, and lay the carpet back down. And then move everything to the side without the pad and do the same. We did this to every room downstairs. It took us all day and we went to bed very late that night.

Happy Thanksgiving

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Maria

Happy Thanksgiving all my blog readers. How long did you guys spend in the kitchen cooking,cleaning, and having panic attacks about what ingredients you forgot at the grocery story? I spent about nine hours total the day before Thanksgiving in the kitchen, and there was mom, me, Sarah, and Landon in the kitchen at the same time. Now can you imagine families leaving ALL the cooking and cleaning to mom? Thats not fair.

What did you have at Thanksgiving dinner? I had turkey, mashed potatoes with gravy, some sort of corn dish, stuffing, green bean casserole, pumpkin pie, pecan pic, apple pie, banana pudding dessert, and punch.

Be thankful for what you have, count you blessings and write them down on a piece of paper and put the list next to your bed.

Alex’s 9th B-Day

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Maria

For Alex’s birthday I attempted an ice cream cake. I thought it turned out well. Tt was a strawberry cake with rocky road ice cream(chocolate with marshmallows and nuts, Alex picked it out.) After the cake was done, Landon helped me create two lightsabers across the top. The ice cream was not home made, but the cake was. I got the ice cream cake recipe from a cook book I got for my birthday. The cake i made was a little too sweet so next time I will cut down on the sugar.

I was the first to attempt an ice cream cake in this house.

Thanksgiving Dinner

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Maria

This year for Thanksgiving we went to my grandparents farm on my dads side. We had a wonderful time, my grandma made her delectable deviled eggs, brownies, stuffing, and more. My granddad made the best turkey I have ever had, Sarah made yummy pumpkin pie, mom apple crisp, I made some kind of drink with ginger ale, fruit punch, and raspberry sherbet. Some time after lunch my granddad took two children at a time out to his field to drive the tractor. First he brought Daniel and Joseph, then Alex and John, and last but not least he brought me. Driving the tractor was very fun. It took me a while to get used to driving such a big peace of machinery. After that my granddad went outside with Landon and dad to shoot a big gun (we are way out of town) at an old can, the gun was very loud, and they did have ear protection. I stayed inside. I do not like to shoot guns it hurts my shoulder. After that we all stayed inside. It was very cold and windy so I did not get any pictures. But my granddad just sent me a picture of the tractor and deep till I drove.

On Tuesdays I take a class for strengthening and conditioning for pointe. On the Tuesday before Thanksgiving my teacher said ( we must be thankful for our food and I will make you be thankful, and make you remember me over thanksgiving.) Everybody remembered her, including me. I was so sore, and even to this day my abs and shoulders are sore.

Happy Thanksgiving to everybody. I hope you were thankful because some people have only a piece of bread to be thankful for, NOT turkey, pumpkin pie some kind of drink with ginger ale, fruit punch, and raspberry sherbet, apple crisp, deviled eggs, brownies, stuffing, and more.

Trip To Chicago

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Maria

We went to Chicago last weekend. First we went to the Aquarium then to the Field Museum which I carelessly left my camera in the car for the museum so NO pictures. It took us ten hrs to get there.

This was on the way there the mountains were beautiful.

The next day after the aquarium we walked to the sears tower from the aquarium which is like 3hrs of walking.

This is the aquarium selling.

Fish in the aquarium eating another fish.

Thats what I call a smart fish.

This is the best picture of a beluga whale I could get, you are not aloud to use flash in the aquarium so excuse the bad pictures.

A giant jelly fish can you see the tentacles go so far back.

Look at all the little fish.

Sarah Landon John and I got a separate room from the a joining room.

On the way home we stopped at the science and industries museum. This is Landon’s hand and you can see his veins.

Then we went home, and are living happily ever after.

Trip To The Butterfly House

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Maria

The butterfly house got a touch pool with sting rays and little sharks. The first time we went to the butterfly house I did not touch anything, but the second time I went with two friends and I touched every thing.

A sharks tail and a crab of some sort.

There is a more clear picture.

Jellyfish.

The lion fish the most poisonous fish that I know of.

This plant is unheard of to be sean in SD, it grows in Hawaii.

The second time we went is bellow.

The one on the left is Hannah and the one on the right is Gretchen.

Daniel got lucky.

Grandma’s New Dog

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Maria

This is my grandma’s new dog, his name is jasper.

Any thing for me?

This dog is very good with children.

Kisses kisses.

The House Destroyed

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Maria

Sorry it took my so long to post this stuff.

We got our entire up stairs painted.

All the way down stairs.

Getting ready to paint.

All doors were closed off.

Unusable bathrooms.

These

were all the colors we had to chose from.

Everything was moved is the school room.

The Mustard Accident

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Maria

Mom missed the bun and got Alex. With the mustard. : )

P.S. Alex is in his p.j.s because he did not feel good.

Trip to the zoo

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Maria

Our grandma took us to the zoo for a valentines present. And the zoo added a dinosaur exhibit. All the statutes of the dinosaurs could move. In the bird area all the birds were yelling at us, I even had a conversation with one. This peacock was walking right by me. They must be aloud to walk around the zoo. This is the dinosaur exhibit. He even smiled for me. This picture was difficult for me to get because it was moving. The eggs were so cute they moved there heads like a real baby chick would. There was a dying, and other dinosaurs on top of it, and it was very realistic. The ducks were fun, Daniel for the first time fed the ducks. If you look closely you can see (above) the Geese’s beak sticking out for the food.

Just look a at this poor bird. It is a plucker! He did that to himself. The baby monkey was teasing us. He’s got a carrot. The last time we were here he was more than half the size he is now. That’s his mom. Look at those arms. She was feeding the baby when we got there. The entire time were there the dad just sat in a corner. But we got to see two of them fight