Time Flies.....

it was
a hot November afternoon
my neighbors and i were hiking by the creek
i was being tour guide
showing the landmarks
of the woods
that one of them had never seen before
because it wasn't in his yard.

then
we heard a cry
from somewhere else around the bend
yelling
"h2o!"

it was the boy
who hid among the various trees
letting his anger
sizzle away.

we kept hiking
and figured out why he had
yelled his cry. there was
a new river
that we had never seen before
curling toward the trees
and branching away.

and he was stuck on the other side.

so we built a bridge
with a huge big stick
and just as he was about to walk across
my mom called my name.

my mom didn't know where i was
but she knew i was in the woods
but that wasn't enough.

i raced home
dragging my pants in the mud on the way
and bogging my shoes down
and rescuing them later
while running by the huge tree
then to the log pile
then to the driveway
then up to my own back porch.

my mom let my shoes sit outside
and threw my clothes in the wash
just like she did when we had that water fight.
and when i showed her the map i drew
of the new terrain
she thought it was quite amazing
but thought we weren't on the boundary line
like when we discovered what the environmentally protected area is.

and to think it happened
at least
two weeks ago.

CJ's Highly Unusual Thanksgiving

MORNING
1.Eat breakfast
2.Brush teeth
3. Get dressed
4. Watch the parade! Lots of cool floats and bands and a new Santa float this year!
5.Eat lunch
AFTERNOON
1. Watch football
2.Walk around the block
3.Watch some more football
4. Play with my sister
5.Shower
6.Change
NIGHT
1. Eat the annual Crazy J Dinner, which includes bacon, berries, bagels, spaghetti, green beans, sweet potato somethings, bread, and pork.
2. Do the annual "What we are thankful for" round around the table.
3.CHOCOLATE PIE!
4. Watch Electric Company
5.Brush teeth, change
6.Play in my fort
7. Watch Iron Chef America
8. Bedtime!

I Have

I have
I have
I
h
a
v
e
have
writer's block
it's not a block of writers

writerswriterswriters
writerswriterswriters
writerswriterswriters

it's an awful
d
i
s
e
a
s
e
that turns interesting things
into

boring dumb stuff

it is a monster that
LOVES
turning
wonderful writers
into one of it's kind
stamping with fury
because
they
ran
out
of
good
things
to
write.

A Broken Down Computer

My computer is typically nice and sweet. But recently, it won't let me send any emails to people! And a few days later, I typed in a post, saved it, pulled it up later, published it, and this is what happened:
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Yes, my annoying computer broke down AGAIN! Time to call in our household mechanic (a.k.a. Dad). I am actually typing this post on my sister's computer. I'll try to get the real deal up as soon as I can!

Itch, Scratch, Itch

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The Rocky Tower

Today at recess, my friends Soso, S, and I went over to the far corner of the playground by the woods when we got a surprise. Somebody had been there before us, and they had raised all the playground rocks in the area to make a giant raised platform! It looked exactly like a tower! We kept looking around, and we saw 2 more in the area. Before sitting down, I dug pathways from one island to the next, and S made footbridges to connect the island towers. Then we all sat down to watch the football game. I spy something to FINALLY do at recess!

Quick Poll

QUESTION: How many Thanksgiving advertisements have you seen so far?
How many Christmas advertisements?
I've seen about 5 Christmas and 0 Thanksgiving.
Post your answer on the comments page!

The reason that I'm asking this is that I'm surprised that none of those giant stores are talking about their big Thanksgiving sale.
And speaking of ads, here's a Cousin Studios one about a school called Kentucky University.

The Fads Return

Ah, 5th grade is here and everybody is trying to make the most of it with some FADS! Here are some of the clubs, media, fake products, etc. so far...

1. Paper Punch World. Paper Punch World was a land of notebook paper folded shops, where paper punched people, animals, and food lived. There were tourist signs that decked our desks, encouraging kids classwide to be creative!
2. Eraser Hotels. It has become a very popular trend in Mrs. C's class for kids to organize their desks and decorate them with beads, posters, bottle caps, and paper accessories so they look like hotels. And on Fridays, if your erasers are taking up space in your desk, you can send them to these hotels for a weekend stay and they'll get returned on Monday!
3. Magical Llama Beans. This product was fake, but it raised a lot of attention! Two girls made up a fake product that turned you into a llama, and before long, the class went crazy! A few kids made up their own products, like Taco Balls and Magic Fries.
4. The Secret Spy Society. My friends Soso, J, and I made a club that took place at the top of the playground slide, where we watched the happenings of recess. If there was too much gossip or a dodge ball fight, the Secret Spies would investigate!
5. The Playground Olympics. During the last week of September, lots of kids got together to sign up for unique, crazy, invented sports contests. If you didn't want to play sports, you could always broadcast the game!
6. The Home Run Derby. We have invented a new sport. It's kind of like a home run derby. L and C shag balls, E and S pitch, S also catches, and I keep score!
7. The C Chronicle. Our class started a student- run class newspaper. Anyone can drop an article in the box hanging from my desk as long as it's appropriate. So far we have an advice column, games, sports, class news, comics, Soso's Local column, and just plain stories! I can't wait for it to come out!
So anyways,
(in newspaper font...)
Blog Ya Later!