The Blogging Buzz Strikes Back!

Two of my friends, Laney and Yoshi (yes, that's an alias), have started blogs! They will be on my blog list, and the links are in this post:

Laney's Luxurious Life:
www.boycottchipsandmore.blogspot.com

The Life of Yoshi:
http://ohsnapitzyoshi.blogspot.com/

Thank you both for spreading the blogging buzz! Hopefully this will start another chain reaction of kid bloggers-I'll have to get you two to paste my "Kids Can Blog" button on yours.....

Creative Ketchup Post!

I'M BACK!!!!!!

And, what better way to start out a new life in the blog world then with some creativity....

1.There's a new protest: http://www.standagainstsnapz.blogspot.com/
2.THIS IS SUPER IMPORTANT! A team from our school entered the "World Series of Innovation" from our GT class and made it to the NATIONAL LEVEL! Their idea is called "EduHarmony", a program that pairs up teachers and students in a process not unlike online dating. If they win, our GT classroom will win 2,500 dollars. That kind of money would change our class. We could buy more cool tech stuff (like IPads!). So please, vote for EduHarmony, and share the link with EVERYONE! Post it on Facebook, Twitter, Blogger, whatever! Call your friends and family! Start a chain email! Vote here: http://www.nfte.com/world-series-of-innovation/vote.html Thanks in advance!

Sorry for all the exclamation points. I'm hyper at the moment. :)
Blog ya later!

The Kindness Project

Laney, all of our friends, and I, recently started yet another project at school, entitled....
(unveils awesome logo)

The Kindness Project.
The whole idea of this is to spread joy and happiness throughout the school- but in secret. We all write down quotes/proverbs ("A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step"), compliments, ("Nice shirt!"), ideas ("Show kindness to a stranger today"), and our own wacky takes on life ("Life is a theme park, you have to figure out which rides are good and which ones are going to make you barf."-CJ). Then, we hide them in lockers, in between the pages of books, on shelves, near water fountains, next to chip bags in the cafeteria, ANYWHERE that we know someone is going to look. It's so fun to hide these and then look 10 minutes later to find them gone. We saw a group of people passing one from table to table during lunch, and later on, we found a boy reading one who was grinning from ear to ear! This is really amazing, and I hope it keeps up!

Blog ya later,
CJ

The Spring Break I Forgot To Tell You About

I had a fantastic spring break!....

...and then I forgot to blog about it, causing one of the largest post recessions in Claire's Creative Days history.


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Oh well, let's not dwell on the past, shall we? Here is a quick (okay, maybe not) summary of each of my spring break adventures.....

Part I: Volunteering
This was probably one of the most memorable parts of Spring Break. At the camp we helped run, I met lots and lots of new friends, and their signatures are all on my picture frame I got at the retreat.  At first, arts and crafts seemed boring because our prep consisted of doing nothing but cutting yarn. And cutting some more. And then cutting some more. But it all paid off in the end, because now I can make a mean friendship bracelet! :) We also set up an egg hunt for the kids at the start of the week. I paired up with a new found buddy, and using the simple yet cunning strategy of "divide and conquer", I helped her win the hunt for her age group, $5, and a whole lot of candy!
It wasn't all work and no play for us, though, because we got plenty of free time in between camp. The house some of the kids were staying overnight at had this AMAZING basement! There was this beautiful mural on the wall of a city close by to where we were, and things only got more intriguing from there. The furniture ranged from movie theater seating to wraparound sofas to cozy couches which laid under a bit of wall that jutted out, making sitting seem like crawling into a totally different room. Furthermore, there were lots of secret corners and rooms nestled in between the space, so you could easily just hide somewhere for hours and listen to music. My favorite area was a study zone covered from head to toe in pillows and books. Nobody else noticed this place, so I got some much yearned-for alone time!
The backyard also provided plenty of activities. It had an open patch of grass perfect for games of jump rope, a basketball hoop, picnic benches, and a secret hideout behind a rusty shed. There was also a huge deck we all liked to hang out on (and eat snacks on!). The neighbors had a dog named Lucy, and we all liked to talk to her between the cracks of the fence-or when we were looking out over the fence when we were behind the shed.
One of my favorite memories was when we all started picking dandelions (the streets were covered with hundreds of them; I was sad there were so many weeds- but so pretty!) to make a long daisy chain for one of the younger kids in our group. (We ended up making rings, anklets, a wand with the "wishing ones" and a crown, too- then she became the Dandelion Queen!) It was then we got a genius idea. Looking around the yard, we saw that there were lots of dandelions (the yellow and "wishing" ones), along with other colorful varieties of weeds. There also were dozens of discarded water bottles under the porch. So, we thought, why not make bouquets? We started a "floral arrangement" station at the picnic table, and filled bottles up with dandelions, purple, blue, white, and green weeds, and little orange or white blossoms from a bush. Some of the best weeds were crawling up the shed, so that ended up being how we discovered the secret place. The bouquets were beautiful, and we displayed them proudly on the deck tables as centerpieces.
We also got to make several fun outings. First, we went to McDonalds and all bought McFlurrys. Later on in the week, we got to go to Chick-Fil-A for their awesome lemonade and milkshakes! That trip was followed by a drive to the park for a game of Ultimate Frisbee. (I am not the most athletic person in the world, so a friend and I walked down to "High School Hill", the steep incline the high school kids had their egg hunt on.) There was also lots of takeout pizza!
The week concluded with a cookout at the camp building, where we all had some great food- and saw some great jump roping!

*pants* Oops. I said that was going to be short, didn't I? Oh well....
Blog Ya Later!

Stay Tuned for Part II of CJ's Spring Break- In Maryland! Just Dance 2! Monster Hunting! Jumpy Places! (groan) Plants Vs. Zombies! Jellybeans! Trampolines! Egg Hunts! More Jellybeans....

A's New Blog

Does anybody remember A and S from the post Fun With Trains way back in 2009? Well, I have great news: A has a blog! It is called Life Before The Dinosaurs, and it is all about, well, life before the dinosaurs! It's a very cool blog, and I must say I learned a lot. Check it out today!

I'M FREEEEEEE! FREEEEE!

If you have read the title above, you may have made the non-accurate guess that I have just made it out of jail during Capture the Flag, or have escaped a prison dangling over a rickety bridge over a cliff, or both. Fortunately, this is not the case. Instead, I have better news.....

(you better be sitting)

DI IS STARTING! YES! YES! YES!
(madman laugh) WHAHAHAHA!

Our team name is CAKES, which is an acronym of all our team members' names. I'm the "C", and my friend Soso, blogger for Soso's Prose, is the "S". Add in our team coaches, and Soso's younger brother, and you've got..... McPCakes! (Wait....what?) Our challenge is to perform a story and use three techniques to do it! We also need to incorporate a  "Technical Spectacle" (gulp!). Our team loves improv, science, and the arts. We hate Justin Bieber and Sun Chips! Plus, all of us are DI or OM veterans. I think this is going to be a great season!

....and now I'm freeeeee...
free fallin!...

Because in DI, I'm FREE to express myself (and my hate for Justin)!


P.S. DO NOT give us any ideas for our performance. We could be disqualified if we get too much help.

It's Cold Season....

...but colds aren't the only thing spreading (although I caught one, forcing me to sleep with the humidifier, use up all the tissues in Keyboarding, and drink enough water to run out of bathroom passes in my agenda).
A familiar epidemic has once again returned....The Blogger Buzz!

Two of my friends at school have new blogs. Want to look at them? Go to my blog list and look towards the top. Also,don't forget to check out the old but good blogs of Soso and Vicki (Vicki's Fun Times, Soso's Prose).

Laney is also thinking about getting a blog called Laney's Luxurious Life (Coming to a blog list near you!).

So, I will get an ice cold water (ha ha) and BLOG YOU LATER!

Can I Have Some Ketchup, Please?

I have not posted here for a really, really long time, so it's time for a..... Ketchup Post! I haven't been posting because of (duh duh duh...) BOOK REPORTS! (Enter Toccata in Fugue and lightning streaks....) OK, it wasn't that bad. So, here's the recap, starting with our trip to Maryland.....

Before we left Maryland, Cousin Studios got a great new section of movies: Webcam! Our cousins have an awesome webcam with all these cool effects like avatars, snow, and the ability to draw on videos. We started a new movie series called The M Show where we disscuss the arts, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, balloon fights, and mysterious indoor blizzards. (Don't ask.) Plus, when we were about to leave, I got loaned Mario Kart! Only the most awesome video game ever! Then we drove home and school started up again......

Although we were pressured with 9 Weeks Tests, quizzes, Book Reports, reading logs, and more, we still found time to start new fads. Eraser City and The Lays Boycott Club died down (stay tuned for the rest of the story!), and in their place sprang up....

The JBBC (Justin Bieber Boycott Club). We all hated this music "star" so much that we decided to boycott him! In between talking about his awfulness, we make up song parodies about him (Justin Bieber has rabies, rabies, rabies, OH!).

Paper Skateboarding. Laney's friend K loves real skateboarding, but after playing with a Post-It in math class, he got an idea to make paper skateboards. We fold Post-Its, draw cool designs on them, and then use everyday objects as half pipes, railings, and obstacle courses. K even has a popular bartering business where he trades skateboards for Mentos, and he is thinking about selling skateboards through the school store.

Flipbooks. Yet another fad involving Post-Its, flipbook making has become an art. It all started with K's friend D, the Post-It guru, and began circling its way around other GT classmates. I have made several, including ones about a marathoner, people crushing Lays bags, and archery practice.

Comics. I wrote a graphic novel about the Lays Boycott Club (the sequel is coming soon!), and this fad was born! Before long, there were comics about everything, from erasers to a typical day at middle school.


Then, there was the GA fundraiser. At the end of the month, I had 7 duckies (not counting the X-Ray duck I lost) and 11 subscriptions- enough to go to the Mega Party and get VIP status! Thank you Mom and Dad for doing Christmas shopping to help our school! Everybody claimed it was a ripoff- but they were wrong. There were 6 inflatables, including an obstacle course, jousting ring, giant-scale game involving a wrecking ball(again,don't ask), and the "sticky wall." Not to mention soda and the opportunity for VIPs to beat the crowds and arrive 25 MINUTES EARLY! WOO WOO!

Also, some good news... I'm going to a forensics competition! I am in the category Serious Poetry and I am  looking forward to competing.

So, that concludes yet another..... Ketchup Post!

Blog Ya Later!

P.S. Thank you, Laney, for spreading the word and getting your friends to read. It was getting quiet around here!

Chips That Cheat: The Story of The Lays Boycott Club

Picture this. Your table has been called to get in the lunch line, and after purchasing your meal, your eyes dart toward the chip section. Which yummy Baked Lays snack will it be today? The salty spiced BBQ chips that take you back to grilling season? The Sour Cream and Onion chips with their mouthwatering powder that makes you lick your fingers? The Original flavored chips we all know and love? Or will you settle for a bag of Doritos or Cheetos? You select a tempting bag of BBQ, pay for it, and run the 10 yard dash back to your table. Later, after a disgusting delicious school lunch, you open your barbecue chips, looking forward to another snack of paradise.......

.....and let out a piercing scream.

Why? Because you've been ripped off. There are only about 8 or 9 large chips in the bag. Oh, who will save you from snack sorrows?

And, with an incident like this, the Lays Boycott Club was born (only in this case, Laney, a future blogger, bought BBQ and Vicky, blogger for Vicky's Fun Times, got Original). Everybody agreed to start the protest with a letter to Frito-Lay. But wait! What was their address? Luckily, I found it at the bottom of the package.
One "B Day" and afternoon later- TA-DA! The letter was complete-and typed! Here is the final draft:

September 15, 2010

Dear Frito-Lay,

We could be sending you this letter for many different reasons. We could be complimenting you on your perfectly salted chips. We could be marveling at your commercials. But, unfortunately, this is not a happy letter. This is a letter of complaint.

On the thirteenth of September, some members of our organization opened bags of your chips and gasped in horror. There were only a few large chips in the bag, and everything else was just air. The customers were very unsatisfied. “These chips are a rip-off!” declared Vicky, and everyone agreed. You have a product that tastes good, so can’t you put more of it in the bag and let consumers get their money’s worth of the product?

So basically, it all boils down to this. Make some improvements to your chips, or we will start a boycott and never eat Lays chips again.

Sincerely,

            The Lays Boycott Club

            “Sending letters to Lays so they change their ways”

Pretty impressive for a couple of kids, huh? There were plenty of other plans besides the letter, though. K wanted to set up a Facebook page. I was planning to write about it here. (And here I am now!!) Laney and Vicky decided to make signs and buttons. 

But would it all work?

To Be Continued....

           

Eraser Explosion!

It's Life Science. Everyone is busy working on boring worksheets about lab equipment- that is, except one boy. This boy is the only one left standing after a horrific brainwash of science materials. He starts picking at the pink eraser on his pencil. He picks at it harder. It finally breaks and falls onto the floor. The boy doesn't notice. That's unusual, he thinks, suddenly wondering about the hole at the top of his Dixon pencil. How did it fall off?......

Enter Eraser City.

Because of several incidents such as the one described above(that did not actually happen from what I've seen, but it could), the population in Eraser City has suddenly increased. Between today, yesterday, and the day before, 11 new residents moved into the counties.

Here they are!

Suzuki. Suzuki got her name from a Japanese motor company. She is from Japanese descent. She loves sushi and lives next to Jean-Claude in International County. Because Suzuki was created on an eraser-plus the metal part- broken from a pencil, she gets to wear shimmery "clothes" every day. Suzuki was created by me.

Jean-Claude. Jean- Claude is a French eraser. He was created by me on a strange rubber part found under a desk that appears to be an eraser. There are rumors that Jean-Claude is opening a baguette shop in the new county, CJ County. As you know from the paragraph above, Jean-Claude lives between Suzuki and Luigi. He has a record amongst his neighbors for Biggest Mustache.

Sunshine. Sunshine is an extremely happy eraser. She lives in CJ County and is Sweet Rose's sister. (Their personalities give it away.) Sunshine, just like her name says, is always smiling like the sun and will cheer you up if you're down. She was created by me on a regular orange eraser. Sunshine is also another *tattooed resident, hers is the sun.

Lila Lemon. Lila Lemon is a regular yellow eraser created by me. She carries out a dramatic life in CJ County with her neighbors. She loves acting and started a petition to build the CJ County Playhouse. (Play house, not Playhouse.... you get the point.)  Although her last name is Lemon, Lila Lemon is always in the limelight-that is, when she's not sharing it with her eraser pals!

Shimmer. Shimmer is a yellow sparkly pencil grip with a face scribbled on who was created by Laney. She is another cousin of Sweet Rose. Her house is located in another new county, Laney County. Some of Shimmer's best talents include whipping up tasty smoothies and playing the piano. She owns Shimmer's Smoothies on an intersection in Laney County.

Tic Tac. Tic Tac is a red eraser broken from a pencil made by Laney and me. He got his name because we thought we had found an eraser on the floor, but it was a REAL Tic Tac! Tic Tac says if he had a flavor, it would be cherry. He lives in CJ County with Sunshine, Lila Lemon,Super Small Seth, and Waffle Willie.

Waffle Willie. Waffle Willie was named by K and created by me on a broken green regular eraser. He has curly hair and lives in CJ County. Waffle Willie became Cranky Christopher's friend because of their love for waffles. He owns a new restaurant (Wondrous Waffles) in CJ County as well. Waffle Willie even has a waffle tattoo! It says, in rebus form, "I Love Waffles."

Snowy. Snowy is one of Frosty Phillip's cousins. He was created by me on a white eraser broken from a pencil. Snowy lives very close to Frosty Phillip's Island on a nearby island called Freezing Warm Island, which is half cold and half hot. He is a champion at making snow angels.

The Guardian Angel. The Guardian Angel was given to me from Laney as a present. In reality, she serves as a paper clip holder. She lives in CJ County and creates happiness for all the erasers. The Guardian Angel's house is surrounded by a river and a garden and is in the center of the county.

Princess Pink. Princess Pink is Sweet Rose's cousin. She was created by me on a broken pink regular eraser. Princess Pink enjoys researching medieval times and playing dress up. She lives in the old castle in Laney County. Princess Pink, like her other cousins, shows excellent kindness and manners!

Super Small Seth. Super Small Seth is a distant cousin of Tiny Tim and Miniscule Millie. Like his cousins, he was created on a tiny scrap of a red eraser broken from a pencil. He lives in CJ County and loves music and art. The three of them even have their own song!

Stay tuned for more eraser madness.... BLOG YA LATER!

Next Time, On Claire's Creative Days... The true story of the Lays Boycott Club! The first eraser heritage chart! Plus, popular dance moves at the school dance! All this and more on the next blog posts...

*If you are a parent and have been reading about the tattoos (my mom was), THEY ARE FAKE! They are just washable. :):)=)

Intresting Islands and Honey Badger Madness

Eraser City, as you may know, has two major islands outside the mainland. I have never gone into them in depth, so here goes....

Badger Island is the perfect getaway when searching for a warm, sunny spot to live out your vacation dreams. There are bamboo cabins, a smoothie and souvenir shack, and awesome party spaces on the docks! If you like studying the science of the ocean rather than surfing in it, there is an observation deck, underwater museum, and a field full of honey badgers to study. Unfortunately, as convicts leaving the jail in Chaotic County using the secret passage found out, there's an underwater prison, too. Spy Bob often heads here for relaxation after chasing down erasers who rap about anchovies (hint, hint).
Frosty Phillip's Island is where you should go if you're searching for something that is the exact opposite of Badger Island! It is FREEZING and snows every day year round. The population is ten: erasers one, polar bears nine. That doesn't mean you can't have fun, though! Frosty Phillip is happy to let tourists into his home to hold sledding contests, make snowmen, and buy snow globes. If you want to buy hot chocolate and other groceries or chow down on a lemon-lime icee, make sure to check the convenience store and slushie shack. If your feet are sinking in snow, you can get snowshoes for free at the local shop. And if you just want to get out before you become an ice cube, stop by Freezin' Flights Travel Agency!

Each island also has mini islands. Badger Island has Little Badger Island and Mini Badger Island, and Frosty Phillip's Island has The Island Of The Wild Polar Bears.

Now......on to the honey badgers.

When Eraser City was still springing up, all of the buildings were being named after stuff Laney, K, and I were obsessed with. Laney and I are crazy about zebras, and K loves honey badgers. It's very random, but what can I say, he loves honey badgers! If you counted how many things in Eraser City were named after honey badgers, you'd be surprised....
*The Honey Badger Blast at the amusement park.
*Honey Island at the water park.
*Badger Island.
*Honey Badger resturant.
*The Honey Badger Hotel.
*Annnnnd....there was that dance Laney and I made up about Lays bags, zebras, and slow dancing that had honey badgers in it........
So, in other words, a lot, not counting the stuff I missed! I guess this is going to be another one of our quirks this year.

BLOG YA LATER!

Next Time, On Claire's Creative Days....Jean-Claude moves to International County! Reasons why Keyboarding should be illegal! Plus, the story of the Lays Boycott Club! All this and more in the next few posts....

Eraser City Goes Global

If you read the breaking news at the bottom of the post about ducks, limo rides, and subscriptions, you may know that this post is about Eraser City going global, which is exactly what has happened thanks to International County. International County hosts a variety of cultural eateries (including another restaurant by Cranky Christopher: IHOW! The International House of Waffles), the library, the My Little Pony Song Writing Headquarters (Don't ask), the Zebra Peace Gardens, and two new residents from around the world. Introducing......

Josephina Paper. Josephina is Mexican and is (gasp) not actually an eraser. Because we were having an eraser shortage, we drew her face on a scrap of notebook paper. Josephina was created by me and is bilingual. She loves tacos and will probably become friends with Hot Tamale after meeting him. (They are both big taco lovers!)

Luigi. Luigi is not a Mario character in this case, but a white eraser (again) broken from a pencil created by me. He loves Italy so much that he got a tattoo of the Italian flag on his back! A big pizza lover, Luigi lives two houses down from Josephina. The house in the middle is for my duck. (Yes, I made my GA duck a house in Eraser City!)

I promised Mom that I'd play Othello after snack. So until next time.... Blog ya later!

P.S. Breaking Eraser News! Learn about the chain of islands and their islands! Find out some weird facts about the importance of badgers in the eraser world! All this and more in the next blog post....

The New Residents

Sorry about all the eraser bios, it's just that I have big news, which I am talking about in this post. Eraser City is BOOMING and is now divided up into (so far) 2 counties:

Chaotic County is very large and busy. There are lots of schools, homes, and businesses, including the Lays Boycott Organization! (To be explained in another post....) Zeke\Zoey, Hot Tamale, Minuscule Millie, Tiny Tim, and Spy Bob all live here.
Calm County is used for fun and recreation. There is a water park and amusement park, arcade, dollar store, shark infested pond(or at least that's what the rumors say..), and candy store here. There was only one resident here- Candy Cathy, owner of the candy store on C Crossing-except she hadn't moved in yet, so the place was as good as empty.

That is, until enough erasers arrived that we had to create a new subdivision! Introducing.....

Cranky Christopher. Cranky Christopher was created by L\Laney on a red eraser. As his name suggests, he has a very negative outlook on life. He owns the restaurant Cranky Cooks on C Crossing. Hardheaded as he is, Cranky Christopher has one weakness.....waffles...

Mrs.Plaid. Mrs.Plaid was created by me on a pink eraser. She is an elderly eraser who wears plaid every day. Her house is in Criss Cross Forest, right next to Plaid Creek. Even though she lives alone, Mrs.Plaid's friends stop by every day. She was inspired by L\Laney's love for all things plaid.

Sweet Rose. Sweet Rose was created by me on the back of another pink eraser- this one the color of a rose, unlike Mrs.Plaid's hot pink. Unlike Cranky Christopher, Sweet Rose is always very cheerful and excited about the world around her. Ironically, the two of them are next door neighbors! They have personality clashes most  of the time.

Well, I have to go fry some bacon(that's dinner at our house!), file some papers, and practice for Keyboarding (ew....) but I'll be back soon. Blog Ya Later and Happy 102nd Post!

Meet Hot Tamale!

You heard right, folks! Hot Tamale mysteriously turned up claiming to be Frosty Phillip's long lost cousin. He is bright red and was drawn on the back of another eraser broken from a pencil. Created by L\Laney, Hot Tamale lives in a house by the airport so he can visit his cousin. He loves Mexican food! Hot Tamale also revealed that Frosty Phillip lives on a remote snowy island north of Badger Island (population 10). Now his friends can visit- after buying snowshoes.:):)

Oh yeah, and thanks to L\Laney for posting a comment! It was getting lonely around here.
Blog ya later!

Eraser Invasion!

6th grade not only brings new friends(like L, who may be reading my blog. Hi!), more homework (groan), and another year of Destination Imagination (YESSSSS! *dances around the room in sheer joy**dreams about challenge*), but certain "fads from the past". Such as eraser buddies.

Introducing our new erasers!

Zeke and Zoey Zebra. These two were created on opposite sides of a Pink Pearl eraser by me and are brother and sister. They were inspired by L's love for zebras. As you can probably tell by their last name, Zeke and Zoey love zebras, too. They wear stripey clothing, own a house called "Zebra Mansion" and teach at the Zebra School in Eraser City. Zeke and Zoey love rapping and often get arrested for singing about anchovies and disturbing the peace. (????)

Spy Bob. Spy Bob was made by L's friend K. He was drawn on the eraser at the top of a pen cap (K has an erasable pen!) and patrols the city, often arresting Zeke and Zoey for anchovy related crimes. Spy Bob owns several buildings in Eraser City, including his house, the air base, and "Area 51." He likes flying over to Badger Island (K likes honey badgers) and renting a hut for vacationing.

Tiny Tim. Tiny Tim is tiny. He was made by L out of a broken eraser from a pencil. He loves hanging out around his tiny house and visiting Badger Island's underwater aquarium. Tiny Tim has a sister named Miniscule Millie and is friends with Zeke and Zoey.

Frosty Phillip. Also created by L, Frosty Phillip doesn't live in Eraser City. He lives in an igloo in the middle of nowhere, complete with a garden of icicles and sled slopes, snowglobe rooms, and Christmas rooms! His friends have not visited yet....it's very cold up there.....

I will be updating on the chaos of middle school soon (if I can survive Keyboarding first....). So, BLOG YA LATER!

Get Your Ice Cold Lemonade!

So here I am, getting the mail, minding my own business, when I hear a car drive by, followed by shouts of "LEMONADE! 25 CENTS A CUP!"
This can only mean one thing. I look down at the street corner of the third nearest cul-de-sac and see kids waving signs and screaming like crazy next to a table. A lemonade stand!

This was the scenario last Saturday, and I hopped on my scooter to check it out. Turns out, my friend S and some other girls were holding a stand- and after a ride around the block, there were 25 cent cookies too. Mom let me go over for a while, and after distributing origami fans all around, I was soon appointed to "patrol the streets." Translation: I was the one who yelled "CAR!" when someone drove near. I was even able to get a van from some company to pull over. I'd also tell people about our stand, too- an action that made one man buy so many cookies, we only had one left!

When there was a lack of customers, we'd run to a trampoline in the front yard, jump on it, and try to grab the nearest tree branch. It was fun- and it helped pass the time. S also told me about a remarkable feat they'd accomplished- getting the nieghborhood UPS truck to buy some lemonade. WOW!

The lemonade stand was a success! We made about $11 and hope to make some more sales soon- at the fall yard sale, perhaps? :^)

Blogging At School

Guess where I am writing this- at a computer in school! Today is Field Day, and we hopped, jumped, ran, and threw our way through all the events. They are giving out Good Sportsmanship awards for people who are being good sports. I wonder if I will get one?
Right now, we're just lounging around and playing games and drawing cartoons. I have to converse with my friends, so- BLOG YA LATER!