Cold

Cold

feeling an uncomfortable lack of warmth; chilled

The snow is almost a foot deep, trees and telephone wires are covered. When I want to go outside I bundle up in scarves, jackets, boots, and gloves. I can't walk in the snow, so I go home and wrap myself in a blanket. I think about tomorrow with disappointment, but maybe tomorrow will be a snow day again! Do I want that? I'm not sure, but I decide to do my homework anyway. School would be over by now, we would have already had buddies, writing groups, and math. I have a lot to do this afternoon to stay on track. So, yes, I really hope tomorrow is a snow day. Will it be? Who knows...

All the Bright Places Week #2

Violet Markey and Theodore "Freak" Finch never thought they would be friends. Much less did they think that the freak Finch would be saving Violet from committing suicide by jumping off the top of a bell tower. But it does go that way, and then end up working on a project together. The project: to Wander Indiana. But will it stick to a light friendship, or will this blossom into something more? This book was really good and I liked the way it switched from the perspective of Violet to Finch from chapter to chapter. This book is pretty heavy, but I would really recommend it!!

9:23

It's 9:23.
I feel accomplished.
I just finished specimen. I sit down with my computer, pull up the site and ask:
"What should I write my SOL about? Any ideas?"
It is quiet but a few heads turn.
"Bananas!" exclaims Lena
"Manatees!" suggests Grace
Gabe and Sophia laugh
Lena has an idea
"Banana Manatees!" she yells!
"That is longer. And more interesting." Comments Grace
Lena thinks and says:
"Banana Manatees sounds like a type of t-shirt. And it has more syllables. So yeah, write about banana manatees!"
I laugh. I glance at the clock in the bottom of my computer screen.
9:24
"Clean up everyone. And go to matrix!" Max and Sam command in unisen. The last matrix awaits us!!

Can't Wait!

On Monday I get excited! I can't wait! It's all coming so soon! Spring break, the class trip to California. I'm excited because the play is over, and I'm excited to see what is coming next. I'm excited for my unit project on Thursday, because I get to do cooking from around the world. I am excited that I am organized and ready...
I Can't Wait!

People Change

Every experience changes you. Think about it, two weeks ago, before the show, you were different. You look back, and think you would be happier or sadder if you had done a little thing differently. What if you could have seen what happened. Before the summer, before you went to Hawaii, before Expo this year, before Expo last year. You were different. Friends and family and even mysterious strangers change your future forever. What will happen in a week, a month, a year? What will happen in even just a day? Why cant anyone tell the future, because I want to know what will happen. I want to know how I will change. I want to know how I can make an impact on people's lives for the better. People change, I know I do. And we are probably better off changing. Because how would we experience new things, if we never changed. Changing our personalities, and our thoughts, and our hopes and dreams that are all coming true. All the adventures of our lifetimes-- they rely on the fact that people change. And through good times or bad in past or future, it's important to know that no matter how you feel, it's good that people change.

Waffles

Mix the flour, sugar and baking powder in a large bowl. 2 cups, 3 teaspoons. Separate the eggs. Sigh and giggle and the yolks and whites fall apart. Pick the shell out of the bowl. Melt two sticks of butter in the microwave. Wait. Add milk, and vanilla. Beat the egg whites. Fold in, with a spatula. Reach for the cupboard for the waffle-maker. Plug in the waffle-maker. Pour the batter in. Wait for the ding. Frustrated, try to get the waffle out of the maker. Laugh and smile, and shake your head as everyone tells you how delicious these waffles are. Take a bite of the syrupy, chocolaty mess. You don't need to be told to enjoy.

10 Things I Can't Live Without

1- Warm sweaters for snowy days

2- Pillows and blankets that are soft and fluffy

3- Headphones and music 

4- Friends to keep me company

5- Hot chocolate and marshmallows

6- A notebook to write in

7- A book to read

8- Comfortable, everyday shoes

9- Art and bright colors

10- Pies,cookies, cakes and cupcakes