A few days ago our little cat named Tribble almost got hit by a car. We were playing outside and he got scared and ran across the street. There was a car that was going too fast. He ran right by the wheel. We did not know if he got hit or not. He ran away. Here is a few pictures of him: This is him when he was a baby.He sleeps like a rock.
We were so worried that he had been hit and killed. He was gone for almost two days when my Mom went outside to look for him just before she went to bed. He was sitting on the front porch! He was not hurt. But he was still very scared. My Mom and Dad brought him inside and pet him. At first he would not let them pet him. He would just jerk his head away. But after a while he let them pet him. In the morning all the kids were SO happy. Now he will still jump at any loud sounds, but he is mostly normal.
Our little kitten Troy died last week. He died in the night. We had him for almost one week. He looked like he was getting better. Polly went into where we were keeping him and looked inside his box. He was already dead and stiff. We buried him in our front yard later that day. He loved being held. He also loved playing outside in our front yard with us. His favorite food was dry cat food soaked in water. Yuck! Poor, poor kitten. Whenever he was not being held he would meow and meow until someone went and picked him up. I am glad that Troy died in his sleep and did not suffer at all.
Today we found a kitten on our street. He was starving and sick. We fed him some wet cat food and gave him some water. He ate most of it. My Dad said that we could keep him! My Mom gave him a bath in the sink. I don't think he enjoyed it. He looked funny when he was wet. We still don't know what we will name him. He is so light and bony. He only weighs 12 1/2 ounces! I hope he will get better.
Here's how 8 THINGS works:
- Mention the person that tagged you.
- Complete the lists of 8's.
- Tag some of your blog friends.
- Go tell them you tagged them!
8 Things I am looking forward to:
1. Going swimming this afternoon.
2. Working on my puzzle.
3. My cousin coming today.
4. My Dad coming home from work. (I'm always looking forward to that.)
5. Playing outside with my friends.
6. Our baby crickets to get bigger.
7. Getting off school.
8. My seeds I planted in my garden to sprout.
8 Things I did yesterday:
1. Played with Tribble.
2. Went to church.
3. Played on Poptropica.
4. Went swimming.
5. Played outside with my friends.
6. Watered my garden.
7. Went shopping.
8. Did my school.
8 Things I wish I could do:
1. Sky dive.
2. Go ocean fishing.
3. Go to a Switchfoot concert.
4. See a great white shark in the wild.
5. Go camping this month.
6. Go see the Grand Canyon.
7. Go see the Loch Ness.
8. Build a tree house in our tree.
8 Shows I watch:
1. The Biggest Loser.
2. Spongebob Squarepants.
3. Courage the Cowardly Dog.
4. Batman the Brave and the Bold.
5. Good Eats.
6. Unwrapped.
7. Spectacular Spider - Man.
8. 18 Kids and Counting.
On Wednesday we went to the dirt dunes by our house. Jack took a bad fall and cut his lip. This is what that fall gave him. Missy went down the highest ramp there was. We had a few more falls but no one got hurt. Troubles had fun, too. Also, our pet Sun Scorpion named Sunny died. Poor him.
I am SOOOOO sorry that I did not get this in for so long! Well, here is my Oh So Cute picture: This is Troubles with his pet snail. I have no idea why he likes having snails on his head. But, apparently he does.
He is a bit crazy. On the day he had his "Little buddy," he and Missie were out collecting snails. This was the first time he put a snail on his head. He is sooooo gentle with the snails. He never crushes, hurts or drowns them.
I love his face in this picture. It is so cute, huh? Well, I am going to tag GirlofGod. I hope she gets hers in by 3-22-09.Post a comment and tell me what you think.
I am sorry I have not posted for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .well, ever. I have decided to do an update for my Grandma. (Because she always likes to know whats going on) Well, we did a toy sort. A toy sort is a once in awhile thing that we do (I wish we did it. . . . . less often). First we take out allllllll the stuff in our rooms a bring it out into the family room. Then we bring out all our toy tubs, the tubs we keep all our toy sets in. And then we sort, all the stuff that was in our rooms that we can put in the tubs goes, well, in the tubs. Then we go through all the toys and take all the stuff that we want out. Then we say bye - bye to the rest. To the garbage it goes. Woe is it. Then we put all the tubs away and spend a few hours on cleaning our rooms. But it is nice to come into a clean room.
We also cleaned off all the weeds of our go-kart, and my Dad is trying to fix it, he thought its carburetor needs cleaned, but we tried that and it did not work. The go-kart will start and drive for about ten seconds then turn off. Then we have to get out, turn it back on and drive; then do it again because it will shut off again.
My Mom wants to start a garden in our back yard, so we cleaned up all the weeds (Which the go-kart was tangled in) and fought numerous wasp nests! My friends Mom gave us one hundred thirty nine stone pavers. And we bought seventy of the kind of bricks that are used to make the walls on the freeway. My Dad made a nice garden box with the bricks, and a pretty walk way with the pavers. My Mom said that we might get our own 3' by 3' garden boxes, but, my Dad is still thinking about it.
And I am going to be thirteen in a few days! I still haven't decided what I want for my birthday. But I might want a game called Hero Scape: It is a game in which you create a game board chose your character. Each player gets a certain number of dice and they are your, attack roll and defense roll. You fight and eliminate your opponents characters. It is difficult to play but REALLY fun. My Dad taught me how to play it. Jack and Missy had their birthday. My parents got them each a skate board, a helmet and a box a candy. All of us got them each something.
My praying mantis is STILL alive. They are supposed to die in the fall but my praying mantis is ancient! I feed her crickets and flies and that kind of stuff. She laid two egg cases. I pretty sure she is going to die before the new mantis' hatch. Jania: My praying mantis Jania.
We also have a kitty who sleeps like a rock: His name is Tribble. We had a batch of kittens and he is the only one we kept. He will sleep if you hold him up like my Dad is, he does not even open up his eyes! He sleeps like a rock! Well, I'm done .
[x] I've drunk Starbucks more than once in my life.
[x] Sometimes I link arms when I walk with someone
[] I shop at AE, A&F, or HCO
[x] I own 4 or more dress shirts/dresses
[] I will never be caught without my cell phone
[] I blow dry/straighten my hair on a daily basis
total: 3
[x] I will wear flip flops no matter what the weather
[] I own an over sized pair of sunglasses
[x] I own 1 or more pairs of ripped jeans
[] I layer my shirts
[] I have/had a "Myspace mirror pic"
total so far: 5
[X] When I'm not drinking starbucks I prefer water
[] I get annoyed with tom-boys..
[] I own an over sized bag or purse
[] I have seen every episode of Laguna Beach
[] My new fav is the Hills
[X] I say "lol" in online chat
[X] own straight legged jeans
total so far: 8
[] I walk across the street when cars are there or not
[x] I wear necklaces
[] I own an iPod/mp3 player
[X] I have the internet
[x] have more than 1 screen name
total so far: 11
[] I own/have owned a small teacup dog
[x] I have said "lol" or "OMG!" accidently in a real conversation
[] I love shopping
[] I shop whenever I have a chance
[] I have watched the Simple Life.
Total so far: 12
Multiply 12 by 3 and put "I'm 36% City" in title
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How COUNTRY Are You?
have you?
[x] ridden a horse
[] owned a horse
[] owned land
[x] been 4 wheeling
[x] said "ain't"
[] been cow-tipping
[] been deer hunting
[] been swimming in a lake
[] caught a fish
[] seen a deer get skinned
total: 3
....You....
[x] have worked on a ranch or on land
[X] Have lived in a house in the middle of nowhere
[] have been duck hunting
[] have/went swimming in a river
[] driven in a truck
[] own or owned a rebel flag
[x] have said i dont like it... i love it
total so far: 6
[] have a funny accent or people have told you that
[] own or owned a pair of cowboy boots
[] own/owned a cowboy hat
[] own/have owned a big dog
[x] say "y'all".
[] have been made fun of for sayin "y'all"
total so far: 7
You also...
[]swear when you're mad
[X] go/have gone to church on Sunday
[] have ridden a horse to somewhere in town
[X] have gone on a field trip to a farm/ranch
[] made deer jerky
[] have eaten deer meat
[X] have shot a gun before (I've shot a 22 rifle.)
Total so far:10
Multiply 10 by 3 and put "I'm 30% Country" in title.
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Write a post about this contest on your blog including links to both this post on The Backyard, and The Homeschool Boutique.
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Hi! Today I am going to write about our kittens! Kittens are so cute, right? My family and I have two cats. A old man ( name:Boy, but I call him Puddy) who is the same age as me; and a young little girl named Twister. Twister just had kittens; four of them. Here are some pictures of them: This is a funky picture because the kitten has her eyes half closed. This is Twister with Pebbles (Trixie's), Burrito (Blackspidey's), Pesky (Mine) and Tootsie (GirlofGod's).
This Pebble hissing at the camera: I hope you like the kittens!
I broke my second wrist. Someone. . . . . I will not say their name, ran out with a bike in front of me and my bike; I hit their back tire and went head-over-handlebars! I broke my wrist but did not shed ONE tear! This is my cast after my sugar splint:
It doesn't hurt any more, and I am going to get a smaller cast come May 6th. Well, see ya later!
Last night we did a cool experiment with dry ice. My mom got a little bit of it, I poured water in the bowl with the ice in it and this happened: I kept the cup in my hand and scooped up some foggy stuff. I poured it out but the picture of that was a big blur. Here is us playing with the fog. Ha ha ha. The fog felt like you were touching nothing.
You are mellow, easy going, and a total softie on the inside.
People find it really easy to get along with you. You suit most tastes.
And while you're very sweet, you're not boring or ordinary.
You have an attraction to the exotic, and you could show up anywhere... doing almost anything!
You are spirited, energetic, and a total kick to be around.
You're also quite funny. Your sense of humor is on the goofy side, and it fits you well.
I am a banana, but I HATE bananas! I like watermelons, figs and cantaloupe!!!! Grandmaofmany, try, and tell me what kind of fruit you are! Everyone else, try! Kit, leave me a comment and tell me what you are.
O.k sorry I missed yesterday. I wrote the blog but then, just as I was going to post it, my computer shut down. . . . . . . . . bummer. So here is the post of the answers:
Kit won last weeks game. Here is her poem:
In out front yard, we found a treasure. This great treasure was such a great pleasure!
We found a bunch of daffodil plants!
But it was sad because some people acted very bad.
They BURIED those poor daffodil plants! They should be spanked on the pants.
This weeks game is a nature game. Write a small poem about one of these nature scenes:
Ok!!! My and Black Spidey's favorite group color is. . . . . . . . . . . Teal!!!!
Good guessing Kit!!
This weeks game is a fun one!!
You will make up a four line poem about your front yard. I will judge the best poem. I will make a poem for example:
Front yard
My front yard has bushes and trees,
Polly went out and got dirt on her knees,
We play outside and have lots of fun,
It is cold outside and our hands get numb.
And here is one I made up about my Dad:
Daddy
I have a Daddy, he is great,
he fly fishes with homemade bait,
the bait, that is, is made with string
and looks like things that fly with wings.
I will see ya next week.
EmBlem
P.s please leave a comment and in the comment say want kind of games you think I should post.
My family and I went to Kit's house today for SuperGirl's tea party! I'm not used to drinking tea so it wasn't the best thing in the world, if you see what I mean. They had two types of tea, Black and wildberry. I liked wildberry better than Black tea. Kit likes Black tea better than wildberry. I had a fun time. We had cookies and other stuff. The cookies where so good dipped in tea (Wildberry not Black). Only the girls got to go to the tea party, the boys drove cars all around the school room. We talked in the tea room, Polly spilled my tea on me and Kit, and all over the table, AND on Kit's cloak. We cleaned it up and we did a small craft. All in all I had fun. Go to Kit's blog to see her tea party blog.
I have decided to stop doing "?????????" said the thing in the picture and start doing a new game. I try will think up a new game every week. O.K the game for this week is a quiz, an animal quiz......
Ive been writing on Backyard and here is a long post.
Baby Animals
I love Baby animals..... so here's to you all the cute baby animals in the world!!! O.k I will count down 1 - 10. The cutest animal for last! O.k I will also do a guessing game (for once) I will say the baby animal and you will guess the name. Like bear babies: Cubs. Rules: No looking up in books, but you can ask you parents for help, answers will be posted next Monday.
10. Wolf babes: Wolf babies are called: (You can click here to learn about Wolf babes)(click here to see a picture of a baby wolf)
9. Baby Cat: Cat babes are called: Kittens are blind at first and they fully depend on their mother to take care of them. (click here to see the most adorable long eared baby cat)
8. Shark babies: Shark babies are called: Shark babies are born in "Mermaid purses" or born like whale babies. The babies can take take care of themselves. (Click here to see a picture of a hatching Shark)
7. (This one is not a baby but it is CUTE!!!) The water bear: (Click here to learn about this microscopic things)
6. Baby Harp Seals: Babe Harp Seals are called: Picture. Baby Harp Seals are helpless when they are born, they have white fur to help camouflage it against the ice and snow. When they are grown the fur turns into spotted weatherproof leather.
5. Baby Tigers: Baby Tigers are called: Click here to see my post about Tigers or click here to see a picture, a very cute picture.
4. Baby Bobcats: Baby bobcats are called: Click here to see a post about big cats or click here to see a picture.
2. Baby Dolphins: Babe Dolphins are called: (Click here or here (here to learn about adult Dolphins) to see and post and a picture of Dolphins) Baby Dolphins are very close to their mothers, they are mammals not fish, they breath air and feed their babies milk.
1. Praying Mantis babes: Baby praying mantis' are called baby praying mantis I've never heard anything else. (Click here or here to go to the praying mantis things (Picture and post))
Leave a comment about the guessing game.
I had a great Christmas!!! I got everything I wanted and even better!!!
I wanted a drawing set with oil pastels, watercolors, and colored pencils! But I got and WAY better set! It had only oil paints, small canvas, three paint brushes, a thing for mixing paints, two white plastic things that look like very small shovels for mixing paints and it all came in a big painting easel (tabletop!)! I also got 48 oil pastels in another present, I got 120 crayons, with a cute crayon sharpener from miss Banana. (we draw names and get things for the person we got) I also got two HUGE painting canvases. I am painting a picture of a Christmas tree. I will show you it when I am finished with it.
This is my blog. I am a thirteen year old girl, who is the oldest of eight kids. I love to draw and color. I really like sharks, bugs and things like that. I like puzzles, mazes and sudoku puzzles. I also like the band Switchfoot.
He sleeps like a rock.
He also loved playing outside in our front yard with us. His favorite food was dry cat food soaked in water. Yuck! Poor, poor kitten. Whenever he was not being held he would meow and meow until someone went and picked him up. I am glad that Troy died in his sleep and did not suffer at all.
We still don't know what we will name him. He is so light and bony. He only weighs 12 1/2 ounces! I hope he will get better.
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Also, our pet Sun Scorpion named Sunny died. 
Poor him.
This is Troubles with his pet snail. I have no idea why he likes having snails on his head. But, apparently he does.
. But, this a good video. 
Here are the rules:
This is Twister with Pebbles (Trixie's), Burrito (Blackspidey's), Pesky (Mine) and Tootsie (GirlofGod's).
I hope you like the kittens!
I broke my second wrist. Someone. . . . . I will not say their name, ran out with a bike in front of me and my bike; I hit their back tire and went head-over-handlebars! I broke my wrist but did not shed ONE tear! This is my cast after my sugar splint:
