Katy

This is all of the entries that I made in my journal on our vacation. It took me a while to write about it but here they are:

9/18/09

Today is the beginning of our vacation. Our rental house is on Mustang Island. This morning I woke up at about 1:00 A.M. and I was planning to get up at 6:00 A.M. It was hard to go back to seep. Finally I did. Its 7:19 and we are at the rental house. I am going to eat dinner and then I will tell more.

Later

Okay. I ate dinner. To continue: After I got up, I helped make breakfast. We finally left at 7:30 A.M. During the drive there, Drew and I played travel brainquest, travel magnetic games, (we were traveling) Travels bingo, cards and a couple other games. For lunch, we at a burger joint called Wall Bangers. They had huge delicious burgers. After we got here in the afternoon, we went shopping, during which I did not get anything.

9/19/09

It is 8:49 A.M. and I just finished breakfast. I miss my cat Oreo a lot. Drew is reading us a world book of records.  Today we are going to the beach, which I will right about later.  

Later

At the Padre National Seashore, Drew, Nick and dad found a bunch of sanddollers. For some reason I could not find any. After lunch at Jason’s Deli, we went to the local beach near our rental house. There we found plenty of crabs.

9/20/09

This morning we went to the padre National Seashore again. I found three sanddollers. Two of which I put back because they were too small. In the evening, we decided to go the local beach but not go swimming because tomorrow we are leaving and we do not want to have a bunch of wet swimming suits and towels to take care of. Nick and Lisa found a bunch of clams for me to put in the ditch that I dug with the hoe, which we found, abandoned on the beach. We went home because it was dark and everyone was being eaten alive by mosquitoes. Right before we left, Nick was bringing in some more clams and one of them opened up and a ‘clam bug’ crawled out. It was sooo funny.

9/21/09

Today we are leaving.  We ate granola for breakfast. After we finish packing, we are going to the botanical gardens before we leave. I will tell about it after we go.

Later

We went to the botanical gardens. It was very hot. For the first part, everyone was there. Then Mom, Lisa and Naomi left because it was too hot for them. Then Dad left to go back to the car too. I got many good pictures.

Even Later

When I got home, Oreo was so mad that she started biting me. Now she is being nicer. Poor Thing! Here is a list if the things that I got.

Fish bookmark

Plastic seagull

Grab bag

Seashells

Sanddoller with sand

Two rattle snake eggs

Note cards

Blue bracelet

Well. Those were all of my vacation entries.

Bye,

Today is the first day of school. We took a break for six weeks I think. This morning I don't have very much school. Here is a list of it:

MON.

• Blogging
• Math-U-See
• Reading
• Math quiz
• Penmanship
• Copywork
• Watch my little sister Naomi for 30 minutes
• Read aloud with momma
• Scripture
• Violin
• Balancing the sword reading

That's all.

P.S. Next time I will tell about our Corpus Christi Vacation.

Yester day I made a pom-pom cat that was very tiny. I also made an origami swan out of cloth and I stitched it up so that it would not fall apart.  I had wanted to post more blogs but Drew had been on the computer most of the morning so here I am, blogging. My school is nearly done. I don;t have that much today. I didn't know what to call this post but I didn't want it to be untiitlewd. so, I picked the title latley. Several minuets ago, Oreo climbed on the dining room table and I had to go scold her. My pajamas are finished but aI still have not figured out how to post a picture them. Well, that's what 's been going on latley. Mabey I'll follow up later but I have to get of right now.

Bye,

Katy,Y

Over the past several days, I have been working on sewing a pair of pajamas. Several weeks ago, mom bought a sewing curriculum at as home school convention. That is where I got the patteren and directions. It is a lot of fun. I have never really sewed very many clothes with patterns. About three years a go I sewed a pair of pantsand a jacket for myself. The pants werea light blue and the jacket was a print with penguins all over it. It was one of my favorite outfits. The pair of pajamas that I am working on is purple. It is a shirt with a pair of capris. The shirt is white with purple flowers and the pants and just purple.  They are a lot of fun to sew. Well, Mabey I'll post a picture of them when they are finished if I can figure out how to do it. That's all for now.

Bye,

Katy,Y

Sometimes, the pool turns a green color because there are not enough chemecals in it to keep it clean. After mom puts chemicals in it in several hours it is cristal clear again. One time, Dad said that  it was so green that he could not see ht egrid on the bottom. I have never seen it very green at all but I can imagine that it would be very disgusting to swim in it like that. It has been fairly clear lately. When it gets dirty the inner walls get very, VERY, SLIMY! YUCK!  It has been a little while since anyone has swam in it.

Does anyone else have problems with above ground pools that get green and slimy. Let me know if you have

This is really messed up. Gurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!.

1. Fold a colored sheet of paper in half. The crease will; be that backbone and the top on his head.

2. Draw a rounded body, legs, and a lower jaw.

3. Cut out the shape but do not cut along the crease.

4. For the teeth, use sciccors with a fine zgzag blade.

5. Glue the two pieces of the lower jaw together and add eyed with a pencil.

ENJOY!

Bye,

Katy,Y

lately, I have been learing how to come up with my own origami animals. So far I have come up with a way to make a cat and a dog. the cat is easier because for the dog you have3 to do most of the steps that you use for the cat and then a bunch more. I found how to make the head in a book. But, I came up with the bodies. I also found oout how to make a tail for the cat and the dog too.  I would like to come up with more but sofar I have only come up with those two. I would like to write a book that tell how to a dog a cat and some other animals too. It is also fun to make giant animals out of huge squares of butcher paper. Well, I will try to come up with some more animals.

Bye,

Katy,Y

ON August sixteenth, Momma, Papa, Lisa and I went to Children's Muesum in Houston. The first hall hat we went to had periscopes, puzzles, earthquake tables and wind storm tables.Then we went over to a climbing wall abvout 20" long. You climb across it instead of climbing up it. I got about to 18" and then mom wanted to take a picture of Me and I  Could only hold on so long. after that a fell off. Next, we wnet to another climbing tower that was where there is a bunch of platforms that are bent and twisted. The whole thing was netted. It was so tall that I have idea how many feet it was. There was also a play city where you got a pretennd credit card and there was grocery stores, banks, ATMs, diners, a town hall and a bunch of other cool things. It lokked like a lot of fun but we only went to the grocery store because we had to leave. I had so much fun and I would like to go again soon. We got home at about 4:45 and had omlets for dinner. It was a lot of fun.

Bye,

Katy,Y

Lately, I have been making little pom-pom cats for the doll house. Here is how to do it:

1. Cut two card board circles the same size and in the middle, cut a small hole.

2. Take a long piece of yarn and tie on the two cardboard circles. Rap it around the circle until the whole thing is covered in yarn.

3. Stick a pair of sciccors 9inbetween the two cardboard circles and cut all the way around until the yarn is all cut. Pull the cardboard rings slitly apart and tie a piece of yarn around the yarn to form a square knot. Pull the rings completly off, leaving the long strings.

4. Reapeat Steps 1-3 except make the cardboard rings smaller.

5. Tie the two pom-poms together And cut off the extra long strings.

6. Glue on white thread for whiskers, and use small pieces of felt for the eyes and ears. Tie on a tail if you want to with a short piece of yarn.

MEOW!   There is your cat.

Bye,

Katy,Y

Mom and Dad bought a doll house for Lisa, Naomi and Me. It is almost as tall as I am. On thw ninth, we went to Target and bought some dolls for it. You can get a mom and a baby for 20$. Lisa also bought a little pet cat for 3.50$. I think that that is a lot for a pet for my dolls. I learned how to make some little cats for the dolls out of yarn and felt. Of course, all of our dolls live in the same house. The moms are about 9" tall. The dollhouse came with a lot of furniture too. There is a bathtub, a toilet, a couch, two arm chairs, a fridge, a stove, A kitchen island, a dining room tablle, two dining room chairs, a bed, a swing and a dresser. The bath tub is warped so papa is going to fix it. It is so much fun to play with Lisa in the doll house. Naomi bought a little girl too with some birthday money that she had saved up. I guess I am not to old to enjoy a splendid doll house.

Bye,

Katy,Y

P.S. I turned Ten on August Ninth. That is, if you can read this. It is xxsmall.

A long time ago, I bought a book called Wild Aniumal Origami. It was only .89 at a thrift store.I waited a long time before I tried it. It is very hard. Several day ago, I tried making a Flamingo from the book. It was not easy and  in the end, it did not look very much like a flamingo. After that, I tried making a Kangaroo from the book. It is going a lot better than the flamingo. I hope it will turn out better. Right now I am having trouble with the head.

Bye,

Katy,Y

I have been making origami swans. Many of them have been very small. It all started when I was making some swans out of 3" by 3" squares of paper. Next, I made some out of 1" by 1" squares. Then, I made one out of 1/2" by1/2" square. LAST, I made one out of a 1/4" by 1/4" square. The 1/4" square was very hard to turn into a swan. The 1" square was hard enough.

I made Drew 8 1" swans. He named them: Keely #1, Keely #2, Keely #3, Keely #4, Keely #5, Keely #6, Keely #7, and Keely #8. Their real names are KEELHAGAN 1-8. Nevertheless, we call them Keely for short. I made some food for the Keelys by shreding paper. Drew bought a box of food for his new Keelys. Because they had not eaten all day, he emptied 1/3 of the box into their tank. Luckily, all of the Keelys are still alive.

Bye,Y

Hi,

I started a buisness called Keel Hagan. MY brother Drew came up with the name so don't ask ME where it came. You can ask HIM though at his blog. The buisness is a fun summer resortplace with a lot of activities. Drew also helped me make a budget for it. Drew and Lisa are visiting this week.It is 1,050.00 per person per week. Drew gets a discount because he is my secretary. I made buisness cards, room keys, key chains and brochures. There are indoor and outdoor activities. I made a prize game. It is where on cards I write numbers 1-16 and on another eight cards I write eight number anywehre from 1-16. on the other side of those eight cards. I write prizes like: 1 free gormet luch at KEELHAGAN. I hand each person a card without a prize on it  and one by one everyone tells me what their number is and if their number is on a prize card then they get that prize nbut if it is not they do not get a prize.

Bye,

Katy

Definition of self-discipline: Training and control of one’s own actions.

     Self-discipline is very important. Self-discipline is simply being able to control your actions. If you cannot control your actions and your words, you will find yourself in a lot of trouble. Many people say harmful things without even thinking first. Some people do not control what they eat and they become very unhealthy because they buy boxed, canned and microwavable food. There are many different versions of self-discipline.  Some people do not control what they say when their angry and harm people with their words. Some do not control their curiosity when it is not good to find things out. Anyone CAN control his or her actions or words. It is a matter of if they want to. Harsh speech can harm many people very much. Self-discipline is very important no matter what others tell you.

Katy, Y

Thanks,     Y

What you need:

        Colorful paper square 5” (13 cm)Scissors

       Black marking pen

       Scraps of yellow paper

       Glue

Instructions:

1. Fold the square in half diagonally

2. Fold the corners to the bottom tip

3. Fold the folded tip and round the open end

4. Fold the shape down the center

5.  Use the marking pen to add eyes on both sides

6. Cut two scrapes of yellow paper and glue to both sides to make the beak

Different Idea: You can make different sizes of birds by using different sizes of paper

Please let me know what you think. Thanks for visiting.

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