Thanks Mr. Warren!

I just wanted to take a minute and write this to thank my college for kids journalism teacher, Mr. Warren. Although almost everyone in the class had blog troubles, including him, he never gave up and was very patient and helpful. I took this same class last year with Mr. Warren and had a lot of fun which is why I signed up for it again, but I signed up for it thinking it would be the same class as it was the previous year. On the first day, Monday, Mr. Warren said that we did not have enough time to put out a newspaper, so that we would be blogging instead. I will admit, when I heard this I was a little upset. That was until we actually started blogging. I then quickly realized that this would be just as fun as last year. Although our last class is tomorrow I still plan on blogging, and reading classmates blogs:) I had a lot of fun in this class.. so THANK YOU, MR. WARREN!!!!

Finn and me:)

Spending time with my little brother<3

Sydney, Australia, Baby!!!!!

The Central Coast of Australia



Dinning Venues



Sydney, Australia Opera House


Do you like tropical places!? I know I do, and that's why Sydney, Australia would be the perfect place to travel! I have never actually been to Australia, but it has been a dream of mine since I was about 5 years old. I have sone a lot of research on Australia and there are so  many amazing resturants, hotels, and sites to see such as the Sydney Opera House (picture above)!! I would love to go to australia and see the kawala bears! Australia, a great idea for a family vacation, is a warm, humid place, so pack light clothes!

Links:

Sydney Tour Guide: http://www.sydney-australia.biz/cove/

Hotel Information: http://www.sydney-australia.biz/accommodation/

Australia Attractions: http://www.sydney-australia.biz/attractions/

Resturants: http://www.sydney-australia.biz/restaurants.php





Grown Ups

Grown Ups, a hilarious movie starring Adam Sandler, David Spade, Chris Rock, Kevin James, and Rob Schneider, is about a group of 5 friends who played basketball together when they were younger gathering together for their former coach's funeral. What will happen when these 5 families stay together in one house? Crazy things such as sneaking onto water slides, crazy bathing suits, mommy's milk, and a man that's taking staroids for everything other than his voice are just a few examples of all the wacky things that happen in this amazing movie. I would rate this as a 5 star movie! Rent it today and just a hint of advice, stay away from mommy's milk!

O+G=BFFL

This is one of my best friend Olivia and I. We're practically inseparable. We're together as much as possible, and if we're not together we're texting. You know what? I change that. Olivia isn't my best friend. She's more than that. She's my sister. She's family. Love you, Olivia<3

Strained Ligament or Surgery?

A few years ago I hurt my knee while playing soccer. I iced it, took ibuprofen, and just dealt with it. Since then it has progressively gotten worse. Last week it was hurting pretty bad, but once again I iced it, took ibuprofen, and ignored it. I had 6 basketball games this past weekend, and at one of the games I fell on that knee, and then continued to play 4 games after that, which caused a lot of pain. I went to the doctor yesterday who said he thinks I just strained and possibly slightly tore a ligament in my right knee, but it's hard to tell if the pain is coming from the joint and muscle or from the bruise that's there from falling. I have to wear a brace until next week, when I'm scheduled to go back to the doctor. If my knee is still sore, and difficult to walk on then I have to get an MRI, so that they can look at the muscles to make sure I didn't tear anything. However, if I did tear a muscle I'll have to get surgery, and will be out of basketball, volleyball, and soccer for a while. I'm wishing and praying that everything comes back okay, and that I don't have to get surgery.

The Best Thing Ever Discovered at the Worst Christmas Ever!

    I remember it like it was yesterday. December 25, 2006 was the WORST Christmas in the world! My aunts were all fighting, we couldn't find the dog, who probably didn't want to be found considering he chewed on half the presents, and there was 3 babies crying. I thought I was going to go insane! I hadn't eaten because my grandma burnt all the food, and then, all the sudden, G.G. walked through the door. She is an old family friend who is known for the making THE BEST cookies. She came in, saw the craziness, dropped the cookies and ran. I quickly picked the cookies up the yummy looking peanut butter cup cookies, and put one in my mouth. It was Heaven! I knew that if the rest of my family were to eat one of these cookies the would shut up! I quickly gave everyone a cookie, or shoved it in their mouth if they weren't willing to eat it, and before I knew it the house was quiet, and the whole family was sitting around the fire place enjoying each other's company.. for once!

Recipe Link:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/peanut-butter-cup-cookies/detail.aspx

Violence In Inner Cairo

Late yesterday afternoon a huge clash broke out near the center of Cairo, Egypts captiol. The crowd remained there until early this morning. Hundreds of children were out throwing rocks, demanding that the trials of ex- senior officials proceed quicker. When doing this police arrivied and threw tear gas, a gas that causes temporary blindness, on the children in attempt to get them to stop. While this fight was happening 41 police men and 4 citizens were injured.

The news story:
http://newsworldtoday.info/breaking-world-news/egypt-police-fire-tear-gas-at-stone-throwing-youths-reuters.html

The Interview

  I had the privilege to interview a classmate that I recently met, Ethan J. G. We sat down and asked each other a few questions, and these were the results.

1) Q: How old are you?
    A: 11
2) Q: What school do you attend?
    A: Wood
3) Q: Do you have any siblings?
    A: Yes, I have 1 brother.
4) Q: Do you play any sports?
    A: Yes, I play hockey, soccer, and football.
5) Q: What is you favorite color?
    A: Blue.
 
I'm happy that I got the opportunity to do this interview, and to get to know Ethan a little bit  more.