The day something out of the ordinary happened

The day something happened that was out of the ordinary was the day I found out Kendra, my old nanny, has cancer. They told her she will only live, at most, another year. She has four kids and a loving husband. We were very close and I feel heartbroken, I had spent lots of my summers reading in her arms...

Em's blog

Emily has a very interesting blog. She is able to capture a picture and weave that image into her stories and descriptions using very meaningful adjectives and action packed verbs. I also loves the subtle way she draws you into the blog. Once you start reading, you just can't get away.

Self Reflection Poem

Alexandra
Outgoing, Loyal, Friendly, Smart
Konrad, Erik
Outdoors, Friends, Cooking
Passionate, Caring, Excited
Family, Food, Sports
Love, Service, Smiles
Rats, Drowning, Mice
Beijing, India, Poland
Mountains, Scrub Oak, Deer
Heras

10 things I should have learned by now

#1. How to spell
#2. How to do double dutch
#3. How to surf
#4. How to ski
#5. How to snowboard
#6. How to longboard
#7. How to run a 6 minute mile
#8. How to fill up a gasoline can without spilling
#9. How to flip pancakes without having them stick
#10. How to make ice cream cake

10 places I will visit before I die

#1. Poland
#2. Belgium
#3. Bangkok
#4. Kenya
#5. Beijing
#6. Africa
#7. Egypt
#8. Iceland
#9. Ireland
#10. India

10 things that make me the most happy

#1. My mom
#2. My dad
#3. Erik
#4. Konrad
#5. Andrew
#6. My grandma
#7. Emily (always and forever)
#8. Hollis
#9. Gabby
#10. Aubree

Greatest fears

My greatest fears:
#1. Mice
#2. Rats
#3. The dark
#4. Anyone close to me getting divorced
#5. Being buried alive
#6. Drowning
#7. Being hit by a car
#8. Someone stealing my first kiss
#9. Cockroaches
#10. My mom finding out when I get sunburned

10 objects I could not live without

10 objects I could not live without:
#1. My older brother Erik
#2. My family
#3. My best friends
#4. Traveling
#5. Modern medical surgeries
#6. Doctors
#7. Engineers
#8. Food (especially fried rice)
#9. Pistachio ice cream
#10. My mom

10 true facts

10 true things:

#1. Waking your mom up in the middle of the night is not a good idea

#2. Drinking a lot of water before a race makes you sick

#3. Sleeping helps your test scores

#4. Smiling at people makes them smile back

#5. Using bananas in place of eggs tastes gross

#6. Putting yourself down never does any good

#7. While sleeping during class feels good at the time, it is NEVER worth it

#8. Drinking lots of water helps your all around health

#9. Guys who have an amazing personality are very attractive

#10. Kissing in the snow is romantic

5 ways to get your little brother to stop annoying you:

#1 Bribe him. It is as simple as that.

#2 Do exactly what he is doing until he gets annoyed at you and stops. *Warning, do not make him angry enough for him to get you into trouble, that is not worth it.

3 Blackmail... okay okay I know it sounds a little  extreme, but don't tell me that you have never done it. We all have those days that you just want to be a tiny bit devious, and now I have come up with the perfect solution.

#4 Go on a run. I figured out that running lets you release all your anger and helps you drown your thoughts and worries in the foot steps of your past.

#5 Learn to deal with it. I know it seems like your friends' little brothers are perfect angels, and you got the annoying ones. I am sorry to break it to you but all little boys are the same, they are born to annoy. But with their great annoyance comes the abounding blessings of having little siblings. Little brothers are always there when you need a little smile, inside joke, or even a mud fight. They are there when you are having a bad day and just need to laugh. So you sit outside snuggling them in your lap, watching their bright red Popsicle melt down the edge of their chin. In reality it is your perspective that needs to change. They will never be annoying to you unless you let them; so enjoy every moment you have with them and cherish the memories.