Elf And Etc.

My Room and My Trophy

2011-12-17T19:34:00.000-08:00

Elf won the USCF Christmas Scholastic Tournament in Olathe, Kansas, today! He won two games and drew one. "I worked pretty hard and my mom helped me a lot, although this day wasn't the best day of my life because my mom made me clean my room and throw away stuff I wasn't using and I cried over it," Elf said. "Mom told me to throw away a humongous dust ball and I did not want to throw it away so I hid it and Mom will never find out where it went."

Guess the Animal

2011-11-27T12:42:00.000-08:00

A gray animal,
Leering eyes,
Lurking underneath,
It kills other animals,
Getting mistaken for logs,
And kills humans,
Terrorizing people,
Oh, how dangerous,
Red tongues waiting in water.

THE WORST Violinist

2011-07-20T12:12:00.000-07:00

I have been practicing a lot. Still I'm THE WORST violinist! My music sounds like a house of horrors, which proves I'm THE WORST violinist! My high notes seem like screeches, my low ones sound like groans. Which proves I'm THE WORST violinist!

What it is like on day offs

2011-06-09T14:04:00.000-07:00

Somtimes you wonder what to do at summer break.Play vidio games and hope to play outside and eat and sleep.Thats basicly what summer break is to me.Also I'm looking foward to my birthday and my bros' birthday.And you get kind of get a shorter fuse when you go back to schoool. If you have advice for what to do then tell me in your comment imediatly(We do NOT have a swimming pool).

A Pretend Apology

2011-02-22T08:48:00.000-08:00

Dear Person,

I'm so very sorry for what I did. I know you trusted me to baby-sit your kids very calmly, but I couldn't help it. I'm so sorry that I did all that stuff.

I'm sorry I ate all your food and put some crumbs on the floor and dumped the trash on your bed. I'm sorry I cut off your table legs for swords for the kids to hit shampoo. I couldn't help it.

From,
Elf

My Favorite Thing

2011-02-14T10:09:00.000-08:00

This Thomas Bear is very special to me because I got it on a holiday and it was from when I was little (I was about three) and it was from my Nana.(I just did a pose in this picture.) When I got it used to sing a little song. I used it a lot. It is still special to me. Thank you for reading!

Sam's Story, Part II

2011-01-28T07:48:00.000-08:00

Sam knew that he had to worry about the present and the future. Right now he had to:

1: get his potato seeds and potatoes for food
2: find shelter.

And then cry. He had to worry about the living before he cries for the dead.

After he did the first step, he noticed that every-one had no home because of the fire. Sam thought :Why would the figures want to attack? What would they gain?

Sam, after some thought, decided to go out of Bag End to live in another place. It was hard because he wondered what would happen if he left like the time in "Lord of the Rings" when the Ruffians took over, but he was forced to leave, for the sake of his children.

When he was almost out of Bag End (with his children) he stopped. He saw the figures. He hid with his children. The figures went into the mud puddle in front of Sam! Sam followed them with what was left of his family down into the mud.

To be continued...

Sam's Adventure Part I

2011-01-25T08:09:00.000-08:00

After Frodo left to the Gray Heavens (see in the book of "Lord of the Rings") Sam had a part missing that he could not cover yet he hid it from his family.

After Frodo left not much was going on except for writing the book that Frodo gave him (see in "Lord of the Rings) and tending to his wife, Rosie, and to the children (who are in average age of 13 and 14). Soon he would be doing more than even he would think to do.

One day, while Sam was growing potatoes and remembering the times he had with Frodo, he saw some figures heading from the East. He thought that it was nothing to think about. After 3 seconds all of Bag End was on fire(including his house)! He managed to get his children out with the book that Frodo gave him, but even in the fire Sam saw Rosie, dead.

When Sam got out he cried. It was a mixture of rage and sorrow. He cried becase he remembered the times he had with Rosie, he remembered the sunny after-noons he had with Rosie talking about their plans about their children, and about their children's future while they ate out-side. He cried because he would never see his dear Frodo again. He cried because he knew the figures lit the fire. Then, after 34 seconds he stopped crying because he knew he had to stop some-time, but he all-ways remembered Rosie and the times he had with her.

To be continued...

My Likings and Dislikings

2011-01-21T07:48:00.000-08:00

Of course you know about me, but if you don't, then keep reading.

I like things like,adventure, Star Trek, and Pokemon. I like to act. I like food like fruit, meat, lettuce, chips, and sandwiches. I like home school. I don't like over-working. I don't like food like potatoes, onions (that stuff gives me gas), or Asparagus without peanut-butter (vegetables).

I like to crack my knuckles. I like to play with my smaller brother and my small sister. I wear glasses sometimes. I have brown eyes. I like to eat and drink. I like to sleep in. I don't pick my eyelashes any more.

I have a compassionate mom who is perfect in nothing.

Thank you for reading!

Paper Polish Pottery

2011-01-18T12:02:00.000-08:00

My brother and I have made "Paper Polish Pottery." I am thinking you want to know how to make it, too, pal.

You start by thinking what pattern you want it to be like. I would suggest a simple one so it would be easier on your first time. Your pattern should be symmetrical. Then get a stamp you make when you dab it on a cup, plate, or bowl like the one you thought of. You dab the stamp in some paint and then put it on the kitchen utencil, etc. and paint around it. Voila! You've got "Paper Polish Pottery."

My pattern was a fish scale. My mom cut the sponge to make the stamp the shape I wanted. It was very fun. You would enjoy it, too. Thank you for reading!

My Dad Drinks Pop

2011-01-07T09:51:00.000-08:00

You are now seeing proof that my dad drinks pop. All day I serve pop to my dad. I go up the stairs and find the pop. Next, I go and take the pop and bring it down. Afterward, I give the pop to Dad. Then, I have to watch him drink it. OH, THE HORROR! AHHH! Actually, I do it on my own free will. Thank you for reading.

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The Dragon in Fire

2010-12-31T12:55:00.000-08:00

Captain's log: Stardate 6268.42 We found a new planet. We have sent a landing party down to explore it. It can support life forms.

"Mr. Spock," said Captain Kirk. "I think the landing party should be beamed up now."

"I can't, sir," said Mr. Spock.

They were only able to go down because they were forced down. "Forced, Mr. Spock?" said Kirk.

"Yes, forced because of something unknown teleborted them down and we can't beam them up."

Just then Mr. Spock disappeared. The landing party was Mr. Sulu and Dr. McCoy. They had to investigate. Captain Kirk placed the ship on red a lert and decided to go down himself.

"Space - the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life, and new civilizations, to boldly go where ho man has gone before."

STAR TREK

"Beam me down, Scotty," said Captain Kirk.Yes si-!?!Kirk disappeared. Kirk fond himself on a cliff above lava with fish made out of fire. Trees were on fire, but still producing air.The ground was 78 degrees. The gravity was x2 of the earth's.

"Captain?" said Mr.Spock. Kirk turned to see Dr. McCoy, Mr. Sulu, and Mr. Spock, chained. In a momant Kirk found himsesf chained. Then, they heared a laugh.

A man with a whip was laughing. The man was in a machine that was in the shape of a shaphere. He told his Dragon that was pulling the machine to eat the now unchained men. Captain Kirk ran wildly away. Spock just used the Vulcan death grip. The Dragon was defeated. Then amazingly they were beamed up.

So, the Enterprise continued.

Chessboards and Chess

2010-12-20T11:11:00.000-08:00

Chess is a fun game, and it has a great board. Different colors in chess are very important. There are 64 squares on a chessboard. There are 32 black squares and 32 white squares. There are 32 pieces altogether. Sixteen are white and 16 are black. Two pieces cannot share the same square. If one piece goes on the square with a piece already on it, you go on it and take away the piece that was on it. You win the game by getting the king endangered on the square he's on and he can't get away on a different square.

I hope you enjoyed this. Wait for next time I make a post about all the different pieces.

The Spartan Way

2010-12-14T07:16:00.000-08:00

Hello, I am a Spartan, and I will tell you about my city. My city is a war city. We have rivals like Athens. Athens is the capital of Greece, and we are backwards to them. We do Olympics here as in every city. We make the best soldiers out of someone. We do actual attacks against neighborly cities. We learn to be obedient by a lot of punches to the kids. That teaches the kids a lesson! We have porridge for a regular meal. We are brave and barren, but women get more rights here than in other cities. It's the place to be!

Ancient Greece

2010-12-10T09:21:00.000-08:00

The ancient Greeks' ways and ideas are very interesting. In ancient days, they thought a bull called the Minotaur made earthquakes. They thought up gods like Zeus as one of their important gods up on Mount Olympus. He is the king of all their gods and he is important because the Greeks thought he made thunderstorms.   They are excellent sailors and have been since ancient days.

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Not on Tuesday, You Don't

2010-11-29T07:51:00.000-08:00

We should not speak on Tuesdays or we won't like what will happen. Listen! Don't speak on that accursed day, or the god Mars will smash his planet on your house. He will send his deadly scepter on you. It will either kill you, or damage you permanently.

He will not allow you to speak again! He will get you and eat you with "Heavenly Sauce: Good and Nutritious." The label says,"Contains honey, cheese, chocolate, eggs, secret ingredient, fire ball, milk, apple skins, salsas, pumpkin, a very yellow potassium fruit, glass, and meat." and "CAUTION: contains milk ingredients, and only gods should eat this."

So don't speak on Tuesdays unless you want adventure.

Tessellations

2010-11-09T06:19:00.000-08:00

I made these tessellations myself. There nice, arn't they? I think there repeatable (except for the one on the right bottom). I think that the one that's next to the right bottom and under the white pattern looks like a rose. I like the bee-hive pattern. The top left one may be small, but it is symmetrical. The orange one is known as a rectangle. The middle left one is like a star.

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A Scientific Story

2010-10-28T11:46:00.000-07:00

Once upon a time, there was a star. And the star said, "I hate these guys who are in me, so I think I will explode."

And that's just what he did. BOOM! And the Earth, Mars, the Sun, Venus, and et cetera was created. We were all apes at the time. And then a crater came towards Earth. It hit the Earth and because of its impact it flung out of the Earth's gravity, and became our moon.

Then aliens that were from Mars came and used a flying saucer and took us away to Mars. We took the flying saucer and hit Earth and instantly we became men and women but some didn't and they remained monkeys and apes.

You might be thinking, "Where is the entirely iron space-ship today?" It is the center of the Earth. The Earth grew around the space-ship and now it's too deep to dig out. And that's the story of how the Earth was made.

Please, ask me all the questions you have.

Greeks' Religion

2010-10-26T09:16:00.000-07:00

Greece is a religious place. It's full of statues and temples. They worship lots of gods all over! They worship the gods like Zeus, Hera, Apollo, Ares, Athena, Poseidon, Hermes, Persephone, Dionysus, Hades, Hephaestus, Artemis, Hestia, Demeter, and Aphrodite. The Greeks were dependent on their religion because they care about what the gods are doing. The gods can give them good wealth or give them a bad year.

The Two Different Nations

2010-10-21T06:09:00.000-07:00

India and America are very different countries. India's a place where lots of people are poor. India is a very religious place. Even though India's poor, it's full of hospitality. They also go around in rickshaws. Americans use cars.

Americas ways of life are different than India. America is strong. It's so advanced, but it's so polluted.

India and America have capitals. They also have poor people. They both also borrow money. I think we have our own ways.

The Deep

2010-10-12T07:15:00.000-07:00

There are amazing things in the deep. There are many types of fish. Some are not even fish, like starfish, jelly-fish, sea slug, coral, and sponges. (The sponges you use to clean your dishes are not the kind of sponges from the ocean.)

Star fish have at least 5 arms. Jellyfish have tenticles (or a tenticle) but their tops are squishy so if you're going to swim in the water, you might see their tops. The sea slug is purple and swims like a slug would do on land. Coral is hard and is a good hiding place for fish. Sponges absorb water and sponges such as the trumpet sponge are a nice home for fish.

There are lots of other animals like the squid, octopus, angular fish, shark, dolphins, whales, seals, sea turtles, krill, shrimp, clown fish, wolf fish, porpoises, cuckoo wrasse, lunpsucker, plankton, sting ray, moorish idol, clam, pollack, cuttlefish, swordfish, Atlantic Pipefish, ocean sunfish, splitlure frogfish, eels, lantern fish, oarfish, and anchovy. You can think about all those fish all you want, but I think God made every fish perfect.

Fall Festival

2010-10-05T07:26:00.000-07:00

There is an exciting place called the Fall Festival. On the first day of fall, they celebrate at the fall festival. There are many things to do like eat, buy, learn, play, and watch a parade. You could eat things like free candy and popcorn. You can buy things like shirts, pants, and under-wear. You can play on a chess board.You can learn about flags. And you can watch a parade as they give you candy. If you go to the fall festival, I hope you will like it.

Chemistry

2010-09-28T12:07:00.000-07:00

Chemistry. It is used all the time. When we want to see how cold it is, we see on a thermometer. We use chemistry to make thermometers because we know about mercury. Mercury is a liquid and it expands and contracts as the air around it is hot or cold. Chemistry is also used to keep plants alive. The plants around us need nitrogen, but they can't get it from the air. Thanks to nodules (that have nitrogen), they stick to plants and give nitrogen. We have such a life with science on our side!

The Horror!

2010-09-24T10:06:00.000-07:00

Woe is me! I have to write a paper about "How great it is to study math." It all started as a sunny, cold morning. I went downstairs untold about the horror that awaited me. And I was forced to write this terrifying paper:

Math is nice to study. Once you start studying, it's hard to stop. (Does it seem like a lie to you? Don't think about it.) I hope you study a lot of hard math, like 3+4 (no, not really. I mean math like 2,062 x 4,893). So study really hard and try to do well and you (at least I hope) will get 100% on your math test.

See? I told you it was full of horror!

Ancient Greece

2010-09-16T08:42:00.000-07:00

Ancient Greece is amazing to learn about. Ancient Greece loved war. One of the most war-like rulers was "Alexander the Great." He took over places like Egypt, Perisa,Turkey, Iran,and Pakistan. Alexander seemed unstoppable, but Alexander did not die of old age or battle; he died by a fever. The Greeks lived through many periods of time like the Dark Ages,the Mycenaean period, and the Classical period. There were a lot of cities the Greeks had such as Macedonia, Sparta, and Athens.Their main enemy was Persia. The Greeks had plenty of ideas which started lots of ideas for the modern days.

Hobbits

2010-09-10T10:06:00.000-07:00

Hobbits are so little and they are fun to learn about. Hobbits like to stay in one little place salled "The Shire." Hobbits don't like to leave their little homes to go on an adventure, but sometimes they do. There were extraordinary adventores witth two hobbits called Frodo and Bilbo. If you would like to know more about hobbits, look in the Prologue of Lord of the Rings.

Swimming in Memory

2010-09-07T13:02:00.000-07:00

Once in my life, I went to a swimming pool. I got a lot of lessons about swimming and I think that I could swim in a shallow part of the ocean (except that there are sharks in the ocean). I learned how to swim in pools that I could not walk in. And in the end, I got a paper that said, "Certificate of Participation," so I know I am a winner.

Ancient Egypt

2010-08-31T14:14:00.000-07:00

Egypt was a great civilization. Ancient Egyptians built gigantic statues. They made plenty of humongous burial places for pharaohs called "pyramids." But there are many facts most people don't know about the life in ancient Egypt.

You should know that there were different rules about how to behave in ancient Egypt than today. Parents gave their babies fried mice to teethe on. There were rules for eating in ancient Egypt such as, "Don't stare at your food."

Most of Egypt was desert. This is where hidden tombs were. Next to the Nile River, where they harvested in spring, the land was black. They called that place the "black land." They grew barley and wheat as well as vegetables like beans, onions, and lettuce and fruits like figs, grapes and dates. The ancient Egyptians were able to make a civilization to remember.

My Summer: Historical Fiction Part I

2010-07-06T08:59:00.000-07:00

One day,I was growing pumpkins. I was going to make the biggest pumpkins ever! Then when I fell asleep, squirrels came,and ate 4 pumpkins and spared 1.When I awoke,I saw only 1 pumpkin left and I was broken-hearted. I got some water for the pumpkin still sad,but little did I know was that THAT pumpkin was controled by a vilinus germ called Bikinman.

I kept on doing a cycle that I didn't know about. It went like thisl:every drop of water I gave the pumpkin the more steam it gave to the robot that was inside it! One day I went outside to water the pumpkin as usual.Then a blinding flash came on my eyes. When the flash was gone,I saw a giant pumpkin that was now carved and was a jack-o-lantern! And then it got iron arms and legs!And so, the adventure began!

The jack-o-lantern looked like a head with arms and legs on it,gross with a capital G. I saw it destroy 39 blocks,but I coudn't do anything about it. The Police Staton was crushed. Then Ampanman the Superhero and his partners Miss Mampanman,Breadman,and Walnutman destroyed the jack-o-lantern and scared away Bikinman only to make Bikinman make a new plan. What plan was Bikinman going to do? Find out next time.

Super Elf Episode I

2010-06-09T16:08:00.000-07:00

Super Elf began as a plain old guy,and when I say "Old", I mean old. He one day,went for a walk to keep in shape, and it seemed like a regular day. When no one was around,(except for Super Elf)a light flashed. Then,when the light died down,Super Elf saw a belt! When he was about to examine it,it seemed to move in the volcano!(Which is what it did.)He went in the volcano to get it (I know it was stupid,but it's part of the story). He saw it was near the bottom,so he couldn't jump down,so he dicided to climb,but he was too old(he was 75 years old to be exact).He saw there was a kind of stairs of rocks.(amazing how this thing happends right?)Of course he remembered the scientist said that the volcano was going to erupt very soon,but first of all he did not belive anything mind you ANYTHING that scientist said and second of all he was a daring old man. He went down and when he was going down,that is another story. When he went down all the way,he saw the belt and put it on and felt difirent somehow.He looked at himself in a miror he always caried with him and saw him-self look yonger (look 50 years yonger to be spasific). He thought he was in a story like "The Pictirue of Dorian Gray"but he was not in a story (I am just TELLING his tale).He heard a big sound and let me tell you "big"does not come close to say how big it was. He knew if he was the age of 75,he would defently die,but he was 25 years old so he might get out.So he ran 2 miles an hour to get out. He saw the lava some-times go ahead of him,so he jumped at those times.Well,to make a long story short, he got out and when-ever he takes the belt off he becomes old again.

THE END

Super Elf and the Dragon

2010-04-28T07:28:00.000-07:00

Once upon a time in Iceland, there were two heroes named Super Elf and Amazing Emperor. They saw a lion 60,142 meters tall named Dragon. It used its magical powers to make the sun so scorching hot that the crops died. Its evil, destructive, one-eyed face showed that it wanted to take over the world.

Super Elf and Amazing Emperor flew to a volcano where Dragon was planning its next evil move. Super Elf shot fire from his middle finger, but Dragon dodged it. Super Elf got out his sword, but Dragon burned it with boiling hot fire from its mouth. Amazing Emperor was thinking hard. Amazing Emperor decided to send the magic lightning from the dark clouds on Dragon, so they did. Dragon was hurt, but he wasn't hurt by the power of the lightning, he was paralyzed. Suddenly, there was a rumble. The volcano was going to erupt! Elf and Emperor escaped, but not Dragon. Elf and Emperor were praised all over the world!

THE END

The House of the Sixty Fathers

2010-04-15T12:33:00.000-07:00

The story of "House of Sixty Fathers" takes place in World War II.This is a story about a boy named Tien Pao.He saw one day water buffalows. One of them drove out the stake from the ground. Tien Pao was washed away by the current to the Japanese territory.

Tien Pao was brave which is one of the reasons I liked the book. He was brave to come in the mountains where the Japanese. He was also brave to warn Liutenant Hamsun.

He was also hopeful in the book. He took the little hope to wait at a rock and look for his family in an airplane.

Do you think he'll find his parents? Read the book and find out.

Gladys and the Mandarin

2010-03-23T09:40:00.000-07:00

Gladys Aylward and the Mandarin have many differences. They both are kind, but they do have differences. They both have a lot of similarities.

There are many things that are that are the same. They both loved China. They tried to defend China. They both accepted Christ. They helped feed 100 children. They both were buried in China.

There are many differences also. The Mandarin was a ruler and Gladys was not. Gladys was a missionary and helped 100 children across the mountian to Sian. She was a "Storyteller"and the Mandarin was not. Gladys stopped a riot in the prison and later became a grandmother.

I think they both helped in God's plan. The Mandarin gave the children food for their journey. Gladys helped the children get across the rocky and rough mountains. This story was from These Are My People. And I think that you can help China, too, with God's help.

The Deal I Made

2010-03-22T15:44:00.000-07:00

I made deal with my Mom on March 22,2010. I made a deal that my Mom can kiss me whenever she wants for $4.51. And I'm glad for it. That means my mom can give me Elf ear kisses for the rest of my life.

2010-03-05T08:31:00.000-08:00

Argentina is a good place to visit because you can see many interesting things there.

Magellanic penguins live on the Valdes Peninsula of Argentina. There are more cattle than people in Argentina (there are 38,000,000 people in Argentina, and 54,000,000 cattle).

An everyday drink is yerba mate. The tango is a very famous dance. In 1403, Thomas Bravlio Platero became the first public clerk of Buenos Aires. Gypsy women live in Argentina. You can tell who's a Gypsy and who's not by the dress.

Argentines love meat including beef. They like rodeos. Argentina is a nice place to visit.

Slovenia

2010-02-16T09:47:00.000-08:00

Slovenia is a country full of amazing things. Slovenia has weasels in its National park. The Lipizzaner horse is born dark brown or black, and turns white when it is eight. The cave Salamander (which is a long and gray thing which has a alligator like head and has two legs and the other two look like they were cut off) lives in limestone regions.

Cultivating vines and making wine is an important part of the Slovenian economy. Pork meats, such as ham and sausages, are eaten all over Slovenia. Also thanks to the mild climate, many kinds of fruit are grown. Many kinds of fish and bread are eaten a lot in Slovenia. They also eat stuff like potica. Potica is the favorite sweet dish in Slovenia. Wild goats roam in the high mountain slopes. Peppers are grown in Slovenia.

Slovenia have boat races. Slovenia have bears, lynxes, and wolves. In Slovenia, there is a cave called Skocjan. Slovenia's elementary school takes nine years to graduate!

How to Make Pizza

2010-02-09T08:26:00.000-08:00

Dear blog reader,

Thank you for coming to my blog. Now I want to tell you how to make pizza. You will need cheese, pizza sauce, water, a whisk, seven cups of water, 18 cups of flour, 1/4 cup of sugar, 1/4 cup of salt, butter, and an oven.

First, put water in and put enough yeast to cover the top. Let it sit for five minutes. Next, put all dry ingredients inside a pot. You will need to add the water and mix together with the whisk. Then let it sit for fifteen minutes. Take it out and roll some flat in some flour.

Finally, get a greased pan and put the pizza in it. Put on it the sauce, cheese, toppings (like pepperoni and peppers). Then, bake it at 350 until it's done.

You will like this easy to bake pizza, and I will guarantee that you will have a great first time pizza. And I'm sure your kids will love it.

Sincerely,
Elf

God's World

2010-02-02T12:55:00.000-08:00

Male seahorses and seadragons give birth to babies. They are also very good camouflagers. Seadragons look exactly like their background. Seahorses eat zooplankton. There is also a pipefish that is as thin as a pencil. God has made a very amazing world for us.

Trip to Florida

2010-01-04T08:47:00.000-08:00

Mom was going to take me (and my other brothers) to Florida! We put lots of food and water for the cat (Mopsey).We drove in the car to the airport.When we where waiting for our plane,it seemed forever to me.Finally it was time for us to go to Florida.I couden't wait to get there!

Then I flew on an airplane! I played my gameboy sometimes. I saw lots of clouds and buildings down below. I flew for days and days. Finally the airplane stopped and we were in Florida! We saw lots of thinkgs in Florida. We went to a disgusting ride and some others. The disgusting ride (it wasn't a ride) that made water all over us like spit. The other one was the Buzz Lightyear ride. We went on a cart ride, too.

Then I saw a house and the people who owned it were Grandpa and Nana! I went to greet them. They were kind and happy to see us. I went to a water sprinkler, thut their were too much horseflies that we left earlier. We stayed for about three weeks. We saw many things in Florida. We stayed in Grandpa's and Nana's house.

One day I was looking outside and thinking about going to first grade. Then it was time to go home. We waved to Grandpa and Nana and went home. It seemed shorter going home than going to Florida. Although I was sad to leave Florida. I was happy to go home and go to first grade.

Wind Reaction

2009-12-02T06:51:00.000-08:00

Hurricanes, thunderstorms, tornadoes, waterspouts, and fires are wind reactions. Hurricanes can destroy roads, trees, houses, cars, and make big waves that destroy more houses.Waterspouts are tornadoes in the sea and they suck up fish, frogs, people that are swimming, people that are surfing, and crabs. Thunderstorms are storms that have more lighting bolts in it. If you're in the sea and not out by the time the lightning bolt strikes the water, you will die. Tornadoes are the most deadly kind of wind disaster ever. The safest place to be when one happens is the basement. They don't last long, though. A fire can burn your house down. Get out of the window when that happens. The basement is the worst place to be in a fire.

History of Japan

2009-11-11T05:54:00.000-08:00

Japan is an amazing place. Japan didn't start out with anyone that told them what to do. Instead they started out killing each other for more property. They like baseball and Judo.

One time there was a battle at Mongolia and Japan. What happened was a King named Kublai Khan wanted Japan to give him money, but Japan refused so Kublai Khan sent his fleet to Japan, but many sank and the remaining ones had to turn back. Although Kublai Khan didn't give up. He sent them again,but this time Japan killed them.This time Kublai Khan sent 200,000 men in 4,000 ships, but he made two big errors. First, he used rowboats because he didn't care were he got them. Seconed, he used Chinese shipbulders as slave labors. You should know that Japan knows that that their coming back, and they did. And many rowboats sank and the rest turned back. The Japanese thought their gods won the battle for them. They had not a clue that they were using rowboats.

The end.

Where I Want to Live

2009-11-06T06:32:00.000-08:00

I've always lived in my home. And I don't want to go away from it. I will give you two reasons why. First, I've been here so long that I'm just too used to it. Second and last, I like this home to be here with me in this part of Missouri.

Honeybees

2009-10-09T05:04:00.000-07:00

Honeybees can make honey by working together.

First, a scout honeybee finds a flower by flying. The bee then goes into the hive and does a dance. The faster it is, it means more pollen. The dance also tells the other bees where to find the flower. A different bee goes and finds the flower after watching the dance.

The bee takes pollen and brings it back to the hive. Bees drop pollen sometimes and it's called pollian, and it helps plants grow. Bees make honey out of the pollen and store some for the winter. Honey is made of pollen.

Captain Red Toe's Black Spot

2009-09-03T05:30:00.000-07:00

Captain Red Toe, you are disgraced by your men. You have shot your own men for no reason but to travel with your loyal men. You are no longer Captain, Red Toe. You will be killed tomorow. Antle will be the new Captain. You will die in a duel tomorrow. Say goodbye to your parrot.

Basketball and Soccer

2009-06-29T06:13:00.000-07:00

There are a lot of sports, but I want to talk about soccer and basketball. They are nice sports. They are similar and different in many ways.

Soccer has a ball like basketball. They both have goals. You can pass the ball on both. They're both sports. They both have coaches.

They are different in some ways. Soccer has a goalie and baskeball does not. Soccer has 22 players, and basketball has 24 players. Soccer is played outside and basketball is played inside.

I like soccer better because it's easier. I am short and cannot throw the ball very high.

How You Can Save Money

2009-06-17T08:21:00.000-07:00

Poop is eating up by bugs. This means that it would be nice of you to fed your bug pet poo. (So you could save money with water bills.)

George Westinghouse

2009-06-10T06:59:00.001-07:00

When he was a boy, George Westinghouse wanted to go to war. He got whipped for not going to school. He had nasty teachers. His mom knew he was smart.

As an adult,he went to war (US Cavalry). He had a Christmas at home. Later, he invented the air brake which stops a train by compressed air. George Westinghouse made a lot of other inventions, too. He's remembered the most for the air brake.

Apple Trees

2009-05-28T07:54:00.000-07:00

We have an apple tree and we like it. It's little but it's awesome. The apples are about an inch around. I'm sure they're going to be tasty. I hope they're green. Most likely they will be red. But I don't mind red apples.

Something I Will Never Forget

2009-05-20T11:28:00.000-07:00

I will not forget the Octopus ride. I don't want to be on that ride again. It is scary and it goes high. It was so high I screamed. It spins like a octopus and looks like one, too. But my brother likes it.

At My House

2009-05-04T05:58:00.000-07:00

Waaah! Rinng! I hear every morning
and sometimes hear the rain pouring
Rinng! Waah! But still good morning in Missouri.

My Pen Pal.

2009-04-27T12:56:00.000-07:00

I have a pen pal named G. I like to send letters to him. He is my friend. We've been friends a long time. We like the same things. We have never met each other. He lives far, far away.

If I Were a Teacher

2009-03-12T05:27:00.000-07:00

If I were a teacher, I would teach math. I will teach third grade and not Singapore math. I would teach things like 3/10ths of Sam's oil was used. If Sam used 264L of oil, how much oil did Sam buy? I will do everything I could to help them to learn. I would tell the children at the end of math class, "May God bless you, and goodbye."

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

2009-03-05T07:47:00.000-08:00

At first Dr. Jekyll drinks potion. Then he becomes Mr. Hyde. Mr. Hyde hurts people and even kills them. Mr. Utterson, a lawyer, tries to solve the case. Poole, Jekyll's butler, tries to help. Utterson finds out Jekyll is Hyde and also knows Jekyll is gone. He learns that Hyde brought the unhappy Dr. Jekyll to an end.

I like the story because it has a lot of real things in it and great things happen.

Revelation 20:1-3

2009-02-20T12:47:00.000-08:00

Narrated by Elf. Casting and special effects by Emperor. Filmed by Mom.

Baikinman's Voyage

2009-01-07T12:17:00.000-08:00

Chapter Nine: The Adventure Continues

After two miles (they brought Handy Dandy mouse) they saw a zap worm! (Zap worms are worms that can zap you out their mouth.) They looked at North. They saw a black dot. It's Mr. Komro! (Mr. Komro is a robot that kills people.)

After Handy Dandy mouse had finished speaking, Komro squished Handy Dandy mouse with his spikes on his feet! Bikinman flew up and started to come down while zapping and yelled, "Helf! Help! Het! Help! Hup! Help!"

Septemberman and Ampinman just zaped at Mr. Komro. Septmberman hit Mr.Komero! Russianman knows all Russia, so he led them to the adventurous spot.

To be continued...

Elfie McMelfie Who Got Stuck in a Kelfie.

2009-01-02T11:52:00.000-08:00

This is my elf suit. Pretty elfie, isn't it? Wach'ya think about it? Please tell me.

Sam the Dragon.

2008-12-20T16:48:00.000-08:00

Hi! I'm Sam the Dragon. Would you like to know about me? OK.

1 I only eat men when they attack me.
2 I sleep on a rock.
3 My dad's a dragon.
4 I like my home.

Dragon! Stay Away.

2008-12-19T11:19:00.000-08:00

Persuasive Essay

2008-11-20T08:13:00.000-08:00

I really want the "Hide and Seek for All Ages." It is good for a growing boy who wants it and it has sticks, grabs, a clip, and a magnet. I'll teach Woodjie how to act with it! Anything if you buy it! I promise!

Teaching Woodjie

2008-11-19T11:02:00.000-08:00

I teach even though I'm a little kid. I teach Woodjie, who's a baby, how to act. I teach Woodjie not to bite and put his food on the table. He needs to learn not to steal people's food. It feels good to teach Woodjie. I could teach again when I'm older, too.

Bikinman's Voyage Continued

2008-11-18T09:53:00.000-08:00

Chapter Four: Land

"Hey" said Bikinman. I think it's lunchtime.

"It is time, so let's get it" said Ampinman. After Bikinman's lunch, he looked around. At North, he could see land. East, water. West, water. South, Japan. He went (still) North. After six minuts (exactly) seven seconds and 100 milla seconts, he was on land. (Of course Japan to Rusha (which is where they are) was seven days, six hours, nine seconds and 100 millaseconds.)

Ampinman asked, "What happnd?"

"We landed! Don't you see? Are you blined?"

He got out a map. "It's ... we're in.. RRRR Ru-Rusha!" said Bikinman.

"No-yes." said Ampinman. "Rushiah desen't... Rusha!" said Bikinman Rusha has not black-men. Yes, it dosent. It is not Riushia."

"Rusha" said Bikinman.

Chapter Five: Sleep

Hmmm.. said Bikinman. "It's time for beddy-by."

"It sure is" said Ampinman.

"Then why are you standing there? Let's go to sleep."

"Umm, were are we going to sleep?" said Ampinman.

In our ship, of corse! Said Bikinman. Where else?

"Umm.." said Ampinman a dich. Bikinman sighed.

Whel let's go to sleep. So they did.

Chapter Six: A Rushian

Bikinman awoke at 1:00. Ampinman woke at 1:25. Brefast was at 2:25. At 6:30 they saw a black dot. It sometimes flew up to the clouds and went down. Bikinman said it was a Clomisotum (It lives in Coso). Ampinman said it was a Nosimontimx (which lives in Cos, but is a different name for Clomisotum.)

"It's Rushian man" said Bikinman. So Bikin man allowed him to be a part of the team.

Chapter Seven: A New Teamate

Ah, said Bikinman. I think its time for lunch. So for lunch it was cholate beef with a gold pice in the middle and drank coffy. Bikinman looked around.(It was September) He saw a black dot. Oh man! Said Bikinman Not again! I don't want anouther one!(he didn't mean it.) He saw September man! Of course he only comes at September. So he was part of the team.

Chapter Eight: The Advencher Startes

So, said Septemberman. Let's go out! Why I cam was to have an advencher! I also want to go outside.

OK, said Bikinman. "Just we got to get some map. Amhem. We got to get some map."

"Whatever" said Bikinman.

"I got a map anyway," said Septemberman."

You do? asked Bikinman.

Shure, said Septemberman.

So they went off.

To be continued!

Elf's English Accent.

2008-10-21T17:02:00.000-07:00

You have to listen carefully because of all the children in the background, but Elf is imitating a silly English banana on TV. Do you think his accent sounds authentic?

Bikinman's Voyage

2008-10-15T12:31:00.000-07:00

Chapter 1
Set Sail

Bikinman's ship was about to go to the Pacific. He could not wait. When he got on he wondered who would help him on his jurny. Just then Ampinman came to the ship. Bikinman shoved off. Apinman didn't get on. Apinman flew up to the ship and landded on the ship. So Bikinman had to let him on.

Chapter 2
Strange Things

Apinman worked hard on puting the sails up. Bikinman had to (he made his own job) clean the rats out of the ship. He also made the food. One day (Friday 2000) after lunch, handy dandy mouse yelled, "Danger! Danger! Be alert! Be alert! Octopus coming to room 56184! Shark coming to room 7968. Squid coming to room 126."

Graet! yelled Bikinman after a fist full of meat.

Smile portecson (Smiley protection)! yelled Ampinman.

A portecson went arouned the ship. Then Wigly went towrd room 51684. When he boinged on the portekshon he bonged off. Sorry, said Wiggly. I just wanted to act tough.

Oh Wiggely! Said Ampinman

But Bikinman interupted and said Get! Get! Get! Get get get! If you want to be tough, go to the Marines! So Wiggly did.

Then it happened to the shark and squid.

Chapter 3
Pirets!

Bikinman thought it would be that Ampinman should look out with a spy-glass. He felt something was chaising them. Ampinman said they should ask the handy dandy mouse. Handy dandy mouse said, Pirets.

Ampinman asked What type?

Handy dandy mouse said Barbery. Barbery Pirets.

Bikinman grabed a cannonball. He shot. It made a hole in the barbery Pirets ship.( He also hit six of the men, 3 men where dead, 3 where ingered.) Finnily, after 2 minuts the ship (Pirets ship) sank.

To be continued...

Elf and Emperor Playing.

2008-10-03T07:34:00.000-07:00

Hand Soccer

2008-10-03T07:25:00.000-07:00

Hand soccer is an exciting game you can play outside with friends. To play, first put the ball in the middle. Next, run for the ball before the other players do. Try to score points. Once someone gets five points, he wins. Have a nice game!

Birds.

2008-09-18T16:07:00.000-07:00

Can you count the birds? Can you find a bird that seems to be floating on air? Good luck!

Crabs.

2008-09-17T05:31:00.000-07:00

Crabs

2008-09-17T04:59:00.000-07:00

A crab seems to be an alien visitor from another world! A crab has a bunch of armor. The eyes can stick out and inside its body. A crab can live in the wet sand near the ocean. They can live deep in the ocean. They can live under the ice of Antartica. Crabs eat dead plants, garbage, and dead animals.

Bullfighting With Elf.

2008-09-07T08:09:00.000-07:00

This is bullfighting with Elf. They will do bullfighting. Stay tuned for a bullfight.

The Storming of the Bastille

2008-09-01T08:02:00.000-07:00

The French Peas star in this production by Emperor and Elf.

Dad's Boots

2008-08-21T15:13:00.000-07:00

Dad's boots are too big on me, and it is hard to walk with them. It's fun to walk with it though. It's hard to walk up the stairs, too. I don't know why I had to stand next to the wall.

Thanks, Casdok!

2008-08-14T13:00:00.001-07:00

The Odyssey, Act 1

2008-08-09T13:49:00.000-07:00

We left a few things out of our production of The Odyssey because it takes a long time to refine a script. In this scene, adapted from the original and performed by Emperor, Odysseus confronts Circe about bewitching his men and turning them into pigs. The second scene was adapted from the original and performed by Elf.

The Odyssey, Act 2

2008-08-09T13:08:00.000-07:00

In which Odysseus and his young son, Telemachus, fight the suitors who have overrun their house. Penelope's home is restored through the bravery of her family!

S Doing the Pledge of Allegiance

2008-08-02T11:52:00.000-07:00

I Pledge Allegiance to the flag of the Unitid States of Amaericka. And to the Republuck for wich it stsands one nacshin under God itvisebul with Liberty and justus for all. Look! S is doing the Pledge Allegiance!

(Mom didn't edit this one. She wrote the title, though. LOL)

2008-07-24T14:07:00.000-07:00

Super Christian's Adventures

2008-07-24T13:09:00.000-07:00

Super Christian is a super hero, he had his strength since book 1. In book 2, he almost squished by a giant baseball bat! In book 3, he saved a dusty ranch. In book 4, he went in a volcano and saved the world! In book 5, he saved the world against the gas monster with the help of Ampanman. In book 6, he foght Baikinman. In book 7, he chased Mummy into a hole. In book 8, he fought Mr. Squirrel. In book 9, he killed ghost. In book 10, he killed Mr. Cactus. Collect all 10 books!

Some Greeks Attack!

2008-07-17T15:38:00.000-07:00

Odysseus was a great warrior. First, he made a wodin horse. Next, he waited in the horse. Next, he and the horse got into Troy. Next, he killed lots of Troygins.

Greek Paper Dolls

2008-07-16T13:20:00.000-07:00

We are paper dolls going to attack! Get your swords and shields! (Ping! Ching! Ching!) AAaaugh! They fought until they cut each other's heads off. They also capture them and they all stab them right in the neck. Brutal, huh?

Here Comes the Cyclops!

2008-07-09T18:46:00.000-07:00

The Odyssey

2008-07-09T14:17:00.000-07:00

In this story, there are the gods ( Zeus, Athena, Aeolus, Neptune, Artemis, Hera, Hades, Ares, Dionysus, Hephaestus, Hestia, Apollo, Hermes, Demeter, Aphrodite and Persephone). Zeus is the thunder god but he is the king god.

Odysseus went in a war but he didn't come back because the wind had blown them off the course. Now they are stuck and can't find a way home. And Odysseus's wife Penelope was waiting for him hopefully but Odysseus's mother and father were very sad. The mother killed herself and the father lived somewhere else. They stoped at a place with lotus flowers. It makes them forget everything!

Trick Cage With the Bunny.

2008-07-07T14:03:00.000-07:00

Oh! Look! My own carrots (but I don't know that I will be with the carrots and for a pet) so I will eat the carrots. (Thud!) Ohhh! I'm traped! But I still have the carrots.

Elf and His Blog and More

2008-07-05T07:36:00.000-07:00

You know, I like reading books, especially bats, octopi, and Egypt. Do you like bats, octopi, and Egypt? Don't you see me in the bed with the book about Egypt?