Manhunt

This week I read Manhunt written by James L. Swanson. This book was about the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and everything that had to do with it, including the plan, the assassination, and the dream Lincoln had before.This book was so interesting and it could be one of my favorite books. It was super cool to read about everything involved, and I never was not interested in reading it. Overall this was such an amazing book, and I would definitely recommend it.

Sand

We walk along the thick sand, trying not the fall. We dodge the chasing waves from touching our feet. The sun starts to dip beneath the sea and clouds. The sky streaks with color. We get to the end of the beach and watch as the sun finally disappears. The sand sticks to our feet and it falls out of our hair with each step. We walk back and by the time we get to the sea wall, it is dark. We wash off the sand, but we still find more weeks later. 

The Edge of Nowhere

This week I read The Edge of Nowhere written by Elizabeth George. This book is a fiction book about a girl  named Becca King. Becca goes to live with her mom's friends while her mom takes care of something. Her world is totally changed and she has to face a lot of obstacles. This book is a really good mystery, that will make you think. I thought that this book was really good. It had a really interesting story and I was constantly interested, and it was hard for me to put down the book. I think that all of the characters were really believable and not cheesy or predictable. Overall I thought that this book was really good and I would definitely recommend it.

Water for Elephants

This week I read Water for Elephants written by Sara Gruen. This book is about  guy named Jacob. The story is told from two different times, but both from the same perspective of Jacob. The first is when he is a young man and works at a circus. During this time he witnesses a murder. The second time is when he is an older man and is living in a nursing home. I really liked this book, I thought it was really well written and had a lot of detail. Overall think that this would be a really good book for really anybody.

Poetry for around logan

The Field Rush

Ollie Ollie!

Our eyes lock

and our hearts start to pound

we see them coming like a stampede

the worry of getting trampled runs through out minds

we run as fast as our legs can handle

getting trapped at the door

trying to move on the staircase

you had to be fast to survive

then we became apart of it

The dark clouds challenge each other

they twist and turn

forming

the funnel emerges

crawling towards the ground

so close, it can almost reach it

the alarm going off

the sound of 200 feet pounding

sitting down, squished against each other

complete silence

waiting for it to be over

Limericks

Limericks

There once was a sunny blue sky
but then it started to cry
it got all upset
and everything wet
and all people wanted was to be dry

There once was a bowl of ice cream
who started to violently scream
it started to drip
and quivered its lip
oh how the they'd been so mean

There once was a long road of hill
The road made our stomach kill
We drove to get the dog
that would end up on this blog
I think we went passed a mill

Cardboard Boxes

The strong wafting smell of cardboard boxes and acrylic paint
Throwing box on top of box until our muscles give out
Telling the secrets we all wondered about
Laughing until our stomachs hurt
The whole day spent undisturbed by everyone
Just the tree of us
The overflow room

Dear Bully

This week I read Dear Bully written by Megan Kelly Hall and Carrie Jones. This book is about 70 people telling their experiences with bullying. It tells all of the different point of views, victim, bully, and by standers. This book was really good and it was really interesting. I never was not interested in the book. Overall this book was really good and I would definitely recommend it.

9/11

9/11

The first impact

the people below screaming

yelling, crying, running

families searching for their loved ones

parts of the building flying onto the streets

the pounding in my head

sirens, chaos

people trying to run away from the burning building

the second impact

the shock

twice the chaos, twice the families, twice the deaths

burning down buildings

the ash filling lunges

The two buildings that used to stand tall

torn apart

Ode to Traveling

Ode to Traveling

Rolling suitcases up the elevators

Watching bags go through security

Stepping through the gate to get on the plane

The moment of taking off

When your stomach feels like it is inside out

Flying above the clouds 

but not feeling like your moving

the small ding of the seat belt

telling you that you are free

Then the final descent and seeing the first glimpse

Getting off the plane and experiencing the blow of different weather

Looking at the difference 

between where you came from and the place

The smells, all different from each other

Exploring new streets and cities

Tasting new foods

all different flavors

Totally different scenarios 

from unlike anything you have ever seen

Traveling, Living, and Experiencing the world

Haiku Poems

The waves crashing down
Remind me of the storm
The sunshine is gone

Together they lay
The two different colors
Only touched my one

Running down the field
Waiting for the pass to come
Straight into the goal

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

Hannah Baker committed suicide. Clay Jensen gets a box full of old cassette tapes from Hannah. On these tapes she tells the thirteen reasons of why she swallowed the pills that killed her. Each person on the tapes must past to the next person. The book goes through the story of Clay's reaction to the tapes. This book was fiction and really well written. It is a really interesting book because there is always something new and a twist even if you do not know the people. Overall I would definitely recommend this book.

TBR: The Martian

Camping

The doorbell rings and we run downstairs. We open the door and after we grab the tent. Just like Logan taught us we take out the stakes, poles, and lay out the tent. The poles lay across and we hook everything onto them. It is beginning to look like a real tent, but getting the stakes into the ground is difficult. The ground is hard and there is nothing to bang them in with, so we have to put our whole body weight into it. When everything is finished we go biking to the park and come back just before the sun starts to go down. While dinner is cooked, we set up the tent with sleeping bags, blankets, jackets, games, and enough food to last us days. For dinner we eat hobo stew and set out candles to eat in the dark. Then the classic smores. We pile into the tent and begin to play games. After we have eaten until we cannot sit up we turn out the flashlights and have the classic game of truth or dare, then just talk. People leave the tent to do a quick, just to make sure. Thats when I heard a scream.

Outliers

Over the week before spring break and the week of spring break I finally read the book Outliers written by Malcolm Gladwell. This book is non-fiction and Malcolm Gladwell tells about some of the reasons of people success. For example he talks about how being born in a certain month or year can affect a persons success. This book was so interesting, normally I do not like non-fiction book because they are sometimes boring and confusing. I think that this book was the total opposite. I was intrigued to read throughout the whole book and I wanted to constantly read more of it. Overall this book was amazing and I would definitely recommend it.

To Be Read List: The Martian

31 March, Slice of Life Challenge - Umm, Can you not?

Peanut butter. A food paste made from dry roasted peanuts that originated by the Aztecs. The smell of peanut butter makes me think of peanut butter play dough. A homemade, moldable, and edible dough perfect for kids of all age. One day Julia and I decided to make some peanut butter play dough, also that day we did a series of challenges that have nothing to do with this story. Anyways we spent the day trying different recipes and eating more of it then humanly possible. It was an extremely fun day and also involved somebody being pantsed on video. Now to this day the smell of peanuts or peanut butter brings up all of the good and bad moments of that day. 

For the slice of life challenge Julia and I have been naming our blog three different things. Crossed toes; Yes, Ronaldo, Yes; and Umm, Can you not? These things are either something we just started saying one say and have either a really funny memory attached to it or some weird thing that people do. 

30 March, Slice of Life Challenge - Umm, Can you not?

The dirt road makes the ride difficult. Dust and dirt flies around us filling our lunges. We pass houses will children playing around it. They have smiles stretched across their faces. We drive along a fence with signs. Taking a turn we drive down a path and giraffes walk through the road. Before we even get into the place we see tons of animals.

29 March, Slice of Life Challenge - Umm, can you not?

I stare at my computer screen and that's when it comes. Compressing my brain. I try to make my thoughts blank, and not think about what is happening. The feeling of my skull caving in. The world spinning. I go down to get some water and ice but after drinking the glass twice nothing has changed. Sitting down, nothing works. Eventually just sleeping and everything goes away. 

28 March, Slice of Life Challenge - Yes, Ronaldo, Yes

The sun blazes on the field as we warm up. The ref comes over and tells us to get in a line so he can check everything. No jewelry, are you wearing shin guards, and other stuff. We go back to warming up until the captains are called over. When they come back we get our positions and run onto the field. The heat has increased. The ref blows the whistle and we kick off. The game goes fast paced, with possession switching back and forth all the way until the first goal is scored.

27 March, Slice of Life Challenge - Yes, Ronaldo, Yes

We take to boat out into the middle and that's when we first see them. Sparkling with water splashing around them. We follow the two stray until we find the large group. Grabbing our gear we jump into the violent navy blue waters to see them. Underneath the surface they are only a few feet below, and everything stops. The family connections and easily seen and the way they glide through the water is beautiful. But that is just happening underwater, above, everything is different. The waves that used to be small now tower over and crash on top of us. The group that used to be together is now spread out with people as much as 50 feet away from each other. People scream. It is difficult to breath and stay above the water, not to mention the water filling our tubes. The only way to make it stop is to put our heads back underwater and watch the dolphins dance.

26 March, Slice of Life Challenge - Yes, Ronaldo, Yes

The day before had been sunny and almost too hot, but the next day everybody woke up to dark grumbling skies. They had begun to swirl around each other, one was rain, and the other snow. Neither of them were going to take over each other, to the battle took place, resulting in a mixture of thick large clumps of snow rain. It pounded down and make it not able for the familiar mountains to be seen beneath the white sheet of the mixture. It was off and on all day but it eventually stopped and the sun showed its face again, melting everything the storm had done.