Today

Well, today is the day that my class and I go to six flags. Although I have never been there before, I'm sure my friends will help me out with finding the rides and bathrooms. I am really excited yet nervous all at the same time. My dad says that it is just like any other amusment park just bigger. That didn't make me feel to much better and on top of that it is raining. I really hope it stops or else today might not be so much fun.

Memories never forgotton

When I look back at my life through the years of school, I always remembered the great times I had. I've always wanted to make a scrapbook of my memories through life but as time progressed I never got around to it. It may seem wierd or strange that I would waste my time doing that but, this is the time we will remember the most. We won't remember being thirty-something and sitting in a cramped cubicle, we won't remember turning fifty, but what we will remember is our best friends ten year old birthday party. Playing pin the tail on the donkey and caught up in all those video games. So here is a little piece of my happyness from kindergarden to where I am now; almost graduating.

Kindergarden: I had the best teacher ever, Mrs. Zelmer. She always made my class laugh and she took us on the best field trips ever! Well, for a kindergardener anyway...the park. We could slide, run, laugh and be the silly little kids that we were. Carefree and happy.
First Grade: Mrs. Baer, she was a great teacher but, I don't think she liked kids that much. I was a good student but, apperently I fooled around too much. There was a line I had crossed one to many times.
Second Grade: Mrs. Timmerman, she was also a cool teacher. She got the whole class a rain-stick to play with and from the minute it came in the classroom sobody was always playing with it.
Thrid Grade: Mrs. Graf, she was nice. We played alot of games in her class and won prizes all the time. The prizes were always books though.
Fourth Grade: Mrs. Jenkins and Mrs. Kannonburg were the coolest teachers of our time. Every Friday was a "fun friday". We played games and ate candy every friday it was great! But, we recieved terrible news half way through the year. My all time, to this day favorite teacher Mrs. Kannonburg had been diagonsed with cancer. We made cards every day for two weeks for her. Hoping and praying that she would get better. Unfortunately she passed away after a month of having cancer and after that Fun Fridays weren't so much fun anymore without her. There was always something missing no matter how hard Mrs. Jenkins tried.
Fifth Grade: Mr. DeNoyer. He knew we were still sad from the loss of Mrs. Kannonburg so he also tried really hard to make the first few weeks lots of fun. He told really bad jokes constantly and took my class to the Cave of the Mounds or as he called it Cave of the Hounds. That was one of his many terrible jokes. He made us laugh even though his jokes stunk anyway.
Sixth Grade: Mr. Martens, he always talked with his eyes closed and when we laughed he always got confused.
Seventh Grade: New school, new people, big school, tall people. Pewaukee School, is way different then my old school. In my grade at Pewaukee there is almost 200, in my old school the entire school only had 200. And now I have a locker!? I have never had a locker before, it is kind of wierd. But, my classes are fun and cool along with my teachers.
Eighth Grade: The end of middle school is near and I am so excited. The end of the year trip is to six flags and I have never been there before. I am nervous and excited all at the same time. Wish me luck!!!

R.I.P

You look so peaceful lying there
With your hands folded upon your chest.
You look like you are sleeping
But you are at eternal rest.

For now I am without you.
When someone passes on
It does not mean they are gone,
Though they are no longer with us
Their memory still lives on.
It hurts so much to lose a friend -
Especially one that is trustworthy and kind.
You were that friend,
A rare and special find.
You will always be with me
In spirit and in mind.
Forever until the end of time.
I will not say "Good-bye".
This is not the end.
So I will just say, "So long..."
Until we meet again.

So Long For Now,
Dear friend of mine
Now your heart is gone but,
Your soul shall live on.

School

I am so glad that it is almost the end of the year! There is about 8.5 more days of school and I could not be more excited. Well, actually I would be if there weren't so many dang tests! Anyway, in 8.5 days it will be the best day of almost every kids' life... SUMMER VACATION!!!!! I'm sure the teachers enjoy it summer-break too, but not nearly as much as I do! Summertime is a what every child lives for, starting the day that they no longer have homework their minds take of for vacation to where ever our brains go to when we don't need them really. I honestly can say that I feel for all of you out there that have to be in summer-school 'cause you are missing out on something really great. Not that I am bragging about not being in summer school or anything but, I just feel so bad for those of you that have to miss like all of your summer, it just kills me. Anyway though, I have a whole list of what I am going to do this summer. Starting with cleaning out my closet... thank you mom. ENJOY YOUR SUMMER EVERYBODY!!!!

3 girls, 1 inner-tube

Okay, so yesterday my freind, her little sister and I were swimming in the lake. After awhile we got bored and got on this tiny inner tube and began to go out by the buoys. When we got there we just sat for awile, and the next thing I knew we were almost in the middle of the lake. We tried to get back to shore but, the wind and waves were pushing us away. It was really freaky! We tried to enjoy ourselves while we were out there but, it was cold and we had lost interest in pushing eachother off the tube. There were boats everywhere, I began to wonder what we would do if a boat came speeding along and didn't see us? We would be dead meat. I looked around, my friends house was about two miles from where we were right now. I began to get really freaked out, my friends mom was standing on shore yelling to us. We tried to swim back again, it was no use though we had used up all our energy swimming all afternoon. In one last attempt we swam hard and long and after awhile we were passing the buoy again. We were going to make it! I kept swimming and soon we were back on shore. After a long, exciting day I went home and rested.

Stop, Drop and HOLY FIRE-TRUCKS!!!!!!!

You have all probably seen this on the news already but, what the hay...

Tuesday 7:36 pm: Fire! This really pretty brick house with an indoor pool, amazing landscaping and a concrete driveway just exploded! There are firetrucks from every tribe and nation here, I swear! It is near 9:50 at night now and the police and fire men have just gotten this fire under control. Due to a slight gas leak to the grill the entire house just quite frankly as my brother puts it "Goes BOOM!!!" I am in utter shock as me and another girl stand there and watch the fire/ firetrucks keep coming. Wales Genesse, Delafield, Waukesha, Pewaukee, Hartford, Muskego, and some others are all here trying to put this fire out. And on top of that there is no water in the area so they are having big tankers bring water in from other cities.
It was exciting but, it is 10:30 and there is no more excitment. Time to pack it up and take 'er home.

Kaitlyn S. Thank You

Wow, Wow, and double wow. Thank you Kaitlyn for that wonderful time wasting kareoke session.

Okay, this chick is nuts! She went up in front the whole eighth grade and sang like six songs because one of teh speakers for Career Week was late. This girl's got guts and I was laughing so hard. It's not like a mocking laugh but, more of a OMG-I-can't-believe-she-just-went-up-there-and-had-the-guts-to-do-that-OMG!-kind of laugh. I would die and go to Heaven if anyone asked me to do what she did. For pete's sake, I can't even go up in front of my class of 20 to give a speech! She is altimatly like a good crazy girl that will do everything and anything to prove a point or to make people smile.
So, if you are ever down and need a laugh go to Youtube and type in Kaitlyn Scott at school. It isn't bad or anything it just makes you want to bust a gut and give her a pat on the back. I love this chick, she has more courage in her then a pack of lions do.

Career Week

The past two days have been so much fun and I am kind of upset that we have to be back in school.
Day 1:My group toured UWM and WCTC. Personally I liked UWM better because it seemed to me that there was much more to offer there and WCTC; I thought that the only really cool thing there was the blue retention pond. Sorry, if anyone from that school reads this but, that was just my opinion. UWM will definately be my choice for college.
Day 2: Wow! today was like the best day for this week! We went and toured so many different business's that it isn't even funny. First, my group went Duchow's Boat Center and that was okay, there were alot of really big boats there but, I'm a middle schooler I don't really care to know how to clean a boat right now. Then, we went to the Pewaukee Vetenarian Center aka Animal Hospital and there were soooo many really cute animals there. I learned alot about the animals and people who work there. From the Vet, we went to a golf course over by Country Springs. In a way that place was so incredibly boring that the only upside I could see was my hopes of driving a golf cart. *Haha. But, I am kind of thinking that for a summer job, how easy would it be to drive around and pick up golf balls for a living? That would be so easy! After that they sent me to Juvenial Prison... Nah, just kinding. My brother might like that though. We did go to a Juvenial Court though. That place seems scary, the whole time I was there no of the tour guides smiled. At first I wanted to work there but, after awhile I didn't want to work there anymore because I figured that if I worked there then I would be in a constant state of depression because if no-one smiled why would I. From there we had lunch and you probably don't want to here about that so fast foward to when we came back to school. At school a chef, police officer, and the dude that figures out the Buck's players' salary all talked to us about there jobs. It was a cool and fun couple of days but, it's time to come back to school agian and face the classrooms.

Bullying

When you think back to elementary school you remember all the innocence, barbie dolls and transformer toys; nobody remembers the bullying though, except for the poor sap that got bullied. Back in about first through fifth grade there was this girl, Angel, that wasn't the prettiest or the skinniest girl in our class and who always got picked on. She never acted bothered by it until one day she actually broke down into tears in the locker room. We had gym class right before lunch and she was always changing in the shower area instead by her locker. All us girls laughed at her for that. So, that day she came in to the locker room grabbed her clothes and went to the showere area to change. We watched and almost all laughed after she had gone. I finished and sat on the bench waiting for my friend to finish. My friend waltzed over with the worlds biggest smile on her face. when I asked her what she did she told me that she had walked up to Angel and said right to her face. "Why do change back here anyway, what is wrong with you. Freak!" And then she laughed right in her face.
I know that it isn't as bad as throwing a punch in the face or something but, you need to think before you speak. It does effect other people. THat day in the locker room I didn't do anything but, that doesn't mean that you or someone you know can't do anything. Poor Angel doesn't evengo to that school anymore because it got so bad. She cried all the time and had no friends. Do you want that to be you, because it could be if you bully so much that nobody likes you.

Baseball Bounce

It was a wonderful afternoon, everyone on my street was outside and I was at home watching my brother while my parents were out. I was sitting outside enjoying to watch my brother play with his new toy from Easter having a blast. The birds were all chirping and there was not a cloud in sight, perfect weather to be outside. My brother got tired after a while a went to go sit down near the net and demanded that I play with the new toy. The net wasn't really a toy at all though, it was like a batting cage. The net didn't quite fit the size of the cage so my mom stretched it out to cover the whole thing and of course then when you through the ball the netting was so tight that the ball would fly back at you like a boomer-rang.I walked over and through the baseball as hard as I could at the net just as my brother scooted in front of the net to watch me play. The ball hit the net a bounced back and hit my poor brother right in the head in between his eyes on the nose. I felt so bad. On top of that, my brother refuses to use ice packs so all i had to use were the nasty frozen peas that we always seemed to have. I grabbed the peas and sat my brother out front with the frozen pack of peas of his head where he got hit. Everyone saw him holding the peas to his head including my parents when they pulled in our driveway. I had alot of explaining to do.

"Godfather Death"

When you are born the 13th child of your family things can be rough, but they can get a whole lot worse if your Godfather happens to be Death. In the story Godfather Death things go from bad to worse in a second. There isn’t any way to fix things either; it’s either deal with it or death. Watch out, death can come to you like a lion, looking for someone to devour. Through the symbols in this irony, the reader sees that the enemy is death.

First, some of the symbols in this story are the candles, the candles in this story were supposed to represent how long we had to live. The cave that the candles were in was dark, which means darkness which means evil. Death is evil. He plots and schemes against people to make them fall for his good act. The candles are light because they are peoples’ lives and they are fighting against death to remain living. They are trying to resist death and live forever. Life is one big battle life against death and it has been that way since the beginning of time and nothing could change that.

Secondly, this story was quite ironic, because the godson couldn’t control his own life because his godfather death was. I thought that this story was incredibly unrealistic, because you could never have God or death be your godfather so this story in a way didn’t even make sense. Also it is unrealistic because I don’t think that death really keeps candles in a cave that count down your life. A godparent is supposed to be a family friend not death. If your godfather is death than I have some bad news for you, your life road is short, under construction; it’s the end of the line for you.

In conclusion, this story is sad how in the end death wins any way because, we all have to die at some point in time. And those candles in the cave show whether you have a long life or a short one. Sometimes it will be short, sometimes it will be long. You have to be on the good side of death to get a long, happy life though because if you were like his godson things will not be good if you aren’t.

Invisible

Nobody knows who I am. I am Invisible. No-one ever sees me. I am Invisible. You will never find me. I am Invisible. No, we have never met, nor will we ever. I am Invisible. You can't ever find me because I am Invisible. Momma doesn't know me. I am Invisible. Daddy doesn't know me. I am Invisible.
Why am I Invisible? Because; I AM A GHOST.

The Necklace

I know that you lost it. You know that you are guilty; you just can’t stop the lies from slipping out can you? In "The Necklace", Mr. and Mrs. Loisel have lost something and they will stop at nothing to find it. You may think that they are crazy but, you are wrong. They are just your everyday, ordinary couple and they are real true friends who will go to the end and back to find one simple necklace that is causing a whole lot of problems.

First, when we lose something we feel numb and useless. We are like cooked spaghetti, limp and shaky. That is how the Loisel’s feel.
The Necklace, a friends treasure, pride and glory, is also a problem for many. The Necklace in all its shiny silver. The rare jewels that are in it. It must be worth a fortune right? When Mrs. Loisel’s friend, Madame Forestier, loaned a necklace to her, her world tipped right over. She could never afford anything of such beauty in her life, yet here it was laying around her neck right now. Heading home now Mrs. Loisel, does not realize that the priceless pearls have slipped off her neck. What a shame for such a loss. And what a shame for such a loss of money and time this poor couple will lose because of it. They search day and night. Until it comes to their attention that they will have to replace it. It takes them ten years to pay it off, but they do it and they feel content. The return the necklace to Madame Forestier and continue their lives. Sometimes our lives are like this; we will have something that we love just slip away, and totally forget it ever was there to begin with.

Secondly, the symbol of the story are only the necklace. The Necklace provided light but, now it means darkness. When you have something your life is bright and good, but when you lose it your life seems terrible and dark, lifeless and panicky. When you try to replace it; life gets a tad better but you are worried about being caught for what you did. If you just apologize the sun will come out again and it will feel like a new day! The Necklace gave Mrs. Loisel hope that her life would be good and she would become rich or something like that. The sun never came out in her world though. It let her come crashing down to feel alone and dark.

Finally, this story taught me that when something good starts to happen it won’t always end good. There aren’t always happy endings in life. Sometimes things won’t always turn out the way you planned. It’s like a speed bump of life; the road is smooth for the most part but, then there is a speed bump that you have to get over. When you do you feel better, when you don’t you feel frustrated.

hamster (His name is ralph)

The Tell Tale Heart

Have you ever felt that feeling that someone was watching you? Do you ever get those chills that make feel so alone? Edgar Allan Poe had that way of writing that made you get the chills. Your entire body trembles, it makes you feel alone. Even though there could be lots of people around you, you are still alone. It could make you want to cry, curl up in a little ball and hide from everyone. In The Tell Tale Heart, Poe writes to play with your mind; are you going to let it work? The old man is in terror, the butler is half crazy and people of the world are surrounded by the darkness coming off the butler like a haze. Darkness and other symbols are prominent in Poe's story.

First, the old man in this story, is the main character and he is afraid of the darkness that comes around at night. The darkness can be a very powerful thing that makes you afraid. And without the light your soul can become lost and never find the light again. That is what happened to the old man’s butler, he fell into darkness and now he is alone and half crazy. He can hear the Heavens and hell, he can hear everything. Yet, he doesn’t think that he is crazy but, that we are. He says “I loved that old man, he had never wronged me.” Yet, Poe had wronged the old man by talking about the half blind, old man in ways that are too cruel to be delt with. Saying things such as mocking the old man’s eye and calling it a vulture eye. The old man slumbers during these occasions without a doubt in his mind about that faithful butler of his.

Secondly, the symbols in this story are mostly darkness and evil. Evil that possessed the butler, darkness that surrounded the old man, and darkness that seems to have surrounded our world. The darkness that follows us everywhere like a shadow or a creeper in the silent night. The shadows, darkness and evil basically run our lives, but the light can out shine the darkness. When Poe slips into the old man’s room every night he shines the light on his vulture eye, only to find out that the old man is awake, it can symbolize the hope that the old man had to try and stay awake by looking into the light.

In conclusion, The Tell-Tale Heart can relate to life in many ways with how we often find ourselves in darkness, lost and full of guilt for a crime we’ve committed or things that we did to make others mad. People like the butler are all over the world waiting for the light to find them, and there are people like the old man too. They sit in the light afraid of the darkness, that might come around to swallow them whole. When it does, who will be there to stop it?

Quotes

"Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect, it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become."