Limerick

Here's a limerick I made up last night:

There once was a man who loved to eat
Fruits, vegetables, candy and meat.
But one day he stopped,
For his belly had popped,
And all that was left were his feet.

My Birthday

So far, this has been a great day! We got to sleep in an extra hour, we had no morning chores or school work, and best of all, we had cowboy cake for breakfast! I can't wait for Arden to open his presents. I made him a kite. But don't tell him that.

1...2...3..Dresses

At dinner tonight Kenna came to the table wearing one of my Christmas dresses. I don't mind her wearing my dresses, but during mealtime is a different matter. Mom toled her to go change, and she came back wearing one of my pretty summer dresses. Mom told her to go change again, and this time she came down wearing one of HER pretty summer dresses. However, we were all hungry so Mom just said: "You know what, it's one of her dresses. I don't care if she wears it during dinner; and if it gets dirty it's her fault." So, finally, we got to eat dinner.

The Zoo

Yesterday we went to the zoo. Here's a poem to tell you what we did:

A Trip to the Zoo
By Charis Jacobson

My family and I
Went to the zoo;
We saw lions, monkeys,
And a rhinoceros too.

We saw an elephant
Put on a show;
We all wanted
More fun, so...

We took a ride
On the merry-go-round
Spinning this way,
And going up and down.

We saw a giraffe
Eat his lunch.
We were hungry,
So we ate our lunch.

We looked at the bonobos
And saw a baby
Sitting on the lap
Of mama monkey

We rode the train
Around the tracks
Saw ducks and goats
And then came back.

We saw some fish
Swim in a tank
And saw wild cats
In their cage.

We came home
And had ice cream
Going to the zoo
Was such a treat!

The zoo was so much fun! I think my favorite was the baby bonobo. He was sitting on his mama's lap, and when we came and looked at him he put his hands and nose on the glass and stared at us. He was so cute!

Another one of my favorites was the elephant. He nodded his head, balanced on the tree stump, lifted his foot and his trunk and held his pose, then he got down, danced, backed up, and skipped forward. He got a treat for each trick he did.

That's all we did. But it was so much fun!!!

Silly Little Girl

On the way to Awana a few nights ago Mom asked Kenna to say her Bible verse. Her verse is "God is truthful." Mom said: "God is truthful means God keeps his..." Kenna, who for the first time, was carrying her dues, two quarters to pay for something that has to do with Awana. So, when Mom said that, she finished the sentence:
"Coins?"

Shooting Star Poem

A Shooting Star

A yellow flash
Shines in the night.
I stare
At the air.
So near,
Yet so far,
A shooting star.

The Thing

For my school work a had to write a story about The Thing. Here's what I came up with:

It was late at night. Everyone was asleep, when, suddenly:
“AAHHH!” The screams of my brothers filled the air.
“What is it?” Tobin could barely get the words out.
“Make it go away!” Arden said frantically.
They were staring at the closet. Somehow the door had mysteriously opened, and a figure was emerging from the shadows. Slime dripped from its mouth. It was an ugly green color, and its yellow eyes stared at them menacingly. It smelled awful. Long green feet poked out from beneath its huge body, and it began to move toward them.
“Rroww,” it growled.
“Attack of the slime monster! Hide!” Tobin yelled. All of a sudden, Arden grabbed his pillow and began to whack it. The monster fell on the ground, and Arden continued to whack it.
“Ow, ow, stop it, that hurts!” A voice came from inside the monster. The brothers looked at each other. Tobin climbed down from his bunk to get a closer look. Arden reached toward the monster and pulled at its head. The head came off, revealing . . .
“Charis!” The boys gasped.
“Surprise!” I said loudly.
“Where did you get that costume?” Tobin asked.
“From a friend.” I answered. “Um, Tobin, why are you in your underwear?”
“Um, I’m out of pajamas,” he answered. He scurried up the ladder as fast as he could. We all got back in bed, and the night went on with no more events.

The next night, a figure emerged from the closet.
“Oh, go away,” Tobin said, rolling his eyes.
“We know it’s you, Charis,” Arden said, annoyed. The creature moved toward them.
“Um, Arden? Maybe it’s not Charis. . .”
“I’ll g-go see,” he replied uncertainly. He went to my room. I was sound asleep in bed. “Tobin, uh Charis is asleep in her bed.
“If it’s not Charis, then. . . what is it?” They turned toward the monster.
“AAAHHHHHHHHHH!”