Camp Nicol

I'm so sorry I haven't gotten to this. I became a bit of a procrastinator and now with school starting ( I'll post about that too. ) I've been so busy! My to-do list is jammed. Anyway.. The rest of my Camp Nicol Adventures! (I'll send pictures soon.)

Day 3: We arrived home and started unpacking. The meal was very tricky because we had planned on making sushi, but Bob doesn't like sushi. This night was the only night he was out (Boy Scout Meeting). Also we had to go to the grocery store. Joyce and I were pressed for time, since we couldn't have prepared ahead of time. After going over many steps ( the ones mostly in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrCrG-EMr8g and this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vFpcKeSdS0) So as you guessed, we had a late dinner. 8:30 about!

Day 4: We started the sewing project (making a beautiful little doll I named Jessica. I'll blog about her too.). We also made lasagna for dinner (In a regular time-frame!) It was a long layering process, but tasted very good afterward!

Day 5-6: More sewing and cooking (Grilled Swordfish on Day 5 and Chicken Avocado Salad Day 6)

Day 7: The rest of my family came! We also finished Jessica. We made my family Tenderloin for dinner and Cappuccino Brownies for dessert (Mmm!) I told all about our adventures and then when night came, we started packing up for tomorrow.

Day 8: We finished packing and headed off home! But the most exciting thing was getting home to a newly painted room!

Thanks for your patience!

Camp Nicol: Day 2

Hello!

Sorry I haven’t continued with my adventures. I can’t really say I’ve been busy (because that’s procrastinating). My mind’s just been jumbled. Anyway, the second day in Philadelphia was a busy one. I had 12,000 steps on my pedometer! Yep, we were sightseeing! The day started off with walking to the Haverford train station. We rode about half an hour until we reached Philly, where we crammed in as much as we could. We saw the Liberty Bell, a short movie about the Declaration in Independence Hall, where the Declaration was signed, had Philly cheesesteaks for lunch, and went on a duck tour. When we got home we had Maui Maui and Tilapia for dinner. Since I LOVE seafood, this was delicious. This was our last day in Philly. The next day we’d be leaving, but I’ll tell you about that tomorrow.

I will e-mail you my Picasa album of pictures, so check your inbox!

Camp Nicol: Day 1

Today (after 5 hours plus rest stops)we arrived in Haverford. Tamara set us up with rooms soon after. Then Joyce and I played with Sylvia for a while (She has so many toys!). Once she got tired out, it was dinnertime. We had peanut noodles with tofu and “crazy rooster sauce”. It was pretty good. I never knew peanut butter and noodles tasted good together! After dinner, it was dessert obviously. There was a frozen yogurt store right across the street, so Tamara treated me to some. I had cookies and cream with a little milk chocolate and some chocolate chips and brownie chunks. (I know you’d love it Oma!) Now I’m sitting in the dining room typing away across from Tamara and Bob, planning our sightseeing for tomorrow.

Read about our adventures in Philadelphia tomorrow! But for now, I’m signing off! Ciao!

Babysitting Training

Hello everyone! As some of you know, I took a course in First Aid and Child Care at the library. It was sponsored by Red Cross, so they knew what they were talking about.

It was a very interesting class. It took place from 9 am to 5 pm. (I know it’s a long time but it went pretty quickly in some parts) It was taught by an older man named Alan.

I thought the class was pretty insightful. Here is a list of everything we learned how to do when something like one of these happen: (in alphabetical order, of course)

• Allergic Reactions
• Asthma Attacks
• Bites and Stings
• Bleeding, Cuts, and Scrapes
• Blisters
• Breathing Emergencies
• Burns
• Cardiac Emergencies
• Choking
• Cold-Related Emergencies
• Diabetic Emergencies
• Embedded Object
• Fever
• Head, Neck, and Back Injuries
• Heat-Related Emergencies
• Muscle, Bone, and Joint Injuries
• Poisoning
• Seizures
• Shock
• Stroke
• Sudden Illness
• Teeth (Knocked Out)

We also learned about child care and safety such as:

• Telephone Safety
• Personal Safety
• Danger from Strangers
• Watching out for Germs
• Picking Up and Holding Children
• Feeding Children
• Diapering

And THAT’S why it took so long! But it was very fun. For some stuff we used baby mannequins, and some we used a partner for. So know I’m an officially certified babysitter!

My Screenplay Idea

My idea is about a clinically depressed teenager named Liza. Her parents are divorced, her mother abuses her, and everyone at school thinks she's a creep. Feeling overcome with sadness, she stabs herself and dies. Soon after, she arrives in heaven where she meets a middle-aged man named Joseph, who died of cancer. He explains that he wanted to live forever, but died because he couldn't withstand living. But he said Liza could've lived as long as she liked, but chose to be dead. Suddenly, Liza sparks an idea. She decides that since they both wanted to live a different life they should come back to Earth in an alternate reality to try again. Joseph says that's total fantasy, but Liza decides to go on a journey to do it. She decides immediately to go tell God, but after a chat with a local angel (the angels are like servants to the people in heaven), she hands him a message. After explaining her situation to him, he wrote back and said that would be extremely hard to do. He said that would be impossible since the point about being dead is not being able to come back. The only way would be to come back as a ghost, kill someone, and go back to Earth as the age she was right before any of her depression started. But if she died in her new life, she couldn't start over another time. Liza knows it's crazy but does it anyway. She rises from the grave and immediately runs to her former high school. She tracks down her rival, the very popular, wicked Penny, and, since ghosts are invisible, strangles her. But soon she realizes that she completely changed the future. Penny's friends feel they don't want to live without Penny and commit suicide as well. And since Liza's state of mind has been changed, she doesn't know that her parents are going to get divorced. It happens again and Liza finally realizes that there really are no second chances at life and decides to make a change. She calls the authorities and flees to a more safer foster home, where her spirits brighten and people start to respect her.

THE END

Fifth Grade Finale

On Friday was the party of the class of 2018: The Fifth Grade Finale. It’s pretty much celebration to commemorate the fifth graders, who are leaving elementary school. There was a DJ, pizza, sno-cones, popcorn, cake, a bouncy house, spray tattoos (They’re just paint!), carnival games, Dance Dance Revolution, beach ball dodge ball, and memory books, a book filled with memories all the way back to infancy.

All of my friends were there, and we all had a great time! Too bad there are still 2 more days of school…

Awesome Songs

Hi followers! Today I just felt like listening to some music so I decided to share my favorite songs with you!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvdQ12w_fxc 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J7J_IWUhls

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWOyfLBYtuU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9vXebU4RO8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Widfun4HjPY

Have fun!