The Perfect (or not so) Day

The Perfect (or not so) Day

It was a perfect day, we had just gotten home from Marble Falls. Already finished unpacking, I started texting, playing ds, wii, blogging on my laptop, and a bunch of other stuff. Nothing could improve that day nothing could make it better because it was perfect! I went outside and walked my dog to exercise her lazy bones, and ran into my friends so they came on the walk with me and we talked and then when we finished with the walk, I went  home deciding to do a little more Wii. When I was playing my brother had disappeared so I was relaxing, lazing around, and flipping through channels on the TV. Starving, I wandered into the kitchen, put some spaghetti in the microwave, heated it up, sat down, and was about to start eating when my brother came in screaming, "WILL I HAVE TO GET STITCHES?!" Curious and shocked (forgetting about my spaghetti which was sending mouthwatering steam into the air) I looked and almost passed out, and OH MY GOD you should've seen how much blood there was! For on the inside of my brother's wrist,there was three inches of skin hanging off, a open 5 in cut, and a gaping jagged cut! Rushing my brother to the hospital,my parents forgot about me and left me freaking out and hyperventilating in our kitchen. Then my neighbor came and helped me lock up then took me down to his house so I wouldn't be alone while my parents were at the ER. I relaxed and played a little wii to get my mind off of it. Luckily they called saying even though he would have stitches he would survive! that was the worst/best day of my life.

Thanksgiving in Marble falls

Thanksgiving in Marble Falls

I'm sexy and I know it! "MOM TURN THAT SONG OFF!" I shouted. My mom said,"Sorry honey I forgot you didn't like it." I sighed put on my headphones, and turned my attention to The Young Black Stallion, the movie that was playing  as we drove to Marble Falls. After the movie I turned on my phone, but none of my friends could chat so I  turned on my 3ds but it died. Then out of stuff to do I looked out the window, and let my mind wander thinking of all the relatives I would see that I don't normally see. When we got there I got out and started running,but tripped and almost went tumbling head over heels down what my brother calls "Widow Maker Hill". For the steepness can be enough to kill someone! The only other person there besides my aunt and uncle, was my uncle Paul who was working, so I went into the large Mammoth trailer we own and put on Madagascar 3 Europe's Most Wanted to relax. When my cousins from Austin arrived, we all started playing Apples to Apples, but we all got frustrated cuz the same card showed up 12 times I am not kidding! Bored I asked my uncle to take me to the attic in his garage which he has transformed into a mini train station with remotes, lights that change, props, and a control center where he can control everything! The next day we packed up and drove for 2 hours, me in a car at the window next to my cousin Nathan who was texting. When we reached our designation however, there was a MASSIVE traffic jam to get where we were going so we had to wait. Finally we reached the parking lot and had lunch then set out to climb Enchanted Rock. When we started, I couldn't wait, so I sped ahead stopping at a bench made naturally from rock formations, waited for Nathan and my brother, then sped ahead again. Naturally, going at that pace I reached the summit way ahead of Nathan and my brother (he-he), so I sat down to wait.When Nathan, my brother, my dad, and Nathan's dad caught up we went to explore some caves. I slipped into one and hit my head HARD! Then I explored and found a cave in the roof of the rock so I had my dad boost me up, then Nathan grasped my wrists and pulled me on top then he pulled my brother up. Alas, When I jumped down, I hit my funny bone on a particularly jagged rock so hard it was BURNING! Then on the way down I tripped, fell on a cactus, got 20 of the spikes in my knee, pulled them out, then met Nathan at the bottom. Bored I force fed this telescope thing a quarter and a nickel(though it called for 2 quarters) and started focusing it then looking around,but my brother sensing I wanted to see things said,"Let me see!" I said, " No,now let me look,but he put his face then his hand in front of the lens then knocking the telescope out of focus,so I yelled at him! That's my story.  

Georgia

Stone Mountain. Digital image. Willowhouselori. N.p., n.d. Web. Dec.-Jan. 2012

Georgia

If I Die Young, Bury Me in Satin , "MOM TURN IT OFF!" I shouted, I have had enough of If I die young! "Sorry honey I will turn it off." Finally the car was quiet, and I could watch the scenery flash by lulling me closer and closer to sleep along with the steady vibration of the car beneath me.More and more my eyelids drooped finally I fell asleep, but not with a pleasant dream. In my dream I was walking in a forest,SUDDENLY OUT OF NOWHERE THIS MOUNTAIN LION LEAPS OUT AND ATTACKS ME! What a weird dream, It felt almost real! Then I sank into unconsciousness again, thankfully with better dreams, and when I woke up I was in Georgia. The next day my uncle, my aunt, my dad, and I got together to go climb Stone Mountain. Farther and farther we trotted, and the closer and closer we got to the summit. Finally I was standing on stone mountain to find my mom and brother had cheated on going up and took the cable car instead I was so mad! On the way back down I took the cable car although my parents were ignoring my protests, they pointed out that I needed the energy or I would fall asleep.When we got back down I noticed a carving in stone mountain of three men on horses it was cool! Since everyone was hungry we went to this old fashioned restaurant where they actually threw you the rolls! That night my mom took me back to the mountain for a movie and fireworks display that was the best time I have ever had in my life!

Sometimes I get lucky

Sometimes I get lucky

Sometimes I get lucky other times I do not. One of the times I got lucky was I was at a movie thetre with my dad and cousin to see the Smurfs. Our movie didn't start for a while, so my dad gave us $20 and told us to go play in the arcade so we did. On one of them a claw machine for 3ds, so my dad lined me up on one and my cousinhelped too I pressed the button, watched the claw drop,watched it grip the box tightly,watched it pick it up, and watched it drop my new 3ds into the chute.I had gotten one,but then when we were going to take it home my cousin peered at the box and said, "It says don't  take home box does not contain 3ds box contains sand turn in for 3ds." We all laughed then turned it in for my 3ds. That actually happened to me twice we had been going to see Brave,bored I drifted to the arcade and tried to get one and accomplished it again!Then very recently, I was at Dave and Busters and managed to get 4 watches out of a claw machine!!!!  Some of the time I don't get very lucky like on Thanksgiving we had gone to Enchanted Rock let's say I jumped,hit my funny bone on a jagged rock so hard it was burning like my arm was actually on fire, then I fell on a cactus and twisted my ankle! IT HURT! Then I also whammed my head into a rock in a cave,got buried under a mountain of pillows and my brother, and got a thorn stuck in my leg! Sometimes I get lucky sometimes I don't!

the Day I went kayacking down the Bayou

The day I went kayaking down the bayou

It was a sunny day I was waiting for my dad and my girl scout troop because we were going to go kayaking down the bayou. Drumming my fingers impatiently on the kayak, I said,"Can we go kayaking now?" My dad looked at me exasperatedly and said,"Sure we can get started now." 

We got the  kayaks out of the truck bed then headed down to the water.I wanted to help, so I grabbed the edge of the kayak but it was HEAVY so I dropped it and let my dad carry it. Finally, we were off cruising along Buffalo Bayou letting the beauty of the amazing scenery blind us. Even though we had only been kayaking for like 2 minutes we already were seeing amazing scenery! We saw a lot of bugs and other animals that I didn't even know existed! We stopped for lunch, so I stretched out my muscles by running around, listened to a really funny story about the adventure of my friend's dad and a two-inch snake, ate lunch,then started kayaking again.When we started kayaking again, my feet were hot and sore so I draped my feet over the edge of our kayak letting my feet drag in the cool water and letting the water sooth my hot and aching feet.We kept kayaking, but then my partner and I got caught in a rip current while going under a bridge in result we smashed into a post.If there was one thing I saw a lot of, it was Silk worms I mean those things were everywhere man, draped on trees, in the water, everywhere! We actually saw this ancient playhouse it was like 100 years old! We also saw (and moved) pipes, trash, birds, trash climbed on rocks, trash, a fire extinguisher, and trash, trash, and more trash! I mean there was even a deflated football, and a bunch of bottles. Then we passed under a bridge infested with bats,MAN IT SMELLED REALLY BAD! Then we reached where we would end our kayaking trip. That's my story. 



My Family Reunion in Kentucky

Kentucky

Fireworks. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. Dec.-Jan. 2012.

Once again I was trapped in a hot small car bored out of my mind, and once again on cue I asked my mom,"Are we there yet, and where are we going?" 

On cue my mom shouted,"NO! Now honey relax we will be there in 8 hours!" I moaned, put on my headphones, and engrossed myself in a movie to kill time, then I fell asleep. When I woke up we were at our destination... Kentucky for a family reunion. As the time passed, more and more relatives of mine started arriving and by dark all of my relatives had arrived. When everyone was there, we started shooting off some minor fireworks like bottle rockets and stuff like that (one whistling bottle rocket hit a bird!). Then a little while later, when I was sitting on a car watching my dad shoot off some sparking firecrackers, one flaming spark flew backwards and landed on my foot(alas I was wearing flip flops) flaming! IT HURT! I was jumping around yelping, yelling, screaming, whimpering, refusing to let my parents do first aid on it, and running, they finally caught me, but I was squirming so much my dad accidentally spilled his drink on my foot causing the burning pain in it to cease (oddly enough). To soothe it more I put on my swimsuit and went swimming, then I got out, dried off, changed, and sat down to wait for the fireworks display. Then...BOOM! the fireworks started showering the dark valley with red, green, and gold light, also scaring my brother at it's sudden appearance (hehe). Watching the different colors dance across the sky, I realized that if I could just sit here and watch fireworks my whole life, I could never be happier.While I was watching, my dad came up to where I was sitting and told me to be careful when playing with fire, confused I asked "Why?" My dad said,"Be careful or you will burn your arm hairs off like I just did." I miffed a snicker, that is my story of my family reunion in Kentucky.

Colorado

Colorado

SPRING BREAK! FINALLY, no homework, no school,and sleeping in! As I am thinking this the plane gives a giant jerk, jolting me out of my thoughts. My family was heading to Colorado for our traditional spring break ski trip with a slight modification.My 15 year old cousins were coming, their first ski trip my like 9th ski trip (it's been a tradition in my family forever). As my mind zoned me out again, the plane began to descend toward tons of snow and Colorado. Finally my feet were on the ground again, but then we rented a car to go where we were staying as a result I didn't get a chance to stretch my legs at all! After an hour of torture in the car we finally reached our designation, but we weren't going to go skiing till tomorrow. Bored I put on my swimsuit and went swimming in the indoor pool, but I stepped on something  jagged that turned out to be a tooth (YUCK!)! While I was swimming, my cousins and brother came in. Then we started playing Stick in the mud, Marco Polo, and Scategories, but since I didn't have goggles I accidentally smacked my face into a wall. That was enough for me and I went to bed early with a headache. Finally the next day we geared up and went skiing since my brother and I already knew how to ski we got to get started right away, but my cousins had to go through ski school. While they were doing that, my brother and I got to go down the bunny hill without any parents. When my cousins finished ski school a few minutes later, we got on the ski lift to go to Ski Marm a medium course. Since there was a place you could go to have a snowball fight, we decided we would do that . While I was pulling off, I started going downhill, so I got down on my butt. I started going faster, and somehow I got turned around heading straight for a cedar gate! Then WHAM! I smashed face first into the gate almost breaking my nose! With my nose throbbing, I went to go get Hot Chocolate with my mom.That night we went swimming again, and my cousins dared me to go lay on my back in the snow for 5 minutes wearing only a 2 piece swim suit, so I did. JEEZ! THAT was cold! Since some kid had thrown up in the other pool, my dad said we couldn't swim there so we went to this other pool where after swimming too hard combined with endless coughing I threw up! I was laying on the couch when my cousins put the movie Rat Race on, so I watched it then fell asleep. Thankfully the day I got sick was our last day in Colorado, so we packed up,rented a rental car, and started heading to the airport, along the way my cousin offered to mix a little of his red Mountain dew with my Sprite, I tried it and felt INSTANTLY better (Red Mountain Dew and Sprite who knew?) That was the best trip I have ever been on and I will never forget it!       

Arkansas

Arkansas

It was a bright and sunny day. instead of running around I was stuck in a stupid hot and small car. Bored I asked my mom for the millionth time, "Are we there yet?" My mom replied "NO! Now just relax amuse yourself, we will be there in half an hour." I did just that, I let my mind wander and take over while I was doing that we had arrived. Finally I was here, in Arkansas where we would be staying for a week. I asked, "Mom can I go down to the river?" she said in a preoccupied way, "sure Honey go ahead." I went to the river and jumped in, but almost immediately jumped out because although the water didn't look it it was ICE-COLD! I sat there shivering, and my friend's mom came and asked me why I wasn't swimming. I chocked the words out through chattering teeth,"Because it is too cold, and I don't want to freeze!" My friends mom laughed and said, "Why don't you  sail a boat instead?" I said, "Because I don't have a boat." Because I didn't have a boat, my friend's mom showed me how to make one. Pretty soon I was sailing a lot of boats. When a lot more of my friends came, they also jumped in and jumped out! After that we were all sailing boats hoping the sun would come out so it wouldn't be so cold so that we could swim again. The next day we went outside and discovered that our coolers had been invaded by an army of raccoons  and all of our drinks were contaminated. When the last of our party showed up we went fishing, but bored I went back to camp and climbed Window Rock with my friends and a bunch of other people.It took a long time, but we finally reached the summit I peeked out of the hole in the rock and it really was like looking out a window! I could see everything from our campsite, to the lake where I had attempted to go fishing. When we descended I wanted to relax, but some of the others wanted to go swimming, so they did. Because of some reason I heard a lot of screaming, turns out my brother had slipped while jumping on some rocks and his knee jammed into a particularly jagged one giving himself a cut like 5in long! He was all right, so that night since not everyone had abandoned the fishing trip those who liked fish had fish and those who hated fish (like myself) had something Else.The next morning we discovered an army of angry ants underneath our dessert tray, yet after my mother screamed herself hoarse we packed up and left. I was sad because I liked it maybe you should go to Arkansas too!

In Loving Memory My Rabbit Robbie



Black and white rabbit. Digital image. Mchinformation. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Nov. 2012. <www.mchinformation.com>.

In Loving Memory My Rabbit Robbie

The time was 12:00 noon. I could see his chocolate brown eyes fixed on me as he watched me look at him and others in his cage, for I was trying to find a bunny to fill the lonely hole that my first bunny Oreo left behind after he was killed by a car. The eyes, this new Bunny's eyes were too intelligent and loving for an animal they were more mmmm... human. I stuck my hand in the cage, and all the others ran back. He bravely hopped forward, and put his little paws on my hand. I pulled him out, and cradled him against my chest where he snuggled closer to the methodical thudding rhythm of my heart, closed his eyes and sighed happily also leaving fur on my jacket. A feeling coursed through me, a feeling of family. I named him Robbie because the name suited him and I liked it.  That was what started a bond between us, a bond impossible to break , so when we got home I called my friend to come over and meet him. Sadly she stepped on a nail, and didn't get to meet him till later. The years went by Robbie grew to 12 inches long his fur got longer and prettier, it became like caramel and charcoal ashes clashed together on his body, but on his mouth one side was one color then the other side was the other color (too cute to even describe properly). The bond between us was stronger then ever Robbie was a little stubborn sometimes, but really funny! Whenever I let him out in the yard he would always wedge himself in the tiny space behind my window box in front of my window (although I don't know how he managed because the space was tiny and he was kinda fat), another time he knew I was leaving, so he put his paws on the wire mesh giving me puppy dog eyes begging me not to leave, as well as being funny and a little stubborn Robbie is really smart, For example my friend and I made him an obstacle course. Well let's say he knocked down a stack of chewables, picked up this thing called a Crispy Catcher in his mouth (which is a chewable baseball for rabbits) and moved it to the side,and rammed his head against a cat ball to get it to move. I loved him he loved me. One time we were coming home from vacation, and when he heard me he poked his head out of a shaded area his little face clearly saying with an eager-excited expression that said,"YOUR HOME I MISSED YOU SO MUCH!" Now he is gone. I had been getting ready for school when my mom shrieked hysterically, "MISSY! NO!" Horrified by my mom's shriek I looked out, and saw Robbie in my dog Missy's mouth! I ran outside just as she dropped him. I grabbed him, but he started screaming. Not knowing a rabbit could scream I froze in my tracks with Robbie twitching in my arms and his scream permanently (and uninvited)  lodging itself  into my memory. His scream was horrible like a woman's shriek, but a lot higher. Even though he was twitching, he snuggled against my chest one last time. I went to get a paper towel to get the drool off of him, and I came back he was swiveling his little head looking for me. When he found me he gave me a I'm so sorry I will miss you I love you/ pleading face,then the light left his eyes,he stopped breathing, and his heart stopped beating. My mom said softly, " Honey, I think he's gone." I shrieked "No, He probably just fainted!" then I snatched him from my mom and held him the way I used to, but his head just lolled on his shoulder. It turns out Missy had bit his lungs, so he suffocated because there was blood flooded in his lungs(it was more painful then my rabbit Oreo's death because I wasn't there when he died, but I saw Robbie die and it almost killed me to see that).Because I was sick I stayed home and spent hours carving his name into a piece of wood and shaving it to look like a tombstone with my pocket knife (my mom wouldn't let me use a saw) after that I got a shoe box and covered it in duct tape because Robbie died with his eyes open and I couldn't stand to see his eyes, so I covered him in a bandanna and put a poem about him in it and I actually wore a dress ( I hate dresses)! Then I made and sent funeral invitations, then I sent out an e-mail telling everyone about his tragic death. I couldn't believe how many people showed up, all of my neighbors came and said good things about Robbie. Now I am going to make sure he rests in peace, and that his loving memory never fades, for he was a part of me and he still lives in my heart.  

Cats








Kitten in lap, My Friends House. Personal photograph by author. 2012.

Kitten peeking out of a barn, My Friends House. Personal photograph by author. 2012.

Cat in a blanket, My Cousin's House. Personal photograph by author. 2012

Cats

My experience with cats

The sky was pitch black. I was walking and saw my friend walking as well only thing was she was carrying a bowl of food. I caught up to her and asked her, " what are you doing?"  "Shhhhhhh!" she exclaimed. "There is a little lost kitten, and we are going to see if we can rescue it!" she hissed, so we found the kitten put down some food, and waited. Little by little the kitten came out, unfortunately I sneezed and the kitten quickly retreated, but it must have been hungry because it came out again,and started eating. I wanted to try something so I got some food in my hand and waited. After 5 minutes my hand was numb and I was going to let it drop, but the kitten came and started eating out of my hand! I risked it, and started petting the kitten it started purring , so I pulled the kitten into my lap, and stroked it. The kitten purred even louder,but I had to let it go. I followed it, and it led me to a pile of bricks behind my neighbors house. I told my friend that the kitten ate out of my hand, and we spent a few days scouring for a kitty carrier. We finally found one,but on our way we heard loud barking, so we ran back to see what it was what we saw horrified us! The kitten was wedged behind our neighbor's dogs doghouse meowing for help, and the dog was trying to get it! Luckily the kitten escaped,so we once again found it, put the carrier down, and crouched down to persuade the kitten to go into the carrier. The first time we almost had him and he was in the carrier, but alas once again I sneezed and he bolted out. Then we got him in there again, and we got it zipped up. We had successfully caught a kitten! Because he was scared, I put a towel over the carrier to make him feel more secure. When we got back to my friend's house we pulled him out of the carrier, since I was the only one wearing jeans I got to hold him first, and he started purring. my neighbors took him to the vet, and found out he is a boy so now his name is Ginger, but I call him Dart because he looks like he has a Dart on his back! We are still considering names, but besides looking like he has a Dart on his back he strikes me as a Snickers because we found him in October and October is what my friends and I call Candy month! He has a collar too, it is black with a silver moon and stars that reflect on it plus a black bell.  He is very playful, and has a very good attitude considering he was feral (an animal born and raised in the wild). Now my neighbors are trying to find someone who can take him (they can't take him because their dad is very allergic but weirdly Dart is not making him have an allergic reaction, so we hope they can keep him) hopefully he will go to a good home! I have had other experiences with cats like my cousin found a tiny Tabby/Rex on the fender of a truck, so they took it home and named her Bella, but sadly two years later she got out, and she was killed by a car that was backing out (I was sad, though it was annoying when she always hissed at me and attacked my shoes). They now have a tuxedo cat named Oreo, along with their old fat tabby named Scooba, and two new kittens named Nessie and Bob. Oreo is so funny,one time I was at my cousin's house, I was bored so I threw a marble under the bed. Oreo stalked the marble, so we threw more marbles and she kept stalking them, grouping them, sitting on them, then she stalked my head ( I haven't met Nessie or Bob yet) ! I love cats, and I hope you do to!      

Kitten in a barn again, My Friends House. Personal photograph by author. 2012.



Kittens in cups. Digital image. Stuffpoint.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Oct. 2012. <www.stuffpoint.com>.

Alaska The Last Frontier

Moving howling wolf. Digital image. Gif Animations. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Oct. 2012. <www.gif animations.com>.

Alaska The Last Frontier

This summer I went really far north, I went to Alaska! I had to ride a plane for twelve hours, and my family and I flew from Houston to Salt Lake City where we had to run for our connection that would take us to Alaska. While we were on the plane, it started getting dark, what confused me was the daylight never faded. It was beautiful endless blue with soft orange and yellow light mixing together to make the best sunset I have ever seen! When were about to land you could actually see the shape of the state of Alaska! Of course when we landed in Alaska it was past midnight, but I was happy, my first time in Alaska! Alaska is really beautiful with a lot of scenery, and animals. When we were in Alaska we went to Denali state park where we stayed in the Princess hotel, which is this awesome hotel with lots of metal statues we also got ice cream, Alaska has a lot of selections and most of them I didn't even know existed like Cotton Candy for example, not in the mood to try something new, I got Triple Dark Chocolate and my great aunt got Cotton Candy ice cream. We also went on a tour, but to get there we had to go on a train. Where we did stuff like drink the best hot chocolate in the world, eat reindeer sausage (I told my friend that I ate a reindeer and she accused me of eating Bambi), see Mt. McKinley(Koyukon Athabaskan for the high one elevation is 20,320 ft.), and eat reindeer chili in a sourdough bread bowl (the chili and the bowl were delicious). We also saw stuff like a half eaten moose carcass( gross), a baby moose, a 600 ft drop into a river, the small town of Sherman(a town hall and a few buildings) and a beaver dam. When we were in Denali on the tour we saw so many things like a Wolf (aawwwrrrooooo), a Ground Squirrel, a Red Fox, The state bird of Alaska, a Lynx (we would've gotten a better look, but a stupid bus drove in front of us), Mountain Goats, Caribou (the leader was wearing a collar to track the herd's movement), another baby Moose, and Bears. In Alaska there is 21 hrs. of daylight and 3 hrs. of darkness, so it was weird to be going to bed during daylight plus even though it was summer the temperature ranged between 54 to 64! We also went to Homer, Seward, and in Homer we went Halibut fishing (Halibut are like a larger version of flounder), and when we went Halibut fishing we saw otters and seals and  the bait we used was Herring we didn't have to bait it ourselves all we had to do was yell BAIT! and a helper would come bait the line for you ( good thing too I hate fish and try to touch them as little as possible) Halibut are bottomers so the weight was useful because in Alaska while fishing for Halibut 140 ft. is considered shallow!The weight we used was literally a solid block of 3 lb lead , and the hook was half a foot long! I caught a 2 ft. long 40 lb. Halibut, then a 4 ft. long 200 lb. Halibut, then a fish called a scorpion fish (a fish almost completely covered in spikes) what I didn't get was I was catching a lot of fish my brother was catching none, so he moved to my rod and when I moved to his I started catching even more then before! When everyone had caught either the limit(2) or none at all in the time of one hour the boat guide showed me how to clean it (or rather cut off it's head and gut it) then he let me do it! I am normally really squeamish of fish, but it was something new and I wanted to try it, but I got A LOT of guts on my hand. We also went to a this center for animals, and saw all sorts of stuff like a Puffin, Salmon, very venomous Jellyfish, a sea lion named Woodie that weighed 17,000 lbs., and a seal. While we were in Alaska because my great aunt and uncle own a plane we flew out to a cabin they have,( if it had been winter we could have walked, during winter the lake the plane is parked at freezes completely solid)  a really old two roomed cabin with no electricity, and the only bathroom is an out house with a heated toilet seat (it was Disgusting!), but the cabin had a zip line, and was a lot of fun, but the only way to go swimming is to wear a wet suit plus the only way to get where you can swim is by hooking a motor to a square dock (cool) and motoring out to where you can swim, I was bored, so I said sarcastically to my brother, "Push me in please!" he actually pushed me in! I was so mad! No one got any sleep that night because there were so many mosquitoes we were swatting all night even though I was wearing jeans and an under Armour shirt the mosquitoes flew up my pant leg and down my shirt and bit me everywhere! I got 48 mosquito bites that night. At 4:00 am I couldn't take it any more, so I moved to a creaky old couch that creaked every time I shifted a little bit in the living room/kitchen as far away as I could get from the mosquito's in the two roomed cabin, but since I was up I got to see the best sunrise I have ever seen. The next morning due to the creaking of the couch my dad sprayed oil on the couch's hinges to shut it up. When we went back to my great aunt and uncle's house we had to fly again, and on the way back my great aunt's dog a Westie named Katie was in the back seat of the plane we were going to have sandwiches for lunch, but we couldn't because it turns out Katie was sitting on the bread...so the bread was literally dead! The last thing my family and I did was we went on a big cruise ship where we saw Orcas, seals, Sea Lions, a whole colony of sea lions, more Puffins, Otters, Dolphins, caves, and waterfalls. When it was time to leave, I didn't want to leave, but we had to. Maybe you should visit Alaska too, see the beautiful scenery of Alaska The Last Frontier!   

Horses

                                                Horses

Galloping horse. Digital image. Horse forum. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Oct. 2012. <www.horse forum.com>.

Cantering horse. Digital image. Photo bucket. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Oct. 2012. <www.photo bucket.com>.

Horse trotting. Digital image. Pets Foto. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Oct. 2012. www.pets foto.com.

This blog is about horses please read and enjoy the information.

Horse Breeds

• Arabian
• Pinto
• Grey
• Chestnut
• Quarter Horse
• Dappled
• Appaloosa
• Lipizzaner
• Morgan
• Thoroughbred
• Shetland Pony
• Tennessee Walking Horse
• Palomino
• Welsh Pony
• American Saddle Bred
• Bay
• Clydesdale
• Aboco Barb
• Ranger
• Percheron
• Paint Horse
• Newfoundland Pony
• New Forest Pony
• Missouri Fox Trotter
• Miniature Horse
• Icelandic Horse
• Highland Pony
• Gypsy Horse

Well there are more, but too many to list, so I am going to move on to the diseases.

Horse diseases

• Colic
• Hoof Rot
• Colitis X
• Cantharidin (comes from a blister beetle)
• and Fever

My experiences with horses

I have been riding horses for as long as I can remember. I rode a horse for the first time when I was 6 years old, and have ridden since then. Over the years I have mastered all three styles of riding... English, Western, and Bareback, and I have also mastered calming down a cranky horse, getting a stubborn horse to move,

being a complete brainiac about them, writing poems about them, saddling, bridling, grooming, trotting, galloping, cantering, turning, barrel turning,  stopping a flat out sprinting horse, soothing a spooked and running horse, and knowing the signs when they are sick. My experiences have not always been good, like just two years ago I was in a show at a summer camp, my horse Tova had already been a little skittish moving when I tried to mount her, so she started trotting. I slowed her down but then she started...FLAT... OUT... SPRINTING! She was going like 25 miles an hour, so I yanked back as hard as I could, unfortunately she had a bit less bridal, so she didn't stop. Realizing I had no other choice, and realizing that I was lucky (and glad!) that I had decided to have her saddled western, I grabbed the saddle horn, locked my feet around her stomach, and held on. I started screaming because the saddle was leaning like a foot to the left almost putting me underneath the horse and I could see her ears bouncing up and down up and down I was bouncing around so much I thought I would fall off! She didn't stop, she headed towards the bleachers full of my family, friends, and other girls at the camp, but my dad did something, so she started heading for the forest! Thankfully they caught her before she could get to the forest and get me and herself lost, or attacked by coyotes, or some other natural disaster, but it took them 15 minutes to get me to unlock my legs from around Tova's stomach, and another 15 minutes to get me off her back! You may think I am a lunatic, but I got back on and finished the show, but not on Tova, on an old rodeo pro named Okie ( I made sure he had a bit and his saddle was nice and tight) now I am a residential cowgirl at the camp. I may be crazy, but I still ride today. That's my story.

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