All About Abby

Cover Letter

2011-11-13T08:59:00.001-07:00

My assignment was to write a cover letter to apply for the position of food preparer for the country of Ukraine in International Towne. Here is a link to my rough draft [draft no longer shared], it would be great if you could leave comments or suggestions on the Google Doc.

Thank you.

Update: Thanks for all the comments - here is the final draft.

Wedding

2011-10-17T16:15:00.000-06:00

I went to my Aunt Wendy and Uncle John's wedding in Ohio and I wore a dress. Also, I was a flower girl with their daughter. I had a lot of fun there. I spent a lot of time with Mara and her other two cousins. Here are some pictures and a short video of the wedding and the reception.

Bermuda

2011-10-02T18:04:00.001-06:00

My assignment was to find 10 facts about Bermuda. I did some research online and then had a Skype conversation with Shannon James (who my Dad found through Twitter) and his wife. Here are my 10 facts and the video of my Skype conversation.

Bermuda was first settled in 1609 by shipwrecked English colonists headed for Virginia.
It is about one-third the size of Washington, DC.
The weather is mild and humid with strong winds common in winter.
Bermuda can have hurricanes that are really devastating.They have had 2 really devastating ones in the last 30 years.
They get all their water from the roofs of their houses when it rains. The water is stored in tanks until they need to use the water.
They play lots of soccer and the girls play a sport that they call netball. It is like basketball without the backboard.
They are only allowed to have one car per house.
The mostly speak English (official) and 20 to 30% speak Portuguese and some speak a different language.
They eat a lot of fresh fish. A favorite meal is fish cakes, potatoes and bananas.
About 70,000 people live in Bermuda. Bermuda is about 24 miles long. Hamilton is the capital.

"CIA - The World Factbook." Welcome to the CIA Web Site — Central Intelligence Agency. Web. 01 Oct. 2011.

Skype conversation with Mr. Shannon James, middle school science teacher in Bermuda, October 2, 2011.

Thank you Mr. and Mrs. James.

Splish Splash Annie

2011-08-07T16:29:00.000-06:00

Here is Annie helping my Dad and me adjust the sprinklers. Here are some pictures.

Grandma and Grandpa Schmidt

2011-07-17T17:55:00.007-06:00

Grandma and Grandpa Schmidt were here - it was really fun to have them here because we got to do a lot of fun things. We got to see their new RV, I played guitar for them, they taught me how to make a latch-hook rug, we went to Golden Gate Canyon State Park, got an iPad for Grandma, played Angry Birds with Grandpa, played Wii with both of them, went to Daniels Park, we got new phones, and they came and watched me play softball.

After I learned how to do the latch-hook rug I liked it so much that I wanted to make one myself. So we went to the store and bought one and I love working on it.

We all got new cell phones. I got my first phone and I like to text on it. The phone has a slide-out keyboard so it's easy to text on.

Here are some pictures.

Water World

2011-06-27T10:35:00.012-06:00

I went to Water World with Shanley. It was really fun. We went in the wave pool, we also went on some rafting rides, we went on a slide like 13 times and we went together on it. We went backward and forwards and it was awesome. We rode a lot of different rides. Here are some pictures. Thanks for going with me Shanley!

My Trip to Kentucky

2011-06-15T09:40:00.011-06:00

I went to Kentucky to see my Grandparents, my aunt, my uncle and cousin. It was really fun to be there because it was really fun to play with Mara (my cousin). Mara loved playing with me she knew how to say my name. Mara also talks mostly in sentences to me. Mara also liked to do a lot of stuff with me. She really liked to go for walk around the blocks and she called it a baby walk. She liked going for walks because she loved watching the birds and the bees. She also liked to color and she always wanted the purple. Here are some pictures and a movie.

Sleepover With Sophia

2011-04-24T16:06:00.002-06:00

I had a sleepover with Sophia. It was a lot of fun. We went to the pool and then we went out to dinner at Red Lobster. At the pool there were water slides. There was one were you could only go down in a tube. Both slides went outside but you didn't know that because you were in the slides. We had a sleepover because it was her birthday. We had loads of fun.

Cup Stacking

2011-03-24T19:04:00.004-06:00

I just got some new stacking cups and I'm going to show you a movie about how to stack cups.

Day with Sophia

2011-03-22T18:10:00.003-06:00

I had a really great day with Sophia. We went to the pool, went out to lunch and went to a park. Here are some pictures.

Slumber Party 2

2011-03-05T19:45:00.002-07:00

I had my slumber party last weekend. It was a lot of fun. Here are some pictures.

Patterns

2011-01-29T10:38:00.002-07:00

Here are some patterns that I made on my Color Sudoku board.

Dog are Heroes

2011-01-22T09:40:00.003-07:00

Dogs helping
Dogs playing
Dogs taking care of puppies
Some help people
Some help other animals
Some help firefighters
Dogs are Heroes

Some guide people
Some guard
Some are just good friends
Some are trying to get walks
Some stay in the house
Some stay outside
Dogs are Heroes

Christmas 2010

2010-12-30T11:38:00.009-07:00

Here are some pictures of our trip to Lexington.

Snowflakes

2010-11-28T14:42:00.005-07:00

Today I made snowflakes out of paper. Here is a movie so you can make the snowflakes, too. Here are some pictures:

The Things That I'm Thankful For

2010-11-24T17:30:00.002-07:00

I am thankful that I have a family, Mom and Dad.
I am thankful that I have a house.
I am thankful that I have a bed and a room.
I am thankful that I have a dog, Annie.
I am thankful that I have a cousin, Mara.
I am thankful for all the the teachers I have had Ms.Buckland, Ms.Georgie, Ms.Marci, Ms.Hanni, Ms.Elisha and Mr. Bill.
I am thankful for having grandparents.
I am thankful for Uncle Mike, Uncle John, Aunt Martha, Aunt Wendy and Aunt Tammy.
I am thankful for little kids that come into the world that I know Lochen, Merrick, Emery, Henry and Ian.
I am thankful for my friends.
I am thankful for sports. They help me stay in shape.

10th Anniversary of Our Gotcha Day

2010-11-21T08:17:00.004-07:00

For more you can go to my mom's blog.

Zoo Pictures

2010-10-20T15:29:00.005-06:00

Merrick

2010-10-19T14:00:00.007-06:00

Playing with the cash register

Looking at the box and trying to get it open

Looking inside the box to see that there were cards in the box

Using the cards as the credit cards

Playing tug with Annie

Sitting in a "just right" chair for him

Doing a puzzle

A Day With Annie

2010-10-16T08:08:00.032-06:00

Waiting to go for a walk.

Good smells

Getting ready to head back to the house

Resting after the walk

Looking out the window

Waiting for something exciting to happen.

Playing ball

Resting and waiting for something to happen

Getting some love.

Playing tug with my mom

Getting trained

Shopping for food

Looking at the guinea pigs

Eating dinner

Ms. Stephanie

2010-10-15T08:23:00.006-06:00

Ms. Stephanie came over to play with me and to meet my dog. She came over for lunch and then we went to the pool. I made lunch for her. I made quesadillas and a side salad. The pool was fun because we got to do a lot of fun stuff like play catch, baseball, and I had to pull her around in a tube. It was exhausting! I had a great day! Here are some pictures.

Here is a slideshow that shows us trying to get a good picture of the three of us.

Library Day

2010-10-12T14:29:00.001-06:00

Graph

2010-10-11T18:11:00.004-06:00

I made a graph with my M&M's, here is the information.

Maximum = 8
Minimum = 1
Range = 7
Mode = 1 and 2
Mean = 3
Median = 2

When I Got Annie

2010-09-24T11:50:00.003-06:00

I was sitting in the car driving to Colorado Springs to a house I had never been to before. I was really excited. I was going to get a new dog. It was also the breed that I wanted. So we went in to the house and then we got to meet Annie. We decided that we would take her home and she would be our dog.

When we got home Annie did not know where she was. I think that she was kind of scared because she didn't know where she was. She kind of just looked around. Then that afternoon we went and got a place that is just for her.

She is an inside dog. She is really good inside. But I really like that she does not pee in the house.

Annie is really good with people. I really like how she does with new people.

Annie always skids on the tile because she is not used to the tile underneath her paws. She is getting better but still not great. We will be playing and Annie will be running and she will slip on the tile. Her paws slip out from under her and it is like she has no control of her paws, at the time.

She was not good at stairs. She was not good at the basement stairs because the basement stairs are not carpeted. But now she is great at basement stairs.

SHE IS THE BEST DOG IN THE WORLD.

Going On a Hike With Annie

2010-09-19T13:27:00.004-06:00

Today I went on a hike with my dad and my dog. We hiked at Chatfield. We had a lot of fun but it was very hot. Here are some pictures.