All About Abby

My First Fiction Story

2009-11-13T10:00:00.003-07:00

No, I can not think of any thing to write about, wait, I just did. I think that I have to tell a fiction story. In the middle of the night a baby named Merrick started crying his head off. His mom and dad did not know what to do. They asked, "Should we feed him, or change him, or let him sleep with us?" Then finally they changed him and discovered that he had diarrhea. So the next morning they took him to the doctor. The doctor said that Merrick had a little cold. The doctor said that the cold would only last up to five days to a week Merrick’s parents hoped the cold would only last for five days. Merrick got better in five days.

Jimmy

2009-11-03T11:40:00.003-07:00

Jimmy and his family came to visit us on Sunday. I know Jimmy because he is my best friend Sabrina’s little brother. Sabrina’s parents were in China for two and a half weeks to get Jimmy. Jimmy's real name is James but his nickname is Jimmy. He likes to listen to music and he bobs his head from side to side and makes his lips move trying to sing. Jimmy really, really likes his blue blanket. He likes to play with it, cover up with it and bite it. Sabrina likes having a little brother but not when he screams at night. It will probably wake Sabrina up because their rooms are right next to each other. I think that Jimmy is really cute. He is coming over again Saturday.

Halloween Costume

2009-11-02T09:43:00.004-07:00

You have seen the friendly version of my costume in my pictures with Merrick. Now here are some pictures of the scary version that I wore when I was trick or treating with my friend Skylar.

When I Was Little

2009-10-25T18:52:00.003-06:00

Here is a movie of me when I was 18 months old. It's one of my favorite movies. This movie is about Halloween and the first time I helped carve a pumpkin and get a costume. I thought you might like to see this because it's only a week until Halloween. The little girl who was also dressed up as a pumpkin is my best friend Sabrina.

My Best Friend Sabrina

2009-10-23T10:55:00.007-06:00

My best friend Sabrina went to the Westlands Park with me on Monday afternoon. We had a blast climbing a rock wall that looked like a giant tree, exploring a two-story tree house and sliding on a zip line. This park has a lot of interesting equipment.

In addition to the park on Monday, on Wednesday, Sabrina and I had a sleepover at my house. We went out to dinner at Chili’s. I got a cheeseburger with fries and Sabrina got macaroni and cheese with cinnamon apples. After that we came home and Sabrina and I got into our pj’s. Next we watched a movie and then my mom read to us. Later we talked about stuff, we read to ourselves and last we fell asleep. In the morning we ate breakfast and played for a while.

Tomorrow we are going to see Honk at the Arvada Center for the Arts. Honk is a play that is about the ugly duckling story. It is a musical. I am excited to go with my family, Sabrina and her Nana.

Babysitting Again

2009-10-21T14:59:00.007-06:00

Last Saturday night I got to babysit Merrick again at my house. He was starting to catch a cold.

Energy

2009-10-20T10:53:00.005-06:00

I am learning about Energy and here are a few things I have learned:

*What Is Energy? Energy is the ability to do work like making something move or change.
*Here is a cycle of Energy: sun-plant-cow-milk-arm-bat-ball.
*Here are some types of Energy: heat energy, light energy, sound energy, electrical energy, kinetic energy(energy of motion), potential energy (stored energy) and nuclear energy.
*Here is a website that has fun games about saving energy:
http://www.energyhog.org/

Morning with Merrick

2009-10-15T11:00:00.005-06:00

Phew! Watching a baby is hard work. I went to see Merrick and Ms. MaKayla on Monday morning at their house. As soon we got there we waited for Merrick to wake to get up from his nap. After Merrick woke up he played with a toddler table. I sat behind Merrick so he did not tip the table on him self. Merrick also played with stacking bowls. Photo time! Ms. MaKayla put Merrick's skeleton pajamas on him and I put on my skeleton costume. His real costume for Halloween is a giraffe. Lunch time for Merrick - he ate baby cereal and he went ahhhh when Ms. MaKayla set the green beans down for a minute. Merrick thought he wasn't going to get the green beans but he did. It was an awesome day.

I'm a Reader and a Writer

2009-10-13T10:17:00.003-06:00

Here is a slide show of me reading and writing.

Catcharoo

2009-10-10T11:47:00.003-06:00

Lani, you wanted to know what silly games I play now with my family. Here is a movie of me and my family playing catcharoo.

Did You Know?

2009-10-09T11:06:00.013-06:00

Lions have a black spot on the back of their ears. This is so that cubs can look at it to follow their mothers.

Elephants don’t have sweat glands so they fan themselves with their big ears.

The rhinoceros’ horn is usually about 20 inches long. The longest horn ever was 53.5 inches long.

The horns of the Ankole’s cattle are a cooling system for their blood.

The warts on a male warthog’s face help protect them during fights.

Scientists use the stripes on a zebra’s behind to identify them. The stripes are like a fingerprint.

Camels can go more than two weeks and walk more than 400 miles without drinking water.

A giraffe’s black tongue is 18 inches long.

The Night-Night Game

2009-09-30T19:10:00.005-06:00

When I was two years old, I played a game with my parents. We called it the Night-Night game. I would drag my parents into separate bedrooms. I would take my mom to my bedroom and I would take my dad to my parent’s bedroom. I would walk back to my room and cover my mom up with a doll blanket and say, “Night-Night” and turn off the light and close the door. Then I would walk to my parent’s room and cover my dad up with a doll blanket and say, “Night-Night” and turn off the light and close the door. After that I would go back to my room and knock on the door and I would say, “Knock, knock, morning!” to wake up my mom. Then I would go knock on my parent’s door and wake up my dad. I did this over and over and over again. I did not say the words correctly, but my parents could understand what I was saying. As you can imagine I had a lot of fun playing the Night-Night game.

Below is a movie that shows a different version of the Night-Night game so you can get an idea of what this game might have looked like.

Update

2009-09-28T16:19:00.002-06:00

I have not posted to my blog in a while because I have been working on other things. I have been writing letters and emails to my family members. I also played in a softball tournament this weekend. I got to play three games. We lost the first game, won the second game and lost the third game. Then I got a trophy. Basketball season is starting up in about two months. I am excited for basketball season to start.

My New Glasses

2009-09-15T17:48:00.002-06:00

Here are some pictures of me with my new glasses.

Merrick

2009-09-11T10:28:00.005-06:00

Babysitting is awesome! Last Friday night I got to babysit Merrick. Merrick is Ms. MaKayla’s son. Ms. MaKayla worked with my mom. Ms. MaKayla has a husband named Philip. We got to babysit Merrick so Ms. MaKayla and Philip could go out to dinner. They brought him over to my house.

What can Merrick do? He can sit up by himself. Merrick can sit up and play with toys. Merrick has a lot of toys. Some that he likes are a stuffed animal that is a frog and a box that has blocks in it. When Merrick sees that the box is full he tips it over.

Merrick likes playing peek-a-boo. He will put his face on his blanket and then Merrick will lift his head. I say, “Where is Merrick?” Then I say, “There he is” when he pops his head up. He also liked listening to me play the guitar.

I really liked babysitting Merrick. I can’t wait until we do it again.

President Obama's Speech

2009-09-08T10:32:00.003-06:00

After watching President Obama's speech today, I made some goals for myself like he asked us to do. Here are my goals:

1. Read more books and read harder books.
2. Work at playing softball better.
3. Write more.
4. Do better at school on my school work by working hard and trying my best.

Eye Doctor

2009-09-04T10:18:00.001-06:00

What are all of those machines? What will they do to me? Will they hurt me? No, they won't hurt. The eye doctor is nothing to worry about. The eye doctor is cool! After you know what everything is then it is not so scary.

The eye doctor made me look in these big glasses and she changed the lenses. I had to look at the letters on the wall as they got smaller and smaller. I had to tell the doctor if they got blurry. Then the doctor used another machine to look at my eyes. I had to look up, down, right and left.

I am getting reading glasses. They are oval shaped. They are dark purple. I only have to wear my glasses during reading and writing. I’ll post pictures when I get my glasses. I can’t wait to get them!

New Songs on the Guitar

2009-08-31T15:08:00.008-06:00

Here is a movie of me playing new songs I am learning on the guitar.

Softball

2009-08-28T14:43:00.008-06:00

Crack! The bat hits the flying ball. It is softball season. I'm on the Warriors team. Everybody is pretty good.

I have to wear a helmet with a chin strap and a face guard. I also have a glove so that I can field the ball with it. My glove is purple and black. I have to wear a uniform and it has my number on the back and front. My number is 8. I also have to wear long socks to protect my legs. I also have to wear a red shirt and my uniform over top of my red shirt. I have a red metal bat.

When you are fielding, before the ball is hit you have to be thinking about what you do if the ball is hit to you. Try to get the nearest out. If it’s hit your way, but it stops, go to the ball.

I am really good at pitching because I get the ball over the plate. After you pitch the ball you have be ready to field the ball. You have to wait for the umpire to be ready before you pitch the ball.

When you are hitting here are some tips. You should keep your eye on the ball so you see the ball come over the plate. Here is another tip: try and time the pitch so you can hit it right to the out field.

After you hit the ball, run as fast as you can. Remember to run through first base and home plate. Stop at second and third base.

When we are at the game we cheer on our teammates. Here is one of my team cheers: There was a little froggy. He sat upon log. He rooted for the other team and had no sense at all. He fell into the water and bumped his little head and when he came back up again this is what he said: Go, go, go, go, you mighty Warriors. Win, win, win, win, you mighty Warriors. Fight, fight, fight, fight, you mighty Warriors. Go, fight, win and do it all again.

Always try as hard as you can and have fun!

Henry and Ian

2009-08-27T12:04:00.004-06:00

Yesterday, I saw Henry and Ian. They are two year old twin boys. Their mom was in my Dad's math class a long time ago. Her name is Sarah. Her husband's name is Joe. Ian and Henry have a blog called The Dukes of Lawrence. I like to read it sometimes. They live in Lawrence, Kansas. I noticed that they were really very well behaved. It was hard to watch both of them because one of them would go out the door and the other one wouldn't. It must be hard for Sarah to take care of both of them by herself because if she has to help Henry do something then Ian has to wait. I want to see them again someday.

POOP IN THE POOL

2009-08-13T11:04:00.008-06:00

Yesterday my mom and I went to the pool. We were only in the pool for an hour because the lifeguards started circling the pool to see if there was poop in the pool and sure indeed there was! So the lifeguards blew their whistle and the lifeguards said there was poop in the pool so we got out right away. We took a shower then we went to the outside pool and I played in the outside pool. When we went to the locker room the lifeguards were still working on the pool. Then we came home and took another shower.

PS This was my first time typing my own blog post and it took a long time. I have been learning to type. I know the home row keys and the top row keys. I still need to learn the bottom row keys.

A Guitar Lesson

2009-08-10T20:26:00.006-06:00

My Goals

2009-08-04T09:56:00.001-06:00

Goals for Reading
- Show more stamina
- Show perseverance
- Stay calm and relaxed – don’t get upset about mistakes
- Look carefully at words to notice little differences (than/then)
- Work up to reading longer chapter books like “Diary of a Wimpy Kid”

Goals for Writing
- Show more stamina
- Work on spelling
- Write more details in my pieces
- Write more emails and blog posts

What are your goals for reading and writing? If you read my blog could you please make a comment about how you use reading and writing and what your reading and writing goals are? I really want to know what you do. Thank you.

Sleepover

2009-08-03T12:15:00.004-06:00

Sabrina came over to play and eat dinner last Saturday. While they were here Sabrina’s mom took her into another room and told her that she was staying at my house that night. Sabrina and I got really excited and then we slept in the guest room together. In the morning we had a big breakfast and then we went on a bike ride. We played until Sabrina’s mom and dad came. It was our first time spending the night with each other.

Rocky

2009-07-30T14:23:00.005-06:00

Rocky is my next door neighbor's guinea pig. I have him because my next door neighbor's are in Chicago. Rocky is white and black. Rocky's cage has white bars and the bottom is purple and his cage also has wheels. Rocky also has an underground place and he likes to hang out under there. Rocky has a green snack bowl that he likes to tip over. Rocky eats carrots and lettuce for his meals.