Friday, June 5, 2009

my birthday

i will be blowing out my 14 candles on June 19th and i will be having a HUGE party! i cant wait till summer! mt birthday is on the same day as the last day of school and it will be the best birthday present ever! for my birthday all i want is pudding,gum, and a stuffed animal. it will be the best present ever! at my birthday party we will be doing some crazy stuff and im hoping my mom and dad will get me a cell phone cause the promised they would.



COMMENT ME IF U WANNA COME TO MY PARTY!

Monday, May 11, 2009

presentation reflection

For each of the following questions, describe what went well and what you could improve in the area of BODY LANGUAGE. Write two complete sentences for each question.

Did you stand up straight but stay relaxed?

nope

Did you pause for a moment before you began your speech?

Yes sir

Did you look at your audience?

sometimes

Did you let your facial expressions naturally reflect what you were saying?

nope

Did you use your hands?

thats a weird question.... sometimes i did

For each of the following questions, describe what went well and what you could improve in the area of VOICE. Write two complete sentences for each question.

Did you speak loudly enough so that everyone could hear you?

yes

Did you change your tone to show how you felt (upset, excited) about an idea or to emphasize a point?

not really

Was your speed of delivery too fast, too slow or just right?

just right (=

General questions:
Write two complete sentences for each question.

Did you practice your speech at home before giving it?

no didnt have time

What did you notice that you did well in your speech?

i was smiling a lot because i was nervous. hha i thought it was funny (=

Describe one aspect of public speaking you will work to improve?

practice first and know what ur gonna say

Thursday, April 16, 2009

<3Angie Coomber <3

Angie Coomber is my best friend! she is so funny and crazy! but that's why i love her! we have done some crazy stuff together like jumping in the water at the beach with sweat pants on or throwing rocks at giant bees nest's. but that is only a little bit of our redneck fun. have known Angie since i was 4 years old. we have been riding horse since we were little kids and have been best friends since. My favorite time i have had with Angie was when we were about 6. Angie and i loved riding horse but we weren't very good at it so we would ride our little stick horses and jump on the trampoline and pretend like we were jumping over giant logs. If it was raining or windy we would go in my room and put pillows on the side of my bed and pretend like the railings were horses and the pillows are saddles. When it was raining and windy we would pretend like we were in a storm and we had to jump on our "horses" and gallop off. We would pretend like we fell off and land on my bed and roll around then get back up and jump on the side of the bed or on our "horses". Angie is my sister that destiny forgot to give me. i love her with all my heart and i would do anything for her. <3

Monday, April 13, 2009

Metaphor Face - Edward Cullen

Eyes – His eye was a diamond that I bought at Red Apple.
Ears - His ear is a shell in which you can hear the ocean.
Mouth - His mouth is a wave when it moves.
Nose - His nose is chihuahua.
Forehead - His forehead newly minted penny.
Hair - His hair was an ocean wave - one that I'm surfing on.
Cheeks - His cheek is a rose that I picked in the garden.
Teeth - His teeth are a picket fence - straight and perfectly white.
Lips - His lip is a wave - soft and sooth.
Skin - His skin was crystal - shiny and bright.

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Frontier house application

Frontier House
OFFICIAL APPLICATION
Family Name:
Whitcomb

Occupations/Schools:
Langley Middle School

What attracted you to this project?
It looked like fun getting to go out and live like in the old days.

What hobbies and interests do you have?
Building and riding horses

What image do you have of pioneer living?
My dad builds houses and i am constantly working at home like on the frontier because i have 42 animals.

What's the most challenging thing you and your family (or group) have experienced?
we almost lost our house so that was the hardest thing we had to go through.

If you were chosen what do you think you would most miss about modern life?
foooooodd

What qualities do you and your family have that make you suited to this experience?
my family lives on a farm and all of my family members work there butts off all the time.

What skills do you have that may help you?
riding horses and building things

What would you hope to get out of the experience?
i would hope to get to know my family better and maybe my parents would start to understand us kids..

What do you think will be the most difficult challenge of pioneer life?
if we had to build a cabin because my dad has back problems.

What skills would you like to learn from the experience?
i would like to learn about what they lived like and how they did everything.

We'd like you to tell us:
What interests you about this project?
I thought that just the people going out there and living like the olden days

Do you have any concerns about your participation?
nope

How much do you know about your family history -- do you have pioneer roots?
i have noo idea

How did you hear about Frontier House?
Mr. B

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Intimate Conversation

Dear Darby,

Do you remember when we were little
and all the trouble we got in
at the barn??
like the time we took Adams whip
and put it in the pile of poop?
His mom was very mad...
Adam and his mom did not talk to me for awhile
but they still loved you!
how bout that time
where we went into the woods and we got lost...
i forgot to tell you something
before we went into the woods..
we weren't supposed to go in the woods!
Oh then there was that time where i chased you around
when we were like 6
and we ran where the horses were and we got in big trouble
for running around the horses
i want to remind you that
I WAS THE ONLY PERSON THE GOT IN TROUBLE!
But hey
if it weren't for cowgirls and cowboys
we wouldn't of had so much fun!

Intimate Conversation



Dear Angie,

Do You Remember
when we used to have those little wooden horse?
Or how we would put pillows on the side of my bed
and pretend the pillows were saddles?
We would always
"ride"
together either on our wooden horse
or just on the side of my bed...
I remember our favorite thing to do
was pretend we were jumping over stuff
even though we were just hoping
up and down on the trampoline.
How about the times were we would pretend
we were cowgirls and our horse were running away
so we had to leap onto the side of my bed with the pillow like it was a saddle.
I say we were always cowgirls
even though we only rode
pillows and wooden horses!