The Beginning of a Nightmare

Author’s Note: This story tells about my worst nightmare if you have kids 5 and younger, please hold on to them and prepare to have the scariest story told about a dream.

Once upon a time there was a family that was sitting at home watching TV waiting to see if a terrific travel place ad was on TV for the family to go to. At approximately 2:22 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, a travel brochure was on. The family paid very close attention to the TV. As soon as the number came up on the screen, Allison ran for the phone and tossed it to her mom. Her mom quickly dialed the number as the commercial disappeared. A man picked up the call and asked if she wanted to make a reservation. So, the man and Allison’s mom discussed the day and time and everything else. Angela, Allison and her father were jumping up and down clapping their hands because they had just booked a hotel and are about to have a dream vacation. Allison got so excited, she nearly passed out. The next thing that the family did was storm to their rooms and start packing.

After the family had gotten all packed up 3 weeks before their vacation, they all went to bed because they were so tired. Allison was not tired what so ever, so she pretended to go to sleep and half of the night she played on her iPod. 30 minutes later after Allison played on her iPod, she hit the wall. She couldn’t wait until vacation and she dreamed about it. Now here’s the dream. Allison and her family were on vacation and it was in 1200B.C. Her and her family were walking around enjoying the beautiful view. All of a sudden, they heard and felt large thumps of footsteps. Allison turned around and a 1000 foot zombie with his 1001 foot T-Rex. Allison screams, “Run for your lives!” Allison starts to run and so does her family. Angela screamed to Allison, “What are you talking about?” Allison pointed to the sky and Angela, her mom and dad turned around and saw the zombie and the T-Rex. Everyone started running around screaming. There was a white poodle named fluffy and she lost her owners. The T-Rex looked down and saw the puppy and grabbed its tail. The puppy started to yelp. Allison risked her life and went by the T-Rex and hit it in the nose with a stick. The T-Rex screamed and closed its eyes. Allison had just saved the puppy and returned it to the owners who came running back. Angela had the family’s puppy named Percy and he was barking up a storm. As the family was running away, Allison had remembered reading a book about T-Rex’s. When you go under a rock, the T-Rex will not bother you because it broke its foot in 1107B.C. Allison screamed to everyone, “GET UNDER A ROCK! GET UNDER A ROCK NOW!” Everybody thought Allison was insane but everyone did it including her family. Allison saw a hat that had a paintball machine in it. She took it out of the hat and shot it at the zombie and T-Rex. She hit them right in the head and they collapsed. Allison had saved the day! She was a hero! Everyone applauded and was glad she had saved her family and everyone. Then I woke up and the dream ended.

Dream Car: The 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302

Author’s Note: This essay tells about how the mustang is created with some links and my point of view and the history of who made it.

Imagine putting your dream car on your Christmas list every year when you were 12 up until you were old enough to drive. Then 10 years later you get it. My favorite car of all time is the 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302. Even though the price is really expensive, I put it on my Christmas list every year until I get. It is my favorite car. If you go to google images and look up the 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302, you’ll see it. It’s really cool. This car is not out for sale yet but this is the car that I want for my birthday when I first drive. Driving this car would be one of the greatest things of my life. The 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 is a super fast and stylish car that I would love to have for the rest of my life.


The timeline of the Mustang company goes way back. Go to this URL and take a look at their timeline. http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=33064. The mustang has been one of my absolute favorite cars especially the 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302. Imagine how much money the Mustang company makes a year. The thing about buying Mustang cars is that they are probably $32,000 and don’t have great gas mileage. What I like about the Mustang Company is they make the cars with such style that really draws my attention. Lee Iaccoca made every mustang and made the company. He must make hundreds of thousands of dollars each year. He is my favorite car dealer/maker person. His creations on these cars just astound me. Every year he comes out with a new mustang, I always want it. That’s how much I love his creations.


Wouldn’t making cars be really fun? You might think that making cars is so boring and is a lot of work. Yeah doing that is a lot of work but imagine how much money you would make every year on that car or if you continue to make cars. Lee Iaccoca has made millions of dollars for his creation of the Mustang and if you have a dream of making a famous car, go for it just like Lee Iaccoca did and now look how famous he is. Follow your dream of making cars and be as famous as he is. Having the 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 would be my life long dream and I would love to drive it for the rest of my life.

Christmas: A Day of Joy and Giving

Author’s Note: This story tells about the true meaning of Christmas and what made Christmas possible.

Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. It’s the time where you can spend lots of time with your family, gather around the Christmas Tree and open presents the morning of Christmas Day. But Christmas is not about opening presents. Christmas is about the birth of Jesus Christ. That’s why Christmas has its name. Its Christ mas. People that think Christmas is all about presents and getting new stuff, is wrong. If people are Christians, then they know the true meaning of Christmas. But some people say that Christ was born in the summer and not in winter. No one knows the actual date. Christmas, yes is the most wonderful time of the year. Way back in the 19th century, the tradition of gift-giving idea was later incorporated into the traditional Christmas celebrations. At first the gifts started out very modest and simple but now they are so high-priced and big. Way over the course of simple. Back in the 19th century, the Pagan came up with the idea of giving presents to each other but the Christians didn’t want to give presents to their families. Instead, the Christians gave them to baby Jesus. In this regard, it became symbolic and necessary to the grand tradition of Christmas.

We all know the famous Santa Claus. Santa became part of the Christmas tradition around the Middle Ages. However, his part in Christmas was not popularized until AFTER he was depicted as a jolly stout old man wearing a red and white suit in the 19th century. When Santa became a figure, Santa was immediately captured by celebrants because it was a big and new thing. Santa is said to be INSPIRED by Saint Nicholas of Myra, a bishop. He went all around the world in 1 night giving children of all kinds presents. Everyone knows that story. Santa Claus has become an inspirable joy from the tradition of Christmas.

Christmas carols has always been a fun part of the year. Spending time with family singing God’s songs and telling the word to other people. Most of the carols we sing were made in the 19th century and were sung from house to house near the time of Christmas. Later, the church adopted this tradition in the 1820’s, giving these songs greater sense of reverence. Christmas caroling at the senior center is a wonderful place on Christmas Eve to go caroling. Caroling has been one of the most wonderful times of the year.

Everyone knows that Christmas is a very exciting day. Just remember that Christmas is not all about presents. It is about the birth of Jesus Christ. Jesus has been the true symbolic meaning of Christmas. Merry Christmas!

The Story That Changes the Lives of Everyone

Author’s Note: John Steinbeck’s "The Pearl" teaches kids, young adults and adults to be careful what you discover. Pay very close attention to some very tough words and transitions.

How would you like it if you lived on the beach your entire life in little straw hut with your husband, wife and your baby? That’s Kino’s life in John Steinbeck’s, The Pearl. He and his family live in poverty and have no money until Kino discovers a pearl in the ocean so valuable that it would make his family rich beyond belief. The Pearl teaches the greatest lesson to be careful what you discover.

      
If you found the most valuable item in the world, what would you do with it? That is the lesson that Kino learned. When you find something that is so rare and expensive, you would just want to keep it all to yourself. People in the real world have learned this lesson. Taking something that is so precious means that you could be the richest person in the world. Sometimes, finding something so high-priced can lead you from living in poverty, to being worth a million. On the other hand, if other people find out about your amazing discovery, people will fool you and try and take away that treasured item just like the villagers did within the story. After Kino found the pearl and moved, he had a lot of money to pay for a doctor to come and cure his son and have the rest of his money to himself. People in the real world like to scratch off lottery tickets to get money, but they use it for dumb things. Kino is a very wise person for not throwing away the money. For example, some people would use the money to go to college or start a business unlike some people who just throw the money away and spend it on really idiotic things. Once, a man won the lottery and wasted it on 12 cars. Whenever a person wins or gets big money, they either spend and waste it or save it. When Kino found the pearl, he didn't waste it like most people. He used it on his family and not on him. Just like in the real world, if you win the lottery, and a family member is in need, you could pay for it with all of the money that you have. Unfortunately, a lot of people can be very selfish with the big money that the person earned. In the Pearl, the doctor that helped Kino’s son was selfish and said that he would not help his son unless Kino paid him. That's being really selfish but, Kino refused. A lot of people can be very rude and try and take the precious item from you. Kino wanted to get married in a Catholic church but the church people said no because Kino's family had no money UNTIL he had found the pearl. Never find something and then waste it on stupid things.

Furthermore, in John Steinbeck’s the Pearl, he uses such detail to describe every important part in the story. This book has a lot of sadness, adventure and excitement. Sadness because when Kino and his family were going to the big city, he shot his son accidentally while hunting down the people that were coming after Kino and his family for the pearl. Adventure because their travel walking up and down the mountains to get to the big city is a really long walk.he was diving down without taking a breath and finding precious pearls to get money. Excitement because he was diving down, taking one breath finding precious pearls for money. John Steinbeck pictures the story in your head while you are reading because of the vivid language and expression in his writing.


Even though you find something that could be priceless, doesn't mean that you are the richest person in the world. Sometimes, it might not be worth anything, it just looks expensive. John Steinbeck's The Pearl contains the greatest lesson that teaches people of all ages to be careful to what you uncover.

New and Updated Weather Report

Did you hear about the new weather report? From Christmas until after New Year's Day, the entire state of Wisconsin is going to have a major blizzard! Snow up to 3 feet! Grab those shovels and start shoveling those driveways! Merry Christmas, Happy Thanksgiving and Happy New Year!

Short Story: Mr. Graf is the BEST Language Arts teacher EVER!!

Mr. Graf is my favorite teacher of all time! He helps me when I struggling with something, he appreciates me and my work and he is like a really great friend to me. He is really funny, gives me high standards and he is just a really wonderful teacher to have! Another thing I like about him is that he has a hilarious laugh and it makes me want to giggle too. He also makes very funny statements that cheers you up. He is awesome! And specifically because he knows my dad very well.

The Weather

The weather is a very interesting thing in our world. Sometimes, it even changes our moods. On a rainy, cloudy day, we might be tired, but,on a sunny, bright, glorious day, we could be really happy. Our moods all depend on the weather.

The weather is a very unique sort of our life. What really stinks about the weather, such as rain, thunderstorms, tornadoes, etc., it takes all of our outdoor activities that we want to do. My parents, specifically my mom, wanted to paint our L shaped house a different color, so they had 1/2 of the house done, and then they started on their 2nd to last side of the house. As they were painting, it started to rain so they couldn't paint for the rest of the day. The next day, they worked their butts off and finished the house. One summer day, my dad had a baseball game and he was playing for about a half an hour and then it started to pour so the ref called the game(We won) My point is I am trying to say that the weather can take our outdoor activities away from us and then we have to sit in the house all day. Does that sound fun? Like I said, the weather is a really unique feature of our world.