Snow Days

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Is your child ever bored on a snow day? I bet they are. So have them try these different things: make a snow man and/or fort, have a snowball fight, make a fire indoors and roast marshmallows, read a book by the fire, rent a movie and watch it, play board games as a family, and catch up on homework the child hasn't finished. Your child will have a packed day if you use some of these ideas. It won't just be packed but they will have fun doing all this stuff too. this will make the day a little less boring and a little more fun for the whole family. Try to make the day a family day so the kids can have some time with you too. Your child could even have friend over or go walk around. Take your child shopping on a snow day. Shopping on a snow day is probably my favorite thing to do on a cold, snowy day. Use some of these ideas to make the day more fun.

Soccer

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Soccer is one of my favorite sports to watch besides hockey. It is fun to watch them do all their moves and then score or to see the goalie block the hard kicks coming right for them. My favorite movie would have to be the rainbow. You kick the ball over your shoulder and continue running. I used to play soccer as defensive but I can not play anymore because my mom said she can't risk me getting a concussion or injury. I wish I could still play because I had so much playing it. I went to the soccer game that was held at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis with my dad. I got an authentic jersey and wore it the whole day. Watching the professional men play was amazing. Wishing I could play too.

Hockey

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Hockey is the best sport ever. It has a lot of action and these guys are tough as nails. I could watch hockey every second of everyday. It is fun to go to games and see fights and the thrill of seeing your favorite player make a goal. To be honest, I don't know if I have a favorite player. All the players on the St. Louis Blues are amazing! I like Patrick Kane, TJ Oshie, David Backes, and Jonathan Quick. These guys are top notch in the NHL. Hockey is my addiction. Long Live the Note!

Pride

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The movie we have been watching is called Pride which is based on a true story. It is about an African American man who starts an all African American swim team at Foster Recreational Center which is very rundown. Their first meet was a very bad one. They weren't fast enough swimmers and one of the boys got kicked in the face. Their second meet is coming up and is going to be held at their recreational center. The team they were facing was the best in the league but the coach acted like all of his players were sick and couldn't participate in the meet. So the teams did not swim that day. They have been practicing a lot and have a chance at this second meet. They have started to place in most of their meets now but the coach's past has started to catch up with him. When he was in high school he hit an officer because they were calling him names and picking on him because he was the only black swimmer. A news crew wanted to interview Coach Ellis but when they got in the rec. center the place was torn apart by three black men who wanted revenge on Coach Ellis. He started to beat all three of them up and almost got arrested for it. Coach put himself on suspension for it and put one of his swimmers in charge of the next meet. This meet was very hard but they ended up taking the championship trophy home.

I think this is a very good movie. I would defiantly watch the movie again. it had you going through so many different emotions. One minute your sad, the next your angry, then your happy for them all. I would recommend this movie for sure. The story line was perfect in all ways. You felt like you knew the characters your whole life even though haven't. No one should go through what these kids had to go through. It was not right for people to treat them like that because they were different. It shouldn't matter if you are white or black, normal or a little quirky, people should not be rude to you because of it. Just remember not everyone is like you or going to like you but don't let that stop you from doing what you love. If you get the chance to watch this movie, please watch it. You will probably see things differently.






The worst Thing Parents could do to their Kids.

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The worst thing they could probably do is force the kid to do something they don't want to do. I am no talking like doing chores or little stuff like that but forcing them to do a sport when they hate it. Even sending them into the army. Also when your parents think you are perfect but you are not and all you want to be is a kid. You don't want to miss your best friends birthday party just because your parents made you participate in the optional practice. When you hit an age in your teens you want to go to those parties and stay out late to hang with your friends but your parents won't let you, you tend to sneak out so you can go even though it shouldn't be like that at all. They want to keep you safe but they don't understand that you just want to be a kid and not be pushed to do things you don't want.

Food

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I think food is amazing. The taste of all the different choices is sometimes over whelming. There can be so many options you just don't know what to pick. One thing I don't like is how the sort everything. Like breakfast, lunch and dinner. Why can't we eat what we want when we want. I think it is silly. Well my favorite food is poptarts. What is yours?

The Weekend

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I think this weekend is going to be pretty fun. Lydia and Kayla are coming home with me after school on Friday so we can make tee shirts for the Zombie/ Glow dance. After the dance Kayla is coming home with me and spending the night. Then Saturday morning we have a choir concert. We will sing our best. Then I will drop Kayla off and have a movie night at my sister's house. I'll spend the night at her house like I do every weekend. I will get to play with her new puppy, Lexi. I am really excited for Sunday because I will get to go dress shopping for the formal at the end of the year with my mom and sister. All these fun things and only 3 days to it all.