Joke of the Week - August 29, 2011

Hope everyone is recovering from Hurricane Irene.  Maybe this will put a smile on your face.
"What kind of insect can you wear?"

(Scroll down for the answer)

(A yellow jacket)

WEIRD!!!

It was a very weird week. On Tuesday, I was cleaning my toys in the living room when I felt the ground shake! The glass door on the stereo cabinet came ajar! Mommy came up a few minutes later, so I asked her why she was hammering on the wall!?  Then later we found out on the news that it was an earthquake. That was first time I experienced an earthquake and it sure felt weird.

Then On Saturday as you all know was hurricane Irene. Some of you might have had some power outages and flooding. Thank goodness we didn’t have any major problems where we live. Around ten o’clock PM, my mom called me out of the shower due to a tornado warning! The first thing I grabbed was Doggy. 

We hung out in the basement until it was safe. I was really scared. The rain stopped by Sunday morning. We watched the news after brunch and saw a lot damages and flooding caused by hurricane Irene. I feel bad for the people who lost their homes.  Even our favorite bike trail was under water.  I am so grateful that everyone we know is fine.  By afternoon, we were feeling “cabin fever” even though it was only for 1 1/2 days, so we went out for a short walk.  A lot of trees were knocked over and it was still super windy out! We even saw a bunny at the park and a bird nest on the ground by the creek, poor birdie.  Here are some pictures I took during the walk:

An earthquake, a hurricane, and a tornado all in one week! WEIRD!!!

 

Book Review - And Then There Were None

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Joke of the Week - August 22, 2011

Jamie: I've been working on a magic trick. 
Greg: What kind?
Jamie: You throw a pumpkin in the air and it comes down squash!

Happy Monday Everybody!

Book Review - Mr. Popper's Penguin

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Six Flags Great Adventure

Last Thursday, my friend Keara and I went to Six Flags! It was awesome! Even the one hour drive was fun! Our tickets were two-park tickets, so we got to do the Six Flags Wild Safari. It was so much fun! Some animals were crossing the road right in front of us.  So we got to see them up close! My favorite animal was the tiger, even though the tigers at this safari didn't do anything.  I think Keara's favorite animal was the monkey because she likes monkeys and kept talking how cute the monkeys were. After the Safari, we went to the actual amusement park itself.

The first ride we went on was a mini roller coster called Blackbeard's Lost Treasure. It was fun but it was more for Daddy's speed since he hates roller coasters and he's afraid of heights! Another ride Keara and I liked was called the Tornado. My mom and dad were too chicken to ride it. It spun around and around so fast I couldn't lift my legs up!  I am glad Keara came and I had someone to ride with.

One of my favorite rides was called Skull Mountain.  Keara and I were scared at first, but it ended up being so much fun. Skull Mountain is a roller coaster that is in the dark! It’s so cool in the dark because you can't see where the roller coaster is going so the ride was totally unpredictable!

The one and only wet ride we went on was called Congo Rapids. We went on it twice. Keara and I got the lucky seats both times (lucky because we wanted to get wet and we got soaked). Another ride we went on twice was El Toro- a record breaking wooden roller coaster. We had to wait for 90 minutes in line but it was worth the wait! El Toro went up really high then it went STRAIGHT down!!!!! I closed my eyes when it went down. Then it would go up half the height of the first time then straight down again!! At the end I felt like throwing up. I'm glad I didn't though! It was exciting and scary at the same time.  It was so scary, I think Daddy cried a little!

 

                            Active Girl Riding El Toro

   

 Doggy Riding El Toro

After El Toro we went to lunch. Then my mom put some candles in a chocolate chip muffin and we sang Happy Birthday to Keara!  I think Keara was surprised.  Then we got back on some more rides.  We rode Tornado and Skull Mountain again. It was awesome!

We stayed at Six Flags for  more than 13 hours. I had the best time with Doggy, Keara, Mommy and Daddy at Six Flags! I can't wait to go back and ride more rides (like Nitro, Superman, Green Lantern, Batman, etc.) when I'm a bit taller!

Joke of the Week - August 15, 2011

Lisa: Which runs faster, hot or cold?

Natalie: I don't know. Which?

Lisa: Hot! Anyone can catch a cold!

Joke of the Week - August 8, 2011

Dear Readers and Followers,
I have decided to post a new weekly post called Joke of the Week.  It will have my favorite jokes and riddles from books, magazines, friends, and family. Here is the joke for this week:

Knock, knock,

Who's there?

Thistle

Thistle who?

Thistle be the last joke you hear from me!

Just kidding.  Have a good week!

Active Girl

P.S.  If you have a good joke/riddle you would like to share and have your name posted on this blog, please email me.

P.S.S. Happy Birthday to my Uncle Patrick and my cousin, Tyler!  Both of their birthdays are this week.

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