Happy Father Day

Funny
Awesome
Creative
Intelligent
Cool
Advice colomn
Generous
Can make anybody laugh
Social
Special
Always there for you
Loving
Nice
Spends time with me
Good at giving out compliments

All of these words add up to 2 words:

My Dad

Happy Birthday

Dear Ethan,

Happy Birthday!

I'm sure that you'll have a great year!

After all,

Isn't 7 the lucky number?

Love,
Isabel

Happy Mother's Day 2010: Then and Now

You used to tie my shoes,
but now I tie my own.

I used to need help reading easy books,
but now I read novels.

I used to fall down when I ride a bike,
but now I don't get injuries.

I used to swim on the shallow end,
but now I can dive in the deep end.

I used to think you were the best mom,
but now I know you are.

Love your daughter,
Isabel

The Cousins of Andy

Once upon a time there was a family who was going on a trip to their cousins' house.
In the family was a 8 year old boy named Andy, his 12 year old sister Aggie, and their parents.

On the day of the trip Aggie got up and went to her brother's room to wake him up.
Aggie woke her brother and saw that he was glum,
whereas when they usually went to their cousins' house he had ants in his pants.

Aggie asked, "What's wrong? Have you waken up on the wrong side of the bed?"

Slowly and cautiously Andy questioned her, "Promise you won't tell?"
"Promise," replied Aggie.

So steadily Andy let the cat out of the bag,

"Well our cousins just drive me up the wall,
they kick me and hit me until I'm bruised and scratched,
but I'm too scared to tell mom and dad."

"Well," started Aggie considering.

Just then their parents shouted, "Aggie! Andy! Let's hit the road!"

So minutes later the two of them in the driveway.
Then Aggie suddenly ran into the house leaving Andy to wonder.

Meanwhile, Aggie was spilling the beans to her parents,
reminding them carefully to not tell Andy until the right time.

The family got in their car and drove to their cousins' house which took 4 hours;
to Andy time flew too fast.

When they got there Andy groaned,
caught himself
and quickly changed his pained expression to a wide grin.

His sister whispered, "Take this bull by the horns!"

Andy gulped nervously,
he had butterflies in his stomach.

When the cousins started poking Andy in the back,
he hissed to one of them, Abby,
"Cut it out!"

When Syd kicked him under the table he said,
"Stop being a wet blanket!"

At the end of dinner Andy mustered up all his courage and told his parents,
"Our cousins are a bad egg," while showing them a bruise.

His mom told him that the matter was already settled by telling the cousins' mother.
Andy felt a huge weight lift off his shoulders.
The matter of the cousins was settled.

Helen Stephens

My report is on Helen Stephens. Helen Stephens was born on February 3, 1918. Her parents owned a farm and Helen had to work hard with her younger brother, Robert Lee. As a child she dreamed that she was the fastest runner in the world. Helen went to Middle River School, but it didn’t have sports teams for her.

Luckily, when she went to Fulton High School the P.E. coach, Coach W. Burton Moore, realized how fast Helen could run and he played a part in helping her dream come true. When she was 15, he timed Helen running the 50 yard dash. Coach Moore was amazed when his stopwatch read the time 5.8 seconds, which tied the world record held by Elizabeth Robinson. Coach Moore took Helen to her first official race which was against Stella Walsh, who won a gold medal in the 1932 Olympics. Helen beat her during the 50 meter dash with 6.6 seconds, which set a new record for running on an indoor dirt track. 

Helen went to the 1936 Summer Olympics to compete in the running area. On August 4, 1936, Helen Stephens set the Olympic world record at the 100 meter dash, winning at 11.5 seconds. Nobody could beat it until Wilma Rudolph did 24 years later. Helen also competed in a relay race where she ran the last leg of the race as her team made a new world record of 46.9 seconds in the 400 meter relay race.

When she returned to Fulton, she got her college degree at William Woods College. She also played in the All-American Red Heads basketball team the Helen Stephens Olympics Co-Eds. During the World War II she worked at an aircraft plant and then the Women’s Reserve of the U.S. Marines. After the war she became a research librarian at the Defense Mapping Agency Aerospace Center in St. Louis. Helen faced the challenge of being feminine in a masculine world.

Helen Stephens had no children and was always single. She died on January 17, 1994 at the age of 75. (Reason for death unknown.)

Helen Stephens broke many world records which led to her fame. She is in the Women’s Hall of Fame and the National United States Track and Field Hall of Fame.  She is an inspiration to many people.

                       

Isabel

Is very sensitive
Seriously silly
Awesome pal
Black hair
Envious every once in a while
Love to learn

Letter

Dear Beth,

Today I went to Hannah and Mary's house to make apple cider.
I had a great day!
Making apple cider was not hard,
all we had to do is we took out the seeds by cutting apples in half with a knife,
then we chopped all the apples.
After that, we got 2 boards to squeeze the juice out while,
I got the bucket to hold the juice.
Finally we got a barrel & saved it.

Sincerely,
Isabel

First Swim Lessons

My hands were playing nervously in the crystal clear water.

I was sitting on the pool steps of
the Springfield Gymnastics and Aquatics Center.

I was thinking about how much I think I'm going to stink.

"Come on up, Isabel.", said my instructor, Kelsey, disrupting my thoughts.

I walked out in the water.

When my teacher let go I felt a rush of panic,
"Oh no! I can't swim!" thought half of my mind.
"Calm down, Isabel. You can do it." thought the other half.

This fight of thoughts kept going until my arms started to flash wildly and I was kicking serverely trying to keep afloat the water.

I was splashing everyone in sight!

I tried taking a gulp of air, my chest felt stuffy.
I felt the pool bottom scraping my feet,
my hands trying to jerk myself over and into the air.

I swallowed a mouthful of pool water instead of fresh air.

Kelsey tapped my back and told me to get up.

I cane out of the water, smiling sheepishly,
face red hot as a tomato thinking
"Please don't laugh at me! This is my first time!"

But the kids were laughing so loud it filled the room.
I went back to the steps quietly.
My legs were sore from franticly kicking,
arms aching from trying to hard to keep on top of the water.

Now I've told you my most regrettable story I have,

so far...

The Perky Turkey

There once was a turkey in Turkey,
For she was a little bit quirky.
She did an experiment
It didn't do as she meant
And now she is quite a bit perky.

Travel Trouble

My family and I were on the plane to our family vacation.
But little did we know that it would be the most exciting,
but terrifying time in our lives.
We were on a 2 stop flight from Springfield to Dallas and all the way to Portland.
When we landed at gate D6 in Dallas and unbuckled our seatbelts,
the captain announced that the flight to Portland, Oregon was at gate A39.
"Gate A39!!!" I thought,
"That's across the airport!"
When we exited the plane
we went to a skylink stop that went to gates A20-A39.
While I was looking at a near-by store
when my family got on a skylink that would take them to all A gates.
I got on a skylink where I thought I saw my mom.
Glancing around, I looked for my mom.

I didn't see her!

"How could I be so stupid?" I thought.
Panicking when the door suddenly closes,
I hurridly get off on the next stop,
where I anxiously wait for the next train
the next superiorly fast train took me to gate A39
where I happily bounded out of the skylink.
Breathing a sigh of relief when I get off the train.
I plan to go to my gate to wait
when patting myself on the back.
Gasping, I touch my shoulder to find I forgot my backpack!
Turning around just in time to grab my backpack and spring out.
My only thought was,
"Yes! I found it!"
Walking for what seemed like miles until I got to gate A39,
seeing my mom and brother, assuming they send my dad to find me.
"Thank goodness" I thought,
feeling relieved,
all stress gone for a moment.

Ethan, my brother, spotted me and said to my mom,
"Look! There's Isabel!"
Our mom swiveled around and after our "reunion"
she started to scold me while we waited for my dad to arrive.
While we boarded the plane
my mom finally stopped and hugged me viciously,
then said,
"Isabel, be more responsible by paying attention to your family."

"OK, mom, I will."

Fall Walk

A hike in the woods,
Listen to the leaves rustle
In the moonlight wind.

Bubble Blowing

Have you ever felt guilty on vacation?
Well I have and this is the story.

I was shaking all over;
my palms sweaty,
all because of me.
I was with my cousin Tina blowing bubbles.
I was on vacation at Taiwan.
We were on my grandma's stone porch,
behind the garden.
Tina blew a bubble then I blew it
up, up, up and over the fence;
I thought I heard my neighbors.
We froze;
Tina looked scared.
I heard the big, soapy bubble pop.
I fell on the floor out of breath, face red.
I could hear Tina's giggles.
I was alright after all!
I'm wondering where that bubble popped!

The Three Little Elephants and Seeking thier Fourtune

By:Isabel

Dedicated to: Dad

Once upon a time there were three little elephants, whose mom said "You must go out and seek your fortune".

So the three little elephants went out to seek there fortune.

One day they came to a forest and the first little elephant said,"I will have to live here I want to see mother every day to bring her peanuts." So the first little elephant set up a house of leaves in the forest by the bank because nobody came by with a wheelbarrow full of straw,as in most fairy tales.

Once they said goodbye to their brother they set off for the bay and found an island on the way,"I shall live here on this island, tis a very beautiful place" said the second elephant,for he loved history.So he lived in a hut of fruits because nobody came around with a wheelbarrow full of sticks as they would usually do and so he lived there on Old Time Island teaching history major in Elephant University.

The last elephant said farewell and went out to seek his fortune. This might be a good time to tell you their names The 1st elephant's name is Bobby,Hist, and Mr.Smartypants!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAHAHA! It's really funny but he's sooooooooooooooooooooooo smart! I mean he's conquered flying dragons,evil vill.....

oops I better get on with the story before I forget so he went on and on and on until he got to a cottage in the woods he went to meet the person in the cottage.He found a elephant just like he.He said hi and asked the name she said,"My name is Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" Hmmm he thought That's my mom's name! So he lived there and exclaimed "This looks like my house!" He thanked the elephant,who had an awfully similar flowered skirt as his mom,and left.

He went to visit his 1st bro.When he found that his legs were tired he found a house of leaves in the forest. He met yet another elephant,who had what looked quite like his 1st bro's luck nut,and asked his name "My name is Bobby"he cried.Hmmm he thought That's my 1st bro's name!He thanked the elephant for his kindness and went on thinking I still don't have a home.

So he went on avoiding the thought.He got so distracted he went on until he reached Old Time Island and saw a hut of fruits. Disappointed he went into the hut and found two elephants he quickly ran out face red as strawberries. He quickly realized that his home was with him all along. Around the world.

THE END

Bob Saves The Day (Cont)

"Why you silly. You can't unleash us!
We're the King's pet!"

Bob smacked himself again,
"Oh! Thanks alot!" he said astonished.

When he started to walk home
he realized he had done nothing but scare himself silly
and making a bad impression for old people,
or well anything exept saving the day or doing anything good.

Bob felt ashamed of himself. but he also felt somewhat exited to.

The next day Bob woke up by an astonishing sound,
his mother & father screaming at a giant uh......... thingy that Bob couldn't reconize.
It looked like a......er.....a giant light thingy and
what his house he thought he was dreaming, but he was in a dollhouse!

So he popped his head out the window.
"Boy, the sun sure is shining today!"
He said in the blistering heat.
Without noticing he was in a oven.

His neighbors looked at him in a "What the?" way.
Then when he realized he was in an oven,
he got his E.O.I.P. (Emergency Oven Ice Packs)
He had 15 dozen and 60 turkeys including himself.
While doing quick math
he yelled to the turkeys and gave 3 to each one.
He told the turkeys to throw one at the light to make it go off
if it doesn't work throw a second one,
please don't throw them all at the same time
because they will all blow up
(he knows because he used to have 360 of them)
so everyone threw one at each light
the lights flickerd and went off.

Then he got his E.O.T.O.P. (Emergency Open The Oven Pack)
he got one of the 360 (he was afraid to throw them in the air)
and threw it towards the oven door
it had 4 wrenches and screwdrivers
they wooshed to the openings (screws and bolts)
and screwed and bolted the door open.

The turkeys are saved!

They shouted with joy and hugged him with delight.
So thats the day Bob saved the day!

P.S. That was great.

P.P.S. I wasn't in the oven.

P.P.P.S. He got more E.O.T.O.P. (Emergency Open The Oven Pack).

P.P.P.P.S. He also got more E.O.I.P. (Emergency Oven Ice Packs).

Bob Saves The Day

by: Uncle Turkey

illustrated by: Aunt Turkey

HI!

This is a story where my naphew saves the day.
But before I can tell you that story
I have to tell you this story.

One day in Turkey's, capital city, 1988,
My brother, Billy Jhon Susset,
Had a baby and named him
Bob Sooop Naashaaa Tookna Soopoo Lunespy Puke.
Now remember the guy with the long funny name saves the day.

So Bob (Soop Naashaaa Tookna Soopoo Lunespy Puke) went to see the movie Bolt,
it was a movie about this super turkey that thought he had super powers
but he didn't.

He accidently got shipped to New York (He came from Hollywood, CA).
So whenever Bob got done with the movie
he thought he had super powers and tried to do good things
like possibly saving the day.

That's when the disaster struck,
he went to the Sears Tower and jumped off it
thinking he would start to fly
so when he realized he was falling not flying
he got his cellphone
and he was such in a panic
he pressed 211 instead of 911 and called the Helpers' that Don't do anything right,
he said sorry wrong number
and so he finnaly called 911 after a hour or so
and said
fire department, fire department!
I'm falling!

the fire fighters came when Bob was trembling on a matress in the dumpster.
After he got to his house the next day
he tried to unleash turkeys who where going to be put into the oven.

He went to the Eat Eat More Turkeys,
he tried to break open cages
but it didn't work
because the old turkey took one look at Bob and said,

"you look like a turkey that tried to fly off the Sears Tower
but fell and landed on a matress in the dumpster."

Bob smacked his wing on his forehead and said,

"Yep. That's me."

He was struggling to push open the bars.
Then the old turkey said,

"What are you trying to do?"

Looking embrressed, he said,
"I'm unleashing you,"
while sucking in his cheeks.

Spider Letters 3

Dear Orb Spider,

Please come, I don't want to call either.
Why don't you call Crab Spider?
Ask her if she likes fruit fly pie,please.
Thank you.

Sincerely,
Black Widow

P.S.Tell her just like I told you.
P.P.S.You can write a letter to her.
P.P.P.S.Crab Spider's phone number is (I8U) 789-AAAH.
Thank you for accepting all the P.S.,P.P.S.,and P.P.P.S.'S.

Spider Letters 2

Dear Black Widow,

I'd love to come.
I'm sorry I didn't call
but you can call me.
Guess what?
My favorite food is turkey fly.

Love,
Orb Spider

P.S. My phone number is (I8U) I87-TOO5

P.P.S. Can Crab Spider come?

Spider Letter 1

Dear Orb Spider,

A big brown turkey fly landed in my web,
I am going to host a Thanksgiving party with it.
And we have water bug drinks too!
With the turkey fly I will also have smashed "potatohopper"
and dessert will be fruit fly pie.
It will be at my web.

Love,
Black Widow

P.S. I have mint bugs.

P.P.S. RVSP: (I8U) I8A-BUG1

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