My Homeschooled, Buddhist Life

Hey Guys!

2008-09-29T05:49:00.000-07:00

Hey people,
I wanted to write that this blog has moved to http://www.myhomeschooledbuddhistlife.wordpress.com
Rhi

Thank you!

2008-09-19T10:51:00.000-07:00

I wanted to dedicate this post to my Nani and Poppop. They are my grandparents. Well about the first day I moved to my new house(my grandparents were taking care of my fish) and my mom got a call and my fish had died and my mom decided it would be better if she did not tell me. So last night I finally got the news and decided to talk to my Nani and Poppop. They had gotten me 7 new fish! I was so excited! I wanted to tell them how thankful I am that they did that for me. I love you Nani and Poppop!

Trip

2008-09-17T05:04:00.000-07:00

F.Y.I before you start reading this post please start leaving comments I would love to hear them and I would like to know who is visiting.
Well now I am trying to post everyday for September and October. Look at my hair that is on my head this very moment. Hahahahahahahahahaha

This is not my normal smile thank you very much. I just was really tired because I just woke up and mom was putting a camera up in my face.

Well since I am a little late I want to show the pictures of the cabin and all our doings around there.

Well the cabin itself. It was a nice cabin except for the fact we had to memorize the pass code to get in.

Well we went paddle boating which was very hard. (Especially when Ronin went.) No offense Ronin.

Well I will post later because my breakfast is ready. I will be sure to finish the story.

Okaaaayyy!

2008-09-15T13:19:00.000-07:00

Well I just moved!!!! I finally have my own room and do not keep accidently stepping on my sister's (look at the picture below)transformers.

Well we got here and there were three huge chests full of toys and dress up clothes. Ronin automatically found the dress up clothes and got the idea to dress up as a "Zombie Mother" as he calls it and barges into my room. I was not happy about that. Speaking of my room here are some pictures.

First before I start my room pictures here is Your Royal Highness (Pheobe the Dog) enjoying the car ride. (The 7 hour car ride.)
She knows we are finally here and is anxious to get out and smell the fresh air. Here are the pictures of my room.

My bed. Very pink.

My sink and mirror. Even more pink.
EVEN more pink. You can get the idea that my room is very pink. It is also green and white. Well here is the rest of the house.

These are both pictures of my porch.

These are the pictures from Ronin's room.

These are all pictures from my living room. These are all in RI. Well these are all the pictures I have so far so bye.

Shenendoah Valley

2008-09-06T14:26:00.000-07:00

Well I have been ssssssoooo busy lately with this huge camping trip we are doing because my dad is going into the navy on Sept. 28. AAAAHHHH! Anyway, the first place we went to was Shenandoah Valley. Dad is the one driving. We are stopping at a toll.

Ronin is mostly happy because the green bag right there is full of chips.

I am not sure what we are going to encounter.

So much bridge left means so much time left. UGH!

We finally get here and run into a bear! My dad said we should leave quickly because wherever there was a cub there was a mom waiting to protect her young.

There was a creek right down the hill from our campsite. It was cold!!!

These deer were right by our campsite. A lot of them had horns. We stayed a good distance away from them.

A bird decided to make a nest right on top of the showers. You know something? We had to pay for these showers. $1.00 every 5 minutes. We hiked all the way up here. What a fantastic view.

Blah. A millipede crawling along a tree.

A huge glow worm.

We did so much more stuff but no more pictures. Sorry. Talk to you later.

Guess What!

2008-07-16T11:29:00.000-07:00

I have two new exciting things to write about. First of all I got an ipod. It is blue. It is a shuffle(the little ones). It is so cool! It holds 240 songs. I have 70 songs on it so far. Anyway, second piece of news. Me and my friend Shannon are making a webshow! We have chose this site to put it on. Her blog, if you would like to see it, is in my blogroll. This will be the first time you guys get to see me in a video with my bff. And it is also the first time you guys get to hear my voice for the first time. I am so excited! But we need one important thing. A video camera :-). LOL. Anyway see ya.

Answers!!!

2008-06-05T07:51:00.000-07:00

Here is the answer to the puzzle:
I am sorry I have not written for a while!
Hope you had fun. Here is another:
Please start leaving comments for the answers to these puzzles! Thanks!
Once again have fun!

OMG!!!

2008-05-29T10:16:00.000-07:00

OMG!! I have so not written in a while. We have been so busy!. My birthday was May 21 and I turned 11! (Finally!) It was ssssssssssooooooooooo much fun. I promise I will start writing more! It just has been crazy. I have decided I am going to put puzzles once every week so here is the one of the week:
I am so sorry I have not written for a while!
Have fun decoding it! The answer will appear next week. There is also going to start being an enviormentally friendly newspaper called " The Green People" In my next post there will be a copy!

WOW!!!

2008-03-26T07:14:00.000-07:00

I have been sssssoooo busy these last few weeks. I have been preparing for the Script Frenzy
competition and sssoooo many other things. I am sorry that I have not written for a while. I just cannot figure out what to write. Well I am writing while I am in Maryland with my 2 aunts, grandma, and my two cousins. And of course my uncle and my brother and mother. So far I have been here for four days. Who knows how long I will be here. My aunt just played in a softball game yesterday. Her team won luckily. Unfortunately she did not play at ALL! Tomorrow she has another game. Hopefully she gets to play. I hope so. Well I need to start on my homework. I will write as much as possible.

Weirdst Thing Ever!

2008-02-06T09:18:00.000-08:00

Now I was at my friends house and my friend showed me this video. I started cracking up along with Ronin.

Who knows what part anymore!

2008-02-05T07:03:00.001-08:00

“My home” Elizabeth said.
“Where is your home?”
“921 Petalburg Ave.”
Finally, we got to Elizabeth’s Petunia. It was so pretty. It was bright, bright purple. Elizabeth said something under her breath. Then, a huge petal fell and she went inside. Not sure what to do, I also went inside. Then, to my surprise, there was a little bed and a mirror inside. And on the little table, there was a little brush. Elizabeth let down her golden hair and started to brush it. Right then, I yawned.
“Are you tired? You can sleep on my bed for the night.” Elizabeth offered.
“Yes I am very tired. Thank you for the offer.” I said trying to be as polite as possible.
I feel right asleep. I woke up early the next morning. I did not find Elizabeth which worried me a bit. On the little table there was a note. It said:
Dear Rhi,
I have been taken captive by Taquala. My location is the Shadowlands. I wanted to tell you I am alright. I cannot say anymore, it would be too risky. Stay safe and do not come anywhere near here.
Elizabeth
Once again I was worried. My only friend is being held by the most evil person in the world. Okay maybe not the most evil person in the world, but the most evil person in fairyworld. I thought I should go to the library to look up this Taquala person. So I flew over to the library. When I got there it looked more like a floating cardboard box. When I got inside I started to look for a dictionary. When I found it I looked up Taquala. It had a picture of her which still to this day I regret looking at it. She had bright green hair, a long purple dress, and a sparkly scepter thingy. The definition was like this:
Taquala (pr) - a dirty rotten fairy, sister to the current empress and wants to be the new one.
Well that told enough I thought. Right then I told myself that I should go to the Shadowlands. But now I have a problem. Elizabeth said do not go there because it would be too risky, but she did not know she would be taken. Then, my stomach rumbled. I once again went to the “Luxurious Café.” I thought that I should explore fairyworld because Elizabeth is my guardian here in fairyworld and she said not to go to the Shadowlands. After I was done eating I went to see some sort of Fairy Band. Then I went back to the petunia. I then feel asleep for a few hours. I woke up to the sounds of loud trumpets playing throughout Fairyland. I went outside to ask what was going on. I found a pixie that was flying about. She said that the trumpets mean some sort of bad thing happened.

Part 3

2008-01-28T09:18:00.000-08:00

At this point I was a little worried. (Obviously) Suddenly Elizabeth began to land.
“What’s wrong Elizabeth?” I asked.
“I need to check on my baby of course!” She exclaimed.
“Why aren’t you with your baby right now?” I asked feeling really stupid.
“Why she has to stay in her daisy of course!” She said, as though she was disappointed with me.
Daisy, I thought. Then that was the moment that I finally realized that this was a very odd place.
Finally, she landed in a huge patch of daises. When I flew back up, I noticed that in each daisy there was a baby fairy. “What are all these babies doing here?” I asked, once again feeling stupid.
“The babies stay here until they are old enough to fly.” She explained.
“That is really awesome!”
Then, we started flying again.
“Are you hungry Rhi?” Elizabeth asked
“I most certainly am!” I answered.
So we flew over to a fairy café called “The Luxurious Café” I had a butterfly jam sandwich, which in my own opinion was wonderful. I also had caterpillar milk as a drink. (This was also wonderful.)
“So where are we headed now, Elizabeth?” I asked when we finished our meal.

Once upon a time (Part 2)

2008-01-17T14:22:00.000-08:00

“Rhi.”
“I am Elizabeth!”
“Nice to meet you!” I said
“Where am I?”
“Fairyland of course” Elizabeth said. “How did you get here?”
“I have no idea!” I exclaim.
“Would you like a tour around here in fairyland?” Elizabeth asked.
“Of course I would!” I said.
She started flying off.
“Wait I cannot fly!” I said.
“Of course you can. You have temporary wings.”
I looked at my back and there were bright blue wings. I started trying to fly, but it was 5 minutes before I finally began to.
“By the way is there a way home?” I asked.
“There is only one way home. That is through the Shadowlands. But as your guardian here in Fairyland I forbid you to go there. It is ruled by Taquala.” Elizabeth explained.
“But what about my family and my home? I didn’t think that the ring of mushrooms would actually take me here.” I said.
“Of course it would. We need more fairies to defeat Taquala and take our land back. See Taquala wants to take over fairyland; she wants to be the new empress. She also wants to take all the good fairies and turn them bad. Now she feels a new presence in Fairyland. Her new goal is to destroy you!” Elizabeth said.
This is not going to be good, I thought.

Maryland!!

2008-01-17T07:11:00.000-08:00

On Saturday, my family and I are heading up to Maryland. I am so excited. My Aunt is adopting a little boy and she lives in Utah, so we want to see her. We are staying at my cousins house. Now the person that was supposed to sleepover tomorrow, is going to come on Wednesday. Well no more to say!

Rhi

Unfortunately!

2008-01-16T15:23:00.000-08:00

My mother blew our cover. She is the one on http://mysocalledhomeschool.wordpress.com/.
So the Superhero is Ronin, the fantastic artist of the family. I am the mouth on my mom's blog.
And I have sold 104 boxes of cookies. Nothing More To Say!!!!
Rhi

Once upon a time (part 1)

2008-01-16T15:16:00.000-08:00

The Truth about Fairies
By Rhi Roberts

Chapter 1
People think that fairies are just little specks granting wishes and making rings of mushrooms for no reason at all. But I have devoted my life into trying to figure out this mysterious species. I have figured out a lot of things. I am using this book to record everything I have found out. My name is Rhi and it is my duty to inform you about these fairies and also tell you about my experiences with them. When I was about 8 years old I was exploring the backyard of my new home. I found a ring of red mushrooms with white polka dots. I was very happy because I have always wanted to go to fairy land. Of course I did not believe that I could actually go there. But I always wanted to. So just to pretend I was in the Fairyworld, I jumped into the ring of mushrooms and closed my eyes.
And when I opened my eyes, I was lying in an open field. There were bunches and bunches of flowers. It very much surprised me. At first I almost screamed. Then a woman approached me. She had long golden hair put up in a bun, a long pink dress, and to my surprise green wings.
“Who are you?” She asked.

You will find out more later! This story is all by me! It was my NanoWrimo Story!
Rhi

Finally!

2008-01-15T15:42:00.000-08:00

I finally found a picture of my other dog in my file. This is Kirky, my Greyhound!

Favorite Memories!!!

2008-01-15T15:28:00.000-08:00

Me being goofy!

Time for the Superhero to be goofy.

Who knew that baking cookies could be so much fun!

These are my favorite memories!

I am totally unhappy!

2008-01-13T12:43:00.001-08:00

As the title said, I am totally unhappy! You know the Miley Cyrus concert. You know how a lot of people paid very good money for the concert. Well the truth is that she used a body double. Here is the exact video.If you do not know what I mean, I will explain. What she did was wrong. She put this person out on stage and put huge glasses on the person and that person was lip-syncing most of the time. I was sad when I heard that on TV. Now I do not watch the show as much. I know that this is kinda funny being angry about it, but I am as mad as those people that paid for these tickets. Well let me put a positive statement on here. I get to have a sleepover with a friend that has the same name as me on Friday. And I have already sold 49 boxes and have raised $171.50!! Well I need to get going!

Zoo!

2008-01-09T14:45:00.000-08:00

Yesterday, my dad, my brother, my Grandpa, and I went to the zoo. A lot of the animals were luckily awake and moving around. The prairie dogs were unfortunately hibernating. The kangaroos and armadillos had babies. The lion cubs were out and about. It was really cool because the lion cubs were practicing their hunting skills. Like one of them would stay perched on a rock and as the other passed by the rock, the one on the rock jumped off the rock and grabbed the backside of the other lion. IT was so cute. I do not know if I told you I have a dog! Here is a picture of her.
This is Pheobe. She is a Yorkshire Terrier:

Today I learned how to sell girl scout cookies also. I cannot wait to start selling them. This year we have a Lemon Chalet Creme cookie that sounds very good and a sugar free chocolate chip cookie. We are also doing something called the Gift of Caring, which is this program when we ask the customer if they would like to donate a box of cookies to the gift and caring and if they do we give how many boxes of cookies they would like and donate them to the Ronald McDonald House. If you do not know what that house is then I will explain. It is this place where if you are a parent of a sick child you can stay there. Well I need to start selling right away!!

How nerdy are you???

2008-01-07T15:55:00.001-08:00

Please tell me what your nerd score is!!!

I have a new secret admirer!!!

2008-01-07T15:45:00.000-08:00

I have a new secret admirer and it is not even February yet. My secret admirer is not a secret anymore because I figured out who it is. Injuries! I got like fifty today. I got a cut on the back of my heel, I hurt my ankle doing Dance, Dance, Revoulution, and I also was in the shower when I got and stepped on the pointy thing in on the belt buckle. The thing that goes into the holes on the belt. Also I fell down the stairs! Tonight I am going to have some popcorn and watch mindless TV. My family and I are going to watch American Gladiators. Well I should go now. Goodbye.

I am sorry!!

2008-01-05T16:46:00.000-08:00

Once again I have changed my template. I am sorry!

The Superhero's Birthday!

2008-01-05T16:28:00.000-08:00

Yesterday we celebrated the Superhero's birthday. He got all kinds of really cool things he said. He got a power-ranger set, an action figure from a show called Ben 10, Acrylic paint (He is a very talented artist. I keep telling him he should become an artist but he keeps insisting that he should become an astronaut), a set of paintbrushes and 3 pieces of canvas. Instead of cake we had "Clown-Around Ice Cream Cones." Here is the recipe. It is half made up and half from a recipe book called "Just For Kids."

You need:
A jar of SMUCKER's Caramel
A jar of SMUCKER's Hot Fudge
A box of Natural Vanilla Ice cream
A packet candy of your choice
A packet of M&M's
A packet of Sugar Cones
How to make:
You take a sugar cone you put a scoop of Hot fudge in it. Now do not make it to big and be mindful that you have a lot more ingriedients to put in the cone. Now push the hot fudge to the very bottom of the cone. Next put three or four pieces of the candy of your choice.(I personally like Reeses or Hershey's. Next put a scoop of ice cream.Then put two or three piecies of M&Ms. Then put another scoop of ice cream. Then freeze for two hours. Finally put a scoop of caramel and Enjoy!

I hope you have as much fun with this recipe as my brother and I had!

By the way my earring shops URL is www.rhiannonsradjewelry.etsy.com. You cannot go to the exact page yet because I have not activated it yet. Bye!!!

I am so excited!!

2008-01-03T11:07:00.000-08:00

Later on today I am going to start an earring buisness. Once I have the website name I will tell you. I know this is kinda late, but below this post is a picture of me being an elf.

Well I have to go. Bye!!!

Christmastime

2007-12-26T13:35:00.000-08:00

Christmastime is beautiful.
also it is fun,
There are joyful spirits
and wrapping needed to be done.

We put up a Christmas tree,
with an angel or star on top
With lots of pretty lights
and an ornament that can pop.

The most important meaning
for this holiday,
That Jesus Christ himself
was born on Christmas day

But little kids
are excited for someone,
For someone with the initials SC
He has something to be done.

He comes down your chimney
with lots of little gifts,
With cars and dolls
and robots that hit.

Then he eats your cookies
and the milk you set out,
He leaves you a note
Then the chimney he goes back out.

As I said
Christmas is fun
and lots of elves
have wrapping to be done.
~The Author of this blog

You are probably wondering why

2007-12-21T10:49:00.000-08:00

You wondering if you are on the right blog right now. You are on the right one. I was bored with my old template, so I got a new one. Well now I will not write anymore until after Christmas.

"Happy Christmas To All, And To All A Good Night!"

2007-12-20T11:15:00.000-08:00

The poem I am about to type, you all probably know. It is one of the most popular and classic Christmas poems.

'Twas the night before Christmas,
when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring,
Not even a mouse;

The stockings were hung
by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas
soon would be there.

The children were nestled
all in their beds,
While visions of sugarplums
danced in their heads;

And mamma in her kerchief,
and I in my cap,
Had just settled our brains
for a long winter nap;

When out in the lawn
there arose such a clatter,
I sprang out of my bed
to see what was the matter.

Away to the window
I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters
and threw up the sash.

The moon, on the breast
of the new-fallen snow,
Gave a luster of midday,
to objects below,

When, what to my wondering
eyes should appear,
But a miniature sleigh
and eight tiny reindeer,

With a little old driver
so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment
it must be St. Nick.

More rapid than eagles
his courses they came,
And he whistled and shouted
and called them by name:

"Now Dasher! now, Dancer!
now, Prancer and Vixen!

On, Comet! on, Cupid!
on, Dunder and Blixen!

To the top of the porch,
to the top of the wall,
Now, dash away! dash away!
dash away all!"

As dry leaves that before
the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle,
mount to the sky,

So up to the housetop
the coursers they flew,
With the sleigh full of toys,
and St. Nicholas too.

And then, in a twinkling,
I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing
of each little hoof.
As I drew in my head,
and was turning around,
Down the chimney St. Nicholas
came with a bound.
He was dressed all in fur
from his head to his foot,
And clothes were all tarnished
with ashes and soot;

A bundle of toys
he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a peddler
just opening his pack.

His eyes-how they twinkled
his dimples-how merry!
His cheeks were like roses,
his nose like a cherry.

His droll little mouth
was drawn up like a bow,
And the beard on his chin
was as white as snow.

The stump of a pipe
he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke it encircled
his head like wreath.

He had a broad face
and a round little belly
That shook when he laughed
like a bowlful of jelly.

He was chubby and plump,
a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him,
in spite of my self.

A wink of his eye
and a twist of his head
Soon gave me to know
I had nothing to dread.

He spoke not a word,
but went straight to his work,
And filled all the stockings;
then turned with a jerk,

And laying his finger
aside of his nose,
And giving a nod,
up the chimney he rose.

He sprang to his sleigh,
to his team gave a whistle,
And away he flew
like the down of a thistle.
But I heard him exclaim,
ere he drove out of sight,
"Happy Christmas to all,
and to all a good night!"

I won't be writing another post before Christmas. I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

The Just

2007-12-18T16:40:00.000-08:00

If you determine your course
With force or speed,
You miss the way of the law.

Quietly consider
What is right and what is wrong.
Receiving all opinions quickly,
Without haste, wisely,
Observe the law.

Who is wise,
The eloquent or the quiet man?
Be quiet,
And loving and fearless.

For the mind talks.
But the body knows.
Gray hairs do not make a master.
A man may grow old in vain.

The true master lives in truth,
In goodness and restrain,
Nonviolence, moderation, and purity.

Fine words or fine features
Cannot make a master
Out of a jealous and greedy man.

Only when envy and selfishness
Are rooted out of him
May he grow in beauty.

A man may shave his head
But if he still lies and neglects his work,
If he clings to desire and attachment,
Can he follow the way?

The true seeker,
Subdues all waywardness,
He has submitted his nature to quietness.

He is a true seeker
Not because he begs
But because he follows the lawful way,
Holding back nothing, holding to nothing,
Beyond good, beyond evil,
Beyond the body, beyond the mind.

Silence cannot make a master out of a fool.

But he who weighs only purity in his scales,
Who sees the nature of the two worlds,
He is a master.

He harms no living thing.

And yet it is not good conduct
That helps you upon the way,
Nor ritual, nor book learning,
Nor withdrawal onto the self,
Nor deep meditation.
None of these confers mastery or joy.

O Seeker!
Rely on nothing,
Until you want nothing.

~Dhammapada
If you think you know what this means, please comment on it.

The Biggest Day of My Life!!!!!!!!

2007-12-18T15:51:00.000-08:00

A couple days ago, I got to see the Nutcracker. It was the most amazing thing in the world. I got to see it at the most fanciest place to see a play. The Sugar Plum Fairy was my favorite character there. I got to go see it with my mom. The night before the Nutcracker, I figured out I was going. My grandparents decided they wanted to give me and my brother an early Christmas present. The superhero got new spider-man pjs. He said to us sadly, "I just cannot be in this world ever again. I have to stay in the spider world where I belong." Then it was my turn to open my present. Inside I saw a card, a beautiful dress, and some glittery tights. I was puzzled for a second. Then, I opened the card. Inside was a pair of tickets to the Nutcracker. I started crying. At least they were tears of joy. Well overall, I had a great time!!!

The Whole World We travel with our Thoughts

2007-12-07T07:07:00.000-08:00

The whole world we travel with our thoughts,
Finding nowhere anyone as precious as one's own self.
Since each and every person is so precious to themselves,
Let the self -respecting harm no other being.

~Translated by Gil Fronsdal

This is from the book, Teachings of the Buddha

Elf Costume

2007-12-07T06:45:00.000-08:00

Talk about last minute timing. Tomorrow is the time when I am an elf, and my mom just started five minutes ago. I know that she can get it done in time. Our Bodhi tree came out fabulous. My mother put on our favorite quotes on the ornaments. We put on feet and hands and bodhi leaves ribbon. The ribbon was the color of the buddhist monks robes. The feet told that you should follow the footsteps oe the Buddha, the hands represented that we can always lend a helping hand, and the Bodhi leaves were to represent where the Buddha sat when he came enlightened. Well now my mom's sewing machine is not cooperating, unfortunately. I am excited for June. (Yes I know that is a long way from know.) That is when I am entering the Script Frenzy. Well I have to go and get measured. I will tell you how everything turns out tomorrow.

Bodhi Day!!

2007-12-06T10:13:00.000-08:00

On December the 8th, my family and I will be celebrating Bodhi Day. The story of the Buddha is that he sat under the Bodhi Tree to become enlightened. There is no giving gifts or feasts or parties. We will spend a lot of the day meditating and thinking. On the left side is a picture of the trunk of the Bodhi Tree. This is near India. I really like this holiday because it is very peaceful and quiet. Unfortunately that morning I have to be a elf at my granmothers work and I have to give out presents to all the little kids. Well that is all that is really going on. Bye!!

I Won!!!

2007-11-28T10:59:00.000-08:00

I won NanoWrimo!!! I am so incredibly happy. Now I will have more time to write about what is going on. I finished at 1:45 this afternoon. My word count is now 10,086. I am so happy!! All I care about is that I am done. Well that is all that is going on. Bye! (I guess.)

Today!!

2007-11-20T15:11:00.000-08:00

Today I got to go to the Zoo with my co-op group. I had a lot of fun!! Above this post is a supposed a picture of the map but I am not sure if it loaded correctly. So I guess we will find out. We looked pretty much only at the endangered animals but that is okay. I did not get to see a whole lot of the zoo I had to help make sure we had all the kids and that they could see the animals. Overall we had a great time. I have almost won NanoWrimo. I am really excited to get finished. Well I have to go and see if the picture loaded right. Bye!!

I am so HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-11-18T15:31:00.000-08:00

I am so happy!! I got to go in the store by myself yesterday. My mom was not feeling well so she drove me to Food Lion and she gave me some money and sent me in there. Of course I had a time limit. My time limit was ten minutes. I made it out in five. All I had to buy was some chocolate milk.(Chocolate SOY milk.) My mom is allergic to milk and other dairy products. My camera is still not working!! I cannot post a picture about anything new. Oh I forgot to tell you guys, my mom has a blog too. Her blog is at: www.whatsocalledhomeschool.blogspot.com. That is my beautiful mothers blog. Well there is nothing new. Tonight my mom is making Fallafal. I can smell it now. Oh I forgot to say this to you all. HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! For Thanksgiving my grandma and my aunt are coming on Wedensday and they are staying for more than a week. I am very excited!!

Nanowrimo

2007-11-17T12:15:00.000-08:00

I am very pleased with myself. I am part of Nanowrimo which is this really cool program to see if you can write an entire novel in a month. My current word count is 5,521. It is my first time doing this. A person on this other blog has a word count of 34,500. I was very surprised. My word goal for the end of November is 10,00. I am hoping I will make this goal.

Well I better get back to writing.

The Bee Is Not Afraid Of Me

2007-10-28T09:46:00.000-07:00

The bee is not afraid of me,
I know the butterfly,
The pretty people in the woods
Recieve me cordially.

The brooks laugh louder when I come,
The breezes madder play.
Wherefore, mine eyes,thy silver mists?
Wherefore,O summer's day?

~Emily Dickenson

Thank you!!

2007-10-24T12:01:00.000-07:00

Thank You for voting on the polls. It is helping a lot. So far I am getting a lot of ideas of what to write next.

Girl Scouts!!

2007-10-19T06:37:00.000-07:00

Today I am going camping!! I am so excited!!! But unfortunately my mom is not going now. I am going all by myself. I am still a little worried. But I am still excited!! Tonight we are going to have lasagna. Of course for me, there is going to be some without meat. Did I ever tell you that I am a vegetarian?? I do not think so. Well I am a vegetarian. One of the reasons I am a vegetarian is that I am a buddhist. Well there is nothing else to tell. Bye

Dentist

2007-10-14T10:45:00.000-07:00

I just went to the dentist on Friday. It was so horrible. I had to get a filling and my tooth pulled on the same day! It included getting four shots, a drill in my mouth, and a HUGE pair of pliers. I was so happy afterwards. Only my mouth was all numb. I am so excited!! On friday I get to go camping with my Girl Scout Troup. I am so excited. Well Bye

Halloween!!!

2007-10-03T13:39:00.000-07:00

What holiday is spooky and you get to go trick-or treating? Halloween!!!!! I love Halloween because I love dressing up in real pretty costumes. What I don't like is that a lot of my friends cannot come with me because their parents think halloween is the Devil's birthday. But the coolest thing happened last year. My friend, who has never been trick-or -treating, got to come with my family and I. It was so much fun! She dressed up as a fairy princess while I dressed as a Glamour Witch.(I know that sounds weird but that is what it said on the package.) I am so excited! I don't know what to dress as this year. Maybe you guys can help me decide. I would love that!!! Let's see what's new at my house. OH!! I can't belive that I forgot that. My aunt just adopted a little boy. He was born on September 27, 2007. He is so tiny. It was funny. Everyone started fighting about who would hold the baby. My grandma kept saying that she might not be around the next day. But everyone was like Yeah sure you are not getting the baby. And I can't belive that they got the baby so close when they are going to move soon. I wish I had a picture of him. I got to see him when he was 2 days old. Nothing else is happening really. Well I will write later. Bye

Pink, Small, and Punctual

2007-10-01T13:56:00.000-07:00

Pink, small, and punctual
Aromatic,low,
Covert in April,
Candid in May,

Dear to the moss,
Known by the knoll,
Next to the robin
In every human soul,

Bold little beauty,
Bedecked with thee,
Nature forswears antiquity.

- Emily Dickinson

Continue

2007-09-27T14:30:00.001-07:00

The Beautiful Mermaid

"No, I don't believe you no matter what you say. My mother died a long time ago. My dad saw her die." Rhiannon said. " How is your dad by the way" Aquamarine said. " He died a few days ago. Why do you care?" Rhiannon questioned. Aquamarine said" As I said earlier, I am your mother. And can I tell you something.You are a mermaid also! Have you been in a bath lately?" "I don't take baths." Rhiannon answered.

Oh NO!!! I have been on the computer a long time. I have to go even though there is only a little there. BYE!!!!

I Started Early, Took My Dog

2007-09-27T14:21:00.000-07:00

I started early, took my dog,
And visited the sea-
The mermaids in the basement
Came out to look at me,

And frigates in the upper floor
Extended hempen hands-
Presuming, me to be a mouse
Aground, upon the sands,

But no man moved me ti;; the tide
Went past my simple shoe-
And past my apron and my belt,
And past my bodice too,

And made as he would eat me up
And wholly as a dew
Upon a dandelion's sleeve-
And then I started too.

And he-he followed close behind;
I felt his sliver heel
Upon my ankle-then my shoe
Would overflow with pearl.

Until we met the solid town,
No one seemed to know-
And bowing me with a mighty look
At me, the sea withdrew

- Emily Dickinson

I'm Nobody! Who are you?

2007-09-26T15:38:00.000-07:00

I'm nobody! Who are you?
Are you nobody, too?
Then there's a pair of us-don't tell!
They'd banish us you know.

How dreary to be somebody!
How public, like a frog
To tell your name the livelong day
To an admiring bog!

- Emily Dickinson

Hope Is The Thing With Feathers

2007-09-26T15:31:00.000-07:00

Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words,
and never stops at all,

And sweetest in the gale is heard;
And sore must be the storm
That could abash the little bird
That kept so many warm.

I've heard it in the chillest land,
And on the strangest sea;
Yet, never, in extremity,
It asked a crumb of me.

- Emily Dickinson

Part Cuatro

2007-09-26T15:11:00.000-07:00

The Beautiful Mermaid
As time went by, Rhiannon's boredom grew by the minute. Finally it was 9:00. She was tired. But then she heard the singing again. SHe started cleaning out her ears, but she kept hearing the same beautiful song.
I Live In The Ocean Blue
With All The Sweet Animals
With The Dolphins
And The Fish Too
Rhiannon thought it was a beautiful song. So once again she started toward to the beach. Then once again she saw the mermaid. At least this time she did not scream. " Who are you?" She finally whispered. " I am Aquamarine and I already know your name. I think it is Rhiannon right?" " How do you know my name? I don't think I have ever met you." Rhiannon said a bit frightened. " DO you know whatever happened to your mother?"
"No do you?" Rhiannon said. " You probably won't belive me but I am your mother!"
Will Rhiannon belive her or do you think she thinks Aquamarine is a fake?
Well bye!

Please!!!!!!!!

2007-09-25T13:52:00.000-07:00

Please start reading my blog again!!!! I know do not have as many people reading as I use too. What I am trying to say is PLEASE START READING MY BLOG AGAIN. I miss everyone. Please, Please, PLease, PLEase, PLEAse, PLEASe, PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Part #3

2007-09-23T08:20:00.001-07:00

The Beautiful Mermaid
Rhiannon could not belive her eyes. She saw a mermaid combing her long, blond hair and singing a beautiful song. Her tail glistened in the water. The mermaid said "ssshhhhh, you are going to wake someone." "Sorry" Rhiannon said. It was then that Rhiannon ran home because she was so startled by the mermaid. Once she got home Rhiannon went to sleep. It seemed like she had only been lying for a minute when her stepmother yelled" Where is my breakfast servant." How dare she call me a servant, Rhiannon thought not daring to say it aloud. Instead she said" Coming Veronica." So Rhiannon cooked up some french toast. She gave it to Veronica. Veronica looked at the food like it was a dead rat instead of french toast. " You evil little rodent, you know that I am allergic to bread."
I wonder how Rhiannon feels. Well I have to go.

Part #2

2007-09-20T10:03:00.000-07:00

The Beautiful Mermaid
The old lady also smelt really bad. She smelt like raw onions. The old lady said" Hello dear, I am your new stepmother Veronica, but you may call me Mom if you like." " Hi mam, I am Rhiannon. It is very nice to meet you." Veronica said"What manners young lady, and you have kept up the house while your poor father has been in the hospital." Then the phone suddenly rang. Veronica answered it. Then said " Your Pa just died sweetheart, I am terribly sorry."" You don't sound sorry,quite frankly you sound happy." said Rhiannon between sniffles. Then Veronica smiled showing all her crooked and bright yellow teeth and said," I am happy because now I am in charge of you and my first command is for you go to bed immediately." Rhiannon went to bed. At about midnight she heard a beautiful song by the ocean side. She snuck out the window and went to the beach. She looked around. Then something caught her eye. Something so amazing she started screaming.
I wonder what it is? You will find out tomorrow.

Once Upon a Time...

2007-09-18T13:49:00.000-07:00

This is the story I was telling you about,

The Beautiful Mermaid

Once upon a time, there lived this girl named Rhiannon and her father. Her mom died a very long time ago and she had no siblings. Her father was at work all the time, so her father spent no time with her. Rhiannon was constantly weeping. She wished for a friend. Not just an ordinary friend, but a magical friend that would spend a lot of time with her. One day something horrible happened. Her father got in a big car crash and he was trying to recover. She thought " I am only 13 and my dad is going to die." She wept even more. Then one day this mean, old lady came upon the door. Rhiannon was frightened by the sight she was seeing. Then the phone rang. It was her father. He said" The lady at the door is your new stepmom." "No!" Rhiannon exclaimed. Her father said faintly" You will now follow your stepmother." Then the docter came on the phone and said " Listen to your father's wishes and leave him alone because he is about to die." Rhiannon hung up the phone and let the mean old lady into her house.
For the next part of the story read the blog tommorow. I think something will be waitng for you!

I am trying!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-09-18T13:40:00.000-07:00

I am really trying to write everyday. I am sorry. I know I will have to start trying to write everyday to keep people reading my blog. I hope school is good for all the kids that read my blog. I know I am liking school right now. I am still reading Eragon. Right now I am on page 388. I have been thinking that since I like reading so much that maybe on the blog i can write a story. The next post It will be the beginning. I have also thought of putting my favorite poems on here. I really hope you like my ideas. Well I better get started on that story.Bye!

Sorry!

2007-09-08T11:41:00.000-07:00

I am really sorry I have not written for a while. As you can see by the picture. This is my grandparent's computer because ours broke. My mom did great in the marathon. We did not go but we watched her on the computer. Her friends did good also. Right now I have am reading Eragon By Christopher Paolini. So far I am at page 188 and there are 503 pages. I am so excited. Tonight is the premiere of High School Musical 2 Dance Along!!!!! I am going to stay up late and watch it. I might throw in some popcorn in if my Mom will let me. The Superhero might watch it too. I love that movie. It is number 1 on my list. YEAH!!!!!! Come on 8:00. I am ready.

Sept. 1

2007-09-01T15:47:00.000-07:00

Today I had a lot of fun. My mother went to a hotel with her friends and I stayed home with my dad. This morning we had to clean the house for my mom's friends. Then one came and we left for the base pool.The water slides were awesome. The bad thing was that I cut my toe open. At least it does not hurt. My dad came this time. He also had fun. Tomorrow I have to get up at 3:30. Tomorrow my mom is running a half marathon. Well I have to go. Talk to you later. Bye.

School!

2007-08-29T06:27:00.000-07:00

I am so excited! I am learning about ancient Egyptians and their pyramids. I am also learning pre algebra. For Religion I am learning more about Buddhism. For reading I am reading Eragon. I am having so much fun.

My brother is also having a good time. He is doing so many drawings. A lot of them are associated with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He gave me a couple also. He is a really cool brother. Anyway back to school. Overall we are having a great time. We are also taking a lot of field trips. Our last field trip was to the Living Museum. It was really fun. They recently put in a Survival Maze. Which is really fun! I definitely like homeschooling better than public school.

August 27

2007-08-27T14:18:00.000-07:00

Today I went to babysit for my neighbor's baby. She was so cute! But after a while of being there she got really fussy. Well she is only 6 months old. Then we went on a dolphin cruise. I went with my co-op group. Unfortunately it was not just our group but lots of other people. It was really crowded. We saw tons of dolphins jumping around the boat and teasing us. We had a blast even though some of us got seasick. Luckily I was not part of that bunch. Someone was so sick they threw up. At first it seemed like a bumpy roller coaster but after an hour it was okay and a lot of us fell over before that hour was up. Today was a lot of fun babysitting and going on the dolphin cruise.

August 24-26

2007-08-27T14:06:00.000-07:00

This weekend my mom and dad went camping. My brother and I stayed at my grandma's and grandpa's house. We had a blast. On the day my mom and dad left we relaxed and watched movies. The next day was awesome! We went to the zoo at 9:00 am because you can see the animals feeding and everything. My favorites were the meerkats, They stood up and protected their cage. They looked like little pups. The lions just had pups! Unfortunately we could not see them. After that we ate at Sonic. I had a grilled cheese, french fries, and a cherry slush. Then we went to the pool. But this was no ordinary pool, it had 6 water slides. My favorite was one that was 50 Feet Tall! That day was cool. Then the next we were so tired that we did not even go to church. That weekend was awesome.

Bird Camp# 2

2007-08-09T15:36:00.000-07:00

I love Bird Camp! It is so much fun. We dissected owl pellets and found lots of bones. Princess Elizabeth came today and talked about the Elizabeth River. Tomorrow we are putting on a puppet show for the parents. Today I also got chiggers all over my legs. It took forever to get them all off. They really itched. I have met a great deal of people. Well tomorrow is my last day unfortunately. I had a great time.

Bird Camp!

2007-08-06T16:19:00.000-07:00

Today I started Bird Camp. I go until the end of the week. Today we had a competition of who can build the sturdiest bird nest.[ I won!] I met a couple of people that I really liked. Then we got to dress up as birds. I had big eyes. Overall it was really fun.

Beach!

2007-08-04T17:22:00.000-07:00

We recently went to the beach which was a blast. I got to go with my mom, brother,2 cousins, my aunt, friend, and my aunt's friend. The only bad part is that we got burned. Most of the time we were swimming but after that we made drizzle castles. Then we saw about 12 dolphins. they were beautiful. Finally we saw lots of fish jumping up from the water. We had a great time.

Unschooling.

2007-08-04T17:10:00.000-07:00

As you know I am a homeschooler. But I am a different kind homeschooler. I am an unschooled homeschooler. that means that I am able to pick what I want to learn that day. I really like that. I would put in a picture but right now it is not working.Well bye.

Hey!

2007-08-03T17:33:00.001-07:00

Hey you guys my name is Rhi. I really hope you like my new blog. I am a homeschooler. So is my brother the Superhero. Well talk to y'all later.