Bailing on a Toboggan

"When I was six I rode in the front seat of a toboggan that ended up losing control and steering sideways into a barbed wire fence. My forehead shredded, hot tears racing down my cheeks, I learned at that moment that things can unravel real quick on those steep, snow covered hills" (App of Awesome).

When I was little my Dad used to attach an old metal toboggan to the back of our mini-van. We would all sit on it and he would drive, pretty fast, through the snow on logging roads. It was so much fun! He would drive until one or all of us bailed, usually we weren't bailing on purpose but sometimes we had to. Now that I think of it, it was pretty dangerous, not sure what my dad was thinking!

"You have no choice at this point. Even though it means hitting the ground hard, twisting your ankle and possibly rolling down half the hill, you just gotta do it. Bail for the moment. Bail for the memories. Bail for your life. AWESOME!" (App of Awesome). Write about a time when you were tobogganing or make it up, have you ever had to bail for your life?!

Ms. Harstone
Due March 8th 2013
200 WORD MINIMUM

 

Blog #6

When little kids get really, really, really EXCITED!! I was babysitting these two little girls, they were about 4 years old and they were playing dolls together. I was sitting watching them and one girl, Molly tapped Sydney on the shoulder and said, "you know what, I really like your hair". Sydney smiled a big smile and said, "thank-you". Molly exclaimed, "I really, like it, really. I wish my hair looked like yours". Syd smiled and went back to her dolls. Molly could not stop staring at her friend. "Your hair looks so soft and fuzzy, it's not like mine", Molly put her dolls down and asked quietly, "can I touch your hair?" Syd giggled, "I guess so". Molly reached out slowly and began rubbing Syd's leg. Syd put down the dolls, looked at Molly touching her leg and laughed uncontrollably, "what are you doing?!" she gasped in between giggles. Molly quickly retracted her arm... Meanwhile I was bent over laughing. Molly was soo excited to touch Sydney's soft, fuzzy, blonde leg hair! Kids get excited over things that we wouldn't even find funny but their laughter is contagious.

Write about kids you know who have gotten really excited over something. Maybe it is a story from when you were little? Maybe your siblings? Maybe your cousins?!

Ms. Harstone
(Minimum 200 words)
Due Monday January 28th