Mixed Nuts: Arlington hijacks the blog

Quotes

"There is no better way to thank God for your sight than by giving a helping hand to someone in the dark." - Helen Keller
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me." ~Erma Bombeck
You may never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.- Unknown
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow' ~Helen Keller
Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."- Dr. Seuss
"Life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% how you react to it."
"God doesn't give children with disabilities to strong people: He gives them to ordinary, everyday people, then He helps the parents to grow stronger through the journey. Raising a child with special needs doesn't TAKE a special family, it MAKES a special family."Author Unknown
I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go – Abraham Lincoln
Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man. ~ Benjamin Franklin
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is a miracle - Albert Einstein
The journey of a 1000 miles starts with a single step
Sometimes in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives you a fairy tale
Where there is great love, there are always miracles - Willa Cather
The Difficult we can do immediately, the impossible takes a little longer
Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness
There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots. The other is wings.
Be the change you want to see in the world
Don't tell God how big the storm is, tell the storm how big Your God is..........
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it
Fall down seven times - get up eight - unknown
Despite our differences, we sink or swim together
Life may not be the party we expected, but while we are here, we might as well dance
"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones." -Confucius

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Arlington hijacks the blog

Arlington wrote a story after she drew this enormous picture today. She was at Mat's job today with him, and he has a large white board in his office. So - it kept her busy. So - here is the story she wrote to go along with the picture.

The Pet Contest

"I hope we win Eli" Blossom said. "Me too" said Eli, her pet fish. Blossom had long orange hair, a black shell necklace, a crown because she was the princess, and a long green tail because she was a mermaid. Eli has stripes that are orange and red, a sharp tail, and an outline or a blue fin. They were going to The Royal Castle Pet contest. As soon as she entered the castle, the pet contest begins. There are five other pets there - a snail, a crab, a shark, an octopus, and a starfish. Then the judge comes along. The judge has brown hair, blue clothes, blue eyes, and some brown shoes. He also has a striped tie.

The judge goes to the snail. "Ah! You are a shiny fellow, aren't you Kep?" said the judge. Next comes the crab "He's so red and cute. What's his name?" the judge asked the owner. "C" said the owner. Then comes the shark. "He has clean teeth! Nice!" said the judge. Then the shark named Stargy smelled the cut on the judge and went swimming really fast at him.

"AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" screamed the judge. The judge swam around the castle up and down the stairs.

"Help Him!" Blossom shouted the royal guard. The royal guard chased him and Stargy all around. They couldn't get him. So Blossom shouted to the royal fireman and the doctor. They chased them but they couldn't catch Stargy. Finally she said to the owner "please stop your shark"

"Okay" the owner said. "Stargy, get over here!" said the owner. "I'm sorry" said Stargy to his owner.
"You've been a bad boy. Let's go" the owner said sadly to Stargy. "Okay - I will never do that again" said Stargy. Then they left.

"Whoo that tired me out" the judge said sweating. Then he came to the Octopus, Starfish, and finally Blossom and Eli. Eli and Blossom won first prize. When she was in her room with Eli and her trophy she said "I hope that never happens again." "Me too" Eli said. "I'm really glad that we won".

"Me too!" said Blossom and then they went to sleep. It has been a long day.

The End.