One of my favorite times with my family was when we went on a trip to Ireland over the past winter break!  We got to learn about the Irish culture in the cities of Dublin and Belfast, which was amazing because I am 32% Irish myself!  My family and I loved learning all about […]

This is my grandfather, Floyd.  He passed away in the summer of 2014, and I miss him dearly.  It has only been a year and some months, but it feels like I have not seen him in a decade.  He was always happy around me, and visiting him and my grandmother was always a good […]

I, unfortunately, never had the chance to meet my mothers parents, because they passed before I was born.  I asked my mom a few questions regarding what they were like.  Here are some of the questions I asked, and answers I received: Q: What were your parents like? A: “My parents were very busy a […]

I chose to include the flag counter widget on my blog.  I chose this one, because it allows me to see where people from all around the world are visiting my blog, and reading all of my blog posts! I think having a widget like this provides amazing opportunities and can open up conversations with […]

During week three of the blogging challenge, I have learned so many amazing and cool things about posting images on edublogs.com.  I found new things you can turn on in settings like Compfight, which allows you to gain inspiration on what pictures to post, that also go along with what you are talking about in […]

This is Alana the giraffe.  She lives at the zoo, and is one year and two months of age.  She has approximately 372 spots among her body.  She is eight feet tall in this image, but she grows taller and taller everyday.  In about six months she will be as tall as a Maple tree. […]

What I love about Halloween Is actually the scary things that are unseen The kinds of things that go bump in the night Yes, those are the things that give people a fright!  

For many years I have traditionally celebrated Halloween with my family and friends.  I have an order in which I complete my specific tasks that lead to the ultimate Halloween celebration.  The first thing I do to celebrate is pick out my costume for the year.  Most of the time I go solo with my […]

For week two’s second activity, I commented on Ms.W’s blog post. This is what I commented: I learned many important facts while reading this blog post about commenting. One of my favorite tips was the one about proofreading your post after creating it. People can make many spelling and grammatical errors while typing their comments, […]

How can I create the perfect comment that connects with the blogger, and get them to engage in a conversation with me? Well, the main purpose of commenting is to connect with other students throughout the world, so that you can start a conversation with them.  Commenting relatable, opinionated, or humorous things are all examples […]