9.30.13- My Small Moment #2

Traditionally, in Grand Haven, every summer night there is a light show. Basically, you watch a fountain shoot out water, colored lights, and music while sitting on some freezing bleachers. But it's fun. Sometimes. This particular time, though, it was dripping rain and freezing cold. It didn't really help with the fact that the bleachers were in front of a man made river. On one side were the bleachers, and on the other was the fountain. 

It seemed like it took forever for the show to finally start. My parents were admiring the river and taking their time, but I was ready to move on. I mean, to be honest, if I wasn't there for the trip, I don't think anything would get done besides staring at a museum wall for 2 days. So they should thank me.

While they talked on and on about whatever new history they had picked up I circled around them again and again trying to get their attention. Nothing else had worked, so I had to resort to this. I got dizzy, but they finally noticed me.

"Stop that," my dad said, half listening to my mom still. 

I stopped. But only briefly. I did this routine about 5 times until they finally asked me what I wanted to do.

"We have an hour. What do you want to do?" My mom asked.

9.18.13- My Small Moment

"Seriously? It's raining?" My cousin Kiri complained.

She was right. It was pouring. The raindrops leaked down the window and the entire car was freezing. If you looked down at the road, you could see that there were puddles everywhere and the car splashed through them.

Kiri's dad tried to calm her down, but she wasn't having it. I agreed with her though, it was a pretty terrible day for rain.

Today was the first day of camp at LOMC. Emma started at LOMC, then Kiri joined her, and about three summers later I started going. It was my third year.

Of course, it had to rain on the day we got dropped off and had to deal with all our stuff. Plus, there was dirt and dust everywhere, and now it was mud.

Suddenly, we took a sharp turn onto a side dirt road with a wooden sign that read LOMC in big gold letters. The sign was soaked. The ground was soaked. Everything was soaked. The second you stepped out into this weather you were sure to be soaked and freezing in 5 seconds flat. 

"We're here!" Kiri's dad said cheerfully while we pulled up the short dirt road. Emma, Kiri and I were definitely excited to be there, but the weather wasn't exactly ideal. 

The car pulled into a parking space and shut off. Now all we could hear was the bitter rain pelting the windows.

"Is anybody else cold?" I asked, expecting a easy answer. I got one. Kiri and Emma both agreed, but Kiri's dad seemed optimistic. Great.

"Okay, lets check you in first and we'll come back to get your things," he said, already stepping out of the car in a attempt to get us to follow. We all groaned. Although at the same time we agreed silently that we might as well just go.

The second I stepped out of the car I was immediately being pulled by the freezing wind. I was not only being practically blown away by the freezing wind, but the rain was worse than it seemed from the safety of the car. The second you felt a raindrop, it almost numbed you. And the rain wasn't just falling, it was being whipped into your face by the wind.

Emma jumped out of the car and she reacted as expected.

"I'm FREEZING!" She shivered. "Lets go to the pole barn! At least there won't be as much rain!"

The pole barn was a huge barn with open walls and a roof supported by wooden poles. Picnic table were placed along the inside, and that's where we had to go to check in. We all ran through the rain to the pole barn, where Kiri's dad began the long process of checking us in. 

"Helen! Emma!" Kiri called from the side of the barn. "Look over here!" 

"Where?" I said, shivering. 

Kiri laughed. "C'mon!" 

I walked over to where my cousin was standing. 

"Look at these tables." Kiri said, smiling. Picnic tables were placed all over the barn. Each of them were uniquely painted with patterns and names.

Emma walked over. "Whoa, those are pretty. But have you looked outside?"

Kiri and I turned to look out. "What about it?"

Emma laughed. "It stopped raining! And look at that rainbow!"

She was right. It had stopped raining, and now the entire world sparkled with the raindrops. There was a vivid rainbow across the sky with shining colors and a beautiful sky. 

"Well," I said. "I guess it's not so bad anymore."

9.17.13- My Small Moment

"Seriously? It's raining?" My cousin Kiri complained.

She was right. It was pouring. The raindrops leaked down the window and the entire car was freezing. If you looked down at the road, you could see that there were puddles everywhere and the car splashed through them.

Kiri's dad tried to calm her down, but she wasn't having it. I agreed with her though, it was a pretty terrible day for rain.

Today was the first day of camp at LOMC. Emma started at LOMC, then Kiri joined her, and about three summers later I started going. It was my third year.

Of course, it had to rain on the day we got dropped off and had to deal with all our stuff. Plus, there was dirt and dust everywhere, and now it was mud.

Suddenly, we took a sharp turn onto a side dirt road with a wooden sign that read LOMC in big gold letters. The sign was soaked. The ground was soaked. Everything was soaked. The second you stepped out into this weather you were sure to be soaked and freezing in 5 seconds flat. 

"We're here!" Kiri's dad said cheerfully while we pulled up the short dirt road. Emma, Kiri and I were definitely excited to be there, but the weather wasn't exactly ideal. 

The car pulled into a parking space and shut off. Now all we could hear was the bitter rain pelting the windows.

"Is anybody else cold?" I asked, expecting a easy answer. I got one. Kiri and Emma both agreed, but Kiri's dad seemed optimistic. Great.

"Okay, lets check you in first and we'll come back to get your things," he said, already stepping out of the car in a attempt to get us to follow. We all groaned. Although at the same time we agreed silently that we might as well just go.

The second I stepped out of the car I was immediately being pulled by the freezing wind. I was not only being practically blown away by the freezing wind, but the rain was worse than it seemed from the safety of the car. The second you felt a raindrop, it almost numbed you. And the rain wasn't just falling, it was being whipped into your face by the wind.

Emma jumped out of the car and she reacted as expected.

"I'm FREEZING!" She shivered. "Lets go to the pole barn! At least there won't be as much rain!"

The pole barn was a huge barn with open walls and a roof supported by wooden poles. Picnic table were placed along the inside, and that's where we had to go to check in. We all ran through the rain to the pole barn, where Kiri's dad began the long process of checking us in. 

"Helen! Emma!" Kiri called from the side of the barn. "Look over here!" 

9.17.13- SWT

This is the first SWT of the year... That's a landmark I think. Here is some cake to remember this moment---> 🎂🎂🍰🍰 of course if your on a computer and not a tablet or iPad or a thing that shows emojis than you don't get any cake teehee get your own

If you have some cake mix then you can make a lot of cake

Anyway we should write something important for the first SWT but I got nothing sorry.

(WC 80)

Lets see if I have any ideas I don't hmm well this is a problem considering we have cake but now we don't have anything to do at this party honoring the first SWT. Although the first SWT isn't even over we still have... Some time I don't know how much okay there's 1:23 left although now less. If you have any exciting stories than [insert great story here]

I have a story idea and I think I'm going to write about it for my next small moment it's about the grand haven light show I went this summer for like my third time and it was awesome. But I had to wait forever for it to start :( 

(WC 119)

OVERALL WC 199

9.16.13- My Small Moment Story

My Story

"Seriously? It's raining?" My cousin Kiri complained.

She was right. It was pouring. The raindrops leaked down the window and the entire car was freezing. If you looked down at the road, you could see that there were puddles everywhere and the car splashed through them.

Kiri's dad tried to calm her down, but she wasn't having it. I agreed with her though, it was a pretty terrible day for rain.

Today was the first day of camp at LOMC. Emma started at LOMC, then Kiri joined her, and about three summers later I started going. It was my third year.

Of course, it had to rain on the day we got dropped off and had to deal with all our stuff. Plus, there was dirt and dust everywhere, and now it was mud.

Suddenly, we took a sharp turn onto a side dirt road with a wooden sign that read

9.13.13- Memories and Places

Place:

LOMC (my camp)

Memory:

When I got there with my cousin Kiri and her friend Emma

Place:

Toronto

Memory:

When I was up late w/ my dad and my brother were up late and explored the hotel

Place:

Grand Haven

Memory:

The light show

Place:

Grand Haven

Memory:

When we walked forever

Place:

Grand Haven

Memory:

When we got ice cream/went to the beach

9.12.13- My List of Small Moments

My LIST

Person:

My mom

Occasion:

When we were in the Toronto Eaton Center

Person:

My dad

Occasion:

Soccer practice

Person:

Joey (my brother)

Occasion:

When he wanted to show me something

Person:

Claire

Occasion:

When we went to a ballet/theater thing

Person:

Elyse

Occasion:

When I walked over to her house

Person:

My mom

Occasion:

When we met up with Joey and my dad in Toronto

People:

My family

Occasion:

When we got to our hotel in Toronto for the first time

1.) how well we do it without disrupting the class and following the rules

2.) if you stay in your spot and don't annoy anyone else and listen

3.) if we write the whole time and what we write and how we behave when writing

4.) if you don't yell out and listen