Allow me to introduce myself. My name is George Robert Twelves Hewes. In 1770, I suffered an injury in the Boston Massacre and I took part in the Boston Tea Party in 1773. English colonists did not want to buy English tea, which England had taxed. The colonists angrily thought…
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It was a chilly, snowy afternoon in Boston, Massachusetts, March 5, 1770. Two anxious British soldiers, who were known as Private John Goldfinch and Captain Hugh White, stood in front of the Statehouse on King Street. The colonists were mad about the taxes that King George the III placed on them. They wanted to…
Continue readingA Long and Tough Journey
In 1620, a group of English Puritans, who wanted to freely worship God, boarded the Mayflower to America. Then, the sailors saw dark clouds up ahead! The lightning flashed. The thunder crashed. Wind and waves rocked the boat. The Pilgrims stayed below on the crowded gun deck. The Pilgrims were…
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In 1607, more Englishmen went to the New World to find riches. They landed in Virginia, and named the town Jamestown, after King James. The land was a swampy wilderness. The men lazily did not want to work. Captain John Smith said, “No work, No food”. They did not find…
Continue readingWhy does liquid stay in a straw when you seal an end?
When you do not put your finger on top of the straw opening, the air pressure on the liquid on all sides stays the same. When you do cover the opening, you trap some air in the straw. Since there is less air between liquid & blockage, the air pressure…
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Last week there was a fire on our porch! Okay, let’s back up. I was doing a deep-clean of my room, so I sometimes stayed up late. One night, I stayed up till 9:30. I was in my bed, still, awake, when I heard the garage. Dad must be home….
Continue readingHonesty’s Definition
I used to think that honesty means telling the truth, but now I know that honesty has many meanings. A few are integrity, sincerity, truthfulness, and choosing not to steal, or cheat in any way. This goes with 2 Nephi 9:34 (Wo unto the liar, for he shall be thrust…
Continue readingChange Titles of .M3U files
In the last post, I explained .M3U files. Now I will tell you how to change titles. Sometimes the title of the song would be the same as the file name. So we look at the code: #EXTINF:0,CS_002_IAmAChildOfGod_eng.mp3 Children’s SongbookCS_002_IAmAChildOfGod_eng.mp3 You remember this: #EXTINF:0,<TITLE> <ADDRESS OF FILE><FILE NAME>…
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Once I was cleaning my computer’s files, and I found a .m3u file. I opened it with the default (WMP), and it turned out to be a playlist of LDS songs. By learning more I found out it is just simple code! I viewed the code by opening with notepad: #EXTM3U #EXTINF:0,2017-04-5061-keep-the-commandments-256k-eng.mp3…
Continue readingWhat happens when you read in bed
This post tells about what I got in January of 2017 I am a big boy. I read late in my bed. I used to be on a bunk bed. Then Mary is in one room going to sleep, Caroline is sleeping on the bottom, and I was reading on the…
Continue readingThe 3D Marble Machine
I am in this! I put the last piece in and I was in the picture at the end (right side, behind the person with the blue coat. My coat is still on, and my hood is still up). I did not put any marbles in or turn it.
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I made up a new game to practice Spanish-with cards from Mille Bornes! Here are the instructions! To win you need to be the first player to reach at least 9,850 miles! Supplies needed: the game of Mille Bornes sheet of Spanish and English words/sentences (optional) Preparation: There are a…
Continue readingSnapping Turtles
If you hit a sibling, your mom would be mad. Nevertheless, if you were a snapping turtle and you used your brothers and sisters as stepstools when climbing out of the nest, there would be no “Go to your room”. The mom left more than 75 days ago! (Also, there…
Continue readingThe Chicago River Lock
The Chicago River runs backward. It used to go into Lake Michigan, but using a lock, the flow was reversed! The flow was changed because the dirty river was dirtying the city’s clean drinking water. The Chicago Harbor Lock is important to the people in Chicago. A lock helps boats…
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In the Christmas story, Joseph and Mary obeyed, shepherds listened, and wise men followed. We learn from these people how to live in the latter days. Similarly to how Joseph and Mary obeyed the angels, we can obey our righteous leaders. Mary received the visit from Gabriel only shortly before marriage, so…
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Car Oops!
My inspiration was just that Mom was taking pictures for fun like she was making a stop motion video and I decided to too. I didn’t really have a plan–I just wanted to car to go across the screen. The movie kinda wrote itself, so yes, the plan did change. car…
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I watched a video in which the parents were talking about gifts and since they didn’t have a job they couldn’t get very much gifts. But the girl was taking lots of things to her room. The rest of the family followed her and saw the huge mess she made….
Continue readingFrom Tree to an Ox Yoke
An Indian boy, who saw a young cottonwood sapling, was both happy and surprised to see the tree because there were no other trees around him. But buffalo were coming to drink in the lake next to the tree. Although the tree was planted in rocks, the thirsty beasts would…
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How Santa Got His Reindeer Paul Reid If you read Little Santa by Jon Agee, you can know how Santa got one reindeer, but what about the other 10? (Armstrong, Ralph, Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Rudolph, Donner, and Blitzen) Well, once upon a time, Santa’s first reindeer grew old. He…
Continue readingBent’s Fort
Bent’s Fort was a trading post created from adobe blocks, which were (and still are) mud bricks dried in the sun. It had massive wooden gates and was surrounded by a sage brush prairie. At Bent’s Fort, people happily trade furs and trinkets. All people stop at Bent’s Fort, even…
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Wild Buffalo Buffalo, which are usually wild, eat three-inch long gamma grass. The buffalo’s sharp and pointy horns dig into the ground and the buffalo roll around playfully in the soft Kansas prairie to create buffalo wallows. Birds eat clingy ticks off the wooly beasts. Wild buffalo must look silly….
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What and where The imaginary country of Teglepea is an island in the Red Sea off the coast of Suez, Egypt. When It was formed from an underwater volcano on 1/31/1236 A. C. at noon. People Today, the population of Teglepea is 2,584. People who live there are called Teglepeans….
Continue readingThe Cars on The Ramp
From the 22nd to the 24th I was at Grandma’s house! During that time I made a 53 second stop motion video! cars-on-the-ramp
Continue readingUniting the States
In 1787 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, delegates from each of the 13 colonies met to fix the old government. George Washington, who was president of the convention, had a sun on the back of his chair. Benjamin Franklin wondered if the sun was rising or setting. Many doubted the crumbling old…
Continue readingPrairie Tornadoes
Prairie tornadoes, which are very powerful, break things in their path. They quickly slurp up strong wagons and break ox yokes off! The tornado may cut trees in half. A tornado spins like a top across the ground. If you see one, get out of the area! Tornadoes are powerful!
Continue readingHow to load a flintlock rifle
Flames crawl nearer and nearer to the water. There was no escape by land because of fire on each side of the water. Rabbits quickly hopped out of the brush towards the beach, but they didn’t move when a lynx ran past. Two does gallop past timber; a fox and…
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Whoops! The word paul is spelled paull on the answer sheet
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I made two Word Searches! Easy CLAP STILL GNAT THREE TREE FIGHT NIGHT HEIGHT LIGHT SPAGHETTI LEGOS PEOPLE TRUCK answer will be posted on 10/30/2016 at 13:00:00 (1 o’clock) Hard nay words Cup gloves loves Mouse ball fall Paul day play fight bit He bite see bee answer…
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The First Airplane The Wright brothers, who were named Orville (1874-1929 in Ohio) and Wilbur (1867 in Indiana to 1912 in Ohio), invented the first airplane. Before they tried flying, they built bicycles and unique kites. The brothers began testing gliders for people in 1900. They successfully flew for the…
Continue readingComanches believe
The Comanche Indian tribe were Northern riders, fighters, and raiders. They didn’t believe in the foolish traditions of their fathers–that the tree on the ’Hill-of-Peace’ was sacred. One stormy day, a battle raged. A rocky butte in the distance had no grass and the sacred tree sat on a nearby…
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200 Dead Buffalo | Food for the Indians
200 Dead Buffalo Food for the Indians One morning a long time ago, there was an Indian camp which contained women, children, and hunters. A hill overlooked a pond. One small tree stood lonely among the dust. Then, the buffalo came. The people wanted to kill the buffalo, so they…
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Flames crawl nearer and nearer to the water. There was no escape by land because of fire on each side of the water. Rabbits quickly hopped out of the brush towards the beach, but they didn’t move when a lynx ran past. Two does gallop past timber; a fox and…
Continue readingThe Holy Ghost (or I think)
The following stories is about a time when The Holy Ghost (or I think) helped my family. I don’t remember why, but once we had a pipe going into the downstairs sink. Sometimes it moved and water spilled out onto the floor. I was playing with Caroline and I decided to…
Continue readingSummer and Autumn
Summer came. Paddle was halfway up the Michigan coast and lots of things were happening. Cows and horses grazed in green meadows. Cool breezes ruffled the grain and slowly turned windmills. Wagons of hay creaked into old barns. Soon summer turned into autumn, and grapes, corn and apples needed to…
Continue readingThe Shipwreck
But a lighthouse signaled that help coming! The tired-out men fought towards the new hope of land. A lifeboat slowly crawled towards them. A cord shot towards the boat and caught it. The lifeboat sailed away with the other end. The ship reared up and crashed down. The men ran…
Continue readingHow a Round Squeeze Handle Disher Portion Scoop works.
In a Round Squeeze Handle Disher Portion Scoop, you squeeze the handles so the gear turns on the teeth, and since the gear is connected to the rod, the rod turns and since the rod is connected to the cutter, the cutter turns and pushes the stuff in the ball out! Finally,…
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Paul My piano skills are getting better and better! I made a 13-minute video that has recordings of 12 songs I played on the piano! (I can only play hot cross buns four different ways.) https://youtu.be/FLKWkvKzrVE For all of these songs (except LDS songs and songs that I memorized) I used flowkey to…
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We don’t remember the occasion but it sure was fun to have Letter Pancakes!
Continue readingStorm in the Marsh
Paddle might had been caught in the marsh forever, except that one night no stars came out. Thunder cracked. Lighting split the night like fire. An owl searched for shelter in the forest, ducks gathered their tiny babies under mossy banks, and a muskrat plopped down in a hollow log…
Continue reading2016 Drama Camp
A couple weeks ago, I was in a play of “Two gentlemen of Verona” by William Shakespeare. Prep was two-week long. The Wednesday in the first week was the day I learned who I was going to be! I am Sir Eglamour. I memorized my lines at home and we practiced…
Continue readingHow a Light Switch Works
When you flip a switch, you close the circuit so now the circuit looks like this: Closing the circuit, you connect the wire with the rest of the circuit! But why couldn’t you turn on the light before? Before the circuit looked like this:Looking at this diagram, we can see that not…
Continue readingFirst Day of School! 3rd Grade/4th Grade
On the first day of school, we always walk to Colonial Cafe for ice cream once we are done with our school work! This year, Caroline (preschool at home) and Paul (3rd grade/4th grade) begged to start school sooner so we could get ice cream sooner!!
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In the 3rd millennium, in the 21st century, in the decade of 2010, in the year of 2016, in the eighth month, in the first week of the month, on the second day of the month, I went to Santa’s Village AZoosment Park! The whole amusement park is Christmas themed. (The green rides are rides Mom and…
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Elephant and Piggy Book Report!
Today I am doing a book report on 3 Elephant and Piggie books. I am planning to post every book in the series, three books every week. Today I am starting with Order shown Title Author Book number Awards 1. Elephants cannot dance Mo Willems # 9 none 2. We are in…
Continue readingHow to Bake an Apple Pie and See the World
For Caroline’s preschool, we explored where our food comes from (and learned about the geography of the world) by making a map on our driveway. As we read How to Bake an Apple Pie and See the World, we acted it out as we traveled to the different places that…
Continue readingPleasant Valley
We went on a family hike near our home! <2341> We saw an interesting pump. We walked a long way. <2342, 2347, 2357> We saw lots of pretty flowers and plants. <2345, 2349, 2351, 2354, 2355, 2356, 2361, 2367, 2372, 2374, 2375, 2376, 2377, 2379> There were good views too….
Continue readingMaking Granola
Paul is great at helping to make granola! Paul teaches Caroline how to measure. “Can I stir it?” Honey! Then we mix it all in to the oats…. WITH OUR HANDS!
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Paul made starburst rocks.
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