GCVM December 12, 2013

Today we went to the Genesee Country Village Museum for their Christmas homeschooling days. We have been looking forward to this field trip since October. We were supposed to go there for a Cider making event in October, but it got cancelled because of the weather.  Today, I had to bundle up in layers so that I would be warm enough. It was only 9 degrees outside and snowy. I was so glad when mom told me it did not get cancelled.

 We waited for the other homeschoolers to arrive for 30 minutes. Then our guide took us to an old barn, where we made crackers full of candy, like people did in the 18^th century. Crackers were toilet paper rolls wrapped in tissue paper and decorated pretty. Inside the roll was candy. People from England used to make these holiday treats.

Then, we went to an old house and someone talked about how Christmas began and some of the older Christmas traditions. Before Christmas was ever the celebration of Jesus, people celebrated the winter solstice and the coming of spring. Some people went crazy during this festival. They would go around town and ring bells and yell. We got to do this too!

We stopped into another house next door. There was an old lady there who grew up in Germany. She was dressed as if she lived in the 18^th century too. She taught us about the first Christmas trees and how they were first to celebrate Adam and Eve’s birth. We saw many hand-made decorations.

               After lunch, we went to an old-fashioned General Store. It had a wood-stove in the center, and it was warmer than the other buildings. We all went immediately to the stove to warm up our hands. The storekeeper told us about all the different items that would be sold in a General Store in the 18^th century. They had a lot of stuff there, such as fabric, buckets, marbles, watering cans, wooden toys, and mail boxes. The General Store was also the post office.

          We walked to the church next. We sang Christmas carols and learned some of the carols history. For example, the song Silent Night was first a poem that a man made up when he was taking a night-time stroll on a cold, clear night. His friend came over and made up guitar music to with the poem because the organ in the church was broken.

          Our last stop was an old house from Rochester NY. There, a man read “Twas the Night Before Christmas” to us. A guy was dressed up as St. Nick, the way that he used to dress. We saw some pictures of different ways that St. Nick is thought of in other countries and long ago.

          We didn’t get to do the last activity, which was dancing, because we had to come home to meet the little kids’ bus. I learned a lot about old Christmas traditions today. I felt cold, but I thought it was worth bravi

Today we went to the Genesee Country Village Museum for their Christmas homeschooling days. We have been looking forward to this field trip since October. We were supposed to go there for a Cider making event in October, but it got cancelled because of the weather.  Today, I had to bundle up in layers so that I would be warm enough. It was only 9 degrees outside and snowy. I was so glad when mom told me it did not get cancelled.

 We waited for the other homeschoolers to arrive for 30 minutes. Then our guide took us to an old barn, where we made crackers full of candy, like people did in the 18^th century. Crackers were toilet paper rolls wrapped in tissue paper and decorated pretty. Inside the roll was candy. People from England used to make these holiday treats.

Then, we went to an old house and someone talked about how Christmas began and some of the older Christmas traditions. Before Christmas was ever the celebration of Jesus, people celebrated the winter solstice and the coming of spring. Some people went crazy during this festival. They would go around town and ring bells and yell. We got to do this too!

We stopped into another house next door. There was an old lady there who grew up in Germany. She was dressed as if she lived in the 18^th century too. She taught us about the first Christmas trees and how they were first to celebrate Adam and Eve’s birth. We saw many hand-made decorations.

               After lunch, we went to an old-fashioned General Store. It had a wood-stove in the center, and it was warmer than the other buildings. We all went immediately to the stove to warm up our hands. The storekeeper told us about all the different items that would be sold in a General Store in the 18^th century. They had a lot of stuff there, such as fabric, buckets, marbles, watering cans, wooden toys, and mail boxes. The General Store was also the post office.

          We walked to the church next. We sang Christmas carols and learned some of the carols history. For example, the song Silent Night was first a poem that a man made up when he was taking a night-time stroll on a cold, clear night. His friend came over and made up guitar music to with the poem because the organ in the church was broken.

          Our last stop was an old house from Rochester NY. There, a man read “Twas the Night Before Christmas” to us. A guy was dressed up as St. Nick, the way that he used to dress. We saw some pictures of different ways that St. Nick is thought of in other countries and long ago.

          We didn’t get to do the last activity, which was dancing, because we had to come home to meet the little kids’ bus. I learned a lot about old Christmas traditions today. I felt cold, but I thought it was worth braving the weather.

December 10, 2013

 I found a new program today. It is called Khan Academy. My friend’s mom sent the link to this program to my mom. My brother, Connor, has been using this program, but it is the first time that I ever tried it. The program has YouTube lessons on different subjects. I created the letter H using computer code. I spent one hour, and I learned that I can create shapes using code. I felt that it took me longer than an hour. I had to start over once because our computer suddenly said that it wasn’t connected to the internet. I felt frustrated, but proud that I was able to learn computer code.

 I’ve been also learning Morse code. I read about Morse code in a Science book, and I looked it up on the internet. I want to learn more about coding and different codes. No one can read codes except for the people who learn. When I took my Morse code to taekwondo, I wrote Hi and the other students didn’t know what it said.

Our neighbor brought us a stamping kit today. I like to draw and do other art projects, and we can use the stamp kit sometime soon. Mom bought us stained glass ornaments to paint and to put on the Christmas tree. We are very busy every day.

Last weekend we went skiing for the first time this season. I picked it up again very quickly. There weren’t a lot of ski hills open yet because there isn’t enough snow. We didn’t stay that long. We are going skiing again this weekend. Going fast feels like flying.

The puppies have grown a lot. When I go in the hot-tub room, the puppies chase me. They jump on me and want to play. The puppies do not stay in their whelping box anymore because they have crates. The puppies will be going to their homes soon. Yankee and Frisco leave last because they are flying to California. We will all miss our puppies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Garth Fagan Dance 12/5/13

I know it has been a long time since I blogged. Not much has happened but today we went to Nazareth Performing Arts Center to see a dance performance. We watched Garth Fagan Dance. My favorite part of the dance was called the lightning rod. The lightning rod is when the dancers wear sparkly clothes that reflect the light. It looks likes kind of like lightning. It was a really cool experience.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

November 12, 2013 The Clara Barton Museum

Yesterday, we went on a tour of Clara Barton’s house .My friend came too. My mom let me bring my camera and I took a lot of pictures. Clara Barton was the person who started the Red Cross in the United States. Her interest in helping soldiers began during the Civil War. Clara Barton was the first women ever allowed to go on a battlefield. She collected medical supplies and delivered them to the battlefields. After visiting Switzerland and helping the Red Cross there, Clara Barton (who was in her 40s) began to think about starting a Red Cross in the United States. Clara Barton started the Red Cross in 1882, in the town near ours, Dansville, New York.  When she was younger, Clara Barton’s first job was teaching in a one room school house in New Jersey. It was one of the first public schools in New Jersey. While we were there, we met the artist who painted all the pictures displayed in the house.  We saw an old time bedroom and bathtub. We saw a picture of all the Red Cross medals volunteers could receive for helping people. The second to last thing we saw were some Red Cross uniforms. One of the uniforms was donated by a girl who served in Canada for the Red Cross. The last we saw was a metal sculpture cross that donated by some students locally. I learned many things about the Red Cross and Clara Barton yesterday.

November 4, 2013

This week we were busy with the puppies. Annie (our mamma dog) pooped in the house a lot because she is eating all day and all night, and after the first few nights my mom stopped getting up with her every hour to let her outside. Annie is a good mother and nurses her puppies all day and all night long. The littlest puppy has gained a few ounces every day. We've decided that we will keep her. My mom's best friend had been asking to keep Maggie, our six year old Golden Retriever, and Mom finally said yes. Then we can keep a puppy without it being too crazy here, with too many dogs. It will be difficult to housebreak the new puppy. We need to name her soon.
 My brother John came home from  college this weekend. He hasn't been home in a month, so it was great to see him. Whenever he is home, Mom cooks his favorite foods. We had macaroni and cheese and KFC too. We'll see John again over Thanksgiving break.
On Saturday, we went to Taekwondo all day. We went to a mixed aged class, and to sparring class. I sparred many times. There is a tournament coming up, but we are probably not going to go because it's expensive. I'm a red belt now. I will be black belt in another year or so.
I go to Taekwondo four times a week. I've been taking lessons for three years now. Taekwondo is my homeschool gym class!
I am getting good at reading. Last night, I read my brothers their bedtime stories. Only a year ago, my dad had to read to me. Lately, I've been having a great time listening to the audiobooks of the series 39 Clues. The audio books are easier than reading regular books. I tried to read the 39 Clues series, but it was too difficult. When the narrator reads the book to me, I can understand it better.
I read other series of books by myself, such as, Geronimo Stone and Magic Treehouse. Tuesdays I get to read all day long, unless we have a field trip. That reminds me, I better go to the library today to get books for tomorrow!

October 29, 2013 Hooray! PUPPIES!!!

On Friday, we were watching a movie in the playroom when Mom called, "Puppies!" We all ran upstairs to see the puppies being born. There are in a sac when they are born. Annie had to chop off the puppies' umbilical cords with her mouth. It stunk a little, and it was really messy. She got blood all over her tail, and she licked the puppies so that they were clean. The first puppy was almost white. The first puppy tried to nurse, but there were other puppies coming out so Annie was too busy to nurse. It was kind of scary and kind of exciting to watch. This was my first puppy birth. We had to pile a lot of newspapers in the whelping box. The x-ray showed that she would have at least five puppies, but she had nine altogether. At seven puppies we thought that Annie was done giving birth. We waited an hour and gave her a shot of oxytocin. Then, Annie ran outside in the cold night air, and mom followed her. Annie ran almost to the field and suddenly she started to have another puppy! Mom caught the puppy in the sack with the placenta still attached. Mom ran back to the house, dripping blood. Blood spattered all over the deck and the hot-tub room. Mom's nurse friend opened the sack and rubbed the puppies belly to get it breathing. That is the smallest puppy. Immediately after Mom brought in the puppy, Annie jumped into the whelping box and delivered another puppy. We have nine Goldendoodle puppies. I am logging the daily weight of the smallest puppy, and plotting the data on a graph. Mom and Dad tried to mark all the puppies with marker so that we could tell them apart, but Annie licked off the markings. Then we tried to mark the puppies with colored ribbons, but they came off too. Today, we tried to mark the puppies with hairbands, but many of those already came off. Really, we just need to watch the littlest one, so Mom marked its hands, feet, ears, head and tail with black Sharpie marker. We hope that Annie doesn't lick that all off too. All the darker colored puppies are bigger. One of the darker puppies is feisty and loud. He's the first one to get milk, and the first to try to stand. He was the second puppy born. The puppies lie on top of each other because they were all smashed up in Annie's belly and that keeps them warm. We've had a lot of friends over to see the puppies. I hope the little one does well. It's hard to take care of that many puppies, but it's a lot of fun too.

October 23, 2013

It's been almost three weeks since I've blogged. We've been to the library many times. Lately, I've been getting books from the Avon library, but yesterday we went to the Geneseo library. The Geneseo library has different book selections, and it has books on Cd. I checked out a lot of war books and Goosebump books. On Cd, I checked out My Side of the Mountain. In the book, Sam runs away from home and burns out a Redwood tree to live in. I listened to the whole story within 24 hours of checking it out. It was awesome. I also got Narnia, the movie, out from the library. I go to the library about three times a week, and the librarians all know my name. Why do I go to the library so much? Because I'm homeschooled, and I have time to read. Reading is one of my favorite things to do.
Our dog, Annie, is pregnant. We have four dogs, with new puppies on the way. On Monday, we took Annie to the vet to have an x-ray. Caesar got his shots too. I wanted to stay during the x-ray, but I couldn't because there is radiation and the radiation is dangerous for kids. But I got to pick up the x-rays and the vet showed me on a light. We saw that Annie is going to have at least five puppies, but probably more. We couldn't see very well because she is pregnant and fat. The vet also showed me an x-ray of a cat that had a bb bullet in its skull. I could see that cat's lungs, heart, liver and kidneys and bones. I got to look at an x-ray of a dog who had a broken leg. The vet had to cut the dog's leg off because it was completely snapped off.
Last week we were supposed to go to the Genesee Country Village Museum for a guided nature tour and apple cider making, but the tour got canceled because of the rain. We can't go now until next spring. Our pool is closed too now.
I got new math books in the mail yesterday. The other booked skipped around too much, and we didn't like it. We did a lot of stuff. I'll write again after Annie has her puppies.

October 10, 2013 Dairy Farm, Worm Farm and the Museum

Last week we went to a dairy farm, a worm farm, and the Rochester Museum and Science Center. At the dairy farm on Saturday, we pretended to hop over a jump with a fake horse. We went to a petting zoo, and there were two brown bunnies. I felt that I could stay there all day. We saw thousands of cows getting milked. There were tubes that carried the milk to big tanks. The workers washed the cows’ udders before and after milking. On the cows, there were yellow or green bracelets that made sure the cow is healthy. The bracelets could tell if the cow had a sickness by taking measurements and readings on a computer. The computer could tell how the milk was doing. The computer could tell how long the cow had been laying down that day. If the cow wasn’t giving enough milk, one gallon in 30 seconds, then it meant the cow was tired or maybe sick.  It was interesting to watch, but it smelled in the barn. A worker said they play Mexican music in the barn because Mexican people work there at night. If the cows don't hear the Mexican music playing, then they won't go in the barn. Cows like schedules and the same thing to happen every day. We took a hay ride from the dairy barn to the worm farm. The farmer takes the cow manure, squeezes the water out, and then mixes it with compost. Then the worms eat the compost, and leave worm poop, that is great for gardens. They use big cutters to cut the bottom part of the worm poop off, and the worms stay on the top of the compost and don’t get hurt.  

On Tuesday, we went to the Rochester Museum and Science Center again.  We’ve been there at least ten times this year. I heard there would be a new exhibit called Aliens and Andriods there. I asked my mom if we could go. It opened the end of September. I remember the one time we went to the museum and the exhibit wasn’t there yet. We finally got to see it. We saw an ugly creature at the entrance to the exhibit. Ironman was also there. They talked about how scientists can now replace body parts, like in the movie Ironman. Doctors can now replace hearts. There are now metal bone replacements. We saw C3PO and learned about Robotics. Scientists are trying to replace humans with robots to go into space because space travel is dangerous. Then we saw a movie about creatures that leave in the deep, deep ocean, near hot springs. Before, Scientists thought any life needed light. They look like dinosaur plants. They had roots and stem, but they looked like old fossils of crinoids.  We saw the solar system and how planets move around the sun. My favorite part was the movie about the Rover “Curiosity” that landed on Mars last year. There was only seven minutes to slow the thing that held the Curiosity down from thousands of miles an hour to zero, so that it could land without crashing. First, the Scientists launched the ship. When it entered Mars atmosphere, they released the heat shield. It is 65,000, or maybe 165,000, degrees. We can’t remember exactly. Then a parachute went up. It was the largest and strongest and lightest parachute ever made. That slowed the ship to 200 miles an hour. Still too fast to land. Then there were jet propulsion to slow down the ship. After the ship was hovering above Mars, a crane gently lowered Curiosity down onto the planet Mars. They didn’t want to land using jet propulsion because it would cause a big dust storm and run Curiosity. All this happens in seven minutes, but the Scientists don’t know about what happened until fourteen minutes after it already happened. They had a lot of tests on Earth. They didn’t want to fail because they would lose millions of dollars. Curiosity has solar panels so that it can get the energy from the sun. Curiosity gathers information about Mars. There are canyons on Mars and Scientists think there was water there. But what if there is a dust storm? Will Curiosity get caught in one of those? The wheels are specially made to go over high rocks. The wheels are smaller than I thought. Smaller than car wheels.

October 2, 2013- The Zoo

Yesterday, we went to the zoo. We saw big, grey Rhinos. My mom saw the Rhinos fighting, but I missed it because I was in the bathroom. We went to see the otters next, but they were not there for some reason. We decided to go inside the eco-center. We saw two Burmese Pythons. One was small, but the other one was huge. We saw grey sturgeon fish. We saw many different animals that live in Madagascar, the island off the coast of Africa. One of the animals was the Hissing Cockroach. It looked gross. We saw raccoons too. My mom said that raccoons open garbage cans to get food. Next, we crawled in a tunnel, and stuck our heads out into the pen of a lynx. The viewing tunnel was glass, so the lynx walked all around our heads! He paced around us for five minutes. That was exciting. We saw the lion cubs playing. One of the lion cubs had a toy. We saw the polar bear. It was sleeping. The seals were also sleeping, but the baby seal was flopping around on the rocks. We went in a building that had vet equipment set up. We learned how the vets take care of the zoo animals. We talked about he animals' diets. We saw baboons and talked about how some scientists think that humans came from apes. I liked to watch the Golden Tamarins swing from the trees. We saw lots of other animals too. Usually, the building that has the Tamarins stinks, but I have a stuffy nose and I couldn't smell the yucky smell. The last thing we did was look at the baby orangutan. The mom was holding the baby. I had a awesome day.

September 30, 2013- Civil War Reenactment

This week we have been studying about the Civil War. Today, we went to a Civil War reenactment in Angelica, NY. We took a tractor ride from the parking lot to the village where the battle took place. We walked to see the Civil War band play Yankee Doodle Dandy. My mom took a picture of me standing in front of the band. We saw a Civil War encampment, and all the actors were dressed in Civil War uniforms. The women had on hoop skirts . There was a fire with food cooking, and a tea party set up for after the battle. The first sound I heard was not that loud. Closer and closer the soldiers came to us. The battle got louder and louder. We had to cover our ears. The Union soldiers wore blue jackets, and the Confederate wore grey. Some actors pretended to die. There was smoke everywhere. The dead soldiers were moved out of the path of the battle. Medics came to help the wounded soldiers. I was excited, but it was too loud sometimes. I could feel the hot air from the cannon's fire. The blast shook the leaves from the tree above us. The little kids were crying. The muskets were not as loud as the cannons. I didn't learn anything new about the Civil War, but it was a fun day.

September 27, 2013 Genesee Country Museum

First of all, this is Ben's mom (Sandy) typing today. Ben takes so incredibly long to type that he gives up on his entry long before he's finished with what he wants to say. Today, I had him simply handwrite his entry so that I can type for him.
I had an awesome time at the Genesee County Museum today. I met a friend at the entrance. One of the things we saw was a demonstration of how Civil War Soldiers fired a cannon in the Civil War. It made a loud bang, and we covered our ears. We also went inside a where we saw a hot air balloons. The Union soldiers would spy on the Confederates, using hot air balloons. We climbed in the basket and Mom took a picture. One of the exhibits was how the soldiers inflated the hot air balloon. They did not have helium, so they made hydrogen. The soldiers combined iron and sulfuric acid to create hydrogen. The hydrogen inflated the balloon. The person at the museum set the hydrogen on fire to teach us hydrogen is flammable, and helium is not. We went to more tents from the Civil War. Inside two of the tents we saw a wooden bed and tables. On the tables were apples, silverware and cups. The wooden beds reminded me of the cement bed that I slept on in China. Some people were saying that the wooden beds looked uncomfortable, and I said that I slept on a cement bed in China. After lunch, we went to a place where we pretended to pack a baggie full of stuff for the soldiers. We went outside to sign up to be a soldier. The person who worked there, used an inkwell and quill pen. Then we stepped up the Doctor that checked our teeth. We had to take an oath. Then we got our picture taken with a musket. I wanted a picture with the bayonet, but the museum worker wouldn't let me. Then we went to the Hamilton house and we saw a stove that reminded me of a stove in China because it was old fashioned and needed fire. Then we went to a house, but I don't remember who lived in that house. It was an octagon house. The owner was a doctor and his wife was a music teacher. The teacher asked if anyone knew why the house was octagon, and I knew that it was to help to bring in light. Then I went to George Eastman's first house, when he was a little boy. It had a picture of him when he was four years old.  We also saw a tinsmith work. The last thing I did, was I went to an exhibit where a person explained the weapons from the Civil War. He talked about the General's sword and about a pistol that can only shoot close. The musket can shoot five football fields. They talked about the bullets, and how if someone was shot in a bone, then the doctor had to cut the arm or leg off. I had a great time at the Genesee Country Museum. I hope I can go back.

September 23, 2013--Typing

Today the fist thing I did was take guitar lessons. It was fun. The second thing I did was my math and then Science workbook pages. Then I did vocabulary. Vocabulary is hard  for me. I use the Vocabulary Workshop book. I also use the website to practice my vocabulary words. My book had a code in it, so that we can use the website. Typing is the thing I hate the most. I am very slow. My mom types for me sometimes because it takes me too long. For typing practice, I do games online that teach me home-row.  My  favorite subject is Science because I like to find fossils, do experiments and I want to be a Scientist.  For Science, I am using Spectrum Science Grade 4. I am going to learn (from the back of the book) Science as Inquiry, Physical Science, Life Science, and about Earth and Space. We spent a lot of time on geography today. We watched YouTube videos of the song Fifty Nifty United States, over and over and over again. I also use Sheppard Software to place the states on a map, and we have a map puzzle too. We watched history videos called School House Rock. I feel that geography is kind of fun because you get to learn about the world. I've only been in the United States for three years, but I have traveled to Pennsylvania, Maryland, Washington DC and Florida. I want to go to Washington DC again, when my brothers get old enough. I studied Chinese today too. I've learned 32 characters so far. Homeschooling is great so far because I get to do the lessons I want. Except vocabulary. Mom makes me do that, even though I don't like it.

September 19., 2013--Books!

Today the first thing I did was math. I did two pages of  multiplication  in my math book.
The second thing I did was Geography. I did a United  States of America map puzzle. Then I did two pages of science in my work book. Then I did some push ups with Connor. Then I ate lunch. This is what I had for lunch, a chicken salad sandwich and a peach. Then I watched School House Rock movie. It teaches me  U.S. History, math and grammar .I watch this every day, so that I learn it well. I  am also learning Chinese. I use a computer program called Memrise.com. I also listen to Cds from the Pimsleur language program for 30 minutes each day. I want to learn Chinese so that I can go visit Ayi (my Chinese auntie) when I am older. I feel that homeschooling is fun, but harder than normal school. A  friend came over to swim this afternoon. We spent three hours in the pool. I got my books in the mail today too! I ordered them when a friend gave me a gift certificate for my birthday. I love to read. I think the books will be fun to read. It's 6:30pm, and I'm just now finishing my work for today. I'm tired.

September 16, 2013 Second week of school

This is my second week of school .I realized that I can read a lot more now, than when I went to school everyday. I go to the public library at least once or twice a week. So far, these are the books that I have read since homeschool started 10 days ago:

The Best Book of Spaceships by Ian Graham,The Magician’s Boy by Susan Cooper,300 by Rank Miller and Lynn Varley,The Dream is Alive by Barbara Embury,Knights in Armor (Living History),Insiders: Predators, Science Verse, By Joan Scieszka, Who Was Walt Disney? By Whitney Stewert,Who Was Leonardo da Vinci? By Roberta Edwards,The m109A6 Paladins, by Michael and Gladys Green,Who was Abraham Lincoln? by Janet B .Pascal,Who was Thomas Jefferson? by Dennis  Fradin,Who was John F. Kennedy ?by Yona  Zeldis  Mcdonough,Who was Anne Frank? By Ann Abramson, and Keepers of  the  School Fear  itself, by  Andrew Clements.

Homeschooling is going well. My plan is to do both fourth and fifth grade this year. I'm working hard. I finish two pages of math everyday, instead of one. I also do two pages of Science. I will finish both of those workbooks by January, and then we can get the fifth grade books. Sometimes I wonder when my school day will be over, because it's almost four o'clock, and I'm STILL doing schoolwork. I'm trying to learn to type too, so that I can write this journal faster. I'll write more tomorrow, maybe.

 

September 10, 2013 First homeschooling field trip

Today we went to the museum. The first thing we did is look at the fossils. Then we went to explore the ice tunnel and to lean about glacier formations here in New York, a long, long, long time ago. And then we dug for fossils. We saw a Mastodon skeleton. We looked at animal habitats. We studied the disease carried by mosquitos, called Lyme disease. After that, we went upstairs and did activities with balls, planes, vacuums, and rode on a hovercraft. The last thing we did was watch a movie about Rochester NY and its natural resources. Glaciers formed the lakes, and water is one of our area's greatest natural resources. The water wheels and millstones were used in Rochester to make flour. Wind also makes electricity, here in New York. The salt mine, right near Geneseo, proves that seas once covered this area. Once the seas receded, the salt was left behind, deep underground. There is a lot of sedimentary rock in this area, filled with fossils from marine animals, such as trilobites, crinoids and coral. During dinner, we decided to guess (develop a hypothesis) about peppers. My dad's friend gave us a basket of peppers. We didn't know which ones were spicy. We tested out our guesses, and the red thin pepper made all of us almost cry!! My face was red and my lips felt burnt. Then we tried lip balm, drinking water, and ice to cool our mouths. Mom laughed at us. Charles made funny faces. At night, I went with my dad to go vote for the Sheriff. My dad got a ballot, and he filled in his choice for Sheriff, and put it the voting machine to count. We all received a sticker for voting. I had a good time today.