Sunday, October 31, 2010

Hatchet by Gary Paulson

So I just finished this book I started reading a day or two ago. It's REALLY GOOD! It's about a 13 year old boy whose parents got divorced. So he gets to visit his father during the summer and stays with his mother during the school year. The
school year just ended and he's going to visit his father. As they are flying over the Canadian woods, the pilot has a heart attack! So Ryan Robeson has to fly the plane! He crashes into a big lake and he has to survive until someone finds him.

I really enjoyed this book because it's very adventurous and it has him adapting to the woods. He starts to become part of it. It changes the way he thinks. For example, he doesn't hunt for the color of a bird, he searches for the outline. He sees, hears, and tastes stuff differently. He'll never take stuff for granted. For example, he stares down grocery aisles at food that other people just take for granted.

A person who favors the outdoor setting, and who likes a lot of adventure, action, and thinking would enjoy this book very much!

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Black Belt

Yesterday I received my Black Belt!!!!! So lets start at the beginning. So in the morning I went to Cranes Beach and we did push-ups, sit ups, ran through the freezing cold water and got drenched! We practiced everything we learned over the past 6 years. I did all that for 3 hours!

In the afternoon, we went to the First Church of Ipswich and we did what we'd been practicing every Saturday morning for 2 months. Since me AND my brother were testing we got to bring 16 people because each black belt graduate gets to bring 8 people. Once the ceremony was over and we got our black belts and certificates then we sat down with our friends and family and had a pasta dinner. Every black belt was congratulated by another black belt. When we received our black belts, we also received a framed certificate and a jacket with your name and "10" beside it since 2010 was the year I earned it.

The people Connor and I brought were: Kyle, Patrick, Aiden, Keilan, Mrs. Birmingham, Margaret, Pam, Donna, Sal, Grandma and Grandpa, Abby and Mrs. Reynolds, and Mom and Dad.

That was the best ceremony EVER!!!

Today I woke up tired and sore and didn't believe I was a black belt!