Sabina's Blog

School!

2010-07-31T08:09:00.000-07:00

There are only a few weeks until school starts. I am soo excited! Friends, new friends old friends, fiends you haven't seen since the third grade... I can not wait to see all my friends from my old school and all my friends from Cunningham. I miss them, but I kinda don't. We don't really have a chance to miss each other if we are always talking to each other on the phone which we have done. We figured out a way to use cell phones and do conference calls so its pretty fun. I havent gotten school supplies yet but I am excited to go and get them.
In school, my favorite things to do are E.L.A and orchestra.
I am going to add a thing to my blog that after every post I ask a question. This posts question is: What is your faveorite thing to do in school?

Wow

2010-07-29T09:55:00.000-07:00

What a long time it has been since I have written on this blog. Well, I am going back to school on the 16 of August! Yay! I am really excited! I am going to Dutcher Middle School! Im 1 of the 250 new students there. That is really cool. Our schools layout is fantastic, but I am sidetracking.

How was your summer? My summer was ok. I did a lot but it felt like nothing. My grandpa came to visit from Panama which was really fun. I had a sleepover with two of my friends, Ashanti and Odalys. We made a lot of wacky videos, it was really fun. My mom is getting a promethian board for he classroom and i am helping work to clean and prepare. Sometimes my friends come and help too.

This post's question: How was your summer?

HAPPY BELATED NEW YEAR!

2010-02-14T14:26:00.000-08:00

hi. happ belated new year! happy valentines day!!!

Hi.

2009-10-04T14:55:00.000-07:00

I have been a sixth grader for about two months. Mr. Vallerga is the coolest teacher in the history of the world. I know I say that about everyone, but this time it is true. He is SO nice, all my peers and his colleagues loves him. But anyway, we just went to Outdoor Ed. It was awesome! It was in Sonora and is is called Foothill Horizons. (Bring back memories anyone?) We had the time of our lives there. We all had a blast. We learned the true identities of some people, we can now identify trees and we learned how to stand in a freezing river and splashing your face in it. You know what I just thought of? Are people in other schools still your peers even if they don't go to your school, but you still know them? If you know, tell me please. Until next time, BYE!!!

Hatchet - What Would I Do March 2009

2009-06-21T23:10:00.001-07:00

Fire. What do I know about fire? I think. Missions, Club Penguin! Paper! I set off some find some stray paper. Down by the lake two things catch my eye. A snake and some newspaper. The only bad thing is that the snake is on the newspaper. Do I know anything about distractions? Loud noises. I find a huge rock and throw it and it makes a loud CRASH! The snake moves swiftly towards the noise and I move as fast as my legs can carry me and I grab the paper. Then I run back home. Home, I think, I call it home now.

I start hammering on the rock after I place the paper on it. The sparks caught on the paper, but it needs something more. Tree bark! I remember reading about tree bark I my How to Survive the Wilderness book. It said to roll tree bark in to a little ball. Outside, I see dead trees with bark hanging off of them. I grab as much of it as I can and put it on the shelter floor. I do this about five times. I feed some to the fire. I have enough to last for a while.

I think about the searchers. People have to be searching for me, right? Maybe they would find me if I moved somewhere different. Tomorrow I will put all of my possessions in my pockets. It’s getting dark and I have not been bitten bye a mosquito. The fire must be like a shield. No worries. I will think about this in the morning. Now, it is time to sleep.

Bye lake, birds, bears, berries. Bye home. I set off for the big hike and I didn’t stop for 1 hour. It is tough work. Then I find an open area and rest for an hour. Off in the distance, about ten miles from here I see a light. I head for it. I run as fast as I can and I am all tired out when I get there. It is a little town! I look around for a pay phone and call my dad. Turns out he is only an hour away. Now all that’s on my mind is The Secret. Is she with him? What are they doing? How will dad react? The Secret.

When dad pulls up he get’s out and starts hugging me. I try to get into the car as soon as I can. “Hey girl! How are you? Are you O.K.? I have been worried sick about you”, says dad. “I am fine.” I say. But you won’t be, I add in my head silently. “Are you hungry?” “Yes, starving”, I say “Pizza?” “Pizza it is” says dad. My insides are getting tighter. I want to throw up. I have butterflies in my stomach. I know what I have to do. “Dad, I do not know how to say this, but I need to tell you something.”

2 days

2009-05-31T10:40:00.000-07:00

I am now an official sixth grader!!! On Friday, we had the best time. It was the last day of school! We did not have desks, so we sat on the floor. Amir brought a McDonalds kids meal for everyone. I brought cookies and Angel G. brought cupcakes. I quote "High Cholesterol here I come!" by Angel G. The day before that, my class went to Mr.Aikmans house. It was so cool! He has an endless pool. We played with it and it was very cool! Bye!

THRILLER

2009-02-17T17:51:00.000-08:00

OMG! I saw Thriller for the first time today. It rocked!!!! Here is the link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtyJbIOZjS8 I think it is the best music video yet.

Lists

2009-01-24T18:32:00.001-08:00

Here is a list of very cool things.

Inkhert
City of Ember
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Surfin' Safari
Heros and Villans
You'll Think of Me
All-American Girl
Coraline
Grease ( the movie)
Grease ( the island)
My friends
Calculators
Family

Here is a list of very irksome things.

Grease ( the movie)
My Friends ( sometimes)
Calculators
Music
State Report Sections
Traveling in Planes
Phones
Comercials
Technology
Family

State Reports

2009-01-14T18:18:00.001-08:00

Hi. As you may know, I am in fifth grade. In fifth grade you have to do a state report. My state is on Tennessee. People like Dolly Parton, Billy Ray Cyrus, Miley Cyrus, Chad Pennington, Ed" Too Tall" Jones, Elvis and Reese Witherspoon anre from there. I love Tennessee. So anyway, I will tell you all when my state report is finished. So TTFN. Toodles!!!

Hopes and Wishes - Vocab Assignment 10/23/08

2008-12-14T07:43:00.000-08:00

Hopes are when someone desires to have something happen in the future, and there is a good chance it will happen. Wishes are when someone wants something to happen now that may or may not come true. Everyone has hopes and wishes. When you really hope for something, you want to work really hard to see it happen. Wishes are good because they can be fun think about. However, wishes can be bad because if you wish too much, you will never get anything done. I have many hopes and wishes.

I have many wishes. One of my wishes is a fancy tree mansion that is made up of four houses in a square, but they are still on the ground, and the only way to get to the one of the other houses, is to walk on a bridge. My second wish is that math could be easy. I envy people who are good at math. Another one of my wishes is to actually pet a unicorn, just to see what it is like. My last wish is to read one million books in one week. I know these wishes wont come true, but it is fun to think about, especially when you are having a bad day. When you are having a bad day you can dream about your wishes, and add more stuff to them.

I also have many different kinds of hopes. Some of my hopes for this year are, to pass my last multiplication holey card and to ace my STAR and CST tests. To achieve this, I have to persevere, and always do my best. My hopes for my life after elementary school are to, stay in touch with my friends, go to Harvard School of Law, be the best lawyer in the world. I also aspire to beat my uncle Ruben in Scrabble. For this set of hopes, I have to take time for my friends, learn some new words, and work really hard in high school. My hopes for my family are for them to be healthy and strong. My hopes for the world are for Barack Obama to win the election and that when I grow up and have a child, the Polar Bears have not gone extinct by all of the Global Warming. Alone I cannot do all of these, but I can make a difference. We can work together to make things happen. For example, to prevent Global Warming, we can use less energy and every little things count.

Barack Obama

2008-12-14T07:41:00.001-08:00

The Life and Times of Barack Obama

The person I would like to talk about today is President Elect Barack Obama. I have chosen to talk about him because he is inspiring. He inspired me and maybe other children to run for president someday. He is the first African-American to run for president, and be successful. Obama is sending the message that, yes, we can do what we believe in.

Barack Hussein Obama Jr. was born on August 4.1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii. From age six to age twelve, Barack lived in Indonesia. Obama ‘s inspiration is his father. Even though he grew up without a dad he thinks that he will learn from that and be a better father for his daughters, Malia and Sasha. When going to college, Obama got a degree, from Occidental college with international relations. In 1988, he attended Harvard Law School and earned his law degree.

Later on, Barack Obama became Senator Barack Obama for the state of Illinois. After that, Barack ran for president, and he won! A few of Obama’s supporters are Operah Winfrey, George Clooney, Macy Gray, Halle Berry and Hillary Clinton. A lot of his supporters were young people Hillary Clinton will be our secretary of state. One of Barack’s biggest blessing is his family. Michelle, wife, Malia, daughter, Sasha, daughter. Hopefully, Obama will live much longer and our world will be full of hope.

My Friends

2008-12-12T20:14:00.000-08:00

I have friends at school. Two of my friends are named Alexis and Anthony! They are both great. Other friends are called Angel. G and Angel.A, Simrendeep, Cassandra, Uirel, Braulio, Jacob, Brian, Zion, Marcus, Amir, Maria, Brandon, Ansley, Mandip, Luisangel, Yasbeth, Elizabeth, Natasha, Shelbly, Bryan.V, Arturo, Jorge, Patrick, Jessica, Candy and Reina.

Other friends are Odalys and Osmany, Mahima, Griffin and Noah. My friend living far away is Julie. I miss her a lot. Those are most of my friends.

Until next time,

Bye, Bye World

Sabina

Gorgeous

2008-08-14T15:51:00.000-07:00

Look at me!!! I am absolutely gorgeous!!! If you want to make an avatar like this one, there is the website. Go on click it. It is sooooooooo fun .

http://faceyourmanga.com/

Birthday, Birthday, Birthday!!!!

2008-07-14T12:26:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was my mom's birthday. Before we left for the Royal DeCamereon Papito and Papa geve her floweres. Them I rode my horse. Then we left and had some commotion at the hotel. We had dinner and went to the kids show. That was the hilight of my day.
Today I met a girl in the pool and we played for a while. we got in the ocean and we had lunch now Papa and Bubbe are sleeping.
Bye

TODAY

2008-07-11T13:16:00.000-07:00

I am in Boquete, Panama. In the morning we went to Finca Lerida, that is a coffee plantation. We did a tour around it. Then we went to the restaurant and got tortillas and potatoes. After than we went to a walk in garden. It was beautiful. After that we went to find a restaurant called Il Pianista. It was sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good!!!! My mom and I shared a mozzarella cheese pizza. It was great. Bubbe got a ginormous calzone and Papa got a pizza with pina, cheese and peppers. We h ave leftovers. Now I am here at the hotel. BYE

My Last Day In Baltimore

2008-07-07T17:00:00.000-07:00

Today was my last day in Baltimore, and was amazing! First we went to the aquarium, that has five levels. After that we went to the dolphin show. The dolphins names were Maya and Spirit. They did sooooooooooooooooooooo many tricks. We sat in the seats, called the Splash Zone that the dolphins get wet. We got wet when the dolphins did tricks. After the aquarium, we went to the Visitors Center and got tickets to get on the trolley. Then, we went to a food court and ate lunch. Bubbe got fried chicken and shrimp with noodles and rice. I got fried chicken with mashed potatoes. It was good!! When we were leaving, we passed a fudge place that people were singing at while they work and people looking at how the make fudge. We were going to get one bar, but the lady selling them was giving Bubbe deal after deal. So eventually we ended up buying three. Meanwhile, I was were they were showing us how to make the fudge, and they said they the louder you are the bigger your samples would be. Then we caught the trolley and we were the first ones there! The other two people came later. We went all around Baltimore, Little Italy, Mount Vernon, Fells Point, and some other place whose name I forgot. When we got off the trolley we went on a Water Taxi. That took us to across the water to Fells Point. When we got there, I saw a Maggie Moos. We decided to try it out because I have heard great things about it. My bubbe and I shared a banana split with Choco-Mallo, Fat Free Mango and Banana ice cream. On top there was whipped cream, hot fudge and a cherry. That was delicious!!!!!!! After that we walked and went back to the Inner Harbor. We ate at Phillips express and went to the lightrail to go to Lexington Market. We walked and saw Edger Allen Poe's grave. Then we walked back and took the lightrail to BWI. Bye sabina

Today

2008-07-06T17:52:00.000-07:00

Today I went to a Museum and stayed there for three hours! It was soooo much fun!! Would you expect a child to love a museum?? No! Unless you were at the Maryland Historical Society. If you are a kid you get a Passport that takes you around the Museum and you have so much fun!!! Then we went to the Inner Harbor and had lunch (dinner).It was good and then we had a great dessert. BYE Sabina

My Day at the Zoo

2008-07-05T15:42:00.000-07:00

Today was a fun day. We went to the zoo and I saw some of my favorite animals including Magnet the polar bear and the chimpanzees. The chimps were sooooooooooooo funny! Once they started fighting over ( you won't belive it) paper! And Magnet (the polar bear) was pacing because the zoo got a new female bear,and he could smell her and see her. He did go into his pool once. But here is a list of all the animals we saw.

Swan
Gazelles
Polar Bears
Owl
Edgar and Allen the ravens ( the zoo used to have a Poe)
Giraffe
Foxes
Cheetah
Leopards
Goats
Wild Turkey
Lemur
Pelicans
Squirrels
Elephants
Zebras
Rhinos
And MORE!!

Well anyway I have to go now

Bye Sabina

Yesterday

2008-07-05T05:02:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we rented a car and drove all the way from Maryland to Pennsylvania. We saw my cousins Johnneen and Ranney. They took us to an Amish place where you can take buggy rides and learn about the Amish and Mennonites. We took a buggy ride around Amish country and Molly(our horse) was a stubborn, slow, horse. She was slow even when we were an the road!!!!! But one stop along the way was fun. There was an Amish woman there selling chocolate chip cookies and decorative horseshoes. The cookies were delicious, crunchy where it needs to be and soft where it needs to be. When we finished we went to an Amish restaurant and had lunch. Then we went to a replica of an Amish house and I took lots of pictures. Then we went to Johneen and Ranney's house and ate dinner. After dinner we went outside and saw fireflies. They were better than fireworks. I caught a lot of those and as Johneen says ' She is training them to light up when they leave'. I loved it a lot. It was awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bye,
Sabina

Washington

2008-07-03T17:50:00.000-07:00

Today we went almost everywhere in Washington. And we did not use public transportation!!!!! we used our feet. We went to the Museum of Natural History(where Night at the Museum 2 will be filmed!!), we walked down the Mall, we went to the Holocaust Museum, Library of Congress and a little of the Capital. I am really tiered right now so I will see you tomorrow. BYE.

What I Did Today

2008-07-02T17:54:00.000-07:00

Today I to Washington D.C.. My Bubbe and I went to Washington on the MARC train. When we got off the train we were in Union Station. Union Station is gorgeous. The station has over 87 places to eat. We saw lots of little shops. One shop had all your small travel stuff including Germ-X. Then we went into the Main Hall and bought Old Town Trolley tour tickets. (This trolley lets you get on and off all day long!).After we bought the tickets, we headed outside to wait for the trolley. There was a HUGE line! Everyone was waiting for the same thing, to get on the trolley!!! Eventually we got on the trolley and learned some facts about Washington. Here are some facts about Washington.

3 main senate offices

5 primary office buildings on Independence Ave.

the Botanic Gardens has over 8,000 different types of flowers

President Garfield was the only member of the House of Representatives to become president. He is also one of four presidents who were assassinated.

Francis Perkins was the first female official, appointed by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1939. We saw the building named after her.

The Smithsonian Institution opened in 1895. There are 16 museums total in the Smithsonian and one of them, the Air and Space Museum, has an IMAX theater and something dedicated to Einstein.

The Museum of African Art has one story above ground and three underground.

The Castle Building was opened in 1859.

Japanese cherry blossom trees planted in 1940-1950 are the oldest and they border the Tidal Basin.

Three of of Lincoln's kids died before they were teenagers and one didn't.

The Tomb of the Unknown soldier is located in the Arlington Cemetary.

Potomac means "trading place" in a Native American language.

Alexander Graham Bell taught deaf children in Franklin School (we passed it).

The National Geographic has a museum in D.C.

Reece Witherspoon's ancestor, George Witherspoon, has a statue near Franklin School.

The Beatles first gig in the U.S. was in Washington. We went by the Omni Hotel where they had a whole floor.

Baby Ruth candy is named after President Garfield's daughter, Ruth, who was one year old when she died.

The National Cathedral is the second largest cathedral in the world. Helen Keller and her teacher, Annie Sullivan where buried there. Just below the roof of the Cathedral there are gargoyles, that also serve as a drainage system when it rains. (When it rains, it looks like they are spitting water - or "gargoyling").

There are LOTS of embassies on Embassy Row. (There are also lots of Ben and Jerry's ice cream stores in Washington D.C.)

The highest point in Washington is the National Cathedral. That's partly because it is on a hill. Many rich people in Washington built beautiful mansions on the hill because it was cooler in the summer.

The cream of crab soup at Tony and Joe's (at Washington Harbor) is GREAT.

We went passed the Watergate (it looks like a ship). The Watergate burglars spied on the Democratic Headquarters from a Howard Johnson Hotel across from the Watergate, but now this hotel is part of George Washington University.

When we were in Union Station once more, we went to Ben and Jerry's ice cream. My Bubbe got a mango ice cream that was refreshing. I got a shake with PURE chocolate. It was soooooooooo good.
On the train back we met 3 nice people. We talked with them and had a nice conversation.
One was from Tallahassee, Florida, one of the girls was from Washington and the other from Baltimore. When we got off the train, a guy was being put in an ambulance because he passed out. Then we called our hotel and we were picked up and taken to the hotel. It was a long bur good day. Gotta Go!!!!!!!!!!! Bye

Hello!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-07-01T10:26:00.000-07:00

Dear people around the world who are reading this post,
Today when we were airborne from Houston to Baltimore I saw lots of things in the clouds. For example, I saw an elephant, a lamb, a clay pot, a dragon breathing out fire, a Santa Claus, a graveyard with skulls, a baby giant in a cradle, and a temple with stairs that looked like layers and in front were guards.
Anyway, now I am at the hotel with my Bubbe, and I watched some television and my bubbe is relaxing. Later on we might go swimming. See You Next Post,
Sabina

Field Trip!!!!!!

2008-05-27T19:43:00.001-07:00

Today we went on a field trip to Donnelly park and stayed there for four hours!! The school provided us with lunch, hot dogs, soda, chips and cookies, but mostly, we had fun. My friends and I played Three tag Freeze tag. This is how you play:

Gather 5-40 people
Decide who will be "It"
Decide who is the Guardian Angel*
The person who is "It" has to count to 30 to give everyone else a head start
The Guardian Angel positions itself in its spot
Play and have fun!

*Guardian Angel- Person who is on nobody's side and has the forces of Mother Nature and the Ice Queen**

**Ice Queen- A girl that has the power of ice, i n solid form, liquid form, or gas form.

Report Card

2008-03-14T20:02:00.000-07:00

Today I got my report card. I got all 5's! We get a score of 1-5. 5 is the highest. I also got 4 O's . An O is for outstanding citizenship. We celebrated at home with a special dinner for me. We had salmon with my favorite seasoning and peas and rice. We lit Shabbat candles and we had a tulip freshly cut from the garden on the table too. Yay me!

Pizza Pi(e) Day

2008-03-14T19:56:00.000-07:00

My class won the Box Tops for Education award. Our PTA rewarded us with 5 boxes of pizza. It was GOOD! The money that we get from the Box Tops goes towards our field trips. Our school made over $3,ooo!

HAPPY Pi DAY!!!

2008-03-14T19:54:00.000-07:00

At school today we celebrated Pi Day. The 4th, 5th and 6th graders got together and sang Pi Songs and watched a Pi music video. Here it is:

The New Year!!

2008-01-21T14:29:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!

Hello People of the universe!!!!!!

Do you have a New Year's resulution? I do.

Exersise more and eat healthier.
Walk and bike all the way to Disneyworld.
Do well in school.
And we all want to do this.....Chillax( chill and relax). Ahhh

Well that is my resolution list. Well I have to go. Bye

2007-12-24T14:34:00.000-08:00

My grandpa is here! I am sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo exited!! We went biking around the neighborhood. It was very fun!! We will go bowling and have fun. We can not wait!!!

Oh. Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-11-04T06:38:00.000-08:00

The Answers to the Trivia!!!!!!!

The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys
Jonas Brothers
Miley Cyrus
Smash Mouth
The Beach Boys
Jonas Brothers
Elvis Presley
Jonas Brothers
Hannah Montana and The Jonas Brothers

We Got The Party (Mix)

2007-10-23T16:50:00.000-07:00

I love these songs. They are awesome! Check 'em out!! Song Trivia. Guess witch artists wrote these. Answers next post.

Fun,Fun,Fun

Surfin' USA

Year 3000

G.N.O

I'm a Believer

Kokomo

I Wanna be Like You

Hound Dog

Kids of the Future

We got the party

For Kids Only

2007-09-16T19:35:00.000-07:00

Some awesome places to go on the web.

Disney Channel

Time For Kids

Barbie.com

Nick.Com

Kids Yahoo.com

Life Twist And Turns

Become an M&M .com

Maggie's Rainy Ride

The Hilarious Cosby's

2007-09-05T20:27:00.000-07:00

This one is for you Tio Ruben!

Daydreaming:The Better Idea

2007-08-10T17:31:00.000-07:00

Now, I thought that Jane should have a tutor and ... well... we all know how that turned out. So my next idea was to hypnotize Jane so she won't daydream. I asked Mom if a friend in need could come over for a sleepover the next day. She said yes.

After school, I asked Jane if she could come over at 8:OO. " I'll be there" was her reply. Right after I talked to her I ran like the wind and dust forming a twister, if you know what I mean. "I need a mega hypnotizing kit please." The kit had everything you can imagine to hypnotize people. A necklace chain with a HUGE coin in the middle, a screen that teachers use that attaches to your wall, a projector that shows colors and black and white. I could sit here all day and tell you stuff like that.

Anyhow, when Jane came to my house I was all ready. Everything was set up and I could not wait to go upstairs. We had to wait an hour to let everything soak into my room. When we finally went upstairs, I sat Jane on my bed and turned off the lights and we were ready.

Daydreaming:The Begining

2007-08-04T15:12:00.000-07:00

One day in Summer, my BFF ,Jane was walking home from school daydreaming (about how she would make Chuck E. Cheese and Funworks put together, like a miniature Kid Nation) until she bumped in to me. She said "Sarah, I have a problem. I flunked Math and History,because I daydream. You know that our (more than half our grade) tests are coming up in two weeks." When she finished talking I was thinking '' That IS a problem. The next day, I came up with ideas for her. One of my ideas was to get her a special tutor. I looked on the Internet and I found out that tutors cost a whole lot of money. Who knew??

Next day I was a mixture of emotions. I felt so bad , but when I came home and read a book, I had the best idea. But I'm not telling until you read the next chapter, or part, whatever it is.

Wanted: New Ideas!

2007-08-02T14:14:00.000-07:00

Wanted: new ideas!
If you have ideas about a story write it on the comments part of this blog please because I'm running out of them.

Harry Potter Devastation

2007-07-31T16:42:00.000-07:00

WARNING: If you are a Harry Potter fan and have not read the seventh book please DO NOT read the next paragraph, because I will spoil it for you.

So I finished the book. I thought it was excellent. I so totally loved the epilogue. Ginny and Harry have three kids Albus Severus,Lilly and James. Ron and Hermione have two kids Rose and Hugo. In the beginning it was hard to start getting into it but my mom and I read the first three chapters together but from then on I read on my own. The middle was great in my opinion. I liked when Harry and Hermione went to his hometown,Godric's Hollow. The scary part about Godric's Hollow is the graveyard and something else but I will get to that later. The graveyard was scary because well, graveyards are just plain scary. The other weird thing about Harry's hometown is a lady named Bathilda Bagshot. Harry and Hermione went into her house and she summoned Harry upstairs and she suffocated him and pushed him on to the floor then she went after Hermione. I don't remember exactly how they escaped, but I know they did.I am NOT going to tell you any more, but for more information check this out:http://edition.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/books/07/30/potters.afterlife.ap/index.html

My First Real Baseball Game

2007-07-21T10:32:00.000-07:00

Last Sunday I went to drop off my Bubbe at the Sacramento International airport. She went to Baltimore. On Monday she will got to Spain.

After we dropped off my Bubbe we went to see my Tio Ruben at his hotel. Then we went to Denny's to eat breakfast. I ate alien pancakes. After that we went to the Mall and we met my cousin Roger Deago. He is from Monagrillo, Panama. Roger used to play for the Padres and now he plays for the Portland Beavers.

Later on we went to IKEA. I had a good ice cream after the long shopping trip. Then we went to the Superstore Wal-Mart which was huge! We had to get Roger something for his computer. Finally, we went to the baseball game.

Roger's team played the Sacramento Rivercats. My cousin Jesse came with my Tio Aaron.
We ate a lot of food and had fun. It was Kids Day and there were activities. I won sea otter and a free ticket to the Monterey Aquarium. Then my Tio Ruben brought me a cool gift from Roger, an autographed baseball!!!!!!!!!!!!!!When we were leaving, my Tio got me a plastic case to protect my new baseball.

It was GREAT!

The Adventures of Mr. and Mrs. Butterfly (continiuation of chapter 1)

2007-07-19T09:36:00.000-07:00

Now, this couple is soaring through the sky , as happy as could be until, suddenly, Pierre fell from the clouds to the ground and ended up on my roof. He was lucky that my mom was a vet, and that I was on the roof that day fixing it.

The Adventures of Mr. and Mrs. Butterfly

2007-07-13T20:11:00.000-07:00

A million years ago, nature was black and white except for the flowers. Mr. and Mrs. Butterfly ate nectar from the flowers but what they didn’t know is that the nectar is magical. After they feasted a lot on the nectar, they flew away to Butterfly Palace. The next day, their friend, Sirloin, was spying on them. Sirloin was amazed. His friends wings were tie-dye colors!!! When they went to breakfast, all the black and white butterflies stared. They had never seen a colored butterfly before! Saundra (aka: Mrs. Butterfly) and Pierre (a.k.a. Mr. Butterfly) did not know why everyone was staring until they looked at their wings. They were shocked. “How did this happen?” Saundra cried. Pierre said, “I don’t know, but look on the bright side: we made history! We’re the first butterflies to have color.”

Twenty-three years later, they had kids with rainbow wings. They were so pretty, however when the babies grew up and they had kids, they were black and brown. Nobody knows how Saundra and Pierre had wings of color, but we do. I observed it, so this is a true story. Whenever you see a colorful butterfly, remember, that could have been a baby of Saundra and Pierre.

My Uncles Profile

2007-07-12T15:21:00.000-07:00

Real
Upstairs
Best
Entertaining
Nebur

My Family Profile (continiued)

2007-07-06T15:23:00.000-07:00

Aaron
Amazing
Right
Ole
Nose (like he Knows a lot)

My Family Profile (continiued)

2007-06-25T15:25:00.000-07:00

Bubbe

Understandable

Butiful

Believable

Excellent

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Favorite Movie: The Color Purple

Favorite Book: Cien anos De soledad
Favorite Color: Turquoise
Favorite Saying: Question authority,but first raise your hand.
Favorite Movie Trailer: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

My Family Profile

2007-06-25T06:30:00.000-07:00

Mom
Ole
Ma
Mother
Yeah

Favorite color: Orange
Favorite movie trailer :Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Favorite movie:Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Favorite book: To kill a Mockingbird
Favorite saying: Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind

My Profile

2007-06-23T20:23:00.000-07:00

Smart
A friend
Breath (in the morning... yuck)
Intelligent
Nice
Amazing
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Favorite Color:Orange
Favorite Author:J.K.Rowling
Favorite Book:Harry Potter and the Half-Blood-Prince
Favorite Book Series:Jigsaw Jones and Harry Potter
Favorite Animal: Cats
Favorite Saying: "I can make a friend out of any book"
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"Where did you get your name?" I got my name from my great, great, great grandmother named Sabina Rodriguez.
"Who from your family lives in your hometown" Well, my mom, bubbe and tio.

I'M DONE

My (so not boring) week.

2007-06-23T19:51:00.000-07:00

To start it off, Monday I went to my mom's school.That day was awesome!!! I saw my friends that my mom teaches. On Tuesday, I went to my friend's house. It was fun. We went to her brothers playgroup and we made tye-dye snowflakes, we read a book, played with Playdoh and then we went to the S.O.S. SOS, stands for Sportsman of Stanislaus. You can work out, swim, have parties, picnics and meetings.The next day, my uncle, (Ruben) took me to court for kids(juvenile court) then adults(older people court).The last tow days were exactly like the second but Friday, we did not go to the play group.That day we walked 5.3 miles,took the bus to the mall,did math puzzles and Karate. BYE

Nancy Drew

2007-06-16T18:47:00.000-07:00

I just saw the best movie ever!! It is called Nancy Drew. It has mystrey, evidence and love. You would love it!!!

A Natural Disaster

2007-06-13T17:26:00.000-07:00

One day two friends meet and decide to go to the ocean. Their names are Ivan and Pops. They find a fork in the road and decide to separate. Ivan takes the left and Pops takes the right. The right one is wrong. Pops continued walking until he found a dead end.

When he went back, he took the left side of the fork and found Ivan in the sea. Ivan was swimming in the ocean when Pops noticed something. The waves rolled in with angry foam;the water seemed to bubble, waves came in but did not go back out again, fish were flopping on the sand and the beach was getting smaller and smaller. Suddenly, Pops knew what was so weird.Those where signs of a tsunami! Pops started yelling "TSUNAMI!!! TSUNAMI!!!.. Then the Earth trembled and people scattered and went to find high land.A few minutes later the tsunami hit. More then 200 people died and 100 were badly injured. Luckily Pops and Ivan survived.

THE END!!!

Woo hoo

2007-05-30T15:17:00.000-07:00

Today I got my B.A.M t shirt . I ran 25 miles.

Weird

2007-05-28T20:07:00.000-07:00

I received money and a letter from "the tooth fairy" in 2003. you are wondering why it is titled weird. Weird part is THAT I barely found it in 2007.

Just Jokes

2007-05-27T20:23:00.000-07:00

Hello, this is my joke blog.
look for answers on the bottom
NO PEAKING

What kind of man does not get his hair wet in the shower ?
Why do kids suck their thumbs ?
Where can you get milkshakes?
What is red,white, and black?
What did the boy lettuce say to the girl lettuce?

A bald man!!
They think binkies are babyish!
From a nervous cow!!
A watermelon!!
Lettuce be friends!!!!!

Mi Maestra

2007-05-07T20:10:00.000-07:00

A mi me gusta la Señora Márquez por tres razones. La primera razón es porque ella es muy estricta con nosotros. Creo que aprendo más asi porque ella sólo quiere lo mejor de nosotros. También me gusta la Señora Márquez porque ella nos da actividades muy chéveres. Aunque tenemos que trabajar muy fuerte, casi todos los viernes, ella nos tiene algo divertido que hacer, muchas veces, es algo de arte. Por último, me gusta mi maestra porque es muy simpática. Ella siempre nos muestra que nos quiere porque siempre nos dice buenas cosas para hacernos sentir mejor como “¡buen trabajo!”, “¡excelente!” o “¡qué chévere!” Por estas razones, creo que mi profesora es de lo mejor. Tuve mucha suerte de tener a la Señora Márquez como profesora este año. La voy a recordar siempre.

New Car!!!!

2007-04-15T18:12:00.000-07:00

We have a new Honda Element and its name is Tangerine Dream. We like it because it is our favorite color and because it has XM. XM stands for something I really don´t know about but it is like a national radio. This car is a supreme dream. You would love it. See you at my next post.

Panamá, Panamá, Panamá

2007-04-15T17:56:00.000-07:00

En Panamá hay muchos lugares turísticos. Uno es Panamá, Panamá, que es la capital. Esta ciudad es muy, muy, grande y también tiene un centro comercial que se llama Multicentro. Multicentro tiene todas las cosas que tiene un centro comercial en los Estados Unidos.

También hay un lugar que se llama San Felipe. Este lugar es donde está el casco antiguo. El casco antiguo es el lugar más viejo en la ciudad. Hay casas viejas, el Palacio Presidencial y las calles están hechas de ladrillos. El Paso Esteban Herrera, El Consejo Nacional de Panamá, La Plaza de Francia, Las Bóvedas, el Pueblo Panameño, artesanía, hoteles, la iglesia con el Altar de Oro, loro sin alas, el Palacio Nacional.

Otro es Keruasa. Keruasa es el lugar de mi abuelo, Rolando. El nombre de ese lugar está nombrado por sus

hijos y su nieta, Kelly, Rubén, Aarón y Sabina. El lugar de mi abuelo, está localizado en Los Santos. Keruasa tiene cabañas, mosquitos y una piscina. También tiene un camino a la playa. ¡Es muy divertido!

Otro lugar turístico es DeCameron. Este lugar es visitado por personas de Francia , America del norte y del Sur, Alemania, Colombia y Argentina. Tiene doce piscinas, la playa al lado, ocho restaurantes, establos para caballos. Tres lobbys con boutiques, y muchisísimo más.

Otro lugar turístico es la Zona del Canal. Fui a las Esclusas de Miraflores. ¿Qué piensan cuando escuchen eso? Piensan que es un lugar donde puedes mirar flores, pero no es eso. Las Esclusas Miraflores es un lugar en el Canal de Panamá donde los barcos pueden cruzar de Mar Pacífico al Mar Caríbe o del Mar Caríbe al Mar Pacífico. Las esclusas están hechas de dos cajones grandes donde el agua baja o sube para estar al nivel del barco. En este lugar también hay un museo para ver el pasado, el presente y el futuro del canal.

El sexto lugar donde fui es Boquete. Boquete está localizado en las montañas cerca a la frontera de Costa Rica. Este lugar no es muy grande pero tampoco es muy pequeño, está en el medio. Está hubicado en las partes más altas de Panamá, o sea, en las montañas. El clima allá es muy fresco porque es un pueblo de altura. Mucha gente va a Boquete a buscar un clima fresco porque en la mayoría de Panamá hace mucho calor.

Panama

2007-03-09T06:30:00.000-08:00

I'M GOING TO PANAMA TONIGHT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEA !!!!!!!!!WHOOPEE !!!! I LOVE PANAMA. I LOVE MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
THIS WILL (*SOB ,*SOB) BE MY LAST POST TILL I RETURN GOOD BYE AND FAREWELL.....

Alan and the Magic Apple

2007-02-28T20:25:00.000-08:00

Two years ago, one man called Alan ate a magic apple. But he did not know it was magical. When he took a bite of it out came a genie and said"You have eaten a magic apple. I have come to grant you three wishes. You must choose wisely my friend."

The next day, he said" I wish I had a house to live in. Also that I have a lot of money. I will save the rest." Guess what he did with the money? He bought a Honda. Then he sang the song "Oh I wish I was an Oscar Meyer Weiner...." but he got cut off because he said "I wish I was an Oscar Meyer Weiner" and he became one! He turned into an Oscar Meyer Hot Dog and stayed there by his car.

Later that year, Alan, the hot dog was still in that spot. A man named Carl was walking by and walking and walking and he found Alan's car. "What is this car doing here? Oh! A hot dog." He took a bite out of it and 1 minute later, he was one too! A century later, a girl named Sarah found the hot dogs and took a bite and the same thing happened but she turned into a hamburger instead. Other people came by and they turned into fries, chicken nuggets, soda, applesauce, milkshakes and apple turnovers.

And what did they turn into when you put them all together?

A Happy Meal!

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Where are these people now? I don't know...they could still be there today!

By: Sabi

BinaBubbe Time Part Two

2007-01-03T20:09:00.000-08:00

Today we went to breakfast at the hotel. I had a bagel, a croissant, hot chocolate, a banana and we watched television. Afterwards, we went to Point Lobos and we saw the beach and while I was on a rock water splashed all over me!! It was soo cool!!!!

BinaBubbe Time Part One

2007-01-03T15:55:00.000-08:00

On Tuesday my bubbe and I went to Monterey! It was a long drive. I was reading while bubbe was driving. Sometimes she would tell me to look up to see the cattle. We also saw the reservoir, eucalyptus trees, artichoke fields, little houses,really green grass and finally the ocean. I was guiding her to see if she was taking the right exit. When we got there we registered into the hotel. When we got settled in, the first thing I did was... swimming!!! The swimming pool goes to nine feet. At first I was scared to go into the deep end but I floated there and it wasn't so bad. There is also a spa and if you turn a dial the hot jets come on. For dinner we went to the Great Wall. It's a Chinese food restaurant. After that we bumped into the Farmers' Market and saw lots of fresh veggies. For desert I had a rootbeer float. It was a great night.

TO BE CONTINIUED

December

2006-12-26T12:52:00.000-08:00

I had an excellent Hanukkah. Everyone came, incuding Aaron, Amy, mommy, Ruben, Miriam, Grandmother, Bubbe, and of course me! We ate latkes on my new plate that I made. I put applesauce on my latkes. I got to open some presents. Here is one of my cool presents. It is an iFish. When you plug your iPod into it it dances around to the music and lights up. It is funny! I also got a lot of books and gift certificates to Border's. My Aunt Margie gave me a watch kit with a watchband for every day of the week!

On the 3rd night of Hanukkah, I went with Mommy and my bubbe to shop for people at the Santa Fe House. We bought them some diapers, and toys for their Holiday presents. I also used one of my gift certificates for Border's to buy books for the kids there. The next day we delivered it to someone who took it to the Santa De House.

On Thursday, my Bubbe and I went to San Francisco.

The best part was going to Boudin's and getting a bread bowl and then going to the chocolate store in Ghiradelli Square. I also got to shop and go to the ocean.

On Sunday, Mahima and I went to see the movie Night at the Museum. For me it was my second time because I already saw it with my Bubbe. It was so funny! Then Mahima and her brother Arnav came over and we decorated gingerbread cookies.

Yesterday, my great grandmother came over. We celebrated Christmas with her. I ate potato soup and everyone else ate enchilada soup.

We watched too many slides. Halfway through I went upstairs to my computer because I was getting bored! Then when I was bored of the computer, I went to watch tv!

That is what I did this holiday!

Happy New Year!

My Hanukkah Wish List

2006-12-09T20:35:00.000-08:00

Here are some things that I want:

1) The DVD for Molly: An American Girl on the Homefront

2) The DVD for Felicity (She is an American Girl too!)

3) A Border's gift certificate

4) A tv in my room (even though i know I am not going to get it)

5) An i-Cat. This picture is of an i-Cat. With an i-Cat, you can plug your i-Pod into it. They come in different colors. Each color has a different type of music that comes with it for free.

6) Any Nancy Drew kids book

7) Any book from the Weird School Series. (like Mr. Klutz is Nuts!)

8) Even though I know I am not going to get it...The big Samantha doll from the American Girls collection.

p.s. I wrote 8 presents for all 8 days of Hanukkah

Rick Recht came to town!!!

2006-12-03T16:44:00.000-08:00

I played on stage with Rick Recht last night. It was EXCELLENT! I got to see my friends there. I went to the concert with my mom, my bubbe and all of my friends from CBS.

I got to play my favorite song, Salaam. The best part of the show was rocking with Rick all night!!! After the show, we got some some songbooks. I am going to try and play them on my violin. The first song I want to learn is Ki Va Moed. I love that song from the kids CD that he made. OH!!!!! I almost forgot! My mommy bought me a T-shirt that said "Rick Recht Band." I got it autographed by 3 different people, Rick Recht, Logan and Dennis. (Logan and Dennis play in the band too!)

This morning on our way to Sunday School we listened to my Bubbe's new Rick Recht CD, Tear Down the Walls. That CD is good too!

Instead of going to Sunday School for class today, we went to the Mudroom and painted plates and other things for Hanukkah. Almost everyone there went to the Rick Recht concert last night, it was cool! I hope that Rick Recht comes back to play again.

Resumen del Libro: Así es Josefina

2006-11-26T19:17:00.000-08:00

Tuve que hacer un resumen del libro para mi maestra. Esto es lo que escribí:
Capítulo 1: LAS FLORES DEL RECUERDO
Vocabulario:
1) peones: trabajadores del campo
2) milpa: tierra para cultivar el maíz
3) sequía: no hay agua por mucho tiempo
4) riachuelo: un río pequeño
5) enjuagó: limpiar con agua
Resumen:
Josefina viene de Nuevo México. Vive con sus dos hermanas y su papá. Se murió su mamá un año atrás. En éste capítulo, Josefina y sus hermanas lavan la ropa en el río. Estan esperando la llegada del abuelo.

Capítulo 2: LA SORPRESA DEL ABUELO
Vocabulario:
1) arremolinar: juntarse gente, animales or cosas
2) aldea: un pueblo
3) repicar: sonar las campanas
Resumen:
En éste capítulo vino el abuelo. Él trajo la Tía Dolores para las tres niñas. Al llegar, ellos contaron cuentos de la caravana. ¡El piano de la Tia Dolores los salvó porque habian bandidos y el piano hizo un sonido muy grande! Al final, la Tía toco el piano y las hermanas lo gustaron.
Capítulo 3: UN REGALO PARA TÍA DOLORES
Vocabulario:
1) asina: así
2) conforme: de acuedo con
3) calmor: un ruido
Resumen:
En éste capítulo hay un fandango. Las niñas quieren estar muy buenas y bonitas. Josefina quería que la Tia Dolores tuviera un regalo. Ella se fue y escogió flores. Pero Florecita las comió. Josefina no tenía algo para dar a la Tia Dolores. Pero ellos plantaron flores nuevo. Esos son las cosas que pasaron en éste capítulo.

Capítulo 4: LA IDEA DE JOSEFINA
Vocabulario:
1) rociar: refrescar las flores con agua
2) cortés: buen educada
3) asunto: cuestión o cosa en que se trata
Resumen:
En éste capítulo Josefina tiene una idea. Ella quiere que la Tia se quedara. Ella quiere que se quedara porque podría ayudarlas. La preguntan y dice que no va a quedar pero va a regresar. Éste es lo que paso en éste capítulo.

Mi opinión del libro:
La autora hizo un buen trabajo en éste libro. A mi me gusta la serie de libros porque dice muchas cosas de la vida en Nuevo México. También me gusta la serie de Josefina porque hay una vista al pasado. Tú debes leer la serie.

Doy Gracias

2006-11-21T16:08:00.000-08:00

Yo doy gracias por tres cosas en este Día de Accion de Gracias. Una cosa de que estoy agradecida es mi familia porque ellos son muy buenos conmigo. También doy gracias por los autores e illustradores porque sin ellos no hubiera libros. Ademas doy gracias por Pricilla Mullins porque ella cocinó el pavo para el primer Día de Accion de Gracias. Estos son algunas cosas de que estoy agradecido.

New Glasses

2006-11-02T18:16:00.000-08:00

I got new glasses. They are awesome. I can see, it is a miracle !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

B.A.M.!

2006-10-15T06:24:00.000-07:00

BAM!

BAM is Body and Mind. At my school we have BAM posters all over. We do BAM every day. BAM is going to the track at 7:45 or earlier and running around the track as many times as you can. You can also walk. We do it because the nurse told us to! No, not really, We do it because we want to. We If you exercise in the morning before school, it will help you concentrate. It will also make you healthy.

By the way, the posters say "BAM! Do it for the rest of your life! It helps you be healthier and to concentrate. BAM!"

I do BAM every day because my mom tells me to. I also do it because it is fun to run with my friends.

Turkey Trot

2006-10-11T17:58:00.000-07:00

I am going to be in the Turkey Trot in November. What you have to do is sign up for $11. Then you have to show up on November 18th at Donnelly Park. The kids run in the Children's Stampede. You get a T-shirt for running. I am going to run with my friend Katie. We will practice for it by running at B.A.M. every day at school.

GOBBLE, GOBBLE!

I Got Mail!

2006-09-14T22:28:00.000-07:00

When I got to class today there was a letter waiting for me from my principal. She said that I can talk to the WHOLE SCHOOL with my friend Emily. We need to make some posters and practice what we want to say in English and in Spanish. That is COOL DUDE!

A Letter to the Principal

2006-09-11T20:09:00.000-07:00

Today I wrote a letter to my principal about the dirty bathrooms at my school. I wrote it all by myself. My grandma help me with most of the spelling. My mom typed it up here for me. Here is my letter:

Dear Mrs. _______,
There is a problem at our school! All three girls' bathrooms are dirty! The toilet paper holder is breaking off the bathroom stall by the cafeteria. There is also graffiti in that bathroon in the last stall. Emily L. and I think that it is too much work for Rick to clean up. (the custodian)
Once I really saw three girls in 4 or 5 grade putting water in their hands and then throwing it all over the bathroom. I think that is not acceptable bajavior. Do you? Emily L and i got the idea of doing this letter because we are learning about sending letters to the mayor. You are a teeny bit like the mayor of the school. Continuing with the problem, will you please fix the toilet paper holder? Our solution is that people need to be CLEANER! Will you please remind the students at morning opening? We will volunteer to do it! Did you know that when Emily was going to the K-3 bathroom it was flooded? That is why we got the idea of doing this letter. Really, it is a lot of work for Rick the Janitor. Will you grant our request?
Hope you approve,
Sabina and Emily L.

P.S. Share this with the school please.
P.S. (again) May I scedual a appontment with you to talk about this?

Hello People!

2006-09-03T16:44:00.000-07:00

Hello people around the world!

Did you know that today is Halloween Joke Day? Here are some jokes. I will number them and leave the answers below so you don't cheat!

1:
Q: What did the Mama ghost say to the little ghost before they drove off?

2:
Q: What kind of monster can dance the best?

3:
Q: Why didn't the skeleton dance at the party?

4:
Q: Why don't skeltons go to scary movies?

Answers:
1) A: Fasten your sheet belt!!!

2) A: The Boogie Man! (You get it? Boogie?)

3) A: He had nobody to dance with. Get it? Nobody - No body!

4) A: Because they don't have the guts!

My Birthday

2006-08-14T20:45:00.000-07:00

My birthday is on August 23rd. I am going to have my party this Saturday because I will be in school on my birthday.

For my party I am going to have a Fairy Tale Theme. People will come in costumes. I am going to be the Sugar Plum Fairy. We might play pin the crown on the princess or frog, musical statues and the hula hoop game. My mom is going to help me make fairy tale worksheets too.

Here is my birthday list:
* A digital camera
* A Hello Kitty Binder you can zip up
* To use the internet on my computer so I don't have to use mommy's anymore
* A gift certificate to a book store
* A Polly Pocket magnet house

I really just like anything.

The Stanislaus COunty Fair

2006-08-03T13:30:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I went to the fair!!!

: )

It was fun Odalys, Miriam y Osmany came too.

The best part was the COTON CANDY (and drinking all of mommy's diet Coke!!)

My Week

2006-06-09T15:50:00.000-07:00

Monday and Tuesday I went to MSABCMOM'S school. It was fun! Once I went to Ms. Treviño's class of first graders. First means your#1! She sprayed us with her spray bottle. We played Elves and Brownies. The girls are brownies and the boys are elves. We are with the teachers and elves are at the gate. When she says GO!, the boys have to try to sneak up on the brownies and try to catch us. We were safe, though. I made a new friend, too - Jazmin. She is nice.

On Wednesday I went to high school with my Bubbe and I made new friends.

One of them was Adela. Adela was nice to me. She is pretty. The students´ final assignment was to make a game. Her group´s game was Jeopardy. I went to the bookroom twice with the kids because they needed to return books. The first trip was really, really long. Other friends I made were Carlos, Adriana, Jazmín, Flor, Priscilla, Elizabeth, Nacho and Edgar and the other Adriana.

Thursday I went to Court! I saw Ana, the secretary at my tío Nebur´s new office. Court was OK. Guess what? I drew a picture of the judge (Judge Steffen). At Court, tío made me petrified. He petrified me because once he went outside and left me with the other people, like the bailiff and the judge. The audience was outside. After that there was this one lady who said "I´m the nice one here." That´s enough about Court. The I went back to the office. I made a book about Ana. Two pages had pictures on them. Correction. Three pages had pictures on them. Five pages had words, like "I like you, Ana. You are really, really nice." Stuff like that.

Today I went to Grandmother´s apartment. I packed eight books with me: One Amber Brown, one Josefina in Spanish,and seven in English. We went for a walk. We walked passed the beauty shop, we went to the library that had more than ten dolls in there about the presidents´s wives! We went to the gift shop and Grandmother bought me a sewing kit. It is so cool. It has thread, tape measure, scissors, safety pins, needle holder, bobbins, needle threader, a thimble, buttons and snap fasteners. We made waffles and apples with cinnamon and sugar. It was SOOOOO good. Did I mention waffles with jam and syrup? Did I mention her lady bug waffle iron?

And that is how I spent my week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Toothless in Modesto

2006-06-03T19:03:00.000-07:00

I am toothless. I lost another tooth tonight. I was trying to pull my tooth out in the bathroom and I saw a tissue. I twisted my tooth with the tissue and BOOM! It came out!

My Last Day

2006-06-02T15:38:00.000-07:00

Today was my last day of school.

I am a third grader now.

YIPPEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

La Pizza - I wrote it!!!

2006-05-17T05:58:00.000-07:00

La pizza
(música: “La bamba”)

Para hacer una pizza se necesita
la salsa de tomate y otra cosita
y arriba y arriba la tiraré
la tiraré la tiraré.

Coro:
Pizza, pizza
Pizzería, pizzería, pizzería. (2 veces)

Para hacer una pizza se necesita
un poco de queso y la masita
y arriba y arriba la tiraré
la tiraré, la tiraré.

Coro

Para hacer la pizza mía se necesita
un poco de gracia y mucho amor
y mucho amor, y mucho amor.

Coro

¡Pizza!
¡A comer la pizza!

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Do you like my song? I am going to take it to school and share it with my class.

My Third Tooth - Continued

2006-05-07T14:18:00.000-07:00

Last night I put my tooth under my pillow. I got $5 from the Tooth Fairy. I wanted to keep my mom's camera in my bed so I could take pictures of the Tooth Fairy, but she didn't give it to me!

I have three more teeth that are loose right now!!! I am working on geting one out right now. Maybe it will be out by the end of the day.

My Third Tooth

2006-05-06T07:10:00.000-07:00

Last night at the synagogue, I LOST MY THIRD TOOTH! Yay Me! I couldn't put it under my pillow last night though because it was Shabbat. On Shabbat you can't write or use money. Tonight though, I can put it under my pillow. I told my mom that she must be the tooth fairy if she can't come on Shabbat. My mom said though that she isn't and that the Tooth Fairy is just respecting us because we are Jewish.

The first time I lost my tooth I got $5. The second time I got $3. This time, I think I will get $20. My Bubbe said that last time she thought that the Tooth Fairy only gave me $3 because she didn't get her paycheck yet. This time, the Tooth Fairy HAD to have gotten her paycheck by now! I will tell you tomorrow how much I got.

I Have Glasses

2006-04-27T20:01:00.000-07:00

Today I got glasses. I needed to get glasses because I can't see things that are far away. I need them for distance. I like them. They are cool!

Baking Day

2006-03-26T14:48:00.000-08:00

My friend Mahi came over yesterday to bake some stuff with me. We baked a Thunder Cake and Chango Bars. Both of them came from stories in our reading book at school.

Thundercake is a story by Patricia Polacco. It is about a girl who is afraid of the thunder. Her grandma makes a cake with her so that she won't be afraid of the thunder because she is busy cooking. There is a special ingredient in Thundercake, tomatoes! At first I thought I wouldn't like the cake because of the tomatoes. It was excellent though.

Chango bars come from a story called Jalapeño Bagels by Natasha Wing. Jalapeño Bagels is about a boy wondering what he can bring to school to eat on Heritage Day. His mom and dad have a bakery. His dad is Jewish and his mom is Mexican. They bake things in their bakery that are Mexican and Jewish. The boy finally decides to bring Jalapeño Bagels because they are a mixture of both of his parents. We didn't make the bagels but we did make another recipe in that book called Chango Bars. Chango bars are like chocolate chip cookies but in bars not in cookie shapes. I don't like them because they have nuts. My Bubbe likes them though. She goes nuts for NUTS!

After we baked, Mahi and I painted picture frames and then we played.

If you want the recipes for these desserts you can go to my Mom's blog HERE and get them. You should try them. They are delicious!

The Great Brain!

2006-03-23T09:00:00.000-08:00

I just finished the book The Great Brain. The book is about a boy named Tom (T.D.), John (J.D.) and Sweyn (S.D.) These boys are brothers. Tom is called The Great Brain because he has a great brain that can solve problems and he can use it to be tricky. The story tells about their life growing up.
The funniest part in the book is when Tom charges everyone money to come in to their house to see the new watercloset in their house. They lived before toilets came in houses. Their was the first one to get one in their town because their Papa was crazy for new inventions. Everyone thought they thought they were crasy to have a toilet in their house because it would make the house stink! When Tom made the kids pay to see the toilet inside there was a sign that said "See the magic water closet that doean't stink. Admission one penny cash - no promises or credit!"

We are going to go and get the next book called More Adventures of the Great Brain later on today.

Straight Hair

2006-03-21T15:26:00.000-08:00

Today I went to get my haircut. I asked Yolanda if she could make it straight. She said that she could but only for a day. I have curly hair and she can't change that.

First she cut my hair. Then she blow dryed my hair. After that she used a flat iron to sraighten my hair. It took a long time but I like it.

After that, my mommy took me to the picture studio and we got my picture taken with my new hair cut.

Peace Day

2006-03-19T18:54:00.000-08:00

Today I went to a Peace event at the park. There was a bell that was ringing for all of the people who died in the war. Some people made posters and stood there holding them for people to see. There was a kid corner too. In the kid corner kids could build with blocks, play with play-doh, read some books, draw, write and have fun. I got to help some little kids there too. I wrote a poem about peace there.

Non-Violence:
Peace is better than violence
Love not hate
Love not war
For all people give a
little of what you have and...
Love

It was fun to go to the park. A photographer from the Modesto Bee came and took pictures. I might be in the paper!

Read Across America Week

2006-03-03T18:28:00.000-08:00

This week was Read Across America Week. We celebrate Dr. Seuss' Birthday this week. He would have been 102 if he was still alive.
We did lots of things at school.

Monday: Hat day. I wore my funny snow hat.

Tuesday: Bring your favorite book to school day. I brought Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.

Wednesday: We were supposed to write letters but we didn't do it.

Thursday: YEAH! It was the most fun day of the week. It was dress up like a favorite character from a book.
I was Hermione Granger from Harry Potter.
I kept on giving BIG lecture to people who said "Hi Harry Potter" I kept on saying "I'm a girl - not a boy!" People wanted my autographs. This girl and boy called Taco and Burrito knew who I was.

Friday: Today - was spirit day. We wore Purple and Gold.

My New Haircut

2006-02-20T14:26:00.000-08:00

Today I got my hair cut. Not just a trim - the "real" kind where it really got cut, a lot!
My mom's friend Yolanda cut it for me. My mom didn't want me to cut it short but she let me anyway.

After that we went to a park to play.
When we were done at the park we went to eat at a restaurant called La Parilla.

Now I am doing my homework!

San Francisco

2006-02-20T14:19:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I went to San Francisco with my mom, Osmany, Odalys and their family.
We went to Pier 39 to see the tuilps at Tulipmania.
There weren't that many tulips at Tulipmania. We thought there would be a lot more. When we were there, we went on the Carousel.
After that we went walking to The Mechanical Museum by Firsherman's Wharf. The museum has lots of old mechanical games from amusement parks and carnivals. It was fun.

They even had the arm wrestling machine that was in the Princess Diaries movie.

Then we drove to Twin Peaks.

We could see all of San Francisco from way up there. After that we went to eat at a restaurant called El Zocalo. They had food from Mexico y El Salvador. I ate some flautas and my mom ate pupusas. To drink I had a Jarritos de mandarina.

We came home late and I was tired but it was a fun day. I was tired but I still had some energy to read before I went to bed!

Book Meme

2006-02-11T11:54:00.000-08:00

My mom is helping me to do a meme about books.

What are your three favorite children's series books:
1) Harry Potter
2) Junie B. Jones
3) The Secrets of Droon

What are your three favorite non series children's books?
1) The Matzah Man by Naomi Howland
2) The Mouse in the Matzah Factory by Francine Medoff
3) Harriet You'll Drive Me Wild by Mem Fox

What are your three favorite children's book characters?
1) Harry (Harry Potter)
2) Junie (Junie B. Jones)
3) Samantha (American Girl Series)

Who wrote your least favorite children's books?
Whatever authors write superhero books and boy books.

I also like to read magazines like American Girl Magazine and Ranger Rick.

Eating lunch in the tent!

2006-01-17T19:55:00.000-08:00

Eating lunch in the tent!
Originally uploaded by msabcmom.

I still have my tent out. I wasn't feeling well and I got to eat lunch upstairs in my suite! (That is my bedroom)

My Project

2006-01-17T19:48:00.000-08:00

I worked on a project for school. I wrote paragraphs about my family. I had to use good penmanship on my rough draft. My mom typed it up and we made a Power Point presentation. It is all in Spanish because I learn in Spanish mostly. I will take it to school tomorrow. My project is 15 pages long!

Poems

2006-01-09T17:57:00.000-08:00

My Tío made this comment on my blog:

I once knew a girl named Sabi,

Kicking in bed is her hobby,

She kicks all night,

The pain is out of sight,

Then she wakes up with a smile-How Naughty!

Here is my poem about my Tío:

I once knew a boy named tío

who got into many a lío

He locked my mama out

and gave a great shout

He'd tease his little brother

And wouldn't tell his mother

This is all very true,

Just as I'm here to tell you.

p.s. Tío - I still love you!

Camping in my Room!

2006-01-08T20:43:00.000-08:00

Yesterday my mom and I put up my tent in my room. I slept in it last night. (My mom put up the tent because she didn't want me to come into her bed and kick her at night!) I have been watching movies on my DVD player. I read some books too. I have been reading Blubber, Arthur Meets the President, Arthur's April Fool's and D.W. Go To Your Room!

Today I went to Sunday School and then to my Tio Ruben's house to have brunch. He made eggs, papas, tortillas, turkey bacon and guacamole. Citos was there and he made a milkshake and gave me some. It was good. It was banana with Rocky Road Ice Cream - MMMMMM!

I have to go to bed in my tent - which is camping! I have to go to school tomorrow morning -BOO!

Good night!

Sabina

My Hanukkah Presents:

2005-12-30T19:01:00.000-08:00

Today Mommy got me a new leotard for Hanukkah. My other presents were:

* A Build A Bear Gift Certificate
* Borders Gift Certificate
* My very own brush
* Socks
* A check to put in my bank for college
* Mancala
* Etch - A- Sketch
* Some menorahs to paint and use
* Books
* Harry Potter Blanket
* Card from Johneen - She always remembers me!
* A Subscription ot Ranger Rick
* Spongebob Candy Canes
* Bath oil beads/salts and sprinkles

I have one more present on the table. I don't know what it is!

Sabina's Last Post of the Day

2005-12-29T16:20:00.000-08:00

Today right after my previous post, I went to see “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”. It was all right. The beginning was OK, the middle, not so great, the ending, definitely not great. The very ending, Lucy, Edmund, Peter and Susan were all grown up and they found their way back home. Then when they came back out of the wardrobe, they were small again. I came back home crying because Edmund was almost killed and because Aslan was killed, but he didn’t really die because of the stone table. It was a good movie, but I don’t think kids (babies through nine) can see it because it has a lot of war. (I wanted to see it because Mahima saw it and I wanted to ask her some questions about it. I read the book before but didn’t finish it and I’ve been seeing commercials on T.V. about it, on Disney Channel. It told me where they filmed it, who Peter, Lucy, Susan and Edmund really are and how they made the characters. If you saw it you would know what I’m talking about. The people on the White Witch’s and Edmunds sides have these things (like clubs) that look heavy but are really light.

At home, I’m painting a Hanukkiah and Bubbe says it is beautiful.

Oh, I was in the Modesto Bee today. I went to the Hanukkah Party at the synagogue last night and got my picture taken with the group and one with my hand in it spinning the dreidl. Cool!

Bubbe and Me

2005-12-29T10:31:00.000-08:00

On Tuesday, my Bubbe and I went to Berkeley to see two plays at the Berkeley. The first play was Comedy on the Bridge. It was all right but I didn’t like it because it was during a war between two countries and there were bombs and they made a lot of noise and holes. One of the characters was Popelka who was trying to go over the bridge because she wanted to se Sykos, her boy friend. She had to show her visa to a sentry who was guarding the bridge so she could get on, but when she got to the other side, the sentry from the other country wouldn’t let her off. She was stuck on the bridge. Other people got on the bridge and they were stuck too. There was only one funny thing in the play. Two big fat fish came down the aisles and one was in the river (From back stage to front stage).

The next play was Brundibar and it was funny. First, a brother and sister, Pepicek and Aninku, needed money because their mother was sick and she needed milk. They went into town where Brundibar lived. Brundibar was an organ grinder. He was a lot bigger than everbody else because he was on stilts, but you couldn’t see them – only at the end. The adults thought he was cool but the kids didn’t. He was mean to kids. Pepicek and Aninku weren’t able to get milk because they didn’t have money and nobody would help them. During the night, while the other kids were sleeping in their houses, Pepicek and Aninku had to sleep in the street. A funny cat, a funny sparrow and a funny dog said they’d help them. The sparrow was held by a strap and cables and she could fly. The next day all the kids in town got together to sing a lullaby to ask for money for milk for Pepicek’s and Aninku’s mom. The kids got the bully out of town because they all worked together.

Brundibar was written by Hans Krasa, a Jew who was later sent to Theresienstadt, a Nazi concentration camp. Children in the concentration camp performed this opera many times. What the Nazis didn’t know was that the bully the kids kicked out of town was supposed to be Hitler.

After the theater, we drove into San Francisco after my Bubbe got lost in Oakland. The hotel was cool because I could buy postcards there for 49 cents each! After we checked into the hotel, got settled into our room for a while, we went to a Chinese restaurant. I ordered chicken wings, prawns, vegetable chow mein, sweet and sour sauce. My grandma got walnut prawns and fried rice and our drinks were diet cokes. After that, we went to the ice cream shop and I got bubble gum ice cream that had real bubble gum inside. Small ones! While I was eating, we went walking to Fishermen’s Wharf and Pier 39. We saw a big humungous Christmas tree with big humungous ornaments and presents at Pier 39.

After that, we went to the Aquarium of the Bay. We got tickets and we went up and escalator to the entrance. We saw lots and lots of fish behind glass. Then we took an elevator way down below the Pier. We walked through two glass tunnels and we saw different kinds of animals that live under the bay. We saw leopard sharks, bat rays, star fish and other fish. Then we went up the elevator and I got to get so wet. I had a souvenir. We got to go through a petting zoo, but in water. I petted something slimy, like bat rays and sand rays and a leopard shark. The leopard shark felt a little bumpy but it was fine. I petted a lot of star fish. They felt bumpier than the leopard shark.

We then went back to the hotel and I watched Alice in Wonderland on my mini-DVD player. The next day we took a Cable Car to Sears Restaurant for breakfast. We sat on the bench in the front and it was raining and windy – the rain was in my face. Sears was great, I loved it. I drank hot chocolate and ordered sour dough French toast with strawberry syrup with real strawberries and maple syrup. Sears is by Union Square. While we were walking to Nordstrom’s we saw a Menorah and a Christmas tree at Union Square. In Nordstrom’s, my grandma and I went up all the escalators. It was cool because there were a lot of escalators and I kept on beating my grandma up the escalators. After that, we took the cable car back to Fishermen’s Wharf, walked around and I sat in a mud puddle when I was trying to get close to the ocean. The last thing we did in San Francisco was chalk painting.

Today Was a Good Day!

2005-12-25T18:29:00.000-08:00

Today was a good day. First I went to the park. Nobody was there! I played on the swings, the slide and the bars.

I rode my scooter to the park and back home. After the park we went to pick up my Grandmother.

We went to see a tree that we planted to remind us of my Grandfather Baker.

We took pictures in front of it. Then I talked to my Papa in Panama on the phone!

After that we went to my Tio's house and we got oranges.

I played with Vegas but I had to be careful not to step in any of his "business!"

Then we went to my house and we ate Enchilada Soup and platanos. I helped my Tio Ruben with the tajadas.

When we were done we played Skip-Bo with my Grandmother.

We ended the day lighting candles, opening presents and watching movies. I know you are only supposed to open 1 present each day but I couldn't help myself!

Hanukkah is almost here!

2005-12-24T11:00:00.000-08:00

Tomorrow night is the first night of Hanukkah. It will be cool. My Tio Aaron is coming with Amy and Tio Ruben will be here too. We will open presents, light candles and play the dreidel game. On the second night of Hanukkah we will do the same thing but my cousin Casey and his wife Gretl are coming. I am going to help my mommy make potato latkes. I like to grate the potatoes. We will have homemade applesauce too. (I like it on my latkes - it is good!) I can't wait!

My Play Day

2005-12-23T21:13:00.000-08:00

Today I went shopping with my Bubbe in the morning. In the afternoon my friend Mahima came over to play. We didn't make the cookies with the cookie cutters today because we wanted to have more time to play together. My mommy got us the cookie dough that was already made and we just put it on a tray and in the oven. We made sugar and chocolate chip. Then we ate them all afternoon.

Mahima and I watched a little bit of Shrek 3D. It was really not 3D too much so we turned it off. Then we played school. Then we got on the internet and played on www.Disneychannel.com , www.pbskids.org and www.turbonick.com and www.lakewoodlions.com. Then I gave her a Christmas present and she went home.

After she left, my mom left to go to Friday night service. I stayed home with my Bubbe. She made me shrimp tempura and then I practiced the violin with her. I am on a new song: Theme From Witches Dance by N. Paganini. That is my mom's favorite song in the Suzuki Vol. 2 book.

Good night!

Cooking Day and Play Day

2005-12-23T07:27:00.000-08:00

Today my friend Mahima is coming over. We are going to bake cookies and play games together. My mommy will take pictures of us baking cookies. We are going to use all of the cookie cutters today. We might watch a movie too. We might watch Harry Potter or Ella Enchanted or the Princess Diaries 1 or 2. Maybe we can watch Arthur's Perfect Christmas. That one has people that celebrate every holiday like Christmas, Santa Lucia Day, Kwanzaa and Hanukkah. Francine celebrates Hanukkah like me. She is my favorite character.

A New Me

2005-12-17T21:31:00.000-08:00

I got my ears pierced!

I got my ears pierced!

Yesterday I got my ears pierced. A long time ago Mommy asked me if I wanted to get them done and I said no, no, no. Now since my grandma and my tio are away on vacation I got them pierced. The earrings are pink daisies with white centers. It sometimes looks blue in the center when you look at it. I was nervous to get it done because my friend Katie said it hurt a little bit. It did hurt but I didn't cry!

Sunday in Sonora

2005-11-27T15:25:00.000-08:00

Today I went to Sonora to see a Christmas Craft Festival. The first thing I did was get a soft pretzel with parmesan cheese. It was good and cheesy- oh yeah! We looked at all the exhibits. My mom and I looked for Hanukkah stuff. The closest thing we got to Hanukkah was a stained glass hanging of a Star of David. I got my face painted like a combination of a Snow Queen, Fairy Princess and Flower Fairy. After that we walked around Sonora and then finally found a restaurant that was open and ate there. It was called El Jardín. As soon as we came home my mom made me take a shower and wash off my face.

2005-11-25T15:00:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I planted an avocado tree with my Uncle Alan. Grandmother started it with me from an avocado seed. We planted it in a jar with water and then it grew. Now it is in my backyard.

Monday Night

2005-11-21T21:42:00.000-08:00

Tonight I went to a Thanksgiving service at my Grandmother Baker's church. People were there from different religions. After the service there was an oneg. An oneg is where you can eat and talk to friends.

After the oneg we went to my Tio Ruben's house. We saw Scott. Scott is my Tio's friend. We saw Jesse too. He is my Tio's other friend. Scott and I played a game called Foosball. I tried to win but Scott won. If I had more time I might have won but I had to go home and go to bed! Maybe I can play Scott again. The next time, we will go to McDOnald's and play air hockey. Air hockey is easy - I will win!