Leo

Leo isn't just a cat. He is my best friend. Not only is he my best friend, but he is perrrrrrrfect! "Leo came to us. Not the other way around," my mother likes to say. She went outside to water her flowers when she saw him sitting on our neighbor's pourch. "You don't want to go there. They have dogs!" she calmly exclaimed to the black and white, slim, feline resting under a chair. After he noticed my mother talknig to him he quickly ran over obviously begging for attention. My mother came in to get me and my sister. We gave the cat some attention as well as tuna and water. After we left the food for him we went inside. The cat however, decided to stay and spend the night on the pourch. Later that night, my step dad looked out the window to check on the cat and noticed a white cat sneaking up behind it. Pete quickly ran out the door to scare the white cat away. It worked and in fear for his safty, my step dad brought him in. We named (her) Mia. Supprisingly though when we took Mia to the vet, we found out Mia was actually a Leo. :/ oops.

Leo has always been by my side ever since we brought him in. He always wanted to be around my and on my lap and at the foot of my bed or curled up next to/on me. He is very loving and is always there for me when i need him. He is there through break ups and deaths. he is there durring the good and bad times and always with me. Mom says he is my cat because he took to me the best. He is very outgoing and greats guests in our home with a friendsly rub up against their legs. He loves attention and is no longer slim and slender. Nope. He is pleasantly plump and i love him! ^_^ . Leo is a black and white, long haired, plump, male cat and he is my best friend.

Darwin

Charles Darwin went to Cambridge to receive his Bachelor of Arts in 1831. In that same year, on December 27th, Darwin left on the ship 'The Beagle'. He explored the southern parts of South America. On Darwin's way to Bahia Blanca, he started to see a marvelous variety of wildlife. In the swamps, he saw animals such as black-necked swans, ducks, cranes, and colorful snakes. Darwin would draw the different plant and animal life he saw.

Darwin wrote in his notebook, "every part of this world is habitable! whether lakes of braine, or those underground ones hidden beneath volcanic mountains, or warm mineral springs, or the wide expanse and depths of the ocean, or the upper regions of the atmosphere, and even the surface of perpetual snow- all support living things." The Beagle set off again and stopped breifly at Port Desire and St. Julian. He noticed the different minerals in the soil here and layers on fossil rock far from the sea line.

Darwin spent fourteen months in the west of South America. He wanted to 'solve the puzzle' of the mighty Andes mountains. As he started his journey, up one side of the Andes and down the other, he started noticing birds. He noticed beaks, colorization, patterns, and the sounds they made. He also took interest in how the earth's crust was shaped.

Later, Darwin explored the Galapagos islands. He focused mainly on birds here. he sketched how the birds looked and acted. He noticed different breads and characteristics. In November of 1859, he published his drawings and ideas pluss his theorys in a book called THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES which explained what he calls, as we all know today, the evolution theory.

Ashmerica (if Ashley ruled the world)

If Ashley ruled the world things would be different. I mean way different. America wouldn't even be called America in Ashley's world. In Ashley's world, America would be called Ashmerica. I have descided to write down Ashley's views on how the world would be if she ruled. I want to write a book about it but want to know what you all think before I write it. These are the basic ideas and orders of Ashley's new world order. Enjoy!

• Ashmerica.
• The password to get into Ashmerica is pineapple skins.
• Everyone must drink all liquids out of boxes like juice boxes.
• All floors MUST be made out of trampolines and moon bounces.
• There is no such thing as jell-o.
• Math is illegal.
• ALL dark areas MUST be night lighted.
• Bambi's mother DOES NOT DIE!!!!
• Jail is inside of a chucky cheese. Inside of a locked ball pit. Inside a volcano with the lava scooped out.
• #1 rule- Always check for toilet paper.
• Every third Wednesday, Everyone must break out into song and dance so life becomes a musical.
• Cheese, Bacon, and Chocolate are the three main food groups.
• Fat jolly bakers are the best. If you are a fat grumpy baker, a skinny jolly baker, or a skinny grumpy baker, you will be sent to jail.
• hairspray is banned, for it kills Santa.
• Ashley- dictator, Katie- treasurer (with an eye patch) , Jim (the broom)- awesome, Alexis- second in command, Briana- military seargent, Ariana- mean ISP teacher.
• There are no guns and no bullets. Only water guns.
• The only people who go to ISP are people Ashley hates. Mean people. However, everyone must still go to school so we all wont be idiots. Only mean people go to ISP though.
• All clouds must be made of cotton candy. "I don't care how it gets done! just do it!"
• All crocodiles (crocs) have manes (like a lion's mane).
• There are 8 days in a week. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Flurbday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
• Anyone with the last name *GLEASON must be jailed and not allowed to reproduce.
• Owls may not be worn in picture or life.
• Bad attitudes get you sent to ISP. I suggest you be nice.
• Every third day you must talk in a HORRIBLE Australian accent.
• Chores are banned. The only people who have to do chores are the people in jail. They must do chores for EVERYONE.
• DRUGS ARE BANNED!!! THEY DO NOT EXIST HERE! SO DON'T EVEN TRY IT!!! (THAT INCLUDES SMOKING).
• All streets and trees are the color teal.
• There are no cars in Ashmerica. Floors are trampolines and moon bounces remember? Bounce and stop being lazy!
• On Thanksgiving the meal must consist of: Grape Juice, Cheesy Potatoes, bacon, Chocolate Covered Potatoe Chips, Banana Chips, and Mango Smoothies.
• There is no such thing as allergies, cancer, or HIV.
• Exclimation points are to be used instead of periods, question marks, and other punctuation at the end of scentences! Which means I will be using exclimation points from now on!
• Atheism doesn't exist because it is annoying!
• You are not allowed to sing badly or out of tune unless you have special permission by Ashley!
• No one can question dictator Ashley! Unless she says you can! Which probibly won't happen!
• Brusslesprouts, Egg plants, and cherry water ice are banned! Ashley doesn't like them and neither should you!
• Movie theaters are NO MORE! Only Drive Ins and indoor Drive Ins!
• The only human/nonhuman things allowed to be terrorists are gurbber daises!
• All puffer fishes must be names puff daddy!
• pets cannot have names like Mike! Only names like Wilber or Geronimo!
• The song Grillz by Nelly is the Ashmerica Anthem!
• Instead of Running laps in gym, people must climb trees! (It's more fun)!

*****SOME NAMES HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO PROTECT THE INNOCENT ....AND THE GUILTY...****** JUST SAYIN..****

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"OW!" Why am I yelling out in pain? I have sunburn. It's not even the cute pinky sunburn like on the cheaks of your face, where your friends poke it just to see there finger print go from white to pink again. It's on my back and it's beat red! AND IT HURTS! I have had friends come up to me in the hall and give me a hug only for me to return the favor by screaming in pain! I have never had sunburn like this before. I had to take a cold shower this morning because a hot one burnned my sunburn even more. I never used to get sunburn. I would tan alot but never burn. I always hate sun screen. It smells weird, It is slimy, it's sticky, and it's just weird; I don't like it. But from now on I will be using it every time I go outside in the sun. I don't want to have to deal with this anymore. It feels like it is begining to blister and that's not good. I have been putting aloe on my back like an insane person. Also, I went to the nurse today durring school because the pain was unbarable, and she told me to put aloe on it myself. I can't put aloe on myself! It's on my entire back! I can't even lift my arms! I didn't have to do gym today for that reason aswell. I couldn't lift my arms to get my shirt off so I didn't have to change for gym class. This stinks!