Diary Post 2

WELCOME BACK TO CoOMHL!!!!

Dear Diary, not much happened today.  Mom got her new phone, I got the first text(YESSSSS!) into it, and played outside.  Bring it on mosquitoes!  I also wrote a parody to an Imagine Dragons©️ song.  It's about a 9 year old boy, and all the stuff under his bed.  The song is Demons©️ parodied as "Toys" here it is! 

Toys(parody of Demons©️)

When the days of cold
Are all ov’r and
it’s time to begin
Spring cleaning again

When my ploys all fail
And you walk in                                                                                                                   And, worst of all
Trip over my stuff!

I wanna hide the truth
I wanna shelter you
But with the mess under
There’s nowhere I can hide

No matter what you say
The toys will still be there
This is my bedroom come
This is my bedroom come

When you sense my guilt
Look under my bed
It’s where my toys all hide
It’s where my toys all hide
Don’t go too deep
It’s dark under
It’s where my toys all hide
It’s where my toys all hide

When the cleaning call
is the last of all
When your flashlight out
Under there you crawl

So you see the mess
And you nearly faint
And come hollering out
At the mess I’ve made

Don’t want to let you down
But I am mess-bound
Though this is all for you                                                                                                     Don’t wanna hide the truth

No matter what you say
The toys will still be there
This is my bedroom come
This is my bedroom come

When you sense my guilt
Look under my bed
It’s where my toys all hide
It’s where my toys all hide
Don’t go too deep
It’s dark under
It’s where my toys all hide
It’s where my toys all hide

You say it's what I make
I say it's up to fate
It's woven in my room
It needs to be a mess

Your eyes, they flashed so bright
I Don’t wanna see their light
I can't escape this now
Unless you show me how

When you sense my guilt
Look under my bed
It’s where my toys all hide
It’s where my toys all hide
Don’t go too deep
It’s dark under
It’s where my toys all  hide
It’s where my toys all hide

Gotta Go!

-Emily, Fellow Homeschooler.

Diary Post 1

WELCOME BACK TO CoOMHL

Dear Diary, today was pretty uneventful.  Ran around outside, took a science test, all that boringness.  I did however write a poem, painted a watercolor, and got new shoes.  That's right! We did our SUMMER shopping yesterday! New converse(copyright) sneakers, a handful of shorts, and too many t-shirts.  Welcome back to the days of pools and mosquitoes! ;) Anyhow, got some cats to go hug (they are fighting XD) so better go!

-Emily 

☀ WELCOME BACK!!! Happy (almost) Summer!!! ☀

Hey!!! Welcome Back To CoOMHL!  Finally got back on here!  As of right now I will be posting every day for 2 months!!!! Let's get started!

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So for my AHG requirment #19  I must keep a journal every day for 3 months.  Unfortunatly, I will be gone for three weeks, so their will be a large splurge at the end of that period(hopefully!).  So now lets begin!

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Dear Journal, today was pretty boring... I got up late, finished up my assignments and shot a few hoops, but overall it was uneventful. However, we are going to Old Sturbridge Village tomorrow, so that will leave lots of pictures!  The most exciting thing that happened today was either that we finally brought the fan in the house(it's finally hot 😃) or that we found a wasp(ugh😞). 

Closing up, 

-Emily

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 Anyways! Stay cool and enjoy your weekend guys!

Byeeee!

My Report on Otters

     Hey guys!  I was looking at some old files and I found my report on otters from my writing class.

Enjoy my report on otters.

River Otters: The Children with Tails

      River otters, the children with tails.   Remarkably, they have some of the strongest family bonds in the animal kingdom.   Swimming gracefully, river otters skillfully hunt together, live together, and play together.  We will learn, in the following report, about the different aspects of these beautiful creatures.  Get ready to be amazed by these creatures of the water!

      

     River otters, which weigh about 30 pounds, are strong and graceful creatures.  They grow to be 3-4 feet in length, while other otters are much larger.  Through the water they glide, with short legs and webbed feet.  A rope-like tail helps these incredible animals slide through the water gracefully.  They have warm brown fur, with much lighter underparts.   Surprisingly, the fur is dense, and keeps the otter’s skin dry.   Swimming freely, the otter swims in cold waters while its fur keeps it warm.  These lithe mammals are amazing at surviving.           

     

      River otters, which are nimble, use their dexterity to help them find food.  Their diet varies with crabs, fish, frogs, clams, and salamanders.  Skillfully, they use their front legs to dig for their food. Swimming effortlessly, they hunt fish with their vision, whereas they hunt crabs with their adroitness.  They are opportunistic, and devour whatever is available.  In fact, they break down beaver dams and eat the fish as the water rushes past.  Sometimes they will even eat a baby beaver!  In the winter, river otters hunt under the ice.  They are one of the few creatures that use tools to hunt.  These animals are agile hunters.

      

     Family is important to river otters.  In the family, the young are called pups.  There are    1-5 pups born at a time.  The pups, which cannot see for a few weeks, are extremely vulnerable to predators.  For 3 months, the mother suckles and cleans the pups.  She defends the den courageously.  Surprisingly, she will not even let the dad in when she defends the den.  The pups will not meet the father for a few months.  Once they leave the den, they are afraid of water. Some mothers will let them ride on their stomachs, whereas others force them into the water.  If not forced, the pups will be sliding through the water in a few days.  They will hunt and travel together for 1 year before the otter will form his or her own family.  These amazing mammals have incredible families.

      

     River otters sure do have amazing families.  River otters, which are clever hunters, are built flawlessly for their remarkable adventures.  Effortlessly, river otters glide through the water, as other animals fall behind.  Playing joyously, they turn everything into a game.  River otters are the children of the animal kingdom.

Bibliography

Fulbright, Jeannie.  Exploring Creation with Zoology 3: Land Animals of the Sixth Day,                          Anderson, Indiana: Apologia Educational Ministries, 200.

“Otter.” Britannica School. Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 206. Web. 28 Feb. 206.

            http://library.eb.com/levels/youngadults/article/57672.

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Swanson, Diane. Welcome to the World of Otters, North Vancouver, BC:

            Whitecap Books, 202.

  Here are some cute otter pictures to laugh at until my next post