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February 21, 2010

Stock Market Game

My class was part of The Stock Market Game, where schools from all over the USA had teams that picked stocks that they thought would do well, as well as stocks to sell short. This link describes...
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December 24, 2009

Rice Crispy Treats - Yummmm

I made rice crispy treats with mom. The recipe is pretty simple - and is often on the back of rice crispy boxes. Start with the cereal: Then put the marshmallows and butter in a microwave bowl...
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November 8, 2009

Big Tex State Fair

We went to the Texas State Fair and had a great time. It's famous for a lot of things, but here are two:Big Tex, and great fried food. Big Tex's history is availble here: http://www.bigtex.com/aboutus/history/bigtexhistory/ Here is...
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May 27, 2009

My first baby sitting job

A few weeks ago, I had my first babysitting job while my mom was having a party for one of her friends. Here is a photo from the distance in our back yard. The little boy I...
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April 26, 2009

Superduper Brownie Recipe

A friend of mine (herself a Brownie) taught us a great recipe for fabulous tasting brownies, which are really easy to make. Here's the secret... Use the brownie mix you like the best, pour half the batter...
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March 31, 2009

Brownies (R) Number 1

I'm a Brownie in Troop 2662 now. Here is me modeling the bag I made in a Brownie meeting at Jackman's Fabrics (a Saint Louis company I like a lot). http://www.jackmansfabrics.com/About-Us-sp-3.html Here's my bag: Up close, with...
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February 8, 2009

Goals

I liked Brian's goals post. Here is dad working on his goal, too - sleeping after a night shift at work. I decided my doll thought that was a good goal, too. So she went to sleep...
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November 26, 2008

Indian Dancing Shadows

This morning, I saw a pretty patch of sunlight. Dad snapped these photos just before we went off to the school bus. He thought the shadows of the Indian style dancing were interesting. Here's a shadow, which...
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November 17, 2008

Toy Stealers

October is girls' birthday month in Saint Louis. Guess who this present belongs to...? Well actually, it belongs to our mom - but we kind of stole it because we liked it so much. It was from...
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September 13, 2008

Harbor Mice

I finished my sailing class (called the Harbor Mice) at Carlyle Lake in Illinois, and I learned a lot and had a good time. A group of us each solo sailed little boats called Opti's. Here I...
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July 9, 2008

Recital Recital

This spring I had my yearly recitals - dance and piano. Here are some pics. In piano I played a song called "Look at what I can do". It had hand cross-overs, multiple octaves, and was pretty...
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July 1, 2008

Claire at Claire's

Our vegetarian recipe (see Craig and Grace's tofu blog) came from Claire's Cornercopia - located on one corner of the green in New Haven. It's one of my favorite cafes. Here are some pics from our spring...
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June 22, 2008

spy kit!

hello! I'm going to teach you how to make a spy kit. 1) Get an empty Pringles can. 2) Get construction paper and decorate it. 3) Tape the contruction paper onto the Pringles can. 4) Put a...
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March 15, 2008

String Spin Toy

This is a creative way to make designs. You draw a picture on the white screen and adjust the rotations and click spin. Then you will make a bigger thicker design that will soon become huge. Start...
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February 14, 2008

Valentine's Dance

Dad and I went to a Daddy & Daughters' Dance this week. We had fun dancing (Macarena, Electric Slide, Cha-Cha Slide, etc), and there were nice decorations, too. Here's our picture, dressed up together. We had a...
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