Matt - Dictation to Kirsten (to be typed later by Jennifer)

Sunday I didn't write my blog. I forgot to. I didn't mean for you to write that! you forgot too? Kirsten! Stop writing that! Cross that out! Back space. Back space. Back space. I didn't mean for you to write that! Cross that out! Cross it out! Kirsten's being stupid right now! Jennifer don't write this until I say "space", which I just said.

"Space". So, "space". "Space". you missed the "o"...Oh, never mind. Kirsten! Kirsten! Kirsten! Kirsten! Hahahaha! HAHAHAHAHA! Kirsten please cross that out! Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Blaaaaaaaaaah, blaaaaaaaaaah, blaaaaaaaah, blaaaaaaaaaaah, aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.

OK. On Sunday I woke up. then I woke up Kirsten. I started my jobs. One of them was my shower. after I did all my jobs, I played around. I didn't write my blog because I forgot. Then I went to bed, knowing I would see dad tomorrow because he would be back by then. Also, I played World of Warcraft yesterday...I forgot to add that, I forgot to say that. Don't write that. No, Kirsten I'm done. I'm done. I'm done. I'm done!

John-Michael - "A Toothless Friend to All's" Day

I did my list, and I had scrambled eggs and toast and waffles. I had a fun time and a short day. It was fun playing Warcraft. I got sidebars and I got a pet. It was fun. It was fun. It was fun. And I also made a poem. And that was my day. Well, my short day.

I'm done

Jacob - The Story

Jacob will find Captain Underpants. but they can't go to China. Jacob will go use a boat to make a boat. Next morning Jacob is still tired, and that's what happened. Until going to sail the boat and then going long way and then will find Captain Underpants.

Until Professor Poopy-Pants come and Melvin will come. and they will use secret weapon. Next year Jacob miss a school, and never give a graduation. Jacob will go find a way to go get to their side. Captain Underpants flew easily, until they went to Hawaii and Stitch will come, until Jacob did save the world. And then Jacob and Captain Underpants find Professor Dumby Poopy-Pants.

"And I can't believe myself to beat super hero." Jacob said. Until Captain Underpants did save the world and the day.

At home I can't do the list. And Jacob will go eat lunch. I have tuna. I ate tacos for dinner. and that's all there is. Oh! I forgot something....did you enjoy the story? I guess you did.

Kirsten - My Romantic Love Story

Just kidding. This is not my "Romantic Love Story", but that was the title I suggested to Ben. He didn't likeit. Oh well. Anywho, yesterday I went to work but that was really it. Then I read a book that Ben said I should read. It was probably below (or above) my level, but it's title was "Atemis Fowl: The Opal deception".

Yep, that was my day.

Ben - The Day I Read a Whole Bunch

I started off the day by doing my list....first. then after finishing my list I went up to my room and read all day. But every now and then I had to go back to the kistchen and clean it up.

The End.

That's everything I did yesterday.

Jacob - Don't miss our exciting adventure "Jacob with Super Diaper Baby" a story by Jacob Runyan

One day Jacob will find Captain Underpants. Until Jacob found the Captain Underpants and Jacob will find Super Diaper Baby and just like in comic books until they have enough to beat the space guys to save a world. Evil space guys will use an evil plan to take over the world in school.

School is about to start in the first day of school. Well, good luck with this story. I hope you enjoyed a story.

Episode 2 - Evil Space Guys from outer space of a new evil dandelion of a evil zombie nerd.

One day Jacob found Captain Underpants. Until Jacob found Super Diaper Baby, and then one day at the first day of school, evil space guys were there from outer space. Evil space guys said, "My plan is to take over the world with my best genius." And then they said it again. "Yeah, that's what I mentioned."

Correct all those ways and then they made root beer. And then the evil zombie nerd said, "Must drink root beer.....must drink root beer!" Until everybody was all back to normal. And then somebody snapped their fingers and you know who turned back into Captain Underpants, and after they said, "Oh, no! Here we go again!"

Don't miss our next exciting adventure!! "Jacob and the Attack of the Talking Toilet" coming tomorrow!

Matt - Saturday

On Saturday, which was yesterday, I woke up, then I started doing my list. Finally, when I finished doing my list I read. Reading is one of my favorite things. But it didn't use to be until Jennifer had me start reading a lot more. I didn't like it at first but I started liking it after a while. I am getting much better at it. I just jumped in home shcool.

How I did it was first I started with little chapter books. But they were chapter books. Then I just jumped into Eragon. Now I am even started on Eldest. It only took me a month and a half to read Eragon. I'm quite surprised how much I've jumped. And did you know I've learned multiplication all by myself? I really did in second grade.

It was lots of help because in third grade I went to a different school and they had already learned it from a different teacher. I didn't learn from my second grade teacher so I was quite lucky.

John-Michael - The day at the cabin

Before I tell about yesterday I want to tell about the first day at the cabin. The first day at the cabin I was pretty surprised. I didn't know that they had a cabin. They just said, "the cabin". Then when I saw the cabin I knew exactly what they were talking about. I knew about the cabin for the rest of the time. In fact it was quite long.

I like the cabin. It has marbles and it has a tire swing. I nearly forgot about the tire swing just now. I love the cabin. Sometimes I don't want to go to the cabin because I have other fun stuff but I end up liking it every time I go. And that is what I was going to tell about the cabin.

Now, here is my yesterday and I will tell you about today. tomorrow. What I did yesterday is I got my list done very first thing and then for breakfast I had an egg and a piece of toast. Then since my list was done I got to play Warcraft. But in the middle of playing Warcraft my mom said my turn was over and I could either go with Kirsten or weed. I chose going with Kirsten.

After I got back I was really tired because I had walked one mile! So, I took a nap. Then I played until it was time for dinner. Then I had dinner and did my blog. Then I went to bed.

Jacob - Happening to Runyans and John-Michael and Jennifer to make that rule

Episode 1 - The fantom Jennifer

A long time ago in far away in yesterday. Jacob will do the list and then Jacob will wait until Jacob will go play Wii. After Jacob said and after story mode then I'm going to play Matt and Ben told him and Matt will quit, then Jennifer will said, "It's rest time!" and Jacob can't. And then Jacob will go and make a comic book about Captain Underpants. And then Jacob will go hypnotize Jennifer. And then they said, "You will obey our every command!" And then they snapped their fingers. And then Jennifer said, "O.K." And then Jacob said, "You are a monkey." And then Jennifer out of a control...."ooooo, ooooo, ooooooo, oooooooo" And then Jacob's do horrible mistake. "You are now a Captain Underpants!"

"Yes Master!"

"Traaa-La- Laaaaa!" Captain Underpants sing.

And then Captain Underpants out of a window and Jacob said, "Hey, come back here!" and then Jacob said, "oooops".

And Jacob went to go to trouble and made horrible mistake. And then Jacob in a comic book and Jacob is dumped and stuck in a comic book.

Then Jacob will pick up Kirsten out of the comic book when command. And then we can go have dinner with Kirsten, Ben, Matt and John-Michael and they were sad. And she thought she was a real super hero. And fight a non-comic book. But Captain Underpants trapped with a Dr. Diaper. Went out of this comic book and when he's command. And then they rescued Jennifer with Jacob when fix that bad thing.

And then he bring a fake doggie doo-doo. And then they have to go fight Dr. Diaper and make a good shot and then Dr. Diaper said, "oooops, that was pretty embarrassed. Oh, dear....oh, dear. Excuse me let me change." And then they fight a robot. And they did fight the robot and Dr. Diaper said, "you destroyed my robot."

Dr. Diaper said, "and you freed a visitor!" And then Jacob would do it quickly until Captain Underpants to shot Dr. Diaper.

And then they hypnotized them and it didn't work after Captain Underpants getting dressed. And then they said, "water is worked I hope I think they're working." Until they are going to snap their fingers and getting worsed. And then they turned back to you know who....Captain Underpants!!!

"Oh No!!!" she said. "Here we go again!"

Dad and Andrew - a busy day

Finally a moment to rest. Andrew and I have been all over town working on our project. People just loved seeing us "filming". One cop came right over and asked us lots of questions, he loved the glasses on Charlie.

Andrew and I met some people from France and a couple from Brazil. Everybody just loves him and his bubbly personality.

-- More later.

Kirsten - Boredem and Naps

Well...yesterday I did not attend school. This was due to the fact that school is over for me. Since I did not go to school, I helped my brothers and John-Michael get ready for their school. Then I went for a run, then followed by a nap. I don't usually take naps, but yesterday I was extremely tired. In fact, I don't even really like the whole nap idea. It bothers me for numerous reasons. Reasons that I will not go into for the sake of time. Anywho, yesterday was very un-eventful, quite boring as a matter of fact.

The most exciting thing that happened was my dad went out to California to pick up my brother Andrew. Because dad went to go pick up Andrew, I got to talk to Andrew on the phone. I understand that they had grand adventures planned related to their work on "Charlie the Banana goes to New York." I wish I could have gone with them., then maybe my day wouldn't have been so boring.

Andrew - Cake Game

Yesterday I didn't go to school. In the afternoon my Dad picked me up for a visit. I got in Dad's car and I played the cake game on Dad's computer. I talked to Kirsten.

I had fun!

Ben - Friday

On Friday I went to school by car and we had a breakfast of cereal. After breakfast we went to class and we did some art. After art we went to math class where we just graded our math papers and moved on to reading where we did reader's theater. After reader's theater it was time for lunch and recess and so we went to lunch and recess and for lunch I had some stuffed bread sticks. After lunch we moved on to science where we are caught up and about to finish our roller coaster project. Afterwards we finished our day by doing Friday recess and some other tests for Friday.

Afterwards I went home and started in on reading and cleaning the kitchen. Also, we went to the park. At the end of the day we watched SpongeBob. Then we went to bed.

Matt - My normal day

When I woke up this time I decided that I would just go into the shower when I was called. I didn't try to go back to sleep. Normally I go back to sleep when Jennifer wakes up John-Michael for his shower. After that I can't get back to sleep.

So, I went into the shower. After that I got dressed, then I went to do my jobs, then I ate breakfast. Then I started getting to work. Kirsten stayed home. Why she stayed home was because her school was out. Her school got out earlier because of the construction at her school and because they got in school early and out of school early. When the boys came home from school, we started doing our jobs. After that Kirsten read a book to everyone that was called "Artimis Fowl". She read some of it and then Jennifer called and it was time for Jacob to go to bed. John-Michael played on World of Warcraft. I did my blog while I was waiting for my turn. I wrote a very long post. When it was my turn I wasn't able to log on because Dad made it so you can't log on after a certain time at night and it was that time.

Instead we watched a SpongeBob movie. We watched three episodes of SpongeBob. Then Jennifer told us to go to bed. I went to bed.

John-Michael - The day I read "The Day My Butt Went Psycho"

I woke up then I went to school. Then I was really grouchy and kind of late and I took my ride to school as usual. I put everything away then I sat down at the meeting place for silent reading/partner reading. Then I did the rest of my schoolwork and then I came home and then I did my blog and that was pretty much my day. But I did forget something. I played warcraft last night. Ok, and THAT was my day.

Jacob and the school in bingo...

I won for two times in a row and I got two prizes. I forgot to play bingo. Oh well. My prizes were...I'm not sure....they were prized. I went to lunch and then I forgot the money. And that's all.

A word to the wise...

"Never involve yourself in the affairs of dragons...for you are crunchy and good with ketchup!"

From a bumper sticker I once saw and had occasion to recall this morning.

--Jennifer

Dad - Flying

I do entirely too much flying. Well at least the passive kind of flying where I sit in a seat for hours and a few amazingly powerful controlled explosions propel a hollow tube of metal in a controlled fall. To date I haven't mastered the manly kind of flight which requires one to throw ones-self at the ground and miss.

For helpful hints on flying and other important questions such as the answer to life the universe and everything check out one of my favorite books:

Dad - more of the Project with Andrew

Andrew and I are back to work on our project.

Here is some more of what we have so far.



All of the footage was taken by Andrew.

Dictation

Well this has been a lot of fun so far! I have had a good time taking down the kids dictations of what happened "yesterday". It has been wonderful practice for them having to remember and dictate what their day was like the day before. It takes some time but boy is it worth it.

You can probably figure out a lot of what my day is like just from what the kids post here. Basically, I am one busy lady. I love it though! It is a very rewarding way to spend my time and energy.

Here are some more pics of the Easter Egg painting event back in April or whenever it was!

--Jennifer