Flowers so sweet,
The sun so bright,
From the morning till the night.
Caterpillars grow so big
They can not crawl on their twig.
Butterflies do flutter around
While ladybugs dance upon the ground.
Honeysuckle to pluck and eat;
Springtime truly is a treat.

In case you haven't noticed, gas prices have been climbing again. Because the federal government forces us to use a special kind of gas (which we don't need to use), the prices are higher. That special gas costs more to make, so it costs more to buy. There isn't any real reason to use the "green" gas, and there isn't any reason at all for the government to make the taxes so high on it. This could truthfully be called theft.

These ideas are simple ways for capable kids to help their Moms and Dads:

1. Clean the house
2. Make breakfast
3. Make lunch
4. Make dinner
5. Clean up breakfast, lunch, or dinner
6. Take out the trash
7. Load and start the dishwasher
8. Do the laundry
9. Do the grocery shopping (if you’re old enough)
10. Spoil your Mom and Dad every once in a while

If you do some of these things every day, your parents will be very grateful!

When George Muller was younger, he started going to church, even more than just once a week. Those sermons really spoke to him. He started praying all the time, for things like food, and money. When he cut off all ties between himself and his father, he had to get money somewhere. But he had no job, or even any offers. So he decided to pray for God’s help in finding a job and making money for food and bills. Then, a miracle happened. George found a job and a Christian partner as well. He married Mary soon, and they were on their way to be missionaries. » read more »

Please pray for Australia. There are very severe forest fires over there, and my jazz teacher's brother-in-law is fighting them. About 200-300 people have died, and it's not just a tornado. They can't even find all of the people. Even children are victims. Luckily, my jazz teacher is currently in America, but her relatives are in Australia. Please pray for Australia, and for all the people that live over there.

Here's a link to more info on it: http://www.760kfmb.com/Global/story.asp?S=982...

I have written this as a newspaper, and I feel this is the only way to get it delivered.

Why Was It Not Fair?
By Juliana E. Franklin » read more »

Dogs are better pets than cats, and here are a few reasons why. First of all, cats are always scratching up the furniture, and ruining the curtains. They’re always jumping onto high places, and getting into special things. If you had a cat, you couldn’t have any beaded lamp shades, bead curtains, or canopies because the cat would “play” with them and destroy them! » read more »

My dad and I know that America used to have a good government, and it helped us do the right thing. But we both see now that it has gone downhill. The government has too much power, and they're using it in the wrong ways. For example, they say that kids can get the best education in school, but they're having a hard time finding teachers that are smart enough! » read more »

I have watched a show for several weeks now called the Baby Borrowers. It's where five teenage "couples" borrow babies, toddlers, pre-teens, teens, and elderly people. All the girls thought they would be wonderful parents and wanted to have kids as soon as possible. Well, at the end of the experiment, they all broke up and weren't going to have kids for a long time. So think about that before you have kids too young from now on. It's a good thing to learn!

There is a new movie that's out. It is an American Girl movie. I have heard many good things about it, and I intend to see it this weekend. I really think I will love it and the storyline of it. I will write what I think about it after I see it. I will recommend it now to any girls who love adventure, American Girl, or Kit the American Girl doll. There will be a description of what it was like this weekend or after here on the blog. (I forget what year she's from, but she has a typewriter and a candlestick phone.) Anyway, it sounds really cool!