Mini Rex Rabbits

 We have Castor Mini Rex rabbits,and we currently have six.(We also have 3 Californian, but that's for later) My bunnies are named Papa Cuddles and Taylor Swift. Here are some things to know if you are thinking of getting Mini Rex rabbits; We feed them a 1/2 cup of Purina rabbit chow a day. Their cages have trays filled with newspaper at the bottom, and we change these every 2 days. It is kinda gross but you get used to it. They drink from water bottle things that hook on to the cage. We give ours fresh water daily. If your girl bunny is pregnant she should get more food and water. If she starts pulling her fur out, DO NOT PANIC!!!

  Give her some cotton batting and hay, plus a metal box called a nesting box. She will shape these into a 'nest' for the babies. If she keeps pulling out her fur, just add more hay. If it is cold when the babies are born you may want to put a heat lamp near them. You can show the mom and babies in doe and litter.

 Show rules differ, find out for your type of rabbit breed and area. If you are showing Castor Mini Rex rabbits, here is what you do(if you are registered.): 1. They will call "Mini Rex ,then senior/junior  buck/doe or doe&litter. Senior = older rabbit. Junior = younger rabbit.(not babies.)  Buck = boy bunny. Doe = girl bunny. So, if you have a young girl, she is a junior doe. 2. Unless you have a doe & litter, bring your furry friend to the show table. Their is a row of cages with doors on each side. Put your rabbit in one and shut the door. the judge will examine your and everyone else's bunny. If you have a doe & litter, leave them in the cage you brought them in. Then he hands out ribbons, and you are done! (Some shows have the rabbits stay for the week, so school groups can see them.Ours did.)

                                                          Day old babies in nesting box.

Super Scribblenauts

                      Okay! I admit it- I LOVE this game!! It is so fun! You can write anything, like: polka-dot flying bath tub, or,a  Big Crunch apple. You have different puzzles to solve, and you write something to solve it with. Say the hint is: Help the man jump off the cliff. You are the main character, Maxwell, but you can can 'buy' others. I am Cleopatra, my brother is Maxwell's evil twin. Our friend plays a s a Vampire Hunter. :-)You could just give him a parachute,but.. you could also put a giant, fluffy pillow by the cliff, or a big bowl of soft, cozy ice cream.When you win, you get "ollars", which are Super Scribblenaut's currency, and a 'starite',which is a pointy star. It is actually my brother's, but I borrowed it. I've played all the levels.. I am a official Scribblenaut!

My favorite game

This is a game called Whoonu. It is my favorite game. Each person gets 4 cards. They pick 1 person to be the Whoozit. Each person picks 2 cards that they think are the person's favorite and put them in. The cards might say: chocolate,algebra,pickles,heavy metal, History Channel,etc. Then the person lines the cards up. He places a 6 point token at his favorite, a 5 point at his second favorite, and so on.The players take the tokens from above their cards. You continue until every one has been the Whoozit. Then the players add up the numbers on their tokens . The player with the highest number wins! 

I am a bookworm..

This book is by Louisa May Alcott,the author of Little Women and other classics. It was written by her for five girls that ran their own magazine. Set in the 1800's, it is about an orphan, Patty, who thinks no one wants her. A family comes for her, but they just needed a servant. They are nice, but they ignore her, and she longs for a real friend/family. I guess you'd call it a Christmas story, but I think it is good for anytime. It is kind of short, and it makes a good read-aloud. If you can't tell, the book is called The Quiet Little Woman.
It is sad, but has a happy ending. If you read it, please comment! I'd love to know what you think of it.

Old town in the Green groves

I thought that,being a Little House fan, I'd read all the books, from Charlotte and Martha, to Caroline, Laura, and Rose. Well, Cynthia Rylant wrote this wonderful book, and I am so glad I found it. It sounds just like the books Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote, too.It covers Laura's "lost"years of life in Burr Oak, Iowa. Laura had started this book but  never finished it. In reading this, I learned lots of new things about Laura, such as the fact she had a little brother named Freddy. I also learned she had lived in a hotel. It is really well-written and I think Little House fans will LOVE it.

Diners, Drive Ins, and Dives!

     Have you ever ate at a place called Avila's? Probably not.If you drove by it you might have thought it was a house. But it is so yummy! It was on Diners, Drive Ins, and Dives! I included the video. They are known for their gorditas, which is brisket wrapped in a tortilla.We had the Triple D, named after the show. It included pozole, two soups, tamales, enchiladas....etc. It was food lover's heaven :-)! My mom got a soup that tasted like hominy.It was bland until you put the radishes, oregano, onion, pepper, (and a bunch of other things but I forgot!)in. The people there were really friendly.It's address is: 4714 Maple Avenue Dallas, TX 75219
(214) 520-2700 I highly recommend you go there! I give it 5 stars.

Published Author for the second time!

  My essay on the life of John F. Kennedy will be published in August/September issue of the online 'Back To Homeschool Magazine'; it is an online magazine for homeschool girls.  Here is a link  http://bthmagazine.wordpress.com/

Dnow

    Hi!! I was at DNow this past weekend.  Our theme was EPIC.  What is DNow, you ask?  It is crazy fun!  I'll try to explain.  It is like a weekend church camp for 6th-12th graders.  Your Sunday School class stays at a host home, which means people actually were crazy enough let you stay at their house :-) !  We played black light dodge ball; we wore white jerseys that glowed under the ultra-violet lights.  We scribbled on our faces with glow in the dark highlighter, which made our faces glow even more than normal.  :-)

Saturday, each team got $20, which we had to use to make the town a better place.  My group baked cookies, bought crossword puzzles, and planted flowers.  Then we handed these items out at a local nursing home and  visited with the residents.  It was so fun!  I LOVE my church!  To see pics of us go to authenticyouth.com