Daffodils by William Wordsworth

I really like this poem. Maybe you will, too.

"Daffodils" (1804)

I WANDER'D lonely as a cloud

That floats on high o'er vales and hills,

When all at once I saw a crowd,

A host, of golden daffodils;

Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Continuous as the stars that shine

And twinkle on the Milky Way,

They stretch'd in never-ending line

Along the margin of a bay:

Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced; but they

Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:

A poet could not but be gay,

In such a jocund company:

I gazed -- and gazed -- but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:

For oft, when on my couch I lie

In vacant or in pensive mood,

They flash upon that inward eye

Which is the bliss of solitude;

And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.

By William Wordsworth (1770-1850). 

!!!!!!!!!!Highlights!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                   Hi, everyone! guess what? I was in Highlights magazine! At first I was super embarrassed, because it was the embarrassing story contest. It is in the April issue of Highlights.  But then I read the silly stories other kids sent in, and it wasn't too bad. By the 100'th Kleenex, I realized that some people might like to hear it. After "kind" comments from my family: "Ha,Ha HA!" "Get over it" "This is hilarious!", I finally relented and am posting it here: Once my family and I were at a really crowded event. I realized I'd left my bag inside, so I ran to get it. When I came back out,I saw a car that looked exactly like our car. I opened the door-and screamed! A mom and 6 kids were staring at me! Then I saw my mom's car parked beside that car. Thank goodness I found our car. I didn't want to get in the wrong car again!

Origami!

Hi! I love origami, and this website is the best! It has clear instructions, and pictures and videos for every step. /http://www.origami-instructions.com/  Today I made a origami heart and gave it to my mom!. She loved it.The bottom photo is a Skeletal Octahedron, from a book I got for Christmas. My Dad helped me a little. I am entering a collection of my origami in the project show.

Little pink cookies

     Here are my adorable cookies! They are great to make for Easter. My middle brother made the hens. My mom is a awesome cook, so she helped us. My littlest brother made teddy bears, but I didn't get a picture.

• 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients. Roll rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into balls, and place onto ungreased cookie sheets.
3. Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden. Let stand on cookie sheet two minutes before removing to cool on wire racks. You can get the glaze recipe from I am Baker blog.

Shrimp and Crab cakes.. life is good!

 We got this from a Brookshire's circular... and it is YUM!
  Coconut Shrimp
1/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp ground cayenne pepper
2 egg whites
2 cups sweetened coconut flakes
1/2 cup panko bread crumbs(sounds kinda weird, but you need them)
1lb shrimp peeled and deveined.
Canola Oil to fry

In a shallow bowl mix flour and cayenne pepper. In another bowl, add egg whites. In food processesor combine  panko bread crumbs and sweetened coconut flakes. Place mixture in a bowl. 1. Toss shrimp in flour. 2. Dip shrimp in egg whites, then coconut mixture. 3. In a saucepan add oil for frying; heat oil to 300 degrees Fahrenheit. 4. Place shrimp in oil for 3 minutes, or until crispy. Enjoy!

Emergency Room @ midnight!

  Last Wednesday was crazy! We were driving down the road, and we heard: POP! CLING! CLANG!    POP! Something was wrong with our suburban. I think it was a U-joint, whatever that is.  So, we fixed that. Then, when we got home, my brothers and I were playing outside, when my littlest brother fell and hurt his arm/elbow. We didn't think it was too bad. But,at supper,he didn't even eat with that arm, (and he likes to eat..Clue#1) Then, after supper, my dad felt his elbow and was like, "Oh my gosh! I think it's broken! So we went to the emergency room.(at 7:00)
  We made friends with some nice people while we waited, and they homeschool,too!  We had a good time talking to them. But I felt bad for Andrew. Poor little guy, he was crying the whole time.:-(  A nice doctor helped him, which helped. Then, I saw one of my friends, who had been in a car wreck! Then we left. @ midnight.This Wednesday, he got a neon blue cast. He luvs it. I was the first one to sign it.
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                            It is almost Easter! Well, kind of. But it is never too soon to make these cute cupcakes! We used my mom's cake recipe(on the back of the Hershey's Cocoa).  Then we dyed frosting-top secret recipe- and stuck marshmallow Peeps on. Then we added little chocolate Easter eggs.