Sunday afternoon

Hey. I have a new facebook account, I am Rebekah Ann Susen. So far I have 12 friends.
I think I am going to take a little break from blogger, since I feel obliged to do a blog as often as possible, and no one reads my blog anyway. Seeya later.

Traffic Cone

Traffic Cone
By Becky Susen



ZOOM. ZOOM. ZOOM.

All I hear.

HONK! BEEP! "WATCH IT!"

Cars ZOOM by
Everyone's running
Everyone's going
No one stops
Everyone ZOOMS ZOOMS ZOOMS
Even at night.

A deer and a fawn attempt to cross;
SCREECH! CRASH! HONK!
The fawn runs away.
The deer doesn't.

In the drak,
A porcupine sees no cars.
Then they're upon him.
BUMP.
Daylight and red smears on the tar.
A lump of fur on the side near the grass.

Night comes.
Then someone stops.
The car behind comes ZOOMing so fast
the people don't even see it until
there's a SCREECH of tires and a
CRASH and a
TINKLING sound of glass.
And SCREAMS.

Lights shining all over.
No smears of red.
Lots of glass.
SIRENS.
Colored lights whirl all around, coming and going.
CRYING and MOANING.
The lights stay 'til
the big light comes in the morning.
Then the colored lights are gone.
There are a few shards of glass.

A turtle crawls
so slow,
I know there's no hope.

Except, it crosses the rumble strip and the white line on the side.
Cars ZOOM.
Every time one ZOOMs, the turtle pauses
then resumes its deadly crawl.

No ZOOMs for a few minutes, now.
The turtle takes advantage of that and makes it
to the middle of the road.
I hear a ZOOM coming.
The turtle knows.

It stops and looks.
SCREECH!
I wait for the BUMP,
or the CRUNCH,
but none do I hear.
The car stops.
The turtle goes.


A second ZOOM is sounding up.
It stops with no SCREECH!

The turtle goes.

A third ZOOM, not so loud.

YELLS! from second car.

"G' WAN!"
"IT'S A TURTLE!"

HONK! from third.

The turtle goes.

Fourth ZOOM and fifth zoom come.
HONKs from fifth.
The turtle goes.

Seventh, eighth, and ninth zoom.

HONK! HONK! YELLS!

The turtle goes.

Tenth slowly creeps in from behind.
The turtle crosses the white line on the side.

CLAPPING from first ZOOM.
CHEERS.

HONKing stops.
Cars start to ZOOM away.

Soon the ZOOMing is steady.

ZOOM. ZOOM. ZOOM.

All I hear.

Saturday

Last night was Nate Oliver's birthday party. That's why I had to go away for a few minutes because I had to make him a birthday card.
The party was at 6 o'clock. I guess we are having a party for Elijah today, so anyone reading this, come over!!!!!!! He had his birthday on July 24. The day after Nate's.
Last night I wrote a poem before I went to bed. I will put it on here.

Friday

HIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I AM JUST SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!LIFE IS GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyway, tonight is Nate's birthday party. Oh! I have to go! I will write more later.

Thursday

Hello hello hello. Me and mom just went on a 3-store shopping trip looking for water to drink. We found some at The Big Apple after looking at the 2 irvings.
The power went out for about 3 hours today, and with that, the pump went ka-put.

later the next day...

Dad has the pump fixed! And the water pressure is higher than ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wednesday

Hi. I really really really want to see Mama Mia. It's the music that really got my attention. Leah said last night while I was sleeping, I kept singing the theme song over and over and she was about to tell me, 'Becky, be quiet!' when I stopped. that shows how much I want to see it!!!!
We spent a chilly calm day at the beach. It was cold out of the water, but warm in. It was rather cloudy, so there was hardly anybody there. Those are the days that mom likes the most. She doesn't like tons of kids running around and screaming all over the place.
They had to fix the ladder because a big fat guy was climbing up the ladder and it broke. It was broken through the homecoming week, so it was not very fun because they had the dock out for most of it to fix it.
Bella is coming back to visit in about a week!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am going to look for a 13 going on 30 trailer so you know what my favorite movie is like.

What do you think of when you hear this word?:



tunnel

Mama Mia Trailer

Tuesday

Hey. I was babysitting at Sara's house. Isaac was at my house. Josh and Sara are both home. We had House Of Pizza!!! It was delicious!!!
We are now watching Jumanji.

later

The kids are watching WIPEOUT.
I put the new Mama Mia trailer on here. I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY want to see it, but mom said I probably won't be able to see it:( It looks really cute and I love the music.
BRB Davey has to take his allergy pill.


Bye!

...

Sunday night

Hi. Bella went home today:(

This is a video of the original thriller movie. It's a little scary, so little kids, don't watch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-TZnNXXQrI
I like the way his voice sounds in this video.
Dad got a new movie in Netflix: It's called Jeremiah Johnston, I think. It's really good.
I haven't seen the whole thing, but so far it's good. I wish I had more time to write, but I have to go.

What do you think of when you hear this word?:


cappuccino

Saturday evening

Hi. So far, [right now I am listening to Shine the Newsboys] Mr. and Mrs. Oliver , Deke, Nate, Isaiah, John, Kelly, Jon Jon, Judah and Joey and us are currently at our house. I saw Brandon at the beach. Hes aid his brother is grounded for the summer...he was the bad one that's all I can remember.

later

We had a total of 61 people at our house. Mostly everybody from church. Except for Luke. And that's about it. Too many to list. Got to go.

Ho Hum...

Hi. I am, waiting for Ellie to wake up. It's been over an hour. Everyone is at the beach. I am going when Ellie wakes up so I'll just go on here while I wait.
I got a new playlist and I am physicked about that. We saw the parade today. I saw Kelly Jon Jon and Judah and Joey. they are sooooo cute! Jon Jon is a good boy. He sat by me the whole time during the parade.
I got no candy:(
Bella's going home tomorrow:(

qwerty

you need to put a positive on your poll


-elijah

Beach day

Hi. Today is Beach day. We go to the beach and play games such as the life jacket relay, (there are 2 teams, and each each member has to put on a life jacket and run into the water and run back out and hand it to the next person who in turn does the same until they are all done.) And the messy obstacle course which is you have to run through 8 or so tires filled with ketchup and mustard, then run and slide across a tarp with dish soap and flour and oil on it. then you crawl under 2 chairs that have strips hanging down with shaving cream and thjen you run and try to jump across a hole in the sand filled with water (that's really cold) and then out run into the water. We also do a water balloon toss. And they give you some candy.
Bella is here. SO ARE KELLY AND JOHN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so excited to see them! Everyone else saw them last night at church, but I stayed home with Solomon because mom thought he would be a grumpy person but he wasn't.
We have piano lessons today at 9 o'clock. Bella is coming with us.

Bye!!!!!!!!



P.S.

What do you think of when you hear this word?:


sympathy

Q. for the day

What do you think of when you hear this word?:

submerge

Wednesday

Ohla. Today we are going to the beach and Bella is coming too. more later. iu am writing weird an sloppy because i am typing with one hand because i aM HOLDING ELLIE WITH THE OTHER ONE. OOPS. BYE

Q: for the day

What do you think of when you hear this word?:

Eternal

New Beautiful song!!!

Makes it into the top ten:

Colors, by Kira Willey


I am green today I chirp with joy like a cricket song
I am gray today gloomy and damp like a morning fog
I am orange today loud and messy like finger paint …….on the wall
I am red today hopping mad like a playground ball
I am black today strong and tall a great big bear
I am purple today bright and happy like a butterfly……..in the air

I'm a rainbow today all the colors of the world
I'm a rainbow today all the colors of the world
I'm a rainbow today all the colors of the world are in me

I am yellow today I shine my light out like the sun
I am white today soft and quiet like new snow
I am blue today calm as glass and cool………..like the sea

I'm a rainbow today all the colors of the world
I'm a rainbow today all the colors of the world
I'm a rainbow today all the colors of the world are in me

Courtesy of Rachel Seretta's blog- Thank you Rachel!!!

Sara's

I am at Sara's house.
We were watching a miovie, but everybody went into the kitchen and lefty me and Gabe in the living room watching the 'School of Rock Movie', so we just turned it off. And now I am on the computer.
All the people here are Gabe, Me, Nate, Missy, Arnold, Genny, Sara, Josh, and thats it.

Monday

Hi. Ellie started talking today! She can say anything (but you can't really know except if you tell her) you tell her.
She said Baby(bah-bah)
She said La-la-la
She said Becky (bah-bah)
She said Mama
She always says Dada

More later.

Tonight is movie night at Sara's. I don't know what we are going to watch. Maybe Napoleon Dynamite.

Sunday

Hi. Today is the Lord's day. Steve (our Pastor) taught about 1 Corinthians 11, and 12. Thay were good.
Today is Isaac's beach party. He is 7 years old. I got him some RAZZLES and I don't now what else I am going to get him. I am sooooooo bad at picking out presents.

Something stuff I would like to get him are:

( Courtesy of http://www.kidzworld.com/toys/toys-for-boys )

I want a slush puppy.

Sataday

Hey. We went to mickey D's for lunch (a rare treat) but only because the 3 oldest boys are gone and Leah.
Missy is coming over this afternoon, and at around 4:45 I'm going to babysit at sara's house and Chill with her kids.
I have nothing else to say. Bye.

Friday

Hi. Today was a quite going well day.
I got the movie 13 going on 30 from Wal* Mart for only $5.00! I am so excited!
I also got the new pink Elixer 5 gum. I have tried the yellow Lush kind, the red cinnamon kind, the green spearmint kind, and the blue minty kind. I have not eaten a piece of the pink kind yet. I am saving it. :D Ha Ha!
We went grocery shopping today with my mom, (Leah, Joseph, Esther and I) and got food and stuff. I got a long frenchbread and I had it up against my shoulder and Esther and I were pretending that we were marching in the army. Then Esther wanted to hold the 'gun' and it was to long and it broke in half. So we put it back and get a different loaf. I know. Bad huh? Then we went to a yardsale and I got 5 movies for the little kids! 5! They were 2 little bear movies, 2 blue's clue's movies, and george of the jungle. One of Solomon's favorite movies. And mine. Then leah and I rode our bikes to another yardsale and I got an outfit or Ellie, pajamas for Solomon, a make dolls book, a book that mom has to proof read first, because it is a about a teenager getting pregnant, but I knew she was going to have to proof-read it anyway. And a little kids story book, and a stuffed beanie baby hippopotamus.

Wednesday

Spent an even longer day at the beach! I got burned some more! Nate and Missy and their family came to the beach. We had a fun time. We went to swing (Gabe Missy Nate and I ) and I felt so free and whole just swinging. Then Gabe and Nate were making me laugh so hard I could barely breathe and I almost fell backwards off the swing!! They were pretending to walk in front of the swing while I was up in the air and then Gabe was trying to walk like an old lady across the path with a cane, and I he didn't walk fast enough and I kicked him in the butt! It was so funny!!! Missy swung too. She swang next to me and I think she had a lot of fun. We were all trying to go as high as we could. We were making quite a spectacle of ourselves, but it was kind of fun having some attention! All of the bad kids were watching us, and I don't know if they were thinking about what nuts we were acting like, or if they wished they could have fun like that with us, or what, but it was fun! I don't think I've ever laughed that hard ever! I was literally gasping for breath! It felt so good to laugh like that.
I laughed pretty hard last night though watching WIPEOUT on channel 7 at 8 O'clock. It is the funniest show! It even made Solomon and Esther laugh! It's a very family friendly show, and it is hilarious, so watch it! It's really good.
We didn't get slush puppies last night, there wasn't enough time. But we got them today before swimming lessons.
Seeya.

Tuesday

I got burned on my back. And on my face. But I'm not peeling yet.
We spent the day at the beach, and I totally forgot to put sunscreen on.
I have nothing else to say, except that we are going to get slush puppies, and Adam Kasprzak ate dinner at our house tonight.

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The man from the fire died.

Ohla

Oh, right right right right right. (Remember, Bella?;)
Tonight is movie night at Sara's house. She wants to watch the movie Joshua. That is a great movie!!!!!!!! Monday. I only like them in the summer.

Home again, home again, jiggety-jog

Hi. I am home, (duh,) and am glad about it. Vacations are fun, but I miss my family terribly, and get homesick A LOT while I'm away. My haircut was ok, although everyone who saw it says it doesn't look much different and I agree. The woman who cut my hair made me feel like a dufus because she kept making such a big deal about 'how bad they did on my hair' and 'they should have their licences taken away', and such and such. It was kind of embarrasing.
I found my favorite hat!!!!!!!!!!! I found it just sitting on top of mom's cedar dresser and she said she doesn't know where it came from anyway. I am so excited!!!
Grammy got us a WORLD INDUSTRIES SKATEBOARD from a yardsale!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't know for how much she got it for, but they are expensive and the good kind!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have to go. Goodnight for the night.

Par-pah-reem= butterfly in Hebrew

Blah blah Blah

We are going to go to some fireworks at Stover's beach at 10:00 tonight. I like going to Debbie's house, but I will be glad to be home when we are. Sometimes I forget what my family is like after only like 5 days!!! It probably seems weird, but when I talked to Solomon yesterday night, he didn't sound like the Solomon i know. He sounded really different. That's why I hate talking on the phone, because it makes the people sound weird, and you don't always know who you re talking to. And I just don't know what to say when I can't see the person. It's hard to know what to say, and it's kind of awkward.
We are going to go home on Saturday. I got the children treats. I got Ellie a pink stuffed monkey, Solomon, Spiderman water wings, Esther, a little dolly playset, Joseph, a bubble blowing set, and Davey a squishy lizard that sticks to glass. I am still thinking of what I can get Gabe and Elijah. And Mom and dad.
We watched Titanic today down in the basement. I almost couldn't watch it. usually that movie is great, but all the people screaming for help and yelling was scarier than usual...I won't explain why. We are going to leave soon, so I will go. Goodnight and have amazing dreams.

My new handshake for Leah, Bella, and I

The new handshake I made up was from a dream that I had two nights ago:

With one hand, slap you and your partners palms together once, then slap the backs of your hands together. Tap the knuckles of your pointer and middle fingers together with your partner, while making a noise with your mouth by pressing your tongue against the roof of your mouth and blowing air out, somewhat like a caw, and then the two bottom knuckles, while making a tooting noise with your mouth. Weird, I know, but really fun too!

At Debbies

Hi. I am at Debbie's house right now, on her laptop. Sorry I didn't blog for a bit, I need a break.
We are having a lot of fun. I taught my cousin Bella how to do ASL. (American Sign language.) She caught on pretty quick.
Leah and I learned at River of Life bible camp. We don't go there anymore, because my mom and dad thought it was inappropriate. The whole thing was secular about boyfriend and girlfriends crap. I am getting a haircut today at 4:00pm. I hope they do better than supercuts. Because they didn't do so great.
The whole fire thing is over. the woman has 60-65% burns on her body, and the man has 80-85%. They both have infections from jumping in the lake, but you're screwed either way. I mean, burn up in your house, or jump in the lake and die from an infection. It was so horrible standing there on the bank and listening to the people yell for help and not being able to do anything about it. It still haunts me, and it was one week ago today. It seems like way longer though. Time always slows down while we're at Debbie's house.
I got to go. I told Bella I'd help her make a blog.