There And Back Again

It’s official,, Report cards came out today. Timmy made B Honor Roll with all A’s and just 1 B, in English.  And Thomas made the A Honor Roll with straight A’s, Congratulations boys, I’m so proud of you. You are really working hard to make our trip a reality. Nice Job

Max 

My book is really good I don’t know why I stopped reading it. It will take me a long time to finish, but I’m doing really good. I can’t wait to tell you everything that happened when I am finished. I’m not going to tell you now, I want you to wait. This blog has given me chances to learn, to never give up, just like what my uncle said. I’m doing really well in school, I’m getting A’s and I’m on the B honor roll. Almost made A honor roll this quarter. So I’m doing all I can to make this dream come true. so that’s all for now See ya

This Post and The Trip have provided the Twins and I with more chances to bond and to learn from mistakes made, as well as each other. One example of that Is, What exactly to say in the Post. In an earlier post I explained that I thought it would be a good idea to tell everyone who their favorite character is, why the love the movies etc. etc. Lately, the Boys have shared some of their reading material and what they thought of what they were reading. Nice and interesting, if I say so. but sometimes lessons have a way of popping up, when we least expect it. Case in point. 12 yoa boys , no matter who they are, where they live or How wonderful they are, don’t exactly want to share every thought, with absolute honesty. They do have egos, believe it or not. And I expect, they don’t want to feel less than what they are. Obviously, that couldn’t be farther from the truth. But Kids don’t have the life experience we do.   I believe in Truthfulness in literature, whether it’s fiction or non fiction. regardless of the Genre. I don’t want to be lied to. PERIOD.  The Lord of the Rings is a great example of that, I think. Yes it’s Fantasy, but each character acts and reacts as honestly as they can, in the context of where they are and what is happening in the story, How they react to each other and the environment, they are in, is incredibly honest and truthful. Also, I believe Tolkien wrote it, from an honest point of view, with integrity and with incredibley honest intentions, so that we the reader, could understand our own humanity! Read it, I DARE you to prove me wrong! I challenge anyone!! I explained this to The Boys and told them that they could express themselves however they wanted. With very little editing from me. As long as it was Truthful and Honest, no one will criticize, or make fun of them, speak your Truth from your heart, because we as readers would only respect them all the more!!!! Max
Namarie

I didnt finish The Adventures of Tom Bombadil it was really hard for me to understand because the book was in poem form. I’m a little mad because I wanted to read it, but it is too hard. So Now, I’m reading a book called The Young Wizards. It is really good, so far, it is about a girl who is always getting beat up from a bunch a girls. Then, she finds a book that she hasnt read (she’s read all the books in the library). that is called, So You Want To Be A Wizard. She becomes in love with the book. She takes it home, and she reads and reads more. She starts talking to a tree after she finally learns how. The tree tells her that the there are trees that are getting mad. So she goes by the mad trees and fines a boy that is trying to do a spell and he doesn’t know why he is getting the trees mad. She tells him, and he stops.  Then they just become friends. That’s all so far. So that’s all I have to say. Keep reading.

See ya Tim

Dear Fans,

I just finished the Hobbit. Now, I’m reading The Fellowship of the Ring and it’s such a great book. I’m at the part where Frodo, Sam, and Pippin meet Merry in the fog, when Farmer Maggot drove Frodo, Sam and Pippin to Ferry to go to BuckleBerry. I’m doing good in school, Now I’m in the White Sox baseball team in Highland, for the major league. I’m also in football for my school and we are called the Spartans. I play WR, Safety, and Corner. Right now I’m in Spring Break and I have been saving a good amount of money, to go to New Zealand. And now all my teachers are excited that I’m to New Zealand, especially my Social Studies teacher. She knows someone in NZ.. Thanks for all the comments you guys have sent me I really loved them. Thanks Again.

Your friend,
Thomas