May
25
Kids Are Enjoying the Pool
May 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment
We did not do any lessons today. I put a few mail in our mail box today. As soon as I’m by the front door I realize the post man will not take until tomorrow. Then it hit me, I become lazy and I don’t want to do anything. Kids bugged me as early as [...]
May
20
Thoughts
May 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment
I was thinking about deleting this friendster account for good a few weeks ago. However, this is the only way I can communicate with one of my nephews. Plus my HS friends are here too. I decided to keep this longer until everyone have a chance to make profile somewhere else like twitter or facebook.
To [...]
Dec
31
Have A Safe And Prosperous New Year
December 31, 2008 | 108 Comments
Wow time flies fast. In the few days DC will go back to school and our schedule will be hectic again. Finally the holidays are over, we can go back to our normal schedule.
Happy New Year my friends!!!
Dec
25
Merry Christmas
December 25, 2008 | 110 Comments
I can’t send everyone Christmas messages this year because my friendster account is infected with virus. So this is for everyone in my lists. May you all have a Merry Christmas And A Happy New Year!!!
Oct
29
Happy Halloween
October 29, 2008 | 107 Comments
I may not have time to post this on Friday, so I better write it now because I still have some time.
As you all know Friday is Halloween here in the US. Its the time of the year to give trick or treat to anyone. And the best part of it all is the treat. [...]
Feb
2
Groundhog Day
February 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment
According to Punxsutawney Phil, we are going to have another 6 weeks of winter. I can say that this winter is not as bad as the last one. It’s not as bad because I didn’t get (knock on wood) that sick. Only the winter depression gets me every time. I wish I can do something [...]
Nov
22
Cont. (last part)
November 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment
For three days the Wampanoags feasted with the Pilgrims. It was a special time of friendship between two very different groups of people. A peace and friendship agreement was made between Massasoit and Miles Standish giving the Pilgrims the clearing in the forest where [...]
Nov
22
Cont.
November 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment
By the time fall arrived things were going much better for the Pilgrims, thanks to the help they had received. The corn they planted had grown well. There was enough food to last the winter. They were living comfortably in their Indian-style wigwams [...]
Nov
22
Cont.
November 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Squanto was originally from the village of Patuxet (Pa
TUK et) and a member of the Pokanokit Wampanoag nation.
Patuxet once stood on the exact site where the Pilgrims
built Plymouth. In 1605, fifteen years before the Pilgrims
came, Squanto went to England with a friendly English
explorer named John Weymouth. He had many adventures and
learned to speak English. [...]
Nov
22
Cont.
November 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment
There were two language groups of Indians in New
England at this time. The Iroquois were neighbors to the
Algonkian-speaking people. Leaders of the Algonquin and
Iroquois people were called “sachems” (SAY chems). Each
village had its own sachem and tribal council. Political
power flowed upward from the people. Any individual, man or
woman, could participate, but among the Algonquins [...]
