I Apologize Deeply That I Have Not Posted In A While

Here's what I have missed telling you about:

I have gone to D. C., Long Island, and Long Beach.
I got braces (the sadness in my heart...)
I got a job.
I got my own bedroom (the happiness in my heart...)

That's basically it.

Finally it is a nice day this summer. I was doing water colour painting on the front porch this morning and swimming later. I've read a lot of books this summer including Frannie in Pieces, In Search of Mockingbird, The Book Thief, Once Upon a Marigold, Nation, The Wild Girls, plus a lot more. I have also been reading old Peanuts comics. Snoopy is awesome. I'll add some pics later. Gotta go for now!

*Alissa

Vermont

Hey everyone! Vermont is a pretty cool place. You can go on a giant slide down the side of the mountain called an Alpine slide. You can also go to Ben and Jerry's ice cream factory, which is very cool. There is also the VonTrapp Family Lodge. You can buy edelweiss there. Those are some of the many things you can do there. Bye!
*Alissa

Summer!

Yeah! It is finally summer! No more waking up at 6:00 in the morning! It is warm and you can go to the beach and swim! Yeah! Oh, happy belated fourth of July!Plus it is Harry's birthday in 24 days (unless my math is mistaken).Best thing yet- No more final exams! Yeah! Well I guess that is it. Bye!
*Alissa

Places to Visit

Go to Niagara Falls, it is a lot of fun. Go to the Falls, that includes the Horseshoe Falls people! Go to the Hershey's store to. The ceiling is chocolate! YYYYYUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMM!!! The Rainforest Cafe is a treat too, there are animals that move and there are well, rainforesty stuff. Well I am thinking about it, save the trees and do not do your homework:) (I am joking, you would probably get skinned, resurrected, and skinned again. Well, got to fly! I hope I've given you some ideas of what to do someday.

Make Way For Ducklings!

In Boston we saw Make Way For Ducklings. The ducklings were so cute! I read in a book called Going to Boston: The Freedom Trail Mystery that two of the ducks had been stolen. They remade them. One duck was found by BU. Authorites thought that college students stole it as some sort of joke. It's leg was too mangled to put back in the Common, so they put it in a children's hospital for the kids delight. I don't remember what happened to the other one, except they had to remake it. We had a nice time in the Common. We rode the swan boats. Caroline and Emily liked the swans best, although I liked the beauty of the ride, the ducks, and the many weeping willows, which are my favorite kind of tree. I think that was mom and dad's favorite part too. We also saw this cool tree which I believe is called a weeping oak.

Where in the World was Alissa?

Louisa May Alcott's House: Orchard House


Hello! I've just been in Boston and Concord Massachusetts. We saw Louisa May Alcott's house, the aquarium, Boston's huge Borders, Make Way for Ducklings, the old North Church, and many other things. We also visited our friends Aunt Julie, Uncle Bos, Brennan, Caroline, Charolotte, and Martha. The best thing in Concord was Louisa May Alcott's house. In Boston it was the aquarium and the swan boats.



My favorite fish were the sea horses and dragons. The runners up are the crystal jellyfish and the blue lobster.



Runners Up: Crysyal Jellyfish and Blue Lobster





GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

The Wedding

Mom's sister, Chris FINALLY got married. Her wedding was nice. She married a man named Wayne. He seems nice, but I don't know much about him though. The wedding was fun. Aunt Chris invited a few friends and family. They played some of my favorite songs like Brown Eyed Girl. I actually got a blister on my foot. I've never gotten one before. I also got Emily on the dance floor. It was a lot of fun dancing with her even if she put me in knots. I hope they have a successful marriage.