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Wanda was sitting in a chair, smiling at us, with a cute little puppy in her lap. The first thought that came to my mind, was "Yay! I'm with the dog lady!!!" and of course, "Phew, I'm safe."
I noticed that she was wearing a long, blue, beaded necklace, a red sweater, (probably for Valentines day) black pants, and glasses. Interestingly enough, her little toy poodle had a little pink sweater on. Right away, before I even sat down, she told me that she was hard of hearing. My stomach kind of jumped when she said that, making my nerves go up. But, her tone of voice sounded excited, which made me feel glad that she was happy that I was there. I instantly tried to put my nerves aside as I asked my first question.
Wow, was I surprised when Wanda told me that she had been a pilot! She was one of the first lady pilots, as a matter of fact! This made me so surprised because I have never in my life had a lady piloting a plane that I was in. She told me that she flew all around the world and a lot of the time in Alaska. It was kind of funny how almost every little thing brought back memories and accidents of flying! She had wanted to do it her whole life, and nothing was going to stop her! Another thing that was amazing, (a gigantic shocker!) was that she likes country western music and Adele! (and classical, but not as much.) "Hold on a sec," I remember thinking. "I like that music too!" Okay. So here's Wanda. She's 84 years old and she likes Adele and country music. I thought people her age listened to classical music. Only. But, I guess not. It was amazing how open Wanda was about the good and the not so good parts of her life. She seemed to really want to share everything with me.
As I stated in the first paragraph, Wanda was hard of hearing. "What was that?" "Huh?" "What did you say?" She frequently asked me and my partner while we were talking to her. For her to hear us some of the time, we would have to talk really loud. Some of the time, I would feel like I was almost yelling, which was kind of weird, just because I've always been told to use my "inside voice" inside of a building. I think my solution was that I just got used to talking in a loud voice, so that Wanda could hear me.
Wow! I just could not get over that just like me, Wanda loves country music! That is a major similarity, because country music is about the only music I listen to! Another similarity, is that Wanda really likes dogs, just like I do. (That probably explains why she had a dog, Missy, in her lap.) One difference that I had with Wanda, is that she has had surgery before. It was when she was seven and got her appendix taken out. Even though I've broken a finger and two wrists, I have never had surgery before. Surprisingly, I had a lot more in common with Wanda than I had thought I was going to have.
The best thing that happened while I was interviewing Wanda, was when she told me and my partner a story of the most daring thing she ever did. So, Wanda used to be a pilot, and she flew all over Alaska. This particular event happened when one of the engines of her airplane fell off during mid-flight! She fortunately found a safe spot to land, but the conflict, was that there was a herd of wild turkeys right where she was planning on landing. Uh oh. She ended up landing, but she said that not only was it scary, it was a big decision on where she was going to land. The story to me, was part funny, (the turkeys) and part suspenseful, (the engine.) Either way, I really liked the story.
Over all, I really enjoyed my visit with Wanda, way more than I thought I would.
-Seaworthy :)

I was so excited for my softball season to finally start! I had practiced throwing and batting and had warmed my pitching arm up! I had been to a few practices, but my first game was on Saturday! I was at school, and was talking about it to some of my friends, when we all decided to play monkey in the middle with a football. We had just started playing when someone pushed me to the ground. My finger jammed in to the dirt and twisted a funny way, so that it started swelling. Turns out, when I went to the doctor's office, they said my finger was broken. Broken. Now I couldn't play softball, or any other sport! I had been looking forward to pitch in my game, and to also play spring soccer. Now, I couldn't do anything. But, the good thing that I actually did, to support my team and do my coaches a favor, was that I helped cheer my team on, and helped my coaches with making sure everyone on the team knew where they were playing. At least the cast wasn't on as long as I thought it was going to be on. And it's a good thing that I liked the color of my cast. (light blue) :)

During winter, when it's snowing outside, there are a lot of fun things to do.
So, here are some of my favorite things to do while it's snowing. Number one on my list of things would probably be going sledding. My favorite place to go sledding is this big park that has a super steep course, and when you go down it, no matter who you're with, you go flying! Number two would have to be sipping a cup of either hot cocoa or tea, right after I get back inside from doing something in the snow. It warms me up and tastes even better than it normally does when I've been cold. My third and final thing that I like to do when it's snowing out is to sit in front of a fire. My dad doesn't normally make fires in our fire place, so when I come home and he has made one, it's kind of a treat.
These are some things that I REALLY enjoy while it's snowing, but I would like to know what you like to do when it's snowing outside! If you could let me know that would be great!
Thanks!
-Seaworthy :)

If I had to choose between nose hair long enough to braid and eyebrows that inch across your face like caterpillars, I think I would have to choose the caterpillar eyebrows. I would choose them for many reasons. One of them is because what happens when you blow your nose with your nose hair? Yuck. The second reason is because they would be very unusual facial characteristics. I mean, you do see people sometimes with unusually long nose hair, but how many people have you seen with eyebrows like caterpillars? Not that many would be my guess. The third and final reason is because you might be able to style them differently and make a different facial expression depending on what you're feeling like.
If you could share with me what type of facial hair you would like, that would be awesome!
-Seaworthy :)

One goal that I have and would really like to accomplish this year, is getting to be more comfortable performing in front of a crowd of people. This skill could come in handy for me whether I'm doing a presentation in front of my class, or playing the guitar and singing in front of a group of people that I don't know. One step that I think I could take to do this is to try to preform in front of people more often. Another way I think I'm going to get there, is to start out going in front of a small group of people, and then build up to a bigger number, so that I might get more comfortable not only in general, but in front of different amounts of people, depending on what the occasion is.
If there are any tips that you have or would like to share, I would love to hear them.
Thanks!
Seaworthy

When things are difficult, for example, when I'm talking in front of the class, my hands get sweaty, and I start to really doubt myself.
What I sometimes do is talk to myself and try to think positively.
This normally works on anything. Whether you're on the pitcher's mound or talking to someone, it always seems to work.
- Seaworthy :)

1.I have a younger brother.

2.I LOVE to play the guitar and sing.

3.I really like the restaraunt Serious Pie,especially their pizza and root beer.

4.I LOVE Australia and have been there.

5.I like to swim, play soccer, and am a softball pitcher.

6.I like the San Francisco Giants and the New England Patriots.

7.I LOVE Taylor Swift!

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