Blog #7
The ocean breeze whips in my face, seagulls high above me caw, soaring in the sky. I am on Vancouver Island, at Botanical Beach, about an hour out of a small town called Port Renfrew. Hardly anyone goes there anymore, other than ocean scientists coming to study the wildlife, and a few tourists. A two-mile hike through the thick woods will get you there, to this limestone beach that stretches for miles, carved by the waves over the years into one of the most amazing places on the island. With no one else there, it gives you a sense of peace, makes you feel like anything is possible. If you're lucky, you might see seals, orcas, or other animals you can't see many other places. It might not be tropical like Mexico, it's not far away and exotic like Australia or some other place, but go there, and you'll see what I mean. It really is an amazing place.
Monday, 4 June 2012
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
Blog #6
What do I like to do in my spare time? Well I don't get much of it, with school, homework, two annoying brothers, friends, and soccer starting up again, but when I do, I try not to waste it. Sometimes I'll watch TV with complete control over the remote, and sometimes I'll just surf the web. We live close to the pool, so it's nice to just go for a swim or play soccer at the field. I also read alot, so I'll sometimes just find a spot and get into a good book for a while and listen to music. I don't usually do the same thing every time, I usually try to do different things. Like I said, I don't get me time very often, but I like it when I do get it.
What do I like to do in my spare time? Well I don't get much of it, with school, homework, two annoying brothers, friends, and soccer starting up again, but when I do, I try not to waste it. Sometimes I'll watch TV with complete control over the remote, and sometimes I'll just surf the web. We live close to the pool, so it's nice to just go for a swim or play soccer at the field. I also read alot, so I'll sometimes just find a spot and get into a good book for a while and listen to music. I don't usually do the same thing every time, I usually try to do different things. Like I said, I don't get me time very often, but I like it when I do get it.
Wednesday, 11 April 2012
Blog #5
Well, I had a pretty crappy Spring Break. It all started about a month ago when we had a kitchen flood. I'm not quite sure what happened, but our sink overflowed, and the water completely covered our kitchen and dining room, and then leaked into our basement. We were told by the insurance company that we had to get new flooring, and that they would pay for it. A contruction guy came in a few days later to take a sample of our flooring in the kitchen, and he tore up some of it.
What they didn't know was that the glue that held the flooring in place had small amounts of asbestos fibres in it, and they were released int eh air when they tore up the tiles. So, during Spring Break, they made us move out of our house to our grandparents whike a bunch of people in biohazard suites came in and cleaned our house and sealed it off with orange tarp. They took about a week, and when we finally got back into our house, all the flooring in the kitchen was gone, and they now have to renovate our basement. My parents said it's really a good thing since we get new carpet, hardwood, and paint, but for me, well, it kind of ruined my Spring Break.
Well, I had a pretty crappy Spring Break. It all started about a month ago when we had a kitchen flood. I'm not quite sure what happened, but our sink overflowed, and the water completely covered our kitchen and dining room, and then leaked into our basement. We were told by the insurance company that we had to get new flooring, and that they would pay for it. A contruction guy came in a few days later to take a sample of our flooring in the kitchen, and he tore up some of it.
What they didn't know was that the glue that held the flooring in place had small amounts of asbestos fibres in it, and they were released int eh air when they tore up the tiles. So, during Spring Break, they made us move out of our house to our grandparents whike a bunch of people in biohazard suites came in and cleaned our house and sealed it off with orange tarp. They took about a week, and when we finally got back into our house, all the flooring in the kitchen was gone, and they now have to renovate our basement. My parents said it's really a good thing since we get new carpet, hardwood, and paint, but for me, well, it kind of ruined my Spring Break.
Friday, 16 March 2012
Blog #4
In grades 7 and 6, all of the students got a "buddy student" in grade 2. What that meant was, every few weeks we would take some time out of math, and do some games or crafts with our buddy class. I guess you could compare it to Link Crew in highschool.
Anyways, in the fall we were doing a project with them, and it was something autumn- related. I helped my buddy a little, but he wanted to do most of the work himself. After we were done, he gave the drawing to me on the way out. It was suppost to be a turkey, but I really couldn't tell. I don't know what I did with it, but it was kind of cute how they drew us those pictures.
In grades 7 and 6, all of the students got a "buddy student" in grade 2. What that meant was, every few weeks we would take some time out of math, and do some games or crafts with our buddy class. I guess you could compare it to Link Crew in highschool.
Anyways, in the fall we were doing a project with them, and it was something autumn- related. I helped my buddy a little, but he wanted to do most of the work himself. After we were done, he gave the drawing to me on the way out. It was suppost to be a turkey, but I really couldn't tell. I don't know what I did with it, but it was kind of cute how they drew us those pictures.
Thursday, 23 February 2012
Blog #3
One of the biggest adrenaline rushes I've had happened last year at Pines Summer Camp in Grand Forks. One of the activity choices was rappelling, and I chose that. The cliff we had to rappel down wasn't extremely high, maybe sixty feet at most. But the rocks on the cliff were wicked sharp, and I was wearing a t-shirt and shorts. The instructors were wearing huge boots, thick pants, and sweaters that might as well have been parkas in the heat, but at least they were dressed for climbing.
I wanted to be the first one, but a few other kids got in line first, so I was set to climb fourth. The instructors showed us how to operate the ropes, and all the safety procedures. The first two kids went, and up next was another kid from Oliver. For some reason, the ropes got tangled up or something, and he was stuck on the cliff, thirty feet from the ground.
The instructors started climbing down, and they untangled the ropes and got down safely, but everyone was kind of shaken up. I was next, and I already had my gear half on. The instructor asked if I still wanted to go, and I said yes. It wasn't as hard as I thought it was, but there was one point right where the last kid got tangled up where I slipped, and lost hold of the cliff, and that was when the adrenaline shot through me. I grabbed hold again and made my way down the mountain safely.
One of the biggest adrenaline rushes I've had happened last year at Pines Summer Camp in Grand Forks. One of the activity choices was rappelling, and I chose that. The cliff we had to rappel down wasn't extremely high, maybe sixty feet at most. But the rocks on the cliff were wicked sharp, and I was wearing a t-shirt and shorts. The instructors were wearing huge boots, thick pants, and sweaters that might as well have been parkas in the heat, but at least they were dressed for climbing.
I wanted to be the first one, but a few other kids got in line first, so I was set to climb fourth. The instructors showed us how to operate the ropes, and all the safety procedures. The first two kids went, and up next was another kid from Oliver. For some reason, the ropes got tangled up or something, and he was stuck on the cliff, thirty feet from the ground.
The instructors started climbing down, and they untangled the ropes and got down safely, but everyone was kind of shaken up. I was next, and I already had my gear half on. The instructor asked if I still wanted to go, and I said yes. It wasn't as hard as I thought it was, but there was one point right where the last kid got tangled up where I slipped, and lost hold of the cliff, and that was when the adrenaline shot through me. I grabbed hold again and made my way down the mountain safely.
Sunday, 12 February 2012
Blog #2
Well, I haven't had any electronics stop working and then restart after banging them around, but I have had a few of them break.
A few months ago, our family went up to Kelowna for some shopping. When we go away, we usually leave our dog, Molly, in a kennel or a pen. She was only about a year old, so she wasn't exactly well behaved. This time, we decided to let her just wander around the house. Anyways, the trip to Kelowna took a bit longer than expected, and when we got home, molly was hiding under the table. we could tell from the way she kind of slinked towards us that she had done something wrong. Then in the living room, we found my brother's MP3 Player, broken and chewed up by our dog! My brother wasn't too happy, but he couldn't exactly take his anger out on the dog. (Trust me, if I had broken it, he would have completely lost it on me). We tried to fix it, but it wouldn't start up again, because a lot of the pieces were missing. In the next few days, we found random pieces of the MP3 player laying around the house, all of them with teeth marks on them. To make a long story short, we haven't let her out of her pen when we go away somewhere since.
Well, I haven't had any electronics stop working and then restart after banging them around, but I have had a few of them break.
A few months ago, our family went up to Kelowna for some shopping. When we go away, we usually leave our dog, Molly, in a kennel or a pen. She was only about a year old, so she wasn't exactly well behaved. This time, we decided to let her just wander around the house. Anyways, the trip to Kelowna took a bit longer than expected, and when we got home, molly was hiding under the table. we could tell from the way she kind of slinked towards us that she had done something wrong. Then in the living room, we found my brother's MP3 Player, broken and chewed up by our dog! My brother wasn't too happy, but he couldn't exactly take his anger out on the dog. (Trust me, if I had broken it, he would have completely lost it on me). We tried to fix it, but it wouldn't start up again, because a lot of the pieces were missing. In the next few days, we found random pieces of the MP3 player laying around the house, all of them with teeth marks on them. To make a long story short, we haven't let her out of her pen when we go away somewhere since.
Wednesday, 1 February 2012
Blog #1
Hi, my name is Aiden James Cook. I was born on November 11, 1998 in Calgary Alberta. I have two brothers, both of them are younger than me. Our family moved to Oliver when I was in Grade 2, because my dad got a job here. I went to O.E.S. until Grade 7, and then came here to S.O.S.S.
One thing that you probably don't know about me (but everyone else does), is that I'm a hard-core Calgary Flames fan, and I've cheered for them ever since I can remember. The BC Lions are my favourite team in the CFL. I play a few different sports, soccer in the spring, and curling and hockey in the winter.
Our family doesn't travel that much, but I HAVE been to California, and I've been to six provinces. We also go to Vancouver Island every summer, and do a house-swap with some people we know there. We are also thinking of going to Silverwood in the summer this year.
Some other things about me are that my favourite foods are butter chicken and cinnamon buns. We have a dog name Molly, a shih tzu/lhasa apso. My favourite subject is P.E. and my least favourite is probably math.
Hi, my name is Aiden James Cook. I was born on November 11, 1998 in Calgary Alberta. I have two brothers, both of them are younger than me. Our family moved to Oliver when I was in Grade 2, because my dad got a job here. I went to O.E.S. until Grade 7, and then came here to S.O.S.S.
One thing that you probably don't know about me (but everyone else does), is that I'm a hard-core Calgary Flames fan, and I've cheered for them ever since I can remember. The BC Lions are my favourite team in the CFL. I play a few different sports, soccer in the spring, and curling and hockey in the winter.
Our family doesn't travel that much, but I HAVE been to California, and I've been to six provinces. We also go to Vancouver Island every summer, and do a house-swap with some people we know there. We are also thinking of going to Silverwood in the summer this year.
Some other things about me are that my favourite foods are butter chicken and cinnamon buns. We have a dog name Molly, a shih tzu/lhasa apso. My favourite subject is P.E. and my least favourite is probably math.
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