Chicks

Chicks

Oh my! Have you heard? The Searcys just got chicks- 8 of them- and are planning to get more! So how did they convince their dad? Isn’t this a little sudden? Who will take care of them? Will they want eggs or meat?
Well, first of all, Mike Searcy was already planning to get them in his mind. Why? Well if you haven’t heard, food prices are going up fast, so if the Searcys get chickens, they will get free eggs!
Lots of people think that chickens would be easy care for. No. When they’re in their eggs they have to be kept at the right temperature. When they hatch you have to put them under a heat lamp for about six weeks. Then you have to build a coop to keep the hens in and predators out.
Right now it looks like Katie will take care of the chickens, since Angela has to care for the horse and Keith cares for the cows.
They are all very excited to have the chicks and can’t keep their hand off them. And they give their advice to you: GET CHICKENS!!

Batik

Batik
Batik is a cloth that people in eastern Asia make. It is a wax-resistant dying technique used on textile. It was originated in Indonesia. It is considered a national art form.
It is considered an art form and a craft because it is a part of an ancient tradition in Indonesia. Some of the world’s finest batik is made there. The artist may use etching, discharge dyeing, stencils, and different tools for waxing and dyeing. They could work with silk, cotton, wool, leather, paper or even wood and ceramics.
There are many ways for the artist to express the batik. The range of techniques available offers the artist more chances to explore an exciting process in an exciting way.
Melted wax is put on the cloth before it is dipped in the dye. Many artist use a mixture of beeswax and paraffin wax.
The price of the finished batik may vary depending upon the artist. It could be $20.00 or $200.00.
But people are willing to pay for of the wonderful and beautiful quality.

My books

Book Review
By Angela Searcy
Everest
By Gordon Korman

A few weeks ago I read a book about four children that entered a challenge to climb Mt. Everest. Of course there are hard times and good times, but in the end it’s a great book, written by one of my favorite authors Gordon Korman. Korman writes cliff hangers and suspense books (realistic fiction) and he is really good at it.
In the beginning a group of about 20 children set out to Everest training camp, taught by the great Cap Cerico, an Everest legend. Dominic, a 13 year old, is so excited to go because he loves Cap. He also loves Everest because his brother had climbed mountains before. Dominic is a great climber; he trains with his brother (climbing every thing in sight)!
The challenge is that 20 kids will go to training. There will be elimination days and the last four get to climb Mt. Everest. Ethan Zaph has a spot all ready, being the youngest person ever to summit the mountain at 16. So that leaves three spots open.
Tilt is another climber wanting to summit the mountain. But not for fun- he wants the fame. If he summits the mountain, he will be the youngest to summit Mt. Everest, being only 14. But he has one problem-Dominic.
Sammi is a girl who loves extremes so she really wants to climb the mountain for the rush. She is very athletic so she could easily get a spot on the team. She’s 15 so she probably won’t break any records.
Perry is a great climber but he really doesn’t want to climb. His rich uncle and he had spent time on some weekends and climbing mountains, so his uncle assumes that he loves to climb. And his Uncle owns the program so Perry didn’t have the guts to say no. He is 15, just like Sammi, so no record breaking for him.
So in the middle of the contest Ethan decides to drop out because he is going to climb with someone else, so Cap has to think even harder. Then he chooses his team.
Dominic, because he proved him self during training because he spent 14 hours saving someone’s life; Tilt because he was a good climber and Cap wanted him to break Ethan’s record; Perry because he was an okay climber and his uncle owned the thing; And Sammi, because he wanted a girl on the team and she was very fit.
Cap also had to deal with the press because someone was leaking information to them and saying Dominic shouldn’t climb, because he was too young. But he refuses to listen to the press. So off they go to Nepal. They spend a few weeks preparing for the altitude, so they don’t get altitude sickness. Finally after weeks of training they set out on the unforgiving mountain.
This is a great series and I just couldn’t put it down until I was done. My favorite chacter would have to be Dominic. Because of his self perseverance, he never gave up. So go get your self a copy, because Everest will be a final resting place for one of the four.

Thanks to everyone.

I would just like to give thanks to the American Cost Guard. because they risk their lives to keep us safe.

Yes, they wake up whenever they're told (like 2 am) but they still do their jobs.

So thank you Coast Guard.

(this is not a joke I just found funny pics)

This weeks questions.

This Week they are from my science chapter.

Which acid is used in the industrial process known as pickling?
a)Hydrochloric c)sulfuric
b)cabonic d)nitric

Hurry answer coming soon!

Should I tell her?

My sis still belives in Santa Claus, And I don't know how to break it to her. Any ideas?

Mother Teresa by Angela

Mother Teresa By Angela Searcy

Mother Teresa was a very important person because of all the amazing things she did. She helped the people in Calcutta who were too weak and poor to take care of themselves.
Mother Teresa was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu on August 26, 1910, in Yugoslav, Macedonia. She was the third and last child of Catholic parents. Her father died when she was nine years old. She said it united her family even more.
At the age of ten Agnes went to a state secondary school in Croatia. When she was 12 she pledged, “To go out and give the life of Christ to the people.”
From there she learned many languages and went on to Calcutta, India, where she went to the St. Mary’s High School. There she helped the people at the school. Then she saw the terrible reality outside the school, “How blind I have been,” she said. After that she helped them in any way she could.
She got lots of help from Catholic nuns and other people. She helped everyone that needed her. Everyone loved her, even after her death in 1997, when she was 87 years old.
Mother Teresa was an amazing person because of her selflessness. She put others before herself just because it was the right thing. She never got paid and didn’t care if she was famous, she just did it, and that’s what I love about her.