Higgens Armory

Tomorrow, I am going to a place called Higgens Armory. It has the largest collection of medieval knights armor in New England. It recently opened a Viking section, which Dad is dying to see. I want to see the armor the medieval horses wore in the old days. I hope they have it. It is odd that horses wore armor- but then again if one got hurt it would bring the rider to his death.

I was hoping it would be a Dad and Maddie day, but it turns out my sister and grandmother are coming. Maybe some other time. Anyway, after the trip tomorrow, I will post pictures etc. about how everything went. Today I have been sewing a purse for my mom, no pattern. I just evened out some rags and stitched them together. It looks real pretty.

My mom bought a house today! It is a fixer-upper, but it is going to be good once it is done. Mom can always make a house a home.  She has artistic flair, and I am going to help her paint and re-design. She already has her lawn mowed, so soon, she should be ready to move in. WOOT WOOT, THREE CHEERS FOR MOM!!!!!

Pushup Contest ..... ON!

Today, Dad and I are competing against each other in..... THE PUSHUP CONTEST! DUN-DUN-DUN. So far, I have done 200, and Dad had done 500. He is doing 50 every half hour, I am doing about 25 every half hour. We are getting exhausted, but, it's all for the black belt!

A little about the competitors:

Wayne C. Nef

Age 46

Eye Color: Green ( No glasses, no contacts )

Weight: 260 lbs

Height: 5 "8

Strength: ( Scale of 1-10 ) 7-6

Summary: Wayne is a strong, down-to-earth black belt in training, and is very good at push-ups. He is in the lead of the push-up contest with 500 push-ups. His range is 50 push-ups each half hour.

Madison M. Nef

Age 10

Eye Color: Blue ( No glasses, no contacts )

Weight: 105 lbs

Height: 4 "11

Strength: ( Scale of 1-10 ) 7-6

Summary: Madison is a strong for her age black belt in training. She is competing with her father, Wayne, in the push-up challenge. Her range is 25 push-ups each half hour.

Awesome Easy Cheese Pizza ( My Recipe )

You Will Need:
2 tortilla shells
3 cheese sticks
1 cup of grated mozzarella cheese
Butter
*1 cup tomato sauce

Prep: Place one tortilla shell on a plate. Butter it to your desire. Sprinkle your grated mozzarella cheese evenly over the butter. Now put one and a half of the cheese sticks, chopped up, on top of the grated cheese. Put the second tortilla on top of the first. On top of this, place the other one and a half cheese sticks evenly. Put this concoction in the microwave for 1:30, one minute and thirty seconds, and enjoy!

* Pasta sauce is optional. I do not make it with tomato sauce since my sister is allergic to tomato. If you were to make it with tomato sauce, add the one cup before you put the second tortilla on top of the first.

Happy Memorial Day!

Happy Memorial Day everybody! Today, I get a day off from schoolwork! The reason I get the day off is because the market is closed so Dad doesn't have work and neither do I. But that isn't the real reason behind Memorial Day. Memorial Day, shockingly enough, is to honor the DEAD! The dead soldiers that fought in wars, useless, un-needed wars might I add, and gave their lives for our country.

There are a few known ways on how people spend Memorial Day:

1. FIREWORKS!!!!!
2. A cookout that usually ends in fireworks.
3. A small family get-together, none too exciting but better than #4.
4. Sitting at home alone, frowning and not appreciating your day off.

So, how do you spend your Memorial Day? Chilling out with friends? Hanging with family? Or, dare I ask, slouching at home not appreciating your day off? Please tell me how you spent your Memorial Day in the comments. 

Maddie

Bowling

Today, instead of getting up and doing schoolwork like normal, I went bowling with my best friend Cassie! She is going away for a country-round trip this year, and won't be back until next year. I am really going to miss you  Cassie!!!! She is going to be starting a blog too, so we can still chat and stuff, but it won't be the same. She is leaving this Tuesday, so that was my last time seeing her before she goes.

Bowling was fun. I won both rounds, as Cassie and I played against each other. It was my second time bowling in my life, and I won 2 games. Not bad, eh? Cassie was only 1 point behind me on one game. There is an arcade at the bowling alley, so Cassie and I went and spent a few dollars on games and getting tickets. By the time we were done, we had about 300.

Attached to the  the bowling alley was the next best thing- a pizza place! I am sure you can guess what we had for lunch- PIZZA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was really good. Then, we played a few more arcade games. There is an air hockey table, and Cassie and I started a long and hard game of air hockey. Cassie beat me, 7-3.

By this time it was about time to go, so Cassie and I combined our tickets to get 3 fun-dips ( one for Kelly, Cassie's adorable little sister), 3 small packs of cards, a fart whistle, a fake bug, and a candy bracelet. If the skee ball machines were not broken, we probably would have played those and gotten even more tickets.

Have a nice weekend everyone!
Maddie

CD Making

Today, I started making DVD's. It is super fun and easy to do. I use the Windows DVD Maker. You can choose the pictures and or videos to go on your DVD. You also choose music, menu style, and font. It is fun. Here are the steps on how to do it:

1. Install Windows DVD Maker ( If it isn't already installed. )
2. Insert a blank CD into your computer.
3. Open Windows DVD Maker.
4. You should see a screen with a button that says add items. Click on it.
5. Choose your photos/videos.
6. Click next.
7. Choose your menu type, font, etc.
8. Next, you should be able to choose music. It will give you a selection of all music uploaded onto your computer.

Click finish when you are done. A box should pop up saying Creating DVD. Wait until it is finished, and then you can watch your DVD. Congrats!


Please leave questions in the comments section. Also leave results on how your DVD turned out.
Maddie

Black Belt Test!!!!!!!!

I found out yesterday that Dad and I will be testing together soon in karate- FOR OUR BLACK BELTS!!!!!!!! At the end of June, we will be tested together. Thank heavens the test is right here in Jaffrey- no long driving! I think Dad and I are the only ones in our school who are going. I am psyched! Here is a photo of Dad and my test invites-

Well, Dad and I are pretty happy about finally being able to test, especially together. The test will be long, the test will be hard, but we will make it.

 More later,

Maddie