Riverpark Banquet and Speech/Debate Open House

   A couple weeks ago I went to the Senior Banquet at Riverpark. It was held directly after church, and it lasted a couple hours. They showed pictures of all the seniors. Then Pastor Kevin talked about each of them a little. Then he sent them around to shake the hands of the different senior leaders. It was cool.
   The Speech and Debate club Open House was held today from 2:30 to 5:00. We still got to see a mock debate round, and hear several speeches on the benefits of debate.
Billy :D

This is what happend on my birthday

We had a little bit of time to play wii and watch a movie and have fun then (since we are just moving into our new house) we painted and worked on the house. It really all began by my parents waking me up with really load obnoxious voices singing the birthday song. They also had my dogs jump on my bed. They gave my a big banner that they decorated with all kinds of words and stuff including a $20 bill taped to it and some amazing cinnamon rolls. My big present was a Netbook. It is kinda for school and kinda for personal use. It was expensive, so I didn't get a party. Granny & Papa gave me money to go toward a goal I have set for myself and we had a BBQ.  Meme & Papa are going to celebrate our birthdays with us at the end of the month. We have the tradition of going to pizza and seeing the Shrek movies. So we are waiting a few weeks till it is in the theaters. I hope they want to go to Johns Inc Pizza because I have a birthday card from that place that I've been waiting to use. Okay so now I am 14.
                                                
                                                                                                                                     Eric David Vincent

Best Game Night

This time the game night was held at the Moriarty's house. We got there and chatted and ate. Mostly we just hung out. Though we did end up playing catchphrase and  little scrabble.
Billy :D

Policemen's Memorial

A few weeks ago I went to one of my favorite choir performances.  PSCA, the choir I'm in sings at the police memorial annually. Afterward they give us lunch, which was ok but not bad or good food.  Anyway we sang "The Star Spangled Banner" and "Land of our Dreams"  I like both of the songs, but hey I love singing. Poor me, choir is out for the summer.


 Eric David Vincent 

Bowen's party aka long time no see

 I went to my friends birthday party. I had not seen him for a while so I was really glad to be going. We hiked, played video games and had fun with nerf guns. It was great to be in the mountains again. It was awesome to be with Bowen. Oh and his mom made homemade pizza for his birthday, the best flavor was thai pizza. Good food, good friend, good time.                                                                                                                     Eric David Vincent

Spanish

I'm taking Spanish 2 this year. So for the cultural immersion part of that subject I have done several things. I have eaten traditional Mexican food and listened to live mariachi. I have cooked authentic Mexican foods. I have also listened to Spanish radio and watched Spanish TV shows. I toured a museum and two art studios of Mexican culture. Lastly I will be watching Spanish movies when they arrive in the mail from netflix.
Billy :D

A china cabinet in a small world

   My mom needed a china cabinet for her Grandma's china. So while we were searching for one we came across a piece that was being sold by the owner on Craigslist. We took a look and in the process found out that the person we bought it from is friends with some of our friends. Namely the Woolworth's. So we called up Weston and asked him to come help us move a china cabinet we were buying. We refrained from telling him that the owner of the cabinet knew him. So it was interesting as we knocked on the door and out comes Weston's moms friend! Anyway after the greetings we managed to get the cabinet out of the garage and transfer it to our trailer. Finally installing it into our dining room where the china etc..now resides.
Billy :D

Morro Bay with my cousins

        We went to Morro Bay with Bryanna, Andrew, Nicole, Johnny, Gabby, Ashley and Jessica, my cousins. Well and our parents too. When we got there we found CHEFA's high school group there too. We had a good time collecting shells and playing in the water at Morro Strand Beach. We walked to the end of Morro Rock to check it out. While we were at that section we flew kites, looked at the birds, fish, otters and sea stars. We walked to the other side and got some fresh saltwater taffy. We tried to play chess at the giant chess game, but we didn't get a turn. We just ended up hanging out and having a good time just being with my cousins.We did get to play the normal sized chess games and then we went out to dinner at their favorite restaurant.

                                                                                                                                    rickydave;)

Fresno Art Hop

A few days ago we went "art hoping" in downtown Fresno.  Most of the art galleys in Fresno take part in this. Anyway we toured a lot of them and had a good time.  Though a few of them smelled too much like wine. This is because the gallery owners had appetizers and drinks set out for "art hoppers" to enjoy. Some people enjoyed a LOT too much. We went to six gallerys my favorite one was a studio that worked with glass.

Rickydave

Yosimite Fitness & Sonic

About a month ago BEST went to Yosemite Fitness for a rock climbing field trip. We climbed for a couple hours, and chatted. Most of us also learned how to belay. After our climbing experience we walked over to Sonic and bought some snacks. We stayed and chatted for about a half hour sipping our drinks and snacking on fries. I'm just now writing about it cuz I've been too busy.
Billy :D

Chefa Banquet

    Last Friday was the Chefa banquet. I wore the suit we bought last year except I bought a new tie. It was held at Pardini's restaurant. First we talked and ate. Then they called up the seniors one by one and made them give answer a few questions. We finished up the evening by doing several contra dances.
Billy :D

A break from the city

Ok if you are going to Bass Lake you have to try this place it is called "The Forks" This restaurant is awesome. My  family likes the burgers and fries. It is right next to the lake, so we always order our food to go and sit by the lake to eat it, which is what we did this time. I hadn't been there in a long time, so I was really glad to be there.  On the way home we stopped at  an Oakhurst art gallery. The lady there told us all about native folklore. It was a fun day.

  rickydave ;)

On the minds of men AKA " I See...

Once I met a man who said to me
" how do you do". I answered " I live and I'm free ".
" We are glad " was his warm reply.
Quite perplexed I questioned " why
I see only you, but you speak of two"
" We speak as two merely because it is true".
" For I do not lie and neither does he".
With a look quite perplexed I managed " I see..."
         

                                                                                                                                            billy

House Projects

     We have been doing a lot of projects around the house. Mostly they were effects of the move, but there are some pieces that just needed to be painted and we finally got around to them. We have painted a headboard,  a large throne looking chair (a hall tree), and a bedroom. We have cleaned up around the yard and have emptied out and organized the garage. We hung all kinds of art and pictures (plus weapons). We have been running around like a one legged man in a butt kicking contest! The new house is beginning to look like it's actually livable, and we are getting up to speed on our schooling.
Billy  :D

San Joaquin River Gorge

I recently went to the San Joaquin River Gorge with my boyscout troop. It was fun to camp out there. It ended up being more of a drill though. We set up camp in the rain and the dark. We build a rain blocker to protect our food. This is a tarp with ropes thrown through trees. You have a tall stake at one end and a short stack at the other end, so that the rain would roll down and off of the short end of the set up. Unfortunately we learned all about scotch guarding our tents because even though we were under a tent with a rain cover on the CRAZY WILD RAIN seeped into our tent soaking us all. I was at the top of the hill, which meant the rain hit me first and then rolled down to the others. Eventually the Scout Masters called the whole thing off, because the rain got even heavier. I was bummed because my family has been trying to go here for a long time. My Mom said as I left to scope out some fun places for the family to explore while I was there. I also never got to see the gorge is the light. O well, I still get credit for a campout and drill to check of my list.
 DAVID

Hangin' with the fam

My cousin's came over and we had a blast! We played volleyball with a football, soccer ball and a basket ball. Because we couldn't find our volleyball. After that we went inside and played wii band hero. My cousin Bryanna has a good singing voice so she really likes to play that game.  Well we all like it really. After that we had pizza and then they went home.

RICKY

Saint Patricks Day

Well  it was last month and this month is almost over, but I'll write about it anyway. We were in the middle of our insanity issue so we couldn't really have a full on traditional Saint Patrick's Day feast. Especially if we wanted Ruben's the very next day, from the leftovers. So we decided to just make the corned beef and have Ruben's on Saint Patrick's Day. We ate our sandwiches and watched a new movie. We would have liked to go to our Aunt & Uncles party...sorry about that, maybe next year.

ERIC

Riverpark Jr High FUN Times!!!

First the Jr High guys had another night of Ultimate Frisbee, which is kinda like football but with frisbees. We had a good time. Then we closed the year at Laser Quest. This will be my last Jr. High Guys Night out ever! That's why it was such an awesome one. We had a good time here too. We do stuff with they girls too. It's just once a month we have a guys night out. With the whole Jr. High we went to Broomball. It was fun, to say the least!

Dave

Gleanings for the Hungry

  About a month ago we volunteered at Gleanings for the Hungry, which is an organization that in it's simplest definition hands out food to those who cannot buy enough food for their families. While we were there we cleaned and sanitized over two-hundred buckets!
  There were several stations of bucket washing. First they were hosed off. Then they were put in the awesome steam cleaner for a couple circuits. After that the buckets were scrubbed in soapy water. Next they were soaked in bleach water. After that they were dried up. Finally they were stacked in a pyramid.
   We all switched around on the jobs, but my favorite was the steam cleaner. It was a really cool machine!
Billy :D

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