Naptime for Grayson & Sophia

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Ethan digging for fossils.
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Jasmyn's Poem "Love Ship" to be Published

Jasmyn is having her 2nd poem published! She entered the spring contest and is one of the finalists. The top ten will receive a cash prize.  Judging spots are still open if you go to www.poeticpower.com and enter to be a judge, you can pick your top ten...one of them being Jasmyn's of course! :) 

Here is a copy of her poem:

Love Ship

By: Jasmyn Walker

The Love Ship floats above the stormy sea, Waves crashing, thunder roaring, and fog making it hard to see.

Love floats above all, Good times or bad, Just hold on tight and I'll take your hand.

The blue sky is turning gray,

But my love for you is here to stay.

The clouds rush in and the rain starts to fall, We all run to safety and wait for the call.

The ship starts to tip,

And we all start to scream.

I grab onto the rail,

Awaiting the lean.

The lean doesn’t come,

I see panic in your eyes.

So I look up and pray to the

dark stormy skies.

The bow of the ship begins to tip up

As I have a flash back of us growing up.

And a tear falls down my cheek

I watch it fall into the cold dark ocean peak.

I look into your eyes for what

might be the last time

You tell me not to cry

But there might never be a next time.

Your hand starts to slip

And I start to scream.

You say not to worry everything will be fine

But I know by the look in your eye that life will never be that way,

With a tear in your eye you say “I love you with all my heart and that will never change”

I agree trying to talk but all that comes out is the sound of a cough

This love ship was nothing I expected

but what can ever be planned?

The storm of love and the gray stormy skies is everything we want to avoid in life.

But to discover the true form of love we must go through the trials and storms of life.

Who is Creative Communication?

Since 1993, Creative Communication has been devoted to the promotion of language arts. Each year we award thousands of dollars in prizes and awards to writers and their schools. We recognize writers for their work and give them an audience. We help teachers motivate their students.

Why do you sponsor this contest?

We started our contests to reward creative writing. Teachers wrote thanking us for providing “a motivation for students to express themselves.” We also received requests for a publication of the best of the contest entries. We wanted to offer a creative outlet that honors our youth.

Do you publish every poem or essay you receive?

No. Our goal is to be selective enough that it is an honor to be accepted, but not so exclusive that is is discouraging to enter the contest. This approach results in our rejecting more poems and essays than we accept to be published.

To see why our contest is different from others, go to www.poeticpower.com.

Are you required to purchase a book?

No. To be published, each writer must only return his or her proofsheet. Unlike other writing contests there are no entry fees and never a requirement to make a purchase in order to be publlished. The purchase price covers the cost of having the entries judged, typed, the book formatted, printed and bound. Just as you would buy a yearbook to preserve school memories, we provide a literary yearbook that preserves your writing.

How are the prizes awarded?

Prizes are awarded by grade level for each contest. The top winners in each level receive a monetary award and a complimentary copy of the anthology. The top ten winners are noticed two to three months after the contest is over and will be listed on our website, www.poeticpower.com.

How are the entries judged?

The judges are poets, writers and educators in elementary, secondary and higher education. Poems and essays are selected on their literary merit, creativity or social signifcance.

When will you receive your anthology?

Creating a book that you will be proud to display and show to your friends

takes time. If you place an order, you can expect to receive your books four to

five months after the proofsheets have been returned to us.  This anthology reflects the insight and perspective of today’s student writers Poems and essays are published with the author’s name and grade Each author’s name is indexed Each book is hardbound with a full color cover.

 

What others have to say about our contest and anthology:

TEACHERS

“Thank you so much for providing a wonderful opportunity for students to become published authors. You stimulate such excitement and enthusiasm about writing poetry. What a wonderful service you provide.”

Kathleen F. Esmiol Teacher, Eagleview Middle School, Colorado

PARENTS

“The news of having our daughter’s poem published in your anthology has boosted her self confidence and determination to be more creative and competitive. She has gained more respect among her peers and is now taking more leadership roles in class. Keep up the good work of recognizing our future leaders.”

Dr. and Mrs. Takya Parents, New Jersey

POETS

“It is quite an honor for me to get my poem published. I’m so proud that I put my  book on my desk to read it every night. Thank you so much!”

Kimberly Yee Poet, New York

Another one bites the dust.

Another one bites the dust. And another hamster gone, another hamster gone, another one bites the dust.
Dave

Grayson goes shopping

Grayson went shopping with his birthday money and got a scooter, turtle, a buzz light year water board, candy, a whoopee coushion, sidewalk chalk, sponge bob etcha sketch(not in picture i just realized), and a little watering can so he can water mommies flowers. He had soooo much fun shopping at wal-mart. Touching & playing with all the toys. He still has birthday money left too! He put his loot on the counter & handed the cashier his money, then put his change back into his envelope - too cute!

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Grayson being silly

Jasmyn throwing shot put

Jasmyn throwing shot put

Can we go now?

Ethan is ready to leave Jasmyn's track meet...an hour is too much for him.

Grayson hands in his pockets at sissy's track meet

Grayson at New Discovery Playground

I don't think these were meant to be climbed! (supposed to put your head through, but Grayson always finds more than one use for something)

Ben & his fan club

Grayson & Ethan watching movie previews with Ben

Ethan

Ethan made a rope & bought a hat.

Jasmyn making rope

Jasmyn's rope she made

Rope Making

Making Rope

Can Crusher

We're at the Spokane Valley Heritage Museum Old time tractor event. This is a video of the old time "can crusher"

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Bake Sale & Car wash

Bake Sale & Car wash 8am-12pm today 21022 E. Wellesley. Girls raising money for camp. Otis Orchards. Free "garage sale" going on there too 9a-2p.

Martha & Ron visiting from Florida

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Post Falls Dam

Post Falls Dam

Post Falls Dam

Post Falls Dam

What planet are my kids from?

Are my children the only ones in the entire world that would rather go to school than go to a movie & lunch out?

Iron Man 2 comes out tomorrow & we all have been waiting for it - we loved the first one. Movies are $5 if you go in the morning & 9.75 later on. So, we thought since Martha & Ron are visiting this weekend we could go on Friday, opening day & then go to lunch afterwards. Saturday is the ward treasure share & Jasmyn is participating in a bake sale & car wash to raise money for girls camp from 8-12 at the church & there is a dozen other things going on - so we thought friday would be the best day - we even talked to kids about it a couple of weeks ago & they were fine with it then (cause i know how they are about school), but this morning it was a no go from both. Ethan's teacher at school today even told him to take the day off or she would trade places with him! They both have good grades so it wouldn't hurt them. Dave said "well, cheaper for us then" :)

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grayson keeps insisting that Dora

grayson keeps insisting that Dora the Explorer shoes, boots & sandals are for boys NOT girls!

Grayson

In the bathroom at Shopko....