Episode 23 - We Live in a Desert, Right?

So, I don't get it. Everyone keeps saying we live in a desert. Why isn't it hot then?
A couple of weeks ago I had to walk from my car to the church building. Of course I didn't wear a coat because we live in a desert. Deserts are hot, right? I actually got mad at my mom when I got cold before I reached the door. What's going on around here?
Then the other day I wanted to wear my flip flops when I went to town with my mom to shop. She said I couldn't wear them! What, I said, I thought we lived in a desert! I was so mad.
I just don't understand what's going on around here. What kind of desert do I live in if a can't wear flip flops whenever I want?? I'm not sure if I like it here sometimes. Humf.

Episode 22 - My First Lost Tooth

Here's how I look without one of my teeth!

A few weeks ago I discovered a loose tooth on my bottom row of teeth. My mom said that it wasn't that loose and that I should just keep wiggling it with my tongue.
Well, I did... a lot.
Sometimes it was a little scary to eat and sometimes it hurt a little to brush my teeth, but my tooth did get looser and looser.
On Sunday morning I could kind of push my tooth half way over. Mom just kept saying to wiggle it. I could kind of feel the bottom of my tooth with my tongue.
Then the most amazing thing happened. Right in the middle of church, I was supposed to be listening to someone talk, my tooth just came out.
I stood up and yelled to mom, "My tooth came out!"
Everyone around us heard me too, I think, cause some people looked over and smiled or laughed.
I had to go rinse my mouth out cause there was a little blood in my mouth.
My mouth felt so funny after that, I kept sticking my tongue in the space to feel it. It was so cool.
I was so excited for the tooth fairy to come. I woke up at 2:00 in the morning and saw money in my cup. I had to go wake up my parents for them to see how much I got.
Dad said he only got a quarter when he was little. I must be way gooder than him because I got $1.42! I'm so rich now.
I'm so excited to lose another tooth. I keep wiggling all my teeth, but Mom says none are loose right now, darn.

Episode 21 - The Christmas Program

My music teacher, Mrs. Sewell, is awesome. She has taught us many songs and jokes. She has each class in the whole school perform a little informal production for their parents every year around Christmas. Mine was today.
My dad took the day off work (it was actually for a couple reasons), so at 12:25 my whole family walked into the music room to watch me perform. We did lots of Christmas songs and everyone told one or two jokes. ( I told two, cause I'm awesome... usually.)
My mom kind of (a little bit) ruined things because she forgot to bring extra batteries for the camera... and the ones in the camera were low, way low.
Here's me at the beginning of the show:


Here I am a little closer:

Now here is the kicker. Mom puts the camera on video mode to catch me telling my first joke. Now remember that the battery is really low. I got kind of nervous with everyone watching me so I took a while to say my joke and this is all my mom got:




It's a little hard to tell but this is what she was supposed to catch me saying:
Me: What do you call someone who is afraid of Santa Claus?
Everyone: What??
Me: CLAUS - trophobic!
I had a hard time saying claus-trophibic. It was pretty funny, but the camera was definitely dead by then.

I also told this joke at the end, I was the finnale (I'm not sure how to spell that).
Me: What kind of music to elves like?
Everyone: What kind??
Me: WRAP music! HAHAHA

I did really good on that one. I wasn't even shy that time. Too bad mom didn't save the battery juice for that one.

Here's one last shot of me, I was kind of playing around I guess. But aren't my reindeer antlers awesome. They had bells on them.