Nameless Poem

I wrote this poem after Mom challenged me to write a poem with contradictions in it.




A boy was walking on the street,
A race he's sure to win,
He flew into the city,
Stopping at a farm within.
"Excuse me, I've no time to talk,
For I don't have to go,"
The farmer said.  "It's July, boy,
So now I've got to snow!"

Without some time to ponder this,
The clock struck seventeen,
And suddenly, the purple sky
Had turned a shade of green.
And, then and there,
The boy saw an invisible lion
And also, the carrot tree
Was seeming to be crying?

And then the kangaroos flew out,
(Also a full-grown lamb),
Saying to that potato tree,
"You're just a hunk of ham!"
Then the coyotes turned to him
(The boy's name was Tom),
"We'd better eat you now, my girl,
'Cause you're a nuclear bomb!"

And then there was a war between
The lion and the pup,
An unlucky star shined in his eyes-
And then the boy woke up.  

Vacation Part 1: Yellowstone

We went to Yellowstone for vacation.

Day 1:
We drove all day.
We arrived at the KOA Campgrounds in Idaho at 11:00.  Grandpa Dotson arrived, too!!!


Day  2:
We stayed at the campgrounds for awhile, then went to Craters of the Moon.  I almost got lost!  
Then we hiked in a lava tube and had lunch.  I bought a cute little fox finger puppet that I named Phoxy.
After that we went to my Uncle Jared Dotson's house.  He had a daughter named Caylee.  We had fun playing, then we went to bed.

Day 3: 

We went to church and  I went to Caylee's class.  We had a lot of fun.  Then we went home and played.  Caylee had a toy dog named Alpha, but she spelled it Alfa.  He and Phoxy soon became fast friends. We made little nests of grass for them, and taught them how to climb trees, and they even went to a pretend spa.  We did the spa by taking  them to the upstairs bathroom, getting them wet with a washcloth, combing their fur and blow-drying it.  Then we made them collars and played some more.  After that we ate some dinner and went for a walk.  We came by a playground and played there.  There were 4 springy horses named Champ, Lucky, Jumper and I don't remember the other one.  I got on Lucky.  Then me and Caylee went on the swings.  Then we walked home.

Continued in part 2

So sorry!

I am so sorry that I have not posted in forever.  Here is a little song because I am so sorry:   ( feel free to L.O.L)

I Am So Very Sorry That I Disappointed Everyone,
THIS IS POSTED BY DORATHY... And Now This Song Is Done.

The super super super super awesome vacation:)

I went on vacation to Washington for three days!  I visited my second cousins- fun! And they live by a lake!!!



Day #1
We drove and drove (and dro- whatever) until we got there.  Then we played.  ( I played with Jessica).
Then we swam in their lake until dinner!
Dinner was Stroganoff. 
Then we watched Muppets from Space and went to bed.

Day #2
We woke up and took showers, then ate breakfast.
Breakfast was cereal.
After that we played and went to Church.  (Read my post "The Gospel" to know what Church I went to.)  We got home at 2:27 and had a late lunch, which was French Bread pizza.
Then we played until dinner at 7:00, Pork Carnitas
We watched some Bugs Bunny cartoons, and then played "Road Runner and Elmer Fudd" outside.
After that, we played Smurfs Dance Party on their Wii, then went to bed.


 Day #3
We all woke up and had pancakes, eggs, and sausage.
Then we played outside and played Smurfs. 
After that, we played at a park, and hiked around a lake.
Then we started going home.
On the way, we stopped at a mall with a carousel and food court.
We rode the horses.  I named my horse Gemstone.
Then we ate at the food court's Baskin' Robbins. It was a perfect day!  


POSTED BY DORATHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The teeth X-amination

I've lost 3 teeth in 3 months... all canines!  How probable is that?



Month 1# 
Mom read an Alaskan story about an Eskimo. 
 I wiggled  my not-so-loose tooth.   It got looser &  looser & looser.  
That night,it got so loose and tickly that I asked Dad to pull it out and he did!

Month 2# 
Athena came over for a sleepover.
We had corn chowder for dinner.
My tooth was so loose, I couldn't chew the ham.
The next morning (Dad was at work the night before) Dad pulled it out quick as lightning!


Month 3#
I went to Olive Garden the night before. 
 The food was so filling, there was leftovers!
After the Dallas Summerfest parade, I went home and had leftovers for lunch.
The leftovers were bread sticks and Fettuccine Alfredo w/ grilled chicken.
My tooth was so loose, it came out in the bread stick! 



In the excitement of all these events, there were no pictures:(



Posted by the (almost) canine-less Dorathy!!!!!!!!!   


 

Turning 10

So sorry everyone, I have not posted since June!
I turned 10 on July 15th.  My party theme was "Harry Potter."
We did a bunch of fun things.
First we all got "Sorted" by the "Sorting Hat"(a sparkly plastic party hat).  Mom was the voice of the Hat.  I was in Ravenclaw.
Then we played Pin the Glasses on Harry Potter.  My Aunt Mary drew the picture- she did an awesome job!

  Jacqueline and Athena tied for closest- no one got it exactly.

After that we played "Spell Tag."  Then we played pretend Quidditch.

Then we had "Potions Class" with Professor Snape (a.k.a. Dad). We made glitter glue, and a potion with melted gummy bears.                                      
Then-  Dinnertime!   We had lasagna, green beans, milk, and crusty garlic French bread.  Yummy!
After that was cake. My cake was a golden snitch!!!  I designed the white wings.  My Mom made a chocolate cake and frosted it with yellow vanilla buttercream frosting.    
                                              
After that, present time!!!  I got so many awesome presents!  I got lots of books and stuffed animals.

Then was a movie.  We watched "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

Then we slept on our hide-a-bed. 

POSTED BY 10yr old DORATHY DOTSON!!!!!!

Playdate = fun, fun, fun, fun!

The Bassets came over for a playdate- All 4!!
First Athena and I played imaginary games for awhile.   Then we put on a play called "The 2 Kingdoms" with  My Little Ponies.  It was fun!
And then, we jumped on the trampoline 'till Mom called us to come watch a movie- The Last Unicorn.
Then Athena had to go home, and I went to Girl's Club(See about this in another post:), the final project and potluck.
At the potluck there was:  2 kinds of lazagna, 2 macaroni salads, and a fruit salad.  Then everyone presented their project.  Leah did Marie Curie, Hannah did Diane Fossey, and me and Mara and Seneca did Georgia O'Keeffe.
For dessert, gigantic banana splits in two foil-lined rain gutters! Yum:)

POSTED BY DORATHY!!!!