tuesday

Today Mom decided I needed to start setting an alarm so I am ready for school.  I don't think its a good idea because I will be tired enough once school starts.  When I got up I started watching some tv.  Esther woke up soon after and kicked me off of the tv.  Then Mom needed to go on the meals on wheels route.  Esther and I went with her and we brought her bike along too so we could get it fixed.  It took them like 10 minutes to fix.  The wheel was really warped and they just tightened the spokes.  Then Esther saw a burger place and begged mom to stop.  She did.  I didn't get anything though.  Sandy is going to the vet today to get her ears checked out again.  She has been taking eye drops for the last couple weeks and they want to check them again.  Sandy is always getting sick.  Thanks for reading.

Last week of summer

Today is the first day of the last week of summer.  I do not want summer to be over.  I get my schedule on Thursday.  The electives I am taking are Chinese two and Robinson production company.  I am sort of excited to be in those elective.  I still don't want summer to end.  Today was a pretty lazy day.  I woke up and watched a show or two.  Then Mom and Esther went to target to pick up some things.  Later they went to the mall so Esther could get some school clothes.  I am just going to order some shirts online and get some jeans.  Then I played some xbox with my friends from Falmouth.  We are trying out a new piano teacher on Wednesday.  I haven't practiced in a while though because we were in Falmouth.  The new amp I ordered for my bass should arrive soon.  I am excited, we are probably going to have band practice this week some time.  你好。 我叫JOHN。 你好吗？ 你喜欢橄榄求？ 我喜欢橄榄求。 我爱我的家。 我是美国人。 我不是中国人。 谢谢。再见。

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday

Monday
Today Charleston and his family were here.  They are staying here for another two nights.  Dad was having breakfast in Woods Hole with some of his old friends and Charleston had to work down in Woods Hole in the morning.  So the rest of us went down to the Surf drive.  We saw an old friend there.  He taught karate to Esther and I.  His wife was also a teacher at our North Falmouth Elementary.  Lilly, Charleston's Daughter, had never been to a beach before.  I think she liked it.  Esther built a sandcastle with Lilly.  It turned out pretty well.  After we were there for a while we went back to the rental house.  After we had lunch I went over to my friends house.  When I got back Dad's friend Matt was over.   I talked with them for a while before I got tired and decided to go to bed.  Thanks for reading.
Tuesday
Today we went to Betsy's diner for breakfast.  Charleston ordered the super platter.  It had two eggs, two pancakes, sausage, toast and home-fries.  He finished it all.   I ordered the veggie omelet.  I couldn't even eat half of it.  Lilly wanted to go to the bookstore for story time.  Esther and Kelly, Charleston's wife, went with her.  The rest of us stayed here.  After lunch Charleston and his family headed to airport to head back to South Carolina.  Soon after Sarah Kerr came over to spend the night with Esther.  After dinner Dad and I went down to Woods Hole to go fishing with Louis.  Dad's old friends AJ and Joe were out on there sail boat so we tied our boat up to theirs and talked with them for a while.  Then after low tide had passed we went fishing some more.  We still didn't catch anything.  Thanks for reading.
Wednesday
Today we all went to Old Silver beach.  Dad and I build a ball drop.  It wasn't very long because the beach was kinda full.  Esther and Sarah were swimming most of the time but they stopped for a while and built a sandcastle.  It came out surprisingly well.  It had three towers a wall and a moat.  After we headed out to the Wild Harbor General Store to get some sandwiches.  Then we headed home.  We all had sandwiches for lunch.  After that I went over to my friends house.  On Thursday we don't have any plans at all.  On Friday though, we are having a cook-out with the Kerr' out on Devils Foot.  It is an island off of Woods Hole.  It will probably be fun.  I don't want to leave Falmouth.  I am having a good time here.  We only have one and half weeks before school starts.  Thanks for reading.

Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Friday
Today we drove up to Falmouth.  It took us 11 hours in total.  I watched three movies, listened to music and texted my friends.  It took a long time.  We were making pretty good time until we hit Connecticut.  After that is was pretty much deadlock.  When we got to Rhode Island it was about 6:30 or 7:00.  We went out to get dinner.  We went to Uno's.  Esther had steak and shrimp but her shrimp took a little longer to get to the table because the first batch was knocked on the floor by accident.  I had some salmon.  It was nothing special.  After that we went back to the hotel room and went to sleep.  We were really really tired because we had been driving all day.  The hotel room was not very good either but I eventually did fall asleep.  Thanks for reading.
Saturday
Today we drove the rest of the way.  It took us almost an hour and a half.  The traffic on the Bourne bridge was pretty bad but we got over it eventually.  After that we went and had lunch.  We went to visit the Kerr's.   They were having a wedding reception in there backyard later that day.  When we headed out we went to get some lunch.  We went to the Corner Cafe.  I got a veggie melt sandwich.  It was good.  Esther got a BLT with onion rings.  The onion rings were really really good.  At 1:30 we went to pick up Matt from the bus stop.  He was supposed to come on the bus that arrived at 12:30 but they over sold there bus so he had to come on the next one.  Mom decided to get some groceries.  Esther, Matt, Dad and I, went to Surf Drive beach.  It is the one right next to our rental house.  Mom and Dad went to a wedding reception.  Matt was left to watch Esther and I.  We were walking down main street when my friend showed up.  I had invited her to hang out with us for awhile.  It was a lot of fun.  Thanks for reading
Sunday
Today we woke up and had breakfast.  The Kerr's gave us some eggs from there chickens so we had those for breakfast.  Then we headed to Woodneck beach.  They have a lazy river kind of thing because of the current in the water.  So Esther, Matt, and I raced down it.  Esther and I won every time.  Then we headed home for lunch.  We had Sandwiches.  Dad's friend Charleston, his wife and his daughter showed up soon after got home.  Dad and Matt were heading to the bus station when my friend texted me and invited me over.  I brought my bass to cape cod so we could play some songs together.  She plays drums.  She is really good.  We played a couple different songs before we decided to play some xbox.  We are about evenly matched.  It was really fun.  Thanks for reading.

Thursday

Today I woke up at eight thirty.  Everyone else was up already though.  I watched a show or two before Esther kicked me out so she could choose.  After that Mom decided we needed to go to Target.  We got a bunch of more stuff for our trip to Falmouth.  We are waking up at 6:45 tomorrow so we can get on the road.  That is way to early for me.  We are dropping Sandy off at Affectionate at 7 and heading out toward Falmouth.  It is a nine hour drive.  So I am probably going to spend all day in the car.  So that is going to be really boring.  We are staying at a hotel in Providence tomorrow night before we drive the rest of the way on Saturday.  I am really excited to go to Falmouth.  I haven't been there in over a year.  We might see Matt while we are there but we aren't sure.  Thanks for reading.

Wednesday.

Today I woke up and Mom was getting ready to go to for a run.  I watched sports center for a while before Esther decided she wanted to get bagels at the Chesapeake Bagel Bakery.  I got an everything bagel with jalapeno cream cheese.  Esther got a plain bagel with cream cheese (how boringf).  After that Mom wanted to get a goodbye card for our neighbors who are moving to North Carolina.  We also got some protein bars and flour.  Once we got home we started to clean the house so it isn't really dirty when we get back from Falmouth.  Mom decided we should all go to the pool.  I do not like the pool though.  I didn't go swimming.  Esther and Mom did though.  I don't have any friends that go to the pool anymore since Will moved.  He is in Thailand now.  School starts in two weeks.  I don't want to go back to school.  Thanks for reading.

Tuesday

Today Mom woke me up at ten.  I could of slept a lot more.  I am still tired this morning.  I was a little bit sick yesterday.  I am feeling better today.  I started packing for Cape Cod today.  I got all my clothes picked out and put in the bag.  After that Esther wanted to go to Fuddruckers.  It is a burger restraunt.  Esther had been complaining for a while cause she wanted to go.  We finally went today.  I have been there before and so had Esther.  After the musical is over at Robinson we always had an "unofficial" cast party.  There burgers are pretty good.  After that we came home and Mom got ready to take Sandy to the vet.  Her ears are looking a little red and we want to make sure they are fine before we leave for the Cape.  She is staying at Affectionate pet care.  I think gooey is staying there too.  Thanks for reading.

Boring day

Today I didn't do much.  I woke up and worked on my computer for a while.  After that Esther and Mom went to Walmart.  Esther was getting supplies for the doll house and bed she is making for a doll of hers.  She worked on that for a while.  Soon she decided to go to the pool with her friend Marcy.  That is where she is now.  I have stayed home all day.  It feels good after such a long weekend.  I miss the people at the camp though.  The other thing I did today was play xbox with my friend from Falmouth.  That is about all I have done all day.  This week I don't have anything planned.  My friend Jake gets back from California so We can have band practices again.  My new bass amp will arrive while I'm in Falmouth but they are holding at the guitar center near us so I can get it when I get back.  Thanks for reading.
你好。 我叫John。 我是美国人。 我爱音乐。 我家是妈妈，爸爸，妹妹，和我。 我爱我的家。谢谢你。 再见。

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

Friday
Today was the last day we had before we had to perform the show.  We got into costume and everything for the show.  I have to wear a British military jacket and black pants.  They jacket is a little small but it looks really cool.  We did a full run through of the play.  It went pretty well.  It was fairly uneventful.  My scene was good.  I have two shows tomorrow.  One at two and one at eight.   On Sunday I have a show at two.  Esther and Mom are going to see the show on Sunday.  None of my friends are going to see the show.  U an glad I did this camp and hope to do something with them again.  After camp I didn't really do anything.  Dad leaves for Utah on Saturday.  He is going to a Civil Engineering conference.  He plans to go hiking in the mountains too.  He will be there for almost a week.  Thanks for reading.
Saturday
Today I spent all day at George Mason for the play.  The first show was a little shaky.  Everyone seemed to like it though.  Between shows we had a potluck.  We played a bunch of different games.  It was really fun.  After the potluck we  got ready for the second show.  It went really well.  Almost everything went perfectly. At the very end a picture fell off of Rudyard's house.  Other then that everything went well.  I didn't forget any of my lines in either of the performances.  The show is two and a half hours long.  It is one of the longest shows I've ever been in.  Tom Sawyer was only two hours and fifteen minutes.  Music Man was only an hour and a half.  The play is very good though.  Lisa is a very good at writing.  She also directed the play.  Lisa didn't direct Esther's show though.  Thanks for reading.
Sunday
Today was the last show.  Esther and Mom came to see the show.  I am sad that it is over.  Mom said she cried during the show.  It is a very sad show.  She also took some pictures.  I will post them later.  After the final show I said bye to everyone and left with Mom and Esther.  We went to Friendly's after and got ice cream.  It took them along time to get our ice cream.  We also got some dinner too.  Today was a pretty  good day.  I am sad the camp is over though.  I definitely want to do it again next year.  Lisa writes a new play every year just for this camp.  It was really good this year.  They recorded it.  They let is buy a DVD.  We bought one so Dad can watch it when he gets back home.  We leave for Falmouth on Friday.  I am excited to go.  I also ordered my new amp for my bass also.  Thanks for reading.

Run through

Today I had camp.  We finished blocking the show today.  It sounds really good.  We finished blocking the show just before lunch.  After lunch, we did a full run through of the show.  I remembered most of my lines but not the order they were in.  I need to work on my lines a bit more.  The rest of the show looks really good but it is very long.  It is almost two and a half hours long.  My friend might be coming to see the show.  I am excited to perform it.  It is a very good play and I want to do more with this group.  Esther had a lot of fun in this camp too.  I want to do another show with them this fall.  A week from tomorrow I will be going to Falmouth.  Mom and Dad are going to Dad's friends wedding in Falmouth this year.  I am not invited though so I will be staying at the rental house.  I might be going to hang out with a friend while they are at the wedding.  Thanks for reading.

Tuesday-concert, Wednesday- camp

Tuesday
Today I had camp.  We blocked my scene.  It is pretty cool.  I have to walk with a limp.  I don't have much movement but my lines are usually really long.  I need to be off book by Thursday.  I am getting pretty close. Then soon after I got home my friend John came over.  We were going to see a concert at the Verizon Center.  The bands playing were System of a Down and the Deftones.  System of a down is one of John and I's favorite bands.  The Deftones were opening for them though.  They were not very good.  You couldn't understand what the sing was saying at all.  System of a Down was much better.  The singer is from Lebanon.  He is really good.  They had just gotten back together after they had broken up and formed different bands.  All in all it was a very good concert and is probably the second best concert I have seen after A Day To Remember.  Thanks for reading.
Wednesday
Today I had camp again.  I didn't really do much today.  They were blocking the big group scenes.  I am not in any of those.  They are using big puppets for the animals in the play.  They are very cool.  I have made some really good friends in the camp.  I want to do more stuff with the group in the future.  The play is going to be very good if we can finish all the blocking tomorrow and everyone knows there lines.  I have learned all of mine I think.  We are planning to do a "Stumble Through".  That is where you just try to go through the play even though you know it will not be perfect.  We don't have many of the human costumes ready yet.  I am probably doing to have a soldiers outfit.  My character is fun to play.  The play is this weekend.  Two times on Saturday and 1 time on Sunday.  Thanks for reading.

Camp

Today was the first day of my acting camp.  We are doing a play called "Just So".  It is about Rudyard Kipling and some his works including "Just So".  It is semi-biographical about his life too.  His son, John, wanted to be in world war one but he had bad eye sight so he was turned down.  After being turned down three times Rudyard pulls some strings to get him into the army.  He goes to Fredrick Roberts and gets him to meet with his son John.  I play Fredrick Roberts.  He is a real person.  He is one of the most decorated generals in British military history.  Here is a Wikipedia page about him: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Frederick_Roberts.  I really like the camp and am excited for more of it tomorrow.  After I got home from camp Cece and I hung out for a while.  It was a really good day.
你好。我完篮球。你完篮球吗？ 我爱音乐。你爱音乐？ 我是很高。你是很高吗？ 我是美国人。 你是美过人。 谢谢你。

saturday and sunday

Saturday
Today Dad had his summer work party.  It was a t a golfing place called Top Golf.  The whole family went.  We had a bunch of golf balls to hit at a driving range.  They had a game where you tried to hit targets out on the range.  I played against dad and a bunch of his friends.  I came in last place but I made a big come back at the end.  I liked playing golf and would like to play again sometime.  Esther, Dad and I also played some mini-golf.  We didn't keep score but I think Esther won.  We had lunch at the golf place.  I didn't eat much because they only had salad for vegetarians.  I had some of that though.  It was pretty good.  There were also burgers and chicken wings.  Esther was very happy.  The party was from eleven till two.  I had a good time and I think dad did too.  Thanks for reading.

Sunday
Today I woke up and the hand I hurt skateboarding was hurting really badly and as pretty swollen so Mom made me an appointment at the Urgent Care Center in Falls Church.  We drove out there and we waited for a little bit before they called me in.  The doctor took a look quick look and sent me to Radiology.  That made me a little nervous because it was my left hand and I am getting pretty close to starting school again.  I went to Radiology and they used this block thing to get my hand in the right position it really hurt.  They took a few X-rays before they were done.  I went back upstairs and they told me it wasn't broken.  They bandaged it up really good and I was on my way out.  It took them about an hour or so.  After that Mom and I went to get some lunch.  We went a bagel place.  It was really good.  Thanks for reading.

Longboarding

This morning I watched some tv.  Esther and Mom went to Walmart to buy school supplies because it was a tax free holiday.  They got almost all of the school supplies Esther and  I needed.  Then I played Mario Party for a while.  We played on a team.  We won 25 stars to none.  After that Esther went to a pool party with her friend Marcy.  When Mom got home from taking Esther to the pool she took me over to Chase's house. I brought my longboard and we went skating for a while.  We were going down a big hill and my knees locked up and I hit a sewer cover and fell.  I got hurt kinda bad.  Chase and I walked back to his house and Mom came and picked me up.  When I got home I washed off my cuts and bandaged them up.  After that I watched some Olympics.  It was the first day of the track and fields events.  I watched the women's 10k.  A woman from Ethiopia won.  I also watched some rowing the U.S did really badly.  Thanks for reading.

Newseum

Today Esther, Mom and I went to the Newseum in Washington D.C.  It is a museum all about the media.  They had a full sized replica of the unabombers cabin.  It was really interesting.  We had lunch at the museum but it made me sick.  I got a very bad headache and a stomach ache.  So we moved quickly through the rest of the museum.  One of the highlights I think of the Newseum was they the head lines of every major newspaper in the United States.  I would really like to go back to the museum when I was not feeling sick.  We drove Crystal City where dad works and took the metro in to d.c where the museum was.  It was really easy to get there.  Next week I am doing an acting camp.  It is the same camp Esther did for the Wizard of Oz.  Except we are doing the show Just So.  It was written by there Acting For Young People's resident playwright.  I have no idea what it is about.  I am looking forward to it.  Esther said she had a great time.  Thanks for reading.  P.S Karen, the word for tall is the same word for high it depends on context.  你好。 我爱看电影。 我有猫。 它叫gooey。 我完橄榄求和篮球。 我的爸爸叫Steve。 我的妈妈叫britt。 我爱我的家。谢谢。

Wednesday

This morning I got a new game on my laptop that I can run now since I have got new parts in my computer.  It is running really well.  The game is called Half Life.  It is from 1998. After I played that for a while Mom made me get off.  She was almost ready to leave for the animal shelter.  She volunteers for them a couple hours a month.  Since there is a Barnes and Noble's right near it she dropped me by and I read my book for school.  The book is called "Blink" it is about the subconscious part of the brain.  It is very interesting but I have to annotate it for school.  When we got home Esther, Mom and I played Life.  I won with $2,050,000. After that Esther's friend picked her up and they went to the mall.  Mom and I took Sandy to Burke Lake and walked her for a while.  I am going to be starting to write 2 lines in Chinese today.  Thanks for reading.
我爱我的朋友。 我的朋友叫Chase。 我爱我的猫。 它是白色。 我是高和旁不癌。 我是美国人。 我不中国人。 我爱我的家。 谢谢。