School Job

If I Had a Job As a Teacher...

          If I was asked this question at the beginning of the year, I would have said I would get a job as a Science teacher. I've always been interested in doing experiments and seeing what would happen. On the other hand, before this year, I would have NEVER said I would like to be an English/Lit teacher. 

          Up until I moved to this school, reading was never my thing. In fact, I hated it. Getting me to read was like asking me to eat pizza (I know, it's very weird that I don't like it). My mom and grandma always told me that I just needed to find the right book. But up until last year, I didn't think that was possible. I finally found that reading can be fun starting with the Princess Diaries series last year and moving onto The Selection series and more this year. Also, in the past few months, I found that I love writing as well. I've written a couple of my own original stories, and I'd love to do more. 

          So, if you'd ask me now what kind of teacher I would like to be, my response would be an English/Lit teacher.

Name Meaning

My Name

          Funny story: My name should have been Kendall, which means "valley on the river Kent", up until about a month before I was born. My parents were (and still are) huge Metallica fans, and at that time, the drummer was married to a doctor named Skylar. When my mom heard that name a month before I was born, she immediately knew that was meant to be my name. The funny thing is my sister's name is Kendall, so they must have really liked that name, too.

          Now back to my name. Skylar has many different meanings across different nationalities. The English meaning is "eternal life and strength". The Dutch meaning is "a shelter". The American meaning is "the sky (obviously XD); guarded; scholar, learned one". My favorite one is the English meaning because I hope to be a strong person that lives a long life. 

          Now that I think about it, I am glad that my parents made the right decision. I really like my name because it is unique, plus I can't imagine my sister having any other name.

My Special Christmas Gift

My Special Christmas Gift

          It was a cold winter day in the month of December. It felt like every other day, but that day was very exciting; something that happens to people every so often. My family and I were going to meet a dog breeder that had several cute Dachshunds. This made me think that we were getting another dog.

          When I got in the car with Kendall (my sister), we started freaking out, thinking we were going to get another dog. At that time, we had two other dogs, Jack and Maggie. Jack was a Jack Russell Terrier (the name makes sense now XD) and Maggie was a short haired, black and tan Dachshund. Once we started heading to the dog breeder's house, Kendall and I chatted away about the dogs until we got there.

          As soon as we got inside the house, tons of dogs were barking like crazy! They almost gave me a headache. Then, my family and I got to meet the dogs. The one that stuck out the most was Chandler. He was a long haired, black and tan Dachshund that BARLEY weighed anything! That little guy was so light when he was picked up. But his face was very cute, along with his furry body. The other dogs were still cute and all, but Chandler caught my eye. I didn't want to let go of him!

          After what felt like five minutes, we had to leave, but something exciting happened. My parents adopted Chandler!! Once again, Kendall and I freaked out and we were very thankful. They told us that this was our main Christmas present. I was very happy, and I still am today. Once we got in the car, we decided to give him a new name. We all decided on Otto. It is a great name for a dog like this one.

          When we settled down at home, I didn't want to let go of Otto, and he wouldn't want to leave me. We now have a very close connection since that day. Also, Otto loves to sleep with me at night ever since he didn't have to sleep in a cage anymore. Lastly, whenever I'm upset, he comes to me and helps me feel better. I love that dog so much. I can't think of a present that is better than an amazing dog!

  

Gratitude List

Gratitude List

          Wow...the year has gone by fast! Now it's almost THANKSGIVING?!?! Oh my God! Well, anyways, there are a lot of things I am thankful for this year. So many that I can't name everything! The first thing I am thankful for is my family. They have been with me since I was born, and they help me every step of the way. I would NEVER let go of them. 
          The second thing I am thankful for is a good school education. My old school wasn't the best...mostly just reading a chapter, taking notes, then take a test. I mean, people might say it's good, but it's SO HARD! You could have a test for every period in ONE DAY there! Now that I go to Golf Middle School, things are much easier! I have done much better, and there is less stress than my old school. 
          The third and final thing I am thankful for is all the gifts my family have given me. See, I am lucky to have a family with enough money to buy thinks, like flat screen TVs, Mac Computers, iPhones, and much more! Right now, I am hoping to get an HTC Vive (Virtual Reality Headset), which costs about 1,000 DOLLARS!!! I doubted myself and said "I can't get this! It's too much money", but my mom said "I'll look at it", and I freaked OUT!
          I am so lucky to have all of these things in my life, and I never want to lose them!

Food, Glorious Food

Food, Glorious Food

          One day, my family and I went to a Chinese place, Gong, in Mexico (we went to Mexico during the week of Christmas). It was late at night, so we were VERY tired, especially my sister and my cousins. Turns out, one of my cousins, Grant, fell asleep, starving and tired. Once we got there, we ordered the food right away, but it felt like HOURS before the food actually came!!

          Cousin (Maya): I'm STARVING

          Me: I REALLY hope the food comes soon...

          Sister (Kendall): It better! I need food!

10 minutes later

          Mom: If the food doesn't come soon, we are leaving.

          Maya: I am SOOO hungry, I could eat my plate!

          Kendall: We can just take the leather off of it!

          Me: Good idea!

          See, we were so hungry, that we could tear the leather off the plates and eat it. But after we started to grab knives (VIOLENT), the food ACTUALLY came! I was so thankful at that point, along with Kendall and Maya. We SCARFED all the food down.

          Later, my grandma tried to wake Grant up so he could eat. He was partly awake when my grandma lightly moved him.

          Grandma: Grant, let's eat!

          Grant: No...(drowsy)

          Grandma: Come on, it's rice! You love rice!

          Maya: Grant, do you want your rice now?

          Grant: *Falls over, waves hand, goes to sleep*

          Everyone: *Laughs*

          Now, ever since that day, whenever someone says what Maya said to Grant, he RUNS away and yells "NO". I will never forget that day, especially when I eat rice. Rice is now one of my favorite foods because of this moment.

My Favorite Toy

My Favorite Toy

          When I was a little kid, I used to have a toy that I would take EVERYWHERE. It didn't matter-the store, the pool, at the dinner table, and almost anywhere you can think of. First of all, do you know what the movie Bolt is? Well if you don't, it is about a White German Shepard (Bolt) that has super powers that is trying to save the world. The story behind all of this is one day, "I got" a stuffed animal version of Bolt that I was obsessed with (I got is in quotes because it wasn't really mine; I stole it from my sister, but she didn't care XD). Again, no matter where I was, I would always carry Bolt around, or else I wouldn't move. Bolt was with me until I was....10 or so. He was a BIG deal. I really loved him, and never wanted to let go of him. But one day, I actually did. I started to lose interest in Bolt. I got tired of taking him everywhere. A little before, I had too much to carry (a stuffed cat, a stuffed bull dog, and Bolt), so I wanted to give Bolt a break. When this happened, I had no clue what to do with him; I couldn't just give him away! Luckily, my dad decided to keep Bolt, since he meant so much to me and my dad saw how much I liked him over the years. My dad decided to put Bolt in his closet. Even now, I still go in that closet to look at Bolt, so I can remember all the good times I had with him. I guess Bolt was the first real "friend" I had, and our friendship lasted for over 5 years.

In 10 Years

In 10 Years

          10 years from now, I would like to live in a nice home with a great family. I mean, who wouldn't want that? I will get to take care of people that I love dearly. At least, pretty much no one wants to take care of terrible kids and have a terrible person to live with. Also, I would love to travel around the world and explore as much as I can. See, since I love Science, this will be a good thing for me to do, because I can learn SEVERAL things about our environment. I can learn about animals, the weather, and what goes on in nature daily. It will also be fun to learn about the exotic lands. I might also do things that I love to do for a job, like dance/teach others or help others that are in need (I really care about others and if they are okay or not). I bet I will make a good amount of money from this. This is how I picture myself in 10 years.