The school year is over. It's bittersweet. I love school but I want to celebrate the end of 5th grade. I did celebrate. My class presented our inquiry projects to the school. My booth was a success. I got 40 people to visit my booth instead of two people wanting to learn about the Mafia. Most people only looked at my poster board and the Wallace and Gromit video. Not many people actually wanted to learn about stop motion. But, at least some people came to my booth. I do know it's not about how many people you get, it's about the grade. I'm very happy with my grade.
We also got to celebrate two special people. Hoover and Dad. Hoover is now 6. Dad is... But they both had a birthday. That's all that matters. Hoover got a monkey toy and an elephant toy for his B-day. I would say he liked them. The monkey didn't last long. It lost its arm in one day. We should have gotten Hoover the octopus, he would have had more arms and legs to rip off. Dad, got a donut. And an amazing amount of world cup shirts. He also received a Neil Diamond CD and Godzilla soundtrack (which I listened to all night). The Godzilla CD is actually mine, thank you Lora.
The dogs had a little bit of ice cream and partied all night. I just stayed in my room and listened to my Godzilla 2014 soundtrack. The girls have relaxed just like me.
My last game of soccer as a U-11 is on Saturday so I'll blog about that. I've had a few stumble, trips and falls tonight. Hope I survive to play on Saturday. I had to apologize to Lizzie for breaking one of my falls. Stay tuned for more exciting, funny, and weird dog tales.
Friday was possibly one of my most favorite days. On Friday, I saw the new Godzilla movie in 3D with friends Lora and Justin. Out of ten, I give Godzilla a twenty. I just liked the movie. I won't give any spoilers in case you want to see the movie. But if you don't, I'd love to tell you about it. I've been a Godzilla fan since I was very young. I have watched all the Godzilla movies I can and it's a dream come true to see the 2014 reboot. I am satisfied. I've even received and bought Godzilla books and toys. I am a very devoted fan. We even went for a post movie discussion with Lora and Justin at Yogi's. Lora gave me my first 2014 Godzilla!
The next day Cutters had a soccer tournament in Terre Haute. It was the State Cup. We were playing for the state finals. If we won three games we moved on. Our first game was a loss against a Franklin township team. We lost 7-4 but made a good comeback. Our next game we won 10-1 to a Westfield team. The entire team did great, we were on fire. Almost everyone scored. I scored two goals. I stayed with the team at a hotel and had great fun. My parents went home and found an unpleasant surprise. One of the dogs had diarrhea. It was Lizzie or Hoover because the poop was downstairs and Nikita doesn't do stairs. When mum went downstairs, Hoover was following her until she yelled out, "Oh no!" Then Hoover turned around and ran upstairs. Lizzie stopped at the top of the stairs. So while I was having fun, mum and dad were cleaning doggie doo.
On Sunday we played again to make it to the next round. Unfortunately, we lost 6-4 after two unlucky goals. We made another good come back though. We were out of the tournament.
Sunday afternoon I finished up my inquiry project. I did mine on stop motion. I chose stop motion because I've made my own stop motion shorts and I enjoy Wallace and Gromit. I also like cheese and crackers, just like Wallace. I presented today and was very happy with my score. It was a busy weekend and I worked really hard but it was a fantastic weekend. I hope you have a fantastic week.
I haven't been able to blog for awhile. I've been playing soccer all week and studying my topic for inquiry. I'll tell you about my topic.
My inquiry topic is about stop motion. I chose stop motion because I make stop motion shorts with Lego's and I would like to learn more about the history of stop motion. Did you know "King Kong" featured stop motion? Stay tuned for more fun facts.
A week ago on Sunday, I played a soccer game against Zionsville. We lost 4 to 5 but almost tied. We made a great comeback. I was able to score one goal. We have many games left but it was our last home game.
This past weekend Cutters played in the Red Lion Tournament in Indy. I had to wake up at 5:30. The game started very early. The dogs were all asleep and didn't want to wake up. I suppose our dogs are anti-morning.
Our first game we lost after two unlucky goals. It was 4 to 2. After the game, we all went and had a second breakfast.
Then we had 7 hours until our next game. So, I went to a Northern Lights Sled Dog kennel in Anderson. We walked four great dogs. The first dog we walked was Kia. She was a hunter that startled two rabbits and almost caught one. Then we walked Lucien. He was energetic and smart. He enjoyed picking dandelions with me. After our walk, Lucien relaxed under the picnic table.
Next was Kadence. She was as thin as Lizzie but faster and stronger. Dad had to hold her. She was crazy! We had Zack as our last dog. He was like Kadence but more controlled and knew his commands. I enjoyed running with him. Please check out the Northern Lights Sled Dog Rescue web site. While we were at the kennel, we got to see Alue! He was one of our former foster dogs. He was getting a pedicure.
We then played another game at 4:45, which we won so we could still compete in the championship. We scored the winning goal late in the game. The next game on Sunday was another early start, 9:15. We did get to sleep an extra hour. The game was a tie so we were out of the competition. I had fun though and we played an aggressive game.
I decided to go to ODP in the afternoon to train. Although I was ready to rest, I practiced and played well. By the end I was ready to just sleep. And that ended my weekend. I had a great time.
And the kindness award goes to the woman who let out our dogs and played with them or else we would have no house, thank you Darra. She's also brave. She could withstand Hoover's kisses. That is a feat to be honored!
