Africa

I went to Africa, and here is a little bit about Africa. Technically it was specifically Kenya and in Kenya it was specifically in Kisumu. It took three planes to get there. One to London where we had a 14 hour layover with my Dad's family. I slept through most of it though because I didn't sleep on the plane. Then one to Nairobi and then one to Kisumu. It is a very hot part of the world because it is very near the Equator. And when I was there I went over the Equator twice. I also went camping. I would have gone on a Safari but I was sick that day and a few days more so I missed out on the Safari but I saw some other stuff. The weird thing about the camping place was that you slept in a tent but there was a wooden outhouse and a pingpong table. You could also play darts with actual spiky darts you don't want to get hit by. You could also play Twister and other games I think. I'm not sure though. It's been a while. Four years approximately. But I know definitely we had a barbecue in a big stone thing about 20 feet from the tents and I believe there was a big wire elephant.

We went to Africa because we have some friends there who are missionaries and we were going to stay with them. I forgot to mention I went to a school for street boys there. It was an experience. Mostly I stayed home while Mom and Dad were on the streets with real street boys. But sometimes there were exceptions. Like sometimes the Dad of the missionary kids took me to swimming pools but a lot of the time I was on the computer playing games with him.

While we were there one of the missionary kids lost a molar. There was lots and lots of blood. In the sink mostly.

We also rode a boda-boda and before that we saw a chameleon in the road and we met some soapstone carvers who carved some soapstone for us.


Kwa heri


Have you ever been to Africa? Please let me know.



Jordan

Moving

We moved yesterday. It was a rather exciting experience. There are some things I miss about the apartment. The view, the parking lot to play in which was actually rather fun playing soccer and frisbee with my Dad, riding my bike around, playing in the laundry room with (a) friend(s) of mine and playing with a friend of mine on the porch of his apartment, technically it wasn't his apartment it was all the apartments in that segment, but who cares?

Then there was the move. That was just crazy. Of course, I was downstairs playing with some friends of mine but I am pretty sure it was crazy or something like it.


Then there was the new house. It's a very nice house which used to be my grandmother's. We inherited it. It has a bonus or two. A backyard to play in, lots of space inside the house, a garage, a basement and an attic that are actually ours. There are kids next door and it's a dead end street but that's like having friends in the same apartment building and having a big parking lot. The parking lot was actually better so the dead end street isn't as good. But it's good.

Jordan


P.S. How many times have you moved? Or have you moved at all?

Ze Red Sox Game

We went to Fenway Park to see ze Red Sox Game. It was a lot of fun. I made this giant sign that said "GO SOX" and me and a friend of mine who came held it up and according to a lot of people it changed ze game because when we started to hold ze sign up more they changed the score from 3-3 to 3-4 and won the game at ze same time. We also saw David Ortiz get a homerun. There was a homerun just before David Ortiz' homerun but I didn't see that one because we were in the concession area buying cotton candy.


Have you ever been to see ze Red Sox at Fenway? Tell me here!

Our Collaborative Post about the King James Bible

(This is a collaborative post, written by Jordan and Melinda together.)



The King James Bible is 400 years old this year. To celebrate that, our Bible study watched a movie about the making of the KJV. It was a good movie. It was called KJV: The Making of the King James Bible

Here are some interesting facts about the King James Bible from the movie and other places.

* It is considered one of the greatest works of prose in the English language.

* The first one was entirely handwritten.

* It was based on a lot of different Bibles, such as William Tyndale's English translation and various Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic texts.

* One of the first printed editions missed out the word "not" in the seventh commandment, making it "Thou shalt commit adultery." Only 11 copies of that edition remain and they are priceless collector's items.

* It was authorized by King James I, who wanted a newer, more accurate translation to replace all the other English versions available at the time. Puritans however stuck with the Geneva translation. Actually, the KJV was mostly despised by everyone early on.

* Common phrases such as "salt of the earth," "a man after his own heart," "broken heart," "a drop in the bucket" and "a labor of love" were coined in the King James Bible.

* It's still a best seller after 400 years


I love the language of the KJV for devotional reading although I prefer a more modern translation for study. The KJV with it's "thees" and "thous" makes Bible reading feel special to me. --Melinda


I liked learning about the KJV. -- Jordan


Signed,

Jordan and Melinda

Photos from the Revolution's Game at Gillette Stadium

These photos are taken from a luxury box and from the sidelines Revolution vs. Whitecaps, Revolution in blue, Whitecaps in white, Revolution won, enjoy!

Good-bye! Au revoir! Hasta luego! Adios! Ciao!

Jordan

The Dad Blog

I like to play frisbee, soccer and tennis with my Dad because it's fun. I also like to read with him. Mostly we read Sherlock Holmes and stuff but sometimes we read Stig of the Dump, Swallows and Amazons, and Paddinton.

What do you like to do with your Dad?


Jordan

Mother's Day Quiz Answers

1. For Mother's Day, my church gives women and girls:

A. Flowers



2. What do pink carnations symbolize?

c. A mother's undying love


3. To celebrate Mother's Day we are taking my mother to a Mexican restaurant called:

B. Border Cafe


4. Sarah was the mother of:

A. Isaac


5. What year did Mother's Day start?

C. 1905


Bonus Question:

What is the title of my mother's Mother's Day blog post?

B. For Mom on Mother's Day



The answer to question five may not be accurate because the website we looked it up on did not give the exact date.


Jordan.

Mother's Day Quiz

1. For Mother's Day, my church gives women and girls:

A. Flowers
B. A luncheon
C. Their choice of anything they want from a catalog

2. What do pink carnations symbolize?

A. Mother's Day
B. A blog
C. A mother's undying love

3. To celebrate Mother's Day we are taking my mother to a Mexican restaurant called:

A. Mon ami
B. Border Cafe
C. Borders

4. Sarah was the mother of:

A. Isaac
B. Noah
C. Zachariah

5. What year did Mother's Day start?

A. 1976
B. 2006
C. 1905


Bonus Question:

What is the title of my mother's Mother's Day blog post?

A. For Moms
B. For Mom on Mother's Day
C. My Computer



Please put your answers down as comments.

Signed,
Jordan

Homeschooling

I like being a homeschooler because instead of just sitting at a desk doing boring things in the classroom you can do any school work you want to do anytime, except after 8:30 at night or before 7:00 in the morning. It also gives you a lot of time to read books during the day and use the computer and things like that.

My favorite school subject is Science, or maybe Geography or History. I am not sure which is my favorite. I like all three of them. Probably one of the coolest things I learned in Science is you can make a volcano. An interesting thing I learned in geography was that Greenwich is the place that decides what time it is.

One thing about being a homeschooler I find funny and interesting is that on a snow day you do school work and,then the day after when all the regular school kids are in class, you go sledding or skiing or whatever, or that's my experience anyway.

Well, that's all for now. Bye!

About Sherlock Holmes

"So, Watson. You don't propose to invest in South African securities?" ~Sherlock Holmes

"How on earth do you know that?" ~Dr. Watson

It is kind of interesting how Sherlock Holmes knows exactly what Dr. Watson is thinking, or at least I think so. To Sherlock Holmes it is so absurdly simple to know what Dr. Watson is thinking that he hardly knows how he does it himself because the train of thought goes through his head so quickly. You'll find it yourself if you read these interesting adventure stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. These very exciting stories are filled with mystery, danger, cunning and anything you can think of that goes with adventure. Especially The Adventure of the Devil's Foot, and The Adventure of the Dying Detective, which besides the other things I've mentioned also has anticipation and trickery. I highly recommend these stories for any person above the age of 10.

Here are some quotes I think are interesting and the titles of the stories they come from:

The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet:

"Holmes", said I as I stood one morning in our bow-window looking down the street, "here is a madman coming along. It seems rather sad that his relatives should allow him to come out alone."

Yesterday I was seated in my office at the bank when a card was brought into me by one of the clerks. ~Mr. Holder

The Adventure of the Dancing Men

"This promises to be a most interesting and unusual case," said he. "You gave me a few particulars in your letter Mr. Hilton Cubitt, but I should be very much obliged if you would kindly go over it all again for the benefit of my friend Dr. Watson". ~Sherlock Holmes

"A good deal Mr. Holmes, I have several fresh dancing-men pictures for you to examine and, what is more important, I have seen the fellow"

The Adventure of the Speckled Band

"You see it, Watson?" he yelled. "You see it?" ~Sherlcok Holmes

"You speak of danger. You have evidently seen more in these rooms than is visible to me." ~Dr. Watson

One closing quote, from several of the stories:

"My dear Holmes!" ~Dr. Watson