Going tubing 8/29/o7

My favorite activity is going tubing at the lake. First we tie a rope to the back of our boat, and then we tie it to a tube. Next the person climbs down the ladder that's on boat, and climbs on the tube. Each person has to learn to position them selfs on the tube. Next the boat takes off at a high speed. If the person dosnt learn how to turn into the tube with there body, when the boat turns and the rope snaps out of the turns, you might fly off the tube into the lake. I;ve learned the right motions and if the person dose not do this right it can be painful. Water can inter your mouth if it is not shut, and choke this person. But the only way to learn is to get right back on the tube and try again over and over again.Now that I;ve learned this water sport I really enjoy going super fast its a high for me. The water spalsing in my face, and my body turning all over the lake at super speed, what a rush!.

Writing Poems 8/15/07

The one writing story that stands out in my mind, is when I was fourteen a freshmen in high school. All year in my English class we wrote stories poems. At that point in life I really enjoyed writing poems. I thought that they were good because my friends that I was close to enjoyed reading them. Well now for the thing that happened. At the end of the school we were told to turn in our best writing I thought my teacher would give me an A. But instead she gave me an C. She wrote above my grade that my poem was not written the way she had taught us,meaning the class. This just hurt my feelings so bad , because that poem was written from the bottom of my heart about the people I had met my freshmen year and how I had grown to enjoy writing. What I learned from this was, what is important to one person is not always important to others. So from that day on my poems were never shown to anyone to read. This way I don;t get hurt again.

Don Padro

I live at entrance the Sierra foothill hamlet of Lake Don Pedro, on two and half acres that overlook Barret Cove in the distance. The cove itself has two camp grounds surrounding the big lake. Everyday in the summer the campgrounds are jam packed with fisherman or water sports enthusiasts. Rental house boats leave the dock and drift across the lake. Folks stop at either the general store at the campgrounds or at the Barret Cove Port supply store and restaurant. The Barret Cove Port is larger and has a variety of different things to buy, like hats, bathing suits, fishing gear, ice chests, and other items necessary for those visiting. On a patio is an outdoor restaurant that serves burgers, fries, and milk shakes. Sometimes I sit out on the veranda with a cup of coffee and watch the boats go by. Since we are also near the road leading to the campgrounds, we wake up to the sounds of early morning recreational traffic. During the last five years my husband and I have sweated to create our paradise, so it's interesting to see so many folks coming in search of the peace and tranquility that we have everyday of the year.