Sleepovers by #Agent12

Sleepovers are fun and all. They have their pros and cons. First let's start with the pros. One: you hang with your friend all night. Two: you can stay up all night without getting in trouble unless you're too loud. Three: pillow fights sound childish but are very fun. Four: you get to watch endless movies. Five: you can be away from home. Six: if they have pets you can have fun with them. Seven: midnight snacks. Eight: the ultimate fort to live in for a few hours. Nine: endless gaming. Ten: ENDLESS DOOMSCROLLING shorts. Now time for the cons. One: going home. Two: not getting enough sleep. Three: kinds of all the things I listed for pros but reversed. My first one was PEAK. We doom scrolled, staying up all night. His dog, Gus, slept with us on the couch and not downstairs. We played Minecraft. We watched a movie. The pillow fight was fun. We faked calming down just to throw something at each other. It snowed like 6 inches. We woke up at around seven am. We let Gus outside, and went downstairs and doomscrolled and played Minecraft. It was a very fun experience. I would love to do this again.

Who is Sabrina Carpenter? by #Agent18

Sabrina Carpenter is a famous singer\songwriter. She got really popular when her song Espresso came out. When she was young [9 years old] she started posting covers on YouTube. Sabrina was born in Quakertown, Pennsylvania on May 11th, 1999.  Before Sabrina was a singer she was an actress. She first co-starred on the show Girl Meets the World on Disney Channel. Sabrina has been nominated 64 times for different awards, and she has won 54 of them. Here are some of the things she has won. Sabrina won a Grammy for the best pop solo performance in 2025. That song was Espresso. She also won a BMI Pop Award for the most performed song of the year in 2024, and that song was Nonsense. Also in 2025 she won a Gammy for the best pop vocal album, and that album was Short n’ Sweet. Did you know that Sabrina’s middle name is Annlyn, and she is five feet tall? Also her zodiac sign is a Leo, and her aunt is the voice of Bart Simpson! Also did you know that Sabrina Carpenter has gained over 7 million listeners on Spotify! If you want to learn more go to Berklee Online, Sabrina Carpenter Online, and Britannica that’s where I got all my information. That's all! Hope you liked learning more about Sabrina Carpenter!

Why is it good to plant? by #Agent9

Have you ever wondered why it is good to plant? One reason why it is good to plant is because plants give us the oxygen that we need to breathe so, us humans and animals can breathe, stay alive, and be healthy every day. Also when you plant you help the ecosystem because when you plant one you're not just helping other people, you're also helping animals because some animals are herbivores who only eat plants. Another reason why is because depending on the plant you plant they could be vegetables or fruits, which are very healthy for you. These fruits and vegetables such as oranges, corn and strawberries are all great fruits and vegetables that are good for you. Also plants can even help you more because doctors use them for medicines. And according to Google Gemini it helps you boost your mood. Another reason why planting is good is that the Lorax tells you to plant the seeds because they can help you,the environment,and the animals. So stop being the Onceler and plant the seeds. So I encourage you today to let it grow the seeds, the trees, the fruits, and the veggies. Just let them all grow, so plant at least one seed inside the Earth.  Here's some stores you can get your supplies for: Home Depot and Walmart. That’s why planting is good for you.

Sources Google Gemini                

My Favorite Food Cultures by #Agent17

There are many different types of food cultures that I have tried from Italian to Mexican to Thai and even Mediterranean. So I decided to rank every type with my least favorite all the way to my favorite. A low rank does not mean I don’t like it; it means I don’t like it as much as I do for my favorite food. So starting off with my lowest ranking is Thai.  Like I said, it's not that I don't  like it, I just don’t like it as much as the other culture of foods. I really like Pad Thai. Next is Mediterranean food. I have only had it from one place, but I have had it a couple of times. I really like Mediterranean food. I love pitas, hummus and falafel, but it’s still not my favorite. Next is Japanese food. I love Teriyaki Chicken with rice and some sushi dipped in soy sauce. I also love ramen.  But again, still not my favorite. Now we are in my top 3 favorite foods! The next one is Mexican food. I love chips with salsa and guacamole.  I love tacos, quesadillas and fajitas. But for me personally, there are a couple of food cultures I like better. Next up is Italian food. From spaghetti and meatballs to pizza. I love chicken parm, lasanga, raviolis, and all kinds of pasta.  I love Italian food, and my favorite place to go is Trattoria Romano. They have my favorite Italian dish called Momma’s Sunday Gravy.  Now my favorite one is Chinese food. From noodles to dumplings and scallion pancakes to chicken wings!  I love Chinese food so much! It has a variety of options. Some of my favorites to order are General Gao’s chicken, kung pao beef, Lo mein noodles, and Chow Mein noodles. I will continue to try new types of food like Indian and Korean foods.  I’ve given you my favorite food cultures, but what are yours?

Even more books I like by #Agent19

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. Just an ordinary high schooler named Avery Grambs, who lost her mother and was struggling financially up until she inherited billions and billions of dollars from a reclusive billionaire, Tobias Hawthorne, but she never met him or knew that he existed. This forced her to live in Tobias’s puzzle-filled mansion for a year with his four grandsons: Grayson, Jameson, Nash, and Xander, who didn’t get anything. They are determined to find out why a stranger got all of their grandfather's money, instead of them, and are trying to get rid of her for good. Yet to uncover the reason that Tobias left her the money and not his grandsons, she must solve clues to reveal the truth behind his decision. She faces many dangers, including Drake, her sister’s Libby ex-boyfriend, who was hired by one of Tobias’s family members, Skye, to stop Avery from uncovering the truth. On her way to discovering the truth, Avery finally realizes that she is now part of Tobaias’s final dangerous game. Will she make it out alive? Will she discover the truth or lay awake at wondering what it was that she missed? What will happen in a year of living in the Hawthrone house? Will she make peace with the grandsons?

What happened at my gymnastics meet by #Agent3

 

At my gymnastics meet we started to warm up. Then we did lines. Lines are when we go in a line and do handstands and roundoffs on the mat. Then we went to our first event. My first event was at Bars, and I stuck my dismount. A dismount is at the end of every routine to show the judges you are done with the routine. My score was a 9.2.  Then we went to the Beam. When I went to practice on the beam I did my half turn really well. I did my routine and stuck it too, I got a 9.1 on Beam. Then we went to the Floor. When I went to gym practice one day my coach was not ready, and when I was doing a roundoff backhandspring I landed on my head. I was scared to do it at the meet. Then I ran and….. I did it! My friends were screaming, and my mom and dad were too. I was so proud of myself and my coach was too. I got a 9.0, and that was great because I was on a nine streak. Then we went to the Vault, and we practiced a little. We were all done practicing. Then I went the second time, and I landed fine. However it felt like I was doing a front flip over it. I got an 8.3 and I was not happy.  I forgot that there were still awards, and at awards I got three medals.  My best friend got three medals and a trophy. I was so happy I got to choose what to have for dinner!

Snow day by #Agent11

I forget what day it was, but I remember it was a day with a lot of snow. Not like a day off, but a day with a lot of snow. As you can see this blog is about a snow day and how completely insane it was(more like how crazy my little brother was). Well to start us off we all went outside, and then realized that the stairs had ice on them so naturally my brother and I had to slide down them. But this only led to my brother hitting the ground too hard and them screaming Ouchy! Ouch! At the top of his lounges. And no I am not overagerating. This small child screamed like his favorite team just one the Superbowl for the first time .After that disaster we ran into another problem. My brother wanted us to do a snow ball fight, but I have never seen such idiotic rules. Like what kind of rule is and I quote you can not hit me with ANY snowballs, and if you do you have to lay on the ground for a minute. So he basically wanted us to get frostbite, but my mom convinced him it would be funner if we were all able to play equally. It was pretty boring if I am being honest, but at least my brother faceplanted in the snow a couple times. And that is all. Thank you for reading my blog.

Lego Microscale! #Agent16

Welcome back friends! Agent 16 here with my biweekly blog post. Last time, we talked about 5 fun ideas in Lego! This blog is going to be about Lego Microscale! For those of you who don’t know, Lego Microscale is basically when your build is too small for a minifigure to fit inside. These are 5 fun ideas for Microscale builds:

1.  A tank: This is fun and easy to build. I have built a few, and now I basically have a full army of them.

2.  A commercial airplane: I have also built a couple of these. They are also fun and simple to build.

3. Hogwarts castle: For all you Harry Potter fans out there, this one goes out to you guys!

4. An F1 car: Another fun and simple build. My dad has built lots of these. He is a huge F1 fan.

5. And for the final one: The Fortnite Battle Bus! Most people will tell you that Fortnite is dead. I still like it though. I have also built one of these before.

That's all for this blog! I hope you try some of these builds and that you have enjoyed reading this blog! Thanks for listening and see you next time!

Do you know how to fix drywall? by #Agent21

Well, I learned the hard way. Recently I kicked a wall and put a big hole in it. There are multiple ways to fix a hole in drywall. If it is small, it's simple. When it is a big hole it's way more complicated. When it's small all you need to do is clean the area, apply spackle, let it dry, sand it smooth, and paint it back to normal. When it's a big hole like the one I made, there are way more steps involved and it is very complicated. The things you need to do are: first, cut out a larger square to clean the hole,  and cut another piece of drywall to fit the square. Next, install backer boards, screw in the patch to the backer boards and apply mesh tape to the seams. Finally, spackle it, let it dry, sand it out, and last but not least paint. 

How and why did I kick the wall and make that big hole?

So I was playing football with my older brother. I hiked the ball but fumbled. I got mad, took it out the wall, and kicked it really hard. I did not know it would break, but it did. After that, things did not go smoothly for me. Now I have to help with the work and pay for some of it.

So that is what you do if you kick a hole in drywall like me.

My Snowday by #Agent14

This is what I did on Monday/snowday/Martin Luther King Day. The first thing I did was help my mom shovel all of the snow off the driveway. It seemed like it took forever to do because the driveway is really long. My mom and I shoveled the driveway because my dad was in Florida. Then I went to my friend's house to go sledding. I went to his house. Then we walked from his backyard to go to the sledding hill. After we arrived at the hill, we had a wrestling match and a snowball fight. Then we went sledding. After sledding, we went inside and drank hot cocoa. After sledding and the snowball fight, I went to another friend's house. We played Rocket League and went outside in the snow. When we were outside we made a snowman, a tunnel, and a WWE arena. We also had another snowball fight. After the snowball fight and making stuff out of snow, we walked to the place in town where I worked out with a trainer. My friend was really cold and so was I. My favorite part of the snowday was sledding because we went really fast and the hill was steep. We also played a game inside called Connect Four. I won, and then he showed me what he got for Christmas. A couple things he got were Bengals clothes, Bengals football, and a big sticker of Jamar Chase that he put on his wall. You now know that he loves the Bengals. That is what I did on Monday/snowday/Martin Luthor King Day.

How to survive in the wild by #Agent13

This blog is about how to survive in the wild. It will range from making a fire to finding your way. The first thing; what knife to bring. Professionals use Kuris and Machetes, but I recommend Bushcraft knives and Swiss Army knives. Knives help you with weapon making, gutting, and firemaking. These tools are very important in a survival situation. The next thing; gathering food. You have about 2-3 weeks without food, so you need to gather some quickly. An easy way to gather food is fishing. You will need a fishing rod for this so make sure you have one. Once you manage to catch a fish then you will proceed to gut it. First you need to scrape it with your knife to remove the gills. Then remove the internal organs (you can use these as bait). Cut off the head, tail, and fins. Then take out your knife and make a deep cut from the belly to the throat. Then proceed to take out the backbone. Then put it on a stick and cook it over a fire. Other options are cowberries and needles from Evergreen trees that can be made into tea. The last thing; making fire. There are many ways to do this but the one I like the most is matches or flint and steel. When using matches you strike the side of the box away from yourself and put it on your campfire. And using flint and steel you strike the flint against the steel, which makes sparks, and those sparks have to go on top of your fire. I hoped you liked this blog!

My first hockey game by #Agent6

My first hockey game was 1 year ago. At TD Garden I thought flowers would grow. I went to my Mea Mea and Pa’s. First we went into the garage. My cousins were there, Loco and Moco. They were the ones who brought hot cocoa. We went in the truck; my dad, Pa, Uncle, Loco, Moco, and I. In the truck we pretended we were super spies. When we got there my cousins had accessories. My dad didn't want me to feel left out. We went to the store. It was so crowded I wanted to shout. I got a bear paw; my dad got a hat. We went back but forgot one nack. The necklace. We decided I'd be alright, so we went our way to the stadium. On the way a guy gave me a free necklace. On the way even more, we got some big triangle pizza to adore. It was nice and cheesy and not too hot. When it went on your tongue it hit the perfect spot. We got some refreshments and headed our way to the nosebleeds. We saw the jumbotron. We screamed and shouted to be on. We danced when our team scored just to get on. We had a total of 7 times being on that tron! We watched the game and had the best time ever. My dad took videos. And I took photos of our great time together. We went in the truck all comfy and cozy to set back to our homsy’s.

How did pizza get popular? by #Agent8

What made pizza such a popular thing to eat? How did it all start?

Pizza is very popular nowadays, but it didn’t really start that way of becoming popular. Long ago, in places like Rome, Greece, or Egypt, people didn’t eat pizza. They ate plain flatbread, topped off with oils, some herbs, and simple ingredients used commonly. Flatbread wasn’t called pizza yet, it would after a while though. 

Pizza as we all know started in Italy. In the late 1700’s and 1800’s poor workers couldn’t afford expensive food, so they needed something cheap and edible. So bakers started adding tomatoes, which were once actually thought poisonous, onto flatbread. This food became very popular with locals because of how cheap it was and how good it tasted.   

After a while, pizza started getting attention outside of Naples when Queen Margherita visited the country in 1889. She was tired of royal food, so that's why she visited the country to try poor people’s food. She tried it and loved it so much that she named it after her name, Margherita.      

Pizza started to spread through other countries when the Italian immigrants moved to other places like the USA. Then they started opening pizza shops in cities like New York and Chicago. Over some time, pizza started to change their toppings and still tasted good by even changing the style!

Today, pizza is very popular because of how it started, and it's easy and comfortable to share with each other and have fun eating it. Even though it started from a simple idea, pizza remains as one of the most brilliant ideas!

Snow day by #Agent22

The first thing I do when I wake up on a snow day is I go to my mom and ask her if I can have three friends over. If she says yes, we build many forts, jumps and tunnels through snowbanks. If she says no, I go into depression and stay inside all day. When my friends come over we all have a 5 course meal. For the first course we have bacon. For the second we have scrambled eggs, and for the third we have hash browns. For the 4th we have french toast sticks. For the fifth one we have bagels. We find the cats and we say hi to them. We also pet them. When we are done with the cats we get our snow gear on and go outside. We build jumps and go off sleds on them. We stay out there for about 3 hours until their parents get here. Once they get home we hop on a call and play video games.  We play Minecraft and Roblox. We call and play games until dinner. I love having rice, steak and broccoli for dinner, so I hope we will have that. For dessert I hope I have a lime popsicle. What you just read is my perfect snow day.

Three Ingredient Strawberry Mango Sorbet by #Agent1

   

I love ice cream, especially when I can make it right at home. The only thing that could make ice cream better is if it wasn't only a dessert, healthy, and I could eat it all day long without getting a sugar rush and  then getting lazy and tired from the sugar rush. Well luckily I can! This sorbet is extremely easy and delicious. It also tastes just like ice cream, is ten times better for you, and perfect for movie night.

Ingredients you will need.

• 1 large mango

• 5 strawberries

• 1 tbsp of honey

Materials you will need.

• Knife

• Blender

• Cutting board

• Peeler 

• Freezer

Step 1: Create a space ready for cooking. Clear any unnecessary objects out of the way, so you have maximum space to make deliciousness.

Step 2: Gather your materials and ingredients. 

Step 3: Get out your peeler and cutting board. Peel all of the skin off your mango, and then cut it into slices.

Step 4: Grab your strawberries and wash them under running water.

Step 5: Freeze all your fruit until solid.

Step 6: Take your frozen fruit out of the freezer and dump it in the blender. Make sure you blend it until you get a nice creamy consistency.

Step 7: Serve and enjoy.

 Tip: add whipped cream for extra flavor.

 

My winter vacation PT2 by #Agent2

My winter vacation was really fun for the first two days, but the rest were better! On the third day we went tubing. The place we went tubing the last couple of years was pretty boring. The slope didn't make you go fast, you couldn't go with other people, and the line was longer! This place was everything different then that one. They even let us go in groups of fours, and they ask the question if you want to go straight or spin. That tubing place is the best to go to. On the fourth day we stayed at home watching movies doing nothing. Until my sister and I went outside and played, but soon it got boring. So my Aunt let her dog play with us, and she's the cutest. She rolled in the snow, barked at squirrels, and just was being cute. On the fifth day we left. It was sad to say goodbye to the dog and my four bunk beds, but I got Dunkin Donuts on the way back.  It was great, but they ruined my donut. I got a Boston Cream, a donut with no holes, chocolate frosting, and the best part-cream in the middle. I picked it up and it was horrible there was barely any frosting. There was a hole in the side of the donut for the cream, but there was none. It kind of ruined it, but it was still a good vacation. When I got back home I still had a lot of gift cards from all the people at the Christmas party at my house, so I went to Target and got a Lego set and another video game for my Nintendo Switch 2. It's called Little Nightmares 3 where in the game you're in this world and you play as these two kids, and you run away from monsters and solve puzzles. My vacation was really nice, and I love playing new games to spend the rest of the winter.

My lacrosse tournament by #Agent7

I had my first indoor club lacrosse tournament on MLK day. I had to wake up at 6:20. When my mom woke me up I was like nooo I don't know what to do to get ready, so she said okay you can sit on the couch for ten minutes. Then I had gotten all of my stuff ready the night before, so all I needed to do was to eat breakfast and get the food ready. When we left it was snowing, so my dad had to shovel and clean the snow off the car so my mom could go vrom vrom. We got there and I saw my friend. In the beginning I got really nervous, but after the first game jitters I got all of the jitters out. The next game we lost, which in my opinion was okay because it is not supposed to be that competitive. I saw my friend from the same club (not on the same team at the moment) who came to see my game before hers. The second to last game was against these 7th or 6th graders.  Keep in mind I'm in the 4th and 5th category. Some of the 4th graders are not even close to the height, and they were about 5 '6 or 5' 8. We lost sadly.  The last game was the best game that I’ve ever played because that was when I played the best defence ever. We lost again, so we lost 0/4. My mom got me a icee and my dad shared some popcorn. They said I am very proud of you agent 7. That was all for today. Come again, bye.

Dog life by #Agent15

Today I decided to blog about dog life because I recently got a puppy, and she is the cutest thing in the world. To be honest I never thought I would blog about dog life. My parents said I couldn’t get a dog because I wouldn’t take care of her, so when my parents said I could get a dog I was so happy. But today I am blogging about what it is like to have a dog. For starters my family and I wanted to potty train. We thought it would be easy. WRONG. Training a pup is so hard. She had so many accidents, so we got her a bell to ring whenever she needed to use the bathroom. After we got her the bell she started using it, but we still have some accidents from time to time. Lately we started taking her to training classes every Saturday, and she learned some new tricks. When you get a puppy you have to make a lot of sacrifices. For example you might have to give up your free time for the first three or four months. Why you may ask. It’s because they will be asking for attention, and you have to take them outside every hour. But it is really fun to play with them. Also for the first year they like to chew on anything they can find especially woo. Therefore I recommend teething toys. Also if you have a dog that has a lot of fur or hair you might have to brush them a lot, and my dog hates it. We normally brush her three to four times a week. To also add to the torture a of taking care of your dog you have to bathe them. My dog spent her first two months on a farm in Pennsylvania, so she was very stinky. When we first bathed her she was shivering, but once we finished up she was buzzing with energy. I hope you enjoyed learning about dog life!

A Sad Day by #Agent4

On Monday I went to my friend’s dad's funeral. A lot of people showed up that I knew. I did know that it was going to be a sad night because her dad died very suddenly. He was a really nice man. 

I was hanging out with my friends at the funeral home before the service was going to happen. My friends and I went to play UNO. I think my friend just wanted to get her mind off of everything, so that is why she wanted to play UNO. Once the service started, all of the family members gave a speech. My friend’s uncle, brother, mom, and my friend spoke. All of the speeches were really nice. Then Katie, my friend’s mom, played their wedding song. It was called “I’ll Cover You” from the musical RENT. It was a sad song, and many people were crying, including my mom. After that everybody was invited to go out to dinner with them in town to celebrate my friend’s dad, but it was getting very late. We decided that it would be best to go home. I feel very bad for my friend, but I know that she has a lot of people in her life that care about them, including me.  That was a sad night!   

How do glaciers work, by #Agent10

Glaciers are a buildup or combination of ice and snow that goes over land. They can be up to 100,000 years old. They also hold seventy percent of the world’s fresh water. A type of glacier called alpine glaciers are frozen rivers made out of ice, which are different to other ones. There are also flat-like glaciers called ice sheets that cover over the ocean. Glaciers are full of ice and snow.

Glaciers form by layering and densing. They form when snow comes down on them. After every year, there would be more layers of snow being forced together and forming grains. This is called recrystallizing. When the grains get bigger, the air between them gets smaller. This makes the snow really get together or compacted to make the snow denser or harder. Soon after all of this, the snow would be ice. Glaciers take hundreds of years for this process to finish. Glaciers have been on Earth for thousands of years.

There are also things like glaciers around the world too. Icebergs are floating chunks or parts. They get broken apart from glaciers, so they can be carried to the ocean or a lake. An iceberg turns blue at sunset, which I find very cool. Ice caps are dome-shaped or rounded glaciers that flow in all directions. They cover lands like valleys and oceans. An ice field is like an ice cap, but they are very mostly more on land and they are mostly smaller. There are many things like glaciers. Glaciers are very fascinating.

Sources: NASA Earthdata, National Snow and Ice Data Center

Christmas Eve by #Agent20

Every year on Christmas Eve I go to my grandparent´s house with all my family. This year was very fun! I did so many things and even put on a play with my cousins. When I first got there, my cousins swarmed me and basically pushed me down the stairs. After I took a minute to recover we decided we should do the play from the movie That Christmas. It took us a while to figure out the parts but eventually we got it. We watched the play part of the movie over and over until we wrote down all the words for the parts. When we finally got a chance to show everybody the play no one paid attention. Everybody was just zoned out on their phones and saying things like, ¨Oh that´s great guys¨ or ¨Nice job.¨ Frustrated, we went downstairs and played family. After a couple of minutes we were called up for dinner. Everything smelled so good I just wanted to eat it all! I ended up having my aunt´s famous mac and cheese. It felt like it was dancing on my tongue! The dessert was even better! There were all different kinds of cookies, lots of cake and cupcakes, ice cream, and even Christmas tree brownies! After dessert we went into the living room to open secret Santa gifts. I got the curling iron I had been wanting! After we opened gifts my cousins and I curled our hair. Then we went home. I can't wait to go back next year!

How I spent my New Years! By #Agent5

Every year for New Years/New Years Eve, I invite my cousin over, and we have a sleepover. However, this year was a little different. This year my family and I went to Chatham Cape Cod. We went there because my mom had a gift card to a popular place called Chatham Bars Inn. They are the only place in the Cape where there are really good New Years activities. We brought my cousin. We also celebrated with my friend, Ava. She was also staying in the Cape. We did some of the activities with her. For example, we walked around Chatham with her, we did a parade together, and we explored with her. There was something called the noise parade, which I thought was a really creative idea, but also I think it would be annoying for the people who were trying to sleep. It was basically a huge parade that anyone could join and make noise. You could bring anything, even a trumpet or something like that. You could also just walk in it and scream or make noise. After that we went to a firework show and played there. Then, we left my friend, and they went somewhere else. We went to the beach. It was really cool because it was such a nice beach, and it was pitch black outside. So to see the water with the flashlight was mesmerizing. My mom and I went on a really nice walk along the beach, and it was so pretty. Next, we went back into our room and just hung around playing games. Finally, it reached 11:50. We went into the main hotel and walked around the stunning lobby. We played games and had so much fun. They had amazing rooms to take cool pictures. The fun but also boring part was the countdown. The reason it was boring was because we had to spend it in a lobby. I wanted to spend it on the beach. However, everyone else wanted to be in the lobby for some reason. So we did that and after, we walked back to our room, and it was 2026! 

Skiing by #Agent22

My blog is about skiing. When I was four I started to learn to ski. Then we took a break for Covid. It wasn't very fun to ski during Covid because the lodges were not open, and you would have to walk from your car in your ski boots.  Once the lodges were opened back up we started skiing again. We practiced at Nashoba Valley. Over the last 3 years we've been doing a lot more skiing. My family and I get the Indy pass. The Indy pass lets me go to many different mountains. So far this year we have gone to Pat's Peak twice. This weekend we are going to Saddleback Mountain in Maine.  Saddleback is my favorite mountain because there's so many Glades. My second favorite mountain to go to is Waterville Valley. Waterville Valley has two double black diamond trails, and I have done them both. The trail names are Lower Bobby's Run and True Gritt.  They also have a trial named Wayne Wrong Way.  The trail is a straight drop down, and I have gone down it multiple times! After you go down Wayne Wrong Way a couple of times it does get boring because it's straight down. I can't wait to go to Waterville Valley. We usually go a couple times every year.  My grandfather has a house near Waterville Valley, so we get to stay with him and ski with him also. 

The invention of the first car by #Agent8

               What was the first car that was invented in 1885?

The first car ever invented was by Karl Benz in 1885. It was patented on January 29, 1886, and was first driven publicly later that year.

The car had a lot of power back then. It had a single cylinder with four stroke internal combustion engine that used petroleum.

The design of the car was three-wheels, with a steel frame, and a top speed about 10mph (16 km/h).

The significance was that it was one of the first vehicles designed. It had a self-propelled unit with an internal combustion engine, leading to one of the first reliable inventions that could let you travel freely.

The inventor of the first car wanted to make something that you could travel in, kind of  like a horse carriage, without a horse. That's how he got the idea for a car. He also got the idea from bicycles because they need only a person to ride them.

So, he wanted to make something like a bike but way bigger and could fit more people than one to travel more. He also wanted to do engineering, to invent something that could be used easily to ride everyday. 

Twenty-Five cars were sold through 1886 to 1893. Not that many cars got sold because it was very expensive back then, and it was also hard to make a bunch of them because back then they would have not had enough materials to make so many of them.

And that was how the invention of one of the first cars was made. 

Sources: Google Gemini

               

                           

Snowboarding by #Agent12

In my opinion heel rise stops are hard. Toe rise stops are easy when you master them. The magic carpet is a moving sidewalk. For snowboarding you have to unbuckle the right foot and put the board in the middle and quickly slide your foot in the gap of the board. I fell at least seven times. two on my back and five forward. I put the board on the ground, and it slid away from me and almost fell into the parking lot. I made a friend. We got there at 3:40 at least and class started at 5:00, so for 1 hour we watched Disney+. The boots have BOAs, which tighten as you twist. For the rest I’m going to get dinner there. I saw skiers going down a hill, and they were good. Red bull has a snowboarding competition. My gloves got wet so I couldn’t put them on. The snow pants designer was dumb. They made the buckles right on the shoulders, so when you're buckling in it digs into them. Buckling is the best design for the snowboard. Just get the strap thingy in the bar thingy and pull a metal lever. To unbuckle just pull the red lever and then loosen it. I only did one lesson. I have four left, and that’s all for this blog.

More books I like by #Agent19

First is The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. In the ruins of North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by the twelve districts. One male and one female from each of the twelve districts are forced to fight until one person remains alive to claim victory for their nation in the Hunger Games. Katniss Everdeen, the one volunteer of district twelve in many years, takes her little sister, Primrose Everdeen, spot in the Hunger Games. Will she make it out alive? She is forced to fight 23 people until death. Who will be the last one standing? What District will claim victory for this year´s hunger game? If you want a different book then try The Witches of Worm by Zilpha Keatly Snyder. This is a book about a pre-teen girl named Jessica, who finds a blind, almost hairless kitten that she names Worm. Jessica's introverted, elderly neighbor helped her raise and wean the kitten. But Worm seems to have a terrible, terrible hold on Jessica, making her do cruel and destructive things to the people in her world that have wronged her. Will she find a way out of this curse? Will some of the people that wronged her make it out? Will she decide to give Worm up for the greater good in her life, or keep the cat and watch the lives of her enemies go up in flames?

Why is exercising good for you? by #Agent9

Have you ever wondered why exercising is important? The first reason why is because it helps you stay healthy by reducing the chance of heart disease, stroke, or diabetes. The second reason is it doesn't just help your physical health it also helps your mental health too. It lessens stress, anxiety, and depression. Another reason why exercising is important for you is it helps your normal brain functions according to Google Gemini. It helps your memory, helps you focus more, and helps you get better sleep. Also it helps your confidence. According to Google Gemini it gives you more brain cells and makes your blood flow better. Another reason why is exercising makes people feel more calm, helps problem solving, and learning. Another reason is it helps your energy level, so you always have energy to get through the day and gets you more excited. When you get older like around 65-75 I would say you can't do things on your own well: when you exercise you can do more independently. Also it makes your bones stronger and you stronger, it helps your joint bones, improves balance, supports healthy skin. That’s why exercising is important. So I encourage you to do at least 15 minutes of exercise a day.              

Have you ever been to California? by #Agent5

 I went to California for the first time during winter break. I was in San Francisco and San Diego, and I saw so many things I’ve never seen before. One that amazed me was self-driving cars. Not like a Tesla where you put it in auto pilot. It’s like an Uber with no driver, and the steering wheel moves by itself! When it’s moving it sounds so smooth you can barely hear it. There were also trollies because of how many hills there were. The reason why is because horses would slip and fall when it was icy. 

Then, I went to the 49ers game when they played the Bears. The 49ers won by 4 points, and the game came down to the last play! The score was 42-38, and it was like there was no defense because they were scoring every drive. I was really happy the 49ers won because the last time I went to a game they lost to the Vikings. 

Next, I went to San Diego and stayed at a hotel really close to the beach. My brothers and I mostly played football in the sand, and I was shocked because of how big the beach was. It took us around 2 minutes to get to the water! What we did not know about the water was that there was a sewage drain going into the ocean, so we could not go in the water. I was fine though because the water was really cold. So we played football when we went to the beach. 

Lastly, I went to see the new Avatar movie called Avatar Fire and Ash. I would say it was okay, but not the best movie I’ve seen. Also,  it was a really long movie, and got boring because they fought the same people 3-4 times. So that got boring towards the end. Overall it’s an ok movie.

If I ever go back to San Diego I’ll have to go to the zoo!

What happened at my New Year’s party?! by #Agent3

     When my mom told my brother and I that we were having a party for New Year I was so happy. We helped by making food and setting up some things and cleaning. I gave all the bedrooms a deep clean, and then I set up the sun room. In the sun room I put some chairs, a table, and some desserts. Then I helped set up where the food was going to be. My brother and I put some chips and dip and some plates out. The first guest came, and it was my two friends. Then more and more people came, and when everyone was here the party started.

Then everyone started playing games, and by the time you know it, it was time to eat. We had a taco bar. Everyone ate, and we had a blast. Then when the ball dropped I was already asleep. So when everyone went home my mom and dad came in their bed (which I was sleeping in) and they woke me up, and I asked if I missed the ball drop.  They said yes. I was so mad that I did not say goodbye to everyone. Then I remembered that my cousin's dog and her family were staying so was my grandparents.  

When I woke up I brought the dog outside and played with him in the snow. Then everyone was awake, and my brother went to play in the snow. Then everyone left after dinner. That is what happened  at my New Year’s party.

Fun Ideas In Lego! by #Agent16

Welcome back to the biweekly blog post with Agent 16! This week I am going to talk about Lego. Lego is probably one of my favorite things. Let´s talk about some fun builds that you can do at home!

Idea number one is a Lego ear bud case.  This is a fun idea to build because it's easy to build and it won't take that much time. WARNING: May need a brick separator in order to open. 

Idea number two is a Lego phone or tablet stand. I have built one before.  It is fun, and it works well.  If it falls apart, it's super easy to put back together.  Just rebuild it because most of the pieces will probably stay together.

Idea number three is a Lego chain necklace. I made this by attaching a bunch of Lego chain pieces.  Then you connect it and put it around your neck.  Now you have unlocked new levels of drip.

Idea number four is a Lego mousepad.  I am currently building one.  I am ten studs away from finishing.  I have had to lay down so many tile pieces so far.  It takes a lot of time and effort, but it's hopefully worth it in the end.

And finally for idea number five, a Lego Brick. No literally you can build a giant one out of Lego. It will probably look good and you can decorate your room with it! 

These have been my top five easy and fun Lego ideas. Thanks for reading and see you next time!

How to cook by #Agent13

Hi! This blog is about how to cook various things. You will first be learning how to use cooking tools. When using a knife, always cut away from yourself. While using a spatula make sure you have the entire food item underneath fully.  When using an electric mixer, set it to the middle level and whisk in a circle. If you are using a strainer, make sure the item is over a sink. Now here are some items that I will teach you to cook. First, hot chocolate. The first step is to get some milk and heat it up in the microwave for 1 minute then put 2 cups of hot chocolate powder, and then it's done. You can add marshmallows and whipped cream if you want. The next thing is a PB&J. First you get some jelly and put it on bread. Then you get peanut butter and put it on another slice of bread. And there you made a PB&J. The next item is grilled cheese and tomato soup. First, you take two pieces of bread. And put two slices of cheese on both. Then you put them on the panini press or a frying pan. Make sure you add butter on the bottom of the panini press and the frying pan. Then put the bread on the side that doesn't have cheese. The cheese will melt on the bread. Once the grilled cheese is done you can work on the tomato soup. First grab a can of tomato soup and put it in a pot and heat it up for 10-20 minutes. There you have it, grilled cheese and tomato soup. I hoped you liked my blog!

New England Drain Express! By #Agent6

One month ago it was a very normal night for Agent 6 and her family, except her dad was working on a parade float. The float was inspired by the Polar Express. Her uncle and grandpas came to help. Her cousins came to play. Every night was the best. But that never lasts forever. Sooner than later the float was done. The parade was near and was so fun. The night of the parade felt very long. Agent 6's cousins were all there. The float was warm. Agent 6's cousins will call them Loco and Moco had brought hot cocoa and cookies for all to share! The hot cocoa made them very warm. Soon they picked their windows and the parade started. Everyone thought they looked so cozy because they were in their pjs because that's what happens on the Polar Express! They drank hot cocoa and ate cookies all while being warm and in a parade! Almost all the parents handed out candy canes to people. Agent 6 even said 67 to some kids, and they said 67 back! But that wasn't the best part for them. When Agent 6´s dad was bringing them to the office where everybody met up at, everyone was still on the float! They went on a main road which was very bumpy, fast, and fun! That was Agent 6´s favorite part! After they were all at the office everyone got in their cars to go to Agents 6´s grandparents house. At her grandparent´s house everyone played outside. In the New England drain express Agent 6 and her cousins Loco, Moco, Caca, and Addie played restaurant, train, hotel, and much more! It was truly the best night ever! Everyone had a great time! Every day and every night Agent 6 wishes to live that night over and over again.