Wow I Really Got Behind

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I have been busy, soccer finished, I had 3 goals and two assists in the season. Hockey is getting going, I have played in four games, I had to miss Halloween because I was sick. I will finish later.

Soccer and Tanglefoot

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I ate out at a really great restaurant in Roxbury last night, then went to a concert by my family's favorite folk band, Tanglefoot. the restaurant is called the East Branch and it had really, really good food. The next day I had two soccer games in which I scored a goal, but my team lost both.

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Another Post

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I had another two hockey games this weekend, one at West point and one in Schenectady. We lost both, the one at West Point 6-2, and the one in Schenectady 5-3, although one of the goals in the Schenectady game was with no goalie. One of my teammates had a natural hattrick. During the first game (the one at West point), I hit my knee on the boards and ended up missing practice last night because of it.

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P.S. This is my 40th post

Catching Up

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I have been quite busy lately, with hockey and soccer seasons both going strong. My first hockey game of the season we lost 6-2, and soccer I have 2 goals and an assist in 6 games this year. Alyson has a competitive trailride clinic on Saturday and Sunday.

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First Win

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So, they won. Looked pretty good out there, too. Beating an undefeated team is pretty good, even if it was the Coyotes. Nice goal from Vanek, MacArthur scored one too. Myers got his first NHL point, good for him, he has been playing great. It appears that so far the Sabres PP is not as good as it was last year, though PK is vary good. Miller had a good game, better than vs. Montreal.

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Hockey Is Here!

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Hockey season (both NHL and youth hockey) has started, my first game will be this Saturday, my first practice was yesterday, I have another practice tonight, and another one on Thursday.

I have scored two goals in four games of soccer, which is pretty good.

The Sabres still have that old knack for losing a lead then the game in overtime.

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Tryouts

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I did not make the cut for the league I have been playing in. I had to switch to Schenectady from Bethlehem.

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Uuuuuuuuuuh...

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Hockey tryouts were last night, and then there will be another tryout on Thursday, and I have soccer practice tonight, then game on Sunday.

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PS: I really can't think of anything else to write right now.

Soccer

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Soccer season has started, my first practice was last night. My first game is on Sunday. My dad coaches my team, so I know who everyone is ahead of time. I usually play goalie quite a bit, but last year I tryed forward and liked that too, I scored two goals in one game. I hope to be able to play school soccer next year, but right now our school district does not allow homeschoolers to play school sports. Hockey tryouts are on Tuesday and Thursday (not today Thursday, in one week Thursday). The Sabres preseason starts tonight, at 7:00 in Buffalo.

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Yesterday's Events

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Yesterday I lifted weights, then played video games, then played football the rest of the day.

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Hockey Camp

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I have been at hockey camp this week, so I haven't been able to post for a while. Hockey camp is usually fun, but this year it was a little less fun, because I had a bruise on the front of my ankle which was rubbing on the laces of my skate. Tryouts for hockey are on the 22, so that is pretty exciting. Deep curls are my favorite drill, and we only got to do those once. Two of the younger kids play goalie, so they suited up.

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Garlic

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I spent yesterday sorting garlic and hanging out at our CSA. By the end of the day, I was kind of stiff.

I also ordered Guild Wars (a computer game), a stock for my paintball gun, and a red dot sight for my paintball gun.

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Vacation

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We just got back from our annual family vacation in the Adirondacks. Usually we go to Eagle Bay, but this year we stayed in Big Moose, which is a bit less "main stream". We all had a great time. The first day, we picked up pizza on the way to the cabin, then ate dinner around 7:45, then I found a Rochester trivia book, so we had fun with that. The next day, we went on a hike, the name of the place we went to is Billy's Bald Spot. Later that same day, my Uncle John came with his two daughters, Laura and Elizabeth, so that brought the crowd up to nine (four of us, my grandparents, and then my uncle). Sunday, my Aunt Emily and Uncle Andy came, I went for a kayak with my Uncle John, and Alyson, Dad, Elizabeth, and Laura went for a canoe. Monday, my Grandmother's cousin Priscilla and her daughter Kathy came over, while Uncle John, Elizabeth, Alyson, Dad, and I went for a walk to Constable Pond, which is a five-mile hike. Tuesday, Alyson, Uncle John, Elizabeth, and I went on a seaplane ride, while Dad stayed with Laura, who was sleeping in the car (she is 21/2), while everyone else went to Moss Lake, and my grandparent's friend Marylin came over to the cabin. Everyone ended up at Moss lake to go swimming. Wednesday, I didn't really feel like doing anything, and Uncle John, Elizabeth, and Laura all left for Old Forge, then for their house, and then Andy and Emily left, too. Thursday, Alyson, Dad, and I all took a hike up Black Bear Mountain, and decided that we would rather have rocks in our socks on Black Bear Mountain, than have black bears in our socks on Rocky Mountain. Mom, Grandma, and Grandpa went on a short walk to a waterfall, then we all went to Moss Lake to go swimming. Friday, we packed up, ate brunch at the Big Moose Station restaurant, then the four of us went to the West Pond Waterfall, and West Pond itself. After that, we went to Inlet and hung out there, mom and Alyson went to the bead shop, and Dad and I went to the dock on fourth lake, and then we all went to the farm where we get our CSA share, and then home.

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The Fair

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The fair was this past weekend.

Alyson's horseshow during the fair was Friday, the horseshow was sorta fun, but there is absolutely no shade, and official horseshow wear includes a coat, dress shirt, and long pants, but the judge said that it was too hot for coats, so at least that was good. Several of the kids were not feeling good, and then they would not feel like drinking water, which would then make them feel worse. On Sunday, we took down the stall display, then went on rides, which reminded us of something rather sad. Every year the fair gets smaller. This year, there were 17 rides at the fair, total including two of the same ride, just in two different colors. Five were "little kid rides", and four were "crazy person rides", so people who are not ride-crazy-spinning-while-flipping-upsidedown-people or people who are not into doing rides for 5-year-olds, there were only 8 rides.

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I'll post tomorrow

Hi I have to go to bed but I will post tomorrow.
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NHL Free Agent Signings: Buffalo Sabres

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I read that Peter Forsberg may be retiring. The Sabres have been quiet this offseason, but I really like that they signed Cody McCormick, Steve Montador, and Mike Grier, I'm hoping they'll re-sign Drew Stafford soon. Too bad that Mikael Telqvist is now in the KHL. Teppo Numminen retired, a good choice but kind of too bad, we lost Spacek to the Canadiens, which is also too bad. I'm very happy that Dominic Moore, Maxim Afinogenov, and Andrew Peters will most probably not be coming back. On Die By The Blade, I saw a fanpost called "The Darcy Regier era: Great Trades, but I was just thinking that one of the very bad trades of late was Ales Kotalik for a second round draft pick, then the second rounder for Dominic Moore. That trade pretty much equals Kotalik for Moore, which was a pretty bad deal. Moore ended with 1 goal and 3 assists in 18 games, while Kotalik went on to score another 7 goals and 4 assists in 19 games. My analysis is that was a TERRIBLE trade! Now that does not mean that I think that Darcy hasn't made some very good trades, but that one really stands out as a bad one. I will have to write a tribute to Numminen, Forsberg, and Joe Sakic, who also retired.

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The Ocean...

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We went to the ocean after the wedding, here are some pictures.

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The Wedding is Done, Too!!!

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I don't really feel like a long post so I'll keep this one short.

We left for New Hampshire (the Live Free or Die state) on Friday around 11:30, and it took us about 6 hours to get there, with one short stop. We barely made it to the rehearsal dinner, which was at a Tiki bar/ restaurant with a bus ride there. The actual wedding was at a country club called Oaks, and it was kinda hot out but the wedding was a short one.

After the wedding and all that stuff, we went to the ocean with my Aunt and Uncle and their two kids, which was a lot of fun.

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The Play is Done!!!

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The play is done, it went very well, everyone had a great time. I remembered most of my lines, Alyson and some of the parents prompted people who missed anything. The joust came out really nicely, Anthony's brother A.J. was persuaded to do stage crew, Joey, Grace, and Lily all remembered their lines (they are 7, 7, and 4, as far as I know). The food was very tasty, and after the play A.J. tied me up, then I tied him up, we both got out. Here is a picture of the whole cast, as far as I know the whole cast.

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Ha ha no more stress!

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We finished the play I will give you guys a special play post tomorrow, too bad moonman couldn't be there.

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Hi

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We did the rehearsal, we just got back. It went pretty well, but some people still need more work, but other than that it went very well. We have a scene where we do the We Will We Will Rock You beat, and we use Japanese knotweed for lances, and somebody had ants in their lance, so there was a a quick interruption to sweep them up. The grand performance is tomorrow night, so that will be fun. I hope it goes well.

I will be lifting weights with my friend, and then the play will be later that day.

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The Rehearsal is Today

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I will be at the play rehearsal tonight, and I've finished my helmet and armor, as well as my friend's armor, and my two friends have made the swords for the play, but only one of them is actually in the play. I have all of my lines memorised, but I don't have them perfect yet. I am using an extremely cool sword for the play, it is black, and my friend Anthony has been persuaded to have a small part.

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The Play

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I have play practice today at 6:30, so I really have to get cranking on my lines and my helmet. The no-scripts dress rehearsal is tomorrow, and the play is onm the 5th, and I have most of my lines memorized, but I should do a refresher with Alyson today. I most of the way finished the pattern for my helmet last night, but it was too late to finish. I will post a picture of the play and my helmet, when they are both done, so you can see what I'm talking about.

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Hoorah For Pancakes!

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I made pancakes with blueberries for breakfast, which turned out very well. I didn't really do much today, but our friends picked up their dog, and then I called my friend A.J. and biked down to his house. Now I should probably work on my helmet some more.

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The Last Four Days

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I spent the 29th at my friend Anthony's house doing weights for the morning and then spent the afternoon at my friend Adam's house. We played Wii and Monopoly Deal at Adam's house.

I then spent the 30th doing something but I cant quite remember what.

The 31st we went skating, to the mall, then we went to "A Comedy of Errors", presented by a local theater group. I got shorts, swim trunks, and a suit at the mall.

Today we went to a potluck/ garlic party. Dad and I made cornbread, which everyone was raving about, so I was pretty happy about that.

I am having fun with practicing for the play and the 3rd and 4th will be our last rehearsals, and then we will be doing the actual play on the 5th at 7:00pm. I am the main character, so I have to REALLY nail my lines. Alyson is the next biggest role, and my friend Gregory is another main character.

I think that is about it.

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Aaaaaaah, football.

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I played football with my friends, Anthony and A.J., plus their neighbors. We played from 11:00 intermittently until 9:00, so I'm a little tired right now. Luckily they have a pool, so after playing for a while we could jump in. I had a lot of fun.

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Knitting

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I went to knitting circle and I got back about an hour ago.

Over the last couple months, Mom and Alyson made squares for the quilt which is for one of the members of knitting circle who is getting married, and they handed them in this past knitting circle. I spent this entire knitting circle making a yarn ball so I can work on an undecided project. I enjoy hanging out but it is at 7:00 on Monday nights so I'm often rather tired and don't feel up to going to knitting.

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Today

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I went to Alyson's pottery apprenticeship with mom to drop her off, and we picked up a wedding present for Andy and Nicole, whose wedding we are going to. We talked with Alyson's pottery teacher/beekeeping student, who we got the wedding present (a beautiful casserole dish) from. Our friends dropped off their dog, Tess, at our house today. We are dogsitting for them because they are going to Massachusetts. I checked on what is up in the hockey world and there wasn't much to talk about. My mom and I went blueberry picking at Bohringers after we picked up veggies at Barbers Farm Market.

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I forgot!

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I forgot to post yesterday and the day before.

The day before yesterday we went to the SOS party and made chicken in a barrel, played horseshoes, ate very good food , and had an in general great time.

Yesterday we just hung around the house doing not much of anything. We have been going, going, going nonstop for about 2 weeks, so we needed a break.

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Hello!

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I am working on a macrame necklace right now.

I will be going to a party for S.O.S., which you can find out more about here: http://www.saveourschoharie.org/ it is just a fun thing for the members to do. Yesterday we did a play practice at the Gallupville House, which went very well. Some people had even already memorized some of their lines, so that is good. Our dress rehearsal is on August 4th, and we need to have all our lines memorized before then.

I also added some cool stuff to this blog.

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Poll

Please vote!!! Both polls!!!

Savin' Me

This is very cool.

Horse camp

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I was at horse camp with my 4-H group the last 3 days, but not riding or sleeping over. I will now explain what horse camp is for you. Horse camp is where we (my 4-H club) go to one of the members houses, who has a good place to camp, play games, and swim, while the people who are riding ride on the small roads and trails. Everyone who wants to stays overnight in tents and a barn with hay bails and mattresses. Anyways, I spent the day before yesterday at home on the computer and then I ate dinner and played Apples to Apples with the horse people. Yesterday, I was on the computer until 1:00 and then mom picked me up and we went back to camp. Today, same thing except for 2:00 instead of 1:00. I had fun swimming, playing cards, playing basketball, and talking with my friends Adam and Hunter.

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Photo

Here is a better picture of me and it is from 2009.

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I am going to be at my sister's horse camp in a few minutes so I don't have much time. I spent the morning chatting with my friends online and licking cake batter. Last night I ate dinner at horse camp and we played Apples to Apples, which is a lot of fun.

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Lucy

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My pet Ball Python, Lucy, ate her very first rat last night. Normally she eats mice, but the pet store was out, so my dad got rats instead. Her head looks like it shouldn't be able to fit something that big, but snakes are amazing that way. I will write more later when I've done more stuff.

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Just Stuff

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I spent yesterday and last night at a friends house, playing football and Guild Wars and swimming. Today I should be doing hay with our neighbors later. Haying is fun but tiring and I get paid, so that is nice.

I don't know why but I really enjoy putting my thoughts someplace where anyone can see them.

I know there is other stuff that I've done lately but I cant think exactly what.
In a couple weeks I will be going either to my friends 16th birthday or my Dad's friend from college's sons wedding, and then I will be going to the ocean with my aunt and uncle and their family.

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(This was actually posted at 4:49 pm)

Hockey

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I can't wait until hockey season starts.

Playing football with friends and swimming and other stuff is fun, but nothing compares to playing hockey in my mind. I played one open hockey session earlier this year, but I have not had a chance to play again this summer so far. The NHL playoffs are done... The draft is done... The Free Agent Frenzy is done... What is a hockey fan and player supposed to do? My favorite team, the Buffalo Sabres, didn't even really do much. Hockey camp doesn't start for another month. But the play will happen in 16 days, so that is a little bit closer to home. Soccer season starts in September, so theres another something. Hopefully I can go rock climbing again this year. I can't really think of anything else to write about, so goodbye for now.

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Alyson

My sister Alyson is on the right and my Dad is on the left

My Mom and Dad

My mom is on the left, and my dad is on the right

Me

Hello! I am the one on the right. My friend Adam is on the left. This photo is from 2008, so I look different now.

My First Post!!!

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This is my first ever post.

We were camping from Wednesday until Saturday, and we had quite a bit of fun canoeing, kayaking, hanging out and practicing a play that my sister wrote.

I will now introduce you to my family. I am Justin, my sister is Alyson, my mom is Jennie, and my dad is Bob. I will have to post some pictures later, but this is good for now. I am 13, and my sister is 16. That means Alyson is driving which is a little scary, but she is getting a lot better.
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