Fort in St Augustine, Florida

On Saturday afternoonm August 15, 2009. Dad and I went to see oldest fort in St Augustine. We drove past that fort a lot times. I begs him to take me to see Fort. Finally last Saturday, he took me to see Fort.


That was used to be moat. People are not allowed to go downstairs to moat. But I know what is moat. I thought it was COOL. We walk on bridge, top of moat.


A lot of cannons.


That is stone stairs lead to moat. We are not allowed go downstairs. I think it is too dangerous or steep stairs so We look over the moat.


Old stone wall. You can see some cracks on walls.


Soliders' bedroom. Inside fort was really, really hot! Anyway, that mattresses filled with hay. It seem soft mattresses. We can touch it but do not sit on it.


A huge cannon with balls.


Do you think that stone walls are made from cement? Wrong. Stones are made with shells! You can see shells on walls. Look close at wall.


A Spanish Flag. Old flag..Cool?



A tall pole with holes. Too high to see bottom.


Oh Look inside tall pole. I took camera over that hole, I think it is lead to well. But too dark and barely see any inside hole. I hold camera really tight when put it in the hole.



See a lot of doors? Some rooms, we are allowed to see inside. We went to top of fort. We walked on steps. That steps are not from 1565-1700s. That was used to ramp because they has to pull the heavy cannons to top of fort from ramp.



Bottom view. I put camera down to bottom and you can see how far to bottom from top.


We are allowed to walk inside the tunnel. Hmm. Let do it. I doing myself went inside small tunnel. Just 1 feet long tunnel.


I went inside and see other side from tunnel, Oh it is nothing but walls. Cool?


Look how big fort is! Bigger than Pittsburgh Fort Pitts and Fort Duquense.



A burnt cannon. I forget what happen but it is burnt cannon.



I wondering why there is steps in lake. I guess it is for people get stuff from boats.



I had no idea what it is! I guess it is toilet seats! Haha! but not toilets. I not know what it is.


Old prison room. You can see inside the holes but it is dark and little bit lights inside. COOL?



We stand and watch some "soliders" talk to people about black cannon then they put ball inside and pull the cannon. Pop! We can hear it. I can hear it but feels it. POP. really loud pop. I likes it.


It is furnace. We can see inside.


Boo! It is me. Dad took pic of me, he was other side of furnace.


I took about 105 pictures but I pick some of pictures for blog. I learn a lot from Fort. I can't wait for school next week. If I not use blog much, that not mean I not like it. It mean I am busy for doing school works or at school for play sports or other activies but I will blog each week.

Old stuff from 20th century (1900-1980s) Part 1

Hi.
I loves old stuff from 1800s to 1980s. I collects the candies wrappers, old ones and new ones. I wants to collect old stuff but I could! One store have a lot of old stuff in St Augustine, which across the street from my school. I will post it when I have old stuff. There is more pictures of thing and I will post it sometimes.
Part two is coming soon. :) Enjoy.

1971 Pizza in toaster! I never knew that toasters was invented long time ago!



1970s Dinner box. Look at that foil tray! Today, we have black plastic tray.



1972 Tiger Milk. It look like for baby's forumal milk. But I not know.



Plastic Jar! 1960s.



Spoon Candy?!?! I think it is from 50s or 60s. I never heard that name- Spoon Candy!



60s medicine bottle. Always same kind of tummy medicine. Look at that bottle, you can barely see the liquid that dries up and stuck on bottle.



Late 60s gum. It is Hippie boxes.



1970s Cherry gum.



Oreo box from 1962. Creme is best part of Oreos!



That one was strange name. One day at Walmart, I walking in Chips/crackers aisle. I saw a box that same name as the boxes in 60s but different look boxes now. That was strange thing ever I saw! I never saw that name before, I guess they make it again this year.



Old Giant Dubble-Bubble gum wrappers! I love that gum!



Happy Soup, that was weird but funny name. Maybe it is mean Happy Soup make you happy?



Coupons from 30s-40s. Cereal boxes. Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck.



I think it is from early 40s-50s because price said 39 cent a package. That was cheap! Today, there is like 1.00 dollars or so.



60s or 70s Kool-Aid packets. I never knew that drink was invented long time ago.


That pineapple icing from 60s. I thought it sound really good on cakes and cupcakes. Today, there is no pineapple icing.

East Suburban YMCA

I going tell you about YMCA.
We joined YMCA in Plum, PA. Just five to ten min away from my old house. We joined on August 3, 2000.
YMCA Summer Camp, Day camp for 11 weeks. I started it in June 2001. My first group is Grasshoppers. I were 7 and half years old. So, I joined hearing camp. At first few years, I loved that camp then later, I dislike that camp but sometime I miss it. Anyway, there is many groups, I recall little bit about groups- Small Fry, Bumblebee, Grasshoppers, Bluebirds, Porcupines, Turtles, Adventure Clubs, and other.
I met some friends. Kara, Ashley, Bobbie Jo, and Katie but I not remember other kids in Grasshoppers. I think my counselors name is Stephanie and Kristen. We arrived in gym at 830am then camp start 9am, We went to Pool for 1 hour and ten min. I like it. Then We have classes, which I not like much because ALWAYS same things every week. Yucky. But Only two things that I like gym and pool. We bring backpack because towels and other stuff.
We had bring our lunchbags for lunch. Every Wed- Pizza or McDonalds. I not really like Fox Pizza. Every Fridays there is always field trips but I like some. We went to Keystone park. I not really like because that fake beach is SO filthy and smelly like old fishes. I just like sit on towel and read book or eat snack at snackbar.
My friends barely know sign. But I had bring notebooks and pens.
There is sports, crafts, and um other. I like Baseball. I like gym a lot because We can play anything. I just like shoot basketball, it is fun. I like Beginning Morning every Wed because we can do anything outside. I like craft but it is boring sometime.
I went for 6 or 7 years at camp. I met Kara, Katie, Bobbi Jo, Jade, Ashley, Rebecca, and Lauren. I like Lauren, Katie, and Kara. Because they are nice and we usually talk together. Oh yeah Emily, Kara's step-sister.
Second year- Tadpole, then 3rd year- I think Tadpole too. Then 4th year- Oppossum, then 5th and 6th year, I not remember. 7th year- Hippo. Anyway, I like some counselors.
I love the pool. There is 3, 4, 5,7, 12 feet. I can touch bottom of pool in 12 feet. It is cool. I remember my first year of camp, I not really good swim in five feet and I am nearly 4 feet tall. I can't tread well and I almost drowned. But luckly my counselor got me. Then 2nd year, I am good swim and can tread in five feet.
I remember in June 2007, We went to Kon-O-Kwee. It was pretty fun. I remember I had tonsil and adenois removed in May 2007 then one month later, I went to camp. I went to WMI camp 3 time in 2006, 2007, and 2008 that why I missed 4 weeks of YMCA camp. Then 2007, I was in Hippo and it was my last year and I really hate it then I quit because I am too old for that camp. Camp age 3 to 13. I am almost 15 in 2007 that why I quit.

Ymca Indian Princess- YIP. It was my favorite. My dad and I never know YIP until Sept 2001, We joined it. My tribe name is Pinto. I love Pinto very, very much! There is other tribes name- Blackhawk, Mohawk, Hopi, Lackawanna, Teton, Shonshone, Penscola, and of course Pinto! I was 8 and half years old but we joined in Sept and it is only 3 weeks before my 9th birthday and in 3rd grade. I am oldest girl of Pinto.
I met friends in Pinto. Rebecca and Claudia, they are five...and Elise, Kannsas, Emily M, Emily H. I met other tribe girls too- Shelby N and Olivia B. I am only deaf girl in Indian Princess but it not matter with me. Deaf people can do anything same as the hearing people.
Rebecca and Claudia joined same year as us. Anyway, We went our first fall campout, Deer Valley in Fort Hills, PA. It is 1 hour and 15 min. We have fun time at Deer Valley. There is Cabins. I not remember which number that we are in. There is snackbar. I got ice cream heh. Friday to Sunday in October. We got there Friday night then home after Sunday lunch. There is Pizza and Bingo on Friday Night.
Saturday, We have war game, I like it. Then lunch then I think war game. We have free time. We doing Trail of Courage and rock climb. I remember we walk in forest, I had walk with my hands on ground. I not know why I did that. We went to Fossil, I like it. We went to Mount Davis. That was soooo cool. Here is link but I cant click the button because block button. Here is a link. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Davis_(Pennsylvania)
Mount Davis is 3,213 feet tall! I love it! At first, I was little nervous but we walk on many steps to top. It was amazing! We can see West Virginia far away from where we stand top. Saturday night, we have HALLOWEEN party, We had to dress up and have party. It was cool. We not have any stuff because we not know about it.
I loved it. Then We have other activies in many months. I remember we slept at Pittsburgh Zoo in Jan. It was cold outside. For one day. We went to Winter Campout in Deer Valley. We sleep in big house. I not remember it very well. But I remember I ask my friends- (Signing) Do we friends? Then they said No. I was upset and went to room and my dad ask them..But they are just teasing me.
Then May 2002, We have spring campout in Zelienople, PA. It is only 45-50 min away. I like it a lot. I remember I misspelled Zelienople. It was Zelinoble. Forget "E" in that word. There is Climb wall (it was my favorite), Trail of Courage, and other. I like uncle Harry because he was funny person. And he let all girls use paddle to hit dad's butt. I do to my dad. Then Sunday, All girls get whipped cream and do same time and splat to dad's face. I thought it was funny.
June, We have banquet. I have trophy. I liked it. Both campout have giftstore. At Fall campout, I bought very first camp shirt. It had Taz and Tweety on canoe boat. I still have it!!!!!!!!! It was so small now. My indian name is Snowflake Deer. Why I pick that? My dad's indian name is Sitting Buck.
On Sept (every year), We have picnic. Including new people join. I love it. Then I met Kara (same one from YMCA summer camp) and other. Fall campout and Spring Campout, same thing. Then 2005 or 2006, Kara's step-sister, Emily joined. I changed my indian name- Sneaky Fox because I am deaf. Then 2005, I rode horse in Deer Valley! His name is Cactus "Lunchbox" because he ALWAYS eat grasses and plants. I did not ride horse for long time because I rode pony when I am five. It was in my school and pony ride is short ride. I remember it.
Then 2006- I rode horse again, his name is BB. 2007- BJ and 2008- I think BJ. I going tell u about camp 08 and 09 because i remember it.
On October 10 2008, I packed clothes then wait for my dad come home from work so he pack then we leave to camp. I bring notebooks and stuff. Then We went to camp. I ate pizza and I think there is no bingo. We decide go to eat ice cream with my friends. I changed my name again, Silence Fox. But I can talk. Anyway, I think we sleep in Cabin number 14. I like bunk bed. It is wooden bunk bed! I bring snacks. It is Oreos and chips (crispers) and SunnyD drink (That is cirtus fruit juice)
We had war games. Girls try to drop worms in cup while dads are lay down on basketball court and some kids drop worms on dads' face. Some girls tries to eat one REAL ALIVE worms. If did, it get 10 or 15 points for eat worm. I did not eat it. If I did and I will gag after eat worm. I like gummy worms that all.
Saturday, I rode horse, BJ. I like it. Then we went to Climb Rocks. Then Spring Campout, in May 15-17 2009. We went to there for our last campout. On Friday, I packed clothes then went to my granny's house then went to camp. We went there. We doing things for other tribes. Like we are judge for war game.
Friday night, we arrived little earlier becuase we help stuff with our tribe. We sleep in Spencers cabin because there is only five tribes. Becaue Hopi, Penscola, and Teton are gone and no more kids. One tribe, I think Shonshone or Lackawanna tribe have 4 girls and 3 dads. That was strange. There is Pinto, Shonshone, Blackhawk, Lackawanna, and Mohawk. Me, Rebecca, and Claudia and our dads put little wooden horses and hide it anywhere in camp. I had a blue horse necklace so kids can find it but they notice it but not get it. That was funny thing! We are not allowed to tell little ones in Pinto because they can tell other tribes.
We sleep in Spencer. I bring my rusty old scooter. I was really good at that this time before, I hardly do good at it. I like it. We went to climb wall, Climb rocks (Eagle Nest) and Trail of Course. My dad and I went to lake and do canoe. After we done we walk and geese are front of us and they are so slow and a lot of little babies there. We decide make noise make them scared and running.
We went to new ZIPLINE. I love zipline, I took it in NH camp. It was so fun! So high, so fast, so cool, and so cold up there. I had a fun time for 8 years at camp. I still talk with them. Now it is really long story but thank you for read about it. Now I going work on my other blog. You can ask me questions about both blogs. I would like that and I will answer it.

Scoliosis

What is scoliosis? That mean people have curve spine. I had a curve spine. But my spine is not bad curve, just kind fine. Many people including me wearing brace. I had boston brace. Some people use Milkuakee Brace that had rod on their neck. I not have rod on neck.

Animals can have scoliosis, not all of animals.

My parents find out that I had it when I am about 12. In October 2006, one week after I get my teeth braces. after that week, I am really upset and I cried a lot.
I never like brace because it is not fun. I can't wear any clothes that not fit with brace. I had use some loose shirts. Yucky. It going under shirts. Some of my friends know that and they understand how I feel. I would tell my friends that I going to Doctor and see how many degree I have.

I not like tell people about it because I thought they will laugh but it is not true. I just like tell my friends and family. Two of my friends had tried on brace for a min and they told me that was so hard and feel bad about it.

Doctor said I not have to use it for camp because it is hard to do with it. He said that if you stop grow, I not need brace but I still grow little bit. Still now.

Quintuplets

 

Now I tell you about the famous quints! Dionne Quints.
Birth order- Yvonne, Annette, Cecile, Emilie, and Marie.
They born on May 28Th, 1934 to Olva(father) and Ezra (Mother),they have many siblings. They moved to hospital (nursery) at age 9 months old. They are not allowed live with their family. They live with Doctor Dafoe and few nurses. They are very famous from Toronto, Canada.
Yvonne and Annette look same and they shared Egg Sacs. Cecile shared one Egg Sac. Emilie and Marie are mirror "Twins" and they shared Egg Sacs. See pictures of five little ones?
Did you see picture of each girls? They are sure look like same. They did in movies. Reunion (1936), Five of Kinds (1938) and other. Millions of people come to visit Nursery and see Quints.
May 28Th, 1934, They born. At few weeks old, Marie had a tumor in her leg and they got it off. They are 3 month premature. They are under 2 pounds and so tiny (see one picture of 2 days old girls).
At 9 months old, they live with Dr Dafoe and nurses.
They not allowed bathe. The nurses use Olive Oil to rub babies' chubby skins for first 3 months then use regular bath.
They have unhappy life. (But some pictures, they are happy girls)
They eat a lot of fruits, veggies, and drink milk. They use some sun lights when play outside and in Winter, they are under sunlamps. They sleep for 13 1/2 hours- 630pm to 8am.
Then 1943, They moved to their family again when Olva won to get girls to live with them.
Their father sexually abused them when he take one by one girls out the car and abused them.
On Aug 1954, Emilie had a seizure and she sleep on her stomach and face in pillow and start seizures. She got seizures at age 12. Nun supposed to turn her but she died. She died at age 20.
On Feb 1970, Marie died. They are worries that Marie did not answer mails and telephones. I think Cecile's husband came to apt and broke her door and saw Marie was laying on floor and been dead for few days.
In 2001, Yvonne died of Cancer.
Now Cecile and Annette are only two survived quints.
I was interesting about them since 2007. Then I stopped for a year. 2008, I start interesting about them, even now.

Creepy

That was VERY weird mickey mouse on the motorbike in 1930s. front is Mickey and back is Mickey or Minnie. It is creep me out. Weird smile, weird body, weird Minnie's bow, it is not on her head, it is on her neck. What a creepy look Mickey and Minnie Mouse.

Guess who?

 

Guess who? It is my dad and mom! That picture took in 1984! I was not born yet. Not for other 8 years more. One year before they get married. They look so young! It is my favorite picture of my dad and mom! My mom told me that she is 21 and dad is 27 in that picture.

I thought it is very pretty picture. They told me they met in Raspberry Rhino (bar) in Pittsburgh in 1984. My mom work in that bar. My dad was in the band! He play guitar in "The Shades", I never knew that he did play in the band. They met in the bar and they talk then they turned in love.'

In that picture, my mom look very pretty. My daddy look very handsome! he is holding cracker and talk/laugh with others and Mom just look at camera. I was surprise they dyed their hair before. My dad used to have red hair (in the band) and Mom used to have purple hair (highlighted).

I love one picture of dad that he play guitar and singing, his face look really fierce. He had RED hair! He keep his guitar still now. It is brown with pink spots. He sometime let me use it. I am so happy to have them to be my wonderful parents.