Flying Along at 10 Degrees

On Sundayof last week I got second place in a dogsled race! My dogs went really fast. My time was 1:28. Here is a fun story problem about the race:

If my time was 1:28 and the first place time was 6 seconds less, how long did it take the the first place winner to finish? And, if Samantha got fifth place with a time of 1:40, how many more secons than 1st place did it take her to finish the race?

Ranking Upward

Yesterday was our martial arts test, and everyone in our class ranked upward. I got the rank with a yellow belt. Two students in my class were given the rank higher than me. We had to perfrom three different forms that included moves like a roundhouse, snap-kick, and punches. It was moderately fun. I was nervous, but liked performing in front of my parents.

Family Soccer in the Imaginary Gym

You might be thinking right now, 'what in the world is an imaginary gym, ' or ' I did'nt know the ALBERS family plays soccer'. The imaginary gym is the sanctuary in our church. And, yes, we did play soccer. First ,we moved all of the chairs away. Then we got my almost-flat soccer ball and started to play. Mom and I were on a team, and Dad and Samantha were on a team. The first game was a tie (atleast that's what I think). Dad called a shot out of the goal that I know went in.
The second game, my team won. All in all, it was awesome!

Three little birdies sitting in a tree

Today while we were in school and talking about something , I suddenly said, "Birdie!" What I saw was a couple of red and black birds in a tree near the window. They were pretty, but we didn't get a very good picture of them. This is the best one we could find that we took.They are pretty much the first birds I've seen this spring besides gray jays and ravens. There are three birds in this picture. Look for the orangish-red spots. One is in the top right corner, one is in the bottom left corner (by the blue sky), and the third is a little to the right of that.