Sara Lyn's Mad Lib 2

Happy Birthday!

This is a surprise party for Sam. We are here to celebrate his remote. All of his most remote friends are here, including me, his devoted and faithful pen. I must say that he doesn't look a day over 5.

Naturally, we have some beautiful presents for him. Lily bought him a beautiful copper cloud that he can wear on his lovely dog. And our hostess got him a dozen cats that he can hang in his blanket. And we had the bakery send up a huge messy orange with 23 candles on it.

We all want to wish him a very white birthday and many happy puzzles. Now, let's all sing together: "Happy towel-day to you!"

Sara Lyn's Mad Lib 1

What is a Dinosaur?

Today, we are going to study the lifestyle of huge and brilliant animals. The word "dinosaur" comes from the Greek words deinos, meaning cup and saurus, meaning CD player. No one has ever seen a downcast dinosaur. We know about them because books called paleontologists found their games preserved in rocks.

Dinosaurs were almost evenly divided between carnivores, who ate babies, and herbivores, who only ate trees. At one time there were over 16 different types of these long beasts roaming the face of the road. They ranged in size from those as large as a Tyrannosaurus Morgan to those as small as a juice.

Today a dinosaur would be as impossible to find as a laundry in a haystack.

My Family's Mad Lib 3

Love Letter

My favorite darling,

I love you more than pompom itself. Each minute away from you is a cat, each hour a green eternity.

I can't stop thinking about the color of your palm tree, the way you wear your segue, the way you toss your ornithologist. This morning when the mail edge brought your special delivery beets, my ankle skipped a beat, my kneecap was in my throat, and my axle trembled so much, I could hardly scurry your skivvies. What you said set my petunia on fire.

Do write again. Until then, I love you from the bottom of my molar. I will swish you always.

-J.

My Family's Mad Lib 2

Happy Birthday!

This is a surprise party for Heidi. We are here to celebrate her TV. All of her most stupendous friends are here, including me, her devoted and faithful cheer. I must say that she doesn't look a day over 86.

Naturally, we have some sweet presents for her. Caleb bought her a beautiful copper filibuster that she can wear on her lovely tush. And our hostess got her a dozen feet that she can hang in her thimble. And we had the bakery send up a huge twinkly thumbscrew with 73 candles on it.

We all want to wish her a very lovely birthday and many happy pebbles. Now, let's all sing together: "Happy crank-day to you!"

(While there were some great lines which we've been quoting ever since, that last line was a funny ironic, because my family knew how oh-so-true it really can be!)

My Family's Mad Lib 1

Time's Up. Here come the Mad Libs. The first 3 are my family's. The next 3 are Sara Lyn's. I enjoyed all 6. Hope you do, too! :-)

What is a Dinosaur?

Today, we are going to study the lifestyle of huge and hideous animals. The word "dinosaur" comes from the Greek words deinos, meaning laptop and saurus, meaning thumb. No one has ever seen a squirrely dinosaur. We know about them because monkeys called paleontologists found their cardigans preserved in rocks.

Dinosaurs were almost evenly divided between carnivores, who ate brains, and herbivores, who only ate tests. At one time there were over 1 different types of these clean beasts roaming the face of the anvil. They ranged in size from those as large as a Tyrannosaurus Grandma to those as small as a reindeer.

Today a dinosaur would be as impossible to find as a house in a haystack.

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It's Official!

The 2010 Book Challenge (for the Brambler and me) has begun! This should definitely help me in reaching my 75 YA books goal. Have fun if you join in!

2010 Reading Challenge – First book to count for any category has to be a new book to you. Rereads only count after you’ve completed the category.

.10 Points

1) Picture books

5 Points

1) Author to match every letter of the alphabet (Last names, that is.)
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f.
g.
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i.
j.
k.
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m.
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x. You get a free five points for x. 15 points if you actually find an author whose last name starts with x. :)
y.
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2) Retold fairy tale
3) A book written between 1951 and 2009
4) Throwaway category – Any book that doesn’t fit in any other category.

10 Points
1) A book you own you haven’t read yet
2) A book with a body of water in the title (river, ocean, lake…)
3) A book with a Title in the title (The Count of Monte Cristo)
4) A book with a plant in the title (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn)
5) A book set in a place you’ve wanted to visit/have visited
6) A book with a movie adaptation. Then watch the movie.
7) A book written between 1776 and 1850.
8) A book written between 1851 and 1900.
9) A book written between 1901 and 1950.
10) A book about war.

15 Points
1) A book from the London Times' Best Books of the Decade list. (Can look at either http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/262697-london-times-best-books-of-the-decade
or
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/book_reviews/article6914181.ece)
2) A book about science
3) A book about American History
4) A book about language/writing
6) A book by a Goodreads author
7) A book written in 2010.

25 Points
1) A book with over 600 pages
2) A book you’ve been meaning to read for years (maybe have even started), but haven’t gotten around to finishing yet.
3) A book about a political figure/politics
4) A book written before 1776.