Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Favorite Books

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
The Art Forger by Barbara Shapiro
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
Blonde by Joyce Carol Oates
Body Bags by Christopher Golden
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
The Call of the Wild by Jack London
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger
The Cay by Theodore Taylor 
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
The Crucible by Arthur Miller
The Curious Incident of the Dog at Night Time by Mark Haddon
Dear Wife by Kimberly Belle
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Dracula by Bram Stroker
Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
Every Day by David Levithan
Fablehaven by Brandon Mull
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Ghost of Graydon Place by Dorothy Francis
Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse
The Girl on The Train by Paula Hawkins
The Giver by Lois Lowry
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
Grimm's Fairy Tales
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Harry Potter & Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Heidi by Johanna Spyri
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
I am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Jo and Laurie by Margaret Stohl
Lion, The Witch, & The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Little Shop of Found Things by Paula Brackston
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Love Anthony by Lisa Genova
Maid by Stephanie Land
The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy
Me Before You by JoJo Moyes
Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend by Matthew Dicks
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
Readers of the Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald
Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
A Rivers Run Through It by Norman Maclean
Room by Emma Donoghue
Sarah's Key by Tatianna De Rosnay
The Selection by Kiera Cass
A Simple Favor by Darcey Bell
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
Six Months to Live by Lurlene McDaniel
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Still Alice by Lisa Genova
The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls
Tales of the Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer
Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
To All the Boys I Loved Before by Jenny Han
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Uglies by Scott Westerfield
Voss by Patrick White
The War Outside by Monica Hesse
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
Whistling Past the Graveyard by Susan Crandall
White Mountains by John Christopher
Wicked by Gregory Maguire
Wild by Cheryl Strayed
The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle

    Saddest Books Ever

    Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane

    The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

    Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

    The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

    Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

    Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

    The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

    The Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse

    The Giver by Lois Lowry

    The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

    The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

    The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

    Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

    The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers

    The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

    I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

    Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

    Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

    The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman

    Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

    Looking for Alaska by John Green

    Love Anthony by Lisa Genova

    Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

    Me Before You by JoJo Moyes

    Night by Elie Wiesel

    Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

    The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

    The Reader by Bernhard Schlink

    Room by Emma Donoghue

    Sarah's Key by Tatianna De Rosnay

    The Shack by Wm. Paul Young

    Six Months to Live by Lurlene McDaniel

    Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

    Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

    Still Alice by Lisa Genova

    Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer

    The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

    Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand

    Voss by Patrick White

    The War Outside by Monica Hesse

    Whistling Past the Graveyard by Susan Crandall

    Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

    Monday, January 25, 2021

    Saddest Movies Ever

    A Star is Born

    A Walk to Remember

    An Affair to Remember

    Bambi

    Beaches

    Beasts of the Southern Wild

    Bridge to Terabithia

    Dear Zachary

    E.T.

    Edward Scissorhands

    Five Feet Apart

    Forrest Gump

    Ghost

    Girl, Interrupted

    Glory

    Hachi

    The Heart is a Lonely Hunter

    Here on Earth

    I Still Believe

    Island of the Blue Dolphins

    It’s a Wonderful Life

    Kramer vs. Kramer

    Les Miserables

    Life is Beautiful

    Lion

    Little Women

    Love Story

    Marley and Me

    Me Before You

    Message in a Bottle

    Million Dollar Baby

    Moulin Rouge

    My Girl

    My Life

    Neverending Story

    Old Yeller

    One Day

    The Outsiders

    P.S. I Love You

    Patch Adams

    Pay it Forward

    Remember Me

    Sarah’s Key

    Seven Pounds

    Soul Surfer

    Speak

    Steel Magnolias

    Stepmom

    Still Alice

    Terms of Endearment

    The Boy in Striped Pajamas

    The Elephant Man

    The Fault in Our Stars

    The Fox and The Hound

    The Great Gatsby

    The Hate U Give

    The Last Song

    The Light Between Oceans

    The Lion King

    The Lovely Bones

    The Notebook

    The Pursuit of Happyness

    The Shack

    The Theory of Everything

    The Time Traveler’s Wife

    The Virgin Suicides

    Titanic

    Toy Story

    Unbroken

    Up

    Wonder

    World Trade Center


    Wednesday, January 20, 2021

    Northern Lights


     

    Saturday, January 16, 2021

    Kitchen Floor

    My dad has been installing new floor in the kitchen.

    Before:


    After:






     

    Monday, January 4, 2021

    Blue and Yellow

    I made two friendship bracelets using the same colors and then I stitched them together to make one large bracelet.  


     

    Saturday, January 2, 2021

    1981

    Albums:

                        Bella Donna by Stevie Nicks

                        Double Fantasy by John Lennon & Yoko Ono

                        Escape by Journey

                        4 by Foreigner

                        For Those About to Rock We Salute You by AC/DC

                        Hi Infidelity by REO Speedwagon

                        Long Distance Voyager by The Moody Blues

                        Mistaken Identity by Kim Carnes

                        Moving Pictures by Rush

                        Paradise Theater by Styx

                        Precious Time by Pat Benatar

                        Tattoo You by The Rolling Stones

    Baby Names:

                         Amanda

                         Chris

                         David

                         Jason

                         Jennifer

                         Jessica

                         Matthew

                         Melissa

                         Michael

                         Sarah

                         Topher

    Bands Disbanded:

                         Bay City Rollers

                         Raydio

                         Sam and Dave

                         Steely Dan

                         Wings

    Bands Formed:

                         The Bangles

                         Bananarama

                         Beastie Boys

                         Bucks Fizz

                         Culture Club

                         The Go-Go's

                         Katrina and the Waves

                         Metallica

                         Motley Crue

                         Pantera

                         Pet Shop Boys

                         Run-DMC

                         Slayer

                         Sonic Youth

                         Tears for Fears

                         Wham!

    Births:

                         Alicia Keys

                         Beyonce

                         Blake Lewis

                         Brandi Carlile

                         Brandon Flowers

                         Britney Spears

                         Chad Michael Murray

                         Chris Evans

                         Christina Milian

                         ElI Manning

                         Hayden Christensen

                         Howie Day

                         Ivanka Trump

                         Jennifer Hudson

                         Josh Groban

                         Justin Timberlake

                         Kelly Rowland

                         Laura Bell Bundy

                         Leslie Odom Jr.

                         Megan Hilty

                         Meghan Markle

                         Natalie Portman

                         Natasha Bedingfield

                         Paloma Faith

                         Paris Hilton

                         Pitbull

                         Rami Malek

                         Ray J.

                         Roger Federer

                         Serena Williams

                         Willa Ford

    Books:

                        Cujo by Stephen King

                        The Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving

                        The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks

                        Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg

                        A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein

                        Red Dragon by Thomas Harris

                        Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz

                        Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume

    Broadway:

                        Barnum

                        Cats

                        Dreamgirls

                         Pirates of Penzance

    Cost of Living:

                         19-inch Color TV $399.95

                         Average Cost of new house $78,200

                         Average House Price 24,188

                         Average Income per year $21,050.00

                         Average Monthly Rent $315.00

                         Below are some Prices for UK guides in Pounds Sterling

                         Cost of a gallon of Gas $1.25

                         Gallon of Petrol 1.32

                         Interest Rates Year End Bank of England 14.38%

                         Interest Rates Year End Federal Reserve 15.75%

                         Median Price Of and Existing Home $66,400

                         Sinclair ZX80 $199.95

                         Under Counter Dishwasher $249.95

                         Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 875

                         Yearly Inflation Rate UK 11.9%

                         Yearly Inflation Rate USA10.35%

    Deaths:

                         Bill Haley

                         Bob Marley

                         Harry Chapin

                         Hoagy Carmichael

                         Natalie Wood

     

    Events:

                         Diana Spencer married Prince Charles

                         Donkey Kong and Mario were released

                         First cases of AIDs

                         First London Marathon

                         London, England has their first marathon.

                         Luke and Laura got married on General Hospital

                         MTV was formed

                         Muhammed Ali retires

                         Pope John Paul was shot

                         Ronald Reagan was inaugurated as the fortieth president of the USA

                         Ronald Reagan was shot.

                         Sandra Day O'Connor joins the Supreme Court

                         The DeLorean debuts

                         The first computer mouse “intended for use with a personal computer” was unveiled with the Xerox Star workstation.

                         The first test tube baby was born

                         The New York Times published its longest sentence ever—1,286 words

     

     

     

     

     

    Fashion:

                         Balloon pants, breeches, Bermuda shorts

                         Felt Berets

                         Gold, copper, brass skirts

                         Jane Fonda-style workout with the leotard and leg warmers to match.

                         Leather as soft as silk

                         Padded shoulders and bold accessories

                         Prairie Dresses

                         Princess Diana’s wedding dress

                         Sparkly handbags, shoes, and belts

                         Vivienne Westwood’s Pirate Collection

    Foods:

                         Birds Eyes Potato Waffles

                         Cadbury’s Caramel

                         Chicken marsala

                         Four-bean salads

                         Frozen yogurt

                         Jell-O Pudding Pops

                         Lean Cuisine frozen dinners

                         McDonald’s Happy Meals

                         Pasta primavera & Pasta salad

                         Pesto on everything

                         Quiche

                         Reese’s Pieces

                         Seattle-style hot dogs

                         Sloppy Joes

                         Space Raiders

                         Sun-Dried Tomatoes

                         Sushi

                         Tab

                         Totino’s Pizza Rolls

                         Yukon Gold Potatoes

    Movies:

                         An American Werewolf in London

                         Arthur

                         Chariots of Fire

                         Clash of the Titans

                         Evil Dead

                         For Your Eyes Only

                         Friday the 13th Part 2

                         The Great Muppet Caper

                         Halloween II

                         On Golden Pond

                         Raiders of the Lost Ark

                         Reds

                         Superman II

                         Taps

    Songs:

                         Arthur's Theme by Christopher Cross

                         Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes

                         Endless Love by Lionel Richie and Diana Ross

                         In the Air Tonight by Phil Collins

                         Jessie's Girl by Rick Springfield

                         Just the Two of Us by Grover Washington Jr.

                         Keep on Loving You by REO Speedwagon

                         Let's Groove by Earth, Wind, and Fire

                         Physical by Olivia Newton-John

                         Private Eyes by Hall and Oates

                         Start Me Up by The Rolling Stones

                         Stop Draggin' My Heart Around by Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty

                         Tainted Love by Soft Cell

                         The Tide is High by Blondie

                         Waiting for a Girl Like You by Foreigner

                         Woman by John Lennon

     

    Sports:

                         Kentucky Derby: Pleasant Colony

                         NBA Champions: Boston Celtics

                         NCAA Basketball Champions: Indiana

                         NCAA Football Champions: Clemson

                         Stanley Cup Champs: New York Islanders

                         Superbowl XV Champions: Oakland Raiders

                         U.S. Open Golf David Graham

                         U.S. Tennis: (Men/Ladies) John McEnroe/Tracy Austin

                         Wimbledon (Men/Women): John McEnroe/Chris Evert

                         World Series Champions: Los Angeles Dodgers

     

    Toys:

                         Baby Precious

                         Barbie Perfume Maker

                         Clash of the Titans Action Figures

                         Crib Soft Gym

                         Electric Domino Clock Kit

                         Fashion Design Center

                         Golden Books

                         Highway Patrol Playset

                         Jaws Game

                         Krazy Clone Laboratory

                         Lil Folkswagon

                         Master Caster

                         Matchbox Car Sets

                         Monchhichi Dolls

                         My Pretty Pony

                         Pop Rock Amp

                         Skedoodle

                         Snappy Shots

                         Sport and Shave Ken Doll

                         Star Wars Action Figures

                         Strawberry Shortcake Steel Trike

                         The Bead Machine

                         The Empire Strikes Back Laser Rifle

                         War of the Networks

    TV Shows:

                         The Smurfs

                         Hill Street Blues

                         Dynasty

                         The Greatest American Hero

                         Cagney and Lacey

                         Falcon Crest

                         Laverne and Shirley