We have a new computer now, so I'll be able to keep this thing more up to date. And also I'll be able to put on those pictures of my butterfly paintings.
Here's one:
What I did here was print out some butterfly coloring pages off the internet. Then I lightly traced just the outlines of them and free-handed the inner details. The pictures on the notebook paper are my paintings.
The second step: (It ought to be right here!)
Drat it!! How am I supposed to put a second picture on here when it won't go where I want it??? ARGH!! Hmph.
Well, I'll post the second step tomorrow. For some reason unknown to all, the computer (who doesn't have a name yet) has decided that he doesn't want to cooperate. If another picture is going on here, he wants it anywhere except where I want it.
My mom, brothers, sister, and I went letterboxing today.
For any of you who don't know what that is, it's sort of like geo-caching (sp?) or a treasure hunt. To get started, you choose a rubber stamp that you feel represents you or your family, or just one that you like (I wanted one that said 'Blah blah blah', but we got a Snoopy one instead). You also purchase a notebook and an ink pad. Then you go to www.letterboxing.org to find a box hidden in your area. Mom found two at a park in a nearby town, so she printed up the instructions for finding it. The first one we found today was quite well hidden in a real cool little hollow just off the main trail. Now, the letterboxes are all different styles, usually a tupperware container with a notebook and a rubber stamp in it. What you do when you find one is take the stamp from it and stamp it in your notebook, and then you stamp your stamp in their notebook, along with the date (let's see how many more times I can put the word 'stamp' in this sentence :-).
Anyway, we found two today. The first time we tried to find some, Mom found some instructions for a set of four stamps. They were spread out around a park, and the last one had the notebook in it. We set off, all excited, and carefully followed the instructions. The first one was no-where to be found, and same with the second. I found the third right where it was supposed to be, but we tried for a long time to find the last one and never found it. Dad was working that day, but during his lunch break he came down and looked for the first two, convinced that we were all blind as bats and they were right infront of our noses. Guess who didn't find any! But I won't rub it in too much. My sister (she wants her nickname on here to be 'Rapunzel') found the first one today, then seven-year-old K. found the other. Now we have three stamps in our notebook.
I'm going to go take a bike ride or something before it gets too dark out. Have a good day, and thanks for reading!
~Kiwifruit
P.S. Has anyone else ever had trouble adding a picture and it not wanting to go where you put it? If so, could you please tell me how you made it work? And also, how do I make it double space (as in, putting two spaces between paragraphs)?
