Monday, December 29, 2008
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Christmas 2 days late
Hi Everyone!
Merry Christmas sorry I haven't posted in a long time but I was in New Jersey and I didn't get time to post. But like I said first Merry Christmas (2 days late)
Merry Christmas sorry I haven't posted in a long time but I was in New Jersey and I didn't get time to post. But like I said first Merry Christmas (2 days late)
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Christmas Eve!
Hi Everyone,
Today is Christmas Eve!! Were going to New Jersey today! i can't wait to go and see my cousins and Aunt and Uncle =] Tomorrow is Christmas i am so excited!! i can hardly even wait!!
Today is Christmas Eve!! Were going to New Jersey today! i can't wait to go and see my cousins and Aunt and Uncle =] Tomorrow is Christmas i am so excited!! i can hardly even wait!!
Monday, December 22, 2008
Thursday, December 18, 2008
The Play
Today I'm going to a play my Mom and Grandma are in my Cousin and I are also in it, were going to be Angels. Yesterday we were at my Grandma's house making our Angel costumes, We made our costumes out of white sheets but in the end they turned out pretty good :)
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
awesome!!
FROGS vs. TOADS
Many people don’t know the difference between frogs and toads. They are quite different animals, although they belong to the same animal group.
Frogs:
Need to live near water
Have smooth, moist skin that makes them look “slimy”.
Have a narrow body
Have higher, rounder, bulgier eyes
Have longer hind legs
Take long high jumps
Have many predators
Toads:
Do not need to live near water to survive
Have rough, dry, bumpy skin
Have a wider body
Have lower, football shaped eyes
Have shorter, less powerful hind legs
Will run or take small hops rather than jump
Do not have many predators. Toad’s skin lets out a bitter taste and smell that burns the eyes and nostrils of its predators, much like a skunk does.
And, neither frogs nor toads, will give you warts! That is just a myth.
Many people don’t know the difference between frogs and toads. They are quite different animals, although they belong to the same animal group.
Frogs:
Need to live near water
Have smooth, moist skin that makes them look “slimy”.
Have a narrow body
Have higher, rounder, bulgier eyes
Have longer hind legs
Take long high jumps
Have many predators
Toads:
Do not need to live near water to survive
Have rough, dry, bumpy skin
Have a wider body
Have lower, football shaped eyes
Have shorter, less powerful hind legs
Will run or take small hops rather than jump
Do not have many predators. Toad’s skin lets out a bitter taste and smell that burns the eyes and nostrils of its predators, much like a skunk does.
And, neither frogs nor toads, will give you warts! That is just a myth.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
frog facts
WHAT'S WITH THAT TONGUE?
Frog’s tongues are attached to the front of their mouths rather than at the back like humans. When a frog catches an insect it throws its sticky tongue out of it’s mouth and wraps it around its prey. The frog’s tongue then snaps back and throws the food down its throat.
From (http://www.kidzone.ws/lw/frogs/facts5.htm)
WHERE IT ALL BEGINS...
Frogs begin their lives as tadpoles that are hatched in the water from tiny jelly-covered eggs. The mother frog will lay thousands of eggs at one time. Imagine having thousands of brothers and sisters!
The jelly has an awful taste, which protects the eggs from predators until they are ready to hatch.
Tadpoles are born with gills, just like a fish, so that they can breathe under water. They have a big head and a long tail. They definitely do not look like frogs, yet! Tadpoles have a tough life. It’s a good thing they are fast swimmers to escape the many other creatures that hunt them in the pond. They are a favorite food to fish and water beetles.
From (http://www.kidzone.ws/lw/frogs/facts2.htm)
PREDATORS
Frogs have many predators. Animal predators include birds, fish and reptiles.
Most rain forest frogs have pads of sticky hairs on their fingers and toes, as well as, loose sticky skin on their bellies, that make them great climbers to escape their predators. Many of these frogs live in high trees for safety.
Other frogs are very good at camouflaging themselves so that they blend in with their environment, making it harder for their enemies to find them. A frog can change the color of its skin depending on its surroundings.
Humans have become a major danger for amphibians of all types. Water pollution is causing many deformities in frogs as well as poisoning them, and loss of habitat through the building of roads and houses. In some countries, frog’s legs are considered a delicacy, which means that people love to eat them! Eww!!
From (http://www.kidzone.ws/lw/frogs/facts7.htm)
Frog’s tongues are attached to the front of their mouths rather than at the back like humans. When a frog catches an insect it throws its sticky tongue out of it’s mouth and wraps it around its prey. The frog’s tongue then snaps back and throws the food down its throat.
From (http://www.kidzone.ws/lw/frogs/facts5.htm)
WHERE IT ALL BEGINS...
Frogs begin their lives as tadpoles that are hatched in the water from tiny jelly-covered eggs. The mother frog will lay thousands of eggs at one time. Imagine having thousands of brothers and sisters!
The jelly has an awful taste, which protects the eggs from predators until they are ready to hatch.
Tadpoles are born with gills, just like a fish, so that they can breathe under water. They have a big head and a long tail. They definitely do not look like frogs, yet! Tadpoles have a tough life. It’s a good thing they are fast swimmers to escape the many other creatures that hunt them in the pond. They are a favorite food to fish and water beetles.
From (http://www.kidzone.ws/lw/frogs/facts2.htm)
PREDATORS
Frogs have many predators. Animal predators include birds, fish and reptiles.
Most rain forest frogs have pads of sticky hairs on their fingers and toes, as well as, loose sticky skin on their bellies, that make them great climbers to escape their predators. Many of these frogs live in high trees for safety.
Other frogs are very good at camouflaging themselves so that they blend in with their environment, making it harder for their enemies to find them. A frog can change the color of its skin depending on its surroundings.
Humans have become a major danger for amphibians of all types. Water pollution is causing many deformities in frogs as well as poisoning them, and loss of habitat through the building of roads and houses. In some countries, frog’s legs are considered a delicacy, which means that people love to eat them! Eww!!
From (http://www.kidzone.ws/lw/frogs/facts7.htm)
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Friday, December 12, 2008
Hi Everyone,
Sorry I haven't posted in a couple of days. Anyway, today I went to see'The Nutcracker'with my Mom,my Aunt and my Cousin! Its was totally AWESOME!! Haha after the show we went to eat lunch, and when we were walking out I saw the person who played The Nutcracker and a lot of other people that were in the show! It was pretty cool :)
Sorry I haven't posted in a couple of days. Anyway, today I went to see'The Nutcracker'with my Mom,my Aunt and my Cousin! Its was totally AWESOME!! Haha after the show we went to eat lunch, and when we were walking out I saw the person who played The Nutcracker and a lot of other people that were in the show! It was pretty cool :)
Monday, December 8, 2008
Today I went to my Aunt's house to do school, because my parents had to go Christmas shopping! I can't wait till Christmas I'm sooooo excited we are going to my cousin's house in New Jersey. I can't wait to see them I haven't seen them in a really long time!
P.S I couldn't post a picture of our tree today because my parents have to go for a meeting at my Sister's school so we didn't have time to decorate the tree. But tomorrow I'll definitely try to post a picture, I'm pretty sure I will :)
P.S I couldn't post a picture of our tree today because my parents have to go for a meeting at my Sister's school so we didn't have time to decorate the tree. But tomorrow I'll definitely try to post a picture, I'm pretty sure I will :)
Sunday, December 7, 2008
I just felt like posting this because I really think its true:
goodbye is the hardest thing to say
to someone who means the world
to you, especially when goodbye
isn't what you want .
P.S I also posted this because I felt like this when I moved... and also it doesn't have to do anything with Christmas :)
goodbye is the hardest thing to say
to someone who means the world
to you, especially when goodbye
isn't what you want .
P.S I also posted this because I felt like this when I moved... and also it doesn't have to do anything with Christmas :)
Today we decorated for Christmas! It was really fun we aslo has Sugar Cookies and Hot Chocolate with Whipped Cream it was really really good :) Here are some pictures from today. We also got our Christmas tree but we didn't decorate it yet so that is why I don't have a picture of it. We are going to decorate it tomorrow, so I will post a picture of it when were done!
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Today my friend Dillion left, before she left, Dillon, Erin, and I made chocolate chip cookies! They were really good :) Dillon slept over yesterday we stayed up till 3:00 im the morning, now I'm sooooo tired and she is too! Dillon has a nick-name I call her Dots and she calls me Bubbles : P Today was our second snow, so Dillon and I wrote to each other in the snow. It was fun! And my favorite frog is a: Red Eyed Tree Frog, and a: Fire Bellied Frog
Friday, December 5, 2008
Thursday, December 4, 2008
When the temperatures start to drop, Wood Frogs will go bury itself and then shuts itself down. As the temperatures get harsher, the frogs create glucose in their liver by breaking down glycogen using enzymes. This glucose goes out into their body organs and is distributed throughout the bloodstream.
The Wood Frogs are one of serveral species that have the amazing ability to completely freeze solid! (Peepers can do the same...except that in their case they have lots of glycerol, not glucose, in their system)
Since there's so much glucose in the Wood Frog's system, their organs don't get damaged because the sugar in their blood acts as anti-freeze. They can stay completely frozen like that for 2 weeks or more. They stay frozen for as long as the temperature of the ground is below freezing. They have no choice. They are the exact temperature of the environment they are in. When they thaw out, it's like an icecube coming to life!
(http://allaboutfrogs.org/weird/strange/freeze.html)
The Wood Frogs are one of serveral species that have the amazing ability to completely freeze solid! (Peepers can do the same...except that in their case they have lots of glycerol, not glucose, in their system)
Since there's so much glucose in the Wood Frog's system, their organs don't get damaged because the sugar in their blood acts as anti-freeze. They can stay completely frozen like that for 2 weeks or more. They stay frozen for as long as the temperature of the ground is below freezing. They have no choice. They are the exact temperature of the environment they are in. When they thaw out, it's like an icecube coming to life!
(http://allaboutfrogs.org/weird/strange/freeze.html)
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