Connor

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Chapter VI-Future

So far you have learned of my past. Now you will discover what I wish and hope for in the future. In the year 2013, I attend Arapahoe High School as a swimming warrior. In my senior year I broke the pool record for the 50 butterfly. I also start to get really good at cross country skiing. In 2017, I graduate from Arapahoe and get a scholarship from the University of San Diego because of my straight As. At USD I hang out on the beach and, on my semester brakes I visit Colorado and work on my skiing --

They are only in the thumbs.
__**Imagination**__

A dream Or a thought Possibly an idea A trip to the moon A battle with pirates A search for Atlantis Maybe a clash with a yeti **Imagine** ~Connor Babbs

__Skiing__

Racing fast down the Mountain like a fish darting through the Pacific ~Connor

__Friends__ caring, nice helping, playing, talking park, pool, hate, darkness hurting, glaring, hating evil, mean __Enemy__

~Connor

Swimming

Swimmer approaches.

Tension rises.

Goggles set.

Cap on.

Swimmers step.

Buzzer sounds.

Feet leap.

Water splashes.

Swimmer turns.

Lungs burn.

Walls touched.

Hearts slow.

Winner is announced.

Connor, I love your poem. It really does a good job of building tension. Ms. G.




 * __**I remember**__ || my old clubhouse. ||
 * __**I remember**__ || the wasp nest in the grill. ||
 * __**I remember**__ || lying lazily on the couch with my dad watching the Rockies. ||
 * __**I remember**__ || receiving my first Hot Wheels on Easter. ||
 * __**I remember**__ || playing in my room with LEGOs. ||
 * __**I remember**__ || playing shark attack in the hot tub. ||
 * __**I remember**__ || running down to Vincents house to play with Thomas the Train. ||
 * __**I remember**__ || peeking through the crack the in the door and seeing my dad in bed with a huge scar. ||
 * __**I remember**__ || sprinting down to the creek to play. ||
 * __**I remember**__ || the electric fence yelling at Baily every time she tried to cross. ||
 * __**I remember**__ || waving good by to Vincent and my old house. ||

I'll forget many things, but when it comes to Lakewood there will be lots that __**I remember**__. ~ Connor

Summary-Connor

Marshmallow Football

My family and I go on a camping trip every year with my friend Lars and his family. Our campsite is beautiful. It is filled with trees and the ground is covered with pine needles. The smell of campfire pours into me. The sound of the rushing river races through my head. It was amazing until the second day of camping. Lars and I were so bored that reading a dictionary would be fun. So we decided to just lie on our hammocks. It had been at least 5 minutes when a sudden burst of energy flipped Lars and I of our hammocks getting a face full of dirt. It was Kristen, Lars' 8 year old sister. We were furious, but we knew we couldn't hurt her or else we would get in BIG trouble. Lars and I finally decided on our act of revenge. Our plan, stealth mission into Kristen’s tent while she was napping. One thing about Kristen is that she always sleeps with her favorite stuffed animal kangaroo named Marshmallow. We carefully slipped Marshmallow out of her arms. Lars and I hid it in some bushes near the river at our campsite. It was getting late and it was time to start the fire for dinner. My dad helped Lars start the fire while I looked for a fire stick to stoke it with. Just then a terrible shriek came from the other side of camp. Zach, my little brother came out of our tent looking confused. "AHHHH!" came the voice again. Kristen came storming towards us screaming "WHERE IS MARSHMALLOW?" Lars and I tried to look as innocent as possible. Kristen started to search around the campsite for Marshmallow. I knew I had to do something fast so we wouldn’t get caught. I grabbed Marshmallow. Kristen saw me, she charged. "Give It!" she screamed. I had no choice I threw it. Kristen would KILL me if her stuffed animal got dirty. But that wasn’t the worst of my problems, Kristen was still coming at me. When she realized I didn’t have it she turned around to see Marshmallow hurtling towards Earth. Lucky for me, standing on Earth was Lars. He caught it and started running with Kristen on his tail. "Connor!" he yelled. Marshmallow flew from the sky into my arms. Kristen charged me again and Zach went long, I threw it to him. "Zach, heads up!" I called. I threw it too short and too close to Kristen. She grabbed it and the football game was over. We all had a great time and taught Marshmallow how to fly (sort of).

SMR

Excited students boarded the Gray line buses not knowing what was coming at Snow Mountain Ranch. Terrifying pole to the zip-line stands before me. I bravely start climbing the 30ft tall pole. I felt like I was on top of a cliff. Carefully step of the platform, every thing was rushing by me.when the zip-line was over I felt great. It was one of the best experiences of my life. The only down side of my trip was all the falls I had in the skating rink and outside. Looking back at SMR I was thankful for a great time.

~Connor

hair-a-graph Zach's hair is like a firey explotion with red bursting everywere. And me, my hair is yellow, not blond, yellow. It is like straw bursting out of a scarecrow. My dad's hair is bear's hair, rough and short. Kendall's hair is a golden sunset. My mom's hair is a long wavy road of gold and brown. My dog, Baily's hair is silky, soft and obedient. ~Connor

Book Review

Elephant Run is a very suspenseful story filled with action and adventure. It had rich detail when describing what its like to be Nick, a young boy stuck in the middle of World War II. The book is by Roland Smith. The setting of the book takes place in Burma, a country in Asia. Nick and his friend Mya must go on an adventure to escape the Japanese and save their families. Nick is a brave boy willing to do anything to save his father. He shows how a small boy can be a hero. Mya is a kind girl who faces her fears so she can get her friends and family to safety. Hilltop is an old monk with a strange connection with Elephants and a stranger past. I think the theme is that friends and family will always be there when you need them most.