Author: trendfamily

hello once again! today will (probably) be a shorter post than yesterday. yesterday, the day started a bit less normally, but only a teeny tiny bit, as i was more tired than usual. I had not gotten a good sleep the last night, so I was having trouble getting up. once we got going, I had a great day. once we had breakfast, Mummy and daddy went house unting (they are considering buying nearby), and me, Laura, Grandmother, and Grampy were staying home. Me, Laura, and Grandmother went on a long walk for trying to find Pokemon. we found some interesting things, although i still didn’t have as many as some other days. when we got back from that, we did some more free time, and by then Mummy and Daddy had gotten back, so we went to the Farmers’ market that was nearby. at the farmers’ market we saw some very interesting things. we had quite a bit of fun trying to decide which souveniers we wanted! I got a necklace with a piece of sea glass. the sea glass actually makes for a really good fidget if I’m restless. when we left, we got ice cream from a nearby place, which was awesome, and then we got back home. at home, we worked on a puzzle and then shelled some eas for supper. Daddy was cooking up some scallops and salmon for supper, and Grampy was getting the other veggies ready.the salmon was delicious, and so were the scallops. i asked the others about the scallops as i don’t like shellfish or mollusks. once we were done, not much happened after that. that’s all for now, so… Bye! -Colin

Hello! it’s kind of hard to believe that we have been on the road for 20 days, this being my 21st post (I started with day 0.5 before we left), so I’m really happy! I’ll do a small recap to show what we have seen before. we have passed through: Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia, Maryland, Washington D.C., Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachussets, New Hampshire, Maine, then on into Canada with New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. quite a lot of “new” places! 5, if you count! can you find them all on the list? you only found four? Haha! Nova Scotia means “NEW Scotland” in French! cool, right? anyway. some of the tourist stops we’ve been to are: various spots in D.C. (see those posts for details), The Edge, some On-Broadway theaters, and the World’s Largest Axe. between us all, we’ve finished who knows how many books, andd I’ve played video games for a very, very long time. this has been a wonderful trip, and I will continue to post for as long as this trip continues! anyhow… on to yesterday! the day started regularly, (as usual) and the day was off! the first notable thing that happened yesterday was that we finished the 1,000 piece puzzle that we started a 2 days ago. we are flying through these puzzles! the puzzle was a picture of Australia with a fancy decorative border. after that, I played around a bit with my games and puzzles then we had lunch. after lunch, me and Daddy went on a very long hunt for Pokemon on my app. the hunt was cool because we got to the closest Poke stop nearby, but we weren’t finding much around. our luck evened out quickly though, as there were many new Pokemon around as we went back home. the reason i said “evened out” instead of “improved” is because the rain started about 1/3 of the way home. once we got home, we introduced Grandmother and Grampy to the game Wingspan. Wingspan is a very complicated game, and this post is already getting long, so I won’t keep going. after a while, and a supper break before we finished, Daddy came in first with 117 points. Grampy and I came in second with 108, Laura and Grandmother got 3rd with 104, and Mummy unfortunateley came in last with 92. the game was fun, but at that point the day was over. after that, we had dessert, got ready for bed, and ended the day wonderfully. that’s all for this post, so goodbye. Farewell until the next post! -Colin

Hello again. day 19 of our road trip was much less busy and mainly inside. it started normally. the mornings have not been eventful for a very long time. once we got up and going, I transitioned between playing video games and building a puzzle and back again.the puzzle was of some very naughty kittens raiding a tea party while their owner was working in the garden, completely oblivious to the absolute havoc that the kittens are causing. it was very fun trying to determine what chaos each piece fell into. the puzzle was only a 150 piece puzzle, or something close to that. once we finished that, we got out a 1,000 piece puzzle, but I stopped after that. later that day, (a little bit after lunch) I finished all of the puzzles in a roller coaster puzzle game I found in the games room. a different great aunt and uncle had come over at that point, and I played some air hocky with him. he won 2 of the 3 games we played. at this point, a thick fog had rolled in, so we stayed inside for a while. once my great aunt and uncle had left, me, Daddy, and Mummy went out to find some Gyms and Poke Stops for my Pokemon Go game. we stayed out for a while, and when we got back, we had a quiet evening. not much else happened, from what i remember. that’s all for now. bye. -Colin

hello. day 18 of our road trip was eventful. it started with my normal breakfast and morning routine, so nothing special there. after that, not much happened. there was a pair of loons on the lake outside our place. the loons were very cute, and they had some baby loons! we weren’t sure what the correct noun for a baby loon was, so they were just baby loons. if you have any idea, please respond.the morning was quiet, but the afternoon was busy! my great aunt and uncle came to visit us for the day, so they were at the house for the afternoon. after they arrived, me and Daddy went for a skate on our rollerskates. I tried laura’s in-line skates, but they were too hard for me. we went quite a way, and on the way back, we saw a little catterpillar, orange and black and fuzy, on the road near us. we left it alone, but also took a picture to identify it on an app my dad has. i can’t remember what the app said the catterpillar was, but it was cute. when we got back, we had a very early supper of lobster chowder and rolls made by my great aunt. i tried some of the chowder, but it was not my favourite. i don’t like how lobster looks. i had a bit of the chowder and then just had some peanut butter on the rolls. once we finished supper and my aunt and uncle had left, me and Mummy went hunting for pokemon in the pokemon go app. i found some very interesting pokemon, but they were all a bit hard to remember. when we got back, it was pretty much time to go to bed. however, I had a little snack before then. i don’t have anything else to say about yesterday because I covered everything that happened yesterday, so that’s all for now. bye! -Colin

Hi! day 17 of our road trip saw us moving to our second AirBnB. the morning was in the first one; there was nothing special then. once we had breakfast, we finished our packing. i got most of my packing done pretty quickly, so i helped bring out everything else. it was a short drive there, and only me, mummy, and daddy went in our car. laura was at sailing camp and Grandmother and Grampy were at a friend’s. when we got herem the first thing i did was explore the ownstairs. this house has the first floor on top, and there is another floor below it. the house is on such a large hill that there is on door on one side on the top story of the house, and the back door is on the lower level. i found a large living room downstairs, that had a bunch of games, a large couch, and an air hockey table on the side. i really like air hockey. like, i really really really really really really really really really REALLY like air hockey. i love it even though i’m not the best at it. i challenged laura, grandmother, and Mummy to matches and I won about 40% of the time.we have all picked our rooms and I like mine. we took a bit to find the correct sheets and blankets for the beds, because they were all mixed up. once we got that done, i played some of my game, and then we had supper. after supper we went out for some ice cream, because it was Grandmother and Grampy’s 51st anniversary. i got a chocolate chip cookie dough scoop on a cone. afterwards, we played a game of UNO, and Mummy won. not much else notable happened yesterday. thanks. Bye! -Colin

hi. day 16 of our road trip was nice. the morning held the usual things: large breakfast, play on my games, etc. etc. however, I did help Grandmother with the Spelling Bee, a word game online that is tough. there are seven letters, each in a hexagon, and they are arranged in a honeycomb shape. the goal is to spell as many words as possible, but the words must have the center letter. it is really hard but rewarding when you find a long word. it has a lot of complex things to it, so I will go to the next thing. we finished the kakapo yesterday! me and Mummy have been working hard and the kakapo lego set is finally complete! the set includes the kakapo, a little kakapo, and two hats the big kakapo can wear. there are pictures of it below, so that’s all on that. I got Pokemon Go on my phone, which is a really cool AR app that lets the user catch pokemon in the real world. I have been enjoying it a lot. at the end of the day we had fish and chips for supper. there isn’t much else notable from yesterday, so that’s all for now. Bye! -Colin

Hi! day 15 of our road trip was eventful and fun. to start I had a good play of my new game, and that was nice. once i had breakfast,me and Daddy went out on the kayaks we have at our AirBnB for a while. I had on my wetsuit and daddy just had some swim clothes, and we had two kayaks. one of the kayaks was a more traditional kayak, with the pilot sitting in a hole in the top of the boat, while the other was more of a small platform with special grooves in it for the pilot to sit on. both of the kayaks use a two bladed paddle. we went out on the bay nearby our place. on the water, we were going against the wind to start but we paddled hard and resisted it almost entirely! we saw some very interesting birds, like a tern, a willet, and some very cute ducks. these don’t make much sense if you don’t have an avid birder in your family/ close friend group. when we had started, i was in the traditional kayak and daddy was on the sit-on kayak, but we swapped (on a beach, ot in the water) when I started accidentally crushing my fingers between the boat and the paddle. i was much, much better with the sit-on kayak than the traditional kayak. after we swapped, it started to rain. rain in Nova Scotia is not like rain in Texas; it’s much more random and controlled by the wind, not just staying in one spot until it’s finished. the rain was nice, and we got very wet. the rest of our trip was mainly just rain ad rocks to look at, so that’s all… about the kayaks. i think that I used the word “kayak” way too much in the above paragraph. in the afternoon, we went to a glass gallery. there were a lot of really amazing things in the gallery, and we saw the people running the shop making little glass whales. after we left there,we visited a small art gallery a little way away. the art gallery was less interesting to me, and I can’t remember much from it. the day was uneventful after we got home, so that’s all for now. Bye!! – Colin

Hello. Day 14 was interesting. we went out to Halifax. we drove there, and the drive had little notable to see. once we got there, there was a lot to see! we started by checking out the Cable Wharf, which is an important dock in Halifax. the Cable Wharf is where the first telegraph cable to go from North America to Europe underwater was started to be laid down. it was interesting to read about the cable, and see what it looked like, and learn about the cable in general. after that we checked out a store called Cows, that had a variety of cow themed merchandise. it looked like it was originally an ice cream store, and it still sold ice cream, but it was mainly cow themed clothing and items. there were a lot of really good cow puns, but they wouldn’t make much sense without the pictures. once we were done there, we went to have lunch. we just stopped at a food court to find something to eat, instead of going to anywhere special. after lunch, we went to Freak Lunchbox, an amazing candy store. we all got some candy there, and it was awesome. the ceiling was decorated with candy boxes and stuff, and was really cool to see. once we left Freak Lunchbox, we walked down to another store close to where we started, called Peace by Chocolate. Peace by Chocolate has some really, REALLY cool chocolate bars. the wrappers were decorated, not the chocolate, but it was cool anyway. we got a bit of chocolate for ourselves, and might have gotten a bar or four for friends back home. the bars in Peace by Chocolate have specialized things printed on them, like “welcome to Canada” or the word “friend” in five different languages. there was a selection of bars all printed with the pride flag. there were at least 4 different types of pride flag on them, and I liked every one of them. once we had come home (still nothing notable on the way back), we just relaxed and had fun. very little interesting happened after that, so this is the end of this post. bye! -Colin

Hello. day 13 was nice. I started with a breakfast that I have had every day so far: two slices of peanut butter bread and some fruit. it is delicious. after that, I just played with my new game. once I did that, i had lunch. I did some puzzles before that, but it was not very important. after lunch, I played some cribbage with my grandfather, he is really really really good. i didn’t win any of the times we played. afterwards, me and Laura played some Minecraft. I am still terrible at survival, but laura is definitely helping me. once we finished that, we had supper. yesterday was not very eventful. after supper, we all played Pictionary together. the teams were all of the three people. there were some very strange things we had to draw. there was one time when I had to draw Puss in Boots. it was confusing, but I drew a cat face and then started drawing a pair of boots to put the cat in. however, laura’s team guessed her picture of Puss in Boots before I finished drawing the boots. there wasn’t much else that happened that day. I guess that’s all for taday. bye. -Colin

Hi. yesterday was very nice. we had a good sleep in with daddy managing to sleep the longest. I had a really good breakfast, and the day had begun.not much happened in the morning. after lunch, we played a game of Scrabble which Daddy also won. he got the word ALTITUDES on a double word point square, annd got a bonus 50 points for clearing all of his letters. after that, everyone else went to the farmer’s market but I stayed home to practice Scrabble. i didn’t do very well. I had some luck, being able to spell out LEONINE, but didn’t get many other good words. after everyone ese got home, we took a break from whatever we were doing and just did whatever. in the produce we got from the market, there were some apples that were really really big. they are already eaten. me and Laura agreed to do some minecraft together, but it was not going to happen. the owner of the AirBnB where we were staying was going out on to the bay in a boat. Laura cannot resist an allowance to ride or even drive a boat. I still played a bit of Minecraft on my own, and I had fun anyway. after that happened, Me and daddy went to get my grandparents from the airport. they will be staying with us until we leave here. I was really really really really really really really really really happy to see them. when we all got home, it was already time for supper. earlier that day, I also helped build mummy’s, new Kakapo set. a kakapo is a New Zealand ground parrot with a hilarious flat face, a brilliant green hue, bright blue feet, and a really cute LEGO set. the set includes a large kakapo that is on a smaller scale to a real one, a baby kakapo, and a part hat and top hat that the large kakapo can wear. we are only in bag 2. also on the way here, daddy had given me and Laura some surprises. they were all collectible LEGO things. we each got a little LEGO super mario bros. figure (I got an Ice Bro), and three muppet minifigures. I got Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, one of the two old men, and the Swedish chef. the only minifigure that we don’t have in that series is Beaker. if we get a Beaker, we’ll a.) have all the Muppet minifigures and b.) can make stop-motion Muppet Labs. i am getting off topic now, so I will halt for now. Goodbye until next time! -Colin