Caleb– May, 2011

Caleb loves to read and Caleb loves to write. The wheels of his imagination are constantly turning! This afternoon he sat down at the computer and cranked out the beginning of a brand new book. This will be the 3rd book he has authored (I’ll have to post some of his earlier stuff too). When Cam got home tonight, Caleb read us what he wrote this afternoon and frankly, I’m super impressed with what he’s got so far. This is exactly as he typed it today, without any editing:

Chapter One

Jake Moneke awoke on a Tuesday morning to the sound of his alarm. He reached for the snooze button but in his attempt fell out of bed. Now fully awake Jake stood up and turned the alarm off. He looked at the clock. 8.00 a.m. He was going to be late. Jake rushed out of the room and into his Kitchen. He looked around franticly then ran back into his bedroom. He went to his closet and opened it. He threw on the first thing he saw, and ran back into the Kitchen. He grabbed a leftover piece of steak from the night before and shoved it into his mouth and ran out of his apartment and into an elevator. He tapped his foot impatiently as he waited for the elevator to reach its destination. Finally he arrived at the bottom of the apartment complex and ran out the door. He leaped the stairway outside and landed on the sidewalk. He whistled for a cab and waited. A couple minutes later a taxi pulled up next to him. He jumped in and gave the taxi driver the directions. “Thirty Sixth Street, please.” Jake said. For the next few minutes they drove in silence then the cab came to a sudden stop. “Thirty Sixth Street” The cab driver said gruffly. “Thank you” Jake said as he stepped out of the car and onto the sidewalk. “I owe you a million” Jake then turned and ran into a large building with a large sign on it that read: Archeology and Mythology. Jake stepped inside the building. Inside there was a lobby with chairs and tables, and at the end of the room was an elevator. He walked across the room quickly and into the elevator. He waited only a few seconds and then finally the elevator doors opened. Jake stepped out and walked hurriedly to a desk where a secretary sat “You can go right in” She said. Jake kept walking until he came upon a door. He straitened himself out, and then entered. Inside there was a conference going on “sorry I’m late” he said apologetically as he sat down. “Jake, Can I talk to you.” His boss asked. “let’s go into my office.” They both sat down and his then boss begin to speak “Jake, You’ve been coming in late and not being able to work lately.”  “Only the past few weeks” Jake said.  “But how can I know that it won’t happen forever?” His boss said. “Look, Jake, there are a lot of better workers out there, and I don’t think it’s in the company’s best interest to keep you here.” “You’re firing me?” Jake asked.  “Well…” he waited for a moment then nodded. “Well,” Jake stood up “It’s been good working for you… I’ll go get my things” then Jake stepped out of the room.

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Recently I have started to enjoy reading. Now that I can read well a lot more books are available to me. I prefer adventure books with interesting characters and exciting action. Currently my favorite author is Brandon Mull. He wrote the Fablehaven series and the book I am reading now called The Candy Shop War. Since the school year started I have read almost 2000 pages. Here’s a list of the books I have read this fall/winter:

1. Fablehaven 
2. Fablehaven 2 – Rise of the Evening Star
3. Fablehaven 3 – Grip of the Shadow Plague
4. Trumpet of the Swan
5. The Big Wave
6. Old Yeller
7. Johnny Tremain
8. The Candy Shop War
9. The Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson

“Discover the parallels of the Tabernacle’s building and your life as a chosen vessel of God.”

Christ the King’s Women’s Ministry will be offering this study:

11 Wednesday Mornings
April 9 – June 18
10 am – 12pm, in Fun Zones
Materials Fee: $20.00, free childcare
or
11 Monday Nights
April 7 – June 23 (no class on Memorial Day)
6:45 – 8:45 pm, in room 116
Materials Fee: $20.00, free childcare