Megan loves to create! Here are a few of her latest pictures as well as a story she wrote. (The edge of the story wouldn't scan so you might have to postulate a little.)
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Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Saturday, November 11, 2017
Story Pirates
We like to listen to the podcast Story Pirates occasionally. In it, they take stories that kids send them and act them out. Some of them are really funny. Megan and Matthew both felt inspired to write stories and send them in. Without further ado, the stories:
The Magik Fish and the Punkin
by Megan Otting
A fish livde in a fish bull and it was Hallween and the fish saw a jack'o lantern. Goe the fish's name saw the jack'o lantern move He wandid to be budys, they wint trickertreet together. They grow legs they leld liked. They will isplld with candy.
Pliva the Acternot
by Matthew Otting
Pliva drimd that he chood go to space and they had no alektrisisty and then he was called for a ftit that would land on the moon. He felt happy. His Mom sind him up and he went.
The Magik Fish and the Punkin
by Megan Otting
A fish livde in a fish bull and it was Hallween and the fish saw a jack'o lantern. Goe the fish's name saw the jack'o lantern move He wandid to be budys, they wint trickertreet together. They grow legs they leld liked. They will isplld with candy.
Pliva the Acternot
by Matthew Otting
Pliva drimd that he chood go to space and they had no alektrisisty and then he was called for a ftit that would land on the moon. He felt happy. His Mom sind him up and he went.
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
The end of the magic...
This isn't a post about losing childhood innocence or anything like that. This is about real magic. Specifically a magical item. This item:
You may think this looks like an ordinary microwave oven, but you are wrong. This microwave is MAGIC! You want to cook potatoes? Push the potato button. Fish? Push the fish button. What if the fish is frozen? The microwave can handle it. Soft veggies, hard veggies, frozen veggies, there were buttons for them all. Just put them in and push the button and they would come out cooked just right.
One might ask how we came into possession of such a magical artifact. It happened just like in a movie. We wandered into a small shop (Best Buy) in search of a microwave. The proprietor showed us his wares but then pointed to a slightly dusty one over in the corner.
"I can see that you are only interested in the exceptionally rare. You would be most profited to examine this! This is no ordinary lamp, I mean microwave. Do not be fooled by its bisque exterior, like so many things, it is what is on the inside that counts. Yours for only $100."
We considered the microwave. It looked similar to the others on the aisle but was definitely bisque where all the others were white. It would save us $20 but we weren't sure if we wanted bisque. We hadn't said anything but the clerk approached us again.
"You drive a hard bargain, I am sure that we could lower the price some more. Why don't we make that microwave $50? I can see that you are the type that would appreciate its... worth."
Now we were very interested. $70 savings was a lot to a couple just starting out. We debated quietly with each other and were about to take it when the clerk cut in again.
"$25! I think that is as low as I can go."
Now things were just getting suspicious. Why would he offer such a discount on what he said was a perfectly good microwave?
"Listen, I'll tell you, this microwave is destined for you, an ancient prophecy decreed... Actually, if you buy anything else from this aisle, I'll have to reset the aisle. If you buy this I know I can do $25, but I don't know if I can go lower."
We decided to take the microwave. When he came back with the written order, it was listed at $24.88. That is what we paid for our microwave (plus tax). For over sixteen years it has been with us, cooking food, boiling water and heating rice bags. But sadly, the magic has gone. No longer will it heat anything, even if the magic is invoked by pressing a button. What will we do now?
You may think this looks like an ordinary microwave oven, but you are wrong. This microwave is MAGIC! You want to cook potatoes? Push the potato button. Fish? Push the fish button. What if the fish is frozen? The microwave can handle it. Soft veggies, hard veggies, frozen veggies, there were buttons for them all. Just put them in and push the button and they would come out cooked just right.
One might ask how we came into possession of such a magical artifact. It happened just like in a movie. We wandered into a small shop (Best Buy) in search of a microwave. The proprietor showed us his wares but then pointed to a slightly dusty one over in the corner.
"I can see that you are only interested in the exceptionally rare. You would be most profited to examine this! This is no ordinary lamp, I mean microwave. Do not be fooled by its bisque exterior, like so many things, it is what is on the inside that counts. Yours for only $100."
We considered the microwave. It looked similar to the others on the aisle but was definitely bisque where all the others were white. It would save us $20 but we weren't sure if we wanted bisque. We hadn't said anything but the clerk approached us again.
"You drive a hard bargain, I am sure that we could lower the price some more. Why don't we make that microwave $50? I can see that you are the type that would appreciate its... worth."
Now we were very interested. $70 savings was a lot to a couple just starting out. We debated quietly with each other and were about to take it when the clerk cut in again.
"$25! I think that is as low as I can go."
Now things were just getting suspicious. Why would he offer such a discount on what he said was a perfectly good microwave?
"Listen, I'll tell you, this microwave is destined for you, an ancient prophecy decreed... Actually, if you buy anything else from this aisle, I'll have to reset the aisle. If you buy this I know I can do $25, but I don't know if I can go lower."
We decided to take the microwave. When he came back with the written order, it was listed at $24.88. That is what we paid for our microwave (plus tax). For over sixteen years it has been with us, cooking food, boiling water and heating rice bags. But sadly, the magic has gone. No longer will it heat anything, even if the magic is invoked by pressing a button. What will we do now?
Thursday, October 31, 2013
A Tale of Three Pumpkins
Once upon a time, there was an artist who had three children. On Halloween, he asked them each (as he did each Halloween) to design a jack-o-lantern for the holiday.
The youngest child chose a small pumpkin and said that he wanted a happy pumpkin. One that would bring joy and light to those who saw it. "And let it have square eyes and a square nose and a smiley mouth." The artist wrote all this down and carved the pumpkin.
The next child said that she wanted a monster pumpkin. She chose the biggest pumpkin she could find to make it. She wanted teeth and a triangle nose and a big smile (to show it was a nice monster). The artist asked her how many eyes she wanted it to have, one, two or three? Her immediate response brought a smile to his face as she declared "Two and three eyes!" And so the artist labored to create the five-eyed friendly monster pumpkin.
The oldest child was special. At eight years old, the artist said he wanted to teach her how to carve her own pumpkin. This made her nervous but the artist assured her he would be there to help her. He waited as she did many other things but she did not bring him a design for her pumpkin. Alas, the emptied gourd lay on his workbench, waiting for a face.
Yet in the end the artist was happy. His eldest might not have a lantern but hoped to do it for the next day. An All Saints Day lantern he had never carved. This would truly be a new experience.
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