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Ken had been putting in long hours at work. His boss had asked him to work on a special project. Ken was honored to work on the project. It was completed on time. Ken was praised for his hard work and dedication.
Carl was cleaning his house. He found a small nest of ants in a room. Carl called the exterminator. The exterminator came and sprayed for the ants. Carl stopped having an ant problem.
Our building had a summer bbq party today. The manager took photos of guests wearing hats. I wore a baseball cap and my wife wore a derby. The manager said our photos will be in a company newsletter. After the photo session we ate ribs and chicken.
"In 2008, I went to the BLS versus English High football game. I went with a high school friend I had not seen since 1971. The game was played at Harvard Stadium. We caught up with each other as BLS was winning the game. BLS won, 36 to nothing."
Today I ordered a gumbo. I ordered it at a restaurant. It was great. But I hardly ate it. I was busy talking too much.
Susie got lost. She needed a map. So she looked through her pocket. She found an old map. She was relieved.
For some reason I had two itunes id accounts. My first account was somehow connected to my updates. But the account was on hold due to an expired email address. The person at Apple support was able to unlock the first account. I was glad for her assistance.
John had never had a real kiss. He was about to graduate high-school. He asked a friend if he could kiss her. She politely declined his request. John felt embarrassed and sad.
Tim was pretty lazy. He decided to stop shaving. He figured having a beard was less trouble. Unfortunately his work didn't like it. Tim was forced to go back to shaving.
Jackie is at a baseball game. She enjoys the game. She gets up to leave. She gets to her car and notices something is missing. Her purse is gone.
Tim loved watching movies. He decided to have a movie night at his house. He invited friends over once a night. Everyone got to vote on a selection of movies to watch. It was a fun tradition that lasted a while.
Sal is working on the construction of a new building. While walking around the site he hits his head on a pole. He falls to the ground and grabs his head. Sal is taken to the hospital for his injuries. Sal was hurt at work and Sued the company.
Barry was going to a wedding. He ironed his best suit that morning. Barry dressed for the wedding. He drove his car to pick up his date. Barry and his date attended the wedding.
Jon was working in his garage. He was using his saw blade. He wasn't paying enough attention. One of john's fingers got too close to the blade. John cut himself with the saw.
"Dora was sitting in class on the first day of school. Her teacher announced that they would play an icebreaker game. She explained that each student would have to share three facts. Dora then learned that one of the facts would have to be untrue. Dora became excited, because she knew exactly what facts to tell."
"On Thursday, Jennifer always gets groceries for the weekend. This Thursday, Jennifer woke up feeling very sick. She decided to stay at home and could not go get groceries. She did not have any food to eat while sick! She asked her friend, Greg, to bring food to her house."
Jacob and I were riding our bikes. Jacob got a flat tire. We didn't have a pump with us. I flagged down a car. Luckily they had a pump with them.
"Ralph was very hungry one morning. He pondered what to eat for breakfast. He looked in his fridge to find flour and eggs. He decided he would make waffles. After a bit of preparation, he was able to cook his meal."
The man looked out the window. He noticed that the window was dirty. He cleaned the window. He liked his view better with a clean window. The man cleaned the rest of the windows in the house.
My cat was meowing at the window. I walked over to the window to see what the matter was. He was meowing at another cat that was outside the window. The other cat started jumping up at the window. I yelled at the other cat and closed the window.
My phone always rings when we sit down for dinner. Tonight it did the same. I answered the phone and it was a telemarketer. I tried to be polite and tell them I wasn't interested. They hung up on me.
"Joan won a trip overseas. She was very excited. Joan had a great time on her trip. Months later, Joan realized she had to pay taxes for the trip she won. She was extremely frustrated and dismayed."
Emil was driving and he ran over a plastic bag. At the intersection he smelled smoke. Emil pulled over and saw the bag on fire. The bag damaged the exhaust system. Emil will never run over plastic bags again.
"Ziggy the dog liked to mark his territory. His owners were getting tired of finding urine puddles in the house. They bought him a belly band on eBay. Ziggy did not like to pee with the belly band on. After about a month, he had stopped marking in the house altogether."
A friend called and invited me to the movies one night. We decided to meet at the theater an hour before the movie started. As I got ready to leave I couldn't find my wallet! I called my friend and apologised and invited her over instead. I ended up cooking dinner for her and we had a great night anyway.
The man got a tattoo. It was his girlfriend's name. The girlfriend broke up with him. He went back to the tattoo artist. The artist changed the tattoo into an eagle.
"Tom was in the mood to chew gum. He reached into his pocket. He found only a box of mints. He said to himself that it was close enough. He ate the mint, quite content."
"Chloe was walking along on the sidewalk. She saw something shiny out of the corner of her eye. She stopped to see what the mysterious object was. She discovered that it was a shiny penny. She picked it up, and put it in her pocket, hoping for good luck."
The man greeted customers at the entrance. Some of the customers just ignored him. He wanted all of the customers to acknowledge him. He bought a funny outfit to wear while he greeted. The outfit did not make the customers pay more attention to him.
Jane was a habitual smoker. One night she fell asleep with her cigarette in her finger. The cigarette fell and caught the curtains on fire. Jane died of smoke inhalation. Her house fire damaged two other houses in the neighborhood.
Carl was upset one night. He posted something somewhat personal on Facebook. Some of his friends were offended. It caused an argument in his comments section. Carl deleted the post.
"Dan recently adopted a new dog. Dan decided the dog would stay in the backyard. However, Dan's yard was not completely fenced in. Dan decided to finish fencing in the yard so the dog can roam freely. Once finished, Dan was pleased to see his dog enjoying the backyard."
"Sara heard rain the the forecast, so she carried her old umbrella. But it did not rain all day. After school she had to lug the heavy thing all the way home. She was unhappy, but then she thought it over. Sara decided it had been better to be prepared!"
Tim was riding his bicycle. He tried to go over a small jump. When he landed he noticed he couldn't pedal anymore. The chain had snapped off. Tim had to push his bike back home.
Paul had always wanted to grow a beard. His wife thought beards were gross. One day they got into a big fight. Paul decided he would grow a beard to make his wife mad. Paul now has an ex-wife.
Brad loved to play with GI Joes. His favorite guy was Monkey Wrench. Brad's friend want to trade him a Monkey Wrench for 3 toys. Brad was excited to make the trade. After the trade was made Brad played for hours.
Tom was out with friends on the lake. They were riding around on his boat. Tom got a bit carried away. He wound up crashing into another boat. Nobody was injured but they had to be rescued.
"Liz was 3 years old and eating her first ice cream cone. She was so distracted by the great new treat, she tripped on a curb. Liz dropped her ice cream cone onto the street. She was so upset her mother promised to buy her a new one tomorrow. The next day Liz got her ice cream cone and ate it while sitting down."
Mary is a writer. She self publishes her books on Amazon. She sells a lot of ebooks. She makes a lot of money. She invests her money on writing classes.
One summer i learned to play Hacky Sack. I could only bounce the sack a couple times. I got a few people out. It was a very difficult game. I spent a couple hours playing in one week alone.
Alex is getting ready to start Kindergarten. Alex's has been practicing writing letters all summer long. Today Alex's mom gave him a test to see how much he learned. Alex got 14 out of 15 questions on his test correct. Alex's mom rewarded him with an ice cream sundae.
I decided that I should start to give back. I feel I am so very blessed in life. I started researching charities in the area. I found a food bank close by. I started spending 2 days a week helping out there.
"My friend Sam is 99 years old. His sight is failing him. One day we were sitting on the bench outside. I saw a rabbit and pointed it out to Sam. Sadly, Sam could not see the rabbit."
Matthew grew up with a dad that pushed him in sports. He thought he would grow up to be an athlete. Once he grew up he realized he wanted to do other things. His dad was very angry. Their relationship got bad and they no longer talked.
Hannah went to the grocery store to stock up on food. She was excited to make something special for her fiance's birthday. She found every ingredient and drove home to cook. Her fiance came home a few hours later to a delicious looking meal. He enjoyed his birthday dinner.
"Ian and his family went to Yellowstone. There Ian saw whis first bald eagle. He had never seen a bird that large or beautiful! It was impressive, and Ian was amazed. He even managed to snap a photo!"
Mary was checking her mail. She opened the box to get the mail out. A strong breeze suddenly passed. The wind blew some of the mail from Mary's hand. Mary chased the mail down the driveway.
You have to take graduate exams in high school. I had a history test at the same time as one of the exams. I was studying for the history test. My stepmom said I should study for the graduate exam. I did fine on both.
"Tim took Laura out to the park. She had no clue what was happening. To her surprise, he got down on one knee. Tim proposed to her. Laura was shocked."
Lizzie was dancing at a local club. A man came up to her and told her he worked at a record company. He offered Lizzie a job as a backup dancer. Lizzie was able to travel the world with her new job. She loved every minute of it.
Jack has wanted to cook all his life. He enjoys watching his chef father cook. One evening Jack asks if he can learn. His father tells him it's time he learn. His father spent the entire evening showing Jack how to cook.
The man closed his eyes. He tried to fall asleep. He had too many thoughts in his head. He opened his eyes. He tried to figure out how he could get some sleep.
The Smith family decided Friday they would start a weekly movie night. They were all very excited for Friday night to arrive. The Smiths ordered pizza and picked out a movie. They all found their spots and grabbed their blankets and pillows. The movie was good and they were all excited for next Friday.
Tom loved restoring old car. His favorite was given to him as a gift by his father. It was old and beat up. Tom worked on it for years. He finally finished it and won several awards.
One day I went to a restaurant with a friend. I did not speak the language so I let him order. I received my plate. My stew was delicious. My friend told me it was dog so I became angry.
Jack was playing at the playground. He was hanging from the monkey bars. Jack's hand started to slip. He grabbed the bar with his other hand. Jack breathed a sigh of relief.
Sam was turned down for the colleges he applied to. He didn't know what to do after graduating high-school. He decided to join the marines. He didn't like it much. He got out as soon as he could.
"Caleb wanted to build a fire in the backyard fire pit. He walked around the yard picking up fallen branches and twigs. He took newspaper out of the recycling bin to use as kindling. When his fire was blazing, he called his family outside. They all spent the evening making s'mores over the fire."
Tom was a train conductor. One day he tried to stop the train. The brakes failed for some reason. Tom had to hit the emergency brakes. They jolted the train to a near sudden stop.
Curtis asked if I could bake some cookies today. I only had ingredients for peanut butter ones. He loves peanut butter cookies. He helped me bake them. He ate all of them!
The boy wrote a song. He sung it to his mom. His mom liked the song. She entered it into a contest. The boy won the contest with his song.
"Alan wanted a day off school. He wished for a hurricane or a snowstorm. But then one morning he woke very ill! He was vomiting and running a very high fever. Alan actually wished he could have been in school, instead of ill!"
The man fired a rocket. It hit it's target. It failed to explode. The man fired another rocket. The target exploded.
Stacy had worked hard at school her entire life. Today was graduation day. She was excited to begin her working career. As she accepted her diploma her family cheered. Stacy was now only weeks away from starting here dream job.
Miranda was leaving the house. She was on her way to work. All of the sudden she stopped. She saw a coyote. She immediately ran inside the house.
Adrienne discovered her registration had expired on her car. She was suppose to drop her son off at his dad's. Because of the expired registration she decided not to drive. Her son's dad refused to come pick him. Now Adrienne has to cancel her plans this weekend.
"Janice and Marion were friends until Janice stole Marion's boyfriend. Both of them had known each other since grade school though. Finally Janice decided the best thing to do was break up. After Janice left the boyfriend, Marion got together with him. The two friends were never friends again because of the boyfriend."
The man grimaced. The dentist noticed. The dentist asked if he was in pain. The man said that he was. The dentist gave him laughing gas.
I started a collection of salts. Some of them were pink or brown. They all had different flavors. Some were stronger than others. I soon bought about twenty varieties.
Kelley was very upset. Her hair was so dry. It was like a dessert. She needed some hair oil. Unfortunately nothing helped.
"Mary likes to buy shoes. She has fifty different pairs. Last week her mother told her that she could only keep 30. Then Mary decided to move away to her own place. Next day, she bought two more pairs of shoes."
My cat Stevie does nothing all day. I try to take him on walks but he does not budge. He wants to stay indoors all day and sleep. The only time he moves is for supper or a snack. I've started leaving a trail of snacks going outside to lure him out.
Tom was having Thanksgiving dinner with family. He made the mistake of bringing up politics. Everyone started talking about who they were voting for. Tom and several relatives got into a big fight. The entire dinner was ruined.
Ben was a cashier. He really wanted to be a musician. One night while doing some cleaning in his store. He started singing. A man from a record company heard him and signed him to his label.
Georgia was a runner. One day she passed out after running. Her parents told her to go to the doctor. So she went to the doctor. The doctor told her she had tachycardia.
Rita's friends invited her and her kids to lunch. There were 12 kids in the group all together. They all ate mac and cheese and chicken nuggets. The kids had fun playing at the table. Before leaving everyone had ice cream for dessert.
"Kimberley was in a hurry to get to work. Traffic was far to slow for her liking. She left her car and decided to job. It took longer than she expected to run to work. When she arrived, she was glad she didn't take her car."
"Kelly went and got a new shirt. She needed one quite badly. After she got it though, she was disappointed. It did not fit properly. Kelley had to return it."
"Jill was cooking spaghetti. She was making the sauce from scratch. As she was mixing the ingredients, she got distracted. Jill served the food to her family. When she took a bite, it was awful."
"Tracie went swimming in the ocean. While swimming her side started to hurt. She realized she was having a cramp. She realized she had eaten not long before. Luckily, she made it back to shore safely."
I had gold earrings. I wore them everyday. Then they broke. I was heartbroken. Now I had nothing to wear.
The man took off in his airplane. He noticed that his tank was not full. He returned to the airport. He filled up the tank with gas. He took off in his airplane again.
"Kian wanted to be a male model. A talent agent came to his town and arranged a contest. Kian was nervous, but he entered the competition. He did his very best! Even though he didn't win, Kian was glad he had tried."
Sam ran out of gas. He was also wanting a drink. He only had enough money for either beer or gasoline. He decided to get the gasoline and wait on the beer. It was a smart choice and Sam was proud of himself.
I slept outside on my trampoline last Saturday. The trampoline was big and very comfortable. A cool breeze could be felt while I was sleeping. I brought some blankets because it was getting cool. I woke relaxed and ready to begin the day.
"Eric made himself a big cup of coffee in the morning. As he took a sip, the coffee spilled all over his arm. The scalding hot coffee seriously burned his arm. Eric rushed himself to the hospital. He was released later that day after getting treatment for his burns."
"Today my daughter posted an Instagram video. It showed her 2 year old daughter S reciting the days of the week. After Saturday, S forgot the day. So she said another Saturday. My daughter laughed in the video."
Kyle is eating his favorite candy. While eating he notices his mouth bleed. He looks into the mirror. He sees that his tooth has come out. He rushes to clean his mouth and stop the bleeding.
"Emily reached the head of the cliff on her hike. About twenty feet below was a clear lake. She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and jumped. She did a flip in the air before landing gracefully in the water. She got out to climb back up the cliff."
I was at the lake with my family. We were shooting bottle rockets. We kept seeing how many we could shoot at once. We finally got up to 100 at once. They went in so many directions.
"Bill practiced straightening his posture while waiting in line. He unconsciously moved up and down on his tip toes. At the front, the amusement park attendant glared at him. She pointed at the sign. Bill was too short to ride the roller coaster."
The man spun out his tires. One of the tires exploded. The man did not have a spare. He called his wife. He had to explain to his wife what he had done.
Kenny was ready to go fishing. He had been preparing for this day for weeks. Kenny was ready to set sail. Kenny gets into his boat. Kenny notices there is a hole in the boat and can't continue fishing.
The man inherited some money. He invested the money. The money grew in the investment. He left that money to his kids. His kids inherited even more money than their dad had.
"Jill chose to go on vacation to learn to snowboard. She decided to take a snowboarding lesson at the mountain. She fell constantly and wanted to give up! After a few hours of practice, Jill went down a beginner trail. Jill hopes to return to the mountain again next year."
Jeff wanted a dog. His wife also wanted a dog. They researched dogs together and decided on a German Shepard. They adopted a black German Shepherd named Lucy. Lucy is loving her new life at their house.
Zack was going steady with his girlfriend for 2 months. Zack thought their relationship was going good. Zack didn't know that she was also seeing his best friend. One night Zack asked his girlfriend to go out for dinner. She told him she didn't want him anymore and that it was over.
My son worked in a bank with a Mormon woman. Her son was born with a cleft palate. Her faith kept her from being bitter. The son had an operation to repair the palate. Today he looks completely normal.
"Every month I become very sick. The pain is sometimes unmanageable. When it finally passes, I felt tired for days. It wipes me out and makes me sleepy. I recover after about a week."
Sam had a date for Friday. The day of the date he didn't hear from her. Sam tried sending out a text but there was no response. When he called she replied by cancelling the date. Sam felt upset but couldn't do anything about it.