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"Ella was very ill with the chickenpox. It wouldn't have been so serious - but Ella was 29 years old. She was close to death before she recovered. Later, she made sure to expose her daughter to the virus at age 6. She knew the dangers of waiting!"
"I was the smallest kid on my football team. I knew I had to work harder than everyone else. In practice I stayed late, until the coaches had to kick me out. In our first game I made three great runs and scored two touchdowns. After the game, the coach gave me the game ball."
Ina wanted her kids to eat more veggies. But all they ever seemed to want was spaghetti! Then Ina decided to mix veggies into the pasta sauce. She chopped them finely so the kids didn't notice. And it worked - they loved the sauce!
"Jen woke up in the middle of the night. She heard her parents arguing. Eventually, broken glass noises occurred. Jen wanted to do something but she was too shy. Her mom came into her room after the fight."
I wanted to hang my chart on the wall. I looked everywhere for a box of screws. The only ones I found were way too small. I looked for something else to use. I found a big container of ribbon and used it.
Ronnie is batting in the big game. His team needs a hit. He takes one strike. He takes two strikes. He takes his third strike and strikes out.
Dave stood at the penalty kick line waiting to shoot. He signaled to his friend who stood near the goalie. Dave kicked the ball and the goalie followed it with his eyes. The friend shouted a very profane word to distract the goalie. The distraction was a success and the ball went in.
I woke up so tired I couldn't stay awake. I got an energy drink out of the fridge. I sat down at my computer and drank the entire thing. I felt like my heart was going to explode. I finally felt enough energy to work.
I decided to learn spanish. I bought books to help me. I also bought audio teaching. I tried for months to learn. I did ok but could have learned more.
Tony took his son to the toy store. His son wanted an expensive toy. Tony told the boy he couldn't have it. His son began having a tantrum. Tony took his son out the son without buying him anything.
My friend ate ketchup on ice cream all of the time. I told him he was crazy. He told me not to knock it until i tried it. One day I finally tried ketchup mixed with ice cream. I confirmed that my friend was crazy for liking the disgusting treat.
Talia loved to play outside of her house. Her house had blue aluminum siding. Talia used to throw her tennis ball against the side of the house. Her dad came outside and yelled at her one day for putting dents in it. Talia felt embarrassed and started to cry.
Victoria was stuck on a hard level of a video game. She went online to find a game cheat. While looking for the cheat she got a virus on her computer. Her computer stopped working all together. Victoria never did beat the level.
"Roger and Rufus were taking an important exam. It was almost time and Rufus was not there. Roger called him frantically, and asked him where he was. Rufus responded that he overslept and just woke up. Roger then heard Rufus laugh from the other end of the hallway."
"The kids had been begging for a dog. Their parents were still unsure about the idea. After weeks of begging, they finally gave in. They took the kids to the animal shelter and let the pick out a dog. The dog became part of the family and the kids loved helping with it."
It was raining hard in Allison's area. She was on her way to work. The road in front of her was flooded. There was no other way for her to get to work. Allison called her boss to say she couldn't go in.
"Jim and John looked forward to going to this new restaurant. They both loved Mexican food and it was close to their apartment. They both set a time to go over the weekend. When the night came, they both got ready. It turned out be a good restaurant, and continued to go there a lot."
There was a knock. The man answered the door. It was a salesman. The salesman started his speech. The man closed the door.
"I had just made a chicken sandwich. While I was about to sit down and eat, I forgot to do something. I placed the sandwich on the coffee table and ran upstairs. When I got back, the sandwich was gone. My dog had jumped on the table and had ate it all."
The boy got pushed. He fell to the ground. He asked who had done it. Nobody confessed to it. The boy got mad at everyone.
James had a new pet. He'd just gotten a hamster that was a lot of fun. They played every day. James put the hamster in a ball and rolled him around the living room. He felt responsible and mature.
Emma was excited to see the kangaroos at the zoo. She looked carefully to observe their pouches. But none of the kangaroos had babies! Emma realized that what she really wanted to see where the joeys. She went home slightly unsatisfied.
Suzy had a date with Fred. She was so excited for it. She got ready for about an hour. Finally she sat with him. Then she realized she had salad in her teeth.
We ordered our son a birthday cake. He said he wanted chocolate. I went to pick up the cake at the store. They didn't have a bakery at all. Turned out I had gone to the wrong store.
The man went hunting. He saw some game. He shot the game. It was too heavy for him to carry. He had to dissect the animal to carry it.
Caleb was at a bar. Two guys behind Caleb broke into a fight. One of the guys accidently hit Caleb in the face. The owner of the bar apologized profusely to Caleb. He offered Caleb a stack of free drink tickets to make up for the hit.
"Francine was exhausted from school. She was in a hurry to go home and relax. Unfortunately, she was not paying attention to her speedometer. A policeman pulled her over and gave her a ticket. Francine vowed to be more attentive with her driving."
"I decided to make burgers. I made the patties and put them on a plate. I left the plate on the picnic table. Next thing I knew, the dog had stolen the plate. She had the burger on the ground, eating them all."
Dave put the tree in the chipper. The chipper chopped the tree up. He used the tree for bark mulch. Everybody complimented his beds. He tried to remember what kind of tree it was.
I saw the oddly shaped peppers in the store. I picked on up and sniffed it. It was very pretty and unusual. I thought about buying it even though it was expensive. I put it down and decided to get it next time.
"Bob's brother told him he would never have a date. He said Bob spent too much time playing video games. One afternoon, Bob was in his favorite game store looking at games. A very pretty girl asked him for help picking one out for herself. He ended up asking her out and she said yes!"
The kitten was very tiny. It looked up at me with perfectly round eyes. It was very cute. It meowed pitifully at my door. I couldn't resist letting it come inside.
"I sat before him, crying and sad. All I wanted was his approval. I apologized, but he said he didn't accept my apology. I felt like I was shutting down. I was hurt and spent the day alone."
"Ollie's new puppy doesn't know how to climb steps. He tries calling her from his room, but she just whines. Mom says he needs to give the puppy a reason to try. He leaves a trail of bacon up the steps. The puppy is upstairs in no time, chewing the bacon."
"Don worked at the bowling alley. He rented out the shoes the bowlers used. At the end of the night, David was missing a pair of shoes. Don checked all over the building for the shoes. He found the shoes in a ball return."
"Ann took a hiking trip into the mountains. She set off on a steep and rocky trail. As she hiked, she had to be careful of her footing. Ann nearly fell despite her efforts. At the end of the day, she was tired but content with the hike."
"I found a kitten at 2 days old. The kitten had to be bottle fed every two hours. I did this for 4 weeks of its life. Once it was 4 weeks old, it began to eat hard food. The kitten is now 15 years old and healthy."
"Tammy had to get the box from the basement. She flipped the light on at the top of the stairs. It glowed dimly below as she headed down the stairs. She raced to the shelf, grabbed the box and ran to the stairs. She got to the top and slammed the door happy to be done."
"Our niece finished her freshman year at college. She was a nursing student. She had to take an anatomy course again in the summer. She studied hard, and passed the course. Her parents were thrilled."
"Mary's neighbors raised chickens in their backyard. They asked Mary if she would like some fresh eggs. Soon afterward, Mary found a box with 5 dozen eggs on her porch. Mary decided to share the eggs with her friends and relatives. Everyone was thrilled to get the free eggs."
Garth was starving. He just finished up a recording session in Nashville. Garth bickered back and forth with his friends. Garth decided he was going to have pizza. He ordered the pizza and waited for it to arrive.
"Tony was excited. Today he would be going up in a hot air balloon. He was a bit nervous, but hopped on board. Up and up the balloon went. Tony could not believe the view all the way up in the sky."
The man bought tomatoes. He brought them home. He couldn't decide what to do with them. He asked his friend. His friend gave him fresh peppers for salsa.
James wanted to take Natalie to a concert. He was apprehensive about asking her. James did not like rejection. He found the perfect time to ask her. Natalie was glad James asked her.
"Bob fell in love with Anna. He decided he wanted to marry her. Bob saved up and bought Anna a beautiful ring. At dinner one night, Bob proposed to Anna and gave her the ring. Anna said yes and they were married six months later."
Cal was visiting his mom at the nursing home. The staff had moved Cal's mom to another room. Cal didn't know she had been moved. Cal walked into her old room. He was confused and had to ask the nurses where his mother was.
I snapped the picture. I had waited for exactly the right moment. We had set out some bread on a picnic bench. I wanted a picture of a squirrel. It was on a camping trip with my family.
The man made a joke. The woman laughed at it. The man told the same joke later. The woman was not impressed. The man realized his mistake.
The dog barked. The woman jumped back. The owner apologized. The woman felt embarrassed. The woman yelled at the owner.
The man turned on the television. There was breaking news on the screen. Something very bad had happened. The man turned off the television. He tried his best not to think about the event.
The movie started. People were still talking. The man got angry. He demanded silence. The crowd got quiet.
"Nina was 18 and pregnant - and terrified. She scheduled an abortion because she wasn't ready to parent. But then she postponed that appointment - and the next. In the end, Nina had her son, and loved him dearly. Although she struggled, Nina found that it was so worth it!"
I was raking leaves in my front yard. I made several huge piles. My son came running out of the house. He stage-dove into one of the piles. I made him finish raking the yard.
Eric worked a lot. Eric enjoyed working. He worked at the same job for 50 years. He eventually was worn down. Now he is tired or working.
I went to work with a jacket on due to cold weather. My boss informed me that I couldn't have a jacket with a hood. I got nervous as I thought about the cold. This was the only jacket I owned. I cleverly tucked the hood into my jacket so my boss couldn't see.
Bart was a bit nervous. He had a dentist appointment today. Bart didn't really like going to the dentist. Bart arrived for his appointment and was seen by the dentist. He was happily surprised that he had no cavities.
Courtney got a new TV for Christmas. The remote only had 5 buttons. She did not know how to work it. She spent hours searching the internet for instructions. She finally learned how to control the TV a week later.
Helen was running through a field near her house. There was a hole in the field. Helen tripped in the hole. She fell in the mud in the field. Helen returned home covered in mud.
"With the sand at my feet and the wind in my hair I lay my blanket down. I'm immersed in an unknown culture with the sun shining down. A thought appears, and I walk over to the bar. I order the strongest drink they have, and take it in both hands. I lay there until it's gone, drunk and happy with no sense of time."
Randy is on vacation. Randy asks his hotel for room service. They bring Randy the wrong order. Randy gives them an earful. Randy leaves the hotel in disgust.
Allie wanted to go to the beach. It was very hot out. So off she went. She was quite excited. Yet then she found out the beach was closed.
"Willie's job was to cut trunks into blocks of wood. He had to cut 100 trunks into 200 blocks of wood today. This task took him eight hours to do. He almost cut his thumb off at the end of day. He was so scared, he took the rest of the week off."
The old man lived across the street. He came over to introduce himself every day. I found out he had Alzheimer's disease. I was patient and reintroduced myself in return. I went for a walk around the block with him.
My nephew made the Cambridge high school football team. My wife and I went to watch a game in 1990. My nephew played defense. His team lost badly to the opponent. He gave up football after his freshman year.
Kate's space heater broke. She needed a new one to warm her bedroom. She went to the Walmart near her home. She found one on sale for $10 less than it was online. Kate was very happy to save money and to have a new heater.
"Dakota broke the heel of her shoe in a manhole. She looked around and there was no one. She removed her shoes and put it in her purse. She hopped to the closest shoe store. When she got out, she resumed her walk as if nothing had happened."
"Michael Jordan is the best player in NBA history. He's never compared himself to anyone or anyone to him. In a recent interview, he gave praise to Russell Westbrook. Michael said, ""Thirty years ago that's me, he plays with flair."" That's the highest praise from the greatest of all time."
"I went to the store to buy some pajamas. Always a kid at heart, I looked for ones with feet. I found some with betty boop all over them. I then found some with mickey mouse. I took them both home to wear."
"Jane dreaded art class, convinced she had no talent and couldn't draw. At their easels, the class started drawing vases of delicate flowers. Jane was clumsy, her pencil making lopsided figures and awkward forms. Thinking of Monet, Jane decided to abandon realism and focus on color. With its vibrant, expressive hues, J...
"I had a friend that used to always be around me. He was cool, fun, and shared many memories with me. He had his friends set me up to get robbed. I have not talked to or heard from him since. This was back in college."
Ben tried to annoy Sam. He ended up stepping on her homework. The paper ripped in half. She got frustrated and kicked Ben. He landed on the ground.
"Jill was playing truth or dare at a party. And someone dared Jill to shave her head. Jill was afraid to say no. When Jill got home, she got in lots of trouble. And she was no longer allowed to go to parties."
The man cleaned the garage. He found some stuff. He didn't need it anymore. He had a garage sale. He made five hundred dollars.
"Will missed his childhood. So he decided to visit an old playground he use to go to. But when he got there, he became upset. And he didn't recognize a single thing. And Will missed even childhood even more."
The man got jealous. He yelled at the woman. The woman explained what had happened. The man felt less jealous. He apologized to the woman.
Joe planned long drive to see his parents up North. He debated whether he would take the main highway or not. He choose to take the old highway and that went through the farm towns. He saw a strawberry stand on the way and picked some up. Joe enjoyed the scenery of the rest of his route.
The man played his guitar. He found something he liked. He wrote it down. He built off of it. He wrote a pretty good song.
Turner was a brand new private detective. A young girl came into his office in tears. She had lost her dog. Turner took the missing dog poster and searched. He found the dog and returned him to his owner who was happy.
"Sam and Christine wanted to take their children to Disney World. The packed up their car and drove down to Orlando, Florida. They checked into a fabulous hotel. They spent a week enjoying all of the Disney theme parks. The family had a wonderful time at Disney World!"
"While out fishing with my uncle, a storm approached. Our small boat was tossed around and took on water. The boat began to sink and flipped over. We became trapped underneath and had to swim out and to the surface. A larger boat came to our rescue and saved our lives."
Mary was really struggling in her physics class at school. Mary's parents got her a tutor. Mary worked hard with the tutor and studying on her own. Mary felt very confident the day of her final physics exam. Mary aced the exam!
"I hated my brown eyes. I would stand in front of the mirror glaring at them. I wanted blue eyes, like pretty girls had. Everyone said I was beautiful, but I didn't see it. I only liked my black hair."
We took a tour trolley around town. It was open air and a lot of fun. The guide told us the history of their town. We drove to all the landmarks. We finally drove back to the visitor's center.
Denise was a secretary at a business firm. The business got downsized and Denise lost her job. Denise decided to go back to school. She got a degree in education. Denise started working as a teacher.
"I was at a new restaurant that opened in the mall. It looked expensive but good. I decided to order a large salad for $11. But I was disappointed at how small it was. A few months later, the place went out of business."
The man saw a rabbit. He was hungry. He chased the rabbit. The rabbit outran him. The man sat down in defeat.
"Eli's dad took him to the park. There, they played a few rounds of catch. Then Eli got whacked in the forehead with a ball! His dad apologized and applied ice right away. Luckily, Eli's head didn't bruise too badly."
The man made a reservation. He took his family to the restaurant. He asked for his seat. They did not have a seat. The man complained to the hostess.
The teacher caught the student. The teacher asked the student to stay after class. The teacher lectured the student. The student acted sorry. The teacher let him off with a warning.
Terry works seventy hours a week. He came home one day and was exhausted from working so hard. Terry looked outside and saw his lawn was very long. He groaned and went outside to get the lawnmower. As he was mowing Terry decided to move to an apartment.
"Suzy lost her cat. She looked everywhere for it. Finally she asked for help. When she got help, they looked for hours. They finally found the cat in the tree."
"Alex found a bird's nest in his front yard one day. There were three robin eggs inside the nest. Alex checked up on the birds every day while getting the mail. After a few months, all three eggs hatched! Alex spent time feeding the birds bread crumbs until they grew up."
It was my first experience with a laminating machine. I had no idea what I was doing. I tried putting the paper inside of it. It came out looking jagged and bubbled. I gave up and asked for help.
Bart got a skateboard for Christmas. Bart tried to ride the skateboard. Bart fell off the skateboard. Bart was scared of the skateboard. Bart hid the skateboard in his closet.
Tom had to take the bus to school. One day the bus broke down. Tom and the other kids were late. Everyone got their tardy marks removed except Tom. Tom felt singled out.
As a child Eric believed in his imaginary friend. He talked about his friend all the time. They often played together. He told his mom his friend only plays when it is sunny. Eric found out his friend was really his shadow.
Allie was watching a show yesterday. It was very funny. Allie laughed out loud. She didn't know how to keep it in. She wanted to watch it again.
We lost power. So we had to get rid of our fridge items. We ended up having to throw away rotten chicken. It stunk up the whole house. So we had to suffer with the smell.
We were out all day yesterday. The heat made me tired. I could barely function. So when we got to the house I slept. I had a long nap.
I told her I could never trust her again. She didn't seem to be perturbed by the revelation. I argued that she had lied one too many times. She said I would trust her again someday. She did not put any effort into regaining my trust.