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"Barry worked for his accounting firm for over 20 years. Recently, Barry was interviewed for the CFO position. Barry was told he would have an answer within two week. Barry was anxiously awaiting the news, when his cellphone rang. Barry was elated to discover he was the new CFO for the firm."
"The construction workers were making a delivery of bricks. They backed into the driveway, and started to unload them. The owner of the house ran out and tried to make them stop. They realized that they were not at the correct address. Red-faced, they checked their address again."
Larry always dreamed of being a soccer player. He wasn't a very good one but he wanted to be the best. He played goalie and had bright red hair. The coach decided to give him a try out. Larry swatted balls left and right and made the team as the starter.
Eli thought the Pacific Northwest would be a beautiful place to visit. He packed some supplies and headed on up north and west. When he got to Washington he looked for mountains to climb. Eli was floored by all the beautiful scenery and great people. He was very sad when he had to return home.
Bob turned on his printer and was greeted by an error message. It told him his toner was low. Bob took out the toner cartridge and gave it a good shaking. When he put it back in the printer gave him the same error. Bob decided to ignore it since the printer still worked despite it.
I had a pony. I took it for a ride one day. I rode over the hills near my house. My pony stumbled on a large rock. My pony hurt its leg.
The homeowner heard a scary noise in the attic. He went up to investigate it. He was scared it was a burglar! He spotted a creature with a bushy tail and beady eyes. There was a wild squirrel in the attic!
Jen felt tired after waking up early to run errands. She decided she would take a nap. Jen fell asleep for almost an hour. When she woke up she felt great. Jen was happy that she didn't feel tired any more.
The family bought a cow from a rancher. THey planned on having it butchered. They thought grass-fed beef was better for their health. But they felt too bad to kill it. They kept him alive on their farm for ten years.
My new Android phone was acting up. Every time I turned it on it showed an error screen. I found a forum online that told me how to root it. I realized the problem with the phone was Google's cruft. I deleted it all and now my phone works great!
The couple took a romantic trip to Venice. They saw amazing sights. They ate delicious food. They rode boats in the canals. It was truly the trip of a lifetime.
Bryan wanted to be a singer. There was a local talent show coming up in his home town. He decided he was going to give it a shot. Bryan slowly took the stage. A rush went through his body and he felt he was living his dream.
"I brought my daughter to an animal shelter and adopted a kitten. We named him Bentley. The vet said that he could have a fatal disease according to bloodwork. If Bentley was not sick, he would grow and his fur would improve. We are so happy that Bentley is so big and healthy looking now."
Armando bought new roller skates. He fell down while skating at the park and could not stand up. An ambulance took him to the hospital. The doctor told him that his ankle was broken. Armando decided not to roller skate again.
Timothy wanted his dad to build him a tree house. So they found the biggest tree and started working. It took days but they finally finished it. Timothy climbed up the ladder with pure excitement. He missed a step and fell to the ground breaking his arm in two.
"Noel struggled to find time to workout as a stay at home mom. She decided to wake up before her kids, so she could work out. She set her alarm for 6:00 AM. She completed her workout, and enjoyed quiet time before they awoke. The kids woke up and Noel felt accomplished for completing her goal."
Kim was on her first date with Sammy. She was really nervous because Sammy was beautiful. Within a few minutes of the date Kim realized Sammy was awful. Kim excused herself to the bathroom. She walked out the front door leaving Sammy to eat alone.
Two little boys somehow got the idea they could call Santa Claus. They had heard that Santa's phone number was 911. The person answering the call asked to speak to a parent. The boys had to learn what the number 911 is really for. They also had to learn that they can't get hold of Santa by phone.
"Dennis was a very mischievous student. He got in a lot of trouble every day. One day, the teacher had had enough! She sent him to the principal's office. He sat there the rest of the day as punishment."
Adam was on his way to Florida. He was driving through Texas in the middle of December. It was three in the morning when he saw the lights behind him flash. The blue and red lit up his car as he pulled over. The cop gave him a ticket for going two miles over the speed limit.
"It was so hot outside! The weatherman warned people that the heat was dangerous. People stayed in their homes and used the a/c. Finally, the heat broke after several days. People resumed their outdoor activities."
Molly went to the pet store. She saw all of the animals and got excited. She picked out a dog that she thought was cute. The dog licked her face and wagged his tail. Molly bought the dog and brought him home.
"When I was three years old, I had a cabbage patch hot wheels. I rode it up and down the street alone every day. One day, I rode it all the way to the end of the road. A man in a truck almost hit me, so he pulled over and took me home. When he got to my house, he yelled at my aunt for not watching me."
I had a lot of dirty dishes. It made my house smell. I couldn't take the smell. I decided to finally do the dishes. After that the house smelled great.
George bought a new car. He read the owner's manual. He disagreed with the recommended tire pressure. He contacted the manufacturer. The manufacturer ignored him.
Jim bought a coat at a thrift store. He wore it out of the store. When he put his hand in the pocket he felt something. He pulled out an old letter. Jim had no idea that this was in the coat when he bought it!
Steven and his family went on a vacation to the beach. They decided to go on a whale watching boat. While they were out at sea Steven started feeling sick. He threw up on the deck in front of everyone. He spent the rest of the boat ride hugging a toilet.
Tom and Linda had been separated for months. Linda decided it was time to divorce. Tom took the news poorly. He wiped out his bank account and fled for Mexico. Linda regrets ever marrying him.
"My dog is a Labrador, and he is very sweet. He sleeps in my bed but that isn't enough cuddling for him. When I wake up he throws himself at my face, snuggling under my head. He stays there wagging his tail for ages. If I miss morning cuddles, he is a brat all day!"
"Me and my friends from school went on a skiing trip. The signs said to stay on the trails, but we had other plans in mind. As I was disobeying the rules, the ground suddenly gave way. I sank down into a half frozen stream, buried under the snow. I pushed away the snow but the scars left me with a valuable lesson."
Karim wanted to play hockey. He tried out for the school team. But he failed! He practiced all year and tried again next year. Then he finally made the team!
Ronald noticed that his shoes were starting to smell. He decided that he should buy a new pair. After months of searching he found a great pair. He was proud of his new shoes. Ronald was happy that he no longer had to wear smelly shoes.
"Melinda had practiced her speech many times. She was supposed to give it in front of 10,000 people! She decided to practice one more time in the arena. She pretended the seats were all full of spectators. She delivered the speech well and felt relieved."
"Kate was going to make her famous chicken casserole for a party. Just as she started, she saw that the chicken had gone bad. She substituted tofu for the chicken in the recipe. She served the tofu casserole at the event. Everyone thought it was great and couldn't tell the difference."
"Cathy's daughter recently told her about a special friend. Cathy found it odd that her daughter even had a friend. Cathy asked her daughter several questions about her friend. Cathy then realized that her daughter had an imaginary friend. Cathy smiled, because she remembered her imaginary friend as well."
"Jared really likes the old Nissan hatchback cars. He decided to buy one from a junkyard. The car was in bad shape, but he used elbow grease to fix it up. The car got a new motor and a fresh coat of paint. Now it looks brand new and Jared loves it."
"Bella loved to go hiking. Bella did not pay attention to safety recommendations for hikes. One day, Bella couldn't find a hiking partner and went by herself. Bella fell and broke her ankle on her hike. Bella stopped hiking by herself."
"For my birthday we went to Reuben's Deli in Brookline. I have not been to a deli in Boston since 1980. The clientele was heavily Jewish. The food was good, but skimpy. I was disappointed."
George was nervous that prom was coming up. He had yet to find a date for the big dance. He remembered an old friend he had in another school. He called her up hoping for a miracle. She said yes and went with George to his Prom.
Nancy bought a beautiful dress for the prom. Her little sister saw it and decided to try it on. Unfortunately the dress did not fit and it ripped. Nancy yelled at her sister for ruining the dress. Her sister said it would be fine and sewed it back together.
"Egypt Nile was an outside cat who loved to explore. She felt like she owned the neighborhood. One day, Egypt saw a huge bird and saw it as prey. After stalking it, the bird flew in and tried to grab her! She ran away, escaped the bird and stayed in for a few days."
Josh was homesick. All he wanted was his mom's grilled cheese. He finally decided to try to make it himself. He bought all the ingredients and tried his best. The result was a perfect grilled cheese just like his mom's.
John pulled into the driveway. Just to find his wife gone. He tried to call her own her cell phone. It went straight to voicemail. Johns wife caught up from behind him and surprised him.
Kara's cat seemed sick. It had been acting strangely all week. She took the cat to the vet to get checked out. The vet discovered that the cat was healthy but pregnant! Kara soon had a litter of kittens to take care of.
Marco wants to find a way to stay cool. He decides to go swimming at a nearby pond. Marco spends the entire afternoon swimming at the pond. After swimming he goes back home. Marco is glad he found a way to stay cool.
Sam's team was playing in the state football championship. All the players and fans were excited. The team took the field and the game began. Sam's team played its' best game ever. When the clock ticked down they had won 49-35 winning the championship.
Tom wanted to be a doctor. He studied very hard. He passed all of his exams with flying colors. He graduated at the top of his class. Tom is now a very good doctor.
"Zach plays the drums in the orchestra. He recently moved to the city to be closer to the band hall. However, his new place has thin walls and he has to practice at home. His neighbors hate his drum playing. Zach had to work out a practice schedule in order to keep peace."
George was playing outside in the backyard. He came across a frog. George grabbed the frog and put it in a jar. He decided to give the frog to his mom as a present. His mom screamed and told George to put it outside.
Steve put on his sunglasses. He noticed that one of the lenses was missing. He looked around to find the lens. He accidentally stepped on the lens. He threw the glasses away.
Fred tried to buy some bread and meat to eat. The cashier refused his credit card. The customer in line behind Fred payed for the food. Fred felt very grateful to the other customer. On the way home he made sandwiches for two homeless people.
Fred notices that his bedroom is very warm at night. He decides to buy a fan to keep himself cool. Fred finds a nice fan to put near his bed. He loves having a fan. Fred is glad he bought a fan for his bedroom.
Nicole has always been scared of the dark. Last year her friend's convinced her to go to a haunted house. Nicole and her friend went inside the haunted house. The haunted house was completely dark. Nicole ran out screaming for help.
Lena was relaxing and watching TV. She was keenly interested in the news covering the protests in town. Lena realized they were right outside her own house! Someone in the crowd started randomly firing an assault rifle. One of the bullets went through Lena's window and killed her.
"Nick was a lonely man. He went to a party. At the party, Nick met Noelle. Nick and Noelle went on many outings together and became best friends. Nick was no longer lonely."
"Kaya drank quite heavily. Then she found that she was pregnant. She knew she had to stop drinking. It was hard, but she did it for her baby. Luckily, Kaya's baby was born completely healthy!"
"Ky wanted a koala for a pet. She begged her parents incessantly. But they had to tell her that koalas made bad pets! Ky was sad, but finally she understood. Soon she decided on a dog instead!"
"Evan was looking for something to wear. He looked in his closet and found a shirt and some jeans. Evan put on the shirt. Then, he put on the jeans. Evan was fully dressed."
Roxanne moved to Hawaii to get away from the states with tornados. She's now facing hurricanes headed for Hawaii. She is terrified almost as much as she is of tornadoes. With the help of friends she is preparing for the hurricane. The first hurricane has begun to hit the island and she's prepared.
"Lonnie needed to lose weight. He didn't even know where to start. He started walking to the store daily. Soon, the weight just started melting off. He kept walking more and more, eventually meeting his weight loss goal."
"Tony decided to visit Cleveland. He booked a ticket and packed his bags. When he finally arrived in Cleveland, Tony visited a museum. He loved his trip to Cleveland. Tony is happy that he got to visit Cleveland."
Steven has always wanted to have a child. He decides he wants to adopt one. The process is long and difficult. Finally Steven is able to adopt a child. He feels happy to finally be a father.
"Toby was unemployed. He began looking for work. He sent his resume out to many companies. After two months of this, he was still unemployed. He finally found work at a fast food restaurant."
Jeff was struggling with his baseball game. He had not much luck lately. The time had come for Jeff to bat. His team was down by 2 runs and there were three on base. Finally the pitch comes to Jeff and he swings and hits a Homerun!
Carter's dad just bought him a new trampoline. Him and Jim played on it all day yesterday. While they were playing on it Jim fell off. When Jim fell he skinned his knee. Carter's parents put a bandaid on it and now Jim is ok!
"Tom and Keira had been together for years. They had arguments, but lately they'd been fighting. One night at a restaurant, Tom got mad and threw a bun at Keira. Keira got furious, and threw her fries and drink at Tom. Now they were in a full on food fight and were quickly asked to leave."
"Tom and Mary shared a car. One day, Tom drove the car to run an errand. Mary needed the car to go to school, but the car was not available. Mary was angry at Tom. Tom bought himself a car."
"Anna was driving across the state to see her friends. In the middle of the night, she ran out of gas. She cursed herself for neglecting to check the fuel gauge! But luckily, a passing trucker gave her a few gallons from his can. Anna was profusely thankful and grateful!"
"My friend begged me to take the same Chemistry class as him. Since I also needed the credits, I signed up for the class. The class was tough and we ended up studying almost every day. Fortunately, I passed but he failed. I felt bad and recommended him to retake the class."
"I came home from school. After bathing and putting away my belongings, I had dinner. Since the night was almost over, I didn't have much time to study. I fell asleep on my couch after an hour. During the next day, I struggled on the Chemistry exam."
Randy joined a club at school. The kids in the club seemed a little bit strange. He kept going to the club for a week. He decided that he did not like the kids in the club. He quit the club.
Dave woke up one morning to great news. He had received two free tickets to a concert for his favorite band. While getting dressed for the concert he gets a phone call. The call is from his boyhood crush asking him for a date. Dave takes his crush to the concert and has a dream day.
Leela was a small woman with big aspirations. She wanted to perform in the circus. After long nights of training for an audition she felt ready. Even though she was nervous she put on a performance like no other. The judges were astounded and hired her immediately.
"I was asked to leave the church where I was a secretary. The pastor no longer wanted me working there. Half the congregation agreed, and the other half disagreed. They felt I didn't go to services there, so I shouldn't work there. Eventually, the church split into two over the ordeal."
The hiker found himself lost in the woods. He tried to call a friend on his phone. His phone would not work. He climbed a tree and tried again. He reached his friend on the phone.
Tony's office held a weight loss competition. Whatever department loses the most gets an extra week of vacation. Tony wanted to go to Hawaii so he stopped eating completely. He lost fifteen pounds in the first two weeks. It was too bad Becky gained fifteen from getting pregnant.
Kayla decided she'd go to the park to do her coursework. She expected it'd be quiet and she'd get a lot done. The park was full because it was such a nice day. Kayla tried to ignore the commotion until a dog ate her homework. She decided at that point she really needed to do it in her dorm room.
"Ida's mom did not care about politics. She had never voted. But Ida explained some key issues to her. Then her mom reconsidered, and decided to vote after all. That November, her and Ida went together to cast their votes!"
"Samuel went to Las Vegas last weekend. He had a great time playing all the games there. His favorite game was poker, he played it a lot. While he was there he won a lot of hands of poker. Samuel came back with a lot more money than he left with!"
"Jackie took the Megabus to New York City two days before Christmas. After Jackie got off the bus, she saw hundreds of Santa Clauses! She walked towards the Santas to get a closer look at their outfits. The Santas leered drunkenly at her as she approached. Jackie realized that they were part of a SantaCon bar crawl."
Anna's TV was behaving weirdly. She decided to switch to her local cable company. They came and hooked up her new service. Anna's TV reception became much better. She was glad she had switched!
Twas the night of the party. Jill was getting ready to go out. She just had one more thing to do before she left. Jill was ready to go finally! She reached for her keys but they were gone!
Maria looked at restaurant reviews on Yelp. She saw a new Nepalese restaurant nearby that had good reviews. The Nepalese restaurant had their menu listed online. Maria read the menu and decided to order some food. Maria went online and started to place her order.
Paul shook a bottle of coke and set it down. He offered Pete a frosty beverage. Peter picked up the coke and opened it. Coke shot out of the bottle and covered Peter. Paul laughed at his friend's foolishness.
Little Johnny's family moved to a new town. Johnny felt nervous about meeting the other kids in the neighborhood. Johnny was playing outside when a few kids approached him. The kids asked Johnny if he wanted to be part of their club. Johnny has been friends with those kids ever since!
"John was worried about taking his GRE test. He did not feel comfortable doing any of the math problems. He studied everyday for months. On the day of test, he felt confident. When he got the results, it turned out he passed with flying colors!"
It was my anniversary last weekend. My boyfriend surprised me with a fancy dinner. He took me to a five star restaurant. We both ordered the chicken cacciatore. It was a perfect dinner.
"A few months ago, I got into a car accident. I was driving along, minding my own business, when a deer appeared. I swerved, trying to miss the deer, but he rammed into the side. My car was severely damaged in the front. It took two weeks to get my car fixed, but it looks great now."
"Maria was cooking two eggs for breakfast. She flipped the eggs in a pan with a spatula. Once the eggs were cooked, she slid them onto a plate. Maria put salt, pepper, and hot sauce onto the plated eggs. Maria grabbed a fork and sat down to eat."
Louis was traveling down the road. His car started to make a noise. He decided to check it out. He looked on the back of his car. He was shocked to see that a nail flatten his tire.
Jim got all his friends together at the edge of the pool. The held hands and stood ready to jump. Jim gave the signal and they all jumped together. The friends splashed down all at the same time. A giant wave of water splashed out of the pool.
"Courtney needed surgery on her nose. She'd been in a car accident and injured it. When she woke up from surgery, they removed the bandages. She looked like Michael Jackson! Courtney was too horrified to leave the house after that."
Kathy was too cheap to buy an air conditioner. That summer the city had a massive heat spell. Kathy opened all the windows only to find it made the room hotter. After a couple of hours she began to feel faint. By morning she had blisters all over her skin from the heat.
Chuck noticed that most of his socks were old and dirty. He decided he needed to buy some new socks. Chuck bought a new pair of socks. He loved wearing them. Chuck was happy that he had bought new socks.
Ron was trying to repair his mouse. He'd cracked the plastic when he'd slammed it down too hard. Ron used superglue to mend the edges. His finger got some glue on it and became stuck on the mouse. Ron poured some acetone on his finger to get it unstuck.
Fran was looking to buy a house in North Dakota. She needed high speed internet because her only income was online. Fran called the local provider and asked if they serviced the address. The customer care representative asked for a moment while she checked. She returned and told Fran that they did indeed service that a...
"Fred drove his car along a country road at night. Up ahead was a police car blocking the road. Fred, a wanted con, hit the brakes and stopped his car. He threw the car into reverse and drove backwards. The policeman saw this and decided to chase after."
One day I had a cap fall off my tooth. My mother decided to do something about the gap in my smile. She super glued the cap back on and it seemed to work. But super glue doesn't do well when it gets wet. So now I'm back to having a gap in my teeth.
"Alison lined up at the start line. When the gun went off, she took off at lightening speed. In no time, she passed the other runners. She held her lead and won first place! Alison stood on the podium, beaming as she received her gold medal."
Emily had never been on a train before. Her class was taking a field trip and she would finally get to. She was excited beyond belief. The class boarded and the train departed. Emily had an amazing time that afternoon on her first train ride.

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