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"Mary was playing softball in gym class. She was nervous about her position. It was the final inning, with her up to bat and bases loaded. Finally the pitch came and she hit the ball out of the park! Her teammates cheered her name, she had won the game!"
I wanted the little blue dress. I looked at the price tag. It was extremely expensive. I put it back on the rack and walked away. I returned and bought it the next day.
The girl was very sweet. She loved everyone she met. She ran to me and hugged me tight. Her hair smelled like strawberries. I hugged her back happily.
"My sister-in-law befriended several elderly people in 1990. I think it because her father had just passed. One woman, Lily, was a soft spoken pianist. She told me she once performed with Serge Koussevitzky and the BSO. I was very impressed."
I didn't want to play a song. My stepmom had asked me if I wanted to. My sister-in-law had just played. It was her own composition. This was when our family was together for Christmas.
Mike wanted to start his own NFL football collection. Mike did research using google to find out which footballs had value. Mike logged onto E-bay and bought an autographed football. Mike had a display case built in his home to display his collection. Mike now has the beginnings of a great NFL football collection.
"Michael didn't want to sing carols for Christmas. But even at thirteen he was forced to do it. He stood in front of the whole family, trembling. And when he started to sing everyone was all ears. A weird noise came out of his throat and he was excused."
I began a collection of stuffed animals. All the ones I chose came from nintendo games. I bought a Toad character yesterday. I put it on the shelf next to Mario. I want to find a Luigi this week.
"Charles had been making close to minimum wage for a year. His bills were piling up and he didn't know what to do. Suddenly, he decided to go to Las Vegas and gamble. He took a bus to the Vegas Strip and found a crap table. He won twenty-thousand dollars in one night and went skipping home."
I needed help with spelling. It was my least favorite subject in school. I always failed my tests. I decided to read a lot of books that I enjoyed. After that I was good at spelling.
My wife had a retirement party last week. Her coworkers came and were photographed. One of my wife's casual FB friends said she knew one of the co workers. She worked with her for years. My wife said it was a small world.
A farmer bred cows on the farm. One day he found our one cow was missing. He took his dog Pugsley. They tried to find the cow. Pugsley found a cow in the woods.
Gladyss peered through the foggy window. She saw a naked man in the sauna. Gladyss gasped because it was women's only. She entered determined to give him a piece of her mind. She apologized when she realized it was just a large woman.
"The grocery store near Amy's house is always crowded in the summer. The tourists came in droves and bought out all the condiments. Amy just wanted to buy some milk, but she got stuck in a long line. Every time she switched lines, they just got longer! Finally, Amy decided to eat her cereal without milk instead."
Kate plays World of Warcraft on her days off. She plays a hunter. She has a raid tomorrow night with her guild. Her computer won't turn on this morning. A guild member sent her a power supply and it fixed the problem.
"Martin invited Jessica to the jazz concert. She tried to listen carefully. After the concert she told Martin, she did not like it. He asked her who is her favorite artist. She said Kenny G."
Jennifer's cat had gotten very sick recently. They were at the vet trying to help him. Before long the vet suggested letting the cat go to sleep. Jennifer didn't want to at first but soon she agreed. She sadly said goodbye to her cat for the last time.
"Polly wasn't very good at telling jokes. The last time she told a joke to a group of people, it ended badly. The joke involved stereotypes of englishmen, irishmen and scotsmen. Unfortunately, there were some very politically correct people there. Her joke fell flat and people thought of her as prejudiced."
"Turducken McSwiggin was the home run champion of the world. He managed to maintain an impossibly high batting average. Suspicious, the MLB had him take numerous tests for drugs. Turducken always tested clean, and always apologized for wasting cash. Because he crusaded so hard against Turducken, the MLB head resigned."
"Smarts Gorpis Gord was very tired man. He loved to draw, except when he didn't. In the middle of a commission he got distracted by a video game. His sleep schedule was the first thing to fall apart. Now he reads bad fanfiction."
"Fred had very big cheeks when he was small. It was a genetic condition but kids made fun of him for it. He'd hide from the kids to avoid bullying. But when he hit adulthood, his face changed. And finally, Fred was free of stupid remarks about his cheeks."
When Laura went to work she wasn't feeling good. She didn't have any other options but to go to work so she went. When she got there she told her boss that she wasn't feeling well. Her boss told her that if she still felt sick later that she could go. In a few hours Laura ended up going home.
I needed hooks to hang my chart. I couldn't find the kind I needed in the house. I got in the van and drove to the store. I found plastic hooks in the warehouse section. I bought them and took them home to use.
"Paul didn't know who to vote for in the presidential election. He decided to watch the presidential debate. Paul took note of important topics discussed. After doing more research online, he finally decided. Paul felt good making an informed decision."
MJ didn't want to move. She wanted to stay in the city. She knew that she would need to become financially independent. She worked really hard to do so. In the end she got to stay in a small studio in the city she loved.
We went to see the red pandas. One was still awake. He was running around happily. Everyone laughed at his funny antics. We watched them for a long while.
"Wyatt bellowed an old bluegrass song while sitting on his porch. A neighbor came by and told him to quiet down. Wyatt spit at him and told him this was his property. The neighbor looked bewildered, and pointed at his badge. It was a Home Depot manager, and Wyatt was outside by the tool shed."
Miranda and her boyfriend had never gone out together. They enjoyed privacy and had always stayed in to hang out. Tonight he was taking Miranda on their first outing. She was nervous having no idea what to expect. Luckily the date was a giant success.
Josh was a 10th grade student. It was presentation day in his 10th grade science class. Josh sat at his desk as he prepared for his presentation. Josh's science teacher called on him to give his presentation. As Josh stood up before the class he humiliatingly passed gas.
Sara loved Jesse so much. They were highschool sweethearts. They spent most of their time traveling the world. They had one child and raised him in a tiny home in the country. They died peacefully together in their sleep.
"Spud the beautiful was a tiny man. Everywhere he walked, people wished to touch his finely groomed beard. But what hey coveted most of all was his bald head. He knew the dangers of being public. Unfortunately one day, he was kidnapped and shaved."
"Carl's apple was sitting on the table. Carl was planning to eat it for a snack. When he went to eat it, it was gone! Only a few feathers remained in its place. Outside the open window, a happy bird enjoyed a snack."
"Andy and his wife had been trying to conceive a child for three years. However, after three years, their attempts to conceive did not work. Andy and his wife decided they would try to adopt a baby instead. After meeting with an adoption agency, they now had to wait. Andy was hopeful that they would get good news about...
Tim was hungry late at night. He decided to make some dip. It came out pretty good. Unfortunately the only chips he had were stale. Tim's meal was ruined.
"My niece has an old laptop. She was going off to college and bought a new laptop. She gave the old one to her dad but it was password protected. She was having trouble breaking the password. She was going to bring it to me to fix, but forgot."
Garrett wanted to be a great basketball player. He practice every day to hone his skills. Overcoming hard work made him unstoppable. He helped win game after game. Garrett stood victorious with his championship trophy.
We have an old comforter in the closet. It is a bag and labeled cat. Our cat put a lot of fur on it. My wife took it out to clean yesterday. She gave up and said she would buy a new comforter.
"The blaring of the alarm clock jolted Kate out of a peaceful slumber. Her hand shot out from the under the blanket to hit the snooze button. Instead of hitting the clock, her hand dumped over a glass of water. Kate swung her legs over the edge of the bed into a sitting position. It was a less than perfect start to the...
"John's allergies have been bothering him for a week. He has taken all the medication he can think of. John decided to go to the doctor, and see if he can help. The doctor gave John some medication. The medicine helped with John's allergies."
"I challenged Rachel to a race. The race was 50 meters long. She accepted and we took off. Rachel beat me. I am so embarrassed, I need to practice for next time."
"My wife bought a fish game for our granddaughter last Xmas. Our granddaughter is two now. She did not play with the game in December. Six months later, she played with it all day. My wife was pleased."
Tom was trying to watch a movie. It kept skipping and freezing. He asked his roommates if they were draining the internet. ONe of them said he was downloading half a dozen movies. Tom asked him to chill out for a bit.
My nephew Jim went down from MA to live in FL in 2000. He had an apartment with his friend Harry. One day Harry was driving and crashed his car. Harry was impaled by a fence post. Luckily he fully recovered.
I always come home late at night. I thought it was safe until one night something happened to me. A stranger come near to me and tried to grab my hand. I shouted until someone noticed us so the stranger ran away. From that night i never walk alone late at night.
"Burkwon Shur Kwon was a heterosexual. He liked hanging out in gay bars. One day a crazy man came to shoot up the bar he was at. Burkwon was trained in Taekwondo and rushed the shooter. Brown was shot six times, but the shooter died instead."
It was Burt's turn to pick an activity at the . He chose to show off his shooting skills. He paid the man at the sharp shooting booth a quarter to play. Burt was able to shoot five bottles off the shelf. He had won a comic book as a prize.
Jamie had asked for a dog for years. When her dad came home he had a box. She opened up the box and found a Boston Terrier. She was so excited. They played all night and she named him Energy.
"My niece has two kids, 12 and 9. They are both withdrawn and aloof. Last weekend our two-year old granddaughter Sara visited from NY. Sara loved the two kids and played with them. They were very friendly to her as well, which was a surprise."
Mary wanted to play the piano. Her mom played her some private lessons. Mary came for her first lesson. She wanted to play her favorite song. The teacher told her she is not ready for this difficult piece yet.
Mary was watching her toddlers play when they got into some dirt. She needed to give both of them a bath so she went to run water. Then she noticed that her tub was filthy and full of grime. She quickly scrubbed it out to her satisfaction. Finally she was able to get the bath drawn and the kids clean.
Tom couldn't afford new shoes. He tried to make his old ones look better. He cleaned them up as best as possible. Tom also bought some inexpensive new laces online. Tom's shoes looked almost like new.
"I recently had blood drawn from my arm. It was not painful, it has happened before. They stuck a syringe in my arm. Blood slowly filtered through the tube into a big tube. The tube was then stored away with my number on it."
Miles encoded the Germans war code. He ran in to tell his superior officer what he discovered. The officer looked at him like he was crazy. He told Miles that they were at war with terrorists. Miles realized he was never very good at history.
"Tilly was shopping at the store before Father's day. She was picking up her burgers for her husband. She wanted to get him a gift but had very little money. Suddenly she noticed some speakers on sale. Knowing he liked speakers, she bought them for his gift."
Jason entered the kick-boxing ring with confidence. But his punches and kicks didn't hurt his opponent. His opponent landed punches and kicks that made Jason fall. Jason lost the match in the third round but had an excuse. He said he had sex last night and was enervated.
Aiden acknowledged that he wasn't very smart. He went to the library and started reading books. He eventually went through a whole shelf. The librarian was very pleased with him. Then she noticed the shelf was in the kid's section.
"Sam likes to go to beach with his friends on the weekend. While there, they like to play beach volleyball. They also like to surf on the water. Sometimes, they will just relax in the sun. They return to their homes cherishing those moments."
I fell in love with a Special Forces soldier who looked perfect. He could lift hundreds of pounds and run miles with 100 rucksacks. But he was addicted to pornography. He preferred pornography to having actual sex with me. Pornography ruined our relationship.
"Andy recently had a upcoming road trip to Atlanta. Andy's friend suggested he take I-75 for a faster route. However, Andy had heard too many horror stories about I-75. Andy decided he would take his normal route, as he felt it was safer. Andy knew he made the right decision about what route to take."
Alice went to a museum of Salvator Dali. She really liked the art. One man yelled into his phone there. She told him to calm down. He got even more angry.
"I have to go in for surgery next week. My hip is being replaced. It is very scary. I am worried it will not go okay for me. Luckily, I have a lot of family support."
Joe was asked to give A lift to Jason. Jason wanted to buy a paddle boat. Joe drove jason to the guy selling the boat. Jason bought the paddle boat. Joe ended up buying a kayak he could not use.
"Mindy had a very bad memory. She couldn't remember her friend's last name. She decided to risk it and said ""Smith"". The friend couldn't believe it and said her name was Malhotra. Mindy lost a good friend that day because she was bad with names."
Julius took his first steps yesterday. He was walking along the table all morning. He just let go and started walking. At first I did not even notice. He was so proud of himself.
Mike went to a private school for high school. So he wasn't around kids from public schools. But he was amazed when he started college and the teacher called him. She said he had the best essay and wanted it as an example. He was proud and amazed that this basic essay was the best in class.
He sat back in the chair. He tried to relax. He stretched his feet on the ottoman. He sighed with relief. His feet felt better.
My wife's company outsources its IT work. A man comes into fix the computers on demand. This person seemed sadder the other day. He told the boss his daughter had been killed in India by her husband. Everyone offered condolences.
"Zander was by the river with his friends. They were joking about catching fish with their bare hands. Just to be funny, Zander pretended to attempt it. To his amazement he actually caught one. Everyone thought he was so cool from then on."
"Tobias awoke early in the morning. He looked at the light filtering through the windows, and sighed. He muttered something to himself as he got out of bed. Once downstairs, he turned the coffee pot. Then, once the pot dinged, he sat down and drank deeply from his mug."
I am sitting at a desk. I turned on the computer. There was a picture of a monkey on it. I clicked on the picture of the monkey. I saved it as the background.
The knot was beginning to swell painfully. She put a frozen bag of peas on it. It was very cold. She started to cry from the pain. She decided to go to the doctor.
"David and his wife Cindy were in the market for a new home. They drove around for weeks looking at homes in their city. When they found one they both liked, they contacted the realtor. They schedule a walk-through for the following day. The day they did the walk-through, they found a dead body in it."
The prisoner placed the gag in her mouth. She strapped it around her head. She knew what was coming. She was beaten severely. She screamed through the gag.
Merry needed to find a job to make her monthly car payment. Merry looking through the wants ads and found a staffing agency. Merry called the staffing agency and scheduled an interview. Merry went to the staffing agency interview successfully. The staffing agency placed Merry in a job she loved.
Mike says he is faster than Rob on roller blades. I told Rob and he got upset. Rob says he is the fastest. I made them race to see who was faster. Rob beat Mike very easily.
Tim's internet service went up in price. He no longer had a promotional deal. Tim decided to call to cancel. The person over the phone offered Tim a new deal. Tim accepted it.
Rick gained twenty pounds in one month. He has been eating a lot of cupcakes. His doctor told him to start working out. Rick woke up this morning and ate a good breakfast. This afternoon Rick will meet us at the gym.
Cam was so excited. He'd just bought his first new car. He drove it all over town to show off. The car was so fast and sleek! Cam was very happy with his purchase.
Tom's parent's passed away. They had a bit of money saved up. Tom was the only one to inherit any of it. He received enough to take time off from work. Tom used part of it to pay for the funeral.
My son is very small. I put plastic pieces in the wall sockets. My son tried to get one off. He could not get it off. My son was not harmed.
"Kate wanted a new dress. She knew she didn't need one. However, she wanted to impress her friends. She decided to splurge on one anyway. She was happy she did."
Some friends gathered together during Halloween for a party. They became bored and went to a haunted hayride in a corn maze. They became separated and lost their bearings. Some of them were able to exit the maze with no problems at all. They saw someone was missing and later found him dead in the maze.
"Scout was a small puppy who wasn't good at walks. She liked to sniff at things she shouldn't. One day, she sniffed too closely to a bee! The bee stung her nose, which swelled right up. After that, Scout was a much more careful sniffer."
"There was a hailstorm predicted on the weather forecast. Kyle's car was outside of the garage and on the street. He had been sleeping most of the day, so he had no idea it was coming. When he woke up, there was a lot of hail damage on his car. Kyle had to take his car to a shop and have everything fixed."
"One day I woke up and wanted a new puppy. I researched puppies for adoption in my city. I found a great match and went to visit her at her rescue group. I fell in love immediately! Now, I have a five month old puppy who runs the house!"
"Tony Tortellini wasn't a fan of muslims. He made disparaging remarks about them. In his hate, he named his pet dog Mahmoud. He thought it was hilarious, as muslims dislike dogs. Thankfully Mahmoud outlived Tony, and was adopted by a muslim couple."
My boyfriend's father was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2005. He fought for a long time with chemotherapy and radiation. He realized last year that his time was coming to an end. He tried to reach out to my boyfriend but he was in denial. He passed away a few months ago and my boyfriend never got to say bye.
"I went on a vacation with my family and stayed in a cabin. After settling in and eating dinner, we started to get ready for bed. My kids were playing when my son told me that he saw a white squirrel. After talking a bit more, I realized that he had seen a white mouse. We quickly packed up and drove home."
Zoey was getting ready for school. She couldn't find her contacts anywhere. She tried her hardest to find them but it was soon time to go. She was forced to head to school without them. All day she couldn't see anything and it really slowed her down.
Bob worked in marketing marketing department of a company. Bob decided to have a get together with his coworkers in a hotel room. Bob ordered 8 extra large pizzas with the works. Bob ended up eating most of the pizza and enraging his coworkers. Bob ate selfishly ate the last slice of pizza.
The side yard was covered with tall plants. So the owners of the house borrowed a rototiller. One of them went out and stated to rototill. He tilled into a bees nest that was hidden under the plants. Now the plants get to grow as they want.
"One morning Steven work up to a strange sound. A constant buzz wouldn't leave his ears. He searched around the room and saw it - a fly. He threw the first thing he could find, which was his alarm clock. The alarm clock broke when it hit the fly, and Steven happily slept."
"My niece's youngest child is 9. Bob has behavioral issues. If he does not get what he wants, he swears and acts out. Last week he punched two holes into the wall. His mom is scheduling therapy sessions for him."
Tim was playing with friends. They were on some train tracks. They all thought the train stopped going there. Then they felt rumbling and heard a horn. They all ran off before the train passed.
Charlie was a street vendor. He sold hot dogs in the middle of town. Charlie didn't have a license to do business. The town officials found out Charlie was illegally operating. He received a fine and a warning.
"Brayden cautioned his students not to smoke pot. After class, he noticed some kids outside behind the building. He ran outside and suspected them of smoking pot. He tore the object from one student's hand. It was just bubbles that they were blowing."
"Bambo Wambo was a DoTA player. His special talent at the game was tilting. He'd often tilt out of control, and make terrible plays. These plays would confound his opponents. In their opponents confusion, Bambo's teammates would win games."
"Matthew was anxiously waiting for his state test results. He was sure that he had done a bad job. When he got his test back though, he had a high score. He was so surprised. To his delight this meant he didn't have to take his class exam."
Diana saw a stray black cat in the bushes with kittens. When she went near the cat it darted away and was hit by a car. The cat returned a few days later very hungry and limping. A trap was set for her with some food and she was finally caught. The mom went to the vet and now they are all safe in Diana's house.
Mavis was writing on his typewriter in the bathtub. He lost his grip and the typewriter fell onto his lap. It tore a gap in his side and he howled in pain. Mavis decided not to bring his typewriter into the bath anymore. But then he got a good idea for a story and did anyway.