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Beth was very concerned with her appearance. Beth had brown eyes. Beth wanted blue eyes. Beth bough color contacts. Beth liked her new eye color. |
"Fred was planning to wash his car. But he was too lazy to actually wash it. One day, there was heavy rainfall. And Fred's car became clean and shiny. Fred was glad he didn't have to do any work." |
My wife went to a party. They were selling cleaning supplies there. She liked it so much that she bought some. We tried it on the Windows and loved it. We then bought some more since we enjoyed it. |
Susy's grandmother died last week. So she had to get things ready for the funeral. It was just so hard for her. She had no clue how she would even cope. But thankfully her family made her feel better. |
"One day I was innocently eating my food in McDonald's. When I arrived home I had to book my trip out of the country. I was leaving the next day, and as I was booking I realized something. I had left my backpack with my passport and money in McDonald's. I scurried over and thanks to God my backpack had been stored." |
Tim and Kate had been married for decades. All their kids were grown ups. They realized the love had left their marriage long ago. They both decided it would be best to divorce. Tim and Kate stayed on amicable terms. |
"I needed someone to help me move furniture. I rented a large u haul truck. I called my cousin, and he agreed to come help. He arrived a few hours later. With his help, we completed the move in only a few days." |
Tina found a new show on Netflix. She decided to watch an episode or two. She was immediately hooked. Tina wound up binge watching the entire first season. She spent the entire week watching the rest. |
Arden went out to the mailbox to get his mail. He saw a letter addressed to him from his child's school. Arden opened the letter up. It stated that his child was receiving an award at a ceremony. Arden call his boss up and requested the time off from work. |
"Brian was fascinated by astronomy. This started when got a telescope for christmas as a young boy. He studied hard so that he could work in the space industry. After many years of hard work, Brian managed to get a job at NASA. Soon after, he was selected as possible candidate for manning the ISS." |
"Sara wanted to learn how to cook. Her mom decided to teach her how to cook rice. Sara started with boiling water. When she finally added the rice, she got distracted. Sara let the rice run out of water and burn." |
I wanted to start a diet. I went online and found plates made for smaller portions. I realized I could do this much cheaper. I went to a local store and purchased plates made for kids. Now I eat my meals from plates covered in princesses. |
Tim was walking in his neighborhood. He noticed a stray dog. Tim tried to get near it but the dog growled. Tim slowly walked away and called animal control. They were able to pick it up within a few hours. |
"I wanted to get a new laptop. I looked at the prices and specs of my choices online. With my husband, I chose a new laptop. It was pink and fast. I fell in love the second it arrived." |
I heard the sound of crying. It sounded like a baby. I went into the backyard. The noise was louder. I realized it was a caterwauling feline. |
"Nia was invited to her Jewish best friend's Bat Mitzvah. She wasn't a Jew herself, but she had such a wonderful time! Afterwards, she asked her parents if she could have a Bat Mitzvah too! Smiling, her parents explained Hispanics like Nia had Quinceaneras. Now Nia had her own big, personal party to look forward to!" |
Allie went shopping with a friend. Her eye caught a nice handbag. But unfortunately it was too expensive. Allie could not afford it. She had to leave empty handed. |
"Kiera was a beautiful wolf dog. She was very majestic and sweet. The day I met her, I fell in love with her. We bonded very quickly. Now I could never imagine my life without her." |
Cohen wasn't doing good in school. His mom paid for him to get a tutor. The tutor helped Cohen understand his classwork. Cohen did better in his classes. He was able to pass his grade. |
"Jen and Sue took their dad's boat out on the lake. Half way across they dropped one of the oars. They were stranded with no way to get back. After awhile, another boat came by. They lent them an oar so they could get back to shore." |
My wife wanted to go apple picking with her granddaughter in NYC. We live in Boston. I am disabled. I paid for my wife to go to NYC on a limoliner bus. She had a great time picking apples with her granddaughter. |
"Amy worked over deep fryers all day, so she often got burn blisters. One day her company switched their hand soap to an alcohol-based type. The employees all complained-the alcohol caused pain in their wounds! The manager apologized-he had not been aware! The next week, they had switched back to the old soap!" |
"Marlene found a dead fish on the side of the road. As there was no lake near it, she wondered what had happened to it. She looked for clues around the fish. She realized that it had been thrown from a passing car. As the fish was not edible, she buried it next to the road." |
"Jake neighbor had a cat roaming around their house. The neighbor wanted the cat gone. He was going to take him to a shelter. Jake offered to take the cat. Now, Jake has a new cat at his house." |
"When Pat visited her grandparents on the East coast, she was thrilled. She had never seen an ocean before. She ran on the beach heading for the waves. But as soon as her feet touched the water she was stung. A big jellyfish stood at her feet so she ran away crying." |
Tim was at McDonald's. They were close to closing for the night. Tim ordered different items. Unfortunately they had run out of half the things he wanted. Tim had to get something else instead. |
Tim was learning to skateboard. He fell over hard one day. He landed right on his arm. It snapped in half. Tim never skateboarded again. |
"Trisha was going on a trip and was excited. She got to the airport to begin her trip. Trisha was surprised to hear that her airplane had been delayed. It was a bump in the road, but Trisha was still okay. Trisha waited patiently until the plane finally arrived." |
My school was contemplating a dress code for the upcoming school year. There were protests against a new dress code. The school ignored the protests. The dress code was instituted for this fall. I just purchased my uniforms. |
"The money for the new house was placed in an escrow account. We decided to meet at the realtor's to make the final exchange. We were all excited and nervous. The lady we purchased the house from was very friendly. We had a good meeting, and everything went smoothly." |
"When we went to get on the go carts, we were stopped. The attendee said we had to wear appropriate shoes. My son was wearing flip flops. Thankfully he was kind and let our son borrow his shoes. We said thank you and our son enjoyed the ride." |
Tom was watching a movie with friends. Someone with a baby decided to sit near by. The baby started crying almost immediately. The parents refused to do anything about it. Tom had to get an usher to tell them something. |
"Barry always wanted his own fish tank. He knew exactly what kind of fish to put in it, but they cost too much. So he started to work at a petstore. When he went to buy everything though he thought he didn't have enough. Until his employee discount went through, and he bought five more fish!" |
"All Cara's friends had health tracker watches called FitBits. Cara begged her mom and dad for one. But her parents said they could not afford the pricey gadget. They offered to pay half if Cara paid the other half. Happily, Cara dipped into her Bat Mitzvah money and got her FitBit!" |
Allie needed an internship. She was afraid she would never get it if she applied. She went to the interview and aced it. She got the call back immediately. Allie could not believe her ears. |
Tom loved going to haunted houses for Halloween. He convinced his girlfriend to go with him. Tom's girlfriend didn't like them at all. She broke down halfway through and refused to keep walking. They had to let her and Tom out a side exist. |
"Everyone said that Jackie was half fish. She spent more time in the water than on the ground. Jackie wanted a pool, but her parents couldn't afford it. So she joined the swim team and became eventually an olympic swimmer. Now in her house, she has her own indoor heated pool." |
"Tom loved his motorcycle. He enjoyed riding the bike often. One day he went to start his bike, and a lot of smoke came out. He took the bike to the mechanic. The mechanic informed him the bike needed an engine rebuild." |
The heater was not working in the house. So Tina was getting frigid. She bundled up but it did not help. The house was only 60 degrees. So the oil guy had to come out to fix the heat. |
Our phone line went down Friday night during a storm. Verizon told me it was a mass outage. They sent two trucks to the area. The representative told me the cable needed to be replaced. They finally restored service on Thursday. |
Jena was driving late at night. She saw an animal on the road. Jena swerved to miss the animal. The car hit the ditch. Jena had to call a tow truck. |
"When Jim's laptop stopped functioning, he bought a new one online. He waited for it every day checking his mail. When it finally arrived, Jim was ecstatic. He plugged the new laptop right away to see how good it was. But as soon as the laptop's screen lit up, it changed back to black." |
Tom had a best friend in elementary school. He had to move away. Tom was really sad about it. Tom's friend stayed in touch online. Eventually they met up and hung out again. |
Sally bought a brand new cell phone. She thought that the case it came with was too clunky. She threw away the case. The next day she dropped her phone. The screen shattered. |
Allie noticed it was snowing outside. She then prayed for a snow day. To her delight the phone rang. It was the school and it was canceled. Allie was happy she got to go back to sleep. |
I couldn't stop thinking about food. I hadn't eaten all day long. All I could do was think about making dinner. I finally got home and started cooking. I had to struggle not to eat too much that night. |
Tony had a sad ferret. The ferret lived in a cage. The cage was very lonely. Tony bought another ferret to be his ferrets friend. Tony's ferret was very happy. |
Terry went to the dealership. He wanted to buy his first car. He did not know what to choose. His dad came by and chose for him. Terry was pleased. |
Tom loved being social. He wanted to please people. He decided to throw a party. He hired a great DJ. Everyone had a great time at the party. |
Tom and his son were traveling through Texas. Tom's son asked him to go to the carnival. Tom agreed with his son's request. Tom took his son to the carnival. Tom's son had a great time. |
"Rory went away to summer camp for the first time. It sounded very fun! He was 11 and felt mature enough to go. But within two days, he was desperately homesick! He wrote his mom and dad, begging them to bring him home early!" |
Cal wanted to buy a new television. He went online and read reviews. Cal decided on a television. He went to the electronics store. Cal bought the television he wanted. |
"John had been getting into shape for several months. His buddies told him about a fund-raising 10-K run. John decided to enter the race. John finished third in the 10-K run! As a result, John raised over a thousand dollars for cancer research!" |
Jerry had to call his insurance company. They responded with a bot. He needed to talk to a person. Nobody allowed him through. He was upset. |
"Kate wanted a quiet place to read. Everywhere she went there was someone already there. She thought about going to the garage. But it was too cold and there was no heat in there. In horror she realized her only choice was the dark, dusty basement." |
"Nina was in her kitchen eating breakfast. Suddenly, she began to feel shaking under her feet. She realized that there was an earthquake so she ran outside. Outside, some bricks nearly fell on her. Luckily, she managed to stay safe until the shaking stopped." |
Alicia went to the fair with her boyfriend. They decided to go on the scariest ride. But the scariest part of all was when the ride broke down. Alicia couldn't not believe it. She freaked out and started to cry and could not believe her luck. |
"Some birds pick feathers and lose much of their feathers. A parrot without feathers can be comfortable in a warm home. However, a Florida zoo has a penguin that lost its feathers. He must swim in very cold water. The zoo keepers molded a wet suit for the penguin." |
"Fred had no nails. But he never bothered to cut them. While he was cooking breakfast one day, a nail got into his food. Fred was upset his breakfast was ruined. And he cut his nails right away." |
Jim bought a phone for his daughter. He thought she was ready for a cell phone. She quickly got the phone and started to talk to boys. Jim had to cancel the phone. He still had to pay for it and wasted money. |
"I sighed with frustration when Ann cancelled yet another appointment. I knew our coaching sessions were good for her when she chose to come. Listening to her stammered excuse, I got a sudden flash of insight. Acting on instinct, I asked her why she felt undeserving of success. As silence gave way to tears, I knew we'd... |
"James and Kara were hungry. They decided to get take out food for dinner. On their way home, Kara was driving over the speed limit. The police pulled Kara over for speeding. Seeing that they had hot food, the police officer let them go." |
"John got a letter in the mail with no return address. John opened up the envelope. It was a handwritten note. John read it several times. It was from his foster dad, telling him who his real father was." |
Allie had been working for twelve hours straight. She was working at the store. She was on her feet all day. Allie got rather upset. She needed to take a short break. |
Sam lived in a trailer park. It was in the mid-west. A tornado warning hit the area. Sam evacuated just in time. His entire park was destroyed. |
Barry was a very poor man with an talent for painting. He didn't sell his works for very much profit because he was ignorant. Barry wound up living in an alley and using old scraps for his art. He wound up creating his very own masterpiece in the alley. A wealthy passerby saw the man's work and bought it for a large su... |
Alicia really wanted to go to the drive in. But unfortunately they were not playing anything she liked. Thankfully she asked the manager to play her favorite movie. The man agreed. Alicia then had a great time. |
"Annika's favorite Blankie was full of holes. Grandma offered to repair them, but Annika was too scared. Grandma told Annika that Blankie needed surgery, just like Grandpa. Annika allowed Doctor Grandma to do surgery with her sewing machine. Annika was happy that Blankie and Grandpa were both all better." |
Donna had been watching a lot of scary movies. She was having trouble sleeping. Donna began to sleep with the light on. She wasn't sleeping well. Donna stopped watching scary movies. |
"Tom ordered some items online. He would wait for them to arrive. Every time a delivery truck drove by he would get really excited. After a while all the letdowns became frustrating. Tom eventually got the right truck, though." |
Jane was drinking wine. She accidentally spilled some on the carpet. The carpet was shag white. Jane tried everything to clean it up to no avail. She had to get it professionally cleaned. |
Tom was out on a hike. It was in the desert during the summer. Tom didn't pack enough water. He started getting really dehydrated. He barely made it back without passing out. |
John and his family wanted to do something fun. They wanted to visit the zoo. Unfortunately there was a monsoon. The father took his family on a muddy nature expedition. John's family had a great time in John's SUV. |
"Jim wanted to make his wife pancakes on Saturday morning. He woke up early, made the batter and waited for her to awaken. She woke up but Jim had fallen asleep on the couch. He forgot about the batter and it was ruined. He took her out for breakfast." |
Tim's family lived on a farm. A big drought hit. Most of their crops died out. Tim and his family had to sell it and move. The next year it rained a lot more. |
Reese wanted to be more active. He mostly sat around the house. He wanted to be more fit. He started playing one hour outside a day. He is much more fit now. |
Gina has a sick puppy. It got into an open box of doggy biscuits. The poor thing ate the entire box of treats. Gina has to take her dog to the animal hospital. She now hides all doggy treats inside her pantry. |
"Thomas was up for an award. He thought he was a shoe in and everyone else did too. When the name was called for the award though, it wasn't his. Thomas felt sad but he didn't give up. Next year Thomas worked even harder and won the award." |
Darrel needed something exciting. He got a fancy sports car. He loved speeding around town in it. He got several speeding tickets in the first year. Darrel decided to sell it for a station wagon. |
Robert was highly interested in furthering his career. He seemed like he was at a dead end. He came to the conclusion that he needed to learn some new skills. He went online and enrolled in a college. He patiently waited for a response from the school. |
"Don was 62 and noticed a blurriness in his vision. He was diagnosed with cataracts, which are flaws in the lens. He learned that there are artificial lens with varying focal lengths. He had surgery replacing the lens in each eye. He threw away his glasses and now has 20-20 vision." |
"Jonah had nightmares again. He told his mom that he didn't want to sleep alone anymore. But the mom didn't want him in her bed every night. She went to the toy store ready to fix the problem. The following night, Jonah fell asleep with a huge bear in his arms." |
Lauren was skipping rope. She lost her rhythm. She tripped and fell. Her friend helped her up. She started skipping rope again. |
Tom was playing monopoly. He kept lagging behind. After a while he started stealing money and cheating. Tom caught up and eventually won. Nobody found out he was cheating. |
"John was out one night galavanting with his buddies. One of them said he knew of a haunted house. They decided to drive to the house. Once they found it, they all felt a cold chill. Suddenly, they peeled away as fast as they could!" |
"Matt wanted to learn how to swim. He joined at class at the YMCA. He was nervous, but one of the instructors helped him. Eventually Matt got better at holding his breath. Before long, he was swimming easily and happily." |
Kerry wanted to be something really scary for Halloween. She put on a pumpkin costume. No one was afraid of her. She went home and put some fake blood on the pumpkin. When Kerry when out again everyone ran away screaming. |
"Jacob went on a blind date. He was so nervous that he couldn't stop fidgeting. When he arrived at the restaurant, he thought of going back home. Instead, he took a deep breath and went to meet his date. After a wonderful meal, they decided to see each other again." |
Tom had a swimming competition coming up. He practiced hours every day to win. Tom was very well prepared and did great in the race. He easily got first place and set a new lap record. Tom was excited and motivated to keep swimming. |
Rita took out her knife. She whittled down the piece of wood. It soon started to take the shape of a face. She finished it and gave it to her grandson. She said this would be his guardian. |
My kids came outside to see what I was doing. I told them about the woodpecker. They laughed and watched too. Then they wanted to watch the cartoon. I found the disc and put it on for them. |
Tim bought a new book. He had heard good things about it. A few chapters in Tim was bored out of his mind. He kept trying to read but it never got better. Tim gave up about halfway through the book. |
Tom and his friends were going to vote. They decided to vote for the worse candidate cynically. None of them expected he would really win. Tom and his friends were shocked when he did. They felt everyone else should have stopped him. |
"Terry had to go to the bathroom. When he was done, he flushed the toilet. The toilet didn't flush and overflowed. He had to get a plunger to unclog the toilet. He unclogged it but had to spend the day cleaning the water out." |
"Greg's room was very dusty. But he didn't feel like cleaning it. One morning, his throat felt very sore. And he regret not cleaning up the dust. So he cleaned it up immediately and never had a sore throat again." |
Tom was eating soup. He decided to get some bread with it. The bread turned out to be stale. Tom didn't have an alternative. He decided to eat it anyway. |
"The air conditioner had stopped working. It was over 90 degrees outside that day. We sat around, uncomfortable and grumpy. We called for someone to come fix it. It turned out all we needed was new batteries in the thermostat." |
Tiffany had her first swimming lesson tonight! She was so excited. Her teacher was very nice. She swam and swam for what felt like hours. By the time she was done with her lesson she was exhausted. |
"Buddy had a new gig. He was the lead singer in a jazz band. He loved to perform the classics for the crowd. When he finished his first set, he got a standing ovation. Buddy couldn't wait until their next gig!" |
"John needed a new laptop computer. He went to his local electronics store to buy one. John was stunned by the sheer selection. John asked an employee which one he should get. He took the advice, getting a sweet Deal with the bells and whistles." |
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