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"Last year I began to feel listless. I realized I was watching way too much television. I decided to give up television for a whole year. I began to read books and talk more with people instead of TV. At the end of that year, I made new friends and got all A's in school."
"Jake had wanted to climb the tower for a long time. It had a bunch of stairs, but everyone said the view was great. He began his climb. Jake went up one hundred stories to the top. The view was incredible."
Laura places her white clothes in the washing machine. She did not notice the red towel that was already there. Her clothes turned red after she pulled them out. Laura is sad because she did not notice the red towel. She realizes she will not make that mistake again in the future.
Kate's parent made crab legs last Friday. They bought them again this Friday. They bought them again the next Friday. Friday became Kate's favorite night of the week. She loved crab and it was officially Crab night.
Sam loved goats. She went to visit her aunt Sue. Sue lived on a farm. Sam was so happy to see the baby goats. Aunt Sue gave her a goat.
"Lily wanted to be a singer for as long as she could remember. She entered a singing contest to win a contract with a record label. Lily won after facing fierce competition. After reading her contract, Lily realized it was not what she wanted. Lily did not accept the record deal and instead made music on her own."
Andrea grew up on a farm with her dad. He taught her how to shoot a gun when she was little. Someone broke into her house yesterday. She caught them and pointed a gun at them. The man charged her and Andrea shot him in the leg.
The man wrote a word down backwards. He gave the word to his son. He called it a secret message. The son held it up to the mirror. He deciphered the secret message.
"Maddy was very clumsy. She tripped over everything and made people laugh. As she was very self-conscious, she tried to be careful. She took lessons to have more poise and walk with a straight back. Now, people look at her with awe and don't laugh anymore."
I went to work out yesterday. I went to the exercise room. I was on the treadmill. I tried increasing the speed. All of the sudden I fell off.
The man bought some candy for his wife. He opened the box to eat one. He ended up eating the whole box. His wife saw the empty box. He told her they were for her.
"Sam was playing basketball outside. All of a sudden, he heard a meowing sound coming from the trash. Sam found a tiny kitten in the trash. Sam took the kitten home. The next day he took it to a vet to get the kitten examined."
"Gary was recently looking for a house to purchase. Gary and his realtor looked at various houses. Finally, Gary saw a old Victorian house that he fell in love with. Gary put in an offer, and anxiously waited. Gary was thrilled when his realtor informed him he got the house."
Finch has been an outcast in high school. People think he's off balance. A small girl named Ella is intrigued by him. She sees a lot of herself that she's afraid to show. The two became best friends.
Alex had a date with his girlfriend at 8:00. He forgot about his date and agreed to meet a friend at 8:30. Alex didn't want to let either of them down. He went on his date at 8:00 but then ended it early. His girlfriend was shocked to see them at a bar a few doors down.
"Tim wanted to be a positive influence. He started streaming video games. People were attracted to his attitude. His viewership steadily increase. Eventually, he made it his full-time job."
Theo had a very odd career. He was left a very large barbie doll collection when his grandma died. He has made over three million dollars selling them on Ebay. He was always a little embarrassed to tell girls he dated what he did. They never cared though because he was rich.
The man brewed his first batch of beer. He set the bottles of beer in the closet to ferment. One day he heard a loud pop. One of the bottles had exploded. He threw out all of the first batch of beers.
Donna went shopping at the store. She rolled the shopping cart to her car. She let go of the cart to open her door. The cart started to roll away. Donna caught the cart before it hit any other cars.
My brothers and I were playing keep away. The ball landed on the ground. I reached for the ball. My brother put his foot in between my and and the ball. My fourth finger on my right hand was broken.
In 1985 my nephew broke his leg. A little league player slid into him. He had a cast on his leg. His aunt had just broken her leg on a fall. We took photos of them together showing off their casts.
Mariana was stranded on an island. She had long exhausted her supplies. She decided to find some food. She saw some weird plants and ate them. She got sick but survived the day.
An angry Kate was over a guys house. And another girl had been knocking on the door. Finally she went away. Kate began to feel calmer. Until the girl began to knock on the windows.
Jill walked from her apartment to the beach. She set her sandals on the boardwalk. Jill couldn't find her sandals after her day on the beach. Jill had to walk back home on the hot pavement. Jill's feet were burned on the way home.
Kate was on a road trip with 3 friends. And they had already made two stops in three hours. Now they were stopping for another snack break. Kate was fuming. She could hold her tongue no longer and began arguing with the driver.
"John was always really good at Soccer, so he decided to challenge Joe. Joe couldn't pass this up, and they began to play. They were both evenly matched, but Joe was pulling ahead. In the end, Joe won by over 30 points. They both laughed it off and went and got ice cream together."
Lily was having a bad week. Her mom died and she lost her job. She thought anything would be a miracle. Then she found out she got the job of a lifetime. It made it all better.
Cooper adopted a cat named Gail. Cooper loved his pet cat Gail. One day Cooper noticed Gail had gained weight. He took Gail to the veterinarian. Cooper ended up finding out Gail was pregnant with kittens.
Cindy hadn't studied for her geography exam. She was nervous about taking the test in the next period. Cindy pulled the fire alarm to get out of the class. A teacher had seen Cindy pull the alarm. Cindy was given suspension for her actions.
I was late getting on the bus after school. This meant I had to get on the bus nobody liked. Hardly anyone rode that bus. The driver was mean and hateful. He yelled at us and we couldn't talk at all.
"Tommy grabbed a bowl from the kitchen and filled it with baking soda. After a minute, he found a jug of vinegar as well. He heard about doing this from a classmate. With a brief hesitation, he poured the vinegar into the bowl. A foamy substance began to overflow onto the counter."
Franz notices that his hair is thinning. He decides to shave it completely. One day he shaves it with a razor. He likes how he looks without hair. Franz is happier without hair than with thinning hair.
"Nancy was excited for nightfall. She'd bought a ton of fireworks to set off. When her friends came over, she lined them all off. She set them off and watched them explode. She loved the 4th of July!"
Ted is on vacation in mexico. He has booked a week long stay at a 4 star Hotel. He has a great day at the beach and returns to his room. He goes to sleep and is awoken by what seems to be a ghost! Ted runs out of the motel and checks out as fast as he can.
Kelly was hit from behind at a red light. A young man emerged and apologized profusely. Kelly looked and saw that there was no damage to her car. She forgave him and told him to drive more carefully! The young man thanked her profusely.
Sue played the harp. She was very good at it. But she ended up getting a sore wrist the week before her recital. She took some pain medication the day she had to play. Sue powered through the pain and got a standing ovation.
Joe thought he was an experienced baker. But only learned how to bake on his own. His friend suggested that he take a baking class. And he reluctantly did. Joe ended up learning a lot more than he thought he would.
Allie loved shopping at her favorite store. Unfortunately she found out it was closing. Allie was devastated. She ended up buying the sale items. It was her last choice.
"Drake dreamed of one day becoming a chef. He entered culinary school to pursue his dream. He worked hard for 2 years, training in his craft. After graduating, he took a job at a local restaurant. He was successful due to his extensive training and studying."
"Matt wasn't drinking enough water. But he neglected advice about drinking more. One really hot day, he felt lightheaded and weak. And he tried to drink some cool water. But he neglected water later on and became very dehydrated."
"My coworker Sally bought a motorcycle in 2006. She did it on impulse. One day she was on the road, and the motorcycle stalled. She jumped off the bike and could not right it. The next year she sold the motorcycle on Craigslist."
Ashley was visiting a new friend. She brought a bottle of wine as a gift for her. She picked her favorite wine out at the grocery store. She hoped her friend liked it and that she'd made a good impression. She wanted her friend to invite her back again!
Dave had a clever idea for advertising his product. He figured he'd pay people to get a tattoo of it on their forehead. A surprising number of people went for it. Dave thought he'd hit upon a terrific idea. He kept thinking that right up until the lawsuits.
Tonight I watched the national convention. I laughed very hard. The speeches had funny elements. I then got tired. I fell asleep early.
Luke was supposed to meet his date at 6pm. She thought he told her 5pm. She got to the restaurant and got a table. She waited and waited and found out there was a mistake. Luke was so embarrassed about the time mixup.
Carli made popcorn one night. Her roommate asked for some popcorn. Carli could not find where she put the popcorn. A week later Carli found the box in her laundry basket. Carli and her roommate had a great laugh.
Laurel is pregnant. She is very nervous to find out the sex of the baby. Her and her husband already have 3 boys. Laurel plans an ultrasound to find out the baby's sex. She finds out she is having a girl and is very excited and relieved.
"Jessica found it hard to be serious around John. John was always so serious himself, it made her giggle senselessly. John asked her to stop as he didn't get why she always laughed. Jessica told him she would if he smiled. When he smiled, she smiled, but didn't giggle."
"Lauren really wanted to become a writer. She began working on a novel in her spare time. After several months, Lauren made the novel available for Kindle. Her novel began to sell like hotcakes. To date, Lauren's first novel has sold over a million copies!"
Sally isn't very good at understanding math. She has trouble with fractions in particular. She decided to read about fractions on the internet. She took some free online courses explaining fractions. Now Sally has no trouble doing fractions in her head.
"It was a sunny afternoon. Jill was walking her dog around her neighborhood. All of a sudden, a stray cat appeared out of nowhere. The stray cat started hissing at her dog. Her dog got scared and hid behind Jill."
"Claire liked being a good hostess. She would serve fancy things to her guests. She bought a new cheese board to serve some great cheeses. The next time she had guests, she set the board out. They all loved the beautiful presentation and yummy food!"
Kim was enjoying her french fries during lunch. She asked her friend to pass her the salt. The friend pretended to reach for the salt shaker. Instead he grabbed the sugar shaker. Kim was very confused when she took a bit once putting sugar on.
"As a kid I always had a fear of spiders. One day I decided I needed to conquer this fear. I asked my parents to take me to a tarantula exhibit. At the exhibit, I allowed a tarantula to crawl on my hand. Now I'm totally fine with spiders."
Anita was a chef in a kitchen. She made a delicious dish for a customer. The server mistakenly brought the dish to another diner. Anita realized what the server did. Anita quickly began working on a replacement dish.
Sam bought a new smoke alarm. He went to set it up in his home. Sam realized he didn't have any batteries. Sam went back to the store. Sam bought the batteries for the smoke alarm.
"Alex was having problems understanding statistics in school. Alex got a tutor and studied every single night. Alex did practice problems on her own. On the day of the final exam, she felt very nervous but did her best. Alex aced the final statistics exam!"
Ted wanted pop tarts for dinner. His mom told him no. He was angry that he couldn't eat what he wanted. He snuck into the kitchen while his mom was out and ate the whole box. He began to feel sick and wished he had listened.
Gage wanted to go camping very badly. He convinced his girlfriend to accompany him. The two of them spent the night in a leaky tent. Gage's girlfriend was very upset with him. When the two returned she broke up with Gage.
Johnny realizes he needs more protein in his diet. He decides to drink a glass of milk. Johnny enjoys the milk. He thinks he will try to get more milk in his diet in the future. Johnny is happy to be getting more protein in his diet.
Derick had a small house on the outskirts of town. He would always forget to turn his lights off when not at home. Derick was surprised to get a huge electric bill one month. He wasn't able to afford to pay all at once. Derick got his lights shut off the next month.
"Sarah was very afraid of snakes. She desperately wanted to overcome her fear, so she went to the zoo. After a bit of searching, she found where the snakes were kept. She peered at one through the glass. In person, she realized they weren't so scary after all."
"Daniel loves filling the bird feeders at his home. He enjoys seeing the wide variety of birds that they attract. The birds glare at him through the window if they are not fed. When he fills the feeders, the birds alert their friends by chirping. After fresh food is supplied, Daniel loves seeing them so happy."
"Don wanted to improve his sales numbers at work. Don began doing role play with a co-worker in their off-hours. Don also watched inspiring and helpful instructional videos. Don began feeling more confident while on the phone, selling. At the end of the quarter, Don was the top salesman in the office!"
Lionel always wished he was a lion. Ever since he was a kid he like the idea. So when he was an adult he always dressed up in a costume. And even met his wife at a furry convention. They have two cubs together now.
"My brother's brother in law, Tim, is crippled from polio. Tim is estranged from his brother Charlie. Tim lives in an apartment above Charlie. One day Tim asked my brother to drive him to an auto parts store. Tim needed to get a part, but refused to ask his own brother."
Lucy was playing with her doll. All of the sudden her brother took it. Lucy started to cry. She asked for it back. Lucy needed it back right away.
"Lesley scrambled at the last second to study for her exam. She arrived in class exhausted and her head clouded with sleep. She looked at her test and all the letters were blurred. A minutes later, she fainted on the floor. She woke up in the infirmary with a headache and an F."
"The man lay on the couch in the shrink's office and spilled his tale. He said he'd killed women all up and down the coast. He wasn't feeling remorse, he said. The therapist started becoming a mite bit nervous. The man turned to look at her and smiled."
Bob made a sand castle at the beach. He finished before high tide came in. He watched as the waves tore apart his castle. Bob took a picture before it was destroyed. He showed people the picture all day to brag about his work.
Yesterday I threw my jeans in the wash. When I took them out I was upset. I realized I left my phone in there. I was rather upset. I had to buy a new one.
Kate and her friends were at a restaurant. For dessert Kate wanted cheesecake. But they only had vanilla bean cheesecake. Kate hated vanilla. But they had nothing else she wanted so she decided to give it a shot.
John wanted to create his own speaker system in his house. He wanted to experience the movies in high fidelity sound. He bought a receiver but did not know how to set it up. He bought a speaker system but he did not know how to set it up. John requested a service installation and finally he had set it up.
"Hank was trying to quit smoking. He had one cigar left. He stared at it, trying to have the willpower to stay away. He picked it up and lit it. He told himself he would just smoke half of it."
Adam ordered some flowers for his mom for mother's day. They arrived early and were left outside in the hot sun all day. Adam totally forgot about the flowers and let them wilt and die. He noticed too late that the flowers were dead and brown and panicked! He bought his mom chocolates instead that year!
"My wife and I are on our honeymoon in Cancun. We have been here for five days and are having a blast. We have been doing nothing but eating, drinking and sleeping. We do miss our two dogs back home though. Thankfully we get to fly back home to see them tomorrow morning."
A wife heard the weather report for the next few days and was upset. It would be a scorcher and a heat wave rolled together. She asked her husband to get AC installed in their home. He rebuffed this idea and suggested he call later. She reminded him of the great deals and he agreed to call now.
Lucy went to the casino. She was eager to play some slots. Finally she won something. She won one hundred dollars. Lucy was so happy.
Samantha was in need of a new car. Her old one was breaking down on the daily. She decided enough was enough. She headed down to the dealership to see if she could find one. She met a nice young man who sold her a brand new car.
I had delayed my dinner until after I picked my mom up from work. Neither of us had eaten all day so we were trying to get some food! Neither of us could decide what we wanted so I searched for places. We decided on a bar that has pretty good food. The dinner was great and afterwards I finished driving her home!
Eric had never tried sushi before. That is the only place his friends ever wanted to go and eat. Eric hated cooked fish so he assumed he would hate raw fish. He decided to try it on his own time so no one could laugh. As soon as the raw salmon touched his tongue he instantly gagged.
Zack wanted to join the wrestling team at school. He spent the summer studying videos of Olympic matches. Zack also watched instruction videos and trained diligently. Zack tried out for the wrestling team when the new year started. Zack made the team!
Susie had been late on rent. She was at risk at being evicted. She had no clue what to do. She begged her landlord to forgive her. He gave her one more month.
"Trent's stepmother was very abusive. One day, he ran away from home. He made it fifty miles away, to the town where his aunt lived. He was nervous, as he'd not seen the woman since he was a toddler. She took him in and filed a petition to get custody of the boy."
The Barton family arrived at their hotel. They had never been to this island before. It was a beautiful place. They played many games and also relaxed on the island. They all agreed it was a beautiful place.
Peters car was being stubborn. It did not want to start. Peter could not think of a reason why. Peter looked at the dash board and was annoyed. The car was out of gas.
Shelly called in an order for pizza. She started straightening up her house while she waited. Shelly picked out a new show to stream. About that time her doorbell rang. It was her pizza.
The man turned on the fan. The fan made a weird noise. He turned the fan off. He looked inside the fan. He found that the fan was clogged with dust.
"Every Easter, Calvin got a gift he could use on spring break. This year, there was a new beach towel in his Easter basket. He was going to a beach and was excited to use his new towel! He pictured himself lying on the sand and relaxing. He was all set for vacation!"
Sam wanted to ask Jen to marry him. He could not think of a romantic place to propose. Finally he decided on asking her at a local restaurant. They ate dinner. He proposed after dinner when she said yes.
Mary needed to improve her math skills. She contacted the campus tutoring office and asked for help. A tutor came to Mary's dorm and offered to assist her. Mary worked very hard with the tutor for several weeks. Mary aced her math final exam!
"Matthew had been gone for a week. His new job demanded that he travel a lot. He was missing his family and his home. When he returned, he told his boss that he couldn't travel anymore. The boss fired Matthew immediately."
The couple dressed like vampires. They walked to the Halloween party. Somebody ran up with a wooden stake. The couple cowered in fear. The man with the stake laughed maniacally.
I picked up a bottle of red dye yesterday. I was pretty convinced it would be good. When I tried it it was amazing. I got many compliments. I had to try it again.
Sally woke up crying from a nightmare. A dark figure opened her bedroom door. She was scared it was the monster. She heard her dad's voice. Then she knew she was safe.
Dave bought a lottery ticket once a month just for kicks. One night he came home and popped a frozen pizza in the oven. Mike sat down with dinner and turned on his television. The announcer read out the winning lottery numbers. Mike nearly choked on his pizza because he had the winning ticket!
The roof of Wendy's house was swaying. It had originally been a barn and the rafters were far apart. Wendy considered her options to fix it. She eventually decided the best course was to tear it down. She figured she'd build a better house where the current one stood.
Lucy went to the ranch. She tried throwing an axe at the bullseye. On her first try she succeeded. There was applause. Lucy bowed.
Michael was worried he wouldn't have a date for the prom. It was only weeks away and nobody had said yes to him. As prom came closer he was even more worried. Then one day his best friend Jill asked him to go to prom with him. Michael didn't know what to say he was so happy and excited to go!
Gordon wanted to start working out. His friend had a gym membership. Gordon tried out the gym with his friend. Gordon decided to join the gym. Gordon went to the gym everyday with his membership.

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