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The Lipizzaner Stallions

2010-07-05T06:00:00.000-10:00

The Lipizzan Stallions are amazing. They have four main moves: Capriole, Levade, Coubette, Mezair.

The Capriole is when the stallions leep high into the air with his feet by his chest and kicks out violently.

The Levade is when the stallion maintains a haunched position at 45-degree angle to the ground. This position requires muscle control and a perfection of balance that is quite difficult.

The Corbett is when the horse balances on the hind legs and then jumps, keeping his hind legs together and the forelegs off the ground.

The Mezair is a series of Levades in which the horse lowers its forefeet to the ground before rising again.

Riding Out On A Lipizzaner Stallion,

Merrin

I found all of this information on this site

Horses Jumping

2010-07-02T10:15:00.002-10:00

Skye sent me a video on youtube of these people riding and just horses jumping and it is so awesome. I showed my mom and she was amazed that horses could do that.

Did You watch it? Did you like it? Well I liked it.

Merrin

iDVD

2010-06-25T13:53:00.002-10:00

At my barn I have been video taping people ride and I have been making video's of them.

What I do:

1. Take pictures and videos with my moms new camera (even though its kinda more mine than hers)

2. Upload the pictures and videos to iMovie and iPhoto

3. Edit the videos and add titles, transitions, photo's, and even music.

4. Upload the video's to iDVD

5. Add more photos and other semi-related things then finally

6. Burn the video onto a blank dvd and whala you your own dvd ( You can put the dvd in your computer or t.v.)

10 Things I Want To Do Over The Summer

2010-06-02T06:00:00.000-10:00

Each year during summer break, my mom tells Pearl and I to write ten things we want to do over summer break. Then we try to do as much on our list as we can. What I want to do over summer is:

I would love to do some thing to my hair. I am always on the safe side, I want to be crazy
I want to be with horses more than half my summer. Horses are the best thing that happened to me.
I want to go off island more than once. It would be awesome if we could go to Honolulu for my birthday and go again with Skye for school clothes.

For right now I can only think of three but I will tell you everything else once I am think about it.

Merrin

Schools Out!!!!!!!

2010-05-31T09:50:00.007-10:00

Finally I am out of school. Since schools out I can do more things, like write more blogs, be at the barn almost every day, and spend more time reading. My mom recently came back from San Francisco and in San Fran she went to China Town and got me and my sister necklaces with our birth symbol like the tiger, horse. and dragon. She also got us some new Pajamas, shirts, and pants. One of my favorite things she got me was the Chai powder mix. The mix is called: Elephant Vanilla Chai by David Rio. It is the best!!!

Riding Into The Sunset,
Merrin

The Eriskay Pony

2010-04-25T07:00:00.000-10:00

The Eriskay is long legged and has a dense, waterproof coat. There is little feathering on the back of the legs. It is an easy going and can be used for trail riding, jumping, and driving. It is technically one of the United Kingdom's native ponies. The foals are born black or bay but eventually turn gray as they mature. They are normally 12 to 13 hands tall.

Love to Ride,

Merrin

The Sorraia

2010-04-22T07:00:00.000-10:00

The Sorraia is a small, but compact horse. The horse is always a dun or a grullo. A grullo is a grayer version of a buckskin. The foals or baby horses are born with zebra stripes covering the body. They are about 13-15 hands tall.

Riding away into the sunset,

Merrin

American Cream Drafts

2010-04-19T07:00:00.000-10:00

The American Cream Drafts are tall being around 15-16.3 hands tall. Their personality is sweet and gentle. They are a strong sturdy breed so it makes it a perfect all around horse. It's breed is good for hobby farming, logging, driving, and riding. The horse are normally cream colored with white/cream colored manes and tails.

Riding Out,

Merrin

Show Competition

2010-04-16T07:00:00.000-10:00

On Sunday ( April 18th) there is a Horse Jumping Show at the Hpa fields. So Skye and I are entering in it. Ooh it will be lots of fun. I can't wait. We will jump logs in a field called the Taj fields. I am kind of nervous but totally excited.

<----- I won't be jumping that high. The logs are nothing higher than 2 feet which i have been practicing at the barn.

Riding Out,

Merrin

The Cleveland Bay

2010-04-12T19:02:00.002-10:00

The Cleveland Bay is an elegant, full-bodied horse. It is fancy enough to be a carriage horse, but people can also ride them. These horses are quite athletic and some have long sweeping gaits, but some are more upright in their strides. The horses are very sturdy and are easy keepers. They are almost always dark bay with back mane, tail, and legs. Sometimes a chestnut can be seen.

Riding Out,

Merrin

The Saddle Club

2010-04-01T06:00:00.000-10:00

Well right now I am ubsessed with The Saddle Club. Man on youtube I have been watching every episode ( because it is a TV show and a movie). I own the movie and it is super good. Lisa, Carole, and Stevie with their horses Prancer, Starlight, and Belle. Well I sure hope you check it out.

Riding out,

Merrin

Horse Night

2010-03-30T06:00:00.001-10:00

Well over spring break I did a lot of things. Some thing I did were:

1) Read some books

2) Spent the night with some friends

3) Was totally utterly bored

4) Maka breaking her leg

5) (and the highlight) had a barn party and spent the night at the barn!

(those were not in order) Spending the night in a white sand arena which was not raked made it not comfortable. Skye, another girl, and I spent the night. In the arena we had two horses ( Rocky and Cimmy) and Patron a little donkey. It was the longest night in the world. We woke up around every two to three hours. One time I woke up and went to the bathroom and when I came back into the tent I could not find them but then I went out and saw them petting the horses. Did you now that 2 in the morning is totally freezing? Gosh it was sure cold.

Riding/Sleeping Out,

Merrin

Barn Party

2010-03-28T17:46:00.003-10:00

Well ever once in a while around or close to a holiday Waimea Equestrian has a barn party. The barn party can be for a holiday like Christmas or a birthday. This time it was my riding teachers birthday so they had a barn party! It was so much fun. Tom ( a person who works there) brought his miniature donkey Patron to the party. He has a saddle and if you are under 50 pounds you can ride him. Only one kid could so he got to ride a mini donkey. I made my favorite brownies and my friend Skye ( her mom is a pastry chef at Hualalai) made the best almost flour-less chocolate cake. It is to die for!! Well we ate smores and corn on the cob and we ran around in the indoor arena.

Hope you guys can try a barn party out,

Riding Out,

Merrin

My Dog Maka

2010-03-26T09:31:00.003-10:00

Well my sister, my dad, and my dog, Maka go camping every once in a while. Well they went camping on Tuesday night and they normally go to the Hilo dock. Well on the way down to the dock and Maka jumped out of the truck while they were passing a fence with three dogs running along the fence. When she fell/jumped out she landed hard and rolled sort-of over and she could not get up. She ended up breaking her femur. She broke her left back leg. She is a big time runner but she can't run for six weeks!! The vet said it will take about five days for her to figure out that she can use the leg but it has been at least two days and she is trying to get up the stairs and chase the cats and even run around. She had her surgury on Wednesday and she came home on Thursday. Maka is a strong girl but it will be a long six weeks. Right now she is laying on her bed snoring (she is good at snoring). All she needs is some rest and sleep. When she has to go the bathroom or is thirsty she will wine like a little girl.

<------ This is a picture of a broken human femur not a dogs but close.

Riding Out,

Merrin

The good old Hackamore

2010-03-21T15:11:00.006-10:00

Hackamores can be very helpful. Hackamores are bit-less bridles. Some people prefer riding with hackamores some people don't. It all depends on the person and the horse. When it comes to older horses and people who don't know how to ride, a hackamore is a very good option. They are easy to use and can help your horses mouth. Richard Winters is a Champion and he only uses hackamores. He is a great rider.

Riding Out,
Merrin

Jumping

2010-03-17T19:56:00.003-10:00

Well my friend Skye and I have officially learned how to jump ( she is my riding partner)! We took a video to show what we have learned.

Did you watch it? Did you like it. Did you?? I sure hope you did. I spent at least 45 minutes working and editing it. I sure like it. My friend Skye is a great rider and she is super nice. Well thats it for right now.

Well goodbye,

Merrin

Myler Bits

2010-02-01T06:00:00.001-10:00

This Bit is a Myler bit combination. When I ride Hansie and other young horses I use this bridle. The creater of these bits is Dale Myler. Everyone I know that uses these bits loves them. there is a string that connects from the nose band to the brow band. Th bit ring (I don't know what it is called) has a little nub coming out where when you pull back it tightens up (on the bit) which makes them slow down or stop. It also pulls on the nose band which the string pulls back. The connection is on the poll and somewhere else which I forget (dumb me, I should have been paying more attention). These are great bits and bridles. I have used them in fact when I was jumping I used this bridle. I totally Love it, THANK-YOU Dale Myler.

Riding Out,

Merrin

Farrier

2010-01-30T05:00:00.000-10:00

Waimea Equestraian Center's farrier is Tom Richmond. He is a great farrier. He knows everything plus he is funny. He tought me and my friend Skye how to correctly shoe a horse. It was soo much fun learning plus we got to put a horsey nail polish on Hansie. Ohh yea here is a picture of Hansie. We saw a very clean hoof. Farriers have a very important job, for if we did not have farriers there probably would not be such things as horse shoes and horses feet would be a mess. One of my friends told me that horseshoes were made for the war. To elevate the horses foot so it would not step on nails and prickly things. Horseshoes that are very heavy were used to keep the horses feet up, you know when they lift their feet up high. That is why. Sliding shoes are cool. They are only put on the back hoofs to help the horse slide. Yes I like lots of pictures and visual aids. This is randomness but what is life without sound affects???? Good questions.... Got to Go

Merrin

Hansie

2010-01-29T06:00:00.000-10:00

At my riding center, there is a horse named Hansie. He is a really sweet horse. Even though he is young he is very calm and gentle. My friend loves riding him. Anyway we started learning how to jump. I rode him and My friend rode the big black horse (i probably should not put his name) and our teacher put up a tiny cross rail. She told my friend to try first. She went and did great. Then it was my turn. Right when i was about to go over the jump he sped up and jumped it as if it was a four foot jump (my friends way of saying it). I was totally not ready for it and unbalanced and so I fell. It was not his fault. He is just a young, big horse. I am fine (luckily). When i fell i rolled off to the side, and Hansie ran off so he didn't hit me with his hoof. When i got back up I was covered in sand and Hansie was just standing off to the side with the reins all crooked, ears pricked forward, I actually wish I had a picture of him then. Well then i dusted myself off. I felt really embarrassed because some students from HPA came to watch us. The next time we came to our riding place, Hansie was gone. We looked everywhere. When I asked my teacher where he was she said he was in San Fransisco, California at a sale barn. She said he had good qualities and he needed to be showing and live in a good barn. He has very good bloodlines so if you live in San Fransisco (and if you are a horsey person) check out some sale barns for a tall bay male horses with a star. He has good qualities so yea.

BUB BAI,

Merrin

P.S.

I wish I had a picture. I will try to get a picture of him.

Howrse

2010-01-25T11:01:00.003-10:00

Howrse is a virtual computer game about horses. I play it and love it. You are allowed to breed, sell and raise your own horses. If you want to brush your horse then you click the grooming button. I like it a lot. It is fun and appropriate. Doesn't show anything nasty. Please log in. You can also manage your own equestrian centre.

Addios, Merrin

Kerrits

2010-01-24T13:17:00.003-10:00

Kerrits Has got to be my favorite brand. They are always so comfertable and fit well. I have a great pair of new breeches from them that reinforce the sewing so it will last along time (hopefully). For Christmas I got a purple short sleeved riding shirt. It is great. Whenever I ride, I use my Kerrits apparel. It always fits me and is great. I Love Kerrits. Another great thing is when you buy clothing from their they give you a free pack of carrots to plant. The best thing about Kerrits is that they are totally green. If you want to check out their site here is the

Addios,

The Usborne Riding School Books

2010-01-20T06:00:00.000-10:00

The Usborne Riding School Books are great to start learning about horses, ponies, games and everything. I started reading them and i have learned how to correctly jump, ride do dressage, show, and do pony games. Some of my favorite books are the Jumping, Dressage, and the Pony Games.

Why I love Horses

2010-01-15T16:17:00.005-10:00

When my family first moved here I saw my first horse. Then it clicked to me I want to ride. So my parents found a great place to learn. My teacher was great. I rode with her in western for six whole years. Then something private happened and I stopped riding with her. I do recommend her for learning to ride. After that I was riding with HPA's horse back riding program. My favorite horse was a horse named Francesca. She was Half Tennessee Walker. She was fun to ride. I rode there for about two or three months. Then I went to the Waimea Equestrian Center. That is where I am riding now. So far i have been riding for a month or two, and I am LOVING riding there. It is my favorite place so far. On the first day i learned about balance. I ended up cantering around with no stirrups or reins. It was hard but super fun. Plus the horse (Rocky) is super bouncy but fun and lazy. Since then i have been riding every Wednesday and Saturdays. I feel like I have grown as a rider and in my experiences, which is very good for me. We (me+my friend we ride together) will soon start jumping which will be fun.

oven cake

2010-01-07T16:37:00.003-10:00

Me and my sister got up really early to film this recipe episode. It is our very favorite breakfast. We are sleepy when we started but then woke up a little. Here it is...

My Riding Lessons

2009-11-25T07:00:00.001-10:00

I ride at the Waimea Equestrian Center. My teacher is really nice and trained in Germany!!! It is really cool going there because you learn so much. On my first lesson I learned more than I would have at any other riding place!!! I learned about balance, suppleness, contact and some/most of the aids( seat aids, leg aids etc.)!! She is the best teacher in the whole world. Me and my friend both go to the same school and we get out of school on Wednesday (Day before Thanksgiving) at around 1:15 and right after that we are going straight to her house/riding stables. When we get there we will work hard then get a lesson a couple of her horses. I hope I get to ride Crystal(she is my favorite)! Here is a video of me riding her horse Rocky. See ya guys later,

Merrin

Colonels nu Chick

2009-11-10T14:32:00.000-10:00

At the place where I used to ride my riding teachers horse had a baby and her name was Colonels nu Chick(I think that was her name). She is now around two years old and her training has started. There was a Green Cow horse Competition and she competed in it. One of my best friends cousins is a professional horse trainer so he trained her. His name is La'akea Vicar. I watched him and CC (Colonels nu Chick) show and they did great. Every one was surprised that CC did not freak out when La'akeas hat flew off. Anyway here is a video of them I took. I edited it on iMovie because I didn't do a good job filming so thank you editing!!

Horsing around,

Merrin

No More Fly's

2009-11-08T14:01:00.004-10:00

Hey, me and my mom were looking around and we found a website that has all these ingrediants and directions to make your own homemade fly spray for your horses. It says some smell good and some make their coat all shiny. It looks like they work very well so check out the site.

Yours Truly,

Merrin

Me+Maka

2009-11-02T16:15:00.000-10:00

My dog Maka is a Great and beautiful dog. She is sweet, great with little kids and loves getting attention! One day I decided that i could possibly replica's of horse jumps but make them for my dog. Me and my dad made a sketch of what they would look like and then we got the supplies and made them. We finished them in about one hour and we made them around two months ago. We have been practicing so much after school that she can now jump three whole feet!!!!!!!!! I have been practicing to so now i can jump two feet!! When my gramma came to visit she took a video of Maka jumping 2 feet 9 inches here it is. She is such a great dog!!

See Ya, Merrin

Horses

2009-10-28T15:56:00.001-10:00

I am going to write a lot about animals from now on because I love them! I especially love horses!

I love watching people jump on horses. It is soo beatiful. How they sore through the air, it is like they are flying. I love watching Gina Miles and Mckinlaigh. Mckinlaigh is a beatiful Irish

Sport horses. Here is a picture of them jumping.

Gina Miles you are a great rider!!!!!

Addios, Merrin

Egg-Citing Egg-Speriment

2009-10-25T15:08:00.005-10:00

Earlier in my school year, in my science class we did an experiment to help us know what to do for our science fair project. It was soo fun I told a parent who is really into arts and crafts about the project. She loved it,the thought of it!

The Materials you need is:

1: one big clear cup

2: one egg

3:vinegar

4:corn syrup

5:water

6: 12 inch piece of string

7: paper and pencil to record observations

Procedures

1: Measure the egg's with, with the string and record

2:Place the egg gently into the cup

3:Fill the cup almost to the top with vinegar and record observations immediately

4: Record what it looks like everyday

5: Wait 36-48 hours then take the egg out and record observations and measure the with again

6: Then put the egg into corn syrup and wait another 36-48 hours

7: Then record observations and take the egg out and measure

8: Wash the cup out with water and fill the cup almost to the top with clean water and put the egg back into the cup

9: After 36-48 hours take the egg out and remeasure it for the last time

10: enjoy the project

Main Vocabulary

1:Diffusion: The movement of molecules from high concentration to low concentration

2: Osmosis: The diffusion of water

3: Concentration: The amount of particles dissolved in liquid

4: Semi-Permeable Membrane: Let's certain things in and rejects others

pilobolus

2009-08-22T13:14:00.004-10:00

This is so cool. We want to spend the summer in NYC sometime soon and I hope we can see these guys. The sculptures they make with their bodies is crazy amazing!

See yaaaaaa,

the Good Mochi

2009-08-21T13:47:00.001-10:00

Me and my sister and mom are doing these cooking videos. You can find it on my moms website on the Healthy Kids page ( there you can print up our recipe too! just click on the recipe card) This month I showed you guys how to make Mochi. I will put the video here but check out the recipe too!

See yaaaaa,

Guinea Pig Strength

2009-08-20T13:23:00.003-10:00

So you know how I told you about my guinea pig Sugar? Well, here is a cute video of her eating grass!

I think my guinea pig has super strength like the guinea pigs in the movie G Force. The other day while she was outside she somehow lifted an upside flower pot and creep ed underneath! We couldn't find her forever! I was so nervous and thought I would never find her again! But then I lifted the pot and there she was. I was so relieved!

Seeee yaaaaaa,

back to school

2009-08-15T13:33:00.003-10:00

On Monday we go back to school. We had orientation last week which was good because I saw all my friends again. I am going into grade 6 so now I am in middle school. It is exciting but I hope there is not too much homework.

see yaaaaa,

WARRIORS new book

2009-08-07T06:00:00.001-10:00

I LOVE the Warrior books and have been reading them since grade 2. The new one just came out, Warriors BlueStar's Prophecy, and I just bought it ( with my bday money - thanks everyone!) and I have started reading it. It is long but it will not take me long to read it!

Do any of you read the book?

recipes and kids cooking!

2009-08-06T11:03:00.004-10:00

Hola, my mom just made a change on the Healthy Kids page. She added our theme song ( check out the record, click it and it will play the song!) and she also ( or we) added a recipe card. Me and my sister are going into the kitchen to show you what we like to cook! and eat! My mom is filming us ( and we are all editing them) and we will post the recipe. Check it out! My mom says we have to do some healthy stuff but that's OK. Wait till you see what we have done so far! We went into a local recipe and created something really fun and yummy! They are going to come out once a month and I will keep you posted!

I love to make the brownies from the Moosewood cookbook. It is sooooo easy to follow and soooooo yummy to eat. I am trying to convince my mom to do a video of that for you.

asta luego,

baby moose playing in sprinkler

2009-07-24T10:15:00.002-10:00

Have you seen this? It is so sweet and funny! It's summer for everyone! Ciao,

Get daily excercise

2009-07-15T06:00:00.000-10:00

It's good to get daily exercise. Any type of exercise is exercise, whether it's taking your dog for a walk, walking to school or even horseback riding! During the school year I go to a Dance class on Monday. On Wednesday and Friday I go horseback riding. I want to get into the habit of taking my dog out for a walk/run. I made up a game that involves my dog Maka.We(my sister and I) call the game "Maka's football, tag game" It is really fun to me and my sister.Here's a video we made demonstrating the game.

As ta Lu ego,

Game Place

2009-07-13T06:00:00.000-10:00

As you know I love to play games!! Some of my favorite board games are Clue, Apples to Apples, and Sorry-the game of sweet revenge. My Dad taught me how to play Chess and Checkers. Every once in a while we'll pull out my Chess board and play. He will usually beat me but I learn his strategies and use those against my sister(then I win).I am considering doing some games on my blog to keep you entertained. How it will work is that I will put a homemade game or something on and you could either email me at merrin@drheathernd.com or leave a comment. The next time I write a blog I will give the Answer and if someone got it right then I will tell it on my Blog. How does that sound??

See ya later,

My 11th Birthday

2009-07-08T10:26:00.007-10:00

On July 6th I had my 11th birthday. On my birthday we finished our stay at the Hapuna with our friends. I had one of those nice, lazy Birthdays. We went to the pool and then Checked out of the hotel and then went back down to the pool to have lunch.

For my birthday I got my own camera, A photography magazine, A $50.00 borders card and $20.00 from my Aunt, Uncle and baby cousin who live in Pennsylvania. I got two cards(so far).

On one of the cards I got a picture of Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, a picture painted by Georges Seurat. Here is the picture. He painted this picture by using only the tip of his paint brush! The original copy is in Chicago at the Art Museum. the original copy is soooo big it takes up an entire wall!!!!! If you look really closely you can see the dots but from a distance you eyes blend the dots together to frame the image. Isn't that cool!!

From,

my guinea pig Sugar

2009-06-30T06:00:00.000-10:00

I just recently got a guinea pig named Sugar. We rescued her from the Kona Humane society.
Her favorite snack is a salad with cucumber, carrots, watermelon and any other leafy vegetable that you can think of !! Her best friend Francine loves the same things. They each have their very own castle/house/igloo. Sugars is a light blue and Francince's castle is bright pink and covered with sparkles!!! They like to share castle and their each castle is too small to share so I bought them a humongous dark blue castle with sparkles!!! Sugar is brown and white with little black fur's. Francine is a big black and white guinea pig.Sugar(my guinea pig) instead on biting people she licks people!!

summer's finally here!!!!

2009-06-24T06:00:00.000-10:00

Well summer is here and I am happy because my birthday is coming up!!! Another reason why I am happy for Summer is that my family and me an hang out and go to the beach, the movies and other family activities. Yesterday was fathers day and we went to go surfing in Kona at Pine Trees ( great surfing spot). I go surfing with my dad for like half an hour then we come in and of course I fall asleep on the beach and get fried ( I did put on sunscreen but not enough i guess)! If you have never been sun burned you do not want to . It hurts when you take a shower, bend the back of your legs ( you get the point).

My favorite books

2009-06-22T13:22:00.003-10:00

I read a lot of books every day. today I read a 132 page book in like 45minutes to n hour.The name of that book was Number the Stars. It took place a long time ago.
One of my favorite books is Warriors by Erin Hunter.
Another one of my favorite books is Maximum Ride by James Patterson.
Some of my other favorites are Flush, Pretty Tough, Scat,Dragon Rider,The Sisterhood of the traveling pants, any books by Donna King, Ida B, Hoot, Dive ,Island.

Well that's most of them. Tell me some of YOUR favorite books and I'll make sure to check them out!

Clue

2009-06-18T09:53:00.001-10:00

For Christmas I got the board game Clue.My family plays Clue at least once per week and I never win. My mom always wins because she has been playing Clue since she was a kid. Finally ,today(Sunday,June7 2009) I won CLUE. The Person was Peacock with the rope in the Observatory( if you own Clue or have played it you know what I mean)!!! Clue is a really fun family game. My favorite players are Mustard, Green, and Scarlet.

Merrin's Profile

2009-06-16T11:44:00.016-10:00

Since birth, Merrin has been exposed to herbal and nutritional supplements (you could catch her drinking cod liver oil straight form the bottle when she was 3!), homeopathy, whole foods and hydrotherapy. Now at age 10, she now instinctively and proactively takes control of her health.

Merrin is an avid horseback rider, loves to play and explore and really loves her school (especially reading).

The Merrin's blog and Ask Merrin section are designed to help other kids with health issues - from one kid to another.

Merrin and her younger sister, Pearl, will be doing some video pod-casting to help kids make healthier food choices and give them tools to help fight off colds.

ART at Parker School

2009-06-12T10:51:00.000-10:00

I interviewed these high school kids at my school. They did an art project using recyclable materials. It was very cool and creative!!

asta luego,

Kahua ranch Windmills and Solar energy

2009-06-07T10:14:00.006-10:00

When I was still in School we went on a field trip to Kahua Ranch. On one part of the tour they took us to their energy place where they have windmills and two types of solar panels.

aloha!

my neighbor Kepa Police Hula Hooping

2009-03-23T16:36:00.003-10:00

Hi,

This video is Kepa hula hooping for his school's talent show. My mom showed me the video and I was amazed! He was just on Ellen Degeneras show as a talent. It was fun to see him on tv. I am friends with his sister.

eathquakes

2009-03-09T15:53:00.002-10:00

Today there was an earthquake while we were at school. They say it was a 4.0 but some people think it was bigger! This site is cool and has all the official earthquake information from around the world. No one was really scared in my class but we did have to evacuate just in case of an after shock.

New Maze

2009-02-25T19:12:00.002-10:00

Well my mom (Dr. Manley) is making a workbook for the Human Body Detectives:(our new adventure) Battle of the Bugs. So me and my sister get to test the workbook pages out. One of the pages is a REALLY hard maze it took me FOREVER until I finished!! Here is a clue : start from the bottom and work to the top. Rather than that it is all easy and even the maze is fun!!

My Trip to Los Angelos

2009-02-10T20:50:00.003-10:00

Hi,

Tomorrow we are going to Los Angelos. We are going to record my mom's next story on the immune system.It is going to be SSSSSOOOOOO cool. Were going to be in L.A. for valentines and for my moms birthday. My family got Skype so we are taking our laptop and were going to skype my dad.

In my moms second book ( audio book) we ride a Macrophage like the one in this picture:

Cool!

Honolulu Zoo

2009-01-31T06:00:00.000-10:00

Here is a video of giraffes, zebras at the zoo in Honolulu. I took the video with my moms camera. The zoo was fantastic! The elephants are getting a new home which is good because right now they have a small area. When I grow up I want to work with animals. Maybe I will help design better environments for the animals in the zoos!

sunday morning with DAD

2009-01-28T06:00:00.000-10:00

Almost every Sunday morning my dad makes crepes for all of us ( and sometimes our neighbors!). We fill the crepes with blueberries, bananas, strawberries, chocolate and peanut butter chips. If you want our recipe send me an email to ASK MERRIN?

YUMMY COOKIES!

2009-01-23T15:25:00.004-10:00

Hello again!

Sometimes after school my mom and sister and I make these DELICIOUS COOKIES !

Yummy Granola Cookies

• 1 ½ cup of any type of granola
• 1 cup of spelt (or any type of flour)
• ½ cup of maple syrup1/3 cup of softened butter)
• 1 tsp of vanilla
• optional: 1/3 cup of a type of nut, chocolate chips, apples, pears, cranberries, raisins, coconut or even seeds

1. Preheat oven to 350F
2. Combine granola and flour in a bowl
3. In another bowl mix together maple syrup, butter and vanilla
4. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix well. Stir in the optional treats.
5. The dough maybe a little sticky, but form as best you can on a lightly greased cookie sheet.
6. Bake for 15 minutes, but be sure to check because everyone’s stove is slightly different.

The recipe is so easy and they are really good but they are best when eaten right away!

Hiking Diamndhead

2009-01-14T06:10:00.004-10:00

Hey
During winter break my mom ,sister and me climbed Diamondhead !!! My mom and sister were like turtles they were so slow.
here is a side picture of Diamond head.

bye, Merrin

Cousins

2009-01-07T18:05:00.000-10:00

hi
During winter break this year my cousins came. My cousins names are Owen(3) and Max ( 11 months). We met each other in Honolulu. They were sick half the time but the other half we were hanging out at the beach. In Honolulu we watched the Honolulu Marathon. We also did alot of Christmas shopping. Me and my dad went to look at boats in the the boat harbors. Some boats were fishing boats, some were sailboats but it was nice looking at the boats.
Our cousins left a couple days ago. I miss them.
BYE

Going to school

2009-01-04T17:33:00.002-10:00

Hi. Tomorrow I am going back to school ( today is the last day of winter break ). I am happy that i get to see all of my friends from school and my teacher. I don't want to have to wake up really early every day (except for Saturday and Sunday YES). For Christmas I got an iHome that has an alarm clock in it so i can wake up to my favorite music!!!!!

Addios Amigos ( thats bye friends in Spanish)

My first headache

2008-12-01T06:00:00.001-10:00

Hi, The other night my head was hurting so bad. My mom said it was a headache. She gave me a homeopathic remedy Nat. Mur and I did magic socks. It made me feel better but it took me awhile to fall asleep. My mom sat by me till I fell asleep.

Here is a link to hydrotherapy and you can watch my video with my sister.

http://www.drheathermanleynd.com/healthy-living-hydrotherapy/

Bye,

Cirque du Soleil

2008-11-26T06:00:00.001-10:00

My family and I went to Honolulu to see a Cirque du Soleil show.
If you click the link below, you can see a short clip of Cirque du Solei!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0nTDmcBjB8

Did you watch it? Wasn't it amazing?

Colonial Day

2008-11-19T06:00:00.000-10:00

Today in class we are having a Colonial Day celebration!! I can't wait!! We are going to sew and shoot arrows ! I am sooooo excited!!!! We are also going to have a BIG lunch like an early Thanksgiving lunch. Everyone is bringing something different to eat. It is going to be so yummy!

Happy Halloween

2008-11-02T15:33:00.003-10:00

Happy Halloween!!!

I had so much fun!! My friends and I went to a party and went trick or treating!! My sister got piles of candy. I mean TONS !! My sister was a one horned one eyed flying purple people eater with a short haired purple wig which was hilarious!!! ha ha!!

I was a black spider person with a gray ripped up piece of fabric as a shawl. It was not rainy it was just cold. Scratch that, it was freezing!!

Like a week ago, there was a little bit of snow on Mauna Kea. Could be a cold winter here in Hawaii!

see ya,

volcano - part 2/ plants

2008-10-27T06:00:00.001-10:00

Hi it's me again! Watch this video please!! I made it when we were at Volcano National Park!

There was a plant that looked like a lollipop!! How funny is that!! When it grows up it turns into a fern (I forgot what it is called). there is also a plant that is soooo beautiful.

Right now I can not think of anything to write. 3 minutes later... oh yeah I forgot to tell about Flo. I got to canter !!!! I also rode Butterfly and Princess. Butterfly is a Palomino which is pretty much a blond horse. Princess is a Sorrel which is an all dark brown horse. Princess is going to have a baby!!! So is Tango and Baby Chips!!!

Have a great day!

Merrin

PS if you want to ask me a question go to this link! And look at the bottom!

http://www.drheathermanleynd.com/healthykids/ask_merrin.html

kilauea volcano

2008-10-13T20:02:00.001-10:00

Hi I just got back from volcano!! Oh yeah I live on the BIG Island of Hawaii and we have an active volcano!! Above is the pichure of the Hawaiian goddess Pele. Pele is the goddess of fire and lava. When I went to the volcano Kilauea, I took pictures of the volcano during the day and night. During the day Kilauea is all smoky and during the night you can see red glowing lava underneath the surface. Sulpher is the gas from the volcano and it smells really bad.

This is a picture of Kilauea volcano smoking during the day

This is me, my dad and my sister

This is Kilauea at night

See ya later,

Merrin

Me and Flo

2008-10-08T06:00:00.002-10:00

Hey, this is Flo and me. Flo is one of my horseback riding teachers boarders. She loves grass!! And its healthy I guess because its green!
Today I hope I get to ride Flo! And I might get to canter because I have been riding her for a while now ! You know what is exciting, I am the first kid 2 ride her!!!!!! I'll tell you if I get 2 canter today.

see ya,

artichokes

2008-10-01T06:00:00.001-10:00

Hi!

The other night we had artichokes for dinner. My dad was saying he was almost at the heart and my sister asked if it was still beating! She is funny ( and weird).

Have a great day,

Merrin

glass straws

2008-09-24T06:00:00.000-10:00

Hi!

My mom bought these glass straws that have these dots on the sides. When she first let us use them it kinda freaked me out because the dots were black and looked like flies! I love the straws and it is better than the plastic ones we used to throw out.

See you,

Merrin

School Lunches

2008-09-17T06:00:00.000-10:00

HI!

My favorite school lunches are my mom s spaghetti with home made tomato sauce and meatballs. I also like Romaine lettuce. Romaine lettuce is a type of lettuce that is crunchy on the inside and regular lettuce on the outside. If you like toppings on your salad you can put some of your favorite toppings in a glass Tupperware container so you can use the toppings to make your salad more exciting. I don’t like toppings or salad dressing.

Merrin

the parrot encounter

2008-09-10T06:00:00.002-10:00

Hi!

The other morning (at 6am!) when my dad was leaving for work, he found a parrot walking up our driveway! The parrot was wet and squawking. My dad put his finger down to him and he crawled up to my dads shoulder. We ended up taking care of it for 5 days. We made flyers and ask our neighbors if they were missing a bird. Well we didn’t find its family but we found it a new family. It was s sad to see him go but since we have 2 cats and a dog we just couldn’t keep the parrot.

Merrin

after school activities

2008-09-04T06:00:00.000-10:00

Hi!

In the fall I play soccer and my dad coaches my team. I like soccer because I get to meet new people and have fun! I also horseback ride. I have been riding for almost five years now! My favorite horses at the barn are Rosie, Baby chips, Princess and Skippy. I might start dancing, but I am not sure yet. Check back !

back 2 School

2008-08-29T06:00:00.000-10:00

Hi!

I cannot wait to get back to school and see all my friends and meet my new fifth grade school teacher! You know my school accidentally gave me fourth grade information instead of the grade I am going in to!

My name is Merrin and I just had my 1oth birthday this summer. You can read my bio here.