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Spending Time with Alyssa!

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Yesterday, I had the opportunity to spend the afternoon and evening with my friend Alyssa.

We had such a fun time.  After school Alyssa had tennis lessons at the Swim and Tennis club, but this week’s class was cancelled because of the rain. So we decided to work out and went over to the cardio workout room and jumped on the treadmill.  Despite having short legs, I had a great work out, I never knew how hard it was to run on a treadmill.

After that we headed over to lift weights and do some tummy exercises.  As you can see from the pictures we used the Swiss ball to do sit-ups and crunches.

Once we had completed our lifting exercises, Alyssa wanted to go for a swim so we walked over to the pool for a short swim.  Did you know that I could swim?

After the swim we were both hungry so we drove over to the grocery store to pick up the food items we needed to make fajitas.  At the store we bought onions, yellow and red bell pepper, jalapenos and flour tortillas and drove to her house.

Once we were there, we started preparing the items for the fajitas.  I helped cut the peppers and onions while Alyssa grated the cheese and helped make the rice and beans. The dinner turned out great! It was the first time I had fajitas, and I look forward to them again.

After we helped clean up the dishes, we went to the mall to do a little shopping for Alyssa’s mommy and also picked up a surprise gift for someone very special.

Once the shopping was done we went home to take a shower and then headed to bed. It was a very fun day, but now it is time for this Tasmanian Devil to get some sleep.

Have you ever made fajitas?

What kind of exercise do you do?

Spending Time with Mrs. Yollis!

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Tonight, I’m heading home with Mrs. Yollis! When we were driving out of the parking lot, Mrs. Yollis let me drive!

 

When we got to her house, she introduced me to her good friends, Mr. and Mrs. Snowflake. They were telling me how they’d been living in the attic for the last eleven months.

I also met her other friend, Sweet Pea Santa. We played a game of cards to pass the time.

Next Mrs. Yollis said she had some paperwork to do. I offered to grade a few of the math tests for her. Wow, her students are impressive! They circle important information, draw pictures to help them understand story problems, and always label their answers! Terrific work, kids!

Finally, it was time to meet Harvey. The minute he saw me he gave me a dirty look and moved away from me. I wonder what he was thinking?

The next day, Mrs. Yollis came to school early to get some work done. I spent some time learning some Italian.

I also explored some toys that I found. Mrs. Yollis said that these were toys to be donate to children who are not as fortunate as her students. Luckily, I jumped out of the bag before I got donated!

Several Los Angeles police officers were on hand to pick up the toys for donation. They were super guys!

Just before school started, I check the rain gauge from the last 24 hours. It looks like it was 7 tenths of an inch!

What did you enjoy about my time with Mrs. Yollis?

Why do you think Harvey didn’t like me?

 

Arrivederci!

(That Italian for farewell!)

Davo Visits Kelly’s House for the Weekend!

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I am going home with Kelly today!  Yeah!
We got to ride home in her mom’s car. I looked outside the car window and it
was a beautiful, sunny day!

When we arrived at the house, I was so hungry!  Kelly gave me a delicious, healthy snack!
I gobbled it up in one minute!

As I looked around, I spied a beautiful Christmas tree with chocolate stars hanging from its branches. Chocolate! I love chocolate. Kelly’s mom screamed “NO, DAVO. NO! ” but I ate one anyway. Kelly’s mom did not seem to mind too much, since there were two stars left!

After devouring my scrumptious snack, I found Kelly’s  social studies book and helped her studying. They are learning about landform regions in the United States!

I drove through all of these regions on my trip!

Next, I was on my way to explore the house, I saw a big animal laying on an even bigger mattress. I knew what that was!  I saw one at Logan’s house! It was a dog. I chatted with him for a little while. He seems to be a friendly fellow.

Later on, it was piano practice time. I remembered this thing from Leila’s house!
I think I played like like an angel!

At night it was family game time. Kelly, her mom, dad and I played Battleship.
For this game, you have to sink your opponents ships by guessing where they are.
I had a FABULOUS time!

Next day I came to Kelly’s soccer game and scored four goals! Victory!

Our last adventure was Kelly’s ballet exam/recital and I brought her good luck!
You have to have excellent posture for ballet. It was beautiful but exhausting. Ballet is hard work!

It is late, but I can stay up. I really can. I am not tired at all!

Zzzzzzz…

Have you ever played Battleship?

Do you have a domesticated animal living with you?

 

 

Which activity did you like the best?

 

 

Davo Visits Royce’s House!

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I  had a wonderful time visiting with my new friend, Leila. We built a gingerbread house, learned karate, did some math homework, and even learned to play the piano! When I got back the next day to Mrs. Yollis’ class, Royce offered to let me spend a night at his house! These Californians are mighty friendly!

 

I thoroughly enjoyed my time at Royce’s.  The first thing we did was jump on the computer and  post a comment on the Edublog. Royce helped me spell “astonishing.” He taught me that if you have a misspelled word, just hold down the CONTROL key, click on the misspelled word, and it will offer you some spelling options!

We also took a moment to vote in the Edublog Awards. First we voted for Traveling With Mr. Davo Devil for Best New Blog.

Then we cast a vote for Mrs. Yollis’ 3rd Grade Blog for Best Class Blog! There were lots of great class blogs to choose from, but Royce recommended Mrs. Yollis’ 3rd Grade Blog.

 

After all that blogging, I was  hungry! Royce offered me some  crackers and I relaxed while reading the L.A. TImes.

After the snack, Royce took me to a  big outdoor rectangle, and we learned how to play a game called tennis.  I even hit the ball! Not bad for a marsupial!

I was fascinated by a telescope that I spied in Royce’s house. He let me look through it and we saw the planet Saturn and many stars!

In the morning, I felt like I needed a little  exercise so Royce let me borrow his Razor scooter. It was hard to balance, but I got it!

Thanks for a great visit, Royce! I heard that Alexandra is taking me in tomorrow night. I wonder what she has in store for me?

 

Have you ever looked through a telescope? What did you see?

Which activity would you have liked to do if you were with us at Royce’s house?

 

 

 

 

Davo Visits Leila’s House!

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I’m so sorry I worried everyone when I stayed behind in Mrs Yollis’ room. The school principal even had a talk to me about my manners.

But I was lucky enough to be found by Leila, one of Mrs Yollis’ students. So I am being looked after by her for the night.  I went home with her to meet her family.

 

First, Leila’s sister took me  into her living room and taught me a little karate.

When it was time for Leila to practice her piano, she decided to teach me some. It was kind of hard because my paws were too small to hit the right keys.

 

My favorite part was when Leila and I made a ginger bread house together.

 

After dinner, we decided to write a quality comment. Since I’ve been working on my AlphaSmart typing tutorial,  I was able to type some of it too.

 

 I am really enjoying my time here in sunny California. I think Royce said he had some plans for me tomorrow. Something about a game called tennis…never heard of it!

Have you ever made a gingerbread house?

Which activity would you have enjoyed doing if you were at Leila’s house with us?

LA – our final stop

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WOW! It has been eleven weeks since I started this blog and began my fantastic trip around North America with Miss W. We have only one stop left – that is with Mrs Yollis and her class in Los Angeles.

Our first night here, Mrs Yollis  and her husband Todd, had invited their friends for a meal. Delicious hickory smoked chicken cooked on a rotisserie in the BBQ, asparagus and rice then fresh fruit and chocolates for dessert.

The next couple of days Miss W drove to three different schools to visit classes that were blogging. Again we spoke about our trip and especially about the plight of the Tasmanian devils. The students also had lots of questions, so many that we ran out of time. They will need to put their questions on the link in my blog, so the Aussie students can answer them.

When we visited Mrs Yollis’ class, I met Panda and Beverley. I already knew of Panda because he helped create the video about ‘Quality Comments‘, but this was the first time I had seen Beverley. Apparently Beverley is good at playing a game called ‘Switch or Bamboo‘.

Pacific Ocean and smog over downtown LA

While we weren’t visiting classes, Miss W did her normal thing – get in the car and go for a drive. So we went up and down the canyons here on the Pacific coastline – a lot different from the canyons in the desert areas of USA and Canada. One thing we often see on the news, especially in the American summer, is images of brushfires in the canyons on the west coast near Malibu. That was where we went for a drive.

One evening after school, Mrs Yollis had been invited to speak (5 minutes only) about using technology in her classroom. This was as part of a panel, in front of many administrators and superintendents of education as well as senators and other politicians. She did a magnificent job talking about her class blog and was the only speaker who had visuals as part of her presentation.

Well, it is time to go and help Miss W pack our bags ready to head back to Australia. We need to clean out the car, give Mrs Yollis all the brochures we have collected as we travelled and say goodbye to Squirrel. It will be good to have some company on the long trip back to Australia.

I would like to thank all the classes that have been following my journey around USA and Canada. Make sure you keep checking the questions and answers section.

Also remember to check out Squirrel’s blog once we arrive in Australia.

Bye, see you later, ciao, arrivederci, au revoir, auf wiedersehen.

How do you feel when something is over – a great holiday, reading a magnificent book? What do you do to start feeling good again?