“I think we’ve sprung a leak!” said gunner Zig, worriedly.

“Aw, com’on bro! Nothing’s gonna junk this thing!” said the confident Sev.

WAP! WAP!

“HA HA! This is fun!” yelled Sev.

“Um.. Bro, not to spoil your fun, but…  The port-side engine is on fire. ” Zig said.

“Are you kidding me?” Sev asked incredulously.

“No way bro! Look!” yelled Zig.

“Woah! Bro, you need to fix that,” said Sev.

“Are you nuts bro? I’m not fixing that,” said Zig.

“Well you’d better!” hollered Sev over the roar of the flaming engine, “or we’re Wampa bait!”

—-To Be Continued—

First, scientists thought he was murdered with a blow to the back of his head.

Then, after doing CAT Scans on the body, scientists learned his knee was broken really bad. The kneecap was missing and the bone was broken all the way through.  That made them think he had been in a bad chariot accident, or even an ax to the knee in battle.

But new information that came from DNA testing shows King Tut had a very severe type of Malaria that probably killed him.

My theory of his broken knee is that he was so sick, he passed out and fell while was riding his chariot.

Only He who created the minds of you and me can have control over our lives.

Only through He who created the minds of you and me can we have home in heaven.

no one not EVAN ME can go in my closet.

pay close attention to me.

George Washington did not go to school. He learned at home from a traveling tutor. He was homeschooled!  He was good at Math. As he grew, he used his father’s survey tools to survey the fields. A surveyor is a person who measures the land.

He looked up to his half-brother Lawrence, who was 14 yrs older, because George’s father was dead.  He learned to fight with a sword, called fencing.  He also learned a lot about military strategy by listening to the visiting soldiers.

When he was 16, a farmer hired him to survey his lands.  While on his trip, he met some Indians, who taught him how to walk silently.

Lawrence took George on a trip, and George caught smallpox! Small pox is like chicken pox, only much worse. Most people, 40%, died after catching small pox. George didn’t die, but Lawrence did. George became the Master of Lawrence’s home, Mount Vernon.

As a soldier, George Washington was sent on a mission to tell the French to leave their forts in America.  That started the French & Indian War.  The English sent Braddock to lead the troops into battle. Braddock got killed because he only knew how to fight the English way.  Washington and others had tried to warn him that fighting in America was different, but he didn’t listen. Washington learned that a truly great leader must learn, or die.

George Washington was made commander of the 350 men of the Virginia Militia. His job was impossible because he didn’t have everything he needed.  After the Boston Tea Party, the British gathered troops. The Americans got together to decide what to do.  They formed the Continental Congress.  Congress made George Washington the first Commander-in-Chief.  He refused payment; he just wanted to do his job.

When George took command, he found that the soldiers were not professionals, and that he did not have enough supplies.  Then smallpox swept through the army, but George didn’t get it this time because he was immune.

The Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence. But England was not going to make it easy for the Americans to rule themselves.  England had lots of supplies, and even hired mercenaries, called Hessians, from Germany.  The Americans lost a lot of fights and had to keep retreating.  George was frustrated with the constant losing.

The British thought no one would be crazy enough to fight in the winter.  But George had a plan.  The Hessians were just on the other side of the Delaware River, celebrating Christmas.  George planned a surprise party of his own for them.  His army crossed the river, and attacked on Christmas Eve.  It worked!  George captured a lot of Hessians and only lost 4 men! It was a much needed victory.  This one victory led to many others.  The Army paraded through Philadelphia to celebrate their victories.

In the winter of 1777 the British took Philadelphia.  Congress ran away and English settlers took over the town.  George & the army went to Valley Forge. The men in the Army didn’t have shoes.  Ice cut through the rags they used to keep their feet warm, and left a bloody trail everywhere they went.  But help was on the way!

France sent Baron Von Stuben to train the Continental Army.  He was shocked to see the lack of supplies.  Later, France sent money and soldiers to help the Americans.  In 1783, the war was over! America had won!

George was elected President after the war.  He was elected twice! He wouldn’t join the war between France & England because he thought the country was not strong enough.  He refused to be elected to a third term.

He caught a bad cold on December 12, 1799.  Doctors back then thought blood carried disease, so they drained his blood.  George died two days later.

(Source:  George Washington:  Soldier, Hero, President by Justine and Ron Fontes)

I found out about her on Wookieepedia.  I love the name of wookieepedia.  Here here is a link to  wookieepedia.

We started school last week.

Upper Egypt is south, and Lower Egypt is north.  Upper Egypt was called “upper” because it has mountains, and that’s where the Nile River starts.  Lower Egypt is called “lower” because it is on low ground.

Egypt became one Egypt when The White Crown King of Upper Egypt defeated the Red Crown King of Lower Egypt.