It's the beginning of a new year! A chance to be thankful for everything we were able to accomplish in 2013 and start the year in an even better way. 2013 was a great year and it went by so quickly,but I was thankful for many things in the past year...

- My parents that are always there for me,

- A sister that understands my crazy moments,

- A comfortable home,

- My English teacher that makes sure we never stop reading!

- My friends that are always next to me,

- A healthy family,

- Being able to buy most of the gifts I wanted this year,

- A good education at a wonderful school,

- The chance to travel and experience different cultures,

- A younger brother that keeps everyone active.

   I hope 2014 will be a great year for everyone. There are a couple things that I hope I will be able to do throughout this year. No matter how satisfied you are with yourself, there is always room for improvement. I want to make better use of my time, and not postpone things I should do for later. I want to spend more quality time with my family, travel to new and exciting places.

And Then There Were None

And Then There Were None is a mystery book by Agatha Christie that taught me never to trust people you don't know enough about.

  The book talks about ten people unexpectedly invited to a weekend dinner on a small island on the coast of Devon. Each of the ten members were each invited in different ways and for different reasons. Once they got there they realized their unknown host and hostess weren't available. None of the guests were familiar with each other and when the started to get to know one another, they were all accused of murder.That was the first thing that made them notice they weren't there for a special relaxing weekend diner.

  Things didn't get any better after that, and the guests started disappearing, or in other words leaving this world, one after the other. The weekend they thought would make them forget all their worries, became their worst nightmare. They searched the whole small island and found no one other than the remaining guests and no possible hiding place.

  The weekend ends along with the lives of the members of the 'dinner' and the murderer is the only one with the truth of the story of the island.

Whatif

By Shel Silverstein

 Last night, while I lay thinking here,
some Whatifs crawled inside my ear
and pranced and partied all night long
and sang their same old Whatif song:
Whatif I'm dumb in school?
Whatif they've closed the swimming pool?
Whatif I get beat up?
Whatif there's poison in my cup?
Whatif I start to cry?
Whatif I get sick and die?
Whatif I flunk that test?
Whatif green hair grows on my chest?
Whatif nobody likes me?
Whatif a bolt of lightning strikes me?
Whatif I don't grow talle?
Whatif my head starts getting smaller?
Whatif the fish won't bite?
Whatif the wind tears up my kite?
Whatif they start a war?
Whatif my parents get divorced?
Whatif the bus is late?
Whatif my teeth don't grow in straight?
Whatif I tear my pants?
Whatif I never learn to dance?
Everything seems well, and then
the nighttime Whatifs strike again!