Allyson
THE LOG RIDE
Ahh! I can�t believe we just did that. That was so much FUN! �Let�s go on the log ride again before there�s a line,� I said.
When Megan and I went down the hill, it was so bumpy that it felt like we were flying. It felt like we were flying because all of the wind was in my hair. It was AWESOME!
The second time Megan and I went on we closed our eyes. It felt even bumpier. It was still fun because it felt like we were riding bumper cars. The third time we went on we had our hands in the air the whole time. It was very painful because after a while our hands and arms were getting stiff.
Then the fourth time we went on we put our hands in the air and closed our eyes. The first few times we went on we didn�t notice that there was gum on the walls of the tunnels. The other four times we went on, Megan and I just thought that it was little rainbow dots, but when we hit the wall it felt like an octopus was grabbing onto our log with it�s suction cups!
After we went through the second tunnel we thought we were going to name the tunnels. We named the first tunnel �The Octopus.� The second tunnel we named was �The tunnel of love?� Okay-but good guess. Megan and I called it �The tunnel of Gum!!�
When we were talking we heard a BIG thud! We thought it was an earthquake but we realized that it was just our log stopping and some other log bumping into our log. When Megan and I got out it was really slippery, so when we stepped on the exit aisle we almost fell. Thank goodness there was a railing or else - well you know what would have happened.
While we were walking to the car we said. �I will never forget this trip through the tunnel of Gum and the Octopus tunnel!
By Grumpy
WOW! Finally the day had come! I was so eager to go to the Nascar Race! I could already smell the burnt rubber hovering over me. When the truck roared into the driveway, I ran out of the house like a deer seeing the headlights of a car. I gave my mom a kiss goodbye, and my papa and I were off.
On the way to the track, my papa and I stopped at a 7-eleven and got two 64oz ULTIMATE Quenchers!!! When we left, I could see the track right ahead. I was so excited, that I had butterflies in my stomach! All I thought about was that I was going to have a blast at my very first Nascar Race!
When we got to the track, my papa and I first had to find a good parking spot. Luckily we found one right by the entrance gate. We walked around a lot. There were so many lots to walk around in. It felt like it was never ending. When went to our seats, I almost went deaf when I heard the cars whiz by me.
We found our seats and we could see the whole track including some outskirts of Joliet. I saw my favorite driver, Matt Kenseth, race in my hometown. After about three hours at the track, we made our way to the exit gate.
We climbed back into the truck and I asked my papa if we could watch the cars race again. He said that when I�m older, that he would take me to a real race! I agreed and didn�t care when we went again. Just as long as my papa and I are together, I will always be happy one way or another.
