POKES AND POST - MRS. BOWEN'S 3RD GRADE CLASS

Good morning class.  Actually, it is afternoon in Middleburg, but still morning here in California.  I enjoyed reading your posts this morning and will do my best to answer your questions.  A gentle reminder, some of you failed to post your name, so please do not be upset when your name doesn't appear with the answers.  You are not forgotten though, you are the Anonymous in my answer. 

A Very Tired Sydney!

The Cute Baby: to Asia, Traon, Tajmia, Symaj, Ahbria, and Anonymous.  The baby is definitely cute and we do love her.  She is my great niece and her name is Sydney, the new baby of my niece Jamie and her husband Wil.   She is being spoiled by all of us, to include Ms. Virginia. 

The Winchester House:  to Alyssia, Autumn, Vondarious, Alexis, and Anonymous.  The Winchester House is indeed very cool - big, lots of rooms and one could get lost in the house there are so many rooms.  The gardens surrounding the house are beautiful and it very relaxing to sit outside and listen to the water fountain and the birds. 

We did take a tour of the house and it was very interesting.  It might be fun to live in the house for a couple of days, especially with 40 bedrooms. Think about this though - if you live in the house, you have to clean the house.  Do you want to clean 160 rooms?  I sure don't!

The lady who had the house built was very wealthy.  She had a great deal of money that she could spend on building her house.  I think I would have rather used some of that money to help people, not build such a big house for one lady!  Seems kind of selfish to me to be so wasteful.  No one can use 160 rooms!

The Fog:  to Alexis and Destinee.  The thick fog is wild!  It can be scary when it is so thick and you cannot see in front of your face.  This can be very dangerous if you are driving a car or walking outside.  I've seen the fog come rolling in like a big wave rolling onto the beach.  It is overwhelming! 

The Seals:  to Ahbria and Javontae.  The pictures were taken from the pier which is where we were standing when we saw the seals.  While the seals are fun to watch and they look like they wouldn't hurt you, they can be very dangerous.  So it is wise not to get too close to them.  If you have ever been to the zoo, the seals are often behind a big fence and often with a large gully between their habitat and the fence.   The barriers are there to protect you and the seal. 

Ms. Virginia Says Hello!

Coming Home:  Many of you have asked when we will return home.  We will begin our trip home on Wednesday, November 16th.   We will be taking a different route home for part of the trip.  We will go through California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas (we traveled through these on our way out) and then we will drop down to Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and then into North Carolina.  Go to the map and see if you can plot out our way home!

See you soon!