outside reading #23

For this outside reading I read the next section of the book Marley and Me written by John Grogan. This section has a couple of things happen in it. The first one was John was asked to do a report on Flight 93 where a plane crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001. Two years later John visits the place, interviews people who came and visited as well and learns something new about the country. He realized that the flag stands for valor and sacrifice. He also proud to be an American and he was hunble that he was not touched by the horrors of that day. The second thing that happened in this chapter is Marley fell down the stairs. With Malrey's old age this incident is not good because he is now down to one leg. He can't stand up so he sits all day long which means John and Jenny have to find a way for him to get outside for the bathroom. After a couple of days however he recovered and is able to walk and even make it up the stairs.

Outside Reading #22

For this outside reading blog I have read another chapter of the book Malrey and Me written by John Grogan. In this chapter Jenny is going to Boston with the kids to go and visit some relatives. John stayed back at home so he could do his job. With that John was working 10 to 12 hours a day. Since John was not going to be home Marley was going to a kennel so somone could take care of the old dog. When at the kennel Marley has an emergency. His stomach has a lot of food, water and gas in there and it starts to stretch and flipping therefore trapping its contents. The vets at the kennel were able to save Marley and bring life back into him The doctor in charge told John who is a ways away that the chance that this wont happen again is 1% and that once the stomach turns it will take a few hours before he dies. When John goes to pick him up at the kennel he is able to walk but Marley still is in poor shape.

OR All My Sons

When seeing the movie all my sons it changed the way I view and see the play in my mind. I pictured Joe being fatter or wider but not as old. When I saw the movie Joe appeared 70 years old and his weight looked normal. Another difference is Kate. She seemed older then I expected. The clothes they were wearing seemed normal to what the book was describing. For example Ann's white dress that everyone she looks pretty in. Another difference is the layout of the house becasue it looks like a modern day house that you might find today. Instead I thought they should of made it look like an old house that you could find during that time period. Other then these three things everything else seemed normal. The neighbors, the little boy, and the language used in the play matches the book.

Outside reading #20

I read another chapter of the book Marley and Me by John Grogan. Now with Marley becoming old he is losing his eyesight and is less mobile then he was before. Marley no longer chases or reacts to a bunny rabbit then runs a couple dozen yards in front of him. This allows John to assume that his dog is blind. Also Marley cannot move around as much as he used to. It is explained that he has to get a running start to get going up the stairs and that sometimes he makes it up half way and has to turn around. Marley also puts in a lot of effort to get up and lay down. Another thing that is talked about in the beginning of the chapter is that Marley has really bad farts. It is said he can clear an entire room full of people. Marley will even leave himself it is said to be that bad.

Outside reading #19

This time in the book Marley and Me written by John Grogan Marley gets 4 new friends and a lot more food off the table. Marley's new friends are a bunch of chickens that John and Jenny buy from a friend. At the beginning of the chapter there are 3 males and one female. Thats not good becasue the males are all trying to get the attention of the female to reproduce with it. In the end John and Jenny trade two of the males for two females so that there would be no more fighting. Marley also is being loved becasue John and Jenny are feeding him table scraps. He is also being allowed to eat any food that falls on the floor. Even though Marley is getting all of this extra food he is still not becoming fat and obese. He is still overweight for his breed but the doctor says he is fine.

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Outside Reading #18

For this blog I read another chapter of the book Marley and Me written by the same author as before John Grogan. This time John and Jenny have moved fully into there new home and our getting ready for winter. John has promised his 3 kids the wonders of snow. Since these kids have never seen snow before they are really excited. The only down side of waiting for the snow to come is that it didn't come until the third week in January. The kids loved it they were running around in it, playing with the sleds, and watching Marley go wild. Marley was the first to realize the down sides of snow. He learned that never slam on the brakes especially before a set of stairs. Also Marley and John learned that they can get some really good distance when going on the toboggan. This reminds me of my family with my little sister loving the first snow fall and my dog just going to bury himself right in.

Outside Reading #17

For outside reading blog number 17 I have read two chapters of the book Marley and Me written by John Grogan. A couple of very interesting things of happened. John has taken Marley to Dog Beach. The beach is unofficially named this because this is the only beach in the region that allows dogs. Also there are a set of rules put into place. They are not written down but if you break them you will get an evil look or a talking to by the people who are frequent visitors. John got lucky because Marley decided to throw-up in the water. Lucky for him no one was watching. Right after that little accident Marley runs to go see his new friend and decides to go poop in the water. This time of course it was right in front of a group of people. The major event that happened in these two chapters is that John and Jenny decided to leave Florida to live in Philadelphia. The reason for this move was for John to work as an editor for a magazine. If I were in his position I would of stayed in Florida because he already loved the job he had currently but he still felt like moving to the north.

Outside Reading 16

For this outside reading blog I read another chapter of the book Marley and Me written by the author John Grogan. In this chapter John and Jenny have their third child. In this book having 3 children is thought to be a bad thing, so two kids were enough. This baby is different because it is the first girl.The name of the new baby girl is Colleen. Another event that happens during this chapter is John turns the big 40. He was expecting a big party but instead he just had a beer with Marley sitting next to him. However a couple days later Jenny gives him a nice suprise party. The last main event that happened is a storm came through. From reading all I could tell was John was out working in the garden and he knew a storm was on the way. All of sudden there was a flash of light and a few moments later he wakes up with a mouth full of sand and his shovel 10 feet away from him. I don't know what really happened because he said the flash was to bright for lightening so who knows?