First Week of School

This is our first week of school and I'm exhausted! There's so much to do and so many things to remember. It seems that all we do is change classes, go to our lockers to get our books, then put them back and get other books. And the homework! Of course you already know about that.

I really like my teachers. I have Miss Parker for homeroom and math, Mr. Schlecht for Science and Mrs. Worth for language arts. Unfortunately though I only have my friend Rupert in one class and Willa and I aren't in any classes together. We all have the same lunch period though which is good.

Well, I have to get going. Mom has dad and me batting down the hatches for Hurricane Irene. I don't think the storm's going to hit us directly but we should get a lot of wind and rain. When you live on the marsh you have to watch out for flooding. Thank goodness our house is high off the ground so even if the yard floods the water shouldn't affect us. I'm not too worried as the house is over 100 years old and it's withstood a bunch of storms. But to quote mom, "better to be safe than sorry." Em

Getting Ready!

School starts this week so Mom and I went to the mall over at Seagull Point for new clothes. Well, it's not really a mall, but more like a bunch of shops connected by brick sidewalks lined with benches, water fountains and live oak trees. My birthday was in July and I received a lot of clothes, mostly tops and shorts, so all I really needed were jeans, a new windbreaker and a couple pair of shoes. I'm not sure what kids will be wearing in middle school but I figure you can't go wrong with jeans and a nice shirt.

Speaking of birthdays, I also received a really cool digital camera. I've been taking pictures of just about everything around Quinn's Cove and my friends of course. Rupert won't be serious long enough for me to get a good picture, but it really doesn't matter since I promised mom I wouldn't post pictures of family or friends on the web. She's so paranoid!

I'm working on an outline for a story I'm going to tell the kids at the Library in a few weeks. I thought I'd start with something scary but not too scary if that's possible. I'll post my ideas along with some pictures in a few days.

Gotta go for now. Em

My First Post!

Hi! My name is Emily Hobbes and I live in Quinn's Cove. I will be in 6th grade this year and I'm excited to finally be in middle school. My two best friends, Rupert and Willa, are also starting school with me, although I don't think they are as happy about it as I am. Of course, Rupert spent most of his summer visiting relatives and he's glad he's back home to what he calls 'his normal life' whatever that means. Willa says she'll miss sleeping in but I know she's looking forward to trying out for some of the sports teams.

I've created this blog for several reasons. First, I want to tell the world about life in Quinn's Cove. I've lived here my entire life and there's so much to do and see that I wanted to share it with others. Second, I want to post some of my short stories, or at least my ideas. My favorite hobbies are reading, writing and storytelling. Last year, I worked at the public library after school and read stories to children (ages 4-7 I think). Anyway, this year, the librarian said I could tell my own stories and I can't wait. Do you think they'll like ghost stories? I know I do! I also like mysteries and adventures.

I've been wanting to start my own blog for some time, but my mom is a little nervous about me posting to the Internet. I really can't blame her, so in order to appease her, I agreed not to allow people to comment on my posts. So, I send you my apologies in advance that you can't respond, at least not yet - maybe in the future she'll change her mind:)

Thanks for visiting! Em