Kirby's Kitchen:Summer Edition

It's summer, and that means good fun and yummy treats. Here is an awesome snack that's sure to cool you off on a warm summer day! *Adult supervision recommended*

Cool Juice Cubes

What you'll need: 

• An ice cube tray (Trays with cool shapes add extra fun! They can be found at Walmart or even the 99 Cents store!)
• About two pints, (Give or take) of your favorite juice. (This ingredient is entirely up to you and your family's tastes. Use sugar free juice for a healthy snack, Use breakfast juices such as Orange Juice or apple Juice for a cool start to the day, Even use lemonade for a sour treat!)
• Shrink wrap
• Popsicle sticks or tooth-picks. (You can use different colored Popsicle sticks, Available at your local craft store, to customize your cubes!)  *Toothpicks have been found to work best, but feel free to try Popsicle sticks or other items.*

Steps:

1. Take your juice and pour slowly into the ice cube tray until each cube, (or shape,) is half-way full.
2. Carefully place a layer of shrink wrap over the tray. Kids, let a parent or adult help you with this.
3. Next, poke the Toothpicks through the shrink wrap in each cube, making sure the stick touches the bottom.
4. Let them freeze for about 30 minutes to an hour. Suggest to your children to play outside while it freezes. When they're done, they'll have a frosty treat to enjoy!

This recipe is easy, fast, and fun! They make great party favors or for just around the house. They are also great at breakfast time! So have fun, and Enjoy!

Kirby's Kool Krafts!

 The holidays are in the air! You know what that means! Quality family time and fun crafts for all! So keep an eye out for upcoming "Krafts!"

   Have a great craft? Share it! Just comment below and I will review it! I will then post it in the segment, "Kirby's Kool Krafts" So all ideas will be greatly appreciated! (No inappropriate ideas as those will be deleted! Thank you!)

9-11: Decades later

 Today, 10 years ago, many people gave their lives to save many more. Many, many acts of kindness, courage, and bravery were shown throughout. When two hijacked planes whammed into the Twin Towers, anarchy broke out. Many severely injured, and many, many more dead. But, thanks to the bravery of hundreds of firefighters, about 20,000 were saved. The beloved buildings collapsed, killing many more.
 This is not the end of the 9-11 story though. A third plane was hijacked too. It was turned completely off course and hit the Pentagon. More civilians were injured and killed.
  And, as if this were not bad enough, yet another plane was hijacked, Flight 93, and was said to be headed for the State Capitol Building or even the White House! The passengers, however, were not about to let this happen. All 33 passengers stormed the cockpit and took over. Instead of hitting the important buildings, the plane crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. Many good people were killed.
Let us all remember what bravery and courage they had!
God bless all those who lost their lives and the firefighters too! May we all remember their bravery!

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Kirby Says:

 Hey readers! Back to school time! Are y'all ready to get back in the swing of things? Hope so!
Let me just say, be careful with all these fires. I am truly sorry to those who had to experience this terror. I will definantly keep you all in my prayers! Stay safe!

Super Science!

 Did you know that a certain plant can kill Mosquitoes, Mosquito larvae, and the Anopheles mosquito that caries Malaria? Yep! It's true! According to Indian scientist from India's capital, New Delhi, Padma Vasudevan, the Mentha piperita plant* is a great "Repellent."  How did they discover this? Well, they first took oil from the Mentha piperita plant and poured it on top of water that contained mosquito larvae. when they came back the next day, they found that the larvae were dead.
 Many people decided to test this theory, so what they would do is they would take oil from the Mentha piperita plant, rub it on their body and slept outside. 8 out of the 10 people said they did not get one bite! Wow! Who knew that peppermint could be so useful!
And that's today's Super Science!

* Mentha piperita is the Latin name for thought. It is also the botanical name for Peppermint!
Information obtained from http://www.pitara.com/discover/eureka.asp

Kirby's Kitchen: Summer Edition!

This fruity, fizzy, fun drink is perfect for summer parties, pool-side get togethers, and around the house refreshment! And here's how to make it:

Fizzy Fruit Fun!

you will need:

• 1 orange or lemon
• Orange juice
•   Pineapple juice
• Cranberry juice
• Seltzer or club soda
• A pitcher
• A knife (if a child is preparing drink, Adult supervision is needed. Thank you!)

What to do:

1. Cut the orange or lemon ( Again, If child is preparing, please have Adult slice them.)
2. Put 1 or 2 cups of each juice into the pitcher
3. For every 3cups of juice, add 1 cup of  Seltzer
4. Add the slices of fruit. (Can also be used as a garnish. Little cocktail umbrellas also work well. Remember, Be creative and have fun with it!)
5. Chill the juice
6. Serve and enjoy! (Goes great with a light crunchy salad! Just add you favorite lettuce, veggies and desired dressing!)

Cut some fresh fruit and veggies and grab some games, a picnic blanket, your friends and family, and head to you favorite picnic spot and Viola! You've got a fun, healthy picnic! Enjoy!

 

For more fun healthy summer recipes, keep an eye out for more Kirby's Kitchen! 

Kirby's Kitchen

Cheese Tortelini soup

Preparation time- 7 min.

Cooking time- 2-3 min. (Depends)

A simply delicious soup that is quick and easy to make. It is sure to satisfy your fine pasta cravings.

   What you'll need:

• Cheese Totelini (We used Buitoni)
• Chicken Broth (2 packages)
• Spinach (We used 1 bag. can be substited)
• Parmesian cheese

Pour both packages of chicken broth into pot. Bring to a boil and put Totelini in broth. Let boil for about 7 min. or until soft. Place whole bag of spinach in soup. Stir but try to not puncture the pasta. Turn fire off and serve. Goes great with pesto and bread of your choice. for pesto recipe, see below.



 Basil Pesto

A wonderful accompiment with Cheese Tortelini soup. Warning: contains nuts. Results may vary due to the fact that chef will have to measure to their own desire.

What you'll need:

• Basil leaves ( a couple handfuls or so)
• Walnuts (shelled)
•  Parmesian cheese
• lemon juice
• Olive oil

Place Basil leaves, walunts, parmesian cheese, lemon juice, and olive oil  in food processer. Pulse until desired consistancy is obtained. Chill and serve on bread of choice. Goes great with Cheese Tortilini soup. For recipe of soup, see above.

Super Science!

Ten Nasa Inventions That You Might Use Every Day!

1. Invisible braces
2. Scratch resistent lenses
3. Memory foam
4. Ear thermometer
5. Shoe insoles
6. Long-distance Telecommunication
7. Adjustable smoke detector
8. Safety Grooving (It is not a dance for safety :D)
9.  Cordless tools
10. Water filters

Theese are just some of many great and helpful inventions from our freinds at Nasa. In all, Nasa has about 6,300 patents! WOW! Cool! :)

Priceless Poetry

Okay, these pieces were written by yours truly... I hope you enjoy them :)
          This first piece was written at the beginning of fall last year. So, without further ado,

Breath of Fall    

  The crinkle of the first few fallen leaves. The acorns collecting on the ground. I shudder with the crisp fall air. I breathe in. The musty, damp, natural smell swirling, filling my senses - leaving me bewildered with a fresh anticipation. Anticipation for fall to come. I breathe out; Sighing. I had experienced my first breath of fall.

                 Next we have one of my favorite ones that I've written.

The Waves 

  Sitting there, on the beach, The sand between my toes. The salty air gently blowing my hair ever so softly like a mother cradling her child in her arms.

  The waves crashing along the shoreline in such a mesmerizing way, I couldn't help but to sit there, on the sand dunes, just watching.

   It's oceans; So deep and so true, like our forefathers who fought for our country.

  It's colors; Different shades of blues and greens, grays and whites. Foam as pure white as sugar, floating atop like whipped cream.

  It's sounds; So beautiful and calming that you have to close your eyes to take in it's full effects.

     Crash, crash, crash; The waves moan so full of melancholy and integrity. Crash, crash, crash.

                     And last but certainly not least,

Eyes all A Wonder

     Oh, the wonders you'll see, if you look closely. From the towering mountains to the graceful waves with your eyes all a wonder.

       Take an adventure in the lush forests with your eyes all a wonder.

       Explore the cascading waterfalls with your eyes all a wonder. Just remember, Keep your heart light and your mind open with your eyes all a wonder.

      The world is full of adventures and surprises so don't give up and don't get discouraged.

stay open-hearted  and you can go a long way,

     with your eyes all a wonder!

Thank you for reading my poems and don't miss the next Priceless poetry! :)

    

Segment Descriptions

Here is the list of all the segments I do currently along with a short description so that I can show you the reasons I do them.

• Kirby's Playlist- A post about a current group or solo artist that I really like and want to share with you.
• Book Reviews- A short summary and a bit of commentry from yours truly about a book that I really enjoyed and wanted you to be encouraged to read :)
• Composer's Corner- A small biography to shed some light on the lives of famous composers and maybe some you've never heard of!
• Priceless Poetry- A small tid-bit of poetry that I felt was funny, cute, or thought provoking that I thought you might enjoy reading.
• Super Science- Some way cool topics about way cool science! Each one is packed with cool science facts! Dont miss it!
• Coming Soon: Kirby's Kitchen- A group of recipes that I encourage you to try! A bunch of drinks, sweets, Entrees and more!

 So Don't miss theese wonderful segments and enjoy reading them! Thank you :)

Kirby's Playlist

 Christopher Dwayne "Chris" Tomlin

 Chris Tomlin is one of my favorite christian contemporary artists. Some famous songs of his include:

• How Great is Our God
• Jesus Messiah
• Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)
• And his most recent song, Our God

Born on May 4, 1972, Chist Tomlin was a former staff member at Austin Stone community church. He wrote his first worship song at age 14. His first nationally released solo project titled,"The Noise We Make" Released in 2001. Tomlin started performing at youth conferences and at various church camps in Texas. He continued to write and play music. In 1997, youth speaker Louie Giglio asked if Chris would be interested in working with the Passion conferences. Tomlin has played a key role ever since.

    Chris Tomlin was awarded the Male Vocalist award at the 2006, 2007, and 2008 GMA Dove Awards. He was also nmaed Artist of the Year in 2007.

Review for "The Westing Game"

   Gathered together for the reading of Sam W. Westing's will, sixteen heirs are dragged into a game of mystery, accusations, suspense, and a bomb or two. Follow theese heirs as they try to figure out interesting clues. One is a murderer and it's up to you to find out who it is!
   The Westing Game is a wonderful book that is going to keep you guessing.I ecourage all of those who love mystery to read this book. It not only has mystery, but it has some humor there too! On a scale of one to five stars, I give it a six!

Composer's Corner

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

( Jan. 27, 1756 - Dec. 5, 1791)  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27, 1756 in Salzburg, Austria. At the age of 3, His father was teaching his sister the Harpsicord, (an early variation of the Piano.) While the father and sister were talking, little Mozart stepped up to the fine intrument. He showed much skill. He could play hyms and began making up tunes of his own. He started composing at the age of 5 and was preforming before European royalty. In 1781, Mozart was dismissed  from his Salzburg position and decided to stay in the capital (Vienna) and achieved fame but little finacial security. While trying to compose the Requiem Mass in D Minor, He worked himself ragged. Before finishing the requiem, Mozart died on Dec. 5, 1791.

  Mozart composed over 600 peices.

He made:

•  Requiems (A piece of music that is composed and played for and at funerals)
• Operas (A play where the storyline is all sung. It has dramatic costumes, beautiful music, elaborate scenery, and LOTS of make-up)
• Symphonies (A large group of  instruments coming together to play a peice or pieces of music)
• Concertos (A peice played usually in three parts and has a solo instrument; for example, a Piano or Violin)
• Chamber Music ( Written for a small group of instruments and traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber)
• He played the Piano (An instrument that is rather large and has a wide variety of keys)
• Choral Music (A piece or pieces written for an ensemble of choir members, or a Choir, to sing)

Mozart had many famous pieces including Symphony  No.40.

He was so successful that even Ludwig Van Beethtoven wrote his early compositions in the shadow of Mozart! His music has enriched our understanding of  music. His music was light and graceful along with dark and passionate.

Other Interesting Facts:



• Mozart had a wife named Constanze and two sons.
• Mozart composed many of his best peices during his last few years in Vienna, Austria
• Joseph Hydn commented on Mozart saying, "Prospeirity will not see such talent again in 100 years."

                                      (Below: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)

*credit to Wikipedia

Greetings!

Dear readers,
I am sorry I have not been able to connect in so long. I promise I will keep up with it as best as I can. I am going to post a new segment, Composer's Corner soon. Again I appologize and I hope that you are having a wonderful new year! :)

Priceless Poetry

OK, here are a couple of poems that I myself did not write but still enjoy all the same. ( For this first poem, Betty Botter, try to say the last line 3 times fast :D ) 

 Betty Botter

Betty Botter bought some butter. 

"But," she said, "the butter's bitter.

If I put it in my batter, it will make my batter bitter.

But a bit of better butter; that would make my batter better.

So she bought a bit of butter, better than her bitter butter.

And she put it in her batter, and the batter was not bitter.

So 'twas better Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter!

 - Anonymous

     

Next we have a very short one that is humorous and cute :D             

My Puppy Loves Flowers

My puppy's in the garden.

He loves to smell the flowers.

To help them grow my puppy always

sprinkles them with showers.

-Bruce Lansky

And lastly, we have another short poem that is... well... interesting. 

A Young Farmer Of Leeds

There was a young farmer of Leeds.

Who swallowed 6 packets of seeds.

It soon came to pass

He was covered with grass,

And he couldn't sit down for the weeds.

-Anonymous

Thank you for reading these wonderful poems that some people wrote! I hope you enjoyed them!

 

My Review for "Where the Red Fern Grows"

    Daniel Boone and his Coon Hounds; Old Dan and Little Ann became Top of the County Coon Hunters.
But, sadness struck the tight-knitted  threesome. Difficult changes Daniel must undergo will help him start a new chapter in his life. Where the Red Fern Grows is a heart capturing story about a determined boy and his dogs.        I encourage readers to, at some point in their life, read this story. It is a book that will surely teach the true meaning of "Puppy Love" and determination. I will admit that at the beginning, I was skeptical that I had found a good book. My mom kept telling me that this was a childhood favorite of hers so I thought I'd give it a whirl. Once I really got into the story, I was reading page after page, Chapter after chapter. This book will keep readers glued to their books. On a scale of 1 star to 5 stars, I give it a 5!

Welcome!

    Hi! Welcome to Kirbysspace!  I am very excited to begin. This blog will give me a chance to put things out there, to speak my mind, and to see what YOU think about it. It will be about  what I think about certain books I read, some poetry I like to write, stories that are true and stories I wrote that are fiction, and other things.
      So, thank you for taking the time to read my blog and enjoy!