On the first day of 7th grade I expected it to be an easy year. I had all of my supplies and was ready for the worst.

After the first few weeks I knew it was going to be tough. Not because of the work, but because of the people. They would not stop talking. No matter how hard the teacher tried, there was no stopping the talking. It was very hard to learn with all the kids screaming across the room about random stuff. Now that we have iPads it is even worse. Kids are not even trying to hide the fact that they are playing games in class.

I tried sitting with other groups of people at lunch, but they just make fun of other kids. I decided to move to another table that liked exactly  what I liked. Now we say the exact same things at the same, because we have spent so much time together. The people I used to sit with make fun of my new group, but the one thing I really like about my group is that the don’t care what anyone else thinks about them.

Even though people never stop talking, never stop making fun of my friends, and never stop playing on their iPads 7th grade was awesome. I learned so much about science.

Woof, woof! I can hear my dog barking outside in the dark. My mom tells me to bring my dog inside. I go outside and call her name. She does nothing. I follow the noise of her barking because it is completely dark outside. As I get closer to her I hear a strange sound. Like a sprinkler is broken. Then I understand what it was. The hissing of a snake. I immediately pull out my phone for a flashlight. I finally get my dog away from the snake. The only thing there is out there is out there is a hoe.

I grab the hoe and my phone and go to battle. It is hard to aim the flashlight at a snake while whacking at it with a hoe. I have had many experiences with snakes on the road, but that was when I was in a car with my dad. Now it is just me. I hit the snake once and then again. I shine my flashlight on the snake. It is in two separate parts! I thought I had one, but then it keeps coming at me. I hit it again… Three pieces now. It’s still coming after me. Finally one last hit to the head. The snake is no longer trying to attack me. There are two things I learned. Always go out looking for my dog with a real flashlight. The other thing. Snakes are really strong.