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Just Got Back From the Beach!

 Hey all! Yesterday, Monday, my family and I got home after a long drive back from our vacation in Ocean City, MD. We stayed for four days in the Fountainhead Tower, in a beautiful condo we rented for the stay.  We went to the beach a ton, the boardwalk three times, and even a jetboat along the shore. The beach was great and so was the weather! We had a ton of fun.     Get this. One the last day, my dad accidentally kicked something in the waves and came out with a bleeding foot. It started to swell and stuff, but he didn't think much of it. We think it could've been a stingray sting, but we're not sure. Just to be safe, as soon as we arrived home yesterday, he went to urgent care...and they told him to go straight to the hospital! He sat for EIGHT HOURS in the waiting room. He came home at six a.m. this morning and I found out they had cut open his foot because they were worried about infection. All they found was a bit of sand. I joke around with him that he has a ...

Independence Day is Coming Up!

 Hey, everyone! It's Addy, and in case you haven't noticed, the 4th of July is coming soon.  I love watching the fireworks and having a great time with family, and also honoring the history of America.     For Independence Day every year, I go to a party hosted by my uncle.  By the way, I'm thirteen.  My cousins all come and a lot of people from their neighborhood.  I don't usually know a lot of the people there, but I always have a great time. We watch the 4th of July parade, which goes right by their house.  And around 10:00pm, we watch the fireworks show.     There's a big park right across from the house, and every year they set up a huge fireworks display which attracts people  from everywhere around.  There are a LOT of people in the park, but we can just watch from across the street on the front yard.  I'm always amazed by how long the fireworks last - usually about thirty minutes! It's unbelievably loud, too, since...