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For the past few weeks while Dad’s car is parked a puddle has been forming on the ground where it has been parked.  To try and fix this leak we replaced the power steering fluid reservoir which, as it turns out was the entire cause for the problem.  While we were working on the problem we worked on fixing a leak on the inside of the car which caused water to drain onto the car floor.  The leak was caused by broken seal by the A.C. unit.  To do this we took out the battery and had to glue a small seal buried under a bunch of other car parts.  We had to use a thick tar like glue which was very difficult to apply and in the end, we had to use our hands to do so.  We used gloves of course and when we had finished the leak was fixed.  So unless Dad’s car decides to break down again we have fixed all its problems.

I made a new friend today.  Want to see him?Yep, that’s my new lizard friend.  Most of the other lizards are green, but my friend is special; he’s green.

The big excitement for today was the fact that Veronica got a new swim suit from amazon which she could test in the pool today.  We hadn’t been swimming for the past few days, so Veronica hadn’t gotten a chance to wear it yet.  It has polka dots after all, that’s pretty exciting for a little girl.

it’s official, as of tonight I am Nathaniel Thomas Joseph Langenkamp, Joseph being my confirmation name.  We just got home from Mass, I am very tired, and will probably head to bed soon.

Today’s September 8.  Why is that so special you may ask?  It’s the feast of Mary’s birthday!  So we of course celebrated and ate chili with noodles, hot dogs, and cheese for dinner and got cheese cake for desert.  After all Our Lady’s birthday only comes once a year.

This morning, Mom and I were going to go to the grocery store to pick up a few things.  We got into the Sebring convertible to leave, but when Mom turned the key nothing happened.  As it turned out Stephen had accidentally left the lights on in the car the last time he had driven the car and had drained the battery.  So we had to use Dad’s convertible.  We had driven half way around the block when the car stalled and stay on.  So we called Dad and he drove out in the van with Jonathan.  Then Dad got in the front seat of the convertible to steer, Jonathan and I pushed, and Mom got in the van to drive behind us on the way home.  So we pushed the car home and found that the problem was a hose that wasn’t connected all the way.  Still at least I got leg day done today.

This is one of the stories I wrote.

How a Man Became King of Nothing

Once, long ago in a faraway kingdom there lived a lovely princess. She lived locked up in the topmost tower of the castle and was kept there by her evil stepmother who said the man who could complete the three tasks assigned him could marry her beautiful daughter and get the mother’s kingdom as well. Many a young had failed the tasks were never heard from again. One day a bright young man decided to try his luck at the tasks. When he arrived at the castle, he was greeted by the princess’s mother. “Aha, she said, you are young and strong and may try my tasks. The first task is…” The man cut her off, “So is she your real daughter, or did you kidnap her when she was a child?” The lady looked at him and said, “Buddy I’m a witch, generally that means I kidnaped my beautiful daughter. I mean, who would marry me, I have a wart on my nose the size of a small village. Now to continue, your first task is to bring me my ring that I lost in the Lake of Rings, before sunset tomorrow.” “Sounds easy enough, said the Man, but you will of course need to tell me what it looks like if you want me to find it amongst all the other rings in the lake.” The witch readily agreed and explained it to him in great detail while he wrote down everything she said in a little notebook. He then took the notebook to the blacksmith in the neighboring kingdom and had him forge the ring according to the instructions in the notebook. This being done, he took the ring to the witch. The Witch looked surprised and said to herself, “Strange, I made there were no injured fish and only alligators in that lake. Oh well, at least I got this great ring back. For your next task you must eat twelve thousand oxen down to their last hair on their hoof, you must eat twelve thousand baskets of cheese down to the last crumb, and you must drink twelve thousand barrels of wine down to the last drop before sunset tomorrow.” Can I bring a guest?” asked the Man. “Oh sure, that’s never backfired on anyone before,” said the witch. So the Man went off in search of a suitable dinner companion. While he was walking he saw a large man sleeping on the street. He looked at the big man for a moment and then addressed him, saying, “Say you’re a fat guy you look like you can eat a lot, you want to help me eat all of the witch’s food tonight?” “No, said the fat man, I’m on a diet, whenever I start eating, I can’t stop.” “That’s alright, said the Man, there will be plenty of food.” “Okay,” said the fat man. So that night the Man and the fat guy sat in the witch’s castle and the fat guy devoured all the oxen down to the last hair from its hoof. Then the cheese was brought in and set before them on the table. The fat man cried out, “I’ll find room for that too.” and devoured the cheese down to the last crumb. Finally the wine was brought in. As they brought in the wine the fat guy cried out again, “I’ll find room for that too.” and drank the wine down to the last drop. As he finished the witch came in and said, “Ah, I see you have complete my second task, for your third task…” As she came in the fat guy looked up from a goblet of wine he had just finished and said, “I’ll find room for that too.” and devoured the witch. At this Man, fearing for his life, grabbed the princess and jumped out the window. The fat guy then proceeded to eat the castle starting at the top and working his way down to the floor. When he had eaten the floor he started to eat the ground, which was of course disgusting. He looked around to try and find something to get rid of the awful taste in his mouth and catching sight of his big toe grabbed it, ate himself, and had just enough time to say, “My what a delicious appetizer.” before he disappeared into nothingness. The Man of course married the beautiful princess, but the fat guy had eaten the whole kingdom. And that is how a man became king of nothing.

The End