Tales by Thom

Everyday stories from a kid's view

As of this day, it is officially summer!!! All of the lame times I’ve had at Scottsdale Preparatory Academy are finally over. To be honest, this day is starting to be magical. Knowing that I don’t have to worry about doing my homework or studying for tests is just a magical feeling. As of this day, …

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Today at 9:00am, we went to get our Caviler King Charles Spaniel at http://hurricanedogs.com . We got past the guard dog “monkey” (small Yorkie). Then we went inside and got greeted by Donna Ehmann. We went over to a table where we talked about things you need to know to take care of your dog. She brought …

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2 weeks ago I went to San Francisco and I had a great time! The hotel was great! We walked from the hotel to the bay and we saw Alcatraz, we also took a water taxi around Alcatraz. We also saw a cool ship called  “Kitty kat”. We got really bad pictures of Alcatraz because my …

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When I was In Costa Rica, I decided to take surfing lessons with chase. We took lessons at Coconut Harry’s with a instructor named José, he was the best instructor ever! I had a hard time at first but then I got better! It was such a cool experience to get up on the board and fee …

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All day it was sunny but my mom kept saying there was an 80% chance of rain. We didn’t believe her. We had a good day, went to the beach, swam in the pool, had a good dinner that my dad made, played Uno and went to our rooms to watch movies! About 10 minutes …

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Yesterday I went to the Boca (means river mouth), with my dad and grandma searching for drift wood. We actually found some good pieces! We all thought, “We should cross that river to get more driftwood”, because there was a lot of drift wood on the beach! We found a perfect spot to cross and …

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Today there was an Earthquake and I was just sitting on the bed and the whole room started shaking, It was the first time I’ve ever felt an Earthquake because In Arizona the Earthquakes are so little you can’t even feel them! So I’ve decided to interview my family because I was in a different …

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I’m here in Nosara, Costa Rica and this morning we saw that the Century Plant started blooming because of all of the rain last night!  We did some research and it said that the Century plant blooms once in it’s lifetime with a stalk that can grow as much as 15 to 20 feet high! …

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Today I’m going to COSTA RICA!, I’m so, so excited to go and have an adventure! Every time I’ve gone to Costa Rica I always have had a BLAST! I’m so excited to see Kaiya, Noche and lluvia! I also want to go to the beach and collect sea glass!

Today is National Hug Your Cat Day! Today show your furry friend some love in honor of this occasion.In Ancient Egypt, cats were revered and even worshiped as symbols of grace and poise. Hugging animals actually lowers your blood pressure. If you don’t have a Cat this month is “Adopt A Cat Month”, also you can …

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