“Come on, wake up”, my Dad whispered quietly as he tried waking me up out of the deep sleep I was in.

“No”, I moaned.

“Get up, and check school closings.” As soon as those words were out of his mouth, I was out of my bed, and on the computer. I stared down at the keyboard as my eyes tried to make out the letters. I finally typed in http://www.wxyz.com/default.aspx and clicked on the button that said “school closings”, and then again on the button that said “Wayne county.” Sure enough, about halfway down I read “Livonia Public closed.” Yes, I thought to myself, sleep.

“Dad”, I called, “There’s no school.”

“Okay, wake your Mom up and tell her.” I walked out of the computer room, down the hallway and into my parents’ room.

“Mom,” I whispered as I gently shook her. “There’s no school today.”

“What? Okay, go back to bed. Thank you.” She said half asleep. I went back up the stairs, into my room, and climbed in my bed under all of my warm blankets. Suddenly I was wide awake, unlike any other school day, and it was only 5:30 in the morning. I think it was like six in the morning when I finally ended up falling asleep. The next thing I knew it was ten. I was well rested, for the first time in a long time, and I was ready to go hang out with my friends.

I rolled out of my bed, and jumped in the shower. When I got out, I did my hair and make up and put in a load of laundry. Then I called Corey who invited me to come over and go sledding with him and our friend Eric. I called my Mom and when she said yes, I called Corey back telling him to meet me halfway. I was walking since we only live like a half of a mile apart.

On my way, I realized that everyone was at work and did not get the chance to shovel their sidewalk yet. Therefore I had to walk in seriously like two feet of snow. I finally made it to Corey’s with Eric and the three of us hung out all day. We went sledding, and when we were done we hung out in the basement, talking, laughing, and listening to music. It was the best snow day that I had had in a long time.

A Day to Remember

As I walked into the park, what I saw amazed me. It was just like the movies. The huge castle was gleaming as the sun shone down upon it. Characters danced around each other under the bright blue sky. I was in the Magic Kingdom in Disney World.

All of the sudden, Mickey and Minnie mouse danced off the stage, all the way to where I was standing. They grabbed both of my hands and pulled me up to the castle. The next thing I knew, I was wearing a beautiful blue dress as I danced with Prince Charming. I was Cinderella, the princess. We danced and danced for hours while crowds of people were watching.

When it finally got dark, a worker showed me the room that I would be staying in. It was the room in the tower of the giant castle. I was amazed, and I could not believe that this was really happening. I set my stuff down, and started jumping on the bed. When I got tired, people brought me my favorite food...pizza. After feasting on all the pizza I could eat, I finally went to sleep. That night, I slept better than I ever had before. I awoke to a beautiful sunrise, filled with all different shades of pinks, purples, and blues.

Before I had time to blink, I was already back in my blue dress dancing with Prince Charming again. Then, the parade started. We rode around the park in a horse drawn carriage. The two horses were white, and had shimmering tails and manes. I looked out into the crowds, with a huge smile on my face, waving like a true princess. As my second day of living in Disney World started to come to an end, Prince Charming and I rode off in the sunset together, and we lived happily ever after. The End.

China Renews Opposition to Iran Sanctions

China is not doing the right thing by not wanting to take a stronger position against Iran and its nuclear program.

Iran was keeping a secret from the world, and that secret was that they had a hidden nuclear program. Alan Cowell, from the New York Times wrote that the West accused Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps of running a secret nuclear arms program, but Iran was claiming that it was to be used for only peaceful civilian purposes. Also, Iran’s leader, Ahmadinejad was quoted saying, “There is really no problem. Some made a fuss for nothing. There is no problem.” This proves that he does not think having nuclear arms is harmful or a global issue, showing that China should help us take a stand against Iran.

China should take a stronger position against Iran and its nuclear program. One of the many issues between China and The United States right now is that China will not be tougher with Iran. Hilary Rodman, Secretary of State, sternly disapproved China’s decision. Ma Zhaoxu said, “Wrongful accusations and pressure will not help solve this issue.” I completely agree with him, but I also think that if we do not unite with China and take a stand against Iran, the whole world could end up in serious trouble.