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04.14.26 🥗

On Tuesday Maisie visited us at home and we made salad together.

I mixed walnuts, bell peppers, cheese, and avocado with salad.

The salad looks impressive because it’s colorful.

We ate it for lunch and saved the remaining salad in the container. 

04.18.26 🌳🐟🧑‍🍳

On Saturday morning I hiked at Coyote Creek Trail, which looks similar to the ones at Vasona Lake County Park.

I met my new friend Ryan during the hike.

I had a conversation with my social group friends. My friends included Vivian, Amanda, Jack, Ian, and Gary.

The creek was dry and a fallen tree was in the dry creek.

In the afternoon I marinated the salmon and stir fried the pork.

I put salt, black pepper, red pepper, and squeezed orange juice on the salmon. 

I cooked the whole wheat spaghetti.

Mom took pictures of me preparing the meal and the plate of all the food.

At night we happened to spot a big fire and smoke in our neighborhood when we were taking a walk. It was very scary.

Mom took a video of the fire.

My favorite activity was hiking at Coyote Creek Trail because I met a new friend Ryan.

04.20.26 🥗🍳🥒

On Monday I made salad with bell peppers, egg, and cucumber.

04.21.26 🌹🌱

On Tuesday Mom and I did some gardening.

I trimmed the grass and pruned the dead branches.

Mom took all the dead grass under the rose and put it in the path.

04.22.26 👕📖

On Wednesday I worked at Goodwill.

I took the broken hangers, empty hangers, and matched the tags for the clothes.

Then, I took a break to read a book.

04.23.26 🍃🗑️

On Thursday I pulled the weeds and cleaned the gazebo when there rose petals and leaves.

I used the rake and broom to clean up the petals.

I put the dead grass in the Yard Waste bin and put the petals in the bucket.

04.24.26 🎳🏆🥇

On Friday I went to Homestead Bowling with my FCSN friends.

I won the bowling and everyone was in second place.