Walking into the West Lake Park, a cool breeze blew, and the summer heat was immediately blown away. Waves of wind carry the fragrance of the lake, blowing into my body and my heart. In the park, trees are shaded. Through several paths, I saw the West Lake.
"Wow, it's beautiful!" I can't help admiring. The West Lake is so big that you can't see the edge at a glance. Looking around the lake, the West Lake is surrounded by mountains. The mountains are beautiful, and the mountains are connected with the sky. It is very beautiful. The rippling water was turned golden by the sun. What a beautiful scenery!
In the water, the most striking thing is the three pools printing the moon. After Su Shi dredged the West Lake, three bottle-shaped stone pagodas were erected in the deepest part of the lake outside the dike to show the water level, which formed the present wonders. I looked at the three pools printing the moon, and the three pools printing the moon looked at me, as if an old man were telling me the story of the Song Dynasty. It's very famous, and this painting is also on the back of one yuan RMB!
After seeing the distant view of the lake, I got on a boat to visit the West Lake. The water in the West Lake is very clear, and you can see the small fish in the lake. The water in the West Lake smells good. When the breeze blows on your face, you can smell the soil after the rain. The water in the West Lake is really quiet, just like a mirror. Even if the cruise ship crosses the water, it will only turn out tiny ripples. I am sitting on a boat, with blue sky overhead, the West Lake full of aura at my feet and beautiful scenery beside me. Water surrounds the stone and the stone is reflected in the water. Coupled with the green trees and red flowers by the lake, the mountains and rivers are integrated, which is really beautiful!
Before you know it, it's already late. We'll drive here right away. I finally took a look at the West Lake and remembered a poem, "Jiangnan is good, and the scenery has been familiar." Sunrise is better than fire, and spring is as green as blue. Can you not remember Jiangnan? " Heaven on earth really deserves its reputation!
On this sunny morning, I ushered in the first day of summer vacation.
On this day, my parents took my brother and me to a big hotel by the sea. We first found our own room to pack things, and then put on swimsuits to play in the hotel swimming pool. We also took many wrong roads because we didn't know the way! I want to play with water by the swimming pool, but my father and brother won't let me play. They made a mess, picked up the equipment-the big water gun brought from home, and shot at me. I was so scared that I quickly asked my mother for help, so a big battle in the water began. My father and brother went to lunch with the joy of victory, while my mother and I certainly lost. After lunch, our whole family took a lunch break as before.
In the evening, I walked barefoot on the beach with my parents and brother. We listened quietly to the roar of the sea and blew the cool sea breeze. Very comfortable!
After breakfast the next day, we went to the beach. There are many shells on the beach: big, small, beautiful and lovely. See things in a blur. We also held a shell contest on the beach ourselves-more shells than anyone else, which lasted for 30 minutes. As a result, my mother won the championship with 200 shells, but I regretted missing the championship because of two shells and became the runner-up.
Happy times are always so short. The summer vacation passes quickly, and the new semester is coming. In the new semester, I want to be happy every day. Wish you the same!
My summer vacation arrangements this year are as follows: get up at 6: 30 every morning and do morning exercises; Do summer homework in the morning; After lunch, until I go to bed at night, I arranged interesting activities in the summer vacation, such as playing computer games, watching children's TV programs, watching movies, swimming, playing table tennis, playing chess, keeping a diary online, and so on.
In this summer vacation, I am most interested in keeping a diary online. The place where I keep a diary online is called "Fresh Graduates Network", and the place where I keep a diary online is called "Colorful Road". I not only keep a diary online, but also often talk to netizens. One of them is called "Little Water Drop", who is the person I trust and admire most. She reads every diary of mine carefully and writes comments to me after reading it. At my sincere request, she also became my online teacher!
Swimming is an essential item in my summer vacation in recent years, but with the help of my cousin, I corrected those irregular movements in the past this year. Now I can say that swimming is a standard "breaststroke", which is not only graceful, but also fast. Although I lost in the competition with several children, I will work harder in the future and aspire to catch up with them!
Playing chess with grandpa is also a pleasure for me. My level is similar to grandpa's. We both win and lose. But grandpa read a lot of books, and he taught me when we played chess, which taught me many ways to win in extremely weak situations, such as "offering two glasses of wine", "eunuch chasing the emperor" and "leading the emperor to heaven" and so on. This is also a big gain for me!
My summer vacation life can be said to be colorful. I not only finished my summer homework in an all-round way, but also had a good time!
Summer vacation life excellent composition 4 Summer vacation, for some students, is to finish their homework quickly, and then finish the homework assigned by the teacher quickly, and leave the rest time for themselves to play happily. In my opinion, summer vacation is so long, why not study?
Gorky said before: "Books are the ladder of human progress." In my opinion, I think we should read more books and read good books. As the saying goes: "Reading is like breaking thousands of books, and writing is like being a god."
My summer vacation was very happy because-I read good books. This has benefited me a lot. I not only have to study, but also do my homework every day, but unlike some students, I have nothing to do when I finish my homework in one breath. Instead, it is easier to remember by doing less every day. These two things can only account for about 50% ~ 60% a day. Hey, you must want to know what I'm doing the rest of the time.
Next, I will tell you what I am doing. I help my family to do some simple things, such as washing dishes and sweeping the floor. I can't use my brain in one day. I also need to exercise, and then play. What I remember most is the time when my brother and I played with water. It really made my heart be elated and my heart cool! This is my beautiful day.
My summer vacation life is full of vitality, which creates a special seasoning for my mood and makes every day sweet. Although it is not all five flavors, although there are many homework and some bitterness, it is this flavor that makes my summer vacation life more colorful.
The short summer vacation will soon pass, and these happy summer vacations can only be recalled. This is my happy summer vacation.
I suggest you read a good book and study hard.
My summer vacation life is happy and comfortable, and there are endless interesting things. Now let me tell you a happy thing!
I remember having a month's holiday. My sister came to our house and said that she wanted to go to the history museum. My mother agreed. The next morning, my sister and I got up and set off for the history museum. At the station, we took' 401'and Cuihua Road. When we got off the bus, we saw the five characters "History Museum". There is a sea of people at the entrance of the history museum. My sister and I waited in line for four hours to buy tickets.
As soon as we entered the door, we saw a very big stone lion. We bypassed the stone lion and saw the "Gallery". There are many paintings in the gallery, including tigers, plum blossoms, lions, elephants and so on. The paintings in the gallery are all famous, such as Tang Bohu's Four Seasons.
After visiting the art gallery, we visited the ancient cultural relics. I saw the golden monster, the ape-man, the golden basin and some very famous things in ancient times, including the Terracotta Warriors!
After visiting the ancient historical sites, we visited the history of Zhou and Qi. Although I don't understand, I still know something ancient, such as the Silk Road. My sister and I also saw a large cemetery. This tomb is 40 meters long and 36 meters wide. There is a rectangular hole in the middle to put the coffin. The hole is 7 meters long and 3 meters wide. There are many gold, silver and jewels in the pit.
My sister and I then visited the ancient treasure house, where many lost items were in the treasure house.
After visiting these places of interest, my sister and I photographed almost all the cultural relics.
Visiting the history museum is to let us know about ancient times. Through this visit, I not only learned a lot about ancient things, but also learned about the emperors of Zhou and Qi, which is helpful for my future study and must be kept in mind.
The history museum is really interesting. You can go and see it when you have time!
When I wake up tomorrow morning, my first happy summer vacation will be over. I told my mother that it was good to have a holiday, and I really wanted to stay for a few more days, but my mother told me that I was going to school and I would miss my happy summer vacation. During the summer vacation, I went to my father's. Although it takes a day by bus, I am still patient at the thought of meeting my father. Dad is very busy at work, and only my mother plays with me every day. Fortunately, some friends came later. Although they are all older than me, they are all happy to play with me. We play with sand and watch the total solar eclipse (only partial solar eclipse). I saw the sun curved like the moon, playing with water cannons, watching TV and playing cards, moving with Typhoon Morakot, and running with my mother after dinner.
Every day when you go to the canteen to eat, you will see those uncles lined up neatly, kicking and singing into the canteen to eat. My mother said they were neat and disciplined. I eat slowly. Every time I eat, my uncles clean up, and my mother feeds me. My two uncles are very kind to me, and my mother sometimes gets impatient. Those two uncles will feed me and tell me stories. I like them very much. At my father's place, many uncles like to tease me, and I also said a lot of funny things. What uncle drinks 2 cups (beer) and my dad drinks 10. My mother can't drink, because if she drinks, she will get into trouble. My mother said that it was a pity that she couldn't go to Song Zu Ying, Chen Hong and Gan Ping's condolence performances because of the rain. I have no idea who these people are. Anyway, my mother said it was a pity that such a good opportunity was missed.
After coming back from my father, I stayed in the country for a while because my mother was going to travel. In fact, this country is quite good, but there are more mosquitoes. I missed my mother very much in those days when I was separated from her. Although I have been separated from my mother for so long before, I have been staying with my mother at my father's place during the summer vacation, and I feel inseparable from my mother. Although I didn't take painting class, swimming class, roller skating class and so on. During the summer vacation, I am very happy to run around and look forward to the next summer vacation!
In a blink of an eye, the summer vacation has passed by half. During this half holiday, my life is colorful. I first went to my grandmother's house for a week, and then I went to Hangzhou with my aunt and brother, provided, of course, that my summer homework had been completed.
Although Hangzhou is very hot, the scenery is beautiful. First, we came to the West Lake to enjoy the lotus flowers. Wow, those lotus leaves are floating in the water, like handfuls of green umbrellas; Lotus leaves set off colorful lotus flowers, swaying in the wind; Some of them are still flower shelves, just waiting to be released. It's really "Xiao He has just emerged, and dragonflies have long stood on his head"!
After staying in the hotel for one night, we went to Hangzhou Polar Ocean World, where there are many marine life, including fish, seahorses and jellyfish I didn't know ... Dolphins and sea lions are very popular. They are lovely and smooth as jade, which makes people want to touch them. Just watching them do smooth movements under the command of the trainer, you can imagine that they spent a lot of time training to do it. It's really "one minute on stage, ten years off stage".
Of course, the most interesting thing is rotten apple paradise, which is also my most attractive place. There are many games in it: excitement, madness and horror. I first played a game of training my brain in circles, sat on it with the help of the staff, fastened my seat belt and took all safety measures. My legs were weak when I came down, and then I played a few games, which was also an exercise and breakthrough for me.
After the trip to Hangzhou, we reluctantly went home. There is still a month's holiday, and I have to make full use of it. I will learn swimming first, and I will preview the next semester's text for the rest of the time, so that I can have a full summer vacation.
Summer vacation life excellent composition 8 Summer vacation has come to us again, the intense study has disappeared without a trace, and the scores on the report card are always scary, but how can the scores stop us from moving forward? The wonderful summer vacation time has arrived.
My summer vacation life is colorful and more interesting. The past summer vacation was always unreasonable at home; But this time I had an extraordinary summer vacation.
After coming to Shenyang, I feel like a "little adult". I came to Shenyang alone, but I didn't dare to go to Wenzhou alone before. I always look forward to it. I went to Nanhu Park in Shenyang and enjoyed the thrill of bumper cars. "Rocket trapeze" flies into the sky like a bird and rushes to the clouds! But there are also things that worry my aunt. My cousin fell on her skates and lost a lot of blood. She can't walk. I have to stay with my sister. I'm her brother.
After staying in Shenyang for a month, my aunt took me to Yunnan. In Dali, Yunnan, we visited the ancient city of Dali. Outside the city gate, the ancient city wall stopped the enemy's attack, as if it were true. When I arrived at the north gate, I saw low-rise houses and tiles on the roof, and many people gathered together. The characteristics of the ancient town are also extremely delicious. Here, we learned about the national customs of Bai and Yi, which is even more interesting. In the Tiger Leaping Gorge in Yunnan, it is said that a tiger jumped into the Yellow River. Originally, we couldn't feel the movement of the Yellow River, but I personally touched it, and the flowers of the Yellow River splashed on my face. The rolling river rumbles, and my ears are almost deaf.
In Xiangerla, Yunnan, we came to Pudacuo Park, the first park in China. We all put on sweaters and scarves, because experts confirmed that the temperature in the park would drop bit by bit, so we were prepared. When I entered the park, a black pig and a milky white pig were attracted in front of me. I was curious and rushed forward. I slowly got on the milky pig's back and came into contact with wild boar for the first time. Pig hair is really stinging. In the rain, the misty fog drops bit by bit, the rhythm in the rain drops bit by bit, and the environment in the rain is fresher. .......
After returning home, how do you spend the remaining dozens of days? Or write a composition, or ... I can only look forward to the next summer vacation after graduation, carefree and full of expectations.
Summer Life Excellent Composition 9 Summer life is every student's dream life, and I am no exception. As soon as the summer vacation comes, the internet has become my partner. For two months, I have been dealing with the internet for a month. However, I still have my plans.
Read a book. Books have been greatly appreciated by ancient and modern scholars, and my feelings for books are not as deep as theirs. But this book really seems to have a special attraction, and I can't bear to put it down after reading it. Even occasionally brings me a lot of boring fun.
Make up lessons. Making up lessons is one of the most annoying words in students' ears. What can be done? Summer vacation is not necessarily happy. Two makeup classes have left me breathless. It is really possible from mid-July to the end of August. I hope it will have some effect. After all, I don't want to sweat for nothing.
Go shopping. Of course, this item is indispensable in summer vacation life. I went out with my sister a few times and wandered around, very busy. Shopping east and shopping west, try your best. However, it feels really good to go shopping together.
Travel. Travel is my favorite. At my sister's suggestion, we went to Xitang together in mid-August. Xitang is really beautiful! Rows of delicious food, exquisite gadgets, really don't want to go home. There are many students sketching beside the big tree. Let's go in and have a look. This painting is really great. With plenty of time, we walked slowly and didn't miss any suitable shops. At night, all the lights beside the house are on. After a while, the deep blue sky was reddened by flaming lights. As if in a fairyland! A real fairyland!
Finally, summer homework. I thought I didn't have to do Chinese, so I was given a piece of reciting paper. Really want to cry, crustily skin of head. I finally finished my homework and started my "endorsement career" again. Until the end.
The short summer vacation left me again. My lovely summer vacation, goodbye! My summer vacation life, how I want to have a really happy and full summer vacation, without making up lessons and doing homework. If so, then I will say to myself, "Come on, senior three!" "
Some people's summer vacation is happy, some people's summer vacation is hard, some people's summer vacation is sour and spicy, and my summer vacation is happy and colorful.
"But before he conquered, he died, and since then, heroes have been crying on their coats." I followed the route of Zhuge Liang's seven northern expeditions and came to Tianshui, which I yearned for. Tianshui, also known as Qin Zhou, is the hometown of Fuxi with the beautiful legend of "Tianhe Water Injection". Guan 'egou, also known as "Xiao Jiu Village", is densely covered with cypresses and a hundred birds contend. In the Herb Garden, the fragrance of medicine is intoxicating, and a stream is crystal clear. Handsome men and beautiful women, old people and children don't play by the stream. I also quietly raised the water gun, aimed it at Grandpa, and suddenly "fired". Grandpa was soaked through by me. "ah!" I was shot, too. Who attacked me in the dark?
"Music is the joy of life; Music is a clear spring of life. " My mother loves beauty, dancing and singing, and I also love music and piano. On campus, I followed my teacher and played Stars in Baghdad and Sonata for Children over and over again, and my long skirt was wet with sweat. After school, the piano became my playmate and the keys became my toys. In my sleep, I knocked on the bed with my hand and kept humming. Music makes me learn to dress up, music makes me develop my consciousness, music makes me happy every day! I said to my mother, "I'd rather eat music than calcium tablets."
"The book has its own golden house, and the book has its own Yan Ruyu." I often forget myself because of books and indulge in books. Books are a colorful world. I walked into a hundred thousand whys. Only then did I know that there are prairies under the sea, "lionfish" is also poisonous, spiders are not insects, and the smallest country in the world is called Vatican. "Reading a good book is like making a good friend." I can't write a lively and interesting Journey to the West. I was deeply impressed by the compassion of Tang Priest, the wit and courage of the Monkey King, the simplicity and kindness of Pig Bajie, the diligence of Friar Sand, and the obscurity of Xiaobailong ... The book is my friend, passing on my knowledge and growing with me!
Tianshui trip gave me more knowledge, music gave me more happiness, books gave me more strength, I love you, summer vacation!
1 1 is on holiday. As soon as the bell rang, our summer vacation began.
The next day, I started a "race" with my summer homework. In the constant "race" with summer homework, I consume its "physical strength" bit by bit. With the help of my mother, I finally got my summer homework, as well as my summer homework and my teacher's additional homework. Reading, English composition, I kept writing, and finally I finished it.
In this more than a week, I am like a bird flying out of a cage, spreading its wings and flying freely in the blue sky. Besides reading books, I still have a lot of time to watch TV and play computer games. When I was at school, I had to get up at 6: 30 every morning, but now, I don't go to bed after 8: 00 every morning, so I don't have to dress in such a hurry or dawdle. After breakfast, watch TV and read extracurricular books.
Just after the summer vacation, I stayed at home except playing computer. I'm not as happy as I was at school, and I can't play games with my good friends. Whether happy, relaxed or upset, I still think it's good to have a summer vacation.
Summer vacation is coming, and I am really happy. Not only because I can play as I like in the summer vacation, but also because my summer vacation is very substantial and meaningful.
There is no homework this summer, because I am going to high school! But I still can't relax! Because I'm going to take a placement exam at school in August, I have to review my knowledge every day and make sure I remember it. Of course, in addition to reviewing, there are previews! The content of high school must also be understood first. My friend borrowed some high school textbooks, and I come to read them every day. However, I can't understand English, and I can't understand it! So, I bought a VCD and studied for half an hour every morning. Then review, in this case, high school English learning will be easier.
Of course, you have to work and study during the summer vacation! Me! Just wearing holiday lights. Neighbors send holiday lights to everyone every summer vacation, so my sister and I took some. We have earned one or two hundred yuan this summer vacation! How's it going? Awesome!
Excellent composition of summer vacation life 12 My summer vacation life is happy. Because my father took me to see the sea, the endless sea is blue. It's almost to the horizon and the sea, and the position of the sea sky is very high. The neatly arranged waves are striding happily, shouting medium-sized "one, two, one, two, one ..." coming to the shore, rushing to the sea and dissolving with a "wow". Here comes another wave. It really deserves to be "the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves before". Rows of waves rushed up behind two sides and three sides, enjoying the unique delicacy of the beach with relish. The sun shines on the sea, just like someone dropped a golden ball. The golden balls of the sea are jumping and shining happily in the water. Several seabirds spread their wings freely in the sky. At this time, I really know what is beautiful and charming and what is full of vitality. Listen, listen, I feel broad, deep and stable. Isn't this the spirit of the Chinese nation? It's endless, never back down.
My summer vacation life is painful. Because my parents put me in the countryside to experience life, I was bitten all over and felt uncomfortable. And there is no time to do homework. Go home and do your homework for a day. I haven't left home since the day I did my homework. I'm like a caged bird. Unfortunately, I can't spread my wings. I think it's time for summer vacation. We are eager to fly freely and don't want to be caged birds.
I met my dear teachers and classmates. Everyone talked about their summer vacation. Now let me tell you what activities I participated in this summer vacation.
I took part in a swimming training class during the summer vacation and swam every night. Under the guidance of the teacher, I can swim happily in the water like a fish now. However, this is not what makes me happiest. What interests me most is going dancing with Bonnie's dance team. Because I can not only learn all kinds of dance skills here, but also often go to various places to perform. On August xx, I went to Qianshu Garden in Cologne, Chenghai to perform aerobics. The audience was attracted by our cheerful dance and gave us warm applause. In addition, my parents and I went to some tourist areas around Shantou. ...
My summer vacation life is really rich, and I live a full and happy life.
Many interesting things happened in the summer vacation, such as colorful fish, countless.
That afternoon, my second aunt and sister Cher invited my grandfather and me to go swimming. I am very excited. I went to the swimming pool, took a deep breath and smelled the swimming pool. I thought I could finally swim as freely as a fish!
I changed my bathing suit and brought goggles. I'm going to go into the water with all the equipment. As soon as I came down, I felt like a new world. The hot summer suddenly turned into a cool autumn, so cool! Grandpa swam to my side and said, come on, let's start! I swim in breaststroke. Spread your legs slightly and then close them. Grandpa said. I tried it once and it felt good. I have made progress. Go ahead. Grandpa said gently. I swam several times again, each time it was better, but the air was still not very good. Well, I can breathe a little, but I can't breathe either. Grandpa said. How to swim without breathing? I asked. I put my head out to swim. That's not standard! Since you can't, learn something else, such as freestyle. Sister Cher said, I will teach you. Come on, you can swim first. I swam about 30 meters and then stopped. Not bad, but it's unnatural to take a breath. Sister Cher said, I'll show you again. Watch underwater.
Ouch! Sister Cher slipped and choked on a mouthful of water, haha! I smiled unkindly. I smiled and said, Sister Cher, you are too careless. You didn't even look at the students. You slipped. I'll swim first. Goodbye. I don't know if I mastered the skills because I was afraid that Sister Cher would give me trouble. I can swim very fast and breathe naturally. I really swim in the water like a fish. Yes! Grandpa shouted excitedly.
There are many things to do, and then I learned to tread water from Sister Cher, which is actually a vertical version of breaststroke. Great!
How time flies! In an instant, three hours passed. Time to go home. What a pleasant swim!
Excellent composition of summer life 14 With the coming of summer vacation, the barrier of summer has been opened!
After the rain clears, a gorgeous rainbow hangs quietly in the sky, just like the Hongqiao erected on two tall buildings, competing with the scorching sun, adding a touch of new color to summer, adding a little vitality to students' summer vacation, and even trees are happy to move and appreciate the perfect struggle. Oh, isn't it time to go out for activities? Don't let this wonderful time down.
Driving to the seaside, I see the scenery of the sea and the sky at the moment. In the distance, several fishing boats are rippling with the wind, and clusters of microwaves are set off on the sea. Barefoot, step on the beach and walk to the seaside. The waves are vying to get close to you. The waves lick your feet like thousands of tongues. Hire a bamboo raft, stay in the middle of the sea, plunge into the water, swim hundreds of meters, then float to the surface, look at the blue sky and white clouds, and bathe in the bright sunshine. Everything is gone, only the sea, sky and sunshine surround you ... enjoy the warmth given by nature! The sky is getting dark, the red sunset glow falls into the sea bit by bit, and the waves are flashing red. It's time for dinner. Let's find a small hotel nearby and have a big seafood dinner. Wow, that's fresh. Great!
As night falls, turn on the computer, watch the news online and chat with friends. Why not? There is a wonderful night in summer, the stars outside the window are blinking at you, and the bright moon is shuttling between the clouds, reminding you of the story of moths fighting the fire and the story of cowherd and weaver girl. Suddenly, a dull thunder interrupted my thoughts, and a shining light pierced my eyes. I closed my eyes gently. I understand that tomorrow is a bright dawn!
During the summer vacation, I learned a lot and learned a lot. Every day, I will do my homework carefully, then read a book and draw a picture for a while ... The most unforgettable thing is to help my parents cook.
That time, I was watching TV, and my parents were always sweating. Seeing that my parents were so tired, I decided to help them relieve their stress and cook a lunch.
I went to the kitchen, took out potatoes and onions from the refrigerator, tied on an apron, and the work was about to start: I washed the potatoes first, then peeled them, shredded them and washed them in a basket. The main ingredients have been arranged, and now I'm going to cut the onion into small pieces. After the preparation is finished, I will put it in the pot, because it is the first time to cook, and the action is a little numb. According to the way my mother used to cook, I turned on the gas stove first, added a little oil when the pot was hot, and then added shredded potatoes to stir fry. I took a shovel and tossed it in the pot, frying it. Oh, strange, why are they all stuck? Shit, it's burning! I was frightened and quickly poured some water, and the situation improved slightly. I put the salt first, then pour a small amount of monosodium glutamate when the potatoes are cooked, and then turn the bottom with a shovel. I put the cooked shredded potatoes on a plate and sprinkled some onions. In this way, the first dish "fried potato shreds" is ready, and I will continue to cook other dishes.
It is now 1 1 point. I put the plate on the table. "Fried shredded potatoes" is dark, "scrambled eggs with tomatoes" is burnt, and rice is soaked in rice. Only "seaweed soup" is intact. After mom and dad finished eating, they smiled and said to me, "Our daughter has grown up and learned to be considerate!" " "I listened to it, and my heart was full of joy.
Today, I feel grown up and mature; Today, although the food I cooked was terrible, my mother praised me and my heart was full of sweetness. Today, I understand that love is not taking, but giving. People should learn to be considerate of others. Today, I know my cooking is poor. I will redouble my efforts to be a good helper for my mother!
Cooking in summer vacation not only made me realize the hard work of my parents, but also made me learn to be grateful!