What we do for fun/"Family traditions"

Over the last few years we have bought many things for Dwayne and Bartholomew.

There was this one time where Hector, Ben, Daniel and I all bought a trampoline for all of us. Or another time where we all bought nerf guns so we could have nerf gun fights every now and then. Sometimes the kids are running around the house, shooting at each other, and we have to tell them to go outside. Sometimes we have entire household nerf gun fights where sometimes yells, "NERF GUN FIGHT!" And then a nerf dart comes flying out of nowhere and you barely have enough time to dodge it, then everyone pulls out a nerf gun and it becomes a nerf gun war. At the end there are nerf gun darts all over the place. Now I carry my nerf gun around whenever I'm in the house.

Theres also my huge collection of Lego I keep in the basement and in my room. There's literally a wall covered by a shelf of bins filled to the top with Lego. Theres also a huge table with all my models on a huge landscape, as well as other tables to build stuff on. The kids like Lego too, it's just I don't think they are as interested as I am.

In the basement there are also video games and movies. Mostly when the kids are asleep or on the weekends when the kids are allowed to play video games.

Theres lots of "family traditions" and stuff we do for fun at our house. When theres no homework or stuff like that.

Pets

Dwayne and Bartholomew have been begging for a pet for quite some time now so I have finally decided to go take a look for once. The two of them were searching on the internet for cute pets when the came across a picture of a chinchilla. I remember as a kid, I always wanted a chinchilla. So I decided to go to the pet store and buy two chinchillas.

The two of them were joking about, "What if we got two chinchillas? Then we could have baby chinchillas!" After that I though, "Hey that's not a bad idea..."

Once I got to the Pet store I had to buy all the stuff for the two chinchillas.

• Two Chinchillas
• Cages
• Chinchilla Food
• Chinchilla Treats
• Chinchilla Dust
• Toys and props

So far the kids are taking good care of the two chinchillas and they even had babies which we were all pretty excited about. They have plenty of space to run around in, and I think they are all happy in their new home.

Voting

Voting is very important, it gives you a chance to state your opinion in how your town is governed. Not voting is like saying you don't care. You don't have the right to complain if you don't vote. So I am voting for Matthew Freedberg for the next mayor of Unicornia.

Our mayor candidate's preparation was not wasted. When Roy Buck, an very wealthy businessman purchased the mill and eventually closed down. So many people were put out of work. The mill was one of our primary sources of income. Now that it is gone, the future of the town's economy is uncertain. This just goes to show how much Freedberg's plan would benefit our town, by becoming less dependent on the mill.

Becaused of this I am convinced that Matthew Freedberg is the right mayor for our town.

Midnight Madness

The Midnight Madness event was a huge booster for all businesses in Unicornia. It was also a great opportunity to show off my new webpage with a whole bunch of details about retirement homes and Pinewood Retirement Residences in particular.

I took extra care into making everything as informative, interesting, and appealing as possible. I had details about many things such as:

• When to consider a retirement home
• Our services
• Our Staff
• What the building is like
• What it looks like
• What your private room will be like
• What do you need
• Business information

The webpage was a huge success, a lot of new residents applied for Pinewood on Midnight Madness.

Town Issue

Roy Buck, a very wealthy businessman has purchased the mill. The mill is one of Unicornia's most important sources of income. Now Roy Buck says that the mill will be closing down shortly. This will put many people out of work and get rid of the town's major industry. The mayor candidate had said he wanted to become less dependent on the mill, in case it shut down for some reason. Now that it actually has shut down, I'm starting to think that the mayor candidate would be the better choice in the next mayoral election.

At first I thought Roy Buck was actually helping the town's economy, but now I'm not so sure.

Thoughts on the Mayor and the Mayor Candidate

Currently I feel the mayor candidate, Matthew Freedberg is the right choice for our town.

His focus is to improve the towns economy. He wants to increase job opportunities, decrease unemployment, and increase tourism. All of these would be greatly beneficial to all the business owners in Unicornia. He is also planning to create a boardwalk.

In addition, he wants to keep investing in the mill. At the same time he wants to become less dependant on the mill, in case the mill shut down for some reason. If that were to happen we would need other sources of income. This shows good planning for future results.

I'm sure our current mayor is working very hard, but i think the mayor candidate could greatly improve our town.

Becoming a Parent

Becoming a parent was a difficult decision. What would the child be like? How many? Would their be any psychological problems? Would they go crazy all over the place? Would they get along with everyone? Would they break stuff? Hector and I decided to live with our good friends Ben and Daniel. We pooled all of our incomes to pay for the house we currently live in. It was nice that we had each other to talk to, but there was something missing. Hector and I decided to adopt two kids, Bartholomew, who is now 10, and Dwayne, who is now 12. I decided it would be better if they just called me Justin rather than Dad. We haven't run into any major psychological problems yet, so everything is running smoothly more or less. I plan to be the best parent I can be.

How I came to Unicornia

I came to Unicornia because  it seems a lot of my friends were moving there to start businesses. I didn't want to miss out, so I took the opportunity and started my retirement home business. Hector and I decided we wanted to find a place that was more quiet and peaceful, instead of the hustle and bustle in the big cities. We decided on Unicornia. Living in a quiet, and peaceful town like Unicornia was greatly beneficial to my retirement home business, since most seniors prefer a peaceful and simple environment. I decided Unicornia was the perfect place to create Pinewood Retirement Residences.

Education

The furthest back I can remember is at kindergarten. I used to go to a school called Bloorview Kids Rehab. I'm not sure why that specific place, but it had a program where it had a mixed class of regular kids and kids with special needs. I remember being the new kid felt kind of weird. As one of the regular kids, we learned to cooperate with each other and be friends, though there was this one kid, who got kicked out since he was too aggressive, didn't follow instructions, and got mad really easily. I also got sent to the principal's office because someone grabbed a toboggan from me and hit me with it. 

Then I went to Frankland Public School for 6 years. I was the new kid again. I actually knew a couple people already, from pre-school, I just don't remember pre-school that well though. The best year was probably Grade 6, we got to go out for lunch at the end of every school week. I remember at graduation, I was the only one not crying. Everybody else was pretty much bawling their eyes out, even my friends who I thought would never cry. It was sort of funny like that though... kind of. 

Then I came to Horizon Alternative with some of my friends for grades 7 and 8. The first year was a huge change, school at 9:45am, get on the subway to Bathurst Station, take the streetcar down to college street. Since school started later, I get to sleep in a bit. You can go out for lunch any day you want, I remember the only places I ever went to were, Amatos for pizza, Fresco's for fish and chips or poutine, and 7 Eleven for slurpees and hot dogs. I couldn't imagine it if I didn't get into Horizon. Here there is so much more freedom to do things how you want. 

High school was a huge change, I decided to go to my home school, Riverdale. School started at 8:45 instead of 9:45 which was annoying. The good part was, I was reunited with my old friends from Frankland, which was cool. 

Then I attended one of Toronto's Universities to learn about retirement and retirement homes.

Childhood and Family

So I was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on May 9 2000. I live with my dad, my mom, my brother, Alexander (everyone just calls him Xander), and my dog, Furgie. Throughout my childhood I spent a lot of time with my extended family, mostly my cousins on my mom's side. Most of them live in Newmarket, which is about an hour's drive north from Toronto, lots of my Uncles and Aunts are farmers. Usually we see my cousins Jason, Sarah, and David, and we play video games, or go into the woods behind the fields, sometimes we find hunting posts in random trees. Other times we spend time with my cousins Matthew and Emily, they live in Markham. Both of them are in University somewhere. It's been a while now, but every now and then we hang out with Nathan and Alexis, who live in Calgary. I haven't seem them for a while now. On my dad's side I have two cousins, Sophie, who is about 6 or 7, and Sebastian, who was born only a couple months ago. Apparently there are a lot more people I don't remember, or haven't met before.

Throughout my childhood, one of my favourite hobbies was Lego. It's still one of my favourite hobbies today. I would make almost anything I could imagine, and I would collect all of these different sets to add to my collection. I remember we had so much we had these huge bins filled to the top with Lego pieces, and then there were so many bins that it was hard to move through the basement. I still collect Lego to this day.

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