All Is Well on the Southern Front

The title was inspired by the extremely boring book Liz is reading right know. So very exciting.

Well, today on the southern front, many victories were won for the Allies. Okay, so there were only two battles, but we won them both! Yay us!

School was good. today. CRCTs are DONE! Hurray! No more testing! Except for finals. But that's at the end of the year. We went to art and watched this video. Part of it was about the art of graffiti. Huh. Now I'm in fourth period. Ms. Mungin said we could do whatever, now that we're done. I'm in a good mood today. But we don't get to go to 7th period because of the CRCTs. :P

I don't have anything else to say. So... I guess that's it

You People

Ok................................................ Lets seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

I don't know.

I am going to go to sleep

Tomorrow! Tomorrow!

I am not sure what kind of feelings I should have toward you! Tomorrow! You're only a day away!

CRCTs are back on tomorrow :P Only two more days though! Then I will be FREE! Woohoo!

That is all.

More Funny Signs (Thanks to Martha :)

I Told You Guys Caffeine Was Bad!

Just looking through some medical reports and found this:

"Reducing or stopping caffeine is important for bipolar disorder. Yet when someone with bipolar disorder is feeling depressed, increasing caffeine can help that person boost the low mood. The problem is caffeine is a drug. And it's a drug that can alter mood and disrupt sleep. Caffeine can also diminish the sedative effects of medications, such as benzodiazepines, that are used to treat anxiety and mania associated with bipolar disorder"

I got it off of WebMD. Very useful site.

For the Beauty of the Earth/ My Backyard Expedition

So, I got sidetracked while coloring. I took marvelous pictures all throughout the yard.

Sidewalk Chalk Art

I had quite a time scooting around on PJ's skateboard making beautiful chalk art
work.ABOVE: SunsetABOVE: Earth. I had fun riding circles around it, making the explosion :)

Breaking of a Lightbulb

Its so interesting. A lightbulb is a vacuum, so it shatters differently.

CRCT

CRCTs are stupid. Well, not stupid, just over-stressed. Teachers and everybody else stress out too much over them. Perhaps if the students were less stressed, they would do better. Also, I understand the review sheets, but there is a limit of how many pages of review a kid can handle. My elementary school siblings came home with stinkin 15-page packets! Sheesh! Either you know it or you don't! That's it!

Saturday

Saturday was an exciting day! 5 minutes after I woke up, we were off to see Ashley cheer. I was kind of half asleep through all of that though... Then we came home, I did my chores :)

Then we went to the Hannah Montana movie! It was AWESOME! Yes, I highly recommend seeing it. After the movie, I was emptying out my purse that was full of trash. I kind of forgot that my phone was still in there though... It ended up at the bottom of the trash bin. I tried to dive down and get it, but alas, I couldn't. Mikayla bravely dove next. All you could se of her was her legs. People watched with dumbfounded expressions on their faces at this spectacle.

Then it was semi-formal church dance time! Melissa brought her friend Victoria. We all had lots of fun :) Kissa, Victoria, and I played kick-the-trash while people slow-danced. It was funny watching the people kick the crushed cup without even knowing it. They had a chocolate fountain this time :) I had about a zillion cream puffs and strawberries covered in chocolate.

Thus concludes Saturday.

I Am Out of Creative Titles

So, another blog entry because I just know your life depends on my blogging ;) Ha ha. I don't seem to have anything to blog about lately. Oh! I just realized that I do have stuff to blog about! Wow! I will make a different one though. Also check out my mom's blog http://nolden9.blogspot.com/

Bye!

HANNAH MONTANA

Today I went to go see Hannah Montana the movie! It is the best movie EVER! It' s so amazing that I can't even describe it!!!!! Leave comments if you too share my views on the Hannah Montana movie! I can't wait to read them!

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Thursday at 6:49

Well, I haven't been on here in quite a while! I don't really have anything to say. Oh my gosh. School is ending in like a month! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! I'm going to high school! Woohoo! I have bronchitis :P I diagnosed myself :) I don't want to be a doctor, though. Maybe a psychologist, but not a doctor. Or nurse for that matter. Blood is icky. But it's pretty cool if it means something to you. Like if it's a battle scar :) Not necessarily from a battle, though. Like if you cut it climbing or something. Or if you got it from accidentally biting your knee on the trampoline. Man, I showed that thing off to everybody. I was so proud of the stupid little cut :)

I just hand lotion on. My hands were extremely dry. I don't think I have any homework tonight. Woohoo! Again! I'm bored... I have nothing to do... Waaaaaaaa. I'm whiney :(

I had an omelette for dinner. Normally I hate eggs (along with cottage cheese), but i like my dad's omelettes. They are delicious. CRCT after two more instructional days :( Whoop-de-doo. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! School is almost over!

I need to get a new book at the library tomorrow. I finished the one I'm currently reading. Well, not currently anymore. We finished our book in reading too. And in language. I don't really have anything to read. That will be alright for the time being. I have realized teenage drama books are more interesting (and easier to read) than classics or science fiction books. Hm. I don't think I have anything else on my mind. The End.

Books

I have three books I need to digest by the end of spring break :P I have Eyes of a Stranger (a must read) that I am borrowing from my older sister, Avalon High, the book I bought yesterday, and The Diary of a Young Girl, required for school.

The only one that has AR value is the latter. I don't want to read it :P I had to read it last year, and I simply don't feel like reading it again. I hope I remember everything...

The others are enjoyable.

The end.

My Day Today!

Well, I woke up this morning and did my chores! Hurray! Right straight from when I woke up, i grabbed my laundry basket and hangers and took them upstairs with me.

Then I ate breakfast. I got ready for the day (brushed my teeth, showered, yada yada yada)

Went to the mall with Kanise and Heeyoon. We people-watched and looked for absurd outfits. It was fun. We played hide-and-go-seek. I was hiding; it was fun :) I got a new book. It seems interesting so far.

I came home, read for a little bit, then got whisked away to do dome babysitting. That was fun. We played freeze tag and mario carts and made a hammock.

Now I am home, awaiting tomorrow.

My sister found this awesome thing on facebook. I suggest you read it:

MormonsYou most likely know one. Whether you're aware of it or not.

Our real name is The Church of JESUS CHRISTof Latter Day Saints. Which means we're Christian :)

Sometimes we go by LDS. Mormon is a nickname given us because we believe in the Book of Mormon. We usually go by Mormon cuz that's how people know us...

We don't drink.

We don't smoke.

We don't drink coffee... and if you see one of us doing that, slap them and say "NO!"

Joseph Smith was the first LDS prophet. Brigham Young was the second.

BYU is a mormon college...There are 3 of them - one in Utah, Idaho, and Hawaii. BYU stands for Brigham Young University.

We don't have sex before marriage.

We have more fun playing chutes and ladders than spin the bottle.

Not all of us have been Mormon our whole lives...

The high school-aged youth go to a seminary (like sunday school) class each morning before school.

Our church session is 3 hours long and we love it.

The mormon missionaries are the two coolest guys ever. Be nice to them ;P

It's true. We make the best green jello salad and casseroles you've ever tasted.

We think mormon jokes are funny.

We don't date till we're sixteen.

We know that groups dates are more fun anyway.

We know that the most fun dates - don't cost money.

We give talks in church in front of 150-300 people. how's that for public speaking?

We are stubborn as heck. We don't give in to peer pressure.

We have refreshments at almost ANY meeting.

We celebrate holidays by throwing either a BBque or a dinner.

We love to sing and dance.

If you go to a youth dance, you WILL see conga lines, break dancing, square or line dances and swing dancing.You will also participate in either the Chicken dance, or the Hokey Pokey ;P

Almost every mormon girl can play the piano.

We don't watch R-rated movies.

We dress modestly. Skirts/shorts to the knee, shirts with sleeves, one-piece bathing suits... that type of thing.

These standards are never supposed to be relaxed... EVEN FOR PROM.

We CAN use technology.

We CAN eat fast-food.

We DON'T practice polygamy.

If we ask you to go to an activity, it's NOT a conspiracy thing where we're trying to convert you. It means we have fun and we want to share that with you. Likely the church won't even really be mentioned while you're there.

If we ask you to go to church, it's because we care enough about you to want to share with you what we know and the blessings we've received.

If we give you a Book of Mormon, we're giving you the most precious gift we have. It may not have the same meaning to you at first. That book has changed lives for the better and when we see you going through hard times, we want to help. This is the best way we know of helping you. So don't be offended. Even if you don't want it, know that we care about you THAT much.

If you turn us down, it's ok.

If you think we're pushing you, tell us to knock it off! We'll stop.

If you ask us what we believe, only for the sake of arguing, we won't tell you. It's pointless to engage on that when you're not going to open your mind and listen.

Asking you to go to church, an activity, or giving you a Book of Mormon is incredibly hard. It's like a guy asking out his crush. Some of us are more comfortable in doing that than others. It's hard. So if we do it, be NICE! :)

We don't care what you wear, what you look like, as long as you come! We're happy to see you!

We'll live on pizza.

We know what it's like to push a handcart.

We have all sorts of useless skills and know a bunch of stupid games.

We do genealogy. It's pretty darn cool when you find out you're related to someone famous...or that you're royalty.

Your parents will let you go just about anywhere, as long as one of us goes with you.

Mothers LOVE mormon girls as babysitters.

PG movies ROCK!

We don't all love the Lion King.

The guy who owns the Marriot Hotels is Mormon.

Steve Martin is NOT mormon just because he did Cheaper by the Dozen.

We DO tend to have big families. The more the merrier.

The boys go on two-year missions when they turn 19. And no, they don't get to choose where they go.

RM stands for returned missionary. They make the best boyfriends and husbands, and every mormon girl wants one ^_^

Contrary to poplular belief, the majority of us would rather live in Antarctica than Utah

If you see anyone on TV (not on the BYU channel) under the age of fifty talking about mormons, they're probably lying.

It's nearly impossible to offend us - even if you do it on purpose.

We don't use bad language and we hate hearing it from others. But if you slip up, it's not a big deal. We still love you.

People like, respect and even admire us, but are rarely interested in hearing what we believe.

Donnie and Marie? Mormons.

The Bat Commander? Mormon.

Steve Young? Mormon

Gladys Knight? Mormon

We're not perfect. No one is. We make mistakes. We slip. Try not to judge us by one person who is struggling.


It's a club called, "Why Yes, I AM Mormon, thanks". Pertty nifty.

I should be getting off to bed now. Bye!

Savannah Trip: Day 2

Today was interesting. Woke up. Went to McDonald's for breakfast (:P I do not like McDonald's). Then we went to River Street. In the middle, the rains came. I slipped in the very wet grass. It was fun!! Mark, Wesley, and I made a run for the buses. I should have known not to run through the grass... anyway, we made it. Kanise and them finally showed up. We took pictures with the waving lady statue across the street in the rain. Left for pizza lunch. Did beach observation inside :P It didn't have the same effect. Grandma Slade said that when they come down we may get to go to the beach. Toured the First African Baptist Church (it had tunnels for runaway slaves underneath. I sneaked a peak at their hymn book, and it has some of the same one in ours!! So neat!) Went to the founder of the girl scout's home and heard stories about her mom's ghost. It was kind of lame. We were supposed to go on a walking ghost tour, but, you guessed it, the rain prevented us from doing that. We had a fancy dinner afterwards. I took pictures. Here, see, see:

The Chronicle of the Waving Lady on River Street

ABOVE: Us with our sprite and coke bottles recently purchased from the candy shop

ABOVE: Mystery. I do not know why so many doors had gift wrapping on them

ABOVE: Kanise on this bench thing
ABOVE: Me on the bench. We were in the way of Bob (Mr. Trickett), so we had to take these really quick. Two on my camera, two on Kanise's. There was a lot of moving about.

ABOVE: Spiffy t-shirt. I love it. We were at the front of this shop when the Ms. Smith came by yelling, "Hurry! The rain is coming!!!!" And so it did...

ABOVE: Picture taken from under an awning. Soon after this Mark, Wesley, and I made a run for it.

ABOVE and BELOW: aftermath of the running. I slipped and fell in the grass. It was fun :)

ABOVE: My pants.

ABOVE: My jacket

ABOVE: Meredith

I didn't take any really good pictures at dinner or the beach observatory or the church. That concludes day 2.

Savannah Trip: Day 3

Today was the trip home. We didn't do anything really exciting. Breakfast at Golden Corral. Lunch at some rest stop wherein the actual rest rooms didn't work. In the morning we went to Seabrook Village. It was old I guess. I don't remember exactly which time period it was from.ABOVE: Meredith, our guide.
ABOVE: Some person's shack
ABOVE: Their wagon
ABOVE: Outhouse.

The Nature of Seabrook Village

ABOVE: Fence

ABOVE: Tree
ABOVE: My personal favorite: Wildflower

Bus Ride Home

ABOVE: The bus behind me. I was sitting backwards.

ABOVE: Alejandro. He has cool sunglasses
ABOVE: Indi sleeping. FINALLY
ABOVE: Me. Jamahri took this picture. Tanner is behind me

ABOVE: Adriana. She had a blue and green ring pop :)

ABOVE: Marianna sleeping

ABOVE: Ashya sleeping

Meredith(the younger)'s Nature

Thus concludes Savannah trip