Soccer

I was just at one of Bud's soccer games. He hasn't scored yet, so my mom said for every goal he scored, he would get a Hotwheels. That motivated him. Sadly, there were only two minutes left, otherwise he would have had a whole car case full. Oh, well.

School, Again

At school today it wasn't the first week anymore, so we got right to business. It was still fun, but in a different way. The first thing we did was write, then read. And after that, (fun, fun, fun) was Treasures. Then was a much deserved (in my opinion) recess break, then lunch, then, after a little lecture, was the highlight of my day. Math. It was actually really fun. The advanced math class is usually that way. I hope it is tomorrow.

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Well, the first week of school is over. I can't help wondering what the next will bring. Fatty school food, short recesses, even, possibly, (horrid thought) math tests? Well, whatever it brings, I hope I'm prepared for it.

First Day of School

The first day of school was awesome! When I walked into the classroom my stomach lurched and I felt like it was the worst day of my life. Well, I learned otherwise. There were directions on the board that said to put our school supplies in our desks, fill out a paper with questions, and then read. After we were finished, the teacher walked into the classroom and started us on get-to-know-you games. Before we knew it, it was time for lunch. My teacher asked who would like to be on lunch duty, which means you help the lunch ladies wash trays and serve and things. I volunteered and six other people and I walked to the lunch room. We put on aprons and headpieces and got to work. I got the exciting job of stacking trays after they had been washed, four stacks a shelf and fifteen trays a stack. After lunch was over, we had recess and I made a lot of new friends. Then it was math time and then time to go home. I can't wait for tomorrow!

School

School starts in a tomorrow and I'm nervous. I've been to this school before, but its changed a lot. People have moved in, people have moved out, and it'll be nerve wracking to try and fit in when people hardly remember me and already have little groups that they don't want to let anyone else into. But I'll try my best.

Just Visiting

Sorry I haven't been posting for a while, folks. I've been really busy. We've been packing, packing, packing. For vacations, moving, etc. Anyway, we moved to Provo. Our grandparents are going on a mission to Armenia, (which is far, far away, so far that it's almost too far to think about) and they need us to take care of their house while they're gone. (which is a year and a half.) It's been pretty exciting so far, partly because you can ride your bike anywhere, but I can't help but feel like I'm just here for a very long visit. It's weird!

Little Dude Update

The rest of my family get Little Dudes, too. Mom gets Crazy Daisy, Dad gets Band Geek Bill, Ginger gets Jolly Polly, and me, I get Hearty Holly. They're all so cute, and so fun to make, although they are rather time consuming. Still, I like my Little Dudes!

Birthday Police

Look out! Here come the Birthday Police! No one with an upcoming birthday is safe. Big and Bud both have b-days coming up and ginger and I are both secretly preparing presents. Big and Bud are each getting a homemade stuffed Little Dude from me, and a book from Ginger. It took all day and many pricked fingers for me to finish Happy Herbie and Funny Fred, so Big and Bud had better like them, or else!

WANTED: Two Front Teeth

Ginger lost her front teeth, finally! We've been waiting for ages for her to actually start wiggling them! They were so loose she just tugged a little bit and they popped out. There wasn't any blood, don't worry.

Now she has this cute little space and she even lisps! She goes around singing, "All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth.." and she actually smiles more. She's really happy because she got a dollar per tooth. I only got a quarter each!

...And the Curtain Closes

The school play was just a few nights ago! My dad said I did great. The Chinese Host was really good, and she introduced us flower dancers perfectly. Red eye shadow, white face, black eye liner, red lipstick.... Wow. That's a lot of makeup. And to think they put all that on me!

The Curtain Opens...

I auditioned for our school play yesterday. They had us fill out slips with our choices of what we wanted to be and hand them to the music teacher. Then we had to sign our names on a list. The list decided what order we would audition in. 

They called small groups of 5 to go in and try out. I was 11th out of 35 (what a relief!). I talked nervously with my friends until I was called in. I spoke my loudest and clearest and pronounced properly (because when I'm nervous I sometimes use a lot of slang) and thought I did pretty good. 

The next day I rushed right to the sheet of paper with the parts on it. I was a flower dancer (not what I wanted!) and they even spelled my last name wrong!

Deck the Halls

Christmas was the best! My most surprising gift was.... drum roll please..... an iPod! I'm still thanking Santa! Winter break was full of music, laughter and fun, fun, fun, but last week was maddening! Probably the main cause is that my mom put Fleetwood Mac into the CD player. It has stayed there.

The songs are pretty good, but when you listen to them a million times, it kinda wears on you, you know what I mean? Bud likes one song in particular, and we don't hear the end of "Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow"! Aaaaargh! It's enough to make me pull my hair out!

Outer Space

Arizona is really pretty. The palm trees are so serene and calm, and there are lots of colorful flowers and green grass, and everything is bathed in warm sunlight. Everything seems to come out of a book!

When we were there, I liked to take a few minutes out of the day to just go outside alone and really think about nature. What might the trees be thinking? What might the birds be feeling? What might the flowers say if they could talk? In those minutes, I somehow felt attached to nature, as if I were a part of it.

I think that if people did that every day, just took a few minutes and thought, it would pretty much put an end to pollution, littering and you name it. And if this planet is completely ruined where will we live, hmm? Mars?

Click!

When we were driving to Arizona, it rained and the clouds were so low they nearly brushed the tops of our heads. Literally. 

When we entered Arizona, we saw a lot of red clay and cacti. We also saw a rainbow! It was so perfect and delicate against the bright blue sky, with a few puffy white clouds surrounding it. I tried to take a mental picture of it. I know we were very lucky to see it.

Chocolate and Marble

Today we went on a field trip. The 5th grade went to the Capitol and Mrs. Cavanaugh's Chocolate Shop. The Capitol was amazing! There was a lot of velvet, gold, marble and paintings.

What really amazed me was the dome. Outside, it just looked like this big gold painted thingy, but inside, it was so beautiful it was heart stopping. On either side there were stone arches with carved flowers. Winding up the sides were pictures of people who made a difference in the world.

But my favorite was the very top of the dome. They had painted it with a picture of the sky and seagulls. The tour guide said the seagulls were 4-6 feet tall! Holding up the balcony were stone columns. I felt like hugging them. Everything was so polished and brightly colored!

After eating lunch, we hopped onto the bus. When we got to the chocolate factory, the delicious aroma of chocolate greeted us. We watched video clips about chocolate and watched workers. We got a sample! Some kids bought candy. This boy spit chewed up candy on me-- how mean is that?