I came back to this blog and I realized that it just isn't who I am. I'm not twelve anymore.
I still like the idea of having some way of expressing myself/posting about random life events/documenting my senior year and beyond sooo...I started a new blog (surprise ;) ) on a completely different account. I won't be posting here anymore (not that I really ever did to begin with) and I've considered deleting it completely, which I still may do, but in a way it represents my horribly awkward middle school years and who I was (or tried to be) back then, so for now it's staying.
Anyways, if you're interested, you can go check it out here. I've been posting for a couple weeks, and I actually plan on posting in the future instead of certain other blog attempts I've made. ;)
Thanks, guys!
August 28, 2014
July 08, 2012
In Which We Kill Our Car
Henry and Butch in Wall Drug
February 27, 2012
An Explanation
Okay, so my 'Video Every Tuesday' thing kinda died. It died because my videos just wouldn't upload onto Blogger. So, I have them, but you won't see them. ;)
Also, my 'Post Every Saturday' thing kinda died. It died because the first Saturday I missed I spent at the hospital. My Grandpa had had a gallbladder removed and there was a slight emergency that morning, resulting in a day of McDonald's food and memorizing lines outside of the hospital room.
Then, I just lost motivation to post.
So, I'm not going to give myself a schedule. I'm hoping to still post on here every once in a while, but that's going to be for my own looking back. I'll probably post pictures and videos and things like that.
I did figure out how to quickly upload videos to YouTube though, so if you want to check that out, go to
www.youtube.com/musicgirl3597 (Original name, no? jk ;) )
Also, my 'Post Every Saturday' thing kinda died. It died because the first Saturday I missed I spent at the hospital. My Grandpa had had a gallbladder removed and there was a slight emergency that morning, resulting in a day of McDonald's food and memorizing lines outside of the hospital room.
Then, I just lost motivation to post.
So, I'm not going to give myself a schedule. I'm hoping to still post on here every once in a while, but that's going to be for my own looking back. I'll probably post pictures and videos and things like that.
I did figure out how to quickly upload videos to YouTube though, so if you want to check that out, go to
www.youtube.com/musicgirl3597 (Original name, no? jk ;) )
February 21, 2012
January 28, 2012
Life Through The Eyes Of A Fifth Grader
Me: How old are you?
Henry: I would prefer not to disclose. -pause- Okay, fine! I'm 10 1/2
M: What are your thoughts on life?
H: People are not the best that that they could be. I mean, they start wars and have millions of dollars and they don't give any to me. So yeah, people are not the best that they could be.
M: What could you do, personally, to make someone's life better?
H: I could do a community service, or give them some old McDonalds toys that I don't want anymore.
M: What's your favorite thing?
H: My ability to read.
M: Any funny childhood memories?
H: I remember one time at a hospital I ran into the wrong room.
M: Do you have a favorite memory?
H: When we got the dogs.
M: Do you have a least favorite memory?
H: This one time I got a sliver on a fence. All that kind of jazz.
M: Preferred method of transportation?
H: Teleporter.
M: Your ideal meal.
H: Aldi pizzas with hot sauce. And lemon Mixade.
M: What do you want to be when you grow up?
H: A robotics technician.
M: What do they do?
H: They program robots, and make robots, and do things with robots!
Henry: I would prefer not to disclose. -pause- Okay, fine! I'm 10 1/2
M: What are your thoughts on life?
H: People are not the best that that they could be. I mean, they start wars and have millions of dollars and they don't give any to me. So yeah, people are not the best that they could be.
M: What could you do, personally, to make someone's life better?
H: I could do a community service, or give them some old McDonalds toys that I don't want anymore.
M: What's your favorite thing?
H: My ability to read.
M: Any funny childhood memories?
H: I remember one time at a hospital I ran into the wrong room.
M: Do you have a favorite memory?
H: When we got the dogs.
M: Do you have a least favorite memory?
H: This one time I got a sliver on a fence. All that kind of jazz.
M: Preferred method of transportation?
H: Teleporter.
M: Your ideal meal.
H: Aldi pizzas with hot sauce. And lemon Mixade.
M: What do you want to be when you grow up?
H: A robotics technician.
M: What do they do?
H: They program robots, and make robots, and do things with robots!
January 21, 2012
Through The Eyes Of A First Grader
Me: Grace, what are you're thoughts on life?
Grace: Hmm. I like it!
M: Why?
G: Cuz it's awesome! P.S. I smell cookies.
M: Umm, okay. How old are you?
G: I am six years old.
M: Do you like being six?
G: Sometimes.
M: How are you feeling?
G: Sick. :P
M: Any favorite childhood memories?
G: A lightbulb fell on my head. P.S. It's not one of my favorites.
M: I kind of figured. Any actual favorite memories?
G: No. Not really.
M: What are you going to do today?
G: Watch Pride and Prejudice.
M: Do you like Pride and Prejudice?
G: -really scary, evil voice- YES!
M: Why do you keep saying 'P.S.'?
G: I DON'T KNOW!
M: What did you do yesterday?
G: I forget.
M: Oh.
G: Now can the interview be over?
M: Almost. What grade are you in this year?
G: 1st.
M: Do you like getting to do school?
G: Yea...
M: What's your favorite part?
G: Math.
M: Really? Why?
G: Cuz I have Fred.
M: What's Fred?
G: Fred's a math book. It teaches you about math.
M: Okay, the interview can be over now. (She had already run out of the room at this point)
Grace: Hmm. I like it!
M: Why?
G: Cuz it's awesome! P.S. I smell cookies.
M: Umm, okay. How old are you?
G: I am six years old.
M: Do you like being six?
G: Sometimes.
M: How are you feeling?
G: Sick. :P
M: Any favorite childhood memories?
G: A lightbulb fell on my head. P.S. It's not one of my favorites.
M: I kind of figured. Any actual favorite memories?
G: No. Not really.
M: What are you going to do today?
G: Watch Pride and Prejudice.
M: Do you like Pride and Prejudice?
G: -really scary, evil voice- YES!
M: Why do you keep saying 'P.S.'?
G: I DON'T KNOW!
M: What did you do yesterday?
G: I forget.
M: Oh.
G: Now can the interview be over?
M: Almost. What grade are you in this year?
G: 1st.
M: Do you like getting to do school?
G: Yea...
M: What's your favorite part?
G: Math.
M: Really? Why?
G: Cuz I have Fred.
M: What's Fred?
G: Fred's a math book. It teaches you about math.
M: Okay, the interview can be over now. (She had already run out of the room at this point)
January 17, 2012
January 14, 2012
Fighting The Sickness
Henry and Grace are sick. Really sick. Henry hasn't been able to talk the past few days because of his sore throat, and Grace can't even go a few minutes without coughing up a lung.
I am not sick (yet). This whole week I've been trying to stay healthy. I've been taking any kind of Vitamin C I can get my hands on, I've been exercising, sleeping as much as I can, I've even been taking daily doses of my mom's homemade 'Tonic' (us kids secretly call it 'Toxic') .
All this so I won't be sick today (Friday) so I can go to Teen Retreat, and hopefully not make other people sick.
There's another kind of sickness.
I'm sinful. Really sinful. I'm unable to stay healthy and I can't even go a few minutes without sinning (make that a few seconds). No one can.
If I could try to stay away from sin as much as I've been trying to stay away from germs this past week, my faith would be so much stronger. Every aspect of my life would change for the better.
But it's impossible to avoid sin completely.
I'm always in the presence of sin.
Just like how lately I've always been in the presence of sickness. Even as I'm typing this, Henry is blowing his nose right behind me, and Grace is having a cough attack in the other room.
-Update on V.E.T., the first real one should be up this Tuesday, my video editor is working, and I've decided to just use my old camera, even though the quality isn't that great.-
I am not sick (yet). This whole week I've been trying to stay healthy. I've been taking any kind of Vitamin C I can get my hands on, I've been exercising, sleeping as much as I can, I've even been taking daily doses of my mom's homemade 'Tonic' (us kids secretly call it 'Toxic') .
All this so I won't be sick today (Friday) so I can go to Teen Retreat, and hopefully not make other people sick.
There's another kind of sickness.
I'm sinful. Really sinful. I'm unable to stay healthy and I can't even go a few minutes without sinning (make that a few seconds). No one can.
If I could try to stay away from sin as much as I've been trying to stay away from germs this past week, my faith would be so much stronger. Every aspect of my life would change for the better.
But it's impossible to avoid sin completely.
I'm always in the presence of sin.
Just like how lately I've always been in the presence of sickness. Even as I'm typing this, Henry is blowing his nose right behind me, and Grace is having a cough attack in the other room.
-Update on V.E.T., the first real one should be up this Tuesday, my video editor is working, and I've decided to just use my old camera, even though the quality isn't that great.-
January 13, 2012
Blankets And Other Things
I know this isn't really a crafty type blog, but I came up with this simple pattern and I absolutely LOVE how it turned out!
Supplies:
Several (I'm not exactly sure how much, I had a large stash of yarn and I just used up random balls I found, if you want stripes, one skein per stripe is plenty) skeins of medium-heavy weight yarn. (I LOVE Lion Brands Homespun collection, which is what I used to make these blankets)
Size 10-11 Knitting Needles
1. Cast on 5 sts
2. K2, yo, knit to the end of row
Repeat step 2 until your blanket is HALF the size you would like it to be.
3. K2, yo, K2tog, K2tog
Repeat step 3 until you have 5 sts remaining.
4. Bind off
These knit up really fast, and are really warm. :)
Other things you can make using this method of making squares are patchwork blankets.
Potholders (Which can double as washcloths)(Note: DON'T use 100% Acrylic yarn for this, it will melt [Also, for this project, use two strands of medium weight yarn at once on size 8 needles for durability])
You can also sew patches together to make scarves, bags, etc. etc. Get creative! It's really easy, and so much fun. :)
Note: I found this in 'drafts' from about a year ago, hence the lack of pictures. I still have a post scheduled for tomorrow. :)
Supplies:
Several (I'm not exactly sure how much, I had a large stash of yarn and I just used up random balls I found, if you want stripes, one skein per stripe is plenty) skeins of medium-heavy weight yarn. (I LOVE Lion Brands Homespun collection, which is what I used to make these blankets)
Size 10-11 Knitting Needles
1. Cast on 5 sts
2. K2, yo, knit to the end of row
Repeat step 2 until your blanket is HALF the size you would like it to be.
3. K2, yo, K2tog, K2tog
Repeat step 3 until you have 5 sts remaining.
4. Bind off
These knit up really fast, and are really warm. :)
Other things you can make using this method of making squares are patchwork blankets.
Potholders (Which can double as washcloths)(Note: DON'T use 100% Acrylic yarn for this, it will melt [Also, for this project, use two strands of medium weight yarn at once on size 8 needles for durability])
You can also sew patches together to make scarves, bags, etc. etc. Get creative! It's really easy, and so much fun. :)
Note: I found this in 'drafts' from about a year ago, hence the lack of pictures. I still have a post scheduled for tomorrow. :)
January 10, 2012
Grr.
Okay, so this video doesn't have audio. I only tried to film it ten times.
Basically what I'm saying in the video is that I'm testing out a camera I got from my aunt. For some reason, the video setting only takes videos -without audio :P- for 30 seconds.
I also mentioned that my video editor hasn't been working. At all. :(
I'm hoping to figure it out by next week, because I hope to have some good footage (hopefully with audio this time ;) ).
So, until then, enjoy watching the tenth try of a one take, thirty second video.
P.S. I just noticed my glasses are reeaally crooked. *facepalm*
Basically what I'm saying in the video is that I'm testing out a camera I got from my aunt. For some reason, the video setting only takes videos -without audio :P- for 30 seconds.
I also mentioned that my video editor hasn't been working. At all. :(
I'm hoping to figure it out by next week, because I hope to have some good footage (hopefully with audio this time ;) ).
So, until then, enjoy watching the tenth try of a one take, thirty second video.
P.S. I just noticed my glasses are reeaally crooked. *facepalm*
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