Activities

I just realized how long it's been since I've posted. I don't think I've told you about the 4-H scarf making project. The whole 4-H Honor Club got together with their sewing machines and we sewed 80 fleece scarves for, I think, an organization for homeless men. It was for charity; it was also really fun to sew all that stuff! I was scared that my sewing machine was going to give out, too! Yesterday, while I was bowling, I accidentally hit the ball on the inside of my ankle; on the bone that sticks out. It hurt really bad!! I have a bruise there now. Then the rest of the game, I could barely get the ball down there because I was so paranoid about hitting it again. I feel so strange that I haven't been to science class in a whole week. I usually go twice a week. I miss it actually. I have some homwork for that, too. My braces are hurting a little bit today. I had to cut up the pizza I had for lunch into small pieces. But overall it's not as bad as the spacers. I got dark blue on them, since it's my favorite color, but it's a little too dark for my taste. I think I'm going with a lighter blue next time. Does anyone know how to get "paragraphs" into my posts? Even if I type it with paragraphs, it doesn't keep them when I post it. Also, Rachel thinks the music sounds off-tune. What do you think?

Well, I hope everyone has a good weekend!! Tell me what you did with it! ~ sourpatch

Braces

This morning I went to the orthodontists' office and got my braces on. I have 16 brackets all together. They are just starting to hurt, so I think I'll take some Aspirin, but so far everything is good. Thankfully it didn't hurt very much when they put them on. I think I look a lot different with braces on. It is sooooo hot outside!! We don't have the air conditioning on yet, so hopefully it will cool down. It's supposed to be in the 70's tomorrow. Thank goodness!! ~ sourpatch

Achievement Tests

Monday and Tuesday I had my achievement tests. Jessica and I took them together, but not in the same room. I feel pretty good on how I did, especially the science, reading comprehension, and reading vocabulary. The math was pretty rough though. It was harder than the stuff I've been doing this year, or maybe I just forgot some stuff.... I'm craving some gold fish, I had those for part of my lunch. I need gold fish!! Not the real fish, that would be gross. Later this afternoon, we had planned to go to my grandma's house and clean the yard, but it's thundering right now. That's probably going to be called off. Oh yeah, Mom and Rachel went to the store during the test and got, "My Spanish Coach." For ya'll that don't know, it's a game that I can play with my DS. I haven't tried it though. I think I'm going to go do that. I also have a question about Virus Buster. What is the scoring system on that? Also, what is a good score? Thanks in advance. ttyl ~ sourpatch

Trip to Arkansas

So, first, an apology for not posting. I was in Arkansas Saturday and most of Sunday visiting my cousins. Settle yourselves in for another long post. There are going to be a LOT of pictures.

We left early Saturday morning to get there in the afternoon. Much has happened since we were last there. Starting off, my youngest girl cousin has a new litter of kittens to show me. They were adorable!! There were 3 of them. Two were calico and the other one was striped like it's mother. Here are some pictures of them, but they aren't very good. I wasn't able to focus real well....

My cousins have several horses themselves, but right now, my oldest cousin is training a young paint named Lily, for another man. We were supposed to go watch a horse show, but it got canceled because the corral was muddy. Even through the mud, a couple of troopers got together and rode around anyway. I rode a black Tennessee walker named Lady, and a young horse called Ranger. That was VERY fun!! Today, I was sore, but only noticed after sitting on a pew for a while in church. No pictures of that, but my shoes are cloth, and pretty much are ruined, but I was needing a new pair anyway. I need to invest in some cowboy boots....

While we were up there, we picked up a truck that we were kind of inheriting. In the drive way, it kind of looked like a car lot, but a couple of the cars were "temporary" cars. All the cousins set out to name our cars, which by the way, is really fun. What we came up with was: silver spoon (long story, don't ask), porcelain teacup, go-cart, big blue, old faithful, and bloody burgundy.

Also, while we were up there, we collected things that was in our granddad's house. We each chose some things. My grandpa had a job where he traveled to all parts of the world. That is why there are some "oriental" things. Here are some things that I inherited: This is a chopstick set. I think he got this in China, but we can't be sure. It's a wooden case with turtles on top. The chopsticks are also wooden.

Below is a paper-weight. It features Roy Rogers.

This is a piece of something that he got in China. He used it for a cup coaster, but I believe it is Chinese money, not sure though.

Below is a cane that he apparently bought in Mexico. This is the whole families.

I also got a book and a CD/cassette player. I have achievement tests in the morning. So Dad wants me in bed early tonight. Tootles ~ sourpatch

My Busy Life

So I haven't posted in a couple of days, I feel bad, it's like a link is missing in my life.... Before I start with the ramblings, "Lewsakura" told me about his website where you look at vocabuluary words and then choose the meaning. Every time you get one right, you "donate" 20 grains of rice to poor people that don't have any food. The rice is supplied by some company. It's a great, fun way to help out. Here's the site: Free Rice. So a couple of days ago, I lost 2 spacers, so we had to go get them replaced. I cried then, too; I feel like saying to myself, "Snap out of it!" I had bowling the other day; so I got to see Jessica's music playing device! It's really nice; and I love the color! It seems like at the start of the year, I was better at bowling, now things are going downhill. Jessica's bowling has improved a lot though! High scores for you! Then on Thursday, we had a packed day with the Physical science, "Newton Derby" starting the day off. I got second place on my car. The one that I took a picture of, isn't the one I ended up using after all. The one I used was a "two story", with room for 2 balloons! Therefore, going farther, because it has more force behind it. I won second place in all categories: speed, distance, & time. Michaela (a classmate), won first, Lewsakura won third, and the only boy in the class, Dylan, won 4th. We also had pizza, cake, and a little "pop" to top it off. Then after that, mom raced Zach off to archery while Rachel was quickly whisked to Honor Society, which we later learned was canceled. Zach did well in archery, hitting a "bulls eye" the first shot. They don't call them bulls eyes, they have some fancy name, but that's what they are. Then Rachel had clogging, of which she enjoys thoroughly. Although she does refuse to give me a demonstration on the art of it all. We need to go watch her sometime.... Today, we had the IBLP class this morning, which lasted a long time. We raced home and got our sewing machine stuff. On the way there, I picked up some pictures that I ordered from the Internet to Walgreen's. At sewing this afternoon, I finished my 2nd teddy bear, but it turned out too horrible to show! Major problems; non-fixable. Then, we had photography. The whole group is doing a scrapbook for the 4-H Club. We all brought pictures and each put together one or two scrapbook pages. That was fun as well. I enjoy making things like that. I myself have a scrapbook, but haven't put much new in it for the past couple of years. I should take that up again.... Afterwards, Mom, Rachel, and I went to Applebees with some lifelong friends of ours. That was very enjoyable. Something wonderful happened: I discovered the bacon cheeseburger. Delish! So my time is running out on the computer, I'll wrap it up here, but not before saying good night to all! Don't let the bed bugs bite, and if they do, get a shoe, and beat them black and blue! 'Til next time ~ sourpatch :)

My Orthodontist Visit

We went to the orthodontist this afternoon. I got x-rays, pictures, made molds, and spacers. I had to get 8 whole spacers! They are tiny blue rings that go in between your teeth. They had to put them in to make room for the braces that I am going to get next Wednesday. I have already had braces, but that was when I was 7-years-old, so now I have to get the "second phase" put on. I will only have to have them on 1 1/2 to 2 years. I got braces when I was younger because my teeth came in sideways. My gums were inflamed all the time because of this, too. But, saying that, we basically straightened my baby teeth which all fell out. So I took some Tylenol and dealt with the pain for a few hours. I finally got some taquitos for dinner. That's it! sourpatch

My MP3 Player

So this afternoon, Mom took me to JCPenny's to get my MP3 player. They were supposed to be on sale 60%, but turned out only 50% off. So I got it anyway. Mom keeps chewing me out because I could have waited and got it about $10 cheaper. Now that I look back at it, I probably should have, but oh well, too late now.... But I am pleased with it so far. It's a 1GB memory, records your voice, plays music (obviously), and some other stuff. I'll have to read up on it in bed tonight. It's a Delstar system. I've been wanting some sort of music playing device for a long time, but now, I have it. I might bring it to bowling, too.... Hopefully to drown out the deafening crash of the balls hitting the pins. Does anyone know what this Fashion Fiesta thing is?? Thanks, sourpatch

Technology?

On the phone that Rachel and I share, they have volume setting for the music, etc. Well, I'm taking this phone to the rec center to listen to music while I'm exercising. The problem is, I can't turn the volume down low enough on the songs. My question is: if I get different ear phones that have a volume switch on it, will it work?? Anyone??? So, here are my daily ramblings.... We have to go to the store to replace our currently, almost empty pantry. Then, I think we have to go back to the library and return a video that is out. While we're out, I want to see if mom can swing by Target or somewhere for the ear phones. Rachel is about to leave for writing class, also. We are going to get rid of the 'burb' sometime soon. I'm sad to get rid of it, she's been good to us.... (Except that time her transmission went out) Mom and Dad are going to look at a suburban that looks interesting. This time, we are actually going to get a 21st century car!! Unbelievable! Then, on this coming Saturday, we are all going to my cousins house to pick up our truck. This truck was my grandpa's that we are now inheriting. I can't even believe that we are going to get 2 "new" cars in one week. Crazy, I tell you. Also, have you ever tried Googling your own name. You can be surprised by what has been posted on the Internet. I think it's interesting looking at basketball pictures when I was 10-years-old.... What is this Fashion Fiesta thing that's going around?? Do you just photograph pictures of your clothes, or what?? Thanks in advance!! sourpatch

Excercise

So this morning I slept in until 10:00. I hardly ever do that! We went to church at 11:00, then came back and had some left-over lasagna that Rachel and I cooked last night. Also, our grandma came for lunch. Zachary went with her to spend the day. After that, we wipped the house into shape and then took off the rec center to excercise. We did weights and cardio, then left for Wendy's. I know, we eat a lot of Wendys. But it's so great! I ate some chicken nuggets, then we went into Freds and bought a few things. Including a pack of Bubbalicious gum. (I've decided to write about everything). Back home, and here we are. Rachel drove on the way back, and I must say, she is getting better at driving. We even stopped at a stop light. Anyway, nothing to say, so, until next time - sourpatch

Saturday Chores

So today, Rachel got up early and went to take the ACT again. She feels confident in how she did, but you never know.... She just "happened" to miss all of the Saturday chores. How convenient!! So, we were kept busy this morning by cleaning all the normal stuff. I put in a pizza for lunch, then we went to get Rachel. We drove by a house that we were looking at, maybe, buying, but the pictures that we were given were a little decieving. Then on the way home, we saw a dead horse in the pasture. Sad, too.... Anyway, we drove by Sonic and got some food and ice cream. Yum-yum. Then swept by Goodwill and dropped off some clothes. Really nothing major to talk about in my posts. Oh yeah! By the way, we are getting rid of the 'burb'. We think we have found another car, but not sure yet. We are also going on Monday morning to our cousins' house. They live in Arkansas. But Dad and I are driving back the same day because I have science and an orthododontist in the morning and Dad has to work, but hopefully we'll get some good visiting in. Also, my grandma has an absess tooth, so that's not good at all. ttyl, sourpatch

Music

I finally got music on my blog with Brooklyns help. These are some of my favorite songs, except the Long Black Train voice sounds distorted. It usually sounds like a man is singing it.....not a squirrel. I especially like the song Bad Day and Bubbly; two of my favorites. The controls for the volume and songs are down at the bottom of the blog. Sorry they're so down there; they wouldn't work anywhere else. ~ Enjoy, sourpatch

Happy Birthday Mrs. Susan!

Today, we went, again, to the IBLP class this morning. It was about 3 1/2 hours long. Aghhh!! After this, we went to Wendys and got some food and then I got my eyebrows done. I hate doing this!! Pain = beauty is what I'm told.

By the way, happy birthday Mrs. Susan!! Hope you have a good one! Let us know what you do today! ~ sourpatch

My Newton Derby Car

For science, I have to make a Newton Derby car. This means I have to make a car to race, and it has to pertain to the laws of physics. I chose to do a balloon car. My dad helped me with it a lot. I made it out of Kenex (sp?). I just blow a balloon up and place it in the car's "stand". Then I let go and it goes, a little way. I'm pretty pleased with it!

Pizza

We had frozen pizzas tonight for dinner. We had Red Baron and a Wal-Mart pizza. The Wal-Mart pizzas are really good; they don't skip any toppings! Digornio pizzas top them all though!! Just thought I'd update you. Also, Rachel got some lovely blue flower fabric at Hancocks for the back of her quilt. Hopefully, she'll post a picture of it, or maybe I'll have to do it.... sourpatch

Science

Nothing much has happened today, except for science. Right now, I'm not exactly sure where mom and Rachel are. Probably at Hancock Fabrics picking out something to back her quilt with. There is pollen EVERYWHERE!! We have the windows open, so I bet there's pollen coming in while we speak, I mean type. I'll try and post later with worthwhile information.

NBA Basketball Bloopers

I posted this along time ago, but it was a link. I like the one the best when he slams the ball down and it bounces in his face. That's almost happened to me before!! At home, you don't see that side of me ... thankfully.

The New Public Library & Bowling

Right now, I am in the new public library. They have updated it so much! Although it does not look any bigger than the old one, it is a lot nicer! They have a lot of tutoring rooms and a lounge where you can read periodicals and newspapers. We are going to start meeting here for our sewing group again. We were meeting at the old library, but because of the "move", we were meeting at a local church. I wasn't able to go into the room we're going to be meeting in (because it was locked), but I'm sure it's really nice.... Rachel is exciting because of the big selection of knitting, crocheting, & sewing books. They haven't gotten many more books, but since the library was closed for 3 weeks, all the books were returned. I'll keep typing, because I like the way this keyboard types. Kind of like the way I like certain books because of the way the pages turn. OCD, I know. Also, bowling was this afternoon. I didn't do very well today, but Jessica did wonderful! (kudos to you!) It was funny because I got 108 each game, scratch. We won 2 out of 3 games. Also, I want to go to the rec center for a membership. Except mom wants to go tomorrow so she'll have her make-up on for the picture. Also, there is this program for younger members where we can get our own cards. We have to take a tour like thing so we can use the weight machines. That's pretty much everything that's happened today. Maybe dad will take us out to eat tonight....

Pajama Pants

These are the pajama pants that I was working on in sewing class. I especially love the fabric. They're a little wide, but REALLY comfortable. I wore them to sleep in yesterday night. Rachel really helped me a lot on this pants. They were more complicated than I thought, but well worth the effort. Thanks Mrs. Winter and Rachel for helping me on this project!! (For those that don't know, Mrs. Winter is the 4-H sewing teacher).

My Pin Cushion

Okay, so I admit it, I tried making one of those little pin cushions that Rachel made. The first one went like so:I know! You don't have to tell me it's ugly, I already know. This picture is after Rachel "fixed" it. Part of the problem is I can't sew in a circle so the shape is a little deranged. It's also a little (more like a lot) lopsided. I blame it on the stuffing!! I attempted a rectangle one this morning after school. It turned out well except for the fact that the string doesn't match the fabric. But overall, I'm pleased with it. I made it out of part of a "fat corner" that Mrs. Winter gave me. I used another one of Rachel's buttons also. I whipstiched it close at the end where I stuffed it. At least I think that's a whipstich.... sourpatch

Science Class, 4-H Club, & SGA

This morning I had science class, then I went with Mrs. Ringley to 4-H. (She's my science teacher, and supporter and major contributor to the 4-H Club and 4-H Honor Club) Except we went by Wendy's for some food first. Wendy's is really a nice fast food restaurant; their salads are good, too.... Anyway, back to subject, at 4-H today, Mrs. Winter held a Cooking Chemistry demonstration that was fascinating. She did some baking soda and vinegar demonstrations as well as yeast. I've seen this before, but she did a demonstration with a balloon and bottle; so where the gas blew the balloon up. We also watched a video on Teen Budgeting. It went over debt, credit cards, interest, etc.

Here is the picture of the craft we did:

We took a gardening glove and tucked the thumb in. We then took a little wooden carrot cut-out and colored it orange with a Magic Marker. Then take a piece of green felt and cut it in a carrot top shape. Hot glue the felt to the "carrot". Then take pom poms and hot glue them to the back, for a tail, and to the front for a nose. Don't forget to hot glue the googly eyes as well and you can draw whiskers and a mouth on. Also, stuff the two middle fingers with stuffing, and color them. They are your bunny's ears. Stuff them enough so they can stand up straight. Also, I got glued the carrot in the "pouch" because it kept falling out. Then wal-la! It makes a cute little craft.

Right after 4-H, we have our Student Government Association (SGA) meeting for officers. I was a grade rep and Rachel was previously the treasurer. We had elections, so it turns out that Rachel got President of SGA. I am going to run for grade rep again, as I am not old enough for a higher office. They won't have this election until next year when SGA starts back up again (it ended for the year). They are talking about going to that Incredible Pizza place for a end of year get together. Several seniors are leaving, so that's really sad. We want to squeeze in as much time with them as humanly possible before they go. One of them is going to Ohio for college.... (:sob, sob:)

That's pretty much it. Rachel is pestering me to help her with "taking apart jeans" for quilts and the like. tootles, sourpatch