Glue

Have you ever noticed how much fun glue is? Sometimes I will squirt glue into the palm of my hand just so I can peel it off once it dries. If I have writing on my hand, it will peel that off too, so I can see a copy of my reminder on the sheet of glue. It also can be used as a mask for your face. I didn't believe that one at first, but I tried it, and it really works! It pulls off most of the dead skin on your face and leaves it nice and smooth. And...it only hurts a little!

Stormy Neighbor

Storms, storms, beautiful storms. I love storms. Unfortunately, I'm not allowed on the roof when there's lightning; I'm usually confined to the porch. Today, I was stuck inside because my mom thought the tornado was going to get me, despite the fact that it was super far away. Instead, I got to stare out my bedroom window into Bailey's bedroom window next door.

The more I think about it, the more I wish I had a fun neighbor. Having windows lined up would be so fun if I actually liked the person in the other room. We could do like in the movies and make a string to pass things across to each other and make tin can telephones. Sadly, a pig lives next door and my friends live fifteen minutes away. I suppose that's why they invented real telephones.

Tongues of Light

Once again, I was woken up by a chorus of birds. Luckily, I was actually supposed to be up about that time, so it didn't interrupt my sleep. They have beautiful songs, it's just the singing them at five in the morning that I have a problem with. The silence of spring nights is what I really love. Well, I suppose it isn't silence if I can hear the wind in the new leaves of the trees and the sounds of the river just across the street. I love leaving my windows open at night almost as much as I love sleeping. What I do love more than sleeping is waking up (late, of course) to an open window and refreshing room, plus the sound of some quieter birds. The sun shinning through my brown curtains can sometimes make my bookshelf look like it's on fire and the dancing tongues of light are beautiful to wake up to.

Inspirational quote of the week (since I forgot yesterday):

“See how nature - trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls.”

-Mother Teresa

(Tell that to the birds!)

Midnight Concert

I woke up this morning to birds singing their lungs out. It was like chorus class for the birds. It would've been beautiful if it wasn't five o'clock in the morning. I did manage to fall back asleep, but I really didn't appreciate being woke up on my one day to sleep in. The funny thing is, I actually got more sleep after being woken up than before. It was sort of like a little midnight concert, though I prefer midnight snacks.

I have taken a strange liking to do my homework in the morning instead of at night. Actually, it's more a liking to avoiding it at night. By the time I actually get around to doing some work, it's already close to eleven, so I just go to bed and get up early. I suppose I should start working on it before that and actually get it done the night before it's due.

Dandelion Fuzz

Today I went park hopping with a few of my friends. We all piled in a car and drove to four different parks where we just played on the playground and ran around in the grass. It felt amazing to be able to enjoy myself just running around outside for hours again. It is something I have missed from when I was little. Tag used to be my favorite game, and I still love playing it, but when would you ever see teenagers playing tag? Everyone is too busy drinking, smoking, having sex, and being all grown up to actually enjoy the little things that make life wonderful. Children are the only ones that truly know how to love the things such as making a wish on the dandelion fuzz, playing tag, making flower crowns, and playing on the playground.

Beautiful Sleep

I realized last night that I have been awake 42 of the past 48 hours. Somehow I'm still moving, but barely. Thursday night I had hours of homework and then last night I had both of my fighting friends asking me for advice. The problem is, they don't want to hear what I have to say. They want me to say, "you are totally right, she was horrible to you and you have every right to hate her," but I won't. This whole fight started because my friend Rachel got a stain on Leah's shirt. Since it was Leah's favorite shirt, she became really mad and demanded Rachel get the stain out. Rachel refused. Idiot. So now they are in the stupidest fight I have ever seen. Somehow, advice of "forgive her", and "buy her a new shirt", don't go over very well.

Book Face

 

I have book face. I managed to fall asleep on my text book while reading an extremely dry passage. I just thought I would lay my head down for a moment and before I knew it, it was an hour later. I guess I'm just glad I only slept for an hour since I still have a lot of homework to do.

Snotty Neighbors

This neighbor I mentioned yesterday, Bailey, goes to a private school not far from my school. She is little miss better than you. She really enjoys telling me how awful my school is and how amazing her school is. Unfortunately, there is a lot backing her up, at least in sports anyway. Usually, her school is a powerhouse in the state, but not today. I was so proud of our sports teams!! The girls soccer team, softball team, and baseball team all beat them today. The scores weren't even close. In soccer, they scored nothing while we scored four! Next time I see Bailey I'm going to throw that in her face, and then maybe rub it around a bit to mess up that pretty little smile. Ha ha!

April Showers...

April showers bring May flowers.
Well, it's not exactly May yet, but the April showers are definitely bringing April grass. And since every silver cloud has a dark lining, that April grass needs mowing.

That's pretty much my philosophy in life. If you are focusing on the dark lining, you will be presently surprised when the much bigger silver cloud pushes itself into your line of sight.

Unfortunately for England, my next door neighbor is taking a trip there this summer. For two beautiful weeks, this country will have one less obnoxious, spoiled brat living inside its borders. Who knows, maybe she'll love it there and just stay there permanently and a cute college boy could move in next door.

Ah, beautiful daydreams.

Sunday Nigt

I don't think I'm the only one in the world in a continous sigh tonight. Sunday night means Monday morning. Monday morning means school. I don't mind school, it's the getting up for school part that I hate. After such a wonderous couple days of sleeping in, who wants to get up at five thirty? Then, to make things that much worse, my friends are in the middle of a gigantic fight. I won't take sides so neither of them are talking to me. Wonderful.

An amazing quote of the week:

"Fate only takes you so far, then its up to you to make it happen."

                                                                                                           

Rainy Days

I love rainy days. I will go sit on the porch on our swing as the world grows greener in front of my eyes. It is so peaceful. I like the steady plinking of the rain dripping from the gutters and the continuous sound of the rain hitting the leaves in the trees.

Of course, today I slept through the rain. Now the world is greener, but I didn't get to see it turn green. It's days like these that remind me of the forests around here. When I was little my family and I would go to one of the state parks and spend a couple to nights camping. One of my favorite parts was when we would take a nighttime walk through the campground. Sometimes we would even find somewhere grassy and lay down to look at the stars. When I need inspiration now, all I have to do is climb on the roof and stare at the stars for a few minutes.

Here's a picture of the Dinkles I was talking about yesterday. Beautiful, aren't they?

Wear Your Dinkles Day

 

I had a really nice nap in world history today. We were watching some video about WWI and WWII and I was tired. I was up making cupcakes at midnight last nigh for my friend's birthday. They're part of her present. Did you know that they don't seem to sell $10 iTunes gift cards anymore? Why? I don't want to give her $25!

 

Today was supposedly "Wear Your Dinkles Day". Dinkles are those ugly white shoes the band wears to march in at parades. Pretty much the whole band wore them today. I think they actually got extra credit for it. Unfortunately, some of my friends are in band...

 

 

New Experiences

I'm lost.

 

Technology doesn't like me. It has come to the point that my computer will shut down in the middle of a homework assignment. For some reason, it never happens to any other person in my family.

 

Starting a blog is just about the most daring thing I have ever done. Let's just hope I can get this posted before the computer shuts down on me.