Grim Grinning Ghosts Come Out to Socialize!!

Halloween creeps ever nearer, as I realized while we were out walking around Anaheim today looking for a place to eat dinner. Almost every bus that drove by was painted with a Snow White Queen holding a poisoned apple or Mickey with a cape and fangs and said, "Halloween Time: Wicked Fun for Everyone!" We also passed a man wearing the traditional Mickey ear hat, but instead of just a plain hat, it was a pumpkin with Mickey ears! Halloween is my favorite holiday because you get to dress up! I can't wait to go tomorrow and see the stuff they put up for Halloween. Grandma S., Aunt Joy, and Dad went yesterday told us that Space Mountain and the Haunted Mansion were closed for putting up Halloween stuff. The Haunted Mansion would be, obviously, but Space Mountain is going to be Galaxy of Ghosts or something.
OH MY GOSH I AM SO DARN EXCITED!! ...for Disneyland!


P.S. ...also after October comes November... beware the birthday! Stake dances, Mia Maids, youth conference, here I come! :)

Something Fresh!

Well, I don't have anything to say really, so what do you do talk about when you've got nothing to say, and are tired of seeing that really old post every time you log in? How about... books and Charlie!
In English class this year, we are required to read at least 650 pages per quarter (to get an A). Plus, we have to read books off a book list, and they're all classics! Blech. I decided to read Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, and it surprised me! I was sucked in. It's not even that boring. However, it's only 520 pages ('cause that's so little, right?) so I'll have to read another little book to get enough pages.
And, I just have to say how much I love Charlie, though he gave us quite a scare a few weeks ago. I had just gotten home from Utah and was wondering when I'd see him. So I asked, and Dad was all, "We haven't seen him since yesterday." Well, I kind of freaked out, so later we went on a bike ride to see if we could find him. Mom told me they'd gotten a phone call from a lady who lived on Elm Street!!! so you can't really blame me. For those who don't know, Elm is a street that goes off Nevada Highway and is about TWO MILES from our house. So we went down there and were riding aroud the mobile home park when all of a sudden I hear Dad behind me yell, "Charlie! Get over here!" And, nicely as you please, Charlie trots over to us. Arrgh!!!
So, there's you update on my life. Exciting, right? Well, see ya then.

The Facebook

I guess it's sort of pathetic to be posting about Facebook on my blog, but I have nothing else interesting enough to say.A couple months ago, I got sucked into the Facebook phenomenon. At first, it was just another thing Amy checked when she booted me off the computer for fifteen minutes at a time. Then, Julie got an account, and it was something that she could say, "On Facebook, so-and-so said this, and then what's-his-face said this..." And then it was all over for me.
There are several things I enjoy about the website; and I admit that one of them is getting more than one message at a time in my e-mail inbox from all the notifications. But it's more than that. (Look at me. I'm so pathetic. Pouring out my feelings for this website as if it were a dear friend. Wow... Sorry.) It's somewhere where you can write how you feel and people care enough to check and see what you said. You can take fun quizzes - although some are strange. You can show your 'friends' pictures from your life. You can keep in touch with people cross-country, etc, etc, etc.

I just think it's pretty fun. :)

Of Sausage and Sharks

Why is it important to spend time with your cousins? Sometimes you just need to be around a bunch of people with the same interests as you. Sometimes you just need to be in a place filled to the brim (literally) with fun people who love you. A place where you can walk downstairs and see little kids running around happily playing. A place where your family members are waiting in every room. Or, sometimes, you just need to sit down at lunchtime and talk.
For example, last weekend in Mount Pleasant, a bunch of us were eating lunch. Somehow the conversation turned to the topic of sausage, and then, the making of sausage. Now, for those who don't know, the making of sausage is probably one of the grossest subjects to dwell upon, especially when eating. So, Abby came to the rescue by saying, "That's gross. Let's talk about something else. Let's talk about sharks." And so we did! We must've talked about sharks, and shark attacks, and shark anatomy, and any other element of the word "shark" imaginable for at least an hour.
So, dear readers, it is definitely important to spend time with your cousins, even if it just means talking about sharks. And sausage.

Also, take note: Shark Week is next week on the Discovery Channel!

Memories

I really have nothing to talk about but I figured since I haven't been posting much I'd better do something.

So, I was just reminiscing a bit because we got a letter the other day saying Charlie is due for some shots. Can it really have been a year already? But then I remembered that yes, Charlie came to us last summer, in July. I remember it was a Sunday and I was home from church sick. I got a call from Susan and she said, "Hey, do you still want a cat?" Um, what do you think? Of course I wanted a cat! I spent the rest of the afternoon making up names to give him, this cat I'd never seen but already loved so much.
I remember we (Amy and I) went to see him after she got home. I was still feeling pretty crummy but that scrawny, scraggly kitty put a smile on my face. I already wanted him so much. But I knew the worst was to come: I'd have to convince Dad to let us keep him.
I gave him a bath that first night, and Charlie gave me three long scratches on my left arm. Sometimes I think I can see a faint scar, but really it's just my imagination. That was the only time he ever hurt anyone seriously in the bath. He is so good!
I also let him sleep in my bed that night, even though Mom was against it. How could I leave him in the overheated, stuffy garage? Alone? All night?
I felt like this cat belonged here with us. How else could he have shown up on Susan's front porch? There are lots of other houses on that street. Why us?
Apparently Charlie thought he needed to stay as well. Somehow he won Dad over, and whether it was with looks or with his personality alone, I'll never be able to say. There was never a real assent. Not an "okay, Maddie, we can keep him" or a "He's not leaving". Dad just never said no.
To this day, Charlie is a wonderful feline. He is always game to come curl up next to me on the couch, or chase anything I dangle in front of his face. Sure, sometimes he has catfights in the driveway. Sure, we've gotten a couple of calls saying, "Um, there's this cat here .... can you come get him?" Sure, he's disappeared a couple of times.
But he always comes back. :)

The Change, and 100 posts!

First of all, I would like to point out that my last post was my 100th post, which is awesome, and I'm mad I didn't make it something cooler.


Secondly, I have some big news.

I changed the name!

Not drastically, but I changed the way I spell Miss Miller's name: no longer is it "Salee" - now it's "Sallie". It's a a cuter way of spelling it, and plus it actually looks like it sounds. (Also there's no red line under it!) The web address remains the same spelling, partly because I don't want to make everyone change it if they have a link or something, and partly because I don't know how.

THE END

Crazy Video

Check it out. This kid is insane.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Video-Ohio-eighth-grader-hits-ridiculous-basket?urn=nba,171894

So Flippin' Hackin' Bored!!!!!

Yes, it's really come to this. So what it's only the sixth day of summer vacation? So what? Huh?


I'm bored.


Really, really bored.


Super, duper bored.


Pretty much. Yeah.

Hello world this is Becca. I'm at Madison's house right now. In the meantime please enjoy this picture of a llama, yes it is a cartoon, don't judge it.
Here is another picture of a cartoon animal... it's a chicken, in case you didn't know.Here's a pig, please enjoy, but do not eat him!
And just one more picture, we'll make it a good one.

We think the bunny's depressed, but we don't know why. Hmmmm....

Well, Whad'ya Want?

Here's a little conversation between me and Syd at the par-tay last night:

Me: Sydney, do you want a little brother?

Sydney: No.

Me: Do you want a little sister?

Sydney: No!

Me: Well, whad'ya want?

Sydney: A little princess.

Classic.

Jaws? Or (Dare I Say It) Something WORSE...

For this quarter's English project, my class had to make a brochure about the book we read. Mine was Peter and the Starcatchers (hopefully a post coming soon at You Can't Judge a Book). My brochure won first place for creativity and color. I was so proud. It also got 250 points out of 250. I was so happy!

Well, this is where it got me.

Possibly an Aubrey? Or a Sydney? Well? Who done it?
??? Very strange. I was crushed.
Maybe it's more authentic....?

Whoa, Buddy....

And now for a post about a little something called FINAL EXAMS!!!!

The above picture displays my emotions about final exams.

The picture below shows how I feel about the upcoming summer vacation! :)


But, for now, I'm stuck with good ol' picture number one.

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie...

Or rather, if you attempt to return a bike...

After a fun biking excursion Friday afternoon, during which Allyson had pulled Sydney around in the bike trailer, she left the bike and trailer in our garage. Little Ally also left her tiny, gearless, purple bike as well.
So, tonight, with nothing else to do, Dad and I planned to return the bikes to their owners. I rode Ally's torturous (no offense-Ally, you need gears!) little bicycle and Dad pulled the trailer on Jimmy's bike. Mom was to follow us in the van.
Coincidentally, as we pedaled down the road, a silver Jeep shot past, and what do you know, it was Jimmy, Ally, and Sydney, coming to retrieve the bike and its towing apparatus! But, not to miss out on our offer, Allyson simply put Sydney in the trailer, as she loves to ride in it, and sent us on our way.
So, Dad and I parted ways at the Adams intersection, with him continuing right toward the Nadramias', and me riding straight to the Sargeants'.
I dropped the bike off at Ally's, then cut across some parking lots to Jimmy and Ally's. Mom and Dad were there with Sydney. However, although Jimmy and Ally had said they were coming to open up the big trailer to put the bikes in, no one was there. We called and called but the Jeep and its passengers seemed to have disappeared.
Just as I was getting a hint of worry gnawing at the back of my head, Jimmy pulled up. Alone. "Where's Ally?" he said. But wait. Ally had been with him! Jimmy told us that he thought Allyson was going to ride with Mom, and so he had left her at our house. But Mom had come alone!
A few fretful minutes passed, with much contemplating, and then Jimmy drove off to get Ally from our house.
It wasn't so easy. Barely two minutes after he left, Allyson walked up!
Mom had left the house, thinking Allyson was going with Jimmy. Jimmy had left, thinking Ally was to ride with Mom.
And Ally was left alone, abandoned, caught in a mix-up, or a "French Farce" as Mom called it later. So she had walked.
But now, Jimmy was going up to our house, which would be empty when he got there!
We (Dad, Mom, Syd, and me) sped (not really) to the house, only to find that Jimmy was no longer there either!
Just thinking about the circling makes me dizzy now. We drove back to Ally and Jimmy's, relieved to find Jimmy there with the Jeep. The bikes were safely stowed in the big trailer, and everyone was happy, more or less.

...and if you give him some milk....
...he'll want a cookie to go with it.

I Think I've Found It

Amy says hers will be "Love You Madly" by Cake. Mine? "1, 2, 3, 4" by Plain White T's.
What is it? Why, nothing other than "our" song. Me and my future husband, that is.
Here's the lyrics and a link. Tell me what you think!


1, 2, 3, 4
Plain White T's

1 2, 1 2 3 4-
Give me more lovin' than I've ever had,
Make it all better when I'm feelin' sad,
Tell me that I'm special even when I know I'm not,

Make it feel good when I hurt so bad,
Barely gettin' mad, I'm so glad I found you;
I love bein' around you.
You make it easy, it's easy as 1, 2- 1, 2, 3, 4

There's only one thing to do
Three words for you I love you
There's only one way to say
Those three words and that's what I'll do, I love you

Give me more lovin' from the very start,
Piece me back together when I fall apart,
Tell me things you never even tell your closest friends-

Make it feel good when I hurt so bad,
Best that I've had, I'm so glad I found you,
I love bein' around you.
You make it easy, it's easy as 1, 2- 1, 2, 3, 4

There's only one thing to do
Three words for you I love you
There's only one way to say
Those three words and that's what I'll do, I love you
I love you
You make it easy, it's easy as 1, 2- 1, 2, 3, 4

There's only one thing to do
Three words for you I love you
There's only one way to say
Those three words and that's what I'll do, I love you
I love you

1, 2, 3, 4
I love you
I love you

http://www.playlist.com/searchbeta/tracks#1%2C%202%2C%203%2C%204
(Click the play button on the one that says "Plain White T's)

O Mickey, Where Art Thou?

I am officially the worst documenter ever. I went to Disneyland last weekend!! Disneyland! And I got only eight freakin' pictures.
....Well, I guess that means I can put them all on my blog! =)

Here's Savannah, being paranoid (calling her family after seriously like fifteen minutes on the road), on the bus to Disneyland.

The last time I went on this ride (age six or somewhere near there) I screamed, cried, and hated it. This time, I rode it twice! Ain't life grand?

Here is the horse I rode on King Arthur's Carousel.

A close up of the pretty pattern on my horse's garb.

Okay, so most of my pictures are of the carousel. Here is one of the many shots from Sleeping Beauty they have mounted around the center of the ride.

Here is one of the faces surrounding the edge of the carousel's canopy.

Here is the Matterhorn, home of the Matterhorn Bobsleds ride that I'm pretty sure we rode at least four times! It was Becca's fave.

And last, one of the lanterns hanging overhead in the wait line for the Mad Tea Party Teacups.

I had so much fun! Thanks to everyone who planned it and everyone who let me tag along with them around the park!

Not Exactly "Inspirational"...

But good, nonetheless. :)

Well, ya know.

This one is by Becca, guys. She's blossoming... *tear*

PAY IT FORWARD!

Here goes nuthin'....

The Rules

1. Be one of the first THREE bloggers to leave a comment on this post, which then entitles you to a handmade item from me - something crafty or yummy, who knows?!

2. Winners must post this challenge on their blog, meaning that they will Pay It Forward, creating a handmade gift -anything!- for the first THREE bloggers who leave a comment on their post about this giveaway!

3. The gift that you send to your friends can be from any price range and you have 365 days to make/ship your item. This means you should be willing to maintain your blog at least until you receive your gift and have shipped your gifts. And, remember: It’s the Spirit and the Thought That Count!

4. When you receive your gift, please feel free to blog about it, sharing appropriate pictures and comments!

If you are not one of the Top Three Commenters on this post, you can still play along.Go ahead and start your own Pay It Forward chain, and encourage your blogging friends to do the same! SO, REMEMBER...Pay it forward!

Some More of My Quote Pictures

Yes, my life is truly boring enough that I have nothing else to post about, so here are some more pictures of quotes!
I actually don't remember where I got this one. And that is supposed to be a magnifying glass.

This one is from Charles Dickens, I think, although it was my friend Celina who told it to me. I laughed and laughed til she thought I was crazy.

This one was from a paper they gave us in church one Sunday.

Okay, I admit to making this saying up, but one of the characters in my book is going to say it, and I'm sure someone has said something like it before.

And then, my favorite quote. There's just so many hidden meanings. Gives me chills.... (yes, I am crazy)
Hope you enjoyed my pictures!

Pictures (Hope They Are Inspiring)

Sometimes, when I am bored, I will go onto Microsoft Paint and create a picture to go with a saying. I'm a nut for good quotes, and then I usually set them as my Desktop.

This is mine at present. Don't really know where the pencil came from. Don't know where most of the embellishments came from, actually.











This quote is from the book Eragon. I read it and was like, "Oh my gosh! That's so cool!"



A little random, but in the words of Amy, "hey, we all have our hobbies, right?"

P.S. This is my first time using "left" layout for pics, so bear with me til I figure it out.....

Oh, I Just Can't Wait....

To go to Disneyland next week! (Is it next week only? Wow!) I promise to take lots o' pics, if they let you bring cameras. Well, at least they let you bring mp3 players. Don't at Girl's Camp.
CANNOT WAIT!!!!!

Angst, Anyone?

It's the typical blog stereotype. I am about to vent all my anger and boredom so that unsuspecting people expecting a fanciful update on my boring life will nonchalantly click on the link and then WHAM! a one-sentence, poorly-punctuated post about teenage angst and alas, to say it again, boredom. So here goes!!!

I am mad because here I was being all responsible going to do my book report and now I can't find the example that tells us what to do and I was going to look on ParentLink but noooo I can't get on because I don't remember my freaking password that was just a bunch of jibberish anyway and I should be doing my PE makeup work but I'm not and I don't want to go babysit AGAIN today.

Whew. Unfortunately, I don't feel any better.

All Because a Kitten Needed a Drink

When Charlie first arrived, all he did was sleep. He was a hungry, lost kitty.

Then his eyes were opened!

Suddenly, there were people out there who loved and cared for him.

He continued to grow, sleep, eat, and play.

Look at him now! Even just comparing his face to his younger one. You can see the difference.
Attempting to catch a marble. He bats it around on the tile. If it gets on the carpet, he picks it up in his mouth, walks over to the tile, and drops it so it bounces around again! What a smart kitty.

I love this kitty. Well, cat now. He is another year older. I love him so much!

Savannah's Birthday

Savannah Morris had her birthday party yesterday. She is thirteen. And she is beautiful!
We had a photo shoot for her party. This is my favorite group shot.
We also made bracelets. Mine is a beautiful blue-and-green theme with pretty beads on it. I had so much fun!

The People Menagerie

I don't want to point fingers at anyone but someone (MADISON) isn't updating, so Becca (a.k.a. me) is updating Madison's (a.k.a. Yo Yo Ma's) blog. We were all discussing what animal we would want to be so here they are: I want to be a narwhal, they are freaking awesome! (See picture above), Madison wants to be a lion, Ally wants to be a rhino, and Julie is, are you ready for this, a SLOTH!!!! Amy wants to be, a, JAGUAR!!! So awesome!
See this charging rhino! It is going to eat you! Beware!
This is a Spanish lion! He es waiting for you! (In the words of Amy, ees an eenside joke, you mus have been der to understand).
It's ssssid the ssssloth!
I never said what kind of jaguar, also please note the Sydney Opera House in the background!

Okay, here's a real jaguar!
And ends the most AWESOME post EVER!

Because Monk won my last poll, I now pose a new question: Sharona or Natalie?

Why I Am Angry With Christopher Paolini

For Christmas, I received the much-appreciated present of the entire Inheritance (Eragon) trilogy.

Or, so I thought.

But we've all been deceived! While reading one day, I discovered that less than half an inch of the book was left. I told myself, This is gonna be a crappy ending if he shoves it all in half an inch. Turns out, there was not a crappy ending. I got to the last page, and then it said, THE STORY WILL CONTINUE AND CONCLUDE WITH BOOK FOUR.

And then I screamed. And that is why Christopher Paolini had better make "book four" good or else I'll hate him.

I'M DONE!!!

In the words of Teen Girl Squad, "The tyranny is over!" Friday was the final day of exams.

Here's what we did to celebrate. Julie and Ally slept over Friday night and we held a ball. We got all dressed up and hung the green "fairy hideaway" in the archway to take pictures. Speaking of the pictures...
Ally is so pretty... she looks like a little fairy...
Mom said Julie needs to wear this dress at her prom. I agree. She is so pretty.
Barf. I hate to ruin the post with this picture, but Mom wants me to put it on. Who let her have the camera again? Oh wait. It was me.
All the ballgoers together.
Here's a picture of the beautiful hairdo Julie gave me for the Fairy Ball. Jules, you're awesome.

it's over! it's over!
Strongbad says it's over!
it's over! it's over!
everybody died 'cept me!
(Sorry. We also watched all the episodes of Teen Girl Squad while they were here.)

Check out the new polls!

Time Warp

Has anybody ever seen the show Time Warp? It's really cool. These guys have high-speed cameras and slow down a bunch of cool stuff. I just saw one where you could actually see a whip breaking the sound barrier, like, the sound waves rolling off the tips. Freakin'. Awesome.
Now I must prepare myself for more examinal torture. Ciao.

Gyargh!!

You know, the word "exam" is very powerful. It can create tension where there was none before, make beads of sweat form on one's forehead, and even activates a study instinct in the most indifferent students. It tears through a person's life like a plague; in fact, exams are like a plague in many ways. You feel terrible while you're experiencing it, and you only feel satisfactory when you're done. But then, when the results come back you feel awful again. It's simply the most torturous act a school can give its students.
So all I can say is GYARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!