The One Pinecone... No Joke!

A few years ago, our behind-the-house neighbor, Erica, took a trip to Lake Tahoe. When she returned, she gave me a present - a HUGE pinecone. She told us to cover it in peanut butter and sprinkle birdseed on it to make a very cool birdfeeder. When she came home this year, she brought us another!
Can't wait to make our new birdfeeder (I'm sure the birds can't either...). Thanks, Erica!

Two Little Ballerinas...

Sydney and Aubrey are so cute. Both are now taking the baby ballet dance class at Dance Etc. I watched Sydney this morning and helped these cuties get ready for dance.

They're just so big now! I remember when they were both tiny babies. I hope they're best friends forever.

Hilarious.

Mom: Sydney, is your little dog toy upstairs in my room?

Sydney: Yes.

Mom: You'd better go get it 'cause Mommy will be here soon.

Sydney, eyes still glued to TV, raises hand and points to Maddie, in the office, on the computer: There's Maddie, right there.

Wow.....

Happy Birthday, Charlie! (And Happy Valentine's Day Too, I Guess)

*Ahem... Yeah, a little late, but better late than never, right?*

Charlie Brown (a.k.a. Chaz, Chuck, Mr. Brown, Fat Cat, etc.) celebrated his 2nd birthday the Sunday before last (again with the "late" thing). Words cannot express how much he has meant to me. He's just a part of our family!

Charlie's birthday cake/the Valentine's Day dessert.

Charlie "blowing out his candles". Well, Nathaniel helped.

I love you, Charlie!

I Feel So Smart...

If you check my book review blog, you might have noticed the awesome header I put on there. The cool thing is, I made it on Microsoft Paint! I feel smart because I couldn't figure out how to make it so the words would just be on the picture, and not make a big white box around them. But then I figured it out!

I'm easily pleased. :)

IT'S OVER! IT'S OVER! STRONGBAD SAYS IT'S OVER!

And now I have a glorious four day weekend. I also found out that I got 100% on my science exam. And I don't have to go to school tomorrow! Ahhhhh.... contentment. :)

Okay, so I was going through a bunch of old pictures on my computer and found the one I drew for my blog header forever ago. I just had to put it on, even though it looks kind of sad because it looks like I couldn't spell my own blog's name.

Recap!

And heeeeeeere's Maddie! With the scoop on tonight's (and last night's, and last month's, and the month before that's, and the month before that's....) events!

Yeah. Well, to say the least, it's been awhile, eh? A lot has happened since I last posted. At least four people got older, myself included. Christmas was a whole lot of fun, starting at 6:00 am with presents and then a trip to the high school parking lot for Barbie Jeep riding and a game of whiffle ball. And a new year has begun.

The only crappy thing about that is going back to school. And going back to school means (you guessed it) : MIDTERMS.

Barf.

I hate midterms. I hate teachers cramming review information down our throats, especially when they're sore from that cold going around. Oh yes. Fun. Poor Julie has had it all week, and I can feel it hovering around me, just waiting for me to forget to wash my hands or something so it can swoop in. I also hate the stress that the incessant review incites, because when teachers start stressing about midterms, you can bet the students are too.

Mom will be gone all week on a Mexican cruise. I'm so jealous.

And now it's back to you, Bob. This is Maddie with BC 1, signing off!