If you read the title of this post, you will have a pretty good idea of what is happening currently in my life. I'll go from okay to horrible.
Remember when I said that I would post a picture of my friend's locker because we decorated it? If you don't, then you should read my last post. But I won't post a picture because the whole top half fell off! All of the pink wrapping paper, bows and "Happy Birthday" sign just vanished. Gone! Like it never existed! And we have no idea where it could have gone. We checked almost all of the garbage cans in the hallway. The only part left is the bottom half of the locker. That looks like it was never even touched.
Next on the bad news agenda, I stayed home from school today. At least I could get my homework done, thanks to our student resources page, aka Moodle. I have to do a journal page for literacy and a worksheet for math. And I have a test tomorrow in math! It covers all of chapter three, which includes "everything with two-step equations," "solving for x" and "applying geometric formulas to find the area and perimeter of a figure." At least I tried to study.
Last and certainly the worst, the house that's across the street got burned on Tuesday. Bad. The whole roof and garage door roof caved in! Nobody is sure how it started, but the fire trucks got there at about 3 o'clock in the morning and stayed until 7 o'clock. Most of the basement and main floor is fine, but the second floor and attic is completely trashed.On the left side (looking from the street), the peak is see-through because the siding burned off, and most of the back of the house is black and falling off. Luckily, they (the two grandparents that used to live there) got out safely. Now they are staying at one of their son's house. I really hope that they can move back into their house. We'll all be praying for them.
On the last good note, the Candyland dance is tomorrow! I'll try to remember to try to update you tomorrow or Saturday to say how it goes.
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Thursday, December 1, 2011
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Yet Another (almost) Average Tuesaday
Note that I put almost in parenthesis in the title. If it were just another average Tuesday, I wouldn't have anything to type about. But I do.
My Aunt Sue is willing to let me have her daughter's (AKA cousin's for me) flute if I want it. And yessire! I sure do! It basically has the same fingerings as an oboe, so that shouldn't be the difficult part. It will be the different mouth position. I forgot the fancy word for it. BRAIN FART! I've started a count down on my mini whiteboard in my locker and today is 11 days before I can have it. We are going to her house for my Grandpa's birthday, which is on December 12th.
Another interesting tidbit about my day is that the dance is in 3 DAYS! Including today. And the last day to buy a ticket is tomorrow. I still haven't gotten one yet. I can be very forgetful, especially on my way to the cafeteria. Did you know that the word "cafeteria" is Spanish for "dining hall"? Anyways, the theme of the dance is Candyland, like the board game. It should be super fun, and it's casual. That means that you should wear shorts and a t-shirt because it's really warm in the gym. So if you wore a dress, you would really stand out. Should I wear my casual sundress or shorts and a t-shirt? Please comment your answer. They made this really clear on the announcements;DO NOT BRING A DATE! So I'm not going to.
Last thing about my day worth telling; my friend Rashelle and I decorated my other friend's Aubrey's locker for her birthday tomorrow. And the teachers and even the principal didn't mind when they walked by. The principal (Mrs. Polzinski) just asked if we had a ride home, which we both did. The locker looked really great when we were done! Rashelle brought the wrapping paper and I brought the sign, bows, and tape. Luckily the wrapping paper had a sticky back so it was like contact paper. I'll take a picture tomorrow and post it so you can see how awesome it looks. At least, I'll try to.
So stay posted! This time, it hasn't taken me a month to post again. ;) that's a winking smiley face
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My Aunt Sue is willing to let me have her daughter's (AKA cousin's for me) flute if I want it. And yessire! I sure do! It basically has the same fingerings as an oboe, so that shouldn't be the difficult part. It will be the different mouth position. I forgot the fancy word for it. BRAIN FART! I've started a count down on my mini whiteboard in my locker and today is 11 days before I can have it. We are going to her house for my Grandpa's birthday, which is on December 12th.
Another interesting tidbit about my day is that the dance is in 3 DAYS! Including today. And the last day to buy a ticket is tomorrow. I still haven't gotten one yet. I can be very forgetful, especially on my way to the cafeteria. Did you know that the word "cafeteria" is Spanish for "dining hall"? Anyways, the theme of the dance is Candyland, like the board game. It should be super fun, and it's casual. That means that you should wear shorts and a t-shirt because it's really warm in the gym. So if you wore a dress, you would really stand out. Should I wear my casual sundress or shorts and a t-shirt? Please comment your answer. They made this really clear on the announcements;DO NOT BRING A DATE! So I'm not going to.
Last thing about my day worth telling; my friend Rashelle and I decorated my other friend's Aubrey's locker for her birthday tomorrow. And the teachers and even the principal didn't mind when they walked by. The principal (Mrs. Polzinski) just asked if we had a ride home, which we both did. The locker looked really great when we were done! Rashelle brought the wrapping paper and I brought the sign, bows, and tape. Luckily the wrapping paper had a sticky back so it was like contact paper. I'll take a picture tomorrow and post it so you can see how awesome it looks. At least, I'll try to.
So stay posted! This time, it hasn't taken me a month to post again. ;) that's a winking smiley face
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011
I Have a lot to be Thankful For!
Okay, I'm starting on a clean slate. If I had posted tomorrow, then it would have been a month since my last post. But that's all in the past. Gone. Forever. But you can still read it if you want to.
I'm going to start out with one of the many things that I'm thankful for. And that is that I got accepted into the MYSO ensemble program! Only 100 people a season get accepted from all of the orchestras! I hope that I get into the string quartet I requested to be in. I turned in the sheet about a month earlier than the due date, so I have a pretty good chance of getting into the string quartet.
Another thing that I'm thankful for is Templeton Middle School. In my honest opinion, it's waaaay better than elementary school. The teachers don't treat you like babies anymore! I love all the classes I'm in except for Intro Computers, but it's only for a quarter. So that's good. One of the classes that's too easy for me is band. I'm playing 7th grade band material, and I'm working on oboe vibrato. Most people don't learn that until 8th grade! Mr. Neubauer, the band teacher, the expression on his face said that I'm pretty far on vibrato since I just started yesterday. But for most people, it takes years to learn.
I needed to go to another paragraph, but this is still about TMS (Templeton Middle School). I'm on high honor roll, have received a Principal's Pen Award, and am on the student council (TMSSC). So I'm very proud of my achievements! A Principal's Pen Award is an actual pen that the principal, not the assistant principal, hands out each quarter. Each teacher in the school can nominate two students each quarter, but a student can't be nominated another quarter. "We want to spread it around," Mr. Shurilla says. He's my science teacher.
I have a bazillion other things to be thankful for, but I would be typing all day if I typed them all. But maybe in my other posts I can say what I'm thankful for, so I you can hear other interesting stuff about me. And I promise that giant break in posts will not happen again.
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I'm going to start out with one of the many things that I'm thankful for. And that is that I got accepted into the MYSO ensemble program! Only 100 people a season get accepted from all of the orchestras! I hope that I get into the string quartet I requested to be in. I turned in the sheet about a month earlier than the due date, so I have a pretty good chance of getting into the string quartet.
Another thing that I'm thankful for is Templeton Middle School. In my honest opinion, it's waaaay better than elementary school. The teachers don't treat you like babies anymore! I love all the classes I'm in except for Intro Computers, but it's only for a quarter. So that's good. One of the classes that's too easy for me is band. I'm playing 7th grade band material, and I'm working on oboe vibrato. Most people don't learn that until 8th grade! Mr. Neubauer, the band teacher, the expression on his face said that I'm pretty far on vibrato since I just started yesterday. But for most people, it takes years to learn.
I needed to go to another paragraph, but this is still about TMS (Templeton Middle School). I'm on high honor roll, have received a Principal's Pen Award, and am on the student council (TMSSC). So I'm very proud of my achievements! A Principal's Pen Award is an actual pen that the principal, not the assistant principal, hands out each quarter. Each teacher in the school can nominate two students each quarter, but a student can't be nominated another quarter. "We want to spread it around," Mr. Shurilla says. He's my science teacher.
I have a bazillion other things to be thankful for, but I would be typing all day if I typed them all. But maybe in my other posts I can say what I'm thankful for, so I you can hear other interesting stuff about me. And I promise that giant break in posts will not happen again.
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Monday, October 24, 2011
I'm Sorry I've Been Slacking
I really love my blog and all, it's just that I keep putting it off. Not that anybody that I don't know reads this, but I know that my readers need a piece of my life to stay connected. Sorry!
On Saturday, my best friend (Cassidy) finally came down from Oshkosh/Appleton to sleepover. We carved pumpkins, took 2 long walks, made and ate pizzas, stayed up late and talked, and watched Harry Potter 5, aka the Order of the Phoenix. It was one of the best days I have ever had in my life! When it was about 6:00 pm we met Sonny Ciardo on the corner of Trapp Trail and Clover Drive, and he actually came! When we were about to head home, he turned around and said something (I can't remeber what) and looked right at me. So I flung my moccasin at him! And it hit him square in the chest! He fell down like someone had shot him with an arrow. Cassidy and I both fell down laughing. It was aboslutely hirlarious!
What else happened this past week... Oh yeah! Nothing at all. At least tomorrow is crazy sock day at school. I can't wait because I have several pairs of crazy knee-high socks! Whoopee! I'll try to remeber to post tomorrow to tell you how it goes. And if I even remeber to wear crazy socks at all.
I promise that I will try to post more. *crosses toes*
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On Saturday, my best friend (Cassidy) finally came down from Oshkosh/Appleton to sleepover. We carved pumpkins, took 2 long walks, made and ate pizzas, stayed up late and talked, and watched Harry Potter 5, aka the Order of the Phoenix. It was one of the best days I have ever had in my life! When it was about 6:00 pm we met Sonny Ciardo on the corner of Trapp Trail and Clover Drive, and he actually came! When we were about to head home, he turned around and said something (I can't remeber what) and looked right at me. So I flung my moccasin at him! And it hit him square in the chest! He fell down like someone had shot him with an arrow. Cassidy and I both fell down laughing. It was aboslutely hirlarious!
What else happened this past week... Oh yeah! Nothing at all. At least tomorrow is crazy sock day at school. I can't wait because I have several pairs of crazy knee-high socks! Whoopee! I'll try to remeber to post tomorrow to tell you how it goes. And if I even remeber to wear crazy socks at all.
I promise that I will try to post more. *crosses toes*
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Wednesdays are Okay
Wednesdays are not as bad as Mondays, but they will never be as great as Fridays. It's just a fact of life. Deal with it.
So today I had a violin lesson. I think that they are fine, but they could be better. It's like jogging. If you just go jogging, you feel pooped. But if you take your iPod and listen to music, it makes you feel better. Well for me it does anyways. My point of that analogy was to say that violin lessons are like exercising and it's more fun with special stuff. One of my violin teachers is Mrs. Julie, and she love anything with pumpkin flavoring in it. So she commented on my facebook post about my mom's pumpkin pie, and asked if she could have any. Of corse, she was just kidding, but I gave her a big slice at my lesson today. She said (when we were playing Gavotte by Bach), "This pumpkin cake has been calling my name!"
Also, one more interesting thing happened today. Wait. Make that two more things. There's this one girl name Ariel and she's in my same house (houses are the same as homerooms) as me. One of my BFFs, Jordan, strongly dislikes her. Her nickname is horseface. So anyways, this morning, she came up to me and said,
"Hi Danielle."
"I'm not Danielle."
"Oh, I just recognized you from french class."
"I'm not taking french this quarter."
"Omygosh, I'm so sorry. You're Hayley! I feel so embarrassed! I'm so sorry!!!"
And that's how my morning before math went.
Last thing -- I'll make it quick, or my parents will force me to shut down the computer or they'll slam the screen on my hands.
Jordan was going to the bathroom from science, and horseface (aka Ariel), passed Jordan in the hallway.
"Hi Jordan!!"
"Hi horseface."
She had a really ugly expression right about then, like she smelled skunk spray, but Jordan would have said that she always has an ugly expression. Let's just say that she had an uglier expression than usual.
That was really the only events that happened today. Now dad's going to slam the computer on me.
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So today I had a violin lesson. I think that they are fine, but they could be better. It's like jogging. If you just go jogging, you feel pooped. But if you take your iPod and listen to music, it makes you feel better. Well for me it does anyways. My point of that analogy was to say that violin lessons are like exercising and it's more fun with special stuff. One of my violin teachers is Mrs. Julie, and she love anything with pumpkin flavoring in it. So she commented on my facebook post about my mom's pumpkin pie, and asked if she could have any. Of corse, she was just kidding, but I gave her a big slice at my lesson today. She said (when we were playing Gavotte by Bach), "This pumpkin cake has been calling my name!"
Also, one more interesting thing happened today. Wait. Make that two more things. There's this one girl name Ariel and she's in my same house (houses are the same as homerooms) as me. One of my BFFs, Jordan, strongly dislikes her. Her nickname is horseface. So anyways, this morning, she came up to me and said,
"Hi Danielle."
"I'm not Danielle."
"Oh, I just recognized you from french class."
"I'm not taking french this quarter."
"Omygosh, I'm so sorry. You're Hayley! I feel so embarrassed! I'm so sorry!!!"
And that's how my morning before math went.
Last thing -- I'll make it quick, or my parents will force me to shut down the computer or they'll slam the screen on my hands.
Jordan was going to the bathroom from science, and horseface (aka Ariel), passed Jordan in the hallway.
"Hi Jordan!!"
"Hi horseface."
She had a really ugly expression right about then, like she smelled skunk spray, but Jordan would have said that she always has an ugly expression. Let's just say that she had an uglier expression than usual.
That was really the only events that happened today. Now dad's going to slam the computer on me.
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Monday, October 17, 2011
Uh Oh
Wow -- this is the longest time I've gone without posting. Oops. Life gets busy, ya know?
My days are starting to blend together. Hours turn into days, days into weeks, weeks into months, and months into years. All of my school assingments for example are "pages 65-67 problems 2-52 evens only." Or "finish page 3 in your packet for tomorrow." Even all my after-school activites are blending together! Mosaic, MYSO, Standards of Excellence (a committee for student council), Violin Lessons, Finical Peace University (a budegting class), and FNF Youth group. I only have Standards of Excellence every 3rd Tuesday of the month, so tomorrow is my first meeting in Mrs. Sankey's room after-school.
Did I tell you about my incident on the activity bus? No I didn't because that happened 5 days ago. So I got on the activity bus and handed the bus driver my ticket, all fine and dandy. I told him "I live on Clover Drive, by Maple Avenue."
"So you live off of Maple Avenue?"
"No, my street is just connected to Maple Avenue."
"Oh. Okay."
So la di da, here's me riding the bus. He turns onto my street, but turns down the wrong hill.
"Um, I live up this hill."
"But didn't you say that you live on Clover and Maple?"
"Yeah."
"Well then remeber to say Clover and Dove Court next time, okay?"
"Fine."
So that's basically how my activity bus experince went. At least I signed up for a ticket before school, unlike my forgetful friend, Krystal. I bet she called her mom from the office and got picked up. At least, I hope so.
I'll try to post move often, at least once every week. I've just been getting really behind. Sorry. If you remind me by sending me and email (at hayleyjazz@sbcglobal.net) then I'll probably post faster than if you don't say anything at all.
Random fact of the day: There are nearly 160 distinctive breeds and types of horses around the world, but the Arabian horse is unique in that it is the purest of all of the breeds. Found at http://facts.randomhistory.com/2008/11/12_horses.html
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My days are starting to blend together. Hours turn into days, days into weeks, weeks into months, and months into years. All of my school assingments for example are "pages 65-67 problems 2-52 evens only." Or "finish page 3 in your packet for tomorrow." Even all my after-school activites are blending together! Mosaic, MYSO, Standards of Excellence (a committee for student council), Violin Lessons, Finical Peace University (a budegting class), and FNF Youth group. I only have Standards of Excellence every 3rd Tuesday of the month, so tomorrow is my first meeting in Mrs. Sankey's room after-school.
Did I tell you about my incident on the activity bus? No I didn't because that happened 5 days ago. So I got on the activity bus and handed the bus driver my ticket, all fine and dandy. I told him "I live on Clover Drive, by Maple Avenue."
"So you live off of Maple Avenue?"
"No, my street is just connected to Maple Avenue."
"Oh. Okay."
So la di da, here's me riding the bus. He turns onto my street, but turns down the wrong hill.
"Um, I live up this hill."
"But didn't you say that you live on Clover and Maple?"
"Yeah."
"Well then remeber to say Clover and Dove Court next time, okay?"
"Fine."
So that's basically how my activity bus experince went. At least I signed up for a ticket before school, unlike my forgetful friend, Krystal. I bet she called her mom from the office and got picked up. At least, I hope so.
I'll try to post move often, at least once every week. I've just been getting really behind. Sorry. If you remind me by sending me and email (at hayleyjazz@sbcglobal.net) then I'll probably post faster than if you don't say anything at all.
Random fact of the day: There are nearly 160 distinctive breeds and types of horses around the world, but the Arabian horse is unique in that it is the purest of all of the breeds. Found at http://facts.randomhistory.com/2008/11/12_horses.html
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Sunday, October 9, 2011
It's a Sunday -- Whoopee.
So today was a Sunday. It was sunny and hot for October, like 85 degrees, and that's way to hot. Like uncomfortably hot. Yay.
We went to our friends house (from church) to watch the Packer game on a huge screen. Like 12 by 8. But I don't know what it is exactly. Hannah and I went on the swings and had a game to see how far we could fling ourselfs off and land on our feet. It was a tie because we had no way to see who won. It was really fun. Anyways, I actually watched part of the Packer game! It was pretty interesting, but that was probably because I was tired out. It was really frustrating when Atlanta scored a touchdown when they could have easily defended it. Excuse me while I scream; ARRRRRGGGHHH!!!!!!
I have been reading lots of Garfield (the fat orange cat and not the president) comics. They're pretty entertaining, most of the time. My favorite cat is Nermal, the annoying but adorable kitten. How can you not love him? Unless you're Garfield, of corse. But Nermal can't help be be the cutest kitten ever!
Now Mom is demanding that I go upstairs and watch the football game. Who came up with the name "football" for football? Why isn't called "handball"? Because you do use your hands most of the time.
I wonder what's going to happen tomorrow...
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We went to our friends house (from church) to watch the Packer game on a huge screen. Like 12 by 8. But I don't know what it is exactly. Hannah and I went on the swings and had a game to see how far we could fling ourselfs off and land on our feet. It was a tie because we had no way to see who won. It was really fun. Anyways, I actually watched part of the Packer game! It was pretty interesting, but that was probably because I was tired out. It was really frustrating when Atlanta scored a touchdown when they could have easily defended it. Excuse me while I scream; ARRRRRGGGHHH!!!!!!
I have been reading lots of Garfield (the fat orange cat and not the president) comics. They're pretty entertaining, most of the time. My favorite cat is Nermal, the annoying but adorable kitten. How can you not love him? Unless you're Garfield, of corse. But Nermal can't help be be the cutest kitten ever!
Now Mom is demanding that I go upstairs and watch the football game. Who came up with the name "football" for football? Why isn't called "handball"? Because you do use your hands most of the time.
I wonder what's going to happen tomorrow...
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