McKenzie

home.

2011-12-27T12:04:00.002-06:00

So, I forgot about my blog. Like a long time ago. I haven't posted anything in like... 8 months? Well. I'm back. Sorta. I decided I'm going to just post pictures, and captions and stuff like that. This post is short, but I'm going to upload pictures soon.

Why is this post titled 'home'.? Welllllll... Because we just moved into our new one. C: Yeah, its pretty cool. But I'm not going to write all the details.

Our house was a short sale, so it took us 6 months to even get a contract on our house. Well, we sold our old house in June, and we didn't close until November. So, our family lived in an apartment for 6 months. It was torture. Our apartment was so small, and our cooktop didn't work right, and our oven burned everything, and I could spend hours on end complaining about that stinkin' apartment. But, it's over. So I won't. C: ANYWAY. The apartment had 3 bedrooms, and it was only 1000 square feet. We were on the first floor, so we heard every person go up the stairs outside. They rattled. A lot. But hey, at least WE weren't the people who had to go up and down the stairs. That's good. And, when it was time to move out we didn't have to keep going up and down stairs with couches and mattresses and boxes and all the stuff we have. So, listening to all the people go up and down the stairs is not too terrible, all things considered.

SO, now we have a house that's a few times bigger than the apartment. And man, it feels good to have so much space. With moving into an awesome house, in an awesome neighborhood, that goes to really great schools, on a quiet street, there were sacrifices. We moved ACROSS the interstate! Haha, we actually lived like 2 minutes from it in the apartment, and like 10 minutes now. So, it's only 15 minutes from our old house && apartment. But, the interstate is the boundary for our schools, and ward. So, new school. And new ward. But, although we do miss it, we're makin' some new friends, and we'll survive. C; I start my new school in a few days, and truth be told, I'm not nervous. I already know a bunch of girls from church that I'll go to school with. It's gonna be pretty cool. C;

Alrighty, well, I'm going to upload some pictures, and later today, I'll post 'em.
Kay, byee(:

new.

2011-03-03T16:21:00.004-06:00

I need a new post. I haven't blogged in forever, and neither have any of my friends. So "what's the point?" Is the question I've been asking myself. Well, I've decided there is no point. But, I think I'm going to blog anyway. I love to blog, even if no one reads it. I love writing, so what better place is there to practice? None really.

So, my last post in November about getting my camera turned out to be true! I got it and I love my Nikon d3000. If anyone is looking for a new camera around $500... Thats the one I suggest. I did tons of research, and I decided its the best one for me. My dad bought me a professional book about it, and its helps a ton. :)

I would post some of the pictures I took, but since we're moving soon, my parents had to take my computer out of the office and put my moms in there. I didnt even think about posting pictures, until now.

I have very mixed feelings about moving. Theres so much I don't know... Will I like my new house? Will I like my new school? Will I make friends like the ones I have now? I WANT to move. I WANT a new house. I don't want to switch schools. I don't want to leave all my friends. And I really don't want to live far away from my cousins. I've lived 7 doors down from them for 8 years now. I can't imagine what it would be like. Mostly because I was 3 or 4 when I moved here, so my whole memory has been of them living down the street.

Well, like lots of bloggers, I'm going to try and blog more. I feel like I say that too much. I really don't want to stop blogging. Ive blogged for almost 4 years. I don't want to abandon it after so long! So, I'm going to try and blog.

decided.

2010-11-08T17:08:00.002-06:00

This year I decided I wanted a DSLR camera. After about a month of shopping it out, I finally found one I really like. It comes with a great lens, and its 10 mega pixels. I'm so excited for Christmas!

wow.

2010-10-22T16:26:00.004-05:00

Wow! My seventh grade year has gone by so fast! I can't believe we have gone 8 weeks already. Its amazing!

As usual, sorry for not posting, and all that Blah Blah Blah... Its annoying when EVERY post is someone saying that. UGH! I think its annoying, but I still do. I'm not gonna judge...

School has been easy. Lots of projects, LOTS of homework, but most of my teachers take participation grades.

"Do you have your homework?"

"Its right here"

"100 for you..."

That's the daily ritual in every class.

One thing that would make my 7Th grade experience better is yearbook. Why can't I do it? Because I would only be able to have 1 elective. And I like having 2... The only time that "Publications" is, is during my GT reading, and that's the only time it is, because there's only 10 GT reading students. It REALLY stinks because photography is MY LIFE and the only time I can have my camera at school... Is at the same time as my stupid reading class. Why do I have to be a nerd?

Speaking of nerds, I am in pentathlon. Its like Scholastic Decathlon, but its for Jr. High. And I'm in the highest group, Varsity, so my mom likes to call me the Varsity Nerd. Its been the joke for as long as I can remember that I'm the nerd. I'm always the nerd. I'm a cool nerd, but I'm a nerd.

I feel this post is very random. Well the title is very vague. So never mind... Forget I said that. :)

spanish.

2010-09-06T17:51:00.002-05:00

This year one of my electives was Spanish. Since I'm in GT I get two electives. I'm in Spanish and home ec. I wanted to take technology, but that that wasn't on the list of choices when we went to enter our schedules into the computer... I'm doing home ec instead.

Spanish is actually easier to learn that English is. I'm still learning English and I started when I was 1 year old. And I'm still going to be learning English until I graduate college. I started learning Spanish and it's SO much easier! Each letter has it's own sound. Just ONE sound. It's way easier to read too. What you see, you say. It's so much easier! I'm taking Spanish for a high school credit. Yeah, I'm a nerd(: at least I know it. Anyways, I like Spanish. I only have to take it for 3 years I think. And that's all. So I have to take English for 17 today years (Kindergarten through the end of college) And I have to take Spanish for 3 years. That adds up huh?

Camp was so much fun! We did get the tree houses and I met tons of new people. The last night we had an all nighter and we stayed awake until 7 and fell asleep only 30 minutes before breakfast! So close, and we made it the furthest through the night. Everyone else fell asleep before 5 o'clock.

camp.

2010-08-08T17:06:00.002-05:00

Girl camp is this week! I'm so excited, I'm going to be a first year. I'm not even leaving until Tuesday, and I packed today. I will say, I'm way overexcited. But I DON'T CARE! Come on, this is GIRLS CAMP, you get to be overexcited. ;)

I waited all summer for this! Its at the very end of the summer because that was an arrangement for the place, but it doesn't matter to me. It's been pretty dry lately, which is the most rare thing in my city. Hot and humid, almost all year. We do get about 5 months of cool/cold weather. In 2009 it snowed 3 times! In Southern Texas, thats a super rare thing. In Northern Texas, its not surprising.

Anyway, I'm getting off topic. Girls Camp was expensive this year, (cheaper than last) and all the people I know say it pays off. There are some rumors that my ward is going to get treehouses!! How awesome would that be? My first year and I get to be in treehouses! The cabins are just fine too, but treehouses.... Thats awesome! What kid hasn't wanted to sleep in, or at least BE IN a treehouse? No one I know, thats for sure.

My friends say its a really fun experience every year. I'm so excited, I'm trying to kill my time with stuff like movies, computer, and sleep. I want to go so bad! Its just 2 more days I know, but I need this 2 days to go by fast! Well, only about a day and a half now. Its almost 5:30. (Killing my time makes it go pretty fast)

like.

2010-07-31T10:36:00.002-05:00

What's not to like? I'm talking about my city. Gorgeous buildings, beautiful lakes, amazing forests... Everything. I'm going to be posting pictures soon, and I'm excited!! I love taking pictures, and I take them of everything. If you can get the right angle, lighting, and focus, the picture will be amazing. I think any camera can take amazing pictures, not just the expensive ones. Any picture can be amazing, of anything. You can also edit pictures, to give them extra glam. My favorite subject is flowers, but pretty much everything in nature is beautiful. Even man-made things can be wonderful.

I have a few pictures of my city, but I'm gonna wait until I have a bunch. There are a few things that I want to take some pictures of. Like a lake at Texas Childrens Hospital. At night, the lights are so spectacular!

I love to take pictures, and write on my blog. So I decided, when I'm older, I want to be a journalist! I think writing and photography go well together, even if it's just a caption on a picture. That's why I try to put a caption on everything, even if it's just describing the obvious. Like "This is a flower". But instead of that, I would say "This flower is my favorite" or "This flower is beautiful". I describe things very... Descriptively? I'm not sure what the word is.

I need to go take some pictures. (:

library.

2010-07-28T23:16:00.002-05:00

This summer, the best thing has been to go to the library. My mom went after swim lessons, or we would drop off our books before. My library card is in need of a break, but it won't get one. >:) My brothers get read to before they go to sleep at night, and they get a different book almost every night. I've read tons of books, and there's a bunch I like! Here's a few:

The Hunger Games Series: Suzanne Collins.

Percy Jackson Series: Rick Riordan.

Schooled: Gordan Korman.

The Uglies Series: Scott Westermeyer.

I read a few from those series, and I loved them! Well, schooled wasn't a series, but I still really liked that one. My library card isn't "overused" it's "underused" if you ask me. But, I've been doing tons of reading. I have a book to pick up, and a book that hasn't come out, that I've requested. I love the library. (:

bored.

2010-07-21T17:20:00.002-05:00

This summer, I have been anything but bored. I've been super busy, and I barely have time to get on the computer! Summers been in for almost 2 months, meaning that its almost over. I love summertime, but it can get pretty boring when your not using it right. ;)

Well, the thing I love to do most is help out at my aunt Suzette's camp. Camp Journey is so much fun, and I love helping. (: I also get done with some of my personal progress projects. (Try saying that 5 times fast) I've racked up about 48 hours so far, and I loved every one of them. ♥

Right now, I'm doing swim lessons for 45 each day. Its an indoor pool, and it was closed on Monday because of rain. RIDICULOUS if you ask me. So I went to the library instead. I got 2 great books, and reserved the 3rd book of the Hunger Games series. Its coming out on August 24Th, and I should have it by Christmas. YAY!

While I was at the library, I went on FaceBook on the computer. I thought since it was my account on the computer, I was safe. Well, there was a security glitch that de-activated my account. I had a backup one to send myself stuff for my games, so I built up off of that. But it wasn't enough. I spent so much time and effort on my older account, how could I redo everything? Well , the truth is, I couldn't. Just as I was fealing defeat, I decided to check the old account I had. Sure enough, I was logged on and everything had been restored.

I still have tons to come this summer.

I still have my first year of girls camp, and I'm over excited about that. It starts on August 10th and I am just super happy! I in swim lessons now to get level 4. I passed level 3, so I'm good for the lake. But it can't hurt to have more.

summer.

2010-05-31T10:10:00.002-05:00

Summer! What am I to do? I will just get bored and then post on here "I'm bored". Or my Face Book status will just be"I'm bored". That seems to always be what happens. "I'm bored" is all anyone says over the summer! Well not this summer. I am giving myself a rule... I will never say I'm bored. Even if I am bored out of my mind, it gets really annoying.

This summer, just like last summer, my family is getting a season pass to a water park in Spring, TX. Its about a 30 minute drive, and I could almost get there by myself last year! We went around 20 times, and one week I went 3 times! The water park is called Splash town, and they are getting a new ride as they do every other year. This year it looks really cool! I just can't wait.

Well, I can't go to Splash town everyday. I can't go to the pool everyday. I guess some days I WILL be bored out of my mind. But, I have my iTouch, my DS, the computer, a million friends to text, I guess this will just be the best summer yet!

photographer.

2010-04-26T16:25:00.003-05:00

{This one is from when we went camping at Lake Whitney, that was an amazing trip! I had a TON of fun!!}

{I took this after the rain. Its really great how I focused on the water. That was like a one in a million chance!!}

{These flowers are on the front porch. I cannot get over how beautiful they are. All different shades of pink, not just one color.}

I have always loved photography. I think I always will. Its my favorite hobby, most fun pastime, and I think, it perfect almost anytime, anywhere. As long as I can get a photo at the right angle, it will be something special. I have so many pictures, I don't know if they would all fit in one post! I think these are my 3 favorites.

I love photography so much! I bring my camera everywhere. That's one of my most prized possessions. Not only does it help me do my FAVORITE thing, I saved up every penny for it myself. I worked all summer and eventually raised the $130 I needed. Its a cute little red Nikon. I posted about it a little while ago. The picture is still on my blog somewhere!!

I don't know how I got my adoration for photography. Oh wait! Yes, I do. Everything can be photographed. Its not just something that you need perfect circumstances for. That's why I love photography. I believe everything can be photographed, and I test that. THAT'S my adoration for photography.

I will one day be a photographer. I mean, its my passion. Its my heart. I can't live without photos. To be a businesswoman, eh, that doesn't fit my personality. I need to be out in the world, taking pictures... And some day, some day, I will be. (:

spring.

2010-03-16T16:23:00.002-05:00

Ahh... Spring time. When I think of spring, its cleaning, warm, and sunny. That's how its always been in my family. But, the BIGGEST thing about spring...

{{drum roll please}}

SPRING BREAK!!

My favorite school holiday. Its not cold, so you can go play. Its nice and relieving from the harsh cold winter. Its not too hot, like summer. And your not under the "starting school" pressure. Whats not to like?

Some spring breaks are fun, others boring, and some even exciting.

This one, I call exciting.

Tomorrow around lunch, I am going to leave for the 3 and a half hour ride to Whitney, TX. We are going camping! Well, no "we" about it. My mom and dad are not going. My dad has to work on Wednesday, Thursday, and possibly Friday. And were leaving tomorrow (Wednesday, for the people not reading this the same day posted) and coming home Saturday. So, that's pretty much the whole trip.

Since "we" aren't going, me and my sister are. Hilton and Jackson are not. My aunt Suzette is going to take me, since she has 2 extra seats. Perfect, right? But, My other aunt Colette is going too. So all my cousins will be there. Even Carly, though her parents aren't going either. Carly's mom had a baby in December, and her dad has to work. Suz is bringing her. Well, maybe not in Suz's car, but it doesn't matter.

Well, this is exciting!! Plus, theres a lake. I hope its not too cold to swim! The place is actually called "Lake Whitney". I'm going to take tons of pictures, but I'm going to be tired for a while. So, dont count on me posting them on Saturday, DEFINITELY by Monday though.

One more thing, its going to be fun. Did I say that? Oh well...

smile.

2010-02-08T15:44:00.002-06:00

I am happy today. I noticed all my posts are sad. I'm sorry if at times my blog seems like a sob story, but that is NOT the intention for it.

I am smiling now, and no more sob stories!!

half.

2010-02-05T17:04:00.002-06:00

I know its a little late, but I am halfway done with 6th grade!!

Yippee.

Or, as I would rather say- the worst school year of my life.

5th grade was my 5th grade years worst.

4th grade was my 4th grade years worst.

3rd grade was my 3rd grade years worst.

Wait- I'm seeing a pattern. Every year, that school year is my worst. Which can only mean one thing.

IT GETS WORSE!!!

If I could only imagine!! No- actually I cannot. 6th grade is my worst school year yet!! I can't stand half my teachers, or the 7th graders who rule P.E. I never get to play, because they use up all of our outs, or strikes, or when we are playing basketball, the foul every time!! I am not kidding- 3 people get to play, and each one makes an out, so ONLY 3 people get to play!! I am so mad!! (Notice the double exclamation marks!!)

Also, all of a sudden my best friend is my worst! We were best friends the first semester, but after winter break she has made my life MiSeRaBlE. Also, I have every class with her, and sit relatively close to her seeing that L comes right before M. But sometimes, (In my FaVoRiTe classes) a-we are not in alphabet order, or b-there is someone whose name has a letter before O in the alphabet. (Like their last name is Mason)

For example. Yesterdays incident.

My teeth hurt SUPER DUPER UBER bad all of a sudden. And i noticed gum helps. It is light, and it is something that just, I don't know how, helps a lot. So the pain is only SUPER DUPER bad. So as you may have guessed, I chew it at school. That is when it hurts the most, and I can't just like take medicine, because it has already worn off, and i would get sued ad expelled. So it is nice to just not even chew, but to only have it in my mouth. Key words- "*"ONLY HAVE IT IN MY MOUTH"*".

So yesterday the girl asked me a question in History about a map we were labeling. I have been having problems with her before, so I didn't turn all the way around to answer. (The problems being she gets me in trouble fore talking, when she will not STOP asking me the question) So she asked me again, and again, and again. When she said it the, oh, I don't know, 7th time, I turned around and told her. She could smell it because I have to breathe, and my breath smelled minty. At 10, your breath stops smelling like your toothpaste. So she realized that I was chewing gum. Rather than just talking in even a normal voice, she practically SCREAMED "MCKENZIE, WHY DO YOU ALWAYS CHEW GUM?" And not only was it loud enough for me, the other students, and China to hear, the teacher heard. GrEaT I wAs CaUgHt. So he snapped (In a HUGE Texas accent) "McKenzie, spit out your gum. Did you know it is against the rules? Obviously not. Next time its a long form, you know you only get one per 6 weeks. And you can only have FOUR marks on it before detention." Not that I cared about a long form, or detention, or anything else. I was SoOoOoO eMbArRaSsEd!!

Well I guess forgive and forget. Right?

bus.

2009-12-11T16:25:00.002-06:00

The bus ride is really horrible. Every day. No matter what. Period.

Today was worse than most days.It started by one kid throwing one piece of paper. He threw it and another kid got mad and he threw another piece of paper. Then he missed and there were 3 people involved. Then everyone else wanted to throw paper. One kid threw a whole notebook. Not kidding. Then everyone dove in and they grabbed paper. My bus driver made everyone clean up the mess. He pulled over to the side of the road and we had to pick up. Well 3 guys wanted to get off right there because we were like 10 minutes late. The bus driver said that the next stop was really close and that they should wait. They didn't want to. They got out from the emergency exit!

Then they ran and ran and ran.

Then one kid thought it would be fun to throw the trash can out the window. That didn't go too well because we have a big trash can. Trash spewed all over everywhere.

Then the paper wars restarted and I got hit in the head by a book.

And everyone got off at the first stop, and we lived happily ever after.

Until Monday...

heavy.

2009-11-21T15:54:00.004-06:00

A few weeks ago, I got hit in the face with a door. That was not fun. I had a constant headache, but it went away one week ago today. I had whiplash, and my parents could not figure out why it woudn't go away!

...Until yesterday.

I was in the bathroom turning off my phone and finishing my make up, then mom went to go get me my backpack. She picked it up, and she was...I don't know really know how to put it into words. She was: Shocked. Astonished. In awe. Things like that. She suddenly came into the bathroom and I thought she was mad at me, with that look on her face! She asked me,"What is in here?!" I had a lot of homework the night before. I will list everything, if I can remember.

Math textbook. Homework binder. Science binder. Social studies binder. Pencil case. Markers. Umbrella. Jacket. 3 books.

For a grand total of:::: 20 POUNDS!!! My mom thinks more, but that is what the scale says. She said it was at least 40, but who knows. I am so glad we figured out what my problem was with those annoying headaches. FiNaLlY!!!

knowledge.

2009-11-11T18:29:00.002-06:00

Life has been very normal lately. Someone I heard about once said a very great word of advice to me.

"Your mind will never draw blank. There always will be something on that canvas. Even if that thing is the normal breathing"

I don't remember who said that.

Just a thought.
Just a thought...

retired.

2009-11-06T14:45:00.003-06:00

Someone retired at my school today. YaY!!! It was...

The crazy lunch lady!! She is so mean. She busted me and made me wear gym shorts that were shorter than the skirt I was wearing. She sent me to the end of the lunch line SO many times because I couldn't find my lunch I.D in time. She screamed at everyone at the top of her lungs. She is gone! WhOo HoO!!!

I do feel kind of sad because her mean attitude made our school the way it was. Her screaming gave us headaches, that we will never feel again. She just was a part of our school. She will be missed.

NOT!!!!!! If anyone misses her, she may have threatened them into thinking crazy like that. I am so happy she is gone!! ByE bYe!!! {{I don't know her name, so I can't put a name}}

journal.

2009-11-03T18:29:00.005-06:00

A lot of people say you need to keep a journal. I try, and I have like 3 that I am trying to use all at once. I try so hard to write in them, and do a lot. Well, not really, only about once or twice a month. But right now, I am declaring a new journal. This journal is not a normal journal. It is my blog,which I write in as much as you should a journal. I post a lot, and typing is much more fun, and convenient than writing. I will still write in my notebook journals, that are all so cute, but I have decided this is my official journal. I write in this "journal" much more than anything else. (I post a lot) My blog serves every purpose a journal should. I don't really mind sharing with the whole world.

The current situation with my headache-We have figured out what happened. This shows no indication on CT scans, MRI scans or trips to the doctor. Even surgery may not do it. I have whiplash. It is when there is trauma to the muscles in the neck, and when it isn't figured out until 2 weeks later, it can give you a lot of pain. I still have a horrible headache, but that is from the whiplash. I didn't know what that was, but I know it hurts.

When my mom asked if I have been having back pain, I said "Not Really". It didn't really make much of a difference whether it hurt or not. My head hurt so bad, I got a paper cut and didn't notice until I saw brown marks on my homework the next day. I have been using Tiger Balm, and it really helps, along with the ice. Ice is only supposed to help immediately, but for some reason now is the exception.

visit.

2009-11-01T16:11:00.002-06:00

I had a hospital visit today. My head hurt really bad when I woke up (I have now had the headache for 10 days, and it never stops), so mom called the insurance agent, and she said come as soon as possible. So since we were home from church, (Mom pinched a nerve in her back) my dad and I went to the hospital on the other side of town. My uncle worked there and he was actually my nurse! He took my temperature, blood pressure and all that kind of triage stuff. So then, I went to the CAT scan and sat there for like 10 minutes. It took forever! The machine was so noisy, and it whirred, not helping my headache. It was weird, not knowing what was going on. After that, I waited in the waiting room. And waited and waited. For an hour.

After that hour, the radiologist still hadn't looked at the CAT scan results. Someone was discharged, and I got a room. I was starting to get really sleepy, so I got to lay down on a gurney. Not a hospital bed, and gurney. I got to lay down, so I didn't really care. I didn't know the difference, until I was trying to adjust the height, and there was not button. I thought it was just old, I mean my dad worked there 12 years ago, so it was not that new. I was in there for about 30 minutes until the doctor came in and asked a bunch of questions. everyone asked, and my answer was "Someone slammed a door on my face." They kind of laughed. Every one of them.

About 15 minutes later I was discharged. There was nothing at all! The CAT scan came back normal, and nothing is wrong! They think the constant headache starting on the day of the incident was a coincidence. I think that it isn't but I haven't been to medical school, so what do I know? I do know that there is pain. That is something I know. Something I wish I didn't have to know.

door prize.

2009-10-28T17:23:00.003-05:00

I have decided to abandon the "of 100 posts" thing, so no more.

7 days ago, I was hit in the head by a door. Someone threw the door open, and it hit the door stop, and then hit me. I fractured my eyebrow bone, and have had a nonstop headache. I have major bruising and changing colors in my eyebrow. It looks very gross. Everyone asks me about it, and it has started bugging me. It hurts so bad!

It happened in PE when everyone was going to go outside to the track. I was going out too, and since were supposed to run 6 laps I wanted to get it over with. That was 1 1/2 miles. I was not happy because we had already ran a mile the day before. I am so mad at the girl who did it! She was in 7Th grade, and I am not very happy with her. We were playing dodge ball the day after, and I hit her. A lot. I am sorry if that sounds mean, but nonstop headaches are not fun. Or broken eyebrows.

I need to get off the computer now, because my head hurts so bad!

cool.

2009-10-16T17:08:00.003-05:00

Post 8 of 100.

The weather feels so cool outside today! The wind is perfect the air feels crisp and now you may believe that it is October! I haven't posted in a while, but I need to get my 100 posts done. I will try to get them done by New Years, but that it just a hope. I love October weather so much and I hope it stays like this forever.

We went outside today for PE, and we ran one lap around the track, and then we just got to do whatever we wanted to do outside. It was awesome! I didn't want to go in, but I think eventually I would have to, so I went in anyway. It was so amazing outside, I remember why I love Texas. Not only is it starting to cool down, but it is also starting to pretty up. We have clear blue skies and we have sunny perfection. Too bad I have a ton of homeowork to do.

When does it get pretty for you?

winner.

2009-10-12T16:05:00.003-05:00

And the winner of the contest for the choice of a blog header or a profile icon is comment-

CoNgRaTuLaTiOnS MiSs MaTtIe!!! I will email you with the information I need, and in about a week you will be able to put it up!

extended.

2009-10-09T15:52:00.002-05:00

I am not going to go on the computer tonight at 7, so I decided to extend the contest. I only have 4 entries! No double entering, but please enter! I am going to post the winners tomorrow at around noon. Then I will contact you through email, and give you your choice of a blog header or a profile icon. Enter now, because it only comes every once in a while!

reminder.

2009-10-07T19:21:00.002-05:00

Don't forget that I have a giveaway that only lasts for 2 more days! Just comment and you are entered. Then I go to random.org and it randomly chooses. Please enter!

giveaway.

2009-10-05T16:55:00.002-05:00

Post 7 of 100.

I haven't done this in a long time! I think I will do a giveaway for the usual. One free profile icon, and even a blog header. Comment by about 7 on Friday the 9th, or whatever this Friday is. I will choose a few using random.org. I don't know how many yet, because it just depends on how many people enter. I would like for lots to win, so enter starting now!!!

sick again.

2009-10-05T16:47:00.004-05:00

I had to stay home sick. It is the absolute worst! I have probably a mountain of make up work, and I am not looking forward to it. It really stinks being home sick, but I would rather be at school. That means I wouldn't be sick! I am going to edit my blog some more.

sick.

2009-10-04T13:08:00.004-05:00

I am feeling sick. {{cough}} {{sneeze}} It stinks. This morning I woke up and no one was awake. So I went an shut my parents door, because the living room is right there by their room. I went and plopped down on the couch and I turned on the TV. Too bad there is nothing good on at 9. So I watched my boring re-runs until 11. Then conference started. My brothers are sick too, so they are being good. Hilton brought out his nap mat for his preschool, and he wanted someone to untie it. The case for it has a tie, so that it is easier to carry. We untied it and he layed down in front of the TV. I wanted to sit over there too, because I wanted to lay down and there is not enough room on the couch.

So we watched it, and it was not as long as 2 hours sounds. I am still feeling sick, and there is nothing I can do. I already took medicine and now I am just going to have to put up with it. I hope I am feeling better before tomorrow because I do not want to miss school again. It is so stressful, and I just don't want to.

early.

2009-10-02T13:08:00.003-05:00

Today was early dismissal from school. I loved it! It feels absolutely amazing outside!! It feels like 75 degrees, but I wouldn't know. Our indoor thermostat broke. (The word thermostat looks weird, but that is the way it is spelled. Weird huh?)

Well today our school bell rang 5 minutes early. My teachers clock is weird, so she just said "Have a good weekend!" We all left. It was weird because the tennis coach came up to me, (Maybe I just feel like that) and blew her whistle in my ear. If you have ever heard a train whistle, it is about half that. They always blow their whistles and that doesn't bother me. It is just when they echo off all the lockers that I have a problem with them. I was at my locker and she blew it right in my ear, so not only was it on my ear, it was also echoing off the 20 lockers in the corner where I am. LOUD!!

She also had something to say. She screamed, "Every child better be back in their classrooms and out of my sight!" My friends and I went back to the classroom and as we were walking we were talking about how the bell just rang. She came up to us and screamed "That was not your bell! Go back to your classrooms now. I am being nice, but if I wanted to I could file a hearing for school truancy!" That was not the nicest thing to say, as we were walking to our classroom! We were doing just what she said to do! Why did she have to complain and scream in our face?

We went back and just talked to our teacher. She said that the tennis coach was just being mean. After that,the bell rang, and she said,"Maybe that was the bell." We just left and went back on with our lives.

We all got on our buses and came home 4 hours early and hungry. We don;'t eat on early dismissal days, but I don't like that. Yeah we get home at noon, but we are done eating at 11 on normal days. Junior high is very very weird.

school.

2009-10-01T16:22:00.004-05:00

Post 3 of 100.

I am very embarrassed. Very very embarrassed. The mean teachers made me wear, the ugliest thing in the universe today. GYM SHORTS!! I had to wear them because my skirt was "too short". Guess who busted me for them? That crazy lunch lady from a few weeks ago. She is mean. I don't like her.

The sad part was, they wouldn't let me go get my gym shorts. They had some in the counselors office, but they were not the right size. There was one that was too big, and one that was too small. The one that was too big had no drawstring, and the counselor told me not to come back in my clothes. So I had to use the little ones. Those were like over an inch shorter than the skirt I was wearing. I had to wear ones that were like 30 years old, (literally the school is 30 years old, and some of the gym uniforms were from back then) and were a guys. Not fair!! That was not nice of them.

I had to wear them because my skirt was too short. The part that was not fair is that I have to put down my arms as far as they go until they hurt. I am not even kidding. That is what the lunch lady told me. I do not like her, and I didn't want to be rude, so I did it without any hesitation. She then said to go through the "big yellow doors" and I was so mad. She didn't even take in the fact that my elbows are double jointed and that makes them about half an inch longer. If your arms are longer than your skirt, you are supposed to be in gym shorts. My arms were not even longer!!

Well, I am just embarrassed at how they handled that. That was mean, and it was right after I got off from the bus too. I had them on all stinkin' day. I am really upset because the counselor was actually rude to me. It is not my fault that her skirts brush the floor, and that mine don't. It just makes me upset. Upset for pretty much no reason.

hot.

2009-09-30T15:28:00.003-05:00

It is really hot in Texas. As every one obviously know, it is really hot. It is not just really hot though. It is really, really hot. I mean you have never felt heat until you have been here. It may only be 90 degrees, but it does not feel like that. More like 105 if you ask me. I am not a meteorologist, but I do know that that is not supposed to happen. I hate it. You can almost never predict the weather. It was so wonderful this morning. I didn't want to get on the bus. not because I didn't want to go to school, but because it was the nicest weather we have experienced since about, April. I am not even kidding.

From the lack of rain, and the heat, and the dry heat it is just too hot. Dry heat is normally good. It is on really pretty days, and it is nice. When I say dry heat, I mean hot dry, not cool dry like normal. When I was in PE today, we ran the track. The coaches said,"It is just gorgeous outside today! Second period was so impressed at the temperature and it is breezy, nice and sunny, and we just cannot wait!" "Second" period is at 8:30 in the morning. "Seventh" is at one in the afternoon. That is not the most pleasant time. Also, I forgot that I was wearing my t-shirt under my gym shirt, so I was extra hot. Like really extra.

One thing I can say, when it gets nice it is pretty. It is such a relief from that scorching summer. Too bad Halloween is still summer for us. I can;t wait for this summer to end! I am actually starting to think it will never end. Just because the people who really are meteorologists say it is getting cooler does not by any means mean it does.

tweak.

2009-09-29T17:32:00.005-05:00

I am always tweaking. Always. Too bad I ran out of ideas. I am done for a while. I just added some music, and changed the text. I really need to add some pictures, and post more. I only posted like 7 times this summer. I posted like about, 100 times last summer. I really did! Maybe 90 something, but who cares?

ME!! I don't want to slack off like I did in 200- something. I didn't post for like a year and a half. I need to catch up.

Post one of 100.

hello.

2009-09-27T14:38:00.005-05:00

A lot of stuff has happened since I last posted. (Not really) I wish school were more exciting.

Yesterday I was picking up may grand fathers yard (Acorns everywhere) and I was bitten by an angry mob of mosquitoes. 20 bites. Not as many as I had when I was bitten by the ants, which totaled to about 50. I hope that never happens again. I have one on my forehead, and that is pretty embarrassing. they don;t itch very much though. That is uncommon, but since I treated them right away, they just look itchy.

It rained almost all last week, and that is still not at all making up for the summer. It has brought a lot of cooler weather, which is amazing! I love it so much. We ran the track on the first week of school (1/2 a mile) and were almost fainting. Running 2 miles was a breeze.

Hilton and Jackson are still doing there daily doses of bad, but now they are in preschool. That is 5 hours of no babies, which stinks because I am not there to enjoy it. My school ends at 2:30, and so does theirs. I normally get home before them, and have 2 minutes of silence. ☺

My classes are pretty easy now, but I am still sad that I have homework on Fridays.

Also on Friday, I did all my chores, and on Saturday I could feel lazy all day. I still got that stupid feeling though that I needed to be doing something important, but I didn't. I HATE that feeling.

Well, that was all that happened in almost a month, and now you see why I have not been blogging. I don't like doing really short posts, so I wait a long time. I do longer posts because it takes me like five minutes to type, and two minutes for someone to read.

Have a nice Sunday! Enjoy the last of the weekend!

school.

2009-08-28T16:18:00.004-05:00

I just finished my first week of Junior high and it is awesome! I have been wanting to go to school so bad lately! I had such a fun summer, but sometimes too much of a good thing isn't good. I am so excited!!! So far I haven't had any time because I have had homework! I had homework on the first day of school! My math teacher is dedicated to get us through all of 6Th grade math and part of 7Th before the school year ends. So so far I haven't had too much spare time. I even had homework today! Yes, homework over the weekend. I think it is totally unfair, but nothing I can do about it.

My homework on the first day was over exponents. We had just been introduced to exponents that day, and we had a good half hour assignment, if you had just learned about it that day. today I would probably be able to do it in less time, but oh well.

We have a snack bar at our Junior High, and I tried to get in line and buy a slush today and i waited in line for 10 minutes for people just to keep cutting me. Eventually I was done with that and I just went to the regular lunch line.

I think some of the teachers still try to treat us like babies. And that is NOT okay with me. At all. We (my friends) smart off to the teachers while they aren't listening. For Example: Today at lunch we were supposed to be eating. Then it was like ten minutes before 6Th period was supposed to start, and our whack-o of a lunch lady was trying to make us all throw our lunches away. I had just sat down! By the time I was done with the line for the snack bar and the time I was done in the regular lunch line, I had to leave! (By the way, I didn't leave, I just finished eating, angrily talking about the whack-o) So after everyone was done eating, she "kindly"told us we all needed to start throwing out our trash. When I say kindly, I mean screaming as loud as she can through the microphone, the unneeded microphone if your voice gets that loud. Anyway, back to the story. So once we where all done eating she said "everyone take your seats." Screaming this time too. We were all sitting down before she said that. She kind of likes to waste her breath. So my friend said (I think this is totally rude, but what can you do?) Your face needs to be seated. (Short dramatic pause) In a dumpster!! Like two whole tables just started laughing and laughing and laughing. Kind of tacky.

Well that is not how all days are going, but today did. Other than our whacked out lunch lady (Which we were told we were not supposed to have anyone but someone eating their own lunch and making sure there was no fights) who is WACKO!!! I think if you were even to see her that you would know she is crazy!! School is cool. My locker is awesome!! And I am not with anyone who really is mean because I am in Pre-AP/GT classes. Most people just say Pre-AP, but I am supposed to say Pre-AP/GT because I am in GT. There is absolutely no difference between the 2. At all! We sit by Pre-AP, we have the same homework, the same assignments and everything.

Junior High is a lot different and I am so happy I finally made it!

bored.

2009-08-07T10:29:00.002-05:00

Have you ever felt like you needed to do something, and it just wasn't what you where doing? I hate that feeling. Sometimes the computer just isn't what I think I should be doing. I hate it how I am always on the same websites, and they are all so boring. I know EVERY website out there that is decent, and some that aren't. It is just sometimes, I wish I was at school. {{sigh}}.

open.

2009-08-01T17:20:00.002-05:00

My blog is open again! I just now realized it was closed, so I feel pretty stupid. I left it blocked for my whole vacation! I meant to open it before I left, but I guess I just forgot. >:O

Well, soon I need to post about pictures from the family reunion. {My vacation}

Also, one quick thing, IT RAINED! It FiNaLlY rAiNeD!!! In the first time all summer, it RAINED!!! It poured too! And poured. And poured!

under construction.

2009-07-20T16:15:00.004-05:00

If you are on the computer, pretty much at the exact moment I post this, you will know why my blog is not open. I made a new blog, and another one isn't really mine anymore. My new blog is, well lets's just say that at the moment it is undecided. It is pretty annoying. My mom will say, thats not a nice name, and then my Dad will say that is Cheesy, and then my friends say, that is so stupid. I am working REALLY HARD! I am sorry if some of you think I change my background and things like that too much, but I like change.

fourth.

2009-07-04T15:54:00.004-05:00

Happy 4Th of July everybody!

I think it is too dry to do fireworks. We didn't get rain that last time. It just got all dark and thundery. It does that a lot!

**UPDATE**: We did have fireworks, and they were SO much fun!! {No Burn Ban!!}

kidding.

2009-06-29T20:18:00.003-05:00

You have got to be kidding right? I just posted it yesterday! It has got to be some kind of crazy coincidence! It always happens every single time! Nothing ever stays the same. My blog always "fixes it"!

What I'm talking about is rain. Right now it is about to rain. It is all dark outside, and I really think it is going to happen! FINALLY! We have needed
this for a month!

rain.

2009-06-28T14:30:00.004-05:00

I know that about a month ago I posted about how much rain we got. I wish that that rain would have just spread itself out, because that was the last rain we had. It has not rained in over 30 days. You can not go into a yard in the whole city of Houston that doesn't have a brown spot. We really need rain. It is so dry and hot. That is what Texas is known for! My mom took me out to the store the other day, and we were in shade, driving to the store, and we looked and the thermostat read... drum roll please... 107 degrees! If you don't find that hot, I don't know what is. We need rain more than anything right now. People have to water their lawns every day, and they are still dead! I found a weed that I missed, and it was probably 3 feet long that just gave up. I give up too. The only time I go outside, I have to run as fast as I possibly can or my flip flops will incinerate! There will probably be a burn ban, meaning no fires, for the 4Th of July. No fireworks! I hope for rain! I really do!

My computer room is not insulated, or air conditioned really well, so I joke that it is cold blooded. I can't take it anymore! From the heat of the computer, to the heat of the outside, I can't go on the computer but once every other day, for like 10 minutes! It is crazy, but at least all the other rooms are air conditioned!

cameras.

2009-06-18T15:44:00.006-05:00

I recently got a new camera at Sams for a sweet price. There are 10 Mega pixels, a 3 in. screen, and 3.6 x zoom. I waited a really really long time, because I had to do all the research and stuff on it, and it was worth the wait! I was going to buy one at another store, but it was $60 dollars more. I waited, and I was so happy i did!

This was the camera I had before. It was okay, and I used it, but I had to have SO many batteries on hands at all times, or else, I would never get to make any videos. My stabilizer was broken, and when I realized that, it was already too late. It only had 8 mega pixels. The flash only worked one time, and then I had to turn it back on. Sometimes it froze, and then I was stuck. All the pictures looked black, so it was no use. I liked the video, but the quality was kind of bad.

I went online, and looked at the reviews while I was looking for my ♥new♥ camera. It was on another site, but I was looking at all of the cameras. Every camera was like this, and so were all of the other ones of this brand, soooooo I guess it wasn't defective.

chain.

2009-06-15T16:46:00.004-05:00

Do chain emails ever work? I have never had one that worked. I always do them, but nothing ever happens. I get them from people sometimes, and I just look at them, but I don't do them. Some are kind of silly. I think that I shouldn't do them, but I do anyway. Has anyone ever had a chain email that worked? If so, tell me about it!

i pod.

2009-06-13T09:42:00.003-05:00

Go ○HERE○ for an awesome giveaway, and a chance to win a FREE i-pod!

prank.

2009-06-09T15:10:00.005-05:00

I love pranks. So much fun! I had an awesome time at my aunts house on Friday night. Here is the story. We went to my aunt Suzette's house on Friday for a sleepover. We started playing Rock Band 2, and Suz brought out the mullet. I don't know if it comes with Rock Band or not, but it was like this pink and yellow mullet. It was a really fun wig. It also had sunglasses that went with it. So we were all playing rock band, and Suz says we are going to Super Target to buy candy. We all went into the car and "Just Dance" by Lady Gaga came on. So we all start dancing. Suz had to go get something, and she also came out with the mullet. So I wore the mullet to Super Target. We also got all these aviator glasses. So we really liked the song, so we turned it on really loud. The best part is- It was 10 pm! So we rolled down the windows, while the volume was at like 47, I am wearing this pink mullet, and everyone is like dancing out the windows, and screaming "peace" at all the people who walk by or drive past. So we were just having a ton of fun.

So while we were at Super Target, all these people would walk by and we would say "Staring is not polite!" It was so much fun! We got all this junk from Target and then headed to What a Burger...

We had this plan the whole time we were at Target, so we could not stop giggling. It was HILARIOUS! The people there were like, Oh, You crazy people! It was so much fun!

So we drive up to the drive through at What a Burger and we say "Hello!" In a normal voice. "We would like a 9 piece shrimp basket!" They were all like "Um, we don't carry shrimp". We said, "Oh, that's okay, make it a 6 piece then." So the guy said "Um, I'm sorry, we don't have shrimp. At all" So we said, "OK then, make it 2" The guy said " We don't have shrimp, what do you really want?" We, all 6 of us scream "SHRIMP!!" The guy was responds "Well, I get that, but, what other than shrimp, do you want?" So Suz says, "And this little feller back here wants a chocolate covered meatball. And lots of ketchup to the side!" We are like holding our laughs in with all of out heart, mind and strength. If we would have laughed, it would have all been not funny. So we didn't. "What do you really want. I know you can see that menu right in front of you. My name is Ernie, and I think I may be able to help you with that, looking at the menu right in front of your face!" That was the guy who was inside and taking our order. So we said, "Oh, its okay." And then Suz started cranking up the volume. "JUST DANCE!!" And then we started driving past the What a Burger and screaming,"JUST DANCE" It was actually the best moment of my life! I have never, ever in the history of the past 11 years of my life had so much fun at 11 at night. Or, actually any time of the day.

The most ironic thing happened to me the day we got back to our house. I logged on Webkinz, and I was spinning the Wheel of the Month. I got a secret recipe food, and I got a normal food. The secret recipe was a CHOCOLATE COVERED MEATBALL. My normal food was, as you probably have guessed, a shrimp basket. I just think that that was SO weird.

I hope everyone likes my new background!

signature

2009-06-07T15:45:00.003-05:00

I got a new signature. I hope you like it! I think it really matches my blog. I am having so much fun with all my blog elements!!!

construction.

2009-06-07T15:10:00.002-05:00

I know my blog keeps changng like crazy, but I like change. I think that sometimes my backgrounds get old, and sometimes I just need a change. I am always using different sites and making sure everything has one theme. If my blog is closed, please do not think that I am not inviting you in. It just means that I am online, and working on my blog.

Des anyone have any awesome sites for FREE blinkees, sidebar tools, and things like that? I have some, but they are just kind of confusing. Here are some that I use, if you just LOVE my backgrounds-

The cutest blog on the block They do free headers now. I customize them and you can do all sorts of fun stuff.

Shabby Blogs They have sidebar elements backgrounds, buttons and blinkees that ROCK!

ME! I can make some of the cutest blog backgrounds with my memory mixer. I still have a few orders, but that is because Memory Mixer makes your computer slower than slow. I can barely get it up and running. It freezes and it doesn't save sometimes, when it freezes. I LOVE it, but sometimes, it is a real pain. So if anyone wants to know where I get all my cool stuff, there you go.

I hope you can still enjoy my blog as I try to change some things, experiment, and all that stuff. Sometimes it is kind of hard to read, so I try to make it as easy as possible.

Have a great day!

graduated.

2009-06-04T16:54:00.005-05:00

I graduated 5Th grade today!! No more homework, or cranky teachers, or hearing my teachers yell and yell at me about stuff that I myself was involved in telling me what I need to do "next time" and how disappointed they are even though I didn't do ANYTHING {on purpose}

EXAMPLE: Yesterday we had our 5TH grade party. Every year 5TH graders get a party where you get pizza and soda and cupcakes and music. This year we had a beach theme. Which meant beach balls everywhere. Everyone was playing volleyball and kicking them and hitting kids with them and all that stuff. So I was in line getting pizza (which is what we had for lunch), and all of a sudden I just heard laughing. Before I knew what was happening someone came and POPPED the beach ball ON MY HEAD!! So the girl started laughing, and all her friends did too. Well I thought my teacher was looking, and she wasn't. I was thinking, "There was no way you didn't see that. You have peripheral vision." Obviously not. I just let it go. What else could I do?

This little girl wears a hair accessory on top of her hair, because she has corn rows. People started rumors that I was going to pull it off and take a picture. I knew how much trouble I would get in everywhere. It would be everywhere. I was not going to do that.

So since all the beach balls were out, my and my cousin were playing volleyball. Perfectly fine. I wasn't bugging her or anything. So I guessed the rumor must have spread to certain people, so she walked up to my face, at the exact wrong moment and C.J accidentally hit her with the ball. We were playing, it was going back and forth, it was his turn. It wasn't his fault. She knew that. She walked up so close I could literally smell her breath, and said, "If you pull of my hair piece, you are gonna get it." I was never going to do that. EVER!!!

So everyone was standing by the stage at the raffle,where we got shirts of our future Jr. high at. She comes up to me, while I was wearing a ponytail, grabs my ponytail and yanks my to the floor. I wanted to cry, or slap her, or anything. While I was getting up she stuck out her rear and put it in my face. I said "Don't sit on me!" and now everyone was all thinking I was being mean, because she almost sat on me. Lots of kids say that she can only win a fight if she sits on them, but I think that is kind of mean, so I don't.

Speaking of fights, kids always have fights at school for absolutely NO reason. I think those kids are a bunch of morons, but they think they are all cool, and whenever I think they are morons, they get mad and yell at me endlessly for ruining their fun.

Anyway, my teacher kind of got cranky this 6 weeks, so she has always been harping on me, and me alone, for as long as I can remember. So my friend was cracking jokes, trying to take away my anger so I started laughing. Well, since the other girl was getting in trouble for yanking my ponytail, I got yelled at for like 10 minutes about how rude that was, ad how she wouldn't do that to me, AS SHE WAS LAUGHING AND STARING AT ME!!! I wasn't looking in her direction or anything when I was cracking up, but she didn't get yelled at or anything. The girl only had to be told that was mean and then she was done. LITERALLY!!! Now I am not so mad, but I am still not happy.

Well, on the bright side, she doesn't go to the same Junior High as I do, so she can never ever ever bother me again for the rest of my entire life. Now I am all happy again, so I am sorry that I made you read all of that junk. Blogging is really the place that I come so that I can vent. Writing it on a piece of paper helps just as much as if I were to talk about it with the person who GOT ME IN TO THIS!!!

Have an awesome summer!!!

done.

2009-05-22T17:44:00.002-05:00

Here is my to do list.

Fire drill at school.
-Check!

Alarms not turning off.
-Check!

Rain while we were out there waiting.
-Check!

Getting locked out of the school IN THE RAIN!
-Check!

Waiting for 10 minutes for the malfunctioning alarms to turn off inside.
-Check!

Having no A/C for an hour
-Check!

As you can see, my day was kinda crazy. We were SOAKED!!! The principal came over the intercom, telling us that the drill wasn't starting, so she said it would be late. Turns out it wouldn't STOP either. so right at the perfect timing, the clouds started to open. My hair was all strait, and not wavy like usual, and then, it rained. On the bright side I wasn't the only one. Most of the girls in 5Th grade have curly/wavy hair too.

sick.

2009-05-20T16:42:00.002-05:00

My blog is sick. All of the sidebar things got all messed up. Now all my pictures are gone, and everything is just screwed up.

It was all that one guy!! He messed up everthing! Now I have to go in and fix everything. Let me just give you a word of advice... PUT ON WORD VERIFICATION!!!!!!! You won't have to fix all this stuff. {{sigh}}

virus.

2009-05-17T13:51:00.001-05:00

There has been a few comments recently on my blog. They are NOT people I know, but if you don't know them, don't click on them. I have to do word verification now, so if you comment on my blog, please don't stop. Sometimes, people say they are new, but like the recent one, it was a virus! They SAY real names, but they are viruses. I am so sorry I have to do this, but word verification has to be turned on. All the poor, innocent computers... {{sniffle}}

cupcake.

2009-05-16T12:32:00.002-05:00

What kind of cupcake are you?

My Result: Creative Cupcake

McKenzie

Quiz School

Take this quiz & get your result

I took this test I found on Emmys blog, and thought it was too cute to resist! I love this picture of the cupcake.

Speaking of cupcakes, my birthday was on Wednesday , and my birthday party is tomorrow. I am only inviting family, so it is on a Sunday. I will post pictures on Monday probably. I have my party too late. So so sad...

alike.

2009-05-10T18:17:00.004-05:00

I went on this site and found some look alike faces. Here are some examples. I have NO idea who most of these people are.

Well, there you have it. I know like ZERO of these people, but some other people know them.

rain.

2009-04-29T17:14:00.003-05:00

Well, it has stopped raining, and it is BEAUTIFUL outside now. Since I had a TAKS test on Thursday, it had to be moved because of the day we missed yesterday. I am so upset because my mom was supposed to come and eat lunch with me!

Now I know that she was doing a cake order, so she would have had to reschedule anyway.

unbeatable.

2009-04-28T12:55:00.002-05:00

I have always wanted to win video games. To set an unbeatable high score. I just did! I probably will never make it to the hall of fame, because if you ask me, those are hacked scores. I mean 4 million points? It is impossible to get that many points for the game. No matter how hard you try. I only missed like one thousand points! Not 3 million!!!

I am at the top of the list. Many times I have been on the high score of the day list, but It was always the last one. I am so excited!

rain.

2009-04-28T11:20:00.004-05:00

We have been getting a lot of rain lately. We got 10 inches in the past week! They even cancelled school today. Too bad for my sister, who had a TAKS (Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills) test today. A TAKS test is pretty much like any state assessment you have to pass to go on to the next grade. Mine is on Thursday, but I thik we will be back at school by then.

Jackson is really sick because he is cutting a new tooth. I hope he feels better. I am sick of the crying! But, I understand it must really hurt. The only new teeth I have already cut through.

My birthday is in 3 weeks!

Rain, rain, rain. We keep getting rain! I won't have recess for the rest of the week because of TAKS testing.

Like they say, April showers bring May flowers...

skype.

2009-04-26T14:47:00.001-05:00

Does anyone know what a skype is? It is a webcamera that you can use to talk to someone far away. It is like you are on the phone, and you can see the person. I have a camera, just no one to chat with...

i'm back.

2009-04-16T17:38:00.003-05:00

I haven't been blogging for a while. I have been too lazy. I have 2 projects that I have yo do on the computer, so I have to go work on those. One of my friends moved 3 weeks ago and I invited her over on Monday and we had so much fun! It seems to me that every post is about how I haven't been blogging. Normally in the summer it seems that every post is about how I am bored. Maybe because I post like a million times a day in the summer!

giveaway.

2009-04-06T16:52:00.001-05:00

My friend Kenley is having a really cool giveaway! ○Here○ is the link. Go enter for a really cool prize!

cd cover.

2009-03-18T18:46:00.004-05:00

I got this tag from my Aunt Lynette had this tag on her blog. Here are the steps-

Band Name: go to Wikipedia, hit "random article" (click here). The first random article you get is the name of your band.
Album Title: go to The Quotations Page and click on "Random Quotes" (click here). The last four or five words of the very last quote on the page is the title of your first album.
Cover Art: go to Flickr and click on "Explore the last Seven days" (click here). Choose a photo for your cover. Then, you can use Memory Mixer or Flickr to put it all together. If you're an overachiever you can create a playlist for your album, but that's optional.
Here's my album:

You can download these songs!

First you right click on the song you want. You click download and enjoy!

updating.

2009-03-18T18:39:00.002-05:00

Right now I am editing my box. I noticed I forgot to post instructions, so once I fix that, it will be working. I am sorry to every Mac owner, because you have not been able to use my music. Just one minute!

cd cover.

2009-03-18T17:08:00.002-05:00

box.

2009-03-17T19:56:00.003-05:00

I got a new box. You can download any song you want for free! I bought all of these songs with my money form my aunt Suzette. Thanks! I hope everyone enjoys the new songs. I really like having them on my mp3 player. I don't know how to transfer the songs to mp3 format yet, but I will.

giveaway.

2009-03-16T15:06:00.004-05:00

My friend Mattie is having this awesome giveaway. First place gets this awesome garden chair, and second place gets some friendship bracelets. I think both are awesome prizes.

I am still going camping! I have had many times where my mom has said, "You're not going camping" but so far it is still a yes!

How do you like my background? I think I will change it. If you are reading it and there are butterflies at the bottom, that is my new one. How do you like it?

I am also having a giveaway. Who ever can come up with the scariest story (no gore or things like that please!) will win a prize that is yet to be revealed. If you are a boy, something boyish, if you are a girl, something girly. I will find something! Second place will get a free blog header. (I was spell checking, and "girly" isn't in the dictionary. Is is a real word?)

2009-03-11T17:16:00.002-05:00

This video is ~~hilarious~~ perfect! I love it so much! I found it here . I really only go on the site a few times. But I love it! I don't like the alley cat, but I love the video. It is really cool. I love when it says, "We don't hang with poodles!" I say that all the time now. I hope you like it.

dare.

2009-03-09T16:25:00.002-05:00

Is this cool or what! I found out how to do it on nick.com. I dare you to find it!

catching up.

2009-02-28T11:26:00.003-06:00

I have been very bored lately. My blog is getting kind of boring. I need a makeover! Memory Mixer takes up so much space on my computer, that it runs slower than Christmas will get here. I am sorry, but I am bored with blogging. No one ever tags me, and I am too lazy to start a tag.

On the bright side, I am going camping for my spring break. Not the entire spring break, but the last weekend. We are leaving on Friday the 20Th. I wanted to go on Friday the 13Th, but my parents wedding anniversary is on that Sunday, and we have to stay the whole weekend if we are going on a weekend. It is really odd. I am so excited though! My cousins CJ, and Ethan are going. My Aunt and Uncle are going too. We are going to have so much fun!

Well I am really bored, so I will start a tag. Here I go.

The rules are you have to give it to 4 people, only 4 people. You have to post a link to their blog, and give their first name. Not "mom", or "dad". Say "Jeanette" or "Jim". If someone you tag already has done it, they have to do it again. The answers have to be different the second time. Every question has to be answered with one word, and you can't use the same word twice. If you answer a question about a website, put the link and change the color.

What is your nickname? Kenz.
What is your Fathers Middle name? S.
What is your moms Favorite color? Navy.
What is your favorite website? Yahoo!
What is your favorite blog other than yours? Jeanette.
What is your shoe size? 8.
What is your room wall color? Yellow.
What would you change in your life? Income.
How many messages are on your home phone? One.
{This answer will have more than one word.} Go find the nearest chapter book. Flip open to the 4Th chapter. Go to the 4Th paragraph and write the first 4 sentences. If there are not 4 sentences, write as many as you can from the 4Th, and then go some into the 5Th paragraph. Here it is- A few spots of blood had been congealed on the tile floor.Roy used paper towels and a spray bottle of Fantastik, which he found in the cabinet under the kitchen sink, to clan away the mess. After he wiped the dirty prints off the galoshes as well, he noticed the stainless steel sink wasn't kept as it could have been, and he scrubbed it until it was spotless. The window of the microwave was smeared. Sounds like a Bounty commercial to me!

I tag Jeanette, Jim, Bob, and Mattie.

valentines day.

2009-02-13T23:12:00.002-06:00

I love valentines day. It is a day to celebrate love. Caring, Sharing, Love. Here are some lovable pictures.

This doesn't happen much. We really need to capture the moment!

The other day Hilton took of his clothes and put on these lovable socks! (If you look really close you can see where the bottom of your foot should be!)

no blogging.

2009-02-03T18:32:00.003-06:00

I will be making a video on my computer. I will probably take it easy on the blogging, so I can get it finished. I already have a song in my head. Here is my checklist-

○Choose actors
○Take pictures
○Shoot the video
○Choose segments
○Choose animations
○Put it together
○Post it on my blog

I hope that I can do this. I really hope.

mp3.

2009-01-18T20:30:00.002-06:00

Today I updated my MP3 player. I ♥LOVE♥ it so much! I only have 18 songs, because most of my songs are in I-tunes. It is a nextar MP3 player, not an I-pod, so I have to download them to Windows Media. I also have a gift card that my Aunt Suzette gave me for Christmas. What should I buy with my money? I have a lot of CDs, but I don't know what to buy. I have some newer ones, like HSM3, but I can't find any that I just have to have. What would you suggest?

gross.

2009-01-17T18:30:00.001-06:00

I just ate a really bad chip. It was green and spinach flavored. I hated it. Blech!

why?

2009-01-06T16:25:00.001-06:00

Today I had to go back to school. It was no fun. It was okay to see my friends, but most of they day I was half asleep. I love my DS. I can not wait to go play with it.

Merry Christmas

2008-12-24T14:13:00.002-06:00

Right now I am anticipating tomorrow. I am also waiting for tonight, because I get to be Santa! About a week ago, we picked a family to give gifts to. Every night we give them a piece of a nativity with a poem or something like that. Tonight we are delivering baby Jesus. It is my turn, {Me and my sister alternate} so I get to deliver baby Jesus!

I hope you have a very Merry Christmas!

One more thing. My friends and I always sing this naughty deck the halls on the bus at the end of the semester. It means someone is getting coal! Here are the lyrics-

Deck the halls with poison ivy,
Fa la la la la la la la la
Tis' the season to be naughty,
Fa la la la la la la la la
Break a window, pop a tire,
Fa la la la la la la la la
Set your teachers house on fire,
Fa la la la la la la la la

{Second verse}
Watch your school burn down to ashes,
Fa la la la la la la la la
Aren't you glad we played with matches,
Fa la la la la la la la la
Cause 40 airplane crashes,
Fa la la la la la la la la
Fa la la la la la la la la

When we sang that on the bus when we were coming back from our choir concert we were singing that, and my teacher said "I am glad none of you know where I live. And you never will" I started cracking up so hard!

miscellaneous.

2008-12-15T17:01:00.005-06:00

Right now, I am really, really bored. I have no idea what to do. Does anyone have any suggestions?

I mostly play on my computer when I am bored. Any good websites? {They have to be free. I am not allowed to play on websites that cost money. An account is different story, as long as it's free}

I am going to for sure see the Beckstroms today. They are going to my other aunt, Colette's house for FHE. I didn't get to see them yesterday because they were at Ammon's parents house.

home.

2008-12-12T21:23:00.002-06:00

My aunt, uncle, and cousins just flew in form Singapore! They used to live here, but then my uncle was transferred {To Antofagasta, Chile}. And transferred again {To Singapore}. I won't be able to see them until Sunday, because they were on such a long flight. {26 hours to be exact!} I haven't seen the Beckstroms in over a year, so it will be nice to see them over the holidays!

snow.

2008-12-10T16:06:00.005-06:00

Right now. in texas. for the first time. in almost three years. the coolest thing. is happening. SNOW!!! The temperature is changing, so sometimes it isn't cold enough to be considered snow. It will be 33 then, and then 30 now, and 37 later. It is so cool that we are having snow, and it isn't even {technically} winter yet. I think that we just by a little chance, may get some snow on Christmas. I seriously do. It is really cold in my computer room, I am wearing my jacket right now!!

Kenzie's Header

2008-12-06T10:47:00.002-06:00

Kenzie won a custom header from me. I am so very sorry that it so long. I would always put it off for later. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3149/3086475377_39da6bc675_o.jpg
If you don't know how to do it, here are the instructions. First, you go to your blog. Then you go to the dashboard. You click on layout, which takes you to the page where you add gadgets and stuff. You click in header. You have to remove your old header. You copy that(^) URL, and paste it where it says "from the web". You have to make sure you save it, or you have to start all over again.

winner.

2008-12-04T16:40:00.002-06:00

I won the school Spelling Bee!!!! I got first place. Plus the other thing that made me SOOOOOOO happy was that I got chosen for Safety Patrol. I was sad earlier, but now that I am in, I am so happy. When I spelled the last word right the other contestant was so sad. Then when the principal said Ionica will be our alternate representing us at the district competition, she was happier. I am soo happy I won!!

Last year, I came in second place. I was upset. Really upset. But this year I won! I was like freaking out when I didn't see the person hit the bell. (that meant I was still in) So I had to spell another word correctly to win the competition. I spelled it, waited, and waited, and finally, in a deep voice almost in slo mo, "That is correct". I almost fell over. Everyone started clapping, even the girls who hate me. I was a winner.

tag.

2008-12-01T16:51:00.002-06:00

Say cheese! I was tagged. I had to go to the 4th folder the 4th picture. This was it. Hilton had got down the oreos. He dumped the whole container out. Jackson was happily guiltily eating oreos. When I got home from school that day, I asked what the big black thing was. Mom was on the phone, so she said just a sec. I went to get an oreo.. AND THEY WERE ALL GONE!!! I was mad. I was hungry too. I had to settle for some coke instead.

one hundred

2008-11-29T19:58:00.002-06:00

This is my hundredth post!!! I will start by doing a giveaway! I will make one FREE profile icon! Please enter!

PS- I am almost finished with the blog headers.

More Webkinz!!

2008-11-29T19:54:00.002-06:00

Today I got more webkinz! I was at High School Musical 3 (The best movie I have ever seen) at the mall. When the 5 out of 5 star movie was over, we went to FYE so we could look at webkinz. They had buy one get one free, and I got 2 for the price of 1! My mom gave them to me and told me that if I babysit for her a few times I can have them. I got a reindeer named Steven, and I got a deer named Elizabeth! Now I have 6! Mattie only has 17 more than me now! I will catch up pretty soon at this rate!

Black Friday

2008-11-28T12:04:00.004-06:00

Today I went black Friday shopping with my mom. She bought some p.j bottoms for me and my sister. When we were done shopping, my mom took me to Walgreen's, and I bought 2 lil' kinz. I bought a panda that I named Ryan, and I bought a pig named Jessica. They are both so cute! I sold the pet special items I got, but I kept the posing plant and the blue wagon. My lil' kinz are webkinz cares, so I get to do that. I now have 4 webkinz. Not close to Mattie. She had 23 more than me!

Happy Thanksgiving!

2008-11-27T23:10:00.003-06:00

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope you had a great day. I am getting up really early in the morning to go shopping with my mom. 3 to be exact. Anyway, starting at 7 at Walgreen's, if you buy 1 webkinz, you get one webkinz free!!! I have 7 bucks exactly!! Yesterday I was babysitting, so I cleaned the kitchen while my parents went out on a date, and cleaned the whole kitchen. Trust me, it was MESSY. My mom baked a cake, GERMAN CHOCOLATE with THE MESSIEST icing EVER!! My mom gave me 5 bucks. That was the first time my parents left me alone to babysit in........FOREVER. That was the first time! It was my parents anniversary. My parents have many anniversaries. Like when they first met (Last nights' anniversary) when the first letter was sent, when they were married etc. They have been known eachother for 13 years now!

Tomorrow I am seeing High School Musical 3!!! I am so excited!!

Happy

2008-11-20T18:58:00.001-06:00

Today I was happy. I don't know why, but I was. Next week I am going to see High School Musical 3! I just feel like posting!

Taking You Off

2008-11-16T17:57:00.003-06:00

I have decided to not do the whole "following" thing anymore. I will just subscribe to you in Google reader. I will tell you why. I just want to. Sorry!

This is for you

2008-11-15T16:57:00.003-06:00

My cousin CJ loves Mini Coopers. I think they're pretty cool too. I went on this website and saw "Mini Cooper" as I scrolled over. This is so cool!

DS

2008-11-14T17:37:00.005-06:00

Right now I just want to post. I am really bored. My friends are at the church talent show.

I can't wait until Christmas. I am not getting a Wii though. I am getting a Nintendo DS. My cousin has one. It is a lot of fun. Any recommendations for games? I am asking for-Cooking Mama, Mario Party DS, and Mario vs. Sonic Olympic games. I put those in the order I want them.

full.

2008-11-13T20:12:00.003-06:00

I tried logging on to Webkinz, and this is what I get!?!?!?! I spent 20 bucks on Webkinz, and they don't let me in! That is crazy!!

Do you like it?

2008-11-07T17:29:00.002-06:00

Do you like huh? Do yah, do yah? I can't hear you!! Post a comment I may be going deaf, but I am not blind. Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeese!!!

Today Cj was over, and him and Kaylee were fighting over the computer. Cj is like I am trying to be polooooooooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuch. He was trying to be polite, is what he was trying to say.

Almost done

2008-11-07T16:05:00.002-06:00

I am almost done with my blog background. Actually, in a few minutes. I will be done in a few minutes, and then I will post again.

Under Construction

2008-11-05T16:39:00.003-06:00

This time, for real, I am going to change my blog background. I had questions last time, and to answer you. One year for my birthday I got this program that is 60 dollars (at the time) for my computer. There is a site that sometimes has sales for the program, or accessories. This cost 60 dollars. I got it for my birthday, and I have really thought it was worth it since I turned 8.

P.S- I also use this to make headers.

Friend From School

2008-11-05T16:17:00.002-06:00

My friend Ionica from school got a blog. She wanted me to go on YouTube and see her vidoes, but me and CJ said that we can only see videos on peoples blogs. She said what a great idea, and asked where to got to get a blog. I told her, and now she has a blog. Yay!

New Webdings

2008-10-25T21:41:00.002-05:00

I know these are getting boring, but I found some new webdings.

Alt+14572=∞-Infinity
Alt+178452=¶-Indent
Alt+14569=Θ-I don't really know
Alt+1234685=²-High 2

I know that some are like really long, but I found them.
If you are having problems with this, you have to use the numbers that are set off to the edge.(10 key) It does not work on laptops. Maybe on some, but most don't have the ten key.

Birthday Party on Sunday

2008-10-19T17:19:00.003-05:00

Today is my sisters birthday party. Happy Birthday Kaylee!!! Today she is turning 9. I am still 10. My birthday is in May. Hopefully tomorrow I will post pictures of Kaylee's cake. Hilton is getting one too, since last week we didn't celebrate his birthday. His is a Monster/Dump truck. I was found off of a cake decorating site, and My mom just got an inspiration. We also modeled it after a toy he has that if you hit it makes a car noise for a few seconds.

Now I know that you may be thinking, "A birthday party on a Sunday!" Well every other year is just a family party. Today is just a family party. And we are supposed to be with our family on Sundays right? The only twist is that Kaylee is getting gifts and we are all getting cake! (Very beautiful cake. Mom you did an awesome job!)

Plus I found some new Webdings-

Alt+1456=░-?
Alt +146=Æ- American Eagle shoes logo

Feeling Better- A little bit

2008-10-17T23:04:00.003-05:00

WARNING: VERY LONG AND SAD POST

I am feeling a little better. I am not taking medicine anymore. My throat still hurts, but not as much. I had a horrible day yesterday. First I was not picked for band. One of the students in my class kept rubbing it in every ones face (literally, he shoved the permission slip in every ones face) and I was really mad at him. I am in the G/T (gifted and talented, I want out, but Mom and Dad say no.) program in school, and so was he. He thinks he is popular, but he is really rude to everyone.

That was not the part I was most upset about. Yesterday the music teacher made another group. I am not really sure how that works, but I know 15 people were in group B, and 22 were in group A. I made it to the top 40. To make that simple for you, I was at the bottom 3 of her list. Sad.

Another thing that I was upset about was safety patrol. The first group was mostly bad people or people who's parents and family, and friends were in the PTA. My parents both said that that was not right of them to do that, but they just wanted to think they had a huge responsibility, and try to have them behave. They didn't. They took advantage of that and wrote everyone up. The are the ones who started the fights in the first place!

That wasn't what I was upset about either. There was another group of safety patrol who started "training" yesterday. Did I start training? No. Just the bad people from my class. They use a curse word in every sentence, even if they use it wrong. My parents still think that is wrong, but they can't do anything about it. I wish they could.

Another thing I was sad about was that I had to wake up early for choir. It's not that I don't like choir, I do, but EVERY song we sang were in or from another language in some part or another. AFRICAN Noel, Shalom Chaverim (the "Cha" sound is pronounced like you are about to spit) and something else I don't remember. One of them is in Hebrew, but sometimes the teacher says Giddish (I don't know if that was spelled right), but sometimes I fell like calling it "The Gibberish Song" because the name is hard to remember unless you have it sitting in front of you.

I was also quite mad when someone stole my pen. I had to get up to make an observation in science, and I also had to glue something in my notebook, so she started counting down from 5 only 5, and It was 2 before I was done. I couldn't grab my pen! We would have lost recess for the next time we went out! I made my observation as quickly as I could, and when I came back it was gone. I went and told my teacher, and she said, keep an eye out for it, and ask the people sitting around you. That is the nicest pen I have ever used in my life. I have used pens as nice as that, but they were black. That one was purple, making it even nicer. No one would return that pen. Even though everyone in the class knew it was mine.

The next thing that I was upset about happened in the afternoon. NO RECESS!!! It is hard to stay inside all day, until you get on the bus to go home, and that isn't much fun either, because you know who is on my bus? One of the boys who is a major cursor. He ALWAYS flips people off. I always get in trouble because of him. The whole last 4 seats get in trouble because of him and his "friends".

Guess what happened when I got outside to go play for the first time like all week? I crashed on my bike!!! I cut up my knee and my foot really bad. What happened was I turned a little to hard, and my tires started skidding across the curb. It happens all the time. Well, on my worst day I have probably ever had in my entire ten years of life, I just had to crash. Gravity just couldn't have given me a break for once?!?!

THEN my mom had to leave to go to a cake decorating class. In pain, I had to stay at home crying the whole time. I was really upset, partially because I wanted to go too, but Daddy said that Mom needed some time to herself without any kids.

Then when Mom came home, she brought ice-cream and donuts.(For breakfast, its Kaylee's birthday tomorrow.) And mom told me that I may have not been picked for safety patrol, or band, that I was picked by a Mother and a Father who love my and each other. That made my day. Thank you Mom for telling me that. I really needed it.

Sick

2008-10-13T14:08:00.004-05:00

I am sick. I have a sore throat, and I don't want to do anything that involves more than curling up and not doing anything, or typing and clicking. I won't even answer the phone that is not even 5 inches from my mouse. Plus the only people that have called today were companies, and I am not allowed to answer to companies. I am bored. No one to play with. No one to play with all day long. The only good thing coming from this is- Oh wait there is nothing! (That sentence was supposed to be said in a sarcastic way)

The picture I got is of liquid medicine, but I only take pills. Unless I have nausea. (I spelled that right the first time!) I don't. I got the picture from my mom's blog, from last year when we were all sick. And of course I was the last one sick that time too. I need to eat lunch. My mom said that the medicine would work better if I had food in my stomach. She is very smart. :}

Under Construction

2008-10-11T09:41:00.002-05:00

I see that everyone is changing their backgrounds and stuff, so I will too. Maybe just my header, but I'm not sure. I am going to have a lot of rearranging to do. Fall Cleanup!

Family blogger

2008-10-05T09:16:00.005-05:00

My cousin Ethan got a blog. He got it yesterday, while I was gone at Suz and Colin's house. If you want to go to his blog, HERE is the link. I bet he will be happy to have some friends.

PS- I still need to do Elizabeth and Kenleys blog header. Please Please Please email me the pictures. Also I really really want Webkinz user names, so I can add you to my friends list. My email is- mck{dot}klee{at}yahoo{dot}com. You type this the way you normally would in an email, but i need to prevent spam.

Fall has Fallen from the sky

2008-10-03T21:40:00.006-05:00

Fall is finally here! It is getting cooler, the clouds have seemed to just somehow disappear in the last week, and man, I wish everyone had weather this pretty! The best thing of all, Halloween! This year I am going to be a rock star, because I really want a mo hawk. I know it sound weird, a girl, a ten year old girl, wanting a mo hawk? I only get to do this once year people, WORK WITH ME HERE!!! :) (I know why not just do this-☺, I still like this-:) better) I want a full mo hawk (Not counting shaving my head around it- that is just too far.) I will have to flat iron my hair to make it look good.

This year I am only going to trunk or treat at church, because last year I literally got 30,40,50 times the candy at trunk or treat. Plus, A lot of people give out candy that I don't like.

P.S.- Tomorrow I'm going to Suz and Colin's house because my parents need to go look for a Suburban, they sold the truck, and the Accord only has 5 seats for a 6 people family. It will only be me and Kaylee. All girls and Colin. No Robertson's! Just Mortensen Girls!

New Student

2008-09-29T18:13:00.003-05:00

Today I got an new student in my class. Her name is Lisbeth. She moved (or was forced out) from Galveston. Her home was not badly damaged, but residents can't move back yet until January, because most of the city has no power. I feel bad for her. I bet she feels bad too, because, when almost the whole city is underwater, she has to go to school! Well, she sits by me in voth of my classes, and I am trying to help her with getting caught up. I am not the student ambassador though, so I can't do much. Stupid Ike.

Millsberry

2008-09-26T15:53:00.002-05:00

A few minutes ago, I got a Millsberry Account. It is so much fun! I get so much money per game!