Hey hey hey.
April Ten, 2010
So lessee....
I woke up.
I got up.
*Yawn*
I had a delishus breakfast of the last delishus bagel.
And then...
ANJA CALLED ME! :)
She called. She got back at like 1:30 this morning. Drove like 14 hours from Delaware. Blech. Anyway, she said D.C. rocked her socks. She got to go to the SPY MUSEUM! Urgh, lucky. And also, the weather was 90 degrees there every day.
Did I mention that I hate her? (In that I-love-her-but-really-wanna-be-her way.)
Then my dad, me and cripple brother worked on my room. We only have a little green left, and a little white on the ceiling. We worked alllllll dayyyyyyyyy. *Sigh*
Then I hung out with Ian the Great and we did tons of hysterical stuff. :D
And then I watched Road to the Kentucky Derby. It was cool! I still don't have a favorite. I don't know yet. Still watching the contenders. Urgh, I wanted Odysseus to win the Blue Grass!
Then dinner (Yum) and now Parenthood.
CONNECTIONS
Emma: N/A :(
Emily: Talked to her on FaceBook (wall-to-wall).
Caitlin: New mystery fella!
Anja: Talked to her earlier, like I said.
Booooorrrrring day.
Love yalls!
Madeline
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Friday, April 9, 2010
Day Eight
Whoa, Day Eight already? Whew, this is totally going WAY too fast. Urgh.
April Nine, 2010
So I slept so hard last night. I woke up this morning at ... umm ... I think nine? Instead of going downstairs in my pjs, I put on some real clothes, which gave me a jump-start on my day. Went downstairs and nom-nom-nomed on some delishus bagels from the BEST bagel shop in town. It was really good. We don't ofen get delishus bagels.
So then I emptied the dishwasher ($5 a week baby!) and went to take care of my neighbor's cat. Woo! After that I came home, vegged (What else is new?), watched T.V. and went into the basement and found a jump rope! So now I'm going to be doing jump-rope. Yay! (Did I mention I'm up to 50 sit-ups? I have abs!) Then I had lunch and went to the library, got some new books, since last night I finished Kitty Kitty. Thank goodness there's going to be another book! I love those books. :)
So anyway, then I did the unspeakable:
I.
Did.
My.
Homework.
That's right. Go ahead and stare. But please, close your mouth. You look like an idiot, drooling like that.
After I did my homework (Actually pretty easy!), I played Wii with my crippled brother who is getting REALLY tired of the crutches/being cooped up in the house. Anyway, we're starting to think his foot is really a fracture instead of a sprain. He still can't put weight on it.
Then my mom and I went on a hike/stair-climbing spree, as usual, and came back to do 50 sit-ups and go to see Date Night, which was an interesting combination of thriller-suspense-action, romance, and comedy--Even weirder was the fact that they actually pulled it off. I liked it and BE SURE TO STAY FOR THE CREDITS BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME HILARIOUS OUT-TAKES! Then we went out for yum-yum burgers at Red Robin, which I adore. My mom and I stopped by TJ Maxx on the way home and I got a riding polo shirt, a ZEBRA SHIRT, which is so AWESOME, and a shirt that says "Grow" and has a tulip on it. It's a Life Is Good shirt and it's going to be PERFECT for Tulip Time!
So now, I must go and do abot 200 sit-ups to work off the heavy burgers from RR. TTYL!
CONNECTIONS (Almost forgot these!)
Emma: Tried to text her. Got no response :(. She told me she finished a short story! I wanna read it!!!
Emily: Wrote on my Wall on FaceBook again! I misses her. :(
Anja: Hahahahaha. Haha. Hahaha. Hahahahahahahaha. Ha. I miss her too. My blonde-friend-who-isn't-really-blonde.
Caitlin: I hope she finishes my book. Doesn't look hopeful though.
*Sigh* Besties, where art thou?!
~Madeline~
April Nine, 2010
So I slept so hard last night. I woke up this morning at ... umm ... I think nine? Instead of going downstairs in my pjs, I put on some real clothes, which gave me a jump-start on my day. Went downstairs and nom-nom-nomed on some delishus bagels from the BEST bagel shop in town. It was really good. We don't ofen get delishus bagels.
So then I emptied the dishwasher ($5 a week baby!) and went to take care of my neighbor's cat. Woo! After that I came home, vegged (What else is new?), watched T.V. and went into the basement and found a jump rope! So now I'm going to be doing jump-rope. Yay! (Did I mention I'm up to 50 sit-ups? I have abs!) Then I had lunch and went to the library, got some new books, since last night I finished Kitty Kitty. Thank goodness there's going to be another book! I love those books. :)
So anyway, then I did the unspeakable:
I.
Did.
My.
Homework.
That's right. Go ahead and stare. But please, close your mouth. You look like an idiot, drooling like that.
After I did my homework (Actually pretty easy!), I played Wii with my crippled brother who is getting REALLY tired of the crutches/being cooped up in the house. Anyway, we're starting to think his foot is really a fracture instead of a sprain. He still can't put weight on it.
Then my mom and I went on a hike/stair-climbing spree, as usual, and came back to do 50 sit-ups and go to see Date Night, which was an interesting combination of thriller-suspense-action, romance, and comedy--Even weirder was the fact that they actually pulled it off. I liked it and BE SURE TO STAY FOR THE CREDITS BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME HILARIOUS OUT-TAKES! Then we went out for yum-yum burgers at Red Robin, which I adore. My mom and I stopped by TJ Maxx on the way home and I got a riding polo shirt, a ZEBRA SHIRT, which is so AWESOME, and a shirt that says "Grow" and has a tulip on it. It's a Life Is Good shirt and it's going to be PERFECT for Tulip Time!
So now, I must go and do abot 200 sit-ups to work off the heavy burgers from RR. TTYL!
CONNECTIONS (Almost forgot these!)
Emma: Tried to text her. Got no response :(. She told me she finished a short story! I wanna read it!!!
Emily: Wrote on my Wall on FaceBook again! I misses her. :(
Anja: Hahahahaha. Haha. Hahaha. Hahahahahahahaha. Ha. I miss her too. My blonde-friend-who-isn't-really-blonde.
Caitlin: I hope she finishes my book. Doesn't look hopeful though.
*Sigh* Besties, where art thou?!
~Madeline~
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Day Seven
April Eight, 2010
I almost forgot again today! I have to start doing this earlier!
I woke up at nine this morning and then got up. Had a delishus healthy breakfast and did NOT jog since it was freezing cold. So I watched T.V., wrote my birthday thank-you notes, got dressed and went with my mom to my grandparents' resting home so we could have lunch with my grandma. After that we watched (500) Days of Summer. It was average. I wouldn't recommend it.
Then I spent the rest of the afternoon assessing my homework situation (Yes, I actually have homework over Spring Break. No, I didn't actually do anything about it as of yet) and reading my really good mystery novel. Then we had a low-key dinner, I hung out and watched the Office, did 40 sit-ups, and am now about to have a snack and go to bed. Yeah, a pretty boring day, right? I know. My Spring Break means nothing. Ergh.
More rain, even snow today. And another low point? I had to return all my novel-editing books. They were overdue.
CONNECTIONS
Emma: I texted with her, but she couldn't get on to talk to me.
Emily: Posted on my wall on FaceBook. It was great to hear from her!
Caitlin: I posted on her wall on FaceBook. Haven't heard back from her.
Anja: The main character in my book reminds me of her, except with less vivacious friends.
More tomorrow.
~Madeline~
I almost forgot again today! I have to start doing this earlier!
I woke up at nine this morning and then got up. Had a delishus healthy breakfast and did NOT jog since it was freezing cold. So I watched T.V., wrote my birthday thank-you notes, got dressed and went with my mom to my grandparents' resting home so we could have lunch with my grandma. After that we watched (500) Days of Summer. It was average. I wouldn't recommend it.
Then I spent the rest of the afternoon assessing my homework situation (Yes, I actually have homework over Spring Break. No, I didn't actually do anything about it as of yet) and reading my really good mystery novel. Then we had a low-key dinner, I hung out and watched the Office, did 40 sit-ups, and am now about to have a snack and go to bed. Yeah, a pretty boring day, right? I know. My Spring Break means nothing. Ergh.
More rain, even snow today. And another low point? I had to return all my novel-editing books. They were overdue.
CONNECTIONS
Emma: I texted with her, but she couldn't get on to talk to me.
Emily: Posted on my wall on FaceBook. It was great to hear from her!
Caitlin: I posted on her wall on FaceBook. Haven't heard back from her.
Anja: The main character in my book reminds me of her, except with less vivacious friends.
More tomorrow.
~Madeline~
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Day Six
April Seven, 2010
So. I just did yesterday's post. Joy.
I woke up at like 9:50 this morning. It's gotta be a Madeline sleep-in RECORD! But that's because I had a hard time getting to sleep last night.
So I basically just hung out. Had breakfast, read, watched T.V., wrote a short story. In the middle of the day I caught myself looking up reining stallions at stud on the Internet, because I'm kind of obsessed with this filly, Blues Melody Kid. She's basically a reiner if only because of her blood, and she's for sale at a reasonable price. Anyway, after that I watched more T.V., had lunch, and went hiking/jogging again. Then I went to riding. It was a good lesson. Dusty was being good, as usual. Once he ducked out of the side of one, but after that he was fine, even though he did do a few of his big-huge-oh-I'll-lift-up-my-feet-really-super-high-and-try-to-unseat-Madeline-jumps, those are fun, so I don't mind. The unseating thing never works on me. Hah.
So now I just had dinner. I'm back from the barn. Yum yum. And I'm going to go take a shower and watch Ponyo, which I got from Blockbuster. Never seen it before.
CONNECTIONS
Emma: I'm so jealous. It's 82 degrees down there.
Emily: Poor her. The basement is flooded, probably.
Caitlin: I bet it's not raining there either.
Anja: "Hey Dad? Is it illegal to paint the White House a different color than white, even if you're the President? I think it would look good in glow-in-the-dark purple . . ."
~Madeline
So. I just did yesterday's post. Joy.
I woke up at like 9:50 this morning. It's gotta be a Madeline sleep-in RECORD! But that's because I had a hard time getting to sleep last night.
So I basically just hung out. Had breakfast, read, watched T.V., wrote a short story. In the middle of the day I caught myself looking up reining stallions at stud on the Internet, because I'm kind of obsessed with this filly, Blues Melody Kid. She's basically a reiner if only because of her blood, and she's for sale at a reasonable price. Anyway, after that I watched more T.V., had lunch, and went hiking/jogging again. Then I went to riding. It was a good lesson. Dusty was being good, as usual. Once he ducked out of the side of one, but after that he was fine, even though he did do a few of his big-huge-oh-I'll-lift-up-my-feet-really-super-high-and-try-to-unseat-Madeline-jumps, those are fun, so I don't mind. The unseating thing never works on me. Hah.
So now I just had dinner. I'm back from the barn. Yum yum. And I'm going to go take a shower and watch Ponyo, which I got from Blockbuster. Never seen it before.
CONNECTIONS
Emma: I'm so jealous. It's 82 degrees down there.
Emily: Poor her. The basement is flooded, probably.
Caitlin: I bet it's not raining there either.
Anja: "Hey Dad? Is it illegal to paint the White House a different color than white, even if you're the President? I think it would look good in glow-in-the-dark purple . . ."
~Madeline
Day Five (Late)
April Six, 2010
I woke up in the middle of the night to loud lightning but barely any thunder. The next morning, however, it was a different story. I got up and started to have breakfast, and suddenly, out of nothing, out of NOWHERE, it starts POURING rain! And then these huge loud rumbles of thunder and cracks of lightning, and then these Nyquil-sized hailstones start coming down! It was totally insane. Oh my gosh. It stopped within about fifteen minutes, but we've been kind of soggy and rain-soaked ever since.
So then I just hung out and read. I keep trying to make myself do homework or read editing books for my novel, but I'm so sucked into the awesome book I'm reading right now (Kitty Kitty by Michelle Jaffe). It's the second book. You should totally read the first one (Bad Kitty). I'm really serious. Just go. Right. Now. Buy it. NOW.
Okay, anyway, then I talked with Emma for like two and a half hours on the computer. Apparently she's horribly sunburned. Poor Emma.
Then lunch. Our daily hike/jog got rained out. So we decided just to let our muscles relax and rejuvinate. On the bright side, I've been eating a ton healthier (No chocolate and hardly any sugar for three days!) and exersising more, and it's totally shown! I sleep better and later, and I feel so much better. Also, I've developed abs. It's nice.
My mom and I stopped by Blockbuster and got The Blind Side, then Fris to get some labels for this project I'm doing for her (More on that later - trust me, it IS relevant!). We went home and watched the Blind Side (GREAT movie!!!), then I went upstairs and did one of those pathetic attempts at being a good drawer that fell flat on its face, as always. Then, after eating dinner, I went to the computer and looked for the project as earlier mentioned.
All right, let me explain something. First part of the project: I had to copy and paste 500 libraries from a webpage into a word document. Second part of project: I had to copy and paste 500 libraries from a word document into a label template (Hence the purchased labels). The first time I tried to save it, it was half done, and the computer didn't save it. The night before, I'd started over, and in one 1 1/2 hour run, I finished it all. Unfortunately, when I tried to find it today it turns out this STUPID COMPUTER (about four years old and has been wiped out by a virus--TWICE. So yes. It's crappy) didn't save it. AGAIN. So I spent the whole night finishing the project. AGAIN. Luckily, my mom pays by the hour.
Then my dad and I painted and sanded some more. After that, I just flopped into bed. I was so exhausted it completely slipped my mind to do this blog! So now I'm doing it.
CONNECTIONS
Emma: Like I said, talked to her earlier.
Emily: When it started raining super duper hard, I remembered her because her basement always floods. The problem? She's not THERE right now. Good luck cleaning up that mess, bestie!
Caitlin: For some reason, every time I listen to the song "Fireflies" (which I do quite often--I'm listening to it right now!), I think of her. Hmmm.
Anja: I wonder if it's raining in D.C. Probably not.
Onto today's post!
~Madeline~
I woke up in the middle of the night to loud lightning but barely any thunder. The next morning, however, it was a different story. I got up and started to have breakfast, and suddenly, out of nothing, out of NOWHERE, it starts POURING rain! And then these huge loud rumbles of thunder and cracks of lightning, and then these Nyquil-sized hailstones start coming down! It was totally insane. Oh my gosh. It stopped within about fifteen minutes, but we've been kind of soggy and rain-soaked ever since.
So then I just hung out and read. I keep trying to make myself do homework or read editing books for my novel, but I'm so sucked into the awesome book I'm reading right now (Kitty Kitty by Michelle Jaffe). It's the second book. You should totally read the first one (Bad Kitty). I'm really serious. Just go. Right. Now. Buy it. NOW.
Okay, anyway, then I talked with Emma for like two and a half hours on the computer. Apparently she's horribly sunburned. Poor Emma.
Then lunch. Our daily hike/jog got rained out. So we decided just to let our muscles relax and rejuvinate. On the bright side, I've been eating a ton healthier (No chocolate and hardly any sugar for three days!) and exersising more, and it's totally shown! I sleep better and later, and I feel so much better. Also, I've developed abs. It's nice.
My mom and I stopped by Blockbuster and got The Blind Side, then Fris to get some labels for this project I'm doing for her (More on that later - trust me, it IS relevant!). We went home and watched the Blind Side (GREAT movie!!!), then I went upstairs and did one of those pathetic attempts at being a good drawer that fell flat on its face, as always. Then, after eating dinner, I went to the computer and looked for the project as earlier mentioned.
All right, let me explain something. First part of the project: I had to copy and paste 500 libraries from a webpage into a word document. Second part of project: I had to copy and paste 500 libraries from a word document into a label template (Hence the purchased labels). The first time I tried to save it, it was half done, and the computer didn't save it. The night before, I'd started over, and in one 1 1/2 hour run, I finished it all. Unfortunately, when I tried to find it today it turns out this STUPID COMPUTER (about four years old and has been wiped out by a virus--TWICE. So yes. It's crappy) didn't save it. AGAIN. So I spent the whole night finishing the project. AGAIN. Luckily, my mom pays by the hour.
Then my dad and I painted and sanded some more. After that, I just flopped into bed. I was so exhausted it completely slipped my mind to do this blog! So now I'm doing it.
CONNECTIONS
Emma: Like I said, talked to her earlier.
Emily: When it started raining super duper hard, I remembered her because her basement always floods. The problem? She's not THERE right now. Good luck cleaning up that mess, bestie!
Caitlin: For some reason, every time I listen to the song "Fireflies" (which I do quite often--I'm listening to it right now!), I think of her. Hmmm.
Anja: I wonder if it's raining in D.C. Probably not.
Onto today's post!
~Madeline~
Monday, April 5, 2010
Lemons!!!
When life gives you lemons . . .
A. make lemonade
B. Make grape juice and watch the world wonder at how you did it.
C. Say, “Oh, yeah, I like lemons. What else you got?”
D. Squirt lemon juice at Life and all your other enemies.
E. Dye the lemons blue, call them Rare Amazonian Blue Lemons, and sell them at $2 million each.
F. Build a lemonade stand and use the profits to buy a machine gun. See if life makes the same mistake twice.
G. Trade it for a less sour fruit, like apples or something . . .
H. Wing them right back and add some lemons of your own.
I. Genetically modify them and use your Super Lemons to take over the world!
J. Collect them. One day Life will stop and you will have the world’s largest lemon collection!
K. Give them to Dumbledore. He’ll make them into Lemon Drops for you.
L. Life gave you lemons? Dude, I got strawberries!
M. Keep them, because, hey! They’re free lemons!
N. Stop whining. Kids in Africa are starving!
O. Shut up and eat the stupid lemons.
P. Moose?
Q. Find a beer, throw a party, and for goodness’ sake, don’t forget to invite me!
R. Bring one to school. When the teacher asks you why you have a lemon on your desk, yell, “Hey! Do I ask you why you have a friggin’ apple on YOURS?”
S. Wait for karma to get back on Life. It’ll happen eventually.
T. A guy named Life tried to give you lemons? Don’t take them, they’re probably stolen.
U. Make Sour Patch Candy. Who needs lemonade?
V. Plant a lemon orchard. Then use the profits from the lemon orchard to buy a lime orchard. This secures your future as a citrus fruit farmer.
W. Squirrel!
X. Play Lemonshmear. Reference Cheaper by the Dozen for details (Only use lemons instead of apples)
Y. Make Lemon Meringues out of them and sell them for an enormous profit.
Z. Suck happily on the lemon like you’re five years old and can be distracted by a—Ooooh, shiny!
A. make lemonade
B. Make grape juice and watch the world wonder at how you did it.
C. Say, “Oh, yeah, I like lemons. What else you got?”
D. Squirt lemon juice at Life and all your other enemies.
E. Dye the lemons blue, call them Rare Amazonian Blue Lemons, and sell them at $2 million each.
F. Build a lemonade stand and use the profits to buy a machine gun. See if life makes the same mistake twice.
G. Trade it for a less sour fruit, like apples or something . . .
H. Wing them right back and add some lemons of your own.
I. Genetically modify them and use your Super Lemons to take over the world!
J. Collect them. One day Life will stop and you will have the world’s largest lemon collection!
K. Give them to Dumbledore. He’ll make them into Lemon Drops for you.
L. Life gave you lemons? Dude, I got strawberries!
M. Keep them, because, hey! They’re free lemons!
N. Stop whining. Kids in Africa are starving!
O. Shut up and eat the stupid lemons.
P. Moose?
Q. Find a beer, throw a party, and for goodness’ sake, don’t forget to invite me!
R. Bring one to school. When the teacher asks you why you have a lemon on your desk, yell, “Hey! Do I ask you why you have a friggin’ apple on YOURS?”
S. Wait for karma to get back on Life. It’ll happen eventually.
T. A guy named Life tried to give you lemons? Don’t take them, they’re probably stolen.
U. Make Sour Patch Candy. Who needs lemonade?
V. Plant a lemon orchard. Then use the profits from the lemon orchard to buy a lime orchard. This secures your future as a citrus fruit farmer.
W. Squirrel!
X. Play Lemonshmear. Reference Cheaper by the Dozen for details (Only use lemons instead of apples)
Y. Make Lemon Meringues out of them and sell them for an enormous profit.
Z. Suck happily on the lemon like you’re five years old and can be distracted by a—Ooooh, shiny!
Day Four
April Five, 2010
So this morning I woke up a little later, about nine, because of all the exersise I got yesterday (About that--I'm officially addicted to exersise now. Officially. Fortunately, there are worse things to be addicted to; Nicotine, for one. Anyway). So I got up and . . . Let's see, I didn't have breakfast but I sat and read for an hour. Then I chowed down on a nummy grilled cheese and after that read some more. Then I was seized by a sudden inspiration to write a list of things, a-z, of things you can do when life gives you lemons. I was very proud of it.
Then I had a peanut-butter-and-honey sandwich and my mom and I went for a hike/jog out at SW again. Mmmmm. Exersise. We returned home and I allowed myself to read even MORE (I'm now almost done with The Second Summer of the Sisterhood) before watching a bit of T.V., then settling in on the back porch to nom nom nom on some healthy yogurt (I'm a bit of a health nut right now. I'm trying to avoid things spiked in sugar. I feel so GOOD!!!) and read AGAIN. So now I'm writing in the blog. And the dog just threw up. Urghhh.
The weather was nice agian today. A little cloudy and chilly in the morning but it's got up to I think almost seventy right now. A bit of a brisk breeze, and a little misty at the lake, but other than that it's perfect!
Since Clark's at driving school we don't want to have his favorite meal (Chicken enchiladas) without him, so alternative plans include walking downtown for burgers or hot dogs/ice cream, or staying here for either sandwiches or something elaborately pulled together at the last minute. I vote hot dogs, thank you very much.
CONNECTIONS
Emma: Yesterday I forgot to say I thought about her in church, because in the seventh Harry Potter book, when Harry and Hermione are looking at his parents' gravestone, it reads, "The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death." That's actually a Bible verse: Corinthians 15:26. So I'm going to make that a quote and put it on my door. The lemons list is going on my door too. I'll post that as soon as I'm done with this. And I thought of her last night when we watched Sherlock Holmes. Robert Downey Jr. was really good, but it was too creepy/thriller/horror for my tastes. It was okay.
Emily: I texted her last night but STILL haven't heard back from her. Guess it's too late to get together now :(.
Anja: In Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, the Sisterhood lives in D.C., so every single time it references that, I think of her :).
Caitlin: That's what you get for waking up in Vegas . . . -Katy Perry
TTFN!
-Madeline
P.S. Wish me luck with my hot-dog-dinner-plans-that-probably-won't-sit-too-well-with-my-parents-but-I-can-try-anyway.
P.P.S Emma, when you read this, WHY HAVEN'T YOU BEEN TEXTING ME?!
So this morning I woke up a little later, about nine, because of all the exersise I got yesterday (About that--I'm officially addicted to exersise now. Officially. Fortunately, there are worse things to be addicted to; Nicotine, for one. Anyway). So I got up and . . . Let's see, I didn't have breakfast but I sat and read for an hour. Then I chowed down on a nummy grilled cheese and after that read some more. Then I was seized by a sudden inspiration to write a list of things, a-z, of things you can do when life gives you lemons. I was very proud of it.
Then I had a peanut-butter-and-honey sandwich and my mom and I went for a hike/jog out at SW again. Mmmmm. Exersise. We returned home and I allowed myself to read even MORE (I'm now almost done with The Second Summer of the Sisterhood) before watching a bit of T.V., then settling in on the back porch to nom nom nom on some healthy yogurt (I'm a bit of a health nut right now. I'm trying to avoid things spiked in sugar. I feel so GOOD!!!) and read AGAIN. So now I'm writing in the blog. And the dog just threw up. Urghhh.
The weather was nice agian today. A little cloudy and chilly in the morning but it's got up to I think almost seventy right now. A bit of a brisk breeze, and a little misty at the lake, but other than that it's perfect!
Since Clark's at driving school we don't want to have his favorite meal (Chicken enchiladas) without him, so alternative plans include walking downtown for burgers or hot dogs/ice cream, or staying here for either sandwiches or something elaborately pulled together at the last minute. I vote hot dogs, thank you very much.
CONNECTIONS
Emma: Yesterday I forgot to say I thought about her in church, because in the seventh Harry Potter book, when Harry and Hermione are looking at his parents' gravestone, it reads, "The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death." That's actually a Bible verse: Corinthians 15:26. So I'm going to make that a quote and put it on my door. The lemons list is going on my door too. I'll post that as soon as I'm done with this. And I thought of her last night when we watched Sherlock Holmes. Robert Downey Jr. was really good, but it was too creepy/thriller/horror for my tastes. It was okay.
Emily: I texted her last night but STILL haven't heard back from her. Guess it's too late to get together now :(.
Anja: In Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, the Sisterhood lives in D.C., so every single time it references that, I think of her :).
Caitlin: That's what you get for waking up in Vegas . . . -Katy Perry
TTFN!
-Madeline
P.S. Wish me luck with my hot-dog-dinner-plans-that-probably-won't-sit-too-well-with-my-parents-but-I-can-try-anyway.
P.P.S Emma, when you read this, WHY HAVEN'T YOU BEEN TEXTING ME?!
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Day Three
April Four, 2010
Yesterday I realized it was a little silly to be posting the date when Blogger does that for you, but I don't care. I'm already in the habit.
So this morning I woke up in the laundry room and stayed there for a while. Got up about nine. I didn't have breakfast (My mom was trying to make blueberry pancakes--the results were a little ... erm, disastrous), but I stayed and read for a while.
Remember how I mentioned that Clark slipped on a trampoline yesterday? Well, this morning, right before Dad and I left for church (Happy Easter, everybody!), Mom and Dad made the decision that since Clark was in a lot of pain and his foot was twice as large as it should be, Mom would take him to the emergency room. Dad and I continued to go to church and he got updates on his Blackberry every few minutes. It was fairly quick: Apparently not a ton of people get hurt on Easter morning. How interesting.
We went back to our house after church and found Clark with a splint, prescription pain medication, properly fitting crutches and a badly sprained ankle. Ouch. He stayed here (His loss) while the rest of the family went into GR to an Easter brunch with my grandparents. The Reeses' cheesecake for dessert was superb!
We returned and my mom and I changed to go hiking at Tunnel Park so that I could train for the Appalachian Trail in June, which my church group goes on. It requires a lot of stair-climbing. So we were going to go climb up and down stairs. Unfortunately, the stairs there were under construction, so we drove about thirty or forty more minutes to another hiking area: Sanctuary Woods. This one didn't have as many stairs, but had a large jogging loop through the scenic forests. I borrowed Clark's armband for his iPod and it was really helpful. First we walked the loop (40 minutes) then walked up and down the one long flight of stairs a few times. Then Mom convinced me to go around one more time, this time jogging. It only took ten minutes! We cut our time in FOURTHS. Whoa. Then we got back, checked for ticks, and did sit-ups (Thirty, to be exact). I sat and read, and now I'm eating a carrot and writing here.
The weather was nice and clear and warm earlier, sunny. It got progressively cloudier through the day and now it's looking like rain again. Urgh. It's still warm, though :).
CONNECTIONS
Emma: I texted with her earlier about Clark, but haven't heard from her all day. She's going to write a story for me, which is great because I LOVE her writing.
Emily: I got the idea to write a poem about her in church. So I did.
Anja: I thought about her while admiring my room because I painted over the ugly purple color we both hated so much.
Caitlin: She's probably getting addicted to gambling right about now.
Later,
Madeline
Yesterday I realized it was a little silly to be posting the date when Blogger does that for you, but I don't care. I'm already in the habit.
So this morning I woke up in the laundry room and stayed there for a while. Got up about nine. I didn't have breakfast (My mom was trying to make blueberry pancakes--the results were a little ... erm, disastrous), but I stayed and read for a while.
Remember how I mentioned that Clark slipped on a trampoline yesterday? Well, this morning, right before Dad and I left for church (Happy Easter, everybody!), Mom and Dad made the decision that since Clark was in a lot of pain and his foot was twice as large as it should be, Mom would take him to the emergency room. Dad and I continued to go to church and he got updates on his Blackberry every few minutes. It was fairly quick: Apparently not a ton of people get hurt on Easter morning. How interesting.
We went back to our house after church and found Clark with a splint, prescription pain medication, properly fitting crutches and a badly sprained ankle. Ouch. He stayed here (His loss) while the rest of the family went into GR to an Easter brunch with my grandparents. The Reeses' cheesecake for dessert was superb!
We returned and my mom and I changed to go hiking at Tunnel Park so that I could train for the Appalachian Trail in June, which my church group goes on. It requires a lot of stair-climbing. So we were going to go climb up and down stairs. Unfortunately, the stairs there were under construction, so we drove about thirty or forty more minutes to another hiking area: Sanctuary Woods. This one didn't have as many stairs, but had a large jogging loop through the scenic forests. I borrowed Clark's armband for his iPod and it was really helpful. First we walked the loop (40 minutes) then walked up and down the one long flight of stairs a few times. Then Mom convinced me to go around one more time, this time jogging. It only took ten minutes! We cut our time in FOURTHS. Whoa. Then we got back, checked for ticks, and did sit-ups (Thirty, to be exact). I sat and read, and now I'm eating a carrot and writing here.
The weather was nice and clear and warm earlier, sunny. It got progressively cloudier through the day and now it's looking like rain again. Urgh. It's still warm, though :).
CONNECTIONS
Emma: I texted with her earlier about Clark, but haven't heard from her all day. She's going to write a story for me, which is great because I LOVE her writing.
Emily: I got the idea to write a poem about her in church. So I did.
Anja: I thought about her while admiring my room because I painted over the ugly purple color we both hated so much.
Caitlin: She's probably getting addicted to gambling right about now.
Later,
Madeline
Ode to Emily
April Four, 2010
Hair like an angel's,
Mouth wide with glee,
Skin shines with sunlight,
Eyes like the sea.
Feet pushed in flip-flops,
Nails painted blue,
Legs blurred with ageless speed,
Wishing I were with you.
Starkly suntanned
Light brown skin,
Your friendship is the best prize
I could ever hope to win.
Hair like an angel's,
Mouth wide with glee,
Skin shines with sunlight,
Eyes like the sea.
Feet pushed in flip-flops,
Nails painted blue,
Legs blurred with ageless speed,
Wishing I were with you.
Starkly suntanned
Light brown skin,
Your friendship is the best prize
I could ever hope to win.
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Day Two
April Three, 2010
This morning I woke up around eight and stayed in bed for a while, just thinking. Around 8:40 I got up and read for about five minutes. My dad wanted to get an early start on my room, so I had breakfast (Delicious peanut butter toast!) and we went upstairs to get to work on my room. I was still in my warm flannel pajamas, but the weather took a turn for the worse overnight and heavy, humid clouds rolled in.
First I cleaned off all the surfaces of my junk and put it in two large banker's boxes so we could move everything. Then my dad helped me move some of my stuff into my mom's office, which is to be my temporary bedroom. My dad unscrewed my blinds and we got rid of the ugly ones and kept the slightly less-ugly ones. Then Dad lifted the bed and I pulled my rug out. We folded that up to get rid of it. After that we woke my brother Clark, who's sixteen, and his friend Dmitri, seventeen, to help us move the furniture. First the bed was moved to the middle. Since it was so dusty and gross under both the carpet and the bed, I went to get the vacuum and slucked up some of the dirt while Clark, Dmitri and Dad moved my bookshelf (To the outside of my parent's bedroom), dresser (next to my bed), and desk (on top of my bed). After that Dmitri and Clark left to do whatever it is crazy teenage boys do and my dad and I cleaned, roughed, sanded, swept, sanded some more, had a thirty-minute lunch break, sanded some MORE and finally cracked open two jars of paint. I painted my door (The same original color but a lot cleaner--It needed a new coat) while my dad started on what was supposed to be just an experiment to see if we needed to do any more sanding on my walls, but what turned out to be a full-fledged painting spree. By the time we were done, my walls were almost completely green (My new choice color) and much of the chipped paint was covered up. The ceiling has yet to be painted.
After that I took a shower (The paint on my fingers needed some working to get off) and read for awhile. Then we traveled into GR and had dinner at an Italian bistro. It was delish!!!
Now we're back and my mom is hurrying me to, well, hurry. We're about to let my dad open up his presents, so I have to wrap it up.
The weather was nice enough. It got rather cold and rained during the middle of the day, but it's cleared up, although it's still chilly and a little windy. Tomorrow's supposed to be warmer though.
CONNECTIONS
Emma: I thought about her at the Italian bistro. She LOVES pasta :). I texted with her about my room and the weather earlier too.
Anja: I can simply picture her in front of the White House. "Hey, what happens if I touch that fence?" BBZZZT! "Oops...."
Caitlin: Urghh. "My best friend went to Vegas and all I got was this boring Spring Break!"
Emily: I STILL haven't texted her. In the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Bee reminds me of her.
Well, my mom's getting even madder, so.... I'm off.
Stay tuned on the blog that no one's reading!!!
~Madeline~
This morning I woke up around eight and stayed in bed for a while, just thinking. Around 8:40 I got up and read for about five minutes. My dad wanted to get an early start on my room, so I had breakfast (Delicious peanut butter toast!) and we went upstairs to get to work on my room. I was still in my warm flannel pajamas, but the weather took a turn for the worse overnight and heavy, humid clouds rolled in.
First I cleaned off all the surfaces of my junk and put it in two large banker's boxes so we could move everything. Then my dad helped me move some of my stuff into my mom's office, which is to be my temporary bedroom. My dad unscrewed my blinds and we got rid of the ugly ones and kept the slightly less-ugly ones. Then Dad lifted the bed and I pulled my rug out. We folded that up to get rid of it. After that we woke my brother Clark, who's sixteen, and his friend Dmitri, seventeen, to help us move the furniture. First the bed was moved to the middle. Since it was so dusty and gross under both the carpet and the bed, I went to get the vacuum and slucked up some of the dirt while Clark, Dmitri and Dad moved my bookshelf (To the outside of my parent's bedroom), dresser (next to my bed), and desk (on top of my bed). After that Dmitri and Clark left to do whatever it is crazy teenage boys do and my dad and I cleaned, roughed, sanded, swept, sanded some more, had a thirty-minute lunch break, sanded some MORE and finally cracked open two jars of paint. I painted my door (The same original color but a lot cleaner--It needed a new coat) while my dad started on what was supposed to be just an experiment to see if we needed to do any more sanding on my walls, but what turned out to be a full-fledged painting spree. By the time we were done, my walls were almost completely green (My new choice color) and much of the chipped paint was covered up. The ceiling has yet to be painted.
After that I took a shower (The paint on my fingers needed some working to get off) and read for awhile. Then we traveled into GR and had dinner at an Italian bistro. It was delish!!!
Now we're back and my mom is hurrying me to, well, hurry. We're about to let my dad open up his presents, so I have to wrap it up.
The weather was nice enough. It got rather cold and rained during the middle of the day, but it's cleared up, although it's still chilly and a little windy. Tomorrow's supposed to be warmer though.
CONNECTIONS
Emma: I thought about her at the Italian bistro. She LOVES pasta :). I texted with her about my room and the weather earlier too.
Anja: I can simply picture her in front of the White House. "Hey, what happens if I touch that fence?" BBZZZT! "Oops...."
Caitlin: Urghh. "My best friend went to Vegas and all I got was this boring Spring Break!"
Emily: I STILL haven't texted her. In the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Bee reminds me of her.
Well, my mom's getting even madder, so.... I'm off.
Stay tuned on the blog that no one's reading!!!
~Madeline~
CONNECTIONS
April Three, 2010
Just to explain the connections thing:
After a long day, and summarizing it on here, I like to, well, connect with my friends. I look back over the day and think, "Well, how did something remind me of one of my friends? Hmm . . ."
So let's get started with today's post! Stay tuned, it's next, on Friends Across the Country.
Just to explain the connections thing:
After a long day, and summarizing it on here, I like to, well, connect with my friends. I look back over the day and think, "Well, how did something remind me of one of my friends? Hmm . . ."
So let's get started with today's post! Stay tuned, it's next, on Friends Across the Country.
Friday, April 2, 2010
Day One
April Two, 2010
This morning my mom woke me up at 7:30, when she went out to breakfast with my dad, because it's his birthday, because my riding lesson was at 9. I fell back asleep and woke up again at 7:57 because my mom called to make sure I was up. I didn't answer the phone, but the ringing woke me up. I panicked, pulled on my clothes and ate breakfast in a rush. My mom called again around 8:05, by which time I was eating breakfast, and told me she'd be home in about 15 minutes.
So we left for my riding lesson. The horse I ride, Dusty, was really good--We worked on jumping four 18-inch jumps in a row; A nice workout for the Dustbucket. We went back and I had a grilled cheese before collapsing on the couch and reading for a few HOURS. All right, yes, I was SUPPOSED to be, well, working on a project for my mom, but she was at a tennis lesson and the computer wasn't working. I get sucked in to my books. So I finished City of Secrets (That was a REALLY good series!) and started The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. I'm already halfway through it. Then I did my mom's project. After that I surfed the Web and then cleaned my room, because tomorrow we're moving my furniture out of my room so that we can paint. Then, because I loved listening to music, I put my iPod on Shuffle, danced crazily around my room and daydreamed. Finally I got all hot locked up in there and went downstairs and read some more. Then the birthday-dad came home and I helped with dinner and read. Then I ate dinner with my family. It was the best dinner ever!! Burgers on the grill, with cheese, lettuce and tomato. Fresh strawberries, potato chips, and grilled asparagus! Mmmm. After dinner my dad and I went to Lowes and bought some stuff for my room, then I came back, read, was bored, and started this blog because I was going to email Emma.
CONNECTIONS
Emma: Last night I texted her and told her to have fun in Florida, and if she could get on Yahoo just to text me. I fell asleep, but found a text from her this morning: "Does that mean I can text you during the car ride?" I told her no. I'm almost to my limit of texting for the month. I remembered that she read the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants while I started it. I wished she could get on Yahoo. I miss her. I can just imagine her down in Florida--Lucky!
Caitlin: The Duchessa of Bellezza in City of Secrets reminded me of her--She loves to dance and has two large African cats. She also pretends to be a boy so as to see Luciano Crinamorte, her fiancee.
Anja: Can you say "Empty hole in my chest because of the absence of a hyperactive bestie"?
Emily: I hope I can see her before I go. She was going to help me paint my room and then go swimming because we both got new swim suits. I looked up the pool's Spring Break hours today. I'll probably call/text her tomorrow.
*Sigh* More tomorrow! Hopefully my day will be more interesting.
I miss all of you, my friends scattered across the country.
~Madeline~
This morning my mom woke me up at 7:30, when she went out to breakfast with my dad, because it's his birthday, because my riding lesson was at 9. I fell back asleep and woke up again at 7:57 because my mom called to make sure I was up. I didn't answer the phone, but the ringing woke me up. I panicked, pulled on my clothes and ate breakfast in a rush. My mom called again around 8:05, by which time I was eating breakfast, and told me she'd be home in about 15 minutes.
So we left for my riding lesson. The horse I ride, Dusty, was really good--We worked on jumping four 18-inch jumps in a row; A nice workout for the Dustbucket. We went back and I had a grilled cheese before collapsing on the couch and reading for a few HOURS. All right, yes, I was SUPPOSED to be, well, working on a project for my mom, but she was at a tennis lesson and the computer wasn't working. I get sucked in to my books. So I finished City of Secrets (That was a REALLY good series!) and started The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. I'm already halfway through it. Then I did my mom's project. After that I surfed the Web and then cleaned my room, because tomorrow we're moving my furniture out of my room so that we can paint. Then, because I loved listening to music, I put my iPod on Shuffle, danced crazily around my room and daydreamed. Finally I got all hot locked up in there and went downstairs and read some more. Then the birthday-dad came home and I helped with dinner and read. Then I ate dinner with my family. It was the best dinner ever!! Burgers on the grill, with cheese, lettuce and tomato. Fresh strawberries, potato chips, and grilled asparagus! Mmmm. After dinner my dad and I went to Lowes and bought some stuff for my room, then I came back, read, was bored, and started this blog because I was going to email Emma.
CONNECTIONS
Emma: Last night I texted her and told her to have fun in Florida, and if she could get on Yahoo just to text me. I fell asleep, but found a text from her this morning: "Does that mean I can text you during the car ride?" I told her no. I'm almost to my limit of texting for the month. I remembered that she read the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants while I started it. I wished she could get on Yahoo. I miss her. I can just imagine her down in Florida--Lucky!
Caitlin: The Duchessa of Bellezza in City of Secrets reminded me of her--She loves to dance and has two large African cats. She also pretends to be a boy so as to see Luciano Crinamorte, her fiancee.
Anja: Can you say "Empty hole in my chest because of the absence of a hyperactive bestie"?
Emily: I hope I can see her before I go. She was going to help me paint my room and then go swimming because we both got new swim suits. I looked up the pool's Spring Break hours today. I'll probably call/text her tomorrow.
*Sigh* More tomorrow! Hopefully my day will be more interesting.
I miss all of you, my friends scattered across the country.
~Madeline~
Introduction
April Two, 2010
All right. My name is Madeline. I love horses and riding, and I love writing and reading. I'm newly fourteen, and I'm in eighth grade.
This is my new blog: Friends Across The Country. This is my Spring Break 2010, and my best friends are all going somewhere. Luckily, my boyfriend, Spencer, isn't. That doesn't mean I don't miss my bffs though!
Emma: She left for Florida yesterday with another family of friends. She'll be gone at least until Friday.
Caitlin: She left for Las Vegas today with her family. She'll be gone at least until Friday.
Anja (An-ya): She left for Washington D.C. today with her family. She'll be gone at least until Friday.
Emily: She's leaving Monday night for Detriot, then Florida. She'll be gone at least until Friday.
Last night Emily, Anja, Caitlin, and Spencer met me downtown for a (surprise) birthday celebration--a week ago, today (Which means--Hey! I'm 14 and a week today!). I got an amazing sign that says "Having no freckles is like having no stars in the sky". I love it, guys! Thanks.
We walked around, saw Emma (Who forgot to poke Spencer--She always pokes him and says "Gaf gaf gaf". It's her 'thing'.) and then went to see "How To Train Your Dragon." It was good!
So this blog is about my boring days, staying home, painting my room, missing my pals. No one's gonna read it except them (If even THEY do) when they come back. I'm doing this for some structure in my Spring Break.
All right. My name is Madeline. I love horses and riding, and I love writing and reading. I'm newly fourteen, and I'm in eighth grade.
This is my new blog: Friends Across The Country. This is my Spring Break 2010, and my best friends are all going somewhere. Luckily, my boyfriend, Spencer, isn't. That doesn't mean I don't miss my bffs though!
Emma: She left for Florida yesterday with another family of friends. She'll be gone at least until Friday.
Caitlin: She left for Las Vegas today with her family. She'll be gone at least until Friday.
Anja (An-ya): She left for Washington D.C. today with her family. She'll be gone at least until Friday.
Emily: She's leaving Monday night for Detriot, then Florida. She'll be gone at least until Friday.
Last night Emily, Anja, Caitlin, and Spencer met me downtown for a (surprise) birthday celebration--a week ago, today (Which means--Hey! I'm 14 and a week today!). I got an amazing sign that says "Having no freckles is like having no stars in the sky". I love it, guys! Thanks.
We walked around, saw Emma (Who forgot to poke Spencer--She always pokes him and says "Gaf gaf gaf". It's her 'thing'.) and then went to see "How To Train Your Dragon." It was good!
So this blog is about my boring days, staying home, painting my room, missing my pals. No one's gonna read it except them (If even THEY do) when they come back. I'm doing this for some structure in my Spring Break.
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