Summer: Day 2

1) I woke up. I'm pretty sure that that is necessary in order for your day to start.

2) I had breakfast and watched Meet the Robinson's with Grace. It's a pretty cute movie. I like it.

3) Gracie watched four episodes of an anime while I took a shower and cleaned the kitchen.

4) We worked on our father's day stuff. (Haha, it's a surprise! Definitely not telling what it is.)

5) Grace played outside in the back yard while I cleaned the stairs and swept the floors.

6) Kendra came over and we watched Princess Mononoke. Miyazaki is so cool!!!!!

7) We worked more on father's day stuff. It's fun. :)

8) I worked more on father's day stuff while Grace played games on the computer.

9) Jim got home and Kendra and I went to the store.

10) Mother got home with Case and got ready to leave for the softball game.

11) Jim, Mom, Case, and Grace left for the softball game while Kendra and Will came back from the store.

12) Now I am writing on my blog. And because I have no apparent feelings about anything right now, my blog today is a lame and boring list about my day. Yaaaaaaaaay.

First Day of Vacation

I mean, technically Saturday was the first day of summer vacation. But really, we would have had Saturday and Sunday off anyway. So today is the first day that wouldn't normally be empty. So today is the first day of summer vacation!

What a wonderful day, right? It's sunny, it's hot, there is no school, the parents are gone from the house, the kitchen has just been cleaned, the floor has just been swept, the stairs have just been cleaned, five dollars are on the counter for us to use if we need it, and Grace isn't making a fuss. So why should I be annoyed?

Despite all of these wonderful things, I can hardly use these things to my advantage. The sun is out, but I have to stay inside and watch Grace. I guess we could go to the park or something, but that doesn't sound to appealing. Unless someone wants to go with me so I have company? (hint hint!)

It is hot, but I have no pool to go to. I'm sure YMCA isn't open, and even if it was, it's too far to walk to with Grace. The WOU pool I'm sure isn't open right now. I'd like to go to Three Pools, but Dad has work.

There is no school, so yes, I don't have to go do unnecessary work. But school is a way to see friends that I wouldn't see on a normal day to day basis.

The parents are away from the house, so I don't have to worry about being too loud for Jim or the baby or Mom. But it also makes everything twice as boring, and it doesn't help that Grace doesn't really listen to me.

I cleaned the kitchen and the floor and the stairs. Hurray!

The five dollars on the counter is a bonus. But I don't want to spend it on some random thing. I'm just going to use it for milk or maybe to bribe Grace if she gets annoying. haha

Grace isn't making a fuss. And that's always a good thing. However, she is going around the house in roller skates. *sigh*

Can't See Anybody

I was supposed to go to Tricia's today, but we never met up. I went to Circle K and she wasn't there. *sigh* Yuck.

I'm now remembering why I hated summer last year. Yes, there is no school. And sun. But that is about the only good thing about it.

I think I'm going to try to go to Tri-Cities this summer. And/or St. Louis to see Sheryl. That would be a lot of fun.

I am going to go have a burger, come back, and continue my chat with Brendon. It's entertaining me more than I have been all day.

New Twin of Junie B. Jones!

A Sad End

I knew the end of the school year was coming, but it came quicker than I thought. The yearbook was alright. It wasn't hard back, though, so it kind of looks cheep. In it I had a page all to myself. I wrote a poem for it.

The Real Talmadge

If I were to say that we were a school

Full of students that are popular and cool

With perfect grades and stylish clothes

Beautiful hair and cute polished toes

That would be a lie.

The truth comes next, and that you can live by.

Most of us feel that Springboard is dumb.

Despite the rules, half of us still chew gum.

We rant about our opposing political views.

Our school colors consist of gold and blue.

A lot of students think Band is the best.

The students in favor of Choir are the rest.

We indulge ourselves in dating drama.

Our behavior suggests brain trauma.

The nutrition break we are given is used for sugary treats.

We scribble passed notes all over our worksheets.

We cannot live without our cell phones.

We haven't yet started thinking about student loans.

Our school is full of nerds and outcasts and preps.

We are working towards college with small baby steps.

Some of us do our best and some of us do not.

We decorate our friend's locker and don't get caught.

We are a school that dreams by the hour.

We may be small, but we've got power.

I did think of a lot of individual people during this thing, and I really think it sums up our school.

I am going to miss people. I still might not move, so that's not the problem. It just that.. school is a way of communication and without it we won't be able to see our friends as often unless we arrange it ourselves. We are used to seeing them each day whether we want to or not.

Choir Concert and Talent Show Videos

Homeward Bound

I Hope You Dance

I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing

I'm Yours

Joyful, Joyful

We Are The World

What Is This Feeling

Last Day of School

So today was our last day of school. I mean, real school. Tomorrow is just the Oaks Park field trip and Friday is just promotion. Mr. Biery scared us by saying that we didn't get to choose our groups for Oaks Park. Haha! We do get to decide who we are with and whether or not we are with anyone. Hurray!

It will be a lot of fun.

Seminary was alright. I mean, it was nothing short of what I expected. It was a scripture studying class. With cinnimon rolls. :)

Keeping My Fingers Crossed

I'm not going to lie, I actually sort of want to go to Falls City. Not over some other city. Just over Monmouth or Independence. I've lived here for fourteen years (minus the two weeks all over the United States) and I am tired of it. I want to go somewhere else. And, this is going to sound very cheesy, but I feel like it's where I need to go. Don't ask why, because I don't know why myself. But I just feel like Falls City is where I need to be going. Not a city. Falls City.

Plus good news for me! My favorite substitute teacher in the whole wide universe just applied at the Falls City High School (FCHS?). Which means that if I go there, we can be newcomers together! So I will still have someone there that I know and love. Hurray!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!