Poll Results and Blood

The question:
What ice cream flavor is better?
Your options:
Chocolate: 1 Vanilla: 1 Neapolitan: (funny story... did I ever tell you guys about how my Dad won my Mom over with Neapolitan ice cream? Remind me later) 1 Lemon Sorbet: 0. Come on guys! This is what I always get at Cold Stone! Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough: 3 Anything Ben and Jerry's: 2 Peanut Butter: 0. You should be ashamed of yourselves. Chunky Brownie: 2 Grasshopper: 2 French Vanilla: 0. Geez. That was harsh. Mint Chocolate Chip: 4 Whatever I'm eating at the moment: 4. No surprises there. Hard to say: 4 I hate ice cream: 0. Ha! In your face!
They really shouldn't make these things anonymous. I want to know who didn't vote for Peanut Butter and who did vote for Chunky Brownie!
Next poll: What kind of pizza is better?
Your options:
Fruit, Pepperoni, Hawaiian, Cowboy, Meatlovers, Chicken Garlic, Cheese, Dessert, Rosemary, Vegetarian, Haws Family Classic (pepperoni, sausage, and olive), Whatever I'm eating at the moment, Hard to say, and I hate pizza.
Party pooper. If you mark "I hate pizza" I will find you!!! Don't think I won't!
Now for "Poll Results and Blood: Part Two."
We went to the doctor's today to check out the lump in my neck. It has been officially named as a... long word. There's a fifty percent chance that it'll have to be surgically removed and to prove that this lump thing is bad, the doctor sent me next door to Intermountain Health Care (I'm positive that those people are sick of me by now). I bet most of you know what it's like to watch a needle be stuck inside of you and have two huge tubes fill up with a dark, red liquid that the nurse calls blood, and how much it hurts afterwards. This pink band wrapped so tightly around my elbow and it hurts.
I'm uploading pictures onto my digital frame right now. I looked so cute when I was younger!
Matthew and Esther were just in a huge fight the ended in screaming and crying. Esther had gotten ahold of Matthew's Bionicle. Oh, dear.
I'm not feeling so good.
I'm going to go see how this fight results.
Hasta luego!

Quote of Today: This won't hurt a bit...

Christmas at the Haws House

Who missed me?

That was a trick question- I know that you all did, and I'm not going to pretend otherwise. That would be lying, and I am an honest person (most of the time. When it comes to "Who liked my spinach casserole tonight? It's my mother's special recipe," I lie. No I didn't like your casserole, but I'm not exactly going to say, "It was disgusting and I hated it. Nobody at this table liked it- it was dry and it tasted like spinach").

So.

Merry Christmas! I hope you had a spectacular one. Matthew came downstairs this morning, glanced at the bike Santa had left him, and dived for his stocking. The first thing he picked up was the Bionicle set inside, and he's been playing with it all morning. Five minutes ago (at 1:30) he ran in and said, "Guess what, Mom? I got a new game for my D.S.!" He had finally noticed that you get multiple presents on Christmas, instead of just one!
Guess what I got?

1. Season Tickets to the Hale Center Theatre Performances!!! Yeah!
2. A digital picture frame that can capture all of my memories! Now when you enter my room, you can say, "Hey look! That's me!" Hee, hee.
3. For those of you in my ward that know (from bad experiences) that I have my good days accompanying you on the piano, as well as my bad days (which probably happen more frequently than those good ones), but all of that is about to change. See, about two or three months ago we learned that our old hymnbook that we've had since I've been born was actually my Grandmom's. We had to give it back. But today I received a hymnbook (that has a spiral binding so it isn't hard to open) with my name engraved in the bottom and some lovely notes from Matthew and Esther written on the inside flap. Now I can practice!
4. Stocking stuffers. Lipgloss, eyeshadow, sour gummies, peeps (in winter. How do they pull these things off?), a giant candy cane, an iTunes gift card for $10 (I've already put it to good use), fuzzy socks, a sock purse, and a bunch of pistachios (pronounced pist-a -CHEE-o-s).
5. Jammies: a family Christmas Eve tradition. Here are mine:

I gave Mom and Dad a book of poetry (written by me), Matthew a paint set, and I knitted Esther a rainbow scarf.

New music! Check it out! Turn on the speaker!

I played a song (Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus by the brilliant composer Sally DeFord) in our ward's Christmas Program as well as our family program. But you would know that, because all of my viewers are either:

1. Family (about 1/5)
2. In my ward (about 4/5)
3. Friends from school (what's left- maybe 1 or 2 of you)

If you are none of these, please notify me using the "comments" button. And if you are one of these, still notify me using the "comments" button.

Esther, Matthew, and Monterey are in the family room having a D.S. party.

Mom, Dad, and I are in the office a Pride and Prejudice party (My Dad's Christmas present- the complete collection of Pride and Prejudice). We're watching a very modern (and hilarious) one.

Other news around the Haws House: Matthew's sick.

His symptoms: He's always very thirsty, very hot, very tired, and yesterday, when we were about to go to Jump on It, my Mom told him we weren't going and he said, "Okay."

Okay?!? You've been waiting for this for weeks now. Jump on It! And when it's canceled, you let it go with just an "Okay?" Where's the fight? Yeah, he's really sick.

What else haven't you heard? I went back to Physical Therapy and I have this lump in my neck that is beginning to hurt.

I got to see Daniel and Caleb yesterday! It's been awhile, and Christmas Eve seemed to be the prefect day for seeing them again.

Anything else?

I saw the Nutcracker the other day with Mom, Esther, Grandmom, Granddad, and Aunt Jennifer.

Now, the Nutcracker has become less of a dance and more of a musical for me. I will admit that I was kind of a waste of a ticket as I had my eyes closed half of the time. During intermission, I looked down into the pit and labeled all of the interments for Esther. There was the strings (cellos, violins, violas, harpist, basses), the brass (trumpet, trombone), the percussion (the drummers and the electrical piano, which was cheating because they used that instead of a choir in the snow fairies dance).

I think I've covered everything.

The movie's over and Esther and Dad are going sledding. Should I go with them? It's five and I'm still in my jammies. The new ones.

The Quote of Today is from my jammies.

Hasta luego! Love you guys! Merry Christmas!

Quote of Today: Life is good.

Funny, Part 2

What Guys do to Bug Girls (as boys voted in 2008)
-When they beat up on each other
-When they they brag
-When they are competitive
-When they have to win
-When they act cool
-When they think they're all that
-When they act all cocky
-When they always try to get all the attention
-When they call people names
-When they make fun of people
-When they call girls bad names
-When they get too close
-When they don't care about appearance
-When they act like they know everything
-When they act weird to attract a girl's attention
-When they don't show respect towards girls
-When they don't open doors for girls
-When they don't give you a jacket when you are cold
-When they don't ever compliment you (I just got an idea! See the next one)
-When there's two soft chairs and two girls in the room on hard chairs but they won't give it up
-When they see you holding a bunch of stuff but don't help you
-When they don't respect a girl's space
-When they only like "pretty" or "popular" girls
-When they have these cheesy pick up lines
-When they are so willing to hurt you
-When they stare at you
-When they ask who you like
-When they never make the first move
-When they expect girls to do everythin flirt with you when they have a girlfriend
-When they flirst with everyone
-When they only want action
-When they "check you out"
-When they look at you in a certain way
-When they touch or play with you hair
-When they refer to girls as "hot" or "sexy" or "chicks" or "babes"
-When they call you but don't pay attention to your conversations
-When they talk dirty
-When they are perves
-When they love video games and dumb electronics (I object to this one. I will add the next one)
-When they are obbsesed with video games (there. Much better)
-When they don't know how to carry on a conversation
-When they follow you around when they like you
-When they talk about sports nonstop
-When they blow up things and think it is fun (IT IS!!!)
-When they think they have big muscles when they don't
-When they treat you different when they're with their friends
-When they feel emarased around you
-When they stand in front of your locker and won't move no matter what
-When they pick their nose (didn't everybody give that up in second grade?)
-When they spit (or throw spit wads)
-When they have BO
-When they have bad breath
-When they talk with food in their mouth
-When they spend more time in the bathroom working on appearance than girls do
Ha, ha. The Quote of Today is something this kid in Math said to me.

Quote of Today: High five! Woah, your palms are really warm. Maybe it's because you're so hot.

Funny

So.
Here's something new- Janessa and Jamy introduced it to me. There was a "What boys do that bugs girls" that was even more hilarious, but they didn't have another copy. So...

What girls do that bug boys (as boys voted in 2008):
-When they talk too much (Ha, ha)
-When they never talk to me
-When they give you the silent treatment
-When they hold grudges
-When they pass notes
-When they text all the time
-When they don't address problems, usually making things worse
-When they tell secrets to each other when you're around
-When they keep pestering about a question they have
-When they expect people to know what they're thinking
-When they say they are fine when they are really not
-When they stay mad at you for a long time for no reason
-When they lie
-When they whine (a lot)
-When they fight over small things
-When they cry to get their way
-When they cut conversations short
-When they have their own language
-When they have their own inside jokes
-When they swear
-When they think that they're all that
-When they avoid you
-When they're drama queens
-When they say that they're fat
-When they wear too much makeup
-When they stare in the mirror
-When they worry about their hair
-When they compare themselves to others
-When they point out their flaws
-When they have no self confidence
-When they fish for compliments
-When they can't accept a compliment
-When they want to be surrounded by boys 24/7
-When they chase after boys before they are sixteen
-When they wear immodest clothing
-When they dress in ways that tempt boys
-When they wear low cut shirts
-When they use you to get to a friend
-When they are always flaunty
-When they are always flirty
-When they have a different boy every week
-When they like a boy but are scared to talk to them
-When they always notice your clothes
-When they play with their hair
-When they chew gum
-When they giggle
-When they are cry babies
-When they sing too much
-When they laugh that annoying laugh
-When they scream that high-pitched scream
-When they act dumb
-When they act ditsy
-When they go around in packs
-When they can't make a decision
-When they change their mind a lot
-When they are way emotional
-When they are holier than thou attitude
-When they have an obsession with things being clean
-When they are a perfectionist
-When they always have to be in control
-When they turn everyone against you when they are mad
-When they are mean to each other
-When they make fun of you
-When they gossip
-When they talk bad about other people
-When they spread rumors
-When they are rude
-When they are bratty
-When they are stuck-up
-When they fake in front of other people
-When they are mean just because they have had a bad day
-When they let little things get under their skin
-When they worry about unnecessary things
-When they hit you because you can't hit them back
-When they don't take responsibility for their actions
-When they think that everything is gross
-When they are hypocrites (before you go off saying that, I would like to point out...)
-When they think boys don't go through anything
-When they cost a lot of money
-When they are girly girls and won't do any sports
-When they hate the outdoors
-When they are too safe
-When they hate eating in front of guys
-When they act immature
-When they shop... constantly
-When they talk weird
-When they say "um" or "like" too much
-When they only talk about the mall
-When they only talk about cheerleading (that's totally not a sport, girls)
-When they have boy hair
-When they are Gothic
-When they are spastic

Funny!
Okay, now I'm going to give an email that I got from Jessi followed by an email from my mom:

9 Things I Hate About Everyone
1. People who point at their wrist while asking for the time.... I know where my watch is pal, where the heck is yours?
2. People who are willing to get off their bottom to search the entire room for the T.V. remote because they refuse to walk to the T.V. and change the channel manually.
3. When people say 'Oh you just want to have your cake and eat it too'. You got that right! What good is cake if you can't eat it?
4. When people say 'it's always the last place you look'. Of course it is. Why the heck would you keep looking after you've found it? Do people do this?
5. When people say while watching a film 'did you see that?'. No Loser, I paid $12 to come to the cinema and stare at the floor.
6. People who ask 'Can I ask you a question?'.... Didn't really give me a choice there, did ya sunshine? 7. When something is 'new and improved!' Which is it? If it's new, then there has never been anything before it. If it's an improvement, then there must have been something before it, couldn't be new.
8. When people say 'life is short'. What the heck?? Life is the longest thing anyone ever does!! What can you do that's longer?
9. When you are waiting for the bus and someone asks 'Has the bus come yet?'. If the bus came, would I still be standing here?

A Blonde's Year in Review
January:
Took new scarf back to store because it was too tight.
February:
Fired from pharmacy job for failing to print labels. Hello! Bottles won't fit in printer!
March:
Got really excited. Finished jigsaw puzzle in 6 months...the box said '2-4years!'
April:
Trapped on escalator for hours because the power went out!!!
May:
Tried to make Kool-Aid. They were the wrong instructions! 8 cups of water won't fit into those little packets!
June:
Tried to go water skiing. Couldn't find a lake with a slope.
July:
Lost breast stroke swimming competition.....learned later, the other swimmers cheated, they used their arms!!!
August:
Got locked out of my car in a rain storm..... car swamped because soft-top was open.
September:
The capital of California is 'C'.....isn't it ?
October:
Hate M & M's.....they are so hard to peel.
November:
Baked turkey for 4 1/2 days ... instructions said 1 hour per pound and I weigh 108!!
December:
Couldn't call 911 . 'duh'.....there's no 'eleven' button on the dumb phone!!!
THE BEST BLONDE JOKE OF THE YEAR - SO FAR:
A man was in his front yard mowing grass when his attractive blonde female neighbor came out of the house and went straight to the mailbox. She opened it then slammed it shut and stormed back in the house. A little later she came out of her house again went to the mail box and again, opened it, slammed it shut again. Angrily, back into the house she went. As the man was getting ready to edge the lawn, here she came out again,marched to the mail box, opened it and then slammed it closed harder than ever.
Puzzled by her actions the man asked her, "Is something wrong"
To which she replied, "There certainly is!"
Are you ready for this?
"My stupid computer keeps saying, 'You've go mail!'"

Hope you liked my jokes!
Ta-ta for now!

Quote of Today: A good friend is somebody who has heard your heart's song a million times and can sing it for you if you ever forget the words.

Debate

So.
Big news: today, in Speech and Debate, I debated this kid that is totally undefeated. We were just starting a new topic (gun control), and the odds were against me. 1) nobody wanted to be my partner, so I had to wait for Ryker (you may recognize him from the bus) because he was sick the days that we were researching online. Therefore, 2) he didn't have too much time to research and 3) I couldn't compare information with him (I had 42 pages. I'm so proud of myself). 4) We have to be able to support both sides, and then we do paper-scissors-rocks (as Mr. Stokoe says, except he's British and he has a cool accent to go along with it) to see what side we get. We lost and got the side that I didn't want: enforce gun control. It's the Second Amendment in the Constitution! I started my statement with this picture:

This picture is titled "Super Guns" and was taken in the Middle East, Iraq area. Did you know that this is only a very, very tiny fraction of the guns confiscated over there? And that the guns they have over there are nothing compared to all of the guns in America? This was my opening statement on "we should enforce gun control." And... wait for it... wait...
I won.
Yea, me! Yesterday, at Family Home Evening, Esther had us go around the family in a circle and say five things for which we are thankful. The Quote of Today is Matthew's response.

Quote of Today: I'm thankful for turkeys because you get to shoot 'em and kill 'em and eat 'em. I'm thankful for myself because I'm awesome, and I'm thankful for school and jobs because they're awesome, just not as awesome as me. So, yeah! Dad, your turn!

An Uneventful Sunday

So.
I know I shouldn't use this tone, but, guess what?!?
Esther broke her arm.
We're an awful family. Matthew got a loose tooth when fighting (sorry, playing) with cousins, and Esther broke her arm when fighting (sorry, once again I make the mistake of not calling it playing) with cousins.
We frosted sugar cookies today. That's always good fun.
The Quote of Today is Matthew's exact wording.
Hasta luego!

Quote of Today: My feets smell good. They smell like socks.

Par-Tay!

So.
This post is called "Par-Tay," but every time I put that into writing, everybody thinks I'm speaking French or something. I'm not, it's just a cool (and you know how I am, so cool) way to say party.
Today was a Friday, though I didn't realize that until fourth period, Speech and Debate. We are now doing a debate on whether the average American home should be allowed to carry guns or not. Pretty much, should Gun Control buckle down on its policies, or stay the same way? We have to support both sides, so no, I'm not going to say what side I'm on.
I just got done watching Ballet Shoes. That is the sweetest book, and a really good movie. They did a good job with it. There was a lot of crying, though.
I turned in Tidbits today to the Reflections program! Just another thing off my chest...
I would now like to address the people who thought it was funny to throw Captain Crunch at me (boys. Namely: Logan, Cameron, and Tyson) on the bus the other day. I had PE first period, and you don't know how many Captain Church pieces fell out of my shirt! Not funny, Mrs. Bitton and the bus driver both got so mad!
Tomorrow Cole and I are doing baptisms with the help of my dad. Aunt Jennifer found family names, which I think is so cool.
We may have to postpone that biking trip (again), Jessi. Sorry! Maybe next time!
I need a prompt for these things called posts. I use topics so fast. I need a new one.
Anyways, time for bed!
The Quote of Today is pretty funny. I dedicate this one to you, Kyra!
Buenos noches!

Quote of Today: Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It is already tomorrow in Australia.

Brace Yourself for the Most Random Post Ever...

Sorry, the last post was a little short.
So.
Today was an awesome B day, Kyra came over to my house to hang out (meaning, eat chocolate, play Skip-Bo, and chat), it's Tuesday, I saw Katie, Jessi's IMing me, this blog looks holidalicious, and we have new music. Overall, this has been an awesome day.
Right?
Right.
On Saturday, on the way to the Sonatina Festival, my Mom was given a ticket by Mr. McNaughton (yes, my English teacher's husband). We were late.
I didn't win my competition, but I think I did pretty good.
Other than that, I'm doing pretty good!
My favoritest song down there is My Christmas List. You really should listen to it.
I know that 24 isn't a Christmas song, but you guys, my fans, demanded otherwise. If you like it so much, buy it on iTunes! For only 99 cents!
Oh, great.
Now I sound like a television add.
On a better note, I counted 16 smiles on the bus!
The Quote of Today is pretty self explanatory.
Hasta Luego!

Quote of Today: We elves like to stick to the four main food groups; candy, candy canes, candy corn, and syrup.

Getting Ready for the Holidays

I was just doing my calendar, and, guess what? The holidays are approaching fast. Thus, the decoration and songs.
530 visits!
Hasta luego!

Quote of Today: Anyone who says sunshine makes you happy has never danced in the rain.

Make New Friends, but Keep the Old

So.
It's official. That's my new greeting.
I get to school today after counting 10 3/4 smiles on the bus (Tyson said that Janessa's smile looked like 3/4 of a smile, so that's where the 3/4 of a smile comes in) and everybody says, "Oh yeah! It's career day!"
Well, are you going to explain to me what Career Day is, or do you expect me to figure out on my own?
They made me figure it out on my own.
Career day is where all the eighth graders in the school skip first and second periods (my least favorite classes- science and US history) to have an assembly and visit a bunch of stations with speakers at them. Isn't this the life?
I saw Bailey in the halls, looking very sad, so I invited her to celebrate Career Day with Kyra, Katie, Jamy, Janessa, Dezzi, one of her friends and I. She did. At first it was fun, but then... I was kidnapped.
See, my first station wasn't exactly by choice.
Cosmetics.
Ugggh.
Paul Mitchell was there advertising their beauty school. You know me, right? I don't care about a stinkin' beauty school! I barely spend 10 minutes on my look every day, and now they want my to call it my life?
Uh-uh.
Second station: interesting. I get in to the therapy class, and I say, "I know everybody in here! Well except for you. Who are you?" (standard greeting to people I don't know).
"I'm Alejandro." It's coming back to me...
Wait a minute.
"You went to Central, right?"
"Hey. How do you know tha... Elizabeth!!!"
Yes, I did know this kid. He used to come to my house every morning. We would have some monkey bread and go to school together. It's a small world after all.
Third class: Firefighters and EMTs. I thought Matthew would be interested to what I would have to say (because I did learn quite a lot), but noooo! I'm too busy paying attention to my DS to hear about the firefighter class that you visited just for me, Lizzie!
Whatever.
Fourth (and final) station: Photography. This was by far my favorite. He was just enthusiastic. I like enthusiastic.
Other news:
It snowed!
I've had sooo many people ask for my work, so guess what? I made a whole website for my work to replace that-old-barely-able-to-hold-one-poem-inside-let-alone-all-of-these-41-other-pages-inside-oh-my-goodness-I'm-breaking-duct-tape-me-more-than-I-already-am-please-binder. Ouch.
The web address is 99lovebugs.webs.com, but there's a quick link to it on the sidebar. -->
Reflections is due November 14. Yes, to all those people who have been asking me, I am entering Tidbits.
I've just noticed that I tend to write a lot on this blog. Sorry, for those of you who don't like to read too much. I'll stop now.
The Quote of Today is from Matthew.
Hasta luego!

Quote of Today: My family rocks, but girls are hot.

To Be or Not to Be...

I'm scared.
1) Matthew's doing this hissing thing.
2) Obama or McCain?
I vote neither. They both could be better. If it were me, I'd write in Mitt Romney. But that's just me.
So.
Four days until the Sonatina Festival!
Today Kyra and I dragged Emily and David to the second stop, where we barely made the bus.
Matthew's tooth is still hanging on.
We now have 500 visits to my blog! Thanks, you guys (high-five)!
Sorry this post was so small. I have nothing to say. I'll give you an extra-long Halloween Quote of Today to make up for it.
Hasta luego!

Quote of Today: Every Halloween when the kids come home, dump all of the candy into the "hand-out bowl." Everybody will come to your house when they see that when you were giving out junk, you're now giving out the King Sized. An extra bonus; now you don't need to pay for the cavities to be filled!

Just Another Manic Monday

So.
Most of my posts start that way, don't they? They do! I always say, "So." That's always my first paragraph. Well, most of the time.
I just came home from piano, where Tara and I discussed my upcoming recitals and competitions. I am going to participate in the Sonatina Festival (competition), the Christmas Recital (recital), the Nineteenth Century Recital (recital), and the Baroque Festival (competition).
Anyways, I'm coming home and I see Cameron, David, Steven, and Daniel with their bikes at the first bus stop. At first, I thought What are they doing?
Girls, when you put one plus one together, it makes two. These are boys with their bikes. At a huge dip. They were at the top of the dip. And they were laughing. My second response was, They are going to kill each other! My third (and final) response was, Mom! Turn around! I want to see this!
I think they saw me laughing, though, because they never did it. They read my mind and turned to go home.
Just thought it was a fun little story of what happened to me today.
Reflections is coming up! I'm entering Tidbits. Except it will be called Silver Lining, as the topic is "Wow!" Tidbits really doesn't say "Wow!" to me.
Signing out! It's family night and we're going to Chili's with the pepper instead of the apostrophe!
The Quote of Today is getting to be very popular. Today, there are two quotes because I don't want to forget them. The first is from Robert Bloch, the second is from our own Bryce Johnson.

Quote of Today: The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on.

2nd Quote of Today: Class clowns are more successful in life.

Halloween!

Greetings, my many fans! They number to almost 500 visits! That's a lot!
So. I'm at school right now, so all of these pictures I don't have right now will be there shortly.
Matthew has a loose tooth, due to a fight between cousins. It is now wiggly to the point where he can push it back and you can see the gum underneath. Ew. I remember when I lost all of my teeth. I pulled eight of them out, one of them I swallowed. Losing my teeth was never an accident.
Cornbelly's as great. The corn maze was... fun... and long.
Physical Therapy has been moved from after school to before (and during) school. Yippee!
2nd term! Last term I had a 3.92 GPA. All A's and one B+, due to a test that was taken during the crash. :(
Sonatina Festival! Stay tuned, my piano competition is coming up. I'm playing Rondo Alla Turka, by Mozart. I'm in the advanced division this year, so this could get competitive!
Halloween was... mimeiful.
I was a mime! Pictures soon to come. Janessa was a hippie, so together we were peace and quiet. Ummmm... I mean, our costumes were peace and quiet. I never said I would be quiet.
I woke up ear ly in the morning for Therapy. I missed first period and half of second period, because after I was picked up from therapy, I went with my mom to Deerfeild to see the costume parade. Esther and Monterey were so cute! Esther was a Japanese teal dragon thing, and Monterey was one of those blow-up sumo wrestlers. It was pretty funny...
Remember sixth grade, when we had to do that? It was torture! That's why I felt so bad when I saw Matthew. He looked so uncomfortable!
School was a B-day, so that made things really great, and then we went to Omniture.
You've heard of Omniture, right?
Right.
Money.
Money!
MONEY!!!
SPEND SPEND SPEND!!!
Yeah. My Dad's department did their place as an enchanted forest. It looked so realistic!
Oh, did I mention the candy? The prizes? The people that knew me, but I didn't know them?
Yeah. Then I went to a Halloween party at Lizzy's. Janessa, Sadie B., Lizzy, and I were there. There was also, like, seven other girls there that I didn't know, but at one point or another during the night, they came up to me and said, "You're cool. Wanna be best friends?" I'm everybody's best friend. Sure! We did a scavenger hunt, a mummy wrap, and had food. This was the bomb of a party!
Overall, I had a great Hallowee. Thanks to everybody who made it special!
I now have two pet fish. At the begginging of this week, I had Tango and Beaker, but Mom killed them within eight hours. Now I have Zangie and Ribbons. Pictures coming soon...
See ya!

Quote of Today: An oncoming smile confuses a frown.

Saturday

I'm watching Nancy Drew right now. Anyways...
Today:
We went to the Witches Weekend thing at Gardener Village. We did a witch scavenger hunt. We had to find a frequent flying witch, a witch sailing in a boat, a witch on a bike, a witch sitting on a bench that wanted a hug, a hula hooper witch, a handcart witch, a chocolate loving witch, a witch on her cell phone, a cooking witch that wanted a kiss, three dancing witches, a really bad driver witch, a witch scared by a mouse, a witch who loves bugs, on and on. We had to find all of those before we could get a cookie. For those who were 12 and under. And yet I (being the charitable person I am) filled out Matthew's sheet so that he could get a cookie and I could not.
We walked around and saw all of the cute decorations and had a blast. Then we went to lunch.
At one point, before we had collected our cookies, we were on a bridge and Esther dropped her form into the river's edge where the reeds lie. Quaid (my cousin who was with us) ran to get it, couldn't reach, and so I stepped in. Everybody said, "No! Cole's about to come back from the candy shop. He can get it."
No way.
You guys know me- there is no way I am going to have a guy come in and do something I was already doing. When they said, "Don't do it, someone else is coming," I just do my work faster. That paper was pulled out before Cole could ask what was going on.
Cole had gotten us some great green rock candy sticks. Yum. Thanks, Cole!
Monday we're meeting up with these guys again to go to Cornbelly's for the David Archuleta (listen to his song, Crush. Gotta love it) shaped corn maze and other fun games.
Hasta luego!

Quote of Today: Hi. I think the principal wants to yell at me or something. How are you?

Bored. Bored. BORED!!!

I'm bored. I'm not sure if you're going to get much out of this post, so feel free to skip this post and move on to a new one.
You didn't do it, did you? You wouldn't be reading this right now if you had skipped over it. Why don't my fans ever listen to me?
Last night, I begged my mom for so long to let me call night games, but alas, I cannot.
I feel great this morning. I got to sleep in, and I'm going back to the Physical Therapist on Monday.
Hey, for the people who answer my polls, could you tell me who you are? That would be absolutely fantabulistic...
I'm bored. The Quote of Today is from Captain Jack Sparrow.
Signing out,
Lizzie

Quote of Today: I love opportunities! I like to wave at them as they pass by.

Google Me!

Woah! I just googled myself and I'm the first three results! Okay, I googled, "Lizzie Haws Utah," "Lizzie Haws," "Lizzie Haws Cedar Hills Utah," "Cedar Hills Utah [adding any post title I've done]" and on and on. I come up at least one time at the very top of the list, whether it's for this blog or my 99luvbugs.blogspot.com one (old news).
Oh, for those of you who have only just joined us as a regular viewer, which I know is a lot of you, look at my other posts.
Today, I went to the physical therapist, then went to hike the G with my family. Well, attempted. We found a trail and hit it with enthusiasm. Then we went the wrong way, and, well, yeah, we never made it to the G.
I finally watched The Ultimate Gift. It's so good. It's kind of like Charly (the best movie in movie history), where it's kind of sad all around. But I still love it.
I've added a couple of blogs to the list on the side. They're all really great blogs, I must say. Check them all out. Now. That's an order. -->
Fun.
The Quote of Today is from Matthew:

Quote of Today: Stop! You're getting on my nerds!

BYU Campus

So, last night, we went to BYU campus to do a scavenger hunt.
When I got there, everybody was doing this thing where you poke them without letting them poke you. Confused? Me too. Steven was winning. At one point, Tim fell back on the sidewalk. I heard something go, "Crack!" and I freaked out because I thought it was his head. It was his elbow, but still! Ouch! But he's a tough guy. He got up and played some more.
We hit the road. Kyra, Jessi, Bailey and I piled into Sister Hansen's car. I sat on my side of the car.
We got to the campus (it took awhile- we got a little lost) and hung out for awhile. I was laughing with some friends when my hat (bad hair day. This is when I need Janessa) was snatched off of my head. I turned around, and Tyson had showed up. I got the hat back, put my hands on my head, and swore to never move them. At one point, I did, and it was snatched again. Tyson, Cameron, and Steven played keepaway for a little while, until I (eventually) got it back. Then I played "It's my bench" with some people. I don't think I ever won; people would just sit on me.
When we got started, my group was Jessi, Cameron, Steven, Bryce, Josh, and Brother Thomas. We went to different places to get answers for questions. We got sooo lost! We eventually had A.J., a police officer, stick with us. We also left a note for Brother McKinley. We couldn't find his office, so Cameron knocked on this guys door. The guy came over and said, "What's your problem?" Grumpy...
When we got to the Creamery, everybody was already there. Steven gave this pre-rehearsed speech of where we had been. It was pretty good. We were running around the campus screaming like maniacs, and so we were arrested, until they realized this was our youth activity. It was pretty convincing!
I picked out some ice cream. On the way to drop some boys off by their car rides home, we played corners, and everybody was competitive. I was about to die!
When we dropped the boys off, we went to get a drink. Kyra wanted to go to McDonald's because she says they have the best water, but we decided on Wendy's. Sorry Kyra!
In the line, I asked the lady if I could have one little french fry. Bailey asked the same thing. She gave us the whole box for free! We ate those.
Who came up with this activity, deacons? It was a blast!
Today, I went to the physical therapist. Same stuff. This feels so much better!
This morning, after the physical therapy, Matthew, Monterey, Esther, and I all went on a bike ride along the canal- ending up all the way in PG. It was so great.
My mom just killed a huge black widow in our garage!
Jessi got a blog! Go to hunymuffin.blogspot.com!
Esther and Monterey are being so cute. They're making a lemonade stand with Kool-aide.
The Quote of Today is from... Mater! Like in Tow- Mater, but without the 'Ta!'

Quote of Today: Ya hurt your what?

Pysical Therapy

It feels sooo good! No, I'm dead serious. You. Need. To. Try. It. Seriously.
They measured me and found that it's not too bad, but it could be better. They gave me some shocks sent into my muscles, and an ultra sound. I'm not pregnant, they just use the same waves in this as they do to pregnant women. They also gave me a massage and some exercises to work on. They excused me from PE.
End of the term! Yea! I have pretty good grades. We now have a five-day weekend.
In school today, Mr. Brooks announced that we are going to write a school newspaper. I took the Teacher of the Year column and the Mona Lisa column. The Mona Lisa column was my idea. I'm just going to state the controversies of the Mona Lisa and support them. Fun, huh?
Tonight is combined Young Men's and Young Womens'. We're going to the BYU campus to do a scavenger hunt. No car crashes this time!
The Quote of Today today is from Jessi.

Quote of Today: The world is a miserable place. That's why I laugh- so I can pretend it's not a miserable place.

Those Pictures I Promised...

When my parents pulled up, this is what they saw. An Emergency room. You'd probably freak out if that's what you saw.

Waiting... sigh...
Us pulling up. It seemed like forever in that ambulance!

Richard pulling me out of the ambulance on my stretcher. I'm sooo glad they didn't get a picture of my face at this point...

Getting Janessa out of the ambulance...

Janessa still getting out of the ambulance...

Oh... sad... it makes me cry all over again to see how bad we cried Wednesday night!

The power of the victims... we formed a group on that terrible night.

How you see us now- happy and cheerful.

Wasn't that great, seeing all those... beautiful... pictures (shudder)? That is a fun thing to think about. So, Janessa and I are coming back to school tomorrow. Jessi already went back on Friday (good for her- that just proves what wimps we are). My Mom is going to call my pediatrician first thing in the morning. He wants to see me and check me out before he recommends me to a physical therapist. Did you know that if you have what I have, you're supposed to put hot things on it rather than cold stuff? You put cold stuff on swelling. Sister Hickey came over yesterday (we were at Janessa's house playing on a newly acquired Xbox 360) and gave Janessa and I rice bags. You put them around your sores and they work really well. I'm blabbering again, aren't I? Anyways, back to tomorrow.

It's going to be a B day! I absolutely love B days because I have:

B1: PE. My Mom is going to send me a note because I am in no state to run around right now. I'll probably just hang out in the girl's locker room with Janessa and Jessi while we talk about our boring weekend and Mrs. Bitton sits at her desk and pretends nothing is happening.

B2: English! Mrs. McNaughton! I love B2! We are reading The Witch of Blackbird Pond, and even though I read it in fifth grade I have to read it again.

B3: MATH!!! My favorite subject!!! Mr Fiack isn't all that fantabulistic, but I still take his class. Note to self: Talk to Mr. Fiack about more (and harder) homework.

B4: Creative Writing. If you think I would pass that class up, you are terribly wrong and you don't know me at all. Mr. Brooks is brilliant, and his class is way cool. We're doing a poetry unit right now. So far I've written... I've written... well, it's a lot more than 500 lines, okay? I actually have this class (as well as my B1 class) with Jessi and Janessa. Mr. Brooks says we're some of his favorites, we just need to quiet down. I dislike very much those words!

Hasta luego!

Quote of Today: People don't care how much you know unless they know how much you care.

Meet Lola!

Lola is a monkey. Everybody be nice to her. If she gets in the way, click on the banana, and she will go and eat it. Please tell me if she is a bother and I will have her trained.
I took my neck brace off this morning because it was hurting my teeth. It was forcing them to clench. Ouch.
Janessa wants me to put pictures on my blog. I will put the pictures of the accident on here very soon, and we're getting family pictures done on November 10th.
I AM SO MAD AT MYSELF BECAUSE I MISSED NATIONAL RIBBON DAY YESTERDAY!!!
For those of you who don't know, Katie and I come up with "National Holidays" every tenth day of the month. Yesterday was national ribbon day. I totally forgot. I'm so sorry, girls! I have no idea what November 10th will be.
Okay, guess what?!? Janessa and I are going together on Halloween for our costumes. She will be peace (a hippie), and I will be quiet (a mime). I hope you all know, however, that when I say we are peace and quiet, we will not walk around being peaceful and quiet all day, in fact, we will probably be anything but. Just so you're aware...
Janessa came over for the day yesterday (Friday) and I showed her Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End because she's never seen them before. My Disney character of all time is in those movies- Jack Sparrow. He is the reason I live and watch his movies! Johnny Depp is a genius. The Quote of Today is from him because I think it is appropriate.
Hasta Luego!
Lizzie

Quote of Today: What?!? I leave you guys alone for ten minutes and the world has gone to pieces!

Not Much To Say

I woke up to Sister Howell's hug. I hugged you back, Sister Howell! I appreciate your concern, and I want you to know I'm fine.
So, who missed me at school yesterday and today?
Don't answer that- I already know the answer. EVERYBODY!!!
So, who missed me the most at school yesterday and today?
I don't have more to say than what I said yesterday. Pain. Stiff. Bored. Blah. Blah. Blah.
I had to sleep with my neck brace on last night because it hurt so bad.
I changed my blog a bit. I hope you like it.
HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT: We now have over 245 views (last I checked). Thank you so much, my wonderful, beautiful viewers and fans.
Pictures of Wednesday night are soon to come, so be on the lookout for something ugly.
New Poll!!! Check it out and vote!
I'm almost positive I'm gonna be at church on Sunday and at school on Monday (though I will be checked out for a doctor's appointment and a physical therapist recommendation). But it walk around hunched over and wincing with every painful step and screaming out when I have to look anywhere but straight.
I need people to tell me your favorite songs so I can put them on here. Leave a comment and leave in a song or two in there somewhere.
I have a bunch of toothaches. I think I clenched my teeth down when we were hit.
Ciao!
Lizzie

Quote of Today: I've learned that if you read something that's intelligible gibberish, it was probably written by a lawyer. -Age 48

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Why I Was Absent From School Today

It's Wednesday night. Dark. It's eight-thirty. Late.
Jessi, Janessa and I crowded in the backseat in that order. Sister Oyler sat in front of Jessie. We were on our way home from Young Women's, where I had played the piano quite beautifully. Turning on to Jessi's street and playing Truth, Truth or Truth, I heard Sister Oyler gasp.
You know how people say it all goes so slow, like a movie in slow motion? Seconds after I heard her gasp, I had been jerked forward. I heard the crash much later. The pain came even later than that.
The driver that had hit us going at fifty miles per hour, never slowing down. She had hit the car right where I was sitting. Totaled the car.
I was bawling. Tears came faster then my hands, which were reaching for my door. It wouldn't open. A man came to Sister Oyler and asked her to talk o the police on the phone, because he didn't know where we were. The police got there before I could even ask what was going on. A firefighter helped me out of the car and helped me to the side of the road, by Jessi, Sister Oyler, and Janessa. We all had mascara dripping down our faces.
People draped blankets across our backs.
They asked us questions like "Who's the president of the United States right now?" or "What's the date today?" Each question was answered correctly. They started to ask us what hurt. I said my head, neck, and lower back. They gave me a neck brace and duct-taped me to a stretcher. My Mom came right around then.
They shipped me off to the ER in the ambulance. Janessa (who was in the ambulance, too) held my hand as we cried and cried. They took our blood pressure and oxygen level while trying to make us laugh.
The ER was very interesting. The doctors were nice. Sister Oyler came in to the bed next to me, as Janessa was already on the other side. We got home at one in the morning.
They told me to wear a neck brace, so that's what this ugly thing around my neck is.
My new friendship bracelet is a hospital band.
Today, the phone was running off the hook. Thank you to everybody!
I went to Jessi's house with Janessa and we made cookie dough for Sister Oyler. Later, Jessi and I delivered them.
Gotta take a nap!
The Quote of Today today is a conversation between Janessa and I in the ambulance last night.

Quote of Today: [Janessa] "At least this is a good story to tell our kids someday."
[Lizzie] "If we live to have kids!"

Nine Quotes to Make Up for My Absence

Here I am, munching on peanut butter apples, thinking, blog. Blog. BLOG!!!

So.

This post goes on forever. I hope you like to read!

Friday, August the 29, was Janessa's birthday. We skipped school (with permission) and went to the Timpanogas Storytelling Festival from 8:30 AM to 11:45 PM. I was an absolute blast! My favorite was Carmen Deedy. I bought one of her CDs and Sister James got it signed. It said, "To my buddy Elizabeth. From, Carmen Deedy, 2008."

To my buddy. MY BUDDY!!!

I gave Janessa thirteen lipglosses with matching candies. For instance, M&M's lipgloss went to a package of M&M's. My Mom and I (the geniuses of this idea) are both great with gifts.

We woke up the next morning and went (again) and went at 8:30 AM. It never got old. But it was on this night that... it... happened.

I started breathing funny. Thinking I just needed a drink, I headed for the ladies room. I bent down to get in a sip...

...but not before glancing at myself in the mirror.

If you can imagine a bright red, basketball-sized grape with tiny beads of sweat glistening near the "forehead" atop my pale shoulders, you know the beauty of what I saw in the mirror.

It was as beautiful as the homework assignment I just filled out. It's gonna get an A+ for sure!

It was an allergic reaction and I'm still flipping out about it.

No coincidence.

Matthew came down with an allergic reaction last week, too. My Mom is taking us all to get allergy strip tests done. (help me!)

And then...

If you forgot, then, uh, no biggie, just WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?!?

My birthday was on September ninth.

Kneaders... a B day... Spicy creamy chicken chip soup...digital camera... locker decorated... lava lamp... polka dot socks day... all in all, one great day.

I submitted Tidbits (for all of you newcomers, that is my composition that was accepted to be published in Art City Music Academy's big 2008 composition book) and Tara loved it!

Today I went and ran a 5k with Dad.

I'm reading The Lightning Thief for the nine million and ninth time. SOOOOOO GOOD!

I revised my music on this blog today. Do you like it? Of course you do. Everyone knows I have great taste.

Now for the nine Quotes of Today to make up for my absence. First, I'll tell you where I got them:

1. One day, while I was doing research for my Science Fair Project (all of you procrastinators, come talk to me and... we'll have something to talk about) and I stumbled upon a site where you can write about your science project and have others give their opinion. Well, there was this one kid who wrote in and said, "My science teacher assigned our science project over a month ago. It's due tomorrow morning and I need something before my bedtime, which is in an hour! What happens to bread when it's left out for, like, forever?!?" So the science teacher wrote in and commented. He said stuff like, "The whole point of a science fair project is to learn!" (I like this guy!) So, I got this quote from that comment.

2. Okay, so, I had these goldfishie crackers this one day, and David saw them. Quote number two is his response (This was awhile ago. Someone please tell me if I got it wrong because I love it and don't want to get it wrong). I know Goldfish said something like this, but this is a lot better.

3. The new version of The Wheels on the Bus.

4. I get this one from a birthday card. It's so true to life!

5. One of my favorite road trip games is, "Slogans." It's where you drive through town looking at every slogan and you find the best one. This one is from Small J's Hardware Company.

6. From Mrs. McNaughton's poster. Check it out sometime at school.

7. Janessa made me swear on my life that I would quote her brother Andrew because he's funny. This is the only quote I have to give from him and I hate it. I hope no other nerd (like me) is ever caught saying this... by force. I'll do it tiny to weaken this guilty feeling.

8. Janessa and I were watching Sons of Provo yesterday and this is what Will says on the title scene page.

9. Last one. This is from one of the storytellers at the Festival.

Nine Quotes to Make Up for My Absence:

1. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, but do it yourself. Don't just buy the stuff labeled, 'From concentrate' and sell it off as freshly squeezed.

2. Goldfish?!? That's my favorite snack that smiles back!

3. The driver on the bus says, "Be quiet Lizzie!"

"Be quiet Lizzie!"

"Be quiet Lizzie!"

The driver on the bus says, "Be quiet Lizzie,"all through Cedar Hills.

4. When I was younger, I could remember everything. Even the things that hadn't happened.

5. We sell small tools!

6. Somedays you are the pigeon and somedays you are the statue.

7. The only reason they give me a D- is so they don't have to teach me again next year.

8. Welcome to Sons of Provo: The Movie. I sing it three times.

9. Y'all might be pretty. Hehe. But y'all are gonna die someday. Me? It's a gift from God. And I don't die, do ya hear?

Friends

My parents claim that I'm a good friend. Here's my "friend policy:"
A good friend is a friend that you can goof off with but they're not considered your best friend because you only see them every so often or you spend a lot more time with other people.
A boyfriend or a girlfriend is a boy or girl you have a crush on. I don't have any of these.
A galfriend is a best friend that's a girl. I have sooo many of these it's hard to keep track (but, their being my best friend, I have to).
A guyfriend is a very good friend that's a boy. I don't have too many of these, just (pretty much) the boys in our ward. There's maybe one or two others.
Isn't that a good list? Now, on to what my week has been like:
School, school, school. This is absolute ecstasy! Yesterday was the ward campout. Sadie B., Sadie J., and Janessa dragged me along with them to go check out "cute guys" in the pavilion below where our ward was. Someone still needs to tell me where "cute" came in. We ate, and then we watched skits. My Mom was in a skit where she had a huge purple wig (I measured it- almost two feet tall!!!) on and a dress and smothered lipstick on. My Dad sang in a barbershop quartet to Brightly Beems the Fathers Mercy. The bishopric did a magic act. The bishop made a penny disappear inside a shmushed up banana- in the backside pocket of his pants! It was really quite amazing to everyone (except his wife, who now has to clean that back pocket). Then Micheal (David's brother) played some of his compositions on the guitar. I am buying his album!
Speaking of compositions, I'm entering Tidbits into my piano academy's composition book. Tidbits Too is currently undergoing revision.
Also speaking of compositions, ask Tyson about the great music he has on his iPod. Right after I buy Micheal's new album, I'm buying Tyson's. Great stuff!
Then we set up our tent and got ready for bed. Tyson, Sadie J., Janessa, Taylor, Bryce (am I forgetting anyone?), and me played Imagineiff, where Tyson and me cheated and put down the same card every time. We didn't win, but we didn't lose. Actually, we came in tied for second, behind Janessa, who knew what she was doing. Then Tyson, Taylor and me teamed up for Phase Ten. We won, of course.
Speaking of Phase Ten, Katie came over today. We had ice cream, played Phase Ten, and then worked on her blog before starting to watch Nim's Island. I love her.
I've decided to try out for the school's production of Romeo and Juliet. Wish me luck! I'll need it.

Quote of Today: Thou shalt not whine.

School!!!!!!!!! (Nine Exclamation Points)

So...
I walk into school and start walking towards my locker, 276 (It's at the very corner of school- a dark blue one), and I see two boys walking in the same direction. I recognized them as two new boys in my ward, Cameron and David. They're pretty fun and I decided to talk to them. But I don't' just talk to them. I have to make an entrance.
Surprised? Come on! You should know me by now.
Naturally, I have to place myself right in between them and say, "Hey, guys! Are you excited? I am!" Naturally, they greeted me and said, "Yeah, we're excited. Can you help us find our locker? It's number 277." Well, duh. It's, like, right next to mine! So, I show them where it is and we all have a good time.
A1: Science with Mr. Woolley is so cool! He's fun to have. We had a couple of assignments, and got to know each other more in our class. Doesn't that sound like something we all want to do absolutely everyday? He has a lizard named Bob, who fell over dead in the middle of class. I guess it wasn't actually dead, but just fallen over with limbs straight out in front of him whilst he was staying perfectly still. How does a lizard named Bob pull that off? Don't ask me...
My A2 period was spent with Mrs. McFarlane- she said we can call her Mrs. Mack. Which do you prefer? The whole period was spent with us "telling about ourselves." More like "telling about how you're 'related' to famous people."
Seriously.
People spent their time telling about how their granddad knew a man whose cousin was married to the sister of Vanessa Hudgens or something like that. Isn't that something?
A3- Spanish. No comment. Live in fear that I didn't say it was good or bad.
A4- SPEECH AND DEBATE!!! Awesome as Mr. Stokoe himself.
Gotta go. I'm lovin' school so far!

Quote of Today: A smile confuses an approaching frown.

Somedays (continued...)

There is a little confusion downstairs right now.
I'm upstairs, safe, but hiding.
First you must know that there are three (famous) squirrels in our backyard. There are probably more of them, we just recognize three of them. Matthew named the biggest one with white spot all over it Stoner. Esther named the middle one with a long tail and white chest Princess. I named the tiniest one that always gets picked on Fifi. They all sound like the person who named them, right? But now Matthew thinks that he can re-name them all. Princess's new name will be Rocky, and Fifi's will be some odd name like Teryous that I can't pronounce.
Arrgh.
Today, I taught the Sunday School Lesson. My class was so awful that we didn't even get through the first tab. It was those boys...
I am so excited for school tomorrow. We are going to my Grandparent's house for a fashion show and dinner. Tonight, I'll set my alarm and put my clothes out early. My Mom's driving me in the morning. It's an A Day...
Who wants to hear about my birthday plans? Since it'll be on a Tuesday, my Dad can't come to dinner, so I have invited him to a special breakfast, just the two of us. We'll probably go to Kneaders or something. I thought that would be pretty cool. Then I'll go to school. When I come home, I'll do homework, play a bit, practice piano, grab a snack- stuff like that. I haven't decided what dinner will be yet, but it'll be good. Dessert will be a cherry cobbler, and if Esther accepts my favor, homemade ice cream. I'm thinking I'll invite over extended family for that. I'll probably have a friend party, too.
I'm excited for Back-to-school shopping. It is the best day of the year, and I want to go to this place where you can have rattlesnake meat and stuff if you ask for it. You bet I will.
The Quote of Today has gotten a bit famous. Janessa uses my quotes all the time. Today it's just my favorite Article of Faith, though. Hopefully you'll recognize it. I quoted it all from memory. I'll have you know that all my quotes are from memory.
Ta-ta for now...

Quote of Today: We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of the ten tribes. That Zion, the new Jerusalem, will be built upon the American continent. That Christ will reign personally upon the Earth and that the Earth will be renewed and receive its paradisaical glory.

Somedays

"Somedays are Sundays when on Sundays we have Sundaes and Somedays we have regular ice cream," one old man once said. It's true. Today is a Sunday. How are you celebrating? I'm going to my grandparent's house.
Seven Peaks was great. I bought a large bowl of french fries for my family and they said, "We love this! Go back to the store which is all the way at the other side of the Park and get us three more large bowls of fries and four sodas and a ton of fry sauce That nobody except my Mom likes (bless her dear heart). When they gave me everything I totally freaked out. I couldn't carry all that! It was at that exact moment of my desperate need, I saw an old friend, Sadie, who saved me.
After that, we (Sadie and I), ran around like some freaks that are dying in a pool of lemon juice. It was pretty fun. We got stuck on the toilet bowl ride and we ran around hugging random lifegaurds that weren't smiling (all girls, of course), we went down the Cave In an awful lot, blah, blah, blah. Afterwards we went to her house for a couple of hours with pizza and Penelope. It was a lot of fun.
Yesterday, Mom and I went shopping for school supplies. We got two binders- a cute pink one for A-Days and a cute blue one for B-Days, we grabbed some stuff for my locker, pens, pencils, a cute planner, some folders, lead, jeans, personal stuff, ect. ect. We also went to Barrbicoa and ate a yummy lunch and picked up some some books for Esther. I had soooo much fun with my Mom. That is the best day of the year- back to school clothes shopping.
I would like to thank my many fans out there who read my blog- Mom, Adam, Esther, Daryl, Janessa... If I've missed you, you're going to have to tell me because I am at a great loss.
I always keep my promises- here's a quote from Matthew.

Quote of Today: America is where we take off our shirts and sing songs!

My Lucky Number

CEDAR HILLS, UT- Crisis is in the air... and the big question is theater or theatre? The world is dying to know. I personally prefer the term theatre. It gives the subject a certain flourish. Theater. Theatre. Theatre. Theatre. Theatre. Theatre. It's easier to type, too. The "t" and the "r" and the "e" are all in order. tre tre. Theatre is much better. Vote now! --> Now that that's all decided, my dear fans, I must give you a firm update of what is happening in the life of Lizzie. First of all, I have discovered the Blog Visitor Counter. It is purple and cute. It is probably a million visit counts behind schedule because I got it a little late (right?), but I like it.

The sunset outside right now is just gorgeous. If I described it thoroughly, I would be up all night, but I'll do my best. It closely resembles a fruit smoothie, with a blood red at the bottom that moves between a orange creamcicle, a dandelion shade, a mint green, a distressed aqua, and a massive extent of blue- just blue for ages on. It never seems to stop sinking, sinking until the blueness catches up with it and swallows it up and it all becomes blue.

Blue. Pure blueness.
Did I do pretty good?

Of course I did. This is Lizzie we're talking about.
I just got back from babysitting the cutest family in my grandparent's ward. One was named Matthew, he acted the same, and he was about five. Weird.

He was very cute, too.

Tomorrow I got to Seven Peaks with my family tomorrow. "I'm so exciting," as Matthew (my brother Matthew) would say.

I love him. I should quote him sometime.

My birthday is coming up. September ninth! Okay people, you ready for this?

My lucky number is nine because my birthday is 9/9/95, because my name has nine letters in it, because I will be in ninth grade in a year, because I am the ninth girl cousin in my family, because I live in the ninth house on my street, because I have had nine blogs, because my fortune cookies always say it, and because this blog entree has had "becauses" in it. And now you're probably counting. I already did- nine times. In celebration, I shall point out nine amazing wonders in this world God has given us. Sorry about the spacing- I wanted it to be well blocked, but nine pictures is more than blogger could handle.

Quote of Today: When I was younger, I used to remember everything. Even the things that hadn't even happened.

School!

Who's excited for school?
I am! Learnig! Library! Friends! Fun! Responsibility! Writing!
I go to Mountain Ridge Jr. High School, and this year... I'M AN EIGHTH GRADER!!! Here's my schedule...

Semester One
A1- Science
A2- US History
A3- Spanish
A4- Speech and Debate
B1- PE
B2- English
B3- Algebra
B4- Creative Writing

Semester Two
A1- Science
A2- US History
A3- Spanish
A4- Musical Theatre
B1- Keyboarding
B2- English
B3- Algebra
B4- Health

I think I'm most excited about my Musical Theatre, Speech and Debate, and Creative Writing classes. I love those subjects. I'm kind of bummed that I can't have Humanities this year- I really liked that class last year. Keyboarding is something I really need. Then maybe I can type my blog entrees faster.

Quote of Today: "I will not go to school today,"
Insisted Sarah Sue.
"And mother, if you make me,
I will eat a worm or two."

"Like these?" asked her mother.
"They're the juiciest I could find."
"I'm off to school!" said Sarah Sue.
"For I have changed my mind!"

Summer Camp

I seem to always work on my blog while watching a show. I'm watching Star Wars right now.
Today was the very last summer camp. We did a mission because the theme is EJ Detective Agency. I was up until 3 in the morning making t-shirts for it, and I felt so bad because my family stayed up helping me- my Dad, who hadn't gone to sleep until 3 the night before, my Aunt Karen, who was sick, and my Mom, who does everything for me. I love them all sooooo much.
I decided it would be nice if I made an EJ T-shirt for Lizzy and Emily (I hereby dub them lifesavers), and it was so late and I was so tired that Lizzy's shirt was made upside down on accident. I feel so bad, but she didn't mind so much. I'm sorry, Lizzy. I love you!
Summer camp is over! We just have our Super Summer Late Night tomorrow and it's be over for another year. Hooray!

Quote of Today: Happy days.

Home Alone 4: Boredom (continued...)

Good afternoon!
Voice lessons went good. Brother Babbage is so awesome!
If you had taken my advice to view Esther's blog, you would know where I probably am right now. I'm not going to tell you- how about you figure out for yourself! "It's too much," you say. "Too hard and takes so much effort that I don't have!" Well, I've taken the liberty of putting Esther's blog link on the sidebar -->
Check. It. Out. Now.
I'm watching Spirit right now. I've caught three mistakes already, and I'm at the part where Spirit is Being born. Seriously. You guys trust me, right?
After this, we're going to my Dad's school dinner. I'm starved, because my Cup-o-Noodles is all out. But you already knew that, right? Right.
I'm tired.
I'm thinking what chocolate must feel thinking when it's melting. "What's next?" Nothing, that's what. More of Spirit, that's what.
I'm dead.
I got the Quote of Today from this green flashy sign by a white door.

Quote of Today: EXIT

Home Alone 4: Boredom

Yesterday, I spent awhile helping Esther make a blog. I had her create a post while I surprised her by finding her a pyzam background, a music playlist, my Dad's YouTube video, and edited her profile. I thought everything I got for her reminded me of her. Does that make any sense?!?
Anyways, it's 22dancers.blogspot.com. Kinda like mine, except it expresses her and not... me.
You also need to visit my cousin Adam's blog, awesomeadam.blogspot.com. It's very neat.
I'm the main character in Home Alone 4: Boredom right now. My family left me alone for two hours while they go to the movie theatre and I make sure I'm on time for my music lesson. As much fun as it sounds, I'd rather be going to that movie (which is TMNT).
I"M DYING WITHOUT MY CUP-O-NOODLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Normally, when I'm home alone, I eat cup-o-noodles. It cheers me up. But we're all out. :`( Speaking of things I want, but can't have- my Mom says she's changed her mind about Twilight. I can't read it anymore. I guess things are better that way, though. I already know all the endings, right guys?
The Quote of Today is from the sad-looking Goldfish bowl I'm eating out of right now. It's very pathetic...

Quote of Today: Help Finn through the maze so he can play with his friends!

Fun

Matthew, Esther, Audrey (my cousin) watching Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back right now. Yea me, as my cousin Adam would say.
Today was EJ Super Summer Camp. It was so crazy! Thursday should be even more kaiotic (how do you spell that?), with 30 kids and all. I couldn't get a hold of Emily, so I asked Lizzy if she could help. She said yes- she is such a life saver. She's also introduced me to the artist Cascada (see below, at my music playlist). I love Cascada!
I'm so excited for school!

Quote of Today: Laughter is letting your smile talk.

Poetry

Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
It'll be a crazy week,
Is yours busy, too?
My family is over,
My cousins Adam,
Audrey, and Claire,
EJ will be wild,
With 30 kids to spare!
I've written a piano piece,
And played it for a crowd,
I got some compliments,
Thought I thought it was loud.
My aunt has been married,
My second cousin's been blessed,
I've made a new blog,
And all of the rest!
Breaking Dawn has been discovered,
Though I cannot take a peek,
I’m eating M&M’s,
Though I need to get some sleep!

I'm sorry about my sudden outburst in poetry. As you can tell though, I'm busy lately. Actually, I've been busy all summer long. I haven't stopped long enough to get bored. Next week, however, will be very boring. I have absolutely nothing. It's not everyday I use that word.
Yesterday I went to my Dad's company party- Omniture. It is so sweet! They had a rock-paper-scissors contest. A little six year old won and got a $5,000 trip to wherever in the world she wanted to go. She said she wanted to go to Mexico. They also had a ton of cool rides and prizes and giveaways and things. Sorry for the run-on. Later!

Quote of Today: I believe.