Everything's (mostly) Good

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So, I'm getting a horse. She's really cool, and cheap! only $500! AND she might be pregnant. Cool, huh? And today Mom and I are going to see a horse possibility for her...which will be pretty awesome. When I say "for her" I mean for my Mom. Just so you know.

Oh, yeah, and VBS is ending today. HOORAY! Don't get me wrong, little kids are...bearable. But bearing with eight of them for five days, well, it's a little tough. Although the kids seem to be having fun. I had to act as Pharoah one day, and we were acting out nine of the ten plagues. At one point they got to stick smiley-face boils on me while I was "sleeping". Let's just say that was an "interesting" experience.

Philip had his big dance performance at the County Fair yesterday. He was doing cultural dances with the other teens in his group. He did...well...it was funny, let's just say that. He didn't do really bad or anything. He's only been dancing for a few months anyway, and he's not naturally coordinated. Anyway, that was fun.

Mikey's getting baptized today! Yay, good for him. At least I'm pretty sure it's today. Anyway, yeah, good for him!

Dad wants me to write a book over this summer. To give me something to do. Thing is, I have no ideas. So, if you have an idea, it may spark some part of my imagination, so even if I do not use that particular idea, it may help, so please comment on this with your spectacular ideas. Or your not-so-good ideas.

TaTa!

BUSY BUSY BUSY

Well, sorry for not posting at ALL since April. But so much has been happening. Much of which I will not tell the general public of the internet. I will simply tell you the current news, to keep it simple.

I've graduated! I'm officially a freshman now, which I must say is actually pretty cool. Just knowing that, yeah, I'm in high school now, changes everything. Well, not everything. But most everything. Ahh, the pleasures of summer.

Speaking of summer pleasures, the first day of summer, I got sick. I still am sick, as a matter of fact, as thursday was graduation. And now if you have read this far, I'm afraid I must ask you to look away from your screen, for the description of this nasty sickness is not pleasant in any way. My ears feel like there are earwigs of fire burrowing through my ear canals. EEWW. And every time I swallow, I feel like I'm trying to swallow a tonsil. Not pleasant.

And you may now return to your screen.

*sigh*, what's wrong with me?

Well, the horse I like is still for sale, but I have found another horse that I like a lot, and now I'm in a bit of a turmoil. You see, even though this gorgeous young mare does not at all look pregnant in these pictures, she is. Pregnant. Anyway, this is just wonderful. 2 for the price of 1!! So even though this mare, of whom nobody knows if she is trained or not, is at the top of our price range at $700, it's a really good deal. She's due in the fall, so this is probably why she isn't plump yet. This is fantastic. A foal! WOW. What fun! And did I mention how absolutely stunning this horse is? Well, you can probably see that for yourself.

Still, nobody knows if she is trained or not, and I guess the owners don't have the time to check. And I want to get into jumping, and there is nothing on the website about her being a jumper. So I just don't know if she is better than a cheaper, well trained horse that can jump, like my other favorite, Riley O'Connor. I don't even know this mare's name, but that's probably a good thing, because all my favorite horses have the weirdest names.

But seriously, what's wrong with me? Why can't I just pick one favorite and actually BUY it? *sigh*

Well ta ta for now!

oh and if you want to see the pictures without them being cut off, go to www.lewisranch.com and click on the for sale section. She's the first one listed.

I'm sooo hooked

WOOT I am sooo hooked, Larissa and Andrea!!! Kyler you probably do not care in the least!!!

I.
Went.
Thrift.
Shopping.

For like the first time ever! I mean Crossroads is great, like obscenely great, but it's not exactly a thrift store. I've never realized how absolutely great the feeling of holding a 12 dollar Abercrombie and Fitch jacket vest is before now. *insert angel choir singing "hallelujah"*

Of course Shelby had to take the jacket vest. O well, probably looks better on her anyway.

But I did get a 3 dollar belt of way coolness, and some awesome victorian ish retro ish shoes of pure awesome, so I'm happy.

HALLELUJAH!!!!

*whew*

Well, the horse I like is still for sale...this is a good sign. Or at least, the ad's still up, which doesn't necessarily mean it's still for sale...

Anyway, just relieved about that. For another subject, I'm going to go to Philip's talent show soon, which is...cool? I'm not really sure as I've never been to a talent show before. Don't freak out, I know what goes on in talent shows (although the way I just worded that made it sound like something bad goes on at talent shows...), so I'm not completely deprived, you know, of...talent show...ness...anyhow, Philip is composing a song on the stage, which no doubt has to be interesting. The only other thing I know about it is that there will be a comedy routine as well, done by some other guy. Well. This will be fun.

My Spring Break is almost over, and I feel a distinct lack of satisfaction. I did accomplish my goal of doing nothing, although yesterday I painted a...painting. (what else would I paint?) But now I wish this had not been my ultimate goal, because of the UTTER BOREDOM I have felt over this week. It makes me want to break 57 pencils in half with my bare hands. Hmmmm...that is a terrible idea...hhhmmmmmm....I should definitely try that!! Yea!!!!!

Ridiculous Superstition

I have come to the realization that keeping things from the internet, such as not posting anything about any available equines, is just a ridiculous superstition. You see, every time I post something I want up here - houses, horses, and the like - They are sold quite quickly and we don't get the chance to try for them. But this is all a matter of chance. It would've happened even if I didn't post about it. Soooo - here is my new target.

As you can see, the horse pictured above is gorgeous. Simply fantastic. He is pictured during different points of his training - desensitizing, riding, and leading. Actually, to be exact, he has never been ridden, only sat on. He has been led with a mannequin on his back, and has had people sit on him, but no actual riding. Which is more spectacular than you might think, at least for me, anyway. You see, to keep my interest in riding, for me I need to feel sort of obligated to do it. With this horse, I would need to ride to finish his training. He naturally jumps 4 feet easily, which is really good considering he was never trained particularly for jumping. He is like Theodore O'Connor, he is the same size, and jumps very well. 14.1 hands high, the perfect height. He is a mustang with a whole lot of Spanish influence, as you can tell by the pictures. It's obvious. His ad says he can canter at the pace of a normal horse's walk! This shows great collection, and also he has a nice smooth gait, something my current horse is definitely lacking in.

Now for the price...only $500!!!!!!!!!!!! Can you believe it? Unheard of amazing. His name is Riley O'Connor, obviously named for his role model, Teddy O'Connor. I guess it's an OK name. Better than Elmer.

Everybody, keep your fingers crossed for me, that this post doesn't ruin my chances of getting him...bye now!

*sigh* Sorry about the horse's head that is cut off in the one picture...not literally cut off of course...Just, sorry, I couldn't fix it...

*audible sigh*

At last, the wonders of spring break...short enough so you don't completely forget everything about schoolwork, but long enough to be thoroughly enjoyable. So far I have managed to do absolutely nothing, which, of course, is my ultimate goal, although I did do quite a bit of tanning on Friday with my friends. This hardly counts as doing something, however, because tanning consists of laying around on a towel in a swimsuit, listening to music and pouring coca-cola on yourself as a sort of tanning solution. I'm not sure if that was effective or not, considering I also used A LOT of ordinary tanning oil, but whether it worked or not is really not the point. I've made my way through several books already, one of them really very big.

Anyhoo, I am NOT going to mention anything particularly wonderful that I have found, because it seems that every time I DO put something up on here about a certain obtainable equine, it is sold the next moment, or something ridiculous of that sort. So, this time, I am going to be quite certain not to give anyone any reason to think I have found the perfect, er, object, to buy. Because obviously I haven't. So.

To Alex, if you are reading this, as I so clearly advised, if this isn't entertaining enough, then go to Kyler's blog. It's much, much worse.

Anyway, to all you alls on vacation, isn't it so GREAT???? And to everyone else, HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!

PHOTOBOOTH

So, these are some pics from the photobooth at the creepy bowling place from last night. I am the girl (duh) the little guy is Mikey, And the smile that shows in, like, three of the pics is Philip. Nick was in the booth too, but somehow managed to not be in any of the pictures. Hmmm...

Anyhow, last night was interesting...first of all, my family went to Nick's house (I say Nick's house because I know him probably the best of their whole family) and ate dinner, then went bowling at like 1 something in the morning, then we went back to their house and watched a movie, left, got home at 1:50, went to bed at 2:00.

And it was not exactly super great because I was the only girl bowling in our little group, so I had the lowest score both times we played. And the place we were at was creepy, with a whole bunch of drunk people and, well, creepy stuff. Well anyhoo, hope you enjoy the pics, especially cuz they are the first pics of ME that I have put up here, so you all had BETTER like them.

Kyler

So now Kyler has his own blog, which is...er...mightily interesting. Maybe it actually will be good once I show him how to make another post. Lol. It's at http://crazyitalianboy.blogspot.com so you should reaally check it out because I'm sure it will soon be hilarious. That's all.

aw, fudge

Well wouldn't you know it. Just my luck. Of all the things that could happen...

*sigh*

That gorgeous, perfect horsey was sold a whole day before I even knew about him. We were just too late. On the up side, Mom said she wants to get me a horse before summer...and summer's coming up pretty fast! So yah, I'm very excited about that.

And for Kyler, Larissa and Andrea...I have some very INTERESTING news, well, not really NEWS per se, but it is interesting. So email me, because I'm not exactly wanting to put it up all over the internet. It's not that bad, I'm just a little bit more private a person than...you know...other people...

Anyway, sorry for the super short blog, just had to share the news. YIPDAMINIKAHONEYGAZUMPTAYBUMPTAYBOOMPTAYLAAOOOAAOOO!!!! lol, and nobody can say it. I wish I could put a recording up of myself saying this...

YIPPEEE!!!!!

Today has been a memorable day so far. Firstly, I have found the horse of my dreams which, amazingly enough, looks almost exactly like my current horse, though about 21 or so years younger. As you can see, he is WELL TRAINED, and only 4 years old, so that is like, a definite plus. He is 14.2, the same size as Debbie (his way older twin) and this measurement is in Hands, so for all you non-horsepeople, a hand is 4 inches. Anyway, this is the perfect size. Not too big for us short people; not too short for when we get taller. He would look absolutely fantastic on the trail with Debbie right beside him. Plus, he is a gelding, which is just great in every way. The only downside? His name is Elmer. Whatever. We'd just change it.

Actually there is another downside, which is he lives in Apple Valley, which would be a long drive to our place, but if we borrow our friends' trailer, that should be ok. The biggest deal is the price: 600 dollars. No kidding, $600. I'm thinking this has to be a typo, that he's really 6,000 dollars, but he has no registration papers (like I care) so that could affect the price, I suppose. YIPPEEE!!!!!

And I rode Debbie today, which I haven't done in a while due to her hoof issues, but it went fine, so that's all good. Mom says that if we get this horse, (who I have already re-named Denny) I will have him and she will ride Debbie. Which is fantastic since Mom won't ride nearly as much and Debbie needs the retirement, and Denny absolutely does not. So ya, I'm a happy person.

Of course Dad will absolutely forbid it, but perhaps if Mom persuades him, which should be easy enough, MAYBE just MAYBE...maybe we could actually get another horse...*squeal of excitement*

sooo

Yup, life has been progressing...at a very, very slow pace, I must say. Sorry to kyler, the crazyitalianboy over there, for commenting so rudely, but hey, I only spoke absolute truth. Anyhoo, Basketball's over, for anyone remotely interested, and I have become rather fascinated with the Macarena. Ooo, and if I figure out how, I'm going to put a narration on the Girls' Chorus Video and stick it on here. If this is possible, I will soon figure out how, with my helpful brother's...help...

More on the Girls' Chorus video, which is actually extremely boring! We are singing at Woodside Church, and I think Stacy was missing this time but everybody else was there. I'm the ghostly pale girl behind the other ghostly pale girl; only half my body is visible, actually. Actually, I think it was mostly the lighting, because Courtney is like, super pale, and she likes it like that, and she looks tanner than me so I'm really thinking NO. And Katie was the only one smiling the whole time, which we were all SUPPOSED to do. Oh well.

I am SO excited. I am going to be in a RENAISSANCE wedding. How cool is that? Seriously. I'm not part of the wedding, just a guest, but I mean WOW. It's going to be so much fun. Which is not necessarily what I would want in my wedding, I mean, my uncle LARRY is going to be doing the service. No way would anyone wanting to have a serious wedding would do that. Although I would want mine to be fun, I wouldn't want it to be THAT fun, if you know what I mean. Oh well, everybody's happy, so I guess that's what's important. I suppose.

Sooo...have a great life, I guess, because not everybody does.

SORRY!!!

I'm so sorry that I haven't been on in...forever...anyway, a LOT has happened. We aren't moving after all, I've been accepted into smith flat, we were snowed in on Friday, and I think I might try to learn a dance style called modern dance.

About the not moving thing, Gramma simply stopped procrastinating and talked to the lender about our situation and we don't have to move for, like, another ten years. Which means I'll have spent my whole childhood in one singular place, which is a bit of an oddity, I'll admit. Anyhoo, onto other subjects.

Smith Flat is a charter school grades 7-12, and they are extremely picky about who they let in, but I've been accepted for ninth grade, my freshman year! Which is next year, by the way. I'm in eighth grade.

Friday, I did not have to go to school because we couldn't get out of our neighborhood. We have this really steep hill that you absolutely have to go on to get out, and with all the snow, we were fishtailing and slipping all over the place, so we just went back home and Philip and I made an idiotic video. I would post it on here if I thought it wouldn't make every single person watching it motion sick. Philip is not a good cameraman. He's just not. Sorry Philip.

And about modern dance...it's not how it sounds. It's not breakdancing or anything disgusting like that. Sorry if you like breakdancing. Whatever. Anyway, I want to learn how to dance you know normally, so I looked up Modern Dance on the computer, and I did not get the results I expected. Apparently modern dance is sort of like ballet, but without shoes, and less constricting. Plus you don't have top wear tights and a tutu, which makes me extremely happy. Look it up, please, because I am horrible at describing it.

DANKE

HALLELUJAH

So happy happy happy happy happy do not take that wrongly Kyler! Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee I am so so so very GLAD!!!!! Haha, laughing laughing joyousness whoopeee! HALLELUJAH! I have found a house! it is another 18th century one, too, and close to Portland! It is wonderful!!!!!!!

Kirschbluten/Fleurs/Cerise apparel?

I want to learn to sew. I may or may not have mentioned this before, I don't remember. I want to design clothes, though I don't know if I would want this as an occupation, and I have already started on a brand name. Either Kirschbluten apparel, Fleurs apparel, or Cerise apparel. The style would probably be creative but not too crazy, modest but not too stifling. Probably I would find a lot of inspiration from vintage clothing, mixed in with more modern approaches and ideas. So please post which name you like best!

Depression Lifted!

Ya I know that was fast but I looked up A TON of houses in our price range and there is some great stuff! Nothing as dreamy as living in an 18th century wooden mansion thing. But still. At least there are options, and so for now my depression is lifted. But it's depressing to think of moving to a different state, mainly because I really really want to go to school at Smith Flat in Placerville. Like, REALLY want to go there. And I have no clue what good schools there are in Oregon or Washington...

But my depression is lifted and that's that! I won't fall into it again...today.

Depressing News

And pile on the depression. Go ahead and buy the house. We can't have it, it's an hour or so away from Portland, and I'm guessing there is no way Dad wants to commute two hours a day. So I asked about my second favorite, which is very nice also, and that one is a no for the same reason. Everything I would even consider is a no! I am extremely depressed now. I just have to keep thinking positively, that we will find something nice eventually. I just have had a very hard day with many ups and downs and I'm tired of it all.

I will wait a little while so Larissa and Andrea can see what could have been. I will wait until I have a mental breakdown and then I will take the pics off the blog. Happy weekend.

Yet ANOTHER Thing to Write

I am in the spelling bee at my school! It's me and Shelby for 8th grade...that's all. :))

Also, I was inspired by Andrea posting her first poem so here is mine, I feel exactly the same as her about it! It's my favorite, even though I've probably written better...

The Little Town

There is a pretty place
Where Ocean meets the land
The seagulls seem to chase
The crabs along the sand

Many people say it is
Quiet and serene
But I hear the sounds
Of a little town
Where dolphins play at sea

Please tell me what you think!

The Better Side of Life

Well even though it is a sad thing that I shall be moving, I found THE GREATEST HOUSE EVER!!!!!!! Well ok so acreage is important to me, and yes that is a word, because of all you can do on a lot of land and you don't have to hear your neighbors hitting hammers on nails or flushing their toilet or riding their motorcycles or whatever...and this place has 18 acres!!! 8 more than I already have! Isn't that fantabular? It has a barn, arena, dog run, is completely fenced and is really close to a river, which brings me to the big point...

It's in Oregon. I can see Larissa groaning in horror at this very moment, but she can visit me during the summer with Shelby and possibly Andrea if I get to actually know her during that time. So the river it's close to is the Columbia river, and it is also extremely close to the Ocean, which I love at any temperature! Which brings me to another point, it only gets to about 73 degrees fahrenheit in July. But I'm fine with that.

And now for the big shockers...The house is 18th century! The main one anyway. I don't know how to put pics up here, so please comment and tell me how. It is beautiful in my opinion...needs a lot of work but that is part of its appeal for me. I would get attached to it more, it would feel like home, if we made it how we wanted. I know Larissa is going wild. She loves old things, and so do I. It's all gorgeous and cold and wispy and sea breezes up there, and there are weeping willow trees growing wild by the barn, not manicured like mushrooms, just being beautiful. I am so in love! And it is only $171,900!!!!!!!! I LOVE THIS PLACE!!! please help me post pics so that you all will fall in love with it too...or maybe I should keep it to myself...lol

I found out how! It's all good now...Except that now someone else will buy it and leave me hanging...thanks a lot people who took my idea and bought my precious house!!! RAWR TO YOU TOO!!!

RAWR

My principal and homeroom teacher usually is only annoying, and mildly at that. However, he has made me very very ANGRY today. You see, I am in Girl's Chorus, a...well...girl's chorus. It's a "hand picked" group of girls grades 5-8. I just got in this year, although I had tried once before in 6th grade, but my principal (for that was all he was at the time) apparently likes stronger, braver voices, so when I tried out again this year, I sang LOUD. And he liked it, so here I am. I didn't really expect to get a solo my first and only year, as I will be graduating, but still hope springs eternal. So when he said today that he would be featuring the graduating class in our new song Freedom, I was excited. At last I would get my very own solo part! But apparently I am not in the graduating class. What do I know. I kept wondering when he would mention my part in the song, but no, it never came. We went over it a few times, my three other classmates singing along happily, with me biting my lip and trying not to glare too hard at my teacher. He humiliated me! It didn't help that I was rather pms-ey, so I was trying very hard to not feel left out and abandoned, but let me tell you it was a stretch. So here comes the RAWR. RAWR. Ok there it was. My frustration is still bottled up inside, but it kind of makes it better to be mild. I don't know. Whatever. RAWR RAWR RAWR RAWR RAWR!!!!!!!

6:02 AM

I woke up at 5:45 today. Like any normal school day. But I still feel like I'm on vacation...I will probably feel differently at 8:15, but you know whatever. I just fed my goldfish, Sushi. He is cool - but boring to watch. Poor guy must be sooo bored all the time. Well he's probably terrified when we clean out his bowl...Anyway, I was just writing for no real reason so...sorry to bore you all, but it was a quick read, eh? I will make an update after school. Probably.

Hallo mates!

I'm feeling British today, in a very British-ey mood, and just wanted to pop by to write a little sumpin. I just cut my hair today, and it looks fantastic! (by the way, try to imagine, while you're reading this, try to imagine me reading it with a british accent, right-ho) So even though I was quite nervous at first I just went ahead with it and chopped off enough hair to make a wig. Or at least a toupe. Well, it weren't literally ME doin' the chopping, but it was me what made the decision to do it, so I consider it to be all my doin's. So now it's gone and I expected to feel light and fluffy, you know, like fried eggs or sumpin. That reminds me I neglected my tea and crumpets today! Oy, I should get to it, but I fear I'm much too lazy to set water to boil. Anyhoo. I feel much the same, sometimes like I didn't cut it at all, (awl) but it's gone.

Also me and my fam went on a safari today, hunting for the deadliest creature out there - we went house hunting! Once we shoot 'un down I got plans on hangin' a toilet on the wall as a trophy, see. But truthfully, the one we found was a sickly lookin' creature anyhoo. Ugly as a wombat (no no that's Australian, not British, hey?) and just over all awful. But then what is it can you get out there that's under 200,000 and got more than two acres on it? A house too, that's rather mandatory.

Over all, quite the eventful day, what what? And at the end of it all, the only thing I feel is British-ness. Cheery-O!

Rainy Days

Rainy days can be nice. They're a chance to relax, comfy and warm, on the sofa while reading a good book. A time for tea and coffee and hot chocolate. A day simply for watching the rain patter against the window, and listen to it pound on the roof. That is what I was thinking of when I got up this morning and looked out the window. And yet here I am now, shivering cold, my hair dripping, my toes frozen stiff.

Of course it had to rain on the day I had to go outside.

If you remember, I'm selling one of my horses, Cookie. Well the people who are buying her came with the trailer today to pick her up. And even as I type, my parents are still out there trying to catch her. Maybe she knows what's going on, or maybe it's simply the weather that has her freaked out. In any case, she won't be caught, and she's keeping us out in the cold. Well I was practically frozen stiff before I decided to head back inside. And then (as I was writing this!) my dad waltzed in with a poncho, shoved it over my head, and told me to come out. I put on my shoes and grabbed some gloves and walked out into the cold, biting rain. That was when Mom told me I wasn't needed. Oi ve. So here I am, waiting to be called on, hoping not to be.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

I'm not really much for the New Year's celebration. I mean, sure, staying up for a long time can be fun, but really only if you're hanging out with your friends and having a good time. But if you're crippled and limping around (I just got off crutches today! Whoopee!) it isn't so great. Besides, New Years is kind of depressing. Right when you get used to the idea of 2008, and yes it does take a long time, along comes 2009, and you have to readjust yourself again. No, I do like the idea of a fresh start, but it just doesn't seem special to me. It's just a time for a bunch of people to get drunk and party. Not especially "meaningful" to me.

But I guess there are a bunch of you out there (if anybody ever reads this at all) that are just grinding your teeth and cracking your fingers, ready to type me to my doom, ready to strangle me with words. And I apologize if you insist on taking offense. And also, it's always best to keep in the spirit of the holiday and to be happy, even if it's not your favorite, because who wouldn't be happy for vacation? So Happy New Years to everyone, I hope it's better than this last one, and remember to comment. Even if it's spiteful I would love to know SOMEBODY read this (and hates it).