Hello Baseball, I See You've Taken Over My Life

Goodness gracious there seems to be a lot of baseball action going on around here lately!

Which is why I suppose, if it seems to be taking over my life, I should do a little post about it.

I guess we all like baseball in this family.

I played softball for several years.

My brother has played on several teams throughout his life.

My mom has come and cheered on every game.

My dad has coached teams of both me and my brother.

We all love the Red Sox and our AA team the Sea Dogs.

Yeah, we like baseball.

And yes, it seems to be taking over my life at the moment.

Over here at least, we're quite happy that the Sox have turned things around and have been pretty much demolishing the other team in the majority of games that they play which is pretty awesome. Turning on the TV to watch the game can be pretty fun.

My brother, X, has always played baseball at some level, and yesterday was his Little League championship game which was very exciting! X pitched the whole game and his team won the game and the championship with a score of 4-0. He had a good pitching outing and also got a wicked hit, a double, and ended up stealing third and scoring the first run on the next hit. Go team!

Today, although Father's Day, (Yay to all the dads out there!) is also baseball-infused. X has two games for his AAU team and my little adorable cousin, Sammy, has been playing t-ball this year and we're going to go to his game too, which is sure to be adorable.

Plus to add on top of all the baseball craziness, X also is starting on his all-star team! The baseball season seems to never end....

Yesterday we also had some excitement in the form of an early evening thunderstorm. It was kinda weird because while it was a large, severe storm, the sky never did get really dark. It was pretty intense though, because there was so much hail! Seriously, the hail just kept on coming, and coming, and coming. And it was pretty big too. Some pieces were quarter size and most were 1/2 to 3/4 of that.

Finally, I go for my driver's permit tomorrow! Wish me luck! :)

Soccer Balls Just Love Me

I swear. My head is a magnet for soccer balls.

I actually played soccer for a number of years without incident, but during one practice in sixth grade we were scrimmaging and I was playing defense and was running up to meet the oncoming offense player, who promptly kicked the ball, hoping to score but my head got in the way and the ball struck me hard in the forehead, knocking me to the ground.

Same thing happened a year later during a game with my travel team....except this time I was hit full in the face.

After that season, I quit soccer.

But I still had to play indoor soccer in gym class and that March I was sitting in the bleachers, waiting for my turn to play, talking to my friend Hannah, when a soccer ball comes whizzing at me and hits the front of my head. It gave me a concussion. I was not pleased.

Fall of 8th grade, I was at one of my brother's soccer games. I was sitting on the sideline, contentedly reading my book. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a soccer ball comes and hits me in the face. It was NOT COOL.

Soccer balls just seemed to be attracted to my face or something.

Then came yesterday...

I was having a very good day. Biology wasn't painful, band was fun and went very well, history was pretty chill learning about Buddhist meditation, and gym was the last class of the day.

I got to gym ready to go, took my inhalar, it was a beautiful day out, we were supposed to run a half mile and I finished first and was feeling really good after....it was good. Then my teacher said "Let's go over to the outfield of the baseball field and do some soccer." So we went. We were in groups doing a drill called juggling, where you pass the ball around and hit it only with you feet, knees and head and try not to let it touch the ground. The first minutes went well. Then someone kicked the ball a little bit too hard and.....into my face it went. Somehow, my glasses flew off my face and blood started exploding out of my nose. It was very gross. By the time I got up to the nurse my hands and face were simply COVERED in blood. It's probably good I didn't meet anyone in the halls, because I looked like something out of a horror movie.

See what I mean about soccer balls just loving me? I'm starting to think whenever I play soccer or watch soccer, I'm going to need to start wearing a helmet and face mask to protect myself!

B is for Basketball

B is for Basketball.

Basketball. Hmm, where to begin? First I should start off with the fact that I am probably one of the worst basketball players EVER. I miss layups, I'm way too short, when foul shooting I can't make the ball reach the basket, and I lose every game of knockout, HORSE, and PIG. The only thing I'm good at is dribbling and I guess I'm OK at passing too. These factors account for the fact that I do NOT play basketball except when forced to in gym class.

I do, however, enjoy watching basketball.

I don't mind going to see high school games, or my brother's games. They're usually fast-paced and a lot of fun. From watching so many games I know the rules pretty well, and I find the games exciting. Much more fun watching live than one television though.

Now why basketball for the subject today? Because of the Final Four in March Madness of course! I don't follow the whole tournament seriously, but my dad and brother make brackets every year and the person who got the most of their bracket right gets an ice cream paid for by the loser. They both failed miserably this year, but I think my dad has won...

Anyway, but in college basketball, we happen to support UConn, who will be playing their Final Four game tonight.

Go Huskies!

badminton love

Confession: I'm really not that great when it comes to sports.      I'm pretty average. In gym class I can hold my own in the middle of the pack, not terribly awful, not amazing for most sports. I'm a bit better at volleyball, being a really good server and a decent player, and I usually make a couple goals in ultimate frisbee, due to the fact that I have an excellent goal scoring strategy.I'm a complete failure in football and basketball. Honestly, I'm so bad it's really quite hilarious.However, when the badminton unit comes up in gym?You better hope you're not my opponent.

I have no idea why I'm so good at this sport. 

So far in gym we have been playing a round robin short game doubles tournament. My partner and I have played ten games and won all of them. We only have two more games left, but even if we lose on or more of them we're still going to get a really good seed when we start our doubles championship tournament. Yesterday we played four games very quickly, winning 7-1, 7-0, 7-0, and 7-2.After the doubles rounds we'll be doing a singles tournament which will be super fun, because I'm even better at playing singles!

I have no idea how I got this good....I just picked up a racket in sixth grade and started beating everybody.....

So....in final words, if you ever see me coming towards you with a shuttlecock and racket in hand....you might want to get out on the way.*evil laugh*

Feeling Fall

Today is one of those days that feels decidedly fall-like.

It's between 54º and 60º outside, so there's a bite to the air.

The air itself even smells different. I'm not exactly sure what exactly it smells like, but it has the distinctive markings of autumn.

It's a day for sweatpants and long-sleeved shirts,

For steaming mugs of hot chocolate,

And bowls of buttery popcorn.

A day for church in the morning, a chilly soccer game of XanFan's in the early afternoon, Geometry homework and hot lentil soup for supper.

A day of low gray clouds and cold breezes rippling the grass as you watch from inside.

A day for turning up the radio and curling up by the fireplace.

Some people hate these kinds of days.

But me?

i couldn't be happier.

Take Me Out To The Ball Game

Today my immediate family and my grandmother went to a Sea Dogs game! The Sea Dogs being an affiliate of the Red Sox, I put on my Jacoby Ellsbury shirt and snagged XanFan's Boston cap. (and my ticket of course)

Before the game started, I took some pics around the stadium.

If a Sea Dog makes it to the big leagues, they get their name up in the park.

The umpires and captains had their meeting at the plate...

And I snapped a photo of the infielders right after the national anthem.

Then the game began!

Right off the bat (hey, that's funny!) a member of the opposing team hit a foul ball into the parking lot- right into some poor person's windshield!

After the first inning, Slugger made his tour around the warning track.

During the course of the game, each of us ate a Sea Dog Biscuit. (as usual) Yum!

We had lots of strikeouts!

The score was back and forth the whole time- making it a very exciting game, but in eleven innings the Sea Dogs finally prevailed with a final score of 7-6.

So with the win, the lighthouse in center field popped up to celebrate the victory.

The Sea Dogs were very happy to win, and it sure was a fun game to watch!

It's raining now, which is good for the soil because we haven't gotten a lot of rain this summer. It's kinda nice 'cause I can wear sweatpants and cozy up with a book and some hot chocolate. The season- it is a'changing.

Just An Update

Well, I don't have much of one topic to focus on in this post, but I do have some little insights and ramblings to share so, well, yeah. And because I'm *so* organized I'll even write out a little table of contents for you all.

Topic A: World Cup

Topic B: A Project

Topic C: The Remains of Summer

Topic D: Anything I've Forgotten

So. The world cup. The finals are on right now, but I'm not watching (duh. I'm writing this post). I guess I'm just not that interested- but I have decided that I needed to choose a team to at least cheer on. So I chose the Netherlands. Go Orange!

Earlier I think that I might have mentioned that we're trying to figure out getting me a desk for my room. It became apparent that it would be good to have one during this past school year when many days I would came home from school and I was stuck on the couch in the office with my laptop and all my books and binder strewed around me. But anyway, this whole desk thing has turned into a cool project. Yesterday, my mom and I went to staples and got four stackable dark blue milk crates. Those will be the sides and supports of my desk and I can use the crates for storage too! We also picked out this awesome vibrant teal swirly chair. Now all I have to do is paint a piece of plywood my desired color, lay it across the top and TA DA! One perfectly suitable desk and chair, all for around $60. Not bad at all. :)

Eep! Only seven more weeks of summer! I thought I'd just lay out my schedule and stuff. This week (July 11-17) there's not much going on except for XanFan's 11th birthday (I survived last night!) tomorrow and of course, the conclusion of the writing contest at the end of the week! From the 18-24 of July I unfortunately will NOT be able to post (*sob*) because *drumroll* I'm gonna be at band camp! Oh my gosh. Been looking forward to it ever since it ended LAST year! The last week in July I'll be around except for about a day when I'll (hopefully) be out on Snow Island with Olive Tree. So fun! Next week I'll be in Cape May, NJ, week after that it'll be back to PL, week after THAT Xanfan will be at PL, the last full week in August is when marching band starts (*squeals*) and finally on September 1st, we're back at school. Phew! Busy summer! :)

Summer Fun With Olive Tree [and a tag]

It's been a fun couple o' days! Yesterday, Olive Tree came over and we took a walk and took pics, went down to XanFan's baseball game and took pics, and came home and watched Avatar! It was my first time watching it and it was sooooo good! But sad :( Anyway, this morning/afternoon my mom took the two of us to the beach! The water was cold, the sand was hot, the waves were big and we had a great time. She's going to be posting about our little adventures on Wednesday- so be sure to check out (of) Horsefeathers for pics! Right now though, I'm practicing my trumpet  no, that's not true. I'm writing a post) but AFTER I will practice my trumpet some more (I already did some) and work on packing packing packing for Pilgrim Lodge! In the meantime, here's a tag from Elrania:

What time did you get up this morning?
7:10

What time is considered getting up early for you?
During the school year I get up at 5:30 every day so I'd probably say 5.
What time is considered sleeping in for you?
Anytime past 8. It may seem crazy but, whatever :)

Cheese or Pepperoni pizza?
Cheese. I'm a vegetarian, remember?

What did you have for dinner last night?
A yummy pasta dish with cheese, tomatoes, and spinach!

What is your favorite dessert?
You really wanna make me decide??? That's just mean cruel.
How many movies have you seen in 3-D? Name them
Zip. Nada. Zilch. ZERO.

Who is your current favorite movie character?
Ummm.....uhhh....gosh. I really don't know!
If you have an iPod, how many songs are on it?
I have an iPod but I haven't gotten around to putting many songs on it. I mostly just have some Owl City and trumpet stuff.
What do you need to shop for?
Nice summer-y clothes.
Name one goal you have on blogger:
I'd like to get 100 followers (which by the way is only 3 more!)

Island Adventures

Happy Father's Day everybody! (And especially to all the dads out there- lol)

My family did some fun stuff to celebrate, and I think that you'll have fun reading this post as I not only recorded the days events in pictures....I captured some movies too. 

Part I- Breakfast

We went to a nice little diner for breakfast. I had this yummy hot chocolate to drink- and I started choking on the whipped cream when XanFan said something ridiculous. Was funny.

This was my breakfast when it first arrived- all steaming hot.

And then after....

It was very yummy! XanFan on the other hand, decided that he needed this HUGE meal.

But he ate it all, so what can I say? 

Part II: The Ferry

Of course, to get to the island you need to ride a boat of some sort, and we took the ferry. We had a bit of a wait so we parked the bikes and.....waited.

For future reference, my bike is the blue one and it's waaaay too small for me.

The ferry was right on time, and I was able to snap this picture as we pulled away from the docks.

You know what I realized? I never actually told you where we were going! My family was headed out to Peaks Island for the day to bike around and hopefully find a beach. Anyway, once we left the harbor, I realized that my camera had a video function. So I took advantage of it.

Haha.

Part III: Arrival

Here's where the ferry docked on the island: 

After getting off, we walked up the hill and I took some photos of nearby sites and stuff, such as this sign on one of the stores,

 And the view looking back down the hill.

I don't hold with graffiti at all, but this sign was too cool to resist taking a picture of.

We found a map, and then it was time to bike!

Part IV: Biking

So we set off around the island. One of the first things to happen was that I decided that trying to take a video while riding my too-small bike was a good idea.

We also saw many great sights such as these:

The beaches were very rocky- but hey! Rocks are great for stacking!

They're also good for running around and capturing video....

Some rocks also had this neat sticky seaweed on them!

There were also many flowers along the beaches. They smelled SO good.

Part V: The Beach

As we finished our loop around the island, we found a beach that was nice and sandy. Ironically enough, it was called, you guessed it, Sandy Beach.

We had lots of fun, though the water was extremely cold.

XanFan and I had a sandcastle competition. Which was fun.

This seagull was also hanging around so I just HAD to take his picture. And a final movie.

 Finally we finished up the day with some ice cream. Cheers!

*note* Sigh...I'm extremely sorry but the funny videos refused to upload. :'( If you are dying to see them, email me and I'll send them to you.

Baseball, Trumpets, Converse (no Chevrolet)

(Don't get the title? Chevrolet has a jingle that goes "Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie, and Chevrolet". I'm just taking it from there)

Yesterday, Ripplestar and I went to a Sea Dogs game- the Sea Dogs being the minor league baseball team nearby.

We had a lot of fun- although we lost. Very very badly.

Of course, the team mascot, Slugger the Sea Dog, was there. Ripplestar wanted to go squeeze his nose- but she didn't get the chance.

Between innings there are usually different promotions and contests and Ripplestar and I got picked to do one!!! It was called 'name that tune' and we won it! :) We won a bunch of CD's. 

We were kind of bored during one inning where the other team was scoring a bunch of runs so....I took random pictures. Like this one:

Mine are on the left, by the way :)

It was fun.

Before the game I had my trumpet lesson (surprise surprise) and it went very well!!! We are working on some pieces for my placement audition at band camp. For my concert band tryout I have a lovely nocturne and for my jazz, a hip swing piece by Miles Davis. 

Summer is so awesome...

Craziest Week Ever- Monday (Morning)

So this week's posting is going to be a little different. The titles will pretty much look like this one and I'm hoping to have two posts a day (one in the morning and one in the afternoon) and if I follow through on that.....it means that sometime this week I will be hitting my 600th post! Wow! And furthermore, have any of you checked out that followers gadget lately? Treble Clef now has 89 followers! That's so awesome.

So my crazy week starts today. Yesterday I planned by outlining the whole week's activities and sticking it to the fridge, figuring out what I'll wear every day so I don't waste time doing that in the morning, etc. And today's the day it all starts!

My handy-dandy schedule says a few things are happening today. XanFan has a baseball game and my mom and I have to run the concessions stand, I have a doctor's appointment after school and I need to wash my trumpet. I also have to turn in my laptop :'( and clarinet today, and it's our next to last sectional and out final chorus rehearsal.

Finally, I've already heard most of your opinions through the Cbox and previous comments, but how do you like the makeover? Olive Tree did a great job! The only problem seems to be that I don't have a 'fonts and colors' tab any more so I can't change that purplely color to a nice orange. :P Also, as you can see, I have a button now and I'd love it if you put it on your blog!

An Ideal Forecast

Thunderstorms all day!!!!! There's a huge chance that XanFan's baseball game and my softball games will be canceled- and I'm serious. I'd like it to be that way. that way I can spend the day inside doing homework and working on cards for my teachers because I don't think that I'm going to have any time for that this week. My aunt is also coming up to stay for the day and if the games are indeed canceled- me, my aunt and my mom will go shopping. :) I still need my sandals, a bathing suit and some frames for my pictures. That'll be fun.

On another note, remember yesterday when I told you how at the pizza party all the 8th graders would get awards? Yeah? Mine was the: It's OK if Mrs Barry isn't here, because SALLY IS! award, which was funny. They were all really great and she would tell these little stories about each person before she gave the award which was fun.

I'm off to eat some breakfast- a sea salt bagel from the bakery down the street. Yum!

And another week is upon us

Yawn...back to school today. Yesterday's parade went very well despite some absolute craziness at the beginning. Late people, rude parents, almost one whole trumpet rank missing. I was finally able to figure out what to do with these kids who would be alone in their rank (and that included me 'cause i gave up my spot to a 6th grader nice head section leader that I am) because we were missing the other 6 people in that rank. Anyway, after sorting everybody else out, there was only one spot left in the band for me.....in the middle of the percussion section between a bass drum and the cymbals. Let's just say that during the parade I couldn't even hear myself yelling and but the time everything was over my ears were ringing. It was a good parade.

This week at school the Student Council put together a Spirit Week and today is sport's day. Now I love Spirit Week but to tell you the truth I was pretty blank on what to do for sport's day. They said to show support for your favorite sport. I had Red Sox stuff- lots of that. No. I could steal some of XanFan's Celtics stuff, Red Claws stuff and Bruin's stuff. No, no, and no. My old softball team? No. Sea Dogs? No. I couldn't decide! None of these sports struck me as 'favorite'. But then last night I had an ingenious idea. I knew what my favorite sport was! Marching band. YES, it IS a sport. (In fact, when things get messed up it can turn into a pretty nasty CONTACT sport- but let's not go there) Anyway, so i've go jeans and my marching band t-shirt on with a sign taped to it that says "YES marching band IS a sport''. I've got my drill notebook from last year around my neck, a piece of chalk in one pocket and some valve oil and my polishing cloth in the other. Go marching band!

I'm such a band geek :)

Church Was Kinda Strange Today...

So church was kinda strange today- but of course you could've got that from the title. What was strange? Well, bell choir messed up horribly in the prelude, this one little girl was like strangling her brother during the children's sermon, during the passing of the peace my brother said to me 'war be with you' instead of he usual 'peace be with you', and during the first hymn the organist just stopped playing and we had to sing without accompaniment for a verse. So it was interesting. Other than that the service ran very smoothly with a good Pentecost sermon. Plus, the last hymn was one of my favorites: In The Midst Of New Dimensions. I first heard it about a year and a half ago when I played along to it in church (on cornet) for our 275th church year celebration. The refrain is especially nice and goes like this:

"God of rainbow, fiery pillar, leading where the eagles soar. We your people, ours the journey, now and ever, now and ever, now and ever more"

So that's that! I'm heading off to a double header softball game soon and then I've got a confirmation class this evening. Busy, busy, busy!

Fire! (and softball)

*Makes really sad crying face* No, my house didn't burn down. But the ice cream store down the street did last night!!! It is very sad because they had good ice cream, but they are trying to re-open as soon as possible. Plus it's such a landmark in our town! Here's a blurb about it that I found online:

Fire broke out early Sunday morning at a South Portland landmark. Crews were called to Red's Dairy Freeze at 167 Cottage Road around 3 a.m. Investigators are not saying how the fire started or releasing any information about possible damage. A News 8 local viewer sent in photos and you can see smoke billowing from the building. Red's Dairy Freeze has been in business since 1952. Stay with News 8 and WMTW.com for updates on this story.


On a lighter note, I have 3 softball games today. We already played 2 of them and lost both (7,2    8,0) and I've got my last one at 7:15. Oh yeah! Under the lights! :) Also, I think I'll be getting Mein Kampf either tomorrow or Tuesday so that's something to keep me busy.

I've Joined Miscellany Monday's! {week 1}

This is a cool thing that Caressa over at lowercase letters has started and I thought it would be fun to join!!! Basically, you just post 5 really random things. My style, right?


{1} So I always hate the first day back at school after being absent for several days. Because you've missed so much schoolwork you can hardly keep up with what the teacher is talking about. Yuck........but on a lighter note, I finished my catch-up!

{2} I am in the process of reading this amazing book called Jackdaws by Ken Follett.

I would probably mess up trying to explain about it so here are two reviews from amazon.com-

"Each book by Ken Follett, one of the most successful suspense writers of our time, is a welcome event. With Jackdaws, he returns to his most successful era, the darkest days of World War II. It is 1944 and the Allies are preparing for the invasion of Europe. In the occupied town of Sainte-Cecile, the French Resistance is preparing to blow up the chateau that now houses the crucial telephone exchange connecting the French telephone system to that of Germany. Bombers have been unable to inflict enough damage on the chateau to disrupt communications for more than a few hours at a time, but the Allies need to make sure that communications is down for longer so that there will be as little warning of the invasion as possible.
Felicity Clariet, known as Flick, is a British secret agent patrolling the streets around the chateau waiting for the first explosions that will give the signal for the attack to begin. She is married to Michel, a Resistance fighter. When the operation goes horribly wrong, they barely escape with their lives and Flick returns to her home in London--but not for long. When Flick returns to France it will be as part of an audacious, quickly assembled plan to put female spies in the chateau as telephone operators and cleaners, enabling the Allies to destroy the ability of the Exchange to warn Germany in advance of the landing on the beaches of Normandy. The twists and turns of the plot will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Follett tells us that Jackdaws is based on a true story. The Special Operations Executive sent 50 women into France as secret agents. Thirty-six survived."

and...

"Time is running out. With D-Day rapidly approaching, the Nazis are actively trying to quash the French resistance. Meanwhile, Britain's Special Operations branch is working hard to supply the resistance with intelligence, supplies and agents. Felicity "Flick" Clairet is one of England's most effective operatives in northern France. Having failed in an assault on the Nazis' main European telephone exchange, she regroups in England for another attempt, this time with an all-female team that will infiltrate the exchange under the guise of a French cleaning staff. Unfortunately, finding female agents fluent in French proves impossible and Flick resorts to crash-training nonprofessionals for the task."

I am so engrossed in this book and can't wait to read more of his works!!!

{3} It is only this middle of May, and yet I am sick of the ice cream trucks already. I'm tired of hearing 'The Entertainer' over and over, and especially the really annoying trucks that play 'Pop Goes The Weasel'. A disgrace to music! It's gonna be a looooong summer......

{4} So I took a short break from writing this post to check facebook and update my status. And whatdayaknow? It's posted something on most of my friends walls about some diet plan with a link to this article I have never seen before. VERY odd......

{5} Isn't this randomness fun??? Final thing: During one field hockey practice last fall it was all drizzly and we were just scrimmaging. Well, the awesome thing was that as things were clearing up there wasn't just a rainbow. There wasn't just a double rainbow. There was a triple rainbow!!!!! Like how cool is that?

First Softball Games and Marching Band

Ohhhhhh I am aching ALL over. We had our first softball games today (A double header) and we lost them both. The first one was awful, 21-4, but the second one was better, 8-6. All and all not the best games, but oh well. My shoulder hurts, and I am ready for some olive and green pepper pizza for dinner!!!!

Other news is that our first marching practice for the parade is tomorrow morning from 9-10:30. I get to miss my very *favorite* classes, Social Studies and Science! (I really hope that you caught the sarcasm there...) The forecast is calling for scattered thunderstorms tomorrow...not during practice!!!!!!

Anyway, that's about it, just don't forget to join in with the blog parade fun! (by the way, the questions should be answered on your blog :D )

3...2...1...Randomness Blastoff!

I will open the dictionary to a random page and pick a random word. We shall see where this post goes from there...

The word is:

GRUMBLE.

Well, I will start by saying that I certainly am doing a whole lot of grumbling about going back to school tomorrow.

I'm sure that my schoolmates Bella, Elrania, and Ripplestar are grumbling along with me.

Let's face it.

No one wants vacation to end!

But I don't want to waste this random post by talking about school, so I'm making an executive decision and changing the topic to:

BUNNIES!!!

Yes, this seems like a happier topic, does it not?

Unfortunately, I can grumble about bunnies too.

It wasn't really the bunnies that did anything. It was band camp two years ago.

You see, we were in our sectional, and the trumpet instructor was very..erm..odd.

Anyway, we were working on a piece that was called 'Portrait of a Clown' and we got to a section that was supposed to be light and bouncy.

Any reasonable band director would stop right there.

But no, he goes in this really high pitched voice, scrunches up his face and says-

"Like a bunny!"

And THAT sad tale is why I grumble about bunnies.

Except not the chocolate kind.

Anyhoo, this is turning into quite the rant, isn't it? I think we need *one* more topic.

What's that?

OK.

The last topic word is....

BAT.

Yes! Finally something I don't have to grumble about because I like both kind of bats.

First, the sports kind.

You need a bat to go and hit a home run.

There I go again, stating the obvious.

So anyway. 

I grumble about wooden bats but I quite like the metal ones.

In fact I need a new bat...

For softball and beating up poor, defenseless, little bunnies. (jk)

Now the animal the bat is even cooler.

We're even going to get a bat house this year!!!

Isn't that sooo cool?

OK. That was fun.

Adios!

Au Revoir!

Chao!

Aloha!

GOOD-BYE!!!!!!!!

One of the good 'ole days

Haha. Today has been pretty good- and what makes it even better is that there's still a bit more to come! This is going to be a kinda random post, but that's ok, right? Anyway.....

After breakfast me and XanFan and the cousins countinued our game 'War' (the card game) for a while and we brought the laptop out and listened to my playlist too. They love the Owl City, and so do I! Afterwards we went outside and XanFan and I threw the softball/baseball around and then all four of us went into a neighboring field for some whiffle ball. It was so nice out that when we were done, we ran back to the house exclaiming that we should have a picnic lunch over in the field! We did just that. It was very fun :) After lunch some storm clouds were rolling in but XanFan and I stayed outside and whipped the baseball back and forth for some more- even when it started to pour! Soon after, the clouds cleared up and we went on a two mile hike along the 'Shore Path'. Unfortunately, I forgot my camera! Sadness. It was very pretty! We came home after that and watched the movie 'Old Dogs'. It was funny! LOL. Anyway, that's where we are now. We're about to have dinner- Everyone else is having meatloaf with bacon, but I've got myself a nice stuffed portebella mushroom! After supper is our evening ritual game of.....Apples to Apples! Best game on the planet if you ask me. Only other new news is that get ready for A new profile pic coming soon- I've been working on one these past few days with Xanfan. See ya!