SOUTH DAKOTA

Hey everyone. We arrived safely last night just in time for warm rhubarb pie and french vanilla ice cream. There was a fantastic lightning storm that we saw just pulling into South Dakota so we were just glad we were not victims of the beautiful show. Well, I always like lists, so here's one to start us off:

What We Are Going To Do:

See both Up and The Hannah Montana Movie in the theaters
Go to the art show at the Pavillion and have fun there
Make some fairy houses
Make our specialty Peanut Blossoms (a visit to South Dakota is never complete without the tasty peanut butter cookies with a chocolate kiss on top)
And probably more things that I didn't know we were going to do!

~Anna~

Random Rambling

My first tangent is not really a tangent since a tangent is when you go off your original topic. But, I don't really have an original topic, so all of this is rambling and tangents going away from the rambling. My second tangent will be about... I don't know what it will be about, because as you know, tangents are not on purpose and they just kind of happen and then you go from, say, mushrooms, to pencils, and you think how did you get there, and then there you go, off on another tangent. There's this girl in my class who does tangents on everything. We were doing the Robert Indiana LOVE thing, and she did fire, and then she went off and was in like fire is hot, like burritos, and then she did a whole list of foods she likes including ice cream which is not hot, nor has anything to do with the word fire. It was crazy. My third tangent will be about tangerines. I wonder if tangerines, the word not the real fruit because then what I say next will be like the root the tangerine grows on. Anyway, I wonder if tangerines come from the same root as tangent since they both start with tang. Tang's a word too, but the three words have NOTHING IN COMMON. So, that's just why I'm wondering. My fourth tangent will be about how if I were actually writing something that you wanted to read, this would be a lot shorter because clearly all this is is nonsense and nonsense is always endless. But, I find that if you make your nonsense interesting than people start reading it and they just cannot stop so I hope that's what's happening as you read this, or stop right now. Haha! Joke's on you! The post is over!

Spring Break

Wow! If I posted my whole spring break "to do" list, it would take up this whole post. Cleaning out my room, watching a movie a day, getting outside, maybe getting Wii Fit, getting together with lots of people, those are just some of my, and my family's goals. Preferably, I would want to do some of the less labor intensive things, but, having a cleaner room would be nice. When are they going to invent the magic spell that cleans your room? Sure, Cinderella's dress spell was nice, but less useful. All in favor of my preposition, comment yay, or nay, depending on your opinion. Those of you "yayers" you have a little project for spring break. Otherwise, I suggest going to movies, being a couch potato, or doing whatever. Sometimes I consider quitting the violin so I have more free time, but then I consider the effects. Nothing to get mad at my parents about, nothing to do when I don't have anything to do, nothing to procrastinate on, and since 66.6% of my friends play it so, then I would kinda be out of the band wagon. But, I have an idea. I am considering writing a continuous story that will cliffhang after every post. For those of you not knowing what a cliffhanger is, it is a point in a story where you stop abruptly leaving the reader in suspense, wanting more, and hanging. Normally used at the end of chapters. Misused by authors at the end of paragraphs. Then, the reader can just go on! But, tell me your opinion by comment or email, for those of you who have mine. A cliffhanging moment at the end is what keeps the reader going. If, for example you were reading along a story about a girl who is on a dangerous mission to kill the dark lord of Andenevea, and you were ending a chapter and you read: "She climbed a tree and peered ahead, spotting the dark lord. She followed him and plunged a dagger into his back." Although, it seems like it would make the reader want to know if he dies or not, they may see about how many pages they have, and realize, he can't die. The story would end. So, now picture reading this: "Belca scurried up a tree and sat on a branch. Slipping, she lot her balance and was holding on with one hand. Struggling to grip the branch with both hands she twisted in mid-air. She was hanging right over a stream over 8,000,000 feet below her." Ask yourself these questions: Do you want to read more? Do you prefer version A over B or the other way around? Can you predict what will happen next by using common sense or knowledge? Are you bored with the plot? Does the author drone on, or does it get to the heart of the story? You know what? This post should be called Cliffhangers, but I'm lazy. So, Spring Break remains. Anyway, ask yourself those questions and post your answers!!!!!

Youtube

OMG! Youtube is so cool. THe stuff find there you will want to watch over and over again! Here are some of my favorites so you can anjoy them too. Or, go to youtube.com to find anything you want!

1. The Hampster Dance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1_kgNp9oQg

2. Where the Hell is Matt? This is one of my favorites. It's really fun to see all these people dancing all around the world! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNF_P281Uu4

3. Numa Numa! This is a very famous one and this guy has reently gotten a lot of publicity! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60og9gwKh1o

4. Obama Baby! If you are one of those crazed Obama fans, you will enjoy this one very much! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlPsuzCjPiM

5. I love YMCA! Such a funny song! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS9OO0S5w2k NOw, here's an Asian language version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iw7o5gnu2cQ

I hope you enjoy all of these videos!

Barbie Makeovers

So, today I gave my long lost barbie a new makeover. I found her in the bin. Her hair was all knotted (see before picture) and she was quite a sight. But, I gave her a bath, brushed her hair, dried her hair and picked out and outfit with matching shoes and a hair bad. Then, I braided her hair. PLUS, I made her a belt and a necklace! Voila! Now I can actually play with her. If you want to try it find a barbie all wrecked up. Then, once you have bathed it, if needed, trim the hair BEFORE drying! Put the hair drier on low and hold far away from hair! Well, good luck! Oh, and remember to take a before and after picture! Post comments please!

Blogging

A lot of people have wanted us to blog so here we go.

We have had a nice break so far, but it isn't over yet. I have a million things on my to do list! I have to get something at Goodwill for my writing group. Figure out when people are free so we can schedule the group. Then, I need to organize the bathroom cupboards, I need to clean my room, and I want to play Scrabble, play Playmobil with Kate or maybe call someone to come over and play playmobil. So, that's my plans.

I also want to finish my book Tuck Everlasting. It is a very good book. It is about this family called the Tucks consisting of Mae Tuck, Tuck Tuck, the father, and Miles and Jesse the sons. They find this spring of water when they come to Treegap, and they drink some, each. Except for the cat. The horse even drank some. But, the water gives you eternal life. There is also a movie of it so you may want to watch that. Tuck, the father keeps having these dreams about like there was no Treegap, they never drank the water and such. Miles the older brother was married but since he never grew old, his wife left him and took the kids. Then, the cat had died. So, one day these hunters mistake the horse for a deer and they shoot it, but the horse does not die. Since the horse had a drink of water it stays alive. Mae Tuck also has this music box, and this guy with a yellow suit wants to get the water and sell it. That's as far as I have gotten. Oh my, I forgot to mention the Fosters. Winnie Foster is so bored of being bossed around by her mother and grandmother and at the beginning she wants to run away. She keeps talking to this toad, but I do not think the toad is important.

I have so much to do, so I hope you are inspired by this blog and get out your brooms, wallets, and books! But, don't buy too much stuff!

Only Child for the Weekend

While Mama slaves away making pancakes I am writing this blog. Kate has gone on a camping trip in Bellmont WITH indoor plumbing thank you very much. They are staying in a cabin. So, that leaves me with the choice of staying in bed, turning on the light and reading, then getting up, finishing my book and eating! I can also choose to play whatever game I want or watch any movie I want. But those are the pros, here are some cons. It's lonely, there's no one to fight with, and it's sad. I am hoping I will go to Bellmont with my girl scout troop and my family will miss me, but when you're the first child, I guess you just get lucky because your family is paying you back for when the second child was born, but that is from the second child's point of view. Wow, I think that was a run on sentence but I'm too lazy to change it! :-0. Overall, I'm happy but if you are a second child you may feel the same way sometimes, 'cause hey, we all have times when we think negative. If you feel something stirring in your stomach while you read this, if this brings back memories, then know you are one of us... Being, the second child!

Anna