My big break

Yooo bloggers! Hi. This whole week, I've had the song "Without Love" from hairspray stuck in my head. Why? Well...there's a line in the song that goes,"Without love, life is my big break with laryngitis". And I have had my big break WITH laryngitis. Well maybe not my BIG break, but still. The point is, this whole week I've sounded like a ten-year-old boy who only sometimes has a deep voice, with a lot (emphasis) of squeaks in between. Not fun. I sounded like a goose last Friday until about 2 days ago, which was a boatload of fun. Especially because I had a madrigal performance.  And then there's my loving, supportive, sympathetic family. HA! HA. HA. HA. Yeah, I wasn't made fun of AT ALL. Riiiigght. Every other word, there would be a little high-pitched interval that made it sound like a dog whistle, or maybe like I was honking. Either way, it didn't sound good. But it's ok now, because I can talk again. Still can't sing, but I'll get there. So if anyone wakes up and can't talk, I feel ya.

Fancy that...

THIS IS SO WILD. It's completely crazy. And a bit wibbly-wobbley, if you want to call it that. So, yesterday I was hired to take care of my neighbor's dog AND the gecko that they were watching for a friend. We used to have geckos, so I figured I could take care of this one. I was feeding the lizard,(his name is Rango), when I noticed that he had a spot shaped like a "3" on his head, just like our old lizard, Sammy.Then, I saw that he had the exact same water dish as Sammy, and the same log. No way . SAAAMMMMYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!! The prodigal lizard returned.

Whoops. The pictures are not in order... oh well. Its pretty easy to figure out which ones are which:)

Picture problem

I may have a problem. My iPod is currently home to 936 pictures. Yep.

Pic # 1. Maddie and I took this on he way to the speech tournament. We both has to hold these faces and stand in very awkward positions for one of our performances.

#2. This is before my friend Rachel got her face stuffed into it.....

#3. Lucy was sleeping upside down:)

#4. WHATTUP FISHES!!!! Partysaurus Rex. YouTube it. :)

#5. Sarah's friend Hunter and me. Oh, and two pirates from Peter Pan:)

#6. I thought this was so cute:) Doctor Hoo;)

From this point on they're probably just random pictures :)

Big endings

Today was the last day of my middle school cross country career...but it's ok, because I figure I went out in a good way. It started with me wiping out on the track. Yes, it's possible. No hills, no potholes, no tree roots. Just flat, flat, and more flatness. We were running 200 meter intervals of jogging and sprinting, and I was on the very edge of lane one. We just got turf on our football field this summer, and there's a slight drop from the track to the turf. Not big, but it's there, trust me. So I'm sprinting a 200, and i accidentally missed the edge of the track with my foot and BAM, down I go. It was a pretty snazzy fall, though. I even somehow managed to get dirt on my face, knock out both of my earrings, and do a double somersault-like maneuver, and then pop right back up and start running again. To make it even better, the high school soccer, football, and girl's cross country teams just happened to be there. Thankfully, Sarah didn't see me. My coach did though, and when I came back around by the start line she said, "Nice dirt streak, Gunderthunder ", and let me go wash it off. At least she called me Gunderthunder. I've been pushing really hard for that nickname lately. Anyway, that was my last big middle school cross country thing. Oh, that and yelling,"I AM NOT A KID" when one of the football players said to wait for the little kids to cross the track.

Yep, that's me. Out with a bang.  :)

How to make wonderfully horrible cookies

1. Find your very favorite sugar cookie recipe. Make sure to be excited to make it.

2.Add the butter. Make sure to forget half of the needed amount.

3.Add the eggs. Mix in, then add another one for no reason.

4.Put in the rest of the ingredients, not paying any attention to specific directions.

5. Put into the fridge to chill for two hours longer than needed.

6. Remove from fridge and pound your frustrations out on it with a rolling pin. Cut out shapes and place in oven for about 8 minutes.

FROSTING

1.Pour milk,butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla into a bowl and mix a little. It should come out looking like badly made oatmeal.

2.Add more powdered sugar and more milk, until it slightly resembles frosting.

*optional*
Color the frosting some seasonal color to mask the fact that it looks nothing like frosting.

Enjoy!

Slacking..

Ok,ok, I've been slacking. Sorry, but it's been an exciting world as of late. Why? Well....

1. Girls Camp! Funnest week of my life! We had an amazing skit that involved a parody of the YMCA song, and a last minute Princess Bride addition. It. Was. Awesome. Apparently I'm famous for being the "mawwage" girl:) I'll post a video once I get a hold of one.

2. Cross Country. It's been fun, and hard. So far its my best season:) It's done next week though, and it'll be nice to be able to go home after school:)

3. Doctor Who! My new nerdy thing. Love it!!

4. Stake dance!!!! I went to my first dance last week, and I was lucky enough to go to a multi stake dance. SEVEN STAKES. It was awesome, putting aside a VEERRRYYY awkward first slow dance. It was his first time too...

5.School. Not very exciting, but I feel an obligation to include it anyway. Moving on.

6. Speech tema.! One of my favorite parts of the year- speech season! I'm doing a duet with my friend Maddie about two very misplaced kindergarteners, and my solo is a shakespeare-y funny thing. I'M PUMPED.

Yeah, I know it's kind of lame, nut they'll get better once i get back into the swing of things:)