Middle school. How do I want remember it? The first day, where I was scared to death only to realize the world can't be that big? Or the second day when the rest of school came and were twice my size? Possibly the last day of the first year where I set a school geography record. Today, maybe? Yesterday? The Friday before that? Now that it's over--officially over--and I'm a high schooler, it all seems like some weird dream. A dream with nasty food, people who tried to feed me information I'll probably never need again, and people who stuck with me the whole time. Exaggerate the nasty food part and you're on your way to knowing what middle school was like for me. I mean, the pizza dripped grease! On Monday, I woke up at 6:00 and was rushed to the school. It was cold outside, even with the amount of people huddling around me. The bus ride was long and lonely. Michelle had decided to not come, meaning I was the only one from my group that was on the bus. Three hours s...
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How did your mom do in the marathon? I can't believe people can run 26 miles either. I have been walking and playing racquetball (of course), but I could never run 26 miles.
Buddy is still alive (don't look so surprised.) I learned something new about him: in the evening after he wakes up, he likes to climb all around the bars of the cage and bite them. He still just sits there if you put him in his ball, however.
I went on vacation to the Klamath Falls area and saw white pelicans and a bald eagle. I read that you are drawing horses, but are you still interested in birds? We also saw a robin's nest with some juvenile robins in it. We said "don't they look old enough to leave the nest?" and the next day they were gone! We also went by Crater Lake, and it was sooooooo beautiful we could hardly believe it was real. I will keep checking your blog.
mrs. h