Katie Bug

My Baby...cont.

2011-08-04T18:32:00.000-07:00

Oh yeah! Sorry I forgot that I promised I would put pictures of my electronic baby on here. Yes, I did get a good grade. I got a B. My baby was so difficult though, but I was sad to give it back to the teacher. I thought it was so fun! And seriously?! That class is supposed to make you not want to get pregnant in high school. But it made a ton of us want babies even more. I did have fun in the class though, and I think it has paid off. At the beginning of the summer I got to help my aunt take care of her baby, and I think I was pretty good at it.

Final days with braces!

2011-08-04T18:21:00.000-07:00

These are some of the only pictures that I took with my braces. I was so sad to get my braces off...I loved them! I am glad that I don't have them now though. It's just so much easier to take care of my teeth. I got them off clear back in April, but as you can tell, I am a blog slacker. I will blog more often, I promise!

My New Baby

2010-10-21T16:37:00.000-07:00

Well tomorrow morning I get to go to school early to pick up my baby! Yep, I am taking parenting this year and I get a fake baby. I am so excited, I get a car seat and a diaper bag too. In math class, I have been helping another girl take care of her baby and it is so much fun. The downside is that I will have it all day on Saturday and I am going to an all day crop. Then I have to take it to church on Sunday, haha it sounds interesting. Then I have to take it back to the teacher on Monday morning :(
Um...I don't know how I am going to take a shower either, because it has to be with me all the time. I even get to take it in the car and there is a base with the car seat and everything. I sure hope I get a good grade on this project. Wish me luck, I will post pictures later!

Last Day of School ~8th Grade~

2009-09-30T17:12:00.000-07:00

In the picture on the above: Heather, Shantel, Kelsie, Taylor, Hannah, Akela, Kevin, Cameron, Keith, Hannah, Chauncey, Kenyon, Oscar, Hailey, Jared, and Kenzy.
This was on the last day of school. I was so sad that school was actually over and that I was moving on to high school. We did so many activities on the last day of school. One of them was a giant rubberband. There was one person in each corner of it and we ran to the other side and bounced off. I had so much fun. In the picture on the left is my friend TayLinn. We had a big party after school and we burned up all of our school papers in a bon-fire. I had never done that before and I guess that it is a tradition for her and she does it every year. At her party we had a little pinata and you wouldn't believe how much candy came out of such a small ball. We put all of the candy on the trampoline and jumped with it. I laid under the tramp and I took picture of TayLinn and Mckenzie jumping. The pictures are so cool (they are at the bottom). I wish it was the last day of school all over again!

Slacker!

2009-07-14T20:13:00.001-07:00

I have been such a slacker on my blog lately. Up until Saturday I have been with my dad for the summer. A few weeks ago on Friday night our family went to Salt Lake and stayed the weekend there. We went to a Real soccer game that night, and we stayed in a hotel. The next morning we just went swimming in the hotel pool.
On Monday we went to Cherry Hill and it was sooo fun. I had never been there before, but my step sisters had been there many times before. At Cherry Hill on one of the water slides called Cardiac Canyon there were some boys that wanted my step mom, Becky, to take pictures of them. She said, "Okay, but I am just going to give the pictures to my daughters." They asked who her daughters were and she pointed to us. Then they stayed on the slide and waited for us to come down and they helped us through the slide, because for those of you who have never been there, you get stuck a lot on that slide. We had a great time!
The week before we went to Salt Lake I got the chance to go to girls camp with my dad's ward and we went to Camp Cumorah. It was stake camp and WOW was it fun! We all got the chance to be princesses and we had the best leaders. We all got crowns and our ward camp theme was the Princess Cruise Lines. We had a blast and I am pretty sure that the leaders did too! We did secret sister, we went swimming, and we even had a luau. Wow! Sister Satterfield and Sister Treasure could really shake their hips while they were up in front of us doing their little hula dance. I think we all had a pretty awesome time (besides the fact that I got a really bad migraine on Wednesday night.)
Just last weekend I got to go to youth conference with my dad's ward also. I love my dad's ward they are so much fun. I am glad that I went because I got to know some of the guys in our ward and I only knew a few before. One of the guys that I got to know was Matt. He was pretty cool, and I learned quite a bit about him. Sometimes I wish that youth conference lasted a whole week instead of just over night.
Now I am back at my mom's house. Last night I slept over at Ashley's friend Kayla's house. Our plan was to stay up all night, but we went to sleep pretty early. We fell asleep during our movie which was, "He's Just Not That Into You". I wish I could of stayed up to watch the whole thing, but I was really tired. When we woke up this morning we all ate cookies for breakfast. Haha! Then we just hung around the house for a while. Later we went to some mexican restaurant called El Vaquero, or something like that. When we left there we went back to her house and rode her 4-wheelers. I was really scared, because Kayla went too fast for me. We also went on a rope swing and I went across and I ran into a tree. It was really funny and it reminded me of George of the Jungle. Later we got to play with cute little kittens! I love kittens; it was so much fun! Then we went home at about 5:00.
When we got home we went to our orthodontist's annual swim party. I found a friend from school there. His name is Kenyon. I had a lot of fun with him there, and he dared me to go off the diving board. I did...finally, and it was so scary. But he told me I had to keep going off. So I did and it ended up being really fun, so I am glad that he made me do it. I also had a lot of fun there. I have had a pretty fun summer...for the most part...

Connie Talbot

2009-05-04T20:16:00.000-07:00

There is a little girl that my choir teacher told me to look up on YouTube. Her name is Connie Talbot and she was on Britains Got Talent two years ago. She is now 8 years old but most of her songs are from when she was 6. She has a beautiful voice and she already has an album. I listen to her all the time now. http://www.youtube.com or http://www.connietalbot.com

David Archuleta!

2009-03-21T13:43:00.000-07:00

The David Archuleta Concert was so much fun! You have no idea, actually you do Lauren. Haha. I saw so many people that I knew there. Lesley Roy was his opening act and she was pretty cool. She sang five songs, and afterwards my mom and I went up and got autograph. While we were waiting up there in line we missed the first 3 songs from David Archuleta. We also bought Lesley Roys c.d. We got to the concert to wait in line at 2:45pm because we thought that the doors opened at 6:00pm. But they actually opened at 7:00pm and they didn't let us inside to go to the bathroom. So my mom, Ashley, and I had to walk to Leo's Place, a few blocks away. The whole time that we were at the concert we were standing, and after the concert we went to Wal-Mart. Twilight came out that night at exactly 12:01, actually I should say Saturday morning. So we had to wait at Wal-Mart for an hour and a half. My legs hurt sooo bad when I got home because we were practically standing for 8 hours and 15 minutes straight. Ouch! I had to sleep with a rice pack on my feet that night. So other than my ouchy feet it was so fun!

What a HOTTIE!!!

This is Lesley Roy, she was David's opening act.
Sorry this is a blurry picture.
Brad and Jeremy from Z-103.

Eli! Oh, wow he is a babe.

Front of the line...LUCKY!!!
This is Eli, he is David Archuleta's drummer.

Back of the line. Haha, sucks for them.

David Archuleta

2009-02-02T15:12:00.000-08:00

I GET TO GO TO THE DAVID ARCHULETA CONCERT!!! OH YA! MY MOM BOUGHT ME A TICKET RIGHT BEFORE IT SOLD OUT! YAY I AM SO EXCITED!!! IT IS ON MARCH 20th!

Angels Among Us

2009-01-30T19:34:00.000-08:00

In Memory of Mia Sienna Dodge and all of the other babies and children that have died. It has already been a little over a year since we lost Mia. I love you, and hope to see you again someday. Everytime I hear this song it reminds me of you.

"Angels Among Us"

-Alabama-

I was walking home from school on a cold winter day. Took a shortcut through the woods, and I lost my way. It was getting late, and I was scared and alone. But then a kind old man took my hand and led me home. Mama couldn't see him, but he was standing there. And I knew in my heart, he was the answer to my prayers.

Oh I believe there are angels among us. Sent down to us from somewhere up above. They come to you and me in our darkest hours. To show us how to live, to teach us how to give. To guide us with the light of love.

When life held troubled times, and had me down on my knees. There's always been someone there to come along and comfort me. A kind word from a stranger, to lend a helping hand. A phone call from a friend, just to say I understand.

And ain't it kind of funny that at the dark end of the road. Someone lights the way with just a single ray of hope.

They wear so many faces; show up in the strangest places. To grace us with their mercy, in our time of need.

To guide us with the light of love.

I got another haircut!

2009-01-27T16:12:00.000-08:00

Wow! I just got 4 INCHES of my hair cut off. I love it though. I was getting sick and tired of my hair being long, so Sunday night I had my mom cut it!

My Birthday Party

2009-01-27T15:51:00.000-08:00

My 14th birthday party was this weekend; it was in Pocatello. Two of my friends from Idaho Falls got to come, Shalane and Courtney. It was soooo much fun. My friends and I had the best time and we talked about everything. Haha! They wouldn't let me go upstairs while they were decorating; it was kind of depressing. But I am so glad that I got to see my friend Miranda! I haven't seen her since the beginning of last year. She has been my friend for almost 10 years now! Wow!

Morgan, Shalane, and CourtneySome of the Decorations
What a cute sundae!?

The cars in the drive-in
The bath salts that we made

Patch Adams

2009-01-13T14:53:00.000-08:00

This is my new favorite show! I have seen it 5 times in the past week and a half. It is based on a true story, and I would recommend it to anyone 13 and older. It has more adult humor, so younger kids won't understand it.

It is about a man named Hunter Adams who would like to become a doctor. He is kind of old to be going to medical school, and he is the top student in his class. When he meets Carin Fisher he belives she can help him fulfill his dreams. Until one day...

Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!

2008-12-24T09:44:00.000-08:00

This year I was really scared that we werent going to have a white christmas. I wished for snow for my birthday and that is just when it finally started to snow! I was so happy. So now we have like 16 inches of snow! I usually hate snow, but for some reason I love it this year!

The Elf...

2008-12-22T12:21:00.001-08:00

This weird little elf sits in our house and scares the crap out of me! It has little beady eyes. This is the story of it...
This elf was sent by Santa Claus, and she sits and watches us. Everyday she watches to see if we are naughty or nice. Then every night she goes and tells Santa. When we wake up in the morning she is in a different spot. Her name is Mrs. Peeps. She has been on the clock, stereo, china hutch, and I don't even know where else. Ya...I know it is really scary, and I want to throw it away or something. On Christmas Eve night when Santa comes he will take her away until next year....cant wait! :(

My Little Brother

2008-12-21T11:31:00.000-08:00

This is my little brother, Beckham, he is 2 years old. He is so fun to have in the house! He loves playing with all of his sisters, who usually dress him up. This week he has been really sick with croup. Becky had to take him to the hospital. He has been so grumpy; I hate when little kids are sick. His voice sounds horrible. Beckham is always playing and running around the house. My favorite part about him is the little freckles that he has on his face. They are so dang cute!

100 Things Tag

2008-12-11T19:10:00.000-08:00

Do it yourself! Copy and paste the list into your blog and bold or highlight the items you have done. Here I go....

1. Started your own blog- Haha...obviously
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight- Duh who hasn't?
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill- A few times...or more!
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise- Oh YA!
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Piza in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one- sadly
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Totally copied a post from someone else's blog to your own- HECK YA!

Our Own Terabithia!

2008-12-03T15:01:00.000-08:00

This Thanksgiving I had a lot of fun! Ashley (my sister), Sage (my cousin), and I made our own Terabithia! After watching Bridge to Terabithia we decided we were going to make our own because we were really bored. My older sisters keep telling me I am immature, but "your only a kid once, and you have your whole life to grow up" my friend said to me. It is so true! There are a lot of people that call my friends and I immature, but I guess we aren't ready to grow up yet. I wanted to take some pictures of it, because it was really fun and I wanted some memories of it. I told my cousin and sister that it couldn't be like the real Terabithia. We had to make it our very own. So I let my cousin name it. It is a weird name, but she named it Zaranada. Haha!

This is in St. George. You might be able to tell, because of the red dirt.This is the house that we found, or shed, whatever you want to call it. I don't think that it is my grandma's property, but It's not anybodys if it isn't hers...at least I don't think so.
This was inside of the house. It was really messy and there were bullet holes in the door and on the roof.

This is a part that we were playing in a lot. There were lots of tumbleweeds and things. When we got done playing we had lots of prickly things stuck in our clothes.
These were just some of the trees that we were playing, and hiding in. Right behind the fence was a little canal that we were having fun jumping over.This was the little path we walked on to get to Zaranada. We had to walk through the trees and then we had to climb through some rocks. Which are below.

Yes! These are the rocks that we had to climb through. First we got underneath them, and there was a little opening to get through to the other side.
Here is the little opening we got through. When we were crowned queens of Zaranada we stood on top of the rock. This was the tree that we had fun swinging on.
I thought it would be fun to take a picture of our shadows while we were there. Sage is the first one, then Ashley is in the middle, and I am the last one.
This is exactly like the movie. We found a couple of rusty old trucks while we were back there, weird huh? There were even keys in one of the trucks.

One of My Bestest FRIENDSIES!

2008-11-19T19:20:00.000-08:00

This is my bestiest friend, Lauren, and I. She got the chance to be in our school play this year. It was called Belle of the Ball. She was one of the bad guys, actually she is a girl not a guy. Which is so not like her to be bad. :) Haha. She is so much fun to have as a friend. I just love her. I am going to have to blog about her more often! The bottom picture is of her and I at the Halloween dance. It was tons of fun! Both of us were princesses! I had a crown, but I kinda lost it. Oops! One of these days I will blog about my other bestiest friend, Courtney!

~REAL ROCKS~

2008-11-11T15:23:00.000-08:00

Hair Cut!

2008-11-07T19:48:00.000-08:00

YAY! I just got my hair cut today. I took before and after pics. I love my hair. I also got it tapered.

Croptoberfest!

2008-11-03T14:57:00.000-08:00

WOW! I really need to catch up on my blog. I have so much to put on it. These are pictures of the all day SCRAPBOOKING day. It was so much FUN! We did lots of different things, but I didn't get very many pages DONE. I usually get a lot more PAGES done than that. We got to the house at 10:00 AM, and we got home somewhere around MIDNIGHT or something. We made 2 cards that were really CUTE. Jill Scott was our CREATIVE Memories Consultant. My Mom, who really didn't want a picture taken of her. Sorry Mom.

Jill Scott, our Creative Memories Consultant.

Ashley McCloskey

Janet and Alyssa O'Rullian

Snow! Snow! Snow!

2008-10-15T12:51:00.000-07:00

HOLY COW! I hate Idaho weather. It is already starting to SNOW. I hate snow so much, and now I have to start wearing a COAT to school. Coats just take up way too much room in my LOCKER! There was like a couple of inches of snow on the ground. Kelsie, my step-sister, used to live with her mom in BOISE, so she isn't used to the snow. She thought it was COOL and she loved it. All of my younger sisters love it too. But my mom, my older sisters and I HATE IT! I wish that I lived in ST. GEORGE still, because it was so hot there and my grandma had a swimming pool. The only thing I didn't like about St. George was the SCORPIONS. Well I guess it is time to get out all of my warm clothes, and put all of my SHORTS away. Time to get out all of my long sleeves, jeans, coats, and gloves. No more
FLIP-FLOPS. :(

HOMECOMING GAME!!!

2008-10-10T19:54:00.000-07:00

Well I was planning on going to the homecoming game at Hillcrest with my friend. I guess she forgot to pick me up or something. I still had fun at home though. I got all dressed up for it. I really need to start taking more pics of me for my blog. So here are my AWESOME pics of tonight! It turns out that my friend wasn't the one isntant messaging me it was her sister. She said that her sister always instant messages her friends, and it drives her crazy!

You know your a Mormon if...

2008-10-06T15:05:00.000-07:00

I found this on someone else's blog...so funny!!

It's not "the early bird catches the worm" its, "the seminary student gets into college"

You say "Provo", "Salt Lake", or "Palmyra" without the state and automatically assume that the whole world knows where those places are

You know what a "fireside" is

You go to a church potluck and there is every type of jello imaginable

you think "heck" is the place for people who do not believe in "gosh"

you know how to pronounce and spell Mahonri Moriancumer

you know what ZL, DL, AP, PPI, BYC, SYC, YSA, GA, EQP, EFY, YC, CTR, and BYU all stand for
mormon movies are amazing and Kirby Heyborne is your hero

you "Bless this food to nourish and strengthen" your body before eating doughnuts on Seminary Fridays

going 24 hours without eating is no longer a challenging thing

writing in your journal is a daily event

"I can't...I'm Mormon" has been an excuse on more than one occasion

piano was your first instrument

you have 3 or more BYU sweatshirts/shirts

BYU has been you're dream school since you were 5

you either live in, have many friends from, or are from Utah

being a "rebel" is drinking Mountain Dew more than twice in one week

there are more women pregnant in your ward than not

The laying on of hands has nothing to do with physical violence.

Your hobby is work for the dead.

you think it's all right to watch football on Sundays as long as a direct descendant of Brigham Young is playing

you have to guess more than five times the name of the child you're disciplining (Mom)

"Oh my Heck!" is your idea of swearing

You say "the scriptures" instead of "the bible" and people are confused

You knew how to iron your own white shirts/dresses before you were ten

The best present on your eighth birthday is a set of scriptures with your name EMBOSSED on the front cover

You are the only person in your high school's theatre department who knows how to tie a necktie . . . and have to do so for every guy wearing one on stage . . . and you're a girl

You think that spending more than three hours at church on Sunday is normal

You know exactly what Beehives, Mia Maids, and Laurels are, and have to explain what those are to your friends

You think it's rude to call or come to someone's home unannounced on Monday night

You look forward to yearly temple trips with Christmas-like anticipation (and then when a temple is built ten minutes from your house you drive by at every opportunity)

You think foreign language class in high school is good practice for your mission

Your home room class (which was Seminary) raises more money during the Penny Drive than the rest of the school . . . combined

You plan on spending your retirement years on missions

Very funny huh?

Random Pictures!

2008-10-01T20:26:00.000-07:00

My friend, Lauren, told me that I needed to add more stuff to my blog. But I don't know what to add. I never write stuff about me, so I need to put stuff about me. That is what a blog is for isn't it? This is kind of sad, but these are the only pictures I have of me right now. And they are only my feet.
My mom's and Alaya's hand.

My momss hand and Alaya's cute foot.

My Awesome Shoes!!!

Mine and Kelsie's feet.

Private!

2008-09-17T15:41:00.000-07:00

Sorry! I am making my blog private. My mom would like it if I went private. I love when you look at my blog. If you still want to be a part of my blog, then PLEASE give me your e-mail. I will give everyone 1 1/2 weeks to give me their e-mail. I would love if you could still look at my blog! My mom is also going private, so if you look at her blog leave your e-mail on hers also. I won't be posting again until after I set my blog to private! Again, sorry for going private!

My friend, Lauren, just had to tag me!

2008-09-17T15:31:00.000-07:00

100 things about me! I don't even think I can think of this many! Well here it goes.

1. I am almost 14!
2. My birthday is December 8th
3. I am reading a book called Before I wake by: Robert J. Wiersema
4. I auditioned for the school play this year.
5. I have 13 siblings, plus my friend that pretends he is my brother.
6. I love school (wierd, huh?)
7. I have 3 best friends
8. My best friends are, Courtney, Lauren, and Miranda!
9. I love babysitting!
10. I don't know what I would do without my T.V.
11. My sisters often get on my nerves
12. It bugs me how people at my school ALWAYS shop at hollister.
13. My favorite store is Wet Seal
14. I love to hang out with my friends.
15. I love instant messaging
16. I have been friends with Miranda for almost 9 years
17. My favorite teacher is Mrs. Rogers (even though I don't have her for a class, I had her for a drama as a student teacher last year!)
18. My favorite class is Choir
19. My second favorite is Computers
20. I go to the LDS church
21. I love snuggling up with a blanket, while watching T.V.
22. I love spending time with family...(depending on the day)
23. I love music
24. My favorite singer is Jenny Phillips
25. My favorite song is Journey to the Past (1/4 of the way to the end!)
26. By Jenny Phillips my favorite song is, Daughter of a King
27. My favorite movie is, Charly
28. My favorite animal is a kitty
29. My favorite book is, One Tattered Angel by: Blaine M. Yorgason
30. My second favorite book is, A Child Called "IT" by: Dave Pelzer
31. I hate wearing jeans, I like comfy clothes
32. I don't like watching my little sisters
33. I hate being late for school
34. I hate days that there is nothing to do
35. I have never been to a concert, and I really want to go to one!
36. I wish I had a boyfriend
37. I love watching American Idol
38. I like when boys think I am pretty
39. I really want to see the movie Baby Mama
40. I'm one person that doesn't care about the Twilight Series
41. Most of my friends are boys
42. I love Kyle Beckerman!! (a REAL Salt Lake soccer player)
43. I also love Jason Castro off of American Idol
44. A kid at my school tells everyone that I am his twin sister!
45. My favorite color is Purple
46. I like playing the piano
47. Everyone thinks that I am immature, but I have fun
48. I love to write
49. I love reading quotes
50. I have a whole journal full of a boy I used to like, wierd! (I am half way to finishing this post)
51. I like dancing
52. I have 7 trophies from gymnastics
53. I absolutely love scrapbooking
54. I have 8 scrapbooks!!!
55. I can't wait until I am married
56. Or until I can start dating!!! Only 2 more years!
57. There is a guy at my school that I think looks like a girl (RANDOM!)
58. There is also a girl at my school that looks like a guy!
59. I just watched a movie called "Another Cinderella Story"
60. I learned how to swim this summer!!!
61. I wish that I saw my distant family more often!
62. I want to be a teacher when I am older.
63. I always have a song stuck in my head
64. I hate having curly hair!!!
65. I wish my hair was straight!
66. My hair is naturally dirty-blonde
67. I wish PEOPLE left more comments on my blog
68. I cried at the end of the movie "Bridge to Terabithia"
69. I am hungry right now
70. I like reading sad books
71. My favorite holiday is Christmas
72. I was born in Chandler, Arizona
73. For Halloween I want to be a garden fairy, but I might not dress up
74. I probably won't dress up
75. Although I want to feel pretty (3/4 of the way to the end)
76. I spend TOO much time watching T.V.
77. I need to go eat some food!
78. I don't like taking naps, when I am awake and don't like going back to sleep!
79. I want to be in a dance class
80. I love going to plays and dances
81. I want to be an actress
82. My siblings names in order are: Jordan 19, Nichole 17, Renae 15, Kelsie 14, Morgan 12, ChristyAnn 11, Tyece 11, Ashley 10, Lacey 7, Mikaiah 7, Aymara 4, Beckham 2, and Alaya is almost 2.
83. And Derek, who thinks he is my brother is 13.
84. I love writing poems
85. I almost lived in St. George with my grandma for a year
86. I have awesome friends
87. I hate when others brag about themselves
88. There are 2 boys at my school that I like
89. I have liked a boy for 6 years! CRAZY!
90. I can't think of anything else to write.
91. I love getting foot zones by my mom
92. I love when people look at my blog
93. I LOVE blogging
94. I won an X-Box 360 Arcade at my school last year
95. I love shopping
96. I want all of my friends to have a blog
97. I would rather go to year-round school, than have summer vacation
98. I love the first day of school
99. I really want a webcam for my birthday! (1 more left)
100. It took me 40 minutes to write this post. (Thanks a lot, Lauren)

I tag: My mom, Jill, Becky, Miss Molly, and Julie

My Brother!

2008-09-16T20:28:00.000-07:00

This is my older brother Jordan. He is almost 19! I haven't seen him since he was 14 though. He lives in Seattle, Washington with his mom. I am really sad, when I think about how long ago it was when I saw him last. Sometimes I wish that he would come and visit us, but I don't think that will ever happen. I love and miss you Jordan! I got to talk to him the other night though. I was texting him until midnight. He gets his mission call on Friday. He has also had a girlfriend for 5 years. I am excited, he said he might come and see us before he leaves for his mission.

Lacey Has A BOYFRIEND!!!

2008-09-16T17:26:00.000-07:00

Lacey has a new boyfriend! His name is Drake, and he live across the street from us. He always takes Lacey on little rides around the block on his little motorcycle/scooter. Yesterday he took Lacey into his garage and asked her to be his girlfriend, and she ran away. Then she decided that she liked him. She goes to his house a lot now and plays games with him. Today he came over and told her he had a ring to give to her. We all got to see it, and it was a real pearl! He has it stored in the seat of his motorcycle. They are so cute!

Cute Cousins!!!

2008-09-16T15:40:00.000-07:00

Pigeon Chaos

2008-09-13T10:14:00.000-07:00

So...This is the pigeon that was living in our garage. It came on a Monday and it finally left on the next Monday. We had to call the animal control. When the animal control came the pigeon was already gone, and it hasn't came back. We keep seeing it on our roof and our neighbors.

This is where the pigeon is living. In our attic!!!

Tag! Your IT

2008-09-10T10:46:00.000-07:00

Jilly Boo tagged me? I have no clue what to put, but here it goes.

THE RULES:
List 3 joys, 3 fears, 3 current goals, 3 current obsessions, and 3 random facts about yourself. Then tag at least five people at the end.

3 Joys:
1. Scrapbooking 2. My Family 3. My Friends

3 Fears:
1. My Sisters 2. Going to HIGH school 3. Getting married and getting a divorce

3 Current Goals:
1. To get staight A's 2. Start being Nicer 3. Get my Room Clean

3 Current Obsessions:
1. Scrapbooking 2. Blogging 3. Photoshopping

3 Random facts about me:
1. I have 11 sisters and 2 Brothers. WOW! 2. I love the food that Jill makes when we go scrapbooking!!! 3. I love scrapbooking and I have like 8 scrapbooks or more!!!

My turn, I tag Miss Molly, April, Aunt Julie, Ann, and Hillary!!! Have Fun

Chocolate Spa Madness!

2008-09-04T21:05:00.000-07:00

My New Bangs!!

2008-08-29T15:04:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I got my bangs cut. I love them. They bug me, because one side is shorter than the other. I have a calic in my hair and it drives me crazy. Today was picture day and I tried so hard to make my bangs look even.

School Days!

2008-08-29T14:53:00.000-07:00

I am so glad that school has started again. I love school. During the summer I get so bored and I never have anything to do. Call me crazy, but I would much rather be in year round school. I am actually starting to get lots of new friends. I am sure that most kids would rather not be in school. I like being in school and learning different things. I actually want to become a teacher when I am older.

Go Chukars!

2008-08-15T11:43:00.000-07:00

Last Night I got to go to the Chukars game. It was so much fun. It started at 7:30 and it ended at 9:30. We got there at 6:30 though, because the first 350 kids got a foam finger. So me and Kelsie got one. We went with my grandpa Hall. I was so glad that he took us. There was a lot of balls that flew over the fence, and there was one that hit a kid. They played against the Great Falls Voyagers. Of course the Chukars won though. The Voyagers had 1 point, and the Chukars had 5 points.

My Jumping Bean

2008-08-09T12:04:00.000-07:00

This is Alaya, isn't she so cute. She kept getting on the edge of the couch and jumping off. It was so funny that I just had to take some pictures and a video.

Little Sisters

2008-08-08T16:10:00.000-07:00

These are my 2 youngest siblings. I always take pictures of them, they are just so darn cute. The youngest is Alaya, she is 1. And the other one is Aymara, and she is 4.

Fear Factor

2008-08-06T09:30:00.000-07:00

Last night for mutual we had so much fun. We did our own kind of fear factor. The first round that we did was an obstacle course. To start out we had to go under 3 chairs. Next we got to a pool full of noodles and worms, and we had to find 2 flags of the same color. Then we got to a pie full of gummy worms, and we had to pull out five of them with our mouths. Finally we had to go under one more chair and then slide on a slip-and-slide full of water and whip cream. Then they took the 10 fastest to go to the next round. The next round was really nasty. The ten people each got a number, and what ever the number was that is how much they had to eat. There was 5 different things for them to eat. There was spinach, sauerkraut, hot dogs mixed w/ chocolate syrup, and sardines. 2 of my sisters were in that challenge, only one of them made it to the other challenge. The final challenge was worms. There were 100 pennies in a bucket full of worms. The final people got 30 seconds to find grab as much pennies as they could. 3 of the people got 50 or less, and my sister Nichole got 90. She won the prize. It was soap, and lotion from Bath and Body Works. She also got 2 free tickets to any movie at the Paramount theatre, and buy one get one free Jamba Juice. It was so much fun to watch.

Angels Among Us

2008-07-31T16:58:00.000-07:00

This post is dedicated to all of the parents that have lost children. I am so sorry for all of you. I have been praying for you all. Lately I have read so many blogs about little children dying and my heart just aches for their families. I just lost 2 cousins. My cousin Mia was a still born. She was due in January. I have written about her before. Her parents are doing very well now. My Aunt Lorraine recently lost a daughter also. She can't have kids, but she adopts them. She was going to get a little girl, and she was so excited. But the morning before she left to go get her baby, the birth parents called and said they didn't want to give her up. So she didn't really lose a baby like most people, but she was devistated. She had all of her clothes and everything ready for her to come.
In memory of all the little children that have died.

Memory Tag

2008-07-30T18:10:00.000-07:00

Step 1: As a comment on my blog, leave a memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew/know me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

Step 2: Re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory for you. It's actually pretty fun to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one for you. If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments!

Addicted

2008-07-30T12:18:00.000-07:00

This is now my favorite show on T.V. I watch it all the time. A new one is on every Tuesday night. When I miss it I have to watch it on the internet. It is about a 15 year old girl, Amy, that ends up getting pregnant by a guy that she doesn't know. Her whole school is spreading rumors about her, and her boyfriend just tells everyone that it is his baby. Her and her boyfriend are both 15 years old and he asks her to marry him. He thinks that they can just get married and he can say that it is his baby. She is really scared to tell her parents, but her sister knows. Amy is having a really hard time in her life right now. Her dad just left them for another girl, she doesn't know if she should get an abortion, and she doesn't know when to tell her mom, or if she should. Her boyfriend is trying so hard to get her to marry him and to not give up the baby. She is really worried and she doesn't think that she wants to have the baby.

Personal Progress Party

2008-07-30T12:13:00.000-07:00

Personal

Progress

P

Party

Last night we had mutual. It was so much fun. We had to wear as much stuff that started with "P" as we could. I was kind of crazy, but I won along with 2 other girls. We all got a scripture bag. They are really cute.

Palmer Family Reunion 2008

2008-07-27T15:06:00.000-07:00

We just got back from a family reunion. I don't have any pictures of it, but we had so much fun. A lot of people came. We think that it might be my grandma Palmer's last year though. She was just diagnosed with cancer a little bit ago. At every family reunion we have the Palmer Olympics, golf competition, and a washers tournament. We had so much fun. I almost beat my dad at washers, and I am not very good. I was practicing while he was gone. The golf tournament is usually just for the adults. I am already looking forward to next years family reunion, it might be in Nauvoo, Illinois. This year it was at Duck Creek.

Toe Candy

2008-07-27T14:54:00.000-07:00

My mom is doing a new business called "Toe Candy." She has been getting a lot of money from doing it. She is going to do my feet soon. She is also taking a class on foot zoning. She can't charge money for that yet, because she isn't certified yet. But if people insist on giving her money she can take it. So she has gotten a lot of money from that too.

My Family

2008-07-27T14:10:00.000-07:00

This is my family at my mom's house.
My mom and Step-dad

Nichole (17)
Renae (15)
Kelsie (13)

ChristyAnn (11)
Ashley (10)
Lacey (7)

Aymara (4)
Alaya (1 1/2)
And last but not least, our dog Cocoa

A New Change

2008-07-25T13:41:00.000-07:00

I have wanted my hair colored for so long. I am so excited!

Having Fun in the Sun

2008-07-13T15:28:00.001-07:00

My Fourth of July Outfit

2008-07-07T20:14:00.000-07:00

This is my awesome fourth of July outfit.

Our Firework Party

2008-07-06T16:20:00.000-07:00

This is when we went up to Brian Head to watch fire works. We had a lot of fun. This is our firework for Mia!

Our Saturn firework!

Avery
Jace, Me, and Avery!

We went on a TRAM!!! It was SCARY!!!

2008-07-05T17:09:00.000-07:00

These pictures were the view from the tram, when we went to our friends, Kris' cabin. I zoomed in on all of these pictures though. I was so scared of being up so high and just hanging there in a little chair. It made me even more scared because I went with Kris and Jace and they were bouncing it the whole time. When we finally got to the top we saw a sign that said we were 11,000 ft. in the air. I was even more scared, but I still had fun.

Our Girls Camp Theme Song

2008-07-02T19:43:00.000-07:00

Our girls camp was about the 10 virgins and our theme was Fill Your Lamp at Camp!

When He Comes for Me

1) We are all invited to the feast
Each of us is welcome-- from the greatest to the least
We hold the invitation in our hands
It's written in each crevice of our own lamp
I promise I'll prepare to be there on that day
Dancing in the glory as we celebrate

Chorus

Like a lamp, the Master planned each of us with His grand design
The oil is the light I will burn through the night
As I wait for Him to come again
There will always be enough-- if I run to him to fill it up

Drop by drop, by drop
'Till I know Him perfectly
When he comes for me

2) Humble hearts are waiting for the day
Faithfully preparing for the chance to light his way
Guardians of the vessels that will burn
Watching for the master to return
Maker of the gift that only He can fill
Keeper of the precious oil is waiting still (chorus)

Bridge: And I will kiss the hands that made my lamp
When he comes again
I will honor him

Final Chorus: Like a lamp, the Master planned each of us with His grand design
The oil is the light I will burn through the night
As I wait for Him to come again
There will always be enough-- if I run to him to fill it up

Drop by drop, by drop
'Till I'm kneeling at His feet
And I know Him perfectly
I'll be worthy of my King
When he comes for me

Girls Camp 2008

2008-07-02T19:36:00.000-07:00

This year I had the opportunity to go to girls camp with my aunt Julie's ward. I had so much fun there. It was stake camp, so there was a lot of different wards there. Each ward had a different color, and ours was purple. One of the leaders bought us all purple flip-flops and we got to tie some fabric strips on them. We also got a purple hat to wear at camp. My favorite part was when we did the Humanitarian project. We got to make little dolls for the orphanages. My other favorite part was getting to make great new friends. I met so many girls. The girls in my tent were: Kaitlin, Corynn, and Laura. I had so much fun with them. All three of them were first years and they are going into seventh grade, so they are a year younger than me. They are all so sweet though.

Team Work

2008-07-02T19:28:00.001-07:00

Our tent is FINALLY ready!

2008-07-02T19:26:00.000-07:00

Scripture Study!

2008-07-02T19:20:00.000-07:00

Breakfast Time

2008-07-02T19:16:00.000-07:00

We had to wake up too EARLY!!!

2008-07-02T19:12:00.000-07:00

Early Bird Singing

2008-07-02T19:05:00.001-07:00

Skit Time!!!

2008-07-02T18:58:00.000-07:00

The Ride Back Home

2008-07-02T18:50:00.000-07:00

If We Hold On Together

2008-06-28T21:33:00.000-07:00

Lyrics to If We Hold On Together

Don't lose your way

With each passing day

You've come so far

Don't throw it away

Live believing

Dreams are for weaving

Wonders are waiting to start

Live your story

Faith hope and glory

Hold to the truth

In your heart

If we hold on together

I know our dreams

Will never die

Dreams see us through

To forever

Where clouds roll by

For you and I

Souls in the winds

must learn how to mend

Seek out a star

Hold on to the end

Valley, mountain

There is a fountain

Washes our tears All away

Words are swaying

Someone is praying

Please let us come

Home to stay

If we hold on together

I know our dreams

Will never die

Dreams see us through

To forever

Where clouds roll by

For you and I

When we are out there

In the dark

We'll dream about the sun

In the dark

We'll feel the light

Warm our hearts

Everyone

If we hold on together

I know our dreams

Will never die

Dreams see us through

To forever

As high

As souls can fly

The clouds roll by

For you and I

-Diana Ross

For Mia - My Guardian Angel

Mia Sienna Dodge

2008-06-28T21:09:00.000-07:00

This is my cousin Mia, who never got to see us. We keep her in our prayers and we love her so much. She is my guardian angel, and I know she helps me when I am sad. We lost her in January and we never stop thinking about her. The other day I got a chance to go see her grave. I am usually so scared of gravesites, but it was the most peaceful feeling being there with her. Then I went to my aunt Julie's (her mom) house afterwards. They have a room downstairs for Mia. I finally got to see it. It is so beautiful. It was so peaceful being in her room. I felt so close to her. I know that she is happy in heaven now. I always wonder what she would be doing if she was here with us, and I guess I won't know.

In Memory of Mia Sienna Dodge - I love you!

Angels Among Us

2008-06-26T17:54:00.000-07:00

For Mia Sienna Dodge - I miss you!

Lyrics to Angels Among Us

I was walking home from school on a cold winter day.

Took a shortcut through the woods, and I lost my way.

It was getting late, and I was scared and alone.

But then a kind old man took my hand and led me home.

Mama couldn't see him, but he was standing there.

And I knew in my heart, he was the answer to my prayers.

Chorus

Oh I believe there are angels among us.

Sent down to us from somewhere up above.

They come to you and me in our darkest hours.

To show us how to live, to teach us how to give.

To guide us with a light of love.

When life held troubled times, and had me down on my knees.

Theres always been someone there to come along and comfort me.

A kind word from a stranger, to lend a helping hand.

A phone call from a friend, just to say I understand.

And ain't it kind of funny that at the dark end of the road.

Someone lights the way with just a single ray of hope.

Chorus

They wear so many faces, show up in the strangest places.

To guide us with their mercy, in our time of need.

Chorus

To guide us with a light of love.

-Alabama

Grandma Palmer's Birthday

2008-06-26T10:56:00.001-07:00

4th of July

2008-06-26T10:22:00.000-07:00

I am so excited for the fourth of July.

I love watching the fireworks.

I think that we are going to go to the

St. George airport to watch them.

Happy Fourth of July!!!

Scrap n' Stamp Night

2008-06-20T08:23:00.000-07:00

Tonight we are having a big scrapbooking party with some family. I am so excited. Yesterday me and my grandma went out and bought some food and candy for it. When we got home we made some trail mix. It is not your normal trail mix though. It has swedish fish, m&m's, and almonds. We have little bowls of them all over the tables. Then we have a little bowl of suckers and a little bowl of gobstoppers. Later today we are going to start cooking the meatballs. We will also get out the chips, salsa, and guacamole. I can't wait. We will be making cards and scrapbooking all night long (maybe.) They actually get to stay until they want to leave. So we might stay up late. It starts at 6:00. I think that we will be staying up late. For the drinks we are going to have soda and smoothies.

Youth Conference in Pinto!

2008-06-19T10:44:00.001-07:00

Nate and Kylie's Wedding!

2008-06-18T22:33:00.001-07:00

Swimming Lessons

2008-06-16T14:12:00.000-07:00

I just started taking swimming lessons today from my aunt Julie. I have already learned a lot. I am now not afraid to go under water. Now I can kind of swim under water without plugging my nose. When I first started the swimming lesson it was really easy, because all that I had to do was practice blowing bubbles under the water. I was having a lot of fun. I was playing with my cousin Avery, she is four years old. We were playing mermaids and she would pretend to drown and I was her lifeguard. I am good at swimming under water while I plug my nose, but I am practicing doing it without plugging my nose. She also taught me how to do a backflip off of the wall in the pool. I am having so much fun with her teaching me. I love you, thanks aunt Julie.

The Trek

2008-06-13T21:10:00.000-07:00

All of my family went on a trek this week. Me. my grandma, and my grandpa didn't go though. My grandpa looked at the weather and he said that it is really cold where they went on the trek. They all wore pioneer clothes and they traveled through water, with handcarts, and carrying children just as the pioneers had to do. They walked on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. They went all the way to Wyoming just to go on the trek, They are all very brave!

Here in St. George

2008-06-09T12:05:00.000-07:00

I love it here in St. George, but it is very hot. I am still not sure if I am going to stay for the school year or not, though. On June 5th through the 7th I went to youth conference with my cousins. We did a lot of stuff there, but most of the time me, Sceri, and Alexa were sleeping. We still had fun though. On June 9th through the 12th my whole family is going on a pioneer trek, except my grandma, grandpa, and me. Then sometime between the 16th through the 20th we are going to have a big scrapbooking party with a lot of my family. I am in charge of all of the candy/snacks and people to invite. If I can I am also going to give some handouts to them to. I went to church here for my first time on Sunday. I had a blast. Everyone was nice to me and was so glad that I came and now I will start going to mutual on Tuesdays with them. Most of the time that I have been here I have been swimming in my grandma and grandpa's back yard pool. It is only 4 ft. deep and I still can't swim. I am trying to teach myself though and I will know how by the end of the summer......Hopefully!