Ace of Spades

Courtney, we can just hide your Softball stuff in a big disco ball and then move to South America. We just need to ask the Magic Eight ball. You don't happen to have one, do you?

My mom is the music director each year for this middle school musical in Golden Valley. They put on Friday Knight Fever this year and I invited Courtney to last nights performance. It was there she fell in love! Courtney and Danny sitting in a tree! K-I-S-S-I-N-G! Only problem....her lover is in seventh grade.....

I hope you watch this little you tube video. It's our favorite song (right Courtney) and it clues you in on our secret handshake. (plus Danny sings in this song!)

Eight Kids

The matriarch of the Sovell family has passed on. Surrounded by her eight kids she spent the last few days of her life sitting in front of a big dead cactus. Being a ninety three-year-old women, she saw a lot. We were a part of two world wars, landed on the moon, and hosted Woodstock during her life time. Suffice to say, this queen had a nice long life.

I wouldn't bombard her when you see her. That's the last thing she needs right now, all she needs is a bit of ice cream (right Courtney?) and that's what I'm gonna' get right now.

Ah hey ma ma ma hey ah

Life in a northern town.

Ah hey ma ma ma

Singin' In My Head

Walking into English I greet my teacher with a cherry "good morning" and everyone jumps to tell me it's not morning, and then they have a little discussion about how it's 'morning' for another 30 minutes.

As this discussion is going on I have the overwhelming urge to burst out singing 'Good Morning' from the musical Singin' In The Rain. Of course if I would do that half the class would think i'm weird and not understand what I'm singing and the other half wouldn't care.

Slumping down in my seat I glance around my friendless fifth hour, I guess I have to wait for home to rock out to the song. (you've GOT to watch this)

Good mornin',

Good mornin'!

We've talked the whole night through,

Good mornin'

Good mornin' to you.

Good mornin', good mornin'!

It's great to stay up late,

Good mornin', good mornin' to you.

Goooood Morning....

"Gretchen lost a tooth last night."

Great way to be awoken this morning. Mom came into my room when I started whining that the world could wait because I was going back to bed. Instead of singing her edited version of 'Good Morning' from Singin' In The Rain she told me a bit of news.

Apparently Gretchen lost her tooth last night, all I could think about was that she had a doctors appointment and was allowed to sleep in...

El Sol

Started watching October Sky today in history. We watched it last year in Science with Mr. Luke. I really liked it, and then (being the person I am, according to Courtney) I googled it. Man, can't believe that 'googled' is a verb.....

The movie was going to be called 'Rocket Boys', but they though that people wouldn't go see a movie called 'Rocket Boys', so they made up an anagram with the letters in Rocket Boys and got October Sky. I didn't know how appropriate it was until I remembered that it's all about Sputnik (the first man made satellite to be launched into orbit) and that it was launched October 2ed...into the October sky.....I'll let you mull over that. Nora's brother's twin is in the movie, kinda' creeps me out. The dude (guy on the far left) isn't quite as annoying as Reid, but hey, he tries.

I know most of you don't believe that there is a god, but could you pray for Ragan's family? I think they would really appreciate it.

Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter

Little darling, it feels like years since it's been here

Here comes the sun, here comes the sun

and I say it's all right

Together As One

The aura around her was like death. I slip into stride with her as I walked to English and she doesn't even smile. Her smile is what makes her, her. Realizing this my heart drops into my stomach and makes me feel like I need to puke. This feeling shouldn't be handed to someone as nice as her or her family.

The waves I've been suppressing from the summer after sixth grade roll over me and I try to push back all the emotions that wash down upon me. It's hard not to immediately think about Susan when I hear the word death. The whole ordeal really scarred me. I can tell you the exact moment I lost my innocence. Not something you really want to be able to do.

I'm sorry Ragan, I don't deal with death and sadness very well. I hate emotion, that's the real reason why I refuse to watch Titanic. I just want you know I'm here if you need me, I'm going to try my best. I love you.

here comes a time

When we head a certain call

When the world must come together as one

There are people dying

And it's time to lend a hand to life

The greatest gift of all

Dass Es Good Ya

Dad was talking about how he wanted to get a VW Bug as a third car. Now, I've become obsessed.

Bit of a dull day really. Homework and then a Rosemary and Thyme marathon with Gretchen. She's really breaking in those DVDs. The weekend was great, had tons of fun on Friday and then just hanging on Saturday. This week I have a science test I'm so not looking forward to. Ah well, *all's well that ends well.

*Credit to Shakespeare :)