My SUCCESSFUL Garden

Hiya, Folks!

My garden actually grew! I have lettuce that looks delectable, and carrots, which I am afraid to mention I cannot see. I have not pulled them up yet, but I will soon. And you believed brilliant me to be incapable of growing anything. :^) 

Look, I have found some pictures of pure beauty. Here they are.

That is beautiful, you must admit.

These are two different pictures, she was just doing so beautifully that you can hardly tell them apart.

Another beautiful picture. 

My sister has got a dress rehearsal for a ballet recital today.

The below is last year's recital costume, complete with a crown which she isn't wearing in the picture.

Good- bye

-Miss Me Myself.

It's been a good day.

Figured out how to make friendship bracelets, had a good ride on Ech and a great ride on Yank.

Finally cleaned the Hermés saddle. Awesome Bible study with Pastor Chris.

Actually did math. Had some chocolate strawberries and a bagel with peanut butter.

Found three or four ADORABLE hairstyles to try on Cici and Kenzi.

Milestone: choreographed an entire song today! (loosely based on a video...i.e. I choreographed it but tried to get the same feel. I'm not Broadway so I can't do those dances anyway...)

And for once, actually talked my sibs into doing it ;) They're awesome.

I did maybe eat a whole handful of chocolate chips...but it's summer. Sometimes I think that's my excuse for everything.

I have the biggest horse show I've ever been to on Sunday. Wish me luck. Apparently it's recognized and everything, and is a dress show, and USHJA, and the whole caboodle. Downside: I'm supposed to be at Lakeside by 6:00am. 6:00 AM!!! So I'll have to go to church on Saturday.

So...really random but...thank you God.

Whew.

Once again, I haven't written posted for weeks. I have five posts saved in drafts...I guess I got bored. So here's a quick update...

I had my last CEC on Tuesday. I three-way tied to win best project (it was a book of quotes from to Kill a Mockingbird). I still have LOTS of Chemistry and math to do, and I have to get Chemistry finished before August third or I can't audition for Stage One (which is the climax of my audition season).

I have been working on a tap solo I found online. I know my rhythm and clarity is bad and my form is even worse, but I've gotten better. I have a dance camp in June so I've been stretching a lot since I want to have my left splits by then (my previous goal was May...that didn't happen.) I have also been singing hours a day(Newsies...what else?)...and for once actually singing my voice songs since I have the recital in a few weeks (grrrrr. For those of you who don't know, I love performing, but I hate recitals. Hate them.) I also have been hinting to go to a singing contest in July...we'll see how that goes.

My great-grandmother died on Monday so Clara's been at my Gramma's for the past two days to help them with farm chores since a horse is about to foal. I somehow got myself into training a pony for a lady who lives near us and doesn't have the time, and fully training a green horse (that is now MINE :) And I love him ) but that's going to require like ten hours a week this summer. I also am working at the stable at least six hours a week to help with lessons, etc. And I will be over there all day for two weeks to help with pony camp.

I have rehearsals for Elizabeth and Darcy- A Love Story only every week and a half or so since I have four lines and am in two scenes (she says you don't have to be there unless it's your character). I am weirdly pleased by the fact that I have an actual understudy. That's right- not double cast, I have an understudy. I also am a student intern at Stage One for two weeks of drama camps for younger kids. I'm really looking forward to that.

And...I've been trying to run three times a week to do a 5K in July. Run it, not walk it.  But I have a tech rehearsal for E&D that day so I'm going to have to find another race. Then again, by June I'm probably going to be so tired from riding that I won't want to run- ever. ;)

So...what've y'all been up to? ;)

Croci, Worms, and Things About I

Bonjour, it's jovial, jocular, jolly old me!  How happy you must be to hear or see my words again, as you have long been deprived of my gracious speeches. Do not fear, I shall attempt to provide all with more posts in the near future. Thank you for your applause. ;^)

That's Billy, he's just great, the only bad thing about him is that somebody taught him how to fight with light sabers and now you have watch out because if he has a light saber he'll whack you when you're not looking. Quite painful.

And by the way Curly (that big black furry thing) had his 4th (I think) birthday on February 28. A very happy birthday, in my opinion, though I never was able to get him to give his opinion on the subject. Curly never does talk much, except to bark at newcomers. He must be a rather thoughtful, silent fellow, I think. But now he's an old man at the great age of four.

And my crocuses bloomed! They're all dead for the year now, of course, owing to the recent snow, but I thought their brief appearance quite exciting. I feel just as thought the man in Norman Rockwell's painting, Crocuses, does.

There's the horse, happy, and quite healthy, I believe. So you know what has gone on with each of our pets. Except that I am thinking of procuring for myself a planarian, which if I choose to do so I shall catch myself, and if I get one it will probably be named Sir William or Lady Elena. And if I get one I shall say so. Goodbye.

Adieu,

Lady Clara, Duchess of Frying Pans.

Knaves and Hay

   Hiya, it's great and glorious me again.
Today I watched a whole bunch of soccer games because I'm supposed to be learning all the rules of soccer since I'm going to be a referee and I'm hoping not to look like a complete imbecile.  Whether or not I actually will pick the rules up is debatable.
   Right behind me Heidi is practicing a jazz dance that really I don't understand but maybe I would understand if she had her costume on and she really was holding the thing that she is supposed to be holding. If she did have those things irrefutably it would be unambiguous and superb.

    Our horse is happy, but a board fell out of the barn ceiling. So my dad went out (with plenty of help, of course) to fix it. The other children enjoyed playing in the hay.

See, Ellie's happy, Mary's happy- and one can't be sure what Burt happens to be doing, at least he looks happy too. But who can tell? Perhaps he just wants to jump off the pile and then devour as much hay as possible. I can see him doing that, and I wish he would. Ha- ha, just kidding, I can see me doing that too.

Oh one of my new favorite words is dastardly rogue. Or knave, which works too. Those mean sort of the same thing as a churl. In case you wish to know.

And now I must skedaddle. So TTFN, Ta-Ta For Now.

Signed, Miss Me Myself.

P.S. I Might Return Tomorrow.