~Kennedy~

Promotion and such . . . :)

2009-06-22T15:17:00.001-07:00

I have been meaning to post on my blog for a long time but never got around to it because I kept telling myself that I had nothing to post about. I don't have that excuse anymore!

I had promotion a couple weeks ago which means I'm no longer in middle school! The promotion itself was short and simple but it was fun. I said goodbye to everyone. I was sad to leave CGMS because I had so many good times and memories there. It's sad that our whole "group" won't be together anymore because we're going to different schools! :( But I'm way excited for high school! Here's some pictures of promotion.

I got back from Girls' Camp about a week ago. That was a lot of fun. The first day it rained really hard and it was FRRRREEEZING! But we still did everything and had fun despite the cold. I think last year was more spiritual for me, but this year I learned lots! I got to participate in the program this year. I sang a song called "He Is the Way". The program was about the Ten Virgins but based more on modern day things. I had a lot of fun at skit night. The skits are always so funny! I loved it. I had a good time at camp this year!

I went to Utah for about 2 and a half weeks. That was a lot of fun. Katie came with us and we went to Lagoon. It was so good seeing everyone! Except everyone was pregnant! :) I'm really glad we got to go! I would post pictures, but I didn't really take any . . . . :(

Well that's about all that has been going on that I can think of!

♥♥Kennedy♥♥

. . . . .

2009-05-16T11:30:00.000-07:00

I have been really horrible at updating my blog but I don't really have much to talk about . . .

-Last day of school is this Thursday!! I'm pretty excited for the end of middle school. We're having a promotion since we're going into high school and I got a really pretty dress. I love it!

-On Friday we are leaving the state of Arizona for Utah. I'm excited to see all my family. Katie is coming with us so that will be fun :)

That's all I can think of for right now . . . :)

♥♥Kennedy♥♥

2009-04-03T21:51:00.000-07:00

Ahh! AIMS is finally almost over! Only 2 (I think) more days of it left! However, I think the worst has yet to come. The Science . . . . In our science class we haven't really gone over a lot of the stuff so I feel really unprepared for the test. I've been studying a bit but there isn't really anything I can study that will really get me ready for the test. We took a practice test today and it was pretty difficult. But the reading and writing and math are done with. They were all fairly easy and I think I did decent. A couple questions I know I missed after thinking about them some more. . .

Anyways, I'm glad Megan got voted off on American Idol. I think her last performance was horrible.

♥♥Kennedy♥♥

Spring Break

2009-03-24T16:48:00.000-07:00

I can't believe Spring Break is already over! My break was a very nice getaway from school. I went to Flagstaff with Katie and her family. I had a lot of fun with them. We hung out a Barnes and Noble, saw a movie, took 100 {good} pictures, and just hung out. Other than that, I didn't really do much besides relax, read, and play guitar. I can play Realize by Colbie Caillat on the guitar now. I was playing around with the chords all day Saturday and I figured out the strumming on Sunday. I'm so proud of myself! :) And I also can't believe AIMS is next week! GRR! I don't like AIMS, but it will be nice to get it over with.

♥♥Kennedy♥♥

Real American Idol . . .

2009-03-12T14:30:00.000-07:00

So I was pretty wrong about who I thought was going to be voted off, but I think Jasmine deserved to stay . . . she's a lot better than Megan. And I think Jorge should have gotten another chance. He worked really hard. But oh well. There isn't anything I can do about it. :) My favorites are safe, so I'm happy.

♥♥Kennedy♥♥

American Idol!

2009-03-11T17:30:00.000-07:00

Here's my Idol top 13 opinion :)

The Next To Go

I felt really embarrassed for Megan last night. Her "Rockin' Robin" performance was... wow. I think this is her last week. And.... I think Scott could have done better. I was also disappointed with Anoop's performance, but I hope he doesn't get voted off.

My Favorites

I hope either Alexis or Danny wins because I think they are the best. Alexis has a strong voice--the judges mentioned she was like Kelly Clarkson and I completely agree. :)

♥♥Kennedy♥♥

Pictures

2009-02-28T19:16:00.000-08:00

RICO!

Dad and Uncle John.

Car at the "starting line".

Dad and Car.

Our logo :)

On trailer after "race".

Me and my cousin Emily.

Me and their foreign exchanged student, Alex.

Alex, Me, and Emily.

Weekend

2009-02-19T16:28:00.000-08:00

This weekend I'm going to a race with my daddy! I'm really excited. And I get to miss one whole day of school! :) This one is actually in California this time, not AZ, so that's a change. I hope we do well in this race and I really hope we don't break down. My dad has been working really hard to prep the car and stuff so I hope "Rico" doesn't let us down. I'm planning on taking lots of pictures, so I'll post them when we get back. Wish us luck!

♥♥Kennedy♥♥

25 Random Things About Me

2009-02-13T21:36:00.000-08:00

I got this tag on Facebook, and I posted it on there, but since I have nothing else to write about, I figured I would share it with my blog too. I had to come up with 25 things about me and I actually had fun with this one.

1. I was born on July 5, 1995. The day after Independence Day.
2. I'm one of the only blondes in my school. But, I love being blonde! :)
3. My latest obsession is Facebook.
4. I love the band Boys Like Girls.
5. My biggest pet peeve is when my brother Connor uses my shampoo and conditioner.
6. I like writing poetry to express my feelings.
7. I LOVE buying/being given shoes--especially heels.
8. I hate it when people spell wrong or don't make sense in texts. It drives me CRAZY! I'm such a nerd. . . I punctuate my texts! :)
9. I got 1st place in the school spelling bee this year. The winning word was enamel. So difficult, huh? :)
10. I hate being crowded. Especially in my room. I also don't like clutters of junk . . . maybe that's why I don't ever use my desk.
11. I always have my fan on in my room. Even if I'm cold. I have to have it blowing on me when I'm in bed or else I can't fall asleep.
12. I love singing trills. (That's where one word has a bunch of notes that go all over the place!) I just think they sound way cool if you can hit all the notes right.
13. I like guys that can make me laugh.
14. I want to be an Elementary School teacher when I grow up. I love kids and I love teaching.
15. I like writing research papers . . . I'm not sure why I like it so much but I guess I'm just a nerd like that. :)
16. I hate it when people criticize something I'm doing or something I've done--especially when they try to be polite about it. I also don't like it when people lie to me . . . So I guess those two kind of coincide. . .
17. I'm left handed.
18. My favorite colors to wear are lavender {purple} and yellow (not together though).
19. I think I'm easy to be friends with. I listen more than I talk but I say what I need to say when it needs to be said.
20. If I don't have anything to say, I won't say anything or try to make a conversation. I think that's why I seem quiet a lot of times.
21. I get hyper off of Jolly Ranchers! (KATIE!! haha:) )
22. I don't normally have a lot of best friends but the ones I do have, I'm best friends with for a while.
23. I hate taking color pictures of myself. Generally, if they aren't black & white or sepia, I won't like them.
24. I'm semi-lactose intolerant. Milk gives me huge stomach aches but I love milk so I usually always have a stomach ache. My fault, I guess.
25. I'm not one to argue and I don't argue well. Usually in a fight, I'm the one apologizing first just so the fight will be over. But I can admit when I'm wrong and when I need to change something.

I also felt an urge to post about my top 10 favorite songs. :) Maybe now I can actually figure out my top 10 . . . there's so many good songs! It's hard to narrow it down. Just for the record, these aren't in order. . .

10. Hero/Heroine by Boys Like Girls
9. Thunder by Boys Like Girls
8. La La Land by Demi Lovato
7. I'm Yours by Jason Mraz (this will always be my song :) )
6. You Can by David Archuleta
5. Misery Business by Paramore
4. The Reason by Hoobastank
3. Between the Lines by Sara Bareilles
2. Fall For You by Secondhand Serenade
1. What's Left of Me by Nick Lachey

Oh, and I saw the Confessions of a Shopaholic movie tonight with Katie. It was really good and really funny! It made me want to go shopping and spend the $1 I had . . . :)

Update. . .?

2009-01-24T19:10:00.001-08:00

It's been a while since I've posted--but that's mainly because nothing exciting has been going on lately. . . . I got 1st place in the school spelling bee a couple weeks ago and the district spelling bee is on Tuesday. My words weren't very hard, which is very good! :)

I'm giving a talk in Sacrament tomorrow about "obedience" so I getting information for my talk and writing my talk was basically all I did today.

Facebook is awesome! Lately I've been having major deja vu and flashbacks and stuff because I've found a bunch of people I know from Utah on Facebook. It has been fun seeing what they look like now and getting to know them again. I actually found someone that was in my first grade class and he's my friend on Facebook now! Technology is AMAZING! :)

♥♥Kennedy♥♥

Oh and I'm not very happy because I procrastinated putting money on my phone so now it's in the negatives and I can't put money on it until Monday. So I can't text or call until Monday. I'm going to be verrrrry bored.

2009-01-13T16:06:00.001-08:00

Morgan's baptism was really cool! It was fun to see family that we haven't seen for a while. I had fun spending time with my aunts and uncles and cousins. Morgan is now an official member of the church! She was excited about that. :) Not much else is going on . . . :(

♥♥Kennedy♥♥

New Year's??

2008-12-30T13:15:00.000-08:00

So, this Wednesday there is a New Year's Eve Dance for church. I was so excited about going because I love the dances. But everyone is saying different ages that are allowed to go! Like 1st ward is 100% positive that it's ages 12 and up, but people in my ward aren't exactly sure but they say it's 14 and up. I'm 13, so I wouldn't get to go if it's 14 and up. I really really want to go! I'm going to ask my Bishop to double check. . . . But if I don't go to the dance, the Hillman's in our ward have invited our family to a New Year's Eve party that they're having. So anyways, in Young Women's we talked about our New Year's Resolutions. The General YM/YW Presidency said to include resolutions from 5 different categories (mental, physical, emotional, social, spiritual). Here are some of mine:

MENTAL
-To work harder in Algebra so I can get an A next semester/quarter.
-Keep up good grades in my new High School that I'm going to.

PHYSICAL
-Try to take my vitamins every day even though they mess "things" up.

EMOTIONAL
-Not complain so much in school/home.
-Be happier by smiling more often.
-Speak my mind more if something is bothering me . . .

SOCIAL
-Uhh . . . not be so quiet all the time. :)

SPIRITUAL
-Finish the Book of Mormon again.
-Do better in my church "calling" (Beehives . . . ).

So, I hope you guys have a wonderful New Year's celebration. HAPPY {ALMOST} 2009!!

♥♥Kennedy♥♥

Merry Christmas!!

2008-12-25T16:56:00.001-08:00

I just wanted to say Merry Christmas! I hope you all had a great time with your families on this holiday just like I have. Christmas has come and gone very quickly this year. All of my family is still getting used to not having snow to prepare us for the holidays so it's weird not having it. I know I don't miss the snow, but it doesn't feel like Christmas to me without it! But I still love the Christmas season anyways! So have a great Christmas and a New Year's!

♥♥Kennedy♥♥

Electric Light Parade

2008-12-07T12:13:00.001-08:00

Well, last night was the Casa Grande Electric Light Parade. My mom took me, Mason, and Morgan and we had a good time watching all the floats with the pretty lights on them. The CGMS band marched--along with Villago and Cactus--but CGMS was of course the best. :) They did a good job. Mason and I cheered really loud for Katie but she didn't hear us. :) They had a creative idea for their decorations, unlike the other schools that just did lights and glow sticks. I had fun last night, except it was really long and my fingers got cold. The Santa float was my favorite!

♥♥Kennedy♥♥

Christmas Concert

2008-11-30T18:42:00.000-08:00

Hello! I apologize for not writing sooner! Well, tonight was our Christmas Concert and I got the opportunity to sing a "solo" Christmas song called "Mary's Lullaby". I really like this song! So yesterday was the Dress Rehearsal and Sister Maroney (my voice lessons teacher) gave us the program to check for misspellings and things like that and I saw my name and next to it is Kody Herring and Cole Harvey. I had no idea what this was about! So I find out that Brother Herring and Brother Harvey we originally practicing this song but with guitars, but found out I was doing the song also and we just basically combined both things and did a joint song. It turned out to be very very nice. I loved the guitars in the song; it made it soo much prettier! I think I did a pretty good job, and I'm glad I didn't mess up and fall on my face or something like that! There were 17 performers all together in this concert and it was very nice. I'm glad I got this experience and hope I can do it again sometime soon! I would like to sing this song again with Brother Herring and Brother Harvey sometime! :)

♥♥Kennedy♥♥

TWILIGHT!!!

2008-11-22T13:38:00.000-08:00

Okay so Katie and I saw Twilight last night at 7:00! It was really really good! I say it was definitely worth waiting for, except for a few things . . . . But I liked it. I think they did casting very well and Robert Pattinson was perfect for the part. Just wanted to say a little something about how amazing I thought the movie was!! I definitely recommend seeing this movie!

DAVID ARCHULETA!!

2008-11-20T15:13:00.000-08:00

Whoo hooo!! The new David Archuleta CD is out and it's amazing! I absolutely love the songs and would definitely recommend it to David Lovers! My favorite song on the CD is "Touch Your Hand"! I love that song, but "Crush" is still my song! :) Anyways, just wanted to let out some of my excitement!!

Haircut . . .

2008-11-16T14:38:00.000-08:00

Hey, I got a new haircut . . . I did it myself so I don't know how it turned out. I wanted something completely new and I definitely got something new, but I don't know if I like it or not. Connor says it looks bad, Morgan says it looks dorky when my hair is up, and Mason has "no comment". So, what do you think??

2008-11-09T17:15:00.000-08:00

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TAGGED

2008-10-30T17:07:00.000-07:00

I want to do this before I forget! I got tagged by Katie and I am supposed to list 10 things I can't live without. So here goes. ;) (Not in order of importance in my life)

1. My Family. I think family is at the top of everyone's list, including mine. I know I am so lucky to have such a great family and I love them so much. My parents do so much for me and sometimes I take them for granted.
2. My Friends. I honestly don't think I could survive without my friends. They mean so much to me because I know I can always go to them for help with anything. I can tell my friends anything and everything because I know I can trust them. I have amazing friends that I know will support me in just about everything I do.
3. The Gospel. I know I would be so lost without the Church in my life. It has made me so strong in knowing I can rely on my Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. I know for sure that I would have made so many mistakes already in my life if I did not have the Gospel. I love going to church and feeling the spirit and I know it's a huge part of who I am.
4. Music. I absolutely love music and every aspect of it. Music also plays a huge part in my life because I love singing and listening to music of all kinds. I love just sitting down and listening to my iPod because I know music can relax me if I am stressed.
5. My cell phone! I love playing with my phone and having the security of a cell phone. It helps me be organized and entertained. I love texting!!
6. My Education. Lots of times people take their education for granted and do not fully appreciate the amazing benefits of the educations we have been given. I don't particularly like going to school but I love learning new things. I am so thankful for my teachers and everything they do to help me learn to be successful. My education also is important in my life.
7. For number seven it may sound silly, but I would have to say Chocolate! Not plain chocolate by itself, but chocolate mixed with candy bars (TWIX!!). Chocolate is amazing because it never changes, but comes in all kinds of different forms. :)
8. Books. I absolutely love reading. I love hearing the amazing ideas that these authors have and I love being in suspense. I really like being surprised in books and, honestly, I love crying while reading books. Crying while reading books shows signs of affection and love for the characters. It amazing to know that a bunch of words can stir up so many emotions.
9. The Internet. I love the Internet. I know it can be totally evil and corrupt, but if you know how to be safe on the Internet, it REALLY helps your life out. It helps with communication, entertainment, knowledge, school . . . I don't know what I would do without the Internet and Microsoft Word!
10. Honestly, it was really difficult to narrow things to a number 10, so I'm going to skip it!

People I tag:

Mom, Mikenna, Bekah . . .

♥♥Kennedy♥♥

HA!

2008-10-30T16:51:00.000-07:00

Hey! I was looking around on the internet and I actually found a SMART blonde joke! :) It's fairly funny . . . . so I thought it might be nice to do a little post about it. Here it is:

A blonde walks into a bank in New York City and asks for the loan Officer. She says she’s going to Europe on business for two weeks and needs to borrow $5,000.
The bank officer says the bank will need some kind of security for the loan, so the blonde hands over the keys to a new Mercedes Benz SL 500. The car is parked on the street in front of the bank.

She has the Title, and everything checks out. The bank agrees to accept the car collateral for the loan. The bank’s president and its officers all enjoy a good laugh at the blonde for using a $110,000 Benz as collateral against a $5,000 Loan. An employee of the bank then proceeds to drive the Benz into the bank’s underground garage and parks it there.

Two weeks later, the blonde returns. She repays the $5,000 and the interest, which comes to $15.41.

The loan officer says, “Miss, we are very happy to have had your business, and this transaction has worked out very nicely, but we are a little puzzled. While you were away, we checked you out and found that you are a multimillionaire. What puzzles us is, why would you bother to borrow $5,000?”

The blonde replies, “Where else in New York City can I park my car for two weeks for only $15.41 and expect it to be there when I return?”

So HA not all blondes are dumb! :)

♥♥Kennedy♥♥

Boo!

2008-10-30T16:50:00.000-07:00

Happy Halloween!!!!

I hope you have a great holiday and eat lots of candy!!

Fall Break!

2008-10-16T12:54:00.000-07:00

Happy Fall Break to me!!

It's finally fall break, which means NO SCHOOL for one whole week! :) We haven't really done anything, but yesterday we saw Beverly Hills Chihuahua at the movie theaters. My dad didn't want us seeing it because it looked "too dumb", but it actually ended up being really good. And I have babysat my siblings every day this week basically all day (well, from when I wake up to dinnertime).

Oh, I also cut my bangs {all by myself} last week. My parents don't like it. :( I like the cut.

For Halloween, I'm going to be a 50's girl. :) I don't think I'm ever going to get tired of dressing up and getting FREE candy! :) Katie is going to be my football player date. hahaha

Well have a great day!

♥♥Kennedy♥♥

Hello!

2008-10-11T15:25:00.000-07:00

Hello again! A few things have happened recently. I'll make a list. :)

-About 2 weeks ago, I had my first choir concert for school. My mom's friend did my hair really cute. Here's some pics of it. {I had my mom take a video of the songs our choir sang in, but only after the concert when I uploaded the video did we figure out that my camera doesn't record sound, AT ALL! Grrrr!}

Our concert was combined with the High School choir and the 7th grade choir. We sang So Sick {NeYo}, Get on Board This Train, and Let the Earth Resound by ourselves. We sang 2 combined songs with EVERYONE {all 130-ish of us}: This is Me {Demi Lovato & Joe Jonas} and Da Pacem Domine {Latin song}. The 7th graders sang No Air {Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown}, The Cat Came Back, and some Spanish song. I have no idea what the high schoolers sang! :) It was a great experience and I'm excited for our WINTER concert!

-Last night I slept over at Katie's house. We went to the high school football game last night. It was a lot of fun, although I don't think we watched much football! We mostly just talked with our other friends that were there and were really crazy! :) I had lots of fun. I do know that we lost the game! :)

♥♥Kennedy♥♥

Blog

2008-10-07T18:32:00.000-07:00

My blog is now blocked!! To enter my blog {which you must have figured out if you are reading this}, you now have to enter the email address in which you were invited from and your password. I have personally selected people to view and leave comments on my blog. There has been a certain person that has gone onto a person's blog from my friend's friend list and wrote an inappropriate comment on there. I don't want that happening to anyone of you that are on my friend's list, so this person is not invited to read my blog. I hope this will eliminate the possibility of that ever happening to any of you! That comment was really offensive and I will be talking to that person about it shortly. GRRRR she makes me SOOO mad! X{

Anyways, thanks for your cooperation! :) Oh, and PLEASE leave comments on my blog so I know you have visited it! Thanks again.

♥♥Kennedy♥♥

update

2008-09-19T18:37:00.000-07:00

Sorry I haven't posted in a while! Not much has been going on really, but I'll make a list of things that have happened [if you are interested, of course].

-Last night was my friend Marisa's birthday party. She had an Arbonne party. It was a lot of fun. In case you don't know, Arbonne is like a makeup/moisturizing/lipgloss line [I'm not sure what to call that!]. When we got there, there were these buckets for our feet filled with hot water and marbles. I would definitely recommend trying that someday because it feels really really good! The lady showed us some of their products. They have a teen's line called F.Y.I. [for young individuals] and she showed us their 4 scents that smell really good. They have good lip gloss and lotions and stuff. Then we went into their kitchen and we got facials. We washed our faces with moisturizing cream and a masque that feels sooooo good! I would by some despite two hard facts: 1) I have exactly $0.00 and it's kinda hard to buy things when you are broke and 2) Their products are pretty expensive; the lip gloss [in a tiny tube] is 10 bucks. I really want the masque that we sampled! Then the lady did our makeup. She did mine more subtle then I'm used to! :) She taught us how to do the smokey-eye techinique. It looks pretty! I had fun and it was a good idea!

-Tonight I'm going babysitting for Sister Broiles [I don't know how to spell her last name! X( ]
-School is blah. It's boring. I'm not doing so good with some things in Algebra. There's these equations that I don't know how to do very well. Even when I'm sure I'm doing them right, I get em wrong!! GRRRRR!!! :)

Well that's about all that has been happening as of late! Oh yeah and last night Katie slept over at my house. We had fun. Today we went to go see "Tyler Perry's House of Prey". It was a lot better than I expected it to be. Well, bye bye now! :) hahaha

♥♥Kennedy♥♥

"The Big Race"

2008-09-03T16:59:00.000-07:00

So this weekend my dad, Connor, and I went to another race! Wooohooo! It was way fun. It was a little ways from Snowflake, Arizona. John and Emily came out and we split the race with them. We did pretty good. We ended up getting 2nd place in our class [out of about 5 people]. We got a nice, big plaque, which was awesome. It was so much fun and I'm really glad I could share this opportunity with my dad. It is something that I will always remember. I can't wait when I'm the one behind the wheel! Right dad? Hahahaha. It's so much fun to be in that car out in the desert and feel the pump of adrenaline and excitement and even the nervous feeling you get when John and Emily were supposed to be back 15 minutes ago and they're no where in sight! :) It is an amazing feeling! Fun, Fun, FUN!!! I'll post further details and some pictures later. Dad says I took some good pictures of the car and of Emily. :) Talk to you all later. :)

♥♥Kennedy♥♥

2008-08-19T17:41:00.000-07:00

School is going good. Teachers are good. Young Women's is good. Family is good. Friends are good. I am good. My life is good. Is your life good? :)

That's really all I have to say right now! :)

♥♥Kennedy♥♥

P.S.: I went to Katie's birthday party. She had it at the Pointe Hilton. The hotel was really nice and it was really fun going there. I got to meet her cousin Stephanie that I never had met before. So that was cool. I had fun!

Interests

2008-08-10T18:53:00.001-07:00

Hey! I am bored, so I just thought it might be fun (for me) to list some of my interests as of late.

1. Singing
2. Reading
3. Writing
4. Scrapbooking
5. Journaling
6. Texting
7. Typing
8. Occupying myself (just finding random stuff to do by myself when I'm bored)
9. Getting to know my friends better
10. Taking online quizzes/surveys
11. Writing poems
12. Writing songs and coming up with the melody

If you want, you can do this on your blog too. I think it would be cool to see some interests of friends that we didn't know about. :) Have fun.

Luv ya lots!!
♥♥Kennedy♥♥

School

2008-08-08T19:28:00.000-07:00

Wooohoo! 8th grader at last! :) The first day of school was good. I got to meet all of my new teachers and go to my new classes. My favorite subject/class is choir. Our school FINALLY got a choir elective and I really enjoy going--though I have only been there once so far. :) Mrs. Seaman is a great teacher and we will have a lot of fun this semester. I have Mr. Weber for Advanced Language Arts. He is a good teacher, though I miss Mrs. Miller! Mr. Hindman, my algebra teacher, is different. He likes suddenly yelling when it is completely silent, just to see us jump! Mr. Carter, my science teacher, is really nice and funny. He makes the subject a lot of fun! Mrs. Sundust is my social studies teacher. Her class isn't really that fun. She is clearly very "opinionated"--sometimes so much so that she strays off of the subject for about 1/2 an hour if you get her started on gangs, or protesting. I don't understand her sometimes. But nevertheless, she is a good teacher. There are a bunch of new rules at our school that I don't get or like. First of all, every single male student has to tuck in his shirt, even if it is not too long. Second, NO ONE is allowed to wear colored shoe laces (only white and SOMETIMES black). Third, at lunch they have separated the boys and the girls into separate parts of the cafeteria. I don't really like this because some of my friends are boys and I don't get to sit by them/talk to them at lunch. And, though it seems like they can't get any pickier, they personally seat everyone! They think that they MUST fill up every seat in the cafeteria. So, if there are only two seats left in a table, my two friends get to have fun sitting by each other and I have to go sit by myself and a completely different table. And this happened on the first day of school. Fun, right? :( Well, I have to go! Have fun with your lives and STAY IN SCHOOL! hahahahaha

♥♥Kennedy♥♥

I lied :(

2008-08-04T20:29:00.000-07:00

Hey, you know the song I posted earlier ("Does He Feel the Way I Do"), just wanted to let you know that I wrote that song. Yes, I lied. :) I didn't "find" the song, I wrote it. I'm sorry for lying, hahaha. I just wanted to know what you thought about it before I told you. :) I was really proud of myself because I came up with the lyrics (all by myself haha) and I even came up with the tune. I even wrote down the notes into sheet music! I was so happy with the finished work! So what do you think? :)

♥♥Kennedy♥♥

bored. . .

2008-08-04T10:36:00.000-07:00

HI!! Just wanted to say hi and that I'm REALLY bored!! Yesterday we went over to friends from Utah that just moved to Mesa. It was pretty fun. I was finally allowed to read some of Breaking Dawn. Let's just say, it isn't as good as I had hoped. And it's WAY different than I wanted it to be! I think Stephenie Meyer could have done better. :( Well that's about all I have to say . :)

♥♥Kennedy♥♥

What do you think?

2008-07-31T18:02:00.001-07:00

Okay so I found this song and I wanna know if you like it. Here's the lyrics:

Does He Feel The Way I Do?

Verse 1
The way he walks, the way he talks has a way of givin' me that
feelin': butterflies inside, shy smiles outside. My heart beats faster
and faster, louder and louder. Again and again I wonder . . . (chorus 1)

Chorus 1
Does he feel the way I do? Do his heart have room in there for me?
If he could ask one question would he ask if I love him too? Would
he be proud to hold my hand? Would he kiss away my tears? Would
he show me that he loves me by telling me it's gonna be alright? Does
he, does he feel the way I do?

Verse 2
I ask him questions but my efforts go unnoticed. To him I'm just the shy
girl and nothing more. I wish he would give me a chance to prove I'm not
this mask that's hiding me! That's when I wonder . . . (chorus 1)

Bridge
I'd give anything for him to see the real me and not who I'm pretending
to be. If only he knew how much I care, how much I cry over him, how
much I wish he would wonder . . . (chorus 2)

Chorus 2
Does she feel the way I do? Does her heart have room in there for me?
If she could ask one question would she ask if I love her too? Would she
be proud to hold my hand? Would she kiss away my tears? Would she
show me that she loves me by telling me that is gonna be alright? Does
she, does she feel the way I do?

What do you think?

♥♥Kennedy♥♥

HOME!!

2008-07-29T13:25:00.001-07:00

We're finally home!!!! It is SOOO good to be home! Two weeks is just WAY too long. Well its good to be in Casa Grande and to see my friends and my daddy. Sedona and Utah were way fun and I'm glad I got to go this summer. I can't believe summer is almost over! School starts NEXT week! It has come too soon, but it will be good to be back in school. I have about half of my school clothes bought. I got about 5 pairs of shorts and 1 shirt when we were in Utah. So I need to shop for shirts. I have bad news..... I was getting all my stuff ready to leave for home. I quickly grabbed my phone, my phone charger, and all the stuff that was at the table next to the bed I was sleeping in. We are about 4 hours into the trip and Chris calls and I find out that I took HIS phone charger instead of mine! So my phone is dead and I probably won't get my charger for another week. GRRRR!! So if you try to text me and I don't answer, thats why!

As almost all of you know, I have been taking singing lessons. In singing lessons, we are to choose a song that we want to learn/sing/perform for the class. Last time, I chose "Love Song" by Sara Bareilles. I have been looking and looking but I just can NOT find a song that would be good for me to sing! This is where I need everyone's help! I want to sing a song that is somewhat challenging, but not so much that I can't sing it. :) Preferably a song that I can sing in my chest voice range (which I can sing up to a high D without switching to head) . . . NO swear words please. Please help!! :) Comment with your suggestions. THANKS! Have an AMAZING day!

♥♥Kennedy♥♥

2008-07-21T10:34:00.000-07:00

Right now at this very second, I am in Clinton, Utah at my grandma's house! YAY! The ride can, in NO words, be described as "fun" or "exciting". More like "LOOOOOONG" and "car sick"! After we said goodby's to our family in Sedona, we headed out towards the canyon. Not 5 minutes into the canyon and Morgan throws up [from motion sickness from the turns and stuff in the canyon]. About 15 minutes after that [we are still in the canyon], I throw up! Then not even 10 minutes after that, Mason throws up! It was inSANE! At least there were no other "accidents" after that fun half of an hour! After about 10-12 hours of non-stop driving, we arrive at Steph's house. We spend the night at her house. Baby Cameron and big-brother Noah are sooo cute! It was fun seeing them. Then we drove the hour drive to Grandma's house in Clinton. There we saw the rest of the family. We get to stay in Chris' room. :) Yesterday was the 2nd day at Grandma's house. Since it was Sunday, we woke up at 9:00 and went to church at Grandma's ward, which, much to my surprise, was REALLY REALLY small! I guess I had forgotten how small the wards in Utah really are! There were no more than 3 Beehives, 2 Deacons, and 10 Young Women all together! It was crazy. The chapel was a lot different than ours, too. :) After that, we hung out at the house. At 5:00, we had a family dinner with all the aunts and uncles and cousins. The hamburgers were delicious! After that, Whitney [my aunt] cut Morgan's hair short. It is so cute! But I think Morgan was a little surprised to find out that she can't fit her hair into a ponytail anymore! Then Whitney cut my hair! She only took 1 inch off the length, but she put in lots more layers. She also cut my bangs shorter. After the cut, she surprised me by saying, "I want to put blonde highlights in." It took some convincing on my mom's part, but at about 9:00, I was getting my first highlights EVER! I was sooo excited to see what they looked like. Although, I wasn't quite sure about the color of them. They were just blonde and I didn't know if I would be able to see them since my hair is blonde. Boy, was I wrong! :) I absolutely love the way it turned out! I will post pictures of my hair at a later date.

I am having a good time, but I miss Casa Grande, my dad, my friends, and Jasper! :) (Jasper is my cat). Well I hope everyone has a fabulous day!

♥♥Kennedy♥♥

2008-07-17T12:55:00.000-07:00

We made it!!! Whoooo hooo!!! After a very fun time at the grand canyon, we came here to Sedona for a family reunion. We had rented a HUGE house. When we walked into the house we all gasped because it was SOOO much better than we had expected. There are 7 bedrooms (about) and each room is decorated differently. Our room is at a lower level and there is a window as the wall so we have a surrounding view of the trees around the house and stuff. The house is gorgeous. There is an upstairs and a huge backyard with a swimming pool. In the backyard there is a hiking trail and a maze and a kiva with an outside room and everything! When I get home, I will post a video tour and a bunch of pictures of the house. I have to go right now, but I will post when i can! :)

Happy Birthday to me!!

2008-07-06T20:16:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was my 13th birthday! Katie slept over Friday and helped me out with my party when it came around. I got to open my first bday present at about 10:00. And it was a cell phone!! I love it soooo much! It is a Samsung Myshot. Here's a picture:

I love it so much! Isn't it amazing?? My birthday party was fun, too. Everyone came and we had chicken enchiladas for dinner (made by mom). Then we went to the mall and started the scavenger hunt. There were two teams. My team ended up losing, but who cares? It was my fault! :( When I wrote the scavenger hunt, in one challenge they had to find some items. And I didn't check if they actually had the items in the store because I didn't think it would be fair if I knew where everything was! But in one store, they ended up not having some of the items . . . oops! :( But I think it turned out to be fun. Afterwards, we had cake and I opened my presents. Thanks to all my friends that came!! You're the best!! I got a lot of Bath and Body Works stuff (which is good, cuz I LOVE Bath and Body Works), jewelry, and iTunes gift cards! Awesome, awesome, awesome!! I got A LOT of calls from family members, so THANKS!! I had an amazing birthday!!!

♥♥Kennedy♥♥

Happy Birthday to me!

2008-07-02T13:01:00.000-07:00

Happy birthday to me! In about 3 days, I will celebrate the day of my birth. 13 years old on July 5 at precisely 11:04 a.m. I am having a party with some of my friends. It is themed "The Amazing Race". Here's what my invitation said:

Congratulations! You have been selected to participate in the Amazing Race! Compete against other teams for the prize. Join your friend, Kennedy Nightingale, on her special day in fun, clean, competition. The challenge will take place on Saturday July 5 at 5:30 p.m. Be prepared for a Mall Madness race of wit, speed, and endurance. The first leg of the race will be held at 1251 E. Prickly Pear St. in Cottonwood Ranch (the neighborhood across from Cactus Middle). So, are you game? If you have the courage to participate in this amazing race, RSVP to 520-426-0477 ASAP!

P.S. It IS a birthday party! :)

I wrote it and I thought it turned out to be pretty good. What we're going to be doing is we're going to the mall. They are given a list of different things they need to do in each store. And the first one done, wins. That's my party in a nutshell! :) I'm excited for my party. I think it will be fun!

Two days ago, I spent the day (literally) with my BFF Katie. She was having a party and I helped her get ready for it. The party itself was a lot of fun. We ate junk food, stayed up late, prank called boys :), and played party games. It was a lot of fun.

♥♥Kennedy♥♥

Memories

2008-06-28T17:04:00.000-07:00

Story Time...
Here are the directions:

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

2.Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you.It's actually pretty cool (and funny) 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 about 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.

♥♥Kennedy♥♥

Background

2008-06-22T20:15:00.000-07:00

Just so you know, my background is just plain white! My blog is experiencing some minor technical difficulties right now because no matter what layout I put on it, it always turns out to be white when I publish it. So, until I get it figured out, you're stuck with a plain white background! :)

Girl's Camp

2008-06-15T15:22:00.000-07:00

I had so much fun at Girl's Camp! It was an amazing experience. I had a lot of fun spending time with my friends. The spirit was so strong. It was at Mount Lemmon in Tucson. It was a beautiful view. I got car sick on the way up the mountain and I threw up, so that wasn't fun. When we got there we took all of our gear to our campsite. We were at the very bottom of a hill. It was tiring to get up to the the stage and the Lodge (cafeteria) but we had a good view. I was roommates with my friend Sarah at first. Mikenna and Shanci were sharing a tent but they found a big spider in it so on the second day, Shanci slept in our tent. When Shanci went home because of a twisted ankle, Mikenna moved into our tent. It was fun staying up and talking and goofing off. The hike wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I'm a second year so we got the 5 mile hike. We went up the mountain and then came down, so coming down was easier. It was so pretty! There was a river and a bunch of trees and big rock formations.

Testimony Rock is a big ledge that overlooks the valley. A couple years ago, there was a fire that went in a complete circle around our campsite and you can see the burnt trees. You may not think it was pretty, but it was! Being there was an amazing feeling.

Thursday night, our bishopric came to camp and we had a testimony meeting. It was the most spiritual experience I have ever had. Everyone was in tears because of all the emotions. Our friendships were strengthened and we all grew to love each other more. We had KRISPY KREME DONUTS afterwards!! I hadn't had a Krispy Kreme in forever! It was delicious.

Friday on the drive home, we stopped for something to eat. I had Panda Express. We also bought Eegee's. Eegee's is delicious! They are kind of like slushies but they have a smoother texture. The orange flavor is the bestest!

I had a great experience at camp. I can't wait to go next year. I have a bunch of camp songs stuck in my head though! :) Arickabamboo! . . . . :) Here's just a few pictures. I'll post more pictures later.

♥♥Kennedy♥♥

My Mummy Brother

2008-06-05T14:17:00.000-07:00

Okay, so today I was babysitting my brothers and sister while my mom was at work and we were doing our jobs. I was cleaning the downstairs bathroom, I come out and I find out that Mason has found the toilet paper. It is ALL over the house and he is wrapped up in it. "Look, Kennedy, I'm a mummy!" I was so mad that he had trashed the house AND wasted a whole roll of toilet paper, but it was so funny that I couldn't stay mad! I took a picture of him.

My Favorite Things

2008-06-05T09:30:00.001-07:00

I decided I wanted to put a little thing about my favorite things, in case you are curious.

Favorite . . .

Food: Chicken Enchiladas
Color: Green and Purple
Singer: Sara Bareilles
Song: Love Song
Actress: (I haven't decided)
Actor: (I haven't decided)
Number: 18
Letter: K
Teacher: Mrs. Miller
Subject: Language Arts
Hobby: singing, writing, reading, babysitting
Sibling: Mason (haha, just KIDDING! I love all my bros. and sis. equally!)
State to be in: Utah because my family is there and Arizona because my friends are here.
Day of the week: Saturday
Least favorite day of the week: Monday
Place to be: my room
Book: Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Harry Potter, The Clique
Movie: (too many to choose)
Website: blogger

So there you have it. . . my favorite things. :)

♥♥Kennedy♥♥

fun, fun, fun

2008-05-29T17:24:00.000-07:00

Today I'm really lazy and tired. I wasn't motivated to do ANYTHING, but I had to anyways. Last night I slept over at Katie's house. We read books and talked. We were really tired in the morning so we slept in. I had to leave at 10:30 because I babysat for Sister Newman. She has three adorable children. Beth is 6, Grant is 3, and Ashlynn is 1. They're really cute. We played a Littlest Petshop game and Candyland for most of the time. Grant is autistic so he acts younger than his age and he repeats himself so he was a little difficult to understand. He'd repeat everything Beth said! He found a maraca at the park, so he kept saying, "My maraca, David found at play group." And he kept asking, "Is my mom in the garage?" It took me a while to figure out what he was asking because he mumbles a little bit. but he is really cute! And Ashlynn kept glaring at me like she was mad at me! She was asleep until 6 minutes before her mom got home, so I think she was still grumpy from being woken up. They're really cute kids!

In the summertime, I do a "tutoring" kind of thing for Morgan, Connor, and Morgan's friends Hailey and Sophia. It's basically a summer school but I teach it. It's a big responsibility keeping up with the grades and the lesson plan and the activity, but it's fun. I think I want to be a teacher when I grow up, so this is really preparing me. Today we had "computers" and they practiced their typing and we learned about the parts of the computer and things like that. We also read more of our class book, The Magic Treehouse. We have a lot of fun everyday. I love teaching them.

Last night at Young Women's we had combined activity. We had a couple from Queen Creek come and teach us how to do the Swing. My daddy was my partner! We can now do the Single Swing! It was really fun!

♥♥Kennedy♥♥

PS: We were at Ricardo's last night for dinner. We were all quiet and Mason says, "You know Mom, Jesus made this food!" And then later on we heard someone at another table say to another person, "Welcome to Arizona!" and Mason gives me this flabbergasted (ha ha) look and he goes, "Wait, we're in ARIZONA?!" And my mom laughs and says, "Yeah, where did you think we were?" And Mason says, "In Casa Grandee" (he says the "E". We Arizonians commonly say Casa Grand!). It was pretty funny! We took a few minutes to explain that Casa Grande is a city in ARIZONA!

2008-05-24T16:44:00.001-07:00

Hellooooo again. Well today I had to wake up early because it was our turn to clean the church. That took about one hour. It was actually pretty fun. While we waited for the cultural hall to dry from being mopped, we got out our homemade "hockey sticks" and passed around a "ball". After that we came home. I colored my activity for Family Home Evening on Monday. Then when my mom got home from getting her hair done, we went to Serina Faucette's house to help them move. Mikenna was there too and we had the "privilege" of cleaning the baseboards with toothbrushes. Before me and my mom got there, Sister Faucette had given Mikenna a bunch of nail polishes, so we divided the nail polish amongst ourselves. I got all the colors she didn't like. :} First come, first serve, I guess! :) When we got home, I took a 3 hour nap. And now here I am! Typing on my blog. It has been a very fun first day of summer. :}

♥♥Kennedy♥♥

!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-05-23T22:09:00.000-07:00

School is finally out!!!!! Today was the last day of school! I'm half glad that school is over and I'm half sad. One of my good friends is moving to Ohio. His name is Jacob and we're going to miss him! :( After school me and my friend Mikenna went to go see Indiana Jones in theaters. It was really good! But it bothered me that Harrison Ford is so OLD! :) There were some parts that had lame acting but it was really good! After the movie we went to Claire's. We tried on lots of sunglasses and I bought some "chopsticks" for my hair. They're really cute and I can do my hair really cute with them. After that, we babysat David Allred who lives across the street. We had a good time! It was fun! We had an Indiana Jones marathon and we sent goofy text messages to the boy she likes. She is not allowed to have sleepovers at other people's houses once she turns 12, so she couldn't sleep over. But we both wished she could cuz we had a good time! After she left I scrap booked with my mom and Aimee [Merrell] until midnight. Even though I did that for about 4 hours, I only got on object on one page finished! :) I kept getting distracted and I was REALLY hyper! I had a lot of fun today!!!!

♥♥Kennedy♥♥

Singing Recital

2008-05-21T18:14:00.000-07:00

Hello hello. This week has been quite eventful. It is the last week of school!!!! YIPEE!!!!!!! I'm excited for summer! Last night I had my singing recital for singing lessons. We all sang a solo song along with 2 group songs, "On my Own" from Les Miserables and "Caro Mio Ben" which is an Italian song. I sang "Love Song" by Sarah Bareilles. It's a totally awesome song. I was pretty nervous at first but when I got up there, I wasn't so nervous. Which is weird, I know! :) Katie is in my singing "class" and she did a fantastic job singing "Someone's Watching Over Me" by Hilary Duff. We all sucked on the last song On My Own, though. We forgot most of the lyrics so it sounded completely horrible! But that's okay since we all did a good job on our songs. My mom took a few pictures of the performance and she even got my whole song on video! If your interested, here they are.

PICTURES:

top left--Mikenna Hillman singing "Bubbly" by Colbie Caillat.
top middle--Katie Duffin singing "Realize" by Colbie Caillat.
top right--Megan Duffin singing "When I Close My Eyes" by UNKNOWN :)
bottom left--Katie Russell singing "Someone's Watching Over Me" by Hilary Duff.
missing picture--Jessica Hart singing "Only Hope" by Mandy Moore.

(I can't get the video to show up, so just watch it on my mom's blog: www.riccidesertmama.blogspot.com SORRY!)

♥♥Kennedy♥♥

update . . . .

2008-05-17T12:15:00.000-07:00

Just an update. . . . I forgot to post on this, but on Mother's day, I gave a talk in sacrament on Mothers. If you're interested I copied my talk on here so you can read it. It's short and simple.

Happy mother’s day! My name is Kennedy Nightingale and I was asked to speak on the topic of mothers.

What is a mother, first of all? A mother gives you life! She takes care of you and loves you. My mom is always there for me to comfort me when I am unhappy or scared, or if I just need a shoulder to cry on. She has always been there for me when I have needed her most. I think the most important characteristics of a mom are:

One of my lifelong goals is to become a mother when I am older. My mom has always taught me things that I look forward to teaching my future children. I want to be a mom just like her! I have learned from babysitting that taking care of kids is hard work. But, unfortunately, you don’t get paid to be a mom.

In the Book of Mormon, Helaman and his army fought bravely with the inspiration of their mothers. Alma chapter fifty-six verse forty-seven through forty-eight says:

Now they never had fought yet they did not fear death, and they did think more upon the liberty of their fathers than they did upon their lives, yeah, they had been taught by their mothers, that if they did not doubt, God would deliver them. And they rehearsed unto me the words of their mothers saying, we do not doubt our mothers knew it.

So that’s basically saying to trust your mothers because they do know what’s going on!

There is a quote from the First Presidency that says:

Motherhood is near to divinity. It is the highest, holiest service to be assumed by mankind. It places her, who honors it’s holy calling and service, next to the angels.

So being a mom is really one of the holiest services in all mankind! That’s a really high authority and it definitely makes me respect the work of my own mom more. I know that even though I am a big pain some times that she still loves me. I love my mom so much and I am truly grateful for all that she does for me. Without her guidance, I don’t know where I’d be. Even though I probably have a strange way of showing it, I am thankful for her. I try my best to help her out a lot, and it’s hard sometimes, but she really deserves it. I’m going to close with a poem I wrote called “What is a Mother?”.

What is a Mother?

A mother is thoughtful caring and true

Who is there to support you in all that you do.

No matter the cost, she’s willing to pay

So she can hold you in her arms and wipe those tears away.

When giving support, she’s your number one fan;

Loving you lots is her game plan.

She’s there to comfort all your fright.

She’s there to tuck you in at night.

She loves when it’s quiet and away from the loud.

When you are accomplished, it makes her feel proud.

She must have a degree in teaching right from wrong,

Because you know right here is where you belong.

She loves watching her kids laugh and play

Even though sometimes they make her hair gray!

She loves to just sit and talk with you,

To be involved in the things that you do.

What mother could be so divine?

What better example is there than mine?!
I love you mom!

I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

So there you have it. That talk went pretty good in sacrament.

Last night there was a baptism for my mom's friend Aimee's son, Reid, and I sang at that. I'd say it went pretty good, though my mom said I wasn't loud enough. But that's okay.

So yep, there's a little update on my life.

♥S♥U♥M♥M♥E♥R♥

2008-05-13T19:57:00.001-07:00

Katie is so sweet! She is so great! She is my bestest best friend and I really love her a lot. She is so talented and I absolutely love being around her!

Only 8 more days of school!!! Then I'm going to be in 8th grade! I am so excited for summer. This summer is going to be awesome. I'll make a little outline of things that I'm going to do/go.

-I think my mom was talking about going up to Utah on the weekend of the 24th of June. I did not know about this little visit until this morning. I don't know when she was planning on telling us, but yeah.
-My birthday. I don't know what I'm going to do yet, but it will probably just be a little party for me and a few of my good friends. Nothing extravagant like last year! ;)
-Family reunion. This summer we are having a family reunion in Sedona with my dad's side of the family. We rented a reeeeeeeeeeeeeeally nice house, it's really big and it has a swimming pool and all that stuff. We're going to ride a train--I think that' still in the plan--and we're going to the Grand Canyon.
-Just hang out. Go swimming, read, write, sing, more swimming . . . . you know, normal summer stuff!
-Babysitting! I'm planning on making some extra cash, to pay for things that I really want, like a phone. I want to prove to my mom that I AM capable of paying for a phone!!!

So that's pretty much it. School was pretty fun. I'm just getting my grades where I want em for report cards. . . . . .

♥♥Kennedy♥♥

PS: I give all the credit and glory of making my fabulous layout. Isn't it so cute??? Not to mention it is my favorite colors: purple and green. She's amazing!

KATIE IS HERE!

2008-05-13T19:28:00.000-07:00

This is Katie!! Seriously it is!

Kennedy does not know that I am posting on her blog =]. This is a suprise. I am just here to say how AMAZING SHE IS! She is so talented and everyone LOVES her! You would be crazy not to like her. She is so much fun to be with. I can do anything with her and we have fun! She is so smart and an amazing writer and singer. =] so much better than me... no matter what she says. Everyone wants to be around her because when you are it just makes you feel soooo good. She may be shy but she's not obnoxious like me and she is so wonderful once you get to know her. She is my best friend forever!

2008-05-02T21:24:00.000-07:00

Today was pretty boring. Katie and most my friends were in the Math Fair and I wasn't so I was lonely. I babysat today for 2 little boys: Grant, 6, and David, 2. They are the cutest little boys. I absolutely love babysitting for them. David has red hair (that was recently shaved off, so he doesn't have hair right now, :( ) and blue eyes. He laughs at the silliest things and at any sign of music he shakes his little body and dances! It's adorable! But he's learned how to crawl out of his crib, so getting him to stay in bed was frustrating. But, when he falls and gets hurt, he usually learns not to do it again. At least until the next night! Grant is Morgan's age and I think he has a crush on her! He's really smart for his age and he's a joy!

I AM SO MAD THAT BROOKE GOT VOTED OFF OF AMERICAN IDOL!!!!! She is SOOOOO much better then Jason and Syesha and EVERYONE knows that!! She did not deserve to go home and it's not fair! I'm upset over this. But I realize it's kind of a silly thing to get mad at . . . but it's still upsetting!! :(

♥♥Kennedy♥♥

My Favorite Things...

2008-04-29T13:15:00.000-07:00

I decided to make a little collage post about all the little things that I love. . . so here it is!

There's lots more stuff, but I don't have time to post them! Do you like the things I love? :)

♥♥Kennedy♥♥

PS: Yes, Katie, the Dachshund is in your honor! :)

American Idol

2008-04-27T19:29:00.000-07:00

First of all I'd like to say that on top of being an amazing singer, David Archuleta is so CUTE!! He has so much talent and he is one of the best best on American Idol. His latest performance "Think of Me" from The Phantom of the Opera was just so great! You'd be tone deaf if you didn't think that he had some talent! And on top of all the great things about him, he's LDS too! What could be better?!

Also another of my favorite American Idol contestants is Brooke White. She is also really talented. But I really think that she needs to really find a good song that is best for her voice. I mean she's sung great songs and all, it's just that she needs to really top everything with a song that puts her voice over the edge (the good edge). Don't you agree? I think she'd be a great celebrity to look up to; she'd be a positive influence upon others, being LDS as well. . .

Although he's not one of my favorites, David Cook is also a great contestant on American Idol. There's not many rock singers from American Idol (besides Chris Daughtry) and he is someone could pursue a career in singing. He's very talented. He knows how to pick songs that are good for his voice and this week's song that he picked from The Phantom of the Opera, "Music of the Night", was genius! :)

♥♥Kennedy♥♥
P.S. I had a decent week. Yesterday I spent the day with Katie and by the end of the day I was really sick. I just felt sick to my stomach and ended up throwing up before I went to bed. I did not go to church today because I still feel sick. But I was able to eat lunch and dinner without throwing it up, so that's good. Whether I go to school tomorrow or not depends on how I'm feeling. . . . .

HI HI

2008-04-24T18:09:00.000-07:00

Hello Hello. I know, I know, It's been a while since I've posted. I'm sorry. Weeellll, here's a little update on my life:

-Singing Lessons are going great. I've been taking them for about a year and I totally ♥ them soooo much! My BFF Katie joined with me, so that's fun. Our recital is coming up quick and I have a solo. It's called Love Song and it should be playing right now. :) (By the way, do you like my playlist? Check out some of my other songs.)
-Schools going pretty good. Still boring. Nothing new. We had AIMS, which is a big test that tests our knowledge of things we've learned all year. That was eventful (boring is more like it!). I currently do not like any boys at school (I know, a first! :) ). I guess I've liked all the like-able guys already! I can't believe school is almost out! Only 4 more weeks and it will be summer! I can't wait. I love summer!!! Remember how I told you all that I started playing Trombone for the school band? Well that's progressing, although progress is VERY slow! It's been about a month and so far I can play about 3 songs: Mary Had a Little Lamb, Hot Cross Buns, and Let's Go Band. It's getting frustrating because I basically have to teach myself; my friends are always busy, the TEACHER is always busy and has no time to teach me. So that's a big reason of why I'm frustrated. Last night was the Spring Band Concert but I decided not to play in it because I can't play any of the songs and it wouldn't be fair to just pretend and move my slide.

Well that's about all I can think that's going on in my life. Love you all!!

♥♥Kennedy♥♥

DRESSES

2008-04-08T16:39:00.001-07:00

These are my two new dresses. Sorry a) that I'm not wearing them and b) that they're kind of crooked. By the way, I took these pictures with my new camera. Grandma got me a new digital camera for my early (by early I mean 4 months) birthday present. I love it! It takes really good pictures!

Kennedy

2008-04-01T20:36:00.000-07:00

This week has been pretty good. My grandma came to visit from Utah and it was so good to see her. She bought me two new dresses and I heart them!! she must like cleaning a lot, because she spent the whole time organizing and cleaning our house. Not that I'm complaining! My mom went in for surgery yesterday; that was the main reason for my grandma coming. Tonight was Katie's Honor band concert and they did really good. My grandma is leaving tomorrow, and that will be sad. That's about all going on in my life right now.

Kennedy

2008-03-13T18:52:00.000-07:00

Hello, Hello. Today was kind of a boring and uneventful day ... other than it was Early Release, for Parent Teacher Conferences. We had a breakfast day in Mrs. Miller's class so we ate cookies and donuts and stuff. It was good. My best friend is mad at me for something I didn't really do so that really made the rest of my day suck. After school, I just came home, worked on my story. At 4:00 I had to babysit. When I got home we went to Ironwood--Morgan and Connor's school--for the book fair/parent teacher conference for Morgan. I got 2 books (it was the highest reading level book there and yet it still has only 100 pages). I am currently reading "Move Forward with Faith"--the biography on Gordon B. Hinckley. It's really quite interesting. I'm learning a lot more stuff about him that people in my family (who haven't read the book, that is) don't know. Wasn't he such an amazing man?

What's going on in your lives? How's everything?

Kennedy

P.S. I got an A in every class except Pre-Algebra. :( I was bummed. I got a B- in that class. That is my first B on my report card (in middle school).

Weekend

2008-02-23T17:58:00.000-08:00

My story is officially finished and printed! I am so excited! It is the longest book I've ever written! It has 91 pages of story and 4 pages of extra stuff. I used 25 pieces of paper and I owe my mom 10 bucks for ink! :} It took me 2 1/2 hours to print it. Here's why:

Every full piece of paper has 4 story pages on it. I put 2 story pages on a sheet, and then I put 2 more on the back of that. It took a long time to figure it out, and a VERY long time to do it!

We just had a "bonfire" in our driveway. My dad built a fire pit out of a wheel and we put wood in there and light it. We cooked hot dogs and marshmallows. It was yummy!

I went to Katie's Jazz Band "Benefit Concert" last night. They did a very good job and I'm happy I got to see it. There were 2 singing performances after that and then the high school jazz band played. It was really cool to watch!

After that I went to a sleepover for the Beehives. We did some planning and then we watched CHARLY. That is a sad movie, but I loved it!

I've had a good weekend!

Hot Guys :)

2008-02-19T15:39:00.000-08:00

Just because I'm bored, I'm going to make a list of hot guy celebrities:

1. Henry Cavill

2. Freddie Prinze, Jr.

3. Zac Efron

3. Robert Pattinson

4. Ricky Ullman

5. Nick Jonas

6. Joe Jonas

7. Chase Crawford (I don't know who this guy is, I just saw his picture somewhere)

8. Stephen Colletti

And that's all I can think of right now. . . . I might add on to the list later!!

Kennedy

Here's a beautiful pic of me!

2008-02-18T17:12:00.000-08:00

Here's a beautiful pic of me! LOL! It was totally random but I think it turned out pretty good.

5 year old sensation . . . .

2008-02-06T15:52:00.000-08:00

Isn't she so cute?! I was looking up random videos on youtube and found these. . . . (It's the same girl, for all of them, just so you know. . . )

In Loving Memory of Gordon B. Hinckley . . . .

2008-02-05T16:22:00.000-08:00

This man was a great man, and think we should all try to be like him and follow his amazing example. When I heard about his passing, I was sad and I still am. I know that I shouldn't be though. He gets to be with his loving wife and family that have passed before him and I should be happy for him. It's going to be really different not having him as the prophet. He's the only prophet that I've ever been alive for. But I know that President Monson is going to be a great prophet for us! Here's a tribute that I found on YouTube.

Sorry. . . .

2008-02-03T10:26:00.000-08:00

Hey, sorry for not posting for so long!! I haven't been "busy" but let's just say there have been better things for me to do than playing on the internet! :) I've been challenging myself not to get on the computer and it was working well, until today!

Well over the weekend I went to Parker, AZ with my dad and Connor for a race that they are having up there. My dad isn't racing in it, we just went to watch. It was so much fun and I took some good pictures. It took about 3 hours to get up there. On Friday night, we left at about 9:30 and didn't get there until 12:45 (the midnight 12:00). I wasn't allowed to fall asleep because if I did, my dad would be more likely to fall asleep, and we wouldn't want that! So I had to stay up with him and it was so HARD not to fall asleep, but I managed! We drove in our Suburban and when we got there, we put the back seats down, set up sleeping bags and went to sleep (Connor slept in the front "Bench" seat). I didn't sleep very well because some maniacs were out late either partying/getting drunk or racing around in their quads. They might've been doing all of those things! But they were making a lot of noise and it was hard to fall asleep. The Trick Trucks started first at about 7:30 a.m. We didn't get to see them (it was quite disappointing because Trick Trucks are the coolest) because we didn't get out of bed until about 8:00. My dad brought a little propane stove and heated up some water for hot chocolate.

ABOUT THE RACE:

The only races WE go to are the ones in the desert. This particular one was in Parker, AZ. We went to the same one last year as volunteers for the Checkpoint (we had to write down the number and time they passed of EVERY SINGLE CAR! There were about 300 or so). This time we got to just watch. Each lap is about 120 miles. To finish, you have to complete 2 or 3 miles. Most cars go so fast that they break down in the first lap! The track isn't just flat ground. There are many turns and road "obstacles" (Cacti, trees, little animals). There's also what racers call "whoop-dee-doo's" (which are little hills that come one after another. These are particularly hard if you have a small car with a low-class suspension) and "washes" (which are areas that have different challenges: big rocks/boulders to avoid, part of the track that kind of makes the car go sideways, etc).

There are also many different kinds of cars (as you will see in my pictures). There are buggies, truggies (the front part of the car is a truck and the back a buggy), Trick Trucks (which are BIG million dollar trucks that go SOOOOO fast!), Jeep Speeds (jeeps), Hummers, and lots more.

Now that I've written a novel, here's some pictures!!!!

Here's one of the Trick Trucks that I managed to take a pic of
This is a buggy
This is a one person buggy
This is a Trick Truck that finished first in class 6
This is a truck that was shown at the finish. It's BIG!
This is a Jeep Speed. It's in 2-wheel drive so it had a hard time going up the hills.

This is a truggy

I got some videos too but it takes way too long to process it!

2008-01-20T14:32:00.000-08:00

Sorry I haven't posted for so long!!! Well here's what's been goin on with me:

- Had Christmas! It was a blast! I can't believe all the stuff that I got! It was amazing!
- Spent time in Utah with mi familia and amigas (if you can't speak Spanglish that's "my family and friends :D). We spent 10 whole days up there and I had a lot of fun! Except the drive home. The way home we had to have 4 kids in the backseat of our Avalon because the Mazda broke down. It was really miserable. But it was so nice to see family again and I hope we can see them again soon!
- Went back to school as a new semester. It's just same old same old boring! In Social Studies we're STILL on our Civil War unit but I like talking about it. We have a big test coming up and I'm not really prepared for it, but I'll manage!
- Hung out with my totally awesome friends at school and at home.

So that's pretty much it! By the way, did I tell you that I'm the Beehive President in Young Women's? And that my mom is in the Relief Society Presidency? And that my dad is Young Men's President? That's a lot of Presidents, wouldn't you say? :D

I love my ward! I've made some really good friends there and I look forward to seeing them every Sunday and Wednesday. I think that being Beehive President is really good for me because I'm a lot more active in the church (not that I wasn't active before, but what I mean is that I look forward to going and helping out a LOT more). I love my Young Women leaders! They're so much fun to be around!!!

I luv all my fans! lol JK!!
*~Kennedy~*

Utah

2007-12-30T10:21:00.000-08:00

We're in Utah right now!! The ride felt like it was so much longer than it normally is!! We left Casa Grande at 10:04 and we got to St. George (which is only 3/4 of the way there) at 8:30! We slept at my great-grandma's house and we left at around 9:00 in the morning. We got to Clinton (the place we needed to be at) at about 6:00!! I was soooo fed up with driving by then! I had a sleepover with my friend Jamie last night and it was way fun! Today is my "cousins" baby blessing and I get to wear my new dress and boots!!

*~Kennedy~*

2007-12-23T14:50:00.000-08:00

We're leaving for Utah on the 27th!!!! I'm soooo excited to see my family up there!! Katie left this morning and I didn't tell her goodbye :(. She went to California for Christmas. I went to go see National Treasure II Book of Secrets last night with her and her friend Lexie. It was so good! This one was more about Abraham Lincoln and the end of the civil war, and Mount Rushmore and things like that.

We were going to see P.S. I Love You, but my mom didn't want me seeing that one. I felt bad because Katie and Lexie wanted to see that one and they just HAD to go see National Treasure with me, and they'll never let me forget it. I gave Katie her Christmas present yesterday. I wrote her a poem entitled "Katie" and I made her a quilt. I'll post some pictures of the quilt later. It took me such a long time to quilt the blanket! It was my first ever blanket/quilt that I've ever made and I hope she likedit. For the poem, I wrote it and I printed it on pretty colored paper, put a picture of us two on it, and put it in a frame. She said she liked that better than the quilt. . . Here's the poem, if you're at all interested:

Katie

Katie is one of those friends who will always care.
She's known to always smile, love, and share.
Even when she's down she tries her best to make your day,
Though she can be rough when she doesn't get her way! :D (JK, but It rhymed!)
She gives the best advice to all,
she's always on the ball.
She gets A's in all her classes,
Can't get enough designer glasses.
She loves to win and know the stats,
She's up to date with all the facts.
She has enough clothes to dress a mob,
It's against her standards to cheat or rob.
Though her looks attract the guys,
Not 'til 16 will she take the prize.
Very creative with ideas to write a book,
She'll curl up and read in her cozy nook.
She loves to dance and all the sort,
But, her one ambition is to report.
Not things like stars and 'hard to get',
But important things like wars and fret.

Katie, my one true friend,
I'll be there for you 'til the end.
-Kennedy Nightingale

It took me a while to write, but in the end I was proud of myself! I was impressed with how well everything fit together! I won't be able to see Katie the whole Christmas break because she gets back from California the day we leave for Utah.

*~Kennedy~*

things that I've gotten for Christmas so far

2007-12-19T13:07:00.001-08:00

Things that I've gotten so far for Christmas:

bracelet from William
I-pod from Katie!!!
Bath and Body Works "Pink Grapefruit" lotion from Sister Winder
Itunes gift card, lotions, nail polish, pens, gum, etc. . . from Steven
A little box that i have yet to open from Bekah.
Earrings from Mikenna and Shanci

. . . to be continued

I'm at school. . .

2007-12-17T12:55:00.000-08:00

I'm in Computers class right now at school. I don't know if I'm supposed to or not, but I'm just waiting for my partner to finish a project that we were doing. Next block, we have an assembly and Katie is playing in band for it! It's gonna be fun! I love pep assemblies. This week is spirit week and it is school colors day today. This morning Katie's brother gave me a bracelet (as my Christmas present) and it is soooo pretty! But I feel bad because he used the money that he was supposed to use to buy Katie a present. So I feel bad. But I have to go! Bye!!

*~Kennedy~*

2007-12-15T16:20:00.001-08:00

Today was good. This morning, I slept late and didn't know GALS was leaving to go Christmas caroling at 9:30, so I missed that :(. We went to zoo lights last night for my dad's work party and ate a nice dinner at a hotel that was reserved for us. It was fun. We got to hang out with some friends that we hadn't seen for a while, and we 'caught up'. We went to go see Alvin and the Chipmunks in our new theater today. It was funny and cute. Mason loved it! School's going fine. I've been in kind of a gloomy mood lately, and it doesn't help that it's almost the end of the semester and almost Christmas!! I'm trying to get my grades up so I can have all A's, like in my other report cards. I'm also stressing out because I worried that I won't get all of my Christmas presents for my friends and family made/bought in time. But oh well. I'm gonna get them done, I can feel it! ;}.

*~Kennedy~*

OH! And I saw these REALLY cute shoes at Dillards that I really want! They look like you can get them anywhere but I really want them! They are just silver ballet flats with a bow on the top of them. They were sooooo cute! They also come in gold and black, but I like the silver ones best. And the best part is, they were on sale for $17.00!!

My friend. . .

2007-12-12T17:38:00.001-08:00

The past few days have been better. I've been biting my fingernails in anxiety (not literally) for the telling of my consequence for my referral. During 4th block I got a note that said I was supposed to go to the Assistant Principal's Office. I knew INSTANTLY what it was for. With my stomach churning, I walked slowly to her office. I stood outside her office feeling so out of place. People kept giving me looks of surprise because they knew I didn't belong there. Finally, I was called into her office. It kind of felt like I was about to be hanged (lol!)! I was nervous enough! The Assistant Principal (Mrs. Morgan) was MUCH nicer than I had anticipated. She discussed my situation calmly, making little jokes in between to lighten the mood. She said, "I'm all about giving people second chances." A beacon of light had been lit. A light of hope! She had me sign my referral and she told my my punishment. She told me it was just a WARNING! All I had to do was bring my other two previous I.D.'s in to her office the next morning and she would let me free!! I was SOO relieved! Mrs. Morgan is OFFICIALLY my FAVORITE Assistant Principal!!

Well, on IM today, me and a friend got in an argument. She said that she hadn't completely forgotten about a mistake that I made a month previous. After a very emotional discussion (with me in tears) she stated that she wasn't mad at me and that she forgave me, but she couldn't forget. She pointed out she didn't think I cared about her enough to miss something important to me for something that meant a lot to her. That hit me hard. I was literally speechless. After that, it seemed like nothing I said to her would convince her that she means the world to me! But I want this friend to know, that I'm trying my hardest to cover the black tracks and rewrite them in white. She needs to know that I love her soooo much and I want our friendship to be full, with no secrets or secret grudges. She needs to know that I'm so sorry for what I did and she needs to forgive and try to forget. I'm not asking for her to forget entirely, but there's nothing I can do about the past. We need to live in the present and put our mistakes behind us and put our trust, friendship, and love in front of us. We HAVE to do that. I need her to know that I understand that she is upset, but I'm trying SOOO hard to make things right. But in order to make things right, I need her to help me. I need her to know that she is my best friend and I'm always going to be there for her. And if she wants me to be there more, she needs to tell me that. She needs to know that I can't read minds, but I'm trying to read the signs. I need her help to strengthen this friendship. I hope she understands this and I hope she feels the same way I do.

*~Kennedy~*

Worst Day!!!

2007-12-10T15:50:00.000-08:00

Today has been probably one of the worst days of my life! Heres SOME of the things that happened to me today:

1. I slept late
2. I got to Katie's house late
3. I got a referral for forgetting my I.D. 3 times and I'll probably get either ISS (in school suspension) or ASD (after school detention) (THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY DAY, considering I've never really gotten in trouble in school in my LIFE)
4. It was an A DAY IN GENERAL!!
5. I had P.E. today and we had to run extra
6. We had to run the mile (but I'm proud of myself cuz I did it in 14 minutes and 14 seconds. That's the fastest I've gone before)
7. I'm tired
8. I don't feel the best
9. It's RAINING and its COLD
10. When I was opening my locker in P.E. my lock (which is heavy) fell on my toe.

SHALL I CONTINUE??? My day has been HORRIBLE. I'm still hoping for it to get better! At least I'm not having a bad hair day! My hair actually did what I wanted it to today. I hope my day will get better!!!!!

*~Kennedy~*

So....

2007-12-04T18:17:00.000-08:00

My dad is setting up Christmas lights on our house. So far, they look good! I'm not quite sure if I like Jacob anymore. . . Katie thinks that he likes her so, why waste my energy? He's still cute and nice, but he's not the same as he was when I first liked him. But the problem is, there's not any more like able "white" guys at our school that haven't turned wacko. :} I probably still will like Jacob always but probably not as much as I used to. Oh well. . . . Advice???

*~Kennedy~*

Thanksgiving

2007-11-21T15:01:00.000-08:00

I love Thanksgiving! For one, it gives you a good excuse to stuff yourself and eat a lot. And second, it definitely makes you realize what you are thankful for. So here's some things that I'm thankful for:

1. I'm thankful for my family who love and support me.
2. I'm thankful for all of my good friends. They help me get through tough times and are always here to catch me when I fall.
3. I'm thankful for my church and God. Without them, I don't know where I'd be right now. It's a great feeling to be a part of such a wonderful religion and be part of God's great plan.
4. I'm thankful for the beautiful house that I live in. It protects me and gives me a place of comfort and peace when I need it.
5. I'm thankful for my education. I love learning new things, and I'm grateful that I have the ability to get a good education and learn new things.
6. I'm grateful for this country. I love this country and it means a lot to me that people fought for my freedom and happiness.
7. I'm grateful for my health. I'm so thankful that I am healthy and able to do the things that I need to.
8. I'm grateful that as a family, we have enough money for things that we need. Money is not the key to happiness, and that is why this is at the bottom of my list.

These are just some of the many things that I'm thankful for. Thanksgiving is a great holiday. Although we won't get to celebrate with our WHOLE family like we usually do, change is good. We're still going to have a good time with each other.

Kennedy

Today

2007-11-20T15:48:00.000-08:00

Today my mom checked me out early from school to babysit some kids. I babysat:

Morgan - age 6
Mason - age 4
Torie - age 2
David - age 1
Hailey - age 7
Grant - age 7

I'll show you the relations:

Morgan and Mason are my sister and brother (Morgan is my sister, Mason is my brother)
Torie and Hailey are sisters (they are both girls)
Grant and David are brothers (they are both boys)

Torie and David are soooo cute! So, while Grant and Hailey were eating their popcorn they started arguing over who was cutest: Torie or David. Of course, each voted for their own siblings so they tell me to decide who is cuter. I said both because I didn't want to hurt anyone's feelings! Decide for yourself who is cuter!

Torie: she is ALWAYS smiling! Her laugh is sooo cute! She has the prettiest blue eyes and really white skin! When she laughs she sticks her tongue out. She loves to cuddle and she loves to be held and cuddled with.

David: he has red hair and blue eyes. They are the same color as Torie's but he has really small pupils, so they look lighter. He's just learned how to walk, so he waddles. When we were jumping on the trampoline, he liked to walk really close to the edge. When I yelled at him because he almost fell off, he would have the biggest smile on his face. He was doing it just for my reaction. It was cute, but I got frustrated because he nearly fell off onto the rocks! lol

Here are some pictures of them (Katie and Me got them to kiss but I can't find that picture!)
This is Torie and David. It was on different days but David is wearing the same shirt! I like your look Katie! :D

This is a picture of all of them. Hailey is holding Torie. Morgan is in the middle. Grant is holding David.

here's a closer look. Mason tripped so they were watching him when I took the picture.

Here's a better close up. Everyone is looking except for Torie. (Morgan is the tallest! :) )

That's basically what I did today.

Pictures of me

2007-11-20T15:19:00.000-08:00

this is me right now!

BIG DIFFERENCE!!

this was me about 2 years ago!

Book club

2007-11-11T09:04:00.000-08:00

hey y'all check out my new bookclub blog:

http://www.kennedysbookclub.blogspot.com

it's way cool!!!

Welcome

2007-11-11T09:02:00.000-08:00

Welcome to my book club. Right now, it's only me reading the books so, I won't have very many at a time. Right now, I'm reading 5 books!! So, if you would like to be a contributor and help me read books and review them, you can reply to this message. These books can be anything that is appropriate. Look for books with little or no swear words and appropriate story lines. Basically, anything good!

Kennedy

Christmas

2007-11-11T08:51:00.000-08:00

Today is Sunday. I have finally decided what I'm going to get my friends and family for Christmas, but I won't say because they might see it (KATIE!) lol. I think it's an awesome idea. I have about $85 saved up, so hopefully that will be enough to get everything I need to. I'm not quite sure what I want for Christmas, but I NEED a new backpack. I really like those Jansport backpacks but my mom laughs every time I ask her to get me one. They're pretty expensive, for a backpack.
I made a list and I think it looks something like this:
- Cell phone [my mom laughed and said, 'yeah right' but I still want one!]
- Those packet things for my FLY pen
- Gameboy ADVANCE games
- computer games
- Books (Mary Higgins Clark, Stephenie Myer [She won't have a book out by Christmas, but I can still wish, right?], Jack Weyland, Anita Stansfield, or Lisi Harrison.
- Camera (one of those cheap mini digital ones that you can buy at like Wal-Mart)
-Hairspray [movie, the newer version on DVD], High School Musical 2
-Ipod [once again, she laughed, but a girl can dream!]

Well, that's about it. . . .

Halloween!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-11-01T18:07:00.000-07:00

soooo..... today was purty boring. Halloween was yesterday. I dressed up as a pirate! Arrgh!! My mom's friend painted my face and I bought accessories and stuff. It was way cool. I went trick-or-treating with Katie. I didn't get that much candy, Morgan got the most! It's because I only went around to all the cars once at the trunk-or-treat and we only went to, like, 5 houses. So.... my candy will probably only last me a couple of weeks. Unless my mom throws it away, of course. Oh and my first BYC meeting was last Sunday. It was pretty cool. I got to interact with all of the people and I got an idea of what I'm supposed to prepare for for next time. It was... interesting to be with my dad there. But he was a big help and he walked me through step by step what I should be doing. So yeah. It was cool. Yep, yep, yep. . . I still haven't asked Ben and Jacob to be in my photo shoot yet . . . grrrrrrrrr

Fighting Flames

2007-10-25T15:48:00.000-07:00

Hey my day was pretty boring. My parents still aren't home but they'll be home in about 2 hours. So that's good. Last night was o.k. I wasn't the most fun I've ever had, but it was fun. I started on making another hat, and I'm giving it to my neighbor's daughter named Torie. She's so cute! I'm working on my story right now. It's called Fighting Flames. I think it's the best book I've ever written and it's the longest book I've ever written. So far, it is 43 pages long, and it's only 1/2 way done! I'm hoping I can get 100 pages written, but that's a little far fetched, right? Here's the first page:

Chapter One

I ran through the front room, passing everything that had once mattered in my life. But they don’t matter now. My heart raced. I tried to escape the deadly beast that was devouring the house with each burning touch. Through the kitchen I ran. I stumbled to my knees. I blindly looked at what I had tripped over. A body! It was hard to move, hard to breathe. I turned the body over, my hands trembling. My heart stopped. The face of my father was staring up at me. “NO!” I screamed. I was too late. I called his name over and over, knowing that it wouldn’t do anything. Nothing I did could bring him back to life. His face was soot black, with burns that no one would ever see. The beast drew in around me, licking me with its fiery tongue, mocking my fear. “You lost!” it cackled.

“Dad, wake up! You have to make it. Dad please . . . please.” I cried helplessly. It was no use. It was the end. The beast was rearing up, adding the fear and pain with each second. It pounced. I hugged my dad for the last time then . . .

“Matt . . . MATTHEW PETERSON!”

Matt raised his head from the desk. He gave a sigh of relief.
“It was only a dream,” he whispered. The other students were staring at him. Some looked worried, some amused. The bell rang for the end of class. His head was wet with sweat and his clothes clung to his skin.
“Matt,” the teacher said, “this is the second time this week that you’ve fallen asleep in class. One more time and I’ll call your father telling him you need more sleep!”
“Whatever,” he said calmly. The truth was, he got plenty of sleep at night. He tried to make it in bed by 9:30 and he woke up every day at 6:50. He didn’t exactly know what his deal was.

Like it? I'm doing a photo-shoot for my cover. Is 4 people too much for a front cover? I still have yet to ask 2 people to do it and they're the boys. :) Well, if you like it, post a comment!!

SOS - Jonas Brothers

2007-10-25T15:23:00.000-07:00

Kevin looks way better with his hair straightened! Nick probably would too, but he insists on keeping it curly....

Boring

2007-10-19T16:40:00.001-07:00

My day was really boring. My parents went up to Sedona and won't be back until Thursday. I'm spending the night at my neighbors house. I'm missing the stake dance right now. I couldn't find my dance card so I'm going to my Beehive leader's house. She invited us to play games and stuff instead of the dance. I really wanted to go to the dance. This is only my 2nd dance and I'm MISSING it! :(

Well, I'm the new Beehive president. I'm pretty excited but I'm not exactly sure what I'm supposed to do. I still have yet to choose my 1st and 2nd counselors and secretary. My dad's the young men's president so I get to go with him to BYC meetings and stuff.

Well I have to go, my ride's here.

FRIDAY

2007-10-19T16:07:00.001-07:00

FRIDAY::

Morning: I hung out with Jacob and Caitlin (Mrs. Lewis's daughter) asked him out again (for 2nd time). I did the announcements over the intercom
Homeroom: NO HOMEROOM EARLY RELEASE
Language Arts: Today we went through everyone's pages and put check marks on charts that have the criteria on it. When we come back from break, we are going to vote. We get to vote for 6 animals that we want in our zoo. I think I'm gonna vote for the skunk, coyote, javelina, ferret, porcupine, and the gray wolf. :). Yep, yep. Ben wasn't here today, he's sick.
Pre-Algebra: We did more stuff on coordinates and it was super boring and super easy. We had to plot coordinates on a grid to make a pumpkin. You are so lucky you weren't there!
Lunch: We had cheeseburger twins today and they didn't have any salad!! So I didn't have anything to eat except ice cream. I listened to my new CD player (courtesy of you :) ) with Marisa. the bell rang and I walked with Jacob until I was almost to Ms. Lambert's room. But he was like, "Isn't it early release?" and I was like, "yeah" and he was like "Then where are you going?". I was so embarassed!! I was going the wrong direction!! I was supposed to go to PE but I was following him to go to the band room! I was so embarrassed!!
ELECTIVES: I have no idea what went on in Band for you, sorry.
Science: We watched a Bill Nye video and Jacob was sitting on a chair in the middle of the room next to me and Marisa (we were sitting on the ground). Caitlin (the one :)) wiggles her way in between me and Jacob (we were a fair distance apart but we were still sitting next to eachother) !!! I was like "hello??!" but I didn't say that, I just gave her dirty looks when she wasn't looking! :) they work like a charm. And she was totally flirting with him the whole time!! I was about ready to wring her neck!! (not really, but GRRRRRR... she's got a boyfriend!!!)
After school: I was walking with Jacob and I said, "Man, two Caitlins like you!" and he's like (coincidentally Caitlin Lewis walks by) "Well, I know that Caitlin does, but who's the other one?" (GUYS CANNOT TAKE HINTS!!!!!!). So I told him and he's like, "REALLY? But she has a boyfriend!" So I just left it at that. I said goodbye to him and for him to have nice fall break. Nothin exciting. OHH and right before I said that Diego gives him the note from Caitlin Lewis. It said something along the lines of:

Hello,
My friend likes you too. Who would you rather go out with, me or her?

Well, BYE!!!

He was like, I should just put, "NEITHER" but I don't want her to feel bad. Maybe I just won't write back!!

Thursday

2007-10-19T07:19:00.000-07:00

Well, Katie, since your not at school anymore I thought you'd want to be filled in when you came back (even if it is for only two days).

THURSDAY::

Homeroom: NO HOMEROOM EARLY RELEASE!
Language Arts: We finished our reports and went over our criteria, we are voting tomorrow. Everyone just wants the porcupine cuz its so cute. :(
Pre-Al: We practiced "coordinate grids" it was really easy. She had us plot points on a grid in front of the class and then do book work. Of course. But it only took like 10 minutes for me (so that would be like, 5 minutes for you!!).
Lunch: We had Spicy Chicken sandwiches (the bar wasn't open, ugh!) and Ben only collected 3 of them this time (well, he bought 2 and someone gave him 1). I sat by Marisa, Steven, and Lexie (you know, I don't think Lexie likes me very much.). After I ate I went outside and hung out with the "gang". I was just messing around (and since you were gone, I was kinda lonely) and I said, "I need a new [temporary] best friend since Katie's not here," (I was just messing around). So Ben says, "I'll be your best friend." He gave me a hug and Jacob kinda glares at him! I felt so bad!!! I was going to give Jacob one too but he started to talk to Carissa (who was standing next to us!)
Electives: You would've had PE, I have no idea what you would've done though.
Science: PEP ASSEMBLY!!!! As our class was walking in, Ms. Bina randomly picked people to help Mr. QSP to do the Deal or no Deal thing for the top winners, and she picked me and Marisa to help hold the cases!!! It was so cool!! There was like 18 other kids up there with us! It was awesome! Josh had the $100 in his case first (then we switched them around), then Marisa had the $100 in her case (then we switched them up again), and lastly I had it in my case. Julianna Tapia was the top seller so she played last and she picked my case to be "her case" and it had the $100 in it. But at the end, she took a deal for like $20! I felt so bad!! The 8th graders won all three spirit sticks. (MAN, you've missed 2/4 pep assemblies!) Oh and the mascot that student council picked and bought got here today so someone [I think it was Mrs. Wagoner] wore it and was the mascot! It was fun. You miss all the good ones!
After school: I had to stay after school until 5:00 for Student Council to escort parents for Parent Teacher Conference. It was really boring. The only other people that I knew [that helped me] were Carissa, Steven, Hunter, Josh, and the 7th grade teachers!!!! It was super boring!! I hope I don't have to do that tomorrow! Ooooh. But I found out that Hunter never really liked (as in loved) Carissa and he admitted in front of her, and he also said in front of her that he likes Marisa! He was such a jerk to Carissa yesterday! I think she should dump him!!

2007-10-15T16:35:00.001-07:00

Today we had to take a writing benchmark. It was pretty easy, but I didn't like the prompt. We had to write about an "influential" television show. I just made one up, since I don't know very many "influential" TV shows. In language arts we started this new project its called Wiki Wetpaint. It's awesome. It's just for people in our class though. What we're doing is we're researching an animal and then we're going to pick which one of the animals we want to put in our "zoo". It's pretty awesome. We can send messages to people in our class, so we were all sending messages to people! It was fun! Other than that school was purty boring!

Concert

2007-10-13T19:10:00.000-07:00

Last night Katie, Lexie, and me went to the Phooson concert and saw artists like Enrique Iglesias , The Jonas Brothers, Fabolous, Kat Deluna, Paula Deanda. We had to stand for over 7 hours, and we had to wait like the whole time just to see the Jonas Brothers, but when they came on it was totally worth it!! NICK IS HOTTTTTT!!! So is Joe, but I like Nick better. :D We got back at like 12 midnight, but it was cool. Ya there was this drunk guy and he fell on a bunch of people and spit beer at Katie. It was kinda freaky. That's the first time I've ever seen a drunk guy before!! But eventually the Event Managers took him away. :D It was awesome. When I got home I was so tired. I laid down on my bed just anticipating to be there for a few minutes before I got ready for bed. But I fell asleep in my clothes, with my makeup on, and with my light on! But can you blame me?? LOL!!

These are my best pictures :(

They turned out like this because I had the camera on the wrong setting :( Plus the screen is broken so I didn't know what they looked like after I took them, so I didn't KNOW it was on the wrong setting. ;(

MORPH

2007-10-11T20:18:00.000-07:00

Apparently I look like the celebrity Katie Winslow

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My Stereotype (I have NO idea how i got this!!)

2007-10-11T20:05:00.001-07:00

What Stereotype Do You Fall Under?
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You scored as Skater

Skater

70%

Prep

60%

Popular

55%

Punk

40%

Dork/Nerd/Geek

35%

Poser

35%

Naturalist/Humanitarian

35%

Jock

35%

Country Boy/Girl (Hick)

20%

Emo

20%

Gangster

10%

Goth

My Type of Candy

2007-10-11T19:49:00.000-07:00

*What Type of Candy Are You?* (w/pics.)
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You scored as M&M's

You are M&M's. You are a happy and outgoing person. You have lots of friends and love life. You have a very colorful personality. You are sweet, but sometimes hard to please.

M&M\'s

95%

Twix

85%

KitKat/Crunch Bar

80%

Jolly Ranchers

70%

3 Musketeers

70%

Hershey Bar

60%

Reese's Peanut Butter Cup

50%

Skittles/Gummi Bears

50%

HI!!!!

2007-10-09T20:27:00.000-07:00

HI KATIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HI MARISA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WASSUP??

IDK my BFF Jill!

2007-10-09T19:57:00.000-07:00

Today was good. I don't feel so good though. I had to babysit today but only for about 3 hours. My mom had to go to scouts with my other brother so I watched my bro and sister and my neighbors little boy. He went right to sleep and my bro and sister played with themselves! i got some good reading time. School is boring!!! I like language arts though and I like Social Studies, but Pre-Algebra sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo boring!!! Don't you agree Katie and Marisa?? I just saw one of those commercials where the mom is talking to the girl and one of them the mom says "who have you been texting?" and she says "IDK my BFF Jill" well in this one it goes like this:

MOM: (lets just say the girls name is Kayla~ forgot her real name) Kayla, 600 texts?
KAYLA: NW RUS? (Now way are you serious?)
MOM: That wasn't a compliment (there's a brother in this one lets say his name is Ben) And Ben 1000??
BEN: U-G-H (Ugh!)
MOM: (there's also a GRANDMA in this one who is texting) And who could YOU possibly be texting?
GRANDMA: IDK my BFF Rose?

IT WAS FUNNY!!! lol
I also like those Alltell commercials. Those are hilarious!

2007-10-08T19:11:00.000-07:00

School was pretty good. We did boring stuff as usual. In Language Arts were watching the Phantom of the Opera. I love that movie! My LA teacher is awesome! She lets us do whatever we want, practically! I have finally decided what I'm going to be for Halloween!! I'm going to be a vampire! :} Vampires rock! lol . I've never been anything scary for Halloween! Last year I was a cheerleader and the same the year before that. Ya I'm pretty boring! I have a new favorite book series!!! It's called the Twilight Series!! THEY ARE SOOOOOOO GOOD!! The first one is Twilight, the second one is New moon, and the third one is Eclipse. They are sooo good! They are by Stephanie Myer. She's an amazing author! I'm pretty sure she's LDS but I'm not positive. I might be wrong! The books are about a girl named Bella who falls in love with a vampire. I know it sounds cheesy and dumb, but you can't love it [or hate it] till you try it! I watched conference yesterday and I loved it!! I watched all four sessions and I think they are awesome!! I was happy when Henry B. Eyring got appointed (is that the right word???) to be in the presidency!! That's cool!! Well I've got to go!! See ya!!

*~Kennedy~*

HEY!!

2007-10-08T19:01:00.000-07:00

Hey wassup? I'm kennedy and I'm new to this Blogger thing. Just let me introduce myself:

Name: Kennedy Leigh
Fav. color: Purple and Green
BFFs: Katie, Jamie, Dani, Marisa
Fav. food: Chicken Enchiladas
Fav. site: webkinz!!
Fav. Animal: kitties
Fav. Store: Limited Too and Down East
Fav. Series: Twilight Series, Harry Potter Series, The clique series
Hobbies: Singing, Reading, Writing, Skateboarding, volleyball, basketball
Religion: LDS -- Mormon

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*~Kennedy~*