Closing Up School!

Today was the last day of school for the Buhler Schools District! (USD 313)
It was my last day of 7th grade, and it was somewhat bittersweet. We dismissed at 1:40 instead of 3:40 and had 20 minute classes, which made the day go by remarkably fast! I'm going to love summer, but I'm also going to miss my friends. I made "calling cards" to hand out to some friends, stating my name, email, mailing address, phone number, and the address for this blog. It was an idea that I would recommend, and I'll most definitely do it again next year! It made goodbyes simpler, and helped me keep track of what to give people.
I'm going to attempt to be modest about the fact that my summer break is double as long as usual, 4 whole months: May, June, July, and August!
Well, I hope that my blog posts will be a smidgen more exciting now that I'm on break and actually have time to do stuff! :)
Also, my camera's memory is finally full, so I might share some more recent photos in the next two days.
Well, my mom has to have her entire classroom empty by tomorrow morning, so I'm going to go help pack! She has been working so hard, spending a lot of evenings back at work, and moving tons of stuff.  The room is mostly packed, she just has to roll up posters and move them into boxes. The walls are decoration free, the desks are packed up, the shelves have been removed, and the closet is empty. It looks so different, but it will be an entirely new room come September, they're knocking down walls, ceilings, and floors to turn 4 classrooms into 3!

Bye!

Summer Goals

This is going to be a relatively short post, but I wanted to ask you guys something. Does anyone else have this problem? I start the summer break with all sorts of goals, then I accomplish about half of them!

 Last summer, my mom and I made a giant poster which listed all of our goals, however insignificant. We accomplished way more than we did previously. Our summers aren't crazy busy, most of our goals are things like baking a new recipe for cake or trying a new craft.

This summer I plan on painting my room, riding horses, lots of swimming, sewing some dresses, and doing lots of arts and crafts.

 What are your summer goals? If you don't have any, I challenge you to make some. It doesn't have to be anything big, it can be simple, like going for a walk if you find it hard to get outdoors.
Also, please, remember to get off of the electronics, get outdoors, spend time with family and friends, and do something that you enjoy. I know it can be hard to find time in a busy work schedule.
 I'm terribly blessed that my mom is a teacher and therefore on the same schedule as me.

Well, I think that's about it for today, I'm helping my mom pack up her classroom. We only have 3 more school days left!

Photos I unearthed of Mom and I in Linsbourg last summer. We were standing with the blue telephone box. I was in my future companion (Doctor Who) shirt.

Easter Updates

This past week and the previous weekend were absolutely crazy! In a good way though, mostly ;) My cousins came to town last Friday and left on Tuesday! It was fun to spend so much time with them, and I almost felt as though I had siblings! The oldest girl cousin came to my Sunday school class on Easter! We dyed eggs and made dinner together every night.

These are my Easter eggs:


 All of them:

Red with traditional designs:

 The colors aren't really done justice here: the orange is beautiful, and the green is super springy!

 This one is nearly TARDIS blue and says Bad Wolf:

 The next one is probably my favorite, even over the orange! It fades from lavender to daffodill yellow:

 The patterns on this one were totally accidental and showed up on their own!:

 They weren't there until it dried! It turned out to be a beautiful accident!

 Here's a better shot of the red traditional one:

Here I am examining them to check the drying process:

Also, this happened:

 We gave my littlest cousins their Easter presents, Ella recieved a play hairdresser set and Mason recieved toy tools. Ella decided to do my hair, crown included.

 Mason loved riding the mower with my dad:

They are both getting so big! Ella proudly commanded everyone to come look at my hair when she was done. (sorry, no after photos, there wasn't really a visible difference anyway.)

One of Dad's birthday presents (his birthday was Wednesday) was this small gnome that looks like Si from Duck Dynasty:

This past week was our last full week of school for the year! It's gone really fast, I can't believe that I'm almost an eighth grader! We did the math state common core tests, and my science teacher gave us lots of fun projects. Mostly finalizing assignments and projects. School gets out next Wednesday and we have four whole months! We usually only have two!
Also, yesterday my friend gave my a new pair of shoes. She outgrew them and I have tiny feet, so she gave them to me! They are teal Converse and I love them. I offered to pay her. After all, she was giving me practically new Converse All-Stars! But she refused anything in return! (sorry, no shoe pictures yet, I'll have them next time!)



Well, I gotta go finish my writing project. See ya 'round!