Cows and Labs

This weekend has been amazzzzing.

I haven't done anything with my age group, but honestly I don't really mind.

I've been around cows & lab dogs all weekend, thats why it's my title.



Friday night was Halloween, and I'm staying with one of my mom's best friends. She's so easy going and sweet, so I've been happy:) Some of her friends came over to show us their costumes. We had a Sarah Palin, a pregnant Bristol, and of course John McCain.

Ahh, it was hilarious. bahahah. Sarah had her camo on, with her beauty pageant satch, and her crown. And of course a stuffed polar bear and moose in her bag.

Then, I just finished A Northern Light, which turned out to be AMAZING. The last paragraph seemed a little weak, but ah, it was so good. Jennifer Donnelly is amazing to me now.

If you like to write, seriously, check out this book. There are so many words that I never knew too because Mattie always learns a new word everyday.

It was gooood.



Saturday we woke up wayy early and went to help with Habitat for Humanity. There were so many people helping, it made me happy. So, I only did a few minor things but it still made me feel good. All the dogs in the neigborhood seemed to gravitate towards this building site. The pitbull would just sit there and bark at a pile of rocks and then look up at us. He liked to chase the rocks, not fetch it, and just come back & do it all over again. Nice. The house looks really nice already, and it has flowers and a walkway and it's cuuute. Finally I just sat down and held the cute fuzzy black puppy cause I didn't know what else to do..everyone pretty much had it from there.

Then we left and went to the animal shelter because I hadn't seen it since it was in the park. I fell in loveee with a puppy named Satin. She was a mix and she had the markings of a rottweiler, she was so cute. So, I got her out and walked her and the Lyon College upward bound students were there making a documentary, so naturally I was in the documentary being interviewed, with dirt in my hair and on my jeans, and a film of sweat over my face, it was great.

So GO ADOPT AN ANIMAL FROM THE ANIMAL SHELTER! & SPAY & NEUTER YOUR PETS!

And go adopt SATIN because shes amazing and sweet and she needs a home:(

Saturday night we went and ate at her friend's son's house. That was nice, the food was good.

& Those people are amazing..Sarah, Bristol and McCain I mean. hahah. They weren't in there costumes this time.



Today we were going to go to church, but we didn't. We went to eat breakfast with the same people. I love hearing about people's families. Woww. I'm probably going to youth tonight at my old church. I haven't been there in like a longgg time. The youth group leader was at Habitat for Humanity and she was so sweet, so yay:)







My new favorite show is the Starter Wife with Debra Messing. I thought the commercials made it look soooo lame, but it turned out to be really good.

Sorry this is all about MY weekend and nothing else.

Kind of boring, ooooops.



I'm starting a new book called, Africa in My Blood. Jane Goodall's story. I think that woman is so amazing, and she has learned so much about Chimpanzee's. I look up to her dedication and passion for what she does. I'm excited. I'll let you guys know how it turns out, and what I learn about her.


Ok, this is too long. Adios!


Go & marinate on this for a while:

WRiTiNG TiP #3:

These aren't my tips this time. George Orwell's!
I got these from the website http://www.writingclasses.com/.

One can often be in doubt about the effect of a word or a phrase, and one needs rules that one can rely on when instinct fails. I think the following rules will cover most cases:
Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print.
Never use a long word where a short one will do.
If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out.
Never use the passive where you can use the active.
Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word, or a jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent.
Break any of these rules sooner than say anything outright barbarous.