Nuts and Other Fun Things

Today in a Nutshell: Best Day Ever.
Got up about 9, to take pictures of my grandpa Wayne's 8 point buck. It was nice. Ate breakfast, watched a little movie with mom. Then my dad came in, and wanted to know if I wanted to go hunting, so I did! Yesterday my dad and I sighted his gun in, and I shot it for the second time. Hit the target (a water jug) at 25 yards away. When we saw that I hit it, dad said "Oh, I don't have any more jugs, I didn't think you'd make it on the first shot!" lol, thanks dad. So anyways, went hunting/running up big hills chasing the deer to Luke. But it was still fun. Then came home, ate lunch, and took a power nap. power=1 hour. Awesomeness. Then hung around, made cookies, helped mom put up some Christmas decorations. Had a piano/clarinet lesson with Aunt Betsy. I'm soo excited!! Emily Forba and I are doing a duet for the Christmas program, and Aunt B helped me make the song so much better!!!! Can't wait.
Came home, hung out, ate dinner, and now I'm telling you about it. Told mom my "secrets" haha ya. Now I'm going to finish Iron Chef episode. Watch tv, and go to bed. And read.
Carly

Happy Thanksgiving!

Pumpkin. Turkey. Cranberry. Soooo full.

Hanging at Grandma/Grandpa Ridalls. Sleeping over. Still need dessert.
How was everyone's Thanksgiving? I'm not going to go on and on about what I'm thankful for, but the list is long :D
Well, loggin off now. ttfn.

Pictures

No new updates, just wanted to get some pictures on here to show you.

   

My First Corndog

Felicia and Frankie

Frankie standing 3 minutes after birth (the faster they stand up, the stronger they'll be.)

Fun at Roba's

My Best Friend's

Cousins (L-R) Kaden, Aleah, Darian

Halloween! Left to Right-The Bunny (Emma), Alice (Luke), Mad Hatter (Marissa), Queen of Hearts (Me), and Cashmere Cat (Casey).

My first lattice-style pie. Practice makes perfect, right??

Some odd substance coming down our driveway.

Sanjai Leslie being silly at Small Groups.

Marissa, Maddy, and Natalia

Me, getting Outstanding 4-Her. Sorry it's sideways lol. Mom was taking the pictures.

Luke working on our new building.

The meal I made the other day, before mom's surgery.

Luke's new license!! He got it yesterday, and yes it does say temporary. The guy told him they all say that at first.

Luke driving by himself for the first time. My little bro is growin up! :(

THAT'S IT!  :D

 Oh, and my new school pic. Can't have it as a profile pic it bugs me, lol.

SWEETNESS

Nothing much new to report...except try my new CBOX!!!! Yo-the thing is awesome. try it out!!!
Also-can't wait for Friday!!
Also-Saturday I'm helping my Aunt and Uncle with another catering thing in New York!! YAY!
Cupcakes are amazing. And so is my grandma. She came over to help start cleaning for tomorrow. :D
Peace!

I also decided to post a little background music. Goes great with my "dairy queen" theme, eh?

Mother

Mom is doing ok, for those of you wondering. She mostly has jello, tea, coffee, and such. And yes she is in pain, until she takes her painkillers. But overall, she is feeling very thankful. As am I, cause we're getting some awesome meals from everyone which is great!!

Haven't studied at all for Dairy Quiz Bowl yet, really need to step up my game!! It's all about memorizing, which I can be good at if I really work at it.
Grandma M and Auntie & kids came today. It was really nice, especially for mom who is feeling kind of bored. Tonight her and I are going to watch My Best Friend's Wedding, which everyone says is really good but I've never seen it! And have our nightly tea (we started this new thing where I make her and I a cup of tea, with just the right amount of condiments).

OK, for those of you who don't know me, here is a little family tree so you know who I'm talking about:


Grandma Mona + Grandpa Van = Aunt Summer and Mother
Mother + Father = Luke (17), Me (15), and Emma (7)
Aunt Summer + Uncle Kevin = The Cousins. Aleah (3), Kaden (2), and Darian (1)
Grandma Alice + Grandpa Wayne = Aunt Betsy and Father
Aunt Betsy + Uncle Craig = Christian (14) and Rachel (13?)

So there you have it folks, my family. Well actually only about 1/3 of it. My family is REALLY big. My immediate family I suppose. I hope none of them are offended that I put them on here. Now that I think about it, none of them really read this blog anyways, so...:D

Peace!

Prayer

As most of you know, my mom is having her galbladder surgery today. Actually, right now! Weird, just looked at the clock and it was 10:00 exactly! So anyways, please keep her in your prayers.

oh and check this out: gotta say the kid's got talent, even though Kesha is terrible.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRFrNZ_Br94&feature=player_embedded
Peace!

Fancy

The dinner/speech went great!! I felt great going up to the podium, and although I was shaking like a leaf I somehow got through it!! haha.
On to the highlight of my night...the dinner (when is this not the highlight of my day??)
They served it buffet style. A spread of cheese, crackers, and punch started off the night. Then going on to the buffet where we had a lovely fresh salad with the best salad dressings my mom and I have ever had. I had raspberry vinaigrette, she had ranch and Italian. Mashed potatoes with a slight tang of garlic and very creamy/rich. Green beans which I thought were slightly overcooked (aka Mushy) but were served with pieces of onion, garlic, and dried cranberries. Carrots, they were great nicely cooked with an air of a light syrup? Only no syrup to be seen, with some green chives. Noodles, not very good at all. Sorry, but they tasted like they were boiled and set on the table with no seasonings or anything. and then sat for two hours. Then came some good amazing pork. It was sooo tender and had amazing flavor!!! There was a guy cutting it, and he gave me a huge piece. I ate half of it, then went to get dessert with my dad (ice cream brownie sunday, it was ok). When I came back I just saw the waitress walking away with my pork, and silverware no less!!! I was crushed. My mother explained that the lady came not one minute earlier and asked if I was done, and mom said no. Then she left and came back and TOOK IT. Ah well....Pork, I miss thou. Come back to thee!!

I wore my black bubble dress that I wore to Girl's Night Out last year with a long black sleeved shirt underneath. To complete the look, I added my purplish cute sweater with short sleeves, leggings, and ballet flats. Hair: straightened with curled hair pulled up in pretty pin.
So overall, it was amazing. Now today I'm tired and might have to go shopping for a coat again. My essay is posted at the bottom of the page if you want to see it. Not my best work, but still. Clear tonight!! woot woot!
Carly

Good News!

I know I just posted, but good news are here! The past few weeks, I have been working on an essay and application for the title of Senior Outstanding 4-Her and $175. Today, they called me and told me I won. So that'll be fun. EXCEPT-I have to read the essay in front of lots of people TOMORROW!! Eek. plus a big buffet from Keystone College.
I thank God sooo much for this great opportunity, and for allowing me to write!!
Exodus 15:2
The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him.

Other news: I just finished cleaning my room for three hours, and if I do say so myself it looks AWESOME!! lol
Carly

Recap

Recap of the week. Connect on Wednesday, very good message with Mr. J. Thursday, don't remember. Friday, care groups and sleepover at the Madden's (3 weeks straight sleepover! That's a record.) Saturday, went with my grandma and cousin shopping for a winter coat (for the third time). Didn't find a single thing. But I know God will provide. :)
Today we had Orphan Sunday. We had two testimonies about families in our church who adopted. It was really amazing. Now I'm home, and bored out of my mind :p. I think today I'll put all my pictures on the computer to my flash drive. and maybe even put some on here :D
Am thinking about my sweet 16, which I'm pretty darn excited about! It's going to be sooo much fun...
Also, since this is "Dairy Queen" blog, then I should probably say something about my cows. We have the beefers in the barn now, and some in the pasture...for eating. haha. When we were rounding them up, I was supposed to count them as they went by. I also was giving them names. Steak, Hamburger, Prime Rib, and Meatballs are my newest acquaintances. lol

On other news, the Leslie's are home!! Missed you sooo much you guys!!!! :D
ttfn~Carly
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Election Day

So went shopping today with mom and Em. We spent hours looking for a wool coat that looks half nice. Didn't find ONE under...$40? Yuck. Plus side? Got to eat at Subway.
Also went to Aldis where I wrote down all the prices for the groceries I would need for baking at Hillside. ALSO-we bought a new car. It'll be Luke's for college, then mine after he's done with college. Yay!

Baked my first "lattice" style pie yesterday. of the apple variety. It was fun! Hopefully, I'll have tons of pics to show you asap.
I love happy endings. and stars. and songs. This just make me feel happy! :D What about you?
I guess this randomness is because of a cool new site I found, and am now a member of. It's a site where teens submit their work, and people can rate and comment on it. Some even get published in a magazine which I want to subscribe to. I love writing, so I've started submitting my work. It's so much fun! But I can't tell you what it's called. Law issues. ;)

The rents are out on a date. Voting, dinner, and a movie. They left me home.
I want a pen pal really bad. I'm working on getting one. Will let you know how it works out :)
Carly