"That's what friends are for!"

Will (my 11 year old little brother) was Mowgli in our community theater's production of Jungle Book and Kate ( my 5 year old little sister) was a jungle flower. Ashley, one of my awesome friends, was a jungle tree! They were all fabulous!

Mowgli (Will) - he was great!! The perfect Mowgli, for sure.

Jungle Flower (Kate) - she was on stage the entire time and didn't miss a note! Isn't she cute?

Kate with me and my other sister, Karis, after the performance.

A large group of face-painted fans stormed the theater on Saturday Night. We all sat in the front row (well, all of us that could fit) and cheered as loudly as possible. It was so. much. fun

After the performance, we all went to McDonalds for a little snack.

After I got home, I was once again reminded of God's faithful provision. He has blessed me with an amazing group of friends. Not only do we have a blast together, but we support and encourage each other in our faith.

I'm so proud of them!

Yes, I just got back from a terrific trip to Texas (alliteration! ahh.) And it was truly terrific. My dear friend Grace summarized it beautifully in this post. I am SO blessed. I really don't deserve the beautiful friends God has graced me with!

(Haley, me, and Grace in our Oklahoma! attire)

I'll try to post a video from our performance of "Oklahoma!" soon! Right now I'm about to order the Hugh Jackman version of "Oklahoma!", which, from the snippets I saw of it, looks fabulous!

This week we are preparing for a visit from a dear family from Tennessee. Since they have seven kids, just like us, we will have quite a party! We're planning to go boating, have a church youth capture the flag game, sip tea and munch scones, and just have a great time!

Grace introduced Haley and I to Leddra Chapman while we were at Haley's house, and now I'm hooked! I would *definitely* recommend her songs, especially Summer Song and Wrap Me Up. Ahh.

My mom just signed me up for an AP English Language/Composition class for this fall! It's part of the Patrick Henry Prep Academy, and it looks really exciting..hard, but exciting! I'm taking it along with my other dear Texas friend, Haley! Yay!

There's less than two weeks 'til camp. YES! I had a dream last night that I forgot that we were going, and missed the trip because I was still frantically stuffing clothes into my suitcase >.<

(Camp 2009)

Have a lovely afternoon! Don't forget to smell the flowers :)

This and That

Today I have been packing!

To go where, you may ask?




To visit these two lovely ladies <3!

I. Am. SO. Excited!

My Mom and I are leaving early tomorrow morning! YIPPEE!

We filmed some today in Cann Gardens...it was so much fun, as always :) Our trailer is going to ROCK, if I do say so myself.

I've gone running three times this week. I'm so proooud of myself ;)

We started a new book in our girl's Bible study called "Identity"! It looks terrific, and I'm very excited. We had such a great time, and a very encouraging talk. I have such amazin' friends, and an even more amazing God and Savior.

I tried a new recipe this week! It was coconut chocolate chip banana bread, and it was uberly yummy!

I've broken a bowl AND a glass this week. Oh woe is me...

Ooh! I watched "The Young Victoria" on Wednesday night, and *loved* it. Can I have my own Prince Albert? Pretty please?

Levi, Will and Josiah pretty much ROCKED in Godspell Jr. last night! Yeah!

And now, onto finishing up my packing.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! :)

"There once was a girl-bird named Gertrude McFuzz..."

Ooh my.

I am very behind.

Shall we start back at last Monday?

First, I got my permit...


At 6:00, I auditioned for Seussical!

We auditioned by age group...we sang, and then danced. Almost right afterwards, they announced those who were called back to read and sing "Biggest Blame Fool"...me and four other girls from my age group, and three boys.

We went upstairs and quickly learned the song, then went back downstairs to the stage and sang. After that, we were given page numbers for different characters to read. I thought everything went well! Everybody was SO good, though. It was a blast. I adooore Seussical...it's just so much FUN and family friendly!

We got home around 10:30...auditions were also on Tuesday. So, we went back the next night. If you had been called back on Monday, you were still called back on Tuesday. We didn't have to sing or dance again if we had already tried out, but we did read again. He told us which parts to read ( I read Mayzie and Gertrude) and after we finished, we left. The list was going to be put up the next morning.

We got home, and "went to bed."

Hehehe.

If you're a theatre person, you can imagine how much sleep I got ;)

Wednesday morning, we drove up to the theatre to look at the list, and, I was listed beside Gertrude McFuzz! For those of you who don't know what her character is, here's a short description:

GERTRUDE McFUZZ is very self-conscious and aware that her one-feather tail isn’t perfect. Gertrude changes during the show from a neurotic, nervous and shy bird into one with the power to protect and care for a baby elephant bird and commit herself to Horton. In other words, she stops worrying about her looks and grows up.


We started practices on that evening. We only have 3 and half weeks of practice, believe or not. It's CRAZY. I'm always amazed these shows come together, but they always do. This show is a little trickier because it's almost entirely song and dance...hardly any of it is dialogue (a least, the junior version is)...which is a lot of work. Other than the cut dialogue, it's got all the same songs at the original Seussical.

Practices are going really well! (We practice every Monday-Thursday, 6-8:15ish) We've learned about half the songs/dances...everyone is really well cast, and the director, costumer, producer, and choreographer are all great!

On Friday, we (the girls at church) had a surprise children's book baby shower for our pastor's wife, Mrs. Grant! It was so much fun!

Mrs. Grant opening her gift...

We played a game where we had to guess who's baby pictures were who's...

Me, Amy and Hannah!

On Saturday, I took the ACT with Amy and Luke...it went pretty well, I think. I was really happy with the English and Math sections (I actually knew a lot of it this time! Yay for studying hard.) The reading didn't go quite as well as last time, but it's still was pretty easy. The science..was just the science. I did the writing part this time. It was fine - I thought I could have done better, but oh well! It's over.

Another week of practices, music, school, Chemistry Lab, and all that jazz. It's been rainy these past few days..not my favorite.

I'll try to be better about posting updates on practices!

Off to go to church...we're having a cookout tonight!

"I could have daaaanced all night..."

Although the Ball was only last Saturday, it feels like a year and a second ago, all the same time. Every single bit of it was wonderful. And what made it so wonderful, might you ask?
My darling, wonderful friends from Houston/Tulsa/Bartelsville/Ponca. THEY are the reason the night was completely magical.

Ok. Seriously, it was a blast.

We started getting ready around 4:30. :) I felt like such a girl. It was great.

Here's a snapshot of our place of preparation. It doesn't give full justice to the piles of pretty junk that covered the counters.

(l to r: Me, taking the picture, Amy, getting her hair done, Amy's sister, Bethany, who graciously fixed all our hair with her fairy-like touch, Haley, looking lovely curling her hair)

Around six thirtyish. We were all shivering with excitement. And cold. Ball dresses are not the warmest things you'll ever wear.

(l to r: Me, Haley, Amy, at our house, just about to leave)

And we made our grand arrival in our limo...*cough*...and of course, brought out the cameras and began squeezing each other to death, in order to get a picture which included ALL of our heads.

Amy and I! Yay picnik!

The whole bunch. Don't we make a lovely group?

Here's an "aerial" view of the dance floor. It doesn't look like that many people...but there were 145 (biggest yet!)! And it was quite squishy!

Me and my handsome brother :)

(l to r; me, Amy, and Haley) I love these people, like, more than words can say :)

Some of those boys :)

OH YEAH! Success. This highfive was celebrating the end of the fabulous, but painful (torn dresses and raw feet) night.

I LOVE YOU, my friends forever!! :)

And so it ended. Now, I can hardly wait till next year :)

Day 13

Thanksgiving is just around the corner...wafts of baking goodies are drifting near my seat.
I've loved reading everyone's thankful posts. It had reminded me once again, really, truly, how much we have to be thankful for.

Today, I'm thankful for one of the most important parts of my life. My friends.

Can I even express this? Are there words fit to describe my friends and what they mean to me?

Everybody is convinced they have the best friends in the world. I'm just the same. Only, it's true for me :)

My friends are not just friends...they are sisters/brothers.

We haven't just been through the wonderful but easy times...laughing late at night. Running in the rain. Singing our hearts off. Dancing in the parking lot. Talking to random people in Walmart. Concocting wildly crazy plans. Laughing even I'm not funny. Caring even it's something small. Bearing with me when I'm grumpy. Encouraging me whenever, whatever it is.

They've been with me through the hard times too. Confusion. Goodbyes. Silence. Emptiness.

God has blessed me so,so much to have been able to grow up with such a tight, strong group of Christians. Most friends fight. Not us. Most friends bicker. Not once. This is a God thing. Completely.
Not only have we shared so many experiences, we've shaped each other. I'm sure I'd be different if I hadn't had the friends I had.

So. I'm thankful. Utterly, filled up to the brim, thankful. I love you, friends.

A little survey...

We played an awesome game at Youth Group on Wednesday Night! We all had to fill out a short survey, making sure no one saw our answers. We would then hand them to my dad, who would read the answers out loud, but wouldn't say who wrote them.
We all wrote on a sheet of paper which answers we thought went with which person (as in, #4: Kaley, etc.) , then went around and compared our answers!
I am proud to say I guessed everyone right! I'm perceptive like that.. ;)

Here's the survey:

What is the first thing you think when you wake up in the morning? Already?

What color do you think best describes your personality? Cranberry :)

If you could have any pet in the imaginary world, what would it be? A firefly

What is your bedtime? 10:30-11ish on school nights

If you could visit any country, what would it be? England

Sweet or Salty? Sweet

Red or Blue? Blue

Shower or Bath? Shower

If you could go to any time period, what would it be? Medieval

Do you sleep with stuffed animals? Nope

Favorite Sesame Street Character? Ernie

Favorite Soup? Baked Potatoe at Panera Bread

If you could be any character in a movie, who would it be? Eowyn from Lord of the Rings

What's your favorite song (GAH! I just picked two I like)? In Christ Alone, and All I ask of you

What's your favorite candy bar? Three Musketeers

SO.

Now it's your turn! Have fun!

(Please post your answers in your comment!)

The Khaley MADNESSSSSSSEAUEILWRSDFHKJL~~~~!!!!!!!!!#^&*^#&*$^#*&

Wonder how the swine flu got started? Well, here's your answer :)

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Haley and Kaley here.

Fear us.

Not really.

We're not very fearfulsome.

Unless you're a gorilla....or a dust mite.

Ha

Ha

Ha

Alrighty, then! On too....more...on too!! (As you can tell, we're very tired and laughable and insane at the moment)

*deep breath*

*more giggles*

Aaaanyways, here is this awesome story we wrote last night/last afternoon. It was created by the method of each writing two lines...the catch is, the other person can only see the 2nd line :) It's perty sweet!
Gather around, children! Well...actually all children should stay away. This story has been rated (just to let you know...I just put raided instead of rated...ehehe) PG 13 for Chipmunk violence and deadly fleshy-nail men. Beware.

Toenails and Tootsie Rolls

By Haley and Kaley

It was a dark and dreary night at the old Prandypink mansion. It had been uninhabited ever since the health inspectors had found a colony of rats with rabies living within. However every Tuesday night at 7 the chipmunks came and stole all the peanuts. They would use these peanuts to create bazookas to destory the entire district of residing surfers. You see, the makers of these deadly weapons had a life long grudge against the Ice Cream Truck Driver. Every day at 3 when he drove by, the chipmunks would be tortured by the out-of-tune music and be sent to the Isle of Chalk Boards in which resided the deadly fleshy-nail men. They had no arms, only a horn

growing out of their toenail. This caused them to be unable to wear shoes, and they went around with banana peels sticking out of their purses and mango slime oozing out of their toenails. Even the mention of these deadly rapscallions would cause even the sweetest peach to go sour. They ravaged the country side, forcing the munchkins into slavery. But one young munchkin, by the name of Julian Scwander, decided enough was enough! He prohibited all use of chewing gum. This stopped the lazy-jawbone syndrome and all the people could smile again. Soon after, all the munchkins were freed, and every night they had a party in the mansion. The neighbors complained about the noise however, and the nightly fun having was put to a stop. The munchkins were saddened by this turn of events, but ever more so at the sudden arrival of the lifetime supply of geese. This livened up the parties even more than was imaginable. The birds flocked around everyone and handed out pomegranate Tootsie pops, but there were really deadly and everyone died.

The End

Lovely, is it not?

Kaley left.

Haley's the only one here.

Oooh, fun. I'm writing on Kaley's blog.

AACK SHE'S BACK!

RUN AWAY FOOGOO FISH! RUN AWAAAAYY!!!

*sparkle*

*sparkle*

*spark.....

Haley died.

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Trip to Opera!

Heelllloooo everybody!

So, we went to the opera about a week ago! It was in OKC, and we were in the car for around 4 hours. And there were cameras :) I got around 145 Amazing pictures, and I have been meaning to post them, for, well, a while. But here are some of them...I couldn't post all of them, sadly...that'd take a looong time. But, here's our trip! Man, it was fun :)

And we're off!! We all look tired...

ROTFL :)

Fairly early morning...but obviously somebody wasn't tired :)

LOL :0 Amy, Amy, Amy...

Peoples looking awesome in their shades

Amy and I..

:) :) :)

Sorry Matt and Jacob...but I just *had* to put this picture. It's pretty hilarious :)

Amy and Ashley :)

Ashley and the policemen :)

We're goooooing to the Opera....

Almooooost there...

Amy and this awesome Violin dude.

Aaaand, we watched the opera. No Pics allowed :) It was fun...

Heh. On the way to LUNCH.

Ehem. No Comment. I'm only posting this for Ashely :)

This is just SO cute :) We stopped here for...but I forgot. I wasn't supposed to say anything ;)

Lunch at Jason's Deli! Aren't everybody's expressions great?

OVERPASS!!! RUN AWAY!!!!!

(Btw, the funky blue tint is the windshield)

Isn't that just inspiring?

Drama Queen :)

Prettiful Smilesh

Sandra, Hannah and I rockin' the funny faces :)

Hehe. Aren't bad pictures wonderful? (Especially if I'm not in it :D)

Beaaaaautiful :)

And, we're back!

Isn't God Amazing?