Saturday, May 24, 2008

School's Out!!!

WOOHOO!!!!!!!!

Friday was my last day of school! I am sooooooooooooooo happy! I was totally ready for it to be over, too.

:-)

When is your last day of school?

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Rachel's Homemade Cards!

I am starting a business to make some money (I am saving up for a few things). If you guys are interested, here is a copy of the flyer that I handed out to the people in my neighborhood. (Sorry about how squished it looks, I couldn't fix it.)

Rachel's Homemade Cards!
Hi! My name is Rachel, and I am 12 years old. I love scrap booking and making cards with stamps and colorful paper. I would love to share my hobby with you! So, I am going to be selling homemade cards at low prices. I can make cards for all kinds of occasions, like:
-Birthdays
-Anniversaries
-Congratulations
-Thanks
-And many more!

My prices are much lower than those in regular stores: all cards are just $2 each! Packets of five cards are available a just $7.
Ordering your cards or packets is easy. Just call me and tell me what you want for your card, like what colors you want, the occasion, and what you want the inside to say.
I will make your card as soon as possible, and please allow me a few days to make it. If I have not gotten your card to you in one week, your next order is free!
To place your order, or if you have any questions, please call [my phone number] and ask for Rachel. If we do not answer, feel free to leave a message that includes your phone number, and I will get back to you as soon as I can.
Thanks,
Rachel

Sunday, May 18, 2008

The Story Behind the Picture...

These are pictures to explain the story behind this picture:

This picture, "The Bad Rooster," has intrigued you all, I'm sure. I know you all lost a lot of sleep wondering what the heck was going on. Well, we were on a trail by a lake in Canada on our trip. My grandparents and Josh stayed behind, and my mom, dad, Joel and I went on the trail. Well, we came to this cute little stream that you had to cross a bridge to get over. Naturally, my mom and I just thought about how pretty it was and walked on by. My dad, however, had another idea...

(Oh, hush. I know it's sideways. I don't know how to change it. Deal with it.)

And that turned into this:

Actually, Joel is holding up a peace sign, but it was caught out of the picture.

Then my mom and dad walked away, content that they had done their work.

And that's all I have to say about that.

Friday, May 16, 2008

Spring Cleaning Has Begun!

Yesterday, some of my friends in the neighborhood came over and helped me clean out and organize my closet. My ENTIRE closet! They are such great friends.

But I am sooooo happy now, because when I open my closet door, things don't fall out! Hooray!

What spring cleaning have you done?



P.S.
Up Next: The Story Behind the Picture

Monday, May 12, 2008

Friday, May 9, 2008

Must-Reads!

Have you guys ever read the pre-whatever to Peter Pan? There are three: "Peter and the Starcatchers," "Peter and the Shadow Thieves," and "Peter and the Secret of Rundoon," [Look, Mrs! Punctuation inside the quotation marks! You must be so proud. *sniffle*] all by Dave Barry and Ridely Pearson. Well, they are amazing books! Each of them is about tttttthhhhhiiiiiisssss thick, but I finished each book within three days because I couldn't put them down! These books explain:

-How Tinker Bell came to be
-How Peter got to Never Land
-How Peter got the ability to fly
-The Lost Boys
-Captain Hook's constant struggle with the crocodile who wants to eat him
-The Indians of Never Land

Also, in these books, Peter is actually with Wendy, Michael, and John's parents, Molly Aster and George Darling.

So please, you guys definitely have to read these books! Please! I am begging you! You won't regret it.

Thursday, May 8, 2008

We Have A Winner!

Wow! It was definitely hard to choose a winner for this contest. All of your entries were so good, I could hardly decide!

But.........................................................

I finally picked.....................................

The one that I liked the most was................

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The Bad Rooster by Goobie!!

Congradulations, Goob! Please tell me what kind of candy bar you would like as soon as possible, and then I'll get it for you and you can offer to share it with me because I am such a great friend. Right? Right? RIGHT????

Okay, fine. Sheesh.

Love,
Rachel

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Notes on the Contest...

Hey guys, sorry about the wrong date. I checked and I checked again and somehow I still got it wrong. The last day to enter the contest is Wednesday, May 7.

Also, I do not know who "I" is. Could you please comment again with your first name?

Thanks, guys! I can't wait to pick the winner!

Saturday, May 3, 2008

SURPRISE: Give That Photo a Name Contest: Time's Up!

Thanks to everyone for entering! There were a whoppin' 20 entries. Wow! Winner will be announced later today!

It's time for the May contest! This photo needs a name. Please give it one.

You may have 3 entries, and please, no entries after Wednesday, May 6. Winner will be chosen based on originality, creativty, blah, blah, blah, ...the one I like best! Yeah!

Winner will recieve the candy bar of their choice. Oh yeah, the prize has been boosted up! Okay, so it's not that big...but everybody likes chocolate, right? Or whatever other candy you like...

Oh...and if you guys really want me to, I'll tell you the story behind the picture...

Have fun!

Friday, May 2, 2008

New Poll!

Hey Guys- Make sure you check out the latest poll!