Lady is Lucky!

You may have read about my cat, Lady. Well, I found her on a front cover of the newspaper, but then found it was a 20 pound cat, not mine. Turns out, Lady has been here the whole time and we didn't know it! She hangs with Buddy and Scout, although no where near one of us. I love having her around and can't wait to get more!

I don't know if Lady is lucky or if I am, but I'm glad to have her at home!

The Time-Traveling Fashionista

Bianca Turetsky-probably not a name you've heard before.

But now, it will be a household name if you've got some fashion-loving girl ages 10-14! Bianca writes a series called The Time-Traveling Fashionista. This series is about Louise Lambert-an almost normal middle school girl. Louise faces the normal-and something more. Louise gets an invitation to a fashion sale on a street she didn't know even existed- and then is transported to the Titanic! Find out Bianca Turetsky's vintage fashion magic in this series-you'll be sure to love it!

Lady's End

Well, I've been trying to tame Lady for the past week, and haven't paid much attention to my blog (dearest apologizes!). Any way, I went on a trip to the Wisconsin Dells for Spring Break with my mom and brother and on Wednesday night, my dad put Buddy in with Lady so she wouldn't be lonely. He went in the morning, and the cage door was open, Lady no where to be found. Now, I wasn't mad when I found out Thursday night, since I'd been frustrated with the feline. But I think she'll be best in the wild and Buddy will be glad to have more of the attention to himself. =)

Our next plans for cats are to get the kittens right when they can be weaned. That way, they'll be used to people right away. And I'm also hoping we can get more of Barb's (the lady who gave us Buddy and Voldy) cute kittens. And now that we're used to having six-week-old kittens- we know they'll grow to be big and fluffy and we'll have to duct tape proof the cage (they slip right through!). Wish us luck and let us hear your animal (especially cat!) stories!

My Lucky Lady

Today, I was given a new cat, whom we've named Lucky Lady. She's got golden-brown fur in stripes mixed with grey in black, but no spots. She's never been around people, and I was the first to touch her. She's been warming up to us real fast, and I hope soon she'll be ready to be my friend. I'm glad that she could be my cat, and I'm sure she'll be great with the boys (I'm thinking kittens with Scout). Just updating you. Go back on to your day and wish me luck with my Lucky Lady!

The Horses of Oak Valley Ranch

I've recently been acquainted with two books by Jane Smiley. Now, I'd ready the three books in The Horses of Oak Valley Ranch series. I met Pie in the Sky which is about Abby Lovitt, the main character who wants to teach her horse, Blue, to be a better jumper. He takes him to a jumping clinic, and the teacher hates him and puts her on another horse, Pie in the Sky. She likes Pie in the Sky, but wishes she could be on Blue. Find out the ending by reading the book.

Also, I am currently reading the next one, Gee Whiz. Blue has become a better jumper, and now people want to put another horse they own, Jack, into racing since his parents were amazing racers. They take him there and he becomes great. Also, they meet two new horses-Bee Bop and Gee Whiz. Gee Whiz, the rodeo horse-is huge. They train him a little, and he has great jumping potential. You and me both will find out the ending after we finish the book.

Good luck to you, and I hope you like the books. And don't jump ahead of yourself if you haven't read the other ones. In order-here is the series.

The Georges and the Jewels

A Good Horse

True Blue

Pie in the Sky

Gee Whiz

Activities To Do With Children When Babysitting

10 Activities to Do with Kids While You’re Babysitting | SittingAround.com Blog



A large portion of a teenager or pre-teenagers money can be made off of babysitting. But sometimes they run out of ideas. This is a list of 10 creative things to do with children while babysitting.

Noah

Years ago, I middle school student who belong to the same school district as I did was diagnosed with childhood cancer. He's been fighting this battle for 2 years. However, his battle ended last night. He came home from Iowa City yesterday. He had time with his family and then his friends around 4. There was a prayer group thing at 8 and he died sometime in his sleep. It's been very emotional already for the entire school district and we pray that he's now in God's hands. I also hope that you'll be praying for Kyleah Dougan, who was his girlfriend even before he was diagnosed with cancer. They've stayed strong and I know she'll never forget Noah. We all supported him, but it was hard and we're glad that he can be where he's in no pain any longer.

If you'd like to learn about Noah and his cancer life, please visit the link below. It tells what happened and keeps the people whom loved him and cared for him updated.

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/noahohrt

God's Ways

Although I'm no person obsessed with church and got (not like it's a bad thing), but for some reason I was thinking about Him today. It started this afternoon as I read one of my friends stories about a girl who's family lost their home and she's one of the shy girls. As I read it, I was thinking in my head that with God, she would've been better off, although her family still would've lost their house. It just comes to show how different God made us all.

Another thing relating to that is I was singing in the shower to the Miley Cyrus song, Our House, where she says in a lyric, "Only God can judge ya." When you think about it, it really is true. Sure other people can judge you, but only God's words should matter. That's why he made us all different. And I know I nor Miley Cyrus are the best person to tell you this since we are both judgemental people, but it's still true no matter who says it. I'd like you to think about it. Remember, God made you beautiful and you. Be you, because everyone else is taken. That's the way He wanted it to be.

Swimsuits

Now, it seems a little early to be talking about swimsuits unless you live in Florida, but I'd like to talk about the topic of swimsuits. First of all, I found my swimsuit yesterday at Kohl's, and I'm glad I did. At school, we're having a swimming unit that starts next week, and my old ones are too small. But before Kohl's, we went to nine stores, trying to find myself a swimsuit. My mom and dad don't approve of bikinis, so I was limited to tankinis and one pieces. I didn't find any at Younkers, Gordmans, Old Navy, Walmart, Target, or JCPenney's. I did find one I liked in Justice. However, they did not have my size. We next went to K-Mart, where I found one that I kind of liked, so we bought it. I tried it on later that day at home. But, it was too frilly. We returned it the next day when we went to see my grandparents. We went to Kohl's with them and I found a nice one there that was reasonable enough (I tried it on before we bought it this time), and I've kept this one.

Why am I telling you this-you ask? Well, I'm telling you this because not every woman, girl, or child is the same. There are different body types. We aren't all skinny and perfect like these companies think we should be. Now I'm not calling myself or any one of you fat, but you know we could do better. And I also found that there are so many bikinis, but very few tankinis and one pieces. There weren't many choices, and so it made it pretty simple. NO. What I'm saying is that you don't have to wear a bikini to be perfect. You can wear a tankini or a one piece and still look like the beautiful. And also, one more thing before I go- we don't all like pink. I'm not a girly girl, but I still like to show off what I have a bit. Nearly every swimsuit I saw was pink and I didn't like it. The other color group is basically blue and green, which most girls who don't like pink like. That is how I feel.

The point is, women, girls, and children are all different and none of them should have to wear these swimsuits just because that's all that you make. Make swimsuits that a father would approve for her 11 year old daughter. Make swimsuits that explain the person, not the person they want to be. Think about this, and I'm sure you'll agree.

And this is the swimsuit I finally chose, just in case you cared.