blue-eyed -daisy

2010-09-18T12:10:00.000-07:00

Roz and Cora checking in to say that there was a control burn over the week...

...and it sucked.

And why did it suck, exactly? Because everyone got sick from the smoke. Allergies kicked up, some had to go home from their jobs, some who lived near by the smoke evacuated immediately.

And I had to get sick, right in the middle of everything!

Oh, don't worry, it wasn't bad; just a sore throat. I'm better now except for the fact that my nose is a water-fall. Cora still has a little bit of a headache(from me dropping her on the floor on Wednesday) but she'd doing fine.

Someone that mom knows said that it was supposed to go on for three months. THREE MONTHS. But it looks like they're ending it right now, 'cause I don't smell any smoke.

And, boy did it smell bad!

Well, no wonder I can't smell anything now... my sinuses are plugged up.

Like I said to mom the other day, "If I sound stuffed up it's because the government is trying to kill me with their control burns."

It's funny because last year I didn't get sick. Well, at least I don't remember being sick last year. I just remember the smell.

Well, me and Coraline are gonna sign off and watch her movie. And do some drawing, too. I need her to get better so she can go golfing with her peeps. She might win a medal this time...!

2010-09-10T16:51:00.000-07:00

Guess who came to visit? Miss Coraline Jones, the bendy doll!

I got her off of eBay. There were only four of these(there were other dolls like her but in different clothing) so I got the raincoat version. Her clothes are removable, too, so that way I can dress her in my - ahem - Polly Pocket clothes.

Coraline reading her book...

Coraline reading the back of the Coraline DVD...

Cora and the peeps playing miniature golf...

I love her so much. I take her every where with me and she totes around in my black Emily the Strange purse. Takai loves her too. Right now she sitting next to Cora, telling her a little about her life adventures. Mom knitted her a small skirt, blue and black stripes running across it.

Oh, and by the way, sorry I haven't been blogging that much. I've been kind of spacy, because we're moving to a neighborhood a street over from us, and everything has been really confusing. But now we're moving in and trying to pack everything, and since all that is going on, I'm trying to avoid painting because I don't want to get any more stuff so that I can't pack anything else.

But I WILL paint some more once we move.

And do lots and lots of blogging.

Because we've got a new back yard that if you go beyond this little mountain with dozens of rocks, there's a FANTASTIC view of Prescott! I was eyeing every corner with envy when I saw it; and I thought, "This is great blog material!"

So anyway, I'm going to get on with my life and draw a little - drawing some of the characters from Coraline is what I'm doing right now. Me and Cora say bye and that we'll both be blogging soon!

But... a little nap first...

2010-07-31T10:40:00.000-07:00

Well, I guess the monsoons are finally here. I'm sitting on my bed with Tuxy right now, watching the rain. We're quite enjoying it - the pitter patter on the window, the little puddles that are developing on the ground, and the leaves bouncing with every drop of rain.

It hasn't been raining that much, though. When it's not raining, it's usually cloudy, or the suns, out - and when the sun's out, it's humid! And I HATE it when it's humid.

But on Thursday, it got really cold, and I was like, "I picked the wrong day to wear shorts!"

"So, can I go out? I think it's PERFECT weather for gardening."
- Coraline Jones, Coraline, 2009.

2010-06-25T08:23:00.000-07:00

Is it hot enough for you? I'm sweating like a pig here. Yesterday it was 96 degrees! The monsoons better get here fast!

Oh my gosh, I have a new cat, too. Yeah, we just don't think that Tuxedo and Takai are going to get along too well, but this new cat(who we're naming "Chester") looks like he could get along with her really well.

While Chester was out on his own in the world alone, he wore a collar that had a bell on it so he couldn't catch anything. Mom fed him, but when Tuxy was around, she felt like he was bothering her, so she ran him off all the time.

Then he just came back a week ago and he was a little too thin. We were so worried about him until now.

He's hiding out in our tiny bathroom right now.

At least this one's calm, and not like Tuxy where she scratches your leg to make you stay in the room with her. Yesterday she bit my toe. My toe!

Poor Tuxy. She's like the Other Mother: She won't let you go!

We're working on finding a home for her to be in.

2010-06-12T17:35:00.000-07:00

How beautiful is this? I went outside to take out the trash and saw this wonderful display. I was like, "Mom, you have to come see this! It's so cool!"

So pretty! It reminds me of OwlCity's Vanilla Twilight music video.

I have to admit, I started singing the song while taking the pictures.

It was a beautiful song, beautiful video. Great job, OwlCity! I love you!

2010-06-04T16:37:00.000-07:00

Well, last night I finished a new Murphys book. The synopsis is:

Dan's favorite TV advice show, Psycho Dad[with a show host of the same name], is going off the air(because he gives the same advice over and over again, which is, "Just keep smiling and everything will be okay") and Dan is devastated. He get's so devastated, that he makes his whole family go out to the TV station to protest. But, due to weather conditions, they leave.

Dan and his friends soon locate Psycho Dad in Washington and leave to tell him why he should stay on TV. Psycho comes home, and later on does not give the same old advice that he usually gives because he was inspired by Dan, if you can believe that!

Meanwhile, I sleep with one of the five-year-olds, Harry, because I'm afraid of my closet door; and Nana leaves Harry mysteriously while he's taking his nap because she has to get her "face powder", and turns back not getting home as soon as she expected!

I have been working on it for a month, since I get real busy in life.

And speaking of life, I'm already planning on my Halloween costume for this year, which is going to be EVE from Wall-E.

I'm thinking about getting some whit tights, a small white dress, and a white top to go underneath. And then maybe some blue sunglasses for the eyes because there is no way that I am going to be putting blue head-lights in my eyes. That would be kind of crazy.

Well, at least I'm not going to be this girl.

I am not dieing my hair blonde, I can tell you that much. And I am so not putting purple eye-contacts in my eyes, either!

2010-05-25T18:21:00.000-07:00

Last week we added a few new additions to the household. In fact, there are three of them: 1. A new curtain in my room; 2. A new doorknob for my door; and, 3. A new remote control for the TV.

Actually, the curtain isn't really a curtain. It's just a quilt top hooked to curtain rings. The last three curtains that we got didn't quite fit in the window, and we were using this one for a while, so we decided to get some curtain rings, and voila!

On Saturday me and Keli went to True Value and got a doorknob. My last one broke off, sadly, shortly after we got Takai. If you push on the door, it will push open, but it stays shut.

And since our old remote's buttons were falling out, a friend gave us a new remote. It was easy to install; just hold a few buttons, push in a code listed for the type of TV you own, and then you have a modern remote!

And this is our old remote.

I apologize, the picture of the new curtain was accidentally deleted.

2010-05-21T16:53:00.000-07:00

This is a "Magic Box". Why is it so magic? Well, there's a little slot at the top of the box. you slip a coin in there, and for some reason, it doesn't show the coin dropping in! I found it while thrifting this morning and wanted to get it.

They don't go for much money on ebay, and I don't really know where there are any else. But, it's a good thing I nabbed it before some other germy kid got it!

And speaking of germy, I was sick at the beginning of the week. I had a sore throat, and a runny nose, which dripped like a waterfall. I'm all better now, but, boy was I miserable!

2010-05-15T16:41:00.000-07:00

This is a Travel Journey Clear Stamps set from
my art supplies suitcase. It's a new concept, ladies and gentlemen! This is a stamp set that you can stick to the back of acrylic blocks, press in ink, and put on any art project you wish. I haven't used them yet, as you can tell, but I wanted to take a picture of them before I opened the packaging.

On the back it has the "How-to-use-clear-stamps" instructions:

How to Use Clear Stamps:

Separate the stamps: Follow the pre-cut lines to break apart the stamps then remove from the backing sheet.
Mount a clear stamp block: Clear stamps cling to acrylic blocks.
Ink the stamp: Tap the stamp on the ink pad until the raised part of the stamp is covered in ink. Do not rub the stamp on the pad.
Stamp the image: Press the stamp firmly on the paper or stamping surface. Do not rock or wiggle the stamp as this will cause blurring.[Stop telling me what to do, instructions!]
Clean the stamp: Peel the stamp from the block and swish in a bowl with warm water and detergent. Towel dry.
Add color to the stamped image: Once the ink has dried, fill in the stamped image with markers, color pencils, watercolors or chalk.

And, as always, there are some helpful tips:

Helpful Tips:

If you find that getting a small stamp to stick to the acrylic block is difficult, apply a small piece of double sided tape to the stamp then mount on the block.
If your ink is beading on the raised surface of your stamp, try gently standing the image with a nail file to reduce the slickness of the raised surface.
Save the index sheet and place clean, dry stamps on top of matching image, then return to package for easy storage.

Clap. Clap. Clap.

Sad news is, I don't have any acrylic blocks. I don't have the darndest idea what they look like. When I first read the instructions and they first mentioned them, I immediately thought of letter blocks... like the ones from Sesame Street. Too bad I can't stick them to my fingers(they're not acrylic!!!).

Maybe I'll put them on a travel journal(when I get blocks, that is).

2010-05-08T07:17:00.000-07:00

This is the new addition to the family, Tuxedo. We rescued her a month ago from our back yard. She is black and white, with yellow eyes, and white feet.

She and Takai would probably make good friends if they weren't so mean to each other. Tuxy crouches and growls at her, and Takai runs back into mom's room.

Mom says that she reminds her of Jiji from Kiki's Delivery Service.

This would definitely be Takai and Tuxedo if they got along.

2010-04-24T07:34:00.000-07:00

This is my Nintendo DS. I got it for Christmas in 2006. I have had it for three and a half years and I'm still playing with it!

I have fifteen games. My favorite is Mario Kart DS. I have been playing with it a lot lately because I'm unlocking different courses to race in, such as Rainbow

Road, Airship Fortress, Mario Circuit, Desert Hills, and Yoshi Falls.

My games are: SimCity DS; Super Mario Bros.; Animal Crossing; Kirby Super Star Ultra; Kirby Squeak Squad; Harvest Moon DS; Hannah Montana Music

Jam; That's So Raven: Psychic On the Scene;Imagine Fashion Designer; Super Mario 64 DS; Yoshi's Island DS; Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses; and - whew - Hannah Montana DS.

A. Lot. Of. Games.

2010-04-23T16:52:00.000-07:00

Do you think it's ever going to be warm again? These two don't think so.

Yes, I am sorry to say that we got a little bit of snow yesterday, if you can believe that. It made me sick; this is the middle of April! I guess there is NOTHING like a white Easter, right?

It was warm a week ago today(April 16), like, 80 degrees! I hope tomorrow's better, because I want to play soccer again(it's one of my physical activities).

Please, Mother Nature, make it warm again! I am sick of it being cold!!!

2010-04-12T17:38:00.000-07:00

Yesterday evening I was laying under one of my trees when I saw a nice little scene that would look really good on this blog, and then I saw more... and got a little carried away. A lot of the pictures are from my yard and one of them is from my next door neighbor's house(not the one with the chickens). Enjoy!

2010-04-10T13:14:00.000-07:00

You are reading blog post number 101. It has been that many posts since December 10, 2006.

And then I abandoned you for two years. I really don't know why anymore. Maybe I was just bored... or had a bad case of the writer's rash...

Poor Coraline's father!

But I'm not going to do it anymore. It was a long time.

But meanwhile, let's cheer on for 101 more posts!

2010-04-09T17:47:00.000-07:00

Our neighbors have three chickens, whose names are Fluffy, Dixie, and Tweety. They are about one-year old. They have been very good friends with me and mom, since we've looked after them a couple times.

They always watch us. They love to look around their back yard and peck the ground, looking for worms and such. Whenever I talk to them, one of them(Fluffy) sticks her leg up because that's how you know she's listening.

We absolutely love them. And so does Takai!!!

2010-04-06T18:32:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we had a very, very strong wind advisory. 41 miles per hour, to be exact. It was terrible. You couldn't even stand outside if you wanted to. And if you were going to go to the lake to do some fishing, I wouldn't highly recommend it.

Takai was scared to death. The wind was blowing the tree branches against the windows so that it would make an obnoxious screeching noise, and that made her even more frightened. But the winds died down today, so she's not that scared anymore(right now she's watching aunt Sadie and mom talking).

If we have another wind advisory, and if there's a girl in a blue dress and brown french braids singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", don't even try stepping outside, not even in your ruby slippers!

2010-04-05T18:27:00.000-07:00

Easter was a blast! I got a box of Harajuku Lovers perfume; blue, light green, raspberry, and most importantly, GOLD nail polish; egg confetti(you bang the egg against something and confetti comes shooting out); Paul Frank Lip Smackers; Bon Bons lip gloss; and tons of chocolate(which I mostly ate throughout the entire day!).

And as the Easter basket, a fabulous Kathy Van Zealand purse!!! I love it! I wore it all day!

I got some Easter eggs on Friday for 60 cents. I think that Takai found some, because when I tried to gather up all the eggs to put outside, some were missing!(That darn cat!)

I got a flower pot from the backyard and crushed some bite-sized Oreo cookies and smashed them into pieces so that they would look like dirt. And then I put in a Chocolate rabbit Popsicle stick.

I wanted to surprise everyone by taking a picture of Takai on her kitty condo and saying something like: Takai says: Happy Easter!, but every time I took a picture of her, she would move. And when I showed one of the pictures to mom, the cat left. So that didn't really work as planned.

But she says happy Easter anyway even though it's a day late.

2010-04-03T07:25:00.000-07:00

Last Wednesday I found some old friends, Woody and Buzz Lightyear. I sort of - ahem - abandoned them for four years, but not as long as I abandoned Blogger for two years. I have been trying to find them for a couple of years, but I failed every single time. They have been in storage.

Now I have them again so they can be with Jessie 1(the one on the right), Jessie 2(the one on the left), Bullseye, and Ham.

And they still work even though they've been in storage. Woody still says his six phrases and Buzz still says his three phrases.

And my name is still on Woody's right boot like Andy's from the Toy Story movies.

The third movie is coming out this summer, which is the reason why I wanted to get them out in the first place.

Woody's hat is still in storage... and his guitar... literally I forgot them... because I was in a hurry to save the other toys from falling behind these boxes that were stacked on one another.

2010-04-02T07:46:00.000-07:00

This is a series of comic books that I have been doing since November 2008. It's about a family, the Murphys, and how they deal with their everyday mishaps, such as taking care of two relatives for two weeks or getting the National Anthem wrong. They are based on my imaginary family(Dan, Nana, Sam, Bloo, Harry, and Charley).

Dan owns a thrift store; Nana is retired and keeps the house in proper order; Sam stays home to take care of her ghost friend, Bloo; Harry and Charley are nonidentical twins going to kindergarten and causing trouble wherever they go, and I am the aunt, obsessed with laptops, TV, the latest fashions, gossip magazines, and trying to keep everyone from getting into either a train wreck or a car accident.

They have a pet parrot named Cubbling, who was once an office pet and a circus parrot. He likes to eat gourmet foods, and watch his favorite TV show, An Evening With Mozart. He is in love with Nana's gold plaster owl, which she won at the fair, thanks to Dan. What he really doesn't like is bratty little kids, such as Harry's cousins Conrad, Erica, and baby Juliana.

Here are the book titles, starting with number one:
1. The Murphys' Christmas: A perfect Christmas in 2008
2. The Murphys go to the Farm!
3. The Murphys Vs. The Executive pt. 1!
4. The Murphys Vs. The Executive pt. 2!
5. the Murphys' Road Trip!
6. The Murphys Run for Treasurer!
7. the Murphys Get Locked in the Bathroom!
8. The Murphys' revenge of the Babysat pt. 1!
9. The Murphys' Revenge of the Babysat pt. 2!
10. The Murphys Get a New Car!
and finally,
11. The Murphys Get the National Anthem Wrong!

I'm still working on The Murphys have a Bazaar but it will come out soon. Then it will be book twelve!

Let's hope for fifty more!!!

And by the way, click on this picture[the one to the left] for a larger image.

2010-03-30T18:16:00.000-07:00

So the Easter bunny came a little bit early for me this year... but he(or she) promised that there would be more presents on Easter. I got what I always wanted: the Coraline Carl's Jr. kids meal toys! The pack contains a "Magic" Mirror(it really doesn't do anything but show yourself) container with a puzzle, a War of the Worlds card game, a Tic Tac Toe game, and a Coraline key, which I wear around my neck.

The Easter bunny said that it was the last one on eBay, so that makes me really lucky. I remember seeing the card game at a thrift store but I didn't get them because I didn't know anything about the movie. And then I saw the movie and thought, "Oh my gosh, why did I just pass up the cards? Why???"

You can click on the picture for a larger image. It kind of takes forever to upload pictures to Blogger, so I only did one.

2010-03-27T11:05:00.000-07:00

We now have a new kitty condo for Takai. She is having some difficulty getting into it but she still loves it. I had to take some pictures of it with her two very special stuffed friends, Mr. Bear and Miss Mousy, because she was asleep and I couldn't get her up to sit on top of it. But maybe someday when I have the camera in my hands and she's on top of it, I'll download a picture.

We wanted to get a kitty condo that looked just like the one from the shelter, but mom found this one at a yard sale, so we ended up with this one.

I guess you could say that this is one of the daring adventures of Mr. Bear and Miss Mousy, right?

2010-03-26T07:04:00.000-07:00

Today I looked in an earlier post and saw that i did a brief summary of Harry and his Bucket Full of Dinosaurs. I remember watching that kid and his show. I remember all the characters and how they were so positive and inspiring[Harry:Mom, do you know why it's so quiet at the library? It's because all the books are holding their breaths, waiting to be picked up... by me!].

Harry is five-years old. He lives with his mom, Nana, and sister Sam. Now Harry thinks he's just the luckiest kid in the world. Why? Because Nana gave him a bucket full of talking dinosaurs that take him to a magical place: Dino World! Every day there is a new adventure, such as dropping all the toys from his room into the bucket, or having mud baths when Nana specifically told him not to!

I decided to put a couple pictures of Harry on this post because he deserves it. I watched that show for two years and they took it off in 2008. Within a year, I was able to find it again on YouTube, only to find out that they were from the UK, not in the USA.

I still love you, Harry!

2010-03-20T08:03:00.000-07:00

Happy Spring!

Spring is officially here! I never thought this day would never come, and that winter would always be here. Now I can look forward to warm days and some outdoor fun!

St. Patrick's Day was at least 60 or 70 degrees. It was peaceful, and I spent at least 2 hours out in the sun over at my neighbor's house. Don't worry; I wore green!!!

This morning on the TV listings channel I tried to check the weather for the day, but it only said the temperature that it was, which was 32. I hope it's not going to be like that for the rest of the day! That would be so disappointing. :(

Easter is coming up on the fourth of April. I can't wait! In stores, there are plastic Easter eggs with Play-Do in them, which is kind of cool.

2010-03-17T09:08:00.000-07:00

This is a Travel Journal that I made a while back. It's Pink with a small picture of a map that I decoupaged on the front, and two buttons, that are Pink and Purple. On the back, it is painted light blue with a painted sun and clouds, and another decoupage of the map. Inside, it is green and yellow, with vintage Japanese stamps and a little heart that says, "Earth."

Here's how I made mine:

1. I found a spiral bound composition book while thrifting and decided to use it.

2. I got out the paints I wanted, and painted over the cover. I ignored the little golden sticker on the front that had the company name.

3. When the paint dried, I used Mod Podge to paste the map, letter stickers, and earth magnet to decorate.

4. The next day after over-night drying, I painted the left inside flap green and found those cute little Japanese stamps, and I thought, "Since it's a travel journal, I could use these."

5. Over-night drying once again! Then I painted the right inside flap yellow, pasted the stamps, and the heart with the earth magnet on it.

6. And finally, the next day, I painted the back light blue and put clouds, a sun, and decoupaged more of the map, and I had a finished journal!

2010-03-13T06:41:00.000-08:00

Well, I guess spring is coming up. Everyone is spring cleaning and flowers are coming up, and the snow is melting. Pretty soon the buds on the trees are going to come up and my favorite flower, the Rose, will be in bloom.

I thought that February would never end and I hoped that January wouldn't end so soon, but I guess when they say "Time flys when you're having fun,"... means that time flys when you're having fun, right?

2010-03-12T06:31:00.000-08:00

Here is a small collection of snow globes that I have collected since the sixth of January 2010. I am collecting small plastic ones because I can't stand the glass ones(I broke one once).

My favorite is the green one with the carousel horse in it. It's really pretty.

I broke another snow globe(this time it was plastic) as soon as I got home after thrifting. It was a Seattle, Washington snow globe, and it was perfect for my collection... but then I got it home and saw a little puddle of water and glitter.

2010-03-09T16:44:00.001-08:00

Okay, so I said that I would post some pictures of my Avatar and Eleanor Happy Meal toys, so, here they are! Cool, huh?

Right after the post where I said that I would put the pictures on here, I found another Avatar toy and Eleanor's sister, Brittany. The second Avatar toy glows every time you touch it, and Brittany says, "We're the Chimpettes."

Eleanor says, "It's so beautiful!"

2010-03-08T18:19:00.000-08:00

This is Takai(pronounced Tah-ki). She is Orange and very, very fluffy, as you can see from the picture. We adopted her from the shelter at PetSmart. She was a little shy at first, but she gradually became brave enough to come out and explore around my house.

She dashes out of rooms and rolls over on her back and plays dead, which is very cute and special for a cat like her. She likes to lick your hand and put her head down on it so it will be clean enough for her to sleep on. She loves to play, especially LOVES to play with the laser light that I got her. And once in a while she will sleep with me but she always sleeps with mom.

Takai, I think, might be a cat who thinks she's a dog, basically because she licks your hand and sometimes chases her tail. She looks a little bit like Dug from Up. Except Dug doesn't have cheeks like Takai.

She has very cute cheeks; so cute that you would want to pinch them.

She gets up on the table while we're doing things and watches the chickens next door. She loves to watch chickens!

And she snores. She always snores. Even if she's awake or her eyes are open, she'll snore.

And we absolutely love her.

Takai, we love you!!!

2010-03-06T06:38:00.000-08:00

Tomorrow night is the big night: The Academy Awards(the Oscars)! I can't wait! I watch it every year. I guess it's a tradition...

Also coming up in March is the Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards. I made my votes this morning. I voted for Lady Gaga as favorite female singer, Selena Gomez as favorite TV star, and Up as favorite movie! I hope my votes win!

Yesterday I went to Watson lake with my friend Keli and she said that the next time we go there, I should take my camera and take some pictures because that place is just so beautiful. If you get on some of the high rocks and look at the lake, you'll think the same thing I did: Boy this lake is HUGE!!!

So maybe tomorrow I'll post some pictures of the cat.

2010-03-05T06:53:00.000-08:00

I'm going to the goodwill today. I go every Friday(unless bad weather like rain or snow, but on the windy and sunny days I go).

Last time I was there, I found a McDonald's happy meal toy for the movie, Avatar, which glows every time you speak; a happy meal "Chimpettes" toy from the Alvin and the Chipmunks sequel(named Eleanor); and some finger paints because I am painting boxes and journals now.

The goodwill by my house used to be a furniture store, but now it's a thrift store with a wide selection of clothes, clothes, clothes; a small room for the plastic toys(which I happen to always go to first); magazines and book racks; and furniture.

I really don't know what I'd do without the goodwill because that's where I found my Coraline paperback edition of the book.

I'll post some pictures of the Avatar and Eleanor toy soon. I promise. Also, I'll do some pictures of my new cat, Takai(pronounced Tah-kie).

P.S. Thanks to my friends, Dan, Nana, and Harry for commenting! I appreciate it!

2010-03-02T16:44:00.000-08:00

Apologies from a Coraline fanatic.
Don't ignore the title. I do have an apology to make and I am a Coraline fanatic.

First off, I am REALLY REALLY SORRY that I ignore you for nearly two years. I just got a little uninterested after the Charlie and Lola post and called it quits. I said that I would come back, but then two years passed and I had a dream about me writing this apology letter(and when I woke up I said to my mom, "I wonder if I should start blogging again???").
Well, now I will be blogging again, I promise. I swear, I am telling the truth. Are you listening... whoever you are?

A lot has changed since two years ago. I stopped knitting(I told everyone that it was a two year break but my conscience keeps telling me that it isn't true), my yarn store was "bombed"(there's too much stuff in there now), and my beloved cat, Whyndam, was put to sleep. :-(

Now, if you have payed attention and are reading this paragraph that I am typing right now, it's time to go on to the second part in the first paragraph:
CORALINE.
So, on July 25, 2009, I was immediately turned into a Coraline fanatic after my first viewing of the movie. I read the book first in February, and I have to admit, it was a little bit dark and creepy. But in the movie, the director, the wonderful Henry Selick(director of James and the Giant Peach and The Nightmare Before Christmas), stuck some to the book and wrote some more to make the movie suitable for kids.

The book was written by Neil Gaiman, the author who's last book, The Graveyard Book, I absolutely loved.

So, if you haven't seen the movie yet, here's what it's about:

Coraline Jones(voiced by Dakota Fanning) and her parents, Mel(voiced by Teri Hatcher) and Charlie(voiced by John Hodgeman), move from their comfortable lives in Pontiac, Michigan to the Pink Palace Apartments in Ashland, Oregon. Her parents are busy with a gardening catalog, which leaves them less time for their daughter. At the apartment, she is bored and tries to make friends with her new neighbors, Miss Spink(voiced by Dawn French), Miss Forcible(voiced by Jennifer Saunders), who are two washed up actresses living in the down stairs apartment with their three Scottie dogs; Mr. Bobinsky(voiced by Ian McShane), who is a retired and eccentric circus mice tamer; and the landlord's grandson, Wybourne "Wybie" Lovat(voiced by Robert Baily Jr.), who is a little "psycho" for Coraline, even after he gives her a doll that looks just like her.

After the second day at the house, Coraline finds a little door that leads to a whole other world at night, but in the day, it disappears. In this other world, she meets her "other" Mother and Father(also voiced by Hatcher and Hodgeman), and other versions of the neighbors including Wybie. They all have buttons for eyes, which is the creepy thing about them.

Then, on the third visit to the otherworld, Coraline is given a "surprise" by the other parents: A box that has two large black buttons inside and a needle and thread(Other Mother: "Black is tradition. But if you prefer pink,
or, Vermilion, or, Chartreuse - no, no, you'd make me jealous."). Coraline rejects, and runs back upstairs to go to sleep(every time she falls asleep, she is transported to the real world). But when she wakes up, she finds that she's still in her other room.

The other Mother tries to get her to stay, and turns into a hideous witch. She traps Coraline in a mirror prison, until she learns "to become a loving daughter". There, she meets three ghost children who explain that the other Mother sewed buttons into their eyes and ate up their souls. Coraline promises that she'll find their eyes, and then the other Wybie(the other mother removed his ability to speak due to Coraline's frustration of the real Wybie's habit of talking too much) frees her from the prison and takes her back to the real world.

Coraline soon discovers that her real parents had been kidnapped by the other Mother, and so she goes back to the otherworld, finds the ghost eyes and her parents, and the other Mother fails to keep her forever. After the rescue, her parents have no recollection of the kidnapping but only remember about their gardening catalog being published.

That night, Coraline has a dream that the ghost children tell her that the other Mother will find the key to the door and take Coraline's soul. She decides to drop the key down the well, but the other Mother's hand fights with her, and then Wybie arrives just in time and together they destroy the hand.

The last scene in the movie is when Coraline throws a garden party for all her friends.

2008-04-03T19:41:00.000-07:00

I have this little sister, Lola. She is small and very funny.

Yes, they are cute. Very cute. They are Charlie and Lola from the TV series on Playhouse Disney.
Mom says we should all have a brother like Charlie because Lola will disagree with something and Charlie will say, "But Lola, what about this?"
and stuff like that. Charlie and Lola have an English accent. It comes from the author and illustrator, Lauren Child. I LOVE HER!!!!
All her illustrations are cute. She also created
a girl name Clarice Bean, a Pesky Rat, and a little boy name Herb, who loves to read books. I made Charlie and Lola out of poster board and tissue paper and glue.
Well I have to go. See you!

2007-11-30T14:15:00.001-08:00

World Wide Owl
Hi! This owl got sent off to my Grandpa John a
couple of weeks ago. Lucinda, the owl, is going to be taking a little plant. It's called rosemary. Mr. and Mrs. Hoo are going to miss their daughter. But Lucinda will be in a good home. By the way, Mrs. Hoo just gave birth to a new baby owl in a big silver egg! Were naming the baby Solomon. Solomon is red and has green eyes. And Wyndam loves to lay in the sun. We got a chance to take a picture of him. We love his little shadow. Christmas is coming and I will be getting my tree out. I can't wait! Post to you tomorrow!

2007-10-26T18:26:00.000-07:00

Here Comes the Bride
In these pictures, I had a wedding planned in my living room. It has a gazebo and a groom
and a flower girl. Don't they look lovely? I have to go. Post to you tomorrow!

2007-09-18T17:28:00.000-07:00

Today, I took some pictures of my new girl for this blog. Her name is Hallie.
She loves Butterflies. She makes a great person for my blog, don't you think? She is an American
Girl doll. She's cute. I thought she would make a
good doll for this blog.

2007-09-16T18:12:00.000-07:00

Today, I took a few pictures of the stuff around the neighborhood!
I took a few pictures of some flowers, statues, and more! We saw this
big flock of ravens that were circling the sky. I wanted to take a picture of them,
but when I did, they didn't show up. Maybe if you clicked the picture, you would
see them. Barbie's new movie is coming out in 2 days! It's called
Barbie as the Island Princess. I can't wait! I went to Barbie's website and played
the games for the new movie. I got a new doll house! But you will be able to see
it tomorrow.

2007-09-06T18:39:00.000-07:00

Hi! My cat Whyndam would like to post on this blog, so I'm giving him a chance to write
on my blog! Here is his post:

DOGS AND CATS OF THE NEIGHBOR HOOD
Hi! Rozzi took some pictures of the neighbor hood and she's helping me post on her blog!!!!
She took a picture of a dog(first picture), and a whole
bunch of others! I think she did a good job on her blog, didn't she?
I figured out how to make a mouse on the computer: <: I love these pictures. I love Rozzilyn better! Now that I have learned how to write on the computer, I am tired. I will post to you again! Whyndam.

2007-09-05T07:02:00.001-07:00

Hi!
I got this Barbie guide book from my Aunt Sadie. It tells you all about the Barbie dolls from
1959-2000. It has dolls like the first Barbie, Ken, Midge, Allan, Skipper, Ricky, Scooter and
Solo in the Spotlight! It shows this Barbie doll house that I love. It has a real working elevator,
a bath that really holds water and bubbles, and it's two stories high! This guide also comes with
a Cooking Magic kitchen that might go with my Barbie fold out doll house. It shows Barbie dolls
clothes too! It also tells you when everybody was made! Barbie was made in 1959, Skipper was
made in 1964, Francie was made in 1966-76, Tutti was made in 1966-71, Todd was made in
1966-68, Krissy was made in 1999, Kelly was made in 1959, Stacie was made in 1992, Ken was
made in 1961, and Midge was made in 1963. My Barbie dolls commented on this blog:
"I was very cute in 1959,"
-Barbie
"I was cute too, but Francie was a cu-t-pie!"
-Skipper
"I liked Barbie when she was a teenager. She was cute,"
-Stacie
"haulagtlt7ytp48 tbvp98 y tp8bvyp9t8y 9typ8t 9t6pt8qlt6ltq67lt7e6tt;t6qltu756tlq6tl..."
-ytqgoureyg(Kelly)
I better go. Post to you tomorrow!

2007-09-03T18:37:00.000-07:00

And now, I would like to introduce my Barbie dolls!
There's Barbie, Skipper, Stacie, Kelly, Krissy, Ken and Tommy!
I have this Barbie doll house that looks like a suit case and when you open it up, Barbie can
have her own house! There's a lamp that really lights up! And the cupboard turns into
a bed.............and a bathtub! The TV can open up and Barbie's phone and jewelery box
comes up! There's a living room where Ken, Skipper and Stacie can have a long chat and
watch TV. And then there's space where Skipper can exercise. Kelly is happy and ready to
play with Tommy. Stacie has fun with her friends(not shown in pictures). And Barbie is
talking with Ken. I want to be a Barbie dealer someday. Anyway, Barbie and her sisters
wanted to add a few lines:
"I love this blog. Pink is my favorite color!!!!!"
-Barbie
"I love the post about the Barbie of Swan lake ornaments. My sister
is really famous!"
-Skipper
"Stacie here. I like the name of the blog. Blue-eyed-daisy,"
-Sacie
"hkurhgo87qtyuigh7y874huyt74o7ty7tqo8t7ytiyo 7tyoytouigyoq87rto87ryto87yto7,"

-yt7t874toqv7(Kelly)
"Krissy isn't old enough to write yet! For now, I, Skipper shall write for Krissy!"
-Krissy
"Barbie likes this blog as much as I do!"
-Ken
"jhfluugfluyiuyugybiugy??????????\\\\\\\|||||||."
-Tommy
Well, that's all for now. Post to you tomorrow!

2007-09-02T15:54:00.001-07:00

Now it's time for me to introduce you to the Hoo family. This is their house. We see Anthony
Hoo, Juliet Hoo, Jane Hoo, Billy Hoo, and Lola Hoo. Jane is on her bed, reading an American Girl
Book. Lola is napping. Billy is playing. Mr. and Mrs. Hoo are watching TV.

This is Billy. I made the whole Hoo family. I also made this toy that Billy's holding. The upper picture is Jane Hoo reading. Above Jane is her little sister Lola. Lola is the same color as
Jane because they were both born in the same year. Although Jane is 12 and Lola is 2 months
old. And then there's Mr. and Mrs. Hoo. They are the parents of course! And they also have a
TV. They have a dinning table with a tea cup. But they are not vegetarians. They eat mice.
The poor mice! Well, that's the end. The Hoo family really enjoyed your visit.

SORRY, THE TEAPOT WAS ACCIDENTALLY DELETED!

2007-09-02T06:49:00.001-07:00

The outside of the Loving Family's house is nice too. They planted flowers in the flower pots
and put up awnings! Well folks, that's the end of the tour! The Loving family enjoyed your
visit.

2007-08-31T18:29:00.002-07:00

So I made another picture that was clear of Kate's room. Above, there is a picture of
Connie singing a song to the cats in Connie's room. And I took two pictures of Michael
and Chelsie. They are in the playing room.

Sorry the picture is all blurry. Anyway, this is little Kate's room. We see Kate(right), and
cousin Leslie(left). Kate and Leslie are playing Goldy Locks and the three bears.

This is where the Loving family listens to the radio! Some of them get too lazy to get to the TV.
We see Aunt Courtney(right), and Uncle Don(middle), with his baby, Ben. I like the blue chair.
And the pink tile!

This is the Loving Family's kitchen! I have to tell you that the Loving family has a neat house!
In the middle of the kitchen there is Nikki. On the chair is Marie. And they have some dogs!
Nikki loves her home.

The tour continues

This is the Loving family's bath room!
It has a toilet, a sink, a bath tub and a toilet for
the little kids. The cupboard opens and has all
of the Loving family's medicine. The floor is
purple tile. Way to go, Loving Family!

2007-08-29T10:50:00.002-07:00

A Tour of the Loving Family's House

Welcome to the Loving Family's House!
We hope you will like meeting the people
of Loving Ville.
This is the family room. With the Maid(left),
Uncle Phil(next to Gramma), and Gramma(right). The Maid is busy at work. Uncle Phil is watching sports. And Gramma is talking to
the Maid. The Mail Man is coming through the
door. "Package!"he says. The baby's chair is in
the family room too. A PURPLE door? How
strange. I have never seen a purple door.

Continued Tomorrow.

2007-08-28T19:43:00.001-07:00

RUSTY COMES TO VISIT
Guess what? I finally got to download pictures
to my blog! Now I can take pictures and take
a tour of the Loving Family's house(coming
soon)! So I took a picture of Rusty(right) and
Aunt Sadie(left). We met at the ThaiFoon
restaurant and ordered some Thai food.
We went to eat it at Sharlot Hall. I entertained
myself climbing in a tree and looking at the fish
in the pond. There was a new fish in the pond.
My doll, Meridith, thought it was a shark.
I said "It's not a shark." So we went home and
Sadie drove her car to our house. I played a
tourist and showed Rusty the house. Mom went to our neighbor's house when I showed Rusty the backyard. Sadie came with us. So I made a
cake out of sand that I found. I got a cloth and put it on my arm like all waiters do. I went over
to where Rusty and Sadie were sitting. I said "Welcome to Peak cafe. What may I get
you on the menu?""I'd like some mint tea," said Rusty. "Would you like a cake too?" I
asked. "Okay,"Sadie said. So I got the cake and put it on the table. "Sheet cake for the
happy couple,"I said. Before leaving I said"Macintosh." They cracked up. I made them
another cake. "Our special. Sleep cake,"I said. "It is full of sleep pills." Rusty laughed.
I got them more cakes. One was an Onion Log. I put a sunflower head on it. I dropped
it a couple times. When they got inside, I made a table for them. "Your table is waiting,"
I said. I put a flower on the two TV trays that I hooked together. When they were done,
I gave them a check that I made them. "That will be $7.89,"I said. If you look in Rusty's
hand in the picture, you will see the check.

2007-08-07T06:20:00.000-07:00

Hello!
What's been happening so far? I am glad the estate sale is over. They were just 6 days. It wasn't
that bad. I helped with some of the sale at the house. I have been doing all right. Mom makes money by doing estate sales(she also does Ebay.).
I hope mom makes it through the day! She had a head-
ache yesterday. And GG had to come and make my
lunch! Kelly came and helped with Ebay. But we had to
send a saddle to Louisiana. So we went to FedEx kinko's
and there was a golf set there. There were three golf clubs
and a bunch of soft golf balls. There was some sod on the ground
and a hole where the ball goes in. I was playing with it while Kelly
was paying for the saddle. I loved it. I have played miniature golf
before. So I know pretty much about golf. It is a good
sport..................................................................
And it's fun! I love all the little houses and castles they
have. I have to go. See you later!

2007-07-31T06:17:00.000-07:00

Hello!
Mom's having an estate sale so I get to go to GG's house while she's gone.
Mom burnt the beans the day before. Smoke was every where! Some of
my toys got ill from breathing the smoke. But we sure didn't burn the house
down. Gee, I thought, I hope this won't happen again! And the creek!
It was really running that day! And the dirt roads were flushed with rocks and dirt!
It was exciting! I'd better go. See you later!

2007-07-29T06:42:00.000-07:00

Hello!
I watched Miss Potter last night with mom. It was really good. There was Peter Rabbit, Jemima
Puddle Duck, Jeremy Fisher, Benjamin Bunny, Two Bad Mice and Mrs.Tiggywinkle. I must tell you, she had a talent for drawing. She drew all sorts of animals. She went to the Lake District in the summer. I just got a Peter Rabbit baby food dish and cup today. She was really neat. I'd better go. See you later!

Miss Potter

2007-07-26T07:14:00.001-07:00

Hello!
You would not believe this. Me and mom went on a hike yesterday at Granite Basin Lake. We had just started when we heard some thunder. I'm like "What do you think we should do?" Mom said to just wait. Then it started to rain. We got under a tree and watched for a long
time. "Okay," said mom. "Lets go." So off we went. It didn't rain much. And this is me in this
picture. Hiding from the thunder. It's not so
scary but it usually is. The movie was great. When we got out of the theater, it was raining.
I have to go. See you later!

2007-07-25T07:06:00.000-07:00

Hello!
So.........what's up? I was out walking with my Aunt Sadie and my Mom. The exciting thing is....I brought my scooter with me! Today I go to the summer movie program. Today's movie is Nanny McPhee.
Well, I'd better go. See you later!

2007-07-24T14:08:00.000-07:00

Hello!
So.......what's been happening? I went to the Pottery Paintin' Place with my neighbor, Erin and Kate. I painted a cellphone holder that was a shoe! I have a play house in my back yard and it doesn't have any walls! Just a ceiling and some boards! We have a shed in the back yard so I am moving in the shed. I already have some boxes of stuff for the play house. So that is exciting!
I have a ladder for a shelf but I won't be taking that. I have a bath tub and a stove and a table and chalk board. Kelly told me that I could hang the chalk board somewhere in the shed. My imaginary Friend, Harry, will like it too.(He also has a mom, dad, uncle, cousin and sister living with me.) Kate loves to play in my play house. But there will be no mud in my new play house! My new play house has a water drain so when I spill water, it goes in there! I love the new play house but behind it has dry hay and weeds! My new play house also has a window to look out of and a heater! We don't know if it works, but I saw a pipe on the right side of the shed. I better go. See you later!!!!!!!

2007-07-23T18:34:00.000-07:00

Hello!
It felt like it was REALLY going to rain today. But instead we had thunder and lighting. I have a new design sketch book!(I promise that a picture will show up someday!!) It has Fashion Design Croquis Sheets, Mini Colored Pencils, Mini Markers, Mini Eraser, Mini Sharpener and Fashion Design Style Guide Book!!!!!!!! I love this book. In other words, adults can like it too! I have been creating new styles for a day now! So that's pretty exciting!! Right now, my mom is making dinner.
I have to go. See you later!

2007-07-21T09:00:00.000-07:00

MORE MICE TALK INTERNET NEWS
Three more mice said.....
"Hello! So, this I must tell you is one of the greatest blogs I have seen. Your stuff is sooooooooo cute!!!
Everyone in my mousehold wants to meet you!!!!!!!!!!" -Carrie Sara
"Kudos to Roz. I never thought this blog was my fave color too!!!!!!!!!"
-Seara Knotts
"I LOVE THIS BLOG!!!!!!!!!!!" -
BRIAN MOUSE

2007-07-20T07:32:00.000-07:00

This is mice talk internet news
Some of the mice said.............
"We love to be here with you, but you're too big to fit in our mousehold!!!!!!!!!!"
-Annie Mouse
"I am a wife, who has fourteen kids and a husband who's a rat and doesn't even care if I don't have any work done! And
my kids!!!!!!!!!!!! They don't even listen to me!!!!!!!!!!!! The disobey! They do anything!
-Coral Munchy
"I have been in a movie before so I ask myself, 'When is there going to be a seqle?'. My son still has humonua. But that's
alright," -Mrs.Johnathen Brisby
"I am sooooooooooooooooo tierd!!! I have been with the baby allllllllll day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There's gotta be more in life than a simple
18 month old!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -Carrie Song
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back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I gotta remember the number: 1-800-no-kill," -Dawna Mawna

"We haven't done a movie in a lone time!!!!" -Beanca and Bernard
"This is one of the greatest blogs. Thank you Emma for telling me about it," -Sara Duncan
"MY KIDS ARE SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FRANTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WANT TO CALL SUPER NANNY, BUT SHE'S TOOOOOOOO
BIG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MY HUSBAND THINKS I SHOULD GO AND GET HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-CONNIE MORIS
"I appreacheate the blender that that you gave me, Seara. But my kids think I need to go and get another one,"
-Mrs.Cosh
"Something has gone wrong. My kids are disobeying mousehold rules. I don't know if I should call someone to see them
or just call dial-a-prar." -Shawna Sun
"I am actully working in a sushi shop in down town tokyo. So I know what the mice are trying to say!!!!!!!!!!!"

-Mrs. Saianna
"I was a Croobi writer for a long time, so I figured out how to write in English!!!!!!!!(I was a Croobi writer for a long time, so I figure out how to write in englesh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" -Mulan Jamie
"I am so happy that this blog is something to look forward to comment on!!!!!!!!!!!
-Sara Edwings(collage theacher)
"We can never tell what letter to type!!!!!!!!!!!" -Three Blind Mice
After you read you can comment to these mice on the comment button by clicking it and write a letter to these
mice!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-07-19T07:17:00.000-07:00

I'm pretending to have a yarn store! We got a room in the house a little cleaned up and it has lots of yarn and knitting needles!(it has crochet stuff too.) I have been calling it l.y.s(local yarn store)

so it's pretty exciting! I have been busy here, busy there. But I really have been selling much so I am actually surprised! I also have craft books and knitting magazines. Not everything in my store sells, but I am working on it! I have a lot of wool yarn, Cotton yarn , and crochet thread! I never really sell any crochet hooks and a lot of people exchange the yarn and knitting needles but that's o.k. I only have 4 magazines left. But there's no big deal. I am really a good knitter and I can make my own patterns now!
So........Every things o.k. I'd better go. Post to you tomorrow!

2007-07-18T06:38:00.000-07:00

ONLY A FEW DROPS OF RAIN LAST NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!
WILL THERE BE A STORM TONIGHT OR TOMORROW?

Well, there was only a little bit of rain last night. But I heard this big loud thunder when I was watching a movie. And I remember when It would rain like crazy! Sometimes, it would rain so hard that some of the roads were full of water. I always hear sirens in a thunder storm. Once, there was a big loud thunder and it fried our VCR. Man, I was watching a movie when that happened! They couldn't take the video out. So.......................................................................
I am going to that summer movie program today, so that will be exciting for me. Well, I'd better go. My mom has to call our neighbor to see if they're going to that program. Post to you tomorrow!

2007-07-17T14:07:00.001-07:00

THE MONSOONS ARE FINALLY HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But will they come again?????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Wasn't that a great rain storm we had last night? I thought it was great! I thought the electricity
was going to go off!
As every overcast day, we expect some rain. Sometimes we get some. And sometimes we don't.
The monsoons have finally arrived! I was outside with my neighbor, doing a rain dance. Only
a little rain came pouring. If it would only rain for days and days. Sometimes, I see kids out in

the rain singing: rain, rain, go away! Come again another day! BOO! It's all Barney's fault! Why
did Barney have to teach kids to say mean things to the monsoons??!! Children shouldn't be
watching Barney anymore. Have you herd about "Harry and his bucket full of Dinosaurs"?
Well, I watched an episode of Harry and he wanted the rain to stop. Well he went to dinoworld
and there was a fish who needed the rain. So, Harry did a rain dance for the fish. I thought that was nice of Harry! It's really starting to rain now! While I post, I watch the monsoons gather buckets and buckets of water. It wouldn't be good if a bucket fell from the clouds. Especially
if it was one of the care bears! If it was one of the care bears, I would bring it back in the
house for some milk and cookies! Well, I'd better go. Post to you tomorrow!

2007-07-16T15:15:00.000-07:00

Hello!
How's everything? I have been doing alright. So..............................................................................................................I have to go.

2007-07-08T11:06:00.000-07:00

Hello!

How's it going? I have been sick for a while(again!). Sadie's over here. She made from scratch and brought

DOUGHNUTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So.......................................................I'm

waiting for something..................a doughnut! There's not much to post. Gotta go!

2007-06-13T19:38:00.000-07:00

Hello,
I have been sick this week. How are you? I have been doing ok except the coff.
Well, this is going to be a short post. I'm working on a craft book. Post to you tomorrow!

2007-06-03T19:37:00.000-07:00

Mom has a headache.
She's been taking aspirin a lot today. Now my doll Meridith is sick. Oh well. Post to you tomorrow!
P.S. this is a short post.

2007-06-03T07:54:00.000-07:00

SUNDAY: the first day of the week. Sadie's over here, picking up the daily paper. So.................................................................................................how is your Sunday so far? I am writing in color today. This morning, I woke up to the sound of the phone. Mom's talking to Sadie. And it may be color week. This is a weird color. Oh well. I actually like this color. Post to you tomorrow!

2007-06-02T08:28:00.000-07:00

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM
IN MEMORIAM
SINCE 4/26/06 - PART 1
Jacob H. Allcott . Michael E. Bouthot . Kyle A. Colnot. Eric D. King . Robert W. Ehney . Shawn Thomas Lasswell Jr. Metodio A. Bandonill .

CONTINUED NEXT WEEK

2007-05-20T19:41:00.000-07:00

Hi there;
how is your Sunday so far? I am having a great day. To start out, I got in mom's bed(by the way mom is all better!). We decided to change the radio station on the computer and messed it up. But we did get it all fixed! We went to Aunt Sadie's house and had a pedicure! My doll, Meridith was watching. We both had a pumas. We both had the works. I had my feet soaked in Sadie's feet spa.
We found out the problem for the "no using the camera anymore problem." All I have to do is use mom's camera. Well dinner's almost ready so I'd better go. Post to you tomorrow!

2007-05-19T18:31:00.000-07:00

Early picture, again! I find it hard to believe it so soon. I went to the lake today. I finally get to put my feet in the water! There was so many people today, one was having a birthday party!
So.................................................maybe I'll get to go to Mommy's place this summer! My doll Meridith(please look back at the Meridith post) is so wanting to fly in a plane, hat sometimes she twirls around like one! She was watching "Barbie and the twelve dancing princesses" last night. She loves Barbie and all her princess movies that we own the Barbie princess collection! We have Barbie and the Nutcracker, Barbie as Rapunzel, Barbie of Swan Lake, Barbie and the magic of Pegasus, and, Barbie and the twelve dancing Princesses! Well, I'd better go. I need to see how mom is doing. She had a cheese cake last night and does not feel good. Post to you tomorrow!

2007-05-18T12:47:00.001-07:00

2007-05-17T18:29:00.000-07:00

DID YOU SEE HOW MUCH TI WAS RAINING?! It rained so much, that it washed away Great Gram's plants. It was thundering, and lightning here, that I herd some little kid scream!
I think it was Great Gram's neighbor. The neighbors have a little boy. By the way, Aunt Sadie, how has Merna been? She was probably scared. Speaking of scared, this is me, hiding under my bed. And please ignore the enormous Barbie. Besides, she has been wearing that shirt for weeks! There is a big cloud out there as I post on my blog. Mom's outside talking on the phone with my friend's mother. And she's doing snail patrol without me?!!!!! That could cause a serious case of amnesia! Well I'd better go. I should help mom with snail patrol. Post to you tomorrow!

2007-05-15T17:01:00.000-07:00

My favourite picture is this one. I look at it every day and I love the little girl in this comic strip.
Her name is Meridith. She was born on

9/10/02/. She is now FIVE years old. She lives with her mother, Deanna Patterson and her father, Michal Patterson and her brother, Robin,
who is now THREE years old! They both live in an apartment in Canada. Her father started a book in June and has been working on it for a long time! On Christmas Eve, when he finished
his book, their apartment caught on fire. They are now living with Meridith's grandparents now.
They are thinking about buying the grandparent's house. Post to you tomorrow!

2007-05-15T13:34:00.000-07:00

HELLO, OUT THERE! I am finally going to post! It's like this: mom got a new camera for her birthday and downloaded it to our computer so I couldn't use our old one. I posted an old picture from this blog and just clicked "browse." It may be simple to just figure out to get mom's camera to get on the blog. Some day. I never knew I was going to be a blogger. I wanted to call the blog "the blue crow," but, Aunt Sadie DIDN'T like it. Oh well. I am going to be posting later today.
See ya!

2007-01-03T17:16:00.000-08:00

Look what I got

before Christmas! They are

Polly Pocket Disney Princesses. They even come with a handsome prince!

There's three Cinderellas and Ariel doesn't even come with a wig.The rest all come with wigs.

Post to you tomorrow!

2006-12-19T19:02:00.000-08:00

Let it snow...let it snow...let it snow!We set up our winter scene today.We stuffed a bag full newspapers and put fabric over it to make it look like it was a hill.Even Cruella De Ville came to the party too!You will see her by the bear and the snow man.If you can't find her, comment to me.
Anyway, my mommy is coming here tomorrow from California!(..........the "real" business, it's not a joke.)

Post to you tomorrow!

2006-12-17T16:13:00.000-08:00

This ornament is from "Barbie of Swan Lake."I got this one in 2003.I even have the dolls.
It also comes with a little swan.I like to call her an angel because of her wings.This one wasn't at least $20.00.I think it was $14.00 or something.................................................................(maybe,maybe not.)Post to you tomorrow!

2006-12-15T16:53:00.000-08:00

This ornament is from "Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus.I was so excited when I got this one!In her hand she has a "wand of light."Cool, eh?This year, there was a"Little Mermaid" ornament.Of course, I didn't get it because I was getting the"12 Dancing Princesses" ornament.That ornament was $20.00!But this one is pretty.

Post to you tomorrow!

2006-12-13T18:13:00.000-08:00

Silent night,Holy night.............................................................................
Well, I got my creche scene set up.
It was actually a book of the Christmas story written by Tomie Depaola.My next door neighbor,Kate, & I were playing in a fort her dad made .And we played the WHOLE Christmas story!And at Grandma's house,I set up a picture of the Christmas story.And finally,some packages arrived today. Post to you tomorrow.

2006-12-12T17:25:00.000-08:00

Oh Christmas tree,Oh Christmas tree,How lovely are thy branches.Isn't my tree cute?I have all my Barbie ornaments.It looks great! MERRY CHRISTMAS
EVERYONE!

2006-12-11T16:39:00.000-08:00

SHH..............................be very quiet.The dog' sleeping. You may think she's snoring."zzz," says dog.Mom said "THAT DARN DOG!!!!!!!!!!!!"She's talking to Sadie right now."SIGH"......................................................We might have to pick her up and take her back home if she doesn't behave at the store tomorrow.Oh well. Post to you tomorrow!

2006-12-10T13:10:00.001-08:00

I rescued a dog today.It was at Grandma's house all the time.It didn't have a tag on her collar.Her collar is pink!She is very cute and cuddly............................and has a wet nose!Yesterday, me and Grandma put out some food.(Grandma has a cat........OOPS!)The dog drank the milk,but,it didn't eat the cat food.Last night, I was leaving Grandma's when I saw the dog.Mom tried to call the Humane Society.They weren't open.So the next day,Aunt Sadie took her home which she is being loved! Rumer, WE LOVE YOU!