The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey

Some excitement

Things have been kind of slow around, you know, the usual schoolwork and music practice, but there has been some excitement.  Yes, we had a nice Thanksgiving and my big brother was home from college for awhile....it was nice to get to see him again.  Breaktime was over all too soon and it was back to the usual stuff.  But today I got a break from the usual routine of things.  I got to go to the community college to take the Compass test, their college placement test so I could see about getting to take a college class or two next semester.  I was really nervous about the whole things since I don't usually do well on tests like this.  But I was totally surprised by my test results.  I placed into freshman-level college English, and almost placed into the freshman Math as well ....better than my brother did the first time he took the test, lol...and yes, he was impressed that I did so well.  So, I am looking forward to getting to take at least one college class soon...fun!

Oh, we also found out that my mom is going to have another baby girl.  I have to admit I was hoping for another brother since I already have two sisters , but I did eventually warm to the idea, lol.  My mom reminded me that baby sister will have her own personality and probably not be like my other two sisters, lol.  And, upon hearing how active baby sister already is, I found a soft soccer ball at the Dollar Tree I plan on getting for her, lol, she seems to already be practicing her kicking.  Oh, and I laid my hand on my mom's tummy and got to feel a little bit of the fluttering that baby sister is doing inside my mom...it was neat!  So, I look forward to seeing baby sister, but it will still be awhile til she is born since my mom is about 4 months along now.  I've already been thinking about the fun stuff we'll get to do with baby sister...I think she will be one spoiled little sister, lol!
 
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On Break...yay!

Yay, we are Thanksgiving break this week!  To celebrate, I thought I would post a funny Thanksgiving picture (kind of looks like my fat cat Oscar, lol).  Enjoy!

 

 

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Brrrrr!

It seems the cold weather has blown in now and is here to stay for awhile.....brrrrr, it is cold!  We didn't get a lot from Hurricane Sandy, just and lot of wind a rain over the weekend since we only got the outskirts of the storm.  But I've definitely been staying warm with yummy hot cocoa....and sometimes some decaf. coffee, lol.  I've been doing pretty well with my schoolwork and music has kept me very as well.  My music teacher has assigned me four different pieces of music to practice, sigh.  I am also learning to use the foot pedals on the piano too, so that is taking some extra work on my part as it's a little harder to coordinate all that.  I throughly enjoyed the symphony music concert I got to attend with my music teacher.  She and I went to Goldan Corral for supper first....loved it!  Then we went to the concert, so much fun!  I also enjoyed seeing my big brother again, he was home from college on Fall break.  I have been busy shopping for a birthday present for him, his birthday is Nov. 20.  I have finally figured out what I am going to get for him, I think he is going to love it!  Other stuff.....my fat cat Oscar got into my lunch today .  I had made a nice salad for myself, it had Ranch salad dressing on it.  I guess Oscar must like Ranch salad dressing, I had stepped away for a minute only to find him licking the salad dressing .  Sigh!  Well, sorry this is so short, lol, not much else going on!

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A symphony and other excitement!

Hey everyone! I'm still here, just very busy with life around here....schoolwork, music lessons/practice, church, and helping out at home.  Sounds repetitive, but this weekend I will be getting a break from the usual routine around here.  Tomorrow, I will be going with my dad to go pick up my brother from college....he is on Fall break.  I am so excited as I might to get to practice some of my driving, plus I will get to see the college campus as well.....yay !  And yes, lol, I will be glad to see my big brother too!

Saturday night will be some more excitement for me, something I've never gotten to do before......attend a symphony concert!My piano teacher had an extra ticket for a symphony concert and asked me if I could go.  Mom and dad said it was ok, so I will be getting to go, yay !  She will first take me to dinner with her, then we will go to the concert.  We will be getting to hear Brahms’ First Symphony, opening with three popular melodies taken from larger works, including the famous opening strains of Mozart’s Overture to The Marriage of Figaro and the mystical Overture to Carl Maria von Weber’s Romantic opera Der Freischütz. Also included in the program is the Love Scene from Berlioz’s large-scale “dramatic” symphony, Romeo and Juliet.  I'm soooooo excited, I can hardly wait !  This is going to be so much fun!

Other excitement around here.......my mom is going to have a baby!  Yes, you read that right, I am going to be a big sister again, wonderful isn't it?!  I am secretly hoping this baby will be a boy, lol, you can't blame since I already have two sisters.  But we'll see.  Right now, my sisters and I have pretty much had to take over things and help out my mom more than usual.  She has been sick some and very tired as well, but she says she will be getting to feeling better pretty soon and have her energy back.  Until then we help out with things like cooking supper.  Last week, on my night, I was making homemade pizza when I got carried away with the flour, lol, it kind of poofed everywhere  all over me and the counter.  So, it's been an adventure around here, lol!

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Happy Constutution Day!

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