Yay! It's almost Christmas time! Gale's had us all dressed up since Thanksgiving, though I'm worried about Samantha's dress. I don't want it to stain her...I heard Gale say that she's probably going to change us all into our PJ's before she leaves on the 23rd. She's going to spend Christmas and New Year's with her fiance in Ohio. Oh, and we're getting a new sister, too! Her name's Martha Riley Dumbledore, but everybody calls her Marty. She's older than all of us-she's 17! She's going to be a Teacher's Aide at Hogwarts, where Ginny goes to school. Marty's more than likely going to Ohio with Gale, as she usually takes one of us along with her when she visits Adam. She's only ever taken me, Mia, Rachel, and Ginny, though, because Sam, Nellie, Kirsten and Kit are all Historicals, and unreplaceable, to boot. (Firefox is saying that's not a word...I guess it isn't, or wasn't. It is now!) Nicki's never gone because her hair gets messed up easily, and Ruthie won't go anywhere without Kit. Gale likes taking us with her because Adam and all his friends think we're "creepy"! I don't think I'm creepy... :( Adam's mom likes to see the clothes Gale makes for us, so that's probably the biggest reason she takes us.
Speaking of making things, Gale says that I should tell all my readers that after she comes back in January, she's going to start making quilts with the old patches her mom bought and try to sell them on the message boards. (She says this is a pitiful attempt at product placement. ;) ) They're going to be hand-tied and bound, and she has yet to decide on pricing, but I'll let you know when she puts them up.
Gale says she has a surprise for us for Christmas. I hope it's that new purple dress in the AG catalog. It's so pretty! We won't know what it is until she comes back. I don't think...
Gale's story is coming along nicely. She's decided that she needs to write down everything-descriptions of places and things, the people's personalities, and other stuff like that. She's keeping the first chapters that she's already written, but she says that this is going to make the rest of the writing process easier. She's also decided that she's not going to put anymore of it up online, in case she wants to publish it one day. She doesn't want somebody "ripping off her idea" (her words). She said she's going to finish it, put a copy of it in an envelope, and mail it to herself. She hasn't said why, though, and I don't understand. If she wants to publish it, shouldn't she mail it to a publisher? Sometimes I don't understand my human.
Ok, I guess that's all I have to say for now. I'll post pictures of whatever Gale's surprise is after the new year.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Friday, August 6, 2010
My first post of 2010!
Yay! It's only taken me eight months, too! :)
OK, here's the deal- I'm writing a story, and I want some constructive criticism for it. This is just the beginning, mind you, and as all writing is re-writing, your comments are welcome.
As I looked around my room one last time, my heart jumped to my throat. 'I will not cry' I told myself, for the umpteenth time. 'I won't' But I just couldn't hold back the tears. I'd never been away from home for more than a couple days, and never without my parents. Now, I was leaving for the whole summer, 5 months away from my family and friends. ' This was your idea,you wanted this, this job will be a good thing for you.' I turned around and shut the door.
I've gone to Juniper Lake Amusement Park every summer with my family since I could walk. I love it there, and when I turned 18 and wanted a job somewhere other than the local fast-food place, I knew exactly where I wanted to go. I was so excited when I got the phone call, and I've been excited ever since, but this morning I woke up more nervous than I've ever been in my life. It finally hit me just what all this means. I'm going to be almost two hours away from my family, living in a dorm with people I don't know, working around strangers, cleaning up trash all summer. Am I really ready for this? Can I do it? I'm not really a people person, though I am a good actress, so I can cover up nervousness when I have to. Though, I do tend to talk too much when I'm nervous…
I should probably introduce myself, shouldn’t I? My name is Reagan Spangenburg. My parents have this obsession with the American Presidents, which explains my name. My brother’s name is Lincoln, and my sister is named Madison. I’m the youngest, the baby of the family. I’m also the first one to get a job away from home, if you don’t count the fact that Lincoln graduated from college this spring and has a job in Montana.
As I walked to my car I had to fight back the urge to run back to my mother’s arms. I got in my car, put in my favorite CD, and hit the road, waving at my family as I drove past the house. Soon, I was wrapped up in the music, singing along, and before I knew it, I was halfway there.
Like I said, comments are welcome. This is basically all I have at the moment, but I just started it, so there will be more.
Thanks,
Karen
OK, here's the deal- I'm writing a story, and I want some constructive criticism for it. This is just the beginning, mind you, and as all writing is re-writing, your comments are welcome.
As I looked around my room one last time, my heart jumped to my throat. 'I will not cry' I told myself, for the umpteenth time. 'I won't' But I just couldn't hold back the tears. I'd never been away from home for more than a couple days, and never without my parents. Now, I was leaving for the whole summer, 5 months away from my family and friends. ' This was your idea,you wanted this, this job will be a good thing for you.' I turned around and shut the door.
I've gone to Juniper Lake Amusement Park every summer with my family since I could walk. I love it there, and when I turned 18 and wanted a job somewhere other than the local fast-food place, I knew exactly where I wanted to go. I was so excited when I got the phone call, and I've been excited ever since, but this morning I woke up more nervous than I've ever been in my life. It finally hit me just what all this means. I'm going to be almost two hours away from my family, living in a dorm with people I don't know, working around strangers, cleaning up trash all summer. Am I really ready for this? Can I do it? I'm not really a people person, though I am a good actress, so I can cover up nervousness when I have to. Though, I do tend to talk too much when I'm nervous…
I should probably introduce myself, shouldn’t I? My name is Reagan Spangenburg. My parents have this obsession with the American Presidents, which explains my name. My brother’s name is Lincoln, and my sister is named Madison. I’m the youngest, the baby of the family. I’m also the first one to get a job away from home, if you don’t count the fact that Lincoln graduated from college this spring and has a job in Montana.
As I walked to my car I had to fight back the urge to run back to my mother’s arms. I got in my car, put in my favorite CD, and hit the road, waving at my family as I drove past the house. Soon, I was wrapped up in the music, singing along, and before I knew it, I was halfway there.
Like I said, comments are welcome. This is basically all I have at the moment, but I just started it, so there will be more.
Thanks,
Karen
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