Lindsay Lou

No more Tinsel Teeth

2010-01-31T18:38:00.001-08:00

Kourtni is a lucky duck. She got her braces off and doesn't have to deal with rubber-bands or wires inside her mouth.

No more metal mouth.

MEANWHILE...

I have rubber bands and train tracks on my teeth that hurt really bad in the morning. It has gotten better though. At first I was wearing my rubber bands the wrong way so I had to call my ortho. people and ask them how to put them on the right way like a responsible girl. Whoops. I keep forgetting to put them back in after brushing my teeth but I have gotten a little better at that too.

My Sweatshirt Has a Heart

2010-01-31T18:33:00.000-08:00

I recently discovered this rip on my sweatshirt's sleeve is exactly the shape of a heart. It makes me laugh whenever I look at it.

Just Stuff I Bought

2010-01-31T18:09:00.001-08:00

Yesterday Mom, Kourtni and I went shopping for something to wear to Ashley's wedding. We tried to coordinate with her color theme and this is what we got.

Ear rings. Not for the wedding because they don't match what I'm wearing but they're really light so they don't hurt my ears.

These also are not for the wedding (except for the middle shoes) but I liked them all. Plus I needed a new belt.

This is the dress Mom bought me and cardigan that I will wear for the wedding (well reception because I can't exactly go into the temple yet). Cute, eh?

These are not exactly mine and we are not even sure if they are even real Uggs but they are really warm and I can tell people they are real. Haha.

These are the shoes I bought because I love them. They are colorful, lightweight, and $30. Heehee yay.

No School=Powell's

2010-01-25T15:43:00.000-08:00

Usually Payton and I are the only ones home on no school days because Mom is at her meetings, Kourtni is with her friends and Dad is at work. So I mean, we have to have something to do so we go to Powell's Sweet Shoppe. It is basically a tradition. Powell's has almost every candy you could think of or want. It is spendy though( like Payton spent $1.20 on a pack of peanut butter m&ms). It's always fun though and, since we had no school today, Payton and I hopped on over to THE candy shop of East Boise.

My candy

Powell's logo

My candy again. I like the white gummy bears!

GuMmY bEaRs

Things You Shouldn't Tell Payton to Do

2010-01-25T08:46:00.000-08:00

So lately Payton has been a little bit... on edge (?) If I tell him to do something he just yells at me or grumbles. Here are a few things that you shouldn't tell him to do.

1. "Payton go clean your room," I say. "NOOO!" he yells.

2. " Payton stop screaming just because the Saints are losing/winning," I say. " TOO BAD!" he yells.

3. " Payton go do that job Dad wanted you to do," I say. " I WILLL!" he screams.

Yeah I don't know what's going through that boy's head sometimes. I might sound like I'm being his mother or overlord or something but I don't like to listen to him scream and (today) I am supposed to remind him to do his jobs. He kind of makes me laugh though.

I Am Happy For...

2010-01-23T15:57:00.000-08:00

I am happy for a lot of things right now and probably should list them. So, here are a few.

I am happy for... 3 day weekends.

I am happy for... no homework.

I am happy for... getting all A's on my EOC's.

I am happy for... friends that I can eat pizza three times a day with (Valerie K.).

I am happy for... a clean room.

I am happy for... new clothes.

I am happy for... my aunt getting married(!)

I am happy for... friends that I can watch chick flicks with.

And other stuff.

(P.S. I am NOT happy for zits that appear every other day on my hairline and nose but that is another story :( )

New Background

2009-11-24T16:22:00.000-08:00

So you might be wondering why I put up a 9/11 background but really I just thought it was pretty. I mean I really care about what happened and all, but it is way past that time of year.

My Animals

2009-11-21T06:56:00.000-08:00

So as you know, I have a dog and a cat. Here are some pictures of them.

This actually is just me accidentally flipping the camera. It looks pretty cool though, huh.

Dad had the ladder out so I climbed to the top and took this picture up high.

The cat was digging.

Griffey was sneezing here. I got it at just the right moment.

She can climb trees now. But sometimes she's scared to get down.

Yes, she's sleeping on the toilet.

How to Peel a Pomegranate

2009-11-21T06:28:00.000-08:00

So I know this is a little late but you can still buy pomegranates for a few more weeks. It's not too late! Pomegranates are my favorite fruit and I could eat a whole one by myself (well if Dad and Kourtni don't want some).

So first you'll need a cutting board, a knife, a bowl of water, and a pomegranate.

Then cut the pomegranate in half like so.

Then cut both halves in half.

Take one half ( you can brake this in half) and pick out the seeds with your fingers. It's best to do it in the water so the white skin floats to the top and the seeds sink to the bottom.

The remains of the pomegranate should look like this.

The rest of the seeds should be at the bottom of the bowl. Only eat the seeds where the juice is firm- ish. Don't eat the mushy ones.

Strain the water and then you can eat. It is ok to eat the seeds inside the juice.

Clue

2009-10-10T18:16:00.000-07:00

I can't believe I've never played clue before. I played this version of clue( disney version) last night and it was so fun. If anyone is wondering what to get me for Christmas, this is what I want! Well the normal game of clue.

The Kitten

2009-09-07T11:43:00.000-07:00

I never thought this would ever happen in my life but it did. I now have a cat. When I was little, Kourtni and I always wanted a cat and so we'd ask, "Will you get us a kitty Daddy?" Then he'd say something like," Oh sure I'll get you one tomorrow," but he never did. And finally we have a cat. She's really cute but she's a lot of hard work. One way to keep her busy though is to get a string and tie something funky on the end of it and then let her catch it. Then pull it away. Then let her catch it again, then pull it away. She also wakes us all up in the morning with her wailing and meowing. I don't know if we're really going to keep her but for the time being, I like her.

Her name is Cub because she stands on her hind feet like a bear.

Introducing the cat to Griffey.

We put her in this little Doll bed when she was asleep. This cat is spoiled.

Registration

2009-08-18T12:47:00.000-07:00

We just got back from registering me for 8th grade and I'm on the blue team. That's good because blue team's better for 8th grade than green team is but so far, most of my friends are on green. That stinks but I'll still see them in the hallways and at lunch and break. Plus I have choir with most of them. I don't really want to go back to school but I can't stop it so I'm trying to "embrace" it.

School Shoes

2009-08-13T19:06:00.000-07:00

So today Mom and I were out shopping and I got my favorite pair of shoes. They are Rocket Dogs. Then a few weeks ago, I bought some converse shoes with a funky design on them for only $25. Thats pretty good for converse. Both pairs will be my new school shoes.

I love them!

My Birthday

2009-08-13T12:37:00.000-07:00

So, yesterday was my birthday and it was really good. Mom and I did Kenpo in the morning and let me tell you, it is hard! Then we went to Mom's classroom and worked in there for a little bit. Then, because I turned 13(hooray), we ate pizza at Lucky 13. We were really hungry so Kourtni, Payton and I polished off a whole large pizza. Once Dad got home, we had chicken fettucini and then Kourtni and I went to mutual. For the activity, we played fugitive (but we played it in the light and no one had cars- we were just on foot). So the objective was to be the first one to get from the church to Albertson's(for those of you don't live in Idaho, it is a grocery store). My friend Lexi and I just wanted to do it for fun so we just, you know, walked/ran through Simplot fields, up the hill, and through the parking lot. Then one of our leaders at the other end of the lot was calling for us to come quick and, what do you know, we had won. Well I say we but I got there before Lexi and she insisted that I won so I got the "Trophy". If you want to call it that.

Then my Beehive leader Sister Lowe gave me a happy birthday balloon and candy.

Kourtni got me a cute shirt.

Payton got me some candy and an orange organizer.

Alyssa mailed me a picture frame/picture of her and I (sorry Lyss, I had to put stickers on it).

Mom and Dad got me finger nail polish and remover,

A camera case...

and... a... CAMERA!

I love it so much. Plus the case color is really cute.

Jeans

2009-08-01T21:40:00.000-07:00

Jeans are the best. I've forgotten how much I like them because it's been summer. But since school is getting close(eewww) and I made $40 baby-sitting last night, Mom, Kourtni and I decided to go shopping at Ross. I got two pairs of some sweet Billabong jeans. Both were dark blue but one pair was skinny leg and the other pair was flair. I really liked them but when I showed Dad the skinny leg ones, he says " Those need to go back, those are the jeans gay people wear!" I laughed when he said that and told him that only guys who are gay wear them and that they were girls jeans. Then I showed him my other ones and he liked those better so he eased up and said," What do I know, I'm a middle aged dad." Haha :) Anyway, I think I made a good "investment" in them.

Boise Zoo

2009-07-16T15:11:00.000-07:00

Sorry I haven't done any thing for a while. So Mom, Payton, Alyssa, and I went to the zoo today. I was so excited because I thought the new African exhibit there would be cool and I hadn't been there for a long time. So we got there and the animals seemed sort of depressed and we couldn't even see any sometimes. No hyenas, no red panda, no snow leopard(or at least we couldn't see them). Plus it was smokin' HOT! It was no wonder the animals didn't want to come out of their caves. We were going to ride our bikes there but we didn't and I'm glad. I did like the giraffes and the monkeys and the penguins. They were cool. We had a picnic in the park afterward and then we went to the pool for a little bit. The water felt really good too. Anyway, I'm probably not going to that zoo for a good 5<

Raft Along

2009-06-08T18:30:00.000-07:00

On June 30, there's this thing sponsored by the Boise Police Department where you raft along the Payette river. Then you get lunch and a free t- shirt(I love getting t- shirts). I'm going to do it with my friends Valerie, Megan, and Amanda. Payton is doing it with his friends too. So if you want to raft some rapids, go to www.boisepal.org

and print out a waiver. It'll be fun:D

Bikes

2009-06-08T18:07:00.000-07:00

Our bikes are the best. I love going on rides with my family around Boise. I wonder what we look like to other people with all of our cruisers. But anyway we took a ride around town yesterday attempting to ride over to Sandy Point but it would have been dark by the time we got there. We rode by the Boise river which was extremely high and swift and through Surprise Valley where we took a couple family pictures with our bikes(I would show pictures of it but I don't have a camera). Riding my bike is on of my favorite things to do. Oh, and Mom will you ride bikes with me over to Lucky Peak one of these days, please?

Now I'm Almost Done

2009-06-02T17:58:00.000-07:00

Finally school is almost over. We only have two days left(but for me it's only one cause I have two half days). I'm looking forward to two end-of-the-year parties with my friends and the end of EOC's. I am so sick of study guides and reviews but I'm going to miss seventh grade. It was really fun. I just hope the summer goes by slowly. People always tell me they get bored of summer but I don't. It's my favorite season.

Almost Done

2009-05-15T16:21:00.000-07:00

Finally, school is almost over! We only have 13 days left. This year has gone by really slowly but fast too. Anyway, I can't wait for SUMMER!

Earth

2009-04-25T07:54:00.000-07:00

Last night,my family and I went to see the movie Earth. It was really good. The movie had amazing nature scenes and time lapse photography.(Like it would show the grass growing or the cherry trees blooming). It made me wonder how they got the shots of the lions and cheetahs but it showed just how at the end. To make the movie even better, the guy who has the really cool voice narrated it. I loved this movie.

Track

2009-04-15T16:48:00.000-07:00

I have a track meet tomorrow and I signed up for the mile. See, we get marked off points when we don't have people filling up all of the

events and so I signed up.

Zoe was going to do it but backed out at the last minute.

I don't see why though because she says she wants to train more for it but

she can run a mile faster than I can.

I am actually kind of excited for it but mostly nervous.

I'm also doing the triple jump, 4 by 100 meter relay, and 4 by 200 meter relay.

We also have these annoying really thin tank tops and

short shorts with built in underwear things in them. I am definitely wearing under armor tomorrow. It's supposed to be cold. So anyway, just updating my blog so, yup, bye. :)

Tagged (?)

2009-04-11T17:03:00.000-07:00

My 8 Favorite T.V. Shows

1. Lost

2. Biggest Loser

3. Sponge Bob

4. iCarly
5. Suite Life On Deck (I like Disney Channel)
6. The Office (when it's not bad)
7. Chuck
8. Cooking shows

8 things I did yesterday

1. Went to school
2. Came home
3. Alyssa scolded me about drinking out of a plastic water bottle and saw a commercial telling me the same thing
4. Baked chocolate chip-less cookies
5.Ate salmon with Mom and Dad
6. Went to Amanda's house
7. Bought an Izze and a vanilla bean frapaccino (no caffeine)
8. Watched Beverley Hills Chihuahua with Amanda and fam.

8 favorite restaurants

1. Panda Express
2. Taco del Mar
3. Fanci Freez
4. JCW's
5. Wok King
6. Blimpie
7. Pie Hole
8. Wendy's

8 things I look forward to

1. End of school
2. My next allowance
3. Summer
4. My next trip to the mall

5. New clothes

6. When my hair grows in long enough to put in a pony tail and doesn't look bad when I leave it wavy

7. My birthday

8. Swim team

8 things I wish for

1. A camera

2. Another pair of shoes

3. Long hair

4. A skin for my ipod

5. Good strawberries

6. A new body pillow

7. My own room

8. My homework to be done

8 people to tag...

I'm supposed to tag 8 people so they can do this too but I can't think of that many so just do it if you want to.

Bumpits

2009-04-04T19:14:00.000-07:00

I just saw a bumpits commercial on Nickelodian. So funny.

New Hair

2009-04-04T08:31:00.000-07:00

So I cut my hair over spring break for locks of love and this is what it looks like now. Since I don't have my own camera, I can't show you what my ponytail looked like after it got cut off but my Mom might put something on her blog about it. I was sad but now I'm getting used to it and I like my new hair.
The only bad thing about it is not being able to put it in a ponytail. (The layers in the back fall out) I've figured out a few ways to do cute stuff with my bangs, though.
It's hard to see pictures of me with long hair and then know that I don't have it anymore.
But I do like it and Aly, you did a great job ! All my friends love it and so do I.

Locks of Love

2009-03-16T19:10:00.000-07:00

Alright, finally I've got enough hair and enough courage to donate 10 inches of my hair to locks of love. I'll be sad to part with it but it grows back pretty quickly. I hope, gulp. I'm going to cut it over spring break and then I'll figure out what I can do with my new cut. I'll also get some bangs. I've had short hair before but not for a long time. So next time I post something, it'll be about my new hair and I'll show you some pictures. :I

This is the length of my hair if I let it air dry but if I brush or blow dry it, it turns out more strait.

I have to cut 10 inches off.:(

I Can't Wait

2009-03-12T14:52:00.000-07:00

I cannot wait for spring break. This week has gone by so slowly and I'm sure that next week will, too. Eight days until we leave....

Orange Teeth

2009-03-06T19:07:00.000-08:00

Once my friend and I saw these new teeth, we just had to get our own pairs. They are easy to make and VERY attractive! So enjoy these pictures.

And now, just because I know you all want some, I'll generously show you this video.

I want....

2009-03-03T15:33:00.000-08:00

I want a ton of stuff. I think of something and then I want it and my list builds and builds. Sometimes I write the stuff I want to save up for down but then I forget it or lose my list. So I'm thinking,"Hey, I can just write it all down on here and I'll never lose it." So here goes.

#1 New pair of Adidas tennis shoes(Note the shoes at the top)

#2 a camera(for my birthday probably)

#3 More sewing floss for friendship bracelets

#4 More nail polish

#5 New clothes

#6 New running shoes

#7 A new spiral notebook for drawing and math homework

#8 A good book

Happy Valentines Day

2009-02-13T09:11:00.000-08:00

Yah, you get the picture:D

Good Quotes to Live By

2009-01-09T14:14:00.000-08:00

Quote #1: Who cares what they say 'cause rules are for breaking.

-Spice Girls

Quote #2: Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today.

-I don't remember

Quote #3: Health is real wealth, not pieces of gold and silver.

-Mohandas Ghandi

Quote #4: Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.

-Arthur Ashe

Quote #5: An eye for an eye makes us all blind.

-Mohandas Ghandi

I'm Sick

2009-01-01T18:34:00.000-08:00

Mom gave me a cold. My head hurts, my nose is stuffed, and I'm sleepy.:( Dayquill and Nyquill(did I spell that right?) don't really work and tissues are now my best friends. It's okay though because now I don't have to do very much and, so Payton and Kourtni don't steal my blanket, I say, "You're gonna get sick if you use that." It works really well. Anyway, I need to write more on here so I thought I'd share that with you. Bye. Oh, and now that you've read this once, read it again in a stuffy-nose voice;)

Snow Update......and other Christmas-y events

2008-12-23T18:47:00.000-08:00

We've been getting snow almost everyday since last Sunday. Now I know there is no such thing as global warming. It's FREEZING! Payton and I go "sledding"(more like tubing or sliding down the sides of the canal on our butts) sometimes but usually we sit on the couch and watch the Grinch or Sponge Bob. I think we have about 4 inches of snow and we'll get more on Christmas Eve. On the night before Christmas, we go to Pizza Hut for dinner and then go to all of the big neighbor hoods that have light competitions and check 'em out. We went out to the other side of town on Sunday evening and looked at these two houses. At one house, there was a light show. You tune your radio to the station the people own and the lights go along with the music and jokes they play. Outside its like a drive-in movie theater. Everyone has their car parked out in front of the house and you have to wait your turn to watch because there's only room for seven cars. The other house had lights on every square inch of their lawn! The roof had lights saying " Happy Birthday Jesus" and "God Bless America". That made me laugh but it makes sense I guess. It was really cool but I wouldn't want to be their neighbors. When you drive up you need sunglasses or you'll go blind(jk but you know that)! I am finished with my Christmas shopping which makes me very proud and I have just watched the Grinch for, like, the fifth time. Yah, so MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone! (p.s. the merry Christmas part took me a long time so you better enjoy it:D jk jk)

Happy Thanksgiving!

2008-11-26T16:25:00.001-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving Charlie Brown!

Dumb Vampire Books

2008-11-26T13:57:00.000-08:00

Oooohh, I very much dislike Twighlight. Not to offend the 200,000,000 who do. It's just so, so... pointless and dumb. I will admit that I read all three books plus half of the fourth and I don't know why I wasted my time. GAG ME WITH A SPOON! Bella is an ignorant, personality-less klutz. She is the main reason why I don't like the book but there is so much more about it I dislike. It's, like, addicting. You don't like it but you have to read it. I wish I hadn't read it at all. The first book is actually ok but the rest are dumb. I liked the movie though, especially when Bella drops the apple and Edward catches it with his foot and bounces it into his hands.(note the book cover)The other good part is where the Cullens all walk into the lunchroom in sort-of slow motion and everyone stares because thats the first time you see them in the movie. Anyway, I know this post may sound a little harsh and some of you may be wondering why I, a 12 year old, read this book(all of my friends told me about it and to read it) but I

will tell you I didn't enjoy it. Blah...:(PS I do like Emmet and Jacob and Alice and Carlisle though!

Bowling Balls

2008-11-08T06:47:00.001-08:00

Bowling is tough without bumpers. I actually don't think I have ever bowled without them. In fact, on my first three tries, I got the amazing score of zero! It was sad but then Dad showed me how to do it correctly. Anyway, so they just remodeled the BSU bowling ally so we decided to go. It. was. packed! We went through 3 games of pool just waiting for a lane to open. Pool is really fun though and so we were glad we had something to do. Dad's team won every round we played because Dad is pretty much good at everything he does. :( :)But those pool tables are really big so I had to use the weird little thing that helps you get your stick farther a few times. (?) Finally it was our turn to bowl so we laced up our weird shoes, picked up a bowling ball, and headed to the lanes. So, oh I would right more but we're going on a walk now. Bye!

Leaves+ rake=pooped!

2008-11-07T11:38:00.000-08:00

I am tired, but wouldn't you be if you had to rake up dead leaves and do yard work all morning? Well when I woke up this morning the first thing Dad said was,"We're going to rake up the leaves before it rains." and believe me, we had a lot of leaves. When we were all done, there were 7 and a half large Home Depot bags full of leaves and icky muck! I'm going to be very sore tomorrow. The missionaries came over to our house though and asked, not offered, asked if they could help us rake the leaves. They actually wanted to! It was a pretty funny sight though because they were in their stiff, starchy suits, sweeping off the driveway. I don't remember there names but Elder something and Elder other-guy were from Florida so they didn't get to see very many leaves there. (I think thats right.) Anyway, I'm pooped so I'm going to go eat or something. Bye!

Bloggin

2008-11-06T17:05:00.000-08:00

So, I've decided to make a blog. I know I may not update it frequently but I'm going to try it out and see how it goes. I always look at our family's blog and Alyssa's so I decided, "What the heck? I might as well." I'm still new to all this "blog" and "add a gadget"(?) sort of thing so bear with me o.k.? All right. Ta ta for now(hehe).