It's getting BIGGER!!!

Okay so yesterday my little brother and I brought my dad down to show him the new secret fort! My dad said that it's a cool place but just don't do anything to it that will bring people down there and don't build anything because my little brother and I were thinking of putting some wood on the ground but I don't think it's a very good idea!! We might make a swing on one of the tree branches though! I think that that would be so much fun!!
My little brother and I put our ideas together and we thought of making a trail to this other tree, but there were a lot of blackberry bushes in between! So my dad whacked them down and I clipped things that were sticking out. It is so cool and it only took us 15 mins to get done with!! It is going to be really BIG when we are done with it! What I mean by "When we are done with it" is, we still have to rake the path because you will be stepping on branches and thorn bushes if we don't, but Sam doesn't want to do that because he said that it will take to LONG to do it! I told him that if we work on it a little bit each day, we will finish it in about a week! :D It is a really cool path and we are going to work on it more today..... well, right now!! My little brother is waiting for me to finish typing this because he wants to work on the fort!! :D Okay so now we have 2 forts that are connected!! :D
Have a great day everyone! :)
Take care
-Gracie

Our new secret place

Okay so yesterday my little brother and I were walking our golden retriever and my little brother was walking way behind me and our dog! So my dog (Rookie) and I went back to my little brother and and was looking at something in the bushes? I asked him what he was doing and he said that there was this fort place down there. So he started to walk down to the "Fort" and I stayed behind with Rookie. It did look like a fort but it was just an open area... I thought? He told me to come down so I told Rookie to stay and I started my way down!! There was a big area that was open and then there was another area that had a roof of branches and trees!! It was so amazing to see! My little brother and I had a great idea that it would be our secret hind out place!! We brought Rookie home and then brought some tools over to the place and started clearing out the branches that were hanging down from the trees! We are going to work on it again today!! It is a really good hind out place for hind-and-go-seek when we are going to play out side during the summer!! and only my little brother and I will know it!! LOL :D
I hope you all have a great day!
Take care
-Gracie

Re-designing my room

I love change!! When we bought my house 5 years ago, my room was yellow! Now I'm getting tired of it! My new favorite color if GREEN! I'm going to paint 2 walls of my room green and then, with tennis balls, I am going to make orange and pink pock-a-dots on the green walls and then some on one of my yellow walls!! I am so excited!! The after we get the painting done, I am going to put back my furniture in new places to just have a change!! :D
My favorite flowers are Gerber Daisy's! So I am going to buy some fake Gerber Daisy's and put them all around my room in vases!! Like on my desk and book shelves and dresser!! I think it will look great! And my friend might come over to help me paint! PAINT PARTY!! LOL :D
Have a great Tuesday!
Take care
-Gracie

I have nothing to say

Today is going to be just like any other school day.
We get up get things going, get our school work ready, then we look at our work say we need help and the day begins! When my mom has to go somewhere in the morning (Like today) we get to do our playing and electronic things then when mom gets home... WORK TIME!! :(

My new dog Murphy (Yes that is his name for now on) He is so attached to me! I love it because all of our other dogs follow my mom around the house but not Murphy! He follows me everywhere!! Today I was playing with him under our dining room table and he went under the chairs and table. So I go under there and he leaves. I'm stuck, moving like a caterpillar, I try to get out. Murphy comes back and because I'm moving so slow on my belly, he thinks I am really stuck!! He goes through another row of chairs and looks at me and starts whinnying. It was so cute because he thought that I couldn't get out, even though it looked like I couldn't get out, I was getting there! :)
So after that he came around the front he started sniffing my neck and he was trying to bite my neck like mothers do to carry there pups! It was so cute even though he didn't bite carefully on my neck he tried!! :) It was so cute because he wanted me to come out so bad!!
When I finally came out, he was licking my legs and feet :D
Okay, maybe I did have something to say? :D (Read the title if you don't know what I am talking about!)
Have a great Monday!
Take care
-Gracie

It's Friday!!

I hope you all have a great Friday and then a great weekend!!
Today, my mom wants me and my little brother to get our work done before 1:00 today! Then she said that we can go shopping! We are going to get some new bad mitten rackets because our other ones are in bad condition! Then after we go shopping my little brother is going to his friend's house to sleep over!! I'm excited to have a break from him, but I will miss him! My dad and BIG brother will be gone too!! So my mom and I have the whole house to ourselves!! GIRLS NIGHT!! :D
Have a great Friday everyone!
Take care
-Gracie

The days I want

Today my mom told me that today is what she expects to be like everyday! We get our work done without complaining and be kind to each other (Even though my little brother already has had an episode!) You would be amazing to see how much you can get done when you are home schooled. But there are challenges too. When I was still in public school, and my little brother was already being home schooled for a year, I never knew what it was like to be home schooled? I thought that you could just do your work when ever you would like to do it and you could take as many breaks as you wanted... not in my household!!! My mom has a lot of rules that we have to follow before we finish our work. Most of them do make since and matter a lot but then again, some days it doesn't work for me and others it does! My brother and I get along most of the time, but we do fight a ton! I try to be the example for him, but he doesn't see those things! Hes a hard one. Sometimes I just have to shut my mouth before something cruel comes out of it!!! He is one of those kids where you just want to back fire Right back at him! I try not to. I'm to mature for that! :D (Even though I do sometimes just to be the older sister!! :D)
Today is going great for me so I hope it is doing the same for all of you!
Take care
-Gracie

I still have metal in my mouth!!!

Yesterday I was suppose to get my braces off! But noooooooo I have a few gaps in between my teeth!! Ahhhhhhhhhh!! I was so depressed that I didn't get them off!! They put a chin of rubber bands on my top braces and I couldn't sleep last night because the pain would move to each tooth every time I would wake up!! Wasn't it hot last night? Well, it depends on where you live? I was so hot! I only put my sheet over me and I was still hot!! Then I got a drink of water and then went back to bed and then my teeth started hurting again!! It was a horrible night!! Oh well.
Today we are going to go to the animal shelter to volunteer cuddling cats and walking dogs! We leave around 10:00 and come home around 12:00 I believe? It sometimes messes up my schedule but I really enjoy it!
I hope you all have a great day and enjoy the sunshine!
Take care
-Gracie

NEW

How do you guys like my new background design?
Can you guys see the writing all right? :D
Well, talk to ya soon!
Take care
-Gracie

Today...

I helped my neighbor with her yard work! It was fun and EXHAUSTING!! I weeded and raked and did her flower beds ect. I started around 11:20am this morning and like 20 mins ago I finished! Her yard isn't done yet but it looks better then when we started! :)

I do my school work on the weekends too since I started in the middle of the year I have to catch up with all of the other kids that are doing this curriculum! The bummer is that I have to work through out the summer too! I believe that I am going to finish by the the middle of September through out October!! Yeah, so I was suppose to do some work today, but now I am really exhausted!! My hands and back were aching and my foot was just a little while ago!
Well, I have to go now!
Take care
-Gracie

This week

has been one of my worst weeks! My little brother and I weren't doing our work so my mom got really mad at us and for the rest of the day it wasn't pretty! I felt really bad that my mom was upset because of my brother and I so I made my mom a card and it let some of her steam out.
Today on the other hand is going great! My little brother is getting some work done and I got a ton of work done before 12:00! I'm so proud of myself! LOL
My mom has had a lot of stress on her right now since our house is getting back together, so she has decided that we are going to take a field trip to the movies!! :)
Just to take a break from our school work.
I am so glad that it is sunny this week!! My little brother and I have been outside on our breaks playing badminton! It's a really fun sport to play! I have been getting better everyday! LOL
Well, my little brother wants me to go play with him outside now!
Have a great day everyone!
Take care
-Gracie

Back to school work

So, when we came home from Hawaii, it has taken us a long time to get used to the time again so it has taken us a long time to get back to our schedules! Speaking of schedules, today I didn't get much done! I got my math done and some of my stupid history, but that's it!! I'm very mad at myself because I don't want to be like this a not do my work and get behind. I'm not doing the WASL (A BIG test that lots of kids have to take, but not me!!) So when the other kids that are taking the WASL, who are also in the same curriculum as me, I get to do my work that week and catch up with the work that I have not done because I have missed so many days! I call them my lazy days! :)
When you are home schooled, you feel lazy all of the time because you are home and you can watch TV on your breaks and you always feel lazy!! My goal for this week is to not watch TV and work hard and not take as many breaks as I have been! And I mean this mom! :)
Take care
-Gracie

There was an error

The reason why on the post about my Easter had such a BIG gap between the post and the comments thingy was an error from me!! Sorry!
LOL
Take care
-Gracie

Easter for me

This Easter is not how I expected it to be. We aren't really doing anything with our family this year like we always do, because our house is not done yet. It's a bummer and I was looking forward to seeing my cousin so bad!! :( Well, what can you do about it?
I think we are going to my grandma and papa's house for dinner though? That's sounds good! :)
As you all know, my grandma is not in the best shape like she was 2 years ago. I mailed my grandma a letter (because she doesn't get many letters often) saying that I would come over to her house and help her do things and talk with her and cook and clean her house! She was crying because it she got that letter from me!! The reason why I wrote her the letter was because I was bored and I was just thinking of her and it made her day!! :)
I am just letting everyone know that, you should always spend as much time as you have with your grandparents! They are not going to be here forever and maybe not even until we get married! It's just best that we all spend time with our family as much as we can!!
I wish you all a great Easter with your families and friends!!
Take care
-Gracie

My new look

I got my hair cut this morning for Easter!! It's above my shoulders and it's really cute!!! I somedays don't have to do anything to it because I could just go to bed with it out and wake up and brush it and..."it", Why do we call our hair "it" It sounds wrong! Like we are talking about something that isn't really something... Oh, Never mind!! :)
As I was saying, my hair is really cute an I'm going to wear it down on Easter with a beret!!
I love my hair! The lady who was doing my hair showed me what 2 inches would look like after she cute it an I said, "Can I do 2 and 1/2 inches?" She showed me what that looked like and I said, "Okay." So she washed my hair and then we went over to the chair and she took out the scissors and I was like, "WAIT!!!!" I didn't want my hair to be really short! So I asked her if we could do 2 inches and so she did and I'm so glad that I didn't do 2 and 1/2 inches!!!! :)
Some of you I will see on Easter, but to the rest of you that I will not see I wish you all a great happy Easter!! :)
Have a great day!!
-Gracie

What we came home to!!!!!

When we were in Hawaii, on vacation, my mom and dad wanted our floors done in the kitchen and all of the areas that has hard wood floors. Our floors were a really light pine color and my mom wanted a darker color because we are going to get a counter tops in our kitchen, so my mom wanted the floor to match the counter tops! Okay... My uncle did the floors and when we came home last night the floors were beautiful but everything else has thick, powdery, saw dust from the sanding on the floor, and now we are wiping down everything... AND I MEAN EVERYTHING!!! Even upstairs there is dust, but there is no hard wood floors up there!!!!!!!!!
We have to go through every cabinet and just everywhere!!!
The floors are almost done and thats all that matters!! The floor are gorgeous, but we have to do a ton of spring cleaning!! My grandma is over at our house right now helping us clean everything and dust, I'm taking a break from it all!! :)
We were suppose to have Easter at our house with our family... not anymore!!! I think we are going to do it at someone Else's house.
Pray that we get our house cleaned up so we can live in it!! Our fridge is in the family room and it like right there so it's kind of fun to go to the family room to get the food out of the fridge but then again, it's weird!!
Take care
-Gracie

My vacation ends here!

We are leaving today! I'm sad because it's so warm here and then again I'm really happy because I miss my dogs and pets!! I was so sad to leave them!! One night I almost cried myself to sleep because I missd them so much!! My new dog Murphy...Oh, we changed his name to Pepe "Pep-a" That's how you say it! I'm not to fond of the name but it will have to do!! Right now my brothers are throwing Luke's socks up on the fans and it's on high speed and it flys up on the fan and then spins off and one time it flew into the kitchen and almost went into the sink!! It was so funny!!
Now they turned the fans off! ):
The name might not stay because we have to see him to really name him!!
I have to go now!!
Take care you guys
-Gracie

Just a quick prayer

It would mean the world to me if you guys would pray for my friend (Pretty much sister) That her surgery, that she is having tomorrow, will go smoothly and safely!! I know that some of you might not know her, but she and I would love it if you would pray for her!!
Thank you so much!! It really means a lot to me!
Take care
-Gracie

Something new

I have thought of a new idea to post flowers on the side of my blog in each season!! So it's Spring and so there are spring flowers on my blog!! Do you get it?
Have a great day!
Take care
-Gracie

What are we doing today?

Okay, today we are going out to breakfast in like 30 mins and I'm starving here!!!!
Then we are going to go to this really cool aquarium!! I never went snorkeling, but at least I get to see a sea turtle and a shark!!! Then we are going to go to a luwouw!!! I'm going to wear a dress and Hawaiian flowers in my hair!!! I'm so excited and the food is going to be awesome!! YUMMY IN MY TUMMY!!!! :D
I have to go now!!
I will tell you all about the luwouw when I get home because we leaving tomorrow around noon!! :(
Have a great day everyone!!
Take care
-Gracie
P.S.
Pray that our flight back home will be safe!! Thanks :)

Okay...

the beach that we went to yesterday was windy, cold, and the waves were HUGE!!!
I went into the waves with the boggy board, but it was way to much for me!! My dad and Luke went there again today!!
We were there for about an hour and a half!! I almost fell asleep under my towel trying to stay out of the wind and sand because the sand was flying every where because of the wind!
The boggy boarding thing is not for me!! It's hard! My dad was telling me when to jump on the waves so I was watching him when to tell me when to go and so when he said go, my board tip went under water and hit the bottom of the ocean and the HUGE wave went over me and the end of thee board hit in the gut!!!!!! It hurt bad!! I didn't go back in the water after that!!
Sam and I went in our pool this morning, when Luke and my dad went to the beach!!
We were the only people there until these girls came in and were like laughing and being really loud!! My mom came down by the pool and started tanning...I joined her!!
My checks and arms are sun burned!! When I took my shower yesterday, my arms hurt so bad, but they didn't hurt when i went into the pool?
I have to go now!!
Talk to you guys soon!
Take care
-Gracie

WOW!!!

Oh my gosh!!!
My dad and big brother went snorkeling yesterday and they saw 2 sea turtles and tons of colorful fish, and then a big 6ft long shark swam 10ft under then!!!!! They said it was kind of scary but it was amazing! I wish I could have seen the fish and sea turtles!! Today my brothers and my dad are going to boggy board and my mom and I are going to be on the beach tanning!!
I will tell you tomorrow how it went!!
Have a great weekend!
Take care
-Gracie

Maui is awesome!!

(This is going to be really quick because we are going swimming in a few mins)
It's so humid!! It's 80 degrees here! The ocean is warm and the place that we are staying at is really nice and Maui is a very friendly place!! I mean all of the people are very friendly!! :)
It has been really windy and yesterday it was sprinkling and we saw three rainbows!! It was beautiful!!
Thank you for your prayers! The plane trip went great! Once we took off, we were in the rainy clouds and then we were above them in the sunlight!! It was an amazing site! The only thing that I was thinking when I saw that was"God is so amazing and powerful!!!"
I think we are going swimming now!!
I will keep you posted!
Take care
-Gracie
P.S.
We saw some whales this morning when we ate our breakfast on the deck!! It was so cool!

Please pray

that our trip to Hawaii goes smoothly and safely. I have only flown in a plane twice and I was 3 and 4 years old so I don't remember much! I'm a little scred and excited to go on the plane so I need your prayers! I will blog some posts while I am there, but I will catch you up when I get home!!
Thank you so much!
Take care
-Gracie

What the heck?

It's the 1st day of April and it's snowing!! Very strange weather!!
It's has been coming down for like an hour now! It's slower than it was when it started snowing though. My little brother kept on looking outside to see if it was sticking, it wasn't, but every time he would look outside he would say, "Mom, it's coming down pretty hard!" He is the cutest little kid! When ever he says something like that I always start smiling because it's so cute the way he says things!
Have a great April Fools Day (With some snow!)
Take care
-Gracie

Happy April Fools Day!

It's the 1st day of April and everyone knows what today is!! Right? IT'S APRIL FOOLS DAY!!!
I don't really think that today is a holiday, but I do like to fool my family! (Mainly my bros) I have a really good April fools trick! Do you want to hear it? Well, get two different types of cereal and switch the bags in side of the cereal boxes and someone in your family will be very surprised when they pore that cereal into their bowl! Have fun!

Guess what? Tomorrow I'm going to wake up around 4:45!! I'm going to the airport because I'm going on vacation with my family! We are going to Hawaii! I'm so excited to go on the plane and get tan the drink tropical drinks!! We are going to have a great family time there!!
I will try to tel everyone whats going on, but I might be a little busy that week!
Have a great day fooling people! I know I will :-D
Take care
-Gracie