thinking of...

Christmas. Only eleven more days! I'm so happy..

St. Lucia day. In honor of Kirsten Larson, my favorite (Swedish) American girl, I just thought I'd mention St. Lucia day (yesterday, I think) for her. Kirsten, even though you're gone, your stories aren't gone, and may they never leave like you did.

This Christmas, I will have had my Kirsten for three.years now.

music. I love the Gothard Sisters, and have been listening to them a lot lately. They're really good. 

Britt Nicole is also coming out with a new album in the spring! I can't wait. She's my favorite singer.

What kind of music do you listen to?

writing. I have been writing a lot lately. Not really lately, but I was writing a lot. Hmm. Anyway, I had a really good idea for my project. It starts to rain, rain makes you invisible if it touches you. This is going to be interesting...

weather. I know that no one likes to read about the weather, so I'll try to make this quick. ;) It has been really gloomy lately, and the crazy thing is that whenever I've been writing or drawing, I've gone outside, sometimes wrapped up in a blanket if nessecary. (Don't worry, no one can see me!) I don't know why, but I write and draw much better outside than I do at my desk, even when my desk is clean.

photography. My mom got a Kodak easyshare, and I really like it, even though it's not the best camera ever. I have been taking lots of pictures with it, though. :) Be on the lookout for some doll pictures pretty soon. ;)

honey. Our rabbit, Honey, is busy hopping and running around the living room and sniffing the air. I think our cat really is fond of him.

piano. I really want to learn how to play again. A while back I got through one or two books of lessons, but then I quit. Now I want to try again. :)

last thing.. I don't kow how to say this, but I've been noticing that on some other, not-so-popular blogs, people have been cursing or using words and phrases that just don't make me feel very comfortable. If I could give you eleven tips on a better blogging experience (I've already given you ten, which you can take a look at here), another tip would be to never use language that makes your readers uncomfortable. It draws them away from your blog and makes them never want to visit again (which they probably won't).

Same goes for comments, of course.

I hope you all have been having a good week!

my red journal

I found some more journal entries in my old red journal I received for Christmas. The first entry was actually made on Christmas Day in the year of 2009.

{ANYTHING NOT IN ITALICS = ADDED BY ME}
{ALL ENTRIES WRITTEN DURING OUR TIME AT THE BEACH}

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1/7/10

Today I was a complete crab. I have been for so long I need to find pincher and a ugly, mean face...I am so tired of him (Eric) that when I am reading, and he starts up (aka annoying me) I just concentrate on Nancy Drew (I read old stuff) and don't even listen.
...Today I am going: to surf the net, read, talk, play Wii, play dolls, knit, crochet maybe, sew, MAYBE teach Mom how to knit, and............um..........eat.  (Silly doodle of a grinning face)

I feel like an oldie, knitting and reading Nancy Drew. I read Knitting might be over a thousand years old! The pioneers, chocolateers, and The 3 Musketeers must've knitted! And ND (Nancy Drew) has been around since the 30's.

Well, I'm just going to enjoy the rest of the day. Love, Hannah!

ps. I think sometimes I am too hard on myself.


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1/10/11

I got a new pen set, doll ribbons, and some sweets! There's one pen with 2 colors-red and blue....and my paper is white! Go America!
Abby, Samantha, Jule, Kirsten, and Hailey (my dolls) are going to be getting a tree house, house, post office, and grocery store if I have enough room! I'll see you later, though. I want to see this other pen.

- Hannie

2 or 3 minutes later
Okay, that didn't work. I tried to insert an ink cartridge into a fountain pen. If I would've taken off the wax coverings from the refills, my blue sweater would have been stained with ink, we don't want that to happen!! (At least I didn't.) Oh, CUL8R. (See you later.) Love, Hannah


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1/13/11

I've been shoving seashells into my pockets and starfish in my hand-we went to the beach at 7:00 (AM) yesterday AND today! I woke up...in the middle of a good dream.

...Mostly I've been making valentines! I think I have 12 including the one for my little cousin. So I got out my paper, glue, scissors, and crayons, then got to work! I only had a little tule, ribbon, and lace, but made it last.
Anyway, this starfish-finding-thing-we found the seastars in quite a few "pockets" along the shore! I was so excited! We're sending a big one to (random drawing of a star here) my little cousin, and a little one for her little sister, plus a letter (2 pages) and a valentine-all done by me! ...It feels good to do nice things for others.

...(Plus Mom got me a lip gloss set! You see, you mix up all of the ingreidients and then you've got Luscious Lip Gloss!)
Love, Hannah


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3/5/10

A few minutes ago I finished Old Yeller (the book).
I am mad at myself for letting me read it. At the library, as Mom warned me how sad it was, I claimed I could easily handle it, and that I trusted that I would not cry.

Well, that book is going to bother me for a long time. I did cry. I hate the ending of that story. It is so cruel. As I write this the vision in my eyes is blurring up because I am crying.
...I hope that no one ever reads this but me because I would be extremely humiliated. Though keeping all these feelings in is not good, either.

Well, I didn't keep in all my feelings. I told Mom I finished the book, and she...pursed her lips mournfully.
...I feel so sad, but I have to get into math in about 10 minutes. Love you, journal. I will always write in you while I feel this way.
-Hannah

Later
Finished up homeschooling for the day, except writing, but I always do that.
Old Yeller isn't bothering me THAT much anymore now...Gotta go!


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5/5/10

...Ugh, there is NOTHING to write about! I guess there is the fact that there are some pretty nice butterflies around here...

(I'm actually surprised I wrote this, because it wasn't that long ago and my entries from back then were better than just this one.. oh well.)

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I hope you enjoyed! Again, all writing is completely, embarrassingly original. :)

I did change about three things because I thought it'd be better not to leave them on here. Like the names of my cousins. Everything else is original, though. ;) And may I add this was sooo embarrassing??