Well, I'm finally posting again. This last week has been busy. Yesterday was the only day I got to relax a little and I got a fever and a headache. At first I thought I might have the flu but based on my last bout with the flu, I don't think I have it.

Friday we also went to the church to record audition tapes for swacda. What is swacda, you ask? It stands for South West American Choral Directors Association. My siblings and I are auditioning to be in one of the honor choirs that will sing at the convention in February. I really hope we all make it!

On Wednesday, my small group set a record! We actually made it through a chapter in our book in one night! That may not seem like it should be an astronomical event, but, my small group is always so off track that sometimes we don't get anything done!

Well, thats all I have to say, goodbye now.

-Ellentia

Indian Tacos! Get your Indian Tacos!

Boy does that phrase ever get tiring! We have been working the taco stand a lot since it opened last Thursday at the state fair. We worked the 13th, 14th, 17th, 19th and 20th. We are also going to work today and tomorrow. Needless to say I am exhausted. We also had our grandparents visiting from the 10th to the 16th.

On top of everything else I have school to do and I am not doing a very good job of keeping up. Last week I almost didn't get it done because I had two essays to write and I didn't start them till Saturday! I don't plan to repeat that mistake.

We decided to stay at the fair after we finished working yesterday and the armbands for the rides were on sale so dad decided to buy them for us. There was a log ride and we were just finishing our second go-round and Nat told the attendant to splash me. So what did he do? He picked up a cup and drenched me. I was so mad at Nat. I had even said that I didn't want to get too wet (that's probably why he said it).

Well, I need to go do some school, so goodbye for now.

-Ellentia

More stuff and Tacos

So not much has really happened since I last posted. My grandparents came in yesterday from a trip to Hot Springs.

Yesterday I had my history class. It was quite funny when my teacher tried to start a tape and she didn't know what to do so she didn't plug the video player in and when she couldn't get the tape to go in she started saying the player ate her tape! I was trying not to laugh.

Today we had choir practice and a health meeting to go to. This year the choir is getting new dresses (for the girls) and last week we tried to vote but it was very unorganized and we didn't get anything done. This week, we got called down one by one to vote and so everybody got to pick the dress they wanted to vote for. The health meeting was for the state fair food booths. We had to go because we will be working the same taco stand we worked on the 4th of July to raise money for dresses and tour.

I have to get off now to help with dinner, so long!

-Ellentia

*edit*

Here is the video that is the same idea as the video on Specter's blog.

Stuff

As Specter has noticed, I'm home. I would have posted sooner except that when I was going to post I discovered that jc had already posted about the trip so I decided to wait till I thought of something else to write about. I still don't have much to say but since I had a request to post I decided to go ahead.

One thing I am excited about is Philip. I think he might turn out to be left-handed! I am left-handed and I need a partner in crime! I am the only one in my immediate family that is left handed so I have high hopes for Phililp. Just for fun here are some statistics and trivia (I'm not sure if they are true though)

• Did you know that only about 13% of people are left-handed? (I looked this statistic up and found two sites that had the same number)
  

• Left-handers have an advantage in softball and baseball because we stand closer to first base (this I can say is true from experience).

• Sinistrophobia is the fear of left-handedness.
  

• During the 1600's, people thought left handers were witches and warlocks.

• They say everyone was born right handed, and only the greatest overcome it (he,he,he). ...Brilliant Author unknown

• August 13 is left-handers day

• The left side of your brain controls the right side of your body, and the right side of your brain controls the left side of your body. So only left handed people are in their right mind!

I had fun reading these statistics and random trivia, hope you enjoy them to!

-Ellentia