A New Year.

This holiday season seemed to go by in a flash, don’t you think? I was kind of disappointed at first, in fact. Usually, the time leading up to Christmas is my favourite part of the holidays! I love decorating, shopping, advent, and going to sleep each night with that anxious feeling of excitement. But this year I don’t think I was as much in the “Christmas Spirit” as I should have been. Maybe it’s because school went on a bit longer than in past years. Maybe it’s because I’m growing up now, and I don’t have that anticipation of Santa Clause, and brand new toys, and instead I’m caught up in school and homework and feel to “busy” for Christmas. I sure hope that’s not the case, because Christmas is my favourite time of year, and I hope to never lose that sense of excitement. As soon as Christmas finally came, though, it was one of the best I’ve had yet. I saw all of grandparents, and went to a great Christmas Eve service, ate delicious food, and visited with close friends. I sincerely love Christmas.

I also love New Years. This year New Years actually means a lot more to me than in other years. 2011 has been wild. For me, 2010 and 2011 both have been huge years of change. I’ve said goodbye to a lot of good friends, which was so difficult. I’ve also, however, met a whole wack of new people. I’ve made friends who I’ll be friends with for a long time to come, and I’ve started fresh in a brand new city with new people, a new house, a new church, and kind of a new me. 2011 has been jam-packed with fun and laughter and family and friendship, but also with loss and tears and sadness. I’ve grown up a lot this year. Physically I’ve grown over three inches! Also, though, I became a teenager which was a huge thing for me. I started grade 8, which gets you thinking about graduation, and high school, and other things that come with getting older. My friends have become closer, and my family too. This year has brought on an overwhelming amount of change. I think that that’s a good thing, though. I’ve made a lot of friends and learned a lot of things along the way.

2011
12/31
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School So Far

Yes, I know, I know, I haven’t posted in a while. I was having some issues with my account, and I’ve also been crazy busy settling into school and everything. On the bright side, I have a lot to write about.

My summer was great, but I was sad when it came to an end. Partly because I mean, I’m a kid, and the summer’s over. But also because it meant that school was the very next day. Normally I would be excited, new year, new clothes, fresh pencil case jammed packed with still-wet markers and sharp yellow pencils. This year is obviously different though. It seems like when you’re nervous, you’re mind seems to jump straight to conclusions. In my head I pictured all of these scowling faces; a room full of people who immediately didn’t like me.

I was pleasantly surprised.

When I did arrive, the teachers were welcoming and showed me around, and a lot of the kids approached me and asked me what my name was, what grade I would start, and who’s class I was in. I like my teacher, my classmates, my classroom, and I have some friends already. Things are going well.
Now that it’s few weeks into school, I am thoroughly  enjoying. Except for the billions of tests, heavy textbooks, and homework assignments. Oh well.

 

2011
10/10
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Wow.

Again: Wow.

A few weeks ago, I turned thirteen. One more time: Wow. It feels weird. I am a teenager. I will be in grade 8 next year, kings and queens of the school, and then I will be a little child again in HIGH SCHOOL. It’s taking all that’s in me not to say “Wow” again. Oops.

Also, I moved. Yeah, I’ll give you a minute for that to soak in….

Minute Over.

My many years in Hamilton are over. I have said my goodbyes to my friends, and I hold the memories and good times in my heart. I am ready to move on to some new friends, adventures, and memories here in London. I have learned through this transition, that change is good. It’s what makes the world go around. It allows you to experience new things, and meet new people. This is what keeps our lives out of the ordinary, and it prevents us from having boring lives. We need change. Sometimes it’s difficult to understand that, but it is true. It was hard for me to get that at first, but I am glad we made this transition to London now. I will miss my friends in Hamilton, but I know I will make new ones here, and I am so looking forward to that.

My family is working hard at getting our house fixed and painted and our things unpacked, and also learning about London, and getting to know it. I am loving it so far. It’s different, but that’s good.

Everything is new. My house, my neighbourhood, my city, and I am also a teenager, so my age, too.

London, here we come  here we are.

2011
06/23
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Summer Time

Wow, I just realized how fast the summer is coming. Monday I’m wearing a winter coat, and shielding my face from the snow, Friday I’m wearing shorts, tank tops, flip flops, and a wack-load of sun screen. It’s crazy how fast things are moving. It’s now less than two weeks until the big move, too. Wow. It feels like just yesterday we found out we were going to live in London for sure. Now I am scrambling to pack the last of my books, clothes, and everything else that is not mandatory for me to have in the next week or so. I am a bit overwhelmed right now. At school we are trying to squeeze in all of the things in the curriculum that we haven’t learned yet before the end of the school year. That means tons of homework, lots of working and less time outside (which sucks for the kids who are super high energy) and–to make matters worse– we have to concentrate on our work in a hot, noisy classroom all day long. Then there is the constant packing, cleaning, tidying, and selling of things that goes on at home. Needless to say, I am tired, busy and overwhelmed. But I am also anxious and excited for the big move to a big house in a great city filled with great people. I definitely will miss my friends and neighbors here in the Hammer, but I am excited to meet new ones, and join a new community.

2011
06/06
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Moving
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Looking Back

Today my mom and I were looking at old pictures of my little brothers and I when we were really little. It was so weird seeing how much we’ve changed in just a few years. What was especially odd for me was seeing just since we’ve been at this house, a small five years, and how much I’ve grown and changed in these few years. Since we came here when I was in the third grade, there have been so many changes in our life and we’ve grown so much. It’s going to be sad to say goodbye to this place, but I am looking forward to spending many more years in a new city, where I’ll grow some more. And one day I’ll look back at pictures from my years there, and go “Woa, I was young!”, just like I did today.

2011
05/03
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The Last 40 Days

Well, it’s been a long 40 days. I gave up Internet for Lent this year, and it was really, really difficult. I mean, Internet is our main source of communication these days. So I wasn’t always able to share with people the crazy things that were happening in my life.

First of all, our beautiful home of almost 5 years now, went on the market. That was an overwhelming couple of days. We had to keep the house clean, we had to leave the house for people to view it sometimes, and it was just a little sad. But it was also exciting to the think of the journey ahead.

A few weeks into the sale, we sold the house. I was sad, exited, happy, confused, overwhelmed, and definitely missing the Internet. Two days later suring a visit to London (which is where we are moving), we bought a beautiful, big, amazing house. I love it and the backyard has grass (which is amazing!!). The schools are great and there’s lots of cool stuff nearby.

Also I:

Went to Florida and Universal Studios on March Break

Went to a Raptors game with my dad

Went to a fancy banquet

Got tons of homework

And tons of other stuff

So as you can see, a lot of things have happened in these 40 long days.

2011
04/22
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Writer’s Block.

Oh, the dreaded Writer’s Block. A condition that causes a writer to be unable to produce any good writing, if any at all. All writer’s get it at some point or another, and we all hate it. It happens when a writer feels uninspired, or just can’t seem to get what they are thinking into words. I just battled a nasty case of it myself, but today I was finally able to come up with a good story line for a new novel of mine. So I am thankful, because it is hard for me to even go a day without writing something, weather it be a blog post, a tweet, a short story, a chapter of a novel, or anything like that. So thankfully my awful case of Writer’s Block is over. And now I can get back to writing! :)

Have a good weekend, readers! :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writer%27s_block

 

2011
02/26
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Eureka!

My science project was a success. My partner and I discovered that music really does affect the minds of kids. But it seems to affect kids in different ways. The sad song made one of our subjects sad, one sleepy, and one almost safe. The happy song made them happy, excited, and encouraged. The angry song made them angry, frustrated, and annoyed.

It was really interesting to see the results.

 

Oh my gosh, I really am a nerd. :)

2011
02/21
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Snow Day!

I am so happy that today is a snow day. We all knew it was going to be, the teachers, students, and parents at school have all been talking about it for almost a week! I was still so relived when I saw the blanket of white and my mom was still sleeping. I seriously don’t remember ever having this much snow in Hamilton. At least since I’ve been here.

Today, for the perfect snow day, I plan to:

  1. Play in the snow
  2. Drink hot chocolate
  3. Watch some classic winter movies
  4. Play in the snow
  5. Be snowed in!!

In other news… It’s almost report card time at school! I am both excited and a little nervous. Can you believe it is February? I remember New Years like it was yesterday. I can tell that this year is going to speed past, before my very eyes.

So much is happening this February! Valentine’s Day (which we are having a school dance for), Family Day, The Super Bowl, This Snow Day…and to top it all off, I have a PA day coming up soon I think.It’s craziness! But I love to be busy with friends and family; especially when we are doing the things I love to do most!

2011
02/02
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A Nice Winter Day

I started today off being in my pajamas until 11:00, and then ate some Kraft dinner for lunch (classic). Later we my mom and brothers and I went out to some hiking trails with friends. We bundled up in all of our winter snow gear, and played in the snow for hours. We even walked on the frozen and snowed-on lake. After our hike up the big snowy hill, we headed back to our cars for some delicious hot chocolate and cookies. It was really fun!

The rest of the day has been really laid-back. Just enjoying the beauty of the snow falling outside my window.

Oh, and dreading Monday.

 

2011
01/30
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Winter
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