They Are Everywhere

So Don't Forget

I am going to get you to trust me.

Then I'm going to kill ya.

A Special Recipe

This recipe reminds me of a really nice day. The recipe is still on the back of the small shells box of pasta but the picture on the box is different than this one because we modified it to our own taste :)

 

•  1/2 package of small shells
• 4 slices of bacon (More if you really enjoy bacon ;)
• 1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breast cut into pieces
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 5 cups milk
• 4 teaspoons bouillion (I think we just used garlic salt)
• We also added parsley so it would be more colorful :)

Cook pasta according to package... you might have to actually taste a noodle to make sure it is done. In a large saucepan over medium heat, cook bacon until crisp, remove and crumble. Drain the pan reserving some of the drippings. Add chicken and onion and cook and stir until chicken is tender. Stir in flour until smooth. Gradually stir in milk. Cook until slightly thickened. Stir in pasta and bacon and other seasonings.

Scribbles and Dreams

I sure like to write things. Sometimes I write things down to remember and sometimes I write them to forget. I like to remember how many miles I walked on the treadmill and things that I really want to do. I started writing down my dreams when I can remember them. My dreams are usually really strange. A lot of times they involved people that I know in real life. Sometimes a dream that I had  can make me really happy and sometimes I just get angry because it wasn't real. I once went through the whole house looking for the really good ice cream that I was SURE  that we had but I think that it was a dream. I write the m down when I wake up and then I can take them to Mom's house and she likes to look up the meanings in her dream book. I am not sure how much significance I put on the dreams but sometimes it seems kind of cool.

Wish List!

I ran for a whole mile without quitting and without stopping to walk! It felt so great!! I don't remember the last time that I even tried to run for a whole mile. I just feel really happy even though it seems like something so small and silly. I feel really good and next time I want to run even further or faster or maybe both!

Well I wanted something better man

I wished for something new

And I wanted something beautiful

And wish for something true

Been lookin' for a reason man

Something to lose

When the wheels come down (When the wheels come down)

When the wheels touch ground (When the wheels touch ground)

And you feel like it's all over

There's another round for you

When the wheels come down (When the wheels come down)

Know your head is spinnin'

Broken hearts will mend

This is our beginning

Comin to an end

Ben, Sid and Roy

I came home from yesterday morning from a party and found a bird cage sitting on my desk. I had no idea where these three parakeets had come from so I texted Andrew to see if he knew anything. He had gone to the pet store with some friends and decided when he saw these birds that he was going to bring them home. We finally named them Ben (blue), Sid (green) and Roy (white). While they were very scared of  hands in their cage, and are still a little timid, they will let me touch them and I can even get them to hop on to my finger for short periods of time! Ben is getting really good at hopping on even though he only stays on my finger for a little while before hopping off. Roy really likes to be petted and will let me rub his tummy. Sid is still pretty skeptical of the whole situation but we have gotten him to hop up. I never really had a pet other than dogs in my life so these birds are pretty cool :) I can't wait until they get really good at perching on my finger so we can let them out to fly around a little :)

2010 Memories from my phone

New Years was really fun. Playing games and making Fondu and snowmobiling. My family always used to have a big New Years celebration at our house with lots of family and friends. We don't do that anymore.

I always loved walking around the mall and looking at the puppies at the pet store. They always made me smile.

Dinos make me smile

The Dog Show in Shakopee was really fun. There were so many kinds of dogs. The french bull dogs were one of my favorites.

I saw this stuffed bull dog at TJ Maxx once. I thought the lips were really funny.

Stopping by the sunflower field on the way to South Dakota was really cool. That was a really fun trip.

This dog looks like he is caught but he is just trying to make sure people know he is there. :)

This is Captain. Poor little Basset Hound. All of the other dogs got played with but poor captain just got left all alone in his kennel. I went and played with him extra because he is real sweet. I always love the one that no one gives any attention to.

The donkeys in South Dakota. That trip was really nice. I really loved walking around and seeing the animals. I am really glad that I quit Valleyfair when I did otherwise I wouldn't have been able to go.

I sure like to find new foods to make. This one was really good.

Taking Sophie on walks always makes me happy because of how happy it makes her. I always feel so bad that she has to spend most of her time alone. I think that it must get really boring and lonely because I know that is how I feel when I have to sit alone for a really long time with no one to play with.

This is Andi and she was mistreated in her life. She was really scared of people because of how she always used to live. I am really happy that she doesn't have to live like that anymore and can learn to love again.

This will always be one of my favorite pictures.

The winter gets super cold so sometimes I sneak Sophie inside for a little bit so I can sit and pet her and she can be warm with me. I put a scarf on her to keep her warm..... actually I just thought it would be funny.

This is a duck that we saw at the Time Share in Florida.... How many one legged ducks have YOU seen?! We brought him food because he had one leg...

Better Luck Next Year

I wrote myself a list of New Years resolutions to try out for 2011. In no order of importance... every little bit counts.

1. Do a lot more smiling.
2 Send letters to people.
3. Find more reasons to wear dresses.
4. Shop with a list more often.
5. Finish my Valentine card even if I never send it.
6. Floss more.
7. Use sunscreen.
8. Moisturize my whole body more often.
9. Regret less.
10. Make new friends.
11. Take time every day to clear my mind.
12. Do more painting.
13. Never make promises that I can't keep.
14. Put more money in my savings account.
15. Do more dancing.
16. Be friendly to everyone.
17. Take someone out on a date.
18. Do more singing.
19. Take more pictures and start an album.
20. Learn something about history.
21. Read at least one book every month.
22. Get better at math.
23. Make sure something great happens on 11/11/11'
24. Spend more time outside.
25. Play with and walk Sophie more often.
26. Get more sleep.
27. Make something pretty.
28. Donate the clothes and shoes that I don't use.
29. Don't break my phone.
30. Help Andrew with his project as much as I can.
31. Study and work hard at school.
32. Try to do some yoga.
33. See the good in everything.
34. Don't get angry at people who drive too slow.
35. Be a happier and stronger person.
36. Help people feel better when they hurt or just need someone.
37. Write a poem, just because.
38. Use my planner all year long.
39. Leave nice notes in the books I read at the library.
40. Make and send Birthday cards.
41. Do something fun on Valentine's Day even if I don't have someone special to share it with.
42. Cook a whole dinner for someone.
43. Be a really great secret keeper.
44. Watch a sunrise or two.
45. Think before I say things.
46. Feel more confident about myself.
47. Do a really difficult puzzle.
48. Play with Legos.
49. Look really great naked!
50. Get to be better friends with Matt. Try to talk more and hang out even if it is just one time this year.

Christmas

I had kind of been thinking about this Christmas for several months. I had been thinking about how it would be and all the things that I would be doing and how it would feel. It really was the only thing that I really had to look forward to for most of the year. The only really big thing that is. It is Christmas now and it doesn't feel at all how I had planned and thought it would be. It is good and everything. There is fun to be had and family is all around, but it just feels like something is missing. This Christmas just feels so different than other Christmases. We are in Florida and having a fun time but at the end of day, I crawl into my giant bed next to my giant bathtub in my very own time share room and it just feels lonely. There are some things that you like to have just for yourself and there are somethings that should be shared. I lay all alone in my giant bed big enough for 5 people and think about how much I don't understand. I wonder about what I am going to do with myself when I go back home. I know that we all have to find things to fill our life with and we have to keep on living our lives, but I just have an empty feeling inside me. It might be easier to just fill it with things as quickly as possible, but I kind of want to fill it with things that are really important to me. I want to have fun and be happy with myself.

Merry Christmas!