Let me tell you, things around here have been HECTIC. With a capital H-E-C-T-I-C. First off, Erin has a huge project in social studies where she has to plan a whole trip to Greece. She has to plan EVERYTHING. And when we say everything, we MEAN everything. The restaurants she would eat at, the sights she'd see, the hotel she'd stay at, EVERYTHING. It's due Tuesday and she has most of it done, but she just needs help. And a lot of it.
She's had a lot of projects in the past couple weeks. One for science, one for language arts, and now this one for Social Studies. Luckily, the science one is done and so is the L/A one, but she had a lot of fun with the L/A one. She had to make a video commercial advertising the book they were reading. Knowing Erin, she took this to the extremes and edited it like she would a video to put on YouTube. Everybody loved it, INCLUDING her teacher, PLUS the librarian who happened to be in the room when she presented it.
After all these dumb projects are done, she promises to make a stop motion video with us because she's been unable to have fun for the past 2 weeks. She hopes the SS project will be done by tonight so she can do something fun on this beautiful long weekend.
Well. That's all Gracie has to say, since I have to get off the computer so Erin can do more research -____-
Happy Memorial Day!
~Grace~
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Elections
Student Council elections were last week, and let me tell you, I'm going to make an awful great Vice President. Yes, I won!
But....I can't help thinking......why did KRISTY get to be the model? I almost feel...jealous standing in the corner while she gets photographed. It makes me feel angry that AGMA is Erin's main YouTube concern. Why does Kristy deserve this, of anyone in our family? Even sneaky old Bailey deserves this more then she does.
Because she's pretty. That's why.
That's what I've been saying to myself. It's hard to hold my anger and envy in whilst she's having her outfit changed every 15 pictures, and while I'm staying in the same outfit for at least a week. Sure, she's pretty. But there's 11 dolls in this family. We all deserve the attention, am I wrong? Even Chrissa, who's happy with her pottery wheel alone in her bedroom. You wouldn't believe how many poems, stories, letters, and novellas I've written the past week because I've been so bored.
It doesn't help to know that Kristy herself was going around the day before elections telling everybody that I have a hippie twin that doesn't shower so that nobody would vote for me. Erin showers. I know she does. In fact, she brings a bucket in the shower to save all the water she can, then waters the plants with the shower water.
So the day of elections, everyone was walking around, and whenever they saw me, they held their noses.
I know plenty of friendly models, as well. I know Sonali. Of course I know Sonali. I know Lanie's twin sister, Lanie from agqueen43. I know Anya Sorokowski, the winner of AGMA Season 2. I know Mia St. Clair from agqueen43, who's just darned beautiful herself. And I know all of AGPhotographer's other dolls. And I know all my sisters.
And it doesn't help that Kristy gloats about being a model at school. She wears her assignment outfits to school and brags how 'she's in a modeling academy'. All I can do is bite my tongue and smile.
I only wish Erin McCartney could take a crack at her. She'd give her that hippie piece of mind that nobody wants to hear. Her famous line.. "You break her heart....I break your face." And let me tell you, Kristy's face would be very broken if Erin was allowed down here.
My school could take a crack at the hippie master. She'd show them all. Our classes would never be the same with Erin protesting the fakeness of global warming and Erin protesting how all this massive amount of homework kills trees, and that those heavy textbooks would be better to the environment with recycled paper instead of the fresh factory paper. She'd protest that paying teachers through checks and cash wastes paper, and that all teacher's shouldn't be paid. She'd REQUIRE each gym class to have a wrestling unit at one time or another. Erin would beast our school. Erin would rock.
~Grace~
But....I can't help thinking......why did KRISTY get to be the model? I almost feel...jealous standing in the corner while she gets photographed. It makes me feel angry that AGMA is Erin's main YouTube concern. Why does Kristy deserve this, of anyone in our family? Even sneaky old Bailey deserves this more then she does.
Because she's pretty. That's why.
That's what I've been saying to myself. It's hard to hold my anger and envy in whilst she's having her outfit changed every 15 pictures, and while I'm staying in the same outfit for at least a week. Sure, she's pretty. But there's 11 dolls in this family. We all deserve the attention, am I wrong? Even Chrissa, who's happy with her pottery wheel alone in her bedroom. You wouldn't believe how many poems, stories, letters, and novellas I've written the past week because I've been so bored.
It doesn't help to know that Kristy herself was going around the day before elections telling everybody that I have a hippie twin that doesn't shower so that nobody would vote for me. Erin showers. I know she does. In fact, she brings a bucket in the shower to save all the water she can, then waters the plants with the shower water.
So the day of elections, everyone was walking around, and whenever they saw me, they held their noses.
I know plenty of friendly models, as well. I know Sonali. Of course I know Sonali. I know Lanie's twin sister, Lanie from agqueen43. I know Anya Sorokowski, the winner of AGMA Season 2. I know Mia St. Clair from agqueen43, who's just darned beautiful herself. And I know all of AGPhotographer's other dolls. And I know all my sisters.
And it doesn't help that Kristy gloats about being a model at school. She wears her assignment outfits to school and brags how 'she's in a modeling academy'. All I can do is bite my tongue and smile.
I only wish Erin McCartney could take a crack at her. She'd give her that hippie piece of mind that nobody wants to hear. Her famous line.. "You break her heart....I break your face." And let me tell you, Kristy's face would be very broken if Erin was allowed down here.
My school could take a crack at the hippie master. She'd show them all. Our classes would never be the same with Erin protesting the fakeness of global warming and Erin protesting how all this massive amount of homework kills trees, and that those heavy textbooks would be better to the environment with recycled paper instead of the fresh factory paper. She'd protest that paying teachers through checks and cash wastes paper, and that all teacher's shouldn't be paid. She'd REQUIRE each gym class to have a wrestling unit at one time or another. Erin would beast our school. Erin would rock.
~Grace~
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Can-ad-ian Gurls, We're Unforgettable.
Baha! And you had thought I forgot you!
We're super busy, thats all.
-mutters- And with Sonali hogging the computer all the time..
We tried to film Alice today... umm... lets just say it was a F-A-I-L. We got 5 seconds done, but after that God just told us that it wasn't meant to be today, because he swept over my tripod with wind (almost fatally injuring the lense forever), and Alice fell 3 times.
Sonali also has her AGMA assignment, "Fairytale/Princesses". Its sooo fun! I don't get to go with Sonali when she drives out to her photographing location, but I get to see the photos when she comes home -- of course! Its going to be naturally beautiful. Be scared. :)
-Erin
We're super busy, thats all.
-mutters- And with Sonali hogging the computer all the time..
We tried to film Alice today... umm... lets just say it was a F-A-I-L. We got 5 seconds done, but after that God just told us that it wasn't meant to be today, because he swept over my tripod with wind (almost fatally injuring the lense forever), and Alice fell 3 times.
Sonali also has her AGMA assignment, "Fairytale/Princesses". Its sooo fun! I don't get to go with Sonali when she drives out to her photographing location, but I get to see the photos when she comes home -- of course! Its going to be naturally beautiful. Be scared. :)
-Erin
Grace for Vice President!
Has Erin forgot about this blog?
I think so.
I've posted the last THREE blogs. She never logs on anymore.
I'm pleased to announce that I, Gracelynne Margaret Rose McCartney, am running for Student Council Vice President. I have two other competitors. Rose-Ann Michaels, but everyone calls her Rose Mike. My other is-- JOLEE WINTERS. I'm confident that my posters will blow the roof off this place because I hired the best artist in the sixth grade to draw my designs. Who, might that be? Introducing..... CHRISSA FAYE MAXWELL! Yup, my sister. We're going to be giving out candy to everyone who's going to vote for me. All my sisters are wearing GRACE 4 VICE PREZ stickers on their clothes everyday, and they carry a whole stack of them to give to everyone who wants one.
I have 2 poster designs. One of them says 'WIN HER THE RACE, VOTE GRACE!' and another one has a mirror on it that says "Look who's voting Gracelynne for Vice President!"
Jolee Winters has terrible designs, and Rose Mike has one that says "I LIKE ROSE MIKE." She's putting stickers that say "ROSE FOR VP" all over everybody else's posters, and there's seven of them on my mirror poster. Chrissa has put colored duct tape designs over all the stickers that she leaves, and Jolee and I are going to go to the Principal to complain if she keeps stickering our posters.
Wish me luck!
~Gracie~
I think so.
I've posted the last THREE blogs. She never logs on anymore.
I'm pleased to announce that I, Gracelynne Margaret Rose McCartney, am running for Student Council Vice President. I have two other competitors. Rose-Ann Michaels, but everyone calls her Rose Mike. My other is-- JOLEE WINTERS. I'm confident that my posters will blow the roof off this place because I hired the best artist in the sixth grade to draw my designs. Who, might that be? Introducing..... CHRISSA FAYE MAXWELL! Yup, my sister. We're going to be giving out candy to everyone who's going to vote for me. All my sisters are wearing GRACE 4 VICE PREZ stickers on their clothes everyday, and they carry a whole stack of them to give to everyone who wants one.
I have 2 poster designs. One of them says 'WIN HER THE RACE, VOTE GRACE!' and another one has a mirror on it that says "Look who's voting Gracelynne for Vice President!"
Jolee Winters has terrible designs, and Rose Mike has one that says "I LIKE ROSE MIKE." She's putting stickers that say "ROSE FOR VP" all over everybody else's posters, and there's seven of them on my mirror poster. Chrissa has put colored duct tape designs over all the stickers that she leaves, and Jolee and I are going to go to the Principal to complain if she keeps stickering our posters.
Wish me luck!
~Gracie~
Friday, May 7, 2010
Invitations and Reincarnations
I was bursting with happiness as I rushed home from school.
I had gotten the role in Wicked that I wanted, Nessa. I did a few epic fails of cartwheels and jogged home. I changed out of my school clothes quickly and telephoned Erin.
Kirsten answered the phone.
"Hello?" She answered. I heard commotion and Beatles music in the background.
"Hi Kirsten, its Grace!" I answered happily. It felt good to hear Kirsten's sweet voice again.
"Hi, Gracie! How are you?" I could hear her smiling. I heard running and yelling in the background.
"I'm great, thanks for asking! Is Erin around?" I asked.
"Yes, she is." Kirsten answered. "Hang on a second." I heard her call Erin's name and I heard the loud clomps of Erin's feet run across the floor.
"Heyla, Grace!" Erin answered.
"Hi, Erin! Guess what?" I said eagerly.
"THE BEATLES ARE COMING TO TOWN?!" I could hear the false excitement in her voice.
"No... but I got the role of Nessa in my school's play, Wicked!"
"EPIC!" Erin bellowed into the phone. "You'll do great!" I heard Ruthie yelling at a hyper Kit in the background.
"I'm so happy! Can you tell Sonny that Bethie got the part of Galinda?" I asked.
"Sure. Hold on." Erin said. "SONNY!!!!!!" Erin bellowed into the distance. I heard Sonali come down the stairs. Erin told her and she cheered.
"Hey, another thing. Ruthie says to check your mail." Erin said after a few minutes.
"What?" I was puzzled.
"Just do it!" And with that, Erin hung up.
I hung up the phone and slid on my shoes. I rushed outside and pulled the mail out of our box. In it were the fashion magazines Kristy read and eleven letters, one for each of us.
At dinner, I passed out the letters to everyone. Julie was the first one to open hers. As soon as she opened it up, she screamed a shrill scream. Everyone opened theirs up and there was an eruption of cheers.
We had all gotten invitations to their Awards Show! With plane tickets to Canada!
"We're going back?!" Kristy asked. "But we were just there!"
"Nonsense." Samantha said. "We're only staying for 2 days the next time we visit, which is at the end of May."
"It says to call Kirsten so that she can give us the day to come." Bailey read from the bottom of her invitation.
"Yay!" Kristy cheered. "We can buy dresses for the show now!" She clapped her hands.
"I guess we have to. The paper says we have to wear dresses." Felicity said.
Everyone cheered louder. Bailey groaned.
"We've had a little too much excitement for today. Finish you supper so that we can get out shopping." Samantha instructed.
Everyone ate as fast as they could. We all collected our coats and purses and jackets to get shopping. Then we hit the mall.
When we arrived at the mall, Samantha made everybody pick a buddy. We had to stay with our buddies at all times, and we had to report to the food court at 7:00 so that we could leave. I was buddied up with Lanie. We raced to a fancy dress shop and dug around the racks. We picked about seventeen billion dresses to try on. TiK ToK by Ke$ha played in the background and we tried them on, asked the other their opinion, then changed into another one. I really, really liked Lanie in a pale green one with sparkles, and so she picked that one. I couldn't find one. I was disappointed. I decided to use one from home, but I doubted I'd be able to find one that looked pretty on me. I was a bit sad. Lanie jubiliantly skipped to the cash register and payed. I stood to the side, upset. Lanie skipped to the food court. Almost all of our sisters were there, holding bags containing beautiful dresses. Kristy came in with her buddy, Chrissa. Poor Chrissa was carrying everything she and Kristy bought, the dresses, the shoes, the accessories, everything. I felt a lurch of jealousy as we loaded into the car and drove home. I went right upstairs and dug through the closet, trying to find the perfect dress to wear.
Lanie walked in. "Trying to find a dress?" she asked, jokingly.
"Yes." I grumbled.
Lanie strolled over to the closet and pulled out a pink dress, as if she had put it there on purpose. It was perfect. It was Kristy's old pink dress, which she still loved, but I loved it. I took it from Lanie's hands. I never acknowledged that it was even there. It was as if I had been to the closet and never noticed it was there because I saw it everyday. I tried it on. It looked wonderful.
Me+pink=GORGEOUS.
I picked some shoes to match and put it in the box with the rest of the dresses.
We watched Glee with Bethie and learned some dance moves with Kristy.
~Gracie in the Sky with Dresses and Shoes~
I had gotten the role in Wicked that I wanted, Nessa. I did a few epic fails of cartwheels and jogged home. I changed out of my school clothes quickly and telephoned Erin.
Kirsten answered the phone.
"Hello?" She answered. I heard commotion and Beatles music in the background.
"Hi Kirsten, its Grace!" I answered happily. It felt good to hear Kirsten's sweet voice again.
"Hi, Gracie! How are you?" I could hear her smiling. I heard running and yelling in the background.
"I'm great, thanks for asking! Is Erin around?" I asked.
"Yes, she is." Kirsten answered. "Hang on a second." I heard her call Erin's name and I heard the loud clomps of Erin's feet run across the floor.
"Heyla, Grace!" Erin answered.
"Hi, Erin! Guess what?" I said eagerly.
"THE BEATLES ARE COMING TO TOWN?!" I could hear the false excitement in her voice.
"No... but I got the role of Nessa in my school's play, Wicked!"
"EPIC!" Erin bellowed into the phone. "You'll do great!" I heard Ruthie yelling at a hyper Kit in the background.
"I'm so happy! Can you tell Sonny that Bethie got the part of Galinda?" I asked.
"Sure. Hold on." Erin said. "SONNY!!!!!!" Erin bellowed into the distance. I heard Sonali come down the stairs. Erin told her and she cheered.
"Hey, another thing. Ruthie says to check your mail." Erin said after a few minutes.
"What?" I was puzzled.
"Just do it!" And with that, Erin hung up.
I hung up the phone and slid on my shoes. I rushed outside and pulled the mail out of our box. In it were the fashion magazines Kristy read and eleven letters, one for each of us.
At dinner, I passed out the letters to everyone. Julie was the first one to open hers. As soon as she opened it up, she screamed a shrill scream. Everyone opened theirs up and there was an eruption of cheers.
We had all gotten invitations to their Awards Show! With plane tickets to Canada!
"We're going back?!" Kristy asked. "But we were just there!"
"Nonsense." Samantha said. "We're only staying for 2 days the next time we visit, which is at the end of May."
"It says to call Kirsten so that she can give us the day to come." Bailey read from the bottom of her invitation.
"Yay!" Kristy cheered. "We can buy dresses for the show now!" She clapped her hands.
"I guess we have to. The paper says we have to wear dresses." Felicity said.
Everyone cheered louder. Bailey groaned.
"We've had a little too much excitement for today. Finish you supper so that we can get out shopping." Samantha instructed.
Everyone ate as fast as they could. We all collected our coats and purses and jackets to get shopping. Then we hit the mall.
When we arrived at the mall, Samantha made everybody pick a buddy. We had to stay with our buddies at all times, and we had to report to the food court at 7:00 so that we could leave. I was buddied up with Lanie. We raced to a fancy dress shop and dug around the racks. We picked about seventeen billion dresses to try on. TiK ToK by Ke$ha played in the background and we tried them on, asked the other their opinion, then changed into another one. I really, really liked Lanie in a pale green one with sparkles, and so she picked that one. I couldn't find one. I was disappointed. I decided to use one from home, but I doubted I'd be able to find one that looked pretty on me. I was a bit sad. Lanie jubiliantly skipped to the cash register and payed. I stood to the side, upset. Lanie skipped to the food court. Almost all of our sisters were there, holding bags containing beautiful dresses. Kristy came in with her buddy, Chrissa. Poor Chrissa was carrying everything she and Kristy bought, the dresses, the shoes, the accessories, everything. I felt a lurch of jealousy as we loaded into the car and drove home. I went right upstairs and dug through the closet, trying to find the perfect dress to wear.
Lanie walked in. "Trying to find a dress?" she asked, jokingly.
"Yes." I grumbled.
Lanie strolled over to the closet and pulled out a pink dress, as if she had put it there on purpose. It was perfect. It was Kristy's old pink dress, which she still loved, but I loved it. I took it from Lanie's hands. I never acknowledged that it was even there. It was as if I had been to the closet and never noticed it was there because I saw it everyday. I tried it on. It looked wonderful.
Me+pink=GORGEOUS.
I picked some shoes to match and put it in the box with the rest of the dresses.
We watched Glee with Bethie and learned some dance moves with Kristy.
~Gracie in the Sky with Dresses and Shoes~
Saturday, May 1, 2010
A Hole in the Bucket
Erin and I have been having some fun with each other here in Canada. First off, Erin showed me her secret hideout that she goes to. It was awesome! It was an old tent that Erin had adopted. She secretly borrowed Chrissa's fabric dye and Tye dyed it herself. It was splendid! She said she hides in here when she wants to be outside in the rain without getting wet. She keeps all her worldly possessions in her room, but she keeps some cool stuff out here. She keeps her rain gear so she can sneak out here in the pouring rain and play outside. She's been showing me the areas around her fortress [which, by the way, is named The Yurt] and she chased off some annoying 3 year old when he came to bother her. It was quite hilarious, actually.
"Erin, what are you doing outside? Its too wet!"
"Go away, Amos! I'll be outside when I want to. I'm 12 now."
"Fine. Then I'll tell Kirsten that you tipped my tricycle over while I was riding it!"
"You do that. But then I'll tell you're mommy that you ruined my Beatles album!"
Amos ran into Erin's house laughing and giggling. Erin shot off like a rocket and grabbed him by the arms and tugged him by his feet across the street. He screamed and hollered. She shoved him into his yard and pushed him down. She raced back across the street and grabbed my hand and dragged me into our house. We yanked off out muddy shoes and Erin leapt into the dining room just in time for lunch. Kirsten handed us both cheeseburgers and we took our places at the table.
"Oh, my. We've only got four days left together. We've got to make it the best we can. " Kirsten sighed.
Sonali and Beth looked at each other helplessly, and Beth nibbled nervously.
"Cheer up, girls! We can have fun!" Samantha smiled. She always looks at the bright side, which is what I love about her.
"Yeah." Julia mumbled.
"How about we buy gummi worms and-" Grace's Kit was cut off by a bunch of NO!'s from Grace's family.
Bailey looked at the 2 Lissies and then flicked her nose. They all three stood up.
"SURPRISE!!!!" They cried.
We all looked at each other. THIS couldn't be good.
Grace's Felicity held up a pamphlet and read aloud.
"Congratulations! You have been selected from a drawing to win a trip to the Night Club downtown!" Felicity said excitedly.
"How many times did you enter?!" Kristy asked excitedly.
"Twenty. Maybe thirty." Bailey said, couting on her fingers.
"And we WON!" Grace's Kit shouted.
Our Felicity nodded.
"When is this?" Kirsten asked.
"TONIGHT!!" Grace's Lissie bellowed.
"YAAAAY!" We all cried.
Everyone was excited. The Night Club was amazingly fun. Erin and Lissie and Kit have snuck away to there whilst they were supposed to be sleeping.
Bethie sat there with a blank expression on her face.
"Whassamatter, Beth?" Ruthie asked. "Cat got your toungue?"
Elizabeth shook her head.
She later informed me that since the cast party, she stayed clear from any store with the word "Club" in it.
"It'll be fun, Beth." Sonali assured her as she picked out a skirt for partying.
Erin and I were digging through our stuff to find things to wear. I found a comfy skirt and my converse, so those would be awesome. Erin was just gonna be Erin. Headband across her forehead, peasant blouse, jeans, flip flops.
Everyone is bustling and hustling to get ready to go. We're all so thrilled, squealing with delight. The Kits are writing about this with their typewriters. The Chrissas are painting. Well, that's pretty normal. Liz and Kristy are going insane finding the perfect outfits to wear.
This'll be fun!
Blog to ya laterz,
~Gracie
"Erin, what are you doing outside? Its too wet!"
"Go away, Amos! I'll be outside when I want to. I'm 12 now."
"Fine. Then I'll tell Kirsten that you tipped my tricycle over while I was riding it!"
"You do that. But then I'll tell you're mommy that you ruined my Beatles album!"
Amos ran into Erin's house laughing and giggling. Erin shot off like a rocket and grabbed him by the arms and tugged him by his feet across the street. He screamed and hollered. She shoved him into his yard and pushed him down. She raced back across the street and grabbed my hand and dragged me into our house. We yanked off out muddy shoes and Erin leapt into the dining room just in time for lunch. Kirsten handed us both cheeseburgers and we took our places at the table.
"Oh, my. We've only got four days left together. We've got to make it the best we can. " Kirsten sighed.
Sonali and Beth looked at each other helplessly, and Beth nibbled nervously.
"Cheer up, girls! We can have fun!" Samantha smiled. She always looks at the bright side, which is what I love about her.
"Yeah." Julia mumbled.
"How about we buy gummi worms and-" Grace's Kit was cut off by a bunch of NO!'s from Grace's family.
Bailey looked at the 2 Lissies and then flicked her nose. They all three stood up.
"SURPRISE!!!!" They cried.
We all looked at each other. THIS couldn't be good.
Grace's Felicity held up a pamphlet and read aloud.
"Congratulations! You have been selected from a drawing to win a trip to the Night Club downtown!" Felicity said excitedly.
"How many times did you enter?!" Kristy asked excitedly.
"Twenty. Maybe thirty." Bailey said, couting on her fingers.
"And we WON!" Grace's Kit shouted.
Our Felicity nodded.
"When is this?" Kirsten asked.
"TONIGHT!!" Grace's Lissie bellowed.
"YAAAAY!" We all cried.
Everyone was excited. The Night Club was amazingly fun. Erin and Lissie and Kit have snuck away to there whilst they were supposed to be sleeping.
Bethie sat there with a blank expression on her face.
"Whassamatter, Beth?" Ruthie asked. "Cat got your toungue?"
Elizabeth shook her head.
She later informed me that since the cast party, she stayed clear from any store with the word "Club" in it.
"It'll be fun, Beth." Sonali assured her as she picked out a skirt for partying.
Erin and I were digging through our stuff to find things to wear. I found a comfy skirt and my converse, so those would be awesome. Erin was just gonna be Erin. Headband across her forehead, peasant blouse, jeans, flip flops.
Everyone is bustling and hustling to get ready to go. We're all so thrilled, squealing with delight. The Kits are writing about this with their typewriters. The Chrissas are painting. Well, that's pretty normal. Liz and Kristy are going insane finding the perfect outfits to wear.
This'll be fun!
Blog to ya laterz,
~Gracie
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