Great Going, Valerie

Of all of the most awkward things that could happen - they happen to me.

Take today, for instance.

I was on my mom's facebook page, tagging my little froggies. I clicked in the first frog. His name was (I say "was" because... well....we already ate him. sad day.) Emmerson.
So, I was typing in the name Emmerson, but little did I know that I was being booby trapped by facebook!!! Evidently, there is someone on facebook named Emmerson Nogueira, and my laptop auto-clicked on his name! Oy! And I don't know how to "un-tag" someone. DOUBLE Oy!!

So, I wrote (on the comments page) Emmerson Nogueira an apology letter.
It went a little something like this:

Dear Emmerson Nogueira,
hello. I was tagging my frogs by name, and I accidently clicked on your name... oopsies! You are not a frog. I am sorry. =)
Love, Valerie


So, thinking that the whole sit-che-a-tion was going  to turn out just fine and dandy, I forgot about it...

Until... dun dun dun

My mother logged onto facebook and started laughing!
It turns out that since Emmerson Nogueira was tagged, he was sharing the pic with my mom! (that is just how facebook works, folks. bummer.)
So my mom decided to see who the heck this Emmerson dude was. So we clicked on his name.

He is from Brazil.
He is a "famous" singer.
AND... he looks like this:

Great going, Valerie.

Oh! Here you go...
here is another photo of Emmerson N. at his concert.. just 4 the heck of it...

Ohhhhh.... my poor little froggie, Emmerson. (Emmerson, the frog, is the first one in the front row... just so we know which little guy I am talking about here...)

 

Happy (almost) Leap Day =)

Happy Leap Year, people! errr.... Almost Leap Year anyway.. leap day isn't for like another half hour since it is only 11:30 pm.

Anyway, to celebrate the wonderful ooocccaassssiiiioooonnnn.. I have made wonderful cupcakes- FROG cupcakes!! yay!!

These babies are goning to make Algebra class like 101 billion times better. (Prepare yourself, Kyle Brunner. It is going to be EPIC!!!!!!! P.S. Kyle, can you ask your mom to sub tomorrow so that she does not interfear with the party? Ok, I will take that as a yes. Thank You. haha just kidding!!!!!!!!)

Here is a beautiful (haha) picture of my awesome froggies and me.

Oh! Plus, there is a bonus! They all have names!! (yay!)

They are as follows:
Front Row: Left to right: Emmerson, Ralph, Daisy
Second Row: Jim, Huck, Tom
Third Row: Nick, Hepzabah, Chingukchook
Last Row: Ichabod, Rip Van Winkle, Ben Franklin.

Some of my beautiful froggies are named after the characters in a few of the American Literature books I had to read this year.

Tomorrow, (Leap Day) I will eat them... all (not by myself, of course! That would be silly... right?) and they will die. haha =)

What a pitty.

Check this out! ...it is awesome.

Hey guys!

Ok, guess what I found?! Well, I suppose it will make more sense if I tell the whole story...



Once Upon a Time….

there was a young girl (that would be me.), who was sitting in her chamber (that would be my bedroom.) working on her edjumacation  (that would be my school work- yuck.) She was practicing her... umm... penmanship (that would be writing an American Lit. paper on the Jazz Age.)

The fair young maiden (that would be me - again..) was blissfully writing her paper (HA! yea right! more like tortuously!! who is writing this story anyway??!!) and looking in old ancient books (a new awesome laptop is close enough, right??)  for the information.

All of the sudden.. dun dun dun...
 (there is intense music playing in the background...
ok, not really..
use your imagination. haha)

Anyway - dun dun dun... the young girl (again, that would be ME!!) clicked on a link (oops, I mean she saw an enticing paragraph in one of the ancient books she was reading) that said:


The Internet Guide to Jazz Age Slang.

 Me (that would be the fair maiden/young girl. Give me a break! I am bored, ok? haha just kidding!!!!!!) Anyway, Me thinks, "Well now.. that might be interesting.." (ok, actually, I didn't say that.. just pretend I did though, ok? It make the story more interesting - trust me. haha) So, she (me) clicked on it...

Lets just say, it (that would be the website- just in case you were CORNfused.) was pretty cool/funny/Awesome!

Here is my favorite part of the website:

-ski, -avous: these are two suffixes (derived from Russian and French, respectively) used in flapper parlance to “dress up” normal words.  The suffix could be added to any word.  There was only one hard and fast rule: if you responded to a question containing a suffix, you had to use the same part of speech somehow.  Example: “Would you like a drink-avous?” “No thanks, I’m on the wagon-avous.” “The sun-ski is so bright!” “Put on a hat-ski.”

THAT'S COOL!! Plus, it has all these words that the teens used with their meanings.

Yep.
It is sweet.
You should check out the website, (here it is: http://home.earthlink.net/~dlarkins/slang-pg.htm)
& then,
be a trend setter and start saying those crazy words again.
'Cuz that would be cool.

Ok I gotta go.

Later, Peeps!

Busy, Busy, Busy!

Hey y'all =)

It's been a pretty busy day... but now I am becoming bored out of my brain cells.

1. Woke up for church this morning.
2. Found out that mom wasn't feeling well.
3. Was bummed out that mom wasn't feeling well.
4. Went to church.
5. Came back home after church for a quick lunch.
6. Ate my quick lunch =)
7. Went to Calvary (a church) for Bible Quizzing.
8. Had a great time hanging out with some awesome people at Quizzing.
9. Came back home after Bible Quizzing.
10. Cleaned my messy room and the house (while mom & dad went SHOPPING!! It's awfully  suspicious! They were probably trying to get out of it, I tell you!!)
Anyway, I cleaned because we are having another house showing tomorrow afternoon.
11. Mom and Dad came home.
12. I hung out with my laptop.
13. I am still hanging out with my laptop, at present.
14. I am still being bored out of my brain cells, a present.

Tomorrow we have another showing on our house, like I said B4. I also have drama practice tomorrow afternoon.
Time to finally put my skunk abilities to work.


Yippie.

Hang on a MINUTE!! I WILL NOT BE PLAYING THAT KIND OF SKUNK!! WHAT IS THIS WORLD COMING 2?!?! Golly Gee Wilikers!!



Ok. That's better.

Wow.
Skunks are pretty ugly.
Thanks, guys.
Now I know how you really feel about me.
HAHA! =) just kidding!!! =)

Have a great day night!

My Shoes... My Sister... & My Tall-ie-ness...

So my sister & I have been wearing the heals that we bought for the Spring Dance (@ Marmon Valley on March 3!!) all around the house to get used to wearing them for a long period of time and to "break them in".

We have been practicing the polka & the waltz all around the basement with our little brothers (Levi and Jesse)! haha! We must have been a sight to see!!

Here is a picture of the shoes I am going to wear. I think that they are super duper cute...

 

Don't ask how I will be able to survive the night without killing myself as I "dance" (I don't dance very well.. it kinda look like a really confused penguin when I dance... you should come see it sometime.. it's pathetic! haha!)
Uhhh... where was I?
Oh, yes.
Don't ask how I will be able to survive the night without killing myself as I "dance" across the floor... because quite honestly, I don't know.

So, back to the main point of this blog post..

I was wearing my heals around the house still when my sister walks into our bedroom.

She looked at me kinda funny for a second. Then, she said. "Wow. You are really tall!!"
 (haha =) funny picture. Sorry, I couldn't resist...)
As she stood, there in awe of my ...umm, what is the word I am looking for?...tall-ie-ness (???), she happened to look down at my feet. Then she burst out laughing and said,

"Oh my! It's not you who is tall! It's your shoes!!"

Thanks, Rosie.

Well, that is the end of Story Time With Valerie...

I have to go now ("Parting is such sweet sorrow.." Oh, I love Gnomeo & Juliet..
The frog, Nanette, is so funny!!! =)
 

Weeellll..... that was kinda random...

NEWS FLASH!

Guess what, my fellow Nardians?!

(Please note: to anyone who is thoroughly CORNfused at the moment.. I am on a Bible Quizzing team & our team name is Pure Nard.. so this message is to anyone on my team... and whoever else wants to waste their time reading my ridiculous blog.)

Anyway, I have found my Quizzing book! It has returned from the Abyss!

PROOF OF PURCHASE 
..I mean, PROOF OF THE... the... THE BOOKINESS OF IT ALL: (or something like that..): A picture with me and my beautiful book:

My "Eventful" Day

I got my hair cut yesterday... by my fabulous hair stylist Becky! yay! 

(ignore the really bad hair quality in the pic.. I still have bed head, ok? haha)

Later, around 5:45 or so, Silas and I called our friends Kristen and Kyle to see if we could get together and hang out. Everyone but us two crazy kids (aka Silas and Valerie) were going somewhere... and we didn't have anything to do.

My 2 little brothers and my little sister went to a cast party for Aladdin Jr. (The play has actually ended over a month ago, almost two. Last night was the 3rd party they had, but they all said that they miss each other and the play, so they just keep having more parties! Those kids crack me up! (= haha! ) And my mom and dad decided to go on a date. So, that left Silas and I alone. 

So, like I said before, we called our friends Kristen & Kyle to see what they were up to. 

It ended up that Kristen was going to see the play/musical

 with another friend, Abby, at the Bellefontaine High School because her cousin Elise was in it. And she asked if I wanted to come see it with them.

So, I went spur of the moment with Kristen & Abby to see the play, and Silas went to hang out with Kyle while we were gone.

We all had a great time together, and Elise did faboulous!! (Way to go girl!!)

Yep. That pretty much sums up my day..

Now I am stuck doing homework today. And my little brothers are blaring Civil War music. Bummer. You should feel bad for me. HA! Just Kidding =)

For your very own personal entertainment, while you are reading Vallie's Very Own Personal Blog Spot, I have included the lyrics to the Civil War song that is blaring at the moment. It's is called: 

COCKLES & MUSSELS

In Dublin's fair city, where the girls are so pretty
I first set my eyes on sweet Molly Malone
As she wheeled her wheel-barrow
Through streets broad and narrow
Crying cockles and mussels, alive, alive-O!
Alive, alive-O! alive, alive-O!
Crying cockles and mussels, alive, alive-O!
She was a fish-monger, but sure 'twas no wonder
For so were her father and mother before
And they each wheeled their barrow
Through streets broad and narrow
Crying cockles and mussels, alive, alive-O!
Alive, alive-O! alive, alive-O!
Crying cockles and mussels, alive, alive-O!

She died of a fever, and no one could save her
And that was the end of sweet Molly Malone
But her ghost wheels her barrow
Through streets broad and narrow
Crying cockles and mussels, alive, alive-O!
Alive, alive-O! alive, alive-O!
Crying cockles and mussels, alive, alive-O!

Alrighty then.. that's kind of a weird song..

"Thank You."

I am such a weird-o!
 Ok, here is what happened:

ONCE UPON A TIME
I was on my laptop printing off a history test for my brother and I (because we forgot to take it on Friday and we need it done before co-op tomorrow morning ...oops.).

Anyway, our printer:

 (here is a picture of it - for your personal enjoyment. Only its really dark. So that's kind of a total bummer *sigh*...)

 is downstairs in the basement, so I headed down there to pick up the papers I had just printed off. I was standing there waiting for it to finish. When it did, I took the papers and said
"Thank You!"
 ...to the PRINTER!!
Maybe I am in need of some sleep? haha just kidding =)

STRIKE!!!

I think I am going on strike. I don't want to do school anymore.

....Oh wait.. Wrong kind of strike... hang on a second...

Ok, that's better.

STRIKE!! STRIKE!! STRIKE!!

wow. that kinda reminds me of Newsies. Oh, I LOVE that movie...

Well... that was a random bunny trail......

haha!

Bugs Bunny.

Bunny Trail.

Get it? =)

Chicago, here I come!

Guess what?!
I woke up to the most delightful sound to my ears. It went a little something like this:

"Valerie, get packed. You and Maryrose are going to Chicago with daddy."

Yeeeee-hawww!!!

We are going with my dad on a staff recruiting trip- but he is going to drop my sis and I off at my Gran & Grandpa's house for like a day or so. This is soooo tinsel!!

I am super excited! I can hardly wait to see them!

Chicago, here I come!! =)


P.S. Kristen, here is the trailer for Prep & Landing. You need to watch it, so you can see why I say "This is so tinsel!" like all the time. That way you can fully appreciate it. haha!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GMfdyhtuCs

P.P.S. This is for everyone else. =)


Are you jealous yet? KIDDING!!!!!! haha

POP-TARTS! (yay!!)

Guess what peeps?!

I made homemade Pop-Tarts today because my little brother, Levi, was sure that I was a good enough cook to make them. (aka- Levi really wanted to eat pop-tarts. Bribery I tell you! Bribery!!)

So, I did. 

TA-DAH! (is that how you spell that word?!) If I could make cheering sound effects right now, I would. 'cuz I feel like people cheering should be heard at this time.

They are strawberry & they are really yummy. Just callin' it as I see it. =)

But... I think next time, it will just be easier to drive 2 minutes down the road and buy some at Steve's (Market & Deli). heehee =)

American Literature. American Schmiterature.

Prepare yourself.


You are about to read a really depressing post. 


Seriously, I am not kidding.


OK, here it goes.....


I have to write a 750 word report on The House of Mirth, by Edith Wharton, for my American Literature class. Here is the topic thingie. (Please excuse my  grammar. haha)

Edith Wharton was a writer skilled in the use of literary allusion.  How does her choice of the name “Lily” relate to the following allusions?

·        -- The ideas captured by the phrase “gilding the lily”

·        --  The Gilded Age setting of the story

·        -- The concept of the lily as a symbol for purity

·         -- The verse that states, “Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, the spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.” (Luke 12:27)

Discuss at least three events in the novel that illustrate these allusions and evaluate the importance of Wharton’s name choice to the meaning and impact of the novel.

Now WHAT THE HECK am I going to do with this?! 

OY! Tomorrow is going to be a very long day...............................................................................................................
(I am emphasizing the long-ie-ness of what tomorrow is going to be like, just in case you were confused.)

"Waaake Up, Valerieeeee"

It is 8:03 on a Saturday morning. About 15 minutes ago, I was rudely awakened by my father. The story goes a little something like this:


ONCE UPON A TIME
Their was a fair maiden (that would be me) who was sleeping peacefully (ok, actually.. my brothers were up, so there is nothing peaceful about that. lol) Ok.. where was I? Oh yes!

The fair maiden was sleeping peacefully in her bedchamber. It was a beautiful morning (32 degrees and sunny, to be exact.).

But then, all of the sudden she can hear her father's voice. He said a little something like this.
        "Oh good! Vallie is not up yet. Now I can play her a song!"
At that, we walks to my guitar, leaning against the wall, and begins to play. His song went a little something like this:

"Wake up, Valerie"

(Oh! Wait.. you have to sing it like WAY off key and rather screechy... like this:)


VERSE 1. "WAaake Up, VAalerieeeeee."
CHORUS. "WAaake Up, VAalerieeeeee"
 VERSE 2. "WAaake Up, VAalerieeeee. Everybody, now!"
VERSE 3. (At this time, my mother starts singing along in her room) "WAaake Up, VAalerieeeeeeeeeeeee".

THE END


Yep, that's pretty much how I woke up this morning....

Oh the Joys of Catch Phrase. *sigh*

Tonight, I went to my one of my friend's 15th birthday party (HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RACHEL!!).
We had a really fun time playing games and eating cake and ice cream.
But umm.... I have to let you in on a little secret (which, come to think of it, really isn't a secret..)
Ok. Here is goes: I am a FAILURE at the game Catch Phrase!  


Just so we are all clear on what "Catch Phrase" is, I have enclosed a picture.

To prove to you how bad it was, I will demonstrate how bad it went for me.

ACT 1 SCENE 1. In Rachel's living room.

EMMA: (she has the catch phrase thingie at the time.) Ok, in this place, the people speak french.

A BUNCH OF PEOPLE ON EMMA'S TEAM: France!

VALERIE (me):  (it is now my turn. Just so you know- the phrase was "brown paper bag".) Ok, this is a bag... Oh man! I said the word! Ok.. I have a new one. (just so you know, the phrase was "sleeping bag") Ok.. this is something that people sleep in - UGH! I did it again!

CATCH PHRASE GAME: BBBEEEEEEEEEEPPPPP!!!!!


THE END (and the crowd goes wild!!)

So, there you have it, folks. A demonstration on my poor skills at Catch Phrase. Oy!!

Total Embarrassment.

Sometimes I think mothers live to embarrass  their children.
Take today, for instance.

This afternoon, my mom took me and my sis to town to buy some stuff for my friend's birthday present.  Well, after we bought everything that I needed... plus a few extra things... we started to head back to the van to go home.

Well, I will have you know that EVERY SINGLE TIME my mother parks in the Walmart parking lot, she forgets where she parked the car. So, we usually spend at LEAST 5-10 minutes looking for the car. Well, this time she decided to push the button on the car keys that made the car make a loud honking noise.
(For your  convenience, I have uploaded a picture of what kind of car unlocker I am talking about. I apoligize for any confusion you may be suffering from at this time.)
 (here is the picture.)

Anyway, we start walking all over the parking lot trying to find the car that is making lots of noise. (our car.)
Rosie & I finally spotted the van and we are trying to show mom where it is, while telling her that "Its ok, you can stop honking the car horn now".

We end up standing right in front of our van before mom finally stopped making the horn honk. By now, Maryrose and I have realized that she does know where the car is, and that she is just honking the horn for her own personal enjoyment.

I pretty much had to beg (Ok, not really. But the story sounds more dramatic if I say that I was begging.) my mother to stop honking the horn because everyone in the whole parking lot was probably staring at us by now... (SIDE NOTE: Technically speaking, Only like one person was staring at us, but its close enough. Right?)

She stopped.
Thankfully.

But then, after we put the groceries in the trunk, right before she was about to enter the van, she just HAD to push that button once again!

Thanks, mom!


Wwweeellll, now that I think about it, it really IS a really funny story! Haha!! =)

You should try this sometime. Just sayin'.

Hi all.
I just wrote my mother a note.
It went a little something like this.

Hi mom.
You are awesome.
Just saying.
Love.
Valerie.
P.S. You should try putting "." @ the end of everything.
it is fun.
Just saying.



So. there you have it.

AND NOW.
A note to everyone who ever reads this post.
and their second cousin.
and their next door neighbor's 24/7 barking dog.

YOU SHOULD TRY PUTTING A "." @ THE END OF EVERYTHING.
it is fun.

Please note: .
I would have used like 101 exclamation marks.
but I am putting "." @ the end of everything.
'cuz it is fun.
just saying.

THE END.

P.S. I crack myself up.
(!!!!).
just saying.
 haha.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Top o' the mornin' to ya! (...oh wait- that's St. Patrick's Day)

Weeellll..... anyway, I wanted to wish you a very

                                      yay!!!


 So, how has your Valentine's Day gone so far?  


For breakfast, my mommy made us "Valentine's Pancakes". 
... Only they did not really turn out that well, so the pancakes ended up looking something like this:




OK so- UNfortunately, I cannot post the "heart" pancake picture that I made... So you are just going to have to use your imagination.
 Bummer.
 Well... the pancakes looked *awesome*. haha =) thanks, mom.  



***PLEASE NOTE: By now, some of you are probably thinking that my mother is the WORST cook on the planet earth. Well, she's not!! She just cannot made heart-shaped pancakes... made out of a weird type of flour... that does not make shapes very well...


OK.... ANYWAY... 









I have to go start school now. Yucky!

TTFN (ta ta for now... haven't you ever watched Tigger on Winnie the Pooh?! lol)
HAVE A SUPER-DUPER, TOTALLY AWESOME, ONE-OF-A-KIND
 KIND OF A DAY!!!

I Have a Blob for You! (yes, a blob.)

Guess What, People?!

I have a super duper, awesome, totally cool, tear jerker (the kind of tears that one gets from laughing-or from being exposed 2 something AWESOME.) new blog for you to check out!! ☺

It's made by one of my besties, Sarah. It is called "Sarah's Blob". (Not blog, it is a BLOB! lol) You should check it out:

www.sarahsblob.blogspot.com

PLEASE NOTE: She has just started it last night, so there really isn't that much on it... yet. So, don't be depressed if you want to read more of her posts, and there isn't any more... lol jk ☺

Check it out, people! =D

Enjoy! 

"Look what I have bought for you, Valerie!"

"Look what I have just bought for you, Valerie!"
It's a long story... But, since you insist, I will tell it to you:


Once upon today, I was at home with my little brother, Jesse, while my mom went shopping for food (and my sister's dress for the spring dance - which looks really pretty on her, maybe I will post a pic of her in it later, if you would like to see it. =D
Anyway, I spent my day dusting the living room, putting some laundry away, cleaning the kitchen, baking a cake (for the church dinner tomorrow afternoon..), and playing Wii with Jesse. 


So, when my mom gets home she comes into the house with armloads of groceries (and some other weird odds and ends) saying, "Look what I have bought for you, Valerie!" 


Wow mom! You bought me something! Thanks! You're a real pal!


Are you curious as to what it was exactly that she bought for me? (Well, thankfully I am well prepared and I have taken some pictures for your enjoyment. yay.)


ITEM #1
                       . 
A BLACK, GREY, & WHITE POLKA-DOT BROOM! 
Wow mom! Thanks! It's what I have always wanted!! 
What? 
You can hear the enthusiasm in my voice? 
Oh. 
...Well, it's gotta be in there somewhere.. 




ITEM #2.
                        
OH MAN!! A NeOn COLORED IRON BOARD COVER!!
Gee mom... 
It's just getting better and better.
 How did you guess that's what I was going to wish for my birthday?
Wow.
I guess you just a mind reader or something, huh? 




ITEM #3. (drum role, please.)
                       
It a DUST PAN ON A STICK WITH A MINI BROOM!!
Well, isn't this just lovely?






So, there you have it, folks! These *wonderful* presents will be keeping me occupied for the next few months. Maybe even years, it we're lucky! 
Thanks, Mom!! You're the best.


Haha!!! =D
So, anyway, what are some *wonderful* presents your parents have gotten for you at one time or another?

6 more weeks of winter? what?!

 HAPPY GROUNDHOG DAY!
And the results for this year are.... (drum role, please..)


"At 7:25 a.m. this morning,amidst mostly cloudy skies, and temperatures in the low 30s, Groundhog Phil saw his shadow in the little town of Punxsutawney, Pa."
 -Washingpost.com

OH NO!! Well Gosh, Phil! Way to be a kill joy! Not we have to wait SIX WEEKS 'till the end of winter! *sigh* yucky. Well, Happy Groundhog Day to you too, Phil....

Haha! =D just kidding--

Seriously though, what do you have YOUR hope and trust in? I mean, I should HOPE that it's not in a groundhog to decide your future! But, there is one person who will never fail you. He will never let you down. Never forget about you. Never leave you. He is SAFE to put your faith, hope, and trust in. His name is Jesus Christ. And he loves us sooooo much, that he came to die on the cross to take away ALL of my sin, your sin, and your neighbors! Now that is pretty amazing!!

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths." 

-Proverbs 3:5-6

SIDE NOTE: Sorry about that weird Groundhog Day picture... at first I thought it was kinda cute - but now, I am thinking it looks the Alvin on Alvin and the Chipmunks... but still cute... Your thoughts?

 http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/groundhog-day-2012-punxsutawney-phil-sees-shadow-6-more-weeks-of-winter/2012/02/02/gIQA9Hb7jQ_blog.html (this is the Washington Post link that you can read if you're still interested about Phil seeing his shadow... Merry Christmas! lol)