Feb. 19, 2007 - madeline has crossed all her fingers. why do you ask?

Posted by Favorite Sister Alexandra

so the grim reaper came to us today. he knocked on our door and all. but he only wanted my math book. clever how i cheat death like that! but when mama asks why i'm not doing my math, i don't think she'll believe me when i tell her. on another note, i was walking around downstairs and i noticed emma scribbling on a piece of paper. i came over and asked her what she was doing and she said that she was doing a tooth maze. when i gave her a suspicious look she said that the devil made her do it. O_o ohhhkayyyyy.....sometimes emma you worry me more than i worry myself. so there's your weird news for the day.

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Feb. 19, 2007 - Luke.....

Posted by Madeline

you just don't understand the female's ability to talk, do you? It really isn't all that amazing that we are able to chat like this. :P And we are greatly hoping that you will be able to come to the rally, though a certain person may have exaggerated a bit on that point. *glares at Alexandra* I was merely trying to see if I could cross all my fingers at the same time, lol. :P Hannah, on the contrary, I think you are a very fuzzy person. Especially in the morning - your hair attests to that fact. *dodges objects flung at me* Alexandra..........um, yeah. Here's another "weird news of the day" story though: Emma: *returns to game that she and the little kids are playing* "Ok.....so, where were we?" Sophia: "Well, it's been 30 months, and Paul's dying." Hmm......so cheery. :P

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Feb. 19, 2007 - Nice to hear from you Luke!

Posted by opckid

Hope that all works out! The church which it's at isn't TOO far from mine and so we do things together a few times a year. It's a nice building and the speaker is GREAT. comecomecome! *rolls objects at Madeline who has ducked*

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Feb. 20, 2007 - so...

Posted by Favorite Sister Alexandra

new fun song: the itsy bitsy hobbits climbed up the rocky mount down came the Ranger and knocked the hobbits out up came the ringwraith and he began to pout 'cause the itsy bitsy hobbits continued up the mount. that was dear madeline's creation. so don't go about saying that i'm the only weird one around here!

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Feb. 20, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Madeline

Pardon me, my dear Alexandra, but you were far from guiltless in the composition of that little ditty. :P

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Feb. 20, 2007 - *cough*

Posted by opckid

*stays out of this, er, discussion*

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Feb. 20, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Luke

Oh my goodness..... I feel so sad and mad right now.... I just told my parents about YR and this was there reaction. "YR? Oh that nice the kids have a ride. Too bad you won't be going though." ok so at that point I just lost all touch with reality. They say I'm officially too old to go no matter what the curcumstances are :( WHAAAAA it's not fair to be old <_< So it looks like I'll never see you all in person again (except Hannah if you come to camp I think they'll let me go as a counciler. Sorry for the bad news, but I guess they have a point since none of the older kids from here are going.

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Feb. 20, 2007 - Aww...

Posted by opckid

You'd better come to camp. Ben cracks up every time he thinks of you being a cook. XD

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Feb. 20, 2007 - Wow.

Posted by Madeline

Not cool. Way not cool. :'( So.......I guess I'll never be able to give you that talk I owe you. Heh......if I'd known that the last rally would be the last time I would see you I would have made sure that you signed my book! >_< And now you'll never be able to sign it! *cries*

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Feb. 20, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Luke

You need to either A) find a way to come to camp or B) find a way to persuade your parents to let me call you (I get free minutes at night so long distance calls are no problem) I have a feeling neither one is a good option *shrug*

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Feb. 21, 2007 - Hey Luke!

Posted by opckid

You ought to go visit Mrs. Shaw's blog www.homeschoolblogger.com/AnneShaw -- there are some pics of William up! And if you say "Who are the Shaws?" I am just going to steal your hat. =P

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Feb. 21, 2007 - is it okay if i say who are the shaws? ;)

Posted by Favorite Sister Alexandra

okay, another song: twinkle twinkle little star this time frodo's gone too far tricked pippin and told a lie stole his scarf and made him cry twinkle twinkle little star this time frodo's gone too far yeah. so cool. i know. and by the way luke, both of those options are FAR out of the question!!!

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Feb. 21, 2007 - Yeah, YOU can ask.

Posted by opckid

An OPC pastor and family. ^_^

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Feb. 21, 2007 - Yeah Luke.

Posted by Madeline

Both those options are pretty much impossible. *shrugs*

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Feb. 22, 2007 - >_<

Posted by Madeline

I'm now suffering the effects of my procrastination. I now have 5 Apologetics cards to write before tomorrow, and a speech to finish writing and get memorized within a week. Can you spell burnout? :P *staggers away drunkenly*

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Feb. 22, 2007 - *laughs evilly*

Posted by opckid

Er... yeah... *coughneedstoworkonActs18-20!* Yeah... the sad thing is that my team doesn't give me much of a run for the money. >_<

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Feb. 25, 2007 - A little known fact:

Posted by Madeline

Women average about 7,000 words per day, whereas men manage to crank out only about 2,000. So Luke, that's why we are able to chat like this, lol. :P

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Feb. 26, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Luke

I've seen those statistics before and almost thought the numbers on your side were too small :P J/K At least we know it's built in to you not just thinking you have a ton to say ;)

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Feb. 26, 2007 - LOL!!!

Posted by Madeline

Oh Luke, you made me laugh so hard. :P

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Feb. 27, 2007 - hmm

Posted by Favorite Sister Alexandra

strange, i didn't even giggle.

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Mar. 1, 2007 - Argh.

Posted by Madeline

I am so busy it's not even funny. (and normally I can find something funny about it. :P ) This week is just......full. I've got a speech tourney next week (that one I told you guys about a while ago - the one near Dayton) which I'm still trying to write and memorize my speech for. And this weekend we're going down to Grandma's, which won't really help with my trying to memorize a speech, lol. ;) And one more thing........I don't think I should be required to read 50 million pages that all say basically the same thing, and could be summed up in a couple sentences. *sighs* Some people just don't know how to write. >_<

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Mar. 1, 2007 - okay hannah,

Posted by Favorite Sister Alexandra

i sent yours and abbie's letter tuesday and i have two corrections to make: 1. in my letter i said felicia was still in the hospital and probably would be for a long time. well as you know she was discharged yesterday! :P 2. i also told abbie i didn't have a favorite cd. well abbie, i do. it's trans-siberian orchistra's 'the lost christmas eve'. and it's pretty cool. so that's it. back to your lives citizens. show's over.

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Mar. 1, 2007 - OK, thanks Alexandra.

Posted by opckid

We got the letter today. *grins* Hopefully we'll be sending Madeline's soon. Could you email me Felicia's address? Our Bible study did a card for her.

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Mar. 3, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Luke

CPU's are the scourge of the earth <_< crashing when you least expect it. Bah at least if you know what to do your ok with fixing it :P On a more fun note (for me that is lol) I'm clipping along at a fast rate learning PHP (php hypertext preprocessing(yes the word is in the acronym)) Like this nice little script ;) <?php //list variables $mom= 'sherri'; $dad= 'rick': $dog= 'shadow' //print results in a web browser page echo "Hi my name is luke! My mom is $mom, my dad is $dad, and my dog is $dog"; ?> ok looks wierd but if you saw this in a web page it just becomes Hi my name is luke! My mom is sherri, my dad is rick, and my dog is shadow sad that computers need so many instructions to print simple variables and text >_< Luke

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Mar. 3, 2007 - haha

Posted by Madeline

Yeah, really. *rolls eyes* Well, I'm off to the speech tourney tomorrow, so I won't be on for a couple days. Wish me luck!

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Mar. 3, 2007 - Wish you LUCK!!!!

Posted by opckid

What kind of Calvinists do you think we are? *grins* Hope that all goes well. ^_^ *hugs* Luke... wow. I'm glad that YOU'RE learning how to do that kind of stuff!

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Mar. 5, 2007 - hannah...

Posted by Favorite Sister Alexandra

what does 'estoy pensando en floodymoogle' mean?

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Mar. 8, 2007 - Howdy.

Posted by Madeline

I'm back. Ended up advancing to semi-finals, so that was cool. Didn't advance to finals though, but that's ok. :) I think we ended up driving within 10 miles of your house, Luke! Too bad we couldn't stop and visit. :P I'm still very tired though. Pictures shall be forthcoming.

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Mar. 8, 2007 - It means

Posted by opckid

"I am thinking in floodymoogle." Why? EDIT: Good job Madeline! *grins* Edited by opckid on Mar. 8, 2007 at 9:07 AM

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Mar. 8, 2007 - oh

Posted by Favorite Sister Alexandra

are you sure it doesn't mean "of" instead of "in"? because the german word "auf" means "in" "on" "around" etc.

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Mar. 8, 2007 - by the way

Posted by Favorite Sister Alexandra

do you know how terribly disconerting it is to be sweeping the floor dilegently while singing a happy livley song you just made up on the spur of the moment based on a sentance your sister just said to you, to stop for a full thirty seconds while asking for insperation for another song from that same sister, to finally get another sentance from her, to sing at least a whole verse, maybe even a chorus, and then to be rudely interrupted by clapping and shouts of "encore" from the other room (where you didn't even know you had an audience) RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR SONG!?! it's terribly disconcerting. you have no choice but to stop. and then five minutes later your mother comes in and says "sorry that you stopped! you sounded like you were having so much fun!" seriously. some people are so rude!

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Mar. 8, 2007 - Yes it means in!

Posted by opckid

I know a little Spanish! Ooh, I wish I had heard your song.

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Mar. 9, 2007 - Hey,

Posted by Madeline

I told the rest of them that it was the middle, but they wouldn't listen to me.

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Mar. 10, 2007 - Guess what?

Posted by Madeline

We played Killer Bunnies tonight, and I won the game. ^_^

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Mar. 13, 2007 - Good for you.

Posted by opckid

Did no one think of recording Alexandra's song?

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Mar. 13, 2007 - Um.....

Posted by Madeline

Not exactly. :P

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Mar. 14, 2007 - *disgusted sigh*

Posted by opckid

I don't know why not... *grins*

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Mar. 14, 2007 - ha!

Posted by Favorite Sister Alexandra

>:P

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Mar. 14, 2007 - *sniff*

Posted by opckid

*sobs* Alexandra stuck her tongue out at me!!!

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Mar. 15, 2007 - Tsk tsk.

Posted by Madeline

Children, children. Behave yourselves. :P

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Mar. 15, 2007 - But...

Posted by opckid

I'm (like) her grandmother! Doesn't she owe me some respect??? *grins*

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Mar. 19, 2007 - actually...

Posted by Favorite Sister Alexandra

abbie is like my grandma. (because she laughs too easily) you are like my mother. (i forget why) and luke, you were like my brother or my father. i can't remember who or why. on a totally diferent note: you know those days when it feels like no matter how many times you say something people never listen to you? yeah. *sighs* and on another totally diferent note: anyone *else* here mad about the expensive pricing for the youth rally? it's crazy!

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Mar. 19, 2007 - I know.

Posted by opckid

But that might be because we're going bowling... maybe... *shrugs* Hey anyway, I'm looking forward to seeing you guys. You oughta have a pretty full bus, Mr. B said between 30-35. Too bad that we live so close to the church it's at we have no excuse for going on the bus! ^_^

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Mar. 19, 2007 - *cough*

Posted by Madeline

We can MAKE an excuse.......say, kidnapping? :P

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Mar. 19, 2007 - umm...

Posted by opckid

No. Thanks. And... how were YOU planning to kidnap me??

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Mar. 20, 2007 - Hannah,

Posted by Madeline

now if I told you that you'd be able to avoid me! ;)

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Mar. 21, 2007 - Hmm.

Posted by opckid

I was gonna say that you can't drive, but I suppose that you ARE old enough to drive.

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Mar. 21, 2007 - Well, there's a slight problem with that.......

Posted by Madeline

there's a great difference between driving and driving well. ;)

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Mar. 22, 2007 - *sheepish look*

Posted by opckid

I can't drive at all, so...

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Mar. 22, 2007 - Well,

Posted by Madeline

technically I can't drive either. However, I do know the basics - one of the pedals is the brake and one is the accelerator, use the steering wheel to do cool donuts in the parking lot, that sort of thing. :P

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Mar. 22, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Favorite Sister Alexandra

oi. i'm sick again. that means i'll be saying weird things at the youth rally. *sniff* but madeline's dictating me. the end. *sniff*

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Mar. 24, 2007 - Well,

Posted by Madeline

we're back from the rally. And WE MISSED YOU LUKE!!!!!! :'( I must say that this has been absolutely the scariest rally I've been to. Those guys at the Holidaysburg church are wild and LOUD! O_o

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Mar. 25, 2007 - Yeah.

Posted by opckid

Brent was scaring me. ^_^

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Mar. 25, 2007 - uh...

Posted by Favorite Sister Alexandra

no. youth rally was definatly not as fun as the last one. and for being almost 4 times as much money? yeah. you should be glad you didn't come luck. and even though dave was there he was practically ignoring us. so in conclusion, we should all get together and have a picnic. :)

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Mar. 25, 2007 - oh dear

Posted by Favorite Sister Alexandra

2 things: 1. i went to this one blog and i was reading the scary titles of the movies. they were as follows: daredevil, spiderman, wolverine, and *drumroll* electric wallpaper!!!!! ahhh! how scary!! 2. *sigh* you know how i get really silly when i'm sick? well i wasn't all this morning. i was proud of myself. untill tonight. madeline is...crazy. crazy crazy crazy. crazy as a coconut. example: she just said: "save me form my moldy cheese. stop that you buzzard!!" (all the while to the tune of the sirens outside) oh dear. i think my brain is shrinking.

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Mar. 26, 2007 - um, OK.

Posted by opckid

"I feel CRAAAAAZY! CRAAAAAAAZY! CRAZY AS A COCONUT!!!!!!" "Run away! Run away!"

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Mar. 26, 2007 - *hides face in hands*

Posted by Madeline

Oh my. It wasn't my fault, I swear! Alexandra put something in my tartar sauce!

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Mar. 26, 2007 - Hey

Posted by Madeline

what do you guys think about having an actual real picnic or get together sometime in the summer? (before we move, of course) We could do it, I think. The only thing that makes it really iffy is Luke's position on the map. So, Luke, if you're here, what do you think about that? Want to come see us?

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Mar. 27, 2007 - Sounds good to me.

Posted by opckid

*grins*

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Mar. 29, 2007 - ahh...the downsides to not trusting your older sister

Posted by Favorite Sister Alexandra

ahem. i once knew a girl, a nice, well-meaning girl, of the age of fourteen, who one day was preparing to wash the dishes. as she emptied the dishwasher, she spied a tablespoon. a wonderful thought crept into her head and she snatched the tablespoon right out from where it lay. she hastily rushed to the refridgerator and flung the door open. to her delight she found the two items she was looking for: a jar of cherries and a bottle of chocolate sauce. she joyfully filled the tablespoon to the brim with chocolate sauce, then with a sweeping flourish, added a garnish of a juicey cherry on top. pleased with her new creation, she hurried into the dining room where her dear father and her dear sister were sitting. dear father was finishing his late supper, and dear sister was cheerfully watching him. my friend the forteen-year-old walked in, proudly showing off her new creation. "ha!" she cried. "dear sister! i have created a most delicious medicine for you! seeing as you are quite ill! i took it upon myself to-" "it looks like ketchup" the teenager was taken aback. "why, it's not ketchup! it's simply the best tasting elixer the world has ever created! one sip of this potion will have you leaping and bounding and frolicing in the wild green grass on the hills of ireland!" "ew." my friend was put out. she felt discouraged. she turned to her father for help. "dear father you know that-" "yeah, yeah. it's chocolate and a cherry. if she's not going to eat it i will!" our teenager was proud. "there. you see? nothing to fear! now take this wonderful medicine without one more word!" saying so, she thrust the tablespoon of precious liquid into her dear younger sister's hands. "yuck! you're going to spill it on me!" "not another word! eat it. take it. feel it's power!" "is it really chocolate? i can't believe that. i can't bring myself to eat this gooey glob-" "EAT IT!!!" dear younger sister took one look at it, giggled, stuck her tounge out, complained about her rhumitism, etc. etc. my friend was not amused. she snatched her beautiful creation out of her dear sister's hand, glared at her, and shoved it into her own mouth. a shiver of delight ran down her spine. ahh...the bliss of chocolate and cherries. she murmered something no one caught and finaly opened her eyes slowly. her younger sister was standing there with a look of...was it disappiontment? "oh well." she said, shrugging her shoulders. "i didn't know it was real chocolate anyhow." her older sister looked down at her in distain. how could she doubt the wonderfulness of *chocolate*!? she shook her head sadly and ran off to tell me. where i immediately posted this sad comment. and the moral of my story? always trust your sweet, well-meaning older sisters. (actually, come to think of it, all you guys who read this blog don't have older sisters!!!)

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Mar. 29, 2007 - huh

Posted by Madeline

I would've eaten it, if I'd have been here. :P

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Mar. 30, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Luke

Hate those CPU crashes :( Well hopefully my new cpu will come soon. As to would I come....of course!! Silly question to ask :P I *plan* to get my license (I know I know.....) this comming week as my parents finally set aside time for my cone practice. Sorry I missed the rally (although the people were rowdy I'm sure sad I missed seeing you all anyway:( ) Been talking to mrs benifiel about cooking for camp lol. Anyone expecting regular food at this summer camp will be sorely mistaken :D :D Sorry I don't write as much, but thats how college and work are they absorb your life and leave you dead tired to boot!! Luke

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Mar. 30, 2007 - Um...

Posted by opckid

regular... in what sense?

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Mar. 31, 2007 - Umm....

Posted by Madeline

Regular as in yummy or regular as in the stereotypical icky camp food, I would guess. I think more the latter. *nods* Luke can tell me if I'm right. Oh goodie, Luke! :D Alright, well, nothing's really been planned out quite yet. Me and Hannah will be working on that. We don't exactly know what we're doing or where we're doing it yet (though it will have to be out this way - me and Alexandra won't be able to travel very far. ;) ) but we'll see. ^_^

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Apr. 3, 2007 - Ugh.

Posted by Madeline

I'm getting sick. Not fun. Especially as these next few weeks are going to be so busy for me! >_<

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Apr. 5, 2007 - well madeline,

Posted by Favorite Sister Alexandra

it appears nobody cares that you're sick! ecept for me. i am actually glad you are. it gives mother dear an excuse to buy us orange juice. ahem. pardon me. an excuse to buy YOU orange juice. ;) *cough* *cough* ;) it does taste good though. especially spiked with some lemon-lime soda pop! ^_^

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Apr. 5, 2007 - Alexandra, how awfully rude of you!

Posted by opckid

Of course I'm sorry that Madeline isn't feeling well. *smooches you both*

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Apr. 6, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Favorite Sister Alexandra

well, actually, my intent of that comment was to get you to comment.

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Apr. 6, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Madeline

Well, I'm off to IL with mah parents, so I won't be back here til Wednesday. (not like you guys care. :P ) Adios amigos!

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Apr. 6, 2007 - It worked Alexandra!

Posted by opckid

And Madeline, of course I'll miss you. *sniff*

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Apr. 8, 2007 - hellooo

Posted by Favorite Sister Alexandra

happy easter!!

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Apr. 8, 2007 - *ahem*

Posted by Favorite Sister Alexandra

so i've noticed that i've been saying 'oops' a lot latley. i don't even know why. but this morning i was at my grandparents' house. their sink is weird. the hot water won't work unless you go under the sink, into the pipes and things, and turn a little knob. well, i was washing dishes. i was doing fine with the cold water but the house was cold and i felt that hot water would feel better. so, i opened the door under the sink, and as i was going down on my knees to turn the little knob, i steadied myself on the open door. well apparanetley i don't know me own strength. the door snapped off in my hands leaving me splat on the floor, door in my hand, and an apparanatly hilarious expression on my face. my grandma burst out laughing. well, i'm glad one of us did. i'm afraid that thing isn't even fixable. *looks at broken door* *shakes head* not even with duct tape. *looks sheepish* so in conclusion: does anybody else have 3 inches of snow to look for easter eggs in!?!

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Apr. 8, 2007 - well

Posted by Favorite Sister Alexandra

pap-pap is optimistic. he says it's fixable. hmph. well i'll trust his word on the matter, but in my opinion...*sighs*

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