Hola,  (I like saying that more than just "Hi", or "Hey", or whatever)

   So my birthday party was awesome! Lots of fun.  :-)  Mama made April Fool's Day food - meatloaf "cupcakes" with mashed potatoes icing, very convincing; "taco salads" which were really waffle bowls with chocolate ice cream rolled in nuts, topped with green and yellow coconut for lettuce and cheese, Cool Whip for sour cream, and maraschino cherries for tomatoes. We also had "fries" with "ketchup" - sliced, toated pound cake with seedless strawberry jam; "fish sticks" which were deep-fried pineapple, DELICIOUS! Actually, everything was really, really good! For "drinks", I made Jell-o in clear glasses and let it set with a straw stuck in each glass.

   It was great to see Anna again, since I don't get to hang out with her very often. And, of course, seeing Laura, Becky, and Cami was great! Becky and Cami stayed afterwards, and ate dinner with us, then Mama and I took them each home. Becky loaned me 6 movies: 27 Dresses, which I watched last night and LOVED; The Dark Knight, which I haven't seen yet, although I really like the first one; Bandidas, and I have no clue what it's about; Paul Blart: Mall Cop, because we all wanted to se that one; A Knight's Tale, because I've only seen 20 minutes of it, and I sort of like Heath Ledger when he's in a normal role; and Australia, because Becky and Cami both told me I needed to see it. So yeah.  :)  It was a very good day!

   Yesterday we went to a birthday party for one of my sisters' friends. Thomas' friends were there too, and, of course, they had an airsoft war. What is it with boys and shooting each other?! It would be like me walking up one of my friends and going, "Hey, I like you, so I'm gonna shoot you, okay?"  LOL  Everyone had a really good time tjough, which is all that matters!  :)

   It rained really hard last night. The weather station said we might get tornadoes but, thank God!, we didn't. I hate tornadoes. They always happen at night it seems, and it's creepy to think that in just a few minutes, you could lose your house, stuff, animals, cars, everything. At least in Florida we had some warning when hrricanes were coming. Here, there's no warning at all!

   I am now a partial blonde. After fifteen minutes, Mama said maybe I should wash out the highlights. I waited about 15-20 minutes more. Now, most of my hair is completely blonde. I like it, but it's taking some getting used to. I think next time, I'll just leave them on for 15 minutes, like Mama suggested.  :D

   Tomorrow my Granny, Aunt Penny, and cousin Sushi get here! I'm excited about seeing them again! Should be lots of fun. Sushi is going to be bunking with me, like usual, and Granny and Aunt Penny will stay in the Airstream.

   Gotta go!

Love,

Rebecca