September 1, 2009 - I Grew!!!!
Hey Girls..... and Guys,
Okay so I have this fetish about my height, I am pretty short I am only 5' 3" and one of my goals in life is to be taller then my mother who is 5' 4" and since I haven't grown in like a year I thought I was going be stuck at the height of 5' 3" which was quite depressing. The last week or so I have been feeling like I have gotten taller and I was like, "Mom you are going to have to measure me because I am sure I have grown". This morning my dad ended up measuring me ( I think he got tired of me talking about how I thought I was taller, lol) and I have grown a 1/4 of an inch and I was so excited I was like oh my goodness, I have grown, lol! So for you girls out there who are shorter and think that you have no hope of growing any taller, well there is still a possibility that when you are 14 that you just might grow a 1/4 of an inch!!!
Tomorrow I have yearbook and Photo ID pictures at the school I am going to! The school that I am going to is a closed campus so they have to take pictures for photo ID so they make sure that some random stranger is walking around the school which would be a safety issue.
Some people have messaged me and asked if I am still going to be posting on my blog since I am going to a school and to answer that, yes I will still be posting on this blog! I love homeschool blogger! It is a great social network and the people here are awesome and I have such great friends on here!!! Besides I will still be partly homeschooled! I am only going to school three days a week and I still have assignments and such that I have to do at home!
So I was thinking about doing some reviews on books, music, or movies. I was wondering which of those categories would be most interesting for your guys? The reviews would be in my own words about lets say books that I have read and recommend or music that I listen to and like or dislike and movies that I watch and I think they are good and I recommend or I think that they aren't the best movie! I am leaving the option up to you guys what category you would you prefer!
Well thats all I am going to post about for now!!!! Now I am off to commenting....
Have a great week!
Makayla
I almost forgot to say! Happy 1st of September!!!! I can't believe it is September...........
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August 27, 2009 - Wonderful Week
Hey Everyone,
I want to start out saying that I added some photos to my photo album, if you would like to check those out that would awesome!
My week has been so awesome, I have had one of the best weeks I have had in a long time, its been a week of new friendships, relying on my bestest guy friends ever, starting my blog back up, getting comments from my wonderful HSB friends, its just been a wonderful week and I am so blessed to have such wonderful people in my life and I have just had such a wonderful week 
! How has everyones week been? I hope its been fabulous!
Yesterday I got my hair trimmed and layered, I really like it, I got it cut so its looks nice for school
! And then after I got my hair cut my Aunt, my cousin Brittany, and I went to the mall and we went to some stores and looked at baby clothes, my cousin Brittany is going to have a baby girl so we were looking at adorable baby girl clothes!!! After we did that we went to Payless Shoes and I got a pair of boots and Brittany got a pair of flats!! After the mall, we went out to lunch for my aunt's anniversary, that was a lot of fun! Then we went to Brittany's ultrasound appointment, that went very well! Her due date was bumped up to December 2nd which isn't to bad. The baby appeared to be doing great, Brittany's doctor is going to go over the pictures they took of the baby and go over the pictures on Brittany's next doctor's appointment, please pray that the doctor doesn't find anything abnormal and that the baby looks like she is growing just fine! I have an ultrasound picture of the baby, I think I am going to load that to my photo album, so if you get a chance please check that out!
Today, my mom and I went out to lunch with my friends Willow and Tallulah Wood, it was a wonderful experience I met them on Homeschool Blogger and we became friends and we realized we only lived 3 hours from each other and we decided that we needed to meet and today was our meeting day! We went to a resturant and had lunch and talked and got to know each other, it was so much fun!
Tomorrow I am babysitting and I am also going to babysit on Saturday! I am babysitting for a 1 year old boy named Sawyer, he is such a sweetheart I love babysitting him! He is the best!
I hope you guys had a great week and that you guys will have a good weekend!
Makayla
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August 23, 2009 - Finally an Update!!!!!
Hey,
Well since I haven't written an entry since March there is a lot of things to write about!
First of all I will start out with saying that I bought a new horse! His name is Jake, he is a quarter horse/thoroughbred, he is 16.1 hands, he is 10 yrs old, and he is a liver chestnut. He has a great personality and he was originally born in Mexico, he was brought to the United States and his first owner trained him in Western, she was more into trail riding and a very laid back rider! Then he was sold to the owner that we bought him from and she trained him in English and Jumping! She would jump 3.6 - 4 foot jumps and she would take him to a lot of horse shows. He ended up pulling a tendon in his hind leg and he wasn't able to jump any jumps that were bigger then 3.6 feet and so she bought a new horse and she wanted to sell Jake and we bought him! He is a pretty good horse, he is really smart unless you take him on the trail and since he was a retired race horse he thinks that he needs to compete against the other horses that are in front of him, which can be a little dangerous when you are on a trail with a cliff on one side, but other then that I love him!!!!
My cousin Brittany, who is 20, used to live in Idaho and now she is living with her dad, who lives down the road from us! I am enjoying hanging out with her a lot! We are really close! She is pregnant and she is having a baby girl, which she is really excited about that! She is due on around November 24th! She is going to name the baby Trinity Lavallis! I am going to throw a baby shower in the next month or so! I am really excited about that, I am thinking about doing it the first week in October, that way she doesn't have to store the baby stuff for that long! The theme for the baby shower will be Baby Pink, Royal Purple, and Sky Blue or Royal Purple, Sky Blue, and Yellow! I haven't quite decided yet, what do you guys think??? Ideas are welcome!
I am starting school on the 11th of September this year! I am actually going to a school in a city near us so I am not going to be officially "homeschooled". I go there three days a week and I have tons of homework due to the fact that I have decided to do a lot of core classes, which means lots of homework 
. And then the other two days that I am not going to school I have to focus on the homework that they give me and do the extra work for that day! It sounds like it will be a lot of fun, the school has gotten many awards and they have quite a lot of kids so it will be pretty awesome!
Well I think that is all I am going to write for now! I don't want to make the entry to long....
Have a great week,
Makayla
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March 22, 2009 - March 22, 2009
Hey Everyone,
How has everyone been? Can you believe that it is almost April? This year is just flying by.
I thought I would give you an update on what I have been up to lately and what I will be doing this week!
My brother Luke celebrated his 5th birthday on the 15th of March! He was so excited to be five, lol! He got some pretty cool toys! He got a remote controlled car, which is really awesome 
! He got lots of candy and he got a couple star wars action figures. He had a great time!
I have been reading some awesome books lately! I just finished reading the Cape Refuge Series which is written by Terri Blackstock. She is a Christian mystery/suspense writer! I love her books! If you would like to go to her site and read a little bit about the series and the novels that she writes here is the link: http://www.terriblackstock.com/
My friend Sierra came over to my house on Saturday and spent the night till Sunday evening! I had a great time! My mom and my dad went out to dinner and Sierra, my brother, my brother's friend, and I stayed at my house and Sierra and I made homemade pizza for dinner and Chocolate Chip Blondies, both turned out really great! We also watched a movie, did some drawing, talked a lot, and went on the computer!
Tomorrow I am babysitting Noah again! Last time I babysat him he ended up being sick and having a high fever all three days that I babysat him, thankfully he was feeling better later on that week and thank goodness I didn't get sick. He isn't sick this time which I am most grateful for! I am hoping that he behaves himself and that he will be able to entertain himself for an hour or two so I will be able to get some school done. I will be at his house for 10 hours, it will be a busy day!
I am now going to do some commenting!!!! I will write another entry soon!
~Makayla~
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February 28, 2009 - NEW ENTRY
Hi Everyone,
WOW! It has been a long time since I have been on HSB. I have been doing a lot of facebook stuff latel. I was getting on the computer this evening and I decided I needed to write an entry and comment my awesome friends on here and start to be more active with HSB again!
I have so much to tell you guys so this entry may be a little long and I promise I will try to keep it a little interesting, lol!
Lets see.... I cut my hair about a week ago! I cut eight inches off and I now have bangs! I took some pictures, I will try to post some on here soon! My hair is now right at my collar bone.
Swim team is going very well! I have been doing a lot of sprinting lately. It may sound easy, but it really isn't. Sprinting you go as fast as you can and put all your energy into it, you get tired very quickly. If you do a regular swim like a 200 yard swim you can take your time so you don't get tired quickly. I am probably confusing you guys by saying 200 yards, sprinting, etc. Let me know if I am being a little confusing I will try to be a little more specific.
Next week I will be babysitting a little boy named Noah! I will be babysitting him Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday for 9 hours each day. I most likely won't be able to come on the computer those days. It will be very chaotic, I have to leave at 6:30 am and I won't be back till late and I need as much sleep as I can get. Babysitting little boys always means that I will have a very busy day there will never be a dull moment, lol!
School is going very well for me. I really like my History book this year. It is a lot more interesting then last year's! I am having a little bit of trouble with my Math. I am behind a little bit, but I am catching up so I hope I will be all caught up by next week! How is school going for you guys?
I would love to know if any new things have happened in your life lately? New haircut, new favorite subject, something new that has happened in sports, etc! I would love to know!!!
Have a great week everyone!!!
~Makayla~
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February 12, 2009 - UPDATE
Hey Everyone,
It has been forever since I wrote an entry. I am so sorry, I new it was awhile, but I didn't realize how long it has actually been. I am so sorry about that.
Okay so I thought I would give everyone an update on what has been happening in my life.
On the 5th of February my little brother Jared turned 3. He had a great time! He was sick on his birthday so he was able invite his friends over, but mom and dad got him some pretty awesome presents and he loved them so he had a great time. His cake was really cool as well! He had a fisherman cake, it was really cool looking!
Swim team has been going very well! We are now getting into some pretty intense stuff. I started out swim team doing 1,800 yards each swim practice and now we are up to 3,000 yards. Today was the hardest workout that I have ever had on the swim team. The swim instructor is getting me and a couple other teenagers ready for the high school swim team and so today we did a 3,500 workout. It was great and now I am really exhausted.
I would love to right more, but I have to get off the computer now, so I will comment everyone tomorrow!
~Makayla~
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February 2, 2009 - Finally I am writing a new entry!
Hey Everyone,
I am so sorry it has taken me forever to write an entry. I have been putting it off and putting it off until I decided I really needed to write a new entry.
Oh I hate that when I sit down to write an entry and then I can't think of what I wanted to write. Does that ever happen to any of you guys? It seems like it happens to me all the time, lol!
Oh I just remembered what I was going to write!
Have any of you seen the movie Fireproof, starring Kirk Cameron and Erin Bethea? I have decided I would post a description of the movie and a couple statements of how I liked it!
From the creators of Facing the Giants comes a powerful tale of the triumph, honor and forgiveness.
Kirk Cameron stars as Caleb Holt, a heroic fire caption who values dedication and service to others above all else. But the most important partnership in his life, his marriage, is about to go up in smoke. This gripping story follows one man's desire to transform his life and marriage through the healing power of faith and fully embrace the fireman's code: Never leave your partner behind.
That was the description of Fireproof, now I am going to give my little tidbits of how I liked it!
I thought Fireproof was a very inspirational movie, the acting was great and the chemistry between the characters was fabulous! The movie shows how much us human beings need God. And if we don't have God, how that can effect our every day lives. If we don't have God we don't know what love is, we don't know how to express it as well as if we have God in our hearts. This movie is a great example to the younger generation of what can happen if God is not playing an important role in your marriage. I recommend this movie to everyone who feels like they need to watch a good inspirational movie! I loved it and I am sure you will to!
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That was my little review...
I am trying to think of some upcoming things in my life...
Awana's is this Wednesday!!! I am beginning to like it more, we have a new leader and she explains the lessons a little bit better and they are more enjoyable to listen to!
This Thursday is my brother Jared's third birthday! He is pretty excited, he wanted a spider man cake for his b-day and a pack of gum for his present, lol! He is pretty easy to buy for!
Well I hope you guys have a great week! Now I am going to do some commenting!
~makayla~
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January 26, 2009 - Pictures of the puppy!
Hey Everyone,
How has everyone been? Did you guys have a good weekend? I had a great weekend! My friend Sophia, her mom, and I went to a fiber workshop. It was a blast, we made little purses out of old ties and we sewed backpacks! I also learned how to knit and how to do origami! I love to knit now! It is so much fun and it is also really relaxing! I am currently working on a scarf and I will take pictures of it when it is done and post them on here!
I just finished making some homemade chicken dumpling soup for my family for dinner tonight and I thought I should probably write a new entry after I was done! I believe in the last post I said I would post pictures in the next post, which would mean this one. I thought I should probably post pictures of the new puppy we got for Christmas last year! Some of you may know that we named him Copper, he is a beagle, and he is 12 weeks old now!!! I was only able to upload two pictures because the computer decided it was going to be difficult. Once I fix the problem I will most likely post more pictures!
The first picture is of Copper and our other dog Bear! Bear is a four year old Chocolate lab! He is extremely hipper and loves fetching sticks. He was getting so good at fetching sticks that he thought he would try throwing his own stick. So he has mastered the skill of that as well and in the process of throwing his own stick his slobber wraps around his nose and if you are standing near while he is doing this you will be really fortunate if you walk away from him without slobber all over your shirt and pants. So getting Copper really settled Bear down and he hasn't slobbered on me in like 3 weeks!!!! lol! This picture was taken a couple days after we got Copper!
The next picture is of Copper and his little rubber toy. He loves that toy and this stuffed animal that was one of my brothers, but Copper decided that he should take possession of it! He loves that thing, lol!
Isn't he cute? Well I can tell you that looks can be deceiving. He may look like an innocent little puppy... But he is anything but innocent. His is cute though and even though he makes me upset when he goes into my room and chews on my shoes or goes to the bathroom on my floor and I literally disinfect my floor a dozen times before I think it is clean enough to walk on, lol! But he is a cute puppy and I am glad that we got him!
Well that raps up my post today!
~Makayla~
P.S. Quite a few of my friends have awarded me and I was going to make this a post where I will give the awards to other people as well, but I did the pictures instead. So I wanted to say thank you so much for the awards and on my next post I will "present the awards"!
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January 21, 2009 - Barack Obama
Hey Everyone,
How have you guys been? First of all I want to thank you guys for giving me all those wonderful comments in my last post! I also want to thank SPL9 for giving me an award for his favorite blogger! Thank you so much!
This entry was supposed to be posted yesterday, but HSB was doing something to the site so I couldn't post an entry. So technically the inauguration was yesterday, so I am a day late, sorry about that.
Well, I haven't done a political post in forever and I know you all wanted to see a picture post, but since today is the inauguration of the 44th president of the United States I thought it would only be proper to do a quick post dedicated to Barack Obama and then on my next entry I will do a picture post!
Most of you probably know that I am not an Obama supporter and I believe that The United States made a huge mistake, so I am going to remind everyone of Barack Obama without his teleprompter and I will also throw a few quotes in there from his radical friends.
November 5th ... what a day ... a new day ... finally Dr. King's words
ring true that one day we will live in a nation where people 'will not
be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their
character'." --singer Barbra Streisand
First of all lets remind everyone of Martin Luther King's words that she was referring to:
"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the
true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident,
that all men are created equal.' ... I have a dream that my four
children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by
the color of their skin but by the content of their character. ... And
if America is to be a great nation this must become true." --Martin
Luther King Jr.
Barack Obama is not fulfilling these of Martin Luther King JR. I believe that since Barack Obama is black, some people were afraid and still are afraid to stand up against him and prove that he is lying to the American people and that the direction he wants to lead America could amount to nothing more than disaster; But since he is black that would be racist right? WRONG! Dr. King's words were: “I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." Barack Obama was not judged by character, but by color. People think that he is black so we can't say anything bad about him, but that isn't Dr. King's dream that is the exact opposite, if he were alive today he would want Barack Obama judged by his character and if people would have judged Obama by his character we wouldn't be in the situation we are in now.
"I haven't seen this sense of unity since 9/11, really, really, and 9/11 was this tragic experience that brought us all together and now we're all brought together in the name of hope. Not since 9/11 have I experienced anything even kind of close to this." --Oprah Winfrey
Oh my goodness! Did Oprah just compare Obama's election into presidential office to a terrorist attack? Oh, joy it is getting better already, our 44th president of the United States has been compared to the unity after a terrorist attack. I am feeling extremely safe now.
"Now we know who John McCain is hoping to get votes from, people like Joe the Plumber, um I mean what plumber makes $250,000.00 a year" - Barack Obama
Oh yes, most of you probably remember Joe the plumber. The man that questioned Obama's tax plan... big mistake. The sad thing is that it was a simple question that was asked by a middle class American that was concerned about Obama's tax plan and for that he paid big time, the media made sure of that. We have a very fair and caring media don't we?
"I have campaigned in 49 of the 51 states. I haven't campaigned in Hawaii or Alaska yet, my campaign advisors won't let me." -Barack Obama
I introduce to you fellow American's the President of the United States of America. The "well qualified" man that is now our President can't even count how many states we have.
Well those were just a few of the statements that were made by the President and his radical supporters/friends. Those are only a few of the many topics that people need to be concerned about. For instance The War on Terror, Health Care, his tax plans, and many more issues! I would love to write about every one of them but I am afraid that would take forever so I must save those topics for a different day!
I know that isn't a big political entry. I just needed to say something so I could clear the "global warming" from my bloodstream. I don't really like Obama and he makes me quite upset, but he is the leader that was appointed to rule over the United States and we must respect that. I believe that there must be a major disaster before the people unite together and become one nation under God and not multiple parties in one nation under different Gods. And maybe Obama will be the one that will make that happen. I hope that we will not have to experience another major disaster, but if that is God's will so be it. I do hope that God will give Obama wisdom and that he will help Obama make the right decisions for this country!
I hope you enjoyed this entry!
God bless America,
~Makayla~
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January 20, 2009 -
I am sorry everyone but something is weird is going on with my blog. I am trying to right a political entry but it won't let me post it. So until I can get to the bottom of this I will be putting my entry on hold, I am so sorry about that!
Thanks for understanding!
~Makayla~
