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Everything That's Been Going On

      Okay, I know I apologize like every entry for not writing for weeks. Well, I'm going to do it again! I'm so sorry! I haven't written in like forever. At Thanksgiving, my aunt reminded me and so now I feel bad for not writing. So, I have a ton of things to talk about.

     So, swimming. Swimming has been great! Practice has been hard and tiring as always, but I still love it. So, at 6:00, every day of the week, we have dryland from 6:00- 6:30. On Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, we do stretch cords and pull-ups. On Tuesdays and Thursdays we do medicine balls and stretch cords except we do diffrent kind of stretches with the strecth cords. I despise pull-ups!!! Arnie, my coach, lets us have a partner that holds your legs up off the ground and helps lift you up, but it is still hard! Then we have to do butt lifts which is just really hanging on to the pull-up bar and curling your self up into a ball 5 times for 4 sets. I don't like it. Well, I like butt lifts, but not pull-ups. They're too hard!!! Then the swimming part of practice starts and we swim for an hour and a half. We have a rotation that we do- we switch from distance, to sprint, and then distance again each day. I love distance days. Everyone thinks I'm weird. I just love distance! I think its easier then sprinting. So, I'm usually dying after practice because we usually swim......uhhhhhh, I can't think of how many yards. I'll ask Arnie what our average amount of yards that we swim are.

     Next Saturday, I have a meet that just I am going to. It's a 7th-8th grade meet and I'm swimming 50 breaststroke and, of course, 200 freestyle. Here are my best times:

     50 Breaststroke- 40.86 ( I want under 40 seconds. Come on! I'm 12 years old! I can do it! I know 10 year olds faster then that)

     200 Freestyle- 2:24.36

     Yeah! That's my new 200 free time. At my next meet I want 2:22. That's what I'm shooting for. Zones in USA is apparently 2:08 (UGH!!!!) so I have to work super hard now to get zones.

     I also have a meet on Sunday that both me and my brother are going to. I'm swimming 50 breast, 200 free, and 100 free at that meet. My 100 free time is 1:06, something. Ummmmm, I think I'll shoot for a 1:05. Sound good?

     School is going well too. We're learning French this year in 7th grade which I'm so excited about. Bonjour. Je'mapelle Camille. Commen' tapelle tu? I think I spelled the last part wrong. Oh,well. I just said Hello. My name is Camille (not my real name just this French name I picked). WHat is your name? That's one of the first things I learned. I also know numbers up to twenty, how to say father, mother, sister, brother, I'm working on learning a new song in French, and a ton of other things. I love French! The last two years we were learning LAtin which I didn't like at all (shhhhh! Don't tell me mom that!), but I like French so much more. This is my last year being homeschooled. My mom and brother act like I'm deserting them (haha!), but I'm not. I'm so excited about going to public school! I know a lot of people at the school I'm going to which is a plus, also. So, I'll already have friends!

     I'm going to be in a Christmas play at my church. Against my own will. It's okay,though. My brother and I are the main characters so I'm kinda nervous. But like barely. It's just a really short play for my church. It'll last like 10 minutes, maybe. Maybe 15. I don't know. Anyway, it's on December 21, so wish me luck!

     So, we went to Kentucky for Thanksgiving again this year. I was happy to see my cousins and aunts and uncles and grandparents. The food was delicous! My favorite was the pumpkin cake and also the peanut butter fudge that my aunt made. So good!

     Okay, this is a very long entry. I promise that from now on I will write at least once a week! I promise! Write again next week! Bye

New Blog

Sorry I'm a day late with my blog post. Life just sometimes get's in the way . I've also been working on a new blog template. A HUGE upgraded from this one.  I found a basic template layout that I liked and totaly made it my own. It took me a total of 3 days and 4 hour's on the computer each day to complete it. Its just the way I want it.

I've made my diction on what to do with my blog. After 3 years I'm going to say goodbye to my Princessleia12 account. I'll be starting a new blog. Still on Homeschoolblogger. Just a whole new name. I let you all of you know when i switch over. It will be another week or so... I want to make sure my new template is free of any kinks.

Thanks for all of your input! :)

In Christ
Samantha

I've been tagged.

I was tagged by Maddy

List six things about you, and then tag six people.

1.  I *love* babies.

2.  I have long feet, lol.  Depending on the shoe I need anywhere from a 9 1/2 to 11.

3.  I am 5' 6"

4.  I can't stand sweet taters, those are so gross!

5.  I love Facebook

6.  I love to crochet

I don't think I am going to tag anyone.  If ya wanna steal this tag, feel free. =]

Amanda is going to be starting a new SuperSecretAngels session here really soon.  It is alot of fun!!  If you are interested in joining this session, go Here, and read how.

~Britta

I am SOOO sorry that I haven't been on in awhile!

Really. I am really sorry! I have been taking piano, a 9th grade writing class, and I am helping with dance classes! I am a lot busier! I was tagged so I'm gonna do it now, and then tell you how life has been in the last few weeks!
1.What is the last animal you saw? Belley
2. What is the last sentence you saw? be quite, Belle.
3. What is your hairstyle? in a pony-tale and my bangs are pinned up, like usual. but 2moro I have to wear it down for pix.
4. Have you ever gone surfing? no
5. Are you scared of spiders? YES
6. What is your favorite pair of shoes? do you really have to ask? CONVERSE!
7. Do you wish you could have seen a dinosaur before they went extinct? yes
8. What's your middle name spelled backwards? htebazilE
9. What's the first word you think of when you think of fireworks? awesomely cool
10. What question are you on? this one
11. When is the last time you laughed? um, this morn.
12. What did you eat on your last birthday party? chocolate chocolate cake
13. Do you think that polka-dots are dorky?
14. Are you wearing any makeup? a tad, because I was at church

15. Have you answered "I don't know" to any of the questions? no
16. Have you ever dreamed you were a character in a movie? If so, what character and what movie? yes, jesh, who hasn't. I have dreamed, princess Belle, Nemo, and what it would be like to be on... TOY STORY!
17. Did you answer that last question? well, u can see if I did or not.
18. What is right in front of you (besides the computer)? fire place
19. Is this tag weird? no, it's fun
20. Who will you tag? EVERYONE
Tag created by christianfarmgirl12

Hey! What has changed in last month... hmmm. not much. I was at Hayley's on Friday! that was fun we stayed up til' three! we played her brothers Wii! I enhoy writting a little more, thats about it. lol. ITS ALMOST CHRISTmas!!!!!!!!!! WHOOOO
Jennifer

Ok, I know its a little early for Wordless Wednesday..but i couldn't resist!

In Christ
Samantha

Please pray for this young girl!

Stuff

I thought I would share with you some pictures I recently took! Hope you like them!

Only in Florida can you watch a football game and see nothing but Blue and Orange colors.



The next pictures are of my friends cute dogs! There so photogenic.

  






I'm going to be starting my own Photography blog soon. I'll let you all know when it gets set up!

In Christ
Samantha

School, Is there anything but school?..LOL..

I'm now gonna try to get back in the habit of bloging again. At least once a week. :)

I've totaly forgotten to write my review on High School Musical 3! So here I go!

Here is a little sum up of the movie from Pluggedin Online~

Troy and Gabriella, East High's dancing and singing royal couple, are planning to attend different colleges. Gabriella's nailed down a prestigious spot at Stanford University, while Troy's torn between playing basketball for the University of Albuquerque—his dad's first choice, not his—and hoofing it over to The Juilliard School in New York.

Much musical angst ensues.

Meanwhile, dimpled-but-dastardly Sharpay plots another takeover of East High's last musical—and a chance to finally sing that elusive duet with Troy.

And, well, that's about it, storyline-wise. But, really, who loves the High School Musical films for their plots? HSM3 is cinematic comfort food, bursting with everything fans have come to love about the series: Ear-catching tunes, foot-stomping dances, Troy and Gabbie making googly eyes at each other and Sharpay being ... Sharpay.

 

~ My review~

I was so excited to see this movie! And I wasn't disappointed. This movie far outdoes the other 2 High School Musical movies. The story line is SO much better. 
 

The dancing is much more alaborite in this movie then the other 2. One of my favorite's is a waltz between Troy and Gabriella on the rooftop of there school. The only exception to this wonderful choreographed dance is that Gabriella's dress is very short. A little to short for the 5 lifts in the dance.  ( by the way you can listen to the song on my player *Can I have this dance*)

In Christ

Samantha