6th grade and Cross country!

Wow. Have I been busy or what? Sixth grade is actually kinda hard. I had some projects for different classes, a few tests, and a ton of homework! That's why I haven't had a chance to blog. Swimming finally started up again! I'm so happy!! Anyway, today is my second cross country meet! My first one I placed 11 out of 63! My time was 15:38. I was really happy with my performance. Oh and some more things! I have to hurry and finish up, because I have to get ready for cross country tonight, and make it to school! Gaa! Alright I promise, after I finish my homework tonight I will blog about my cross country meet! I really gotta get going!

SHOUT OUT: To my parents, for taking me everywhere. I really appreciate it, I know it's exhausting. I love you!

Thanks for reading!!

-Splash

First Cross Country Meet

OMG! Today was my first Cross Country meet. There were 64 girls in it, and I got 11th! Final time of 15:39. I think that is really good! No one had run this course ever, not even last year, because the park we were supposed to run at is under construction, so we moved to a different park. This one was really nice, because it was mostly flat, no hills, just a few holes and sticks. It was really fun. I love cross country because I love long distance, I enjoy having the quitness when you aren't around the crowd, and the competition. It's amazing. After the race I thought I was gonna puke. I was holding my knees and thinking,

"Oh Dear Lord Please don't let me puke. I'm not in the mood to puke. Oh man I think I am gonna be sick. Thanks."

But luckily, I didn't get sick! I was dying of thirst though. And I also couldn't feel my legs. I thought I was going to fall over. It was a really fun day today though. Well I gotta get going! School is getting pretty tough, but also, I'm getting used to it. Just some large homework assignments. See you later! Thanks for reading!

-Splash

Cross Country again!

I had cross country again tonight! It was fun. We did 6 laps on Indian Runs (Hard to explain, but that equals 3 miles.) Then we did a lap for time, I dropped 6 seconds from my best! We also did a lap for warmup, leg outs, arm circles, and wall sits. Trust me, I am SORE! I have school tomorrow, and I have to walk around, so this will be fun ;). Anyway, I wasn't very tired tonight. I think I am getting a lot better. Today I also had a pool party :). It was a BLAST! It was my friend's, his name is Hunter. I took 4 videos, and 100 pictures. The friends I have... wow I'm so proud of them :). JK! Hahahaha. Anyway, I'm glad I got to go, it was really fun, even if the boys did attack us with basketballs and stuff! At least we had shields. Haha. I got him 15 dollars. My friend got him a tiara and earrings. (The clip on kind.) It was funny! He wore them too! We also jammed out to music. Well I've got school tomorrow, so I gotta get to bed. Anyway, thanks for reading and have a good school day!

-Splashton

Summertime is over, but I'm a sixth grader!

So probably most people are sad that summertime is over.  But some people might be really excited for school! I am half and half. I miss summer, but sixth grade is amazing. And hard. It's confusing because we are switching classes and carrying all these books around. At least my arms will get stronger! The other hard thing about sixth grade is that our lunch period has changed. Instead of eating lunch at 11:35, we eat at 12:00. And from 11:07 to 11:53 we are in Religion class which is right near the lunch room, so it's like being tortured because you can smell the delicious food. My friend and I actually plugged our nose because it made us so hungry. Some things I love though, are the lockers, and I do enjoy switching classes. The lockers are awesome though. I was worried I wouldn't get a friend for a locker partner, but luckily I got one of my best friends, Rachel!! We are going shopping on Saturday for locker accessories. It's going to be so much fun! Well I'm watching some TV so I think I'm going to get back to watching it. Thanks for reading and enjoy school!

-Splashton

Sketchers

So I've noticed Sketchers copies like any brand of shoe. Ed Hardy, Sanuck, Air Jordan. It's really annoying and a rip-off.  I own a pair of Ed Hardy shoes and the ones Sketchers has are not even close to cool. The REAL Ed Hardys are extremely cool. You know the Sanucks aren't as comfy, or as cool either. I own a pair of Sanucks also, and there is no way that Sketchers can top these shoes. I don't own a pair of Air Jordans, but I can tell they aren't as cool looking. Wouldn't you rather have the real thing, and not some crappy copy? I would. I mean really Sketchers, I like your school shoes and all, but stop trying to copy name brands. It's REALLY annoying. Oh and this is kinda off subject but I want to apologize to my dad. I've been kinda bratty lately, and I don't know what's up. So, I'm sorry. Anyway, back to the subject. Sketchers has some kinda cool tennis shoes, and some really comfy and cool school shoes, but these copies, this is just wrong. This is over the line. The copies are really quite ugly, and it's very uncool to copy. Sanucks are one of the best shoes ever, and I would recommend them. Ed Hardys are really awesome, but only if you're into that punk/rock style. And Air Jordans are really cool if you are a hardcore basketball player. So I would recommend not buying the copies from Sketchers, because if you want to be in style, buying the copies would definitely make you unfashionable. Anyway, thanks for reading!

-Splashton

JO's results... kinda late?

Sorry about not giving you my JO's results! I just realized that when I looked at my recent posts! Well I didn't do too hot, but oh well there was a reason to that. I won't mention it though. I was right on my best time in the 200 free, gained 6 seconds in the IM, and gained 8 seconds in the 400 free. Oh well. Hehe there was kind of a HUGE problem on Thursday night at the hotel. My dad realized that I left my swim bag... at home. So we had to call my friend's mom who was coming up the next day for the meet, so she could meet my Grandpa, so she could get in and get my swim bag. It was quite the night. But on Saturday we went to Six Flags! It was freaking amazing!! I had a blast! The Tornado and the wave pool were my favorite water things. And then my fave roller coaster was The American Eagle. Well I'm gonna get going. Thanks for reading!

-Splash

New haircut!!

I got a new haircut!! It's so amazingly cute! I had long red hair down past my shoulders and now its forward diagonal and almost to my shoulders. Oh and I have swoopy bangs! It's soo cute. Okay if you know my cell, text me and I will email you a pic because my phone is stupid and won't let me receive or send out pictures at the moment. If you don't, well sorry! :). Anyway, swimming is done for the month, but we start back up in September. My last meet was on Thursday, and it was open water for zones. It was so much fun! A lot of people didn't go because of the algae, but there wasn't any except on the swamp part, but we weren't anywhere close to that when we were swimming. I had a blast with my friends from other teams though. Haha the friends I have :). Anyway, I am kinda excited for school and kinda not. I mean, I'm going into the sixth grade, and I am excited to switch classes, have salad bar, and have lockers. But the worst part about that is... HOMEWORK. Makes me wanna cry right now and I'm not even in school! Haha. Well I'm gonna go, and apologies for not blogging in such a while. I've been a busy bee. I will blog more often, I promise :]. Thanks for reading!

Splash

Cross Country

So on Sunday night, I had cross country practice! My brother, even though he is a year younger then what you have to be to run cross country, ran with us! He is really good. The practice was hard. At the end of the practice, we had to run for time, and it was about an 800 or so, and I dropped 6 seconds from my time from last week! I was so happy! Cross Country is so much fun! It's really long too haha. I run every Sunday night for now, but it will be like every other day when school starts, which is really soon!! :(. Anyway, this is a really fun sport. I guess I really like running. Swimming is my life though. These are my favorite sports:

1. SWIMMING!!!

2. Track

3. Cross Country

See? I like running a lot, but swimming is my thing. Oh and did I forget to tell you? JO'S IS THIS WEEKEND! I'm leaving tomorrow :). Oh and on Saturday, we are going to... SIX FLAGS! After I swim of course! Well I gotta go, early JO practice tomorrow morning. Practicing relay starts and such. Thanks for reading!

-Splash

JO's is coming up!

JO's!! In about 11 days, but I'm leaving on Thursday, the day before JO's actually starts. The events I am swimming are

Friday- 200 free

Saturday- 200 IM and 400 medley? relay: Stroke- Breaststroke

Sunday- 400 free and 400 free? relay: Stroke- Freestyle

I can't wait! The hotel I am staying at gives pedicures and stuff like that. It's going to be great. Oh and another big detail I forgot. We are swimming at a brand new pool! Ever since I was 8 I have been to EVERY JO's, and they have all been at the same pool. This year, it's a brand new pool, and I have NO clue what it looks like! I'm excited, and nervous. I'm excited because, who wouldn't be excited for JO's?! And nervous because, I've never swam at this pool, and who isn't nervous before any big, important race? Gosh, I am just so EXCITED! Oh yes, and one last thing. On my blog that gives you words that we use in the texting world, or chatting with friends on Facebook, here are 2 more.

Your- Ur or Yr

Away From Keyboard- AFK (Use that sometime, and see what your friends say. I doubt hardly any of them know what that means!) Well thanks for reading!! I will blog again soon :]

-Splashton

Mini Carnival

On Tuesday at 8:30 A.M. the neighbors and I headed outside and to one of the neighbor's yards to set up for a miniature carnival we were having. We would have tons of games and things to do, and of course, prizes. The carnival included:

Petting Zoo (Guinea Pigs, Chip and Bingo)

Look for a Smile (You pick up a rock out of the baby pool, and if it has a smiley on the bottom, you win a prize.)

Ball to the Bucket (Throw a ball to any of the 3 buckets)

Scavenger Hunt

Bounce Around (An inflatable castle)

Refreshments

Fuze Ball

Face Painting

Tattoos

All the money we raised, we are going to donate to T.A.P.S, a no-kill animal shelter. We finally opened everything up at around 11:00 A.M., and had a ton of people come. We put up signs around the neighborhood about the carnival, and also gave out to flyers to people who had kids. In the end, at around 1:30 P.M., we had over 60 dollars to give to T.A.P.S! It was amazing. It cost 50 cents to get in, and 25 cents for another 10 tickets. We are going to have another carnival again one more time before summer ends, and instead of calling it "Charity Fun Fair" we are going to call it "Round Up the Summer Carnival". I can't wait! Try doing it sometime, it's a blast, and you feel really good about yourself if you donate to a special cause. Thanks for reading!

-Splashton

Weekend meet

Last night I just got back from an awesome meet! Two new JO cuts, (200 IM, and medley relay) and a TON of best times! Guess what my new stroke is on the relay? BREASTROKE! Isn't that weird? I dropped three seconds in the 100, which made me the second fastest 11-12 girl on PAWW. I am going to JO's in 5 events:

400 free

200 free

200 IM

400 Free relay

400 Medley relay

Isn't that awesome? I am so excited! I had a TON of fun at the meet, and at the hotel. We stalked a boy named Max. It was really fun. Haha. Anyway, tomorrow, the neighbors and I are having a mini carnival. It's going to be awesome, as long as the rain holds off until about 2:00 P.M. Whoops, gotta go put my laundry away, and clean off my bed. Thanks for reading!

-Splash

Book

I was wondering if you would keep reading the book I'm writing, after reading the preface? If you know me in person, please contact me, but if you don't, I'm sorry. I'll make a special email address for this, so that you can contact me, but at the moment, I don't have one.

PREFACE

When I put all the clues together and realized what he really was, it shocked me. I never gave much thought on why he was always there, I just thought of it as a coincidence. Everyone thought that his family was in town, including me, but we were wrong. I knew I was in over my head when I thought this would all work out. I fell right in. Nothing ever works out the way you want it to. It all just falls apart, right when you think it’s perfect. When things started to get strange, I ignored them. I didn’t even process them in my thoughts. I just completely let them float through my head and out through my ears. Then, things started to get very strange, and when I didn’t listen to my instincts, it came back and bit me in the butt. I’m away from my friends and family. I’m away from my home, my town, my school, my favorite diners. I’m away from everything. My life has come to an end. I’m trapped. Trapped like a rat, in this cellar. Where, you ask? That’s the problem. I don’t know.

So would you keep reading it? If not, why? If yes, why? Is there anything you would like to change, and why? I can't change it just because you ask me too, because it is my book and my decisions. But if you give me a good reason, I could consider it. So please give me some feedback. Thanks for reading!

-Splash

SWIM MEEEEET!

Hey! I'm so sorry I haven't blogged in a while! I've just been REALLY busy. Anyway, we have a swim meet this weekend, and boy am I pumped! I love this meet so much. It brings back great memories. From the pool, and from hanging out with friends. I can't wait for this year! I am close to a zones cut in 2 events, and I am close to a JO cut in the 200 IM! I really hope it doesn't rain either. Oh and I want to give a quick shout out to my dad, who ROCKS entirely. I couldn't be this good without him. I love you so much, and thanks for EVERYTHING. 

I also wanna thank my whole family for giving me the support I need. 

One last shout out, to my friends from the pool, and school. Thank you so much for keeping a ton of laughter in my life. I feel like I'm going to puke when I'm with you guys. (From laughing too hard.) If you're reading this, and you're from the pool, you'll understand. 

They're gonna get married and have 3 kids, and name them Sla, Ack, and Er. Hahahaha!

I love you girls too much! Anyway back to the blog. I am just SO ready for this weekend. It's gonna be a blast!! Whoops gotta go, it's time for bed! Thanks for reading!

Splashton

Duct Tape Bracelets!

So today my friend and I are going to make bracelets... out of duct tape! That's right! We are making some for the Fourth of July, because we are going to match when we go to the fireworks, and maybe some more for an idea I have. This summer the neighbors and I have been having lemonade sales and such. We are donating all the money to a near-by no-kill animal shelter. I was thinking my friend and I could make bracelets, bookmarks, and wallets, (maybe more things!) out of duct tape, sell them, and give that money to the animal shelter. I think that would be a great idea, don't you? But back to the fourth of July bracelet idea. We are going to make it striped. Red, then white, then blue. It's going to look so cute! We are also wearing matching shirts, and I think the shirts are awesome. Oh and she is wearing a red cami under her shirt, and I am going to wear a blue one. I'm not sure about the pants or shoes yet. I think I am going to wear my white shorts, and just some tennis shoes. Whoops, I better get going! I have to meet her at the end of my street. Thanks for reading, and I'll blog again soon!

-Splash