I am currently sitting in math class with no work to do. This period, we have been exchanging stories and summer bucket list ideas while Mrs. Himes talks about Stardew Valley. Our final is next Tuesday, and we’re done learning new topics for the year. This is it, the end of middle school. We have…
Memorial Day Weekend is the unofficial start of Summer! We started the Saturday with an early morning. My mom, Emily, Mikka and I went to the beach with our school’s international student program. Mikka and I spent the day in the sand, playing with putty we got from a local toy shop. We then headed…
Hey guys! You may or may not know that I tried out for cheer for my freshman year with my friends, Mikka and Kinley. It was a three-day process, and Mikka and I missed one day for districts (Tuesday was WILD). Anyway, after the intense tryout process, I’m happy to say, the trio in its…
Good morning, and welcome back to another day in my crazy chaotic life (I enjoy every moment)! Yesterday was insane. It was our very last track practice ever, and we perfected our events for districts. I have so much sand in my hair, it’s not ok. Mikka and I left practice early because we had…
Last year, while we still lived in Reno, my family threw an epic 80s dance party, which I used as a basis for my Lucy Star novel: The Case of the Vanishing Vinyl. Now that we’re back, we can have a totally new guest list and kick it up a notch. This time, my parents…
Dear my track team and coaches and all of those other people, Wow. What a season! We had such a great time running, jumping, leaping, throwing, and building each other up. I can’t imagine who I would be if I didn’t have this incredible five-week experience. I went into track season feeling, well, unaccomplished and…
Happy Mother’s Day! Mom, I am so grateful for all of the ways you helped me become the girl I am today. I love every moment that we spend together, and I wouldn’t change one thing about you! You are my inspiration and my hero, and I am so lucky to have you as my…
Today, Mikka, Kinley, and I didn’t go to school, because we had a leadership field trip. First, we drove in the school van to Multnomah Falls, Oregon. We went on a hike to the top of the falls, where we took a class photo before traversing back down the eleven switchbacks. We were supposed to…
Just a few weeks left until summer break. That means, just a few more weeks until 8th grade, middle school, is over. This whole “middle school” thing has been somewhat of a turbulent nightmare, full of rapid changes and losses. But in all of this, there has been a silver lining. Back in 2022, I…
When I was six years old, I decided I didn’t like pepperoni anymore, and declared to my parents, “I’m a vegetarian now.” My parents rolled their eyes, and my dad bet me it wouldn’t last. I am so competitive that I made a vow to never eat meat again. I haven’t eaten one bite of…
Yesterday, we had yet another track meet, and like usual, the van was chaotic. The sights: a van full of eighth graders swerving wildly on the road backpacks everywhere a weird phone holder thing that did not work properly Luke’s shoe-less feet Coach Chase’s blingy gold watch The sounds: Luca munching on chicken Gunnar singing…
Wow. We did it. Our first track meet is over, and boy was it an adventure. The van ride there was…very interesting. Coach Chase (We love you, Coach!) was terrified about driving the school vans, and the brake was making an awful screeching noise. Our van contained me, Mikka, Emily, Luke, Isaiah, Quinn, Braylen, and…