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…
Today, Kinley and Mikka are coming over for a sleepover. Today is also Prom for Emily. She is going with her friends, and she is having her own sleepover tonight at her friend’s house. I will write this post in a similar style to our Mexico Trip, with timestamped updates. 1:41 PM: Wrote intro, put together…
Good morning! I am so excited, because tonight is the school auction, and I have two performance opportunities. I will be singing Another in the Fire and playing the keys as my first performance. I am honored that Mrs. Walchenbach chose me, it means a lot. Secondly, Mikka, Kinley, Luke, and I will doing a contemporary…
On Good Friday, Jesus died on a cross made for criminals. It seemed like the end of the story. All hope was gone. Until Sunday morning. The tomb was empty, the stone removed. Death was dead. There is a hope. Today is Easter Sunday, and I just want to remind you why we are celebrating….
Today was an amazing day. I say this a lot, and you may think the whole “positivity thing” is overdoing it, but today was genuinely an amazing day. It all started in leadership, where we got down to business prepping for chapel, and set aside time to pray over the class prayer requests. It was…