Not quite free yet, but almost there!

All the Synerginians should be proud! We just finished one of the biggest tests, and we all managed to pull through! I just love seeing us all work together, whether if it's panicking on gmail, going crazy on google docs, or having late late studying sessions till 3 in the morning. We all spent the whole night, and most of the morning helping each other study, and I love how we're just this big family!

Anyways, no more about tests. I'll rather not hear that word for a while. Or at least, after next Friday, when I'll be doing my next big exam. My sister just came back from camp, and now the house is going back to being loud. Sigh, but I'll be spending tonight planning most of tomorrow, so that it'll be perfect. Of course, I'll have to take advantage of the whole morning, when I can actually get some quiet time to myself. Hmmm, maybe I should get started on those sketchings I've been wanting to make...And maybe finish that scarf that I've been meaning to end...Not to mention some practicing for Buskerfest...

Ok, there's too much things I want done for this weekend. And now I'm starting to sound like an organized freak. 

Stay tuned, I promise a Super Blog's on the way!

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Socials Test.

The big test everyone's been frantically studying for. The textbook alone has 16 pages, plus more handout...How are we going to survive? Good thing is, we're using the power of Synergy, helping each other with our notes, and quizzing each other to prepare for the big day. Fortunately, Mr. Sale was nice to us, and let us write a little cheat sheet for our test, and now we're all trying to cram as much as we can into 10 sentences. But the thing for me is, I don't know what I can't remember until I actually see the test, but it IS useful when there are super weird and long names that you just can't get them to stick to your mind. If only we got a cheat sheet for when we did the ancient China test, I would have done way better on that.
And as you've probably heard, the track meet was cancelled. French was okay, but we didn't have to do much, since barely anyone brought their things. English was just much more relaxing. We got to read books for the most of it, and then we got to hear some book talks. At least now, I have a chance to practice my events. Especially shotput....
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Tests, tests and more tests.

Science quiz on Monday, a HUGE socials test on Friday, and a bigger theory exam on the Friday after that.  To top it all off, the track meet is tomorrow, and I have a lot to practice for my band recording due at the end of May. And strangely enough, I feel scarily calm. Maybe this is the moment of peace before the ice shatters, and I start to freak out. Wow, at least I'll be getting many lessons on time management...
And as for the track meet, I'm both nervous and excited. I'm fine running in the rain, IF it rains. But if it does, I'll be used to it, whereas it might slow others down, since I've practiced my 200m in the rain, while it was freezing cold. What I'm scared of is shotput, and I really hope I remember the proper technique, and not do a illegal throw. And there's the chance that I might be doing a different event, since Mr. Dykstra said he made some "adjustments" to the schedule. I guess I'll just have to wait and see....
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Relay Practice

So for P.E. today we had Relay practice. Just practicing how to pass the baton properly. But I can never do it right. I mean, I've never learned baton passing all through elementary school, and the word signals sometimes gets confusing and mixed up. At least I didn't do all that badly. Good thing I didn't sign up for the relays, or I really would have messed up. Also, I'll have to practice for shotput, which I can't really do properly, but I think I'll be fine. I'll just have to really try hard. Dykstra also said he made "adjustments" to our sign up board, which means that he might have played around with our events. I really hope he doesn't put we on the 1500m race. I have no idea how I'll handle that one.
Well, I kind of disappointed that I'll be missing out on the knitting trip, since my parents are both busy that day, and I have no idea how I'll find the class afterwards. They decided to let me have the rest of the day off, since the theory exam will probably end pretty late. I guess to make up for the trip, I'll be home knitting and perhaps watching a movie. Hmmm, maybe I'll experiment with tassels for my scarf...
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Earthquake Drill!

Science class this morning was interesting, and quite fun! We had these two activities that took up most of the class, but was really fun, AND educational at the same time. I have no idea how teachers do that. They plan really fun things, but in their minds, it's to trick us into learning and memorizing something. Yet, the whole time, we have no idea we're learning and memorizing something, until we slowly figure it out, or someone tells us. Anyways, I had to wake up to a gloomy day. And it took forever for me to get up. The darkness just encourages me to flop back onto my bed and sleep. Then I had to face the outside, the chilly day, and the rain, right after the sunniest day I've ever seen this spring. Great. We did have an earthquake drill today, and we just stood there in the field for 20 minutes. It wasn't as bad as I thought. It went so much faster than the elementary school drills, and those take like half an hour. I did find shelter under someone's umbrella, and we stood there talking and practicing for a skit in our next class. Luckily I came out dry-ish, and the skits afterwards were so funny and creative!
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A Nice Stroll on a Sunny, Spring Day

Since we rescheduled piano/theory lessons to 8:30 in the morning (I don't mind not being able to sleep in), we had the whole afternoon free! We did have to drop by the pet store to pick up some supplies for our beloved hamsters, then we had lunch, and planned what we wanted to do this afternoon. Since it was really sunny outside, we decided that we should go talk a walk through the gardens at Queen E. It was really nice there, such a great view! There were flowers everywhere, and the air was just filled with its scent. I love the mix of white flowers and blueish purpleish flowers, they look so beautiful together. We walked downhill until we reached this little duck pond, and then we rested on another hill. While my dad took a nap, my siblings and I played tag, which was actually pretty tricky, since we had to run up and down this hill. Eventually we tired out, and just lay on the hill. Walking all the way up afterwards was even more tiring. We walked all the way up the two hills, and then had to take stairs to go even further up. By the time we reached the cars, we just collapsed inside. It was nice going outside and not having to do homework for a change!
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Mission Accomplished!

Today I woke up with the goal of untangling this giant knot in my yarn, and rolling my other 3 yarn clumps into yarn balls. After about 20 minutes or so, I finally got rid of the giant knot. Sigh, that took me forever. 2 classes and an hour, to be exact. But I'm proud that I untangled it, and didn't cut it, and waste it, like I thought I would. Also, while watching the hockey game, since it took forever, and then went into a loooong overtime, I finished rolling 3 yarn balls. Hurray! Mission accomplished! I feel so proud of myself now. I finally got something done, and I just love that feeling! Also, the my second scarf is finally long enough to end, and I think I'll end it tomorrow. Gosh, that took a long time to knit, since I accidentally made it too wide. Oh well, I'll make sure the next scarf is about half the width of this one. I'm so happy!
This morning I went shopping with my sister, and I promised her last week that I would go with her, except last week I was too busy with my activities and parties to go. So we left right after breakfast, and the whole trip was pretty fast actually, about 1 hour and a half, since I wanted to come back on the same transit ticket. My sister bought everything she wanted to get, and I just didn't get anything. I wanted to save my money, since I'm so horrible at it. So today, I just practiced self-control, and I did see things that I wanted to get, but no matter how strong the temptation, I didn't buy it. And I'm proud of myself! And to admit, it's actually pretty fun shopping for other people and helping them. It's a lot easier to find things, and they will often get everything they want. Even though I didn't get everything, I still came back with a happy feeling. I'm getting better at saving every day. Maybe I should go put those piggy banks to use....
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