Immunizations!

Shots. I didn't think about it until last night, but I was totally calm, telling myself that I wouldn't be scared. And then this morning...We were in the computer lab, just typing out work, when the horrible announcement came on. I already knew I was going to be one of the first ones getting the shot, since my last name is pretty close on the top of the alphabet. So all the C people (Lillian, Aileen, Jenica, Kathy C) went down with me, and we were all kind of sharing our nervousness. To make it worse, right when we lined up, we somehow started talking about immunization-horror stories that just made us more scared. The actually shot wasn't that bad, it was just needle in, tiny sting, and then you couldn't even feel the needle coming out. We waited 15 minutes after that, just to make sure we didn't have serious reactions, and then we were finished. My arm wasn't sore after the shot. It was a long time afterwards that it started becoming sore. I was back at the computer lab, and it was fine for a couple minutes, and then you could feel the soreness creeping up, and all through science there was this funny feeling whenever I moved my arm. By the end of lunch, it was a lot better. We had square dancing right after, and it wasn't all that bad.
Ok, one shot down, I'm pretty sure we'll have to take another one in February, and then another in June.
I'm glad I survived today,
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Ice cream in Winter!

My dad just bought 4 little boxes of ice cream cones, because supposedly they were on sale for really cheap! We just finished gobbling up our ice cream cones, and now I feel like I'm all frozen up. But it's so fun! Eating ice cream in the dead of winter/fall is perfectly normal in our family. At least it gave me a boost for the finishing of all the homework due tomorrow...Sneak peek of tomorrow? We have to do a rap in science class, as a presentation. I'll leave the rest for tomorrow...
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T2 B4: Beans!

Beans...That reminds of this book we're reading for our literary circle in English. It's called "The Bean Trees", and it turns out to be a pretty good book. There's a lot of good narrative in it. I love it!
What I really wanted to say was that I planted my little beans for my science fair experiment. I really don't want them to die, but then again, if they grow really tall, I have no idea where to keep them. Maybe I'll just continue growing them after. But I'm really happy to get started on Science Fair, because I don't want to repeat the same mistake from last year, not being prepared, and not realizing how close the date for the Science Fair actually is. Now all I have to do is wait...and wait...and wait for them to grow!
One more thing, we had square dancing in P.E. today! It's actually one of my favourite units, next to gymnastics. It's pretty awesome, since we're not at the bottom of the chain, (not the little grade 8s who seem terrified at the thought of dancing with some random stranger.) Our class was dancing with another grade 9 class, and a grade 8 class, and when I look at the grade 8 class, I can't help but think of myself last year. I wonder if we were all like that, all confused, and awkward, and in a way, terrified. It's a lot better dancing this year, that's for sure.
Beans, beans, beans, beans! ... Grow!
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T2 B3: Birthday Party!

Today was kind of a weird day. It started out with it being all rainy and miserable looking outside. I was scared it was going to be like that for the rest of the day. But I had skating, and that kind of cooled me down a bit. I just got my skates sharpened last week, so today was super awesome! More jumping on a circle, and then some spins. Right after that, I had piano lessons, and then I went home for a super quick lunch. At 1:30, I met up with friends for Alex's birthday party! We watched Happy Feet 2, which has got to be one of the cutest movies ever. I barely remember Happy Feet, but I know this one was better than the first one. Hmm, I'll have a fun telling Jessie all about it...
We had yummy dinner after that, and now I'm all full and wanting to go to sleep, even though it's only 8? Fortunately, I checked my agenda, and it's actually Day 2 tomorrow, instead of Day 1, which means that I have homework to do. I'll rather finish my work, and not go to bed late again.
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T2 B2: Free Day!

I changed the blog a bit, since it's Term 2, and I feel like I should have a fresh beginning. I hope you don't mind it much. Since we moved all our tutoring and stuff to yesterday, I kind of have a free day today, just to do whatever I want! I'm really enjoying this weekend, because I don't really have homework to hand in, this being the end of term and all. I'm just a little upset that I didn't get a chance to rescue some of my horrible marks, but that's one good side of not getting a report card. I discovered the magic of Simon's Cat from Mimi's blog, and spent part of the day watching the videos. It's so realistic, and definitely adorable. My brother had skating today, so when he got back, our whole family just went to this new Korean restaurant that my mom discovered. The whole corner was basically filled with all kinds of Korean shops. We stopped at this market, and got a whole bunch of groceries. The restaurant itself wasn't that bad. It was pretty good, and we were happily full. The restaurant was all the way in Coquitlam, and we just relaxed and looked around on the way back. My parents are still arguing over the arrangement of furniture in the living room, and I'm pretty excited about it being different. I love things when they're all clean and neat, so I finally cleaned every inch of my room today. Well maybe half of that.
Back to cleaning,
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T2 B1: Black Friday Shopping

Yay! Another Pro-D, probably the last one in November. We don't get anymore days off before Winter Break. Ahhh, it's getting closer and closer to the day we get our shots, which is something I really don't want to think about. It's black friday today, so my family went out shopping, at all those awesome deals waiting for customers to take advantage off. I ended up not getting a lot of stuff, but having fun walking around with my family. Our parents are thinking of getting a new TV, since it's at least older than I am, but it's not too bad. They want to rearrange the whole living room, and probably get a new couch, too. Interesting, I love it when things change, it'll  be so much more neater and clean-looking. I'm fine with whatever they do, as long as they leave some room for the Christmas tree. Hey, you have to be prepared!
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T1 B66: Band Recordings

My band recordings are due tomorrow, and I'm just practicing until I record. The pieces aren't actually that hard, to tell the truth, they're the same ones we did last year. But I want to see f I improve, and I want to get a better mark then what I got last year. It only took me 30 minutes to do 2 recordings, and I actually sound pretty good! I hope Mr. Hurst doesn't think it's too bad, because there are some parts, too, that aren't that great. Maybe I'm just worrying too much about this whole thing. Rejoice! No more band recordings! Until next term, of course.
Going back to relaxing...
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