Happy February

Hey all!

I didn't post last week because I had to babysit a friends daughter, and she came to my house to spend the night, because she's not much younger than me. Anyway it would have been weird if I just said "wait like an hour while I go do something..." However I am here now and that's all that matters.

This week was BEYOND stressful, I probably was in tears almost every day. That's right it was the end of the semester. I get my grade report next week, and the worst thing is if my grades go down from the last time. I don't know why every teacher gives projects or essays or tests on the last week instead of  spacing them out.

In English we've been working on essays, mine on the Piping Plover. The point of these essays was to talk about endangered species and what precautions are taking place to help these animals. The end of the semester was on Thursday, and the English teacher had the essay due 8 am when school started that day. I found this extremely annoying. The essay wasn't hard, but he stressed that "8:00 am or it would be late". Some peoples busses get to school at 8:00!

A Chemistry test and project on Friday so the teacher could input grades over the weekend. I didn't finish the test, so I'll have to continue that next week. The project was on trends on the periodic table, so it wasn't hard, I did electronegativity. The problem was that almost everyone was doing a paper project, so I thought I would do a 3-D one. I did it the night before, constructing the table from cut foam sponges and toothpicks. Mostly successful until I got to class and he said we had to present them. I didn't think he had mentioned that, and had a mini freakout silently, in my head. That was a disaster (actually it was okay because another girl did the same topic, so I said she could go first so that helped).

I took a math test. Meh.

I had a music recital on Tuesday. I don't know why, but every time I go up and try to play the piano for a group of people I forget everything I ever learned about the piano. That was our last recital for the piano before we start guitar, so of course to maintain consistency the same thing happened. I couldn't even find C. awful.

I think the only classes that didn't stress me out was ASL because our test was postponed. History because I love that teacher. And Gym (or Wellness as we call it) because I didn't have it this week.

Kate I have a feeling your mom will do just fine. I know how you feel with the stress though, my brother had open-heart surgery just before Thanksgiving last year. He's doing well now. Campion are we able to listen to the broadcasts online? That would be really cool! Deidra I don't know why Life doesn't want you to have fish. I've chinese fighting fish, they were good too!

Do you guys watch Ben's or ninebrassmonkeys Becoming YouTube series?

I've got a mountain of homework, so I'll see you guys next week!

~Katie