Hello all!
Glad to see that you are back Anna. Any idea where Vanima went? She hasn't posted for a while... Anyway...
Ah, summer is fun. Even if it involves getting hit in the head with a metal rod countless times for three and a half hours a day this week. You could also call this sailing. But it is fun sometimes. finding a way to go upwind can be a pain, but just having fun sailing around is nice.
I just got my new cello a couple days ago, so I have been trying to adjust to that. It is really big! Nice full tone though. Hopefully, my teacher won't be mad that I didn't finish the etude I was working on, cause of the new cello. My lesson is tomarrow. Wish me luck. Lol, he is actually really nice. I am playing this really fun Hindemith piece that sounds weird, but after a while you realize it is really cool.
I'm listening to "I will survive" Not excatly my favorite, except for the fact that Kim Jong Il is singing it. That makes it worth it. For all of you who don't know him, he is the preseident/dictator of North Korea. Very funny.
First I was afraid/I was petrified/I kept thinking I could never live without you beside my side/
Anyway, our renter just brought over 6 York Peppermint Pattys, some chocolate applesauce cake, and printer paper. Yum (except fot the printer paper.) First, an explanation. We bought this property about 6 years ago. Just a little dilapidated house on it. We renovated it, and lived in it as we built our house. So now we rent it out. A couple from Hawaii who just moved here are staying in it. They are pretty nice. I went over cause the woman had gotten a DVD stuck in her DVD player. I couln't do all that much, but showed her how her computer could play DVDs through the TV as well. Anyway, she gave us the food for me doing that, and the printer paper cause she used our fax machine to fax a bunch of stuff. She is really generous. And has a golden retriever that is nice but not really trained.
We are going to Ross Lake for like 4 days on friday/saturday. Should be fun. It is this 20 mile long lake that leads into Canada, and there are some cabins that actually float on top of the lake on massive logs that we stay in. They are next to the shore, but physically over the water. It's really fun, as you can rent a little speed boat and explore all these islands, and go on lots hikes and fun stuff. The problem (besides there not be internet, lol) is that they just have snacks/candy there, so you have to bring all your food in. At least there are refrigerators. It's just like two hours or less from Seattle, but once you get there you have to ride a passenger ferry, then a truck, then a speed boat to the "resort." Quite a trek. They have two large "peak" cabins, and to get one you basically have to kill a family that has it sceduled for some time, but we managed to get one in the fall, so that is later. We are staying in a smaller "modern cabin" this time. Then we get home, and two days later we leave for Italy. For three weeks. Which should be fun, but I will miss the beginning of school, and I won't be able to post much. There should be Internet cafes there though :) So I can tell you guys what I am doing.
When do you guys start school? Anyone excited about it? (with the exception of Anna, who was petting her books, so we know where she stands) I am kinda excited, but most of my friends are now in high school, so I won't see them much. And now all the scary little 6th graders will be 7th graders, so I will have classes with them. :( Not that younger people aren't bad, they can just be annoying.
Anyway, I should get ready f0r sailing. See ya!
-El