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  Winners

  Because nothing says "you're a loser" more than owning a motivational poster about being a winner.
  
  
  I got this on a website...hee hee hee. :)  The quote above is from the website too.

School Newspaper

Our school has a newspaper, called the Gazette, and you are eligible to be in it as long as you are in 6th grade and older. We have meetings about once or twice a month, once to assign sections, and twice to read over every ones and just touch our sections up. Me and a friend of mine, Ellie Rutt work on a little sidebar thing that is a movie/book review, and I do a survey for every newspaper, and I also take a lot of pictures ! Such as this past weekend , our church did something for our 50th anniversary, and I took pctures of that, and I am also taking pictures of our annual rummage sale, which I am reporting on. 
So goodbye for now
MG

Read In

Tomorrow our school is having a read in, so I am getting ready to go to the library and get some good books, and I can't wait to cozy up tomorrow and get reading! A read in is where our whole school goes to the gym, and you can bring blankets and stuff, and we read for 45 minutes! I am really excited, because I am a read-a-holic. Haha.  :)

Fun Fact

Did ya know?

That I moved when I was 6 years old to the house I live in right now?
And that I am moving to Concord Massachusetts next year for a month?

Now ya know!

Reading Quotes

Since reading is one of my favorite things, and I don't just read to get through the book and try to read more than everybody else and the get the most pages,  here are some quotes I LOVE about reading!



A book is the only place in which you can examine a fragile thought without breaking it, or explore an explosive idea without fear it will go off in your face.  It is one of the few havens remaining where a man's mind can get both provocation and privacy.  ~Edward P. Morgan




If there's a book you really want to read but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.  ~Toni Morrison




Books are delightful society.  If you go into a room and find it full of books - even without taking them from the shelves they seem to speak to you, to bid you welcome.  ~William Ewart Gladstone


A blessed companion is a book, - a book that, fitly chosen, is a lifelong friend,... a book that, at a touch, pours its heart into our own.  ~Douglas Jerrold

Think about these and try to ponder them....then go read a good book!   

Shelfari

I recently discovered a website for me, and for all readers! It is called Shelfari, and you can look at it on www.shelfari.com  . It is just like a Facebook, but for reading and books! You can post the books that you want to read, are reading, or have already read. With the books you have already read, you get to review them, rate them, say when you finished them, and then you can do lots of cool other things with them as well, like find other books sort fo like them, or put them in labels like " middle school " or " friendships . " But the cool thing is,  shelfar has the books already read, so if the book is like " Good Night Gorilla ", a kids book most of us have read, it will also put " Gorilla's " , " Animals, " , Sleeping, and other things like that, even for harder books! you can also invite friends to join, and have friends and see books that they are reading! An easy and creative way to keep track of books, and see what other are reading as well!

Book Quotes

Earlier today I was working on my " Cure or the Common Code " we have to do for math, and my quote s=is going to be about reading, so I thought it would be fun for me to share some of my favorite reading quotes with you every week! Because I LOVE reading!

Here are a couple for today



Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.  ~Charles W. Eliot


A good book has no ending.  ~R.D. Cumming - I LOVE this one!


TV.  If kids are entertained by two letters, imagine the fun they'll have with twenty-six.  Open your child's imagination.  Open a book.  ~Author Unknown

Soccer Tournament

This past weekend we had a soccer tournament, and we got FIRST PLACE in our bracket and for the 12 AND 13 year olds! We all got first place medals, and we have this giant trophy that the team shares! On Friday night we got in the car around 5, and then arrived in Wenatchee at about 8:30. We stopped for a quick dinner, then headed to our hotel. The next morning we had a game at 8:00 ( waking up at 6:30 -elch! ) which we won I think 2 to nothing, and which I scored a goal in-very exciting for me! We won our next game, which was at 12:30, and then that night our back up goalie Raelyn, ( Rae ) did the goalie wars with our other full time goalie, Cheyanne and Rae won the whole thing, which was really exciting!  the team came over to our hotel and we stayed up late in the pool goofing off,  and it was really fun! The next morning, we had another game at 8, that we won, so we were off to the championships! We also had the most points overall, so that is a nice fact as well. :) To show our spirit, we all dyed our hair blue for the last game -hee hee. We won our last game 4-0, which was super duper exciting, and the other team was SO mad because they were used to making a lot of goals on other teams. :) :) Our team was SO SO SO excited at the end of our game, and then we all got our medals and trophy! It was a really fun weekend overall, and it was also VERY pretty there! Overall, it was SO much fun, and I cannot wait to do it next year!

 Did you know that Wenatchee is the apple capital of the WORLD?

 Playing it up on the field

 After our game, when we found out we were off to the championships!

 receiving my medal

 Getting high fives from parents

Team picture

Thur-Friday Thing

Okay..I think I am obsessed.. Hahaha

Home For The Holidays!

Home For The Holidays, the 5th book in the  MDBC series, arrived in the mailbox yesterday! I stayed up fairly late reading it, and read it this morning, but I have only 100 pages left now. :( I am so sad, Heather Vogel Fredrick is too good of a writer! She makes the pages turn super fast or something!!!! I swear , she has magic powers. How anyone could write books as good as she does, it's just crazy!!! So I had my mom hide the book, and I will savor it this weekend.  :) And just to let you know, if you are thinking about reading the series - This is your conscience talking to you : LISTEN TO MARY GRACE! THIS WILL BE THE RIGHT DECISION! READ THE BOOKS! -then you might want to know that the girls grow one year older in each book, and Heather will probably finish the series when the girls finish high school, which they are about halfway through. It is kind of funny, the way this book works. In all of the other books, the Girls have about one chapter a month from their point of view, maybe one girl will have two chapters. All of the girls except for Becca. And the chapters are fairly long. Also, it goes through the seasons for each section, Fall, Summer, Spring, and Winter ( not in that order of course ) .  But in Home For the Holidays,  the sections are Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Eve.  Thanksgiving being the longest, Christmas a fair length, and New Years Eve the shortest. And ALL of he girls have a chapter for each section, maybe two , including Becca. Also that chapters are reeaaaalllllyyyyyy long. So, it is very much not like the regular books. But I still am in LOVE!


MG

The Apple Cup

This weekend my soccer team is going to take part in The Apple Cup in Wenatchee! We will leave tonight around 5, then tomorrow morning we have our first game at 8 o clock- elch . We will have I think 3 games on Saturday, and 3 games on Sunday, and then we will head home Sunday night I believe. I am really excited, and although me , my mom, Anne Marie, and two of our younger siblings are the only ones staying in a hotel with a pool, and a couple other things, I am VERY sad not to be able to stay with my team. But another thing is, it takes 30 seconds to the field from our hotel, and it takes a half an hour for the rest of the team. I am also excited to read some of my new book. I have to savor it.  :) Cuz I only have 100 pages left. :(  GOOOOOO  PANTHERS!  :)

SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG OMG OMG I AM SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!THE NEWEST MOTHER DAUGHTER BOOK CLUB BOOK CAME OUT YESTERDAY AND HAS SHIPPED TO MY HOUSE, AND IS ON IT'S WAY! I AM REALLY EXCITED, AS YOU CAN SEE! AND HEATHER IS COMING OUT WITH A 6TH BOOK CALLED FROM PARIS, WITH LOVE NEXT YEAR SO I AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Okay. I have calmed down. A little bit.  :)

SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thnx for reading, hee hee.

MG

Sickkk.....

Sorry I haven't posted in forever, I am just really really sick. I threw up like 15 times on Monday night, and had a fever all day yesterday and I stayed in bed and I couldn't move...elch.  Everyone  else in my family has gotten sick besides John Mark, probably because it was his birthday Monday hee hee. :)

Thnx for reading,

MG

Out For Dinner

My grandparents from Massachusetts came out this weekend and we went out to dinner last night! It was really fun, and we went to this really cool restaurant where they cook in front of you on the stove thing, and there is fire and stuff! We also celebrated John Mark's birthday, which is on Monday, and our guy that cooked the food was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO annoying!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nature Pictures

Today I went outside and took some pictures of four leaf clovers and other things!

Pretty Sunrise

Yesterday morning there was a really pretty sunrise, so as I sometimes do, I got up early to take the pics!

Posting Limitations

Well since I hve been really super busy with sports and very very very busy with school, it is very hard for me to post super often, so I will have to do it just a little bit less! If you are a regular reader, you can just check in every other day. Thanks!

Mary Grace

Birthday Time!

Yesterday was my birthday, and it was really fun! I got to eat yummy chocolate croissants for breakfast from Trader Joe's ( delicious! ) and sausages. When I went to school I got a birthday card, three petitions at prayer time, and a happy birthday song from my class and the recess teacher! I felt so special! And then that night we went to mass at St. Theresa's and my generous Grandma gave me wonderful presents that were really awesome! And my Uncle Con also gave me some great things! We then went  back to our  house and had dinner, and everyone affirmed me, and then we opened presents ( Thank you mom and Dad!!!! ) and had dessert, and finally ended the night with my favorite comedy show, The Middle. :)  It was a great birthday overall!

50th Anniversary

Our church just had it's 50th Anniversary! There was a big mass, which was very nice, and here are some of the pictures.

 Archbishop  Sartain doing communion

Thursday Thing

Here is my new cutter!

Wordless Wednesday

Birthday

Well, readers my BIRTHDAY is tomorrow! I am very excited and I will be posting pictures of it later...Also very exciting- my grandparents from Massachusetts are visiting from Thursday to Monday, and  am SUPER excited to see them! I also have a soccer game this weekend and am altar serving as well, so my grandmother and grandfather will get to watch me do that! So expect a lot of pictures! ( I hope )   :P  :D :)

Fun Fact

did you know? A couple of things...

That I had my birthday party on my due date, Eptember 23rd AND

If I was born on my due date, AND I was a boy, ( both of which I didn't ) I would have been named Pio? It is because it is the feast day of Padre Pio!

Birthday Party!

Well since my 12th birthday is coming up ( on the 28th ) I had my birthday party yesterday! The theme was bottle caps, and all of the girls got to make their own!  I just want to say THANK YOU for all the presents to Andrea, Carolyn, Annie, Kayla , Claire, Kerri, and Alex! I had a lot of fun, and we just hung out outside in the dark and danced and were goofballs, and we made sundaes ( yum ) and played sardines upstairs!

 all the girls. Okay so with the socks on is Kerri, with the yellow tank top is Claire, the red shirt is Carolyn, you know where I am, the one pulling up Carolyn's hair is Kayla, right behind Kayla is Andrea, and behind Andrea is Alex, next to Alex is Annie.

 That's from one of  my obnoxious best friends....carolyn haha.

From Andrea.....  :)

Sunrise Pictures

I have been waking up to take pictures of the sunrise, and so far they are REALLY pretty and cool. I love how from my house we have a pretty much perfect view of the cascade mountain range and Mt. Rainier, and in the morning it is very pretty. :) ( My neighborhood is called " Mountain View Estates ", but you can really get a good view from my culdesac, cuz it is  the top one )