Oh, Ma. Why do you always have to sound so optimistic in your blogs?? It makes all the REST of us seem like the grim reaper.
This will be a quick post, used to inform you that it is not me who has been lazily leaving my clothes all over my bedroom and failing to throw out my garbage once I'm finished with it. It is not me who has been carelessly shoving things into my drawer. Not me who hasn't made my bed, but, in fact, left it rumpled. Not me who hasn't swept, hasn't done laundry, hasn't washed my mirror, hasn't dusted. All of the aforementioned was done by my evil twin. Not Raine, but the other one. The one NO ONE knows about. And if you refuse to put the blame on her then fine, I'll take it all. At least my bookshelf is organized. So while you FORCIBLY ACCUSE ME OF HEINOUS ACTS OF SLOB-LIKE BEHAVIOR, I'll just kick my skateboard out of the way and try to make my way across the room. Eck, someone should really clean up after her.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
House Sitting and the Ballet of Laughs
Raine has deserted me.
No, really. She's going to be gone for two weeks. That's fourteen days. 336 hours. 20,160 minutes. 1,209,600 seconds!! :( While she's gone I get the special honor of taking care of her SPOILED ROTTEN kitty cats!!
I suppose it won't be so very long. But still. Sometimes a girl just wants to MOPE AROUND for pete's sake. Who is Pete anyway? And why is he ALWAYS BUTTING INTO MY LIFE!?! WHAT GAVE HIM THE RIGHT?!?!?!?!
Ok, sorry. Overreacting. But you can probably tell I'm kind of going insane. Kind of... heh heh heh. Ahem.
Anyway, I went to the ballet Sleeping Beauty last... Friday? Yes, Friday. Really, I only went to *cough* SUPPORT *cough* my old archenemy who played the Prince. It was really hilarious to see him with eyeliner on. I'm still laughing slightly at the memory. I gave him a hard time after the play.
Thus concludes today's post. I'd thank you for reading.. but I"m too tired to finish my senten
No, really. She's going to be gone for two weeks. That's fourteen days. 336 hours. 20,160 minutes. 1,209,600 seconds!! :( While she's gone I get the special honor of taking care of her SPOILED ROTTEN kitty cats!!
I suppose it won't be so very long. But still. Sometimes a girl just wants to MOPE AROUND for pete's sake. Who is Pete anyway? And why is he ALWAYS BUTTING INTO MY LIFE!?! WHAT GAVE HIM THE RIGHT?!?!?!?!
Ok, sorry. Overreacting. But you can probably tell I'm kind of going insane. Kind of... heh heh heh. Ahem.
Anyway, I went to the ballet Sleeping Beauty last... Friday? Yes, Friday. Really, I only went to *cough* SUPPORT *cough* my old archenemy who played the Prince. It was really hilarious to see him with eyeliner on. I'm still laughing slightly at the memory. I gave him a hard time after the play.
Thus concludes today's post. I'd thank you for reading.. but I"m too tired to finish my senten
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Coastie Livin'
Having a blast one the coast!!!
This pretty much sums it up...
Friday: Bus ride here. Excuse me, creepy people. Make way. I'm going to sit BY MYSELF. Got picked up at the greyhound station in Seattle by Aunt Chenelle, Keliana, and Akela. Beef soft taco for dinner. Yummy.
Saturday: Slept in (a 'lil). And whaddaya know? DANCE FEST with the girls (Keliana and Akela. Apparently Akela is like a second daughter here. Familiar or what?) Mmmm something delicous for dinner. I forget what. Because, hello? it was like, last saturday. I assure it was yummy.
Sunday: Went to the bothell meeting. Cell phone went off AGAIN!!! (thanks, aunt chenelle. Yes, I am up and ready to go to meeting. As a matter of fact, I'm at meeting.) Pasketti for dinner (spaghetti). Yummy.
Monday: Homework time.
Tuesday: Awesomeness. Was going to go out in sevice, but there was a mix-up. Oh, well. Ran errands with Brittney and Chenelle, which is a lot more fun than it sounds. Put on a blue wig. Fun.
Wed-nes-day: LAZEEE day. Turkey for dinner. YUMMY x 20
Thursday: More errands :), some writing and egg salad sandwhiches for lunch. Delish.
SHOUTOUT: Raine! Miss ya! and hope your doctor's appointment wasn't terrible. Love ya to death!
This pretty much sums it up...
Friday: Bus ride here. Excuse me, creepy people. Make way. I'm going to sit BY MYSELF. Got picked up at the greyhound station in Seattle by Aunt Chenelle, Keliana, and Akela. Beef soft taco for dinner. Yummy.
Saturday: Slept in (a 'lil). And whaddaya know? DANCE FEST with the girls (Keliana and Akela. Apparently Akela is like a second daughter here. Familiar or what?) Mmmm something delicous for dinner. I forget what. Because, hello? it was like, last saturday. I assure it was yummy.
Sunday: Went to the bothell meeting. Cell phone went off AGAIN!!! (thanks, aunt chenelle. Yes, I am up and ready to go to meeting. As a matter of fact, I'm at meeting.) Pasketti for dinner (spaghetti). Yummy.
Monday: Homework time.
Tuesday: Awesomeness. Was going to go out in sevice, but there was a mix-up. Oh, well. Ran errands with Brittney and Chenelle, which is a lot more fun than it sounds. Put on a blue wig. Fun.
Wed-nes-day: LAZEEE day. Turkey for dinner. YUMMY x 20
Thursday: More errands :), some writing and egg salad sandwhiches for lunch. Delish.
SHOUTOUT: Raine! Miss ya! and hope your doctor's appointment wasn't terrible. Love ya to death!
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Beginning of the School Year and other Tales from my Not-so-glamorous life
Last night at 1:05 a.m. I was awake.
Why is that, you may ask. Too much caffeine? Took at nap at 7:00 p.m. and woke up completely un-tired? Nope. Guess again! I was staying up until my EXACT BIRTH TIME!
That's right folks, yours truly is 14 years old today. And yours truly is also loving that!
Anyways.... life in Tonasket is the same as always. Slow, serene, and full of sunshine. Fall is here, with the exception that NONE OF THE TREES have decided to turn color yet. Pff.
AHHHH just spotted a bug on my window!! KILL IT!
Whew. I smashed it with my shoe.
So what was I saying? Oh, yes. Fall. I've been noticing lately that its been really cold at morning time. The air is much crisper. It's nice, actually. A welcome change.
HOLY MOLY ITS STILL ALIVE!! WHAM! WHAM! WHAM!!
Okay its for sure dead this time. Guts and all. Yummy.
Speaking of yummy, its time for lunch.
Oh, as a side note... I've been reading the Ranger's Apprentice series. It's AWESOME and everyone in the universe should read it. I would be a ranger. Best friends with Will the Ranger and married to Horace, the Oakleaf Knight. Halt and Lady Pauline would adopt me.
Okay, fur sures I'm leaving this time. PEACE.
Why is that, you may ask. Too much caffeine? Took at nap at 7:00 p.m. and woke up completely un-tired? Nope. Guess again! I was staying up until my EXACT BIRTH TIME!
That's right folks, yours truly is 14 years old today. And yours truly is also loving that!
Anyways.... life in Tonasket is the same as always. Slow, serene, and full of sunshine. Fall is here, with the exception that NONE OF THE TREES have decided to turn color yet. Pff.
AHHHH just spotted a bug on my window!! KILL IT!
Whew. I smashed it with my shoe.
So what was I saying? Oh, yes. Fall. I've been noticing lately that its been really cold at morning time. The air is much crisper. It's nice, actually. A welcome change.
HOLY MOLY ITS STILL ALIVE!! WHAM! WHAM! WHAM!!
Okay its for sure dead this time. Guts and all. Yummy.
Speaking of yummy, its time for lunch.
Oh, as a side note... I've been reading the Ranger's Apprentice series. It's AWESOME and everyone in the universe should read it. I would be a ranger. Best friends with Will the Ranger and married to Horace, the Oakleaf Knight. Halt and Lady Pauline would adopt me.
Okay, fur sures I'm leaving this time. PEACE.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Sandboarding
If you've ever been sandboarding, you probably know what it feels like to be sore in every possible area of your body. You also probably are aware that the sand gets everywhere- and I mean everywhere. You probably have had bruises on your arms and legs (I know I have). Heck, if you've ever been sandboarding; you know how lousy it sounds when you're describing how sandboardng works.
But you also probably love sandboarding ;)
Last Tuesday me and my family woke up at the yawn of dawn and drove to Seattle. (Puyallup, acctually, but it's all the same once you venture west of the Cascades). Our first stop was the wonderful Puyallup fair for fattening food, thrills, and prizes. The adrenaline junkies in the family (me, Gabe, dad, Kota) did the scary rides while the sissies owned the ferris wheel. By the end of the day we were all exhausted but I got some good grub and a couple stories to tell.
We stayed at Aunt Alise and Uncle Kevin's house for that night. The next morning we enjoyed a yummy breakfast prepared by Uncle Kevin and I even got to go on a run with my Aunt! We managed four miles- though I was a panting, sweating, limping mess by the time we were done. I don't even think Aunt Alise broke a sweat.
By ten we were in the car again, headed for Oregon. By that time Levi had joined us and a few of us kids (namely: Dakota and I)rode in his car. We didn't make it to our hotel until late that night and we barely had enough energy to claim our beds.
On Thursday morning our first priority was renting the sandboards and hitting the dunes. There was supposed to be a park with jumps and stuff- but it turned out to be just a grind bar loosly stuffed into the sand. We found a couple steep dunes and spent our afternoon faceplanting the earth.
Thursday night we enjoyed some A&W for dinner, and I had a monstrous Root Beer Float that I barely managed to finish. We played Munchkin Booty back at the hotel and I finished reading a book.
On Friday I not only read another book but we went to a different Sand Dune and leanred a couple of awesome tricks. The highlight of Friday was renting quads and tearing up the dunes with the tires. I was completely and utterly terrified throughout all of the hour we had them for, and I spent most my time trying to work up the nerve to get up hills.
Saturday was quads again- Dad and I got a two person quad (called a rhino- I believe) and he manged to thoroughly freak me out and snap my spine into two. I enjoyed this day quite a bit.
On Sunday moring we said goodbye to Levi and loaded into the van at 9:30, not seeing our wonderful little home in Tonasket until about 11:00 p.m. By then, we were all tired and I slept until 10:00 the next morning.
But you also probably love sandboarding ;)
Last Tuesday me and my family woke up at the yawn of dawn and drove to Seattle. (Puyallup, acctually, but it's all the same once you venture west of the Cascades). Our first stop was the wonderful Puyallup fair for fattening food, thrills, and prizes. The adrenaline junkies in the family (me, Gabe, dad, Kota) did the scary rides while the sissies owned the ferris wheel. By the end of the day we were all exhausted but I got some good grub and a couple stories to tell.
We stayed at Aunt Alise and Uncle Kevin's house for that night. The next morning we enjoyed a yummy breakfast prepared by Uncle Kevin and I even got to go on a run with my Aunt! We managed four miles- though I was a panting, sweating, limping mess by the time we were done. I don't even think Aunt Alise broke a sweat.
By ten we were in the car again, headed for Oregon. By that time Levi had joined us and a few of us kids (namely: Dakota and I)rode in his car. We didn't make it to our hotel until late that night and we barely had enough energy to claim our beds.
On Thursday morning our first priority was renting the sandboards and hitting the dunes. There was supposed to be a park with jumps and stuff- but it turned out to be just a grind bar loosly stuffed into the sand. We found a couple steep dunes and spent our afternoon faceplanting the earth.
Thursday night we enjoyed some A&W for dinner, and I had a monstrous Root Beer Float that I barely managed to finish. We played Munchkin Booty back at the hotel and I finished reading a book.
On Friday I not only read another book but we went to a different Sand Dune and leanred a couple of awesome tricks. The highlight of Friday was renting quads and tearing up the dunes with the tires. I was completely and utterly terrified throughout all of the hour we had them for, and I spent most my time trying to work up the nerve to get up hills.
Saturday was quads again- Dad and I got a two person quad (called a rhino- I believe) and he manged to thoroughly freak me out and snap my spine into two. I enjoyed this day quite a bit.
On Sunday moring we said goodbye to Levi and loaded into the van at 9:30, not seeing our wonderful little home in Tonasket until about 11:00 p.m. By then, we were all tired and I slept until 10:00 the next morning.
Monday, August 23, 2010
My Final Edit?
To be [done] or not to be [done]? That is the question.
I've partially qouted shakespear (I think that's shakespear. Please, God, tell me that's Shakespear so I don't embarrass myself in front of my viewers). because last night, yours truly stayed awake until I finished one more excruciating edit of The Swimnyst. I swear, I've sent my mom at least a dozen emails entitled 'here's the LAST edit of The Swimnyst. I'm really done this time'. I don't think she believes me anymore.
That put aside; here is another question I've been wondering about; WHERE DID SUMMER GO???? GOOD LORD!! IT'S GONE!!!
Schools starts in what? A week or two? At least I'm in homeschool. Geez, what did I do with my summer? Well, the answer the that is;
1. I worked on my second book.
2. I swam in lake osoyoos.
3. I danced. A LOT.
4. I hung out with my friends.
So, overall, it was a pretty good summer. But I STILL can't believe it's almost OVER!!
I hope everyone had a great summer. Imma check my facebook notifications. DUCES and I'm out.
I've partially qouted shakespear (I think that's shakespear. Please, God, tell me that's Shakespear so I don't embarrass myself in front of my viewers). because last night, yours truly stayed awake until I finished one more excruciating edit of The Swimnyst. I swear, I've sent my mom at least a dozen emails entitled 'here's the LAST edit of The Swimnyst. I'm really done this time'. I don't think she believes me anymore.
That put aside; here is another question I've been wondering about; WHERE DID SUMMER GO???? GOOD LORD!! IT'S GONE!!!
Schools starts in what? A week or two? At least I'm in homeschool. Geez, what did I do with my summer? Well, the answer the that is;
1. I worked on my second book.
2. I swam in lake osoyoos.
3. I danced. A LOT.
4. I hung out with my friends.
So, overall, it was a pretty good summer. But I STILL can't believe it's almost OVER!!
I hope everyone had a great summer. Imma check my facebook notifications. DUCES and I'm out.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
An Extremely Boring Post (Read At Your Own Risk)
Greetings, comrades!
If you are reading this it is probably because you enjoyed previous posts of mine. But, I have to warn you, this post is going to be extremely boring. You may have to get some duct tape to put over your mouth so you don't yawn un-ceasingly. I'm serious. This post is going to be the most boring, the most awfully writted post I've ever done before.
I like chives. Chives are nummy. They are not as nummy as sammiches, but chives are still nummy. I also like tuna. Tuna sammiches are good. I would like to nom tuna sammiches all day long. On the beach.
SEE!! wasn't that the most boring post ever!! and it was so random!! *sigh*. What am I going to do??
If you are reading this it is probably because you enjoyed previous posts of mine. But, I have to warn you, this post is going to be extremely boring. You may have to get some duct tape to put over your mouth so you don't yawn un-ceasingly. I'm serious. This post is going to be the most boring, the most awfully writted post I've ever done before.
I like chives. Chives are nummy. They are not as nummy as sammiches, but chives are still nummy. I also like tuna. Tuna sammiches are good. I would like to nom tuna sammiches all day long. On the beach.
SEE!! wasn't that the most boring post ever!! and it was so random!! *sigh*. What am I going to do??
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
The Bread of Laziness
I think I ate some of that bread (lol).
Today is Tuesday, and i'm sick. My tonsils have swollen into grapes and my temperature changes more than... um... that one girl from Degrassi.
I've pretty much stayed on the couch for 3 days, which is why I'm slowly pecking out this message on the Wii keyboard.
Sadly, with this sickness I am disinterested in one of the things I formerly loved- eating.
Except for the bread of laziness. I still- and always will- love that bread : D
Today is Tuesday, and i'm sick. My tonsils have swollen into grapes and my temperature changes more than... um... that one girl from Degrassi.
I've pretty much stayed on the couch for 3 days, which is why I'm slowly pecking out this message on the Wii keyboard.
Sadly, with this sickness I am disinterested in one of the things I formerly loved- eating.
Except for the bread of laziness. I still- and always will- love that bread : D
Monday, June 28, 2010
Penny
Our coon hound Penny is not new news, but she's always fun to talk about.
Penny is the prettiest dog I've ever seen, and everyone in the house treats her like royalty. She sleeps in until late morning hours. I don't know why, but immediately when we see her stretched out on the sofa in the morning we can't resist her cuteness.
She's a diva, too. She'll walk around and act like she's queen of the house. I'm not kidding you.
Penny is awesome.
Penny is the prettiest dog I've ever seen, and everyone in the house treats her like royalty. She sleeps in until late morning hours. I don't know why, but immediately when we see her stretched out on the sofa in the morning we can't resist her cuteness.
She's a diva, too. She'll walk around and act like she's queen of the house. I'm not kidding you.
Penny is awesome.
Friday, June 25, 2010
Trekking Across the Oakie Border
Holla!
In exactly... five days my fam is headed for Kennewick for the annual convention. We'll be staying in the Red Lion inn. A few other families we know are staying there. Such as the Kammeyers (see Chey's Words) and... well that's the only family I remember at this moment.
ANYWAY... I'm looking forward to the trip 'cause I want to go shopping. It's really nice just to shop till you drop sometimes.
I don't have much news on my book. Still working on getting it published. I think that once I DO get it published I'm going to get all my friends a big fat prezzie (present, for those of you who do not understand teenange lingo). I already know what I'm getting Nanner (Cheyenne)... But I'll never say it. Ok I will.
I want to get Nanner a Nikon D5000. I'll prolly get one for myself, too. And yeah, I know that their crazy expensive but I can hope, right?
I don't know yet what I'm getting Shelbster. I thought that I might clear out the Hard Candy aisle for her, seeing she's such a nut for that stuff. I'll get a her a nice big case, too.
For Raine I'll get some nice leather bound journals and some awesome pens, a handful of sketching pencils and a leather bound sketchbook with a sunflower on the front.
For Ash a DSi and some games. Also, I'll get her a book on how to make clothing for animals (she wants to be a canine clothing designer, you see) and some material and sewing needles.
for Chibi a cashmere dog bed and some custom dog shampoo so she can always smell like sweetened green tea or candy grapes. Or bananas.
For Sami I'll get some awesome high heels in crazy cool colors and some clothes.
For myself? I'll buy myself the entire clique series. Oh, and a Nikon D5000. Because that thing looks freakin' awesome. Anyway, I guess I'll blog more some other time. Thx for reading.
♪~Cheyenne~♪
In exactly... five days my fam is headed for Kennewick for the annual convention. We'll be staying in the Red Lion inn. A few other families we know are staying there. Such as the Kammeyers (see Chey's Words) and... well that's the only family I remember at this moment.
ANYWAY... I'm looking forward to the trip 'cause I want to go shopping. It's really nice just to shop till you drop sometimes.
I don't have much news on my book. Still working on getting it published. I think that once I DO get it published I'm going to get all my friends a big fat prezzie (present, for those of you who do not understand teenange lingo). I already know what I'm getting Nanner (Cheyenne)... But I'll never say it. Ok I will.
I want to get Nanner a Nikon D5000. I'll prolly get one for myself, too. And yeah, I know that their crazy expensive but I can hope, right?
I don't know yet what I'm getting Shelbster. I thought that I might clear out the Hard Candy aisle for her, seeing she's such a nut for that stuff. I'll get a her a nice big case, too.
For Raine I'll get some nice leather bound journals and some awesome pens, a handful of sketching pencils and a leather bound sketchbook with a sunflower on the front.
For Ash a DSi and some games. Also, I'll get her a book on how to make clothing for animals (she wants to be a canine clothing designer, you see) and some material and sewing needles.
for Chibi a cashmere dog bed and some custom dog shampoo so she can always smell like sweetened green tea or candy grapes. Or bananas.
For Sami I'll get some awesome high heels in crazy cool colors and some clothes.
For myself? I'll buy myself the entire clique series. Oh, and a Nikon D5000. Because that thing looks freakin' awesome. Anyway, I guess I'll blog more some other time. Thx for reading.
♪~Cheyenne~♪
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Whew! Finished!
Hey everyone!
I have great news... I finally finished writing AND editing The Swimnyst (my book). Whew. It feels good to have finally finished a book.
I guess now my main goal is to find a publisher. My goal is to have it published as soon as possible. I don't know exactly how long the process takes, but I hope my book can be out in 2011.
Well, that's really all I got for now. I just wanted to share the big news. I'll probably blog more tomorrow or Friday.
Seeya!
♪~Chey~♪
P.S. I was doing some random research yesterday. Did you know that the Ancient Romans used powdered mouse brains for their toothpaste? Ick. And I complain about the flavor of our 'Brisk Mint' toothpaste sometimes.
I have great news... I finally finished writing AND editing The Swimnyst (my book). Whew. It feels good to have finally finished a book.
I guess now my main goal is to find a publisher. My goal is to have it published as soon as possible. I don't know exactly how long the process takes, but I hope my book can be out in 2011.
Well, that's really all I got for now. I just wanted to share the big news. I'll probably blog more tomorrow or Friday.
Seeya!
♪~Chey~♪
P.S. I was doing some random research yesterday. Did you know that the Ancient Romans used powdered mouse brains for their toothpaste? Ick. And I complain about the flavor of our 'Brisk Mint' toothpaste sometimes.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Hungry!
Hola, chickas (and, uh, non chickas?)!
The reason I have titled this post 'Hungry' is because lately I've been HUNGRY!!!! I don't know why. Maybe I'm getting taller (again), or maybe I'm not eating enough (psh, yeah right) or maybe I've got that weird worm that crawls into your intestine and eats all your food (eww! that would really suck).
Either way, I'm still hungry. Already this morning I've eaten;
1. A poppy seed bagel w/ cream cheese
2. 3 handfuls of Colossal Berry Crunch cereal
3. 8 Saltines
Ok, maybe I haven't eaten as much as I thought I had. But whatever! I'm still hungry! And I have to wait an entire half an hour before I can eat lunch!
To distract myself from food I've been checking to see if Lisi Harrison has put out a new post on her Blah-g. Update: she still hasn't.
So, I figured I'd just post to pass the time. O
Oh yeah! Exciting news! I just finished writing The Swimnyst yesterday. With the help of my Ah-dorable cousin, Raine.
Well, I'm going to check Lisi's blah-g now. And then I'm going to eat some more saltines.
Past the teeth and over the gums!!
Cheyenne
The reason I have titled this post 'Hungry' is because lately I've been HUNGRY!!!! I don't know why. Maybe I'm getting taller (again), or maybe I'm not eating enough (psh, yeah right) or maybe I've got that weird worm that crawls into your intestine and eats all your food (eww! that would really suck).
Either way, I'm still hungry. Already this morning I've eaten;
1. A poppy seed bagel w/ cream cheese
2. 3 handfuls of Colossal Berry Crunch cereal
3. 8 Saltines
Ok, maybe I haven't eaten as much as I thought I had. But whatever! I'm still hungry! And I have to wait an entire half an hour before I can eat lunch!
To distract myself from food I've been checking to see if Lisi Harrison has put out a new post on her Blah-g. Update: she still hasn't.
So, I figured I'd just post to pass the time. O
Oh yeah! Exciting news! I just finished writing The Swimnyst yesterday. With the help of my Ah-dorable cousin, Raine.
Well, I'm going to check Lisi's blah-g now. And then I'm going to eat some more saltines.
Past the teeth and over the gums!!
Cheyenne
Friday, June 4, 2010
The Incredible Sulk
I dyed my hair AGAIN!!!
And this time I'm going brunette. You see, it started Tuesday morning when my dad had to take Gabe and Jesse to school. I'd been begging for the past week for a time when I could go to the co-op in town to grab some henna in auburn. My roots had grown out a lot, leaving this big, dirty blond stripe in the middle of my reddish-gold curls. So when we got to the co-op, I flocked to the hair care section and was extremely disappointed to see that they didn't carry auburn henna at the time. I looked at the other shelf, though and they sold Dark Brunette henna. This proceeded to remind me that I'd been contemplating whether or not to go brunette or not. So, instead of buying auburn another time, I simply got dark brunette.
Once we were back at the house I was eager to get on with the process, so I pored over the instructions, making sure not to miss a single detail. It was all ready to go in about an hour and a half. Mom spread the mushy glop all over my hair. I think I had it a bit too runny, though, because it was dripping all over me and the floor. My pink shirt was ruined.
I had to wear a plastic IGA bag on my head for an hour while the henna worked its magic. I smelled like dirt and I had to keep wiping drips of wet henna off my face, but eventually it was over and I showered and rinsed off.
I loved the dark brunette. I thought, as I gazed in the mirror, that it made my eyes look bluer and my teeth whiter. Dakota brought us to Subway for dinner and then we got ready for meeting.
I felt like a million bucks walking into the Kingdom Hall wearing a red turtleneck sleevless shirt, a black skirt with white polka-dots, and my mom's new black sandals. I immediately went to my friends for their opinions. I cornered Nanner next to the magazine counter and asked;
"Well, how do you like it?"
"Am I the first one you asked?" she said, pinching her eyebrows together and glancing over her shoulder.
"Yes," I said, impatient.
"I don't want to be the first one!" she said.
My heart fell, but I held my smirk. "You don't like it, do you?"
She shook her head and shrugged.
"Rewative," I muttered under my breath, rolling my eyes. 'Rewative' is my word jumble for 'whatver'.
Next I hung by Shelby, waiting for her to comment first. She didn't say anything for a long time, so I finally mentioned casually; "My hair is darker,"
She narrowed her eyes, grabbing a couple of my locks. "Oh! I just noticed." and then her expression changed. "Oh my gosh!" she cried, her hands flying to her mouth. "It's green!"
My stomach lurched. "What?"
"Your hair!" she cried. "It's green!"
I must have been shaking my head because she turned to her mother. "Mom," she said, gesturing to me. "Isn't Cheyenne's hair green?" Kelly narrowed her eyes, studying me.
"Well it's not really GREEN," she drawled. I heaved a sigh of relief. But Kelly wasn't finished. "It's more like avacado."
"Oh, great," I mumbled, tearing away from the two to check out my 'do in the girls' room. I stood myself in front of the mirror and studied my newly died waves.
They had been right. In the dim light of my house, I hadn't been able to tell the color of my hair. In the bright, harsh lighting of the kingdom hall I looked like I was wearing Oscar the Grouch on my head.
"You should really dye your hair a couple of days before the meeting next time," Shelby suggested after the program was over. It was all I could do not to pummel her into the ground and run sobbing to my vehicle. I just held a fake smile and told her that it was a lovely idea.
"It'll fade," I convinced myself. And it did. Today is Friday, and my hair is, thankfully, just a dark brown with copper highlights. I'm glad the whole ordeal is over. But, still, every now and then my mom likes to tease me about it. Like for example, when I mentioned to her that If I ate one more piece of celery I might turn green and she promptly said; "To match your hair?"
I'm going to laugh that day when she looks in the mirror, only to discover that I've shaved her bald. Heck, I'm already laughing.
And this time I'm going brunette. You see, it started Tuesday morning when my dad had to take Gabe and Jesse to school. I'd been begging for the past week for a time when I could go to the co-op in town to grab some henna in auburn. My roots had grown out a lot, leaving this big, dirty blond stripe in the middle of my reddish-gold curls. So when we got to the co-op, I flocked to the hair care section and was extremely disappointed to see that they didn't carry auburn henna at the time. I looked at the other shelf, though and they sold Dark Brunette henna. This proceeded to remind me that I'd been contemplating whether or not to go brunette or not. So, instead of buying auburn another time, I simply got dark brunette.
Once we were back at the house I was eager to get on with the process, so I pored over the instructions, making sure not to miss a single detail. It was all ready to go in about an hour and a half. Mom spread the mushy glop all over my hair. I think I had it a bit too runny, though, because it was dripping all over me and the floor. My pink shirt was ruined.
I had to wear a plastic IGA bag on my head for an hour while the henna worked its magic. I smelled like dirt and I had to keep wiping drips of wet henna off my face, but eventually it was over and I showered and rinsed off.
I loved the dark brunette. I thought, as I gazed in the mirror, that it made my eyes look bluer and my teeth whiter. Dakota brought us to Subway for dinner and then we got ready for meeting.
I felt like a million bucks walking into the Kingdom Hall wearing a red turtleneck sleevless shirt, a black skirt with white polka-dots, and my mom's new black sandals. I immediately went to my friends for their opinions. I cornered Nanner next to the magazine counter and asked;
"Well, how do you like it?"
"Am I the first one you asked?" she said, pinching her eyebrows together and glancing over her shoulder.
"Yes," I said, impatient.
"I don't want to be the first one!" she said.
My heart fell, but I held my smirk. "You don't like it, do you?"
She shook her head and shrugged.
"Rewative," I muttered under my breath, rolling my eyes. 'Rewative' is my word jumble for 'whatver'.
Next I hung by Shelby, waiting for her to comment first. She didn't say anything for a long time, so I finally mentioned casually; "My hair is darker,"
She narrowed her eyes, grabbing a couple of my locks. "Oh! I just noticed." and then her expression changed. "Oh my gosh!" she cried, her hands flying to her mouth. "It's green!"
My stomach lurched. "What?"
"Your hair!" she cried. "It's green!"
I must have been shaking my head because she turned to her mother. "Mom," she said, gesturing to me. "Isn't Cheyenne's hair green?" Kelly narrowed her eyes, studying me.
"Well it's not really GREEN," she drawled. I heaved a sigh of relief. But Kelly wasn't finished. "It's more like avacado."
"Oh, great," I mumbled, tearing away from the two to check out my 'do in the girls' room. I stood myself in front of the mirror and studied my newly died waves.
They had been right. In the dim light of my house, I hadn't been able to tell the color of my hair. In the bright, harsh lighting of the kingdom hall I looked like I was wearing Oscar the Grouch on my head.
"You should really dye your hair a couple of days before the meeting next time," Shelby suggested after the program was over. It was all I could do not to pummel her into the ground and run sobbing to my vehicle. I just held a fake smile and told her that it was a lovely idea.
"It'll fade," I convinced myself. And it did. Today is Friday, and my hair is, thankfully, just a dark brown with copper highlights. I'm glad the whole ordeal is over. But, still, every now and then my mom likes to tease me about it. Like for example, when I mentioned to her that If I ate one more piece of celery I might turn green and she promptly said; "To match your hair?"
I'm going to laugh that day when she looks in the mirror, only to discover that I've shaved her bald. Heck, I'm already laughing.
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