It's Been a Long Time!

Wow, I haven't posted since about two weeks ago. I'm sorry! Well, here are a few things that happened (or will happen) recently in my life: the sub-district track meet, the district track meet, a couple of finals, a presentation on the Philippines, my cousin and her mom moving out, getting highlights, a whole bunch of missing school for field trips, and graduating out of 8th grade. That was a lot! I guess I've been too busy to post until now. No finals tomorrow. Nothing due tomorrow. Anyway, at sub-districts, I got 2nd in long jump (12' 1") and 1st in 50 (7 seconds-something). At districts, I got 2nd again (beat by the same girl) when I jumped 13' 1-and-a-half". Okay, now I'm going back in time. At the Olympia track meet, there was a girl who supposedly beat me. My coach said that I actually beat her. She did it again. At least that's what people keep telling me. I got 2nd by two hundredths-of-a-second! Oh well. And our relay got 3rd! Now to finals...well, you know how that guess--hours of studying--so I won't go into that. The Philippines presentation was today. I brought lumpia! :D Today, my cousin and my aunt moved into a house she bought with her husband. I got caramel highlights, but they turned reddish. They are awesome! And tomorrow is our last real day of school. The other five have field trips. And....I AM FINALLY GRADUATING OUT OF MIDDLE SCHOOL! Well, next Wednesday anyway!

Another Track Meet (At Capital High School)

Well, yesterday my school had a track meet at Capital in Olympia. This was my first time actually doing track there. (The last time I was there was in sixth grade, when we found out--shortly after arriving there--that the meet had been canceled.) Anyway, I got 2nd in 50, and 2nd in relay. But the real highlight of the night (for me) was long jump. I got scratches for both the practice and the first jump. My teacher--who I didn't know was coming--encouraged me. Because of that, I jumped 12' 7" for my second jump, beating my PR by two inches. Before the last jump, Mr. S. (my teacher) told me to concentrate on going high. With that in mind (and God on my side), I totally crushed my new record--by one foot! I jumped 13' 7"! Praise God! Afterward, my family had a Bible study and went outside for marshmallows and fireworks. It was so fun! My cousin and I slept at 1:12. :D (BTW, the party thing was because it was the our last study in the book of John.) Well, I hope y'all have a great day!

OMG! I haven't posted in forever!

I am really, sincerely sorry. The last time I have posted on this blog was...in the end of September! I don't know what to say. Well, we got our report cards and VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) essay results. The report cards were not all that bad, and I got third in the contest and won *drumroll* FIVE BUCKS! Yeah...it's pretty awesome. Oh, and we took this Bible test on Friday. It was...different. As my teacher likes to say, "It's not fill in the blank anymore; it's fill in the paragraph." Though, it wasn't really really long, it was hard to manage my time. Which is a really sad confession. I am a procrastinator. Anyway, I got 99% because my teacher doesn't give 100%. My class went on a field trip to the Nordic Heritage Museum on Thursday. And on the way there (it's in Seattle) we went to Krispy Kreme! I love their doughnuts! Don't you?

Don't forget to celebate your country's veterans tomorrow! They have done so much in the history of the U.S. Don't let it just be another day off of school.

The First Week (or Half-Week) of School!

I just can't believe that I am now in the oldest class of my school! The first day was a breeze, and so were the second and third. At MCCS, the 6th, 7th, and 8th graders go on Fall Kickoff, which lasts two days. We usually do a service project and a hike. This year we went to Millersvania State Park and the Mima Mounds. They were amazing. Everyone should know and go to the Mima Mounds. The start of homework and misery also started as school started. We had a science experiment, a history chapter to read, a vocabulary sheet to fill out, and a Bible passage to type out. Amazing, right? Well, I better go. Until next time, Kayla Dimalanta.

I'll be gone...

forever. And ever. It's so sad! My mom decided we were moving closer to Olympia! She's been thinking about it for a while, but I didn't think it was anything serious. But it turns out it was...JK LOL I will be gone. But not from Shelton. Tomorrow we are leaving for Mason Lake, where the 6th, 7th, and 8th graders are gonna camp out. It will be so fun! The student council (in which I am a member and will be vice president next year) have planned some games. It'll be so awesome! We are gonna swimming and will be watching a movie, probably National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets. I'm so excited! I've never watched National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets, and I first watched the first one in Washington D.C. in our tour bus. I loved it! So much action! Suspense! You are on the edge of your seat! I love it! Anyway, the Awards Ceremony is on Thursday night, and the School Picnic is before that. Well, wish me luck!

My Very Busy and Sleepy Weekend

Okay. First, I will say this: my "weekend" means Friday and Saturday. That doesn't technically mean it's a weekend, but whatever. We aren't getting technical, are we? I sure hope not. Anyway, Friday was the biathalon. On Thursday, I was busy so my brother put my bike in the truck. The next day, after we had loaded the bike out of the truck, I found it broken. The wheels wouldn't turn. It turns out that part of the brake was stuck in the wheel. My mom had someone fix it, but it still had me worried. We biked by the Skokomish River. It was fun. We biked 8 miles and ran - or in my case, walked most of the way - 3 miles. It was pretty tiring, though. I did bad, but not to bad. Okay, now I am just confusing myself. So I will continue on to Saturday. WAIT! I forgot to tell you I had Bible Study on Friday. Okay. Saturday. I woke up at 6:15, dressed up, ate, and left for Shelton. Alix, Becca, Kasi, Rachel, Noel, and Josiah met us at Simpson Credit Union. We went to Big Splash! Yah! It was so fun! I went on water slides, enjoyed the hot tub, and just had a blast at Wild Waves. I even went on the Timberhawk twice! On the first time, I even rode in the very, very, very front! It was awesome. We watched a cool concert that night. Superchick was there! (I have two of their songs on my blog right now: "Stand in the Rain" and "We Live". Which one do you like better?) Anyway, it was a very tiring weekend. I almost slept during church (we didn't come back home until 10:30!) There I go again. I said I was not gonna talk about Sunday...oh, man. I just confuse myself. I stop being confusing now. Bye!

My - Boring and Tiring - School Life

Hey, everybody. It seems like a long time since I talked about my school life - not track or just random vids. Well, we have 6 more days of school. (And tomorrow is the biathalon.) It's fun, but tiring. Of course, it's only tiring because finals are coming up. I missed one word off my spelling test of 45 words! I missed "novice" because I wrote "novive." I was berating myself. (And still am.) Also, on the definitions page, you have to circle a letter and write it on the blank. I circled the right letter, but I wrote "c" instead of "a". I was just missing a line! Oh, life. Anyway, here's our main schedule of next week:



Monday: Naturalization Test (To Be an American Citizen), Bible Final (?)

Tuesday: 8th Graders Get to Go to Lake Trask for a Graduating Field Trip

Wednesday: Literature Term Test (Poetry, Fiction), Vocabulary Test (72 words), Science Final, Chapel for Younger Kids, Leave for Mason Lake Overnight Trip

Thursday: School Pinic (at Mason Lake), Awards Night/Graduation

Friday: Last Day of School!



Pretty cramped up with tests, don't you agree? Well, I have to go study for my states and capital test, as well as the United States rivers. Oh yeah. I forgot the State Fair Quiz. UGH! Anyway, TTYL Bye!

The Funnest (Or "Most Fun" in Proper English) Field Trip

Yeah! Today was really fun. When we got to school we waited until we could take a picture with a leaf fountain (my class' auction project). After we did, we zoomed out of the campus and drove toward my teacher's house. We dropped off our stuff and then walked into the woods toward a trail. We eventually got to the actual town and went on a walking tour. It was seriously fun-which is really weird, but cool. We walked back to the house and waited. And waited. And waited. Then my friend's cousin and my classmate's brother arrived and talked to us for about a hour. Finally, the patties and hot dogs were barbequed and we stuffed our selfs. We went wading-or swimming in some cases, but no mine-in the creek behind their house, called Goldsborough Creek. Mackenzie, Gabe, and I wading and walked to a rock which we suntanned on. (At least Mackenzie and I suntanned.) Then Danielle and Hailee joined us. Gaber, Kenz, Dani, Hailee, and I went back to the house. Our class then went to Dairy Queen where we bought ice cream! Yeah! Again, a very good field tip.

Prince Caspian, and Shelton

Hey, guys! Whassup? Today, while I was eating dinner, I was invited to go with a youth group to watch The Chorincles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. It's going to be so fun! And it's taking place right after our track meet. Talk about hectic! Well, I can't wait to see Ben Barnes (Prince Caspian) and Skandar Keyes (Edmund Pevensie). I actually am starting to like Skandar (only in the second movie)! Amazing right? Right now, in history, we are learning about *drumroll* Shelton! Yup. We are learning the history of Shelton. Tomorrow we are going to go walk around Shelton and have a BBQ! It's going to be fun! I have to go to sleep, because my brother's so demading. UGH. Night.

The Oregon Trail and a Poem

Well, I must admit I am disappointed. Today, our class - from Washington - drived to Oregon to go to the End of the Oregon Trail Museum. (First went to Fort Vancouver by the borderline.) We only stayed there a short while before we had to pile on the bus and get "on the road again". Except this time I could wait to get on the road. It took more than three hours to get back to school. One of the worst parts is that I actually woke up at 5:00! Q: What is wrong with me. A: A lot of things. I have "issues". Enough about my issues; let's get to the poem. Right now I am reading a book called My Name is Chloe, which was written by Melody Carlson. In her book, Chloe likes to write poems, songs, and music. Here is one of her poems:

FALLING

Tumbling, bumbling, stumbling down

Falling , sprawling on the ground

Elusive and intursive things

Fragile as butterfly wings

Daisy petals one by one

Scattered in the summer sun

Does he love me, love me not

Is he burning, is he hot

Can I, am I willing, able

Lay my card upon the table

Will it be the queen of hearts

The place where all the hurting starts.

Update and an End

After a few days, I finally uploaded all the pictures from Washington D.C. There are 233 of them. The slideshow on the right (titled "Washington D.C. Trip") show them. The pictures show many things like the United States Capitol, the Jefferson Memorial, and even Jamestown. There are many other pictured places and events as well. Enjoy! Still, it can't be a happy day all the way. Never ever has that happened. The bad part of today is that today is the last day of Spring Break. If we didn't get stuck in Chicago, we wouldn't have had one day less of vacation. Oh well. Just get over it, Kayla, I keep telling myself. Well, I have to go to who-knows-where. Asta la vista!