Monday, January 5, 2009

Tag, ur it!!!

This is kinda fun....



The Rules:

1. Post the rules on your blog.

2. Write six random things about yourself that not everyone knows.

3. Tag six people at the end of your post and link to them.

4. Let each person know they’ve been tagged and leave a comment on their blog.

5. Let the tagger know when your entry is up.


Here are six random things about me (that you may not know) :


1. Mint upsets my stomach, bad. (which is odd because mint is often used to settle stomachs)

2. I was born missing a rib in my left side. There are 12 main ribs (6 on each side) and I have only 11.

3. I’ve had all four of the main hair colors. (I was born with black hair, it turned bright red, then it turned VERY blond, and finally became brown. It never fell out just changed. Proof? : http://www.slide.com/r/rWeE5RLA7T8PdE9sWIW0MkUWbh_Bwy_M?previous_view=mscd_embedded_url&view=original

4. I know who is walking through my house by the sound of their footsteps. (Including the cats)

5. My mom has an ultrasound of me clenching my toes together like a monkey, kinda creepy, huh?

6. The corneas on my eyes are flat instead of round, hence why, even though I’m nearsighted, I don’t wear contacts. (And glasses are icky on me)



It’s harder than it looks.
I will tag (this isnt hard because there are really only six people who read this)

Shelly
Sister Woods
Pieripper studios
Sister Spencer
Lola! &
Keara

You dont HAVE to do it if you really dont want to. But it's not that difficult. :P


Now it's your turn. Have fun.


♥ McKenna☺
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Sunday, January 4, 2009

Old house, New House / Yellow house, Blue House

Well, My dads in oregon again,lucky duck.
My seconed house was in oregon. I lived in that house longer than I've lived in any other house (ages 1 to 7). It was old and small, but fit our small family well. It was supossibly haunted by the decessed previous owners, there were three big climbing trees(one with star leafs), a small creek at the end of the neighborhood, bats galore, makinzie merchant lived behind us (close friend, i wonder if she still lives there)and a beach was about 30 minutes away. I was a great place to grow up.

Oregon was an amazing place, I wish I could be there with my dad reliving some of the memories.
He (my dad) texted me a picture of our old house and it blew me away!!!! I couldn't even belive that it was still there!!! the new owners painted it yellow, and it looks like they put a fence around the strawberry patch and lava rocks that used to be out front. But besides those small changes, not to much has changed!

Here are some picture of when we lived there. (my room was the window on the left)




Heres the picture of the house how it stands now (it looked better blue)



Seeing this old house again made my day. It will always be my first Home and hold a special place in my heart. Its crazy to think how far our family has come scince living there.
Apart from this, weve been organizing and scaning all our old photographs. It makes me feel very reminisant. Im proud of my past, It made my present!

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"And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet, knowing how way leads onto way
I doubted if I should ever come back

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diverged in a wood
And I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference"


Robert Frost



Look at this photograph
Everytime I do it makes me laugh
How did our eyes get so red
And what the hell is on Joey's head
And this is where I grew up
I think the present owner fixed it up
I never knew we'd ever went without
The second floor is hard for sneaking out
And this is where I went to school
Most of the time had better things to do
Criminal record says I broke in twice
I must have done it half a dozen times
I wonder if it's too late
Should i go back and try to graduate
Life's better now then it was back then
If I was them I wouldn't let me in
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, god, I
Every memory of looking out the back door
I had the photo album spread out on my bedroom floor
It's hard to say it, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye.

Every memory of walking out the front door
I found the photo of the friend that I was looking for
It's hard to say it, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye.
Remember the old arcade
Blew every dollar that we ever made
The cops hated us hangin' out
They say somebody went and burned it down
We used to listen to the radio
And sing along with every song we know
We said someday we'd find out how it feels
To sing to more than just the steering wheel
Kim's the first girl I kissed
I was so nervous that I nearly missed
She's had a couple of kids since then
I haven't seen her since god knows when
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, god, I
Every memory of looking out the back door
I had the photo album spread out on my bedroom floor
It's hard to say it, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye.
Every memory of walking out the front door
I found the photo of the friend that I was looking for
It's hard to say it, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye.
I miss that town
I miss the faces
You can't erase
You can't replace it
I miss it now
I can't believe it
So hard to stay
Too hard to leave it
If I could I relive those days
I know the one thing that would never change
Every memory of looking out the back door
I had the photo album spread out on my bedroom floor
It's hard to say it, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye.
Every memory of walking out the front door
I found the photo of the friend that I was looking for
It's hard to say it, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye.
Look at this photograph
Everytime I do it makes me laugh
Everytime I do it makes me...


-photograph, Nickleback

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“I've learned that good-byes will always hurt, pictures will never replace having been there, memories good and bad will bring tears, and words can never replace feelings.”

Thursday, January 1, 2009

2008 was great!!!

last night was new years, as you all know.

I've always thought new years to be an over rated holiday, set up for drinkers, but with all my friends busy and my father and brother gone. I realised how much fun it can be, and I missed it. :(

The other day in the car, before my dad left to oregon, we were talking about last year and all thats happened. Now heres the funny part; this same time last year we were all saying "2008, it's going to be great". but was it really that great?
it wasn't Allies family.
economy downfall,
Obama was elected predient,
america needed fuel,
My dads dumb job,
war in iraq,
hinkleys death,
china seems to be having fun poisoning us,
no Harry Potter (this one for you kaden),
twilight blew us all away by raising the standards for worst movie ever,
Mary was taken by the indians (I MISS YOU)
and much more.


But desperate to get off these depressing topics, I suggested we think about Some of the good things that have happened; and you know what, despite all of its caous, 2008was great!!
Ive been in some pretty amesome plays,
Christopher loss some weight for the first time scence his surgery,
Truely Amazing friendships have been made,
President Hinkley and Allie are in a better place,
Thespians conference
Ive started using my youtube
Ive started using this blog
I got a new guitar
New talents have been discovered
I get to start skydiving on 09!!!!
Best year of EFY eva!!!!!
I finished most of last years Resolutions!!!
Got my patriarticle Blessing
Became a bulldog
and over all, we've all grown up succsessfully

I guess this past year has reminded me that its important to look inside yourself and to your friends and family to find peace and happiness. The world may try to bring you down, but Your friends and family always pick you up . Our nation may have a hard time seeing the great in 08, but I can find some pretty impressive reasons to look towards 09 with a smile.

MAY TWO THOUSAND NINE!! *thinks of word to ryme with nine* SHINE!!! :P

HaPpY nEw YeArS mY pEePs!!!!!!

"If looking back hurts u, & lookin forward scares u, then look besides u and ill always be here for u" (thanks to everyone who texted this to me. XP)

I dont want to lose any of you in 2009 and I dont want to forget all the memories we have created. Thanks.