ARODETH CAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey everybody! For you people who don't know me, I am... let's say... obsessed with Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and The Avengers. Sooo, as you can see, I've changed my profile name to Aranel. That is a name in Elvish, a language J.R.R. Tolkien invented. Firefly changed her name to Arodeth, which is also Elvish. So when I mention Arodeth, that is Firefly's new name.

 Last Wednesday, Arodeth came up to Dallas!!! We had a blast. When Aro (my nickname for Arodeth. My nickname is Ara.), came to Dallas in September, I gave her and Boonie Mom quite the welcome. I dressed up as an old lady and pretended to be walking along. hen their car came into sight, I hobbled toward our house. They exited their car laughing, and I tore off my disguise.
This visit, I had been plotting for a week about how to 'greet' them. The night before they came, I got the perfect plan. Arodeth and I had made ninja outfits, complete with capes(see pic below). I decided to wear mine. So, my plan-There is a tree right next to the road near our house. I was going to climb the tree, and when they were passing, jump out and run alongside their car. So that morning, about thirty minutes before their arrival, I climbed the tree and waited for them. Every time I heard a car approach, I thought, 'Snap! It's them!' And it would never be them. Then when it was actually them, I was not prepared! So I jumped down and took off. Unfortunately, in my descent, my cape flew up over my head. Fortunately, no one saw the cape flap over my face. They stopped the car and laughed, letting Aro jump out and run over to me. Together, we chased the car.

• Wednesday- They arrived; we played in the empty pool; then we actually went to an aquatic center. It was super fun! A side note on the aquatic center- The lifeguards were AWESOME. Seriously hilarious. One guy was at the top of the slides, telling people 'Go. Go.' Then, he was blathering randomly about random stuff. Aro and I looked at each other and started laughing. I said, 'That would be us at a job'. Then the next time we went arrived at the top of the slide platform, he was dancing on a chair to no music. I asked, 'Boring job?' and he replied, 'Yup'. We got to the bottom of the slides and started laughing. I said, 'THAT is me on the job.' She agreed. Then he switched posts and a different guy came up. We were like 'Awwww, funny guy's gone!' Turns out, he was just as hilarious. He was splashing people, and  when one little kid screamed like crazy on a super slow slide, he did a hilarious imitation of the kid. When his replacement was coming up the stairs, he dumped water on him and swan-dived down a slide.  We agreed that would be her at a job:) Later, we went home and played outside in the pool some more.
• Thursday- We went to Six Flags and it was SO FUN!!!!  We rode a bunch of rollercoasters and mini rides. We went home and played outside (surprise!).
• Friday-We got ready to go to MAIN EVENT!! And waited on the moms outside. And waited... Then we left!! And played seven games of laser tag. Then we had to leave... Almost immediately after we got home, we left to go to a play. We headed home, and I remembered that we had to pick up Arodeth's cape, which was at a lady's house, being used as an example for the cape she was making for me. When we knocked, she said, 'Come in! (To Aro) Here is your cape, (To me) And here is yours.' I was ecstatic. I didn't think she would have it finished yet. We chased the car back to the house with our capes on. We played a bit, then went to bed.
• Saturday-We played outside then she had to leave. WAHHHHH!!!!

Well, that's all for now,
                                      Aranel

My beautiful cape. The green is the hood. 

This is my ninja out fit I wore.
 

I GOT TO SEE FIREFLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I GOT TO SEE FIREFLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She came on Wednesday 8th of April, and left on that Saturday.

• Wednesday- We made tie-dye shirts; played in the empty pool; watched THE AVENGERS!!!! and played with glowsticks; then it was dark; and we played with glowsticks outside. 
• Thursday- It was homeschool day at Six Flags and we went there; all of us wearing tie-dye shirts. It was fun, although it rained so we only got to ride one rollercoaster. :*(  However, we got rain checks! We came came home and played outside in the pool some more. 
• Friday- Our moms and Creator's Son went to the homeschool book fair, but Firefly and I had NO interest whatsoever. We went park hopping (for you people who don't know what 'park hopping' is, it's when you go to a whole bunch of different parks, then decide which one's the funnest and go back to it); got really hungry and ate; then we went swimming with Grandma; ate AGAIN because we were hungry; took showers, played outside for the rest of the day. ;) 
• Saturday morning- We packed her stuff furiously in 5 minutes; then we played outside in the pool. I live next to a high school, and they had a football game and were playing music and we ran around the pool crazily; and danced to the weird music and laughed super hard. Then it was 'times for her to go' so we migrated to the front yard and walked up and down the sidewalk for 20 minutes. Then she actually had to go and I raced their car at16 mph and won. We parted ways with the knowledge of seeing each other in 3 weeks. Till later, Mustang. P.S.- I had  forgotten to get mother's approval on this post, so I never  posted it. (Hat of shame) ( A hat of shame is something Firefly and I made up for when you fail epically.)

Firefly' s tie-dye shirt.

My tie-dye shirt.

Testing, is this blog still active??!!

Hey! I am SOOOO sorry I haven't blogged in FOREVER. We have been super busy lately and I kept saying, "I'll just blog tomorrow," so I put it off for a long time. Then I forgot I even had a blog! Now I am going to try and catch up with all that has happened. Well, I got into a homeschool basketball program called HSAA. They are a great organization and everyone on my team are great girls. One of the girls on my team, Olive, was in a co-op  near us. So we visited one day and I loved it, and we joined too. I have made new friends and had some fun classes. Co-op ended for the year and it won't start again till August.(Wah!) I miss everybody in THC soooooooooooo much. Yes you, Firefly. And everybody else too. Anyway, my team won state(TX), and we got third in Nationals. Currently I am on a select spring team with two of my HSAA teammates(One of them being Olive). My birthday came and passed in March. Good news- Firefly, Boonie Mom, and Creator's Son are coming to Dallas soon! And we're going to Six Flags!  And I'm happy! Well, that's about it for now. I am going to consistently blog again.(wink wink) But really. ~Mustang

My Favorite Breeds

Here are my top ten horse breeds. Google has great images of all of them. I love them all, mind you.

1. Gypsy Vanner
2. Arabian
3. Lusitano
4. Friesan
5. Andalusian
6. Percheron
7. Quarter Horse
8. Clydesdale
9. Rocky Mountain Horse
10. Mustang

Click here for a link to an awesome Gypsy Vanner website.

Here are my top ten dog breeds. Once again, refer to Google for pictures.

1. Husky
2. Golden Retriever
3. German Shepherd
4. Collie
5. Saint Bernard
6. Border Collie
7. Sheltie
8. Cocker Spaniels
9. Jack Russell Terrier
10. Australian Shepherd

Click here for a page of beautiful husky pictures.

I love animals!

The Colorado Trip

On August, 3rd, we left with J-dogs family in their 15 passenger van, to go to Pagosa Springs, Colorado . We got a little past tiny Claude, TX when the van broke down. All ELEVEN of us piled out while the dads tried to fix it. Pretty soon a State Trooper saw us and stopped to help. We ended up getting towed back to Claude to get fixed. We spent a night there (that puts us one day behind schedule) and left about noon the next day. We finally got to Amarillo, where we were supposed to spend the previous night, and promptly broke down again. In a cemetery. There we played Tips and I chunked rocks at turtles in a pond. Luckily there was a transmission store close by. We spent TWO WHOLE DAYS in Amarillo (3 days behind)!! It turned out being kinda fun and I got an awesome knife. Leaving on the third day, we made to our condo in CO at about ten pm. We hiked, swam, tubed, saw ancient ruins, went on a trail ride, hiked some more, rode a train... Oh yeah, we also saw a bear at our condo. Speaking of, I saw a momma and a baby bear while on the train and only one other person saw them. We shopped in Durango for a time... On the way home the car broke down twice, but we did finally make it back. Very, er, eventful, wouldn't you say?

Tips in the cemetery...

11 people, 7 passenger car.

Will we make it home?

Update on project: Mustang

Well, I know I haven't blogged in a long time and I will now tell you why. In short, the land that we were living on had to be sold so we had to move out by July, 14. My Dad had been working in Bryan for over a year so we went to stay with J-dog's family, in Bryan, for a while. Then, while visiting my grandparents in Dallas, my Dad got a job offer as a well paid construction manager. Work was drying up in Bryan anyway, so he took the job. We then moved in with my grandparents in Dallas and are currently still there. Yes, that means we had to sell my horses. I miss them. That also means I am now 5 1/2 hours away from Firefly. :*(  Now that you're updated on why I haven't blogged, I'm gonna blog!

Saying Goodbyes...

       Saying permanent goodbyes are hard. Very hard. Probably the hardest goodbyes I have ever made were when we moved from Hearne, TX to the Texas Hill Country(THC). My first major goodbye was to Turtle*. Let me tell you about Turtle. I had known Turtle ever since I could remember. I was born a year ahead of her, but that never mattered to us. We were almost always together, partially because we lived right next to each other. We were often mistaken for un-identical twins, because we would wear matching shirts. When my family moved to THC, hers moved to Houston. Now I see her just about once every two months. My other great friend lived about ten minutes away from where we lived, and her name is J-dog. I can't remember not knowing her either. We share a lot of the same interests, and I miss not seeing her all the time.
        When we moved, people weren't the only things I missed. I also miss my mulberry tree, which was the best climbing tree ever and, in the summer it produced yummy mulberries! We also had a pond behind our house that was fun to swim in.
         More recently, I had to say goodbye to a dear family from co-op; Grateful For Grace and co. If you remember, Gypsy is the horse we got in Oct., 2011. Well, she proved to be too much for me and my mom, and my dad is working out of town, so we had made the tough decision to sell her. The first person to come look at her was a girl about 14, who had been riding her whole life. She ended up buying Gypsy... Part of me is glad she's gone, especially to that girl, but the other part of me is going to miss her. I hope God will help you get through sad times, just like He did for me. 

* If you have been wondering, my name isn't Mustang and Turtle isn't really her name; I change the names of people to protect their identity.