9/30/08 (Sweater Weather)

woke up at 6:18 AM this morning! Oh yeeeeeaaah! I rolled off the couch and groped my way upstairs. After taking care of my morning “rituals” I went downstairs and made some coffee. I worked on school until 10, and then I left with Mike to go to the library. I had to leave so early because Drew’s birthday celebration was going down around 1:00. Mike and I saw 2 snakes on the way there. I jumped off my bike and tried to catch one, but I was too slow. We got home around 12, and we were starving! Alas, mom and dad didn’t get home with the pizza until like 2:00! After lunch I confessed that I put Mike up to opening a Christmas present on Christmas Eve. I was 4 and he was 2. Mom and Dad hadn’t known that I put him up to it until now. That night I got to open up one of my presents because Mike opened one of his. I’d say it was a win-win situation!

Before the whole birthday celebration went on I was listening to my messages, and I saw Pastor Doug had called. He wants to know if we can do a get-together with Ruth on Thursday. It would be me, Ruth, and some person with a license going up to Sister Lakes. Ellen and Alyssa would be coming down too. Should be pretty sweet.

Dad and I drove up to the church and to Dominicks after the party. I got back and had to run over to Connor’s after like 15 minutes. We made a dozen cookies and ate them all. We also did all kinds of our normal crazy stuff. I took my skateboard over to the hilly part of the road by the park and got going pretty fast, then sat down when the hill started to angle downward. I made it all the way around the corner and down the next street! It was awesome! I took on 7 boys that were about 8-10 years old. I whipped ‘em pretty bad, but I got a couple scratches on the face. One of the boys kicked my fist, so that’s a bit sore this morning! Hopefully I won’t get in trouble with their parents for goofing off like that…

I had to wear a sweater outside today. Fall is here. I don’t like the cold.