Evi's Things: August 2013

Stuff with Jake last Night

Jake likes to go on walks. He loves to play tug of war too. Yesterday two other family's came over for dinner. There were two boys around my age. One played Lego Star Wars with my brother. And one played with Jake and I. We played Tug of War, we tried to see how well Jake could find three treats, and we played kind of a keep away from Jake. Here's how we played, one person had Jake's toy and tried to not let Jake get it, if he did they would play tug of war then pass it to the other. It was fun and Jake loved all the attention he was getting. And I tried lifting Jake of the ground by his toy. That's some fun stuff with Jake. Toodles. :3

Despicable Me 2

Despicable Me 2 was a funny family movie. The begining was funny when Agent Wild heaved him in her trunk. I think a part that was good on the directors part was the fact it was underwater. I think the minions were awesome singers. The end was beautiful. Agnes was adorable at the end. I like how Gru didn't like that Margo liked a boy, and he kept blaming El Wardo because of his son and Margo. It was a really great movie in all. I would tell you more but I don't want to spoil the movie for you. =D

A furry or fluffy friend

Are you normally lonely? Or need someone to talk to? Sometimes if you try talking to another human you get no where. But, If you talk to a stuffed animal or pet they won't answer (unless your pet can talk.) Stuffed animals can't leave you they won't bark at you while you're talking. Stuffed animals are good to give a tight hug to. You could also ask your parents for a pet that makes no noise, like a fish or guinea pig, hamster, something you can hold. Anyway I'm always here. See you soon. <;D

So Much To Do

At the begining of this month I took up guitar. It was easy learning to play, Old MacDonald, and Yankee Doodle, but now it's getting harder. I've been learning parts of, Oye Coma Ve, by Carlo Santana. This year I'm also doing two other instruments, the piano, and one for school but I haven't decided yet. I'm leaning towards the violin. And then I have to practice basketball, tennis and soccer, and piano + guitar. I also have to give time to Jake. To much to do. ;0

We Missed Our Stop

One time in August my cousins grandma aunt uncle and siblings and i went on a train to old sacramento. It was my cousins first time but my second. We went too a train museum and got ice cream. When we were on the train back from sacramento the train doors didn't open. We all panicked. My grandma had wished for her to be able to stay and it did, my younger cousin was saying "oh no oh no." We ended up going to Richmond. I'd been trying too get my twin three year old cousins to notice me. I finally did it. I communicated with them, finally. One of them carries around a stuffed cat, I cat-talked with him. Then on our second train one of them snuck under the table and sat next to me. Then when we moved down and they both sat next to me. We eventually got home, I was so excited, that I was almost as bummed when they left as I was excited they came.

Cooking

If you like cooking you should keep cooking if you don't you should try it. Cooking's fun. I like making anything with dough. Like brownies, cookies, pancakes. Cooking is really fun. You can experiment with different things, or make one thing another thing. Experiment with things. Here is a delicious brownie recipe.

5.0 from 1 reviews

The Best Rocky Road Brownies Ever

Ingredients

½ cup margarine
½ cup sugar
2 T milk
1 pkg (6oz) semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 t vanilla
2 eggs
¾ cup sifted all purpose flour
¼ t baking soda
½ t salt
½ cup chopped walnuts
2 cups miniature marshamallows
Melted Chocolate Topping
1 pkg (6oz) chocolate chips
1 T shortening

Instructions

Melt butter in saucepan.
Stir in sugar and milk.
Bring to a boil.
Remove from heat.
Add chocolate chips and vanilla.
Stir until smooth.
Beat in eggs, one at a time.
Sift in flour, baking soda, and salt.
Stir in nuts, mix until well blended.
Pour into greased 9 inch square pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
Immediately cover top with marshmallows.
Cool in pan.
Melt chocolate chips and shortening over hot (not boiling) water; pour over marshmallows, spreading if necessary.
Chill for at least two hours in fridge.
Cut into squares and enjoy!

Decorating Your Room

I hung beads

My sister's going to fix up this surfboard and put it in her room.

There are a lot of different ways to decorate your room. 1) make your room yours. Think about things you like. Don't think about how other people would think of it. The way they think of your room is the way they think of you. 2) if you like privacy try signs on the door. Or you could try to lock it. If theres a key to your door carry it around with you. 3) do you think your stuff in your room is to small, or babyish? If thats the case you could always donate them, or have a yard sale. 4) think about things you like doing. Maybe you like doing art. Show of you art by hanging them on the walls. If you like collecting or have a bunch of knick knacks get your dad or someone to hang a shelf for you to put them on. 5) if you need more space and theres an empty room in your house like the attic or basement or any old room. You could ask your parents to move in there. And you could tell them that since your moving all your stuff it would also give you time to go through your stuff. Just some ideas.

My Mom and Sees Candy

Do you like chocolate? I do, and so does my mom. Our favorite chocolate place is Sees. Where we live there was never a sees close to us. 2 months ago a sees moved in. My mom was super excited about it. We went there about 1 month after it opened. Now we go about every week. Last valentines day my mom bought my dad a box of chocolates about 2 weeks early! So since she knew where she hid it she took just one. then the box back to get refilled after she ate them all. And normally if there's any chocolate thing, it normally doesn't last longer then a week, in our house.

Shoes

I love shoes. I think they may be my favorite clothing thing. I like high tops, mostly converse. I think for boots you should get UGGs. They have a nice suede outside, and soft lamb hair inside. And a good 3/4 in. platform on the bottom. Now, my converse high tops are a nice white. They are flexible so you can kind of bend your foot. You can easily take out the laces. They have a nice smooth bottom, two extra lace holes for air. The back is fabric and when you get too the toe part its the same material as the bottom of the shoe.

Clothes

I just went shopping with my grandma. I found out that I like wearing ties. And I found that if you find a t-shirt with a pattern or design on it colored jeans are the way to go. Sometimes if you find two things that look like they were made with the exact same style, they don't even match. But finding things with the same color is totally different, sometimes. Clothes show who you are. If you like to be funny you would get a shirt with a joke or funny picture. If you like animals you should get a shirt with lots of animals. If you like music you should get a shirt with your favorite band or something. Express yourself. :D

My Dog Jake

Jake is my 3 year old Havanese. He is gray with a little red mustache. He is like a little doorbell, because whenever he senses someone he starts barking like crazy. He is about 10 in tall. Jake doesn't run around that much, unless we're outside, normally he finds a nice place to relax or sits on his little perch. Jake loves going on walks, playing fetch, and running around us barking like crazy while we play tackle. When we went to adopt him there was another dog (female) who was running around and barking. Jake on the other hand was slowly walking around. We met the parents, well actually just the mom. She was a muddy white. We chose Jake because he was quiet. Jake was too shy to come out of his crate. But eventually he came out. If your thinking of getting a dog you should consider a havanese, they make a great doorbell. An interesting fact in Cuba they were used as foot warmers! =D