I Have Not Written For the Longest Time...

Wow - I haven't written since the 1st of September!! WOW!! Sorry I've neglected it. During that time, I had my school dance, got an A+ on a really big English assignment, and so on and so forth. Anyway, let's start with my dance.

Rylie, Dad, Mom, and I arrived early so we could set up the decorations. Then Dad and Rylie left, but Mom stayed to chaperon. After 7:00, people started trickling in, and then all of a sudden - POOF! - tons of people showed up!
Mr. Harris, our principal, was playing songs for group dances. (Nope, no slow dances yet) Everyone was having a blast! I was jumping up and down with my friends.
Then Mr. Harris said, "I need a volunteer." So this guy named Nick volunteered. Then Mr. Harris taught everybody the salsa! It was fun, and girls danced with girls and boys danced with boys. I enjoyed dancing with my friend Leah - but she couldn't get the hang of the salsa to save her life! :-)
Later, Mr. Harris announced, "Let's see if you can beat your old man in a 7 minute pogo dance!" So he played Rock Lobster and we (the kids AND Mr. Harris) jumped for the whole dance. Well, at least some did. I did, for one! And boy, was I exhausted by the end of that dance! :-)
I had heard Thriller was going to be played, so I was waiting anxiously for it. We saw the whole 12 minute music video. I'd seen it before, so it didn't creep me out. Some of my friends really didn't like it though. It was so hilarious to watch the boys - whenever something scary came onto the screen, they jokingly screamed at the top of their lungs in "fear". One boy named Soren mockingly grabbed his friend, crying, "Save me!" And the girls? They looked at each other with very puzzled expressions on their faces! :-)
Then, when the school dance was almost over, everybody starting chanting, "Slow dance! Slow dance! Slow dance!" So Mr. Harris put on some slow music & most of the kids coupled up. I didn't dance with anybody. Well, I almost danced with somebody, but a girl named Angie intervened. Angie is in 10th grade and was trying to couple the people who weren't dancing. But I have to rewind a little bit for you to get this...
Mom saw Nick stand up from his chair and walk over to my direction, like he was going to ask me to dance. But then Angie steps in. She grabs Nick by the arm and then grabs me and pulls us to each other and says, "Dance." Then she walks away. That was really awkward. So Nick said, "Bye!" and walked away. Angie was trying to help, but she was being rude, even though she didn't mean to.

So that was my school dance story. I will try to write more often from now own!
Porkchops,
Jordan Reyha Coble

My Life At the Current Moment: Part 2

It's Mom's super-belated birthday today.

And we're taking her somewhere to eat.

Jodi is lying down. She looks cute.

Dad's talking about crab and food and stuff.

The computer is humming.

Mom's talking about some Italian resturant.

Rylie is taking a shower.

The End.

My Life At the Current Moment

My Life At the Current Moment: A New Series by Jordan Reyha Coble :-)

I am hot.
Rylie is playing Moby Blaster.
Dad is working.
I am hot.
Dogs are panting in the pen outside.
Fans are blowing.
I am hot.
Don't know what mom's doing.
I am wearing my purple dress.
Did I mention I am hot?
The End.

School + Jodi + Awanas

Hi, everybody! So school has started for me, and exciting things are already happening! For example...

1. I have a perfect score in Pre. Algebra.
2. I'm making lots of new friends!
3. My history class is going to put on little skits for our class about Ancient Rome.
4. Almost all the kids at school seem to be Christians!

So is school going great for you? Hope so, 'cause it's going great for me!

Jodi has become our mini, not-so-ferocious guard dog. Rylie got this butterfly container net thingy for her birthday, and she laid it on the ground...Jodi started barking at it! It was SO cute! Jodi always enjoyed scaring the vacuum as I vacuumed the stairs today. :-)

I have a science test coming up tomorrow, so please wish me luck! I'm trying to bring my science grade up from an....NO ROXY!!!!...sorry. Roxy was just abot to jump onto my desk, covered with important homework assignements, books I study with...okay. Back to what I was saying. I'm trying to bring my science grade up from an A- to at least an A. An A- isn't that bad, but I still would like a little better grade.

Now I have an important question: To be or not to be (an Awanas leader)? Rylie will be going to a small group at church that night and I can usually get my homework done before Awanas begins...now here's my second question: if I do Awanas, should I help out with the little kids or the Kindergarteners? Please help!

Anyway, I think I should be done talking now.
Porkchops! (My new good-bye saying)

Rylie's Luau/Nutcracker Cast List

Rylie had a blast at her luau, but she definitely had some trouble being with all of her friends. She had invited so many people from different areas - from church, from dance classes, from Tracy...anyway, it was fun.
She got THREE Webkins altogether (and one looks like Brandi!), and had a blast going through this American Girl activity book she got from Madison & Hanna. Madison and Hanna stayed afterwards and we had pizza and played lots of Nintendo games! We even put on a little skit for our parents. (Which is no surprise. We put on skits every single time we get together.)

And now...the moment you've all been waiting for...THE NUTCRACKER CAST LIST CAME OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I could not stop squealing and screaming when I saw it on the email inbox! So here are our roles:

Rylie: Wind-Up Doll, Chinese Tea, Rose
Comments: Rylie really wanted to be a wind-up doll, and so she's really happy she got the role! She has been Chinese Tea every year we've been in The Nutcracker, so she's practically memorized the dance!

Jordan: Ballerina Doll, Butterfly, Rose
Comments: I consider the Ballerina Doll a "lead role", but Mom says it really isn't. My reasons for saying it is because the Ballerina Doll gets a little solo in the doll dance. The butterfly is a new role, and I have no idea what I do there.

Ms. Deborah (my dance teacher) also wants my parents to be in The Nutcracker! She wants Mom and Dad to be party guests in the party scene and Dad to be a hip-hop dancing soldier! Dad can't dance to save his life! He won't be alone. Some of my friend's dad's are going to be a soldier as well...better sign my dad up for dance lessons!

That's about it for now. I just got an idea for a poll! Which lead role in The Nutcracker sounds most fun to be? Please vote!

Artichokes!

An odd title, I must say. But I felt like typing it. Tomatoes! Carrots! Cookies! Beach towels! Bathtub! Bananas! Monkeys! Fish!
I need to stop. Now. Before I scare you guys so much you will never visit my blog agian (which I don't want to happen). :-)
Everybody, please wish Rylie a happy birthday! She is turning ten today and her luau party is tomorrow! Natasha, her Polynesian teacher, will be performing at the party & then teaching the kids some of the dances.
Don't forget to wish Madeleine and Taylor a happy birthday, too! (Their birthday is this month, too.) They are turning 13 years old! And Mom's birthday was this month, too. It was on the 6th.
That's about all I have to tell you in this post.
Porkchops! (translated: bye!)

Blogging Award Question Fill-Out Thingy

Okey-dokey. So Taylor (visit her at www.taylortaytay8.blogspot.com) awarded me the blogging award, and I have to answer these questions. So here it goes! (By the way Taylor, thanks!) :-)

A. Attached or single? Um...not married at all!
B. Best friend?(S) Too many friends to name!
C. Cake or pie? Cake (my fav. is homemade)
D. Day of choice? Depends on what dance classes on each day!
E. Essential item? Ballet shoes!
F. Favorite color? PURPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
G. Gummy bears or worms? Worms, please.
H. Hometown? Tracy, CA is where I lived the longest, but I recently moved to Camino, CA - the best place on earth!
I. Favorite indulgence? Long, hot showers & chocolate brownies!
J. January or July? Don't know. Tough choice.
K. Kids? Seriously, people. I'm just 12! I'm insulted!!!
L. Life isn't complete without? Dance (sorry, ballet mania here!)
M. Marriage date? Ugh! Stop asking me questions about marriage and stuff!!!!!!!
N. Number of brothers & sisters? One younger sister. :-)
O. Oranges or apples? Apples, apples, apples, apples.
P. Phobias? I don't have a phobia for spiders, but they do kind of creep me out sometimes.
Q. Quotes? My Dad's favorite is "Humility must exceed ability." The "famous" quote I created was: "You wish you could be humble like me." :-)
R. Reasons to smile? Friends and dance!
S. Season of choice? Winter.
T. Tag seven peeps! Hey, I'll tag Rylie and Dad (but they aren't seven)!
U. Unknown fact about me? Uh...
V. Vegetable? Does salad count?
W. Worst habits? I know this is gross, but cracking my knuckles.
X. X-ray or ultrasound? Repeat: Uh...
Y. Your favorite food? I LOVE ITALIAN AND THAI!
Z. Zodiac sign? Taurus - I am the bull. :-)

Can we be done now? :-)
Dad, you're tagged: www.joncoble.blogspot.com
Rylie, you're tagged, too: www.hulaprincessnotes.blogspot.com

Back to School Shopping Spree

Today Mom and I are going on a shopping spree for school! This is the first time I'm going to get a real backpack! I never really needed one before because I never went to public school. I'm thinking about a purple or a blue one.
Smith Flat Charter is a really good school, from the sound of it. Every 7th grader is going to get a 9th grader to help show them around the school. One of my friends who is also going to the school, Kylie, told me that John (who is somebody else I know who is also going to this school) requested one of his older sister's friends to be his "assistant." Kylie and I both want John's older sister, Angie, to help us out around the school...sigh. This is getting too complicated explaining all the names. I think I'll just move on to something more interesting...
Rylie and I were invited to a slumber party/birthday party at the house of Megan and Sarah Lightfield, two friends of ours from church. It's this Monday, and I'm excited about it! Megan and Sarah are really nice girls (Megan is a year older than me, Sarah is a year older than Rylie.). So anyway, we're going to pick up a gift for Sarah on our shopping spree today.
Now, you guys have met Jodi and Brandi, but not Roxy and Sabby, our ancient cats (Yeah, they're really old - like 17 or 18 in human years.).

Hello, I'm Sabby. I like to sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, and did I mention sleep? My special abilities are attacking Jodi and Brandi.

Hi! I'm Roxy! I enjoy eating...and eating...and eating...and eating...and eating...and eating...and eating. The dogs bully me. :-(

I'm serious about Sabby sleeping all day and Roxy's love for food (When Mom and Dad found her (or rather, she found them) she was a kitten and my parents fed her...and eventually she became our little kitty!)

Pictures Galore!

Here is Taylor and me. This is when they came for Christmas. We put on a really awesome skit. I would have added a picture of the skit, but it was way to hard to make it work. In fact, this single post probably took 20 minutes or so to create!!!!

This is everybody. (Top to bottom, left to right) Madison, Jordan, Madeleine, Rylie,Hanna, Blake. By the way, this picture was taken at my 12th birthday party.

Jodi and Brandi

Here is the much-awaited picture of Jodi (right) and Brandi (left).
The rope in the picture we had to get rid of a long time ago because they chewed it to shreds.
Brandi is now 1 year old and Jodi is about 12 weeks. I wish we had a more recent picture of Jodi on the computer, but we don't.
Let's learn a little bit about them:

Hi, I'm Brandi! I enjoy playing with Jodi, ripping toys to shreds, and barking at people walking by. I LOVE milk bones!

And I'm Jodi! I like playing with Brandi, sleeping on people's laps, and using the restroom on the carpet! I hate swimming in the pool.