Johanna Speaks

I have my Spanish classes coming up soon!! It's starting up again on Jan 29. I am really excited!! And nervous too! I am scared that I might forget some Spanish words! Which I probably will. But Hopefully I won't! 

Our whole class was supposed to be reading Spanish books while we weren't doing our classes on zoom. But most of the class didn't read. I did for about 3 weeks. I stopped because we were moving into a different house at that time. And most of the time I didn't know where the computer was. I still need to do it now that we are moved in but I am lazy and don't really want to do it. But I am doing Duolingo everyday so that kind of counts! 

But I am excited to do it again. But the only thing I don't like, is that I want to do choir again in Redding but the time of when the Spanish classes end are close to when the choir starts. I do have like 20 mins to get ready and eat lunch, but right after I would have to leave. Some of the people from choir are actually in the Spanish classes. But my mom says that she doesn't want to have to drive me there every Tuesday but that Ezra can when he gets his drivers license. Technically, Ezra would be getting his drivers license this year but then I would have to be in the semester for the Christmas choir performance and that's going to be awhile. But also I would be almost 14 years old so I would be able to be in the Senior choir!! So I guess I will wait. 

I might even do ballet again in the summer but I am still deciding. I am right now trying to do the splits. So everyday I do the exercises for it. So wish me luck!! Bye!! 

Sophie's and Cameron's birthday is on the 20th Jan. My brother Jonathan's is on the 13th Jan. So for their birthdays, our family is going to the grand buffet!! We are going on the 20th! I can't wait to eat all the good food there!! 

Sophie will be turning 8! And Cameron I think is turning 24 or 25. Jonathan is turning 25. 

My parents for Jonathan's birthday are going out with him today for lunch actually! My mom wrapped the presents for him and just left! 

I also really want to make a cake for Cameron. I was actually thinking of making a red velvet cake for Valentine's Day but since that's still far away I decided to make Cameron a different type of cake. I am finding out what Cameron wants! But still deciding if I should make one because lately my cake decorating has been a little ehh. But I probably will do it. 

The grand buffet is in Redding and it's a tradition in our family to go there for anyone's birthday! We tried going there when our entire family was here last but that day we wanted to go, it was closed. :( But instead we all went to a Mexican restaurant!! That was a pretty good one! But this time we checked and the grand buffet is not closed on the day we want to go!! So I am very excited!! 

I have many friends, and I love how each one never ends. I love how the Garza girls are always there to make me laugh and have fun, and they always get that job done! I'm just so happy to have them as chums! And I can't wait to be roommates when the time comes! My other best friend was from when we were babies. Don't worry, we never had rabies. Well, her name is Abby! She comes and always makes me happy! We almost play every day. When we were young, we did ballet! Every Friday we go to the lake club! We're there to have fun and eat some grub! My favorite type of grub is chicken and fries. But I would rather have some pies. But I'm just so glad to have friends like the Garza girls and Abby! They aren't too shabby! Jk they are actually amazing people! I'm so glad that God gave me them to me! I hope that one day we could all go and ski! 

Thanks for reading this second poem I made!! Hoped you liked this one!! 

I moved to a different place. And now we have a smaller space. We have a beautiful deck and backyard, and it's easy to roam since it's not hard. I love the sunset glistening over the treetops in the summer as the hummingbirds hummer. All we need is a dog, but my parents say, "Not yet! Wait until the house is all set!" So now I wait until that day, "Please let us get a dog God!", I pray. I still wait as my sister Noelle tries to sneak and get me one, but I should wait until God answers me and gets the job done. But I know when I get a dog, my life will be a lot more fun! As I watch my neighbors walk with their dogs, I choose what breed I want, but when I close my eyes, they start to haunt! Im ok I say, but really I'm not. I love my new home, and I love the hills on which I roam! Goodbye, I say to my old house! Im sorry I never got to meet my spouse! 

Thank you for reading this poem I just finished up today! I did it all by myself from scratch! Tell me if you like it!! bye!!!

Im very sorry for not writing a lot more blog posts! Our family has been very busy lately because we moved to a different house, Christmas and New Year.

So today, I will be talking about the Christmas we had in our new house!!! 

It was probably the best Christmas ever!! Here are some reasons why it was!

1. Everybody in our family was there.

2. James was a part of it too.

3. it was in our new house.

4. Stayed up until 1, playing games with everybody!

5. We Went to a candlelight service with our family.

And many more amazing times we already had in our new house!! All we need is a dog! But if we ever did want to get a dog, it would have to be way after we were all completely settled into the new house since we still have to move our lotion business over and some of the garage stuff, too. But so far, we have been sleeping in it for about almost three weeks. And we already have our kitchen stuff moved over to eat dinner and all that. 

We had to rip out ALL the flooring because it was getting pretty bad already. Then, we had to put wood flooring in, raise a bit of the floor, and paint every wall in the house except the bathrooms. And by the way, our family did all of that, and we didn't hire somebody, too, since Cameron already knew how to put the flooring in and even taught Ezra! Our brother Jonathan told our dad that his birthday present to him was sending one of our friends to come help us with the floor so we could get it done faster. Our dad's birthday, by the way, was like two weeks ago. But that was the only help we got from one person, and other than that, we did it ourselves! And that's why it took a long time to get moved in. 

But so far, I LOVE our new/old house (since we used to live in it when I was little)! Our backyard is nice and big! I remembered it a lot bigger, though, when I was younger. I guess that's because I was so much smaller then. 

In the evenings it's so beautiful! The sun glistens over the trees and grass, and it's just amazing! Hey! I have an idea! I should write a poem about this house!! 

Anyway, back to what I am writing about: our Christmas!!

We went to church on Christmas Eve with my parents, Sophie, Ezra, Nicholas, and I. Our other family wasn't coming to our church but to theirs first and then coming over afterward for lunch. Nicholas and I always play our instruments for church, and this Sunday, we did! :) Usually, five players play, but three of our best ones didn't come since they were with their family somewhere else for Christmas, and the other one was sick. So it was just Nicholas and I playing until one of the girls there played a bit of piano and helped us out a little. The music went kind of bad, but it doesn't matter if the music is kind of bad because all that matters is when your singing and praising the Lord in song! 

After church, we headed to our old house and ate lunch with our family! And by then, lots of them were basically all there! So we ate, headed over to the new house, and started preparing food for that night since we were going to have a massive party!! Then, after everything was set up, we ate dinner, relaxed, and talked until it was time to go to the candlelight service!

 After the candlelight service, most of our family walked back in the dark! Including Sophie and I! It was so much fun!

When we got back, we waited until Noelle and Cameron came( because they were at somebody else's house)  and then opened presents!! I got an AMAZING bike from Cameron!!! And a new bedspread and some vines for my new room from Noelle!! And I even got cereal from Noelle, too! And some other things from my friend Abby! It was a fantastic Christmas! The best part is watching people open their gifts and seeing their expressions!! :) Especially my sister Sophie and my sister-in-law Risa! It was just an awesome Christmas!! 

Cameron, Noelle, Nicholas, Simeon, one of our friends, and Gideon stayed the night! We all slept in the living room except Gideon and our friend. They slept in our bunk beds, and around 2:30 AM, the bunk bed fell on Gideon!! And our friend was on the top of the bunk bed! There was no injury to Gideon, but we all laughed at what had happened! :) They just moved the top matres on the floor, and our friend slept on that. Now the reason the bunk bed fell on them is because we didn't have two screws that had to be in there, and so BOOM! It fell. Sophie and I had been sleeping there before without the two screws, and it hadn't fallen on us yet, but it did now on Gideon!! 

In the morning, it was Christmas! Everybody hung out and talked! And that day, Cameron helped us bring over our fridge! Oh! I almost forgot!! We shot rockets on Christmas day, too! It was a lot of fun!!! I don't have videos with me because only our siblings do. 

Well, Goodbye!!!