Falling, flying and more...

Hey guys! So... I'm catching you up on my life, again. Last where we left off was by Bday party. First of all, I just have to say that ice skating alone is ok. But ice skating with most of your friends and fam and watching 20% of them fail is one hilarious experience!. Let me start from the beginning. 3 of my friends drove with me to the party. This party wasn't a surprise one but at the same time it was. When we arrived I didn't know the room was already set up with the cakes and table and balloons and bags and stuff! I also had cheesecake for me, just to do something different. Buuttttt everybody ate it so it wasn't just for me. I did have a piece or two though. Anyway we had pasta and gourmet grilled cheese cooked by the one and only chef Mama!! I call it gourmet caused it looked fancy and tasted great and I have no other words to explain it! We sang happy birthday and I blew out the candles! What's really sad was my mom didn't catch it on video because either her phone was messed up or she was just struggling with technology... which has happened a few times..... ( Love ya mom ). You know how it goes. But my mom is smart! So we got out on the rink and this is when the funniness started! Almost everybody looked like this!

It was hilarious!!!!!

I could hardly skate from laughing so hard! But, there were actually some people who had never skated who were doing better than me and had NEVER SKATED BEFORE! Then they started doing spins, jumps, and twirls! I was like.....

Ok then.....

It was surprising. And I.... never fell!!!!!!! Just kidding. I never fell purposefully but when my friend caught me bragging about it she actually fell! Annnnddddd brought me down with her.

Something like this...

Guess she wasn't up with me laughing. So that happened, and the time came when everybody had to leave and I had to go home... It was a sad time..

It hurt to see them leave... NAH IT WASN'T THIS BAD!!

It was fun though, and I was grateful. Thanks mom and dad!!!! So after that school started again and life was pretty normal. But there's one thing I want to talk about. Procrastination. You guys, it's bad. I procrastinated on a project that I had a month on.. A MONTH. Turned it in a day late.. and I suffered the consequences! It's better to use your time wisely. My excuse was focusing on other things.. doing the "more important" things. But the bible says that even if you disobey what YOU think is the least of the commandments, it like you murdering somebody. It's all the same in God's eyes. So if I say, "Oh this reading log is easy, i'll just wait until the last minute to do it.", that's sin! And before you know it the time is gone! Trust me.. you don't want to go through it. I was reminded plenty of times to do that project and i did some.. and then i was lazy. And that laziness got me only but so far. Before i knew it, it was the day before the due date! And i couldn't do it. So DO NOT PROCRASTINATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Treat all homework fairly even if it's writing the numbers from 0 to 100! Get it done then, on that day! Have it done. It's better than suffering the consequences. Kk? Kk.

DO NOT DO THIS!!!!!

And remember... Life is a treasure with lengths of love nobody can measure!

I know this has nothing to do with anything but I think it is hilarious because this is me on daily basis

Let's Catch Up!

Hey you guys?  How are you? I hope you're doing great! Well you have a lot of things to catch up on, says the title. Let's start with the rest of my summer. Try to keep up!

So, for the last days of my summer, I went to California!!!!! I flew there with my older sister and brother. It was really fun there! It had beautiful weather, beautiful beaches and beautiful places. We went to our grandfather's house. He really likes to travel so we went to LA, San Francisco, Culver City, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, and so on! We also did a lot of yoga!

 No, it was not like that. But it was pretty challenging!

And hiking which i found Very, VERY difficult!!!

Walking up to the mountain

Climbing the mountain....

Mind you every time you think you're close to done, you circle the corner and see the rest of the mountain in front of ya! So that's the end of California and the beginning of a new school year in 7th grade which Btw, I got back to Georgia the DAY before school started! So now summer's over but....... It's been the best summer ever!!!! So zoom forward to September 5th which is...............................

MY B-DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am now 12! Tomorrow is my party.. which will be ice skating but this time, we've got people coming ovah!!! Like at least 4 fams me thinks! YYYAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!! It's gonna be fun!!

OH 

YEAHHH!!

So that's pretty much it! Have a good fall break!

My Summer So Far

Let me just say that my summer has been pretty exciting, happy, HOT, and cool so far. So, let me tell you what happened. I went over to stay with my sisters for at least 2 weeks I think. The first place we went was South Carolina... to Myrtle Beach!

 Now, all I know is when we got there, I thought God didn't want us to reach our destination. It was supposed to be a 5 hour long drive but with the obstacles we faced it had to be at least 7. Oh I forgot to tell you, we went with our grandparents. So for some weird reason, we could not find the place we were staying at! We literally drove around in circles for 1 hour looking for the condo! Then when we finally found it, there were firetrucks blocking the way because of some propane gas. I don't know what happened, I just know that took up another HOUR of our precious time. When they finally moved we went in and found where we were staying. The place had a perfect view of the beach! It was truly beautiful. The next day we went to the beach and we had a blast! The only problem was something that I think runs in the family. I CAN NOT BUILD SAND CASTLES!!!! Non whatsoever! I tried and tried and tried but it was either not enough sand, not wet enough to hold, or it stayed up for at least 10 seconds making me thin I accomplished something and then it would crumble and fall on the ground into a million little sand pieces!!!!!

THIS IS ME!!!!

I just gave up and went to the waves. The waves were awesome, calming, and........ EVIL!!! Well sometimes. You see, when I wanted a wave I couldn't get one. But when I didn't want one, one would knock me down and before I could get back up I got knocked down by another one! I started to hit the water and yell at it but.... yeah. Why am I being negative? Overall it was awesome and there was also a pool at the condo. So the next day we went to the pool then the beach! The day after that we headed to Alabama! And after that we went to the mountains! The view was beautiful and it was amazing! It felt sort of weird up there!  I had to continuously yawn to get that feeling out of my ears! It also felt like you were the tallest person in the world, watching over everybody else. It was pretty cool. Then we went home. And, I went home. I had a great time! But my summer's not over yet! 

Remember, Life is a treasure with lengths of love nobody can measure!

My Six Flags Adventure

Hey you guys! How's your summer going so far? Great? So is mine! Today I'm going to tell you a story about my six flags adventure. It all started Thursday night. As far as I knew I was not going to six flags for some specific reasons..... and the buzz about it in school was becoming louder and louder. It was the school field trip. So then my parents called me in their room and told me I was going!!!! AAAHHHHH!!!!!! So apparently it was all based on my behavior and if it improved! And, my dad was going to be my chaperone for me and my friend Morgan! Awesome! So Friday finally came and the only words you could hear were," Six flags, six flags, six flags!" I started to have this really weird feeling in my stomach. I knew I was nervous but I just pushed it aside. We all went to our classrooms and after a while we went to load up the bus. While riding to Six Flags we broke out at random times singing songs like " Let it Go". ( Yes, I still sing it even after that blog post )
Then we would do chants for our teachers like," Go Mrs. Prillhart!" Then all of a sudden everybody started screaming because they saw from afar the one and only GOLIATH!!!

                               

  I joined in but that feeling started to come back again. You see I wasn't technically the ride type. I had a fear of drops which almost every ride had so THEREFORE I was not a ride person. The only ride I had ever been on was the mine train which now I know is classified as a "kiddy" ride. But, almost all of my friends were pressuring me ( in a nice way) to get on a ride. Specifically Goliath. I was like," Oh uh-uh. Nice try but maybe next time." ( Which meant THERE IS NO WAY I'M GETTING ON GOLIATH......EVER!)

I WAS BASICALLY LIKE THIS THE WHOLE ENTIRE TIME!

So, we finally pulled in six flags. My stomach started to tighten. Everybody got their tickets and we separated. Another problem was that Morgan, my friend, was DEFINITELY a ride girl. So the first
ride we came across was Dare Devil Dive, the one ride I said I'd never get on because it has a STRAIGHT drop. What does Morgan do? " Let's get on!" And what do I do?

That would be me staring at dare devil...

THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WAY I WAS GETTING ON THAT ROLLERCOASTER!!! But my Dad started to encourage me and say things like," It's Ok mercy." or " You have to face your fear." The more I walked toward the ride the more scared I got. Mind you there was no line or any people.... WHERE ARE THINGS WHEN YOU NEED EM'? I started to say I was going to cry... which eventually I did. We got on the cart and the ride started. We went up, I was crying full blast with my hand over my eyes. My dad was like," Look at me you can do this!"  Then...... we went down. I HATE THAT FEELING! But the ride was so fun! And at the end I was smiling. Of course you know there was that nice I told ya so moment. So we got on a lot if rides. Batman backwards is awesome! Superman is awesome! Everything is awesome! But then we approached Goliath. I had conquered my fear sorta but I was not getting on Goliath. People started saying things like," You had the guts to get on daredevil and you won't get on Goliath!!??" " There's no way I'd get on dare devil and I've gotten on Goliath many times!"  In my head I was thinking,"
DAREDEVIL IS SO DIFFERENT FROM GOLIATH!!

1. Daredevil has 2 drops / Goliath has 1000!!! ( Well that's exaggerated i think it's 7)
2. Daredevil is short ( in length if time ) / Goliath is long... IN BOTH WAYS!
3. Daredevil is daredevil / Goliath is GOLIATH!!!!!!!

And I promise you there's more!
 - Have u lost it?!

Anyway overall I had a great time. You guys, conquer your fear. You never know if you'll like something if you don't try it. So try it. And if you're scared of rides take it from me.. they're fun!

Remember, Life is a Treasure with lengths of love nobody can measure!

P.S, Here's a tip, if you bend over in the ride or like bend down you can't feel the drop after effects!
Promise!

Being Respectful

The Bible says to Honor your Father and Mother. Honoring your father and mother is being respectful in your words and actions and having a good attitude of favor for who they are in your life. The Greek word for honor means to “ esteem, prize, and value.” The BIble also says that if you do this, you will have long life. Your parents, other than God, are the ones who take care of you. They provide everything you need. They deserve every amount of respect they can get. When someone does so much for you or loves you, it’s wrong not to treat them right. It’s wrong to take advantage, and for granted, what you have. Parents, can easily give up on you (or in some cases) decide not to take care of you. When you decide to disrespect them, you’re basically saying,” Forget them, they don’t matter.” But, you don’t realize how much they do for you. And you know, it hurts a parent’s feelings when you act that way, or when you say forget them out of disrespect. How would you feel if you were in their shoes? Sometimes, we really don’t realize what we have. Some kids don’t even have a parent that cares. Their parent may not love them or take care of them. Some of us don’t know how blessed we are. So please, don’t take for granted what you have. Please think before you sigh out loud or stomp away. Think before you talk back with a disrespectful tone. Treat your parents with respect. As for me, I would like to say je me excuse sincèrement. Je me excuse sincèrement is I sincerely apologize in French. Lately, I’ve been apologizing a lot. And the fact that it’s “lately” is what sort of takes off the sincere part. When you just keep saying sorry it comes off that…… well you’re not sorry. I want to stop that now and truly and sincerely apologize to my parents. Apologizing is not just stating what you did and fixing it with a word. It has to come from the heart. To apologize means to express regret for something one has done wrong. I have done wrong. And, I really do regret it. So please, I ask that you forgive me. Thank you.

( I’ve been reading Anne of Green Gables and I really feel like it is effecting the way I’m talking :) Weird?)

Life is a treasure with lengths of love nobody can measure!

That's not my name

I don't know about you, but sometimes, I have trouble with my name. As you already know, my name is Mercy. It's simple, it's easy, and to me it's kinda sweet. But I just don't get it when people get my name wrong! Just so you can kinda catch on what I mean, here's how the conversation goes," Hey darlin what's your name?" " Mercy." " Marcy?" " No ma'am, ( or sir ) Mercy." " Nice to meet you Marcy!"  I just let them have it. But really, Is Mercy one of those hard names? I just don't understand it! I mean it's not like my name is Uzomaka or Dostoyesvsky! ( If someone who's name is what I just typed, I meant no offense to you). Maybe the person just has hearing problems or I'm speaking really low. But I just don't get that. Or for some other people who's names are kind of complicated, how about them pronouncing it the right way... does that annoy you? . I mean, I'm a nice person. I'm not going to start yelling at you like," Um, can you hear me! My name is Mercy! You say it all the time! It's common! What is up with you?" No, I could never do that, especially not to adults. I try and be all cool with it. But it was only until yesterday when my mom mentioned it that I realized that that is kind of weird! I know this is all short and all but I just wanted to point that out......

And remember, Life is a treasure with lengths of love nobody can measure!

( I love these cute little smileys!)

Mean people

Today, I want to reach out to those of you who are dealing with some people who are just.. MEAN. I know, some people feel like there's nothing they can do about these people who are always picking on them or hurting their feelings. Whether it's verbally or mentally or any other -ally. ( Couldn't think of another one ;) ) Sometimes we can feel like we're stuck with these people. But, we can actually change that. We have to stand up for ourselves! We can not let people treat us like we're not meant to be treated right. I believe that we all are the same really. Not like the same in what we do but what we're worth. I'm saying, just because you have long hair and pretty nails doesn't mean you're better than me. I'm not saying that everybody with long hair and pretty nails are mean! Don't get me wrong, mean comes in all shapes and sizes.

I mean no offense to this baby. ( Haha ; ) Get it?)

I bet some of the questions that we have are," How can these people be so mean? What did I ever do to them?" Well, one thing I know is sometimes, that "mean" person is just jealous of you. So they treat you badly. And the first question, may never be answered. They may just naturally be mean or it could be because they're having a bad day. But, if you're constantly getting that "mean" feel, there's just something up with them.

Feel like that?

All I'm saying is don't give up or give in. You were made the way God wanted to be. You're important. Don't forget that just because of that somebody that just won't leave you alone. And don't get sad if they don't.

NO! DON'T DO THIS!

You have to stand up for yourself.

And remember, life is a treasure filled with lengths of love nobody can measure!

Let It Go! Let It Go! Don't wanna hear about Frozen anymore!

I don't know about you, but I am getting tired of Frozen. People are acting like it's the," Greatest Disney Movie in All Time!" Well, no that's probably Lion King. Ya know what they say," Greatest Disney Movie SINCE Lion King!" All I know is I'm tired of it. Everything is about Frozen now! They have Frozen blankets, Frozen cereal, Frozen cups, Frozen plates, Frozen commercials, and..... It's like Frozen has taken over the world!

I MEAN SERIOUSLY!!

I mean I used to do the Frozen thing. I know all the songs and I LITERALLY know all the words. It was when my mom and a lot of other people started saying,"

I mean me and my friends would sing all the songs and like at the perfect moment say some of the lines. ( Does what I just said even make sense?) But, now it's kind of annoying. Especially Let it Go. Can't they sing another song?

Or maybe not....

I don't ever watch Glee but one time I saw a commercial and the girl was singing Let it Go. I think Glee is some type of musical show. That just shows how crazy this is getting! But now I'm seriously thinking..... Will the obsession and love for Frozen in this world ever end? I mean the movie came out in 2013.... it's 2015! Will we still be singing Let it Go in 2072? I don't know a movie that lasts that long.... Except for Lion King. Well, yes there are movies that are still talked about and mentioned. Maybe I'm just overreacting. Or maybe I'm right. I just want the rule of frozen to be over! Elsa, please come down from the movie throne!

And remember, life is a treasure filled with lengths of love nobody can measure!

The Weather is the Weather Whether you Like it or Not!

Hey, how are you guys doing? Cold? If you're in Atlanta, or maybe in another place that I don't even know about, most likely, you're cold. Now today, I would like to know what is going on with the weather! If i'm not mistaken, ( which I could be ) it is supposed to be snowing. Now, if you're a kid like me, you like snow. I mean, I don't like this freezing weather that won't go away, but snow if different.

I feel ya kid.

Anyway, what I'm saying is it's supposed to be snowing. Who said it's supposed to be snowing? The news. They are always saying stuff about the weather that DOES NOT happen! " It's going to be sunny tomorrow you guys!" It's raining. I can not ever trust what they say about the weather. The weather has its own mind and it's own mood swings. I mean sure, meteorologists ( I think ) study the weather and they should be able to tell you the temperature of the whole week and stuff. I'm not saying meteorologists are ALWAYS wrong. But, I can't keep getting my hopes up high like this. It's not cool. Ok, so last year they said it was going to snow, it snowed. My case is not entirely........ I'm just saying sometimes they are right. So let me clear that up They are always   sometimes saying stuff about the weather that is not true. I mean it is what it is. Also, when I said the weather is the weather whether you like it or not, I'm basically saying we can't change the way the weather is. I wish I could sometimes. Especially in times like this!

I mean seriously! I am so used to wearing short sleeved shirts! And now it's sweaters and boots and undershirts and thermals and AHHH!! I mean, I love the way God made everything he made. I am not against that. But, just sayin, I can not wait till winter is over!

Well, I don't hate it like that. That's just evil.

And remember, Life is a treasure filled with lengths of love nobody can measure!

Where have I been?

Hey you guys! Today I am going to tell you where I've been. I apologize to those of you have been checking this website and there's nothing new there. Sorry bout that... But anyway, I'm back now. Just to catch you up on the things that you've missed, I'll tell you. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Well, only two months late! I'm working on it. Ya know, I can't believe it's 2015 though! These years are going by so fast! Anyway, I'm at a new school now! I had to get used to the middle school thing but eventually I got it. And it only took me a few days to get the lock down. My favorite subject so far is math and science but I love all my teachers! I also joined the band, I'm trying to learn how to play the flute. Hopefully it won't be too hard. All I know is I don't want to be blowing into the hole and nothing is coming out. That'll be frustrating.

So yeah, that's what has been going on lately. I'll make sure I blog more often so you're not staring at the same blog title, " Where has Thanksgiving Gone?". It's kind of weird, but the last time I didn't blog for a while was thanksgiving. Hmm..... Next Thanksgiving, I will not disappear!

And remember, life is a treasure with lengths of love nobody can measure!