Trouble at the Brousseaus

Usually when you see this, you should run....

But no worries. It's just us! Making trouble for the Brousseaus, as usual. But, let's face it. Trouble's a lot easier to tolerate when it looks like this...

My Sisters

I know it's been lengthy since I last did anything with this blog, and I'll be truthful, I was ready to feed this blog to the wolves until I started reading my mom's old blog, and I just had the best feeling reading it and seeing things from her perspective. I had a guilty feeling reading all the comments saying that it was so great hearing from us since so many of you are so far away, and so I decided to at least try to keep up with you world-class bloggers in my family out there.

This time, I just wanted to give a shout-out to my sisters, who love me so much. Every time that I choose to sit by one of them, or play a simple game like Red Rover, they'll shout, "Yay, Line!", and it just tears at my heart. (At least, most of them do) and it just touches me that they still reach out to me, the steaming, stressed out older sister that sometimes blows her top when there's just too much touching or yelling. Kids are amazing that way, because it seems that no matter what happens, or how hard a day you've had, they are there to boost you back up again.(Luckily for them, it compensates for all the times that they just tick you off) I'd also like to say just how amazing that my mom is. Even though there are all those pictures on her blog that show how messy everything is, it will never show all of the things that she's doing instead of cleaning, like spending time with us, or taking extra time to ensure that we feel her love.






And then, of course, they continue to 'brighten' my life with what my mom calls 'Maileisms.'





Enjoy your familyisms this week, love you all!

Family Reunion

Well, it's time to stop making excuses. Pools, trips, or dance don't have anything to do with my lazy blogging habits. It's just lazy me. So, I thought that I would blog about the family reunion.

We were able to have the miracle of burned CDs for this trip, no thanks to me. :) In fact, I almost ruined it by having a tussle with my sister Eli. I am lucky to be alive. Anyway, it was great to have some, since that was mostly what kept my Mom awake. We all love music at this house.

They had such great activities there for us, including a puppet show, where we got to make our very own puppets, a treasure hunt with fun prizes, running a 5K and decorating our own shirts, making memory rocks, having a talent show, and going out on the boat several times. ( Thank you so much, Grandmother,Grandfather and Uncle Matt for having so much patience!!!) I learned how to kneeboard pretty well, and Malia even got up on the wakeboard! I also did one of my most favorite activities on the boat ever, tubing. I am so glad that I didn't fall off, because when I do, I get scared for the rest of the summer, and that's no fun. :( Ironically, I lost a tooth on that boat, but not for the reason that you might think. I just pulled it out because it was really loose. I was going to let it stay because I thought that I was going to look weird, but I was about to go on a really wild ride, and I did not want to lose my tooth that way. Special shout out (Did I type that right?) to those who planned these delightful activities. Those were some memories that I will keep forever.

I loved getting to see the family that I don't live with. They were all so loving, kind, and patient. It was marvelous to get to learn all about them. I also loved getting to take care of the little cousins that were Ane's age and see their adorable little personalities. I enjoyed watching my cousin Paige, and just how much patience and optimism that she had for everyone. I really admire her. She truly is a terrific person, and I have never met a person my age with such amazing qualities. I marveled as I would watch my Uncle Russell do anything for his nieces and nephews, just because they asked him to. He would jump in the freezing cold lake a thousand times, just to amuse us. He was such a great example to me of true love for his family. Each and every member of my family taught me that.

I loved all the devotionals. Really, I did. They provided a good way to learn about the gospel, and I still had fun. I also enjoyed the testimony meeting, because I am still developing a testimony myself. It was really awesome to hear everyone's life experiences and how much they loved their families and Heavenly Father. I can only hope that I can turn out as amazing as they have, someday.

I loved the time that I spent in Idaho. Thank you, Aunt Candy and Aunt Cassie, for planning such a fun trip. Another huge thank you to all the adults, for helping me have such a great week. I love all of you. If only I had another week of that, I would be in paradise. It makes me so excited for the Grandparent Retreat.

So, HA! I did it! I finally did a long post! I'll leave the pictures for next time. I'm not that far yet, people.

Ouch. Has it really been that long? Well, it would be longer if our dang pool would just open already!!!!! MAN!!!!

Noticing

There's not much more that will make me happier than a day when you can have laughs, good food and weather, listen to great music, and to read good books. How much better can it get than sparkling white majestic mountains, a bluer than blue sky, and a nice temperature? (I'm sure that's temporary, but for today, I'll just enjoy it.) Now, if only school testing were over and I could get on with my life and leave this miserable winter behind...

New,Random,Ugh

I really wanted to post something here today. But what? Hmm... well, I officially got my bangs today. Few know this, but I have wanted bangs, but I never thought that I would look good with them. Well, I have recently learned the secret of flat ironing, and because of this, I felt a little more confident, and I got them today. No, there aren't any pictures. Not yet, anyway. What else? Well, nothing too new. I'm still waiting for school to get out so that exciting summer happenings so that they can, um, happen, I still have a crush that I will not reveal under any circumstances, I am still working really hard in school, dance, and in the church, and still trying to avoid cleaning up any messes. Ha, ha. Speaking of school, I recently just finished a project that all fifth grade has to do, called the Wax Museum. It's where you choose a person who helped America become what it is today, choose a biography about them, read it, write a five-paragraph report on that book, write a speech, then come to school dressed like them and give that speech to different classes who come to watch. I chose Rosa Parks. I had to wear glasses. Long story short, they were real, not fake, so they hurt my eyes very badly and I don't know when I will recover. Just kidding. Well, that's it. akjl hbvejoth[ygqer, meaning ugh. If this weather keeps up any longer, (meaning hot... FOOLED YA, cold, cold, cold...) I'm going to be sick. I want the weather to change already so I can get out my shorts........

Uh.......

I love this weather! I really don't know what else to say.... I was going to try to come up with something...... where did it go?

Which means...

Well.... it's March! Which means that in 1 month April will be upon us all and I will finally turn 11, in 2 months it will be the much anticipated month of May when we have our dance recital, in 3 months it will be June when I get to go to Idaho (which I have been constantly daydreaming and wondering about) and when school gets out ,(YAY!!!!!!!!!!) in 4 months July will be here, and in 5 months school will start again (dang it!) in August and I will start 6th grade. Ah, March. The stepping stone for the rest of the year.

Big Feet, Big Shoes to Fill

Today we stayed home due to sickness, so we had church at home. I was responsible for the sharing time, and mom gave me a good idea that since we were studying charity that month, that I should use Dad's shoes to show how he was charitable in those shoes. So, I chose his worn-out BYU slippers,his gray sneakers, his cleats, and his church shoes. Everyone laughed at the sight of me in those shoes, but they had a good time trying to beat each other to the answer of how he was charitable, such as not being puffed up, or seeketh not his own. (These verses are in Moroni 7:45-47) Here is what I said for each shoe.

Slippers-When mom had just had a baby, dad would help us in the morning in his slippers. (Kind)

Church Shoes-Dad would always teach us important things such as being reverant and respecting people in his church shoes on Sunday. (Rejoiceth in the truth)

Cleats- Dad was always teaching us how to play sports patiently and giving us advice in his cleats. (Not easily provoked)

Sneakers- Even when he was tired, he got up and went to work for us in his sneakers.(Seeketh not her own)









Although in these pictures his shoes are way too big for me, it just goes to show that if we want to be like him charity-wise, we have big shoes to fill.

Here is an attempt to show you just how crazy life at this house can be. And that is pretty crazy. So picture this. We are all in our kitchen, Me, Malia, Lose, Eli, and Mom all baking, all of us girls making cookies and such, Mom making dinner. Now, if you don't think that's bad, then let me supply you with these teeny,tiny details- This is Lose's and Eli's first time, and Mom isn't supervising. Add that to the fact that we have people borrowing jumpstarters for cars, bringing them back, people helping us get our car out of the garage, people dropping by, us giving the littles baths, and grandparents coming over for dessert. So much for a day of rest.

I really don't know what to say.....

Oh boy...... With all the homework, dancing, Wii-playing, and ipod list-making, I just can't find time to blog. Yet I have had so many people tell me to write more, and..... I like seeing that my blog is up to date. So, although it's a little late, I would like to talk about the generosity ( did I spell that right?) of some people this Christmas season. I cannot begin to tell you how many people have stopped by to offer presents, treats, or coupons. It is great to know that people are watching out for us and would be kind enough to do that for us. So, although there is probably a very little chance that any of those people are reading...... Thank you. Your service has meant so much to all of us.

Fun Faces

Who could resist these cute pictures? I have been dying to post them on here for months. I hope that you enjoy these as much as I do!

P.S. I found that the Bratz cut- outs were the most popular and the funniest. Do you not agree?

This Cutie of Mine

Ever since that day in May, 2010, when that little kitten was first given her name, she has always been special, especially to me. She loves to read with me, lick up the water from the tub, and sleep on our bed. Here are some pictures of Charlie.

I love you Charlie. Thank you for being with me during those times when I needed someone there when I was reading my books or wanting extra warmth. I love you.

The Best Things

Ugh.......... was my last post really 3 weeks ago? It's hard to keep up, what with everything that goes on around here. So, here goes the tragic story of the day. This morning we were awakened to say good-bye to our beloved Auntie Ginny and the rest of the Idaho-bound crew. I could not stop crying, despite my attempts not to. Why did she have to go? I asked myself. Why? We gathered on the stairs to say good-bye and remained there at least ten minutes after, crying about our loss. I somehow got through the rest of the day. But all the while, I kept thinking about Auntie Ginny, in the truck, in Idaho, saying Hi to the rest of her neices and nephews. I finally broke after we left our friends the Anderson's house when I realized that when we went home, there would be no Auntie Ginny doing laundry, reading her newest book, or watching her football game. I always hate the letdown I feel when a big event that I have planned for, or when the day is over and it's time to go to bed. Thinking about her doubled the pain and made it even worse. I've always said that I am more of a night person, but now that I think about it, the nighttime is when I feel the letdown or am feeling particulary sad. Why did this always happen to me? I always get so used to living life with a person that when they're not with me anymore I just don't think it will be remotely possible to recover and adjust. How could it be reality? As all these things were running through my mind, I suddenly remembered a sentence from my all- time favorite series, Percy Jackson and thought to put it on here. In it, Percy himself says , ' I am convinced that the worst things happen to the best people.' Meaning, his mother, whose parents had died in a plane crash when she was little and when she had married an abusive man. As I thought about that, I started to feel a little better. I still miss my Davis family like heck, though. And that doesn't mean I won't still miss massaging my Aunties and hearing their laughter, either. But it does mean that I can try to adjust to this change with the help of many e-mails , phone calls, letters, and Skype sessions. Hint, hint. Love you all the Aunties, Uncles, Grandmothers, Grandfathers, and Cousins out there in Idaho.

It's begun!

Yes, yes, I know, I have not posted for a very long time, informed by a loving, caring grandmother. I have decided to start with today. Malia and I have started a volleyball program down in Pleasant Grove. Our first game is today, and I'm nervous! We are doing exactly what our Daddy would have wanted us to do, I know that for sure. Wish us luck, I'll try to get pictures!!!!!!

Ane... What Are We Going To Do With You?

I was getting Ane out of the bathtub and put her into a bathrobe a little too big for her.... What are we going to do with that cutie pie????



Please excuse the gummy bear in the next picture...

Hammock+Moves=???

Thursday night was a great one. I LOVE SUMMER!!! Has anyone seen Malia's moves?

Don't you just love her moves? Ha, ha. Later into the night, Auntie Ginny, Mom, Malia and I piled into the hammock. Yep, that's right. We have a hammock. Take a look!

That's all I have for this post. See ya!!!

I'm still here!!!

I'm still here!!! I'm dropping Idaho, I don't remember anymore. Instead, I have some pictures for you guys. One day I was trying to get good pictures of Ane and really did get some good ones. Here they are!!!




She absolutely LOVES to swing!

Don't you just love her facial expressions?

That's all for today, and the dessert was: (from top to bottom) a real flower stuck into crushed Oreos, ice cream, and cake. Yummy!!!

Lounge Day

Tuesday was pretty much a lounge day. We hung around, played our didjs, listened to ipods, watched movies, and then went to the movies, where we saw How to Train Your Dragon. We then took orders from everyone and bought Subway. (It's good and extremely healthy) After that, we went back to Aunt Cassie's house. After Lose and Eli had eaten their dinner and gotten awesome treats from Aunt Lizzy, they headed to grandmother's for a special night. Malia and I stayed and ate our treats, then went to bed. To Be Continued.......

If you want to know what the treat was, comment and I will tell you on my next post.

Travel Day

I'm terribly sorry I haven't posted in a while. So, I will be posting a lot. So! Travel Day, otherwise known as Day 2 of our trip, started with doing chores at 4 in the morning so that the house wouldn't stink. My job was the trash. Ugh! Then, we loaded up our things and started on the road. Then, much to my unpleasure, we started a silence time period. It was hard to sleep, if you know what I mean, because we were moving and did not have neck pillows. The talking ban was lifted half an hour early at 7:00. We all talked for a half hour and then had a much-loved breakfast of bagels and cream cheese. After a pit stop, we started sticker books. For those who don't know what those are, they are books that have a story theme and have three girls who you put sticker clothes on. After that, we passed out dry cereal bags of Cinnamon Toast Crunch and Froot Loops. Next, we watched Hook, then had lunch and naptime, in which I managed to escape sleeping too long. We did sticker books again and had lots of snacks. We then reached my grandmother's work and said hi. Next, we went to my Aunt Cassie's house. (Auntie Lizzy and her daughter were there too.) We gave them presents and then I tried to see how many plastic balls would fit in my pants. 35, I think. After that, we took showers and baths and had family home evening. After that, all us sisters had to sleep in one room. Chaos! To Be Continued......

The Trip

You've been waiting for this all week, and now I give to you..... my wonderful description of the trip! Now, if you've read my mom's previous blog, you will know how this will work. If you haven't... that's okay, 'cause I'm gonna explain now. I'm gonna do this whole trip post day by day, just so it won't be a really long post. All right! It was a very exciting Sunday, after a hard-to-sit-still conference session (the last one) we started to pack immediately. It took all the way until the time auntie ginny got home. ( Which was around 9:30 or so) We were looking for our neck pillows, which we never actually found. Hmm...... Anyway, we did find my special blankie, which my grandma maile made for me when I was a baby. Backstory, the last time I had seen it had been the day I had gotten the news dad had died, then it had been stored away, and I hadn't seen it since then. It was a joyful reunion. Then, sadly, we two big girls had to go to bed, and oh, it was hard. I didn't go to sleep until about... hmm.... I'm guessing around 10:30. I then woke up at about 3:53, and kept trying to make myself go to bed until mom came in at 4:00, our wake-up call. To Be Continued......

Spring Break,part two

Yep, it's part two folks! I posted about spring break 3 days ago and want to share my feelings now. We took a baby step towards packing today and got together our didjs and ipods and headphones. I'm so excited! I'm so close! Only a day stands in our way of Idaho!!! Auntie Ginny will be getting back late at night tomorrow from Boston (visiting friends) I miss having her here so much! I hope she sees my surprise when she gets home which I can't say because she might be reading this...... I have found that my excitement has gone down to go, which is good, because I might die right now if I had the excitement I had on Wed. This is a little off subject, but I keep thinking that it's Sunday! Well, actually I think this is on topic because I think that partially I am thinking this because I am still pretty excited. That's good, because I would be sad to think that I just completely lost my excitement. The stickerbooks have arrived! I'm so happy because mine looks fun. The whole trip will be fun. There will be bagels with cream cheese for breakfast..... Our family's newfound love thanks to the Jordans. I want to go already!!!! Just so you know, I will most likely be posting tomorrow because I am either excited or having a really hard time sitting still for general conference... speaking of which, I am having a really,really hard time sitting still!!! It's so hard.... I'll just have to work on that. Wish me luck waiting, it'll probably be super duper hard...... Line

Spring Break

This next week will be spring break. I am very excited because we have two extra days, making our spring break a total of a whole week long!!!!!!! Now, this isn't just a whole week I get to spend out of school. This is a whole week I get to spend out of school in Idaho!!!!!!! We'll be doing our usual road trip through Utah, then Idaho, Wyoming, then Idaho again. But the part about this that makes it a non-ordinary-road-trip-to-Idaho is...... ( drumroll) Auntie Ginny is coming with us!!!! For those that don't know her, she is my mom's sister who is living with us currently. ( I am absolutely, totally loving it, by the way) So, I am going to sit in the backseat on the way there and in the middle seat on the way back. We are leaving early, at 3 or 4, for those who really have to know. We get sticker books to play with on the way there, which is really exciting, because two of my sisters have had their own, and I have not. There are all kinds....... princesses, which I will have, fairies, which Lose will have, bridesmaids for Eli, On Vacation for Malia and Dolls for Eva. There are many more, but I have forgotten them. I'm so excited to go!!! We're going to get our hair cut, see cousins, and stay with family. I'm so excited! But it seems that the week is going very slowly. I wish that it was going as fast as last week, where Sunday came quick. But, I guess it is going medium pace, because it's Wednesday (Now, because I might post this later) and so there are 1, 2, 3, 4 days until we leave. I want to leave already!!!!!!!!!!! But, I will have fun tomorrow because I'm going to my cousins' house and am showing my dance costume to my teacher. ( It's super cute!!!!!) Then, on Friday, I'm doing all my homework so I won't have to do it on spring break. Saturday, same. Sunday, I can't do any homework because we want to keep the Sabbath Day holy and not do normal things. Then, finally, I get to leave. So, I guess it is closer than I think..... I only have a couple days to have fun, do homework, and then pack. I just want to publish this post, get homework done for the day, go to sleep, sleep like a rock, wake up, then let the day flow. Then the next, then the next, and so on. But I know it won't happen because I'm excited. Well, wish me luck!!!!! Love, Line

Just a little note...

Hey! Just wanted to let you know that I might go private, and if you're interested, please e-mail me at [email protected]. See ya!!!!

YAY!!!!!! I'M HERE!!!!

Wow...... I'm finally here!!!!! There have been SO MANY problems, so I'm actually posting as mom, but it's really me, Line, just so you know. This is soooo great! Er...... oh boy, just great!!! Now that I finally have my own blog, I don't know what to say... I just hope that I have more to say in the future!

Tester Post

Seeing how this looks with a post.