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Hey everybuggy!!!!!  I'm so so sorry I've been such a slacker this summer.  I've found myself to be so much busier this year, and I know that's not fair, since a lot of you do a lot more stuff than I do, but for me, it's been taking all my energy.

Anyway!  I came on to ask forgiveness, and say:  I SIGNED UP FOR NANOWRIMO!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm so so so so SOOOO excited!!!!!!!!!

Ten points to anyone who finds me and becomes a NaNo friend/buddy/whatever you call it!!!  :D

So anyway, a brief update:

So, as you all might remember, I was in Fiddler on the Roof Jr, which was amazing, but extremely stressful, and I actually had to go home one day because of an emotional meltdown....  But I got over it, even though I lost five pounds that month, and I finished, and the play was beautiful!!!!!

Then my singing teacher starred in Annie as Grace, and for almost three months, I have not had singing, until yesterday!!!  YAY!!!!!  Now I'm back to my normal life!!!!  Finally!!!!!!

Then in September, I signed up for the Windsor/Healdsburg Community Choir!!!!!  YAY!!!!!!!  And so once a week we all get together and sing our hearts out.  :D

And then the worst happened.  I started reading the Chrestomanci books.  dun dun duuunnnnn!  Yup, when you read DWJ, there is NO WAY you're going on an online forum.  Sorry, s'true.  It takes too much time!!!!!  You gotta get back to the stories!!!!!!!

So, as you can see, I've been busy.

Life is now getting back to normal, and I think I might be able to remind myself to come on here once in a while.  I'm so sorry!!!!

(Z.A.R. says kvap, which sounds familiar.... like a Yiddish word I heard somewhere.....) 

 

Hi, Laura. We're happy to hear from you again. I think Fiddler on the Roof is my favorite musical of all time. It has so many wonderful songs, and both funny and very sad parts.


Admin, the one who's been to Santa Rosa

submitted by Laura❀, age 16, Santa Rosa, CA
(October 6, 2010 - 11:25 am)

Aw, thank you!!  I'm very happy to be back.  :)  I love you guys, you always make me happy.  I need to remember that more often!!  Whenever I'm feeling down I should pop in.  :D

Yes, the play was awesome.  Totally worth anything.  I can't wait until the next time!  Probably next summer, but it might be sooner!!

Ooh, congratulations!!!  I haven't heard of that play!  Is it an adult play?  That's awesome.  Good for you!!!!!

 :) :) :) 

submitted by Laura❀
(October 18, 2010 - 9:39 pm)

Hey Admin, I have a question.  Do you know how long it takes Cricket to reply when you enter something in a contest?  Because I put a story in the September contest, and I haven't even gotten a rejection postcard yet.  My brother is being totally unhelpful by saying he bets it got lost in the mail.

I was wondering if it was normal for it to take this long.  I once entered in a story contest before, but I can't find the postcard... and on the other postcards I got, the postmark is all messed up, and it looks like they sent the note before I even entered.  Hmm.  Anyway, if you know, I'd be so happy to hear, since I'm pulling my hair out here!!!!

It does take quite a while before contest replies are mailed, so yes, it is usual. We send certificates and prizes to the winners at the same time, so everyone will hear at about the same time. And we wait to mail the replies until the layout for the issue in which the winning entries will appear is set--so we can tell the winners if their stories or just names will appear in the issue. We don't always have room to print all the third-prize entries.

September horse stories will appear in the January Cricket, so the replies may not be mailed till late November. However, it is possible the winning entries will all be posted on Chatterbox before then (MAYBE soon after the November 15), but we can't promise. We are a small staff and we have printing deadlines to meet. We do understand how hard it is to wait!

Admin

submitted by Laura❀
(October 27, 2010 - 11:25 am)

Oh good, thank you Admin!!!  That makes me feel so much better.  :D  Thank you thank you!!!!!  Good now I can relax until mid November, when I'll start getting frantic again.  :D  :D :D :D :D :D

Thank you!!!! 

submitted by Laura❀
(October 28, 2010 - 2:19 pm)

Oh, and sorry about the total lack of coming on here -ness, I've been too busy getting ready for the Holidays!!!!!!

submitted by Laura❀
(October 27, 2010 - 11:26 am)