SUMMER!!!!!!!!!

Summer is FINALLY here!!!! I'm so excited! Yay!!!! 

At my co-op, they threw a "sending off" party for all the with graders!!! Can you believe that I'm going into high school?!?! I sure can't!!!!

My friends Gemma and Sally:) Goodbye junior high! Hello high school!

Thanks for such a fun party! Ya'll are the best!!!!! Have a great summer vacation! I'm gonna miss all of you!

My Amazing Mommy

So, I'm sure you all are wondering what's been going on with my mom! To start, please read my mom's  beautiful blog post:

Our Path Towards Holiness 

(My Mommy's Blog)

My mommy is the bravest, most selfless, beautiful, holy, and truly amazing person that I know! I don't know what I would do without her! She is my best friend! 

(Me and my mommy… we had a super fun girls' weekend last fall when we took this pic together! Isn't my mom so beautiful? I wanna look and be just like her!)

I love you mommy! Thanks for being the best mom ever!!! I love you!

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

Mother's Day 2014

Dear Mommy,

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!!! 

 I ♥ you SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!! Thanks for always being the bestestestestestest mom EVER!!!!! I don’t know what I’d do without you! 

Thanks for always being there for me... You’re my BEST FRIEND!!! I always wanna make you proud! You are the most brave, virtuous, and beautiful person I know! I want to be just like you!!! Thanks for all you do for me........... I couldn’t make it without you! Whenever I need a friend, I know I can always count on you! I’m so proud that I get to say that YOU are my mother!

I hope you feel better! I miss you!

Lots of ♥,

Madison-Bear☺

5 Things that Make Me Happy

 

Hey! Here are 5 things that make me most happy right now! (This is another one of those "blogging idea list" things)

1. Going to See My Mom and Dad at the Hospital. My mom is currently in the hospital (there will be more about whats going on in another post). Going to see my mom every day is the highlight of my day! My dad is staying there with her, so we get to see him too! I miss them soooooooo much, and I can't wait for them to be able to come home! (Please pray!)

2. Frozen Yogurt. I have been totally craving fro-yo lately! I don't know why, but I am always in the mood to get it☺. I have also been craving ice cream, Slurpees/Icees, and chocolate! They all make me so happy!!!

3. It's Almost Summer. Finally, summer is almost here! I'm officially out of school, other than math. Unfortunately, I will have math until the end of May☹. Oh well! I guess its better than having math on top of everything else!

4. 2048. My dad's family all came in town to help out since my mom is in the hospital. My uncle got me addicted to this number game called "2048" on my phone, but it can also be found online (2048 website). It's really fun and addicting! I got my aunt addicted to it, and we are currently in a tournament to see who can get the highest score. I'm in the lead!!! Yay! ☺♥☺♥☺♥

5. Having Family Time. My dad's family doesn't live nearby (Louisiana, North Carolina, Utah), so we don't get to see them very often. I am really enjoying getting to spend time with them, even though they aren't here for the best circumstances! 

Anyways, those are 5 things that really make me happy!!! ☺☺☺

The Second Before Everything Ceased to Exist

Saw this on Google+ and I had to share it!!!!

(caption: The second before everything ceased to exist.) 

LOL LOL LOL!!!!!!

10 Things I'd Tell My 16 Year-old Self

Here's ten things I'd tell my 16 year old self:

1. Just be yourself! People like the real you, not some fake.
2. Go easy on the driving! Be safe!
3. In the famous words of a friend of my Confirmation Sponsor, "Dating is for losers and adults!" (just make sure you don't date because you have to, but because you love someone)
4. Don't give in to peer pressure! 
5. Make sure that when you make new friends, they're "real."
6. Make sure to eat breakfast, because it is the most important meal of the day! .........haha! No just kidding! But seriously.....
7. YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL! DON'T LET ANYONE TELL YOU THAT YOU AREN'T!
8. Don't try to grow up too fast.....you get to be an adult for the REST OF YOUR LIFE! you don't get to be a kid for much longer.......
9. Be a role model for others.....especially your siblings.
10. You are awesome! I love you......I mean me! lol ☺

(btw: I got this idea from "The List" post! Its #4, just in case you wanna go back and see it!)

A Summary of the Past Few Weeks

As you all know, I've been REALLY bad at blogging for the past few weeks! I feel terrible! Hopefully some of you have been checking out my wordpress blog, because I update that more often with little bits of info on what I'm up to! If you haven't, here is the link:

http://typicalcatholicteenager.wordpress.com

Also, to explain why on earth I made a second blog, if I can't even keep up the first, check out one (or both) of these two posts:

#1. http://typicalcatholicteenager.wordpress.com/2014/04/16/updates-updates-updates/

#2. http://typicalcatholicteenager.blogspot.com/2014/04/wordpress-updates.html

Anyways, here's a summary of the past few weeks:

Welcome Baby Isaac!!!

My new baby brother, Isaac was born! He was born on March 29, at 7:06 am, and was 6 pounds and 4 ounces! He's such an adorable and sweet little man! 

He's such a handsome little man!!! 

April Fools Day!

On April Fools Day, me and my friends Claire and Roni (Veronica) made "brownies" for our teacher (at our once a week co-op)! We took brown construction paper and cut it into a bunch of letter "E's." Then, we put them into a pan and wrapped a ribbon around it! So basically, we made pre-cut (haha) "brown E's!!!" 

hahahahahahahahaha!!!!

Holy Week!

I had a very blessed Holy Week! I spent extra time praying and I also went to mass a few times! It was a great ending to Lent! I hope you all had a good and blessed Holy Week as well!

I also had to share this because I thought it was really cool:

Dear Jesus, thank you for suffering so much pain and dying to save us!!!

Easter Sunday!

Hoppy Easter!!! I hope you all had an egg-celent Easter! What an awesome day it is! Jesus is Risen!!! Yay! 

On Easter morning, the Nicholas, Savannah, and I got up and did our Easter tradition, which is looking for your Easter basket (they're always hidden), going through it, hunting easter eggs, and opening/emptying them out! Afterwards, we quickly got dressed and ready for 11:00 am Mass!!! We had a great time!!! We also dyed and decorated eggs the night before!!!

Easter Sunday was also a REALLY good day because I was finally able to listen to music and play games on my phone…….the two things that I gave up for Lent, which made me wonder whether or not I would survive until Easter!!! I know…..I sound like a baby….but 40 days is a lot of time to not be able to listen to music!!!! You have no idea how much music I listened to on Sunday….every chance I had, I put my ear buds in and listened to my awesome tunes!!!

Anyways, I had awesome Easter! I hope you did too!

Here are some pictures!!!

Me, decorating my eggs.

I painted some of them with my favorite color…..GLITTER!!!!

Gifts from Mom and Dad….cuz what says Easter more than a unicycle?!?!

All of us with our Easter baskets!!! 

Little Mr. Isaac…..he looks so adorable in his Easter basket!!!

Nick and Savannah, looking for eggs!

Me, who by the way looks awful because I had just woken up… :), on top of the rock waterfall in our pool….that bunny sure knows how to hide eggs;)

What a blessed Easter we had! Thank you, Lord, for rising from the dead!

Wordpress Updates!

Hey! As you all know, I haven't been updating my blog as much as I should....... *blush.* Because of this, I've decided to make a wordpress blog! Yeah....I know what you're thinking.....you probably think I'm crazy and dunno why I'm gonna make a second blog, if I can't even keep up with the first, so let me explain: When I compared blogger and wordpress, blogger seemed to be set up for longer, more drawn out posts, while wordpress seemed more like a quick update kinda thing. I know this sounds silly, but from now on, my blogger blog will be for longer posts, while my wordpress blog will be for those quick updates about my life, like what I'm up to at that moment.....those silly little things that aren't exactly "blogpost worthy." I hope this will work! I feel like I'm letting my readers down by not posting enough! I really want to be better about it, and I'm working on it, but very time I say I'm gonna be better, I fail!!! I hope this doesn't disappoint anyone!!!

Here is the link to my wordpress blog:

http://typicalcatholicteenager.wordpress.com

 thanks for reading :)

(IMPORTANT NOTE! Don't forget, I will still be using THIS blog, but also the other one!!! I will update this blog as often as possible, but the other blog might be updated more often! Please keep on checking for updates on BOTH!!! I will try to let you know when I post something on this blog, by posting a link on the other blog to let you know! sorry this is SOOOOO confusing!!!)

"Evian Babies" Videos

Heyyyyyyyyy friends! I just had to share these two funny videos. You know that water brand called "Evian?" Well they have these funny commercials for it, and I couldn't stop watching them! I watched them over and over and over and over and over again! Hope you like them :)

Isn't that funny? I love when the babies are doing the crazy flips and stuff! So funny!

Here's the second one.....this is my fave out of the two......I have no idea why! :) :) :)

Haha love it!!! 

What's really neat is how the video was made! Here is the making of "The Evian Babies: Baby and Me!" 

It's amazing how much work they put into making these videos! The process is crazy and complicated, and the result is only a few minutes! I mean think about it.....this probably took WEEKS to make! Anyways, I thought it was really cute and wanted to share it! Hope you enjoyed it!

Winter Weather?

Ok, so I totally understand the fact that Texas has crazy weather, and that it's constantly changing, but this weekend was definitely something else!!! For those of you living in the DFW area, you know what I mean! Those of you who don't, probably have absolutely NO clue what I'm talking about, so here's the dealio-bop:

Yeterday, it was unusually hot, and we were literally outside in our swimsuits! Nick and Savannah put on a "bike and scooter wash/lemonade stand" for all of the neighbor kids (not that we have very many kids in our neighborhood...) to make money for their "Big-Foot (as in the legendary creature.....not big feet!) Club**" ......whatever that is! They were in their swimsuits and spraying each other with the hose while waiting for customers! Oh, and did I mention that it's the end of FEBRUARY…actually, its the first day of MARCH?!?!?!  Yeah.......weird, right?!?! So anyways, business was slow for them (only two customers in two or three hours) and my dad, feeling bad for them came outside and offered to pay us to wash my mom's car. The "cha-ching!" alarm went off in my head when I heard that there was a money opportunity! I just couldn't resist! (have I mentioned that almost a year after buying my camera, I am STILL having financial issues?!?! Yup. I'm still pretty much broke!) So I got in my swimsuit, put my hair up in a pony-tail, went outside and washed the car. It was a BLAST!!! I was soaking with sweat (cuz it was REALLY hot outside) and soapy water by the time we were done!

Today, less than 24 hours since I was outside in my swimsuit, I'm all bundled up sitting by the fireplace and trying to get warm. Yeah.......oh, and did I mention that it's snowing outside? I didn't? Oh, my bad! Well, anyways it's snowing, I'm cold, I can't believe it's snowing, I'm cold, I'm COLD, and I'm really really COLD because it's SNOWING outside!!! Oh well. I guess I shouldn't be complaining......after all, it's nice to have some cold weather for a change (Texan winters aren't that cold......wait, let me take that back.......to Texans, winter is freezing! But when the peeps up north compare a Texan winter to northern winter, the Texan one is probably like a tropical paradise!).

Anyways.....stay warm! Lets hope winter will finally decide whether or not it's still here!

**side story about the "Big-Foot Club"(had to share this cuz it made me laugh!):

So, just out of curiosity, I asked Savannah what they were raising money for with their bike and scooter wash/lemonade stand. She said that it was for the "Big-Foot Club." So then I asked why they needed money for their club. She looked at me like I was crazy and dumb and said, "To buy weapons!"(they think that they're gonna find Big-Foot and capture him. After that, who knows what they're gonna do with him!) (and also just so you know, they are definitely NOT allowed to buy weapons, but what can you do?!?! You gotta let 'em dream!) Being the annoying "big-sis" that I am, and sorta wanting to give Savannah a hard time (cuz what big sis doesn't?!?!), I said, "What kind of weapons?" "It doesn't matter." "No really.....I want to know!" "I said it doesn't matter!" I could tell she was getting annoyed, and at that point, what big-sis doesn't wanna keep going?!?! So I kept going. "Oh....ok. So how and where are you going to get weapons?" "It doesn't matter! Ok? Me and Nick have a plan and it doesn't concern you!" "Oh....ok." Now she was even more annoyed! So, once again, I kept on going. I know that wasn't the right thing to do, but I was having a GREAT time bugging her......hehe! When she started walking away, I said, "Wait! I have more questions!" "Just stop Madi! Go away! You're really annoying me!" Perfect! All of you older sisters reading this know the feeling.....and it's pure awesomeness! "But Savannah.....how are you even going to find him?" "Madi! I told you! Me and Nick have it all worked out!" "Ok, but just so you know, you need a permit to buy weapons, so I don't think you're plan will work." After I said that, she turned around angrily and said, "MADI!!! STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JUST GO AWAY AND LEAVE ME ALONE!!!!!" Then she stomped off really mad. Ok, fine.......I took it a little to far......ok, fine, WAY too far, but what can I say? Isn't that what big sisters are for? ;)

I'm 14!

I'm 14 today! YAY YAY YAY YAY!!!! hehe! 

Oh yes it is!

So far, its been an AWESOME birthday! My amazing parents (I love you mommy and daddy☺!!!) got me my first cellular device (aka a cell phone!)!!!!! I'm sooooooo excited!

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! this made me laugh.....☺

Happy New Years!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's 2014!!!!!! Yay!!!! Hap-Hap-Happy New Years!!!!!!!

Happy 1st Birthday to My Blog!!!! And Happy New Years Eve Too!!!!!

I bet you'll never guess what today is! No.....not New Years Eve.........well yeah I guess it is, but thats not what I'm so super excited about!!! So guess! Go on......guess...................ok I'll just tell you! Today is my blog's 1st birthday! I can't believe that I've officially been blogging for a YEAR now!!!!!!!! Let me just say that it's been an AWESOME year of blogging! I don't know what I would have done with all of my spare time if I hadn't been blogging!!!!

I also wanted to tell all of my readers and followers (private followers too!) that I truly appreciate you and don't know what I'd do without you! You guys ROCK!!!! Thanks for always reading my random thoughts, even when they're really really random!!!!!! lol!

Anywho, Happy Birthday to My Blog!!!!

And Happy New Years Eve too!!!!!!!

(awww......isn't that so cute?!?! I thought it was totally adorable!)

Merry Christmas!!!

Merrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry Christmas!!!!!

I hope your Christmas was absolutely holly jolly!!! Did you get some super awesome stuff?!?! Me too!!! Did you go somewhere awesome, or did you stay home?!?! I stayed home, which really isn't a bad thing! I actually really enjoyed it being home!!! I had an awesome Christmas and I hope all of you did too!!!! 

So, before I get to carried away talking about presents, food, family, friends, vacations and such, I wanna take a moment to wish Jesus a Hap-Hap-Happy Birthday!!!! After all, thats what Christmas is all about! There wouldn't be a Christmas without Him! Jesus is the reason for the season!!!!

Happy Birthday to You!!!

Happy Birthday to You!!!

Happy Birthday Baby Jesus!!!

Happy Birthday to YOU!!!!!

YAAAAAAAY!!!!!!

We can't forget that it's Jesus' special day! It's not all about opening presents, and Santa, hot chocolate, family, friends, hot chocolate, vacation, hot chocolate, picking out/decorating trees, hot chocolate, shopping, hot chocolate, giving gifts, hot chocolate, christmas parties, hot chocolate, and last but definitely not least, hot chocolate (did I mention that already?!?!)!!!!!

We can't forget that even though everything is CRAZY around Christmas, we have to celebrate our Lord's birthday!!! Lot's of people probably don't even think about Jesus during Christmas, and you gotta feel bad for Him! I mean, think about it.....Christmas is the celebration of GOD coming down to EARTH and becoming HUMAN!!!!! That's a big deal!!! 

So tonight, say a special prayer, and even sing Happy Birthday to the Savior of the world!

Hope you all had a lovely Christmas!!!

Happy Birthday Baby Jesus!!!

Christmas is Coming!

I can't wait for Christmas! It's almost here! I'm sooooooooooooo excited! Did I mention that Christmas is coming and that I can't wait?!?!?!? I did? Well, then I bet you can't guess what else I'm excited about....... ☺ I'm excited that Christmas is coming and that it's almost here! AHHHHHHHHH!!!!! EXCITEMENT!!!!!!! YAY!!!!! 

ok.........take a deep breath Madi.......thats it.......nice and slow........shhhhhh calm down.........OMGOSH!!!! CHRISTMAS IS COMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is what I look like when I'M SUPER EXCITED FOR CHRISTMAS!!!!!

Don't I look super adorable?!?!? Of course I do!!! Just kidding.....but I am pretty adorable! How can you say no to that adorable face on that lovely head that's wearing SANTA'S HAT!?!?!?!? Speaking of santa's hat well......I guess its more of a replica....its not really Santa's......but it looks like it! Works for me!!!!!! Anyways, speaking of Santa, guess what........CHRISTMAS IS COMING!!!!! Only two days, 10 and 1/2 hours, 12 seconds, and 23 milli-seconds!!!!! YAY!!!!!

Ok......I'm sorry. I kind of got carried away......BUT I'M SOOOOOOOO EXCITED BECAUSE CHRISTMAS IS COMING!!!!!!!

ok.....here is a special riddle made up by yours truly that I bet you can't figure out:

Why did the chicken cross the road?

Because he was so excited that Christmas was coming (and that is was almost there!)

HA! Bet you didn't see that one coming! HA HA HA!!! I am smarter than you! Just kidding! But I have to admit that I am pretty smart......☺

Let's sing a Christmas carol!

"A Holly Jolly Christmas!"
(sing to the tune of "A Holly Jolly Christmas")

Have a holly jolly Christmas (....because it's almost here...)
It's the best time of the year (......yes it is! Told you so!)
I don't know if there'll be snow (...because I live in Texas...but there better be or else you'll feel my wrath!)
But have a cup of cheer (...or hot chocolate...cuz I don't know how to fill a cup with cheer...)

Have a holly jolly Christmas (......OMGOSH! IT'S ALMOST HERE!)
And when you walk down the street (...try not to slip on the ice...unless you live in Texas, cuz there won't be any! But there still better be! or you'll feel my wrath!)
Say, "Hello!" to friends you know (...or else they'll think your really rude...and they'll wonder why you ignored them...)
And everyone you meet! (...Not everyone though...because that would be kinda creepy...)

YAY!!!!!!! You are all amazing singers! But no one can beat my voice......"OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHH" *crack* *crack* *glass shattering*
See?!?! I'm a natural!

Anywho, it was great getting excited about Christmas with you! We'll have to do it again next year, and the year after, and the year after, and the year after that one, and after that one, and.......well, you get the point☺

(please note: this post was written by Madison L. who wanted to let all of her readers know that she is very excited that Christmas is coming and that it is almost here. The "why did the chicken cross the road" joke/riddle is an original and was written by Madison L.)

Be-YOU-tiful

I just saw this and thought it was super inspiring! I just had to share it!

Love this!

I also wanted to share this awesome video with you all!!!

Isn't that such an awesome video?!?! I love that video!!!

ANYONE OF YOU READING THS……………YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL!!!! YOU WERE CREATED IN GOD'S IMAGE AND LIKENESS!!!!! DO NOT LET THE DEVIL TRICK YOU INTO THINKING THAT YOU ARENT BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!

Enjoying the Last Day of Fall

Today was a sad, sad, sad day. Why? Because it's the last day of fall! Fall is my favorite season!!! In order to enjoy it, I took my camera out into my backyard and had a "fall photoshoot!" It was tons of fun! Here are some of the pictures! 

Don't you just love fall? The nice cool breeze, the sound of leaves, all the beautiful colors, and all that awesome fall stuff? I sure do! Don't you wish fall could last a little longer?!?!?! ☺

Flower Power!

Here are some pics that I took of the flowers in my backyard:)

Didn't God make such a beautiful creation?!?! I just LOVE flowers!