The "Black Stuff"

I recently started wearing mascara. Momma said that since I'm 16 now I can start wearing it if I want to. :) So, tonight, I just finished washing my face and I was using a light colored washcloth. And I noticed, when I looked at the washcloth, after I had finished scrubbing my fash clean, some of my mascara had rubbed off on it. I had a flash back then, to when I was little. Sometimes I'd take baths with my mom and I'd notice after she finished washing her face there'd be black stuff on the washcloth. And I thought tonight, holding my washcloth, "Ah... I have "black stuff" on my washcloth! I'm growing up!" LOL!

You know...now as a teenager looking back on my younger years of childhood, I'll sometimes remember the little things more clearly than the big events. Like I remember coloring and watching "Lion King" with Daddy. Waking up in my Gigi and Grandaddy's living room to see light peaking through the sheet they had hung in the kitchen doorway so they wouldn't wake me. Jump roping in my driveway with some of my friends on my birthday. Taking baths with my mom and scrubbing her back... And then seeing the "black stuff"on her washcloth. Weird, huh, who those little things are stuck in my memory.

So....I wish you all a good night, my friends! Sleep tight! :)

Spell It Right, Please!

Guess what! I think this is kinda odd....so don't laugh! ;) When I'm writing my name in cursive, a lot of the time I will accidently leave out the "i" in my name and go straight from "t" to "e." And then I'll just stare at my mistake and wonder, "Now how do I fix this?" It's quite irritating. I have one of the easisest names EVER! Katie Dawn Lake. Why can't my right hand get it right is my question..?

Sweet 16!

My birthday was on Thursday. I turned 16 years old! Quite unbelievable. We went out to eat that night at Norman McDonald's. I love that place! My mom surprised me with taking beautiful flowers out there before we got there and making our table "special." :) And I got a free piece of turtle pie. It was so yummy! I also recieved a few gifts that night:

*"Sound of Music" (love that movie!)

*My very own coffee mug! It's green (my favorite color)! :)

*A T-shirt

*"Sleepless in Seattle"

*"Sweetwater Run" by Jan Watson

*Money

My party was just last night. The house was full of people! We had such a good time! My aunt brought a karaoke machine which was a BIG hit. We had lots if food! And we did gifts and also just hung around the houes talked. My brother, Zachary, made a slideshow of pictures put to music of me. It was awesome! Love you, Zach! :) We also did gifts and cake and ice cream. I had my very first Walmart cake! Heehee! It was very yummy! Here's some of the gifts I recieved:

*A lap top!! Yayy!!

*iTunes card

*A new wallet

*Target & Maurices gift card

*Money

*Candy :)

*Scrapbooking stuff

*Clothes

*A new watch & matching bracelet

I had such a fabulous Sweet 16! Thanks go to all who made it happen! Signing out for tonight... :)

What are your talents?

On Friday we have a girl's Biblestudy at my church. This past Friday we talked about our talents. Not just the ones that first come to your mind...but also little ones nobody thinks about. Like walking dogs...or riding a bike. So, I thought I'd write a blog post about my talents, big and small, and thought you could tell me some of yours. :) So, feel free to comment.

Katie's Talents
*Sign Language
*Music...fiddle, singing
*Writing (a little lol) ;)
*Doing dishes
*Folding laundry
*Photography...taking pics and editing them
*Reading
*Studying and doing my homework
*Organizing

(By the way, these are in no particular order. lol)

Zachary's 14th Birthday

Happy birthday Zachary!!

Zach is 14 years old today. It feels like I was 14 like yesterday....my birthdays have seemed to merge together the last few years. Ha! Anyway, we woke up early and had a "birthday breakfast" for him. Zach's party is this Saturday. We're having family over for dinner and then a couple of his guy friends are coming over to play wii. Should be fun! :)

Just wanna say Zach, I love you so much! You're an awesome brother! As I've told you before...I haven't really felt our age difference. I don't really see you as my "little brother." You're more of a friend. But...you still are my little brother and it's been awesome to watch you grow up (a head taller than me, might I add). Have a great birthday!

~Katie

What to Write??

So...I know I said I'd start writing on here more.....and I know I'm not really doing that. Ha! Here's my problem:

*What do I write about??

My life really isn't that interesting! LOL ;)

Well, today is the start of a new week. Not really looking forward to going to school tomorrow. I have 2, maybe 3 quizes I need to study for and take this week. So, wish me luck! Heehee!

*looking over at the clock*

Oh! Got to go! I teach a sign language class every Sunday afternoon and I have to get ready. See ya! And thanks for reading my random thoughts. ;)

Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

I woke up this morning to a hot cup of coffee and heart-shaped pancakes. Yum! We had breakfast before church and Mom and Dad had gotten each of us a little something. I got the movie "Enchanted." I had been wanting it, so I was excited! :) Momma surprised Daddy with his very own laptop! His computer crashed a little while back and had been looking at getting a laptop but not for another month or so. He was so surprised!

Today is also one of my friends' birthday. So, happy birthday Jessica!!

Hope everyone has a great Valentine's Day! :)