Be Grateful

Hi! :D

I know Thanksgiving is already passed, but I wanted to post a little bit about gratitude today. :3

For school, I am writing an essay about Hurricane Sandy. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Sandy, it was a hurricane in October of 2012 that mainly hit New York and New Jersey, but also affected some of the other Eastern states.

Anyways, I was reasearching how many people died in it so that I could include that in my essay. 285 people died in huricane Sandy. And that's just the known ammount. More people could have also been killed, and just not reported or discovered yet..

Some of the people that died were very young - for example, two little boys, ages two and four, were drowned in the floodwater. Their mother was trying to carry them to safety when they were swept out of her arms.

Another girl, about thirteen, was killed when the floodwaters knocked over her house. Her father died, and her mother had to be hospitalized.

Many houses were destroyed, and - well I think instead of telling you, I'll just show you:

But I'm not telling you this to make you depressed or anything, I just want you to be grateful. You are alive. That is an awesome blessing that a lot of people don't have anymore. A lot of people lost their lives, but you still have yours. Use it wisely. Make good decisions, and don't forget to..

BE GRATEFUL

You are amazing. :) And don't you forget that.

Thanks for reading!

I PASSED!!

Okay, so the title is a bit of a spoiler, but..

I PASSED THE PRE-QUAL TEST!!!

So did Sasha, and HappyBatty, and our other brother who none of you know... lol He's a year older than I am.

So, needless to say, I am SUPER HAPPY!!! ^.^

The test wasn't HALF as bad as I thought it would be, which was a good thing because it meant I was really well prepared for it! And nervousness helps in karate. It makes you do even better! :D at least for me it does... haha(:

Have any of you ever had something scary coming up, and then when you finally did it, it wasn't as bad as you thought it would be? If you have, tell me about it! :D I'd LOVE to hear your stories! ^.^

Thanks for all the encouraging comments, everyone! I don't have time, or computer speed... lol, to reply to them at the moment, but I have read them!

And AG, I ain't no grasshopper! >:( LOL! Jk jk jk! XDD

Thanks for reading!

Patience

Hey guys! :D Not really sure what to post about, but my karate test is in exactly one hour and 20 minutes!!!! O.O 

I'm EXCITED! and NERVOUS! and EXCITED! and I WISH IT WERE OVER WITH RIGHT NOW!!!! D: 

This waiting is killing me...

But I suppose I should learn....

patience

Thanks for reading!

Black Belt Training! :D

Hello! :D This is the first ACTUAL post since my blog-change one! ^.^ 

So, I thought I'd let you know a little bit about what's going on in mah life right now! :D

 Sasha and I have a pretty scary thing coming up.. we're testing Saturday to see if we can start black-belt training. O.O 

It's scary for two reasons: 

1) we might not make it

2) we might make it

Both are two equally scary options /).(\

If we make it, we will be required to go to the karate school every Friday and Saturday for three hours for a major heavy-duty workout.
That lasts 12 weeks and is followed by 3 tests that each take 3 hours. Not written tests, mind you. PHYSICAL tests...

On the other hand, if we don't make it, we'll have two choices:

1) wait until Fall, and try again then

2) quit

QUITTERS NEVER WIN, 

AND WINNERS NEVER QUIT.

So, it looks like the only real option for Sasha and I is to eventually face our fears, and complete black belt candidate training... Anyways, we're going to, and it IS kinda scary. But! If you think about the afterward - the receiving the black belt part - it all seems worth it. Yes, it may be scary. But we won't die. We're gonna make it! AND have a black belt after it! :D 

So, sorry if this post sounds sort of rambling, but I thought it was something interesting I could post on. :)

Thanks for reading!

Blog Change

Hey! So, you've probably all noticed the changes I've made to this blog...

 

I'm quitting Animal Jam.

 

But this is NOT goodbye! I'll still keep on blogging, but it won't really be about Animal Jam. Rest assured, however, that I will NOT be sharing any personal info. It's just going to be random stuff about my life, lessons I've learned, and other stuff that I might think of. :)

 

Just so you all know, Amy Blythe is NOT my real name! 'tis simply a fake. ;)

 

I hope you enjoy my new blog! :D I kept the URL the same, but just changed the title. >:D That way links from other people's blogs will still work and all that good shtuff.. ;P

 

Thanks for reading!

 

~Amelia0308~

p.s. I'm gonna make a signature soon! :D

Goal! :D And Den Makeovers! :D

Heeeeyyyy everyone! I sent all the contest winners their prizes. Let me know if it didn't go through or something. ;P

Lookie here! I gotz a goal for the year! ^-^ 

*looks for image* O.O It was DELETED! D: nooooooooooooo!! Well, I'll just tell you. It won't be pretty or anything, but here goes:

By the Year 2014, I hope to have...

30,000 Pageviews

and

30 followers

I need all your help to make it happen. :) 

And here is your den makeover, Tallstar107! :D I couldn't decide on just one idea, so I did two of them. :3

Hope you like 'em! :D

 I know there aren't many member items in either one of them, but you can add whatever you want wherever you want. :) Let me know if you don't like them! I can totally do something different! ^-^ 

And don't feel obligated to re-do your den if you don't like the ideas. It's perfectly ok. :) They're fun to make! :D

Thanks for reading!

New page And SPAM

I've added a new page! :D click HERE to go to it! :D

And here's a REALLY weird comment I got today...

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 Sound robotic to you? and to top it off, Sasha got a weird comment on her blog VERY similar to this one... 

Have you ever gotten spam comments? I HAVE! Here are some more of them...

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That last one doesn't even make SENSE! 

the point of this post?

I! HATE! SPAM!!!

 
Hehe :3

Thanks for reading!

Happy Valentine's Day!

A bell is no bell 'til you ring it,
A song is no song 'til you sing it,
And love in your heart
Wasn't put there to stay -
Love isn't love
'Til you give it away.
- Oscar Hammerstein, Sound of Music, You Are Sixteen (Reprise)

As a kid, you can show your love by just being nice! ^-^ Remember: Actions speak louder than words. You show the people you love that you love them by doing nice things for them, smiling, spending time with them. But as a kid, you shouldn't have, like, a boyfriend or a girlfriend. Just be FRIENDS! Show your love to your family and your friends by being the best you you can be! :)) 

And check out this! :D

 Hehe! Look at the thing above my username! ^-^

Here are some pictures from the new Paradise party. 

 

Only one non-member item :(  

 

There's a new Journey Book thing too! I found a couple of the things, but I don't know where all of the animals for the Birds of Paradise thing is yet..

 

 

Here are the pics of the ones I did find! :D haha, I know, pitiful.. there are only two :P

 Anywho, have a great rest of your Valentine's Day! :D

Thanks for reading!

CONTEST RESULTS

 Sorry this is so late in the day.,, I meant to do it earlier, but you know how it goes sometimes. .-. Nothing ever goes as planned for me :P I'm a bit scatterbrained, and anywho, enough about ME, here are the results! :D

In first place..... IS......

SILVERDAWN!!!!!!

In second place... IS......

A TIE! that's right, Ladies and Gentleman! We have a tie! O.O The two second prize winners are.....

KINYONGA!!!!!!!

and

SCHIEBEPLANENWAGEN!!!!!!!

And last (but NOT least) third place...... IS.....

Pupp1266!!!!!!

 Here are your prizes! :D And I'll post the winning essay on the Animal Facts page tomorrow, and all of them on the Animal Jam Safari 

(with your permission, everyone, of course)

Sorry this pic isn't as artsy as usual... I was kinda rushing XD But the prizes are the same despite my lame efforts :P 

Let me know what the best way to get you your prizes is! Wait, actually, aren't you all members/have member siblings? If so, would it be alright if I sent your prizes to you or your member sibling?? Let me know! :D

Thanks for reading!

Contest results

This title is a bit misleading, because I'm not actually posting the results yet! XD lol! Sorry.. Anywho..

Tonight and tomorrow I will be reading all your entries again and choosing the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners! :D I'll also be FINALLY deciding on the prizes... lol

so check back Monday! :D And thanks to everyone who entered! ^-^ 

 

Thanks for reading!

Apology

I've been sorely neglecting this blog... Sooo... i'm gonna POST! :D 

I don't know what about, but here goes nuthin'! >:D 

Taken from animaljambellapink.blogspot.com

Taken from theanimaljamexpert.blogspot.com

Taken from sirspiritmoon.blogspot.com

 Okayyy enough with the random pictures from other people's blogs... lol I've not been able to go to one of the friedship parties yet this year, so I just took the pictures off Google. You can click the links to go the blogs I found 'em from! :D I'm sure they're great too! :) And I hope the authors don't mind me using their pics..? I DID say I got it from them, after all. ;) 

Anywho, Valentine's Day is coming up. For us kids, that's not a time to get all mushy, I think it's a time to show love to EVERYONE! Not the mushy love, but kindness. 

Like being nice to everyone. Even if they're not nice to you, just do it! You may be surprised at people's reaction to simple NICENESS. Woah, that's a word O.O I was expecting it to come up as a non-word.. XD lol niceness, niceness niceness! XDDD hehehe

Anywho... 

Thanks for reading!

* Contest Change *

 An ammendment to the contest has been made! 

You may now enter with more than one essay! :D

You can only win one prize, but you have another chance to write your BEST essay EVER! :D 

Good luck to you all! :D

Thanks for reading!

Random... XD

REMINDER!!! ONLY ONE MORE WEEK TO ENTER THE ANIMAL ESSAY CONTEST!!!! PLZ ENTER WHILE THERE IS STILL TIME! So far only four people have entered... lol Not much competition. ;P 

So please, please PLEASE enter!! :D

 Here's a reminder, but you can also click here to go to my contest page.

Animal Essay Contest

Contest opens January 11th, and closes February 10th

Everyone who wants to enter must write a two paragraph (or more) essay on your FAVORITE animal! You may either send it to mickey.evil.gerbil@gmail.com, or post it on your blog and give me the link, OR simply copy and post it onto a comment. I won't publish the comment containing your essay until after the contest is over. .-.

Here's what I'll be looking for when I make my decision:

1) Good grammar, punctuation, and spelling. 

2) TRUE facts

3) CREATIVITY! :D 

So go ahead! Research your favorite animal, and type what you know about it! :D 

*Extra credit* 
 Include pictures of your animal, or links to the pictures ^-^

I haven't decided on the prizes yet, but there will be a prize for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, and it will be an Animal Jam item. (or perhaps items... ;) AND ALL the essays will be featured on The Animal Jam Safari! My Other blog! Click here to go to it! :D 
The WINNING Essay will be featured on the Animal Facts page on THIS blog! :D Click here to go to that as well. :3

How do you like my Valentine's look? I guess I was in the mood to re-do my blog, and since Valentine's Day is just around the corner, I thought I'd do a themed look! :D Sorry to all you guys who hate pink... ;p

REMEMBER: If you would like a banner, I make them for FREEEEE! :D So just ask me, tell me what you'd like it to look like, and I'll make it! :))

 Here is a random picture of what the Jamaa Journal USED to look like! Wow! Buddy Games were NEW then!! D: 

Does anyone remember when they used to have the "Overheard in Jamaa" section on the home page? I DO!! I liked it! I always hoped to see my name "MISS CleverClaw" (at the time it was "Miss" instead of "Duchess". I got sick of people calling me "Miss! Miss!" LOL! It was QUITE annoying... ;P) 

Thanks for reading!