The Charlotte Daily Chronicles

V.I.P Very Important Post

2008-01-25T08:59:00.000-08:00

Greeting everyone! Sorry I haven't posted in a while. Things have been wild here. Anyway, I don't have time to write you a detailed post on everything going on so I thought I'd post a little something. I had to write an essay for school and thought you people of the I-Net would like to read it. It explains why I'm sooo busy. ENJOY!

MOVING

After two years in our city house we are finally moving. I am so excited! The house we are moving into is wonderful, and in the country. A beautiful brown house sits on a lovely valley of 15 acres, with emerald pastures and Little Boone Creek zigzagging its way through the front yard. It seems like life couldn’t be better. Though I will miss our old house, just like all the others. Each one has special memories locked away in it. Here in our old house I have celebrated Birthdays, numerous sleepovers, movie premiers and had dinner with friends. So much of my life is here, but my future is awaiting me at the new house. Ready to begin another part of my life, ready to make new memories. I plan on making the best of the opportunity I’ve been given and to bring the memories from the old house with me to remind me of how my life once was.

2008-01-09T14:27:00.000-08:00

Salutations!

Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I just started back to school and haven't been able to get a spare moment. With school starting, more writing, 4-h and the general things around the house I've been sooo busy! After some help from 'Painless writing' I have the entire out line of my book! *Happy Dance!* Now I've got to write the first draft then it's on to editing it myself then with my wonderful editor CATLIN of maidenologly (forgive my spelling). Also even better news! My Horse will begin training in March and I'll be competing in my first Horse Show in October! I'm soooo excited! I know October seems like a ways off but I'll be very busy in between now and then so it will seem like a month or so :P . Ahh! This going to be so busy!!!! February: Friday Classes start, I travel to Arkansas to see my wonderful cousins! March: My birthday! Zane starts training! April: 4-H, Horse shows... 4-H. Skip a few months :P ...... October: HORSE SHOW! :P anyway I would really like to post more but I'm off to go buy some tack. :D

Toodles!

A rather hyper

Charlotte~

A Bunch of Jumbled Things

2008-01-03T10:44:00.000-08:00

Today's Post is A Bunch of Jumbled Things put into one post! Interesting huh!?

1# POEMS
Today I have 2 poems for you good people of the Internet!

INSPIRATION

The lines of paper blank,
Notebooks empty,
every scrap of paper default.

The walls of my room white,
Colors of Life gone.

You smile, my world grows,
trees of ice and grass of cloud,
rivers of green and mountains of red.

The lines of paper full,
notebooks filled,
every scrap of paper used.

Inspiration

FIRST NIGHT

Black Midnight sky painted with clouds of smoke.
Removed is my shyness cloak.
I feel alive and well.
My happiness is like a bell.
Chiming with every smile.
Streamers and noisemakers are in a great pile.
We are settled in a Bus on our way home, though sleep is almost impossible with the excitement!
We will arrive down stairs,
leaping with Joy as the clock read 12:24,
we may never rest!
What we will do with the remaining New Year is the real test.

2# HORSE SLAUGHTER
on a very sad note, here is the link to the video I was talking about in yesterdays post. Be warned this video contains graphic material and if not for the faint of heart.

http://www.hsus.org/video_clips/horse_slaughter_cruelty.html

3#DRAWING DUCKS
Title says it all!

This 2008 I have decided to put my drawing skills to the test and enter The Federal Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest! The title kinda tells all but I'll fill you in anyway. Students k-12 attending public, private or home schools must draw a live portrayal of a native North American duck, swan or goose. The winners get there drawings made into stamps and a cash prize. Seems pretty simple till you see your competition :P ! I'll be drawing a Long-Tailed Duck or OldSquaw. I can't wait to get started on it! I'll keep you updated on the drawings progress!

And finally...

4# WHAT I'M DOING THIS MONTH

Well.... This Saturday I am going to pick out my Mini Roses for 4-H, then on the 14th I have a 4-H meeting and The entire month of January is Job hunting month seeing as I won't be babysitting anymore. I also start back on school the 7th where I'll be doing Math, 3 types of science, History, Writing, Reading and such. I'll hopefully get in some bike riding this month once it's stops being 12- in the day time! Well that's about it. Thanks for reading! COMMENT!

Yours Truly

Charlotte~

TTFN

New Year, New Me.

2008-01-02T13:51:00.000-08:00

It is 2008. I am finally back home from celebrating the New Year with ALL my family in Columbia, Missouri. It was an amazing 3 days with everyone and a very sad day when everyone left. I sit here now eating mac & cheese, thinking over everything that has happened. I am still mourning over having to leave my cousins and other family. I considered writing a poem to direct my feeling to paper but found I couldn't find words for what I was feeling. I still might if I can find the words. My book (I think it's my 23rd book try. but who's counting?) is coming pretty well. I would post the prologue if I didn't think I'd finish it. That was one of my New Years resolutions... Finish my book, Read More, write more, Study More, Blog More and Be nicer :D Friday Co-op starts back in February. I can't wait! This year I'm taking Art 3 and Spanish, Just like last year but I'll learn more advanced and different things. I know this year we're learning to draw in color in Art. I still need to get colored pencils :P Spanish is going to be a tough one for me. Remembering everything is almost impossible for me :S Thankfully I have good friends that help :) On another note... Horse Slaughter is going down a bit. They've closed a bunch of slaughter houses but there are still some open. wild horses biggest threat right now is BLM gatherings and the few Slaughter houses still open. I watched a video about horse slaughter that really brought me back to reality. Horse Slaughtering is inhumane, not nessesaray and WRONG! I'll try and find the link and post it. Speaking of horses, I have finally come to own one of my own. He's a Missouri Fox Trotter gelding, 2 years old and bay. He's very sweet and I love him very much! :D Well, Time to go!

TTFN!

Charlotte~

Cousins and Capers

2007-09-25T10:15:00.000-07:00

Salutaions! I have finally got some time to write in here. There hasn't been much going on besides school, guitar lessons, co-op, horses and my job. Hmm... that didn't sound like much in my head. :P I'm still my 5'1 1/2 self, Maybe with longer hair. I've started Babysitting 2 kids that drive me up the wall but since I don't get aloants it my only way to afford this guitar I'm saving up for. Co-op started 3 weeks ago. I take Spanish and Advanced art. Both are a little tough. Yes, I finally got a horse! A missouri fox trotter gelding. he's bay with white stockings and a wonderful name. Zane's Shelbe Mustang. Zannie for short, I love him :) . I haven't written anything for a while but I might for my blog readers. if I have the time :P . well I've got to go eat lunch and go on with my busy life! Toodles for now!

Charlotte~

HELLO!

2007-04-25T13:32:00.000-07:00

This is Charlotte reporting from the smallest town in Missouri on this lovely day! I sit here on the computer as I listen to my favorite song by Relient K (The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything) while My Sis brushes her teeth. She has braces! which I'll get soon. :( It's been very rainy here for the past few days. Lightning struck a pole five feet from our house and I was outside!!!I already have a fear of storms, Lets just make it worse!!! My Parents finally said I could get a horse now before we move and board it. I've already found a beautiful Gypsy Vanner. For all you none horse folk out there There a link to tell you and expand you knowledge! There's also a poem I just finish last night about Vanners. Hope you like!!

Your truly

Charlotte~

I long for the sound of a welcoming neigh as I walk toward a barn. I long for the warm feeling I get when a soft whiskered muzzle grooms my back as I work out the mud in its gray fuzzy coat. I long for the freedom that accompanies every ride. I long for a horse, wild at heart, but gentle and kind.

http://www.vanners.org

Back in the Show Me State!

2007-01-25T12:23:00.000-08:00

Hello all! It is I, Charlotte Back From Montana. I never thought my bed could feel so good :P ! Skiing was a blast, of course skiing with your cousins, aunts, uncles, mom, dad, sister, brother, Grandfather and a couple of friends makes it all the more enjoyable ;) . Discovery Ski area has everything you need from skis, polls, shoes and everything in between. And if you stay at the Fairmont Cabins like we did. After a long day of skiing you can walk right over the the Fairmont Inn and enjoy the HOT SPRINGS! equipped with outdoor slide! What I found to be the most fun was being with Family and Friends. Playing who could stay above the snow without making any deep foot prints in our Pj's, Seeing who could cook the best bisects or just watching Lord or the Rings while awaiting Dinner was the Highlight of the trip. Or yelling over to your cousin to "GO LEFT! NO NO MY LEFT NOT YOUR LEFT!" While skiing down a slope. Even if you fall it seems to be fun, of course the fun ends when you realise you can't get up :P . All in all it was the best vacation EVER and this December it will happen again! I"M GOIN SNOWBOARDING! Maybe :P

Thanks for reading!

Charlotte-

Eyes like the Ocean

2007-01-25T12:16:00.000-08:00

Wrote this just this morning.

Her eyes are like the ocean, beautiful and moving. Her smile is like a rose, blooming with every spring. Her face is like the sun, warming and kind. Her absence is like the sky, spreading everywhere.

By: A.J.Branum

Her absence is like the sky, spreading everywhere. C.S.Lewis-

Hearts for Hooves

2007-01-07T21:04:00.000-08:00

Here is my New webs site for Mustangs please visit!

www.freewebs.com/heartsforhooves/

Why Did the Duck Cross the Road?

2007-01-05T14:18:00.000-08:00

This Clay-Animated Short is from the Christin Family Film Festival. A hilarious tale about a duck and a man that teaches the importance of not becoming pridefully caught up in yourself. A friend of mine (http://blogofbryce.blogspot.com/) recommend it from the 2005 Film Festival DVDs. below is the link to where you may purchase it from Vision forum. Vision Forum has many other Christin Films that I highly recommend. Well I must be off. Thanks for Reading!!!!

in Christ

Charlotte-

http://www.visionforum.com/

Told you I'd have a link and here it is!

Horse Slaughter

2007-01-04T19:31:00.000-08:00

Did you know that Wild Horses roam Nevada, Montana and South Dakota? They Do but there Numbers our shrinking with every new Building and House. But lack of land is not the only reason Wild Mustangs are disappearing. Every year hundreds of Mustangs our Slaughtered right under our very noses. The BLM (Bureau of Land Management) is saving most of them by Capturing them and Auctioning them off to good homes but they do not have power over The Burns Bill. Which Allows wild horses older than 10 years or those horses not adopted after three times to be slaughtered. Now for those who do not know a Ten year old horse has the same energy as a Two or three year old horse. Is this Fare to the horses? No, that is why i have started a Petitionto stop Wild horse Slaughter. If you would like to help the Fight the war Against Horse Slaughter then write a letter to Terri Farley (Address Below) Expressing your concern about horse Slaughter. To my Family Members if you would like to Sign My Petition then please email me telling so and i will send it as soon as i can.

c/o Harper Collins Children's Books Author Mail1350 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10019

Please Help stop Horse Slaughter!

Your Truly-

Charlotte

Awe of this Time

2006-12-13T12:50:00.000-08:00

The snow drifts down, coating the trees, come wintery warmth, though cold it may seem. Intricate snowflakes fall soft on my tongue, a design not by man, but by the creator of our world. The white of the season, how pure it shines! reminding us of the Lamb of God. Praises storm from all creation, and I, with cold hands shivering, am paused, in awe of this time

a A.J.Branum and Paige Beatrice original

Snow?

2006-11-30T20:25:00.000-08:00

Yes, it's true. we've gotten about 5 inches of sleet and are about to get 7 more inches of snow. Roads are slick and lots of people are driving very slow (5 miles per hour) down are road and about 30 on the high way. It sure is beginning to look alot like christmas! We've even got our Christmas tree ready, I plan on going sledding tomorrow! (To bad i don't have a sled :( ) Well i must go and finsh another post for this blog. Thanks for reading my blog! Leave lots of comments!

Charlotte-

Callbacks

2006-11-29T12:54:00.000-08:00

Auditions went great! i had lots of fun doing it. Sadly i did not make Callbacks : ( , I will continue searching and hopefully Auditioning for more Plays and Musicals. Thanks everyone for your prayers! (also sorry fro such a short post!)

Trying to keep it together
Charlotte-

Beauty and the Beast Auditions

2006-11-28T12:29:00.000-08:00

November 28th 2006, Today at 6:00 pm I will travel to Auditions at East Central Collage. AH! I'm so nervous! I'm singing "Blue Skies" For 30 seconds for goodness sake! Well it will be over before i know it. I'll be posting Tomorrow around 2:00 pm to let you know if I got a Callback and on the 30th to let you know if I got a part. Hmmm... I Just figured out what i was going to sing Two days ago so I'm really hoping things go well, Any Advice? I've learned to smile and act like your having fun even though you might feel like hiding down a hole, Sing loudly, Talk to the Director before Auditions, Never
apologize for messing up and finally Keep eye contact with the Judges. Well i have to go Practice. BYE! WISH ME LUCK

Charlotte-

Rarrmata

2006-10-14T15:37:00.000-07:00

A wonderful ight glows in the darkness above. Speading joy to those who need it most. A since of hope overcomes me as i see it's shining surface. But when it melts away to the other side i find the same wonderful feeling from a friend of humankind

Snow!!!!!!!!

2006-10-09T12:58:00.000-07:00

Yes, I can't believe it either. Thursday's forecast is 48* degrees and a high chance of the cold white stuff! But it will probably melt it gets to the ground but it's still SNOW! This means we'll have a cold and snowy winter. Well I better go, Sorry for such a short post.

Halloween House

2006-10-06T12:38:00.000-07:00

The shutters creak, the doors go squeak. The doorbell rings when nobody’s there, The floorboards crack, There’s something in the walls. Mice are scarce, even bugs never dare enter such a house. But on the night of Halloween it’s crowed with kids dressed as goblins and ghouls and those sorts of things, Carrying bags full of sugary snacks
That will later disappear before there parent’s very eyes. But this year no one lives in this strange old house, and so there will be no kids crowding inside or pumpkins hanging out. But wait! Jack-o-lanterns, Ghostly candles, Rip Stones and bowl’s full of candy await everyone on Halloween. A ghostly figure stand at a window watching the children ooh… and aah… over her wonderful house. "Tis is the night of Halloween and I have finally decorated my front yard after two thousand years!" Said the ghost.

Cold Weather

2006-09-20T12:58:00.000-07:00

OH! The weather outside is frightful but the fire is so deilightful and since we got no place to go ! LET IT SNOW LET IT SNOW LET IT SNOW!

To bad there's no snow here. Yes it's cold but there's no snow. Ah! how i love the winter, Hot Chocolate, Rosted chestnuts and all of your family. You may be thinking WHY! Why do you love the winter?! it's cold and almost everyone gets sick! To answer this question i would say mostly it's what you can do in the winter i love than just winter. Like Snowboarding, Sking, Sleding, Snowmen, Snow angels, Snowballs, Snow catapillers, Snowdogs, Snow cats, snowturtles.... the list keeps going! Oh! also it might have to do with me being born in Colarado where it snows every month! ( Not really but it's cold alot ) well hopefully it will snow next month, because if it dosn't i'm going to half to just start thowing ice all around are yard!

Charlotte- :P

Honey

2006-09-19T09:12:00.000-07:00

A sound so sweet tis like honey . It dances inside my heart waiting to be let free but only when I am alone will I release it. Fear and Pain are striped away as I listen to this sweet melody. What am i?

Song-
I wrote this when i was listening to one of my favortie classical songs and thought you would like to read it. It's not much but i think it's still okay

2006-09-18T15:44:00.000-07:00

Beauty and the Beast

As I think back I can aleast try to remember what got me into musicals and plays but it is all a blur in my strange mind. Coming this November are Auditions for Beauty and the Beast at East Central Collage, Alas I am not yet in collage I can still audition. Preparing 30 seconds to a minute of a song perfectly will be a challenge but I am ready to take it on. My cousins ( The Arkanbloggers) Have performed At least four plays including... Cheaper by the Dozen, Charlotte's Web, Pride and Predjuse and coming this fall is a musical they wrote with different songs from all sorts of musicals! I am very happy to call them family! Although I am not that impressive being that I have only done one 15 minute play. I can at least try!

Your truly-
Emma

2006-09-08T08:49:00.000-07:00

It's been at least two weeks since I started school and I feel great! I feel like I'm a really math genius, but I keep starting a little late.
Fortunately I still seem to finish before 2:30, I am planning to go to Mizzou vet school but they only take about seven students a year so I'll have to work really hard. My family has been really supported of what I want to do and I thank them for that. Well it's a Friday morning and I half to get started!
Emma-