Hewow!This is a post about a website I play on. It is called,Whyville.This website is kid friendly.It is really fun because you get to make your own avatar and meet new friends. You can also get in touch with your friends that you know if they have an account. Even though the website is kid friendly, some people aren't as nice as they should be. But you can either silence or vaporize them so they don't bother you. If they say bad words you can also report them. go to the website at:
www.whyville.com. i really think you should go to this website because i have had alot of fun on it doing various diferent things, like making my avatar look like a cat, or a carrot! yhis is probably one of my favorite websites to play on. did i mention you could get a house? well anyways,
the website will give you all the information you need. There are also people you can ask questions, so have fun!! my username is gymgirI12

Where does the time go?

It seems it has just flown by lately.....maybe it was just the rush of the holidays, but here we are----it is now 2009!

Kaylie has had somewhat of a break from gymnastics for the last few weeks--between holiday activities, the unexpected (but wonderful) snowfall that we had, and the gym being closed for the holiday. She's gearing up for a new year, and excited that she is getting ever closer to actually competing.

One of the funny things about the lower levels of gymnastics is that you work, and work---but you may not have a "competition season". In soccer, or football for example, you practice for a few weeks, and then you play against other teams, ready or not. It has been hard for Kaylie, who has a generally competitive nature, to work and work with no opportunity for competition. Right now it looks like May or June--although she'd be quite happy to compete sooner if she can.

I also would like to take a moment to thank our friends and family who have supported Kaylie--it is so deeply appreciated. I have had a very hard time bringing myself to search out donations, in this very difficult economic time---so I did not end up doing the raffle. We are incredibly fortunate to have people in our lives who have been able to help out in spite of today's challenges, and I thank you all for your time, and generosity.

Back Hand Spring---YES!!!

Sorry I haven't posted on the blog in a while. I've been really busy lately.But tonight I'm SOOOOOO exited because I have finally got my ROUNDOFF BACK HAND SPRING ON THE FLOOR, BY MYSELF!!!!!!!!!!!! So I'm sure that my mom will post a pic. of me doing a back hand spring soon. Post ya later,


Kaylie :)

Gym Fatigue

Happy Holidays to everyone!! Hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving this week--we had a wonderful time with our friends--and this year they hosted, so I didn't have to cook! We are so grateful to be blessed with such great friends to spend Thanksgiving with every year!

The gym was closed several days this week--and Kaylie was happy about that. She seems to be having a little bit of burn out---not surprising giving the number of hours she spends there each week, and how many times we have to pass on get togethers with friends because of her gym schedule. This month I've decided to let her pass on any days of her choosing, in addition to all of the days the gym will be closed for the Christmas and New Years holidays.

She's still working at getting her back handspring--so close, but doesn't have it yet! We've had to put off her private lesson--the economy has had a negative effect on my fabric sales, so hopefully after the first of the year we'll get that back on our schedule. She should be all rested by then, and ready to go!

Level 5 California State Finals

Well, we didn't get to go watch Kaylie's level 5 team mates compete in the state finals--but at least the her team mates made it there! The roads in and out of our community, as well as the roads from the communities south of Simi Valley (where the finals were held) were all closed due to the horrible fires raging throughout the greater Los Angeles area, so many girls were unable to compete, after training all year to earn a chance at the state finals.

I was glad to hear that the decision was made to allow any girl to compete who actually arrived, even if she was late. Normally you are not allowed to compete at all, if you miss your scheduled time. I wish they could take it a step further, and allow any level 5 girls who couldn't get thru to compete in Bakersfield during the level 4 state finals---don't expect that they will, but I think it would be the right thing to do.

My heart goes out to all of the families who have lost their homes, and had their lives disrupted by this series of fires, and I pray that the weather will cool off soon to help the firefighters in their efforts to put it out.

Good Friends!

I'd like to thank some dear friends of ours, the Larkins, for their generous contribution---it means a lot to us to have your support and presence in our cheering section (although we all wish it was still coming from across the street ;-) !!

I look forward to the day we can invite you to a meet!! Still no word on when that will be--but we'll keep you posted!

Auction-less Offerings

A few of the things that have been donated have not sold at auction, so I have decided to make them available directly here on the blog---Photos of items available are posted on the right hand column, noted with "Make an Offer". If you see something you're interested in, just send me an email with an offer. It has been hard to promote fundraising in this difficult economy--I know that things are tight for so many of us, so I have just decided to post things here, and continue to spread the word in a low-key way.