My Birthday Plans!!!!

My birthday plans. For my birthday I am going to the coast with my mother. We are maybe going to spend a couple days there, and maybe play some bingo,  because she's always wanted to take me to bingo for my 18th birthday. My 18th birthday is January 16th. I am so excited, I'm going to be able to do a lot of things on my own with out my mom saying anything about it hypothetically. Then after we get back from the coast I am going to do all the things an eighteen year old girl wants to do.

Formal Education!!!!

I think school education is for getting the skills young teens need to have, so they can go do something with their lives, even though school might be boring sometimes. You really feel like you don't want to be there or sometimes you just go there for your friends, and not pay attention to your school work. Also its a drag waking up in the morning everyday, and getting ready. Then heading out the door, and walking to school or riding the school bus. But I guess school is important for kids and young teens so they can say they graduated and got their high school diploma.

My Hometown!!!!

My hometown is Salem, Oregon. It is very rainy here all the time, or in the summer time it is very hot here, and it snows very little here. Usually when its raining here everything gets soaking wet, and you really can't go outside and play. Then when its hot in the summer time you can go outside as long as you want to, and you can wear anything that's summer appropriate. Lastly when it snows here it usually snows for like one or two days, and only sticks for like twenty four hours or less. The best thing I love about Oregon is the summertime.

What happened to me last night!!!!

The thing that happened to me last night. I was hanging out at Stitch's with my friends. My ex boyfriend shows up and starts talking trash about me and my friends. So then I start getting all upset and really mad. I decided to leave my friend Potter came with me to make sure I was going to be okay.  He walked in front of me and muttered something but I couldn't hear what he said. Then after he said whatever he said I walked up to a metal street pole and punched it four times. Then I went back to Stitch's and talked to him and showed him my hand. He left after I talked to him. So I got on my bus got home at about eight or so and showed my mom my hand.  She took me to the hospital. It was not fun there.

Teenage Rights!!!!

I think teenagers should be able to stay out late with their friends as long as they are behaving, and following the rules. They should also be treated like adults when they become of age, because young adults should be able to handle the privileges that are given to them. I also think on the other hand some young  teenagers shouldn't be allowed to be out after curfew, because some of those kids might like to get into trouble and cause problems with other teenagers.

My Thanksgiving. The rest of my break.

My Thanksgiving break was very good. I had ham, stuffing, mashed potatoes, yams, beats, and green beans. Every year at Thanksgiving my family sits at our table. We all say what we are thankful for. My mom starts first she is thankful for being alive and being the best mom. I go next I am thankful for my parents and my brother because with out them I would have nothing. My brother goes next he is thankful for skateboarding and my parents also, and my dad goes last. He is thankful for me and my brother being alive and healthy. The rest of my break was great. I went downtown hung out with my friends at this place called Stitch's. That place is so much fun for teens to hang out at. It has a pool table, foose ball, two skateboard ramps, a dart board, and a whole bunch of other cool things.

The book I'm reading!!!!!

The book I am reading is called The Dead And The Gone. The author's name is Susan Beth Pfeffer. The book is about the moon getting hit by a meteor or asteroid, and all this disaster starts happening to the city of New York where Alex Morales and his two sisters Briana and Julie live. The disaster that happens is the subways start flooding and the electricity goes out, and people start dieing, and Alex's parents are missing and have been missing for six or seven months now. Over all the book is really good and sad. I really like it.

Basic human rights!!!!

I think teenagers should be able to hang out after curfew. The reason I feel this way is because most young teenagers like to hang out with their friends, or just walk the streets. Most of the time teenagers are behaving and not getting into trouble. So the young teenagers should be allowed to hang out after curfew as long as they're behaving and respecting the privileges that they are given.

My favorite place to hangout!!!!!

My favorite place to hangout is downtown at Wilson Park. Because all my friends are there. When I'm down there I have the most fun. When I'm downtown it feels like it's a place to get away from my house, because of all the screaming and yelling from my parents. I love going there and seeing my friends, because when I get down there my friends are always happy to see me, and treat me with respect.

When I helped someone!!!!!

The person I help out around my house is my mother. I help her out by doing the dishes, cleaning the litter box, sweeping the living room, taking out the garbage, and cleaning my bedroom. I only hate doing three chores; they are cleaning the litter box, sweeping the living room, and taking out the garbage. The other chores I feel good about is doing the dishes so we can have clean dishes for dinner, and cleaning my bedroom so when my friends come over they don't see how dirty my room is.

My Choice!!!!

My birthday is coming up in two month's. I will be 18 years old. I'm going to go to the Oregon Coast with my boy friend. He is going to take me to the antique stores. We are planning on staying there for three days, and spend some quality time with each other. Then we will come back to Salem so I can celebrate my birthday with my friends and family members. I'm planning on having a birthday party if my mom will let me. My party is going to be awesome; I would like to have my party at one of these places Pietro's, Chucky Cheeses, Wonderland, or just have a sleep over at my house.

Halloween Poem!!!!

The author's main point of the story is about carving pumpkins, going trick or treating, and getting candy. Halloween is about dressing up, going out with your friends, getting free candy, and then getting stomach aches. Halloween is also a time to carve pumpkins with your family. You can put different decorations on your pumpkins, like scary ones or funny ones.

What I do to make myself feel better when I'm in a bad mood!!!!!

The things I do to make myself feel better when I'm in a bad mood. Is I lock myself in my room turn my radio on I turn it up really loud. One of the other things I do is draw or right down song lyrics even though I'm not good at it. Or even if I'm having a really crappy day I sit on my couch watch tv, and play the xbox 360. Usually when I'm around my friends all the time, I'm never really having a bad day or being in a bad mood.

My favorite subject in school!!!!!

My favorite subject in school would have to be science. I like working with all the different kinds of chemicals and learning about plant life, and the different environments of animals and the plants combined.

Lesson I learned!!!!

The lesson I've learned is being patient with people. You always need to have patience with someone, like when your at the grocery store waiting in line. You also have to have patience with people when you are having a conversation with them. Say you and your friend are having a conversation and your friend cuts you off, you just wait for them to finish and then you start talking again. That's called being patient.

My Choice!!!!

My weekend plans are going to be so much fun because I'm hopefully going to the coast with my parents or I'm going to the movies with my boyfriend and friends. If I go to the coast with my parents, we are going to go to all the shops and look around at all the neat stuff, but not buy anything because we don't have enough money. If I go to the movies with my boyfriend we are going to see either a scary movie or a funny movie most likely a scary movie because I love scary movies. I mean what girl doesn't?. The scary movie I'm planning on seeing is Paranormal Activity 2 because I saw the first one and boy that one was scary, so now I want to see the second one and see if its more scary then the first one.

Privilege I've earned!!!!

The best privilege I've ever gotten was being able to hang out downtown with my friends on weekends. I usually hang out down there until the last bus comes which is at 9:15. So every weekend I go downtown with my boyfriend and talk to my friends, and when I'm hanging out with my friends I have such a good time, because I'm away from house and all the screaming and fighting between my parents. Also another privilege I've earned is being able to be outside with my neighbor friends until 10:30 as long as I'm behaving and not getting into trouble.

How I would live my life differently!!!!

The way I would live my life differently is by first learning how to quit smoking because smoking is such a bad habit, trying to make my grades better in school, and trying to quit cussing. If I only had a short time to live I would spend my time with my family and friends, also I would go out and do the things I've always wanted to do like going to the Statue of Liberty or visiting the Space Needle.

What it means to be a good worker!!!

I think a good worker is someone who shows up on time. They never show up late,and  they are always dressed properly. A good worker should also have a good attitude towards their boss and employees, and they should always follow rules and regulations. A good worker should have good work experiences, and good work ethics.

Different pets I have owned!!!

I have owned so many pets. I've owned a lot of different dogs and cats. I can't remember all the different kinds of dogs and cats. I do want to own an Alaskan husky or an American pit bull, or a doberman pincher. I'm really not a cat person because cats are boring. They just clean themselves and sleep all day, and when you try to play with them they attack you and claw you. I'm not really into small dogs because if you try to play with little dogs you could hurt them, and with big dogs you can wrestle them and ruff them up without hurting them.

If I was trapped underground!!!

If I ever was trapped underground I would miss my family and friends the most. I would also miss the outside world, like the fresh air and texting my friends and going on myspace everyday, hanging out with my friends and going shopping and going to the movies. I would go crazy not being with my boyfriend. I would miss my cousins and nieces and nephews and not being able to ever see them again. I would also miss picking on my younger brother.

My weekend plans!!!!

My weekend plans are going to start out with me and my friend Cayla. We are going to hang out at my house on Friday, and straighten each others hair and then take myspace pictures with her new digital camera that her mom bought for her for an early birthday present. Then on Saturday we are probably thinking about having a double date with our boyfriends. We might go see the movie My Soul To Take. I heard it's a really good movie.

A day in my life when i was scared!

On Halloween of 2003 I got invited to a Halloween party at my brother's friends house.His mom and dad decorated their whole house with cobwebs and skeleton bones. They had food and lots of candy. My brother's friend's mom Stephanie asked me if I wanted an eyeball candy and I said "no thank you",because she had them in a box on a shelf by her door way and the box looked like it had something fishy in there. So I said "what the heck I'll try one".So I reached my hand in the box and something grabbed my hand and popped out in front of me. It was her husband Tim and he was wearing this really scary costume. I hit my head on their door. That was the scariest Halloween ever.

What I think about Oregon.

What I love about Oregon is all the Seasons changing and how the leaves change different colors in the fall. I also love the winter time when its snowing,but then when it gets cold I don't like it very much. I love all the greenery that Oregon has given us like the grass being green.The trees being green, and the leaves being green. Oregon is also a great place to live in and raise a family,and watch your kids grow up. I love Oregon. It's just a safe place to live in.

My weekend plans.

    My weekend plans are going to start out by hanging out with friends and hopefully my boyfriend. I am probably going to the Deaf School,because the school is having a Halloween haunted house. Me and my friends Cayla,Jamie,and Brittney are going to go to it. Then after that we are going trick or treating and going to some cemeteries that are supposedly haunted. My friend Jamie Is into the spiritual stuff.She believes in ghosts and demons and bad spirits I'm kinda  the same way but I'm not a big believer. Then on Saturday I'm chilling with my cousin. she is moving so I'm going to help her pack and clean her apartment. shes going to pay me twenty dollars. Then on Sunday I'm sleeping in and not waking up.

Future job I want to have.

The future job that I am interested in is being a veterinarian. I love working with animals, big animals small animals. Especially big animals like horses and cows. The little animals I would like to work with is cats, dogs, rodents, birds, and any other little small critter. Most of the time I watch Animal Cops Houston which is a TV show about helping animals in critical conditions. Sometimes when I watch that show it just makes me feel sick and I want to help those animals out and get them good homes.

What my home life and family are like.

To begin with there are four people in my house hold. There are my mom and my dad, then my brother and I. The house is never quiet "ha ha" it is usually loud. There are a bunch of screaming and yelling and we are always hanging out in the living room.We are either watching TV or playing on the xbox 360,or my brother and I are hanging out in our bedrooms. Sometimes we eat dinner at the family table and that goes pretty good. Most of the time my friend Cayla comes over and hangs out with me, or my brothers friend Shawn comes over and hangs out with him.

Someone I know and how they act.

I have this friend Cayla who Is like my best friend and kinda like a sister to me. Her personality is tremendously outgoing and she's really funny. She comes over to my house all the time and we hang out in my bedroom or play on my friends xbox 360 and talk about the most random stuff ever said and we talk about boys also. Sometimes we text each other all the time,and when I'm not texting her it's like boredom all day or when she doesn't text me i feel kinda lonely. When we talk about our random conversations we just laugh and laugh and we help each other out with difficult situations.When I'm not hanging out with her it feels like boredom and loneliness.

Difficult decicsion i had to make.

      The most difficult decision I had to make Is giving my animals away. We have to give them away because our landlord approved us only two pets and we have eleven. So our landlord is making us give them away and we have to find homes for them or give them to the Humane Society,which is a very hard decision because i have this one cat and his name is k-k and he is very unique. He can sit and give paw like a dog and he's my favorite cat. I've had him ever since he was a kitten and when my mom decided that we were gonna give him away i started to get very sad and hold him and love him.But we haven't given them away yet thank god.

What does it mean to be family?

Someone I consider to be family would have to be my mom. Because shes been there my whole life and watched me grow up. My mom is like my best friend, her name is Hollie we do everything together, we go shopping together, we watch tv together, we play games on the xbox together. I also consider my mom to be my best friend is because she understands me more than my dad does and she knows what I go through all the time.

What it takes to have a good relationship?

The way things should start in a good relationship is by having faith and trust in the person. Lets say it a could be a best friend or boyfriend or girlfriend or even your parents. You should always have a very good bond with these people also, like taking the time to get to know them and spend time with them and find stuff out about them , like maybe ask questions and talk with them. And with best friends you always have to be there for them no matter what because your best friends could also have your back and they need to know that you have theirs. And now with parents, your parents should always have the best relationship or friendship with you and they should always also be there for you no matter what they should love and care for you all day and everyday.

Good Parenting

I think good parenting is about how good parents teach their kids and show them the ways of being a good person when they grow up. The ways for a good parent is being a good role model and not show any acts of unkindness or talk about cuss words or smoke in front of them. Also the parents need to teach them about wanting to go to school everyday and make them want to get the education that they need and make something of their lives.

Childhood Memory

When i was eight years old i got my first sprained arm. My brother and i were playing outside with the nieghborhood kids and we all decided to climb trees and hang on them like monkies which at the time we thougt was a great idea but it turned out we were wrong. So my brother climbed the first tree and the other kids did , and then it was my turn and so i statred climbing and didn't grab the right branch and i fell out of the tree and landed right on my right arm and teh pain was intense and so i rushed inside my house and showed my mom and she rushed me to the emergency room and they checked my arm out and the doctors put me in a brace for two weeks and that sucked cuz i couldn't go outside and play.

Students dropping out at 18

I think students should be able to drop out at eighteen because if students don't want to go to school they shouldn't have to. Because if they are not there to learn that's their problem and should be able to do something else with their time , like finding jobs or going to JobCorpe. because it's a great place to learn and get the skills they need to be a better person or make something of themselves.

About me!

Hi my name is Ashlie, i am 17 years old i will b turning 18 in four months im so excited i can't wait. I have a mom and dad their names are Hollie and Timothy. I also have a brother his name is Tim Jr i have brown eyes brown hair i've lived in Salem my whole life. I have three piercings, i have snakebites and my tounge pierced. I have eleven pets, einstien , spunky , k-k , maximous, cody , coco , and her five puppies we don't have names for them yet and after i finish my GED i am going off to Jobcorpe to get job experiences and make someting of myself. I love to be with my friends and family i love to text and go on myspace and chat with people and find new friends i have a pretty good life here.