I Regret to Inform You That You Do Not Get To Go To Disney World

Exams are done and the world is bright again.  Now all there is to do is to wait for the results...

Tuesday was a teacher work day, and Wednesday was a surprise snow day! And when I say surprise I mean we all thought it was going to be a school day, and then we suddenly received the call that school was cancelled!  There was some snow outside, but the main reason they cancelled was because at about 3 o'clock it really started coming down, ice and snow alike. 
So here I sit, Thursday afternoon, with what must be 8 inches of snow outside my house.

This time, the cancellation of school was not a surprise.

The two days that we have not had school I should have been frolicking in the fields of relaxation and TV and junk food...
But instead, I have been shackled to my endless list of WORK.
In the time span of 48 hours I have:
Edited a video for a project (took me only FIVE FREAKING HOURS)
Taken two online math tests (in case some of you are confused, that was extra credit work, not 'for fun')
Written a 1,000 word science essay (more info on that later)
Started a MAJOR English project
Taken a shower
Eaten a few meals

And I still have more work to go!! By tonight, I need to have ANOTHER 1,000 worded essay, for Civics this time, completed.

Why? Why me?

In other news, Monday evening I received a letter from TJ Admissions Office, more specifically from Tanisha S. Holland, Admissions Director, saying that she, "regrets to inform me that, based on my scores on my admissions examination...I am not included in the semifinalist pool." 
WELL THANKS ALOT TANISHA! I ALREADY KNEW THAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH! AND GUESS WHAT!? YOUR NOT INCLUDED IN THE SEMIFINALIST POOL EITHER....SO HA!

Also, yesterday (I believe) was my grandmothers birthday! So happy birthday to her!  When my dad told me what age you are now, I literally couldn't believe how young you are!  Dang woman! Seriously!

So about that essay.  In 8th grade, teachers really like to give you lots and lots of essays.  I can't tell you how many I've done already.  Most of them, are not just class assignments, but actual essay competitions that they require their class to do.  This particular one, is called The Dupont Challenge Science Essay Competition.  You can look it up if you want to.  You can basically pick any science related topic and write about it, in 700 to 1,000 words.  I'm pretty sure it's a national competition.  Anyway, so I picked schizophrenia as my topic, because it's something I've always been interested in and wanted to learn more about.  Now, there are some rules to this competition, and one of them, obviously, is that your topic has to be in some way related to science.  And schizophrenia is medical, so it's also can be scientific, but I'm not sure how sciencey my essay ended up being.  I doubt it will place, this definitely was not my best work, but man, those lucky 4 people that do place, get some pretty cool prizes.

The honorable mentions gets a 200 dollar savings bond.
Third place gets a 2,000 dollar savings bond.
Second place gets a 3,000 dollar savings bond.
And first place gets a 5,000 dollar savings bond.
First, second and third place people get an an all expenses paid trip to Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando and to the Kennedy Space Center with a parent.

Yuh huh. I think you wish you entered.

Love,
Danielle