I think I have gotten much better about being anxious this past month. I don't feel the need to check my homework and grades all the time. I still care a lot about doing my work and getting good grades, but it doesn't occupy my thoughts all the time. However, my English teacher forgot to add one of our grades in the system and I ended up getting a B- on my mid-term grade. She realized she made the mistake and refused to sign my report that I was taking to my parents, but she signed Lila's. I was so mad that she wouldn't do that. I deserve to have the A's that I earned! Mom took me to Back to School night and was able to meet most of my teachers.
I went to the movies with my friends and had a really good time. The movie wasn't great, but it was a lot of fun to be out with friends. I felt pretty grown up. My friend Christian paid for everyone's tickets! I was supposed to go to Keri's birthday party in Wentzville, but I wasn't feeling very well and I'm glad I skipped it. We did a home rapid Covid test and it came back negative. I did get to go to my friend Haley's birthday party. There were a lot of friends there and we stayed outside the whole time.
I have a friend Shelby that we help out a lot with rides home. She is really cool and fun and just has a hard home life. I would love for her to live with us but that isn't in the cards right now. Mom and I took her to her AVID signing and we were her support system!
I went to a lot of Emily's soccer games, even when I felt like sleeping. On days off school, Emily and I hung out together at home. I do this with very little to no complaining. We have been going to Church as a family, and while I would love to sleep in, I really do love our new Church. I will start going back to youth group next week since volleyball is over. Our family went apple picking again this year as our usual tradition. I'm enjoying eating all the apples and apple treats that mom is making. We went to Catherine's birthday party also this month, and hosted Papa Rodney's birthday party.
Mom took me to a few of the MU volleyball games. It just doesn't have the same feel as before. I enjoy watching them play, but they don't involve the fans like they used to. That's what I loved about MU volleyball. Our family also went to the MU homecoming parade. Like most other things, I begged to stay home but enjoyed it once I got there. I was really worried about being close to other people and Covid.
Our volleyball season has come to an end. It was a fun season, but also pretty frustrating. A lot of the girls hadn't played before and just didn't care or try as hard as I did. Everyone said how proud they were that I was such a great, supportive teammate. It was really hard at times! We lost most of our games, but won against Lange and West (in a tournament) and tied West in regular season. (At one of our games, the A team started cheering like "eagles" for the B team, yelling "caw-caw, caw-caw!" We showed a lot of improvement and I am hopeful for next year. I had a few visitors to my games this month, including Papa Ron and Linda, Lillian, Coach Colleen, Mrs. Criblez and Cami, Mrs. Mantle, and Grandma Kathy! Grandma Kathy spent the night that she came and it was so amazing. I hated to see her go. I can't wait until club volleyball!
Papa Ron supporting me at my volleyball tournament
