Today we went to Bribe Island to celebrate my grandmothers BIRTHDAY!! We went to the beach and I got stung by a blue bottle! It was a baby jellyfish but it stung my whole left arm and hand.

Got glasses, nice clothes & a symmetrical face. Now I just need to grow my hair out and I'll be more beautiful than ever!!!

1. January
   I was so excited to start fresh with a new decade! Going to high school, meeting new people and making new friends. I couldn’t wait to meet all my new teachers! I was ready to become a mature person.
2. February/March
   Term 1 was super easy and smooth so far. I had great teachers and I got to try my first two ______ subjects, H.P.E and Home ec. I was doing sports, cooking and sewing throughout my first term. It was super fun because I love cooking, sewing and being interactive.
3. April
   First term flew by and I had finished all of my assessments and was ready for a break. The Easter Holidays! I love these holidays because it’s easter and my birthday! I get chocolate and presents. We didn’t have much to do for the first week though. But the second week was a blast. Family buying presents and presents coming in from the mail. I had a unicorn cake to finish my special day off. And then Easter to finish the holidays. But term 2 was different.
4. May
   Oh my gosh. Term 2 was completely different. I didn't have to put my uniform on or leave the house because I had to work from home! Yes, I did work from home but I still had to work. I got my knew ____ subject, digital technologies (digi tech) and I was still doing sport. It was hard though. Doing maths and sport at home isn't easy. Digi tech though, that was easy because all we needed was our computers! Doing AFL at home and learning algebra through a computer through a screen was hard.
5. June
   Finally, the time came for me to go back to school! I got to meet my digi tech teacher and see all my friends again. But honestly, I prefer homeschooling. I didn’t have to leave the comfort of my home and didn’t need to get up, until 10mins before class!
6. July
   The only major thing that happened in July was the holidays. And because covid was still a BIG problem we had limited things to do. So we just stayed home and cleaned, slept etc. I couldn’t wait for term 3 to start though!
7. August
   Term 3 was pretty easy. My ____ subject were Auslan and art. I got to learn how to be a better drawer and painter. And, I got to learn how to communicate with deaf people! Auslan was easy as my sister did it before and taught me some. Art wasn’t my cup of tea though. My teachers were prettys strict and I’m not that good at being creative on a piece of paper.
8. September
   Term 3 was getting boring but we got to have free dress on the last day and then it was the holidays! I was super excited to visit my friend, Schanelle, who doesn’t go to my school! I got to go to her house two times and then she had a sleepover at mine. Her birthday is soon, so we had a mini party at my house, because her parents weren’t home. We went on a million rides around my neighbourhood and long ones too! I’m so excited for her as she’s turning 13!

I promise I’ll do an October – December recap at the end of this year! But that was my year so far and I can’t wait to go into grade 8 next year!

This was an emotional day for me because I had to say bye to Bec. Bec and I are very close so when I had to leave I was super sad. B, dad and I all flew to Adelaide to fly home. We stayed in Adelaide for 6 hours. We walked to the city and looked in some shops. Then because it was mum and dads 15th anniversery dad went to HAIGH'S chocolate shop to get mum chocolate. It rained pretty much all day there. Later we caught a bus back to the airport. Then we caught the VA 1405 plane to Brissy. After everyone got on they announced that some people didn't turn up. B's name was called and we were all funnily confused. They even asked B if she had an ID! We then met mum at the airport and we were all excited to see eachother. When we got home we all caught up and finally I could sleep in my own bed. The next day I slept in until 10:30am wich is VERY late for me.

The first thing I did was go to an old telegraph station w/ Bec. I did a kid's quiz. Did you know 36 000 telegraph poles were used? After going to the telegraph station we went to Standley Chasm.We walked to the end of the chasm and looked at the sun shining on the rocks. Then we had lunch there. Later in the day we all went to the desert park. We watched a bird show. Somehow they trained a curlew. They also said feed every magpie you see because they can recognise your facial features. We were the last people to leave the park. For dinner we had red rooster for dinner. I had drum sticks and Garry (1 of Bec's cats) took a huge bite of one. Fun fact: the only reason I had 2 drumsticks is because I'm not a dinner person.

Because I hated the flies, we drove into town and got me a flie net.After we got me a flie net we drove to Simpsons Gap. I got to sit on huge quartz rocks. I even saw rock wallabies. Later in the day we drove up ANZAC hill. The view was awesome. We went to Hungry Jacks for lunch and I nealy lost my phone.

We woke up before sunrise and headed off. We got to see the sunrise. It was beautiful. After a long drive we stopped off at Devil's Marbles or Karlu Karlu. I didn't like it because there were a lot of flies Even though there were lots of flies there, there were huge bolders and the dust and dirt was bright orange. We then drove to Ti-Tree's roadhouse and had lunch. For the rest of the day drove the rest of the way to Alice. I was SUPER excited to see Bec. We all talked until 11pm. We were also listening to music.

We started to head to Alice Springs. We drove to Mataranka thermal pool and had a swim. We were going to have lunch but there was a 30 minute wait so we decided to have lunch somewhere else. After driving we stopped at Daly Waters. There were a lot of helicopters.In the Pub there was a moose head and people stapled there ID's on the wall. We also got a splice ice-block. We then drove to Renner Springs Desert Hotel. We saw 3 geese. One tried to bit dad but dad di_dn't care. We spent the night there. We had dinner there but it took an hour to make. The only thing I didn't like was the bathroom was very yellow because of the light.

First quick thing we did was go shoping for tommorrow. Then we hit the road at about lunch time.For lunch we went to Humpty Doo hotel. Then we hit the road again. We made to Berry Springs and had a swim. After swimming in the main pool we went to a water fall area. While B and I waited for Julie we went in that pool. On the way home we stopped at some big ant hills.