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The Daily News! Today!  It's Monday the 15 of July, and the 9th month of AF Brat Life, which we are using as out website.  Here in Grandbury, Texas, it's raining hard.  Maybe this will help with the grasshopper infestation that farmers and home owners have been complaining about?

"It's real annoying, all these grasshoppers  ...  We must have trillions!"  ~Janet Hawk, Age 11~

"They're hideous.  I hate 'em."  ~Jen Matherne, Home owner~

The weather prediction is rain all day, with a high of 76˙ and a low of 69˙.  Tomorrow will be a couple degrees warmer and thunderstorms all day.  And now to the news report:

And that would be...

Yet another faction of AF Brat Life!  I call it...  The Daily News!  Of course, once school starts up, I might not be totally daily....  So how about The Daily News! The Weekly News!  Due to some technical difficulties AF Brat Life has been having, you might not be able to post.  This is ok!  I know I have been begging you to respond, and I give you my apologies.  We figured this out yesterday, and again apologize for the inconvenience.  However, if you can, email me!  I still need the response.  Other wise, I end up thinking that I'm preaching to the choir.  :-(.

Thank you, and that's all for now...  Remember to bring your umbrellas if you are in Grandbury!

The New Pendant Brand Name!

Bling's-the-Thing!

Here at Bling's-the-Thing, we have all varieties of awesome pendants.  For a limited time, we're making bracelets for only a dollar apiece!  It's a steal!  So how do you get one you ask?  Either right here on my blog, or you can can talk to me personally.  As I said in an earlier post, here's some sample photos!

Put Your Pendant on your phone...

Or make a charm bracelet...

Or Decorate a Favorite Pen!

Five Pendants available right now at the Bling Store.  Come Soon because our big bad bracelet sale ends soon!

Bratlife's Celabration!

On July 15th...
We'll be celebrating AF Brat Life's 9th Anniversary!  Yep, on that historic day, it'll be nine months since AF Brat Life started up.

It'll be Memorable!

It'll be Awesome!

It'll be Fantastic!

It'll be...um....

Anyway, this is what you can do to celebrate!  Ironically, there won't be any party or such.  And no parade where people run screaming down the streets while balloon stands sell inflatable airplanes.  There won't even be a fair with a tree climbing contest and home design contest and pendant selling and dancing and...and....  So what do you do to celebrate?  Respond to my posts!  Help4Tween readers, tell your friends!  Noelle's HM Pendant lovers, post your suggestion!  Musing friends of mine, tell me about your musings!  Respond!

Bling is the Thing!

You know What I think?

I think bling is the thing!  You can get some fashionable bling at Noelle's HM Pendants today!  'Well, I've got my pendants already', you say.  'But I don't know what to do with them.'  I'm Miss Noelle, and I'm here to help YOU find some stylish ways to decorate with your pendants.

 

When you got your pendants, you may have been thinking about purses, wallets, and bags.  Maybe even door knobs.  But you were wrong!  You can put Noelle's Pendants on almost ANYTHING!  Pet collars, biking helmets, ceiling fans, you name it!  Add some color to your bulletin board, a beautiful charm to your necklace, or mark your favorite pens with some pendants.  You can do anything with these Home-made Hand-made Pendants!  Only 50 cents apiece!  Order some today!

 

Right now, for a limited time, we're selling bracelets too!  Ordering is the same:  Mail Order vs. Hand Delivery, Pre-Order vs. Pick and Choose.  Only $1 a bracelet!!!  We'll be making two varieties.  To find out what kinds, visit soon!  So hurry in, because this offer ends soon!

 

Only 50 apiece minus postage or bead pricing.  Bracelet sale ends August 31.  Bracelets are sold in three packs only!

Bling Alert!!!

Hello,
Miss Noelle (Maker, Manager, and Sales Manager of Noelle's Home Made Hand Made Pendants) talking.  This is my alert to several people.  For those of you that have been waiting patiently for their green and purple beaded pendants, I am so sorry this has taken so long.  Your pendants will be ready shortly.

For those of you who want some pendants, I'm not going to give you the whole song and dance on pre-order, and special order, and mail order and all that jazz.  I will say this:  I have two or three pendants available at the moment, so take advantage before time runs out!  Also, to every one, all special orders (example: gold and purple with two white beads) are now to be delivered by Ma'Ma Matherne, who I am sure you know.

A particular aunt with blond hair owes me fifty cents.

That's all for now folks!  Be sure to look into Noelle's HM Pendants if you want some BLING!

Help4Tweens

Deployment and Remotes...
My Dad is on a remote in Honduras.  Yes, we can visit him, but only once every two months or so.  After the initial shock of it, I thought I had it under control.  I thought I was fine.  Then I started feeling horrible.  I was and am angry, upset, sad, and very, very lonely.  I've always been easy to totally provoke, but now....  A word can start me crying.

It's not just Dad being gone.  All these feelings have sent me reeling.  I'm remembering things that I've ignored for years.  I'm thinking things that I would never think before all...this.

I wanted to say that things like this can leave you feeling more than upset.  You think you're fine until you realize you're counting the days until you see him again.  It's ok to feel these things. You don't have to be strong.  But it's not ok to let them dominate your life.  That can lead to depression, which a serious condition.

Signs of Depression:

1. You feel nasty for more than two weeks at a time.
2. You feel withdrawn and don't want to be with the people you love.
3. You don't want to do things that usually make you happy, or those things only increase your feelings of sadness.

Respond if you can.  Please Please Please if you can.  You don't have to include names or details.  Just RESPOND.

HAPPY 4TH!!!

AFTER a long and awesome party...
I'm looking forward to a great month:  first, I came with Ma'Ma to her house, where we all rejoined (except mom and my grandfather Ogee {old grandpa}). After fireworks at a quarter to 10, I'll go with my Aunt Tiffany, my Uncle Cisco, and my adorable goblin cousin Aiden.  :-).  To spent the night.  Tomorrow being the 5th, I have exactly 16 days left until my two old friends Anna and Carter will visit until the 1st.  (and I haven't seen them in two years!!!).  After THAT only a week and a half until I see dad....  And

AND I CAN'T WAIT!!!!