Re-shoots

I'm a Senior now! Today we did the re-shoot of the prairie scenes that we had done back in about April. It went well I thought. Tomorrow is the cabin scenes. That, to me is the hardest scene I've done. It has so many different emotions and movements and directions that it's just something you gotta feel and do correctly to the best of your ability. But I've been having fun.

The Mantis

Today, Dad and I went to a picnic and a Preying Mantis landed on the arm of the chair. I think they are neat creatures and have recently found info saying that they are endangered and killing one gives you a fine is true and equal info saying it's just a rumor. I wouldn't kill the little creatures anyways. But endangered or not, they're still cool.

iPhones

There is a lot of buzz about those iPhones. People getting bills the size of books. I just can't believe that so many people can afford them. I can't, that's for sure. But it is ridiculous all the paper being wasted when all people want to know is how much they owe.
On a different note, filming is starting up again! We will be shooting the beginning of the film and then re-shooting the whole Sprague outdoor scene again. But it'll be fun. Oh and my sick cat is fine. Just thought I should update the cat situation.

My Pet Worries

I love my pets. The thing is, is right now I have a cat that is sick. I think he will be able to hang in there till I can afford to take him to the vet Tuesday. It's terrible when a pet, your loving family member, worries you so. I love him and hope the vet can help.

The Spiders

I went swimming for hours today. When I got home I watered and pruned the raspberry bushes. You never know how many terrifying spiders there are in there till you prune. It was like I was being attacked because of all the spiders I saw today. Also when I was opening the back door there was a spider barely a foot away the size of of my eye. I was terrified and couldn't get in the house until dad moved it. If I had a Bogart from Harry Potter it would most likely be a spider. Aracniphobic here!

Rodeo

Dad and I went to the Cheney Rodeo today. It was so much fun. We saw the normal stuff of guys riding bucking bulls and broncos, cattle roping, steer wrestling and barrel racing. My favorite is barrel racing because I have practiced that with my friend with her horses. I'm a pretty decent rider. It was a good day.

Vacation

I'll tell you right now, the trip didn't go quite as planned but it was even better. Sorry it's so long.
On day one, we were going to go straight to Billings, Montana. That didn't happen. Instead we stopped in Fairmont and swam and Tuesday we went to Lewis and Clark Caverns which wasn't planned. Then we spent the night at Billings and when we woke up, we went to see the Battle of Little Big Horn or Custer's' Last Stand if you will. We then headed for Devil's Tower. Mind you the battle field and Devil's tower were also unscheduled. The Devil's Tower campground was cool because there was a community campfire and there were about eight families including us at the fire and all were from a different state. On the 21st, we went to see Devil's Tower and it was the first time ever I saw a live Prairie Dog and a whole colony at that! They are adorable!!

That Friday, Dad and I saw Mount Rushmore. It was neat but it was a lot smaller than I thought it would be. We also saw the ceremonial lighting of it that night. Custer National Forest was a bust. The animals were forced to stay in one area instead of roaming and there weren't many animals to begin with. Don't go there. Then Dad had this "Great" idea to see the Badlands right now instead of the next day. We took a long road instead of the road to the national park and we literally thought we would die of being cooked to death. It was 120F out side with little water with us, and no one else on the road if we broke down! There was no water or trees as far as the eye could see. I will never complain of 100 degree weather again!!!!! And Whatever you do, don't go to the Crazy Horse Memorial. I have never seen a place so racist against white people in my life. They are attempting to make a statue in the cliff like Rushmore with this Crazy Horse guy and after 57 years you still can't tell what it is except the destruction of a mountain because it is still barely started. I HATED that place.

We finished out trip in Yellowstone were I saw my first Raven and Ground Squirrel. We saw thousands of Bison, some Elk, a Black Bear, Pelicans, Swans, and more. It was pretty cool, but after all that walking in four days in Yellowstone, I was almost as tired as when I was filming transcontinental in Sprague. Almost.