A New Bicylce and Sweet Blossoms...

Hello bloggers!
Today I finally received my new bike! My old one is about like, up to my knee and is horribly old. My new one is light blue and just the right height! I am so excited. I can't wait to ride it to school on Monday!

Also, today is the third day of spring. It's SO lovely! I reckon spring is my favourite season. Not too hot, not too cold, and of course all the cherry trees start to blossom! It looks so fairytale-ish. Outside our house is a beautiful peach blossom tree. I'll have some pictures up as soon as I replace the battery in my camera. Which might take a while. :)

Oh, before I got, I would like to tell you about a lovely blog, Pixie Dust and Rose Petals. It is so very poetic and positive, I love it!!! Please check it out!

Well Hello....and Sorry For Being a Lazy Blogger!

As I am writing this, I am nibbling on a toffee apple and listening to 'Fearless' by Taylor Swift. Jealous? :)

I slept until 10:30 today. What? It IS a Sunday! Hahaha, that isn't really the reason though.

Y'see, yesterday we played our last netball game of the season. *Sob*. It actually went pretty well. OK, it went REALLY well! In fact, it went so well that we bet the other team by 16 goals!!! Honest! I can't believe it really. The other team must've been having a pretty bad day!!! So anyway, the footy season finished that day too, and every year on that day, we have a presentation night. It's a night when everyone dresses up, and all the awards and stuff are given out in the town hall. Oh, and we have dinner as well. AND entertainment! This year the theme was fashion parades, and it was SOOOOO funny! Each grade (Under 13 netball, under 16 netball, under 16 football, etc.) had to do their own parade down the stage. There was swimwear, sportswear, and ours was....baby/kids wear!

I wore a little navy-blue dress with flowers and teddy bears on it over tights and a t-shirt. I put my hair in two long plaits and wore crocs (the shoes, not the reptiles!) on my feet. My friend was dressed up as a fairieand we had a fight over a teddy. She won, so I threw a tantrum, which the crowd loved. Some of my other friends dressed up as baby twins, bunny rabbits, barbie dolls, and K wore a nappy! Our coach dressed up as Tiger! It was SO MUCH FUN!!! But it finished at like, 1 am!

Right now I'm reading My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult. The movie just came out! I don't think I really wanna watch the movie though. The book's sad enough. There might be a review up at Cherry Banana Split soon.

Well, I gotta go. Cherry blossom trees to water, reading to do. TTYL!

A Wonderful Day and Positive Thnking

I have just been reading over my blog posts and I've realised that I don't sound really positive. That is why I have decided to try to make my posts more positive and care-free. That was actually the kind of blog I was aiming to write in the first place!

Last Friday I went to the mobile library (a library on wheels that visits small towns like ours every two weeks). Since I couldn't find any good books to read, I hoped on the computer and searched for 'Lisa Clark'. Immediately all her lovely books came up on the page, indicating that the library has them! I was oh so excited, especially because her fiction books were there too, and I didn't even know they were out in Australia yet! I asked for 'Think Pink' and the nice librarian told me that she'll order it for me from another mobile library. I am really excited now.

Yesterday was such a lovely, warm day. Quite strange because it's winter now. But the sun was shining and the gentle breeze made everything so nice. I went for a walk with my brother and took my camera. he clouds looked like soft, fairy floss cushions in the sky. The little yellow flowers look a bit like mini suns.

You may have noticed that I've put one of those music-playing-teddy bear thingys on my sidebar. So now you can listen to sweet music when you read my posts. Lots of Taylor Swift, she's my favourite!

Enjoy your day.

Cherry Blossom Wishes,
♥CherryDiva♥

Random Facts

Here are some very random (and weird and unusual) facts I found. Enjoy!

1. Starfish don't have brains.

2. The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.

3. The short-term memory capacity for most people is between five and nine items or digits. This is one reason why telephone numbers were kept to seven digits for so long.

4. An ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain!

5. The pupil of an eye expands as much as 45% when a person looks at something pleasing.

6. Cats have better memories than dogs.

7. (Don't read this if you get grossed out really easily. Or before bed.) In the course of an average lifetime you will, while sleeping, eat 70 assorted insects and 10 spiders. Ewww, right?

8. A polar bear's skin is black.

9. The strongest muscle in the body is the tounge.

10. It is physically impossible for pigs to look up to the sky.


So.....did you like them? Should I have more? Comment and tell me what you think!

My New Phobia

It's official as of today. I'm scared of magpies.

I was just standing on the oval at school when one just swooped down on me missing my head by centemetres. I swear it's eyes were red. Spooky. Also today I was walking home, and I decided to cut through the outdoor tennis courts. The nets are all packet away at winter, so it looked just like a massive field wih random poles. Then I saw him. The magpie was pretty big, and it was just staring at me. It was! I remembered that someone once told me that if a magpie starts to swoop, the best thing to do is grab a stick and wave it over your head. Or f you don't have a stick, just use your arms. Well, I couldn't see a stick anywhere so I started waving my arms over my head like a fool. I hope no one saw me.

So yeah. Does anyone else have any phobias? Any strange or funny ones? I know that Sasha from The Sweet Bonjour has a phobia of buttons (sorry to rub it in, Sasha!)!

Just comment and let me know!

Just One Big Catching-Up Post

Hi Y'all! Sorry, my friend and her sister have been saying that a lot lately, so it got stuck in my head. Speaking of apologies, I am SO sorry I haven't blogged in ages! Life has been extra busy lately. So. What's been happening? Well, I got two fabulous awards:

One from Jenny, and one from Beanie. Thanks A LOT you guys!!!! I might make my own award someday soon....

ALSO, thanks to everyone who told me about their bad days! And I'm sorry that I've been pretty moody lately. My posts haven't been that good.

AND, on Wednesday morning I wake up to find that I've won Cathy Cassidy's writing comp! Eeeeeeeek! You can check out my entry here. It's the first one.

AND, I am entering Meggin's first giveaway comp! Here's the info:

This lovely paperback copy of Marlene Perez's brand new August 2009 book, The Comeback!To enter to win, just leave a comment on this post (since I moderate them, I'll definitely have all the entries, so don't worry) with your name, country and email address.**********Some stuff about the contest:One lucky person will win the copy of this brand new book. It's international (so many of you are from the UK and all, it's only fair :D)Last chance to enter is August 20, when the winner will be chosen.**********Here's how to get entries:1 entry- become/ be a follower.2 entries- Link to this post on your blog- leave the link in the comment so I know :)3- Blog about the giveaway.******************************************************Good luck!P.S. If you don't want to leave your email on a public comment, email me at: meggymegmeg96@yahoo.com . You can also email me with questions, comments, or just to say hi, since I love email :D

I love email too!

Last but not least, I found this thing on Sara's blog. It's where you get a fake name, random word and random picture, then group it all together and Voila! You have yourself a book!To check out ALL the stuff you need to do, click here. So, here's my book:

Personally, I don't think a girl playing the guitar has anything to do with the word 'Close'. But oh well.

I might write a little story about it too. You never know.......

Worst Day Of The Year

...Well it was for me. First I woke up at like two in the morning and I could get to sleep until six, so I only go five hours of sleep. Then I couldn't get my usual fix of the internet because I had to quickly finish writing a letter to my grandpa. I got a really bad hair day. Then when I was getting dressed I realised that I forgot to put my school pants in the wash on Friday, so I had to go to school with paint-splattered pants. As soon as I came through the school gates a basketball hit me on the head. I have to write an article for the school newspaper and I just realised the deadline is Wednesday. My friends were acting grumpy. I got pretty much every single sum wrong in math. I led the whole team down in Sport. I embarrassed myself by falling over in front of like, everyone. The most annoying boy in school chose me as his victim today. I couldn't sign into my Neopets account. And when I got home I realised I forgot my key on the kitchen table, and I sat there in the cold for two hours before getting the sense to go and check if any of the back doors were open, and realising that one was, and I could've just walked in and settle myself in front of the heater all this time. There.

Sorry to be such a grumpy blogger, but I had to just let it all out. You know what would make me feel better? If you told me about YOUR worst day. Please comment.

Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!

Hello! Just doing a little catch-up post:

Okay, first, reminding you about Anna's and mine new blog, Cherry Banana Split, which reviews Australian books. I still haven't put up a review, but I promise I will after school.

And...oh, I have tasted tacos for the first time ever yesterday, and, yeah, they were nice.

Our class is also doing a school newspaper! Right now we're figuring out who'll do which job, and I really want to be editor, interviewer or book reviewing person. Fingers crossed!

Last but most definitely not least - Sara, from Dragonfly Book Reviews, is having a challenge to celebrate her blog being 1 year old! Wooop!

Rules and stuff are here.

The books you're meant to read are here.

Have lots and lots of fun! You might even win a special prize! I'll try to take part, but I am very busy so I can't promise anything!

Cherry blossom wishes,

CherryDiva

Pssssst, I Have A Secret.....

There's actually a few. Want me to spill? Okay....

I haven't read/watched 'Twilight', I don't have Twitter, MSN, facebook or Windows Live Messenger, the only Lisa Clark book I've read is 'Think Pink', I haven't read/seen any of the 'Harry Potter' stories, I haven't watched the 'Hannah Montana Movie', I've never even watched 'Toy Story' when I was little and before the 'Twilight' craze I didn't have a clue who Robert Patterson is, however you spell his last name. So yeah. I'm pretty old fashioned. Anyone else like me? I'm gonna improve soon. At least I have a blog. TWO now, actually....

If you haven't heard already, Anna (from Anna Banana) and I have started out own book blog! We'll be mainly focusing on Australian books, but we'll review others if their really good. Huge thanks to Beanie for thinking up our name, 'Chery Banana Split', and for everyone else for drawing our attention to it. You rock!

Check out our blog here. PLEASE check it out! We're just starting out so there isn't many posts, but give us time and we'll be bursting with reviews. There might also be a competition on soon........

Super Pledge

HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII! How's everyone? Good? Bad? Cold? I know I am. Those people in the Northern Hemisphere..........I envy you!

So, anyway. If you've been reading Anna Banana's blog, you'll most likely know about the 'Hands And Words Are Not For Hurting' project. If you don't, well no panicking because I'm here an I'll tell you ALL about it.

So. The HAWANFH project is like a pledge that you take to help stop abuse, which gives me the creepies. I, personally think it's a FABULOUS idea and everyone who's heart isn't made of steel, or who doesn't have little siblings, should do it!

I've copied the instructions from Anna's blog:

'this involves taking the pledge(saying it or you could write it on your piece of paper) and either tracing round you hand in purple texta or dipping your hand in paint printing it. we make purple hands because purple is the we use to honor and remember victims of violence, people to afraid to get help and those who have died. it is also considered the colour of feminism. the read heart symbolises when you get hurt or when you hurt someone else that it hurts deeply. the open hand (the shape you trance) means stop, think before you make the decision on your actions. finally when taking the pledge you say it with one hand raise like if in court and you really mean, their is no point taking the pledge if you don't mean it. you them write your name and age and stick it up somewhere important. the pledge is:

"I will not use my hands or words to hurt others or myself."'

Ooooooooooooookayyyyyyyyyyyyyy. Hope you all take the pledge!

To get more info, go to http://www.handsproject.org/home/. Or read 'Call Me Hope', which is obviously a book.

See ya!

Cathy Cassidy Interview!

THIS is the REALLY exciting thing that I mentioned in my posts! Eeeeek! An interview with my favourite author, Cathy Cassidy! I hope you enjoy!


1. Hi Cathy! Thanks so much for doing this interview! So is there someone or something that inspired you to start writing?
I've always wanted to be a writer... I loved daydreaming, and writing the dreams down was just the next step forward! If one person was an inspiration, I'd have to say my lovely Dad, who sadly died recently... he gave me a love of stories, the courage to dream big and the enthusiasm and determination to make the dreams happen. When someone you love really believes in you, you truly can do anything.

2. How do you come up with such unique characters and names? Are they ever based on anyone you know?
I collect interesting or unusual names from readers who email me or whom I meet at book festivals and on school visits... cool! Then I weave a character around the name... I also get inspiration from readers at book events! If someone looks interesting, they may spark off the beginnings of a character!
3. Do people ever come up to you on the streets screaming 'Omg, it's CATHY CASSIDY!!! Eeeeek! Can I have an autograph?!" If so, does it annoy you?
No. Authors are very rarely THAT famous... unless you are JK Rowling!!! I do sometimes get spotted at book festivals or in my local supermarket, but it's always very sweet and polite!

4. If you HAD to, which ones of your books would you write a sequel to?
My book Lucky Star is a 'kind of' sequel to Dizzy, all about Mouse when he is 14 years old. You'll find out what happened to some of your other fave characters, too! Check it out... I think you'll like it! That is the closest to sequel I have done.

5. Were you surprised when you found out how good your first book, Dizzy was selling?
Yes... I was just happy to have had a book published, but to find kids were connecting with it so much was brilliant!

6. Why did you decide to start writing books for younger readers like Shine on Daizy Star?
My publishers asked if I'd have a go... and I thought it might be fun!

7. If you weren't a writer, what would you be?
I would probably still be an art teacher or an agony aunt for a teen mag, jobs I still did until recently... they were fab!

8. Can you give us a little clue on what your next book will be about?
Will it be for older or younger readers?
The very next book out in Australia will be called 'Letters To Cathy'. 'Letters To Cathy' is a non-fiction book answering some of the questions readers send me on growing up, friendship, family, school, boys... and much, much more. It will be out in November. I think you'll like it!!!! The 'Cathy Cassidy Dreams & Doodles Daybook' will also be available in Australia then. Next Spring, the second 'younger' book, 'Daizy Star & The Pink Guitar' will be on sale (ages 7-11).Then, in the autumn, there will be the first in a new series for my usual age group... it's still top secret, so keep an eye on my website cathycassidy.com for more details once I start writing!

9. If you had to live on the moon with only one book, which would it be?
I'd pick a big blank-paged notebook so I could draw and write my own stories.... then I'd never get bored!

10. Would you rather live in Antarctica or Africa?
Either place would be a real struggle for me. It'd have to be Antarctica with a centrally heated house, or Africa with a house that has air conditioning! I'd probably go for Africa if I had to choose... it's an amazing continent!

11. Thanks so much for doing this interview! The last question is: If you were the Queen for a day, what would you do?
Wow! I would create a new teen or pre-teen parliament to help young people with THEIR problems... put daydreaming onto the school timetable of every school in the land... and free cake & smoothies at breaktime, too! I'd also make National Best Friends Day (4th July) into INTERNATIONAL best friends day, so kids around the world could celebrate it. And I would ask everyone to sign up to the FRIENDSHIP CHARTER on my website cathycassidy.com - actually, I'll ask anyway! Please sign up if you can, and say NO to bullying and YES to the power of friendship. Yay!!! Thanks Stacey... fab questions!

Notebooks and......Oh Just Stuff!

Helloooooooooooooooooo my faithful readers! Wassup?! The other day my Mum bought me these REALLY cool notebooks from Smiggle! This one:








In which I'll keep short stories, poems, story starters and MORE!



And a gold one in which I'll keep interesting bits and pieces that I can later work into a story.

So..... holidays have started! Actually they started on Friday but you know. Both Mum AND Dad are working so I have to stay home mostly, but that means I'll be bloggin' a lot! Yesterday my lil' bro was just watching TV and I was on the computer 'cause it was really windy outside and we were bored. So then EVERYTHING turned off. Because of all the wind, a tree fell over and hit the power line! So we started collecting candles so we wouldn't have to find them when it's dark, and thank goodness I have a mobile phone 'cause otherwise no one would've been able to get through to check we were all right!


My phone:












last time we had a windy day like this a whirl-wind thingy came and took our trampoline and took it out to we the golf course! We live like, really close to the golf course! So it got caught in a tree then fell down and absolutely got totally bent. Scary yet seriously true!

Oh and about a week ago I told my Mom's and Dad's friend about the 101 tasks in 1001 days thingy and he said he'd do it! So today I was just sitting on the sofa, writing in my new notebook when my Dad comes in and goes, 'There's a letter for you. From the USA!'. I got like totally confused 'cause no one I know lives in the USA or is on holiday there right now. So I open it up and realise it's a postcard from that very friend! He said one of his goals was to visit Los Angeles/California and he'd done it! I'm like, 'NO WAY!!!' I mean, I sent someone to Los Angeles! Really! Talk about exciting!

Thanks to everyone, especially Beanie, for giving us an idea for our blog name. Now we're stuck-Cherry Banana Twist or Cherry Banana Split? Comment!

OK, now I should go but before I do I'll warn you that something REALLY exciting is going to appear on this blog SOON....................

ChickLitChicks!

I finally uploaded a video of myself on to ChickLitChicks! Yay! I tried like, a HEAP of times to upload the video here but for some strange reason my computer just starts humming really, really loud like it's angry or something and then just gives up and quietly shuts down. So instead, just click here.

Don't watch it if you want to just think of me as a secret, mysterious blogger gal. My hair looks all weird and voice sounds REALLY strange anyhow.

So anyway my friend lent me all these really good books to read on the holidays, but I'm already halfway through them. She gave me 'Stirring it Up', 'Lucky Star', 'Sunny Side Up' and 'Blue Gene Baby'. I've read 'Lucky Star' and 'Sunny Side Up' before, but I just felt like reading them again and 'Blue Gene Baby' is the second book in the Silk Sisters series, and unfortunately I haven't read the first book yet which might make things a bit complicated. . .

Speaking of books Anna (from Anna Banana) and I might have our Aussie book blog up soon! We have no idea what to call it though. Any ideas?

NEWS!!!

Hiiiiiiii. I've got bad news, cute news, cool news, and exciting news.

First, the bad news. I've got a cold! I hate colds! My brother's got it too and we both have to stay home 'cause Mum and Dad are at work. Looking after my lil' bro is pretty tough, 'cause he's always full of energy. Except today. I just planted him in front of the TV, put on the ABC kids channel and quietly sneaked away. Mwa ha ha.

Cute news: check out these pics!

Isn't it just sooooooooooo cute? It's baby hedgehog, if you're not feeling well.

Cool news:

Our school is having a casual clothes day on Friday, since it's the last day of term! I'm gonna wear black skinny jeans, a long black-and-white striped jumper, runners (sneakers, whatever you wanna call them), and my hair up in a pony tail. Oh, and a silver headband.

Exciting news:

I'm joined Sasha's and Sara's YouTube channel! I'll tell you when I upload a video! The channel's all about books. Cool, right?

Well, I guess that's it.

Ciao!

A Very Wet Game Of Netball

Today we had netball, and it was raining SO hard! Before I tell you what happened, I need to tell you about the event. Now, every Saturday people from around the area come to see the netball/hockey/football (but mostly football) and after the game stay the whole afternoon socialising/flirting/gossiping/eating/fooling around. So here's what happened today. The court was flooded but we still had to play in our little skirts and polo tops. Brrrr. So it was VERY hard because the we all kept slipping over and the ball was extremely slippery which made it almost impossible to catch, let alone defend. After the game I was so SO SO cold and wet that I asked Dad to drive me straight home instead of staying in this sub zero temperature, and then I had a looong, hot shower and spent the rest of the afternoon reading books in front of the heater. What? I deserved it. I jumped in an ankle-deep, muddy puddle to get that darned ball and we still lost 10 to three, AND my arms got so cold I literally couldn't lift them up or move them quickly. Well, now the weather's brightened up so that's good!

TTYL,
CherryDiva

Award-a-mania!

OMG! This morning I found out that Sara Leslie has given me like, seven awards or something! How awfully nice of her! I am so extremely happy! Thanks SOOO much Sara! You've made me feel as happy as anything!

This is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO cool! I really don't know who to give it to since Sara cheekily gave it to everyone!

Well, I guess I'll give it to Sara (obviously) plus everyone who follows me, (thats Deborah, FairyFloss, Elmo!!!!!, Mylifein-ablog, Beanie, Angela, **NeonGlitter**, Marsha, Jewels Diva, LylaStar10, Kate, Sara L, Dazzy, dudeyoustolemydress and Jessica) for being so extremely wonderful and following my blog!!! I'll also give it to Sasha from 'The Sweet Bonjour', Mizz Hannah from 'Bloom, Hope', Anna from 'Anna Banana', Lauz from 'Lauzy Blog' and Nic from 'Pinknic's Planet'.

Thankyou extremely to everyone who follows me or has given me an award or just reads my blog. I can't believe I already have fifteen followers and ten awards. I wouldn't have gotten this far without you all!

Sleepovers And The Sweet Sound of Music

Bonjour all, sorry haven't been bloggin' in...how long was it since I properly blogged? Oh well, it feels like it's been a while. Well, in that time I have been doing many things but I won't tell you everything 'cause then I'll be here all week. But some interesting things....our netball team won a few games. Oh, and I went to a sleepover at my friend M's house (S was there too)and we tried to stay up until past 4:00 am (our record) but then M fell asleep so we went to sleep as well, because there was no point staying up any longer without her. Oh, I bought a bottle of hot pink and neon yellow nail polish for three dollars. And it's actually good nail polish, which is just SO cool and such a bargain! We also went ten-pin bowling and I came 2nd (S came first).


Before we went to bed we had a beauty session and M went a bit crazy with the lipstick and started drawing cat whiskers and a moustache on her face. Really, my friends are mad, but that's what makes them fabulous!





Now, on to music. Music rocks (geddit? Cause it rocks...OK, I'll stop now)!





Here's some tunes I'm listening to right now....

• Burn by Jessica Mauboy (seriously cool!)


• Girls Just Wanna Have Fun by Miley Cyrus


• Untouched by The Veronicas


• Get Shaky by The Ian Carey Project


• Love Story by Taylor Swift


• Tell Me Something by Selena Gomez


• You Want A Little Of This by Ricki-Lee


• Cry For You by September


• Just Dance by Lady Gaga (you'd think she'd find a better name)


• Hot 'n' Cold by Katy Perry


• I'm Yours by Jason Mraz


• Waking Up In Vegas by Katy Perry


• I Want It All by HSM3 Sharpay and Ryan Evans


• Dancing Queen by ABBA


• The Climb by Miley Cyrus

OK there's like a heap more, but I have to get off the computer now.

Au Revoir, peoples!

Six Things That Make Me Smile

Sorry I haven't been bloggin' in a while, I was SOOOO busy! But here I am now, and after realising that I've been tagged by a heap of people, I'll do this thingy. So, the rules are: (I've copied and pasted them)

If you are tagged write a post on your own blog about this saying six un/important things which make you happy. Then you need to link to the person who tagged you and tag six blogger people of your own. Then let them know that you've tagged them, perhaps by leaving a comment on their blog somewhere or by email. Simple. If you don't want to post on your own site, or don't have time, then just add a comment on to mine here. I won't mind if you don't link back to me, it's just a bit of fun, so don't worry about it if you don't carry it on!!!

So, 6 things that make me smile...hmm....mine's probably just gonna sound like everyone else's, but here it goes....
(in no particular order)

1. Friends+Family: I dunno what I'd do without them. Everyone knows how special it feels to be hugged by family and friends. Plus, they're fun and hilarious and can turn a frown on my face upside down!

2. Reading: I loooooooooove it!!! Doesn't matter what - a book, a magazine, a restaurant dinner menu, just as long as I can read it. Reading is amazing - you can really dive into the pool of stories and be emotionally moved.

3. Daydreaming: You can be anyone and anywhere. Fill your head with ideas, dreams and drama and make it as far from he truth as you want without spending a dollar.

4. Shopping: I guess this also includes makeup and fashion. It's fun looking for the perfect accessories/notebook/shoes/lip gloss. OR running into little shops and trying on dresses that are waaaaaay too expensive. After all, one day you'll be $rich$.

5. Seeing other people happy: It just really puts me in a good mood knowing someone else is enjoying themselves, laughing without a care in the world...

6. Bloggin': Yep, the world of bloggin' madness is somehow attaching itself to me, eating away at my homework time....

Well, that's it! I actually did it. I don't know WHO to tag, since pretty much EVERYONE has been tagged! Well, if I tag you and you've already done, don't stress.

So I tag:

1. Jessica at http://thecollegelifeilive.blogspot.com/
2. Jewels Diva at http://www.jewelsdiva.com.au/
3. Nic at http://pinknic-uk.blogspot.com/
4. Dazzy at http://dazzy-funspot.blogspot.com/
5. Sasha at http://www.the-sweet-bonjour.blogspot.com/
6. Beanie at http://beanieology.wordpress.com/

Awesome dude.

Moi's Second Award!!!

If you don't know what moi means it means 'me' in French.



So anyway, I am very excited to announce that I got another award!!! This time it's from Sasha over at The Sweet Bonjour! She gave me a 'One Lovely Blog Award',which was very nice of her.



Once you get the award, you have to give it to five other fab blogs.Here we go... (oh and if you didn't get it I'm so sorry I might've a) forgoten or b) you already have an award like this one)



1. http://www.temporary-secretary.blogspot.com/

2. http://lylastar10.blogspot.com/

3. http://annabananarockssocks.blogspot.com/

4. http://princessreader.blogspot.com/

5. http://lauzzyblog.blogspot.com/



Cherry Blossom Wishes,
Cherry Diva

Moi's First Award!!!

I was VERY excited when I logged on this morning and found out that **NeonGlitter** has given me an award!!! This is my first ever award and I am very cherrytasticly grateful! Thank you oh so much to **NeonGlitter**, who's blog you can check out here.

Also you may have noticed that I've changed my background. I don't know what to think of it yet, so I'll need your advise. Tell me truthfully what you think, as in whether you like it or not. I might change it back...

Toodles,
Cherry Diva

La Eurovision!

Hi guys! Firstly, as you may have noticed I am not very good at coming up with titles, so don't mock me. OK just saying, in case you haven't noticed, I got my own bookshelf on my blog! But the silly thing won't display all my books at once, so hit 'next' to see all my other books. Of coarse, these ain't ALL my books (I have a heap more) so yeah.

Sorry if I sound a bit grumpy but On Sunday I went to bed at 12 and then had to get up at 7am so I'm still kinda tired. "Why was that cherry-obsessed girl up 'till midnight?" you may ask. Well, I'll tell ya. I was watching Eurovision with my family. Did anyone else watch it? Eurovision is this show where all these countries from Europe chose a singer and then compete. It's like Austalian Idol or something, but it's all in three days.

I watched the semi-final on Saturday and the final on Sunday. Last year Russia won, so this year it was in Moscow (Russia's capital) and that's another reason why we should watch it because my family is actually from Russia, but we live in Australia. Betcha didn't know that, eh? You can hardly notice my accent though, and I'm a real chatterbox in both Russian AND English. I speak Russian at home.

Anyway, I'm getting way off the point. So. Eurovision. The Russians made a pretty big show of it, but it was pleasant to watch. Norway won. They had a really good song and the guy performing it was pretty cute so I say they deserved it. If you wanna watch it go to You Tube and type in 'eurovision 2009 norway'. Some other countries that were good were Azerbaijan, Ireland, UK, Croatia, Estonia and some other countries I can't remember. The Russian performance was shocking though (in Australia is you say something was shocking it means it was really bad)! I mean no offence, but the woman was wearing something that looked like it was a dress made out of a curtain and shoelaces!!! Last year's was pretty good though. This dude called Dima Bilan sang it.

What else was I gonna say? Oh yeah, I got this REALLY cool new hoodie (sweatshirt, jumper, whatever you want to call it). It's a kind of rose pink and it says the clothing brand (Rusty) on the front with silver, sparkly letters. I'll show you a picture as soon as I find one!!!

So tell me what you think of all this!

Chicklish and Cathy Cassidy!

Hi peoples!!! Guess what??? I did I review for...Chicklish! (As you might have guessed from the title) It's on the book Angel Cake by Cathy Cassidy! You check it out here. Thank you oh so VERY much to the Chicklish team for letting me do this!

Speaking of Cathy Cassidy... she's coming to Australia!!! I am cherrytasticly (my new word, cherry-tastic-ly) excited and completely CAN NOT WAIT!!! Eeeeeek! Sorry if I sound completely weird, but I am SO excited! (like I said before!!!)

Oh, but I am so very busy that I totally do not know how I manage to still keep my blog up-to-date. I mean, I....
-Have a Bible study on Monday
- Have dancing on Tuesday
- Have netball training on Thursday
- Have a netball game every Saturday
- Have a homework project due on Monday
- Have to fix a necklace for the Clothes Bin (a clothes store. The woman who owns it is very nice, and she knows I love beading so she gave me job of fixing jewelery. She pays me back in kearings)

Busy, busy bee am I.

☺Random Things That Are Making Me Happy☺

Random things have been happening lately, things that make me smile.
I wore pink leg-warmers to dancing.
I have purchased and read 'Angel Cake' by Cathy Cassidy and fallen in love with it.
I have made Angel Cakes to share with my family.
Mum bought me a groovy new school bag with really cool pink-and-blue bamboo sticks on a black background.
I flew a kite with my little bro.
I bought mum some special stuff for Mothers Day.
Mum won a Shea Butter products set from The Body Shop (she said it's the first time she EVER won anything).
I bought myself a piano ring from Diva.
I got a phone call from an old friend.
I dreamt really nice dreams.
I sat on the comfy sofa and daydreamed.

What's something that's been making you smile?

Blush-O-Rama

Hey guys, remember in one of my posts I said you can send me your cringe-worthy moments, and I'll pick the best ones to post in my new feature, Blush-O-Rama. Well, I got so many embarrassing stories, so I had to pick two. Here they are.....

1. I was with my friend Tamsin in the supermarket, and we were quite little, about nine, I think.Anyway, we were messing about with the trolley, but we lost control of it and ran straight into a shelf full of toilet rolls! We knocked every single one off. And if that wasn't enough, after we put them back, we started to make a den out of them. Making a roof and walls and little seats. Guess what? The whole lot came down again! That was pretty cringey!
-LylaStar10

2. Two weeks after I got my new dog, Mimi, I took it to my best friends house. She also has a dog, named Holly. So anyway, we took our dogs to the lounge room and started reading mags, then somehow Holly and Mimi escaped without us noticing. After a while, we heard a lot of barking coming from the study. Running in, we found Mimi corned by Holly. Then when I looked closer, I saw that Mimi was so terrified, she left a... little present on the beautiful, white fluffy carpet. My besties mum was shocked, and she still looks at Mimi really stiffly.
Mega embarro.

OMG!!!

If you have an embarrassing story, send it to me on glittercherryz@gmail.com
Can't wait to hear from you!!!

Snacks And Netball

So.....you are probably wandering how my netball match on Sunday went. It was SOOOOOOOO much fun!!! I was bench for the first quarter, but for the other three quarters I played Wing Attack, which is my absolute FAVOURITE position!!! No, we didn't win but who cares!!! Sorry, if you don't play netball this must sound very confusing to you, but netball is a VERY fun game. It keeps you active.

Every Thursday, all the under 13s netballers walk from school to the netball courts, stopping at the corner shop to buy chips. Then the training begins. Training is....well, it gets you tired. Unless of coarse on the way to training you also stop to by eight Sour Strips, which gives you enough sugar-energy.

Speaking of sugary snacks, yesterday I was bored so I decided to make up a new snack (I'm good at stuff like that-ask my friends). So anyway, you get chocolate Tiny Teddies (I'm not sure if any other country but Australia has them- they're tiny tiny tiny cookies in the shape of bears) and you sandwich them together with chocolate spread (Nutella) inside. Just remember that this is very sugary, sometimes food. These taste really nice with a glass of milk.

Also 'Angel Cake' by Cathy Cassidy has come out in bookshops in Australia!!!YAY!!!! It sounds REALLY good and I desperately want to read it!!! I have to wait 'till Friday to get it, because where I live you have to drive for an hour to get to a bookshop.