Just Something to Note

I'm sure most of you know that I do coming soon posts, but I only show one book review that is coming soon. But I do read more then one book at a time, so keep watch because there might be more reviews coming other then the one just in the coming soon post!

Also, if you have any books you would like me to read and review for you, go ahead and make a request because I will happily do it for you!

Natalie

I Apologize

Hey guys, I apologize for not posting in such a long time. I've had such a crazy summer. In fact it's been one of the worst summers ever. I have had FOUR HOSPITAL STAYS THIS SUMMER. I know, that's part of the reason why I haven't had very much time to read.



I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease this summer. Crohn's diease is an inflammatory bowel disease, and if you don't know what that is just ask. I had my first hospital stay in June, that was only for two days. After that I had another hospital stay at the end of July, and I stayed in the hospital for 7 days. I had developed abscesses because I had been eating food, and food got stuck in my intestines and then it started to rot. I know, disgusting. Anyway, to broke through and started an abscess.



I had that abscess drained, and everything seemed well. In the mean time, I had been on three different meds for the inflammation, but the inflammation hadn't gotten any better. I went home for 8 days and that next Monday, I ended up in the hospital...again. I had developed THREE MORE ABSCESSES! By that time that was my 5th CT scan, and on the C T scan they saw that they couldn't drain the abscesses because there was a thing like a bridge, combining all three to my intestine. So if they put a drain in, my intestine would keep feeding it.

So the doctors just put me on a heavy dose of antibiotics and sent me home, after 5 days in the hospital. My doctor sent me home NPO (nothing by mouth) and I was eating clear liquids for a month. Why he did that was because he wanted to give ones of the medications a chance to work, and every time I ate food, I developed abscesses, so he wanted NO food at all in my stomach so the meds had a chance to work.

After a month we did another CT scan to see if the medication had worked. The three abscesses were gone, but the inflammation wasn't. :( So we decided to talk with a surgeon.

I had surgery on Thursday, and I've been in the hospital ever since. The surgeon took out all my intestines and examined them, and the rest of the looked really good. So that was a little bit of good news.

So...as you have read...I have had a ruff summer. But I am almost done the The Lord of the Rings, I have forty pages left and I will hopefully finish it this week.


Thanks for understanding.

Natalie

My Favorite Kid Movies

Last night I was thinking of writing a post about my favorite kids movies that, of course, I watched as a kid and still like to watch today as a teenager. These movies I don't get tired of watching and since I have three younger brothers I watch some of them a lot. I also included some television shows, too.

1. Spy Kids

I just finished watching this movie for the thousandth time last night and I still love this movie. This is a great movie for kids because it's goofy and there is a little bit of action in it, too. But I think that the second Spy Kids was better then the first a third.

2. The Incredibles

All of my brother's love this movie, myself included. I love it that the writers made a great plot for this movie with making it really interesting, keeping you hooked, all throughout the movie without making it scary for the younger kids.

3. The Backyardigans

OK, yes, I know, I know, that this movie is for really young kids but my littlest brother was watching this TV show the other day and I see why he still likes it. This TV show is great for little kids!

4. Zoom

This movie, Zoom, is a great action movie, and it also have a little bit of humor in it, too. I have loved a lot of things Tim Allen has been in, Santa Clause being probably my favorite out of all of them, and this one was great, too.

5. The Great Mouse Detective

I have loved this movie for a long time, and like all of the other movies, I never get tired of watching this one. I love mysteries, for a long time, so this is a great little kids mystery. There was one part that kind of freaked me out as a kid, just makes you jump a little, but it's still a great movie.

6. National Treasure

I love this movie. My papa, or grandpa, who loves movie, he has about over 200 movies in the upstairs of his house, loves this movie, too, even though it's a kids movie. I love this movie because it has a great plot to it, that's full of action and suspense.

7. Beauty and the Beast

I still love this movie, I love the romance and I love the point of the story. And since it's about a princess, little girls will love this movie, too. And who knows, maybe some little boys, too.

8. Treasure Planet

I remember watching this movie as a kid with my brothers and loving it. I haven't watched it for a long time, but it's still one of my favorites!

9. The Little Mermaid

This is another little princess movie that I love, and I'm not ashamed to admit it. I think that a lot of teenagers think that these movies are stupid and are for little 3-year-olds, but I'm a teenager and I still like this movie, and I don't get tired of it, but that may be because I haven't watched it for a while. But I still think this movie is a great kids movie.

10. Tinkerbell

I first thought this movie was going to be dumb when I first watched it but, I love this movie. And all of my brothers do, too!

11. Shrek

This movie is probably my favorite out of all the Shrek movies. Of course I haven't seen the fourth on yet, but so far this one is my favorite. I don't know why, but I don't get tired of watching this one!

Well, that's all for right now and I hope that you will take my advice and either watch these movies if you have never seen them, and if you have seen them, I hope that you agree that they are really great movies.

Natalie

Scale

I don't think I have been judging my books right, some were good but not the best in the whole world. So now here is a scale that shows what the stars mean.

1 star: I finished it but it was horrible
2 stars: It was OK, but I had to see how it ended
3 stars: I liked it
4 stars: I loved it
5: It is the best book in the whole world

Natalie

Asking For Reviews of Books

If you want to read a book and you aren't sure if it is ok to read, ask me to read it for you and I will read part of it or all of it, depending if there is anything bad in the book, and then I will write a review with your name on it! Just ask!

Natalie

What I read for the year 2008

1. Measle and The Dragodon 5 stars (I would give it 10000 stars if could)
2. The Carnivours Carnival by Lemony Snicket 5 stars
3. The Slippery Slope by Lemony Snicket 5 stars
4. The Island of the Blue Dolphins 5 stars (I would give it 19834 if I could)
5. The Grim Grotto by Lemony Snicket 5 stars
6. The Field Guide 5 stars
7. The Penultimate Peril by Lemony Snicket 5 stars
8. The End by Lemony Snicket 5 stars
9. Heidi 3 1/2 stars (I didn't really like it but my mom LOVES IT!)
10. A Window to the World by Suzan Meissner 5 stars (I would give it 5000341 if I could)
11. Catherine Called Birdy by Karen Cushman 4 1/2 stars
12. Ghosthunters book 3 4 1/2 stars
13. The Ballad of Lucy Whipple 5 stars
14. Twilight 5 stars (I would give it 100000034242 stars if I could)
15. New Moon 5 stars (I would give it 100 if I could)
16. Eclipse 5 stars (I would give it 10009084 if I could)
17. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 4 1/2
18. The Clue on the Silver Screen by Carolyn Keene 5 stars
19. Igraine the Brave by Cornelia Funke 5 stars
20. Bad Times, Big Crimes by Carolyn Keene 5 stars
21. Secret of the Spa by Carolyn Keene 4 1/2
22. Dangerous Plays by Carolyn Keene 5 stars
23. The Wish List by Eoin Colfer 5 stars
24. The Stolen Relic by Carolyn Keene 4 1/2 stars
25. A Race Against Time by Carolyn Keene 5 stars
26. Pit of Vipers by Carolyn Keene 5 stars
27. Eleven by Patrica Giff 5 stars
28. Lights, Camera... by Carolyn Keene 5 stars
29. Shadowland (The Mediator Book 1) by Meg Cabbot 5 stars
30. Intruder (Nancy Drew) by Carolyn Keene 5 stars
31. Gossamer by Lois Lowry 5 stars
32. Getting Burned by Carolyn Keene 5 stars
33. Murder on the Set by Carolyn Keene 5 stars
34. Dressed to Steal by Carolyn Keene 5 stars
35. Bright Shadow by Avi 5 stars
36. Scooby-Doo and the Seashore-Slimer 4 1/2 stars
37. Scooby-Doo and the Vampire's Revenge 4 1/2 stars
38. Everything on a Waffle by Polly Horvath 5 stars
39. Troubled Waters by Carolyn Keene 5 stars
40. Matilda by Roald Dahl 5 stars (I would give it 074394701923 if I could)
41. Framed by Carolyn Keene 4 1/2 stars
42. Summer Promise (The Christy Miller Series) 5 stars!
43. Secret of Candlelight Inn by Carolyn Keene 5 stars
44. A Whisper and a Wish by Robin Gunn (The Christy Miller Series) 5 stars!
45. Yours Forver Christy Miller 5 stars
46. A View From Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg 3 1/2
47. Surprise Endings by Robin Gun 5 stars
48. Island Dream (Christy Miller Series) by Robin Gunn 5 stars
49. A Heart Full of Hope (Christy Miller) by Robin Gunn 5 stars
50. Mom's Everything Book For Daughters
51. Penny From Heaven by Jennifer Holm 5 stars
52. Christy Miller True Friends by Robin Gunn 5 stars
53. Starry Night Christy Miller by Robin Gunn 5 stars
54. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer 5 stars (I read it again)
55. (Don't you the name or author, on my mom's list it has more)
56. (Same as the 55th book)
57. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer 5 stars (Read it again)
58. Seventeen Wishes (Christy Miller) by Robin Gunn 5 stars



I hope all of you readers would give some of these books a try! I have read 58 books this year!

Natalie

Poll

I have a poll under my profile. Please take it so I know if I need to write more in my reviews or not.

Thanks for understanding!

Natalie

P.S. If the poll doesn't show up on your computer, please tell me!

My 104th Post!

This post is my 104th post!

Natalie

Please Pray

Please pray for my family. We have been having money problems. I won't be able to do Tae-kwon-do and Voice Lessons for about a month and a half. So please pray that my mom and dad can make more money.

But as long as we have food in our bellies and enough money for our health, we will be fine. So please really pray for us.

Natalie

Look down, please

If you scroll down, you can see that I put some more things up on my blog! Tell me what you think!

Natalie

P.S. Also, if you read this blog, and have a Blogger acount, please follow this blog then! I only have 1 person!

I am an Alice! What Cullen R U?

If you look under my profile you can see that I most list Alice Cullen! If you like the Twilight series, take the quiz and tell me which Cullen you are more like!


Natalie

New Background

I got a New Background! Tell me what you think! I love Blue so I thought this was cute!

Comment and tell me what you think!

Natalie

Have You Heard Taylor Swift's New Song?

Take a look at it! The song is called Love Story! It is like Pride and Pejdice! Tell me if you like it!

She is a really good singer!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here is the video!

Natalie

Book List For The Year

My mom is making me read a book a month for the school year. Here are the books that I have to read and will be reviewing!

1. Penny From Heaven by Jennifer Holm
2. Everything on a Waffle by Polly Horvath (I am reading this book. I love it!)
3. Weedflower by Cynthia Kadohata
4. The View From Saturday by E.L. Kongburg
5. The Giver by Lois Lowry
6. Role of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Midred D. Taylor
7. Lily's Crossing by Patricia Reilly Giff
8. The Door in the Wall by Marguerite De Angeli
9. The World at her Fingertips: The Story of Hellen Keller by Joan Dash


Natalie

New Template

Take a look! Tell me what you think of it!


Natalie

Have you heard?

Have you heard that the new Harry Potter movie isn't going to come out until next summer!? That is like a WHOLE year!

To bad!


Natalie

Movie of me Reading

This video has a little bit of me reading and then my friend Catie is video-taping.

Natalie

Taylor the Latte Boy-YouTube

We Got Breaking Dawn!

This isn't a review but I just wanted to tell you that my mom bought us Breaking Dawn. We are onlt on page 4 but I CAN'T wait until we read more!

See ya!

Natalie

New Music Videos

I put them on my sidebar, they are right after labels!

Take a look at them!

Natalie