Not Apple-Applesauce

   It was my turn to cook dinner tonight.  Dad and my sister, Rachel, were out and about getting sesame oil.  So I had some time on my hands.  I was looking for a fruit to prepare.  I saw the mandarin oranges and thought I might be able to make it into an orangesauce (instead of applesauce).  It was in light syrup.  I drained it.  I blended it.  It was just like a juice.  So then I was like well I'll add that can of pineapple and it'll be orange-pineapple juice.  I drained the pineapple first too.  At that point, it was thicker.  So I added cornstarch.
   I thought it was a good idea...My chef sister disagrees.

Random Cake Baking

   A lot of times while having a sleepover we're at a loss for something to do.  So we bake.  There's usually a cake mix or two around.  After baking, there's the frosting, which can get a little...creative.

Like I said...Creative.

Movies Movies Movies

   My family and I were house-sitting for some extended family.  While there we did a lot of tv watching.  Titanic was on tv one night.  I've been wanting to see it.  It was on amc and they changed it to PG for tv.  However, since when they record two television shows at once you have to be at one of them, and since it wasn't my house so I didn't want to not record their shows, I missed two half hours.  This turned out to be a blessing in disguise.  I picked up on everything that happened in those times.  I bought the movie, and watched it semi-for-the-first-time with my friend.  Since I had seen it in PG, I knew all the parts to skip and where they were without actually seeing them.  So we easily changed the video of the tv and skipped as needed.

Prepping to paint my room

I took all my things off of my dresser, desk, vanity, and bookshelf and packed them in boxes.  I took out everything else that was on the floor or around or anything.  I took the sheets and blankets and pillows off my bed.  Everything is out.  Here's the last pictures of my bland, white-walled room.

Mixed Berry Pie

   This is a recipe a lot like my Blackberry Pie recipe.  wikiHow's recipe is here.  They're where I got this recipe from.  I decided to follow the instructions this time (sort of).  I used frozen fruit, raspberries, black rasperries (or blackberries), and blueberries.  I didn't rinse them off.  There was ice frozen to them.  I figured since I had to add some water anyway, I might as well add that.
   I put 2-1/2 cups of them in a sauce pan with 2/3 of a cup of sugar and a teenie bit of water.  Put the heat to medium.  Mix 1/4 cup water and 2 TB cornstarch together in a small bowl until dissolved, then add it to the fruit.  Stir.  I took it back up to an almost boil.  Then I took it off the heat.

Blackberry Pie

   We have a really long driveway, like a reeeaaaally long driveway.  All the way at the end we have lots of blackberry bushes.  So, the other day my dad and I went blackberry picking.  (I got covered in bug bites because it was later in the day and I was wearing shorts.)  We got almost two cups worth.  Then we went up to the garage where there are a couple more little plants and got like one more berry.