Memories.

The earliest memory I can think of is one that I've been carrying with me for a long time. It is a random moment in my life where me, my sister and my mom are all alone in our house. I am three years old and there is a package. We open the box and take all of the Styrofoam popcorn out and throw it all over the place like snow. I don't know why this is my longest memory, nor do I know whether it was a real moment in my life or I just made it up for some reason. I've held this memory for most of my life though.

Mason Augustus Wheeler

My Pets.

I have four dogs and a cat. My dogs are two Lhasa Apsos, a black one named Bowen and a blonde one named Michael, a Miniature Pincher named Evie and a Boxer mix named Harleigh. I love them although they can be very rowdy sometimes. They like to bark really loud and rip things apart, which can be really annoying. They don't get along very well with my cat, Saffie. She hates them and gets just about as annoyed with them as we do. I love my cat most of all. She's the most precious thing to me and she's probably my best friend. I don't know what I'd do without her. I love all my pets a lot and I'm glad they are in my life.

Mason Augustus Wheeler

Thankful for the Good Days.

I am thankful for the good days that I have sometimes. Life sucks, but every once in a while I'll have a really good day. Just a day where I'm really happy and confident and carefree. I love these days and they are very important to me. They remind me that it doesn't all suck and that it is possible for me to be happy sometimes. So, if I had to choose one thing that I am thankful for, it would definitely be my good days.

Mason Augustus Wheeler

Tombstone.

Over the weekend I went to Tombstone with my family. It was really cool. I went a long time ago with my father when I was twelve, but I don't remember that much. I wish I lived back then, it seems like it would be a good time. With saloons and gunfights, that would be the life. 2011 is just so lame, the 1800s is where it's at. Nothing to worry about, except for maybe getting shot. Anyway, that's what being there made me think of, you know? I mean, the place we were standing was a big booming town just 100 or so years ago and now, it's just a tourist attraction. It's crazy.

Mason Augustus Wheeler

Turkey Day.

The tradition of Thanksgiving in my family is something I really look forward to. When everybody gets together at my Grandpa's house and we wait for food to be cooked while we watch the parade and the game. We can finally leave the front door open because the weather is so much cooler. It's finally fall. The best part of Thanksgiving, to me, is the leftovers. Sure, the feast is great, but the days after Thanksgiving when you have all that turkey, that's awesome. Sandwiches made from leftover turkey are the best, let me tell you. I absolutely love them. So yeah, that's what I look forward to every year: leftovers.

Mason Augustus Wheeler

Tails.

I was absent again yesterday. I'm always absent. If school didn't suck for me so much I would probably come every day. I have 14 absences in my second hour (which is my first hour), and I have 16 or 17 absences in my seventh hour. That's a lot. I've had more, but this is definitely too much. Especially since I'm a senior and this year doesn't suck as bad as other years. I need to start coming every day. I try my best, but it's really easy to just stay home because school is so frickin' stupid. I'll keep trying though. The good thing is that I have pretty good grades in my classes, all Bs. So, if somebody wanted to drop me, they really have no other reason than my absences. Which is probably all they need. Oh well. I'm sure I'll be fine.

Mason Augustus Wheeler

Seating.

I really hate this new seating chart. It separated me from all of my friends and now I have to sit next to people that I don't even know. I don't understand why every class had to get new seats. Is there a reason? Will we ever switch back? I hope so, because having to sit in these seats for the rest of the year would be the worst thing ever.

Mason Augustus Wheeler