ashley's corner

hello world. since this blog is called "Barnes FAM", and i happen to be the most important part of the FAM, i might as well make a post. this is ashley. whats up? well.. today is quite an interesting day. i woke up about an hour ago, ready for a fun filled day of tanning and reading. what summer is all about right? wrong. instead i got bombarded with jobs. empty the dishwasher! dust the whole house! make me breakfast! and to top it all off, tanner is being a baby. big surprise. he is addicted to this stupid game on the internet and mitchell closed it so he was screaming and pouting forever. and then I get in trouble because i was laughing histerically hahaha. it was funny. whatever. but also my mom said we're going to help some lady. she was reading her blog and saw that she needed help so we're heading over there in about an hour. i am proud of my cute little mom who saw that there was service that could be done and she did all she could to get this ladys address and had to call like 4 different people. so props to her.
ALSO, i would like to inform everyone that the nordstrom anniversary sale is going on. and i highly reccomend going. if anyone sees an adorable pink and brown plaid coat.. tell my mom it was cute. she doesnt agree with me.
SO, today is my first official day off of grounding! yes, i was grounded for a week. im not sure if my mom wrote about that on the blog already but just a little recap.. while they were out of town i was put in charge. (good choice for them.. very smart) and i had 3 cars to drive. the ugly van, the hot fast luxurious lexus, or the painted silly stringed jacked up volvo. i was doing really good following the rules and one of them was DO NOT DRIVE THE LEXUS. and you know what? im used to not driving that car. so no biggie. THEN. the van got a flat tire. so my 3 choices was narrowed down to 2. (and might i add that unlike my previous 3 flat tires.. this one wasn't even my fault.. there was a fatty nail in the tire!) and i just cant handle that kind of temptation. so at first i just drove it a little bit. to drop mitch off at the zebes and whatnot. but then it became an every outing thing. and i should be rewarded for watching those two kids right? ha. yeah okay. i got a beating when my dad came home. ha just kidding. but the whole reason im even telling this story is so that i can share my favorite part!! my dad said i could pick him and my mom up in the lexus at the airport (question- if i can drive on the freeway to the airport in it, why cant i drive it around off the freeway? its safer right? stupid) so i did. and he drove back. mind you, while i was taking care of the lexus i got 0 tickets, 0 accidents, nothing! and on the way home, good ol' john ran into the garage door.. and got a huge dent in it!!!! hahahahahahhahahahha. i know right? hilarious! i am a better driver than him. i dont know why he doesnt trust me with his car.. i am an outstanding driver. :)
what else is going on? hmm.. my good friend travis came home after being at a wilderness camp for 42 days. i missed him a lot and its good to have him back.
i dont know what i have planned this week.. there are so many options seeing as i am no longer grounded. i thought i was going to go insane last week. it feels good to know that i can jump in my car and get outta here whenever i please :) and i also decided today that tanner needs a vacation. my parents had a week in dominican republic, mitchell was at scout camp all week, i went to girls camp, so we've all had fun summer activities. tanner? not so much. and i think its getting to him. he needs to get out of this house. make some friends or something. so if anyone is interesting in taking him in please give me a call haha!!
well, this is quite a long post. i'd say im done for the day.. i guess i should get up and get dressed. thats one of my favorite parts about summer. i change from my pjs to swimsuit and by the time i am done outback its time for the pjs again. hahaha. beautiful. well.. what can i say. thanks for reading. its been real. its been fun. its been real fun.

im out.
-ash