Goodbye.

Well.. I guess you can tell by the title.
I'm quitting both AJ and AJ blogging.

Warning: This post contains a large amount of cheese, proceed with caution. especially if you are lactose intolerant


I honestly never thought this day would come.. I always said I'd always play AJ, I'd always do AJ blogging but.. it looks like I was wrong. 

I always thought that someday, I'd be able to make my blog, me and Ja dreamed we'd call it "The Animal Jam Adventure" but alas, it was not to be so.

I've been playing AJ sense 2013, that's seven years. And wow.. does that seem like a lot when I think about it..

I've met so many amazing people through AJ and blogging, so many people have inspired me, in fact without this I don't think I would have started drawing as much as I do.
So many bloggers have quit, so many losing interest and just getting older.
For me its basically lack of interest, and its unfair to you guys me filling up a space on this blog.

 I do and don't want to do this. I hate to leave this amazing community, but I just have no interest in Animal Jam anymore.
I'll probably log on every once and a while, idk, (Most likely update days)  I'm trying to keep a straight face with a warm smile, but tears are starting to fall.
I have so many fond memories, I'll miss it so much. It's just not fun anymore, its almost stressful to post. I'll probably check blogs every once in a while, even just out of habit.
Its somewhat ironic that I'm the one quitting now, after all my time of saying "We need to revive the bloggers!" orr "We need a Blogger Plaque!" and stuff like that. (Although I'm still not giving up on that. *glares at AJHQ*)
Animal Jam for me, just isn't exciting for me, I use to get super excited about updates and new animals, but now I'm just like, "Whatever." even when Balloosh came out.
I've just lost interest, everybody does eventually, I really admire everyone who has played sense beta and still loves it.


I'll be just as active as I've always been on Hangouts, and probably contact everyone when I'm able to make a blog of my own.

Animal Jam has truly changed my life, and I have so many thank you's..

Graciepopstar91: You are the one who introduced me to the blogging community.

Karalee: You were my first glimpse of an artist, did you know that? I admired (and still do!) your art skills, you have such talent, you were such a good friend, and you really inspired me.

Nafaria9: I don't know if you're reading this as you quit AJ blogging as well, but you were the first AJ blog I ever read, I looked up AJ toys and found yours about the new AJ toys. (Well they were unreleased then) I really admired how you could post every day.

Floracutegirl: Always fun to talk to, Flora you're a great friend <3

Violet: I really love your art style, you're an amazing friend, awesome to talk to, and I really enjoy talking about TMR with you 😉

Snowlondon: I must thank you first for showing me the way to Chicken Smoothie, without you I don't think I would have joined it! You're an amazing friend!

Doomypanda: Even though I don't think we've ever talked on AJ, your blog setup is so pretty, and your posts are always 100% quality, you're awesome.

Arctic: You're an amazing artist, an amazing friend, always so kind, I thank you for giving me a spot on this blog.

Custard: Again, idk if you are reading this, but you're an amazing friend, and always so fun to rp with.

Crazcatlover: Honestly out of everyone, I think you inspired me the most for art. You were always encouraging me, giving me tips, just encouraging me with your amazing art, I really look up to you.

Foxxgloves: Once againn, I don't know if you are reading this, but you're really what inspired me to start animating.

Talloose: You're really fun to talk to, such a great artist, and writer, your posts are always amazing <3

Cosmic: I always enjoy talking to you, you're an awesome friend and person

Lostfairy, Chloe Grace/Koolestkat, and Swirlshine:

You guys... are just the best people I've ever known.
I can't even explain how amazing you guys are, you're always there for me, you are so fun to talk to, almost every single conversation we've had has left me happy and grinning/smiling.
You're the truest of friends <3


I'll miss everyone here so much, thank you all for an amazing journey <3

Wow, I really can't believe I'm doing this, I never thought I would. But it's time.

Thank you for all the memories. 

Well.. this is it, I'll never forget any of you, I'll always be an AJ blogger in my heart <3

And now, I descend to Starclan-

I mean-

NO NOT THAT well I technically yes, that,

SUPER CAT STOP IT!

Finally.. Supercat got into the files I guess. 

Goodbye everyone </3

This post is a mess :D

Friendship Party and Special Delivery!

Hi, guys! I hope you're having a greaaaaat Tuesday! Today's been pretty laid back for me, but it's been nice. We took a walk today, cleaned up the backyard, and have just been relaxing. What have you been up to today?

Today I'm going to be taking you through this years friendship party, and special delivery adventure on Animal Jam! Let's get started, first with the friendship party!

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Here's the entrance,

And to the left is a little dance floor looking platform. I'm really not 100% sure what this is for, but it's cute. XD

To the far right is a garden and pond area,

And above it is a gazebo... Path... Trail... Sitting area... Thing. I dunno, but I like it.

Inside on the first floor to the right is a sitting area,

And to the left is another sitting area.

Above the first flight of stairs is a chocolate fountain,

And above the next flight of stairs to the right is a cozy fireplace! Is it just me, or does it seem like the chocolate would melt on fireplace...?

To the left is another sitting area,

And upstairs is the shop! Here are the items being sold there this year,

I was a little sad that there wasn't any rose garland being sold this year! Me and Sarah stocked up on those a year or two ago! XD

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Special delivery also returned! Both the party and special delivery are the same as in years past.

Here's where you first land! I love all the tiny little details in this adventure. From the seals on the envelopes, to the little threads on the postal bags. AJHQ really did awesome with this!

Shoutout to Housemom418 and Housemom322! XD

There are two paths you can take, but in the end you have to cover both areas, because you have to deliver all the valentine's that you're given.

Once you press the top of the mailbox to deliver the valentine, it closes as pictured.

This is probably my all time favorite seasonal adventure! It's so much fun, and you can get so many awesome prizes!

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Here's todays Bible verse!

1 Thessalonians 5:11

So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing.

God made you. Uniquely. Beautifully. Intentionally. Purposefully. Wonderfully.

I’m Back! + Rare Item Monday!

Hey, Jammers! It’s CoolCat here with another post! I am happy to say that I am back! I do want to apologize to everyone for disappearing without notice. I’m not even sure when my last post was, but I’m pretty sure it was before thanksgiving. I was very busy over the holidays, and have been busy with family. With both of those things I was just not able to keep up with posting. Even though the holidays are over, this new year will be extremely busy for me. Even though I will be busy, I will continue to post! Sorry for rambling, so without wasting anymore time let’s get started!

Today’s Rare Item Monday for Animal Jam is the Rare Snowflake Hoodie! 

Thoughts: I really am loving today’s RIM for Animal Jam! Since the weather has gotten cooler I have been basically living in my hoodies. It’s great to see one for today’s Rare Item Monday! 

Overall I rate Animal Jams RIM a 10! Now let’s move onto Play Wilds Rare Item Monday! 

Today’s Rare Item Monday for Play Wild is the Rare Icicle Mohawk!

Thoughts: I feel like I would appreciate Play Wilds RIM more if Animal Jam didn’t have the hoodie. 

Overall I rate Play Wilds Rare Item Monday a 6! Comment down below which one is your favorite! 

 Here is today’s verse. 

“I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his spirit in your inner being.” -Ephesians 3:16

See you next week! As always, bye Jammers! And -Jam On!- 

Let's Get This Community To Thrive Again!

Lately, the blogger community seems like it's just going downhill. I've seen a lot of people posting less frequently, or just quitting all together, on multiple blogs. And really, it's sad. It's sad to see such a thriving community in 2017, and then it all going downhill from there. I do know lots of people are outgrowing Animal Jam, which is expected, since there's a lot of older players. It seems to be that way with the YouTube Jambassadors too. It kind of seems like I just blinked my eyes, and everyone is gone.

I myself have been on Animal Jam a lot less, and have been busying myself with other things. But, I always go back to this place. This place I've worked hard to thrive for 5 years. My blogs, and other blogs I write for, like this one. It's somewhere to let out all your thoughts about whatever you like to write about, and connect with your viewers. This place is something I don't think I'll outgrow, at least until I'm an adult.

What if that's what your blog was like? A place that you took pride in, knowing that so many people would be seeing it. What if this community began to thrive again?

I know that a lot of friendships were made in this place we call "Blogger", and lots of friendships were lost. But what if we looked aside out differences, and began to not post out of obligation, but with so much joy? What if we used our talents, not just to write about the Animal Jam world, but more than that. Write about things we love. Write about music. Write about your life. Write about Jesus. Write about something you love. I feel like the main reason people quit blogging, is because if they started out with an Animal Jam blog, they have to keep writing about Animal Jam. And that really is not the case. We don't want you to quit because of something or someone, we want you to stay, and write because it's something you're good at. It's something that some of us are uniquely wired with. No matter what has happened, no matter why you want to quit, I want us to be connected, not disconnected, just because we don't feel like writing about Animal Jam anymore. We all want to see you thrive. None of us want you to write out of obligation. We want you to do what you're good at, because some of you have been uniquely wired by God to do just this. To write. To write well.

Let's get this community to thrive again. Let's write about what we love. Let's not write out of obligation. Let's do this, hand in hand. (Or in the AJ world, paw in paw!) Let's do this!

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Here's todays Bible verse!

1 Corinthians 10:31

So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

God made you. Uniquely. Beautifully. Intentionally. Purposefully. Wonderfully.

Raaaare Item Monday!

Hey guys! Today I'm covering for Coolcat's RIM post, since she isn't able to this week. She should be back soon! :)

Let's get started with this week's Rare Item Monday!

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This week's RIM on Animal Jam is located in Jam Mart Clothing, and is being sold on the 11th page for 975 gems! You can recycle it for 950 gems, which is quite a bit! Normally items don't recycle for nearly the same price as the item.

It's not my favorite RIM, since I'm not a big fan of most of the Animal Jam antlers. However, I would rare this rare a 6/10!

Here's my attempt at using these in an outfit!

Not too bad. XD

Here's the Play Wild RIM!

Photo from dailyexplorer.animaljam.com

I was gonna step it up and actually go on Play Wild to get my own picture, and make an outfit with this... But it wasn't there. Play Wild is always a day ahead, so I think they would of had the Rare Item Monday yesterday. No idea why that is, buuut it just... Is. XDD

This RIM is super cute though! I wish they had this item on Animal Jam, because I would totally use it! I would rate this RIM a 10/10.

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What do you think of these two RIMS? Comment below!

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Here's todays Bible verse!

Deuteronomy 6:5

And you must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength.

God made you. Uniquely. Beautifully. Intentionally. Purposefully. Wonderfully.

You've Heard Of "Baby Shark"... How About "Animal Jam"?!

Helloooo, everyone! I always find myself writing my Tuesday post at the end of the day, because I never remember to write it during the day... Leaving me with 0 ideas, and sometimes not a whole lot of time. But thanks to my dad, he gave me a great idea, and I do have some time tonight! Sooo, let's get started!

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Tonight me and my parents were talking about the latest trend, "Baby Shark", (which seriously makes me laugh so hard XDD) and were thinking of a different variation of it that we could sing for my niece (we're weird, okie?). But when I said I needed to write a blog post, my dad had an idea for a new variation of "Baby Shark" called, "Animal Jam".

Hehehehehehe

it's pretty cheesy

scroll down if you want to cringe a lot

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*Her friend walks up to her before she can finish her song*

...And Gracie sang "Animal Jam" for as loooong as Animal Jam existed.

The End.

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I don't know.

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Here's todays Bible verse!

Psalm 27:1

The LORD is my light and my salvation - so why should I be afraid? The LORD is my fortress, protecting me from danger, so why should I tremble?

God made you. Uniquely. Beautifully. Intentionally. Purposefully. Wonderfully.

so yeah 2019 is already horrible

it happened.
again.
because of tox.
And CS can't tell we're siblings.
and he's stupid.

Don't Compare

We compare what we have to what others have all the time. Or sometimes how many friends we have, what clothes we wear, all of that we want to compare. We just wish our lives looked as amazing as theirs do. We do it both in games, and in real life. We might wish we had a certain clothing item on Animal Jam, that we've been wanting for so long, but our best friend got it before we could. Or maybe it goes even deeper, and we wished we lived exactly how they do.

That's not the way we should live. We were made to live for much greater things. I heard a quote a while ago, that comparison is the thief of joy. It's so true, too. We're so caught up in what we wish our lives could be, instead of just living our lives contently. Without jealousy. Without comparison.

But how do we do that? How do we walk into school, log onto a game, go into an event, go on Instagram, without wishing we could be exactly like our friends, and have everything they have.

It's by a simple saying, that people have just brushed off because we've heard it so much.

Count your blessings.

Remember everything you actually have, instead of what you wish you had. All the stuff we wish we had will eventually fade away, and we'll just think of it as something ordinary, that's always apart of our life. You know how when you got a toy, and you've been wanting it for SO long, and when you finally get it and play with it for a couple of minutes, its just another toy? That's what everything else in this world will be once we finally get it. Just another shirt. Just another makeup kit. Just another, fill in the blank. But what we actually have, we might appreciate more. What we've had the longest could be what we love dearly.

Don't compare. It will only make your life miserable, and will steal all the joy you have. Instead, put your hope in something far greater. That something greater, is Jesus. It's always been Jesus. He's the only One that will fill that hole in your heart, when you long for something you want so badly.

So, take the time today to count your blessings. Remember what you have right now. Don't waste your whole life wishing you had anything else. Remember that quote I heard and mentioned earlier, comparison is the thief of joy. 

Count your blessings.

Dont compare.

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Here's todays Bible verse!

Ephesians 2:4-5

But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God's grace that you have been saved!)

God made you. Uniquely. Beautifully. Intentionally. Purposefully. Wonderfully.

2018 Review

Hi guys!
With 2019 coming up very fast..
and I do mean
very very fast..
IT SEEMS JUST LIKE YESTERDAY WHEN ME AND JA BROUGHT LIL TRUMPY HOME AND HE WAS JUST A LIL FUR BABY AND AND-



*sniff sniff*
I mean look at dis lil guy..
He was so tiny....
So cute...
(not that he isn't cute now)
BUT JUST LOOK AT THAT LIL TINY LIL FACE!!!
HE WAS SO SMALL
AND AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Anyways.
During this year.. I became a professional blogger.
PROFESSIONAL AT PROCRASTINATING, NOT POSTING, AND JUST BEING STUPID. I mean hey look at this

But I mean hey I did make a pumpkin song..

I got-I left AJFC.
*gets Firebird stuck in head even though I'm not listening to it*
AH BRB I NEED TO GET HEADPHONES AND LISTEN TO IT. WE USE TO TALK ALL NIGHT AND NOT SAY A WORD, WHEN I WOULD HOP INTO YOUR RED FIREBIRD.

Okay. Dere we go.
Help.
I'm being overrun by awesomeness...
ANYWAYSSSS

Good things that happened this year:

-I became a teenager: yayyy?

-WE GOT TRUMP!: Honestly me and Ja NEVER imagined we would ever get a dog.
Especially this year.
Our Dad took me and Ja on a long car trip (2 and a half hours) and we had nooo idea where we were going, when we pulled up to the kennel and saw the husky kennel sign, me and Ja said jokingly to each other: "Maybe we're getting a dog!"

We kinda though we were just there to meet the dogs and groom them? When we were inside my dad gestured to a female dog and said,
 "Is this the one we were looking at?" I was really confused, but kind of shrugged it off? Then we went to meet the dogs and went back to the room we were first at, the person asked if we had nay questions, I forget what was said, but my dad said something casually about getting a dog. Me and Ja literally stared at each other, trying not to freak out. We got to hold da cute lil puppy, and a few weeks later, May 18th, we went  to pick him up.

He was SOOOOOO cute, I remember my first lick :')
That night we could hardly sleep and just were like WE HAVE A DOG?!?!?!?! WE HAVE A DOG. WE HAVE A DOG. It was so awesome <3

-I drew alot closer to a few of my friends(who are the best ever <3)

-I drew closer to God

-I animated for the first time! I hope to do more in 2019 ^.^

-I drew away from friends: Now alot of you would probably say "Sarah isn't that a bad thing.. o.o" and no, it wasn't really, calling them A, B, C, (again) I had kind of drawn away from them before I found out how rude they were to a friend of mine. B always always always would just talk about music with A, making me feel left out really, they'd scream lyrics and it was just.. idk. But honestly I'm so glad to be away from that 'friendship' A was just so fake, she hid (and still hides) behind a mask.  Honestly its just so hard to explain.

-I had my first sleepover: Yeah this is probably pathetic to a lot of you XDDD Me and Ja had it with our friend J and it was amazing, we stayed up till 2 XDD

-OWL CITY'S NEW ALBUM CINEMATIC CAME OUT: YESSSSS
YES
YESYESYYEYEYSYEYYESYEYEYEYEYS IT WAS THE BEST THING EVER
I FANGIRLED ALOT
WITH SWIRLSHINE

-ADAM WENT ON TOUR : I DIDN'T GET TO GO TO THIS, BUT IT WAS AMAZING ALL THE PICTURES AND VIDEOS. I THINK I FANGIRLED WITH SWIRL
FOR LIKE OVER AN HOUR.
IDK
IT WAS AT LEAST AN HOUR
ok that was too many caps..

-I joined Dappervolk!: Violet showed me this amazing came called Dappervolk, and its so so fun XDD (THANK YOU VII)

-I found out I love border collies c:

The Death Cure movie came out!!

IT WAS SO GOOD!!

LIKE AHHHHHHHHHH

NOW I WANT TO WATCH IT AGAIN

BUT IT WAS SO SO SO SO SO SO GOOD

AND IT TORE MY HEART OUT BUT OH WELL

-I got to watch/read Hunger Games!  

The movies weren't the best but they were pretty good! :D  

-CINEMATIC CAME OUTTTTTTT

Bad things that happened this year: 

-I got banned from CS: But ah I'm back in again of course.

-Idk, not too many bad things happened..

-This is kinda good and bad? We thought we'd have to put Smokey down because she had some health issues but now those are fine? She probably won't make it to 2020 though :( Which I am very glad for bc she's just a fat lil' old lady* c:
*that sounds so wrong omg

-Raging Storm came out I guess? I haven't read it I plan to get it Monday hopefully but from what I've heard from very reliable sources IT RUINS FINLEAP FOR MORE THEN HALF THE BOOK AND TIGERSTAR IS TURNING INTO ANOTHER TIGERSTAR-ahem.
why Erin Hunters :(


Things I look forward to in 2019:

-More Blixemi songs: Self explanatory c:
-More Owl City songs:-Again, self explanatory
-DAPPERVOLK: Dappervolk was such a cool and fun game for me, I'm excited for when it reopens :O

Credit to Doomypanda!

                                                                               ^ This

-Random other things XD


I CANNOT BELIEVE ITS 2019 ALREADY O.O

2018 went past in a complete BLINK!  O..O

Anyways, I hope you guys have a wonderful 2019, and I wish you luck <3


P.S

New Year's Party 2019!

Happy New Year! Wow, I can't believe it's already 2019! It seems like 2018 went by so fast, but it was packed with so much. 2018 was one of the best years ever for me, and I can't wait to see all God has in store for 2019!

Since it is New Year's Day, I decided to do a little review about the 2019 New Year's party on Animal Jam! This year's party is a little different than previous years, mainly just because of one mistake AJ did... Let's get started!

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This years party icon.

Here's the entrance! Same as previous years.

The shop! If you want to twin with me on AJ, now's the time to get your pigtails. XDD

Inside the party!

Every year, if you click on the record player, you can buy old den music. It only comes around once a year!

Here's the shop! What's wrong with this picture...? Hold that thought while we look at the items of the shop.

Surprisingly, this year there's no 2019 banner, which is pretty crazy. Animal Jam has released those every year since I can remember. I don't know why they didn't, but I'm guessing that will increase the rarity of all the previous banners if AJ stops making these banners.

So, the problem with the picture with the shop, is this. The items say 2018 on them, and not 2019! I'm wondering if this has something to do with them not making a 2019 banner. Or, if it was a complete accident.

Here's a picture from above the shop! You can watch the fireworks from the bridge, which makes for really cool screenshots for blog signatures, or other Animal Jam blog use!

Here's right outside the party, a slide going down to a frozen pond.

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So, all in all, I'd give this party a 7/10! I just wish there was a little more creativity, then the same party every year, but I really do like it, and all the items Animal Jam came out with this year! What do you think of this party? What rating would you give it? Comment down below!

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Here's todays Bible verse!

Isaiah 43:18-19

Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.

I love this verse for 2019. I'm sure God is doing a new thing in everyone's life. Whether big, or small.

God made you. Uniquely. Beautifully. Intentionally. Purposefully. Wonderfully.