Crazy Dayz

So so so so busy!!!!

2011-06-27T19:45:00.003-04:00

Wow...where as the summer gone. It is already almost the month of July. I leave for college in less than 2 months!!!!
Here is an update on my busy summer:

~ I got a full-time job - I am working at The Goddard School in Wake Forest. It is a good job, just busy and at times overwhelming!!!

~ I graduated from High School!!!! - Graduation was amazing, fun, happy and sad all at the same time. The ceremony went great. Amanda and I sang the National Anthem. My party was tons of fun. I enjoyed being able to fellowship with my family and friends, especially the ones that I haven't seen in a while.

~ I went to the beach for a couple of days - 3 of my friends came with me to the beach for 5 days. We enjoyed body surfing, digging holes, and just hanging out with one another. My family came too which made all the more special!!!

~ I did Tae Kwon Do sports camp - so on top of working from 8-5 Monday-Friday, 2 weeks ago I did Tae Kwon Do sports camp. It was so much fun. I got to hang out with good friends, play with amazing kids, and most importantly help teach the campers about Christ's love for us. It was soooo much fun, but tiring.

~ I did Vacation Bible School - this past week I did VBS at our church. I helped in a 3 year old class. It was fun, but again tiring. It was the Big Apple Adventure. We traveled to "New York" to learn about how Jesus loves us!!!

~ Next week I go to ECU for orientation!!!! - I am excited that I will finally be able to see my dorm, get my class schedule and start meeting new people.

~ Then I am off to Costa Rica - I am sooooooo excited for this trip and I cannot wait for it to come. We will be redoing an orphange there during the day, playing with orphans at night, and spreading the love of Jesus. I am also excited because we get to go zip lining on the last day that we are there!!!!

~ I am going to the beach for a week - I can't wait to be able to lay out and relax at the beach.

Wow...I am tired after writing all of that...I can't believe I have done over half of that list. I am looking forward to see what else God has in store for my summer. I hope I continue to stay energized and that I will still be able to enjoy my summer and hang out with friends!!!!

I am a Senior! I am a Senior!

2011-04-07T10:20:00.005-04:00

Sometimes, I have to remind myself that I really am a senior. I think as the time gets closer to graduation, I rebel against the fact that, in reality, I am a Senior.

My Senior year has had its ups and downs. I have finished classes, started classes, and had good classes and bad classes.

Last semester, I didn't feel like a Senior. I had the most hectic semester I think I have ever had. I was always going to this class, studying for another, and trying to have a life in between.

This semester has been a lot more laid back and (as of right now) I feel like a Senior. I told my mom the other day that I wasn't going to graduate, but that I was going to be done with school. I don't think I am scared about going to college. Don't get me wrong, I have had many an ulcer over going to college, finding a roommate, making new friends, and finding a church. However, over the last couple of weeks as things have started to take shape, I finally came to the realization that I don't need to worry, I have God on my side!!!!!

I think, because of my "I can do it myself" personality, that I could handle all of my stress by myself. However, recently, I have just had to step back and give everything to God. Having done that, I have had some "mini-miracles" in my life. I wanted to share some of those with you:

1) I decided to go to East Carolina University this coming fall. - I had been struggling with picking the right college. I wanted to go to UNC Chapel Hill. However, I didn't get into UNC. God closed that door for me and opened up another. My mom told me that she felt that God decided that that decision was too hard for me, so He made that decision for me!

2) I found a roommate. - Living with someone I didn't know was a dark cloud over my head. I knew that I needed at least one person to be there at ECU with me. A couple of weeks ago, I was at a youth retreat with my church and there was a girl in my group that had just recently decided to go to ECU. We started talking over the weekend. A few days later, the girl's mom called and asked if we wanted to be roommates!!!! I was SOOOOOOOOO happy! Again, God showed me that He is in control.

3) I am going on a mission’s trip to Costa Rica. - Normally, I go to Texas each summer. However, this summer I decided that I wanted to try something new. I have never been anywhere (especially out of the country) by myself. I have always had a parent, a sibling, or a friend with me. However, I think God was trying to show me that I will be just fine going somewhere to shine His light (by myself :-) We found this trip 2 days before the final sign up deadline!!!! That was definitely a God thing. I am so excited to go on this trip. We are going to repaint cottages, play with 75+ orphans and go zip-lining through the jungle!!!!

So, I have had an exciting few months.

Some things that I have been up to lately:

1) School - Lots and lots of school :-)
2) Zumba Dancing - I LOVE Zumba dancing!!!!!
3) Teaching Tae Kwon Do - I teach 4-8 year olds on Tuesday nights.
4) Sunday School - I have the best Senior Sunday School class ever!!!!!
5) Spending time with my family!!!
6) Spending time with my friends!!
7) Trying to not die of excitement over Prom!!!!!!!!!!! - Prom is in less than a month away!!!!!!!!!!!
8) Getting all of my stuff ready for Graduation!!!
9) Enjoying life!!!

This Is The Stuff Lyric Video

2011-01-28T15:06:00.000-05:00

This song explains me!!!

Wow...Summer is almost OVER!!!!

2010-08-10T20:42:00.004-04:00

I have been very busy the last couple of weeks. I have been gone for 3 weeks total. First week I was at Worldview Camp in Lynchburg, VA. Second week I was in Del Rio, TX. The third week I was at Topsail Island.

Worldview:
Worldview camp was AMAZING. It was so much fun. We were at Liberty University. I was in a suite with 7 other girls. I shared a room with one of my bestest friends, Amanda. We had so much fun. We did a lot of walking, sitting, listening, eating and laughing. Here is a mini schedule of our day from my perspective :-)
1) Get Up
2) Meet small group leader and walk down several big hills and through a tunnel.
3) Have Quiet Time
4) Walk some more and then eat breakfast.
5) Walk to the lecture hall and then have 2-3 lectures (they were amazing lectures about different worldviews and how to study your bible etc.)
6) Eat Lunch
7) Have small group time
8) Walk some more and then on Mon. and Tues. we had free time or Ultmate Frisbee, on Wed. we went out and evangilized, and on Thurs. we had the SPAMLEY CUP. The spamley cup was when the 4 color groups competed against each other in a relay (The colors were red, yellow, green, and blue. I was green. Blue won) It was a lot of fun.
9) Walk down the hills and through the tunnel to Supper.
10) Have 2-3 more lectures
11) Walk back up the really big hills and through the tunnel (while singing)
12) Have another small group time where we talked about our day and just laughed :-) ALOT!!!!
13) Then Bed time
Then we did it all over again. It was an amazing time. I met some really awesome girls and I LOVED my small group leader. It was an altogether AMAZING week :-)

Texas:
I got picked up a day early from Worldview because I had to leave for Texas the next day. I got home and repacked and then I was off to the airport to leave on my missions trip to Texas. This was my 3rd year going but my 1st year going without my dad or Owen. It was SOOOOOOO much fun. I had a great time. I go with my Tae Kwon Do group. Our whole group was amazing. We had so much fun together. The kids were incredible. The week was tiring but amazing. While I was there Master Jamie and I got locked in the shower trailer. There is only one shower inside and there were 9 girls. So, every year the church where we stay brings in a shower trailer. It is powered by this really loud engine thing :-) There is one side with four showers for the girls and on the other side the boys have four showers and there is a door that connects the two but it is always locked. So, I had gotten out of the shower and had just finished brushing my teeth (just to let you know this was all at like 6:30 in the morning and I am not a morning person). I went to open the door and the handle would turn but the thing on the inside wouldn't move. Master Jamie and I were not very happy :-) We tried to get the door open but it wouldn't budge. I started banging on the middle door, yelling and screaming for help. Luckily, Mr. Kent heard me and went and got the key to try and unlock the door. It wouldn't unlock. So, Mr. Kent went and get Master Cromwell and he used his credit card and got the door open. Needless to say, I did not take a shower in the shower trailer for the rest of the week :-) Other than that, Texas was amazing and so much fun. You could definitely see the Lord's work.

Topsail Island:
Then I got back from Texas at 11pm on Saturday and straight from there we went to the beach. It was a lot of fun. The first couple of days I was really tired but I finally got rested and was able to enjoy it. There was a sea turtles nest on the beach right next to where we were staying. We sat out there for 4 nights from 8pm-12pm. No turtles came. On the 5th night we didn't go out there right at 8 and all of a sudden we see all these people running. The turtles had hatched. So, we dropped everything we were doing and ran out to see the turtles go into the ocean. It was really cool and I am glad we got to see it. There were about 100 baby turtles in the nest. They were so tiny and very cute. On Monday my face got terribly sunburned so for several days I looked like Bob the Tomato from VegiTales. It was not pleasant :-) I was still able to enjoy my week. We played games, went fishing, and just hung out. It was a great way to end the summer.

Now school starts next week and I will be a Senior in High School. That shall be fun. I will let you know how that goes soon :-)

Summer!!!!

2010-07-06T17:47:00.003-04:00

Wow...I have not posted in a very long time. The last time I posted it was a couple of days before prom. Well, if you were wondering prom went great. It was one of the most amazing things I have ever done. I can't wait for next year. I have been so busy these past few months. You would think that when school let out everything would slow down a bit. Well, not for me!!!!
Here is an overview of my summer:

June:

* TKD sports camp - I love doing TKD sports camp. It is a lot of fun. However, it is also very tiring! We have 2 sports camps. A morning one for kids ages 4-7 and a evening one for ages 8-12. I did both camps because Ian went to the first one and Alexa went to the second one. So I drove them everyday. It was very tiring but still fun. During all of this my dad and Owen were in Kentucky on a missions trip! We hardly saw each other all week.

* Two weeks ago was VBS at our church. My whole family participated. I helped in the 4 year olds. Owen and my mom did 5 year olds. My dad did 5th grade and Alexa and Ian were in it. It was a lot of fun. The teachers, crafts, stories, and music were all fantastic. I had a lot of fun.

* I also went and stayed with my grandma for a few days. She is a teacher so I helped her clean her room. It was fun.

* On June 30th, the 3rd Twilight movie, Eclipse came to theaters. At midnight on the 30th, my mom, my aunt and I went to see it. It was the best one yet!!!

July:
July has hardly even started but it has been busy already and it is about to get even busier.

* For the 4th of July we went camping. My dad got a tent for father's day and then he got the camping trip for his birthday. We had a good time. It was a little (very) hot and the bugs were terrible but we had a great time none-the-less :-)

* This week the boys are getting their room re-done.

* One of my bestest friends in the whole world is turning 17 next week so we have to celebrate her birthday at some point this week :-P

* The week after next, I am going to Worldview Academy Camp at Liberty University. It is hopefully going to be tons of fun and a great time for me to be able to grow and learn.

* I have to get picked up from Worldview Camp early because on that Friday I leave for a missions trip to Del Rio, TX. This is my 3rd year going on the this trip but this will be my first time going alone. The first year my dad went with me. Last year my dad and Owen went with me. I am excited and nervous at the same time but I am sure it will be fun :-)

* Then I get back from Texas the following Saturday at 11pm. Then the next morning we are going to the beach for a week. I am going to be so tired. But what can I say. It's summer.

Then it is the 2nd week of August and school starts the next week.

Man, I am tired just typing all of this and now I have to go and physically do it :-) Well, I will have to let you know how it goes...if I survive!!!!! :-P

PROM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2010-05-05T14:24:00.002-04:00

Prom is only 2 days away. Now I know what some of you are thinking, "Homeschoolers don't have proms!" or "Homeschool Proms are boring." However, this is not the case for this prom. My friend Amanda and her mom are in charge of the prom committee. My mom and I and several other moms' and daughters' on also on the committee. We have been planning this Prom since last July. That is almost a year. I can hardly believe that it is already here. I am so excited. This is going to be the best prom in the whole world. Homeschoolers from all over are coming. We have about 120 people coming. Some are coming with dates, some are coming with a group of friends and some are just coming by themselves. However no matter how you come or who you come with, EVERYONE is going to have a great time. At least they better because a lot of love, thought and devotion as gone into this prom!!! I will tell you all how it goes :-)

The SAT kills your Brain!!!!!

2010-05-03T18:00:00.003-04:00

On Saturday morning, my alarm clock went off at 6:15am. I turned over and was slightly confused at why I would be getting up this early, because I am not a morning person, and then I remembered....I had to get ready to leave for the SAT. The worst and longest test a person can ever take in their entire lives!!! So I left the house promptly at 6:50am to go pick up my good friend Amanda. She and 2 of my other friends had to suffer through this test with me. Amanda is also not a morning person but we were on the road towards Millbrook High by 7:05am. We got to the school around 7:25am because I wanted to get there early so that I could make sure I got a good park. Amanda and I followed the mass of people and waited outside for instructions. Forty-Five minutes later, Amanda and I were both assigned to Building 100. Amanda was in room 132 and I was in room 127. My room didn't actually start the test until 8:15am. The test is said to only take 3 hours and 45 minutes but I am pretty sure it takes a lot longer. The test consists of 1 25-minute Essay, 6 25-minute sections, 2 20-minute sections, and 1 10-minute section. Needless to say, it is an extremely long test!!!! :-) I didn't get done with the test until 1:15pm. We only got a break every 50 minutes. They were only 5 minutes long and we only had 3 of them. After we all finished, we all went to lunch at Panera. I think that is one of the best lunches I have ever had in my entire life! :-) On the way home I also stopped and got a large tea from Bojangles. It was very yummy. Then I went home and watched Sherlock Holmes. I liked it. When the movie was over, my dad asked me to run to the grocery store to get some stuff for dinner. I didn't want to go but I went anyway. I had the hardest time trying to find things in the store that I knew I knew where they were. I only had 7 things on my list and it took me 1/2 an hour to find 3 things. I could not find the pizza sauce, the pizza cheese, or the bacon bits. I was talking to myself and wandering up and down the same aisles over and over. It's a wonder that Food Lion didn't kick me out! :-) I finally found everything I needed and started heading towards home. I decided to go the back way because there aren't any traffic lights that way. I got to the railroad tracks and stopped because those tracks make me nervous because you can't see around the curve and it isn't protected. So I started over the tracks. Then all of a sudden I hear metal scraping across the pavement. So I pulled my car over into someone's front yard, turned on my hazard lights and got out to see what was making that noise. There wasn't anything! So I got back in and tried to go again and the sound started again. So I called my dad and told him I hadn't wanted to go to the store in the first place and now my car was making a terrible sound and I couldn't figure out where it was coming from. He told me he would be right there and to just stay where I was. While I was waiting several cars came and went past me and no one stopped to ask if I was okay and needed help. I was thinking to myself that the people of Youngsville were not very helpful or friendly when a man (who wass quite scary looking I might add) slowly passes me and asks me if I was okay. I said that I was and that I was waiting for my dad to come. He asked me if I had run out of gas. I politely said that I hadn't but that my car was making a terrible sound and that my dad would be there any minute. While I was saying this I was thinking, "I know when to put gas in my car. I am not dumb! What do I look like a Damsel in Distress!" However, I decided that it would have been rude to say those things because 1) He was an adult, 2) He had stopped to ask if I needed help, and 3) He was scary looking :-). After the man was convinced that I was okay he went on his way. So finally my dad got there and and told me to switch cars with him so he could listen to the sound to figure out where it was coming from. We had to get it home some how because I was parked in someone's front yard. So he gets in and cranks it. It made the sound once and then didn't make it the rest of the way home. Apparently, I had picked up something from the railroad tracks and it just happened to fall of when my dad drove it! :-( So when we got home I just decided that it wasn't my fault that I couldn't function properly. I decided that it was the SAT's fault because I had used up all my Brain Cells that morning while taking it and that my trip to the store and my car episode was the last straw and so my brain officially died. However, after I got some sleep my brain has slowly come back to life. I don't think it is fully alive yet but it is getting there :-)

10 Interesting Facts about Me!!!!

2010-04-14T13:14:00.002-04:00

These are just some things that I think are interesting about me.

1) I am a 2nd Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do.

2) I love Chemistry.

3) I am a major "Walker, Texas Ranger" fan. I have watched that show since I was 3.

4) I am also a big "Wonder Woman" fan.

5) I want to go to UNC Chapel Hill.

6) I love to memorize things.

7) I really like the Mountains.

8) I also really like the beach.

9) I have always liked the idea of Fairies.

10) I love to read.

I hope these facts help you picture what I like and who I am :-)

Taking a Break

2010-03-09T09:05:00.003-05:00

Every Monday (or almost every Monday :-) I participate in a bible study with 3 of my good friends. Yesterday, we were learning about giving up all our worldly possessions in order to be Christ's disciple. We all felt that we would give up our worldly possessions for Christ but that we wouldn't give them up very willingly. So, this week we decided that we were going to give up one of our worldly possessions. Boy did we have a hard time deciding on one thing to give up. Everyone had something different that they were willing to give up. Then someone suggested that we all give up FACEBOOK!!!! Facebook is a big thing in all of our daily lives :-) I get on several times a day. Getting on Facebook is how I stay in touch with the world. Not all of us were willing to give up Facebook. However, we finally agreed and so the 4 of us will be off of Facebook for a week. Monday to Monday. So far I haven't missed Facebook (at least not very much). Without getting on Facebook, my email isn't very full either so I am kind of taking a break from that also. I haven't been keeping up with blogging lately so I decided that since I couldn't get on Facebook I would update my blog. This is going to be good for me. I am sure I will have much more free time this week because I am not getting on Facebook so many times a day. I will make sure to post and let everyone know how it goes :-) But for now I am off to work on Algebra II homework and get ready to leave for Spanish.

I don't like Growing Up!!!!

2010-01-26T12:32:00.002-05:00

I don't want to grow up. I want to be a kid forever. Ok not really but it feels that way sometimes. This past Saturday I took the SAT for the first time. I couldn't believe that I was actually taking it. I always thought that Juniors and Seniors in Highschool were really old. However, now that I am one I have realized that they really weren't all that old. I am not ready to leave and go to college. I just want to stay home. It's hard to believe that I will be looking at colleges this summer. It makes me feel really old and really young at the same time. Yes, I do want to go to college but not now. I'm not ready. I am not ready to grow up and take responibility. Can't I just stay young a little while longer. I guess not. No matter how much I want to stay young I am constantly getting older. That's just how life goes. I will just have to suck it up and be a big girl :-( Hopefully I will feel older someday but right now I just don't want to grow up.

Happy New Year!!!!

2010-01-04T17:34:00.003-05:00

Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I had a great Christmas/New Year break. I was sad to see it go. I am very excited for the things to come in 2010.

Some things that are coming up this year:
1. I am taking the SAT
2. I get my after nine drivers liscense
3. Alexa turns 9
4. Owen turns 13
5. I have Prom in May!!!!!!!!!!!
6. I am Ian's assistant coach in Upward Basketball
7. We are going to the Great Wolf Lodge for Owen's birthday
8. I am going to start tutoring in Chemistry
9. Alicyne is getting married

I have a lot of things to do this year and these things are only through the month of May. I love the start of the new year. It always feels like a fresh start. You get to do the things that you ment to do last year and make them a new memory for this year:-)

Trying to Catch Up!!!!

2009-11-05T10:52:00.014-05:00

Wow!!! It has been a long time since I have posted. Here is an account of what has been going in the last 3 1/2 months:

1. In June/August Owen, my dad and I went on a missions trip to Acuna, Mexico and Del Rio, TX. We did a TKD sports camp and a couple of Demos.

This is Owen crossing the Texas/Mexico border!

2. Also in August we took a family trip to the beach. We were all there. Mom, Dad, Me, Owen, Alexa, Ian, Josh, Amanda, Grandma, Pawpaw, Tim, and Maranda (Teagan was there to but you couldn't see her :-)

These were taken while we were waiting in line for the Sea Turtle Hospital. We waited for a very long time, but it was worth it.

3. In September I turned 16. I got my drivers liscense, I had a party, and I went to New York with both of my parents to see the Broadway show "Wicked". I had a very good birthday. Wicked was amazing.

Danae came early (a day and 1/2 early) and helped me decorate.

These were my friends that came to my party.

Mom and I before Wicked.

All three of us at Sardi's before Wicked.

Me after Wicked.

Mom and I in Times Square.

Dad and I on the Ferris Wheel at Toys 'R Us!

4. On Sept. 14 (my mom's birthday) I had my tonsils and adnoids removed. It was terrible. My throat hurt so bad for a really long time afterward. I thought it was never going to go away.

5. Ian turned 7 on the 25th of Sept. We also had Mule Days that weekend.

6. In the beginning of October Teagan Marie Horst was born. Tim and Maranda were very excited. All the rest of us were too :-)

7. In the middle of October I did a Big Sis Lil Sis retreat at me church. It was a lot of fun. Abbey was my Little Sis.

8. Last weekend we went to CHerokee, NC. We have been learning about the Cherokee Indians in school and so my mom took the opertunity to go for a field trip/short vacation. We all had a great time.

9. At the end of October we had Anchorsoul. Mom and Alexa were a part of Jr. Anchorsoul. Dad and I were a part of Sr. Anchorsoul. I was a guide along with Leigh. We had a lot of fun, but we were also very tired at the end of the week. Daddy played the Jerk. Alexa was a kid in a Sunday School class and mom headed up Jr.

Now it is already November. I am in a bible study called the Truth Project which is a lot of fun. Coming up this month: I have Disciple Now at church. I am playing in the Powder Puff football game with my homeschool group. I am going to see the movie "New Moon" with mom and Trish!!! Thanksgiving is coming and I still have to fit school in there somewhere:-) Soon enough it will be Christmas. This year has flown by so fast. It has been a year of good times, bad times, painful times, fun times, and tiring times. It amazes me that all of those things can happen in just one year. I can't believe I am already a Junior in Highschool. Next year I will be a Senior and then it is off to college. Life just goes by so fast. Sometimes I wish it would slow down. However, I wouldn't want to trade my life for anything :-)

What Are Sisters for?

2009-07-20T13:35:00.005-04:00

I love having a sister. I enjoy spending time with my sister and doing fun things with my sister. A couple of weeks ago Alexa and I had the privilege of being at home by our selves. Our parents were out on a date, Owen was at a friend's house and Ian was at our grandma's. Alexa and I watched a girly movie and just talked. It was a lot of fun. After we were done watching the movie I decided that I wanted to do make-overs. Now most of you know that I can not wear just any kind of make-up. If I do put on just regular dress-up make-up there is a possibility that my face with swell and I could get a fever. However, at this particular moment I wanted to do make-overs. So we did. Alexa had a blast and I had fun watching her have a blast. I did her first and then she did me. As soon as we were done I had to hurry and wash the make-up off so that my face wouldn't swell really bad. It had already started swelling a little bit which was normal. Alexa had a great time and I had fun too, minus my face swelling a little.

Alexa and I haven't always been as close as we are right now. I know that she is only eight and that we will most likely grow closer as we both get older. However, I hadn't ever felt as close to my sister has I did that night. We were both doing something that we both enjoy together. I am going to start trying harder to spend more time with Alexa and get to know her better. She can be annoying sometimes but she will always be my sister and nothing can change that:-)

My Mosaic

2009-04-08T16:33:00.002-04:00

I think that this Mosaic reflects me very well :-)

a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search (http://www.flickr.com/)
b. Using only the first page, pick an image.
c. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into fd’s Mosaic Maker (http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/mosaic.php)
d. Save the image and post it.

The Questions:
1. What is your first name?
2. What is your favorite food?
3. What is your favorite color?
4. Favorite drink?
5. Dream vacation?
6. Favorite Hobby?
7. What you want to be/do when you grow up?
8. What do you love most in life?
9. One word to describe you?

An Update on my Busy Life:-)

2009-01-31T20:03:00.003-05:00

It has been a while since I last posted. I had a great New Year. Several of our friends came over and we played games and ate ALOT of food until midnight. At midnight we did poppers and sparklers.

I have had a busy school year. I don't have a lot of free time but when I do have it I love to read and watch "Walker Texas Ranger":-) I am really enjoying my classes and my other subjects that I do at home.

Thursday, I got my hair cut. I was so ready to have it cut. I donated my hair to Locks of Love. This is my 5th time donating my hair. I really enjoy seeing how long it takes for me to grow my hair 11 inches. I like the idea that my hair is going to help a child who has no hair feel like they are normal and that they won't stand out amoung a group of people.

The Campbells brought their new baby home from Ethiopia this month. He is SO cute:-)

We went skiing a few weeks ago and we all enjoyed it. It was really nice to be able to spend almost a week with my dad before he really got into the "Tax Season Mood":-)
We also went tubing while we were there. I almost enjoyed that more than the skiing. We all had very sore shins and arms by the time we left at the end of the week:-)

My family throughly enjoyed the first snow of 2009. We played in it almost all day and then came in for some hot chocolate (and still managed to get our school and chores done) I had a cold at the beginning of that week so since I went out and played in the snow I could barely talk the next day:-) I just couldn't resist not playing in the snow. That was the most snow that I had seen in like 3 years:-)

I am still in a Homeschool Girls Choir. I am really enjoying it. I have loved to sing ever since I can remember. I used to sing more than I talked and Alexa is following in my footsteps:-) We just started our spring semester and we have some really neat songs. I have a video of one of our Christmas Songs that I may post up here soon.

The Super Bowl is tomorrow. My dad and my brothers have a party every year and all of their friends come over and they yell at the TV and eat "manly" food:-) I enjoy watching them:-) Last year my mom, Mrs. Tracy, Leigh and I all went to see the movie "27 Dresses". It was ok. So this year we are going to go out to eat and we are going to see another movie. I am not sure which one we are going to see.

I hope you enjoyed reading about my busy life and I will post pictures of my new hair-do and are ski trip.

It's that Time of Year!

2008-12-18T10:18:00.002-05:00

I love Christmas time. I love the cold weather and the cold nights sitting by the fire. I don't love Christmas just because I give and receive presents or because I get to eat yummy food. I love Christmas because this is the time of year that Christ is truly celebrated. Not that we shouldn't celebrate Christ all of the time but people seem to actually recognize that CHRISTmas is supposed to symbolize Jesus. People who don't go to church very often or people who don't come to church at all come to a Christmas Eve service because, half of the time, they feel like they have to but I think that it is better to come to church on Christmas Eve than to not go to church at all your whole life. When those people come to the Christmas Eve service they hear the gospel. What better way is there to present the gospel through the CHRISTmas story. The Christmas story (if told correctly) is so pure, simple and sweet. I just thank our Lord and Savior for giving us this time of year to TRULY celebrate, worship, recognize, and understand His TRUE and MIGHTY love for us.

I hope everyone has a Merry CHRISTmas and that everyone will celebrate Christ in everything they do this holiday season.

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

2008-11-27T14:10:00.001-05:00

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. I have so many things to be thankful for. A few are:

1.MY SAVIOR
2.My Family
3.My Friends
4.My necessities
5.My dog
6.Love

It is hard to keep up!!!!

2008-10-27T18:36:00.003-04:00

I have been very busy lately, as usual:-) I am in two different classes for school. I take a Chemistry class under a College professor. I also take a class that has Literature, History, Geography, and Writing. Two of my friends moms teach the class. So with both of those classes I have a lot of Homework each week. I am also a procrastinator and don't do my work until the last minute. In Writing we are writing a 10 paged research paper. That is going to take a while. I am also doing Geometry this year in Math and I am trying to finish my Language and Spelling for the rest of the year. On top of all that, I am testing for my 2nd degree black belt in 26 days. So I am training for that as well. Training for black belt takes up a lot of my time and so it is really hard to get everything done. I am also in an all girls choir. This is my fifth year in the choir. I really enjoy singing and several of my friends are also in the choir. So I am a very busy person and it is hard to keep up with it all, but I just trust the Lord that He will help me get through and get everything that I need to get done done!!!

Ken's Corny Corn maze

2008-10-12T11:14:00.002-04:00

Last night we went to Ken's Corny Corn maze. It is a 2 1/2 mile corn maze.I was in a group with Amanda and Ellie. It took us 56 minutes to get through the corn maze. We had a lot of fun. Each group gets a flag and a punch card. You are trying to find hole punches with the letter that you need on it. You carried a flag so that in case you couldn't get out you could wave it in the air above the corn stalks so that somebody could come and help you get out. We got lost several times and missed the boxes with the hole punches several times. Owen was in a group with Jason, Nathen, Mr. Rob, and Mr. Mark. Alexa and Ian were in a group with my dad and my grandpa. My group got out before Owen's group and Alexa and Ian's group. We were quite proud:-) Then afterwards we went to McDonald's for supper. After we were finished Ellie, Amanda, Alexa and I went and played on the playground. We knew that we were to big and we got stuck quite a few times:-) We took a video of each of us coming down the slide. It was really funny. We had a great time and I hope that we get to do it again soon.

She's gone:-(

2008-10-09T15:36:00.002-04:00

Okay, as most of you know my mom is gone for the weekend. She has gone to Mississippi to be with one of her good friend's. Her friend's grandfather past away yesterday. He was like a father to my mom's friend. Her friend called my mom 40 minutes after his death and my mom just felt like she needed to go. I totally understand that. But I miss her terribly. She just left this morning and it has only been 4 hours but it has felt like forever. She will get back late on Sunday. I guess I didn't realize how much I needed her until she wasn't here. I know she will be back but I still miss her. I am just glad that she is coming back home on Sunday. It is only 3 days. I haven't ever gone this long without her. My dad will be here at night but I am here with Owen, Alexa, and Ian during the day. At least he will be home on Saturday. We are going to Ken's Corny Corn Maze on Saturday so that should be fun. I hope the time goes by quickly.

Braces and Birthdays and Mule Days

2008-09-24T13:10:00.003-04:00

I haven't been very good at keeping up with my blog. Since my last post I have had a birthday and my mom has had a birthday. I got my permit on my birthday. So I have been driving. It is a lot of fun and nerve racking:-) My mom had a good birthday. We got her a recliner. I am enjoying having the recliner:-) Ian's birthday is tomorrow. He will be 6 years old. It is hard to believe that he will be that old. I also got my braces today. I was a little nervous but they look great. They aren't too sore right now but I am sure they probably will hurt in a little while:-) Every year in September my family and I all go to Benson, NC for something called Mule Days. It is a lot of fun. There are funnel cakes, hot dogs, french fries, snow cones, and bloomin' onions. The town closes the main street so that you can ride your horses (if you have one) everywhere. We get there on Friday and leave on Saturday night. We stay with my great grandmother. We wear cowboy boots and cowboy hats. On Friday we go to the mule races and then that night we go to the carnival that they have there. Then on Saturday we get up and watch a parade. There are all kinds of things in the parade. Sometimes there are pony rides that Owen, Alexa, and Ian like to ride. I am very excited because Lillie (my dog) is coming with us. This will be her first Mule Days so I hope it goes well:-) She tends to have a barking tendency:-) I just wanted to update and share what as been going on. I hope to see most of you (who read this)soon:-)

Pictures of the missions trip to Texas!

2008-08-21T10:53:00.019-04:00

These are some of the pictures I took in Texas. I had a really good time. I hope you enjoy looking at these. If you haven't read about my trip scroll down the blog posts.

This was the main room in our side of the church. The bedrooms with the bunk beds were off of this room. This is where we kept all of our luggage.

This was the shower trailer:-)

This is the van that we rode in. It was a 15 passenger van, but we usually fit in at least 20:-)

This is Ryan. He used to live in Del Rio but now he lives in Germany. He flew to Del Rio to help us.

This was my bed. As you can see, it isn't made:-)

This is Jackson, Me and Taylor.

This is me breaking concrete:-)

This was my dad breaking concrete.

This was the Border Patrol Truck:-)

This was a man on the streets of Mexico. He was carrying garlic around his neck and was selling them.

This is a shop in Mexico. Isn't it colorful!

This was the front of the church. That's Master Amanda in the front with her purse. The purple belt is Madison. Kayley is behind Madison, Bethany is the one with braids, Anna is standing in front of Bethany. Then it is Forrest, Andrew, and then Reid.

This was the church's sign.

This Reid, Kaden, and Jackson. Jackson is the one that I helped him break his board. Isn't he cute:-)

This is Mrs. Tina doing the purse skit:-)

This is Yahira, Lauren, Jill, Taylor, and Victoria. This was my small group.

This is my dad at the airport.

Days 8, 9 & 10

2008-08-21T10:33:00.002-04:00

Day 8
Today Master Woolman took us(Me, Daddy, Ryan, Hailey, Mr. Dan, and Amanda) into Mexico to shop. We had a great time. I was very thankful that Master Woolman had made it possible for us to go. When we got back we had to go do a demo at the mall, we did the same thing that we did at the church in Mexico. Then some of the girls went shopping. I went to the Wilson's and had a snack and played Uno Attack with Forrest. Then it was time for conformation. We had to do forms, a few kicks, and break concrete. I broke 2 pieces of concrete. I broke it wrong though and I hurt my wrist. I was just glad that the concrete still broke:-) Daddy and Mrs. Tina both hit theirs wrong and hurt their hands and wrists. We all sat around with bags of ice:-) We had Dominoes for supper. Then we went back to the lodgings and went to bed.

Day 9
I got sick this morning. So I stayed at the lodgings instead of going to church and slept for awhile. Mrs. Tina, Daddy, and Amy took good care of me:-) I was feeling better by the time they got back from church. We went to the Scheller's for lunch. They had a swimming pool. So we went swimming:-) When we left there we went to the church to teach the beginners class. Jackson and Taylor joined TKD. I helped in the beginners class the first hour and in the Little Gators the second hour. After that we went to the lodgings to pack. I took a shower and I packed up all my stuff. Then we went to Applebee's for supper. It was very yummy. Then we came back and went to bed.

Day 10
We got up at 6:00am this morning because our suitcases had to be in the hallway by 6:30am. We left at 7:00am. It was a 3 hour drive to the Antonio Airport and I slept part of the way. So it didn't feel like that long of a drive. We got to the airport at 10:15am and checked in our bags. Mine was exactly 50lbs. That is has heavy has it can go or you have to pay for the extra pounds. Then we went through security. After that we all ate some lunch. I had McDonald's. Then we boarded the plane and took off. We were on our way home:-)

Day 7...

2008-08-20T15:22:00.002-04:00

Today was the last day of Sports Camp. Kayley led three older girls to Christ in her small group today. We practiced for the parents night. We set up for the second Sports Camp and then went to the lodgings to eat lunch. We came back for the second Sports Camp and then we had to set up for Parents Night. There was a little boy in the monkeys who became very attached to me. He decided that he wasn't going to go up and do the stuff or break a board in front of all the parents. So afterward Daddy was going to let him break his board but he refused to. His mom started to get frustrated with him so I asked her if I could try to get him to break his board. After about 15 minutes of trying to convince him to break it. He finally broke it! He was so proud of himself. He gave me a big hug and his mom took a picture of him breaking his board. Then after the parents night a few of us went to see the Batman movie "The Dark Night". Reid came with me and Daddy. Pastor Wilson's neice who was staying with them for the summer and I became pretty good friends. She came and with us and she sat beside me at the movie. It wasn't all that great. When we got back Amanda was upset about the movie. So Jill, Amanda, Maddison and I stayed up until 2am talking about the movie. Then we all went to bed.

Day 6...

2008-08-11T12:23:00.002-04:00

This morning I got up and got ready for camp. We got to the church and I was asked to help in the beach volleyball area. It was not a very good place to be. The morning camp did okay with it, but the afternoon camp was terrible. They wouldn't listen, they were rude, and they would hit the balls really hard and the helpers would have to run and get them. Then this little boy who comes to the 1st camp came and helped me. He was there because his sister was in the afternoon camp. After that I helped Mrs. Sosa in her tumbling class:-) I don't know how I got chosen to help her in there! I can't tumble at all:-) Then Grandmaster Sosa was teaching the little gators. So Master Jamie told me to watch so that I would know what to teach in our school's little gator class. Tonight we went to Mexico to do a demo at a church. It was one of the most amazing things we did during the whole trip. The people at the church had a great and amazing love for the Lord. They cried, they danced, they laughed, and they even shook tambourines while they were singing and dancing. We did Kungfu Panda, One-Steps, The purse skit, Pirates, Breaking, and Secrets. I sis one-steps with Hailey. I did a regular round kick and a tornado kick to break my boards. Master Woolman preached and 6 people prayed to receive Christ. Kayley also led a little girl to Christ in her small group. On the way back from Mexico we stopped be McDonald's to eat supper. Then we all went to bed.

Day 5...

2008-08-05T11:14:00.000-04:00

Today was Mrs. Kay(the cook's) birthday. We made her a big card and sang "Happy Birthday" to her. Her and her husband are really nice and make really good food. So then we left for the church. We did "For By Grace" and the Heaven skit. I was the Grace in "For By Grace" So then we came back for lunch and then went back to the church for the second camp. After the second camp we had demo practice. Half way through the demo practice it started to rain. It rained really hard for about 10 minutes and then it just stopped. When we walked outside after the rain had stopped there was a gigantic puddle right in front of the door. So then we came back to the "lodgings" for supper. After supper we had to practice the demos for Mexico. Then Grandmaster Sosa and his wife arrived. They are really nice. After that I went to bed.

Day 4...

2008-08-01T10:33:00.003-04:00

I woke up this morning and got ready to go. My arm had been hurting yesterday and it was kind of raised up and swollen. So this morning I decided to show Doc. Cromwell. I had tennis elbow(the muscle in my arm was inflamed). So he told me to not lift anything heavy and to basically try not to use it. He gave me some lotion to put on it. It stings and it smells a lot like Bengay:-) It is called Pain-a-Trate. He said it could be a little while before it stops hurting. I helped Amanda do the laundry today. Daddy is gone right now. He is at the church setting up for tomorrow. I played some cards with Hailey and Amanda and eventually Kayley and Jill joined in. Then we ate supper. After supper I played a game of spoons. Then Mrs. Tina, Hailey, and I folded some laundry. We also made the boast sign for "For By Grace". Then Mrs. Tina and I played cards. It was a pretty good day. Grandmaster Sosa comes tomorrow.

Day 3...

2008-07-31T16:58:00.002-04:00

I had to wake up at 6:15am this morning. I was very glad that I had gone to bed at 11:00pm last night. We had breakfast at 7:15am and then we left to go to get ready for the first sports camp. I had to write out name tags. We had about 60 kids come and be the end it had all gone very well. I am Master Jill's small group assistant. She has done very well. After sports camp we came back to the "lodgings" to eat lunch. Then we went back to the church to get ready for the second sports camp. I had to do name tags for this camp as well. It went a lot better during the second sports camp. I had to help Master Jamie with Bo Staff. We had to do it outside!!! It was TERRIBLY HOT!!!! So after the second sports camp we got the choice to either rest at the lodgings or to go swimming. I chose SWIMMING!!! It was quite refreshing. After that we came back to "lodgings" for supper. I got to stay at the "lodgings" instead of going back to the church to set up for tomorrow. I was very tired so I went to bed early.

Day 2...

2008-07-30T12:23:00.002-04:00

This morning I woke up and I was freezing cold. I got up and got dressed and then I went into the kitchen to eat breakfast. Then we got ready to go to the Wilson's church for church. We did the Kungfu Panda skit this morning. After church we came back to the "lodgings" to eat lunch. That was when I was told that I had to participate in the tournament. I was NOT happy!!! The tournament started at 4:00pm and ended at 9:00pm. There were five blackbelts that had to participate. They were me, Reid, Bethany, Hailey, and Master Amanda. We did our forms first. I got 4th place. I was totally satisfied. Then we sat for 4 hours waiting for it to be our turn to spar. It was 8:30pm when it was finally our turn to spar. I sparred Hailey and I lost. Then we came back and ate supper. I took a shower and then I went to bed.

Day 1...

2008-07-29T15:41:00.002-04:00

We got on the plane at 11:25am and took off at 11:50am. Daddy and I played a game of Rummy 500 for a little while but then I got a bad head-ache so we had to stop. I took some Tylenol and I started to feel better. Then Forrest came up to where I was sitting and wanted to play cards. So Daddy went and sat with Mr. Kent so that Forrest and I could play cards. After a while Hailey and Forrest switched places and Hailey and I played cards. There was a little boy on the plane who was eight years old. He was flying all by himself to his grandparents house. He had been crying at the beginning of the flight so Daddy, me and Hailey all played and talked to him throughout the flight. We landed at the San Antonio Airport at 1:53pm Texas time. Then we went to the baggage claim and found all our luggage rather quickly and easily. We took them out to the big green van and loaded it up. It was another 3 hour car ride to Del Rio after the 3 hour plane ride! When we got to the church where we were staying. We unloaded and got our beds ready. I started out in the room with Kayley and Jill and I had a top bunk but I had a hard time getting up on and down from it. So I moved into the room with Bethany and Hailey because there was an empty bottom bunk. After we got everything settled we ate supper. We had roast, rice, green beans, and a salad. It was very yummy. Then we went to the Wilson's church to do demo practice. We practiced Kungfu Panda until 10:30pm. Then Doc. Cromwell talked for awhile and then we all broke up into groups to pray. It was me, Daddy, Mr. Huffman, and Hailey. After that Mr. Kent, Mr. Dan, and Daddy built the Cross for the Kungfu Panda skit. Then Mrs. Cromwell brought us back to the "lodgings" and I got ready for bed. Then Daddy came back and Daddy and I, the Carrow's, the Huffman's, Doc. Cromwell, Nate and Master Woolman sat in the kitchen and talked for a while. Then I went to bed.

I'm back!!!

2008-07-29T15:39:00.002-04:00

I am back from Texas. I had a great time. I made a lot of new friends and I got to know a lot of wonderful kids. I kept a daily journal of what I did so I will be posting them a.s.a.p. I hope you all have had a wonderful summer. I know that I have.

Leaving for Texas on Saturday:-)

2008-07-17T16:32:00.002-04:00

I am leaving for Texas on Saturday. I am very excited!!! This will be the farthest I have ever gone in the US. It is also my first airplane ride. I can't wait. We leave on Saturday and get back the 28Th(which is a Monday). I am going with my TKD group, so it should be a lot of fun. We are going to Del Rio, TX(I don't think I spelled that right:-) and we may so into Mexico for a day. My dad is coming with me. I am going to start packing tonight:-) Oh and HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMANDA:-) Thanks for being such a good friend. Good luck on getting your permit:-)

Camp, Missions Trip, and a lot more!!!!

2008-07-03T18:45:00.002-04:00

Sorry I haven't posted in awhile. I was at New Life Camp for Teen Week 2 weeks ago. Then I came home and rested. Then on Sunday my dad's childhood neighborhood had a reunion. He had a really good time. He had the oldest child (me) and the most children:-) That wasn't a big surprise. Then after we left the reunion my aunt, her two year old daughter, and my dad's mom all came back to our house for my dad's birthday. We swam and ate hamburgers and lemon pound cake:-) It was very good:-) I am leaving for my missions trip to Texas in 16 days. I am very excited. This will be my first time on an airplane. My dad and I are going with our TKD school. It should be a lot of fun. Tomorrow is the fourth of July and we don't have any big plans. I think it will be nice just to be able to hang out at home. We may go to my grandma's tomorrow evening for supper and to watch fireworks. Lillie went to the groomers on Tuesday and she looks soooooo much better. She was REALLY hyper when she got home:-) I guess I would be hyper too if I had been at the groomers all day. My dad set up the Slip n' Slide today so we are going to do that after supper. We had a great time on it last year. The length of it eventually grew to around 80ft; maybe even a little more. I am enjoying my summer and I hope that it continues to be a good one.

My Busy Summer

2008-06-10T09:32:00.004-04:00

I am sorry that I haven't been posting a lot lately. I have been very busy. On May 31st my aunt got married. That was a big thing. It was beautiful. I had a lot of fun. So the weekend before the wedding New Life Camp called. They wanted me to be a C.I.T for Early Week(June 1st-June 7th) I wasn't sure if I wanted to be a C.I.T at all this year. But my mom told me that this would be a great opportunity. So I said that I would do it. I called my friend, Amanda, to see if she had gotten called(she wanted to be a C.I.T during Early Week REALLY bad). I called her and they hadn't called her. She was NOT happy. So I get off the phone and I went to get into our pool, about an hour after I had called Amanda camp called her! She was going to be a C.I.T worker(a C.I.T worker works in the kitchen and helps with the kids, a C.I.T stays with the kids the whole time) any way she was very excited. So the day after my aunt's wedding my mom and I stayed home from church and packed up all my stuff and I was off to camp. The week turned out to be a really good week. I made some new friends and was reunited with some old friends. There was a girl in the cabin next to me that really made an impression on me. She had down-syndrome. She was so pasionate about Christ. She loved to have her hair played with and she loved Jesus with all her heart. She rededicated her life to Christ during the week of camp. So I came home from camp and then I went to bed. This week I don't have to go hardly any where. But next week I am going back to New Life Camp for my week to be a camper. I am also doing Tae Kwon Do sports camp that week. My friend, Leigh, and I are going to New Life Camp during the day, going to Tae Kwon Do sports camp during the night, then coming back to camp to go to sleep, and then waking up and doing it all over again! So I am going to be very tired this coming week. This summer, I am also going on a missions trip in July, and I have to take the driving part of drivers ed some time during this summer! So I have a very busy summer.

I am FINISHED!!!!!!

2008-05-15T14:36:00.002-04:00

I just finished my last test for biology. I am offically finished. I am very happy that I am finished. I'm finished,I'm finished,I'm finished,I'm finished.
Hooray!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tuesday/ Biology/FROGS!!!!!

2008-05-06T11:14:00.003-04:00

Today is a typical Tuesday. I woke up (I didn't really want to wake up), I got dressed and then I went over to my grandpa's because he was taking me to biology. Biology was a little more interesting then normal. We are on our last module and we only have 1 more week to go:-) In this module we are learning about mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. Today we mostly talked about snakes and frogs.

Most of you know that I am terrified of frogs. I DO NOT like frogs. I don't know why but I have NEVER liked frogs. I scream whenever one is near me. I don't really care much for snakes either, but I REALLY do NOT like FROGS!!!!!! YUCK!!!!!!

School Play!

2008-04-24T15:57:00.012-04:00

We did a school play this year. It was the play "The Odyssey". It is a Greek play about a Greek who's name was Odysseus. We had a really good time putting it on. I was a narrator, a solider, and a hand-maiden. Here are some pictures of us:

These are my friends Ellie and Tabby.

These are my friends Mickie and Tabby.

This is me in my narrator costume(do you like my mask:-)

This is Mickie getting ready for the play to start.

Here's Tabby posing for the camera!

This is Tabby and Amanda.

Ellie posing for the camera!

This is all of us.
Top Left to Right: Tabby, Mickie, Leigh
Bottom Left to Right: Ellie, Emalee, me, and Amanda

It was a lot of fun and we all had a fun time doing it!!!

I'm Alive and Well

2008-04-13T20:22:00.002-04:00

I made it through Drivers Ed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so glad that it is over. At the end of the week I had an average of 88.2 and my final was an 82. I was so happy when I didn't have to get up at 6:30am on Saturday morning. Soon I will take the Driving part and then I will get my permit in September. I am so excited to be able to drive. I can't wait:-)

DRIVERS ED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-04-06T16:54:00.002-04:00

I am starting Drivers Ed tomorrow. I am so excited. I am taking it with Amanda and Ellie. I am not looking forward to getting up early:-( I will let you know how I do.

Another Typical Monday!!!!

2008-03-31T14:56:00.001-04:00

Today has been a good day. I have done a lot of school work. Owen doesn't have gymnastics tonight so we will all be home (except for my dad). We had a long weekend. I stayed at my friend's house on Friday night. Then my uncle had a sleep-over at our house. It was a lot of fun. We went ice-skating and we watched Enchanted. Then we all got up and my Grandma cooked us a big breakfast. Then I had another birthday party to go to at 1:30pm. It was a lot of fun. It was for my friend Leigh. It was at the pool at the Sleep Inn. We had a good time. Then we came home and rested a little while because we were all pretty tired. Then we had to go to my dad's office to clean it. We are kind of like his office's janitors:-) After that we went and got some Chinese for supper. It was very good. After supper my mom and I watched the movie, Step Up, on our Projector. My dad and Owen watched the movie, Transformers on the big TV up stairs, and Alexa and Ian watched a movie on the portable DVD player in my mom and dad's room. Then we all went to bed.

Yuck Yuck Yuck:-(

2008-03-26T11:36:00.002-04:00

We have had a very interesting week this week. On Easter morning Owen woke up with a stomachache, a sore throat and a temperature of 102. So he didn't have the best Easter morning. So my mom took him to the Doctors on Monday and he had Strep Throat. Well my throat had also been hurting on Sunday. I had a bad cough and it sometimes hurt to swallow. So I woke up on Monday morning and I thought that I had laryngitis. I sounded awful and I felt awful. I didn't go to the Doctor on Monday. So I woke up yesterday morning my cough was worse, my throat hurt really bad, and I had a runny nose. My mom made me a Doctors appointment, but she had to test. So my Grandpa had to take me to the Doctors. I was so sure that I had Step Throat. I didn't! I have some kind of Sore Throat Virus. The nurse told me to drink lots of liquids and to stay on Cold medicine. I was so mad. I went to the Doctor for no reason. Oh well I guess it is better to be safe then sorry, right. So sometimes my voice sounds normal and sometimes I sound like a frog. I have choir today but I won't be able to sing( I sound awful). My nose is so stopped up it is not even funny and I look like Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer. But it will hopefully blow over soon and then I will feel better. I hope:-)

Hey Everyone!!

2008-03-20T09:03:00.000-04:00

Well we got a new computer it is just taking awhile to get used to it. I will now be able to post again. I just wanted everyone to know that our computer is up and running.

Sorry:-(

2008-03-09T16:46:00.000-04:00

Sorry that I haven't posted in awhile. Our computer crashed on Tuesday. I am at my Grandma's so this is the only reason why I am posting. I hadn't realized how much you enjoy having a computer until you don't have one any more. My parents are out looking for a new one right now. I hope to post again soon but I don't know how long that will be. It may take a while to 1.Find a new computer; 2.To get up and running and 3.to hook the internet back onto it. I hope to get it running soon. Goodbye for now:-)

Some of my Friends

2008-02-17T14:36:00.001-05:00

These are some of my friends:

From Left to Right:

Ellie, Jenny, Emalee, Tabby, Me(Emily), Leigh, Danae, and Amanda.

A typical Monday!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-02-11T11:21:00.000-05:00

Today is Monday. I got up at nine and started doing some school. Then I ate breakfast and then loaded the dish washer. I have biology tomorrow:-( We should start dissecting things soon. I went to a birthday party yesterday. It was fun. It was for my friend Ellie's sisters from Ethiopia. They are turning one on the 15th. This Thursday will be Valentines day. We went to the Circus last Thursday. It was a lot of fun. We had a great time. My mom wouldn't tell us that we were going to the circus. She told us that there might be some motorcycles, tractors, canons, and people talking loudly. There were people talking louding and there was also a canon. We thought that we were going to a Demolition Derby. We were very surprised when we pulled up to the RBC center. We had a really good time.

Charlie Bites

2008-02-11T11:16:00.001-05:00

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I got this from Ellie's blog. I thought that it was funny and cute. I felt bad for the little boy that got bit, but it was funny at the same time.

MONDAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-02-04T21:36:00.000-05:00

Today is a monday. I got up at 10. I did a little bit of ToG reading. I finished reading my Science module and I just got back from cleaning my dad's office. Yesterday was the Super Bowl XLII. My dad and brothers had a party. There were a lot of men there. My mom and I went to go see the movie"27 Dresses" it was a cute movie. Then we came back and listened to the men either BOO or shout hooray. My dad hooked up the TV to our projector and my uncle let us borrow his surround sound. So while he had all this going, he also had the regular TV going. So you can probably imagine how loud it was. So over all it was a pretty good weekend.

Today is Wednesday

2008-01-30T11:28:00.000-05:00

Today has been a typical Wednesday. I woke up this morning with puppy breath in my face. So, I got up and did some school work:-( Owen has a fever today:-( My dad has a bad cold:-( We are in a sick stage. I had biology yesterday. I have choir and art today. We are rearranging our house this week. We are getting a big TV. We are making our schoolroom our bonus room and our TV room our schoolroom. We painted the new schoolroom(our old TV room) orange. My mom started painting it at 1:30 yesterday afternoon and finished at 5:00 yesterday evening. I hope our family feels better soon. I am going to be on the TKD testing board for the first time this Friday. I am very excited. Got to go get ready for choir.

Question of the day

2008-01-28T17:21:00.000-05:00

Today's question is:
If I were a timepiece I would be a . . .

Stopwatch
Grandfather clock
Timer
Watch
Wall clock

I would be a watch because I like to know what time it is at all times.

Which one would you be?

Today @ the nemitz's

2008-01-28T17:12:00.000-05:00

Today was okay. I got sick this morning:-( that wasn't any fun. I still don't feel 100% but I feel better than what I did. I just finished doing my Quarterly test for biology. It was 9 pages long. I have to turn it in tomorrow. Alexa and Ian both had fevers yesterday. I took a 2 hour nap today. It made me feel much better. My mom signed me up for Drivers-ed this morning. I am so excited. Two of my friends and I are taking it together. I can't wait to drive. So everyone should stay off the road:-) Just kidding. Hopefully I will be a good driver. I turn 14 1/2 in March and the class is in April. My friends that are taking it with me are just as excited as I am. We are all one month apart from each other. My friend, Amanda's birthday is in July, so she turned 14 1/2 in January. My friend, Ellie's birthday is in August, so she will be 14 1/2 in February. And my birthday is in September, so I will be 14 1/2 in March. I have to go finish school so I hope to see some of you soon:-)

Today is Thursday

2008-01-17T11:34:00.000-05:00

Today is a Pajama day at our house. I was going to get a hair cut last night but I couldn't because it was a 45 minute wait and we couldn't wait that long. Hopefully I will get one soon. We are just hanging around the house today. We are catching up on school. It is our 97th day of school. Only 83 days left:-) It is raining. We wanted it to snow but it isn't:-( We have Co-op tomorrow. I had choir yesterday. It went well. Then I had art class. It was a lot of fun. I personally think that I am artistically challenged, but it was only the first class. Hopefully I will get better at it. My mom and dad's anniversary was yesterday. They have been married for 15 years. My mom has been trying out new recipes lately. So far they all have been pretty good. We have had a french fry and cheeseburger casserole and a poppy seed chicken casserole. They were both very good. Today for lunch we are having something called Pizza Cups. It sounds pretty good. Talking about food is making me hungry:-) My dad has TKD tonight because we didn't have it on Tuesday night. He is the only one that has to go because it is for black belt prep. It is from 6:00-8:00pm but because of Tax Season he probably won't get there until 6:30pm. We are going to my grandma's tomorrow night because my mom and dad are going to help move a relative. So we will be there all day Saturday. It should be fun. I still have quite a bit of school work left to do. We have a quarterly test coming up for biology. That should be interesting. It is our second one this year. We have four of them in all. Just in case any of you were wondering, it isn't my mom teaching the class, it is a NC State Professor.

Question of the day (my mother made me do it)

2008-01-17T11:31:00.000-05:00

If I were a piece of luggage I would be a . . .

Carry On
Trunk
Pet Carrier
Laptop Case
Plastic Grocery Bag
Golf Travel Bag

I would be a pet carrier because I would be able to carry Lillie inside of me.

What would you be?

Update from Monday.

2008-01-16T10:57:00.001-05:00

Yesterday I had Biology. We watched an Al Gore movie. It was an hour and a half long. For biology this week I have to do 2 test re-takes, a lab report, and an argument paper about Global Warming. This should be a fun week. My friend Heather spent the night Monday night so that we could take her to Biology the next morning. She spent the night because her uncle was having surgery, so her mom could not drive her to biology. Tuesday afternoon, my Grandpa came and took us to Chick-fil-a for lunch. Then we came home and hung out because we didn't have Tae Kwon Do. We played and watched a movie with my Grandpa. We had a good time. We had Salsberry Steak for supper. It was very good. Today we have been doing school. I have choir. While I am at choir, Owen, has an art class. After choir I have art class. Then Owen has Gymnastics and the rest of us have church.

Question of the day (my mother made me do it)

2008-01-16T10:53:00.000-05:00

The Question of the day is:

If I were a part of a car I would be...

A Seat Belt

A Sunroof

A Gas Petal

A Horn

A Spare Tire

A Navigation System

I would be a Spare Tire beacuse a spare tire is there when you need it. I try to be there when someone needs me.

What would you be?

Question of the day (My mother made me do it)

2008-01-14T13:29:00.000-05:00

My mom has decided to use our blogs for school. So here is the schooling part of my blog:

The Question of the Day:

If I could keep only one of the following:

Television
Books
Computer
Telephone
Blow Dryer

I would chose the Computer because I enjoy using the computer. I like to check my emails, update my blog, etc. I also would need the computer for school. What would YOU choose?

Here is an update of my life.

2008-01-14T13:04:00.000-05:00

Lillie is doing great. She is getting bigger. More like half a pound bigger. Here is a picture of the Queen of Youngsville herself-

She was holding on to one of her toys and wouldn't let go(She is hanging off the ground):

On Saturday Alexa had cheerleading for Upward. That same day and almost at the same time Owen had a gymnastics meet. It was at his own gym so he wanted Alexa, Ian and I to go and watch him. He had to be at the gym to start warming up at 4:00pm. The meet didn't really start until 5:30pm though. Alexa's game was also at 4:00pm. So my dad took Owen and my mom took Alexa. Ian and I went to watch Alexa cheer. Alexa's cheering ended at 5:00pm. So as soon as that was over we dashed out the door and headed over to the gym. We got there just in time to see Owen do his first event. The high bar. He did great. The meet started at 5:30pm and we left there at 8:00pm. Owen got 4th place on the floor, 9th place on the mushroom/pommel horse and 11th place on rings. He was in 12th place over all. (This all took place inside the 10-11 level 5 group). His team was in 2nd place over all. His coach let him bring home the trophy until Wednesday. After that we went to McDonald's for supper. The next morning was Sunday and we all got up and went to church. When we got home we just hung out. Then my dad left for Tae Kwon Do. After he was done there, we went and cleaned his office. Then we stopped by SubWay and got some supper. Today we are picking back up where we left off in school. So that is a summary of my weekend.

Lillie update

2007-12-29T11:03:00.000-05:00

Lillie is doing great! The last three nights she has slept the whole night through. She is doing very while with our schedules. She turned 8 weeks old yesterday. I will have had her for 2 weeks tomorrow. She has gotten a lot bigger in these last few weeks. I keep on telling her that she has a big belly. We all have our own nicknames for her. I call her Cruella De Lillie. My dad calls her Lillie Pop. Alexa and Ian call her Lillie Pad. We have found out that she loves ham. My mom brought out some ham for lunch and when Lillie saw the ham she went nuts. So I gave her a piece of it and she could have probably taken my finger off the way she snatched that piece of ham. She is a great big, fluffy, bundle of joy and I am honored to have her as my friend and my pet.

One Day Left

2007-12-24T10:38:00.000-05:00

I am so excited that it is CHRISTmas Eve. The time has just flown by. I just keep reminding myself this CHRISTmas that it isn't about receiving gifts or giving gifts. It is about Jesus Christ's birthday. He came into this world to take our sins upon Himself so that we wouldn't have to carry our own sins. I can just picture Baby Jesus lying in a manger because there was no room for him in the inn. I can picture His mother, Mary, sitting beside Him pondering all these things in her heart. Please remember what CHRISTmas is truly about while you go to your families houses' or if you're just staying at home. Just remember that He died for us. He is what this CHRISTmas season is all about. Have a MERRY, MERRY CHRISTmas everyone, and I hope to see you soon.

My early Christmas gift

2007-12-19T14:51:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone sorry that I haven't posted in so long. I just wanted to let you all know that I got the puppy that I have always wanted. She is so sweet (99% of the time :-) I will hopfully get some pictures up of her soon.

My Weekend

2007-12-05T10:20:00.000-05:00

On Saturday my sister, Alexa, was in the Youngsville Christmas parade. After that we went home and cleaned downstairs, the schoolroom, and some of my room. Then we went to Walk Through Bethlehem with my aunt and her almost husband, Josh, after that they came back to our house and we all ate supper together (lasanga if anybody was wondering). After supper we watched the real Grinch That Stole Christmas. So they didn't leave our house until around 10:30pm. Then we all went to bed and woke up and went to church the next morning. I didn't go to Sunday School because I doing nursery for Haley Huffman. We didn't go to Service because we had to go to my Great Grandparents house for their 60th wedding anniversary. That started at 2:00pm so we didn't leave there until around 5:30pm. Then we went to my Grandma's house (my mom's mom) to help her decorate her tree. My aunt, Maranda, and my uncle, Tim, and my aunt, Amanda, and my almost uncle, Josh, and me great Grandma, Grandma B. were all there. After we had decorated my Grandma's tree we all played a big game of Telephone that was a lot of fun. There were 13 of us playng it was a lot of fun. Then we came home and went to bed. Then we woke up on Monday and we did school and some Christmas stuff. Then my Mom and Dad had a Christmas party and my brother also had Gymnastics. So my mom took Owen to Gymnastics and then went to her Christmas party. My Dad came home and I help him with some Tae Kwon Do stuff. He was feeling good because he had a huge knot on his neck. Then he left to go to the Christmas Party. I fed Alexa and Ian supper. Then one of Owen's team mate's mom brought Owen home from Gymnastics around 8:45pm. My parents got home not to long after that. Then on Tuesday morning my mom and I got up and my mom took me to Biology (it is an 8:30am class). When I got home we started getting lunch ready for my Grandpa (his birthday is today, Wednesday,) so while we were getting ready my friend, Ellie, called to see if I wanted to come over to meet her new siblings from Ethiopia) of coarse I did so after we had eaten lunch with Pawpaw I went over to her house (you can read their story at my friend's blog www.myethiopiansisters.blogspot.com or her parents blog at www.jobsdaughters.blogspot.com ) So then my mom pick me up from her house and we went to TKD. It was pre-testing night and my mom and my dad were both pre-testing. Owen couldn't do class because he had pulled his ham-string the night before. My mom and dad both passed and today I have Choir, Owen has Gymnastics, and Alexa, Ian and I have Church. But right now we are at home doing school:-( I will post more soon:-) So good bye for now.

Pictures at Disney World!!!!!!!

2007-12-03T18:43:00.000-05:00

Here are some pictures of us while we were in Disney World. There are way to many to put them all up here but here are a few:

This is us on Big Thunder Mountain.
This was the first roller coaster that we had ridden on.

This was us after one day in the parks.

We had been at Magic Kingdom from 9 a.m. - 11 p.m.

This was on Sunday.

Our Friends the Arnsmen's were there the same week that we were.

We had all gone on the Safari together.

This is us at Animal Kingdom on Monday.

This was me catching water drops.

This was at Epcot on Tuesday.

This is Ian catching "snow flakes" at MGM.

This was also on Tuesday.

This is Owen and I on the Tea cups on Thursday.

This was at Magic Kingdom.

I will be putting as many pictures as I can at a time.

But for now I hope that you enjoy these pictures (Amanda H.:-)

I'm BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-11-22T23:36:00.000-05:00

Hey everyone,
Sorry I haven't posted in sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo long. As most of you know I was a Disney World all last week. Well I am back now and still as busy as ever. My friend, Ellie, is in Ethiopia right as we speak adopting a 3 year old boy and two 10 month old girls. Please pray for them. Go to myethiopiansisters.blogspot.com and then click on My parents blog to read their story. Pictures of my trip will follow soon (I hope:-)

DISNEY WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-11-08T18:25:00.000-05:00

I am so excited:-) We are leaving for Disney World tomorrow:-)

Disciple Now

2007-11-04T13:12:00.000-05:00

This weekend was Disciple Now. It was a blast. For those of you who do not know what this is it is a youth weekend at our church. A band (the common ground band) comes and a speaker also comes. I was staying at my house with 8 other girls. We ate, we watched movies, we laughed, we had a camp fire. It was a lot of fun. I am very tired. I also have to finish reading Module#5 for Biology:-(

This weekend

2007-11-02T07:53:00.000-04:00

This is weekend is going to be an exciting weekend. It is Disciple Now. We have 9 girls coming to stay with us. We are having a camp fire, watching a movie, and learning how to dance. It is going to be a lot of fun:-)

Yucky!!!!!!!!!

2007-10-29T18:46:00.000-04:00

I feel yucky. I was sick yesterday and I still don't feel well today. I was sick, sick yesterday. Today I have a really stuffy nose, a head-ache, and a sore throat. I don't like being sick:-( It is not fun. At least I don't have Biology tomorrow. We leave for Disney World in 9 days I am so excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:-)I had a really busy weekend. I was at Tae Kwon Do from 4:45 - 9:30pm on Friday night after that we went out to eat with some friends, before we could go home we had to go to Walmart (I like Walmart), so we didn't get home till 12:00am. Then we woke up late on Saturday morning (7:30am) and we had to be at TKD by 8:15am. We got there at 8:15 and didn't leave until 7:30pm. We came home and crashed. I got sick the next morning and couldn't go to church so that was my BUSY weekend.

TODAY!!!!

2007-10-24T20:24:00.000-04:00

Today I had Church and Choir. Choir was okay. It felt really long.

Sorry I haven't been posting!!!!!!!!!!

2007-10-21T20:13:00.001-04:00

Sorry that I haven't been posting lately. I have been busy. We set up our new pool yesterday and so I couldn't post then. I also helped my brother set up his blog yesterday. You need to check out his blog at (redskins82.blogsot.com). I may be going shopping tomorrow. I also have to finish my Study Guide for Science and also re-do the test from last week. I am just so busy. What will I ever do:-)

This is me

2007-10-17T09:37:00.000-04:00

I said that I am a black belt so here is a picture of me wearing my black belt (don't I look SCARY):-)

SCHOOL, SCHOOL, and MORE SCHOOL

2007-10-15T17:55:00.000-04:00

I guess you can guess what I have been doing all day. SCHOOL. It is 5:58pm and I am still not all the way done. I did my Lab report for Science today and it is 3 pages long. I didn't realize how long a lab report is. I didn't really know what I lab report was until today. It took me almost all day to write it. I have a lot of Bible reading this week. I have to read the whole book of Numbers (36 chapters) and then I have to read 6 chapters of Deuteronomy. Isn't that just plain CRAZY. I did read all of my Literature reading today though, so I will not have to do it later on in the week. I also am going to finish a project for TOG and I still have to do a math lesson. Well got to go finish SCHOOL.

I like this picture!!!!!

2007-10-14T14:37:00.001-04:00

We went to the beach earlier this year and my mom took this picture.
Isn't he cute:-)

Just Hanging around

2007-10-14T13:39:00.000-04:00

I am not really doing anything today. I may go and play tennis with my Grandpa later.
I had church this morning. I am a little bit tired we got in late last night.

I am at my Grandma's

2007-10-13T17:48:00.000-04:00

I am at my Grandma's right now. My cousins are coming and we are going to have a camp fire and a hay ride!!!!
I also got my picture taken today with my dad's family and my Grandpa(PawPaw for you guys who know who that is) is coming to spend the night tonight!!!!! He is going on a 28 mile bike ride tomorrow. I am going to put pictures of the hay ride soon.

This is a picture of my siblings and I

2007-10-12T21:53:00.000-04:00

ME(Emily), Owen, Alexa, and Ian

I got a blog!!!!!!!!!!

2007-10-12T21:47:00.000-04:00

I finally got a blog!!!! I am so excited!!!!
Thanks Amanda for helping me set up my BLOG!!!!!