One of the videos we made

Prom

On friday I went to homeschool prom with my cousins Courtney and Brian. It was a lot of fun. At first I didn't really want to go because I really didn't see me having that much fun. I can't really dance all that well and I do not like being in awkward social positions. But it turned out all right. A lot of my friends from basketball were there so I hung out with them. And as it turns out nobody really knew how to dance either, so I was not out of place. There was a lock in at a local church afterwards and that was a lot of fun too. We stayed up the whole night. Everbody was soooo tired by 8 am! We played a very different version of spoons that turned into a scavenger hunt. We also played carpet ball,basketball, air hockey, and we played with these cool hover disc things. All in all it was an awesome night.

My Parents

My parents are what some people would call old fashioned or strict parents. Some people would call them run of the mill, ordinary parents. But I know quite a few people who would call them kind, caring, wonderful people.
My parents work as chaplains at our local meat packing plant. They also are life boat captains at our church (which is just another way to say they lead our small group on Wednesdays), and my dad also works at the youth center (A.K.A juvie). As you can tell they are pretty busy people. Both of them are also going back to college to get a degree in psychology so they can become licensed counselors. They work hard to earn the money that we need to support a family of five.

Their job as chaplains involves listening to people when they need to talk, helping people find community resources to help them with things like food, money, or clothes. They make hospital visits and go to weddings and funerals. Sometimes my dad writes columns to put on the bulletin boards for people to read. My mom also takes people to doctors appointments and things like that if they do not have transportation. It is a very versatile job.

My dad's job at the youth center is to just be there and watch the kids. I am not really sure what all he does because he only recently started it.

As small group leaders they study the Bible with a group of friends that come over once a week. Everyone eats and they talk. Really this isn't a job, it's more of just being a friend.

Whatever they do they work hard at. I appreciate them working for us and for making sure that we have the things we need.

I wish I had one car because...

then I could drive! If I had a car then I could go get my driver's license. We have not gotten it yet because things keep coming up. I would be able to get a job so I could pay for the insurance, gas, and other things I need in order to have a car, but I have to have a car to get a job. If I had a car I would probably have to chauffeur my little brother around too but that would not be so bad. He really only needs to go to basketball practice and I do not think I would mind taking him places every once in a while. If I had a car I could go to Aunt Laura's without having to wait on parents to leave for work and then I could leave when I needed to instead of having to wait for them to come pick me up. That would be nice and my parents would be able to get more hours in. If I needed to I could go and babysit when Aunt Laura needed me to. If I had a car I could go to the library a lot more often, instead of just once a month. So it would be nice if I had a car ( and a driver's license.).

What "the early bird gets the worm" means...

The expression "The early bird gets the worm" is one I have heard often. It seems to be a favorite saying for morning people. :) As to what it means, I think there are several meanings to it. I think that it means that if you get up early and work then you will get things sooner than people that are lazy and wait around. If you want to get the good things in life then you have to get up early and work for them. I think it could also mean that if you get to things on time then it will pay off. If you procrastinate and put it off then you might have to work twice as hard to get it done on time. And if you do not get something done on time that was important, then there could be severe consequences. That is definitely something my family needs to learn. We are always late to things. We are sort of getting better about that though. I personally am not an early bird. I am a night owl. So here is a saying I thought up. "The early bird gets the worm, but the night owl gets the mouse."

Cisco

Yesterday my mom brought home a blue heeler that belonged to some people from the plant. We are dog sitting until they can take him back. He is just a puppy, so he is really energetic. He loves to play. We get down on the ground and he barks and puts his paws on us. Then we try to grab his paws and he playfully chews on our hands. He definitely has energy.
Unfortunately he is not house trained so we are always cleaning up after him and putting him outside. He loves to be around people and hates it when we put him outside. He whines and howls. Then when we bring him back in he is frantic to play. He goes around the house whining and barking and jumping on people begging them to play with him. He tries to play with the other animals too, but they will not have any of it. The cats just hiss at him and Buddy will stand there for a few minutes and then try to attack him. I say try because Buddy can not really hurt Cisco, he just gets his feelings hurt. But Cisco is either brave or stupid because he does not stop trying to play with them.
I do not know when we will have to give him back, but it will be hard when we do.

The Christmas play

So we performed the Christmas play for our church this weekend. It went very well. Some people did forget some of their lines but they ad-libed very well. We performed it 3 times. A lot of people didn't recognized me in my costume. I played a goth. the rest of my family was in it too. My mom played my grandma, my dad played my uncle, and my brother played my cousin. It was a lot of fun. The director, Liz, played my ditsy aunt, it was hilarious. Here are some pictures of the play.

Funeral

We went to my grandpa's funeral last week. It was nice for a funeral. There were a lot of people there that love my family. And of course my family cried but I think everyone is ok. My grandma is handling it pretty well. I think she handled it better than some of my aunts. We went down there the day of the viewing and got there in time to eat and then go to the viewing. The next day was the graveside and then the memorial. We had the graveside first because my grandpa didn't really want a service, so we buried him first. My mom said (jokingly) that he wasn't invited to his own funeral. Which isn't exactly the case but it is kind of true. I think it's kind of funny. We all know that now he is in heaven with Jesus and that he is a whole lot happier there then he was here.

To Auntie:
This is my 50 word one for last week if that's ok.

Going to the funeral

We are going down to the Dallas/Fort Worth area today. My grandpa's funeral is on Thursday and the viewing is tomorrow. So we'll go down this afternoon and come back late Thursday after the funeral. We have to come back so soon because of basketball. We have a tournament in Claude this weekend. I am going to miss the game on Thursday (which stinks since we are playing Claude) but will be back in time for the game on Friday. Please pray that we have a safe trip and that Courtney doesn't get too lonesome by herself.

Grandpa

My grandpa passed away this morning. Please be praying for my mom's family. It is a very hard time for us.

Chaos in my life

So we found out yesterday that Grandpa has Merca ( i think that's how it's spelled) which is a blood infection that is very hard to get over. He also has pneumonia and his lungs still have liquid in them. It will take another 24 hours to know whether or not the antibiotics are working.

This week is just complete chaos. We have had basketball and play practice almost every night. Tonight I have a bball game and then right after the game we have to book it to dress rehearsal for the dinner theater. We had to do the same thing on Tuesday only we missed half the game. I was not very happy. But Nicole and I talked to Liz because we both have games today and got her to move dress rehearsal to 7:30 instead of 7. And yesterday I just kind of broke down at church. I guess I needed to. I talked to Dyane and that helped some what, but mostly what I need to do is get things straightend out with God.

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving was good this year. We have definitely been blessed this year. We are living in a house and not a trailer, we have an awesome church family who is always there for us, and so many other things. Also we are able to come down here and see my mom's side of the family. So Thanksgiving was ok. On Saturday my mom went to go see my grandpa and he was in a lot of pain, so they took him to the hospital. The doctors don't know what's wrong with him and he can't talk. My mom drove back down last night. The doctors give 3 to 10 days to live. Please be praying for our family.

Shopping and Snow

So yesterday I went shopping with Aunt Laura and Courtney. It was awesome. I got a new book and new CD at Family Christian book store. Then we went to Target and I got a new shirt, a new jacket, and two calendars, oh and also a patch that's says "free hugs". Courtney wanted it so I got it for her.

The book I got is very interesting. Courtney and I are reading it out loud. It's called "Guys like Girls who..." by Chad Eastham. It definitely makes you think about the way you act. The CD I bought is the new Barlowgirl Christmas CD. It's cool. I love the way their voices harmonize in the songs. I wish I could learn to harmonize like that.


The new shirt I got is a blue teal color. And my new jacket is black. I like it. It's warm and cozy. Hopefully it will start getting cold soon. Cause this 80 degree weather in November is just weird, even for the Panhandle. I hope it snows! I love snow! It's so pure and white. It makes me think of what Jesus did for us on the cross, and what our hearts are supposed to look like.

Weekend

This weekend is crazy! There are so many things going on in our family. Courtney is moving here and my parents have to go pick her up in OKC tomorrow. Aunt Laura is going to Michigan until Monday so Uncle Steve needs Bobby's help with the kids this weekend. And I'm going to D-Now at our church this weekend. Bobby would be going too if Uncle Steve didn't need him. So it's crazy.
I almost wish I wasn't going to D-Now because I don't get to see Courtney until Sunday. But I'll survive. I know God wants me to go to D-Now, but I kind of wish I could go with my parents and pick up Courntey. I'll just have to trust God and know that He knows what he's doing.