We have been very busy.  We leave for Mexico on Tuesday.  Last night we stayed at the church until ten or eleven rehearsing VBS and our Christmas program.  Kat and I are both singing and I'm playing O Little Town of Bethlehem while R and T sing.  I'mn praying that it will go well and they won't goof off.  I'm also playing my cello with Kari, and Kat.  Have a great evening and Happy Sabbath!

Six days till Mexico

It's only six more days until we hop on a jet for Mexico.  I am getting more and more excited as the days go by.  When Marcia sent us the pictures of the hotel,  I was amazed.  Here I was thinking about mud huts and the jungle and I see a villa with pillars.  I don't think it's as small as I thought it was. 

I want to start a new journal when we leave for Mexico.  I calculated how many pages I would have to write a day to finish it.  Five pages a day.  Well I better get writing!

Kat's Birthday

We had a tea party this evening for Kat's birthday.  She is fourteen now.  I love you Kat.  You're the best, and I'm so glad your my older sister. 

Grandma Kathy this evening!



Kat's Cheesecake.




Kat's scope for her new 0.22 gun.




Kat blowing out her candles




Mom and Kat



I didn't get a picture that turned out of Kat and her gun, but here is a picture of Uncle. B with it.

Today was a great day.  This evening Grandpa, Grandma, and I went birthday shopping for Kat this evening for sunset.  I would say what we got her, but she reads my blog so...  We are having a tea party tomorrow for some ladies.  It's going to be lots of fun.  Have a great evening :)

Wow I can't belive I'm already on my sixty-second post.  I had a fantastic day today.  I finished all my school by noon, and then Grandma and I went and dropped off five dozen cookies at Nadeen's house.  She gives them out to the people at the Juvenile Detention center I think.  After that we went birthday shopping for Kat.  She is having a Ladies Christmas tea.

Thursday was a really busy day.  Michaela and I got up and did my science class.  Then we went to the church, and Kat taught three or four violin lessons.  After those we loaded up in the car, and wen to P.E.  For P.E. we played hockey and relay races.  I'm sore.  This evening I helped my mom and Grandma get ready for Sabbath.  It is going to be so good to have a day of rest. 

Right now I'm hanging out with Michaela.  She's posting on her blog and I'm posting on mine.  She got here today about noon, and we went down to the beach.  When we got down there we realized it was high tide.  Then we walked back up to the house, and walked back up to have lunch.  We asked mom if we could walk the road to Clover Pass church and then back to Clover Pass resort.  She's spending the night tonight, and her mom's going to pick her up at P.E.  I would have put a picture up, but Michaela asked me not to.

I haven't done very much today.  I doubled up on my school, and Michaela is coming over tomorrow about noon.   I'm thinking that we'll just hang out, and maybe go down to the beach.  I'll have to see what she wants to do.  Do you like my new background?  I like it better than the one with the holly.  Have a great evening:)

Hey everyone!  Sorry I haven't posted in a while.  Michaela reminded me that I haven't done anything on my blog since Friday.  Anyway we had a fabulous Sabbath.  We went to church in the morning and came back to the house to have lunch.  Then Sharlene, Erin, and Leslie met us out at Ward Lake.  We played hide and go seek in the dark it was awesome.  Ms.Shar and Erin boosted me up onto the fireplace to hide there.  The stone was freezing, and when Mom came by searching for me she shined her light right in my eyes but didn't see me.  I couldn't help but laugh, well I burst out in giggles.  We built a fire and had lots for fun before heading back home to play a game of Pictionary!  I don't have any pictures because Erin hasn't sent them to me yet.  You can check out her blog Here.  We enjoyed a great game of Pictionary while munching on Grandma's peanut butter fudge and Kat's homemade cookies.  Mom and Ms.Shar won the first game and Erin and I won the second game it was lots of fun.  Erin had to draw a tuning fork, and that was a hard drawing.  She was so proud of herself she went and put it up on the fridge.  The stayed till about ten o-clock.  Kat's birthday is this Sunday, and she's going to be 14!  My friend Michaela is coming in from the lodge her parents own for the week and we are going to have a sleepover so Extra school for me.

We went swimming today.  Kat, Noah, Jakob, Brock, Zach, Madison, and I played throw the ball in the hoop.  Last week Noah through it from the end of the pool.  I tried to throw it but... Well I didn't make it.  Have a great evening everyone!

Poem

The Fragrant Rose


I smelled the sweetest fragrance
Coming from the garden bed
But all I saw were weeds and thorns
Faded flowers limp and dead


The roots of bitterness had grown
To such a tremendous size
All around were weeds of hypocrisy
Ungratefulness and pride


But still I smelled the fragrance
Like perfume in the air
Deep inside that garden
I knew a flower must be there


I asked the Lord to show me
As I got down on my knees
Immediately we went to work
Removing weeds, thorns, and debris


There stood in the garden
No longer hidden from one's view
A beautiful precious lovely rose
All covered with beads of dew


Jesus, the Rose of Sharon
Whispered so serene
If others are to see me
Then your garden must be clean

I made Sugar Cookies tonight.  They are really tasty.  I didn't frost them, but they are still yummy.  We had piano lessons this morning at eight.  Our teacher is a nice lady, and we have fun during our lessons. Good night everyone.  Happy early Sabbath!

We played Kickball today at PE.  It was lots of fun.  First the two youngest boys picked teams, and then Dominique (Our teacher) explained the rules to the new kids.  My team wasn't picked first to kick so we guarded the bases.  I haven't played in years, and it's still confusing to me.  When the other team had three outs we switched and my team got to kick.  There are some kids who can kick fantastically.  Our team didn't win, but it was a fun game.  My mom took some pictures today, but the camera still doesn't have a cord.  Have a great evening. :)