Ah ha!

I have it! Can't believe it took me this long to think of it! Ok, when our Overly Fun H- Person has her surgery after Amen, then Mi Perito is going to take her to Physical therapy. Since our dear OFHP doesn't exactly live in the nicest neighborhood, it would greatly relieve our parents if it was not just one person traveling alone to OFHP's house and back.

Thus I have thought of an ingenious plan to alieve (I know that is spelled wrong) our parent's anxiety. Who better to send with my dear sister than someone who knows kickboxing, can use a cell phone, and will die for the honour of my beloved Perito. I propose that I accompany her as she treks to and from the house of our adored OFHP. While Perito takes her to physical therapy, I can clean her house and make supper for her and stuff that she can heat up for breakfast and dinner for the next couple days!!!!!!
:)

Never Mind

Ok, I am going with the family.
I guess cleaning the house will have to wait until some other time when I can get the whole family away for a day.... or TWO days!!! Now that would be extremely awesome!!

Plaster

Dad has this tiny house that he is fixing up, where we have been putting up drywall along with the help of Sedrick. Today Dad is going to teach us how to plaster, so then Sarah and I will be working on that this summer.
Once the plaster is done we get to paint it!!!! First the first coat of white, and then we actually get to paint it colors!!!!!!
The bedroom will be light lilac purple,
the living room will be a light green,
the bathroom white with burgundy trimming,
and the kitchen will be blue and white.
Sadly, Miss Nan and Bunny don't agree with me :(

One note, this is almost a hobbit sized house. (I can almost touch the ceiling in the kitchen) Some of you [tall people :)] would knock your heads on the rafters, the ceiling is so low.

Should she stay, should she go?

Should I go with Mom and Dad for Dad's Church that he grew up in's reunion, or should I stay home and do the chores?
If I go we will have to take two vehicles, and if I stay, they might have to anyways.
And if they do take two vehicles should I still stay to do the chores in the morning and the evening.
If they take one vehicle then only three of us kids can go, but if they take two, then Mom and Dad and Grandpa and Grandma won't be able to talk together for the 3 hour trip up.
If Miss Nan and Bunny really want to go and we take one vehicle than Sarah and Matt have to decide which of them gets to go.
If Sarah is the other one to stay than I wouldn't have to milk the goats, but she wants to go more than Matt does.
If Matt stays than he could milk instead of me, but he should go, cause he hardly remembers Grandma and Grandpa's house that they owned before they moved here in 2002.If I and who ever else stays home doesn't go, than we might never see the church that Dad grew up in, but if I go, than the whole family will have to wake up really, really early so that they can get the chores done before they leave on Sunday morning.
If I stay I will be able to go to church, but if I go I will get to meet lots of people that Dad has told us about.
If I go, than I might get car sick and be miserable, but if I stay I might (oh horror) be able to clean the house without little people messing it up immediately!!!!!!
I think I'll stay!

But wait, what if something important happens at the reunion and I missed it?
UGGGGGGGGGGG!
I cant make up my mind. :(

The beauty of a blue sky

They're Gone!

Hurrah! Now I have one and 2/5 less teeth than I had yesterday!

Paradox

Lord Caversham: That is a paradox sir. I hate paradoxes

Lord Goring: So do I father. Everybody one meets is a paradox nowadays. It is agreat bore. It makes society so obvious.
from Oscar Wilde's play "An Ideal Husband"

Germanicus

The stadium in Smyrna was full of shouting people. All around there was could be heard the sound of laughing, as if today was a day of joy. In the middle stood a young man; a young man in his prime of life; a young man who still had so much yet to live for; a young man whose whole life would be ended in a few short minutes. All he must do to save his life is to utter a simple sentence, nay, simply a few small words, and he would go free. Around him was heard a new sound, a creaking of the heavy doors which has thus far withheld the angry beasts. The crowd was pleased. Ah, here was a frightened young Christian. They savored the death of fearful victims. The lions slowly advanced upon him, crouching ready to pounce. For a moment he stood still, as though he was afraid, but the Holy Spirit urged him on, dispelling all his fear of death, for he knew he was God's child and he would see the face of Christ, not because of his merit, but because Christ had suffered and died for him, the young man boldly encouraged the lions, which soon had slaughtered him. When the crowd saw this they were furious. Enraged by the courage that Christ had given the young man, the crowed began calling out for the bishop of Smyrna to be found and burned. And so ensued the death of Polycarp.

Anyways, that was one of the reasons for Polycarp's martyrdom.

Shrimp

I'm so terribly hungry right now, cause we had shrimp for supper, and shrimp makes me sick, so I couldn't eat it. We did also have rice, but even that was shrimp-filtrated, the only thing that did not have the taste of seafood on it was a piece of dry bread. :( Yuck :P
:) But I shall live. :)

Anyways, tomorrow should be fun. Today I manged to make approximately 40 (deformed) hot dog buns and 40 hamburg buns for lunch on Sunday. (please don't be upset anyone that I didn't make rolls for the bake sale, I really do have a good reason) Dad was off, so Miss Nana and Bunny and I were able to play badminton with him after supper. I guess you couldn't exactly call it "playing badminton", basically we hit the birdie back and forth (and missed hitting it).

While we were playing Mom and the other dear brother went fishing, and came back with four fish: a sunfish, a crappie, a perch, and blue gill. He was so excited, these being some of the first fish he has caught since last summer.

Oh, and note to little brothers all over the world: please don't ask your teenage sisters what the red spot on their face is. It isn't exactly a safe thing to do.

A camera lens

Isn't that really awesome? I love how the background is blurry while the front is crisp and focused. (note: it doesn't look as focused after it was uploaded as the actual photo does)
I think this is one of my favorite photos. It was taken at the MSU gardens, which are extremely beautiful in the summer when all the flowers are blooming