Well! Alot has been happening around here.......I kept meaning to blog about it, but I was too busy doing it. I haven't had alot of spare blogging time. Friday the 7th we visited the H family, which happen to be dear friends from church. Annie H is the girl who had scoliosis back surgery a little while ago. She is getting better and is doing very well, which is totally awesome! Praise the Lord! We had a very nice and fun visit with them. I gave Annie the get well skirt I made her, and we played dress up, and...well the game that we always play when we play there. It doesn't really have a name.....Ellia and I are the good guys...er...women, and Nick and Joe are usually the bad guys who are chasing us and trying to kill us or take our money.....cause I'm a rich princess! A rich, beautiful, princess, I might add! But I digress. Our money was quite safe though, as we hid it from the villains quite nicely. Oh, and as a side note, if you ever need a body guard, Ellia makes a perfect one; 'cause she's cool like that. We had a lovely, delicious lunch there, that Mrs. H had prepared, and the yummiest tea! I have decided that their house is one of my favorite places to go.
Last Saturday, as in the 8th, we had a spur of the moment Yosemite trip.........for a picnic! Yup, we drove over three hours Saturday morning to Yosemite for a picnic. All because we are cool like that! I love the freedom of spontaneous! People who aren't spontaneous take all the joy out of life. Anyways, we had a fun and lovely time, having a glorious picnic, and sightseeing a bit. Oh, and taking lots of pictures whilst inside the car. But that was just me. Everyone else just told me I was nuts, and that my pictures wouldn't look as good as the pictures others have taken and put online. But it was fun! and I like my pictures.......photography is cool!
'Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever... it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything.'
~Aaron Siskind~
'Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.'
~Dorothea Lange ~
Last Sunday, the 9th, my Uncle 'Sock' and Aunty Lynn came up with carpet that had been in their house they bought a while ago. The carpet was only a year old, and in very good condition, but they wanted wood floors, so they tore it out. They gave it to us though, since we needed carpet for our bedrooms. It was a fun little visit and they stayed for dinner, which was very yummy!
Last Monday thru Wednesday were very busy and tiring, as we spent them clearing out everything out of the bedrooms, since the carpet was being layed Thursday. I also had an orthodontist appointment Tuesday, which regarding that.......drum rolls please.......I found out I only have to wear my retainer at night now!!!!!! (psst.......that's a good thing! Be happy!)
Then, Wednesday night, Danny, Nick, Samantha, and I headed over to the Bland's house, where Colette and Mitchel were going to be as well. We watched a movie till a bit past midnight, then went to try and go to sleep, the girls in *Jane*'s room, the boys in Nathaniel's. Sleep doesn't come quickly in such circumstances though..........so we all got less then 30 minutes of sleep in our room, besides Sam, who snored peacefully, for an hour or more. We got up at two, which explains the 30 minutes a bit better. The reason was that we were going to drive to Shot Rock vista for our second annual meteor shower viewing! The girls went in Colette's car, the boys in Dan's, with his car in the lead. By the way, Danny drives fast at two thirty in the morning........very fast! I have never seen him drive so fast! I was rather glad I was in Colette's car.....though she had a few issues too...... :). She and Samantha and I had iced mochas' though, so we were happy! (*Jane* doesn't like coffee). And Colette had a playlist made just for the occasion! The meteor shower was okay, though not as good as last year. I didn't really notice or care, since I wasn't there for the stars. It was immensely fun, though! And I took lots of pictures....not of meteor's or stars, but of people! :) But I shan't post the pictures of the meteor shower event in this post. Those are worthy of a post that is saved for them alone! We were all exhausted and dead Thursday, but it was worth it, me thinks!
Friday was Dan's 20 birthday, and we had pizza and games with Colette. And, of course, we had 'Dirt Cake', now renamed, by Danny, 'Ultimate Chocolate Cake'. He has had this same cake every birthday for every one of his birthdays, since he was like 5. A scoop of vanilla ice cream completed the dessert! I still can't believe he is 20........I mean, that's like, crazy! He can't be 20! But he is........weird.......unreal.........crazy!!!!!!!!
Saturday was a Karate Tournament, in Stockton. Danny was entered in four events, and so he, Dad, Samantha, and myself went to the tournament. It was fun to watch. Of course, if one wasn't interested in such things, I guess they wouldn't find it fun to watch, but I did! Danny took two third places, and two fourth places. I don't remember what everyone else from Karate class who entered placed, but I know they did good! I mean, of course they did. They are from our dojo! Thus they are awesome! Sensei Peoples, and Sensei Curtis were actually judging at this tournament, which was kinda neat. The other two Sensei's weren't involved, but that's because Sensei Mike was busy, an d Sensei Cameron...well I don't know what his excuse is, but I guess he just didn't want to participate. He was there though, so I guess he's excused. :) I wished awfully that I could have entered in sparring, but because I have Mono and have a stupid enlarged spleen, I couldn't. *SIGH* Oh, well. Next time.......next time. I do get to start doing Karate and sparring, this Thursday, now though, if I wear a chest protector to protect my spleen! YAY!
Phew! That was alot to type! But now you are caught up on everything. :)
There, that should keep you from being bored for a little while, Colette. You should be happy now. You have a boredom fix for a while.
(more pictures to come soon!)
Today is my baby brother's 4th birthday! Yesterday afternoon we celebrated it at my grandparent's house. Jacko Bean had a blast, and is very pleased with his presents! He has been playing with them all day today. He also really liked the birthday card from Uncle John. It's one of those cards that has an image that moves, as you move the card back and forth. He was so proud of the fact that he was turning four!
I can't believe that my baby boy is 4. He can't grow up! He's not allowed too! He's getting too big, too fast. He's not my little baby any more! He's a little man now! My little baby all grown up! *SOB* Okay, I'm good now! I really don't know where the time has gone though. He's still as cute as ever though! And still as mischievous as ever, too, getting into everything.
Samantha......she is so hard to get a picture of.....
Pretty pink clouds!
