Ughhh...

Well, today wasn't all that fun. I've been sick all day (still) and for the better part of the day, I've been laying in my bed, watching movies. Now, since the movies were Lord of the Rings, everything was peachy, but when they were over, I had to go back and face the fact that I felt terrible!

I'm not going to school again tomorrow, which is why I'm posting at eleven o'clock at night! In fact, now it seems that Kiara has what I got. She and I were left at home tonight while everyone else went out to eat, but we had loads of fun. When everyone left, we had 'dinner' (I call it dinner, but neither one of us ate very much) and then we laid down some blankets on our living room floor, turned down the lights, and watched a movie. Kiara seemed to enjoy this part of the evening, because she got to sit and eat her Skittles, share popcorn with me, have her sippy cup out in the living room, and watch movies with her 'Boo' (thats what my little sisters call me... and my mom when I've done something really bad to make her aggervated!).

While I was laying down, watching the 3rd LOTR movie, Return of the King, my mom was in my room, working on the computer. At the very second to last scene, with Gandalf and Frodo leaving to sail into the Undying Lands, I started crying, and was laughed at by my mom. She thought it was rediculous that I like that story in the first place, and extremely crazy that I would cry over them! *Apparently, she doesn't realize their true, heart-breaking power :)*

Well, I believe I'll go and check out some of my other sites. I know this was a short post, but it's been an exremely un-fun day!

French Congres

Well, yesterday I went to the French Congres, and it was a BLAST! Me, Heather, and Brian (two of my best friends) went, along with three other freshmen French students, some juniors, and eighth graders. When we first got there, we played a game of 'How well do you know your French teacher?'. We totally won that game, because everyone who has Madame Tharp-Taylor as a teacher knows her really well... she's really nice. Anyway, our first competition was a skit. We did really good, but we didn't place. That kind of surprised us, because we got several good comments, and the eighth graders asked Madame if they were that good. We even had one group come up and ask us if we were fluent! I told Brian that we should have looked at them and said 'Desolee, mais je ne comprends pas' (that means 'Sorry, I don't understand') Still, it was a lot of fun performing. We worked a long time on it, and spent tons of time after school rehersing, so it was cool being able to show it to other students. My next competition was sight reading, and Brian competed in that as well, so we sat and chatted until we were called. Neither of us placed in that, but it was still fun trying. I went to recite a poem in French next, and Heath & Brian went to two other competitions. I was really nervous about this session, because I had worked really hard on the pronunciation for my poem, Dors Mon Enfant. It was even worse in the holding room, where we sat while waiting for the judges to call us, because most people that came in said that the judges were tough, and a ton said that they hesitated and/or forgot some lines, which we get marked down for. When I was called, I was still really nervous, and even more so when I saw the judges, but I recited the poem without hesitating, and I didn't forget any of my lines. I was just happy that I didn't forget anything! It seemed like the judges took forever in posting the results, but when they finally did, I was posted as getting 3rd place! I was really excited, so I called my mom and told her all about it! I felt really bad for Heath and Brian, though, because they didn't place in anything. I tried not to talk about it that much, but I was considerably happy from that point on! Eventually, on the final judging, I got moved up to second place! Needless to say, the day was really fun, but but by the time the bus arrived back at school, I was really sick. I still am today, so I'm not going to school tomorrow, but I'm sure I'll be fine in a couple days.
We also just found out that in 2 weeks from Tuesday, my mom and grandparents are going to Haiti for a week to visit Madisyn and have pics taken on Nana and Grandpa with her to prove that they have been with Madisyn before. Usually this means that we'll get Madisyn throughthe system quicker.
Well, I think i'll post l8r. bye-bye!

The Dinner Game

Well, today has been an OK day for me, but I've been kind of out of it. I fell asleep on the bus, and if you've ever been on my bus, you would understand that's almost impossible, because everyone's talking, the bus driver is talking over the loud speaker at everyone to be quiet, and nobody listens, so he just turns his country music radio station up louder. Trust me, it's terrible in the mornings! Anyway, the whole day was like that. I couldn't hardly stay awake during Geography, but then during Journalism/Broadcasting, we were testing the ENTIRE period, so that woke me up... a little! Then I went on to English, which was completely boring, but during French, we got to watch a french movie called The Dinner Game, which was extremely funny. It was about a guy who has to take an 'idiot' to this fake dinner party at which this guy and his friend make fun of all the idiots there all night without them every knowing. It was funny, though, because the main character's idiot happens to come to his house just as his wife leaves a message on their answering machine that she may leave him. Well, this 'idiot', Francois, tries to help our main character, and ends up shooing his actual wife out of the house, thinking that it was our character's girlfriend. In the end, it turns out that Francois learns about how he was supposed to be our character's idiot, but phones the wife, who got in a car accident and was in the hospital, that she should not leave him, because he felt extremely sorry for him, because his wife left him 2 years ago, and he never really got over it. Anyway, she at first thinks that her husband is feeding Francois his lines. He quickly assures he that he's at a telephone booth (which he isn't... he's exactly where the wife thought he was, but he wasn't being fed his lines). So she says that she'll call her husband in a minute, after she's had time to think things through. She almost immediately calls her husband, where Francois is, just jumping with anticipation, and as soon as the phone rings, he answers the phone! It was really funny, but I guess you just had to be there. Well, I'm going to sign off, because I'm watching 'Idol Gives Back.' It's really good tonight! Well, L8R!

The tallest you can ever be is when you stoop to help a child

You Know You're Obessed with LOTR When...

I found this online and thought it was strikingly like me! My comments are in parenthesis...

You start quoting from the movie as part of regular conversation. (That's me! Most people don't even recognize it when I do it, but there are the chosen few who are dedicated enought to recognize them)

You like to tell your mom that you are hungry by quoting: "Merry, I'm hungry." (Well, actually, this doesn't apply because my mom would look at me like I was nuts... whcih is a possibility!)

She used to just laugh, but now she says, "What would you like to eat, Pippin?"

You continually ask your parents for second breakfast. (I've thought about it before!)

All the staff at your local cinema knows you by your first name and even before you open your mouth to speak, they say "Ticket for 'Fellowship of The Ring?'" (If the movie was still in theaters... u bet!)

You hate Burger King food, butyou ate nothing else for a month to get the toys. (Toys? I didn't know they had toys!)

You've crammed up your computer's memory by downloading every single screensaver from www.LordoftheRings.net (No, my parents would be mad at me if I did that!)

You wander around the house in a knee length nightie, pyjama trousers and an unfastened dressing gown (to give you a train). You are trying to be an elf, and actually manage to forget that the nightie is blue with dolphins, the trousers have teddies on and the dressing gown is tartan. (Okay, how did they know that? I only do that when no one is at home!)

Your Lord of the Rings shirt has not yet met the washing machine. (I want one sooo bad! and no, I wouldn't want to wash it, for fear that something would happen to it!)

You don't have enough money to buy groceries for the next week before payday, yet you charge $50 on your credit card to get a three year charter membership in the official LOTR fan club. Who needs food anyway? (Seriously! I would, but I don't have a credit card!)

You refer to parts of your town as parts of Middle-Earth. (Yup!)

You wear hobbitish clothing as part of your normal wardrobe. (I don't wear stuff like that in public, but definately at home!)

You sometimes let your hair go curly after a wash, and then run around the house in bare feet yelling "I'm a hobbit!"

You hate it when Elves are only thought of as 'Santa's little helpers' and have tried to explain the difference between Santa-elves and Syrian Elves to your 5-year old cousins. (That does bug me! They steriotype elves so much)

You speak in Quenya just to annoy your friends. (I'm learning Sindarin, the language of the High Elves.)

You refer to regular elephants as oliphaunts. (Yeah, but most people don't catch it when I say it like that.)

While buttering a piece of bread, you suddenly think of Bilbo (remember when he was talking to Gandalf about feeling tired) saying that he felt 'like butter spread over too much bread.'

You renamed your car the Wraith-mobile. (I don't have a car yet, but if I did, I would name it Brego... That was Aragon's horse. Viggo [who plays Aragorn on the movies] liked that horse so much that after shooting the films, he bought it!)

You have a replica of The One Ring. (It is precioussss)

You are beginning to resemble a panda due to the fact that you've stayed up until 2 am reading and re-reading the great books. (It has happened on more than one occasion. Last night I stayed up until 3:45 changing my blog to a LOTR template... it's actually a Hobbit template.)

You actually managed to read the Silmarillion without being tempted to give up on this whole middle earth malarkey. (I admit it, I haven't read it all. I will one day, though)

You now have a lifetime fear of black horses! (No, those horses weren't really evil. They were born and bred in the black land, and raised to do Sauron's bidding. They couldn't help that.)

You haven't removed the soundtrack from your CD player since you bought it. (No, but I have all of the songs on my blogmusik mp3 site)

You have sssudenly developed a hisssing lisssp every time you sssay the letter ssss.

You have looked both on the net and in the phone book to see if archery and sword fighting lessions are offered in your area. (Actually, I think taking lessons would be very fun and interesting.)

You have begun calling your husband / wife / girlfriend/ boyfriend / animal or kid my precioussss.

You happily traveled over an hour to the next town to see "it" because that theater has a better sound system than the one 5 minutes down the road. (We didn't travel an hour, but it was probably thirty minutes)

You have called every theatrical or specialty makeup company in town looking for pointy ear or hairy feet prosthetics. (I would LOVE to find pointy ears!)

You've worn your plastic "one ring" that came on your Legolas bookmark so much the gold is completely worn off. (No, I held it too valuable to let it look that bad.)

You've begun drafting a letter to the Webster's dictionary people requesting that they include "Ringers" in their next edition. (I think they already have.)

At Christmas time relatives find you chatting with the tree and sharing eggnog draughts

Single ads with the description," short plump and big hairy feet" seem much more appealing.

You know The LoTR history better then your family history. (Yeah, that sounds like me. I am constantly having to explain things to my Dad, who is in his fifties, and he read them first!)

You have a mouse named Frodo, a bird named Gollum, and a dog named Gandalf. And that cat that keeps coming around to be petted is Legolas.

You know Elvish better then English. (well, no, but I do know several phrases.)

Whenever something goes wrong, it's Sauron's fault. (of course. who else?)

When you sing in the shower, it's always about Gil-Galad or hobbit walking songs... (gosh, they are good!)

You know everything about Middle Earth geography, but you can't get someone from your house to the ice cream parlor. Now the nearest movie theater, that is a different story. (That is so me!)

You think the names of the 7 dwarves from Snow White are: Gimli, Gloin, Thorin, Gili, Nili, Ori, and Bambour. (Yes, but they spelled Bombour wrong. They spelled it with an 'a'.)

You have developed your own special Tolkien handwriting. "A firm, flowing script..." (Yeah. That's what any loyal fan would do!)

Words like "Yrch" make sense to you. (Yeah! As an FYI, "Yrch" means Orc in elvish.)

You've become strangely obsessed with mushrooms. (How did they know that?)

Whenever you close a door, you say "They have a cave troll!" (Yup. And I even roll my head around like Boromir, too.)

When you come to a dead end you're still convinced that the road goes ever on and on. (...Down from the door where it began.)

There's a sign on your door saying "Speak Friend and enter!" (No, I had never thought of that, but it's a great idea! I bet no one would get the pun, though!)

Whenever you get a chance, you burst into song. Preferably one that has more than 20 verses. (Yeah. Only when I'm alone in the house, though. I don't want to damage anyone's ears.)

You change your name by deed poll to a Tolkien character and seriously consider naming your children after LOTR characters. (I beg my parents to let me change my name all the time, but they never let me. That would be sooo awesome, though! My elvish name is Seremela Felagund.)

Every time you see birds in the sky you have the urge to say "Fly you fools!" (Yeah, but they never pay any attention to me.)

When someone knocks on your door you grab them, pull them inside and ask "Are you frightend?... Not nearly frightend enough!" (Yeah, and I even wear my travel-stained cloak and mud-crusted boots. Did you know that Aragorn is really 87? The Dunadein were born with unnatural long life, because they had elvish blood in their veins, along with Men's.)

Your computer's screensaver is a marquee reading, "Ennyn Durin atan Moria: pedo mellon a mino" and the password is actually "mellon". (I actually have made that a password before. Mellon, for those who don't know, is 'Friend' in Elvish.)

You cannot see a beer without blurting out "It comes in pints? I'm getting one!" (Well, I don't drink, but if I did, I'm sure it would occur.)

You just can't keep yourself from saying "nobody tosses a Dwarf" at inappropriate moments. (Only when nobody is around!)

A shadow and a threat is growing in your mind. (Why? Is a shadow growing in the East? Are there whispers of a nameless fear?)

You now referring to your friends as your 'Fellowship' and insist that you have epic adventures. (No. My friends won't let me!)

You stand in the doorway and tell your cat that he 'Can not pass'. (I do, but for some reason, she always jsut looks at me and goes in between my legs. The Balrog did NOT do that!)

You wash your face in the sink and expect to see things that are, that have been or that will be. (Toatally! If only I had Galadriel's real mirror. How awesome would that be?)

Your wedding band has started to weigh you down with it's evil powers. (Well, I don't have one, but...)

Spending $35 at the grocery store seems expensive but its Perfectly fine to spend $70 on the Hardcover LOTR book with Alan Lee Illustrations. (That would be really cool. Allan Lee is a really good artist for the LOTR stuff. He had the original art ideas for the movies.)

You start keeping a LOTR Journal to write poems and inklings in. (Actually, yeah, I do!)

You face every difficult decision with the thought "now what would Gandalf advise me to do?" (Yeah... it's WWGD)!

You know what Entmoot, Ent draught, or an Ent is, for that matter (Of course! who doesn't!?)

You've gained 20 pounds because you've started eating a "Second Breakfast" (No, even I am not THAT extreme!)

A walking stick... you never leave home with out it. (I don't have one, but if I did, I would definitely take it with me!)

You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends who are addicted to Lord of the Rings. (of course!)

Anyway, I know that is corny, and nobody but me and other LOTR fans would get, but still!...

It's Another Weekend...

Well, it's a new weekend, but (unfortunately) nothing exciting is happening. It has snowed and rained all day, so we really couldn't do much. Plus, it's been really cold.

Last night my mom went and got probably 9 full garbage-sized bags of clothes for Madisyn. Even though she got a bunch, I got a TON! I've already done 4 loads of laundry with just new clothes, and I still don't have them all washed. I was sooo excited, because there was really cute clothes that fit me, and they were name brands. I got a bunch of stuff from Abercrombie, American Eagle, and Hollister that look (and probably are) brand new. It was awesome!

My best friend, Heather, was supposed to come and stay the night on Friday, but she ended up not being able to come, which was a bummer. I think tomorrow, though, we're going to go see Meet The Robinsons in 3-D, so that should be fun. I don't think we're going to be able to go to church, though, because my mom and 3 little sisters are all sick, and Ruby has a rash all over her back and face. You wouldn't notice them if you weren't looking for them, but Ruby has little bumps all over her. They almost look like goose bumps that you would get when you're cold. But, like i said, they really aren't that noticeable.

On Tuesday my parents are going with my aunt and uncle to Chicago... again.... to take their dossier and get it finished. I'll probably be extremely bored that day, because nobody will be around my house, but I usually sing until my throat gets sore when nobody is home, because I can't when there are a bunch of people in the house. Even when i am babysitting the little girls, we sing all the time. That's how they end up memorizing the lyrics of all my favorite songs!

Well, I think I better go, because I want to add some stuff to my blog. If you noticed, I put a Lord Of the Rings music video on here. I was SO excited because that is my favourite book and movie of all time, and I loved that song, so i thought it was extremely cool that I found it. Anyway, got 2 go! L8R

My Week So Far...

Well, for me, this week has been sort of sluggish. Last week was Spring Break, so having to go back to school was sort of a bummer. It's actually been kind of fun, though, because we're really not doing anything important. In Geography, we have to watch this 7 hour movie called Ghandi, which is going to take 3 blocks to watch... and even though it's boring, we don't have homework, so that's a plus
In Gym we're taking a self-defence class, and it's EXTREMELY fun. We get to learn how to fight off attackers with only a couple blows, and how to break their nose, and stuff like that. It seems kind of gory, but it's really fun. I kept joking with my friend, Bryan, that if he ever tried to attack me, I could totally beat him up. He quickly assured me that he wouldn't, but he didn't believe I could really take him out... I almost want him to try just to prove him wrong!
Well, I gotta go, because American Idol is on, and I want to see Sanjaya go home! L8R.

Loudnie!!!

Well, I know I haven't blogged for a while, but you really weren't missing anything! All this week is Spring Break for me, so I've been enjoying it! We stayed home this time, but on June 8th we're going to Florida for over a week, so that should be exciting! We're going to Disney world, the beach, and a bunch of other places, so I'm really excited about it. There could be a problem, though, because it's very possible that Madisyn would be ready to come homeduring our vacation, and in that case, mom and dad would fly with my nana and grandpa to Haiti, and the little girls would drive back with Kyle and Angela, and I would have to fly by myself back, and have someone pick me up at the airport, because there wouldn't be enough seats in the Caswell's car for all of us!
This week, my best friend Heather went to Mississippi with her dad and older sister on a missions trip for all the families whose homes were wrecked by hurricane Katrina. Her whole church had the opportunity to go as a group, so they set up a blog for while they were down there. The URL is http://springbreakserve.blogspot.com/. I haven't checked it out yet, but she said that it'll show what they're doing.

And I forgot the best news of all! My aunt and uncle on my dad's side are going to adopt Madisyn's little sister, Loudnie, who is 6! We were all really excited... obviously! My mom has been helping her gather her dossier all last week and this week, and as of tomorrow, it should be done! This is her right here...

isn't she adorable? I think she is! Well, i need to go. TTYL

A New Week

Well, it's a new week, and already it seems to be going by fast. Yesterday my mom, dad, nana, and grandpa all went to Chicago for the day to get my grandparent's dossier stamped by the haitian consolate. They didn't come home until around 6 or 6:30, but when they did, everyone was really tired! I've only been with them once, but when I did, I was tired when I came back too, and they had Kiara and Karleigh with them! They said it was a bunch of fun, though, and they got the dossier done and it's already in the mail. Now all we can do is sit and pray that we get Madisyn home as quickly as possible.

Today my mom is doing the girls' hair, because we have a wedding to go to on Saturday in Ohio, so I've pretty much been helping her since I got home from school, but I'm LOVING the weather we're having! It's really warm with a little breeze. It doesn't feel anything like winter anymore, and thats just fine with me!

A few days ago I got another email from Madisyn, and I (obviously) replied. I was so excited to be able to email with her! It's been great being able to get to know her before she gets here. Licia has been receiving my emails and then translating them into Creole so that Madisyn can understand. Here's a pic of her now...

Poor Karleigh!

My day today, well, it was pretty good, but yesterday was kind of hectic, because Karleigh had to get stitches in her lip (that is her above) ... but let me go back to the beginning. My mom went with my Nana 2 days ago to do something at the Statehouse for her adoption, so when I came home from school at 3:00, I was by myself. Ruby then came home at 4:00, and I watched her until Mom came home. Mom pulled into the driveway at around 7 o'clock, but when I went out to help her with the other two girls, she was parked at the bottom of the driveway and was standing outside, leaning into the back seat. Well, at the time, I thought she was getting onto one of the girls, but I found out later that Kiara had told mom to stop the car really quickly (apparently she was just teasing), but when mom did, Karleigh had undone her seatbelt and smashed her mouth into the back of the seat in front of her. Needless to say, Mom freaked. There was blood everywhere, and mom said that she thought it had cracked one of Karleigh's teeth. So she dropped Kiara off with me and drove to the hospital. Her and dad didn't get back to the house until midnight, after Karleigh had gotten her stitches. She had to get two in her bottom lip. I felt so sorry for her, because when I got stitches in my finger, they had to give you a shot directly in the cut, and it hurt me, so I know it hurt her! So she had to get stitches, and the inside of her gums got really bruised, as did her chin. Blood got all over her seat and on her coat, but thankfully that all washed out. Pray that I don't fall on the ice tomorrow, because I'm going ice skating! I'm really excited, becaus I've only been once before, but it was so much fun... I loved being able to spin around on the ice. I can't wait!

Bridge To Terabithia

Well, we went to the movies last night to see Bridge to Terabithia, and it was soooooo good! You HAVE to go see it. It was so good that in the end, I cried! I won't give anything away, but everyone has to see it! On the other hand, I have finally signed up for 3 events for my l'Association des eleves de francais d'Indiana competition (my frenchy comptetition). I am going to recite a french poem, perform a skit in french with some friends, and then I'm going to take a french vocabulary test. I'm really looking forward to them all, but I can't wait to recite the poem, because I'm pretty good at memorizing poems, but I've never been challenged to perfrom one in French!
I think I'm going to submit a poem that I wrote for a literary magazine contest. I'm really not sure of the submission date, so I'm going to finish it as soon as possible, that way I won't miss the due date. I'm going to go ahead and type it here, and I welcome any proofing errors or suggestions in any way that I can make it better. Just to warn you, it's a little long, so I apolgoze! Well, here goes:
The wind smells like freedom. The air is my companion. It fills my lungs and refreshes my soul. The sun on my shoulders is less than a burden. It is a blessing... and one that I will gladly receive. Though I go without food, I have not hunger. Though I have no water to wet my lips, my mouth is not parched, because I can see peace on their faces, and Strength beyond compare. Though others may not see it, I know it is there. Their joy fills my being in a way that no food could ever replace. When I hear the children's laughter, it is music to my ears. When I see my sisters' smile, it is like a new light to a blind man, When I see them dancing, I feel as if I were dancing with them. For this ismy country. It can never be less. Wherever I go, it will never leave me. You have molded me, as a potter molds his clay. I came out of my country's earth. I am born of its land. I will never forget you, dear Coutry. No matter where I am, or what adventures I may seek, I will always think of you. For you have made me, Country. And one day my children, or my children's children, or maybe even I, shall remake you.
There it is. Like I said, I welcome any suggestions!

My Day

Well, today was sort of uneventful. We did some yoga for about an hour and a half this morning in gym, and that felt really good, because last class I had to do all of my fitness testing, which consisted of running a mile, then running another lap, doing sit-ups, doing push-ups, a sit-and-reach test, and then jump roping. By the time I had all of that finished, I was a little sore, so the stretching really helped! I'm really looking forward to Friday, because we're going ice skating! I've never been ice skating before, but it looks like it would be really fun, and I can't wait to try it out. I know that for my french competition,I'm going to recite a poem in French, but that is the only thing thats set in stone. All of my other ideas are subject to change! In Geography, we're supposed to be writting a paper on what has shaped our current foreign policy in the Middle East, and I finally finished that today. After 7 pages of writting and tons of research, I am really excited to turn it in. I had my dad revise it and give me his opinion on what I needed to change, and so I worked on those revisions for a couple of days, but I finished those today.
I went to the library today, and I checked out two books that I can't wait to read. The first one is called the Last Disciple. It's about a christian that is living through the Tribulation, and has uncovered a special code hidden in the book of revelation, and that secret could be deadly if it is in the hands of the Anti-Christ, or 'the beast', as he is known. That book sounded really good to me, because I love reading books about the Tribulations, and I really enjoyed the Left Behind series, so this book looked appealing. The other book is called When Dad Killed Mom. It's about a young girl whose parents were arguing, and the mother turns up dead. Of course, everyone believes that the Dad did it, but she has to decide for herself whether she believes that or not. All the while, her and her only sibling, a younger brother, start drifting apart, and her family starts crumbling. Then she has to deal with where she and her brother will go if her dad goes to prison, and she really doesn't want to get on welfare. That one sounded really good too, and since I couldn't decide, I got them both! It seemed like a very logical solution to me, but I only hve two weeks before I have to turn them back in, so I'd better start reading!
Well, I think I'd better go, because I need to get to sleep. I have been tired all day today, and I have to get up tomorrow at 5:30! I'll post soon!
P.S.-
Mom, if you're reading this, you might want to go and check out your guesbook! Someone special signed it!

I Finally Figured It Out!...

Well, today I finally figured out how to put music on my Blog! I was on the computer for every class but one today, and I had a lot of extra time at the end, so I started searching for free music for Blogging, and I finally found a site where I could do it! If you want to hear the song I put on, go up to the the top left-hand corner of my blog, and you should see a small rectangular box. If you click on the arrow in the left side of that box, it should start playing. If you want to turn the sound up, there should be a button on the right-hand side that you can click on and drag it to the left or the right. That controls the sound. Anyway, I thought it was really cool. On April 28, I am planning on going with some of the other french students to a french competition at another highschool and we're going to compete with all the other highschools in Indiana. It should be really exciting! I don't exactly know what I am going to do for it yet, but we have to enter at least 3 of the competitions. I may perform a skit with a couple other of my french-learning friends, and I'm pretty sure I'm going to recite a french poem. I have yet to decide on my 3rd event. I'm really excited for this, because Noblesville High School is supposed to have a huge reputation in this competition. Last year, everyone who went won something, so I have a standard to live up to! It will definately mean a lot of practicing, but I think it will be fun in the end.
Nothing really exciting happened today, but on Sunday, it was one of my best friend's birthday! Heather turned 15, and Mr. Noah Caswell turned 5. I didn't get to see Noah on his b-day, but I'm pretty sure he had a good day! Heather's day went well, too. Actually, she's already planning her 16th birthday! Well, I think I'm going to sign off, because I'm missing American Idol, so I'll try to write soon! L8r G8rs!
P.S.-
if you noticed, I put a calendar on my blog, but I haven't put anything on it yet. I'll try to do that some other time, but you won't find anything exciting on it yet! Be sure to sign my guestbook and my guestmap! Thanx

my week

well, Today was really kind of boring because we were supposed to meet some of my parent's friends for dinner, but that got cancled, so we went out to dinner by ourselves (but we went to Red Lobster, so that made it all better!) We did get to go to DJ's hair salon and get some products for my nana and Madisyn, so it was kind of fun being able to get good-smelling hair products for them and stuff. On Friday night, we went to my little cousin Megan's birthday party, so that was fun being able to see her open her gifts and things. She seemed to have a really good time. I have even been able to talk to Madisyn via email. That was really exciting! In fact, my mom and Nana just got some more pictures of Madisyn today, and she was wearing one of the shirts that I have! My mom and I emailed her back and told her that I have the same shirt, and we put a picture in it of me wearing it. I hated the picture that we put in,though, because my mom took it when we were at Haitian weekend, and I was eating chips and totally unprepared for her to take the pic., so I have the stupidest expression on my face. Poor Madisyn! She's going to see that and be afraid of me before she even knows me! Well, I've got to go, because my mom needs the computer. I'll try and blog again soon! L8r!

I Get a New Aunt!

Wow! It's been such a long time since I've posted, I don't even know where to begin! But now I've committed myself to doing this, and i will do it! Well, if you want to start with the most exciting news first, my grandparents are going to adopt a 13, going on 14 year old girl, soon to be named Madisyn, from Hiati! I am so psyched! To me, it will be like having a best friend everywhere I go, because we're with my grandparents all the time. If you click on the link for my grandparent's blog, you will see her pic. on their latest post. You can also see her picture on my picture board on the top of this page. As exciting as this is, we really need your prayers. Madisyn's birth mother died about a year and a half ago, and her birth father hasn't been around since she was a baby, so she has had to care for her 6 year old sister for quite a while. And now that Madisyn is leaving Haiti, she is concerned about her little sister, Loundie. So please be praying that we find a good home for Loundie, and pray that she finds the parents that God has intended for her. Also, we're kind of hoping that we can find her a family close to us, that way she and Madisyn can keep in contact, so if you want to put that in your prayer as well, feel free!

Well, high school is going pretty well for me. I've already finished my fist semester of freshman year, and I'm well into my second. I like all my teachers so far and I love being able to be with different people every day. Today and tomorrow are snow days for us, because we're currently being hit with a huge snow storm. As you can imagine, I was devastated... just kidding! It was a huge relief to be able to go back to bed, when you would have had to get going at 5:30 in the morning! The only downer to this fairytale is that I could really get used to this, but I know I can't!

This past weekend, we went to what we call 'Haitian weekend'. Twice a year, people who have adopted from Haiti, are thinking of adopting from Haiti, or people who have any ties to Haiti in general get together for a weekend of fun and fellowship. It was really cool being able to see all of our friends from Haiti, because most of them live several hours away, so we don't get to see them too often. I am already counting down the days until our Haitian Camp in August!

Well, I'd better stop blogging, because my mom will be needing the computer pretty soon, and I've been totally changing the way my blog looks, and I've been working on it since dinner ended, which was at 7:45! So thanks for all your prayers, and be ready to read again soon!

well, tomorrow is the big day. we're leaving sometime in the morning for kings' island! i'm so excited! i've never been before, but my parents and brother have, and they said it was really fun! i still havent packed yet, so i'll be really busy tonight!!! I love roller-coasters and i hear that they have one where you stand and it goes upside down, so i cant wait to try that out, because i've never been on one of those! it sounds really fun, though! bye!!!

My First Post

Hi guys! This is my first post and I'm really excited to have a new blog. I will try to update this on a very regular basis, but if you haven't heard from me in awhile, that means I'm forgetting that I even have a blog, so forgive me!! Check back & read my ramblings soon.