Wow... it has been way to long since I posted! I have been crazy busy with schoolwork, and really haven't had much time at all for the computer. Maybe I should set a goal of posting once every two weeks....lol. :) I will try to be better at commenting on ya'll, but I'm not going to be very consistent with posting until I can get my school schedule worked out a bit more.

     The most recent 'big' thing that has happened here is that we got a new computer!!! It's totally sweet! I didn't realize how small our old screen was until we got this one - I think it's 19 inches! I'm enjoying being able to see more on the screen at once instead of needing to scroll around! It has a couple neat new games.... which tend to be a little time consuming...
     We've been saving up for a new computer for a while now, but what made us buy it now is that our old one got fried. We didn't have a lot of important stuff on it, but it is the computer that my iPod syncronizes with. We can restore my iPod so that it will sync with this computer, but I have music on the old computer that no one else has in their iTunes that I can't retrieve. iTunes should have a way to get music back that you paid them for.... I guess I'll have to email them.

     Last October, Dad got a big raise, and Mom said that we would finally get to have music lessons. Emily wants piano, and Erin and I want violin. Well.... 10 months later, Emily finally got her first piano lesson last week, and Erin and I have ours next Wednesday! I have wanted to play the violin for..... forever.... so I'm very, very, VERY excited!!!!! Erin will fit a full size violin, so we're only renting one for a while. Honestly, I'm not so thrilled with that.... I would much prefer have my own - but that's just my selfish flesh. What is wrong with sharing?? Nothing. Yet I'm having a hard time dealing with it. It really doesn't make sense, but that's how I feel. Pray for me that I'd have the right attitude about it.

     School has been a lot more difficult this year already. I find myself putting an extra 2 hours in, and still not always getting everything done. Part of it is that I am in highschool now, and the other part is that we're trying to get five days of work done in four so that we don't have to do any on Friday. We know for sure that we will be doing Friday Quizzing, and we will most likely be doing Friday School as well, so we really don't want to have to do regular schoolwork on Fridays.
     Friday School is just for two hours after quizzing, and consists basically of music classes, speech classes, Bible teaching for girls, and preacher boys for the boys. I'm thinking that there was one more class.... but I can't think of it right now. Anyway, they all sound like good classes, but Mom is trying to decide if it's worth the two extra hours. They're having a parents meeting after church on Sunday, so we'll find out soon wether we'll be doing it or not.

     Bible Quizzing has been going great. My score is still on top, but one person had to miss a couple weeks, and if he'd been there every week, he would be on top. I've really enjoyed Friday Quizzing - it's more relaxed... if you can be relaxed while quizzing. It's more of a coaching time. Pastor Scott told be 'to get wreckless', and I do better when I know it's okay to make mistakes. I'm not getting as 'wreckless' as I could be.... I'll have to work on that. LOL. :P

     This week I was given the Sharing the Love award! Thanks, Jessica!

     SHARE THE LOVE!!! Share this award with all those blogs out there that you love. All the people who make you smile. All those that make you laugh. All those that make your day. All those that leave uplifting comments on your blog. **All she asks, is that you include a link to her post with the award and ask your recipient to do the same.**

     O boy.... now I have to choose one of my awesome friends to give it to....

     I award BrittanyRose. I have 'known' her since I started this blog, and she can always make me smile with her posts and comments.

     Well, I believe that's all the news I have right now. I will try to comment on some of you peoples soon! Have a great day!!

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