Hellooooo!!!!

I hope someone is reading this, because I know I haven't posted in a while. I DID warn you, right? :)

Well, Tomorrow is my birthday!

AND SPEAKING OF BIRTHDAYS....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MADISON (Strive17)!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are now a teenager! Have a great year.

Well, let me find something else wonderful and exciting to tell you about what has been going on in my life lately.

As well as being my birthday tomorrow, tomorrow is also the start of our church's VBS program. And it is the start of my BUSY BUSY BUSY summer! starting tomorrow, I do things nonstop until the beginning of August. Here is the schedule:

VBS: June 9-13

Summer camp: June 15-20

Family Vacation: end of June, through early July

Mission Trip: July 27-August 1

So as you can see, I will be on the move a LOT this summer. I'm pretty stoked, but I have to say that I am a little bit wary, because I tend to get grumpy when I don't spend enough time at home. Which is part of the reason why I don't think going to school would be great for me. But I think that I will probably be going to school next year. =( I'm sad, but I guess I have had a long time to prepare myself for this time, so I will be OK. THIS IS NOT A FINAL DESICION, but I think that in the end, freshman year of highschool is the time to jump in if I'm going to jump in.

Well, back to Vacation Bible School (VBS). I am pretty excited, although I'm not working in the department I usually work in, and I don't know many people I'm working with. I'm working in 4 year olds, usually I work in 2s. I LOVE the 2s, but I think I need to start branching out to try and find out what kind of children's ministry fits me best, because I have a serious interest in children's or youth ministry. I would LOVE to be a youth pastor or minister. But I love kids too. =)

If you read my title, it says something about 100 pound cement blocks. Well, our patio is made up of 29 cement blocks that weigh probably about 100 pounds each. And guess what? We're re-doing our patio. OURSELVES. (because my parents are cheap!! =D) We WERE going to have a guy come and take out the blocks with his Bobcat, but he cancelled last minute, so my dad rented a pallet jack (It's hard to explain what it is. Basically, it's what you see in hardware stores that carry around boards and stuff.) and we had to borrow a huge metal crowbar from our friend's dad and jack up the blocks, prop them up on logs, shove the pallet jack under them and roll them across our yard on slabs of plywood. We only had about 2 slabs of plywood, so we had to constantly move them, while mom and dad tried to keep this huge block from rolling down the hill.......... It was PAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was SO TIRED when we were done. It took from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm with about 2 hours of break to move about 20 blocks. I hated that job. SO. BAD.

Last thing I wanted to write about was my youth group summer camp. It starts in exactly 1 week, and I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO STOKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YIPPEEEEEEE.... ONly thing is, we all have to spslit up into four groups. Red, black, green, and blue. One of my friends is blue, one is green, and one is red! So basically I am going to be split up from my freiends. I have more friends than that, but I don't know what teams they're on. I haven't asked many people. I don't know which team I am yet, because I missed the event where they told you. So they're sending out postcards to everyone to remind them of their team. The cards should come today, which is why I have been waiting and WAITING for this day even more than my birthday, Camp is gonna be SWEETNESS! I'll post an edit to this entry when I find out what my team is. The mail should be here in about.... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH it should be here NOW!!! IT'S LATE!!!!!!!!!!!!! HELLOOOOOOOO this is NOT THE DAY TO MESS WITH ME AND BE LATE PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!! lol can you tell I am super excited?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Well, if not, I AM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, talk to you soon! (probably tomorrow or the day after, just to tell you what my b-day gifts were and everything)

Love, Smiley1

EDIT: AAHHHHH... I hear the mail truck coming!!!!!!!!!!! =DDD

EDIT: I'm on the red team for camp!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!! =)

EDIT: Guess what? Dad just said that the cement blocks we dragged around yesterday were 800 pounds, not 100...... =OOOOOOOOOOO

Wow it's been forever since I wrote last. I've been too busy to write, and to be frank, I'm trying to just get rid of computer frivolities. . . =I

Anyhoo... our van broke down 3 days ago, so my dad has been trying to fix it... so we've been pretty much stuck at home.

The play that I was in was on May 7th and 8th, and it went fantastic, so I'm really glad it's over now, because I cannot wait for summer.

My grandma left to go back home to Florida this morning... soooo.. ya. She's been here for about 3 weeks.

This Sunday is my piano recital. =P *sigh*

Welp. . . I'm probably not going to write for a long time again, just because I'm getting really busy around this time of year, and this summer I'm going to be soooo busy that I'm not going to have time or the effort to write! So ta-ta for now!

-Smiley1

Well...

it has been a while since I posted anything but tags... so I think I will do a real substantial post now.

Well, I kind of explained what was going on at our church in my last "real" entry, but that was before it all started. And now it's all over.

Let's just say that I think the Revival Summit was the best thing that ever happened to our church. And no one wanted the team to go!!!

We learned SO MUCH in the past 2 weeks about God, ourselves, others, and so many topics that we all struggle with in our Christian walk. It was amazing.

It gave me a glimpse of what I want to do with my life when I get old enough to be out on my own. I want to travel with a team like Life Action and change people's lives like they have changed mine. I will never be the same.

I now have the true joy of being a Christian... before this Revival I was just content with my life, and I knew that being a Christian was good and all, I was just never truly joyful in the fact that I AM A DAUGHTER OF THE KING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hope that everyone gets a chance to participate in something as life-changing as these past 2 weeks have been for me. Everyone deserves a chance to get rocked by God!

On Tuesday it was the LAST NIGHT of the Revival before the team left... and it was a great time. We sang the entire time! =) But I about cried when it was all over. ='( And yesterday we were stuck in traffic going into town, and as we were turtling across the bridge, we saw 2 trucks pulling the team's trailers, and that was SO SAD. For not knowing these people for longer that 2 weeks, I feel amazingly attached to them!

It must be God.

You know you're a home schooler if...

Growing up/now
[X] Own/have owned a denim jumper
[] You were at least 13 when you got your first "trendy" haircut 
[X] Everything in your closet at some time was referred to as modest

[] You do/have tucked things in that shouldn't be tucked in
[X] You have been a member of at least 3 co-ops

[] You were a true 16 and never been kissed -I'm not 16 yet 
[X] Your mom drives a van of some sort.
[] You have at least one childhood picture where you, your mom, and all your siblings matched -NEVER! That would be too organized... lol
[] You are/were/will be a PSEO Student 
[] At some point in your life you were more comfortable with adults than kids your own age
[] Have studied ways to defend your beliefs, debate, and/or create laws
[] Used uber conservative aBecka curriculum

[] You use big words that most adults could not use in conversation
[] You can use the words sublime, epiphany, and cognizant correctly
[X] You have a favorite word.  -Yup! Quotidiantertian is my fav! lol
[X] You have an understanding of Latin root words and how to use them
[X] People from the outside world are referred to as "public schoolers"
[] You or one of your siblings knits. - I crochet
[X] You laugh at the decline in literacy in America -Sometimes, but it's mostly sad.
[] You score constantly higher than "public schoolers" on standardized tests. -idk. I've never done a standardized test before
[X] You have no concept of cafeteria food
[] Family vacations are/ can be referred to as "Field Trips"
[X] Traveling on said vacations have included stopping at historical site markers along the way
[X] You have never been in a public elementary school, middle school, or high school during regular school hours
[X] You have gone to or been involved in a homeschool convention -Yes, just this past weekend! It was fun!

[X] You read books on a regular basis
[] You have taken part in a political protest
[] You were a Pride and Prejudice fan before the movie
[] You were a Lord of the Rings fan prior to the movie
[X] You were a Chronicles of Narnia fan before the movie
[] You speak a language other than English
[X] You dream of dating characters from books instead of celebrities -sometimes... lol... only certain characters...

It has been ASSUMED that you...
[] Have won many spelling bees
[X] Have no social life
[X] Have no friends of the opposite gender
[] Are extremely inept
[X] Only listen to classical music
[X] Play piano or the violin -well I do play the piano...
[] Do not own a pair of trendy jeans.
[X] Have no knowledge of drugs or alcohol
[X] Don't date, only court.
[X] Have never been to a "party"
[X] Know no other beliefs other than what your family believes

You have been asked more than 10 times in your life:
[X] If you wear pajamas to school
[] If you get perfect grades because your mom grades you
[X] If your mom teaches you or if somebody else's mom does
[X] How do you meet people
[X] Why you aren't in school
[X] If you get days off whenever you want
[] If you're going to be homeschooled through college
[] If you have a big family
[] What your parents are protecting you from
[] To quote something famous
[X] For the answer, because supposedly homeschoolers always have all the answers

You have "rebelled" by:
[X] Listening to "worldly music"
[] Wearing black fingernail polish
[] Wearing tight clothes or letting your midriff show or showing off what color of boxers you are wearing
[X] Watching a PG-13 movie
[] Breaking dress code -we don't have a dress code... =O
[X] Listening to music with a beat
[X] Dancing. Especially dances that involve contact for longer than 2 seconds. With somebody of the opposite gender.  -ugh I hate dancing... lol but sadly I have done it.

Whoever wants this tag can have it! It was pretty interesting and funny! =)

-Smiley1

Hi!

I'm not sure if I have told you all this already, but I'm going to be (sorta kinda) off HSB for about 15 days. We have this HUGE thing going on at our church called the Revival Summit. Life Action Ministries is doing it, and I'm soooo stoked!! I went to the first-day events yesterday, and every day for the next 14 days we have something at the church (except Fridays and Saturdays). So I'm going to EXTREMELY busy with that, and trying to get school done and stuff. We're getting to the end of the school year (FINALLY)!!! YAY!!! Summer break!!!! lol

Speaking of my summer break, I probably won't be on here much during the summer (I hope!!) because I'm going to be really busy in summer too! I am super super super excited, because I have something REALLY special planned for this summer. I'm calling it my Do Hard Things Summer Challenge!!! Let me share my plans with you.

I have a couple categories of things that I'll be doing this summer:

• Serving
• Learning
• Committing
• and Playing!

Here are the things I plan to do in each of those categories:

Serving:

I'm going to serve in my church's Vacation Bible School program this year, and I'm also planning to go on a "mini" mission trip downtown in the poor areas of the town. It's going to be a really special time.

Learning:

I'm going to be trying to learn a lot about a bunch of different things, like cooking/baking, sewing, writing, painting/drawing, singing, acting, etc. The best way I know how to learn is to DO stuff, so I'm planning to sew a couple projects, write a story or two, paint and draw a little, teach myself singing and acting techniques, and read lots of books about all of these subjects!

Committing:

This is perhaps the thing that I am most excited about, but also most challenged by. I'm excited to commit to God, my family, my friends, and myself in any way that I can. I am committing to God that I will read my Bible every day, I am committing to my family & friends that I will pray for one of them every day, and I am committing to myself that I will "get in shape". You know, by doing stuff like sit-ups and push-ups every day. And I've also been tossing around the idea of running a mile every day.

Playing:

This is the most obvious thing that I'm going to do this summer. =) Just hang out. You know, swim, eat popsicles, play outside, go to friend's houses, go to my youth group summer camp, and do people's birthday parties. =D Fun stuff!!!!!

Ok well, my mom wants me to get off, but I just wanted to let you know that I may not be "actively on" HSB for a while, which means that I'll be checking comments, possibly checking your blogs and commenting, but not posting or messaging............... =I sorry.

Have an awesome day, and God Bless You!!

-Smiley1

P.S. Comment! Look at my Reviewing blog!! (http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/reviewing/) Comment there too!!!

Favorite Subject: Literature and History
Least favorite subject: Math and Science
Have you ever failed a class: I don't get grades, but I've probably flunked Math or Science a few times... lol
If so what: IDK
Favorite teacher: Mr. Etter
 If you were a teacher what subject would you teach: Writing or Literature
Are you going to college: Yes
If so, what one: Some Christian College... that's all I'm sure of
What’s they’re mascot: who cares??
What do you plan to major in: Fine Arts stuff (like photography, art, music, drama/theater, etc.) and Youth Ministry
What do you want your career to be: A youth minister, and like a singer, piano teacher, actress type thing... lol! =D

:Favorites:
Color: Red
Type of music: Pop/Rock
Song: No idea

Group(s): Wow... IDK
Boy band: Rush of Fools, Daughtry,
Girl band: this is hard...um well I like Kelly Clarkson a LOT, but she's not really a BAND... lol
CD: I don't really listen to CDs

Movie: Very difficult....I like Facing the Giants, Prince Caspian, The Italian Job
Vacation Spot: Florida
Place to hang out: Probably my friend's house
Holiday: Christmas
Season: Spring and Fall
Day of the week: Wednesday, Sunday, and Thursday

Sport: Football, Soccer,

Sport to watch: Football, Soccer, Basketball
Family member: well, if I had to choose, probably my dad
Store: Aeropostale, and J.C. Penneys, Kohls

Hair style (for guys): haha I never really thought about it before... straight is cool
Hair style (for girls): well I like straight and long, but it depends on the person, because I also like long and curly, but I would look hideous with curly hair.
Website: hmm... idk
Country: IDK
Smell: wow am I supposed to have an answer for this?

Food: a lot of stuff....
Drink: water
Car: a mustang or something

Name: Emma,
Kind of book: FANTASY!!!!!!!!!!
Planet: probably Earth... lol I try not to think about outer space... ! =P
Sandwich: an awesome sandwich that I got at this restaurant... it was good
Favorite joke: IDK
Poem: anything Shakepeare

Color of clothing: probably red and blue
Word: quotidiantertian (it's in shakespeare... it means a fever.... lol!)

Animal: horses, cats, dogs,  

Pet: *shrug*
Radio Station: wow... a lot
Television station: IDK
Electrically powered device: My MP3 player that BROKE!!!

Quote: IDK
Thing to do on a hot day: Swim, read, take a shower, play in the creek

On a cold day: well depending on how far it is into winter, I'd go outside! =) But the cold weather gets old after a while

On a rainy day: Read, or sleep... lol
Number: 19
Color of m&m: ?
Type of tree: IDK
Disney movie: NARNIA

Street name: ummmmm.... idk
Soda: idk

Magazine: Brio (but I'm sad it's not in buisness anymore!!!!)
Cologne: LOL I haven't had too much experience with Cologne 
Perfume: ewww... yucky 
Coin: quarters
Football team: Chicago Bears

Gum: errr
Starburst: idk
Jolly Rancher: ALL OF THEM 
Weather: blue skies, sunny, a little cool
Vegetable: broccoli, zucchini,
Shape: idk

Actor: ... idk

Actress: Emma Watson
Computer game: idk
Ice-cream flavor: Strawberry
Board game: not many

Cereal: ewwww

Island: idk 
Athlete: Michael Phelps 
Language: English  

:Relationships: (Oh boy, here we go...):
Are you going out with anyone: no
If so who: no one 
How long: ... never.... lol  
Do you have a crush: ok fine I admit it
If so, who: ummm...

How long have you liked them: a while 
Who was your first boyfriend/girlfriend: I never had one 
Who was your first kiss: never had one
Have you ever been dumped: nooo
Have you ever dumped: nooo
Do you want to get married: YES

If so, what age: probably early 20s 
If everyone was single and everyone eligible who would you go out with: The guy I like I guess
Ever had your heart broken: no thankfully not... I'll wait a while before I let that happen 

:Would you ever:
Eat bugs on purpose: no

Commit a crime:  no
Change your religion: NO
Lie to your parents: well I already have so I can't say no to this one

Jump off a waterfall: no
Dress up as the opposite sex: umm.. sure! =)
Sing in front of a lot of people: I would sure try!! 
Tell a much older person that you like them: no
Eat dog/cat food: no
Swim in shark infested waters: NOOOOOOO
Go to school naked: XP What do YOU think????????????????????????????

:Have you ever:
Lied to your parents about something really important: probably
Have your life threatened: no

Stay up until the morning chatting online: no
Read a Shakespeare play: YESSSSSSSSSSS I LOVE IT

Performed in a Shakespeare play: I WISH
Written a play: no... well... it wasn't really a PLAY it was more like a RETARDED THING 
Stole someone else’s book and said you wrote it: no
Written a poem: yes
Stole a poem and said you wrote it: No 
Talked in your sleep: Idk I'm always ASLEEP

Been run over. . .by a bike: no

Been run over. . .by a car: no
Been run over. . .by a remote controlled car: yes =) That's what little brothers are for 
Wanted someone you couldn’t have: ummmmmm 
Shoplifted: No
Blackmailed someone: no i don't think so

:Which one:
Plastic or paper bag: who cares?

Carpeted or wood floor: wood
Paint or wallpaper: Paint
E-mail or snail mail: E-mail
Sunrise or sunset: sunrise 
Lake or ocean: ocean
Walk or run: run
Water-skiing or regular skiing: regular
Golf or mini-golf: mini golf 
Gold or silver: silver
Phone or computer: ?

Black and white, or colored: black and white, or colors. lol!!
Stripes or plaid: ?
Knock or doorbell: doorbell
Vanilla or chocolate: both
Laugh or cry: crying because you're laughing so hard. That's fun.
Whisper or scream: umm... idk
Happy or sad: HAPPY durrrrr... but if it's like a BEAUTIFUL sad, the sad is ok too