Hey, My blog is a place for making new friends and writing about my life....and most of all for FUN!!!! I'm the youngest kid of 5. I love God so very much....and hope to become more like Him as I grow. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/iluvhorses/ en-us Homeschool Blogger Sat, 28 Jul 2007 11:21:00 -0500 Sat, 28 Jul 2007 11:21:00 -0500 SO as you know....lots 'n' lots....but you're probably wondering lots 'n' lots of WHAT!!!! Well, lots of things have been going on in my rather crazy life. Three weeks ago, i went to Sarah's house with 6 other girls, and stayed there for a week. Every morning from 8:45AM-12:00AM we went and helped out with the VBS at Sarah's church. Jenna and i led a group of 3 kids together. It was a really good experience and alot of fun! After that, on Saturday morning i went with my friend Sarah ( a different Sarah than the other Sarah) to her cottage. We went with her brother and dad and met her mom and two little sisters there. We did lots of water tubing, and i did kneeboarding, and tried water skiing.....the first 6 tries, were...lets say...not good. I did ALOT of face plants!!!! But then, they gave me smaller skiis to try, that were tied in the front...and i started to ski :0) It was quite fun!  When we came home on Wednesday, i wanted to CRASH  *boom, bang, clunk*  so, that's pretty much what i did. On friday, Kalista had her birthday party, and the next day, i went to Wonderland with ym youth group. Wonderland is a huge amusment park, with ALOT of rides. We were there for the whole day....it was pretty awesome. Sunday, i didn't get up till 11:00, and the rest of the day i wathced movies with my parents....call me lazy if you want...but i felt so disgutingly tired!!!!  And then, the week we just had, Robyn and I had a sleepover Monday and Tuesday night, and then on Thursday my brother and sister in-law came here, stayed over night and left to go to a wedding, then are coming back here, and we are taking them to the airport, so they can go back home. And my other brothers, Ben and Steve come home from a High School Leadership Training trip tomorrow.  I have riding in a few  hours, so i need to go...hope you're all doing well! Leah http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/iluvhorses/364082/ Sat, 28 Jul 2007 11:21:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/iluvhorses/364082/ hey everybody. sorry it's been such a long time since i been around. been busy. so, sunday was Canada Day!!!!    I didn't do ALOT. Went to Church, a family friend was here, then we had to take her to the airport, and then we got some movies and went to watch the fireworks. They were pretty good! So, the movie's i got were Bridge to Tarabithia and The Derby Stallion. Both really good movies! Yesterday i went to the beach with my parents. It was SOOOOOO nice. I didn't swim, because the water was kinda cold, and it's not to much fun to go swimming by yourself...but i got some sun. I should probably go, but i hope everybody is doing well!!!!! Leah http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/iluvhorses/351309/ Tue, 3 Jul 2007 17:34:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/iluvhorses/351309/ Okay, so my friends from the U.S. were here for a week. I got to hang out with Stephanie...who is my age. We went to the mall to days in a row.....lame, i know!!!! And we got to have a campfire and make smores. mmmmmm:p  So, that's why i haven't really been on here that much. Today i went to the beach with my homeschool co-op. We played some games and went swimming. The water was SOOO nice. We also did chicken fights. (that's what we call 'em anyways). There are two(or more) teams.....each team with 2 people. One person gets on their teammates shoulders and tries to push the team backwards so they fall into the water....with me so far?!? Anyways, so it was pretty awesome. My mom just when to take my brother Steve and his friend Zack shopping, and when she gets back i'm going to go on a bike ride with the youth group that i go to! And my birthday is on Tuesday!!! YEAH!!! It'll be fun. So yeah, i guess i should get going.....but talk to ya'll later! Leah http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/iluvhorses/342975/ Fri, 15 Jun 2007 20:08:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/iluvhorses/342975/ okay, i gotta write an entry in record time!!!! lol. So yesterday was a VERY crazy day. I went to church...that was normal...and then at like 6:00 a lady from my church came to pick Robyn and I up to go babysit for her. She was having a bunch of people over to hear this geologist guy talk and give his testimony. So, there were like 20 kids to look after. Some of them were a bit older and didn't need much looking after. But 5 of the kids needed FULL attention 100% of the time. 2 were babies. SO i'm just so thankful that i was allowed to bring Robyn to help me..other wise it would've been TO overwhelming. It was for about 4 hours. SO i got so tired. Tomorrow I am going babysitting again. That money will also help with buying iding lessons and i'm trying to save enough to buy a plane ticket to go and visit my sister sometime in august. but yeah, not sure if that will happen. i should go now, i have to finish up history and science. Leah P.S. How do you guys like my music??? http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/iluvhorses/338163/ Mon, 4 Jun 2007 23:09:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/iluvhorses/338163/ Hey guys. I'm still here. I'm really sorry i haven't been around. Eeryweekend though i have been gone. One weekend(the first weekend in may) i was away with Pathfinders, the next at my friends grandparents, the 3rd weekend, i went trailriding friday and on saturday i had my riding lesson and right after went to my friends birthday party which was a sleepover. Then on Monday, the 21 of May i went on a canoe trip with Jenna and a family that has 9yr old triplets and a 6 yr old. It was just overnight. And then my sister came home from school. So i have been hanging out with here...and then on May 25(friday) i went camping with Pathfinders until Sunday. Yesterday i finally got to ride. It was really fun to, because my riding instructor asked that if in the lesson before mine i would excersize Jack(a chestnut horsie) for about 20 minutes. I felt pretty special that she asked me. SO i had to get him ready super fast. In MY lesson we went in the BIG field(instead of the indoor arena or outside ring). It was fun. We went over some logs, and Sparky went bezurk when he found out we were jumping. But it was ALOT of fun. Jenna was in that lesson too. The only thing that kinda stunk was we were with the more advanced girls, and we could tell that one of the girls REALLY did not want us in the lesson. We were right behind her when she said to another girl, "ugh, the're in our lesson....i don't know why...cause were more advanced then them by like, 2 years" so that didn't make Jenna and I feel any better. It was just a makeup lesson anyways...so that is the only time we'd be in that lesson. So, i hope everybody is still good?!!!? Leah http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/iluvhorses/335646/ Wed, 30 May 2007 03:42:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/iluvhorses/335646/ hey. okay, on friday....i had drama co-op. It was so fun. We worked on the skits we are going to perform for our parents on Tuesday night. The first one is where i am giving a beauty lesson, i have my hands behind my back and Sarah goes behind me and puts here arms through, and she has to put my makeup on. The only hard thing is, is she can't see, so lipstick ends up being all over my cheek, the mascara on the forehead, ect. It's really funny. Another olay i'm in is "The Lucky Clover". I am the main guy, who finds this big fourleaf clover and then has nothing but bad luck. I get put in jail, sprain my ankle and get a fine for $100 because of something i didn't do. It's crazy!!! But fun. And the second one i'm in is called "The Jail Bunny" and i'm a police officer. My parner is supposed to be really dumb too, it's so funny. And we think the Easter Bunny is breaking into peoples houses.  And the last one i'm in is called the "coffee shop". a few of my friends and i go into a resteraunt. (not a real one, just in a basement) and there are people on the ground  acting as tables. Finally we get thrown out because of our complaing of the place being to loud, and the reason why it's to loud is the people beside us are complaining about their food. It's quite funny. There are two other plays which i am not in. ( i think) SO i was away for the weekend. I went with my Pathfinder group. We did lots of fun things. we stayed in a hotel for 2 nights. It was sad though, because there is this rule for the girl guide organization that you're not aloud to go swimming with your group  unless there is an authorized life guard, and the pool at the hotel looked so nice, but there were no life guards, so no swimming:( Later today i am going to Robyn's to rehearse skit lines with her and Jenna. Oh and Last night i saw Amazing Grace. Has anybody seen that. It is SOO good. It's about William Wilberforce. Well, i need to go. Leah http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/iluvhorses/325142/ Mon, 7 May 2007 03:44:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/iluvhorses/325142/ okay, so this has gotta be fast, but i had a great time being away. The drive was about 15 hours and 45 minutes. Long, but i've gone 20 hours many times before.  I didn't want to leave and it was probably one of the hardest goodbyes i've ever had with my brother Matt and his wife Leslie. Yep, i was very surprised all the tears didn't come rolling down. The friday we just had was a fun one. There was co-op which was drama. I'm not MUCH of a drama girl, but i have to say doing the skits and stuff is VERY fun. Then after that, about 7:00 there was youth group at Sarah's. It was alot of fun. And i actually knew some of the worship songs we sang!!! Today about 4:30 my friend Emily is coming to pick me up and then we're going back to her house. It'll be fun. Next weekend i'm going away with my Pathfinder group. It's going to be really nice. We're staying 2 nights in a hotel:) well, i'm very sorry this is SO short.....but i have to go eat lunch. Leah P.S. Did anybody watch the Ottawa Senator & New Jersey game??? http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/iluvhorses/321548/ Mon, 30 Apr 2007 02:12:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/iluvhorses/321548/ Hey. Well on Saturday morning I had riding. I walked in and saw I was on MoNtY.......dread filled me. Yeah, he's one of those horses who was abused pretty badly, the people before him aren't a good place to ride at....they only feed their horses if they use them...otherwise they starve. So when GW first got him, he was REALLY skinny and had a back problem. So when you're talking him up he's still a bit tempermental cause all the bad memories come back to him, so he tries to bite and kick. I got Kathy to help me. She works there and is so great with every horse. So she tacked him up for me. But what nbody told me is that you're just supposed to pull down the stirrups put the reins over his neck and go to mount him. So because i did not know that he went a little crazy. I got kinda his knee colliding with my knee...that sorta hurt. But other then that he was fine getting to the mounting block. I mounted as lightly as I could. And then did up my girth and fixed my stirrups. He was so fun to ride. We got to canter and that was alot of fn to. Except my right foot felt cramped almost the whole time....really weird that it was only the one foot. Then after the lesson I went to Jenna's. At 3:00 we watched the Ottawa Senators(our favorite team) play the Pittsburgh Penguins(the're probably my second favorite team.) It was so good. The Pens outplayed the Sens in the first period, then in the second the Sens outplayed the Pens, then in the third it was back and forth. The Penguins ended up winning 4-3. But ohwell. Then we went bowling with Amy and her whole family. If you're reading this Amy, i had such a fun time with you guys!!! WE went over to her place and hung out then at 11:30 left for my house. WE got home at 12:00AM, and Jenna and I didn't end up getting to sleep until 5:00. Then we got up at about 10:00AM and went to church. After church i went to Jenna's house and at 6:00 watched another game. The Senators and the Penguins. Their 3 game in round 1 of the series. It was really exciting. The Senators won 4-2. Jenna and I were so happy!!! Emily, our other friend was going to come to but then she had family plans. So that stunk that she couldn't come for the game. Her fave team is the Toronto Leafs, but since they didn't make it to playoffs, she cheers for the Penguins. And now i'ms ure your all bored with how i just wrote alot about hockey and horses....but that's ME!!!!!! lol. I gotta go.... Leah http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/iluvhorses/315267/ Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:47:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/iluvhorses/315267/ no, not that kind of "doo doo". just my little way of saying that i'm B-O-R-E-D. Well, sorta!!! So, yesterday i bought a new journal...it's pretty nice. black leather....lock and key, cost me my life savings...not really...but it sounded MORE dramatic. It was $20 though. Yeah, us Canadians don't have as many cheap prices. Today, I woke up....did my school and then at 2:30PM went to Jenna's. She was away for the weekend so it was nice to catch up. It was fun. And then I came home, lounged around and ate supper, did some more "nothing" and here i am. I changed my music everybody!!! Tell me how you like it. Tomorrow I have baby-sitting....bleh. I like baby-sitting because i get money and the little kids are adorable...but after about 6-7 months.....I just don't want to do it anymore. Though, thankfully...they are ending in about 1 month. :D. That's me with a HUGE smile. lol. So did i tell you guys that my hockey team won the championship game? Well, we won 2-1. It was SO awesome. So, last year my hockey team came second and now this year my team came 1st. (both were different people on the team) Next week on Thursday I am going away with my brother and parents to my brother and sister in-laws graduation. It's like....an 18 hour drive or so. Should be LOADS of fun. If my brother isn't gouchy...then it will be fun. And if I'M not grouchy....it'll be fun for everyone else!!! HaHaHa. Okay, I better go...my mom's watching American Idol...and i don't want to miss out!!! Leah http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/iluvhorses/312379/ Tue, 10 Apr 2007 22:41:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/iluvhorses/312379/ Well, This weekend was a time to Celebrate the Ressurection of Jesus Christ, and thank Him for all He did for us so that we are able to know God and be able to some day see him face to face and have ALL our sins washed away. I guess it's easier to think about that when you don't get together with all your relatives and think about candy and chocolate all the time. Or maybe that's just me. But that's how my family was celebrating Easter. Yeah, my dad told my Grandma he would be to tired to do anything, so she told my uncle so the whole thing got called off. I was rather sad. But I lived. *obviously*   SO hockey season is all over, and i'm very dissapointed cause i will probably never see any of my teammates ever again. At least most of them.  How was everybody else's Easter??? So my brother thought up this really awesome way of doing an easter egg hunt, TACKLE easter egg hunt. I thought it would be pretty awesome, but i think my mom doesn't.....she's not into that idea so much!!! Maybe next year. I was riding on Saturday and it was SOOOO fun!!!! I was on a horse anmed Sparky....and he can be such a scairdy cat sometimes, like....he'll see his shadow and spook and go cantering all over the arena. or he just won't go forward cause he's to scared to pass it. But that didn't happen to me at all. Sometimes he can also be rather lazy....but i kept him going and my instructor was very happy. We did some REALLY fun -onpurpose- canters. He was being so good. He spooked like, once maybe. Well, i should get going, i have a paper route to do. :( Leah http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/iluvhorses/311551/ Mon, 9 Apr 2007 02:52:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/iluvhorses/311551/