Sep. 24, 2009 - Kenya Mission Report

Wow, I haven't blogged in over 2 months.  Of course, I was in Kenya one of those months, so I do have an excuse! ..sort of... 
I don't know if anyone is reading my blog anymore, but just in case, I'd like to share a report on the Kenya trip.  Thank you so much to those who prayed for us. 

To put it simply, the 4 weeks I spent in Kenya were, overall, amazing!!  I was challenged and blessed, and I learned so much.  Definitely left a chunk of my heart over there.  :-) 
I shared before that one of our goals was to have a camp for the orphans to teach them praise and worship dance.  That went very well -- we had about 4 days of camp, in which the orphans (ages 3 through 22) learned several songs and dances, plus a skit for the boys.  After the camp, they got to take what they learned and use it to lead worship at an evangelistic crusade at a big slum in Nairobi.  What a great experience for them! 

 Here are the high school kids from the orphanage doing their song/dance. 

 Being put in the position of leading the camp was a big, challenging experience for me.  It definitely worked on my boldness and leadership skills! 

Another aspect of the trip that was at some times challenging and at other times a great blessing was living with the mission team for 4 weeks.  There were six of us there the whole time, with four others who were each there for parts of the 4 weeks.  We all had very different personalities, different tastes, different backgrounds.  It was a great group to be a part of, and definitely a group that God put together.  It was a good experience living together, learning from and loving one another. 

In reality, I met so many wonderful people in Kenya.  Just the people in the village we worked in were great people, especially the kids!  I'll get to that in a minute.  But in addition to them... We met a beautiful, sweet lady who had been suffering with cancer for 3 months -- she has since passed away, but it was an honor to have the opportunity to meet her and pray with her before she died.  We also met the members of a new Kenyan Christian band called "Broken Acoustic."  They are a brother-sister team.  We got to meet their family, as well, and let me tell you, they all are some of the sweetest people I've met, and love the Lord like crazy!  :-)  Check out Broken Acoustic here.

I have to say probably one of the best parts of the trip, for me -- although it was all GREAT -- was hanging out with the kids in the orphanage, especially the girls.  What a great group of kids!  Like I said, they range from 3 to 22 years old.  We (the other girl on the trip and myself) spent quite a bit of time just hanging out with them at their dorm, talking, playing games, having Bible study, taking pictures (they loved to use our cameras), and letting them fix our hair.  They just need some attention and love... and they were very curious about our lives in America.  :-)  I was very blessed and changed by the time I spent with the girls.  I really fell in love with one particular little one -- the youngest in the orphanage at 3 years old.  Wish I could bring her home with me!  :-) 

We got to go on a 3-day safari while we were in Kenya.  We went to Ol Pejeta Conservancy -- what an experience!!  We saw too many animals to list, including all of the "Big Five" except the lion.  It was so neat to be out in the midst of God's creation in wild Africa, seeing all the animals in their natural habitat. 

God is good -- He really took care of us throughout our trip.  There were times we were in dangerous or potentially-dangerous situations, but He kept us safe.  I didn't even get sick the whole time, even after coming home, which is a big deal for me, because I always get sick coming home from international trips.  Jet lag wasn't even too bad.  God gave me an amazing opportunity, and I'm SO thankful for it. 
I do hope to go back someday.  Many people have asked me that, and I say, "Yep - I'd go tomorrow!"   

Here's a slideshow of just a few of the MANY pictures from the trip.  Enjoy! 

Thanks for reading!  Please leave a comment if you visit my blog and read this, so I'll know if anyone is still reading.  :-) 
God bless! 
~Ashley

"There are no strangers,
there are no outcasts,
there are no orphans of God."

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Oct. 2, 2009 - Toy Story Trilogy

The Toy Story movies is one of the most funniest and fun movies ever. It talks about a these toys come to life and have many adventures along the way. So far, there are 2 movies and the 3 movie is on its way.
The first one is where it all began. Woody is a cowboy doll and is a favorite toy to his owner, Andy. But one day, Andy gets a new toy called Buzz Lightyear, a space ranger toy who thinks he is a real space ranger. He starts becoming and Andy's favorite toy and the rest of the toy becomes fond of him and it starts making Woody jealous. His enviousness went too far when he played a trick on Buzz. While trying to hid Buzz so Andy can't find him, he accidentally knock Buzz out the window making the other toys jump to the wrong conclusion. Things went worse when Buzz follow Woody to the Gas Station and had a huge fight making them left behind. Things went even more worse when they end up falling into the hands of Andy's evil next door neighbor, Sid. Now they must work together in order to return to Andy.

The second movie takes place a year after the first film. While Andy is away at camp for the weekend, Woody tries to save one of their friends from a yard sale, but he ends up getting stolen by Al owner of Al's Toy Barn. At Al's apartment, Woody meets Jessie, Bullseye and The Prospector and learn that he is a toy created from at 1950's TV show called Woody's Roundup and that he and his new friends are soled to a museum in Japan. Now Woody must make a tough decision if he should go to Japan with his new friends or go back to be with Andy. During that time, Buzz, along with Hamm, Slinky, Rex and Mr. Potato Head are on their way to rescue Woody.

* There is going to be a Toy Story 3. It will talk about what happens to the toys after Andy is all grown up.


Characters
Woody - Woody is a cowboy doll and is one of Andy's favorite toy. In the first movie, Woody was number 1 til Buzz Lightyear came along. At first he was jealous of him, but after the adventure him Buzz had together, they became friends. In the second film, He was kidnapped and learn he was created from his old TV show and meet his old co-star.  He is played by Tom Hanks

Buzz Lightyear - Another one of Andy's favorite toy who is a Space Ranger toy and Woody's best friend. He thinks he was a real space ranger in the first film, but finds out the truth later on and became friends with Woody. He ends up rescuing Woody in the second movie. He is played by Tim Allen

Mr. Potato Head - One of Andy's toys that is a potato-shaped put-together body toy. He is played by Don Rickles

Slinky Dog - Another one of Andy's toys that is a dog-like toy with a Slinky in the middle. He acts like a dog and is close friends with Woody. He is played by Jim Varney

Hamm - Andy's wise-cracking talking plastic piggy bank. He is played by John Ratzenberger

Rex Another one of Andy's toys who is a green Tyrannosaurus rex toy. He a lot of anxiety from an inferiority complex,he is afraid and he is not scary enough He is played by Wallace Shawn


Positive
Both film shows a lot of friendship towards the toy. In the first, even though Woody save Buzz from Sid and in return, Buzz save Woody from Al in the second movie.
Negative
Nothing negative in both films except The way Buzz and Woody were acting in the first film and after Woody accidentally knock Buzz out the window, Mr. Potato Head jumps to the wrong conclusion and gets to other toys involve with it. In the second movie, Woody tries to explain to his new friend that he was kidnapped, but when he mention he was at the Yard Sale, they interrupted and they believe in a different story and not letting Woody finish explaining what really happen.



Im going to rate Toy Story 1 a 2 and 2 a 4. It a fun movie to watch. I can't wait til the 3rd movie comes out.

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Sep. 12, 2009 - Wizards Of Waverly Place

Wizards Of Waverly Place is about 3 wizards named Alex, Justina Max who live with their family in New York City at a sandwich shop. They are training as wizards so when they get older, they will compete against each other for their powers because in the wizard world only one of them will keep their powers permitted. This show basically focus on Alex, she is a rebel girl who always gets her into trouble and takes advantage of her magic.

Max Russo - Alex's younger brother. He basically has both Alex and Justin's personality, but is more of a clueless side. Like Justin, he normally gets pulled into Alex's schemes. He is played by Jake T. Austin

 Harper - Alex's best friend. She smat kind but a a bit dorky. She a weird taste in fashion(even some that she design herself). She has a major cruch on Justin. She doesn't know about Alex and her brother being wizards til the second season. She also(like Justin and Max) gets pulled into Alex schemes. She is played by Jennifer Stone

Theresa Russo -  Alex's mother. She the only one in the family that is not a wizard. Even though she loves her family, She is sometime very uncomfitable of them being wizards. She sometimes embarrass Alex and is overprotective of Justin and Max. She is a a co-owner the sandwich. She is played by Maria Canals Barrera

Jerry Russo - Alex's dad. He is a formal wizard. He won his right to keep his powers, but sacrifice it to have a family. He also a co-owner the sandwitch shop. He teaches the kids how to use their power til they get older and compete against each other. He is overprotective with Alex sometimes. He is played by David DeLuise

Positive
This show shows some moral lessons relating to friends and family. Even though she teases her brothers and disrespecting her family, she loves them just the same. She sometimes be good using magic to help others, but still mess things up. Justin does his best to stop or help his sister from her schemes This show also shows that they use their powers for good not evil
Negative
Alex is the one that really bugs me. She always disrespecting her family and takes advantage of her magic. Justin can sometimes can be bossy.


Episode List

Season 1
Crazy 10 Minute Sale - In order for her to go to the Crazy 10 Minute Sale and beet out her enemy Gigi without skipping wizard class, Alex duplicating herself

First Kiss - Justin tries to get his first kiss and ask Alex to rewind time in case he mess up.

I Almost Drowned in a Chocolate Fountain - Alex decides to cheat on her Spanish test by using pocket elves in order for her to go on a date. When they found out that Alex was cheating, Justin and Max plant the pocket elf in her purse as a way to get even with her for snitching on them.

New Employee - Harper gets a job at the Sub Station. But after seeing her working badly, Alex puts a spell on her that make her work better. But Harper becomes too strict, causing them to wreck their friendship. Meanwhile Justin started tutor his friends from school but must deal with another tutor.

Disenchanted Evening - Alex learn that her friend T.J. is also a wizard and is allow to use his power whenever he wants. So Alex tries to convince her parents to do same thing

You Can't Always Get What You Carpet - Alex tries to learn how to ride a magic carpet

Alex's Choice - Gigi invites Alex and Harper to her tea party. But when Alex learn she is planing to embarrass Harper, she tries to warn Harper. Meanwhile, Justin and Max send out a prank mail causing them to be in a tough situation

Curb Your Dragon - Alex buys Justin a dog dragon, but in order to not let their parents know its a dragon, they said it is a lost dog but backfired when the dragon seller takes the dog.

Movies - Alex starts hanging out with Justin's friend after being tired of being treated like a little girl

Pop Me And We Both Go Down - Justin gets a zit right before his date. Alex tries to get rid of the zit but accidentally use the animation spell on it.

Potion Commotion - Justin wants to be chosen for the World School Summit at the U.N., but he faces tough competition, Brad who Alex falls in love with, but in order for her to get him to love her, Alex put a love potion in his drink, but backfires when she accidentally drank it. Meanwhile Max gets his full powers and must wear a goofy hat til it settle in

Justin's Little Sister - Tired of everyone comparing her to Justin, Alex make a wish on the Genie to get everyone to stop comparing her to Justin. But the Genie tricked her, and causes everyone to forget Justin

Wizard School - A 2 part episode where Alex and Justin attend Wizard School
Part 1 - After causing trouble, Alex is force to attend Wizard School with Justin
Part 2 - When Alex learn that her Wiz Tech teacher, Dr. Evilini is going to drain Justin's powers, she tries to stop her

The Supernatural - Both Alex and Justin use their powers in baseball in order to impress their love ones.

Alex In The Middle - Uncle Kelbo comes for a visit and after showing Alex the different style of wizard training, she wants him to be her wizard teacher instead of her father

Report Card - After getting a terrible grade on her report card, Alex tries to hide his report card and accidentally turn her parents into guinea pigs. To make matters worse, Headmaster Crumbs comes for a visit

Credit Check - Alex gets mad that her employer is taking credit for all of her ideas for a fashion design. Meanwhile, Justin tries to impress the new girl named Millie

Alex's Spring Fling - After her boyfriend dumped her because he believe she a jealous person, Alex tries to show him he can be jealous too by transforming a mannequin into a man and pretends dating him, but backfires when the mannequin fall in love with her. Justin is left in charge while their parents are away, and his position of authority goes to his head.

Quinceanera - Alex doesn't want to have a Quinceanera which upsets her mother. But after learning that her mother never had a Quinceanera, Alex decided to do it, but switch bodies with her mom so she can enjoy the Quinceanera she never had.

Art Museum Piece - Alex decides to use magic to take a shortcut on her Art History Assignment by bringing historical masterpieces to life

Season 2
Smarty Pants - Alex is force to joins the Quiz Bowl with Harper after her partner gets injured. To help her team, Alex wears the Smarty Pants

Beware Wolf - Justin starts dating his WizFace friend Isabella and not knowing anything about her, especially the fact that she is a wearwolf

Graphic Novel - Max and Justin finds Alex's diary and accidentally let her enemy Gigi get a hold of it. To make matters worse, they accidentally sent her inside the diary. So they need to get her out of there so she won't know Alex's big secret

Racing - Alex tries to get her crush, Dean to notice her by getting her dad to fix his car and enter it into a upcoming race.

Alex's Brother, Maximan - The kids a having trouble focusing to their wizard training. Alex is excited to go her first date with Dean, Justin perpares his robot for the robot olympics and Max becomes a superhero in order to save the family sub station

Saving WizTech - A 2 part episode where Alex, Jusin and Max must save their Wizard School
Part 1 - WizTech is close, leaving the Russos to let the class stay at their place til it reopens. A wizard name Ronald falls in love with Alex and tries to break of her relationship with Dean
Part 2 - Alex, Justin and Max must save Wiz Tech from falling into the hands of Ronald and his evil father.

Harper Knows - Alex is force to go on a family assignment at a comic convention when where she told Harper she can't come with her to it. This lead Harper to loose her trust with her. In order for gain her trust back, Alex knows its time to tell Harper what was going on and tell her that she is a wizard.

Taxi Dance - After the Russo's favorite taxi is retired. Alex use magic to fix it but accidentally brings it to life

Baby Cupid - After her parents had a fight over magic, Alex summon Cupid

Make It Happen - For a wizard assignment, Alex, Justin and Max must find a career in case they don't keep their powers. Justin adn Alex form a band and Max becomes a magician.

Fairy Tale - After Harper gets injured, Alex is force to be Tinker Bell in the school play. In order for her get out of the play, Alex tries to get a real fairy 

Fashion Week - Alex accidentally ruins the dress Harper made for a fasion show

Helping Hand - Alex use Justin's Helping Hand to get out of extra chorse. But wears it out before Justin shows it to a review wizard

Art Teacher - Alex learn that her art teacher is actually 16 years old but was transform into a 40 year old by her wizard friend, T.J. Meanwhile, Max pretends to have a terrible disease.

Future Harper - Alex, Justin and Max discover that Harper(in the future) is using their lives as the premise for her best-selling novels. This upsets Alex and gets mad at Harper(in the now section). Now Justin must stop their friendship from ending and must get Alex to give Harper permission to write the books, or else she'll ruin the future

Alex Does Good - When Alex annoys her principle, he makes Alex join the Happy Helpers Club. Alex soon realizes that the club is not as she imagined it to be.

Hugh's Not Normous - Alex's friend Hugh hides at her place after finding out he was adopted. So Alex(for the first time) tries to help him find his real parents.

Don't Rain On Justin's Parade - Justin use magic to make his celebrity crush's weather prediction come true which upsets Mother Nature. As punishment, she teaches Justin a lesson he'll never forget. Meanwhile, Alex gets a job by Mr. Laritate and suddenly turns good, but tries to go back to her old self.

Family Game Night - Alex swap brains with Harper in order to pass an exam, but a glitch in the magic cause them to mess things up. Meanwhile, Justin must deal with a girl who believes that they are in a relationship.

Justin's New Girlfriend - Alex is jealous of the friendship between Justin and Harper. Theresa and Jerry switch duties at the Sub Station to see who has the more difficult job

My Tutor, Tutor - Alex and Justin start bonding with Max's wizard tutor named Tutor, but in order for them to make Tutor stay a little bit longer, they must make Max fail his wizards test

Paint By Committee - Alex is chosen to paint a mural for her school, but couldn't use her ideas when her school wants her to use their ideas instead.

Wizard For a Day - For her dad's birthday, Alex gives her dad a wizards hat that lets him have magic for one day and turns the Sub Station into a Asteroid Belt.

Cast-Away(To Another Show) - As Part 1 of Wizards On Deck With Hannah Montana, Justin, Alex and Max board the S.S.Tipton for a vacation. While on board, Alex was allow to go on the cruise only if she takes the school on board the ship to catch up on her assignments that she miss. She brings Harper to the ship so she can pretend to be Alex and take the class. Justin pretends to be someone else in order to impress London and Max meets Zack and they compete agents each other in outrageous games 

Wizards vs. Vampires on Waverly Place - Justin falls in love with a vampire named Juliet who parents own another sub station across from them and becomes enemies to Justin's parents

Wizards vs. Vampires: Tasty Bites - When Juliet tries to get Justin's family to eat healthier food, Alex suspects she's up to something. She was soon tricked by Juliet's parents into thinking Juliet was going to drink their blood

Wizards vs. Vampires: Dream Date - Dean Comes back to visit Alex but gets distracted on their date. So Alex tries to find a way to break up with him without hurting his feelings. Meanwhile, Justin is dealing with his own realtionship between him and Juliet

Wizards & Vampires vs. Zombies - Its prom night and Justin promises Juliet an unforgettable prom. But things went wrong when Alex gives Max flyers to hand out and he accidentally sends the it to the wizard world with a permission slip to test out a no fear ring, and real zombies arrive at the prom.

Retest - Jerry and his siblings must retake the wizard competition and Alex(surprisingly) sees how she acts exactly like her Aunt Megan and that the same test could eventually tear her family apart.

Season 3
Franken-girl - Justin creates a Franken-girl to teach Alex a lesson for sneaking into his room

Halloween - A Halloween episode where the Russo try to make their haunted house more scarier

Monster Hunter - After finishing his last spell, Justin took on Monster Hunting. Jealous of Justin, Alex tries to study more on her wizards skill, while Max brings his conscience to life and accidentally bring horrible monsters to life.

Three Monsters - Justin learn that Juliet is the next monster he's looking for. Max is dealing his conscience

Night at the Lazerama - Alex separate conscience from Max, while Justin and Juliet are trap in a museum with a mummy

Doll House - Alex decided to use her old doll house as an art studio. Unaware of that, Jerry and Theresa gave the doll house to a little girl with Alex inside. 

Marathoner Helper - Alex uses magic to help Harper win a marathone. But after finding out the truth and learned that Alex uses magic on her in different events, Harper become upset. So Alex decided to recreate the event so Harper could with fair and square.
 
Wizards Of Waverly Place: The Movie

In Wizards Of Waverly Place: The  Movie, The Russo family takes a family vacation to the Caribbean and Alex is dealing with the fact that she is 16 and her mother is still treating her like a kid. On the trip Alex get caught using magic and her mother grounded her. Alex gets so anger at her mother that she accidentally cast a spell that her parents had never met. This puts the entire Russo family existence in jeopardy. In order to undo the spell, Justin Alex and Max must find Stone of Dreams to reverse the spell or else they would disappear forever.


For those of you who are Wizards of Waverly Place fans. Sorry, but Im going to rate this show a 2 1/2. I mean there is alot of Disney magic on the show, and alot of funny parts but Selena Gomez's character(Alex) is not a good role model for kids. I mean Selena is a good role model and is a good actor as well as her co-stars on the show. but I never really like her character on the show. 

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Aug. 30, 2009 - Spy Kids Trilogy

Spy Kids is fun-filled action movie that talks about a family that are secret agents. It focus on two sibling name Carmen and Juni who do whatever it takes to save the world. There are 3 movies

The first movie is where it all began. Carmen and Juni Cortez are living a normal life with normal parents. But little did they know, their parents are actually retired secret agents. One day, Mr. and Mrs. Cortez are ask to do one last assignment, when a couple of secret agents were kidnapped and turn into flooglies by a Children TV show host named Floop, who is actually working for a guy name Mr. Lisp, who wants Floop to create robot kids to conquer the world and the only thing that they need for the robots is the Third Brain. But when Mr. and Mrs Cortez gets capture, Carmen and Juni must become spies themselves in order to rescue their parents and save the world
In the second movie, Carmen and Juni are now the worlds top agent ever known. But this time they landed into double trouble. First they are dealing with their rivals, Gary and Gerti Giggles, who have been butting into Carmen and Juni's assignment so they can have the spotlight. Second, a device called the Transmooker(that can shut down any electronic) is stolen from the President and was taken to an unknown mysterious island. So Camen and Juni went on the mission and must work as a team after they find out none of their gadgets work on the island. They soon met a man named Romero, and learn a little more of the island and learn that there is another Transmooker on the island that is more powerful. They also learn that Gary and Gerti's father is behind the whole plot. So now they must battle through skeletons and mysterious creatures in order for them to destroy the Transmooker and save the world again.
The third movie focus more on Juni this time. After what happen in the second movie, Juni quits being a secret agents and goes on back on being a normal kid. But he returns to the secret organization when learn that Carmen has disappeared into a game called Game Over. The Game was controlling peoples minds by the Toymaker. Now Juni must go into the game and go through many obstacle in order to rescue his sister and shut down the game. While in the game, Juni brings his Grandpa into the game who was anxious to find the Toymaker, Juni meet the other players in the game who they believed Juni is 'The Guy', and the Toymaker will do whatever it take to push Juni, his friend and, including Grandpa, to the end of the game so the can set him free.  


Characters
Carmen Cortez - The oldest kid in her family. She think she knows what it takes to be a good spy. She gets annoys at her brother personality but they make a good team as secret agents. She is known to be a good hacker. She is played by Alexa Vega

Juni Cortez - The youngest in his family. He knows what it takes to be a good spy. He and Carmen make a good team but he is tired of her being bossy and teasing him and think she knows what he is doing. You can tell that Juni does care for his sister. He is known to be able to mimic another person's voice. He is played by Daryl Sabara

Ingrid Cortez - Carmen and Juni's mom who is also a secret agent. Her parents are also secret agents. She is played by Carla Gugino

Gregorio Cortez - Carmen and Juni's dad who is also a secret agent . He works alongside Ingrid. His brother makes gadgets for them. He is played by Antonio Banderas


Positive
All 3 movies shows a lot of family meaning. At the end of the first movie movie, Carmen and Juni said to the president that whatever the they do, they do it as a family. Even though Carmen and Juni fight a lot, they still love each other just the same and make a good team as spies.
In the first movie, Carmen was being mean towards her brother and doesn't want to be part of the family. But after becoming a spy she realized how selfish she is. She was able to encourage her brother when he is fighting the robot Carmen. Juni was able to show Floop that he is not a bad person
In the second movie, Carmen and Juni got along a lot more better then the first film. Juni tells his father he'll always need him.  At the end, Gerti turn against her father and Carmen tell Juni he can rub it in that he was right about Gary, but Juni refuse to do it. Even though Mr. Cortez doesn't like his in-laws, he almost sacrifice himself to save them.
In the third movie, Juni help some of the other players get out of the  game. He even sacrifice his life pack to Demetra as a way of apologizing to her for beating her in one of the games and doesn't want anything happen to her. Juni's friend Arnold only got into the game because he is thinking of his family. In Level 3, Juni and Arnold really don't want to fight each other but Arnold only did it because of his family. Demetra   sacrifice herself to let Juni through the next level and even after finding out that Demetra is the deceiver in the game, she still help them escape. Grandpa has been trying to find the toymaker for a longtime and is eager to find him. Everyone thinks he going to let the Toymaker out of the game to get revenge but when he came face to face with him, Grandpa tells him that the only reason he was looking for him that he want to forgive him for putting him in the wheelchair. Gerti tells Juni that everyone is he knows is family. Juni does understand it til the end when they take on giant robots and his own family isn't enough to take on all of them.
Negative
In the first movie, Carmen is being mean to her brother. She is also doesn't want to be part of her family and has been secretly skipping school. When they met their uncle, Carmen see that he was acting like her.
In the second movie, Carmen wearing a dress at the banquet that shows the 'middle part' of her. Gary Giggles only became a spy to be popular and get all the attention. He keeps on taking over Juni's assignment. He is also a lier. When he took the Transmooker away from Juni so he can claim it for himself, he let the bad guys get away with it and puts the whole blame on Juni. He squash Juni's robot bug claiming it was an accident, but Juni knows he did it on purpose and Gerti admits it to Carmen later. He seem to be on his father's side. Carmen refuse to take Juni's side when he trying to tell her how evil Gary is, until she talk to Gerti. Carmen tells Juni he can't take the necklaces from the skeletons because the temple is cursed. But Juni takes it anyway cause them to have a fight with the skeletons and lies to Carmen that he didn't take the necklaces, but was able to get it back to them after Carmen was taking away and he was all alone. Mr. Cortez does not like Mrs. Cortez parents and they never like him



Im going rate Spy Kids 1 and 2 a 4 and 3 a 5. Spy Kids is a fun movie that make kids want to be spies themselves.

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Aug. 9, 2009 - Hey!

hey! I havn't been on here for a long time. so how is everyone? I am doing good and my five siblings(and mom and dad are good too). What have you been up to? Haven't been doing much!!! We (Britta and me) Are starting school on the 17th of this month!!! I will be doing : .Bible,health,literature,civcs,science,Algebra 1/2,spanish, and wordly wise3000. Britta will be doing : Bible, art, literature, History, business math,  economics, spanish, science, and Vocabulary.so what subjects will you be doing? Are you looking forward to school like I am?!?!?so how is your family?I am so sorry I haven't been on here. We have been soooo busy.What is the temperture at your house ?it is 91 feels like 98 (and the weather isn't kidding. It is sooo hot here).

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Jul. 21, 2009 - Going to Kenya!

Well, the time has come - tomorrow is the big day!  Our team flies out tomorrow, and will arrive in Kenya on Thursday after noon (eastern time).  That's a lot of flying and layover-ing!! 

Please be praying for our safety and health as we travel over the next two days, and that jet lag won't slow us down too much when we get there.  Pray that we will be available and ready to learn whatever God wants to teach us and be used in whatever way He wants, throughout this adventure. 
Some of the projects/activities we will be a part of over the next month in Kenya - please pray for these as the Lord leads you! -
* Reading to and interacting with children at school
* A "worship camp" teaching children and youth praise dance, songs, and drama as means of worship
* Evangelistic crusade
* Hanging out with the teen girls at the orphanage
* Counseling

THANK YOU for your prayers! 
I've been so blessed by all the people who have donated financially toward the trip -- my plane ticket AND most of the food/transportation cost have been paid for by the donations!  When I sent out my fundraiser letters, I was not expecting to get that much, but it just shows what God can do, and I'm definitely blessed and thankful for it!  I'm also thankful for all the wonderful encouragement and prayer support that my family, friends, and even strangers have given me.  The small group Bible study I"m part of prayed over me this week, and they also put together a beautiful book for me, with a message of encouragement for each day of the trip.  I"m excited to read that starting tomorrow!  :-) 

We are supposed to have internet access during most of our time in Kenya, but I don't know if I'll have time to get on HSB or not.  We'll see!  I really appreciate your prayers.  God bless you all, and if I don't get to update while I"m there, then I'll "see" you all in a month!
~Ashley

"Faith steps onto seeming void, and finds the rock beneath."
"Trust in the Lord forever, for in God the Lord we have an everlasting Rock."  Isaiah 26:4

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Aug. 23, 2009 - WALL-E

WALL-E Is the cutest movie you'll ever seen. The movie starts when a company Buy-N-Large starts pollinate the earth with trash. In order to fix it, everyone was evacuate into space while an army of Wall-es clean up the earth. 700 years had pass, the clean up plan has fail, everyone remain in space and only one Wall-e survive. But this Wall-e was special, he has his own personality. One day, he meets and falls in love with a robot name Eve, a robot who is scanning for signs of plant life so she can take it with back to the spaceship so people will return to earth. After Wall-e shows Eve a plant he found the other other day, he follows her back to the spaceship where he discovers the company who are running the ship are effecting people in space as well. While on ship, the plant is missing so Wall-e and Eve must find the plant and return it so everyone can return home and restore earth once again


Characters
Wall-e - A solar powered mobile trash compactor robot. He also collects objects that are left out on Earth. He is also the only WALL-E to survive on Earth. He is a very curious, lonely, innocent looking, and sweet being and always puts others. He is played By Ben Burtt

Eve - a sleek, state-of-the-art robotic probe whose main function is to locate vegetation on Earth to verify its habitability. She is initially a cold and hostile robot who is only concerned with her mission but does display basic emotions. She is also the robot that Wall-e falls in love with. She is played by Elissa Knight

Captain B. McCrea - The captain of the spaceship. Like everyone else on the ship, he becomes overweight and tired of his normal routine. He soon take an interest in earth. He is played by Jeff Garlin

AUTO - The spaceships auto pilot. He seem to have more control of the ship then Captain B. He is played by MacInTalk


Positive
Wall-e shows a lot of positive messages in this movie. This not only show about Wall-e and Eve love for each other throughout the movie, but it also shows what happens when people don't take care of the earth. As you see throughout the movie, we need to help the environment so we won't end up like those people in the movie
Negative
There is nothing negative in this movie. But as you can see throughout the movie, you can see how the company is badly effecting people and the environment earth and in space.


Im definitely going to rate WALL-E a 5 as an AWESOME movie to watch!!!!!!!!!! LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3

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Aug. 11, 2009 - Drake and Josh

Like ICarly, Drake and Josh is one of the funniest shows on earth!!!! It about 2 stepbrothers name Drake and Josh who are going through their teenage lives in many conflicts, misadventures, and misfortunes


Characters
Drake - He is a popular, self-absorbed teenager you have ever seen. He is also selfishness and laziness, always thinking of himself, won't pay attention in school and always take advantage of everyone. Drake loves playing the guitar and writes his own song and dreams one day of becoming a famous singer. He is also a ladies man. He is played by Drake Bell

Josh - He is Drake's stepbrother. Unlike Drake, Josh is more of the responsible one and know what is right. He is not a ladies man like Drake is. He gets jealous of Drake because he gets everything he wants and he gets all the credit that he did. He gets all that bad luck and Drake get all the good luck. He always get pulled into Drakes scheme. He is played by Josh Peck

Megan - Drake and Josh's sister. She may look like a sweet innocence girl around her parents, but behind their back, she is evil towards Drake and Josh. She always played evil pranks and always get Drake and Josh into trouble without getting caught. Every time Drake and Josh tries to get even with her and prove to their parent how evil she, it always fails. She is played by Miranda Cosgrove  

Walter - The towns weatherman and Drake and Josh's dad. He is played by Jonathan Goldstein

Audrey - Drake and Josh's mom. She is played by Nancy Sullivan


Positive
This show shows some brotherly love. Even though Drake and Josh sometimes fight, they love each other just the same. Josh always does the right thing even though he gets pulled into Drake's schemes.
Negitive
There are some 'goofy' parts in it, but I guess that what make the show so funny.  Megan being evil in the show. She she does something bad behind her parents back and blames it on Drake and Josh so she won't get into trouble. Drake being selfish and lazy and takes advantage to everyone, including Josh.


Episode List

Season 1
Pilot - How it all began when Drake is very uncomfortable of having Josh as his new brother. When Drake learns that Josh is Miss Nancy in the school newspaper he uses this to get a date, putting Josh in a difficult spot

Dune Buggy - Drake disobeys his parent and drives his new repair Dune Buggy. He ends up getting seriously hurt and tries to hid it from his parents.

Believe Me, Brother - Drake's girlfriend starts flirting with Josh. When Drake catches them kissing, she lies to him saying that Josh was the one that's flirting with her. Now Josh must prove to Drake that his girlfriend is lying.

Two Idiots and a Baby - Josh tells Walter that he and Drake will babysit the boss's son. When the baby disappears, Josh went to look for it while Drake ditches him for a concert

First Crush - Josh gets his first crush and accidentally lies to her that he plays the guitar

Grammy - Drake is not happy when his Grammy comes to babysit him

Season 2
The Bet - Drake and Josh bet on each other to see who can go long without there favorite things they are addicted to

Movie Job - Josh gets a job at the movie theater. Drake starts to work at the theater too, but he ends up being lazy but still gets all the credit that Josh did. Thing went ever worse for Josh when Drake ends up becoming assistant manager

Guitar - Josh accidentally ruin Drake's new guitar autographed by his favorite band. So Josh tries to buy a new one and get it autographed before Drake finds out

Football - Josh joins the football team to prove to Drake that he is 'cool'

Pool Shark - Drake uses Josh and his talent of pool for gambling. After learning this, Josh decided to teach Drake a lesson about gambling.

Smart Girl - Drake joins the academic team in order to impress a girl he likes

Little Diva - Drake and Josh are forced to become personal assistants to Hollywood star, Ashley Blake

Blues Brothers - When Josh develops stage fright, Drake tries to help him get over his fear by joining him in a talent show

Driver's License - On the day that he got his drivers license, Josh accidentally got his first ticket. Drake agree to help him pay his ticket only if he drives him everywhere he wants to go.

Number 1 Fan - Megan friend, Wendy falls in love with Drake and starts follow him everywhere which annoys him.

Mean Teacher - Josh is been having good luck because he been wearing his favorite shirt. Drake needs to wear Josh's shirt because he can't break up with his girlfriend after his girlfriends mother(who is Drake's teacher) she will send him to summer school if he breaks up with her.

The Gary Grill - Drake and Josh get into selling grills until they find out that the grills were stolen

Drew & Jerry - After learning that Drake is getting tired of him, Josh became friends with a look alike name Drew. Wanting Josh back, Drake gets a look alike name Jerry in order to make Josh jealous

Honor Council - Drake has been accuse of playing a prank on his teacher, which lead him to court

Season 3
The Drake & Josh Inn - While their parents are away, Drake and Josh turn their house into a hotel

Peruvian Puff Pepper - Drake and Josh tries to prove to their parent how evil Megan really is.

We're Married? - Josh's pen-pal, Yooka come to visit and she starts to hang out with Drake more. Josh tries to keep his friendship with her by preforming a friendship ceremony, only find out it was a wedding ceremony

Mindy's Back - Drake and Josh's rival, Mindy returns and she and Josh found out that they both have secret feeling for each other. Now Josh worries how Drake would feel now they are a couple

The Affair - Drake and Josh see their dad with another girl and believe he is cheating on their mom

Playing the Field - Drake realized he made a mistake after he breaks up with his girlfriend and tries to win her back. Josh grows a mustache which bothers Mindy

Helen's Surgery - After having laser eye surgery, Drake and Josh helps Helen. But Drake takes advantage of her after finding out how big her apartment was with all the cool stuff.

Paging Dr. Drake - Josh goes to his hospital after he broke his foot. Drake sneaks into the hospital room and is accidentally mistaken for a professional surgeon

Foam Finger - Drake and Josh had a huge fight about their fight 8 years ago at a baseball game over a foam finger.

Girl Power - Josh tries to impress Mindy's parents, while Drake challenges his tough girlfriend to a fight

Sheep Thrills - Megan talks Drake and Josh into temporarily babysitting her newly adopted sheep

Megan's New Teacher - Josh becomes Megan's school teacher and starts challenges her and her class with college-level chemistry. Megan's friends starts hating her because of Josh, and Drake gets mad when his best drummer can't play with him because he fail his test Josh gave him to do. Now Drake and Megan must get Josh fired.

Little Sibling - Drake must babysit a kid name Sammy for a while, in order not to get detention. But Sammy starts hanging out with Josh more then Drake.

Theater Thug - Josh re-enacts the Theater Thug for FBI's Most Wanted, soon people mistaken him for real one.

The Demonator - Drake, Josh and Megan sneak out of the house to ride the new roller coaster called the Demonator, while their friends Craig and Eric, babysit Drake and Josh's great grandfather, who still thinks he is in World War 2

Alien Invasion - Drake and Josh tries to get revenge with Megan once and for all , by by making her believe that aliens are invading

Dr. Phyllis Show - Drake and Josh Have been fighting a lot. So they went on the Dr. Phyllis Show to solve their problems

Season 4
Josh Runs Into Oprah - Drake had totally forgot Josh's Birthday. To make it up to him, he got him tickets to the Oprah show. Things went totally wrong when Josh accidentally runs over Oprah

Vicious Tiberius - Drake and Josh volunteers to watch over Mrs. Hayfer's house while she's away, but she never mention she has a dog that is mean and vicious.

The Wedding - Drake and Josh are stuck in the middle of the road while delivering a cake to their Aunt's wedding

Mindy Loves Josh - Mindy tells Josh that she loves him, making Josh questioning about their relationship

Who's Got Game? - Drake and Josh bet on each other to see who can score more dates. But Drake falls in love with a girl name Carly and decided to call off the bet. But when Carly overhear his talk with Josh about the bet, she gets mad at him and believe he has been lying the whole time. Now Drake must prove to her that he is not a liar.

The Great Doheny - Henry Doheny meets Drake and Josh and uses them as his personal helpers. But when Doheny moves into their house, it starts to annoy them

I Love Sushi - A twist of an I Love Lucy episode, when Drake & Josh agreed to have their living room renovated by the company of a show, but the company stole their furniture while they were kept out of the house. Drake and Josh must find work in order to pay new furniture

The Storm - Drake's band was suppose to preform at a park. But a bad storm comes, trapping everyone inside the house

My Dinner with Bobo - Drake and Josh earn money to buy a car. But Drake ends up buying a monkey name Bobo

Tree House - After accidentally destroyed their neighbor's tree house, Drake, Josh and Megan rebuilds a new one. But Drake and Josh gets trap inside the new tree house, and Megan refuse to help them, because she's mad at them for getting her into trouble.

Josh Is Done - When Drake takes advantage with Josh again, Josh declares that he doesn't want Drake to be in his life anymore.

Eric Punches Drake - Eric accidentally punches Drake. Soon a rumor started going around the school, making Eric becomes more popular than Drake. Meanwhile Josh believe that Mindy has a new boyfriend

Megan's Revenge -  After they killed Megan's hamster, Drake and Josh fears that Megan is 'really' going to get revenge on them

Steered Straight - After getting into trouble for using fake IDs. Walter and Audrey decided to teach them a lesson what is like being in jail by putting them in a police program, but backfired when they are kidnapped by a real criminal

Megan's First Kiss - Drake and Josh found out that Megan is dating and are very uncomfortable with it.

Battle of Panthatar - Drake and Josh are invited to Thorton, 16th birthday and is having it on MTV, but Thorton bands them from the party when Drake accidentally 'makes out' with his girlfriend.

Helicopter - Drake disobeys his parents and ends up going on a helicopter to sky dive. Josh tries to stop him, but both of them end up going. Soon, they lose their pilot, radio, and a parachute

Dance Contest - Josh enter a dance contest. But when Drake needs gym credits, he enters the dance contest and steal Josh's dance partner. This means war for the 2 brothers.

Movies
Drake & Josh Go Hollywood(Season 3) - Drake and Josh accidentally sent Megan on the wrong plane to Hollywood. So Drake and Josh went to L.A. to be with her. While they are there Josh got Drake to be on TRL and soon they learn that there are some crooks who stole a money machine from the U.S Treasury Department

Drake and Josh: Really Big Shrimp(Season 4) - Spin City Records wants to sign Drake and his new song but Josh's accidentally sign the contract without reading it, allowing them to change Drake's new song. Meanwhile, Helen is getting marry and allows Mindy to take Josh's dream job as assistant manager, making Josh mad. Walter lets Helen's mother stay with them for a while.

Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh - A Christmas movie where Drake promise a little girl name Mary Alice who want to have the best Christmas ever. But they didn't plan for the police to be involve with it. During Drake's Christmas Party, a couple of people crashed the party and the police believe that Josh is one of them. Then Drake gets into trouble while trying to help Josh escape. When the police learn about the promise that Drake made to Mary Alice, they tell them to keep his promise or else they will go back to jail. But one policeman will do anything to break their promise. Will Drake and Josh will keep their promise?

Im going to rate Drake and Josh a 4 1/2. Even though there are some goofy parts and the way the Drake and Josh's character's are, It is still a hilarious show that you can watch over and over and over again and never get tire of it.

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Jul. 24, 2009 - The Suite Life Series

The Suite Life series is one of the most popular show on Disney Channel that talks about two twins name Zack and Cody who causes trouble both on land and at sea.

'The Suite Life Of Zack and Cody' is where we first meet Zack and Cody. They live with there single mother at the Tipton Hotel and they ten to cause chaos. But when anything goes wrong, they would do whatever it takes to make things right.

In 'The Suite Life On Deck', Zack and Cody are now living on the S.S. Tipton where they are attend the Seven Seas High School and(like the last series) they cause trouble there too. But they since they are older and on their own now, they are trying to be more mature


Characters
Zack and Cody - Twin brothers who normally causes trouble. Zack is more a troublemaker then Cody, and Cody is the smart one and always get pulled into his brother's schemes. They are played by Dylan and Cole Sprouse

London - A friend of Zack and Cody who is a very rich girl and the daughter of Mr. Tipton. She is described as a "dim-witted, spoiled, gullible, and an often air headed teenager. She does feels neglected from her father because he is not there to understand how she feels. She bribes people with money sometime when she wants to to do something for her. She sometimes get into Zack and Cody schemes. She is played by Brenda Song

Mr. Moseby - He is serious manager for the Tipton Hotel and the S.S. Tipton. He gets annoyed by Zack and Cody's schemes and even though he acts like he hates them, he does care for them. He also in charge to look after London when her father is not around. He is played by  Phill Lewis

Maddie(TSLZAC) - A friend of Zack and Cody who works as a candy-counter girl at the Tipton Hotel. She is also friends with London but she is jealous of her being rich and she isn't and get  anything she wants just because she is rich. Maddie is very hard-working, outspoken, and intelligent but, in she is being selfish and uses London and her money and power. She is also the one who Zack is falling in love with. She sometimes get into Zack and Cody schemes. She is played by Ashley Tisdale   

Carey(TSLZAC) - Zack and Cody's divorced mom who is the singer at the Tipton Hotel. She tries to raise Zack and Cody whatever it takes and tries to keep them out of trouble. She is played by Kim Rhodes

Bailey(TSLD) - A friend of Zack, Cody and London who they met on the S.S. Tipton. She is a sweet, cheerful country girl that Cody falls in love with. Like Maddie, Bailey also gets annoyed with London because she is rich and clueless. She is played by Debby Ryan


Positive
Both show show some friendship and helpfulness. Even Zack and Cody get into trouble, they try to make things right. Maddie is jealous of London but she can be a good friend towards her. Even though It looks like Mr. Moseby hates the twins, he loves them just the same. Zack and Cody can be mean towards each other, but they still get along. Bailey is also a really good friend towards Zack, London and especially Cody no matter what.
Negative
Nothing really negative on both show except Zack and Cody getting into trouble. Zack and Cody can sometime be mean towards each other. London can also be mean too sometime, but she is clueless and doesn't know she was being mean. You can see that Maddie is jealous of London that she can get anything she wants just because she is rich, Anything Maddie wants, London gets it making her upset and whatever Maddie does something that London isn't doing, She still gets all the credits.


Episode List

The Suite Life Of Zack And Cody
Season 1
Hotel Hangout - This episode is where we first meet Zack and Cody when they started their first day of school and became friends with Tapeworm and Max. But when the populars learn that Zack and Cody live in a hotel, they let Zack and Cody join their group, making them ditch their friends. Meanwhile, Maddie tutors London in math, in return, London helps Maddie with her love problems

The Fairest of Them All - Cody accidentally gets enter into a beauty pageant while trying to bring flowers to a girl he met. Zack force Cody to continue being in the pageant in order to win the money.

Maddie Checks In - Maddie falls in love with a boy named Jason, who thinks that Maddie is rich. So Maddie ask for Zack and Cody help in order to impress him

Hotel Inspector - Zack accidentally let his rat loose in the hotel which cause to get Mr. Moseby fired

Grounded on the 23rd Floor - Zack and Cody decide to help their mom with her money troubles by sneaking into wedding and take a picture of the married couple

The Prince & The Plunger - Carey gets flowers from a secret admirer and believe her secret admirer is the new hotel manager named Serge. But when Zack and Cody found out that her real secret admirer was Arwin, They try to tell her she is dating the wrong guy

Footlooser - Zack and Max enter a dance competition, making Cody feel that Zack is better than him at everything. But when Zack hurts his ankle, Cody must fill in for him. Meanwhile, Maddie is force to be London servant in order to pay back the money she accidentally spent

A Prom Story - Maddie tries to get a older guy named Jeff, to go to the prom with her. After overhearing Maddie about the prom, Zack thinks Maddie wants him to be his prom date.  Meanwhile, Cody becomes obsessed with a mime when the circus comes to the Tipton.

Band in Boston - Zack and Cody form a band for a competition, but fights about how it should be run. Meanwhile London join Maddie's band. But when Maddie finds out that London can't sing, she worries that she'll ruin her chances of winning the competition

Cody Goes to Camp - Zack feels lonely when Cody goes to camp for a few weeks. Mr. Moseby teaches London how to drive

To Catch a Thief - Zack and Cody tries to help their friend, Esteban when he is accuse of being a thief. When they found out who the thief was, no one will believe them. Meanwhile, Maddie takes care of London's dog while she is away.

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Hotel - Everyone learns that there is a treasure somewhere around the hotel and they went on the search to find it.

Poor Little Rich Girl - London will learn what life is like not being rich when her father goes bankrupt. Meanwhile, Zack and Cody believe they were mixed-up during birth

Cookin' With Romeo and Juliet - London falls in love with a guy name, Todd who is the son of her father's rival. Meanwhile, Zack uses Cody's cooking skills for money.

Rumors - Cody tries to change his image when he is tired that people mistake him for Zack. Meanwhile, London starts a rumor around the hotel about Maddie, making Maddie angry, so angry that she accidentally spread a rumor about London all over the world

Big Hair & Baseball - Mr. Moseby takes Zack and Cody to a baseball game. But since he never been to a baseball game before, he accidentally catches the baseball for Cody, making their team loose and causing everyone in Boston to hate him. Meanwhile, London sets Maddie on a blind date.

Rock Star in the House - Jesse McCartney stays at the Tipton and London and Maddie try to see him. Meanwhile, Zack take stuff that Jesse touch and sell it on the internet, while Cody works on a science project and Arwin ends up helps him even though it is against the rules.

Smart & Smarterer - Zack pretends that he has dyslexia in order not to go to summer school. Meanwhile, Mr. Moseby loses his voice, causing havoc in the hotel. London and Maddie play chess but London keeps winning

The Ghost of Suite 613 - A Halloween episode where Zack keeps on playing practical jokes on everyone. Soon, he dares Cody to spend a night at Suite 613, a room that is haunted by a ghost named Irene

Dad's Back - Zack gets tired of his mother always forcing him to do his work, so Zack sneaks onto his father's bus to be with his father.

Christmas at the Tipton - A Christmas episode where everyone gets snowed in at the Tipton. Inside the Hotel, Cody believe that his parents are getting back together. Maddie tries to get an expensive present from London, But because of the snowstorm, London decided to makes a gift for Maddie, and Maddie wasn't happy with it when she opens it. A couple stays at the hotel and their event reminds everyone what Christmas was really about.

Kisses & Basketball - Max accidentally kisses Zack witch causes them to loose their focus on their upcoming basketball game. Meanwhile, Maddie helps London to cut down from her shopping problems

Pilot Your Own Life - Maddie and London compete with each other to get on the cover of a teen magazine, while Cody convinces the employees to "pilot their own lives," which causes a lot of chaos in the hotel.

Crushed - A girl named Anges keeps on following Cody everywhere. When Cody ask Zack to take his place on a date, Anges starts falling in love with Zack.

Commercial Breaks - A commercial for the Tipton is being shot at the hotel and the director didn't like anybody who auditioned. He even refused to let Carey to be the lead for the commercial because he won't forget his experience with her in the past.

Boston Holiday - Prince Sanjay stays at the Tipton and becomes friends with Zack and Cody. When he tells them he just wants to be a normal kid, Zack decided to show him while taking him to the mall while Cody takes his place at a meeting

Season 2
Odd Couples - Maddie helps London trick a merit scholar into thinking she is smart. Cody moves out of his bedroom because he is tired of Zack being messy

French 101 - Zack and Cody falls in love with the French Ambassador's daughter. Zack wants to ask her out on a date, but was mad when Cody ask her. Meanwhile, Esteban is upset when London can beat a street thief but he can't

Day Care - Zack and Cody will learn what its like taking care of little kids the hard way when Maddie ask them to look over the day care kids. Meanwhile, London teaches Carey and Mr. Moseby yoga

Heck's Kitchen - A Food Critic comes to the Tipton and everyone tries to find out who the critic is when they learn that the critic is in disguises. But when Chef Paolo quits, Cody takes charge of the cooking.

Free Tippy - Zack and Cody try to save the Tipton's carriage horse, Tippy. London borrows Maddie's great grandma's brooch, but ends up loosing it

Forever Plaid - London has transferred to Maddie's school and she ends up getting her and Maddie into trouble. Meanwhile, Zack and Cody accidentally made a hole in the wall that lets them see some girls in the other room

Election - Zack and Cody runs against each other for school president

Moseby's Big Brother - Mr. Moseby's big brother comes to the Tipton and starts taking over his job. At the same time, Zack and Cody bought a new bike, but Zack take advantage of it and won't let Cody have a turn

Books & Birdhouses - Cody is force to take wood shop. Cody gets jealous of Zack talent of wood work and worries that he'll get his first bad grade. Meanwhile London steals Maddie's idea for a school assignment that soon turn into a famous book

Not So Suite 16 - Maddie and London are having their 16th birthday party on the same day. Maddie becomes upset when everyone(except Zack) goes to London's party instead of hers. Soon London share the same experience when her party doesn't go as she plan it to be.

Twins at the Tipton - After Cody gets dumped by his girlfriend badly, Zack force him go out on a date with him in order to impress 2 twin girl. Meanwhile, Maddie and London also go on a double date with twins, but Maddie ends up having a geek twin

Neither a Borrower nor a Speller Bee - Zack wants Cody to drop out out of the junior spelling bee because he owes money to his competitor. London and Maddie do community service, but London was being lazy and gets all the credit that Maddie did

Bowling - The Tipton compete against their hotel rivals in a bowling competition. But when Zack(Their best player) plays a trick on Cody, Carey bands him from bowling, leaving the team to suffer

Kept Man - Zack became friends with a rich kid that dislikes Cody. Meanwhile, Maddie and London will learn how hard it is to be a mother when that are assign to take care of a baby for a school assignment.

The Suite Smell of Excess - Arwin builds a machine called the P.U.(Parellel Universer) that took Zack and Cody to another universe where everything is completely opposite

Going for the Gold - Arwin enters the Hotel Engineers' competition where Zack and Cody find out that one of the competitors is cheating. Meanwhile, London opens her own store

Boston Tea Party - Zack and Cody learn that their favorite tree is going to be knock down. When Cody is going to protest against it, Zack ask himself why the tree is so important. He finally learn in his dream that it was there during the Boston Tea Party

Have A Nice Trip - Zack was accused of something he didn't do when a hotel patron claims he fell on Zack's skateboard. But when Zack found out he was lying just to get free stuff and no one will believe him, he must find a way to prove that he was lying

Ask Zack - Zack gets a job for school newspaper to work on the "Ask Shirley" column. He ends up using it to get a girl he likes to ask him out

That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana - As Part 2 of That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana, Raven had vision of something bad happening to Cody, making him worry. Raven became friends with Maddie and learn she is friends with London. Maddie decide to help Raven with her career by letting London wear on of her dresses she made, but London refuse to wear anything that made by a person she doesn't know. Meanwhile the Tipton gets ready for Carey's birthday

What the Hey? - Zack convince Cody to skip school for a day. Meanwhile, London has a hard time getting along with her new step mom

A Midsummer's Nightmare - Zack got a lead in the school play where he has to kiss Cody's girfriend. After they practice the kissing scene, Cody's girlfriend dumps him for Zack and Cody blames him for stealing his girlfriend(even thought Zack doesn't love her). Soon Zack blames Cody for the same reason when a girl he likes(but doesn't love him back), starts to like Cody. Meanwhile, after coming back from China, London changes the look of the hotel to bring good luck.

Lost in Translation - Japanese singer, Kumiko Mori visit the Tipton and Zack uses her for his school project. Meanwhile, Maddie and London gets trapped in a closet

Volley Dad - Carey starts dating a rich guy and everyone in the Tipton loves him, except Cody.  Meanwhile, London join Maddie's vollyball team where Maddie found London secret to win the game. So she decide to make her use it in the upcoming game.

Loosely Ballroom - Esteban starts a ballroom dancing class to help earn money for his sister's Quinceañera. When Mr. Moseby schedules a ballroom dance competition at the Tipton, Everyone enters to win money for Esteban, but they are not good dancers and they are being competitive towards each other.

Scary Movie - Zack disobey his mom and sees a horror movie. He ends up getting scared making him sleepwalk. Meanwhile, London pretends to be poor in order to impress a boy that dislikes rich people

Ah! Wilderness! - Zack and Cody's boy scout goes on a camping trip and Zack experience of his camping skill makes Cody jealous. Meanwhile, Carey wants to have a relaxing time by herself, but she gets interrupted by Maddie and London who are fighting about a boy they both like

Birdman of Boston - A hawk is at the Tipton and Mr. Moseby tries to get rid of it. When Mr. Moesby scare it away, Cody found out she had laid her egg, leaving him to be the mother of the bird

Nurse Zack - When Carey and Cody get sick, Zack must take care of them. Meanwhile, all of the employees are being competitive towards each other when they are trying to win to be employee of the Month. London wants some help with something, but everyone refuse to help her.
 
Club Twin - Zack and Cody started a night club at the Tipton. London wants Maddie to try some of her homemade beauty products

Risk It All - Zack and Cody enter a game show called Risk It All. Back at the Tipton, tired of Mr. Moseby being so bossy, Maddie writes an angry e-mail. She was going to delete it when London accidentally sent it. So she must hack into Mr. Moesby's computer and delete the e-mail before he sees it

A Nugget of History - Moseby's grandmother, Rose Moseby comes for a visit and helps Zack with his History paper. But he ends up getting a D because his teacher believe the story on his paper wasn't true. Meanwhile, London gets a job Cluck Bucket with Maddie and she ends up getting Maddie into trouble

Miniature Golf - Zack gets mad that he loose to a girl in mini golf. Meanwhile, London joins a book club

Health and Fitness - Carey tries to get Zack to stop eating too much candy while Cody help Chef Paolo to eat healthily. At the same time, While getting ready for a fashion show, A snobby girl tells Maddie she is to skinny and London that she is too fat. So Maddie starts to eat more junk food to get fat while London tries to loose weigh.

Back in the Game - Zack and Cody tries to convince their friend Jamie(who is in a wheel-chair) to play basketball again, while Maddie makes a film for her school project

The Suite Life Goes Hollywood - A 2 part episode where Zack and Cody goes to Hollywood
Part 1 - Two television writers decided to a show that is base on Zack and Cody's life
Part 2 - Zack and Cody accepted to be stars in the new sitcom. London and Maddie sneaks into a movie set to see their favorite actor

I Want My Mummy - London comes back from Peru, she brings back a lot of artifacts, including an ancient necklace and a mummy, which Esteban says is cursed. Zack and Cody sneak into the suite to see the mummy, but accidentally push it out of the window. So Zack disguises Cody as the mummy until Zack can get the real one. However, Maddie and Esteban feel the mummy should go back where it came from, so they dress up one of Maddie's old dolls to look like the mummy and switch with the one on display, not knowing it was Cody.

Aptitude - Zack and Cody took aptitude test. Cody wasn't happy about his test result then Zack is. Meanwhile, Maddie becomes famous after saving a Moroccan ambassador, which make London jealous.

Season 3
Graduation - Zack finds out he can't graduate from middle school and does not have the courage to tell his parents about it. Meanwhile, Maddie takes a job at a summer camp

Summer of Our Discontent - At summer school, Zack becomes smart making the other kids jealous of him. Cody wants to get a at a supermarket and the owner said he can have the job if he can get a date with London

Sink or Swim - Arwin lets Zack help him as a summer job for him. But he doesn't like his job, so he ditching his job and check out the supermarket where Cody works. Meanwhile, Lance teaches London how to swim and they end up having feeling for each other

Super Twins - Zack and Cody wish they have super powers. Their wish came true and they use their powers to stop Mr. Moseby(who has become evil) from turning kids into adults

Who's the Boss? - After Zack gets a job at the supermarket, Cody gets mad that he is doing Zack's work and Zack gets the credit for it. Meanwhile London is embarrass to tell her friends that Lance is her boyfriend

Baggage - Zack and Cody's job gets into a competition against another supermarket. Meanwhile, Mr. Moseby's niece, Nia come to the Tipton to work and uses London to get stuff she wants

Sleepover Suite - In order to pay for London's broken statue and for Cody to impress a girl named Stacey, Zack lets her and her friends stay in London's suite while London is away. But when London returns, Zack and Cody must not let her go back into her suite

The Arwin That Came to Dinner - Arwin stays with Zack and Cody for a while when his mother moved out of his house. Meanwhile Lance dumped London for another girl.

Lip Synchin' in the Rain - While doing their school version of High School Musical, Maddie gets angry when London got the part of Sharpay instead of her because her father paid for her to get the part, and the worst part is, London can't sing or dance

First Day of High School - Zack, Cody, Nia and London starts High School and things did not turn out as they had planed

Of Clocks and Contracts - Zack tries to be a better contract for Carey, While Cody is being bribe by London and Nia to help them with their science projects

Arwinstein - Another Halloween episode, where Zack and Cody meets a Frankenstein version of Arwin and everyone mistaken him for the real Arwin.

Team Tipton - Everyone in the Tipton started to loose the ability of teamwork. Zack accidentally let some bugs loose around the hotel

Orchestra - Cody becomes jealous when a violinist professional starts flirting with his girlfriend. Meanwhile, London wants to learn the business of the hotel

A Tale of Two Houses - After learning that their dad rented a apartment near them, Zack and Cody use it so they can have their girlfriends over and have it all to themselves

Tiptonline - London starts her own web show and starts to embarrass Cody. Zack and Mr. Moseby are addicted to a new video game

Foiled Again - Maddie and London have a crush on their fencing instructor, while Cody develops a fear of germs

Romancing the Phone - Zack and Cody meets a boy named Travis and he helps them to impress their dates. Meanwhile, Maddie finds a phone and believe its from her Prince Charming

Benchwarmers - Zack tries out for the high school basketball team but realizes there's some stiff competition. Meanwhile, Cody and London form their own cheer leading squad

Doin' Time in Suite 2330 - After getting grounded, Cody can't help on London show. But he learn that London hires Maddie because she brought Chris Brown to the show. He decided to get even with her by asking The Cheetah Girls to be on London show.

Let Us Entertain You - Zack and Cody takes their mom on a cruise, but the only way to make the trip cheap if she can sing on the ship for a couple of days. Meanwhile, London tries to raise money for charity on the internet.

Mr. Tipton Comes To Visit - A flashback episode where Mr. Tipton comes to the hotel in a bad mode, which mean that one of the employees is getting fired. Everyone thinks its Carey because of Zack and Cody's mishaps.


The Suite Life on Deck
Season 1
The Suite Life Sets Sail - Zack, Cody and London leaves the hotel to attend school on the S.S. Tipton. While they are there, Cody is not happy with his new roommate, Zack meets a girl name Bailey, who disguised herself as a boy in order to attend school on the ship, and London isn't happy that she is force to attend school on the ship.

Parrot Island - After London runs away to Parrot Island, everyone went there to look for her. They end up landing in jail with her when the learn that citizen on Parrot Island is mad at Mr. Tipton for cutting down the trees that made all of their parrots left the island

Broke 'N' Yo-Yo - Zack and Cody takes jobs on the ship after Zack had spent all their food money on stuff. Cody competes in a yo-yo competition to impress Bailey. London takes too much room and not have enough room for Bailey

The Kidney of the Sea - A Titanic episode twist where Zack falls in love with a passenger named Violet, but must deal with her wealthy boyfriend, Ashton who will do anything to keep them apart. Meanwhile Bailey and London compete against each other to see who has the better pet and use Cody as an advantage.

Showgirls - London and Bailey believes that Miss Tutweiller and Mr. Moseby are dating. Zack and Cody to sneak out after curfew to catch the Starlight Follies show on the ship and believe that Miss Tutweiller, is one of the showgirls

International Dateline - After crossing the International Dateline during a storm, Cody feels he is repeating the same day over and over again

It's All Greek to Me - While in Greece, Zack and Cody meets Arwin's cousin, Milos who accidentally gave Cody the real amulet of Aphrodite that he gave to Bailey. Meanwhile, London has to give a speech

Sea Monster Mash - Zack, London and Woody teams up to do a science project while Cody and Bailey teams up to see if the sea monster exist.

Flowers and Chocolate - Zack and Cody's friends, Barbara, and Bob visit the ship and found out that they are dating. To make Barbara jealous, Cody tells her he is dating Bailey. Zack wants to hang out with Bob, but he keeps ditching him for Barbara. Meanwhile, London's friend, Chelsea also visits the ship and London lies to her in order for her not to know that she is force to do school on the ship

Boo You - Zack and Cody tutor Kirby so he can pass his high school equivalency exam to earn a better job, while London embarrasses Bailey on her internet show

seaHarmony - Zack and London play matchmaker for Mr. Moseby and Ms. Tutweiller, while Cody tries to impress Bailey after reading her dating test results

The Mommy and the Swami - While in India, Cody takes Zack with him to visit his guru and a Swami charges high prices for everything he sells. Meanwhile, London's original roommate, Padma needs London's help to convince her mother that she was still doing school out at sea

Maddie on Deck - Maddie comes for a visit and Zack(like always) tries to win her heart, especially when they meets and 8 year old prince who want to marry Maddie

When in Rome... - In Rome, London falls for a young, handsome musician named Luca. Not knowing he is working for his uncle, Marco, who has conned London for twenty thousand dollars. Meanwhile, Zack and Cody get themselves hired by Chef Gigi so they can eat at her restaurant.

Shipnotized - Harvard's Dean of Admissions, Monroe Cabbit, and his daughter Olivia come on the ship. Zack falls in love with Olivia, but his father dislikes him, but is fond of Cody. In order to date Olivia, Zack makes Cody pretend to date her when he meets her dad, then switch places with him.

Mom and Dad on Deck - Zack and Cody's mom and dad visits them, and worries they might stay with them permanently. Meanwhile, London tries to find the perfect belated birthday gift for Mr. Moseby

The Wrong Stuff - Cody and Woody compete against each other to see who will join London on her trip to the Tipton Space Station. Meanwhile, Zack is in charge of the senior citizen's activities and meets a passenger who is refuse to participate in any of the activities

Splash & Trash - Zack believes that the girl he likes is a mermaid. Cody attempt to protect the environment

Mulch Ado About Nothing - When Bailey starts feeling homesick, Cody decides to recreate her hometown festival, but didn't expect Bailey old boyfriend shows up

Cruisin' for a Bruisin - After Mr. Moseby gets  injured, Everyone tries to comfort Moseby and takes care of everything on board

Double-Crossed - As Part 2 of Wizards On Deck With Hannah Montana, Hannah Montana boards the ship and Cody(who has met her before) tries to get concert ticket from her so he can go with Bailey. but when Hannah doesn't remember Cody from her last visit, he tries to find a way to get the tickets. Meanwhile, after getting annoyed by her brother's attitude, Alex played a prank on Justin which Mr. Moseby blames Zack for it. Justin(Knowing it was Alex) tries to convince Mr. Moseby that Zack isn't the one that should be blame. At the same time. Max gives his shot to win London's heart.

Season 2
The Spy Who Shoved Me - A microchip with secret information on it is missing and the Zack and Cody help a spy recover it. Throughout this event, Bailey refuse to believe Cody about the whole spy event.

Ala-ka-scram! - London falls in love with a magician. Cody and Bailey are getting annoyed when Zack keeps hanging around them

In the Line of Duty - As punishment, Zack becomes hall monitor, but takes his job too seriously. Meanwhile Cody and Bailey try to spend more time together and Bailey gets a job in a new boutique, which is actually a secret closet to store the rest of London's clothes

Kitchen Casanova - When Cody takes over the cooking class, Bailey gets jealous when all the girl starts flirting with him. Meanwhile London sells Zack's painting

Smarticle Particles - Bailey tries to help London with her school, while Zack ask a girl on the boys wrestling team, on a date

Family Thais - London meets her grandma and learn that she is poor. Zack convince Cody to go on a double date with him in order to impress a girl

Goin' Bananas - Zack turn in Cody's old term paper as his own, not realizing it has Cody's fear of bananas on it, making the teacher believe that Zack is the one afraid of bananas. After her cellphones are taking away, London must find something else to do.

Lost at Sea - Zack, Cody, London, Bailey and Woody accidentally drifted off the ship and out to sea, landing them on a island.

Roomies - Zack gets a new roommate name Marcus Little, a formal singer who tries to get a fresh new stat of being a regular kid. Cody tries to beat Baily at every game.

Crossing Jordin - Jordin Sparks is on bored and Zack, Cody and Marcus decided to write a new song for her to sing. Meanwhile London meets her contest winner, but she tries to steal London's identity

Bermuda Triangle - After Zack and Cody got mad at each other and wish they were never twins, the ship crossed the Bermuda Triangle, cause Zack and Cody to become complete opposite and never knew each other.

The Beauty and the Fleeced - Zack, Woody and Marcus creates a fake beauty pageant in order to meet girls. Bailey enters the pageant so she can beat London

The Swede Life - While in Sweden, Zack and Cody learn that their ancestors were banned from the country for something they didn't do


I would rate both series a 4. Both The Suite Life of Zack and Cody and The Suite Life on Deck are hilarious show that you'll never get tired of.

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Jul. 11, 2009 - Camp 2009!

I got back from camp yesterday afternoon.  It was a great week!!  I'm really tired today -- I think as long as I'm there and HAVE to keep going and walking up all those hills, I can make it, but as soon as I get home and all the activity ends, I crash. 

Anyway, it was a great week of camp.  I was the counselor of cabin #16 out of 18, and I had five middle-school-age girls in my group.  At first I thought it was going to be a really long week, because my girls came in two "sets" of best friends and didn't mix very well to begin with.  But by halfway through the week, they were starting to talk with each other more and to "unite" as a cabin group.  It was great to see that happening.  I laughed as I listened to them talking on Thursday afternoon:
"When I first saw you, I thought you were a cheerleader or something." 
"I thought you were a lot older than you are at first."
"Really?  What did you think about me?" 
The power of first impressions.. haha.  Anyway, we ended up having a good week together.  Making hobo stew on the campout was a lot of fun (and very yummy, of course!)  and we had a great time putting together our performance for the camp-wide talent show!  Here we are working on our hobo stew:

And here I am on the 20-minute, straight-uphill hike to the campout -- love the face paint, haha

On Wednesday night, I got the opportunity to talk and pray with one of my girls who decided to recommit her life to God.  She had been convicted of putting other things before God and wanted to change that.  She and I prayed together.  It's always such a blessing to get to be a part of God's working in these young lives!!! 

The elective classes I got to teach this week were crafts and interpretive movement.  Those were fun.  I had never taught the crafts class before -- it got a little crazy/stressful, trying to help 10 little girls with craft projects!  haha.  But I enjoyed it.  One day in crafts, the girls painted ceramics, and when they finished, they painted the paper on the tables:

Hanging out with the other counselors was great, too.  There were four of us counselors (with our girls) staying in the lodge, and all four of us had the same off-hours, which was pretty neat.  During our morning off-hour, we all took our showers, had our own devotions, etc., and then during our afternoon off-hour, we had a short devotion and prayer time together.  Here are the four of us:

(I'm second from the right)  I'm gonna miss those girls!  :-) 
And here's me and Alisha, another counselor and friend:

Things were different, without our old director there -- he was definitely missed.  But I do really admire the assistant director (now director) because I know it was hard for him to step up into Lloyd's shoes. 
So anyway, all in all, it was a great week, and I thank you all for your prayers!  God was working, not only in the campers' lives, but also in mine -- He taught me some stuff this week, too.  So I thank Him for that, for a blessed week, a good group of girls, answered prayers, and the decisions that were made, including the two girls who accepted Christ!!! 

One last picture, taken at sunset the first night at camp, after it had been raining: 

God bless,
Ashley

And I'm on my knees, crying,
May I be an offering
In all I am and all I do
Make me pleasing to You.

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