Romans 8:26-27

In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God’s will.

http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=ee73e63418003b47d7d5

Set your music player on shuffle. For each new “scene” note down the song that comes next. So no cheating. Unless you feel it’s necessary to skip a tune (say, the same song comes up twice, etc.)

Opening Credits: Foresaken. Skillet.
I recall going madly in love with you
And I remember this
How could I forget?
Regret is a needle
In my neck
It’s slowly filling me
With poison
Spreading to my chest

Um…sure…

Waking Up: Who Let The Frog Out. Crazy Frog.

Heehee…yeah…I’m always partying as soon as I get up…not

Average Day: We Like To Party. Crazy Frog.

Yup…*sigh* I just can’t stop partying J

First Date: Princes and Frogs. Superchic[k]

LOL!!!

All princes start as frogs and all gentlemen as dogs
Just wait till its plain to see
What we’re growing up to be
Cause Some frogs will still be frogs
And Some dogs will still be dogs
Some boys could become men
Just don’t kiss us ’til then.

Priceless…I love this game

Falling In Love: Hide. Red.

Waste away
I’m crawling blind
Hollowed by what I left inside
For you, just you
I’m caught in place
But I ignore what I can’t erase

I will run and hide till memories fade away
And I will leave behind a love so strong

Close my eyes theses voices say
Haunting me, I can’t escape
For you, just you
Time will always wait
While I throw away what I can’t replace

Oh my…I think I’ll stay away from falling in love…lol

Fight scene: Already Over. Red.

My best defense, running from you
I can’t resist, take all you want from me
Breaking slowly

HA!!! NOT LIKELY…*frowns* I’m not that big a wimp…

Breaking Up: Set It Off. Thousand Foot Krutch.

Fire it up like NASA,
Rockin’ it to ya’ll, ghetto blaster,
You’re quick we’re faster,
We got the skills to out last ya,
My mentality stays open,
And if everything’s cool,
I’m hopin’,
To leave the microphone smokin’..
Hope your ready,
My whole team can rock steady,
Makin’ noise with my boys,
And watchin’ out for poison,
My main object is to stand for what I believe,
Maybe hear the sounds of the guillotine,

Yuppers

Getting Back Together: Goodbye. Audio Adrenaline.

Um…well you can kinda tell from the title what that’s about…LOL…um…getting back together huh? Hmm…

Secret Love: Absolute. Thousand Foot Krutch.

We want, the truth
Give us the absolute

My secret love is for the…truth…ok…that’s not bad…

Life’s Okay: Complicated. Avril Lavigne.

Chill out,
What you yellin’ for?
Lay back, it’s all been done before
And if you could only let it be
You will see

Chill out…life’s ok

Mental Breakdown: The Last Night. Skillet.

You come to me with scars on your wrist
You tell me this will be the last night feeling like this

Yeah…pretty intense mental breakdown there…

Driving: Say Goodbye. Skillet

Things are changing
It seems strange and
I need to figure this out
You’ve got your life
I got mine

And hopefully if the driving goes ok, you’ll still have your life, and I’ll still have mine…right? LOL

Learning A Lesson: Man on a Mission. New York Hero!.

He’s up to something – he’s caught my eye, no lie
Whatever he’s wanting, it’s time for me to find
I’m going undercover wherever this brother goes

Hmm…learning to…watch out for suspicious characters? haha

Deep Thought: Wasting Time. Red.

Go ahead and try to stop me
Go ahead and try to stop me
Go ahead and try to stop me

Yup…you’ll never stop me from thinking very deepily…haha

Flashback: Sk8ter Boi. Avril Lavigne.

He wanted her.
She’d never tell.
Secretely she wanted him as well.

Heehee…um…moving on…

Partying: Lift It. Thousand Foot Krutch.

There’s a hundred million ways
For me to release Your praise

Now there’s a cool way to party…

Happy Dance: Building a Mystery. Sarah Mclachlan.

You come out at night
Thats when the energy comes
And the dark sides light
And the vampires roam
You strut your rasta wear
And your suicide poem
And a cross from a faith
That died before jesus came
Youre building a mystery

LOL…that’s quite the “happy” dance…hahahahaha…

Regretting: Which to Bury, Us or the Hatchet. Relient K.

No, I don’t hate you
don’t want to fight you
know I’ll always love you
but right now I just don’t like you

I’m regretting…the way you’re acting? Lol…not sure how to interpret that one…

Long Night Alone: Man I Feel Like a Woman. Shania Twain.

I’m going out tonight-I’m feelin’ alright
Gonna let it all hang out
Wanna make some noise-really raise my voice
Yeah, I wanna scream and shout
No inhibitions-make no conditions
Get a little outta line
I ain’t gonna act politically correct
I only wanna have a good time

The girls need a break-tonight we’re gonna take
The chance to get out on the town
We don’t need romance-we only wanna dance
We’re gonna let our hair hang down

Couldn’t be more true…heehee…that’s toooootally me…no kiddin’…

Death Scene: Life After Death and Taxes. Relient K.

Never forget
there’s life after death and taxes
Forgiveness come
and all of the rest
is what passes away
Death and decay can’t touch us now

Need I say more? haha

How would you describe yourself? Whispers in the Dark. Skillet.

I will be the one that’s gonna hold you
I will be the one that you run to
My love is
A burning, consuming fire

Haha…yes…I’ve a very intense kinda person…

What do you like in a guy/girl? Looking for Angels. Skillet

Um…I’m “Going through this life looking for angels” in guys??

What is your life’s purpose? Losing Grip. Avril Lavigne.

Am I just some chick you place beside you to take somebody’s place
when you turn around can you recognize my face you used to love me,
you used to hug me

*sigh* yeah…my purpose in life is just to be some pretty face…nothing more…*sigh*

What is your Motto? Hold On. Sarah Mclachlan

Hold on
Hold on to yourself
For this is gonna hurt like hell

Um…yeah…I guess that works…

What Do Your Friends Think Of You? Good Enough. Sarah Mclachlan

I’ll just leave you with the title. No lyrics. Heehee…cuz…well…it’s not actually a song about being “good enough”. Look ‘em up if you are curious…but I’d like to think I’m good enough for ya’ll…

What Do Your Parents Think Of You? Already Over. Red.

You never go
Your always here (suffocating me)
Under my skin
I cannot run away

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA *maniacal laughing* Excuse me while I recover…*deep breath* THAT…was toooo funny…lol

What Do You Think Of Your Best Friend? Hero. Superchic[k].

He lives on the edge, he’s old enough to decide,
His brother who wants to be him is just nine,
He can do what he wants because it’s his right,
The choices he makes change a nine-year-old’s life…

*Maniacal laughter again*…HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA…ok ok…I shoulda just left it at “Hero”…right?

What Do You Think Of The Person You Like? Always Known You. Ten Shekel Shirt.

Maybe I have always known you
I just didn’t know it
I have always wanted
Wanted you more than anything

Ok maybe I took that outta context haha…

What Do You Want To Be Like When You Grow Up? The Older I Get. Skillet.

I’m just getting older
I’m not getting over you I’m trying to
I wish it didn’t hurt like this
It’s been way too long for the times we missed
I can’t believe it still hurts like this

I’ll be a broken hearted older person…great…

What do You Think When You See The Person You Like? Break Me Down. Red.

A long day alone
Emptiness is so real
Never having peace of mind
Running from what I can’t sing
And there is nowhere left to hide
Turn and face these empty lies
All alone, heart unturned
Trying to find

That’s kinda depressing…

What Song Will They Play At Your Wedding? I Will Remember You. Sarah Mclachlan.

I’m so afraid to love you, but more afraid to loose
Clinging to a past that doesn’t let me choose
Once there was a darkness, deep and endless night
You gave me everything you had, oh you gave me light

AT MY WEDDING???? Read the rest of the song…that’s just…awful…haha…

What Song Will They Play At Your Funeral? Beauty From Pain. Superchic[k].

The lights go out all around me

One last candle to keep out the night

And then the darkness surrounds me

I know I’m alive

But I feel like I’ve died

Heehee…I prolly feel like I died cuz I WILL BE dead at my funeral…LOL

What Is Your Hobby/Interest? Into the Night. Nickelback.

And we danced on into the night,
And we danced on into the night,

Mmm…there’s a good one. I like dancing

What Is Your Biggest Fear? Gave It All Away. Red.

Again, lying in your bed
Nightmares is in your head

Ok I’ll take those lines and say my biggest fear is…nightmares? *shudders*

What Is Your Biggest Secret? Smack That. Akon.

Um…well…you know the song…if you don’t…look it up…haha…I’m not putting it up here

What Do You Think Of Your Friends? We Live. Superchic[k]

Yup…they live. Nuff said.

What Does Your Work/School Experience Entail? Lost. Red.

I’m lost in you everywhere I run
Everywhere I turn I’m finding something new

Yup…keep finding more and more schoolwork to do haha

What is Your Romantic Side Like? Incomplete. Switchfoot.

‘nother ‘nuff said…lol *sigh*

What Does Your Future Hold? Popcorn. Crazy Frog.

NICE!! Yum…popcorn…

My week’s pretty busy, I’ve got a ginourmous workload for school, along with violin and Pace. I’m actually in the Kanata Symphony Orchestra now, did I ever mention that before? well now I did for sure. It’s not exactly playing in the NAC… but it’s something. And I’ve been playing in a band at pace too, “a touch of KLAS” KLAS beign an acronym for the names of the people in the band lol. Who happen to be Kevin, Laura, Andrea, and Samuel (Markee). We basically just play Christmas music and are playing at a dinner thingy this saturday. we aren’t bad, pretty good actually, we just need a little more organization sometimes (lol kevin). aw.. I shouldn’t be so mean, we really wouldn’t be any good at all without him. Same with the play actually, which is turning out awesomely. Dress rehearsal next Monday, and then the performance is the day after (ahh…) which leaves me MUCH less time then I’d like to have to edit the movies. I’m the director btw, did I mention that yet? well… I am, which is nice that I don’t have to be so stressed about the actual performance, it’s just getting all the filming and editing done in time that’s a pain.

Anyways… IT SNOWED!! I totally wanna go make a snowman, and go tobogganing, and hopefully learn to snowboard sometime this year. We all need to have a tobogganing party in Almonte sometime soon. And make a snowman at pace one of these days. a REALLY big one. once, me and a bunch of family made a snowman that was actually taller then my dad. It was pretty awesome.

And you know what snow means… it’ll be christmas soon! And close to christmas means lots of christmas shopping to do! I can’t wait. I love shopping… anyways.. I know this post isn’t very long, but I don’t have time to write any more. so this’ll have to do :p lol

LOL KEVIN

So what prompted my sudden urge to write in my blog again? Um…possibly because I had an awesome weekend at camp that I want to blog about, or the fact that I got new glasses so now I can see when driving after dark…or the fact that I’m going to Arizona next week…or the small, unobtrusive, yet quite frank (more like a sarcastic, backhanded, annoying, frownie-deserving (frownie…NOT brownie)…) *suggestion* from Kevin…*throws kleenex box at Kevin* Did you HAVE to remind me that I haven’t blogged for almost two months???? I suppose the fact that you wrote in your blog 3 weeks ago (to the day) saved you from being accused of being a hypocrite (unfortunately it didn’t save you from the kleenex box)…

@Kevin: Well…I had to say something that would justify throwing a kleenex box at you…lol But thanks for the reminder (and now you’re thinking…hmm…she has a funny way of thanking a person…yeah well…you killed my fish…just remember that )

On to more exciting topics…like…outhouses! lol Yeah I do lots of crazy things…this weekend probably topped everything so far though. We drove up to Rockwood Acres (also referred to (by me) as “camp”…lol) Saturday morning for an outhouse burning. I think I can safely assume that of all my friends, I was the only one celebrating Thanksgiving by going to an outhouse burning…well except for Matt and Jake. But they’re Clemens. That explains a lot. (And they’d probably say “Yeah…Laura…she’s…Laura. That explains a lot…”) Anyways. Went up to camp, it started to pour (it was kinda an icky day) but that didn’t stop family portraits in front of the old outhouse, nor the burning itself. The outhouse had been pulled out into the volleyball court (away from the trees darn…well Uncle Jim just wanted to burn the outhouse…not the entire camp…). In front of the outhouse was a couch (also to burn) and on the couch, Guy Fox. I do not remember the significance, nor who the heck Guy Fox even is (I was told, but like usual, in the mornings, it went in one ear, out the other…) So as Uncle Jimmy was lighting the outhouse (which had been covered in gasoline), some guy (yeah…it was pretty obviously a guy thing to do this…although I likely would have thought this cool to do as well, had I been awake a bit more…) tossed a full gas can inside the outhouse as the door was being closed. Heehee… In spite of the rain, the outhouse burned. And boy, did it burn. Here’s a couple pictures…

When the outhouse was first lit…

Lots of fire …

Almost all gone (it was so hot it even burnt the metal roof)…

This is all that was left…

Oh, and of course, Nick’s superior camera skills at work… (L to R: Jesse, Jake, me, and Matt)

And then me proving that, despite the fact that my arm isn’t as long as Nick can stand away from us, my camera skills are better…

So after the outhouse burning, we had lunch, played games, Jake lost one of my cards, I found it, Donald laughed, we had lots of fun. And to top it off, I got to drive home. No speeding tickets! lol We had a great thanksgiving, had lunch at my grandparents on Sunday (I fell asleep on the couch and slept all afternoon…that’s the first time in years I’ve taken the time to/actually been able to do that…)

So I got my new glasses today…my prescription actually decreased, which was kinda weird…but nice! And I decided I didn’t quite feel safe enough driving without glasses after dark…in the day I’m fine, but after dark I can’t always see all the deer and raccoons and porkypines (yes I KNOW I spelled that wrong…it was intentional…cuz I don’t know how else to spell it…lol)…and I’d prefer not to run over random animals that I have no idea what they are. I’d rather seem ‘em before I hit ‘em. So far though, I’ve only hit frogs…nice squishy squashy frogs Yes…my glasses are pink!! LOL I wasn’t even planning on getting pink ones…and at first I was kinda like, ew…pink glasses? But they’re pink and black…and are actually pretty cool. Here’s a picture of them…(and no…you’re not going to get a picture right now of them ON me…cuz I’m having a bad hair day…LOL hey…that excuse works…)

Anyways…I have to go do some packing now…we’re leaving Sunday morning for Phoenix, Arizona at 3am (that means Saturday night…lol). Cheap flights are early. Too early. But cheap is good. And in this case, cheap + cool destination = early is kinda ok. I shall post more on my trip and pictures from the GC (Grand Canyon), apparently along with a picture of me doing something crazy/funny at the Grand Canyon (especially for Sam…hopefully I don’t fall IN the canyon while taking this picture…), as well as a picture of me climbing a palm tree (and you have Kevin to thank for that one…lol )

Ok…so I did have time to type that up. Ya happy?

We rented a car, and left on Saturday (July 28). Now this car…*sigh* it’s a nice color and all…but I kinda hate PT Cruisers…I’m sorry…but they drive me insane. I could go on and on, but I won’t. In short, the packing space in the back is barely enough for 4 suitcases…and we had more than that to fit in, and the back seats are like the most uncomfortable ever…the backs go like straight up…which I didn’t like. And on top of that, they look rediculous…

My apologies to the PT lovers out there…but that’s just how I feel about them. And it was also automatic (as opposed to standard) which was just plain annoying. Gimme a manual transmission anytime

So we drove from here to Lewisburg, Pennsylvania on Saturday, stayed overnight there and went to church with friends from camp (the dad is a pastor there at the church). Actually it was Matt’s family (see the previous blog on camp). But Matt wasn’t there…lol He was actually still here in Canada, which was the funny thing…anyways…it’s not like I hadn’t seen him for a while…I’d just spent a whole week with him…which was enough lol jk

So Sunday we drove from PA to Dayton, Ohio through West Virginia. So actually, we hit 5 states I think…nope…6 (we went through Indiana on our way to Kentucky). So yeah, New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky. lol I always love counting how many states I’ve been to. I think I’ve only been to 9 (in addition to these 6, Michigan, Illinois, and New Jersey). But that’ll change…I can hardly wait for that drive down to California lol

Anyways…back to my trip. So we stayed in Ohio, and drove down to Kentucky on Monday. We went to the brand new Creation museum down there. It was totally awesome. They had all the latest technology, new everything, cool exhibits…but none of the millions and billions of years junk. They definitely need more museums like that one!! Anyways…If you ever get a chance to go down there (it’s like, half an hour from Cincinnati), it’s worth it.

So Tuesday and Wednesday dad had to work, so the rest of us went shopping at the mall there in Dayton (or I guess we were in Fairborn…or Fairfield…I can never remember…cuz one of those is the name of the hotel, the other is the name of the city…and I always get them confused…lol). The exchange rate was almost par, so the shopping was great anyways, but I found this store where they were closing, or clearing inventory…not quite sure, but it doesn’t matter, cuz I got 4 sweaters (originally $25.99-$30.99) for $1.99 each. Yeah…kinda like a TGTBT thing…but it was true. Anyways…that probably only excites me, cuz I’m a shopaholic…lol I may like shopping, but I almost NEVER buy anything at regular price…I don’t think I’ve done that for a few years actually…unless it’s something I really need. I can make my money last…so it’s not like my shopaholicness is a problem My brother keeps it under control…”*ahem* Laura…you don’t NEED another pair of shoes…you already have too many…Laura…it’s not really your color, so I don’t think you should get that one…just get the other two…” lol He’s great…except when he’s tired or hungry. lol

So on Thursday we headed back in the direction of home, but had 4 days to do it. So we went back to Harrisburg, PA and did a bunch of little things in little places around Harrisburg/Lancaster/Lewisburg. We went to Hershey, PA and did the chocolate factory thing…mmm…chocolate…I love chocolate…I just don’t understand people who don’t. lol Anyways…so that was fun…and then we went to this little place called Lititz. There’s a chocolate factory there too, called Wilbur’s Chocolates. And in our (my family) opinion, the chocolate there is way better than Hershey’s. But, it’s a smaller factory (way smaller) so they don’t sell retail (they only sell their baking chocolate to bakeries and candy makers). The only place they sell the chocolates they make is in their little store in Lititz. So we bought lots of chocolate there too. But the thing is, it doesn’t have any preservatives in it, and it was so hot (it was over 100 F almost every day we were done there…so that’s like…about 40 C I guess for those of you who can’t really translate F to C…lol) that from the store to the car (just across the road) the chocolate had already started to melt. Luckily we had thought to bring a cooler with us, so it was all good. The chocolate (that we didn’t eat ) made it home in one piece.

On our way across from Ohio to Pennsylvania, through the mountains, there were these cool tunnels through the mountain. I tried to take a picture here, I think it worked not too bad…it was just so cool…here’s a picture from outside the tunnel and then inside the tunnel too…

So yeah, we just did random stuff around Pennsylvania till Sunday, and we went to church in Lewisburg again, and that week Matt had come home, so I got to see him then. And then we drove home Sunday…which only took about 10 hours…which wasn’t bad. It seemed like no time at all…but I guess I’m used to driving long days now. We put 3,900 km on the car (that’s WHY we rented that dumb PT Cruiser lol).

Anyways, it was a great trip, I got to go shopping, we got chocolate…it’s all good . This is the second time we’ve been down to Ohio…we went last fall too. I love it down there…especially in Kentucky…cuz they all talk like me . So if you ever go down to Kentucky…it’ll remind you of me… Not sure if that’s a good thing or not…but yeah…

Friday, July 13, 2007

So…I’m here! Driving over, we came through about 6 different places where it rained for like 60 seconds and then the sun came out completely. So it was kinda hard to tell if it was going to rain while we were setting up camp or not. So when we got here, it was nice and sunny. I got to drive the car through the trees and rocks and stuff and back it up to the hill to unload (if you’re wondering why it’s called “Rockwood Acres”…well I definitely know now…lol). That was fun There’s all these rocks and stuff in the ground that just kinda come outta nowhere. Anyways, I managed to straddle and miss most of them .

So we got the gigantic tarp up. I put my new tent up, Geoff and my parents put up the other tent, and we discovered that the dining tent wasn’t going to fit completely under the tarp. The tarp’s big, but because of the position of the firepit, there just wasn’t enough room for the dining tent. So dad put up another tarp and everything was good. Ruth drove in as I was blowing up the air mattresses in the car…well you know what I mean…inflating them

Oh yeah, I also had to move the car around to the other side of the hill (in the volleyball court). I had to go between a row of trees that’s was literally 6 inches from the car on both sides. Perfect place to learn to drive huh. Mhmm…Anyways that was Friday.

We played games and stuff in the barn with Ruth till 11 or so…then I went to bed. Friday night was sooo incredibly cold. I don’t know how to describe it. It was just unbelievable for a July night. I’m pretty sure it went down to at least 8 or 9 degrees. I didn’t sleep very much all night. It was just too cold to sleep. I had sleeping bags, and blankets, and towels, and sweatshirts, and two pairs of pajama pants and I was still freezing beyond freezing. Needless to say, I survived, however it was insanely cold. Did I get my point across? IT WAS COLD.

Saturday, July 14, 2007

Ok I won’t bore you with details anymore. Just the highlights . Nothing much exciting happened till the Harryman’s and Kruger’s and friends came. I guess they got there about 1 or so. The Harryman’s were camped with their trailer just down the hill from us again, as usual. The guys were up on the hill above us, which was great, except for the fact that they were really noisy going up and down the hill at like 2 in the morning. But we can forgive them (I mean I can…I hate it when I start talking about myself in the third person… )

Saturday night we played games and stuff I think…I actually can’t remember now…lol…oops. Well actually, I remember the rain. When the Harryman’s came in, it was raining. Like, not pouring, but just an annoying *rain*. By then I was sick of the rain (it had been raining all day) so I just walked around in the rain with everybody cuz I couldn’t stand being stuck inside anymore. And I dry off…I don’t melt too easily .

It was also really cold on Saturday. I guess the rain didn’t help anything…thank goodness for the barn though. Saturday night I wasn’t AS cold as Friday night…partially because I borrowed my dad’s sleeping bag…which is supposed to be good down to 0 degrees…but I was still a bit chilly.

Sunday, July 15, 2007

So on Sunday, I had a shower! Woohoo I know…lol Well you have to understand Rockwood Acres to understand the thought “having a shower at RWA”. lol Anyways, once again, it was so cold that I had to wear jeans and a long sleeved shirt to chapel that morning. And yes, it was raining again.

Sunday afternoon we just kinda had a plain afternoon talking and stuff. I think I went driving that afternoon…or maybe it was Saturday morning. But there are lots of hills and stuff around there…and curves and going down one of the curves to a bridge on the way to chapel…well lets say the first time was really freaky. It’s an insane (yes I know…I like that word!) curvy hill thing. But the second time was fun .

Anyways, Jonny’s still convinced that I’m his little sister (Jonathan and I were born on the same day, and he’s convinced he was born before me…however the birth certificates say otherwise…but he still doesn’t believe it…lol I AM his older sister…so there). The whole week consisted of debates over who’s older. Funny how all the girls side with me, and all the guys side with him. lol Anyways…I know I’m right and that’s all that matters. Or is it?

Sunday night I slept in Briel and Cristina’s tent…and we were so cold. The three of us, sleeping bags, blankets, sweatshirts, all crammed onto a little queen sized mattress…and we were still freezing. It has never been this cold at camp before. Never. And smart me brought tank tops and shorts. *sigh* I didn’t think I’d need to bring my entire winter wardrobe with me…

Monday, July 16, 2007

Monday morning was our first class. Our leader, Trevor, is a pretty cool guy. Jake’s so lucky to have Trevor as his youth pastor. Anyways…Jesse and Matt had those air guns, and kept shooting Trevor…in class. It was funny. lol Well we were outside… I think Monday was a nice day…yeah it was I think. Not too much rain. lol

We played [violins] as a family Monday night. That was fun…Briel and Cristina and I and the boys (hereafter “us” or “we”…we doesn’t refer to me and my family…cuz at camp I usually don’t hang around with my family…I do that all year ) sat outside during chapel. Jonathan’s little sister Chloe is so cute…I gave her my MP3 player to listen to Veggi Tales to keep her occupied. Every so often she’d burst out singing some random Veggi Tales song along with the MP3…which was hilarious…I had to keep reminding her to be quiet…she’s so cute.

When we got back to camp, it was ice cream time (Monday nights are always Ice Cream Nite). I had a sundae…although I would have gotten a float if Matt would have put Skittles in it…but he said he couldn’t do that…I was even going to give him more money to do that…but he just wouldn’t. *sigh* I’ll work on him for next year. I mean…how cool would Skittles be in a float? Like…totally cool.

Monday night we had a campfire up on the hill at the guy’s campsite. It was kinda hard to start, cuz everything was so wet. But we managed. Every night so far, there were coyotes howling in the not-so-distance. It’s a bit disconcerting, cuz they’re really close…and you’re just in a tent. But after a few nights you get used to it…and you think it sounds pretty cool…camping involves lots of wildlife right? Well I thought that was cool until Uncle Jim told us he saw a bear in the camp a few days before…hehe…a lot of the moms didn’t like that. It’s surprising, for as long as we’ve been going to RWA (which is like as long as I’ve been around…lol) there’s never been any wildlife problems…like no bears or anything like that. This year was the first year though…something got into our dining tent and ate our cookies No I’m serious…that’s all it ate. We had one of those plastic store containers with cookies in it…like 20 or so cookies…and it knocked it off the picnic table and ate them all lol It’s actually so sad it’s funny…*sniff* they were good cookies too…I hope whatever ate them got a real bad tummy ache from them…lol

Anyways, I think what I was going to say, is that when we were up on the hill having our campfire, we heard the coyotes not too far off, and then we heard a moose. Now, my mom says I’m crazy, and that it was a cow (cuz the cows across the road from the camp are always mooing and making lots of noise at night…it’s actually so loud it’s hard to sleep), but we all heard a moose…it was no cow. lol

Anyways I thought that was pretty cool…And tons more happened on Monday…but I’ll leave it there…I’ll never get to the end of the week if I continue…lol

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Tuesday we hung out in the Harryman’s camper for most of the morning/afternoon. Took lots of crazy pictures…and more pictures…and just kinda talked. Then we went to the beach Tuesday afternoon. It finally warmed up enough to go swimming. Well originally we weren’t going to go in swimming (the boys did), but we convinced ourselves to go in. The lifeguards this year weren’t as bad as they usually are. I’m sure last year’s lifeguards were the worst ever. I can tell you stories about what some certain individuals did to the lifeguards last year…moving things…hiding things…hehe…I won’t say any names lol.

Anyways…back to this year. Matt and Jake and Jesse had muscle shells and were trying to open them. Unfortunately, they succeeded in opening them and took out the guts and were throwing the guts around…I think they were trying to gross the girls out, but didn’t succeed. lol

Tuesday night Briel and Cristina and I were going to walk to chapel, so we asked Matt if he wanted to walk with us. He said no. We tried to convince him…we really tried…we almost had him convinced…and then we realized it was too late to walk anyways…so we had to get a ride in Jake’s van. We had 11 people squished in the van. And that’s nothing compared to some years… Oh, plus Jake’s dog.

*sigh* Jake’s poor little dog. Now she’s a topic all on her own. Socks [Sox] (nobody can agree on the spelling) is a white Jack Russell who likes to dig holes. lol She’s the runt of the litter, so she’s really small. On top of that, she’s fully blind in one eye, and pretty much blind in the other eye. And she’s almost completely deaf. And, according to Jake, she’s slightly (or not so slightly) mentally retarded…but I’m not so sure about that…I mean…how can you tell if a dog is mentally retarded?? lol Anyways, Socks runs around in circles non-stop. She’ll get herself wound around trees, picnic tables, even peoples legs…lol And she doesn’t know how to get un-wound. It’s so sad, it’s almost funny. Even when she’s not tied up, she runs in the same sized circles as when she is tied up…anyways…she’s cute, but slightly annoying…you get dizzy watching her…

Back to the van. We got halfway to the chapel, and Aunt Brenda (Jake’s mom) pulled into their trailer (they have a trailer near the camp). And she said we had to walk the rest of the way. So Matt ended up having to walk anyways. Which was kinda funny. So we sat outside that night too.

On the way back, we got a ride with Aunt Brenda again to their trailer (halfway). And we had to walk back the rest of the way…but Matt didn’t like that either…lol So he flagged down his grandma in her truck and the six of us got a ride back to camp…well, three in the back seat, one in the front and Cristina and me in the back…the best place in my opinion…with the back gate down. It’s pretty cool cuz there’s lots of hills and dips and stuff on the road, so you gotta hold on or you’ll slide out the back…

Anyways…Tuesday night was…oh yeah we played cups. I don’t know how widespread the knowledge of this game is…I have no idea at all. Maybe it’s just a Rockwood Acres thing. But anyways, you pass cups around in a circle on a table and sing a song that goes like this.

“On a Sunday,

Monday,

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,

Friday,

Saturday night,

ALL RIGHT,

There’s a scare in the air of the Rinky Tinky Bear.”

And on “Rinky Tinky Bear” you keep your cup and whack it on the table twice and then keep going…it’s a really loud and obnoxious game. lol Especially when the little kids upstairs in the barn started playing the game with those orange traffic pilons instead of cups. That was bad. lol Creative though…I have to give that to them. And the usual games of spoons, and signal and whatever…after we played cups, the song (“On a Sunday, Monday…”) was stuck in everybody’s heads for the rest of the week…come to think of it…it’s still stuck in my head! Really really annoying….ahhh…

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Wednesday was the Teens Canoe Trip. It rained every day, at least at some point throughout the day, except for the canoe trip, which was really nice. Briel and Cristina and I were in a canoe together.

Unless it’s an emergency, or they’re the last people left, I’m not going to canoe with Matt and Jake again…lol Last year was…interesting to say the least. Actually, I’ll post that story on here after I finish this…it’s a terrible tale…something I never wish to experience again

Anyways, Jonny, Isaac, and Julio got the Harryman’s canoe…no idea how they got it instead of us…but oh well. So we bargained that if they got the canoe, we got the nice life jackets. Deal done. We wanted the paddles too…but that didn’t go over too well.

So Briel and I paddled first to where we were stopping.

Yeah I know…that’s annoying…it just stopped there. Anyways, you can imagine the rest. It was an awesome week…I’ll tell you about the rest if you really want to know…I think the general concensus was that it was too cold…very very cold…oh and on Thursday it rained all day…which was cool cuz we were having a BBQ/Chili dinner outside on Thursday…and it stopped raining just in time for that…but it was like a total downpour…and many peoples tents were like floating away…one guys campsite was under 6 inches of water…lol Luckily my dad knows how to set up camp, and we’re up on a hill…and I didn’t get wet once the entire week. And I’m happy with that

Here’s a picture from Thursday when we were hanging out inside the barn when it was pouring. We were actually trying to get dried off cuz we were soaked from running in from wherever we were. So yeah, that’s why we look a bit wet. Left to right: Cristina, Briel, me, Jake, and Matt…

Let’s see…I have 2 1/2 more chemistry modules, and I’m done school for the summer! (Sorry Ken…but it’s true Just think…next year you can rub the fact that you’ll be done the middle of April in everybody’s face! lol) Tomorrow I will be going to get my driver’s license (yes…I know I know…stay off the roads, L’s got her license… ). I was going to go in to CP to do it, but am ending up going downtown to do it. I was going to be within a few minutes of the office downtown, so I decided to go there. And then Lannah Macazzui called me and wanted to go into CP with me (cuz she’s getting her license tomorrow too)…and now I cna’t go with her… So if anyone is interested in getting their license tomorrow, you can go with her…oh wait…you’ve all got your licenses. *sigh* Or you’re too young. *sigh* Well the race is on…we’ll see if Lannah or me gets our G2 first…hehe…race as in time…um, *ahem* not how fast we can drive…hehe… No no…we mustn’t say that…we might get our license taken away (yes…there are more people than just the police that can take your license away… must be very careful…lol He won’t let me drive his car if I’m not responsible… ) But that won’t be a problem…I’m sure you all have great faith that I’m going to be a great driver! I’ve been driving (on private property of course! ) for a few months already…since March I guess…and I haven’t hit anything yet…

So Seestuff is up…but sadly I can’t upload any videos…no…nothing’s wrong with my computer. It’s Sammy’s website that’s got the problem Well I’m not sure what’s wrong…maybe if I try another day it might work better. You know what I can’t stand? Having so many ideas, and then when you go to blog it…you forget every single little thing. Well excpet the license part…cuz I couldn’t forget that. *sigh* Studying that little book is so annoying…I mean…how do they expect you to remember all those distances? Like your headlights should be visible 150 meters away…and you have to turn your highbeams off if you’re within 60 meters of a car in front of you…and you have to stop so many meters before a railway crossing…*sigh*  Oh I’ll get it eventually…lol  Anyways…I’ll try to post one more time before I leave…So that would be within the next two days.

One essay done, one to go! I have till the end of the week…this should be no problemo at all. This past essay was on suspense, and discussing how the author sustains suspense in the story “Leiningen versus the Ants”. If anyone’s ever seen the MacGyver (season 1 or 2 I think) where he’s on a plantation in Brazil, and the plantation is attacked by killer ants (like, 20 square miles of huge ants), this story is so similar to that show that I’m guessing the MacGyver was based on this story. Anyways…it’s really creepy…but it’s a good story if you ever get a chance to read it. I think the next essay I’m going to write will be Using examples from Don Quixote and other sources, defend this statement: “You are what you read”. That should be fun. Enough about essays and school and all that yucky stuff…

Camp is in about 2 and a half weeks…and I’m so excited…for one very big reason in particular. I GOT A NEW TENT!!! lol You may be thinking, “why is she so excited about getting a new tent??”. Well…you’d understand if you’ve seen my old tent. It’s a teeny tiny green and white 3′x4′ tent that is about 3 1/2′ tall. Yup…(well at least that’s what it feels like). My mattress curls up the sides of it and I feel like I’m sleeping in a hammock, even though I’m laying on the ground. I’ve been in that thing for two years now…and it was getting slightly annoying. I got kicked out (well more like I left) the other tent we have, cuz my brother snores…and also it’s too crowded, even though it’s a huge tent. Air mattresses tend to take up a ton of room. So I got this blue and orange 7′x9′ dome tent. It’s sooo much better…and the picture looks nice. I haven’t set it up yet…I don’t want to take it out of the bag until we go camping just in case I can’t get it back in. lol I’m a bit challenged when it comes to fitting tightly compacted things into small bags and stuff like that…well I guess everyone has that problem. So now I’ll be able to put my mattress lengthwise, instead of diagonally. 7′ is more than long enough for my mattress…and 9′ is even bigger. lol I’m so happy . I know it’s just a tent…but when you’ve had to sleep in a puny little tent (and don’t have room to even stand up bent completely in half…and don’t have room for anything besides your mattress and sleeping bag…), well you appreciate getting a new tent. So that’s my exciting news of the day. Whoohoo right? Yeah…

The Virtual Voice is out…finally. Take a look. http://amdec.mycourses.ca/virtualvoice/index.html My story is under the “Life” tab, and it’s called And the winner is… The same story is in the PACE Yearbook, but with a slightly different ending. It took them long enough to get the VV published but it looks pretty good now…I haven’t had a chance to read through everything, but I’ll try to do so when I have more time…1 more essay!! lol

I just saw my mom head upstairs with a box of macaroni and cheese and a head of cauliflower…very odd. I think I’m going to go and see what she’s planning on doing with those two ingredients…I suppose cauliflower mac’n'cheese would be interesting…