Back

Well we made it back safely yesterday, so thanks to all who prayed for a safe trip. The driving part was extremely tiring I can tell you that, and it did get a bit tedious and cramped. But hey, at least I didn't get car sick or anything like that. :) We had a great time at my grandma's just relaxing and doing random fun things, (like reading my Dad's old Richie Rich comic books from the 70's for instance)but it's always good to get back. I was dreading today because I had to go to the orthodontist, but after hearing at my ortho appointment today that I will be getting my braces off in two weeks I wondered why I ever hated that office in the first place. hehe. So yes I'm quite happy about that right now and am also happy that school ends in just a few weeks. Now here's hoping I can do well on the standarized test as well as my big end of year history test plus several more math and science tests. *sigh* It never ends does it? :)

Spring Break

Just wanted to let everyone know I won't be blogging here for a little while due to the fact we're going out of town tomorrow. We're going to my grandma's house which is, unfortunately, 10 hours away. That means we'll probably be leaving before 7:00 AM, which isn't exactly the most enjoyable time to leave in my opinion. :) I know there's a computer there, but I really don't think the internet works too well there so blogging is really out of the question. (This computer's worse than my grandpa's dial up and that's saying something.) We'll be back about April 29th, so I'll try to get on here soon after that. If you could just pray that our family has a safe trip there and back and that we have a productive trip, that would be great. Well I just heard from my brother that we're leaving at 6:30. If that means we have to get up at 5:30....you don't want to know my reaction to that. :) So that's it for now. Over and out.

The Chronicles of Narnia

Well I haven't posted a movie review in a while so I think I'll post one now. This one's on "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe."


This movie takes place in England during World War II and is based on the classic novel by C.S. Lewis.Four children are sent away from their home in London to be away from the horrible bombings occuring there, to an old eccentric professor's home in the English countryside. While there, they discover a strange wardrobe that transports them to magical world known as Narnia which is controlled by the evil White Witch. With the help of the great king Aslan, it's up to the four children to defeat the White Witch and become the four rulers of Narnia.

When I first saw this film it completely amazed me. The scenery and special effects are absolutely breathtaking, and the acting is great too. (If you've ever watched the BBC version of Narnia then you'll definitly appreciate the good special effects used in this version.) The thing I enjoyed the most, however, was the amazing story which had me in tears quite a few times. Christian symbolism is evident throughout the story (Aslan represents Christ while the White Witch represents Satan) and the courage and valor shown by the good side during the ending battle is truly inspiring. This movie has great moral value (something that is truly hard to find in movies these days) and there are no gross or disturbing scenes. This movie was a tad bit on the lengthy side, but is still pretty fast paced. I recommend this movie to anyone and give it 4 3/4 stars out of 5.

Random Happenings

Well I have a few random things to mention

*My dad had an MRI done yesterday on his brain, and everything looks great! (For those of you who don't know my dad has a slow growing non-cancerous brain tumor.) Anyways, it has not changed any or gotten any bigger and it is not affecting him at all. So we are all very happy and thankful for that!

*I am growing more and more impatient for summer and I am very very glad the weekend is coming up. It will be very nice to get a break from algebra. I mean who wants to tackle word problems in which you have to know how many square miles are in your state? Crazy huh? Luckily I don't have really anything planned for this weekend except I have a ton of stuff to do on Sunday. Right after Sunday School I have to sit in the nursery during the service. Not that I particularly mind that, but it stinks I have to miss the service and all. Then right after that I have to say for a youth council meeting to plan out all the youth activities for the summer. (Yes that does take several hours) Not the most fun thing in the world, but someone has to do it.

*Well spring break starts next week, but more on that later.

That's it for now. :)

Happy Easter

Happy Easter everyone (a little late.) I hope you all had a very enjoyable one. I sure did. Going to church is always a very special experience for me on Easter, and doing absolutely nothing but relaxing yesterday afternoon was not exactly unfun to say the least. :) My day started early (a good deal earlier than I wished) as our church had a sunrise service at 7:00. in the graveyard.My mom roused me out of bed at 6:15 (thank goodness she didn't wake me up with that bird alarm clock of hers) and we left at about 6:45. When we got there it was absolutely freezing (it was about 21 degrees.) As the service progressed, I reprimanded myself for not bringing gloves. My hands were about to go numb, and my poor friend was only wearing flip-flops. (About an hour later she happily announced she could feel her toes again.) Anyways, besides the horrible chill in the air the service was very enjoyable and I'm glad I was able to make it that early. I'm still a bit surprised that my brothers managed to get up. If you're acquainted with them you know what I mean. :) They're not exactly morning people. But hey I'm not either so I shouldn't be talking.

The rest of the morning went fine and I was more than happy that we would be having none of our youth activities that afternoon. Don't get me wrong, I love doing bells and choir and all that, but it is extremely nice to take a break now and again. Bell ringing can really get on one's nerves at times :) Well I have nothing else eventful to say so I'll end this. Hope you all had a great Easter, and remember Easter is about a bit more than just the Easter bunny. :)

Allergy Attack

Well last night I ended up in the emergency room. Now don't panic. I'm fine now. (And I guess if I wasn't fine I wouldn't be writing this. :) Here's what happened. It was about an hour till dinner and I was starving, so I decided to try something I'd never had before- a cashew. I got down about half of it, but I didn't like it so well and decided not to have anymore. Well about two minutes later my throat started feeling really really funny. It became scratchy, my tongue starting feeling puffy, and I could hardly swallow cause all of a sudden I had this huge lump in my throat. I immediately got really panicky, (which certainly didn't help the situation any), so my parents just thought I was having a panic attack. It started to get better, but when dinner time finally came I discovered I had lost my ravenous appetite. I got the worst stomach ache I have ever had in my whole life. No joke. Even chocolate ice cream didn't sound good. (When chocolate ice cream doesn't sound good to me you know something's wrong. :) Well I lay around on the couch with my stomach ache for about 20 minutes. Then all of a sudden it went away. But as soon as the stomach ache left I started breaking out in hives all over my body. I have never been that itchy in my whole life. By this time my mom was worried enough to give me some Benadryl. A few minutes later, however, my hives were getting worse and I started wheezing. That did the breaking point. My mom called my doctor and he said to get to the emergency room. I was having a major allergy reaction, and we were pretty sure the cashew was to blame.

20 minutes later we finally made it to the emergency room. By this time my wheezing was almost gone, (thank goodness), and I was already feeling a lot better. After awhile we finally saw the doctor. By this time my hives were almost gone and I was feeling tons better. I was starting to get seriously sleepy, however, from the effects of the Benadryl so it was quite remarkable that I didn't nod off. Anyhow to make a long story short, the doctor gave me a dose of steriods (not the muscle growing type), told me never to touch a cashew again, and sent me home. I'm feeling much better now but I'm still marveling over the fact that I've eaten peanut butter my whole life and now one half of a cashew completely sets me off. *sigh* oh well. Anyone want the other half of that cashew?