And so ends the longest day ever.

I am sooo tired. Today I had to write a LONG paper on the responsibilities of a christan. After a bunch of referencing
from the bible and note taking I, with the help of my mom, (God bless her) wrote it. I also had a karate class, and
had to go to my sister's piano lesson. There's more. I had to hand copy a full report on sturgeon (a kind of fish, that lives
up to 100 years!) and a bunch of chores.

Well I'm pooped, but I do need to realize that I have it a lot better than a lot of people. I am very blessed to
be getting an education, and have such great family, and friends. I am proud to be an American, and I love my life.



P.S. I also love my cat.

school is back

Well Christmas break is over and I miss it. I had a fun time, my favorite christmas gifts are my new camera, and my tripod.
I haven't blogged for a while but I don't have very many, or any viewers *ha ha* so it doesn't really matter. For those of you out there that do read my stuff, here are some christmas pictures that I took with my new camera.
My mom and her sister "Purse lover" turned 44 the day after christmas, so here's them opening yet more presents.

Another week

Well, today I went to Bella's house. My mom, my sister, and I spent our afternoon taking care of Bella. Between watching movies, walking Pug (their dog), and enjoying the best ginger bread man in the world! we had a relaxing time. Yesterday, we went on a hike at Shotgun Creek. Curls and Cala were there, as well as two other families from my school. It was a beautiful hike through a forest of moss covered trees and ferns. Afterwords, we all went and played in the park. I discovered that the sand in the vollyball court was wet from the rain, and built a sand castle. I'm enjoying December, and am expecting snow this weekend! I hope the weather guy is right, because it only snows in our part of Oregon when we're lucky.

Wordless Wednesday; more of my nature photos

Come home Bella

Bella ended up with a broken sacrum and a chipped ankle after the accident.
Her daughter Curls is doing fine. As for Bella, she is still feeling it. Bella can, with help, get up out
of her hospital bed and walk. She is expected to go home in the next couple of days. I praise the
Lord for the fact that Bella and Curls came out alive, but it will be months until Bella is back to her
regular old life again. Her hospital room is filled with paper hearts with messages on them, and
pictures of good friends. On top of it all, Bella is in good spirits as always.

On another note, Happy belated Thanksgiving! This year my family and I went to the country
to celebrate Thanksgiving. Between my sister, Laughy Taffy, getting to ride
horses that belong to our grandpa and myself driving my parents car, I think everyone had a great
time.

Hit and run

Last Monday, my friend "Bella art girl" was on a walk with her youngest daughter "Curls" when they were hit by a car.
The car swerved down the street, and started driving the wrong way, when it hit a tree that Bella was walking by. If it weren't
for the tree, Bella art girl and Curls wouldn't be alive to tell the story. Thankfully, they are alive but Bella is in the hospital
with a broken sacrum. As far as the we know, there won't be a surgery needed because the muscle around the sacrum
can act as a cast. This status could change though. As for Curls, her stroller was launched approx. 40 feet with her in it.
Thankfully it acted as a sort of cage, and Curls is okay and at home. The man who hit Bella art girl and Curls
ran away when the accident occurred, but it was an answer to my prayers that he turned himself in yesterday.

The many beauties of autumn.

Well, it's that time of year. The time of year that the leaves on God's trees turn a crisp gold.
It's the time of year people carve pumpkins into jack-o-lanterns and put out festive scare crows.
It's the time of year that children and teens dress up as characters from their favorite movies, or
fun things from their imaginations, so they can receive candy from nearby neighbors. This is one of the
four beautiful seasons God has provided us with, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.