Yes, I'm Still Alive

Well hello! I just want you to know that you are a kind and special person for reading my blog even though I haven't been on here in so long. Bless you.=)

*Clears throat* well, I'm in Bozeman, MT now, attending Montana Bible College. Although this is a great place, I am having a hard time... I miss home!!!!!!!! I have learned a lot in the time that I have been here though, and I have met some really neat people. I am sharing a dorm room (it's actually more like a small apartment) with three other girls, which is going pretty well so far...no cat fights yet.=) The classes that I am taking are really good, too...my favorites are Survey of Doctrine, Bible Study Techniques, and Genesis...I'm taking lots of notes!

Right now I am wrapped in a blanket sitting on Alisa's couch (she lives downstairs)...I feel like I could fall asleep...quite cozy.=) Plus I didn't fall asleep until about 1:30 this morning. Argh. Apparently I was wound up after watching "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers". I'm a sucker for classics. I also watched part of "Clue" the other night...it's an older movie based on the board game "Clue" (imagine that). Anyhow, it was quite peculiar.

Yesterday night we had a pretty incredible lightning show. It was really cool. I was on a walk with one of the gals from the dorm and the sky was all black and purple-ish and then lightning would flash and light up the sky. And then, the most exciting part... it RAINED!!!!! Practically unheard of around here. It was absolutely delightful... I fell asleep listening to it drum on the roof.

Well, I believe that is all that I have to share for now... good bye for now!

Fresca

Hi.  I come to my blog bearing sad news.  Remember how I said in my last entry that Fresca (my brother's white kitten) was sick?  Well, she ended up being more sick than we had thought.  A week ago today little Lu passed on.  We knew that there was something wrong with her, but we didn't expect her to die so suddenly.  She started having seizures last Saturday night at about five o'clock and after eight seizures, we had to put the little darling down.  It was indescribably sad.  She was such a sweet little thing...only ten months old.  Poor Casey is heart broken...he loved her so much.  A few days before she died he made her a house out of a cardboard box, complete with a bubble wrap floor.  The house just isn't the same without little "Fresca-lu".  She stayed long enough for us to fall in love with her, and although she broke our hearts, I am glad that we got to know her.

Consistently Inconsistent

Here I am again.  Yes, I am still alive...nothing tragic has happened;  my family is still alive and all of my fingers still work.  I have just been a bum, or a "Turbo Slug" as some would say and haven't blogged.=)

I have a few things to share:

(1)  I am done with high school!  Hurray!  It is nice to finally be done... I am mainly pleased that I will never have to do another math paper again...well, unless I have to take it in college.  School wasn't all bad though...yes, at times it did seem like torture *cough, algebra, cough*, but otherwise, good memories.  

(2) I am now the owner of a new Mac laptop, a generous gift from Bakka and Bumpa *clears throat* um, that is my grandma and grandpa... it isn't my fault that I had a hard time pronouncing "grandma" and "grandpa" at a year old!!=)  Anyhow, I am very thankful.  Now I can keep in touch with the fam if/when I leave for college.

(3)  In addition to a laptop, I will also be getting my ver first cellphone, which will also be great!  That way when I get homesick, I can call home and hear lovely, familiar voices.=)

(4)  Today I "took a haircut" as my little brother used to say.  It feels a lot better...my hair was getting pretty long and heavy.  It's different that how it used to be, but I think I like it.

Oh, Bonanza is on, you know, that old western show?  I kinda like it...it's a little corny, but hey.  I can't tell what is going on...they are talking about hanging somebody for murder or somethin' like that.  Good stuff.=)

Poor little Fresca-lu is having a bad day...she looks sick and hasn't really moved all day.  Poor little baby.=(  

That's all I've got for now...bye!

Day four of resting and fighting the flu. My little white blood cells are working hard and apparently doing their job since I am feeling better...yay! Hopefully by tomorrow I will be aaalll better. I was SO tired last night...I went to bed at 7:30 and by eight I was OUT. Next thing I knew, it was eleven a.m....that's a lot of sleep but it sure felt good.

Right now I am watching Jurassic Park: The Lost World. Slightly cheesy if you want my opinion, but all in all entertaining. It's funny how the main characters always miraculously manage to stay alive.

Tonight we are having quiche for dinner. It's pretty good...pie crust with eggs, ham, and cheese on the inside. Kind of a random bit of information...just thought I would share that with you.

Once again, nothing very exciting to report, so I'll be going now.

Hm.

Bluck. I am still sick...three whole days of being a couch potato makes for a gloomy me. I am feeling a lot better though...hopefully by tomorrow I will be all better. And being the kind person that I am, I shared my bug with my sista...poor netsirK...sorry K! In addition, netsirK and I were unable to go to Sharece's birthday party...rats!

But not all is gloom and doom...the prodigal kitten (Fresca) returned yesterday evening! She just came waltzing down the driveway as if she had never left. Aside from being extremely hungry and tired, the little darling was just fine. Yay!

Last night the fam and I watched Marley and Me. I thought that it was pretty good, but the ending was SO SAD!! I bawled! Even netsirK cried, and she NEVER cries...that's pretty sad.

My dad and bro are out hooter hunting right now...in case you don't know what that is, it is hunting for a really dumb bird called a grouse, aka hooter. They taste REALLY good though...as long as you cook them long enough...otherwise they can be kinda tough. Hopefully they'll manage to find some.

I need to find a new favorite band...I was left with no choice to but to let the newsboys go. So sad. Yes, I am still upset over this. >:(

Well, I don't think I have anything else that I wish to share at this time so I shall depart now.

Fresca!!

Oh, Fresca where art thou? The poor little darling has been outside for TWO WHOLE DAYS and we have no idea where she is!!! My dad let her outside yesterday morning and normally she will play for a while and then come back, but now she is gone! She is my brother's kitty so he has been really gloomy...hopefully she will return soon. I keep thinking about eagles...=(

I hate being sick! I woke up this morning and felt like I had been hit by a train...all of my bones ached, I had a headache, and I was FREEZING!! I ended up taking a nap which kind of helped. After resting on the couch for about an hour I started to feel much better. It so frustrating when I have things that I need/ want to do, and then I am couch bound...argh! There is a lesson in all of this I am sure.=)

Well, this is kind of dinky, but I have nothing else to say as of now. Bye now!

Bla Bla Bla

It's so disheartening when nobody comments on my blog (hint, hint)...I go to all of the trouble of carefully typing out the events of my life, and no one sees it as being of any consequence. My feelings have been deeply wounded. Okay, it isn't that big of a deal, but is it really so hard to give a gal a comment??

This morning a very strange and unusual phenomenon occurred. I woke up at a quarter to seven and I felt awake. Normally, if I have to get up at a certain time, only the alarm clock can wake me up. But not today. Very strange. I did end up going back to sleep after about a half an hour (don't worry, I wasn't anywhere near being late for work)...anyway, just thought that I would share that.


Speaking of strange things, I have another little story. Today at work I was busy shuffling products around on the shelves and organizing them. To accomplish this, I needed a step stool for some of the harder to reach things. As I was standing on the stool, this dude came up to me and asked me if I wanted him to help me. I told him that I was managing just fine but thank you anyway. I thought that that would be the end of it but instead he just stood there and said "Are you sure?" to which I replied "Yes, I am sure." He then nodded and started to walk off but then said "Let me know if you change your mind." Uh, excuse me, but what part of "No" do you not understand buckwheat? 0.O

Oh, I just looked up and it is quite nice outside. Hm. Perhaps spring is here! Maybe I should go for a quick evening stroll on the beach...

Okay, I don't know what to writeabout so I am going to ask Kristen to give me a random word to blog about...ptarmigan? Alright. Ptarmigan is bird a little smaller than a chicken that just happens to be Alaska's state bird...the Willow Ptarmigan to be precise. It is brown in color in the summer months, but as winter approaches, its plumage gradually changes to a nice white color to blend in with the snow. If it doesn't snow, then tough luck for da birdie. =) They are quite cute...especially because they look like they are wearing feathered pants and they also taste excellent. How was that for a Animal Planet type presentation? Well, maybe the last part not so much.

With that little section on a bird added to this blog, I feel contented to post it now. Muchas Gracias for reading.