It is the epic battle...The terrorized vs. the terrible. The enemy comes in millions, but invades your home just a couple at a time. They show up when they're least expected and if they don't get caught quickly, they dissapear without a trace into parts unknown to torment other victoms. Their reflexes are usually quite fast and they know how to torture. Yet, fortunately, we have advantages. One of those being the electric vacuum cleaner.
Yes, it is the long waging war of Sarah Vs. Spider!
9:45 PM: Base Camp: Otherwise known as... my bed.
"The enemy has invaded once again. This time, they have penetrated the base camp and are currently using fear to their advantage to cause more havoc.
Enemy leg span: about one inch.
Color: dark brown.
Enemy position: inside the roof of the base camp. (aka, my canopy)"
Okay, yeah... here's kinda how it went...
Mom: Good night, Sarah. Love you.
Sarah: Good night. Love you too. [lays back on pillow and looks up] AAAAAAHHHH! [jups to back of bed]
Mom: What!?
Dad & Nathaniel run in: What's going on?
Sarah: Huge spider in my canopy!!!
Dad: Well let's squash it.
Sarah: Not on my canopy- I don't want guts all over it!
Mom: Get the vaccuum cleaner.
[grabs vaccuum]
VAROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM
Sarah: Did ya get it??
Mom: I thought it was on the outside of your canopy- it was inside.....Where'd it go!?
Sarah: AW MAN! I think I saw it run out.... I hope it's not in my bed.
Dad: [digs through random stuff near the head of Sarah's bed] I don't see it.
Sarah: Hey, watch out for those papers! Don't wadd up my drawings.
Dad: Well what're they doing down there?
Sarah: Uh... I don't really know...
[Mom & Dad give up looking for spider]
Sarah: Well good nigh...I hope that THING gets out of my room before morning.
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The Next Day: 8:47 AM
[Sarah wakes up]
Arggh! It's back!
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And that thing still hasn't been sent to it's rightful home....that being the vacuum.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Monday, December 17, 2007
I Shall Always Remember The Day Before The Day Before Yesterday
This week's been great. This whole YEAR has been great! I've never made so many awesome memories in one year before and this week I've gotten two more to add to the collection.I'll start with Tuesday, since it came first.......
Now, if you've ever been to the valley here around Chirstmas time, you'll probibly hear about Locomotive Park (if from no one else, you'll at least be told of it from me!). It's THE most awesome place in town to go if you're looking for some holiday fun. Each year the deck the whole place out completely. It's wonderful...the only way it could be better is when it's filled with snow...and your friends! Just how it was that night...Absolutelly PERFECT! The ground was sparkling, the lights were shining rainbow, Christmas music was blasting everywhere you went, and you had to watch your back because you never know when an icy cold snowball would hit you.
I went up with Carolyn, to meet up with the rest of my buds from the GRC crew... Rachel, Libby, Nathanael, Mr. & Mrs. Hoffmann....oh, and Nathanael and I's friend Jacob (he's not from GRC). We had a big snowball fight, danced and slid all over the icy dance mat that lights up spots on one of the trees depending on where you step...How fun is that!? It's the place where everyone no matter how old they are can just be crazy and act like a kid. It couldn't have been more wonderful. I even got a great photo to go with it! Originally it was just going to be with Nathanael and I by this one tree, but then right before Mrs. Hoffmann got the shot, Jacob suddenly jumped into the picture beside me! That was...unexpected! LOL. But I figured hey, I don't know him that well, but if he wants to be in the picture, I'll let him. It turned out quite well, really :-)
Saturday...now that was one of the BEST times of my LIFE! I rode up to Spokane with my youth group. Me & the guys went to the Punk The Halls Christian rock concert. The rest of the girls went to the mall... I'm glad I chose the concert, honestly! At first it was hard to choose 'cause I've heard Spokane has a really great mall, but I decided hey, I'd have other chances to go to the mall I'm sure, and how many chances would I get to see one of my favorite bands live in concert? Probibly not many! That was probibly the best decission ever. If I hadn't gone, I think I would've been so mad at myself. It was AWESOME. Crazy lighting effects, music that I love, and 4 awesome friends at my side... could things get much better!?
The concert was hosted by this rapper guy who went by the name ManAfest, and also included several bands of which I'd never heard of before... Eleventyseven, Our Heart's Hero, and...I'm thinking there may have been one more but I can't think of what it was called. And of course, the main band that we had all come to see... Stellar Kart!
Yeah, and all of you reading this are probibly sitting there thinking "Our Heart's Hero? Stellar Kart? ManAfest? Eleventyseven? Who comes up with all these weird names anyway?!" I have one answer for you: I haven't the faintest idea. All that I know is that they have some pretty cool music. Stellar Kart is the best though. Nathanael and I agree that they're definitely the favorite band of us both. They're one of the few bands that I've run accross that have never ever put out a song that I dislike.
Of course, since they were the main band who'd be playing, they saved them for the last half of the concert after the intermission. So during the little 10 minute break time, the guys (being my friends Tim, Luke, Nathanael, and Jacob) and I stepped out for some water and agreed together that we would be CRAZY during all the Stellar Kart songs. So when we got back in we movied up near the stage where all the wild fans went. We went very crazy and had the time of our lives ;-) I even got some pretty good photos. I feel bad for whoever it was that was standing behind me though... I lost count of the many many times that I stepped on his foot!
It was kinda funny... When Adam, the lead singer of Stellar Kart, got up on stage we realized that he'd been standing like 5 feet behind us for the first half of the concert, helping to run the soundboard! I couldn't believe it! If I'd recognized him, I'd have gotten an autograph. Right after the concert we all ran over to the souvaneer stand and took advantage of the 2 for 10$ pre-order deal on SK's new CD that's coming out this February. Nathanael and I went 50/50 so we each only had to pay 5$. I can't wait 'till we get 'em in the mail!! I couldn't think of a better souvaneer, even if I won't be getting it for a few months.
I thought my friend Hannah was pretty funny... beforehand she kept feeling sorry for me being the only girl in the group who was headed for the concert. Then on our way back from the concert (we were in separate cars) she called me up on the cell phone saying "Sarah! I feel so bad for you! Being the only girl and all. I'm sorry!!" and I was sitting there laughing going "Ohhhh, don't feel bad for me! It was AWESOME!" And honestly, had I the chance, I wouldn't have chosen anyone different to go with.
Now, if you've ever been to the valley here around Chirstmas time, you'll probibly hear about Locomotive Park (if from no one else, you'll at least be told of it from me!). It's THE most awesome place in town to go if you're looking for some holiday fun. Each year the deck the whole place out completely. It's wonderful...the only way it could be better is when it's filled with snow...and your friends! Just how it was that night...Absolutelly PERFECT! The ground was sparkling, the lights were shining rainbow, Christmas music was blasting everywhere you went, and you had to watch your back because you never know when an icy cold snowball would hit you.
I went up with Carolyn, to meet up with the rest of my buds from the GRC crew... Rachel, Libby, Nathanael, Mr. & Mrs. Hoffmann....oh, and Nathanael and I's friend Jacob (he's not from GRC). We had a big snowball fight, danced and slid all over the icy dance mat that lights up spots on one of the trees depending on where you step...How fun is that!? It's the place where everyone no matter how old they are can just be crazy and act like a kid. It couldn't have been more wonderful. I even got a great photo to go with it! Originally it was just going to be with Nathanael and I by this one tree, but then right before Mrs. Hoffmann got the shot, Jacob suddenly jumped into the picture beside me! That was...unexpected! LOL. But I figured hey, I don't know him that well, but if he wants to be in the picture, I'll let him. It turned out quite well, really :-)
Saturday...now that was one of the BEST times of my LIFE! I rode up to Spokane with my youth group. Me & the guys went to the Punk The Halls Christian rock concert. The rest of the girls went to the mall... I'm glad I chose the concert, honestly! At first it was hard to choose 'cause I've heard Spokane has a really great mall, but I decided hey, I'd have other chances to go to the mall I'm sure, and how many chances would I get to see one of my favorite bands live in concert? Probibly not many! That was probibly the best decission ever. If I hadn't gone, I think I would've been so mad at myself. It was AWESOME. Crazy lighting effects, music that I love, and 4 awesome friends at my side... could things get much better!?
The concert was hosted by this rapper guy who went by the name ManAfest, and also included several bands of which I'd never heard of before... Eleventyseven, Our Heart's Hero, and...I'm thinking there may have been one more but I can't think of what it was called. And of course, the main band that we had all come to see... Stellar Kart!
Yeah, and all of you reading this are probibly sitting there thinking "Our Heart's Hero? Stellar Kart? ManAfest? Eleventyseven? Who comes up with all these weird names anyway?!" I have one answer for you: I haven't the faintest idea. All that I know is that they have some pretty cool music. Stellar Kart is the best though. Nathanael and I agree that they're definitely the favorite band of us both. They're one of the few bands that I've run accross that have never ever put out a song that I dislike.
Of course, since they were the main band who'd be playing, they saved them for the last half of the concert after the intermission. So during the little 10 minute break time, the guys (being my friends Tim, Luke, Nathanael, and Jacob) and I stepped out for some water and agreed together that we would be CRAZY during all the Stellar Kart songs. So when we got back in we movied up near the stage where all the wild fans went. We went very crazy and had the time of our lives ;-) I even got some pretty good photos. I feel bad for whoever it was that was standing behind me though... I lost count of the many many times that I stepped on his foot!
It was kinda funny... When Adam, the lead singer of Stellar Kart, got up on stage we realized that he'd been standing like 5 feet behind us for the first half of the concert, helping to run the soundboard! I couldn't believe it! If I'd recognized him, I'd have gotten an autograph. Right after the concert we all ran over to the souvaneer stand and took advantage of the 2 for 10$ pre-order deal on SK's new CD that's coming out this February. Nathanael and I went 50/50 so we each only had to pay 5$. I can't wait 'till we get 'em in the mail!! I couldn't think of a better souvaneer, even if I won't be getting it for a few months.
I thought my friend Hannah was pretty funny... beforehand she kept feeling sorry for me being the only girl in the group who was headed for the concert. Then on our way back from the concert (we were in separate cars) she called me up on the cell phone saying "Sarah! I feel so bad for you! Being the only girl and all. I'm sorry!!" and I was sitting there laughing going "Ohhhh, don't feel bad for me! It was AWESOME!" And honestly, had I the chance, I wouldn't have chosen anyone different to go with.
Friday, December 7, 2007
Safe to Say, it's Been Insane
I've always known December was one of the busiest months of the year, but man, it's just CRAZY for me this year!!! Just this week's been real busy... wich explains for me not posting ;-)
SUNDAY -- Church in the morning, of course. I had a fun conversation on the phone with Lucy and then after that I went over to Grace Reformed Church where Nathanael, Dexter, and Laurel go and joined them for their evening service. That was very fun :-) I don't get to join them too often because my church usually has an evening Bible study thing of some sort, but when we don't, I go over there! After church we went downstairs and played Red Light, Green Light with Rachel, and a couple of the younger kids- Emily and Davy. It was sooooo funny when Davy was up front because he'd constantly be saying "Blue Light!" and then shortly after that he'd usually say "Nathanael go back!" Then there was Dexter... I've never seen some one who's so incredibly good at loosing in the game of Red Light, Green Light. LOL. After he messed up and got sent to the back, he'd run through to the front in the middle of Red Light time. Haha. That's Dexter for ya. ;-)
MONDAY-- Oh, let's see...what did happen on Monday? I IM'd Lucy, I'm pretty sure. And it was our family movie night. Not a ton going on that day, actually...
TUESDAY -- Tuesday was great!! I got to go down to the physical therapy place and draw a winter scene on their white board for them. They all loved it and kept complimenting me on my art...when is that not fun!? Haha. My mom's hopfully going to take her camera down and get a picture of it soon, then I can post it. Also that day it was 65 degrees outside... Extremely strange for December here, but I loved it! I'd been wishing that it'd warm up soon so I could ride my bike to the park again, and then it did! Wow. It was real fun... and I got some great pics which I will post on my picasa when I get around to it. Then in the evening I volunteered to help out at the library's Christmas craft party... that was nuts. 100 noisy kids every where, I'm giving kids instructions on how to make Christmas tree greeting cards, and the spot where I'm working is right next to the purfumey bath salts stand and I got a headache from that :-( I'm sensitive to perfume stuff... like my mom.
WEDNESDAY -- The absolute craziest day of all the week! School (of course), IMing Lucy and Zak, then right after lunch I went to work at the library and got to lift lots of books and push around a cart that weighed more than I did :-P And of course I got to see my friends Dwight, Alyssa, and Jeanette (they're the other volunteers that I work with). After that I went to play Ultimate Frisbee (my team won!!). By the end of that I couldn't feel my hands because they got cold...I have BAD cerculation! Then I went to paint windows at the library and then went home for dinner. After that I had to finish the math lesson that I didn't have time to do before and then I went to youth group until 9! Whew. But it was fun :-)
THURSDAY -- We all had to get up at 6:30 and be on the road at 7:30 'cause my dad had a work meeting. So mom and dad dropped my brother and I off at my grandparent's house and we stayed there all day while mom and dad headed for the meeting. When ever there's a long trip, mom's gotta be in the car with my dad all the time because otherwise he might fall asleep at the wheel. Oh, and I also IM'd Lucy and Zak again and I heard from Lindy who I'm to be Secret Santa for.... although I will not disclose that information at this time ;-)
FRIDAY -- Well...that's today! Not sure about what I'll be up to most of the day but I know that at 6:30 my mom, brother, and I are going to go on a jet boat tour up the river to see all of the local Christmas lights. We went on one last year too and it was AMAZING!! I'm gonna have to be sure and bring my camera...Not sure if I'll have any opertunites for any real good shots though.
SATURDAY -- We're gonna be cleaning house a lot tomarrow...we've got some company coming on Sunday so we've gotta make the place look presentable. Other than that, I'm really not sure what that day's got in store for me... I guess I shall soon find out!
SUNDAY -- Church in the morning, of course. I had a fun conversation on the phone with Lucy and then after that I went over to Grace Reformed Church where Nathanael, Dexter, and Laurel go and joined them for their evening service. That was very fun :-) I don't get to join them too often because my church usually has an evening Bible study thing of some sort, but when we don't, I go over there! After church we went downstairs and played Red Light, Green Light with Rachel, and a couple of the younger kids- Emily and Davy. It was sooooo funny when Davy was up front because he'd constantly be saying "Blue Light!" and then shortly after that he'd usually say "Nathanael go back!" Then there was Dexter... I've never seen some one who's so incredibly good at loosing in the game of Red Light, Green Light. LOL. After he messed up and got sent to the back, he'd run through to the front in the middle of Red Light time. Haha. That's Dexter for ya. ;-)
MONDAY-- Oh, let's see...what did happen on Monday? I IM'd Lucy, I'm pretty sure. And it was our family movie night. Not a ton going on that day, actually...
TUESDAY -- Tuesday was great!! I got to go down to the physical therapy place and draw a winter scene on their white board for them. They all loved it and kept complimenting me on my art...when is that not fun!? Haha. My mom's hopfully going to take her camera down and get a picture of it soon, then I can post it. Also that day it was 65 degrees outside... Extremely strange for December here, but I loved it! I'd been wishing that it'd warm up soon so I could ride my bike to the park again, and then it did! Wow. It was real fun... and I got some great pics which I will post on my picasa when I get around to it. Then in the evening I volunteered to help out at the library's Christmas craft party... that was nuts. 100 noisy kids every where, I'm giving kids instructions on how to make Christmas tree greeting cards, and the spot where I'm working is right next to the purfumey bath salts stand and I got a headache from that :-( I'm sensitive to perfume stuff... like my mom.
WEDNESDAY -- The absolute craziest day of all the week! School (of course), IMing Lucy and Zak, then right after lunch I went to work at the library and got to lift lots of books and push around a cart that weighed more than I did :-P And of course I got to see my friends Dwight, Alyssa, and Jeanette (they're the other volunteers that I work with). After that I went to play Ultimate Frisbee (my team won!!). By the end of that I couldn't feel my hands because they got cold...I have BAD cerculation! Then I went to paint windows at the library and then went home for dinner. After that I had to finish the math lesson that I didn't have time to do before and then I went to youth group until 9! Whew. But it was fun :-)
THURSDAY -- We all had to get up at 6:30 and be on the road at 7:30 'cause my dad had a work meeting. So mom and dad dropped my brother and I off at my grandparent's house and we stayed there all day while mom and dad headed for the meeting. When ever there's a long trip, mom's gotta be in the car with my dad all the time because otherwise he might fall asleep at the wheel. Oh, and I also IM'd Lucy and Zak again and I heard from Lindy who I'm to be Secret Santa for.... although I will not disclose that information at this time ;-)
FRIDAY -- Well...that's today! Not sure about what I'll be up to most of the day but I know that at 6:30 my mom, brother, and I are going to go on a jet boat tour up the river to see all of the local Christmas lights. We went on one last year too and it was AMAZING!! I'm gonna have to be sure and bring my camera...Not sure if I'll have any opertunites for any real good shots though.
SATURDAY -- We're gonna be cleaning house a lot tomarrow...we've got some company coming on Sunday so we've gotta make the place look presentable. Other than that, I'm really not sure what that day's got in store for me... I guess I shall soon find out!
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
IT'S COMING!!!! Oh, it just came...
The Christmas season is definitely here!
It's freezing cold (yes, litterally), I'm seeing more and more Christmas lights coming on every night, and holiday songs are playing on the radio. I love it :-)
It's such a joyous season. And what reason is there for it not to be? Hey, it's Jesus's birthday- now that, I must say is something worth celebrating. It's no wonder there is so much joy in the air this season!
We just put up our tree 'n stuff this past weekend. How fun! I just love decorating, especially for Christmas :-) Our house looks so pretty around the holiday season... I shouold post some pictures some time. We'll see if I actually get around to it. I've got so much to do and so little time each day to do it in, it seems. I have two books going, one for fun and one for School and I'm only half way through both of them. The one for school I'd better finish up soon though because the questions that go with it that I need to answer are due on the 6th! Then there's all the other stuff... Ultimate Frisbee, youth group, volunteering at the library, getting Christmas cards made and sent, chores, guitar practice. Plus there is a ton of stuff that I keep meaning to do. Like I need to finish putting my Camp Hope photos onto Picasa for Lucy...I started on that last week and then somehow I got destracted and didn't finish... Don't worry Lucy, they're coming soon- I promise! I'm hoping to do that some time today.
This weekend they're doing the Christmas parade...It's gonna be COLD! The weather forecast says lows from 14 to 11 degrees! Stalk up on the blankets and cocoa, I guess. I'm hopfully going to be bringing my friend Kitana along, so maybe when candy isn't being flung at us, we can huddle together to keep warm. Also some other fun activites are coming in the near future - a free hour long jet boat ride up the river after dark to see all the Christmas lights from both sides of the river. My mom, brother, and I went last year and it was so much fun! The other one is the home school Christmas parties. The Teens are going to go bowling this year again. That'll be great. I had so much fun doing that last year. And on the 15th my youth group is going up to Spokane to see a Stellar Kart concert. They're a Christian rock band which I like. Turns out that I'm the only girl who's going to the concert though...all the other ones are going shopping in the big mall there while me and the guys go to the concert. I was kind of suprised none of them wanted to go to the concert, but oh well. It's not the first time I've been the only girl in a group. I guess that day I'll get a taste of how it was for Tim the one night where he was the only boy in a room full of girls at youth group once. lol. Man, I felt bad for him that time...stuck in a room full of crazy giggling girls with no other guys to talk to!
I suppose that I should stop typing here and go work on the other things that I've been meaning to get done. Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!
It's freezing cold (yes, litterally), I'm seeing more and more Christmas lights coming on every night, and holiday songs are playing on the radio. I love it :-)
It's such a joyous season. And what reason is there for it not to be? Hey, it's Jesus's birthday- now that, I must say is something worth celebrating. It's no wonder there is so much joy in the air this season!
We just put up our tree 'n stuff this past weekend. How fun! I just love decorating, especially for Christmas :-) Our house looks so pretty around the holiday season... I shouold post some pictures some time. We'll see if I actually get around to it. I've got so much to do and so little time each day to do it in, it seems. I have two books going, one for fun and one for School and I'm only half way through both of them. The one for school I'd better finish up soon though because the questions that go with it that I need to answer are due on the 6th! Then there's all the other stuff... Ultimate Frisbee, youth group, volunteering at the library, getting Christmas cards made and sent, chores, guitar practice. Plus there is a ton of stuff that I keep meaning to do. Like I need to finish putting my Camp Hope photos onto Picasa for Lucy...I started on that last week and then somehow I got destracted and didn't finish... Don't worry Lucy, they're coming soon- I promise! I'm hoping to do that some time today.
This weekend they're doing the Christmas parade...It's gonna be COLD! The weather forecast says lows from 14 to 11 degrees! Stalk up on the blankets and cocoa, I guess. I'm hopfully going to be bringing my friend Kitana along, so maybe when candy isn't being flung at us, we can huddle together to keep warm. Also some other fun activites are coming in the near future - a free hour long jet boat ride up the river after dark to see all the Christmas lights from both sides of the river. My mom, brother, and I went last year and it was so much fun! The other one is the home school Christmas parties. The Teens are going to go bowling this year again. That'll be great. I had so much fun doing that last year. And on the 15th my youth group is going up to Spokane to see a Stellar Kart concert. They're a Christian rock band which I like. Turns out that I'm the only girl who's going to the concert though...all the other ones are going shopping in the big mall there while me and the guys go to the concert. I was kind of suprised none of them wanted to go to the concert, but oh well. It's not the first time I've been the only girl in a group. I guess that day I'll get a taste of how it was for Tim the one night where he was the only boy in a room full of girls at youth group once. lol. Man, I felt bad for him that time...stuck in a room full of crazy giggling girls with no other guys to talk to!
I suppose that I should stop typing here and go work on the other things that I've been meaning to get done. Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!
Friday, November 16, 2007
So What!?
Okay, time for a less depressing post to be at the top of my blog!
So it's still raining...So I didn't get to ride my bike to the park as I'd been hoping...So I once again got distracted from that book I've been meaning to read...So what!?
It's really actually been a pretty good day, thinking back on it.
Because we don't do school on Fridays, I got to sleep in-- That's always nice. Especially when I'd just stayed up past 11 the night before like I did last night.
So first thing when I got up I ran down stairs to check my email before my brother got on the computer to play games half the morning.....
Inbox: 2 unread messages.
Sweet :-)
I scroll down, read 'em and reply... then I look again... Inbox: 1 unread message. Huh? I guess it must have just come in. I look to see who it's from.
From: Zak Boyd Subject: Camp Photos Time: 8:50 AM
Camp Photos...Hehe, the same subject line title that we've had for the past 5 months. Subject lines really aren't always the most accurate things, when you think about it. Sure, they probably were at one point, like when you sent the first message. Talk of game systems, computers, and how much they both cost doesn't have to do with camp photos so much, no? lol. So we email back 'n forth for a while and I end up getting him to make a Yahoo account, so then we end up instant messaging on there until nearly 10:00. It's then I realize that my mom left a half hour ago and left my brother and I with a list of chores of which I really should be working on. Furthermore, I'm hungry. I fix myself some break fast and then decide to get my chores done... fortunately they were really quite easy today, so it didn't take all that long.
I look at the clock and it's nearly 11:00 and I'm still in my PJ's. Not as late as I've worn them some mornings, but even so I really should get dressed, I think to myself. I go into my room, shut the door and...Oh look! A distraction! I see my laptop and I can't resist it- I click up the Internet and check out my yahoo account and see that Zak's back online. What the heck? It's not every day I'm on at the same time as my friends, so I type up a message and we chat some more.
RIIIIIIIIIIIING! RIIIIIIIIIIIIING!
I'm only half dressed and there's an incoming call. "Nathaniel! Will you get that??"
Turns out it's for me. I get the phone from him. "Hello?" "Hi Sarah, this's Mrs. Kopp... I'm in need of a techy person and you were the first to come to mind..." Wow, I'm getting to be known as quite the computer geek, aren't I? Lol! By the time I'd got off the phone I had gotten myself a photo editing job! Cool :-)
I look back at the computer and another message from Zak pops up. I quickly write that back and then look at the time and realize I've got a recorded episode of Survivor that I missed last night and that I really should watch that soon. I also wanted to keep IMing though. *Ding!* A mental lightbulb just popped up! I can use my dad's laptop down stairs. Once the thing FINALLY finishes starting up and I get to Yahoo, I get a message that says the ol' Windows 98 is too old of an operating system. Dang. *Ding!* Another lightbulb pops up. I could use my laptop! So I unhook it and bring it down to the couch. Everything was working great until 15 minutes later I saw my batteries had already ran out. So I'm running upstairs with the thing to try and hook it back up before it shuts it's self down and guess what happens? My teenage klutziness kicks in and I trip on the top step. BANG! I'm suddenly on my knees holding the laptop out in front of me. Now that was close! I would've been in soooooooooo much trouble had I dropped it! I did get it plugged back in before it turned off though, so that was good.
After dinner this evening I suddenly have a brilliant thought: I should call Lucy! Yes, that would be fun! So I dial up her number, get a voice mail thing telling me to leave a message, then like 10 minutes later... RIIIIIIIIIING! "Sarah! It's for you!" That was fast :-) We talked for like 2 hours... Something my parents typically don't let me do. But since I never get to see Lucy and don't talk to her like every day, they let me, which I'm quite grateful for. It was a very enjoyable convo and I even got myself an over the phone piano recital! As side from a bit of phone fuzz, it really was very good! Once it was almost 9 we decided it was about time to get off and we had one of those good bye's as only happen with Lucy and I. Yup-- sidetracked! lol. We say we should go, then suddenly get reminded of something and start talking again... it takes us probably 3 rounds of "Oh, we really should be going" before we actually go. But I don't mind a bit! It's just so fun to talk!
So it's still raining...So I didn't get to ride my bike to the park as I'd been hoping...So I once again got distracted from that book I've been meaning to read...So what!?
It's really actually been a pretty good day, thinking back on it.
Because we don't do school on Fridays, I got to sleep in-- That's always nice. Especially when I'd just stayed up past 11 the night before like I did last night.
So first thing when I got up I ran down stairs to check my email before my brother got on the computer to play games half the morning.....
Inbox: 2 unread messages.
Sweet :-)
I scroll down, read 'em and reply... then I look again... Inbox: 1 unread message. Huh? I guess it must have just come in. I look to see who it's from.
From: Zak Boyd Subject: Camp Photos Time: 8:50 AM
Camp Photos...Hehe, the same subject line title that we've had for the past 5 months. Subject lines really aren't always the most accurate things, when you think about it. Sure, they probably were at one point, like when you sent the first message. Talk of game systems, computers, and how much they both cost doesn't have to do with camp photos so much, no? lol. So we email back 'n forth for a while and I end up getting him to make a Yahoo account, so then we end up instant messaging on there until nearly 10:00. It's then I realize that my mom left a half hour ago and left my brother and I with a list of chores of which I really should be working on. Furthermore, I'm hungry. I fix myself some break fast and then decide to get my chores done... fortunately they were really quite easy today, so it didn't take all that long.
I look at the clock and it's nearly 11:00 and I'm still in my PJ's. Not as late as I've worn them some mornings, but even so I really should get dressed, I think to myself. I go into my room, shut the door and...Oh look! A distraction! I see my laptop and I can't resist it- I click up the Internet and check out my yahoo account and see that Zak's back online. What the heck? It's not every day I'm on at the same time as my friends, so I type up a message and we chat some more.
RIIIIIIIIIIIING! RIIIIIIIIIIIIING!
I'm only half dressed and there's an incoming call. "Nathaniel! Will you get that??"
Turns out it's for me. I get the phone from him. "Hello?" "Hi Sarah, this's Mrs. Kopp... I'm in need of a techy person and you were the first to come to mind..." Wow, I'm getting to be known as quite the computer geek, aren't I? Lol! By the time I'd got off the phone I had gotten myself a photo editing job! Cool :-)
I look back at the computer and another message from Zak pops up. I quickly write that back and then look at the time and realize I've got a recorded episode of Survivor that I missed last night and that I really should watch that soon. I also wanted to keep IMing though. *Ding!* A mental lightbulb just popped up! I can use my dad's laptop down stairs. Once the thing FINALLY finishes starting up and I get to Yahoo, I get a message that says the ol' Windows 98 is too old of an operating system. Dang. *Ding!* Another lightbulb pops up. I could use my laptop! So I unhook it and bring it down to the couch. Everything was working great until 15 minutes later I saw my batteries had already ran out. So I'm running upstairs with the thing to try and hook it back up before it shuts it's self down and guess what happens? My teenage klutziness kicks in and I trip on the top step. BANG! I'm suddenly on my knees holding the laptop out in front of me. Now that was close! I would've been in soooooooooo much trouble had I dropped it! I did get it plugged back in before it turned off though, so that was good.
After dinner this evening I suddenly have a brilliant thought: I should call Lucy! Yes, that would be fun! So I dial up her number, get a voice mail thing telling me to leave a message, then like 10 minutes later... RIIIIIIIIIING! "Sarah! It's for you!" That was fast :-) We talked for like 2 hours... Something my parents typically don't let me do. But since I never get to see Lucy and don't talk to her like every day, they let me, which I'm quite grateful for. It was a very enjoyable convo and I even got myself an over the phone piano recital! As side from a bit of phone fuzz, it really was very good! Once it was almost 9 we decided it was about time to get off and we had one of those good bye's as only happen with Lucy and I. Yup-- sidetracked! lol. We say we should go, then suddenly get reminded of something and start talking again... it takes us probably 3 rounds of "Oh, we really should be going" before we actually go. But I don't mind a bit! It's just so fun to talk!
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Clouds
I'd been slightly depressed for the past few days... Not been one of the best weeks ever, let's say.
Laurel and I are officially not best friends anymore, although neither of us will admit it to eachother. I've thought it and she said it to another friend who mentioned it to me. *sigh* I've never had a friendship fall apart so fast. Infact I've never had a friendship fall apart, ever. We were the best of friends two years ago and I really wish I knew what changed. Aparently we must have though or we'd still be best friends now. I don't regret knowing her though. I owe a lot to her because if I hadn't met her, I wouldn't know a lot of my friends that I have and I wouldn't even know any of you Camp Hopies.
Then besides that there have been a lot of small sad, bad or frustraiting things happening off and on. It's been cloudy a lot lately, so I guess that would be part of it because cloudy weather and rain tend to make me not as happy as usual. 'Cause it's so much darker. And I have another friend who suddenly seems to be avoiding me for some reason of which I do not know. It's very odd because just last week he was the same person who came and sat by me while us and the rest of the soup kitchen volunteers were eating dinner and now this week he barely is speaking to me.
But then this morning in the middle of school I suddenly felt lead to grab my Bible. So I got up from my computer (I'm home schooled, incase you didn't already know) and flipped to a random passage and ended up in Job chapters 26 and 27. It helped me to regain my optimistic attitude back...I realized things could be a whole lot worse than they are. In fact, I'm lucky to be alive. If God so chose, I could collapse dead this very minute and never finish this post. All kinds of horrible stuff happened to Job and he never lost faith in God. It was all a test. So, as I figure, God must be testing me too and I should count myself lucky that it's not as severe as the test he put Job through. I still have my house, my family, pets, all you great friends, and most importantly, God. We're all lucky that He's kept us alive one more day, so we shouldn't waste our breath complaining about it.
Laurel and I are officially not best friends anymore, although neither of us will admit it to eachother. I've thought it and she said it to another friend who mentioned it to me. *sigh* I've never had a friendship fall apart so fast. Infact I've never had a friendship fall apart, ever. We were the best of friends two years ago and I really wish I knew what changed. Aparently we must have though or we'd still be best friends now. I don't regret knowing her though. I owe a lot to her because if I hadn't met her, I wouldn't know a lot of my friends that I have and I wouldn't even know any of you Camp Hopies.
Then besides that there have been a lot of small sad, bad or frustraiting things happening off and on. It's been cloudy a lot lately, so I guess that would be part of it because cloudy weather and rain tend to make me not as happy as usual. 'Cause it's so much darker. And I have another friend who suddenly seems to be avoiding me for some reason of which I do not know. It's very odd because just last week he was the same person who came and sat by me while us and the rest of the soup kitchen volunteers were eating dinner and now this week he barely is speaking to me.
But then this morning in the middle of school I suddenly felt lead to grab my Bible. So I got up from my computer (I'm home schooled, incase you didn't already know) and flipped to a random passage and ended up in Job chapters 26 and 27. It helped me to regain my optimistic attitude back...I realized things could be a whole lot worse than they are. In fact, I'm lucky to be alive. If God so chose, I could collapse dead this very minute and never finish this post. All kinds of horrible stuff happened to Job and he never lost faith in God. It was all a test. So, as I figure, God must be testing me too and I should count myself lucky that it's not as severe as the test he put Job through. I still have my house, my family, pets, all you great friends, and most importantly, God. We're all lucky that He's kept us alive one more day, so we shouldn't waste our breath complaining about it.
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Christmas Crashing In
I'm tired...I stayed up past 11 two nights in a row and then I spent all afternoon shopping with my mom. That was fun. I honestly don't know why I went because I knew that I didn't want to spend any money because I'm saving for a new video camera. Oh well, it gave me something to do all afternoon anyway.My mom was doing some Christmas shopping...our first stop was Halmark. Man, take one step into that store and [!!BAM!!!] You're suddenly smacked in the face with holiday spirit! LOL. I love Christmastime though. I can't wait until people in Lewiston start decorating their houses with lights-- For those of you who have ever seen the veiw out my bedroom window, you'd know why. I have a great veiw of the ritzy district of Lewiston and it's absolutelly BEAUTIFUL in the holiday season because a lot of people there go all out with their lights. Another thing I love to do that happens near this time of year is getting up at like 5:30 in the morning and going downstairs and just turning on the lights on our Christmas tree and drinking a cup of cocoa. That won't happen for a few more weeks though. We put up our tree a day or two after Thanksgiving and leave it up until New Year's Day. I'm always so sad to take the tree down, but hey, if it was left up all year it wouldn't be as special, now would it?
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