Lost Wisdom

Today I got my wisdom teeth out. I was really nervous. But luckily it went really well. When I woke up, because of the meds, I started crying and didn't stop until I got home and settled and got the pain killers in my system. The pain killers really helped! They also make me tired so I got to take a nice nap! I am becoming great friends with the lazy boy chair! I am starting to eat some food. I had a little bit of soup when i got home but only had 2 sips since i was still really out of it and couldn't feel my mouth except for pain. My mom did make me drink 2 glasses of milk so i could keep my meds down. I have had some pudding too! but that was mainly all over my face! I am very thankful I am recovering quickly! Thank you for all the prayers! Love you all!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope yours went as well as ours did! I got woken up by Jack at 8:39. I was hoping me make it until but 8:39 isn't bad so I am ok with it. (although he didn't wake me up very nicely by shooting me with is nerf gun but that is another story) We got to open our gifts from each other as just a family which i don't think that has ever happened. Jack and I both ended up giving each other cloths and mom and dad got us both our own laptop! it was really exciting. Then my Grandparents came up with my uncle and we did gifts with them and lunch. It was really nice to spend that time with them. Now we are just enjoying our day watching hallmark movies. This house is way too edicted to hallmark movies! anyway.... I hope very one had a great Christmas!

Family Christmas

This weekend we had Christmas on my dad's side of the family. It was loads of fun! (but also exausting) The plan was this....

Saturday

9:00- Go to Jack's lego league competition

9:30- Go to the Y and watch the swim meet
11:00- Go home for lunch and see cousins.

After lunch- Take Liz to walmart so I could give her her present.

Then go to Jack's lego league competition again.

After that just hangout with the cousins and play games.

Sunday

9:00- Church at Grandpa and Grandma's church.

10:00- Brunch (PANCAKES AND BACON!!!!)

After breakfast- Presents

The day didn't go as I had planned but it all worked out of course! My youngest cousin is 11 and was very excited to open presents. So of course she would say something like i think we should open tonight so we can enjoy them and we won't have time after church. So then then she got some of the others on board. They got together and made a petition (Which was really cute) and they would sign and the adults would change it and so on. Long story short, we opened presents Saturday night but the deal was that kids had to do dishes (Luckly paper plates were used!) at dinner and brunch.... I told everyone to not use syrup! So here is what really ended up happening...

Saturday

9:00 Jack's lego League

10:00 Cousins pick me up on the way into town from fll and we just go to grandpa's

11ish Go to walmart to shop for shoes that fit.

1:15 back to Jack's lego league

3:00 lunch

7:00 Dinner

9:00 Presents

12:00 am take pictures with my girlies on the webcam

12:30 am start g-force

1:30 am stop g-force halfway through

2:00 am snooring away

Sunday

9:00 Church

10:00 Brunch

11:00 Got some of the awesome bells that used to be my Grandmas!

3:00 Card

4:00 Cousins leave and i then tried to take a nap but texted instead! (of course!)

The weekend was great and i am glad my family lives so close! I hope you have a great Christmas too!

Marching Band 2009

This year my mom made me do band. At first she was going to make me do it all 4 years of high school but she told me I only had to do it for 1 year. Of course she said that laying the guilt trip on me. After her realizing that it takes control of all of your life inside and out of school she said I didn't have to do it. We called to get my schedule changed and we couldn't get my schedule changed without losing all the good teachers I have. So I bucked up and stuck with it knowing that i would only have to do it for a year. Now marching band season is over! I am so relieved! I am going to try and drop it for another class at semester! I need to get that taken care of still! I am very proud of myself for sticking with it even though I had no other choice!

What do you do when your strap falls off? Bite it, then stick your tongue out at Patty!

My uber crazy life

The past month has been a very busy month for me. I have had little time on the computer and almost no time in front of the TV. (Which i don't think is a bad thing!) I used to think that my life would never get this busy and always thought my mom was wierd when she said it would. How do people do this all year long? Tonight I have Cross country practice, Then band 7-9. Tomorrow I have cross country practice, piano, band 7-9, Wednesday I cross country practice, team dinner, Activate. Thursday I have a cross country meet! Friday I actually have off for once! Yippee! Saturday I have state band compition all day:( While I can't wait it for to slow down some, (which everything slows down in the same week) I love it! I really have been enjoying cross country. Hating band but i won't go into that. My life my my be uber crazy but it's my life!

The Race

There are many things I like about running. I love the feeling of wanting to quit and walk about not walking because you know that at the end you will regret walking. The Christian life is a lot like cross country..... You have parts in your race that are flat. You feel like you are on your safe ground. Then There's the hill. It is hard getting up. You have to find that energy within and you may just want to walk. Then you get to the top and you realize that you are stronger because of that hill and your adrenaline helped. There are different paths you can take. Not everyone has the same path to take. If you look closely, you can see they are always marked so you know what one to take. There are the fans that are cheering you on, yet the crowd that is trying to bring you down. Then you start to see the finish. You get to the finish and get the reward of finishing. The reward is spending the rest of eternity with our heavenly father!

If you haven't already, it is time to put on your running shoes. Come join me in the race!

XC

Tomorrow is my first cross country meet of the year. I am a little nervous but not as much as i usually am. We are running on the new course and we aren't liking it as much as our old course but we were also spoiled by having such a nice course before. Today we got our warm up t-shirts and had a spaghetti dinner which was a lot of fun. Next spaghetti dinner is at my house! So tomorrow at 5:00 think about me running up the hills! I don't have a good picture of a meet from last year so here is a picture of yesterday's sunrise.

Wordless Wednesday

Back to School:(

On Thursday we go back to school. I AM NOT READY TO GO BACK. I had a really great summer! This afternoon I went to Freshman orientation and walked my classes and met my teachers. I am happy that on Thursday I don't have to go to early morning classes!

Some summer highlights were...

• Teen arts bloopers



• Teen arts in general



• Starting Cross Country



• Getting my school permit! (My mom doesn't like the high insurance)



• Family vacation to Colorado



• Mission trip to Mexico



• Steven Curtis Chapman/Jeremy Camp concert!

Some goals I have for this year....

• Getting up at 6 to do my quiet time with God.



• Do my best in cross country (That won't be hard)



• Get to bed at a reasonable time.



• Keep my locker clean (At least my half)



• To TRY and stay positive about band. key word try

Facts

If you know me you know that i am a huge Steven Curtis Chapman fan. Well on Thursday Steven Curtis Chapman and Jeremy Camp will be at the state fair! Of course i got tickets 2 hours after they went on sale and we could only get seats in the 11th row:( Since I am a freak and must not have anything better to do on a rainny Sunday, I created a fact sheet on Steven Curtis Chapman and Jeremy Camp. I was going to do this yesterday but we went ATVing and then I went to a friend's house. Most of them are really random but hey, I am a very random person!

Facts about Steven Curtis Chapman

1. SCC has 2 kids married.
2. Kids names are Emily, Caleb, Will, Shaohannah (Shaoey), Stevey Joy, Maria
3. Wife is Mary Beth
4. Mary Beth’s maiden name was Chapman. They met in college when their mail would get mixed up.
5. Mary Beth’s birthday is November 6, 1964
6. SCC has a tattoo on his ankle that says God Follower
7. Maria was a special needs orphan since she had a hole in her heart. It turned out that she never did have a hole in her heart.
8. Emily married Tanner Richards on October 4, 2008.
9. Tanner proposed on an airplane on May 17th.
10. SCC’s favorite song is Blessed by your name.
11. SCC’s bff (besides MB of course) is Matt Redman
12. SCC and his family had just left Beijing an hour before the earthquake hit last year.
13. Will’s girlfriend’s name is Ruthie. (I know, not JoanL)
14. The Chapman’s have a dog named Max. Steven is not a big fan of Max!
15. The album, Heaven will rise, will be released on November 3rd.
16. Caleb and Will are in a band called The Following.
17. Will is really good at basketball.
18. Mary Beth drives a 2007 Honda Odyssey
19. In 1998 SCC lost is voice for about 3 months with paralyzed vocal cords.
20. Caleb married Julia on Mother’s day.


Facts about Jeremy Camp

1. Jeremy Camp is married to Adie Liesching.
2. Adie was the lead singer for Benjamin Gate.
3. Jeremy’s first wife, Melissa, died of cancer.
4. Adie is from South Africa.
5. Their daughters are Isabella (Bella) and Arianne (Ari)
6. Adie is 12 weeks pregnant.
7. Jeremy and Adie have iphones.
8. They got married in December, 2003.
9. Adie has an album called Don’t Wait.
10. Jeremy took Adie out to dinner planning on breaking up but accidentally asked her to marry him.

Repainted

While I was in Mexico, I got room painted! I think it turned out awesome. All that time the week before pulling off wallpaper has so paid off! My back wall is chalkboard. I plan to get some markers like what they use in cafes to right with. right now I am just using chalk. So you people need to get over and help me deckout my wall!

Is it just me?

Is it just me that hates to get rid of pony tail holders even though they are broken or about to break?
Is it just me or does the toothpaste lid always seem to disappear? That also could be Jack!
Is it just me or do a lot of people hate washing their sheets?
Is it just me that hardly ever buys the same kind of body wash 2 times in a row?
Is every one's desk always have lots of junk on it or is that just me?

These are the things that ran through my mind this morning at 7 AM getting ready for summer running. Random I know, but hey.... What else is there to think about at that time of the day!?

Colorado Pictures

colorado day 3

today was another great day of riding. we rode half day then at 2 we went into creste butte. last year i bought pj pants and i love them. i wear them all the time. so all i wanted to buy was another pair. i ended up buying 2! we also realized the people that are in the house next to ours is from m'town too. they live here in the summer and said that there had been a lot of bears coming onto their porch and gets into the dumpster at the house we are staying at. there were marks on the dumpster to prove it. that is all for today.
joan

colorado day 2

today was another great day of riding. last night was our last night at the mice filled cabins. when we were at the top of the mountian today we got in the middle of a thunderstorm. after we got done riding we headed for the next cabins. the drive was supposed to be only 2 hours but there was an accident with 2 fatalities so we had to take a 40 minute detour. the house we are staying at is so nice. i just came inside from sitting in the hot tub. i even have my own room. my phone died and as i went to go plug it in i realized i left my charger at the hotel in nebraska. i am going to call in the morning and see if they have it but i doubt it. that is all for day 2.
joan

colorado day 1

today was the first full day of riding. we got up to 13000+ feet. i cant descibe how beautiful it is. the cabins we are staying at are smaller than my bedroom. one of the other famlies we are with had a mouse in their cabin and it ate some of their clothes. tomorrow is our last day riding in buena vista. then we are going to cresta butte. we also got to play in the snow. i am on my dad's phone right now and when i get pictures uploaded i will post some. have a great 4th of july.
joan

Colorado Bound

Tomorrow we leave for Colorado for 10 days. 4 of the days traveling. Talk about family bonding. I am still packing like crazy and i am convinced that i am a last minute packer for a reason. This year 12 people are going! I am the only girl and the other guys are like my cousins so we always play tricks on eachother. So today we went to walmart (On bike of course:( and bought purple bike horns and I am going to wake up early one morning and put them on thier ATV's! And don't forget the silly string! Anyway I should get back to packing. Here are some pictures of last years trip!

Braces

Today Jack got braces! I think he looks a lot older with them!

Happy Fathers Day

Does this not fit my dad or what!?!?! I happen to do this a lot! He thinks he has "the moves". Why are parents supposed to embarrass their innocent children!?

Summer

Last weekend my parents went ATVing without me so my cousin came to stay with us! We had a lot of fun! We stayed up almost all night watching movies, eating popcorn, and making strawberry smoothies! I had told my neighbor that I could babysit on Saturday before I knew that Liz would be coming so she just came with me and we had a lot of fun going down the slide, playing trackers, and changing diapers. On Sunday we sent Jack to camp!!!!! It is so quiet in the house! My mom and I are going to deep clean his room today! I did mine on Sunday! I also started cross country on Monday. I am so sore! But it is a lot of fun! Anyway.... that is what I have been up to for the 1st 5 days of summer.

Mcdonalds

Yesterday in Sunday school we went to mcdonalds and ate breakfast and played in the playplace. It was awesome! I wish I had my camera to take a picture of the lady when I asked her for 5 pairs of socks. We had lots of fun posing with Ronald an going down the slide!

Duct tape roses anyone?!?!

Jack has been busy making duct tape pens! I keep giving him a hard time asking him who they are for!!! He just gives me the JOANNIE.... So if you want a rose pen I will get you one!!!! They are pretty sweet i must admit!

Wordless Wednesday

Do I really need to say anything? When we had have paint a portait of one of our heros in art... everyone does people like Carrie Underwood and Bon Jovi. Who do I pick? Duh.... SCC

Favorite Photo Friday

What do you do when Rachel locks everyone out of the dressing room? Take pictures in the mirror! Duh!!! Have a great Friday!

Say yes to the dress...

So today I woke up and I was in really weird mood.... I decided to wear a dress to school. Where did that come from you might ask. I have no clue! I usually hate dresses. I am more of a t-shirt kind of person! So here is the proof that I did wear a dress!

Wordless Wednesday!

Friendship!

Last night it took me forever to fall asleep. Ashtyn was the cause! I kept on thinking about all the funny and serious things that have happened between us. I think it is really funny how we met! I just had to laugh! I was at the pool and I was wearing a white shirt and I didn't have my swimsuit. Naomi and Ruth didn't know me either but for some reason they talked me into getting on their raft and they promised not to tip me over. THEY DID... and I was wearing a white shirt. And for some odd reason Ashtyn just happened to have a swimsuit in my size with her. Why she had a swimsuit in my size with her i do not know.

we started emailing and she asked me to go running after school the day before cross country started. So I go to her house and we start to run/walk. It took us over an hour and we forgot she had a piano lesson. So I caused her to be late for that!

We have seen each other shed a lot of tears. The time Karen got bucked off the horse and she couldn't get in to the stepec's house! She cried all through cc and when we cry it makes the other cry. Then the time when she spent the night at my house for the first time. We watched Fly Wheel then some chick flick. We ended up crying ourselves to sleep over the junk in our lives.

The time when it was before cross country and we were waiting for the others. We were throwing acorns and Ashtyn hit a squirrel with one! Or the time when we changed the words in Fly Away by FFH to drive away!

There are so many funny times together and I look back and I realize that God put her in my life for a reason. I needed a friend like her!

Good Morning

The school district changed their minds and we go back to school today:( I was actually happy to get up! 6:30 I was out of bed! Which that never happens! At least never happens happily! Well off to school now!

How to clean my room

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxfhLlmVXSs

I HATE CLEANING!

Lets just say Jack is going to get it for taking this picture! But hey, at least the picture will help me find my purse when I lose it!

Ashtyn's Suprise

Ashtyn's birthday was on Friday and I surprised her by going to her soccer game and then we got a hotel room and spent the night there. All the hotel had left for rooms was an executive board suites. We walk in and there is this HUGE conference table, a kitchen, 3 tv's, 2 bathrooms... It was awesome because then they weren't on top of me when I got sick in the morning (long story). Then we went shopping and since I lost my purse on Wednesday I had only 40 bucks and I learned that it is really hard getting clothes with only $40. I spent $39 exact! We went home and we did barbie workout! It was really hard! On Sunday we went to Ashtyn's church and there was a life size cardboard Steven Curtis Chapman! Of coarse i made them take my picture with it! It was awesome!

What in the world should I do?

I AM GOING TO THE CLEANEST ROOM EVER! and not very proud of that! Ashtyn and I were going to go down and see our friend Melinda in Joplin but it is hard to get down there when your are only 15 and can't drive legally. NEXT YEAR!!!!! So I might paint my room if it gets that clean! Doubt it! But it isn't too bad now...

NO SCHOOL

I can't believe what I am about to say, school is closed until May 11th and that is the soonest we will go back. I am deviated! I am sure I will have a lot of time to blog....
For now,
Joan

Happy Birthday Jack

Today is Jack's 11th birthday! I ended up getting him a t-shirt. Nothing exciting but it is really cute! I really like the ideas I got and I will try to remember those for next year! Tomorrow is my best friend's birthday and I have something in store for that! You will have to wait and see what her mom and I come up with!!!!!

Help

Tomorrow is my brother's birthday and I haven't even thought about what I am going to get him. This week has gone by so fast. Any suggestions? On Friday is my best friend's birthday and I know what I am going to get her but I need to make sure my mom will let me because it would involve her driving us out of town! But I think she won't mind. I will tell you what it is after her birthday! So any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! I will be back to blogging regularly soon!

Lego League

Wow, where do I start?! If you don't know, my brother's Lego league time won the state competition and last week we were at the international competition! It was such a neat experience. On Wednesday, I got to leave school early to catch our flight. By 8 we were in Atlanta! Our hotel room was on the 41st floor with an amazing view! The elavator just shot you up so your stomach would take a second to catch up! They ended up in the middle of the pack placement wise, which we think is good considering there were 84 teams and 31 countries. We also went to the Aquariam which wasn't as great as they made is sound. On the last day after closing ceremonies, we went to the Coco-Cola factory. That was our favorite! Today I will do some of the pictures off of my camera (Not the best ones) and tomorrow I will do one of the other cameras.

Happy Easter

I hope everyone is having a great Easter! I am really excited because my brother's friend is getting baptized today! I am in charge of video taping it on the Flip because on Friday his dad was moving the pop (Soda) machine and it feel on his foot and he had to have surgery. Now he can't get up for 5-7 days. Poor Daren! My Aunt and her family are coming for lunch so I will be busy with the cousins! I hope you all have a great Easter!