Busy week!!

Well. I had one great week this week! First off, had a sleepover at my wicked awesome friend Nicole's house.



There she is! (I claim rights over this picture. I took it. :D)
I had a blast. In fact, blast doesn't cover it. Explosion is more like it. XD

It was so much fun! One of the highlights was standing on the round-about with a cardboard sign we made that said 'Honk if you love CANADA!' And 27 cars honked. Also Saluting and bowing to truck drivers. Most of them saluted back laughing at us. And sitting in the trailer watching really old videos. Oh what the hey, the whole THING was a highlight.

Yeeeah.... We're weird.

Next, we came home, went to bed, woke up and went CAMPING!!

I looooove camping. I got to hang out with my Fabulous Family, I got as dirty as I wanted and nobody cared, I got to sit close to a fire, (I'm a pyromaniac, people.) Toss kids around, (Those cousins are solid!) and play hard soccer!!

Yep. I am livin' the good life.

We went for an awesome bike ride. Up hills. My thighs hurt.

We went to fireworks on the 30th too. One of my favorite ones was the curly fries. They were cool. They made whistling noises. :D

At fireworks I took Rebekah to go to the bathroom JUST before they started, so I picked her up and was quickly walking but some teens were in our way. So i waited till the one in front of me moved before I started running and the douche stepped in front of me on purpose and said "Whoops."

I pretty near knocked him over with my shoulder.

Heck yeah.

I go like a train, Baby.

And yes, me and Becky made it back in time to watch the fireworks. ;)

David took me and Tiana to London to help Haley with her paper route. It was fun! Thank you David. :)

The one bad thing was that I'm a dummy and carried three bags of papers at once. My shoulders are mad. Doy.

The second time we went to the beach I took of my glasses and put them in my backpack. But then, for some reason I can't explain, I put them back on.

Then I ran down the beach and dove into the water.

Darn.

I lost them.

Plus I slammed my hip on a rock.

Owie.

So Sarah and Linda (Love you guys!) Came down and helped me to look for them.

Soon everybody was down in the water looking. (Love you guys too)

I was super embarrassed and ashamed.

But Tianas lucky toe saved the day!

Tianas lucky toe doesn't bend. Its the strangest thing.

She grabbed it out of the water, I took them and handed them to The mother, and floated shivering with Tiana and Ethan on Matts floating arm chair.

I felt way better after eating soy ice cream. Thank you Patrick!! :D

Then Rachel arrived and asked me to take May for a run down the beach. I was thrilled of course, because I love May. So we zoomed down the beach and I stepped on a stick and smashed it.

Meh. Oh well. Just a stick.

I kept on trucking.

Till I bring May back and realize my foot stings. I brush off the bottom and jump into the Van and we go back.

Well...I found out I had ten little slivers and one big deep one. I pulled out most of the little ones, But the big one is still in there. Darn.

Quin begged Jeff to play a game of soccer: Kids vs Adults. Jeff agreed. I stepped onto the Adult goal, but Patrick kicked me off. (He ripped chunks out of his leg on his bike, I had sticks in my foot. We were the wounded goalies!) So I limped over to the Kids goal.

Good Gravy what a game.

Kids:____Adults:
Nate ____Jeff
Quin____ Tyler
Justin____ Linda
Trenton____Tiana
Critter____Daniel
Mike____ Patrick
Heather____Sarah (For nine seconds)
Elena____



Heather and Mike where on our team.

Mike, You're a great defense.

Heather, You're a great midfield.

And all the rest of you rotters on my team, GREAT JOB!

The game tied 3-3.

I was covered in grass and dew and dirt by the end, and my head was smarting from Daniel landing on it when I tackled him to the ground.

So, I leave this week with wounds and spectacular memories.

Roll onward!!

Love, the Paina

You capture: Get down low.

Getting down low isn't entirely difficult for me, since I don't mind getting dirty or laying on the ground. :)


Pretty Tiger Lilies!


Our beautiful horse Kara.

"What the hey are you doing down here?!?"

"Meh. Your weirdness is not worth my time." Gee, thanks Kara.


A rose from the rose bush. :D


And one more tiger lily!

Go have some fun and see more pictures at Beths!

My chess board.

Quinlan told me yesterday, that when they play alone its boring, but with me there it feels so real.

Got me thinking.

The truth is, I use them as my pawns, to create stories. And as I tell them whats going on, and explain briefly what whatever we're battling/defending/running-away-from looks like.

I make a view point for everyone.

Like how Critter is gonna be attacked by a massive spider that's about to eat him.

Or how Trenton was about to be sliced by a orc.

And I put it into the game, and yes, it feels so real.

I get into it, And whatever I am at the time, I actually become.

Like if I'm the leader, I yell and shout encouragements and directions.

Or I become a Ganator (A creature I made up.) And I toss kids around, and bellow, swinging a piece of wood as a club.

It seems very real to me.

I'm still a 10 year old at heart I guess.

And I do love playing with those grand kids. :D

Play on rockers!

Love, The Paina

Once upon a time...

There was a Lady named Elena, And a knight named Sir Jay. They worked together in the far away land of London. One day, Lady Elena was working, and noticed something in a cardboard box. A brown smelly lump.

"Sir Jay, I do believe this is a turd." She said.

"Not likely, my Lady. I think it must be a potato." He responded, coming over to look.

"I don't imagine it is, it seems unlike one." And she backed away.

Sir Jay, however, grabbed a broom and stabbed the object with it. It got stuck on the handle.

"SIR JAY!!" Lady Elena screamed; "IT IS A TURD!!!!!!!!"

Sir Jay tried his best to wipe it off, and we left.

I wonder whether anyone heard me shouting. It would be quite a coffee break story. ;)

Love, The Paina

You capture: Fun

This weeks 'Youcapture' is fun. And I grabbed the camera and headed outside. Its kinda cloudy today, though.

Anyways, I found our little Jack Russell/Cairn terrier, chasing branches.



She's a tiny runt, and so she tries her hardest, but doesn't get any near those trees. But she has a whole lot of fun doing it.



She is my love, this little girl. And I enjoy taking pictures of her.



"Get it Hunny! GET IT!"



Finally, she finds out there's a ball. The mighty hunter has found her prey!

Love, The Paina

Pointless spats.

This is my baby sister Tiana.



I love her.

But sometimes I am a bad older sister.

Some days I just feel like I have to lash out at someone. Like I want to get in a fight.

And if somebody says something that irks me on one of these days, I get my back up and have a temper over nothing.

I'll say stuff I don't mean, but I want to hurt. I want someone else to hurt to.

Today I did this. Tiana said something, and I felt like she was attacking me. The truth is she wasn't. She was telling Linda a story.

I am a sinner.

But with prayer, I have the strength to apologize, and forgive. Isn't God beautiful and magnificent? Even with our horrible sins and mistakes, He loves us. He gives us the ability to love. He is always there, He never leaves. Sometimes He allows you to make mistakes, so that you can learn from them.

I love My Lord, and I love my sister.



Rock on!

Love the Paina.

Phooey and Birthdays.

I'm trying to figure out how to make my own template. I've been playing around with all the text and things, but I can't for the life of me change it. Help?

Anyway.

Michael-man turned 6 on June second. GACK!! He's so big! What happened to him being so proud about being four? Before I know it he'll be driving.

And Ava is turning 3 tomorrow. Shocker! She's very excited about it. After all, when your three the World is your playground, and you make your mothers crazy by running, jumping, and going near the pool and pond.

Happy birthday too you two cuties!

Love The Paina