Piano Party

Lane and I went to the piano party today. It was funfunfun! The little kids play musical chairs, and the big kids play musical BINGO. This time we spiced it up with big kid sports of Musical BINGO, Mexican Musical Chairs, Mafia!!! This was the funnest one so far, despite getting nailed repeatedly in the dry bean fight that took place after musical BINGO, and later a slobbery dog tennis ball!:P More fun since I got to stay late and hang out (Cole came over, so that hit the spot!) I wish all the rest of my friends would come and take piano with Mrs. Mary!

We found out that Sticks made the B team. But that is excellent since A,B,C,D,& E teams are available!!! He is now staying in CO for a couple of weeks or so. Good for him and Dad...bad for us! Dad probably likes him more than us right now!!! We are also having an open house on Sunday. Woohoo!

Bye-bye Sticks

Sticks went to Colorado yesterday. He's trying out for the Colorado RUSH soccer club(http://www.coloradorush.com/frameset.php) Ya'll probably don't care a smidgen for that link!:P I really hope he makes the team. The A team. He really rocks, so he probably will. It's boring without Sticks. Well, boringer. More boring. I don't know when he's coming back...It looks like he has highlights in this picture. It looks good, I told him to get them while he was at Emo's. He looked at me like I was from Mars then laughed like it was really funny. *Oh well*

Nice day today. I got the FACING THE GIANTS soundtrack in the mail. Funfunfun! Did school, umm... that's about it! Froggy is REALLY getting thick! Now we call him "Fat Frog"! He smiles now, it's cute. They (as in everybody else) went swimming today. They're crazy, the water is C-c-c-cOLD!!! I tried it for a whole 7 minutes this year!!! I read about how King Saul disobeyed and brought back King Agag and the animals when he was supposed to kill the whole place. So God left him, pretty much. Poor guy. It WAS what happened when you did that. Good thing not anymore!

Dad ~ How's house-hunting?

Sticks ~ Hey, what up? Nothing new goin on

Emy ~ Scheming is underway, yet at a slight pause ask me about it.

Sarah ~ Got to tell you some things at high school fellowship - you'll be there right?

Sunshine Princess ~ Yes, I have seen the ReturnoftheKing one many times. I like the FellowshipoftheRing better, because Frodo's more jolly and everybody's together and loves each other. That was a superb thing in the book too! How's HUNTED going? I am excited about it!:P

Everybody Else ~ Hello! How are you? Do I know you?

Comment me. Like Saul said when Samuel came to get him in trouble, "The Lord Bless You!" (I think that's translated, "Be nice to me! Puhleeeeeez?")

Pray for Elijah

Elijah Talley , whose link is below on the side, has just relapsed with neuroblastoma, which is some kind of cancer that I hope I never have to know the meaning of. He is J-man's age and was cancer-free for awhile. I really feel for him and his family. It took me very by surprise. Pray for him MUCH!!! Ya know those rubber bracelets with words on them? He's got yellow ones that say PRAY FOR ELIJAH on them; let me know if you want one.
I REALLY encourage you to check these kid's caringbridge sites. They need lots of prayers and it's almost like knowing them once you check on them every day and let them know you're praying for them. Palmer said that she loved it when people told her that and it made her feel better. They help each other too and ask for prayers for other kids on their websites. They all need prayers, I've got a list of links and you can tease a few more off of their websites. Chase Wellenberger down there has the most I think, and has them all in quite convenient categories: WARRIORS (kids fighting cancer), CHAMPIONS (cancer-free patients), and ANGELS (kids who have gone to be with Jesus on account of cancer). One of the worst things for me to see is a Champion moving to the Warrior's list, or anyone moving to the Angel's list. Once you get to know them and pray for them it makes your day to see somebody new in the Champion's list - and it makes a different kind of day when you have their page up all day refreshing it while a parent posts continually during the 5-year-old's last earthly hours and you finally close it because there's nothing more. Both of which have happened here. They need you to pray for them - make a friend and support a kid...or 2...or 5...or 10!
Pray A Lot! ~Meggy T

Surprise!

Last night I went to Lavender's surprise party. Twas fun! She was surprised! Sad though, because that might be the last time I see her:( We played a musical chairs game, a guess-who-you-are game, and THEY played Jalapeno Pepper Poppers. Eeek! I took pictures. Britter is good at that game, she just stood there with jalapenos in her mouth! Cole wasn't bad either...

When I got home, all the big kidz watched Lord of the Rings. The first one. The BEST one! Sticks konked out after the cave troll, but at least he was in his bed! Lane and I just left Louie snoozing on the couch when we hit the sack.

This morning we watched Joel Osteen. Really good! It was about not stressing out when you can't see God working in your life. Fits the occasion I think... Later we watch FBC. We record that and watch the good part and skip the songs! Heheh! Started Jeff Allen on BANANAS, but now he's paused until after lunch I guess. There's the bell now! Yum! Bye!

Fun Time at Emy's

Yesterday we got to go to Emy's house to play!!! Funfunfun! First all the boys and babies got out too so they could see all the goats and chickens and horses and...the mouse:P They took off after a bit and we Taggirls just hung out with the Emysistergirls all day. We talked, did the deathcrawl, goofed around with animals, and Me, Emy, and her Nan watched Facing the Giants. Fun Stuff!! Now we've got a scheme going....has to do with me....and my house...and Crazy Kay...and Sarah. We'll see how it works. Here's me and said Crazy Kay last year...

Tonight in JO'S BOYS, Tommy Bangs is going to be engaged. I can't wait to see the girl's faces when they find out that they DIDN'T guess correctly!!! They always try to guess who gets married to who. Hardly ever get it right, Louisa May Alcott always surprises people!!! Well, well. Nothing really happened today. Did school. Sticks say that he has a headache. Better go. Bird has a stinky diaper!

Prayer Reminder Videos

Job McCully's website is linked down there this videos is about him. First he went through cancer business, and everything else that could go wrong in his lungs pretty much did. Do you pray for the kids with cancer?
Testimonial (revised 2006):

I don't think I pray for our troops enough. I need to. Watch this video and I think you'll feel the same way. Make sure the speakers are on and you can hear the music too. Do you pray for our troops?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ervaMPt4Ha0.

Got to get ready for bed soon. Tomorrow I'll probably tell you about a fun time. You'll need it after crying over these videos!!!

Pray.

Some Things I Do

It is a Sunday without Dad:( Better than Saturday though! We had zucchini bread for breakfast, watched church on TV and peoples are playing outside. I am reading JO'S BOYS out loud to the girls at night. Lovely book! I've read it before, but it's new every time. Now when I'm not reading it to them I'm skipping around in it finding out everything that happens again!! I'm also not very good at keeping things to myself once I find somebody who knows what I'm talking about. Sooooo... Louie now knows some things. I started it by telling her that John Brooke dies, chapters before it actually happened when we were reading LITTLE MEN, now she's pushing for information about who Tommy Bangs ends up marrying and how. I say...no. She IS a good interrogator...or am I just a stinky secret keeper? I flip through every book I read to find out what happens first or as I'm going along. Nothing can surprise me that way! I hate surprises.

Oh, while I was flipping today Zekey was sleeping on my bed. He was really cute:) Until he woke up and started to squall of course!!! Whenever I'm multi-tasking and watching him is involved he falls asleep. On my chest usually! I like to watch Facing the Giants on Mommy's bed that way - he does too! Really! That's the best way to watch a movie because it makes you feel happy:D

Ummm... What else? Nothin? Oh, the BIONICLE show! Of course!!! For those of you who don't know what a BIONICLE is, they look like this:

Little boys build them in all different colors, shapes, and sizes. We have many. The idea for the show came when Jess was sad because he couldn't go out to snowcones when everybody else was. This kid DOES NOT know how to play by himself. He mourned, and the idea of BIONICLES didn't even cheer him up. I told him to build some really good ones anyway and that we would have a BIONICLE show. The eyes got big and, in wonder of what a BIONICLE show was, he ran off and came back later with 3 many-legged plastic creations. I dragged a couple of boxes over and put a blanket over them. He made up a story, had to work on speaking loud enough and hiding his head, as it often popped up to twist the arm in the right direction. He decorated a bunch of little ticket's, lined up chairs in rows, and I made a BIONICLE SHOW sign...then everybody came back. He stood with the tickets and a little cup and watched the pennies go in and the chairs fill up. We were sold out!!:P I thought he was gonna get behind there and make up an entirely new story, but he actually got it almost word for word! It went, "Once upon a time there was a BIONICLE. (Said creature came up and walked along the stage) He was just taking a walk, then another BIONICLE said, "I will fight you!" (BIONICLE with a deep scary voice comes up) "I will beat you!" BASH! BAM! (Clashing and fighting. the second BIONICLE falls) "HA, HA, HA!" says the BIONICLE. Then ANOTHER one comes to fight! (Enter BIONICLE) BASH! BAM! (more fighting and the third BIONICLE falls. The audience cheers) But....(he gets back up) "I'm not dead!" (Fighting. Third BIONICLE falls - dead this time.) Now THIS! (A blue lightning gun finishes off the foe) "Now I'm gonna SIT on em!" (Proceeds to do so and draws a laugh from an amused audience) The end. Applause, applause. He remembered to come out and bow to the people even though we only practiced that once! He was pretty happy and made everybody give their tickets back.

Baby Bubble Bath

Remember the bubble bath pictures we did with Bird? Now Zekey's the sudsy one! Is he adorable or WHAT???

Big Eyes!

Compare the above and below

Do they look alike? I can't tell! Maybe in the eyes...

I'm gonna go make Sarah's mom's oatmeal cookies for tea! Yumyumyum!

Fun Time

Aloha!

Went to the Wingmen's house today. Ready.... drum roll...Jrallen BEAT me!!!!!!! *Gasp!* He has Age of the Empires and I dunno how to play, but not like he would give me any time to figure it out - brought in the boats (he knows I hate boats) and the calvary to thrash me when I was building the little buildings you have to build. Thrashed me in about twenty minutes! I forgive him for this one though, he needed to beat me at something before he had a heart attack:P Haha! Dad used to play that game I remember...but I don't remember how to play, as it was long, long ago. How long Dad? Then we all played Capture the Hat with JT's hat until he hid it and we were too lazy to go in and find it! We switched to swordfighting. It started Wingmen vs. Taggs, but we switched up within the first 5 minutes. Broke the other guard on The Prophetess. Should fix those I guess. Sticks, Jakey, and Stonewall were on whoever's team was losing, then losers would be winners as the number of their men rapidly increased by around 150%. Ate lunch, went home. Funfunfun!

When we got back, we fired up the pool and attempted swim. We got in for ten minutes, froze to death, got out, and laid on the grass to get tan for a long time. It's not that hot out. Now I'm really hungry!!!! Did my hair a new way too. Like it!

Time for dinner almost! Hoooray!!!

Meggy T

Dad Home:D, Happy Mother's Day:) and Bye Bye Soccer Buddies:(

DAD IS HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!! Whoopee!!!! And Happy Mother's Day to all!!!!!
Yesterday Dad took Sticks to his last soccer game with EXPRESS 96. He played good and scored "The second best goal in his career". A nice hard chip over the goalie's head straight into the back of the net. We lost, but it was actually the older EXPRESS team. All just friends. Well, it was the LAST game with those guys so Coach told them to give Sticks a hug or a kiss cuz he was done. Dad got a bunch of friend pictures with them. I was actually pretty sad. Sticks has grown up with a lot of those guys-enemies or friends as rec allowed. Most of them were more like fun business partners to Sticks than friends, but we're gonna miss em. The most ridiculous boys ever, God love em:P Here's the pics:

(Left to Right)Dyl, Code, Kev, Sticks, Mav, Serg, Trev, Rono, Ev, Logana, Dallas, and CC

Then Dad says, "Alright, everybody touch his head!" Bottom row starts hollering "I can't reach!" while the ones that did get ahold of it yell, "Aaaaeew! It's wet!":D (Look at Mav's face! If you zoom in you can probably see the pictures better)

Sticks with Logana. Before Colorado these two planned to be on a pro team together. Maybe they still can be....

Sticks and Code. These 2 were always enemies in rec since they were 4, but on EXPRESS - best buddies!

The 2 Ronaldos: Sergiano and Christiano! Serg fairly recently joined EXPRESS and Sticks likes him a lot!

Sticks and our (big) goalie, Stickyfingers. Sticks AND Dyl and actually moving (it's nice that SOMEBODY else is in the same boat!). This is the "Flee Arkansas!!!! Everybody hates us!!!!" picture!lol

Hope these guys do well without my Dominator there to win for them! They are losing Sticks, Mav the Traitorious, and Stickyfingers our only goalie. I hope some more guys come to help them out! Bye EXPRESS 96! We'll miss you! Win Games! Do well!

Lil sis's Blog!

Lane got a blog too!!! Check it out on the FRIENDS links! We are showing the house to a homeschooling family today. Whoohoo! 1 more sleep until Dad comes back!!! Ya know, if feels weird to say "Dad's coming back for a visit" or to write a letter to your own Dad!:)

PS - How come nobody's commenting besides MnM and Dad? Sarah? Britter? Brother? Lana?

"I thought you fell off the face of the earth" - Tobymac

Brain

Went to ACT test place today and I think I left my brain there. I've wheedled it back about to half of where it's supposed to be. The test is hard and we have much homework to do. 2 essays, math test, and a science test. TJ described it as a tube that goes from your book to your brain and vacuums out the latter. Not a far cry!
Life is alright now though. I made myself a bagel egg sandwich for dinner. Yum! Mom told me to watch Andy Griffith - something that requires NO brains! Twas a good plan too! Showing your brain that you don't need it REALLY makes it edge back. We showed the house to some new people today. Whoohoo!
This is the font that Sarah's bro said to use when you write a script. And I am! It's got many many lame lines in it! Oh, well. I'll probably correct THAT script for years and years then eventually get somebody else to correct it and find the lameness for me! Whoever did ERAGON should've done that. "Into the sky, to win or die!" Taha! What is that?! Cheesy, cheesy, cheesy. Oh another cheesy thing while I'm right here. In FACING THE GIANTS when the whole Giants team busts through the banner at the state championship game, the banner says: "SUPPORT THE GIANTS"! That is just funny. Turns out Alex Kendrick just told that team to whip up a banner and that, my friends, is what happens when you leave a set of high school football-loving boys to their own devices lol!
My test scores came in yesterday. I did alright. Not as good as I was last year though. The brain slips away slowly but surely. I guess you just don't have it during your teenage years and then get it again as an adult. Maybe I'm wrong though. Is that right Dad? Or do you never get them back? Lady's mom said you get them back around 40, but I think Mom has brain! God protect your Brain!

Fun Cousins on a Rainy Day

A nice rainy day. The Wingmen came over and played a bit. Beat Jerrjerrod at Red Alert 2. Funfunfun! Sticks showed The Just all his old coins and The Just was newly christened The Salesman b/cuz he had an old coin book that showed you how much everything was worth. Lemme tell ya, Stonewall is GOOD at Battlefront!!! Shocked me unpleasantly. We broke into Jerrjerrod's sourdough bread when they left. It was yum! Nothing much besides that has been going on. Tomorrow we start full swing school. ACT Testing as well. That math is hard. Somebody is interested in our house and we're supposed to hear something today. We've been packing a lot too. And Dad's been looking for houses. Moving is hard work!

You're Blindly Deathcrawling, but very happy, friend,

Meggy T ("I ain't done. I'm just restin a second")

Bottoms Up!

Yesterday night Lane made some pizza for dinner. Mom was cutting the vegetable one (hot by the way) and the crust was a little hard. Before ya know it...SLIP! Top side down on the floor. She said, "Oooooookay" Lane got big eyes, I laughed, and Jess said, "can I pick out the olives?" We left it there until it cooled and then we got Joey to come and clean it up. He didn't do a great job. He's cute though! See?

Earlier I spun Bird around on the computer chair. Being dizzy is a new thing that she didn't like. She yelped and grabbed on to me until she could run around again!!! Haha! We're not doing that anymore!

A Good Song

This one has been playing on Air 1. Not many words, but AWESOME words!

Phil Wickham - Divine Romance

From the album Phil Wickham

The fullness of

Your grace is here with me

The richness of

Your beauty's all I see

The brightness of

Your glory has arrived

In Your presence God,

I'm completely satisfied

Chorus:

For You I sing I dance

Rejoice in this divine romance

Lift my heart and my hands

To show my love,

to show my love

A deep deep flood,

an Ocean flows from You

Of deep deep love,

yeah it's filling up the room

Your innocent blood,

has washed my guilty life

In Your presence God

I'm completely satisfied

New Blog!

Sarah and I have started a team blog for teenage girls! www.girlsofgodthewebsite.blogspot.com Go check it out! I gotta go.