HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHERRY!!!!!!!!!

Welcome to your blog party dear Luthien!!!!!!

I thought we might take our notebooks and sketchbooks and music here...

New Zealand!!!!! Mountains, forests, rocks, gorgeous weather, inspiration, what more could be wanting!!! Oh yeah, and we get to wear these...

Bee-you-tee-full!!!!! Gosh, the plane's about to leave. We'd better go home. You get to spend the night with me, so we can go to my room and eat...

CHOCOLATE!!!!!!!!! And tons of it!!!!!!!!! Let's just say it's your birthday so it's good for you. Whoops! Can't get too comfy! We've got a...

private Enya concert to go to!!!! She's even more amazing in real life than she is on CDs!!!! Hey, look who's waiting for us at my house!

The four hobbits!!!!! Though... they're a little bit... taller. Oh well!!!

Well now it's very late and we should go to bed. We don't though. We finish up our rampage and watch...

The RETURN OF THE KING - MY EDITION!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, the day's over. Hope you enjoyed your blog party Luthien!!! Have a wonderful year being 15, and thank you for being my first and best Coloradigan friend!!!!! I love you!!!!

~ Tinuviel

Blog Party!!!

Lucy is 11!!!!!!! Well, really not until tomorrow, but it may as well be today!!!! So, welcome to your blog party Lucy!!!

Thought we'd spend the day here:

You get to wear this!!!

Gorgeous huh? Well, anyway, what do they have for food around here...

Only the cutest birthday cake known to man!!! Oh gosh, we're gonna be late! We have tickets to a private concert, but it's only...

Tobymac. Yeah, sorry, we couldn't find anything better. When we're done, we find somebody that you know you've seen before, but you just can't place him until a little yellow guy comes waddling up behind him. It is...

Strong Bad and the Cheat!!!!! It's really awesome to finally meet them, but we gotta go. It's like 2 in the morning and we've got to go home and watch our own private viewing of...

Oh yeah!!! Well, now it's about 5 the next day, and... it's not your birthday anymore. Hence, your party has come to an abrupt end.

Welp! Hope you had fun at your Blog Party!!!!!! Hope you have fun for the rest of your REAL birthday!!!! I love you!!!!!!

Stop eating glass!!!

Yistaday we played flag football with our wonderful new homeschool group teens!!! And Cherry was there!!! We didn't get to talk much, but we passed some interesting, TOP SECRET notes!!!!:P It was a lot of fun and I feel like I'm getting to know and like everybody much better (even though I did have to suffer humiliation on account of the COLTS:P) I made some good flag footbally plays though. Got penalized twice for unnecessary roughness to my sister:P And NOW Cherry Luthien knows how to play football!!! It was quite lovely all around!!!

We went home, ate lunch, and found out that Grandma and Grandpa were coming that very day!!!!! Hooray!!!! They came and it was very happy!!!!

Ended the day by going to a Rockies game!!! Ya know how much more fun baseball is when you're actually AT the game? Insanely a lot!!!!!

Oh yeah, and Lucy made some cookies that turned out to be mush and were REALLY good!!!

Tonight we're going to my great-aunt's to celebrate my grandma and aunt's birthday with some home-cooked Korean food!!! Yum!!!

(Note to self: Defend the Colts from my Uncle's booing at all costs:P)

Expert Analysis

Tommorow we have gym day and I'll probably post about that, but now for a little Tagg NFL talk. Read this exclusive article on the experts' Superbowl XLIII picks!!!

Dad Picks: The Oakland Raiders. What with the excellent, unstoppable, Adrian-Peterson-beating rookie Darren McFadden at RB, they're bound to get some high scores. Their current state: 1-1, decent for Raiders, who haven't done so well in the past.











Sticks Picks: The Chicago Bears. He's not guessing - he's 100% sure. With coach Lovie Smith at the helm and a new starting QB, the Bears look more explosive and seem to want it more already this season. But the big reason for the pick - Lovie Smith is a good Christian coach, and there's no way he can't win a big one doing it God's way. ESPECIALLY when Tony Dungy believes that the Bears will get a set of purty rings!!! Their current state: 1-1. Two pretty good games.





Meggy T picks: The New York Giants. It took her awhile to pick, but these guys are looking loaded this season. Even after the last Superbowl win, they are not getting any attention, nor are they expected to repeat. Meggy's reasoning is: "WHY NOT?" Despite Umienyora, the Giants have shown the world that they are a good team, and the fact is, they are STILL a good team and they're STILL proving it! Their current state: 2-0, and both games won with pretty big scoring margins.

Sometimes... things happen.

I hath done it today.

It is finished.

What is finished you ask?

Or maybe you didn't.

Well, I'll tell you anyway.

Anybody know the word.... SAXON?

As in, MATH?

After 10 years - that's one-zero YEARS (which are 365 days each and maybe two or three leap years)

I have DONE IT!

I have finished the LAST Saxon Math lesson I will ever do!

The last lesson of the last book.

I have done it.

I tied up ten years worth of math by drawing a graph on problem 25.

Just that simple!

Ten years!!!

Ten years all done.

Comment and congratulate me, all you jealous people!!!

On yet another school note, I have found that I have enough credits to graduate in the class of 09 and go to college next year. Whoa. But we decided to wait and concentrate on ACT prep, and CLEP prep, and driving. CoOoOoOoOol.

Well, that's my school life. Now to all my other lives.

My writing life is going quite well. Preparing for NaNoWriMo, which you should all do. I am writing many things. Be sure to participate on the ongoing comment story hosted by our dear Pip. Post a comment with your next part of the story! Be creative, yet stay with the storyline somewhat remotely.

God is showing me little new things every day in my spiritual life. I've been thinking a lot on the subject of worship, as has been everybody else on our church worship team. I wrote a post on it here. I'd like to know what YOU think worship is!

My football life is depressing.

My fantasy football team hasn't won yet because I have good players that are performing badly. But Tom Brady's out and the Giants are on a roll.

Hate the Cowboys.

Love their QB.

Complications out my ears.

My movie-making life is rocking. Hear now a top secret, never-to-be-revealed, 100% classified set of lines from one of our not as lame movies, THE SECRET LIFE OF DARTH VADER!!!!!

"Where ya goin' with those chips Darth?"

"Jedi Santita. It would be better for you if you let me and my chips pass. I must get back in time to force-choke Rex Grossman."

"I can't let you do that Darth. Rex Grossman is on my fantasy team!"

And a heated fight ensues. And the crowd goes wild.

How many other lives do I have? I know not. But if they cause trouble, I'll be sure to let you know.

Comment me, people of the world!!!

Indianapolis, we have a problem.

I am quite depressed, for I have just witnessed something no living person should have to witness. The Indianapolis Colts lost the Grand Opener at Lucas Oil Stadium to the Bears in a remake of Superbowl XLI.

Dallas Clark was again hit and taken out in his valiant attempts at tight-ending.

Joesph Addai was wounded in battle.

Peyton Manning - now there's a 300 page tragedy story in itself. It was his first game since his knee surgery, and I was expecting the Peyton that had been ancy to get back the whole season. The Peyton with that "I'm the real deal" swagger and the southern drawl. The risk-taker Peyton. The Peyton that I like. Instead I see this alien that's happy to be playing, yet unsure how this thing's gonna go down. There was all this uncertainty and doubt in his eyes! He only threw one touchdown pass. He did nothing out of the expected. He didn't throw a crazy Hail Mary during the last few seconds even though they couldn't win. He didn't stamp his feet and throw up his hands screaming when the ref made a bad call, or even when he himself threw something that looked like a drunk bat. He called timeouts and huddles in the red zone. Oh well, it was the first game and he'll find his groove. It just took him a little long. Like, more than one game. Which is uncharacteristic. That number 18 didn't even LOOK like Peyton Manning - it must have been his evil second-cousin. Sticks and I were passing the empty Quakers bag around for most of the game.

What shall become of us? What to do, what to do...

Happy Birthday EMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My awesomest friend Emy is 16 today!!!!!!!!!! Welcome to your blog party Emy!!!!!!!!!!

You're just having fun hanging around your new house and your mom goes out to check the mail. There's an envelope addressed to you from me! You open it up and it is....

A plane ticket to Colorado!!! You pack up fast and all of a sudden YOU'RE THERE. And guess who's there to pick you up from the airport - me!

Hooray!!!!!!! We go to my house and talk a whole lot. Wait, time for birthday cake!

It is a Bee-You-Ti-Full pink one! And yes it's chocolate and we ate the whole thing. THEN we can go to...
The coolest cheap store in North America!!!! And we go a dozen other places and everywhere is having a sale because you're there. Now it is almost night. We go in my room and watch:

and

and

All of them!!!!!!! Finally!!!!!!!!!!! Now it's about... 6:00am. But not too early to have visitors... guess who's here to say happy birthday?

Anne Hathaway!!! We spend about 3 hours with her, then get an hour of sleep. Then we must drink

because it will keep us alive for our very own private just us...

BARLOWGIRL CONCERT!!!!!

Now you have to go home. It's not even your birthday anymore, it's the next day. And all of a sudden YOU'RE HOME. It's already over.

Ahem, THAT was an unexpectedly sad ending to an otherwise perfect party! Well, one of these days you're REALLY going to come and we'll do all these things and a lot more! Hope you have a wonderful year being 16!!! I love you!!!!!!!!!!!

Just for you, Toria!

Manning Summer Fun!

The DSRL

Mannings vs. Williams

Anything Peyt can do...

The most pressure Peyton Manning has ever been under

Tell me when you've watched them girl!!!:) You'll love em!

Blessed be the Name of the LORD

Everybody please pray for Toria and her family. God took their baby to heaven with him. I'm praying for you girl, and I know how you feel. Can't wait to meet these babies in heaven!

Lovely traces

I can sense you in everything

The way that you move me

Takes me far away

I seek no escape

I’m dreaming through your eyes

I am wandering through your mind

I’m overtaken by the way that you deliver me

I’m transcended

There’s no place I’d rather be

Than here in heaven

Without you I’m incomplete

It’s hopeless

You consume me, you consume me

Like a burning flame running through my veins

You consume me

moving through me

Anytime, anyplace you invade my space

You consume me, you consume me

Wholly devoted

I immerse myself in you

Baptize me in your love

Cause drowning in the thought of you

Floods my soul

I’m taken by the things you do

God, you know

It doesn’t matter what I lose

I’m yours

You consume me, you consume me
Like a burning flame running through my veins
You consume me
moving through me
Anytime, anyplace you invade my space
You consume me, you consume me

I am in your hands

Under your command

Like a puppet on a string

I am willing to

Put my faith in you

So before the world I sing

You consume me, you consume me

Burning flame, through my veins

You consume me moving through me

Anytime, anyplace you invade my space

You consume me

I am consumed, I’m consumed with you

There’s no other way I can fly

It’s you and I, you and I

There’s no other way I can fly

It’s you and I, you and I

Let's curdle a little blood, shall we?

My corp has unofficial lost this round of Trade Wars. Pain and agony. Nobody except my clan and the Winguys know what I'm talking about, but we went in last night and tried to wipe out the evil base. We failed. Many of us died. The worst part is that I lost my precious cool Battleship, the Ofaic Thezeqoc. I had pulled this ship in and built it up from nothing! I saved it from the depths of junkyardom! It did excellent work for me. Then we just took her into the path of the qcannon, knowing 100% she would die, just to give us some cover. And she blew into a million pieces trying to save us! Oh, my Thezeqoc! I miss you so! *sob*. When we couldn't nail bigbadbase, we tried to pop Ferrengal and ran outta money before we succeeded. By then, Drallen and I were the only ones alive. Next round I dunno if I'll go red or blue or whose corp or what, but I know I'm gonna have a battleship named the Ofaic Thezeqoc.

For everyone's info, I now have a HSB mostly for writing and NaNoWriMo purposes. Check it out at www.homeschoolblogger.com/outlawedprincess. CoOoOoOoOoOol!!!

Tonight we're having our pastor's family over to watch Facing the Giants and have pizza! Funfunfun!

STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS was released in theaters today! I can't decide if I think it's gonna be totally cool, or just plain lame. Hmmmmm... Chief and the Winguys are seeing it as we speak, and they're supposed to tell me how it is.

Preseason football has begun!!!!! I'm happy about it. The Colts are pretty weak right now, as all the starters are hurt, but that should be fixed by the time the season starts. Superbowl, here we come!!!!!!

The Olympics are also back!!!! USA basketball team is doing excellently.

Saturday we're going to the zoo. Cooooooooool.

School's starting up! So, have a great week while you DON'T have it!!!!:P Well, have a great week if you do have it too:P

Awarded!!!

I've been awarded by Nan!!! Thank you very much girl!!! Luv you!!!

Hmmm.... who to award next?

I award Sunshine Princess! I always love reading her stuff, and she posts a lot!!!

I award my mom! She always posts tip-top things and well, she's my MOM!:P

I award Toria! She's my best friend I've never met ever!!!

I award Lane!!! She's my sister and she writes well and she changed her template when I told her to! *Such an obedient girl*:P

I award Dad! He posts pictures and everything of importance - Take Luck!!!

And last but never least, I award Present in the Past!!! Even though they take forever to post (hint) they post with great historical accuracy, and they happen to have the coolest/funniest/roll-eye inducing username in the whole world.

And to end this momentous occaision, what would be so fitting as:

The TROGDOR SBEMAIL.

Baby

It turns out that Mom did have a miscarriage. But God is still good - all the time.

Thank you everybody for praying for us!!! I've decided that I have the best set of friends since Jonathan and Samwise Gamgee.

We'll miss you, little baby. See you someday!

Song of Praise in a Song of Praise

Right here in this moment take my heart, take my soul.
I surrender everything to your control.
And let all that is within me
Lift up to you and say,
"I am Yours and Yours alone completely".
And I'm on fire when You're near me.
I'm on fire when You speak.
I'm on fire burning at these mysteries.
Be my light in this darkened room.
I'm on my face and I'm calling You.
I can's fathom all You've done for me.
Every time it finds me on my knees
Like sunlight in the winter cold.
Everything about You
It takes my breath away
Hallelujah.
Why in the world did you come after me?
Thank you, thank you.
Words aren't enough, but for now I can say
Thank you, thank you.
You consume me, you consume me
Like a burning flame running through my veins
You consume me moving through me
Anytime, anyplace you invade my space
You consume me.
Wholly devoted I immerse myself in you
Baptize me in your love
Cause drowning in the thought of you
Floods my soul
I’m taken by the things you do.
God, you know it doesn’t matter what I lose
I’m yours
I'm here again

a thousand miles away from you
A broken mess,

just scattered pieces of who I am
I tried so hard,

thought I could do this on my own
I've lost so much along the way.
It must be different through your eyes,

because You look at me

like it's the first time

You've ever seen my face
And all I see, it could never make me happy
And all my sandcastles spend their time collapsing.
Let me know that You hear me.
Let me know Your touch.
Let me know that You love me
and let that be enough.
I was made to love You,
I was made to find You.
I was made just for You,
made to adore You.
You were here before me.
You were waiting on me,
and You said You'd keep me,
never would you leave me
I was made to love and be loved by You
I know that I'll never be alone
You will never let me go
You are my anchor
hold my hand while I'm sinking in the sand
no one else could understand
You are my anchor
Then I'll see your face

I know I'm finally yours

I find everything

I thought I lost before

You call my name

I come to you in pieces

So you can make me whole

FIREPROOF

I'm pleased to announce that SHERWOOD PICTURES and PROVIDENT FILMS released the official trailer for the movie FIREPROOF on August 1st!
From the makers of FLYWHEEL and FACING THE GIANTS comes a brand new movie that hopes to strengthen marriages across the country! We in the Lakewood/Denver area (and also you in Fort Smith AR) are fortunate enough to be able to see this film in our local theaters on September 26, 2008. Be sure to go see it and support these great people! Go to http://www.fireproofthemovie.com/ for more information about this film.

PS ~ We'll be finding out the "for sure" about the baby tomorrow! I'll be sure to post then.

Pray Pray Pray

It is said that my mom is having a miscarriage. She goes back to the doctor on Saturday I think when we'll know everything. There is a slight chance that everything is ok. Mom told us a few minutes ago and Jess said, "You mean our baby never got to grow up?" God, please let this baby get to grow up.

This morning I posted about my Bible reading on my www.darkness-2-light.blogspot.com blog. I posted about Elijah and the dead widow's son that was brought back to life. I posted about trusting God with everything, even the little things. And now I get to try to live out the same things that God showed me seven hours ago. It doesn't sound like things are going to work out how we want it, but the LORD's arm is not short that he cannot save, and he knows what we need.

Happy Birthday Dad!

Welcome to your blog party!

We don't have a lot of time to hang around the house, but we are eating:

and

We've got to hurry and open presents! I got you:

The Canon EOS 1D!!!

Hurry up and get a lens on it, we've got to run! Oh wait, we have visitors.

Fernando Torres

Landon Donovan

Tony Dungy

and David Beckham have come to wish you many happy returns, but they can't stay long. We've got to go too. Pack your camera! The Broncos are hosting the Colts here, and YOU get to be on the field and shoot like a pro!!! You took these:

Plus about 500 more. The pictures will be all over the internet, and you'll get a crazy amount of publicity! And the Colts will win 357 to negative 0!

That's about it!!! Hope you had a wonderful blog party!!! I love you and I hope you have a wonderful rest of the birthday - at work:P

Tate Took Ten Towels To Town Today - Twice

Grandma and Grandpa are in town! With the big beautiful motorhome with 4 HDTVs and a sweet shower (named the Big Beautiful). So we've been hanging out with them and Aunts and Uncle and cousins at their campsite at the air force base for the last week. Yesterday we went to Garden of the Gods. It was pretty cool! There were quite a lot of rocks! Here's some pictures. I mean, a lot of pictures:

Say cheesy!

Girls and little guys

Everybody under balancing rock

Lane and Mayf on top on the world!

Mason

Chloe modelling:P

Everybody on a cliff thing

We stopped at the gift shop and Tate got "a bottle".

Hence, he and Amazin-ain't-it got a little bit drunk:P This picture actually cut off the bottle and J-dude on the other side holding Sticks up:(:P

We look a lot like these cousin people huh?:P

Today I'm actually home not doing anything. Everybody else is gone fishing or hair-doing. So I'm posting now!

We're having heavenly Mexican food for dinner tonight with the gang - YUM!!!!

Here's a lovely bit of a thing that Mason, Tate, and I thunk up as everybody was getting ready to go fishing:

Tate Took Ten Towels To Town Today - Twice,

Though They Told Tales That Their Thread Thinned.

Therefore, Tate Took Them To The Theater.

Then They Towed Three Toyotas To Tanzania

To Try Their Tofu.

God Bless us all!!!!!!!!!

Another new blogger!!!

Alright guys, you'll be proud of me: I hath gotten for you another boy blogger - STICKS!!! His blog's not QUITE complete yet, but be sure to check it out!!!! He likes comments, so be sure and stop by to welcome him, link to him, and tell him that you LOVE gum!!!!!! And he plans to comment others more often too, so everybody be have!!! Be very have.

www.amazingaintit.blogspot.com

Hey, and everybody be sure to check out the video on the bottom of my blog!!! It's really cool.

Meggy

Tinuviel

Ariana

Evenstar

Taylor

Don't sweep the top of a skyscraper

Lucy and Lane and Mom and me just got back from SAVERS (the awesomest thrift store in creation) and Lane and Lou got some cute shorts. Lou even found some brand new cute green crocs! As in, real croc brand crocs. I didn't find any clothes :( but I found a book! We stopped at a garage sale and I got a cute necklace. So we're cool this Saturday! I think I need to babysit more:)

Got to play at Cherry Luthien's house Thursday! We had a jolly good time talking a lot and listening to ENYA. We've got a date to watch extended LOTR now!!! Huzzah!!!!!!!!!!

Let's see... finished another school book. Mom's getting me a bunch of stuff for CLEP tests now. OoOoOoOoOoOoOooo....

And interesting news: BRETT FAVRE IS BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But not with the GB PACKERS. He says he thinking on signing with Chicago or Minnesota! I'm pretty happy, I'd rather him play than not play, but I'd like him to stay a Packer. But they won't have him. It'll be weird to see him not in yellow and white and green and number 4 and a big G. Oh well. Welcome back 2-time retired legend!!!!!!! Be wise, make me happy, and sign with Chicago!!!!!!!

Rule number 1: OBEY ALL RULES

Now posting on what's been up with me, myself, and I.

First of all, does anybody know any good baby names? I ask because we shall need a spectacular one around March! Hopefully for a girl. Or two. Yep that's right - the 10th Tagg kid is in the making:P!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Got to play with Luthien Thursday, and we played swords and listened to music, and had a jolly nice time!!!!!!! Do you believe this: Luthien is a LOTR fan and she has NEVER seen the extended editions!!!!!!!!! How can it be? It is against the law!!:P We plan to remedy the situation presently! Oh, and I have read your excellent chapter doll, and shall e-mail you concerning it soon if I don't get too lazy!:P

Had a wonderful 4th! Aunt M, Uncle S, Mace, Potato, and Miss America came over and we roasted hot dogs and marshmellows. Lane made a jelloish flag cakish! We played wiffle ball: Girls and old guys against just plain guys. We smoked them. Played flag football later and... whoever was on my team with me got sorta beat:P Mace played some drums for THOUSAND FOOT CRUTCH and I did the vocals and guitar solos with the help of a handy spatula. We were amazing. We were in the ZONE:P When it was dark, we went out and whatched fireworks that others were illegally setting off - yes we're great people:P Played a little BATTLEFRONT II with Tate, and it's already over.

Mom's birthday was on the 6th, but I don't think I should say how old she is:P But she got some bread pans, some planners, and..... a PINK iPod Nano!!!!!!!!!!!! She has named it Bella and likes it very much. Hey, maybe I'll throw her a late blog party later!

Today we went to the library. Picked up the SCARLET PIMPERNEL!!! AND while I was in the little bookshop I saw...... THE THRAWN TRILOGY FOR $3!!!!!!!!!!! That's cheaper than you can find those blessed books anywheres! So, what did I do next? Nab them!:)

Reading in the book of Samuel - both. That I think is the most descriptive and exciting book in the Bible! Why has no one novelized it??? I have no idea. Maybe I'll remedy the situation myself soon!

Right now I'm going to take the LOVE COMES SOFTLY movie we just rented and work out on the treadmill. Just had a 3 Musketeers bar, so I must be like, 10 pounds heavier!

God Bless everyone's britches!!!!!!!!!!!:P

Happy 4th!!!!!!!

Happy Independence Day everyone!!! Go roast some hot dogs, watch some fireworks, and thank God for our country!!! LET FREEDOM RING!

Oh, those sneaky elephants!

Ahoy, me hearties!!!

I'd like to introduce the new blogs in my FRIENDS list. First thing of all, we have a brand new blog by Mr. and Drallen Wing devoted to the fascinating subject of history. Hails and Horns!\0/ Check it out at: http://presentinthepast.wordpress.com/. Be sure to drop them a line!!! Welcome guys, to the whimsical world of blogging!

Next (drumroll) my new real friend AND blog friend!!! The one and only Cherise A!!!! Yay! (Hey, that rhymed pretty good:P) She writes the same genre of scribbles as me, with a dash of poetry and sketches! Lookylooky: http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/poeticvoice. She's also writing a great book you've gotta check out on there!

His kingdom come!!!

"I Tinuviel, in the year of the LORD, 2008, choose a mortal life"

Aim at nothing - hit it every time/It's gonna be.....alright/Everything about You.... it takes my breath away

If you find my face, I'll be surprised. It was COMPLETELY ROCKED OFF last night!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We went to a CONCERT!!!!!!!!!!! It was the most fun possible!!!!!!!!! The Who's and Whats? Glad you asked!!!!

Yeah. Sweetness. Dad took Lane, Sticks, Lou, and me to the Mr. Biggs place for this funnity!!!!! Of course, we're early, just like I like. Lou and I ran up to the stage so we could stand right there. And we did, man. Through the whole concert the microphone was parked right in front of the leaning-on-the-stage me so I was pretty much looking up the singers nose getting sprayed by all the spit - yeas really. It was AWESOME!!!!!!!!!

So Dad says WILLET is the opening band. Right now, you should be thinking, WILLET????? WHO ON EARTH?!?!?! That's what I thought. They were formerly known as CLEARVIEW, and Dad had looked into them a little and said they were pretty darn good heavy metal - kinda like RED. So I was looking forward to liking them. We're standing up there (RIGHT UP FRONT) and they come out AND ROCK THE HOUSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They were amazing!!!!!!!!!!!! 3 brothers: Jeremy, Justin, and Jordan Willet with the ages of 23, 19, and 16. They were SO GREAT!!! I was mesmerized. Guys and Gals, buy their stuff - at least give them a listen, they're wonderful!!! Jazzy, you'll love em. They also have HUGE hearts for God and the children in Africa!!! We're now sponsoring a little boy there. Check out this link for more details on how you can do that yourself. Jeremy (lead singer) gave me and Lane the hand squeeze thing during the concert - just us. Made me happy and I swiped his water bottle he'd been sipping during guitar solos!!! When they were cleaning up afterward I asked Jeremy (I was RIGHT IN FRONT and he was up there about his business) if I could keep it and he said it was all mine. I said, "So neat that yall are all brothers!!!" He said, "Yup! All except that drummer. He's the outcast." Heehee! Later when we were leaving I had to go say hi to the Justin and Jordan Willet, but they said hi before I even got to their little table!!! They looked straight in the eyes of whoever they were talking to and were very approachable and so sweet!!!!!!! I had my CD and they said, "Oh you got a CD? That's awesome!" I asked if they had a sharpie on them and they said, "Oh yeah! You bet!" They busted the CD open and signed it. They were very sweet and friendly and nice and I wish Fort Collins wasn't so far or I'd go see them again tonight. Had to wait for Jeremy to get done with pictures with some people then he was happy to scribble a scribble on it for me too. I'm looking at their signatures and Jeremy's empty water bottle right now and listening to KEEP THE AMMO DRY!!! Check out their stuff! Don't miss out!!!

Okokokokok. Next up was VOTA!!!!!! Yeeeeee-ah. You probably know them as CASTING PEARLS. Talked to him before the show (I was RIGHT UP FRONT) and he wouldn't tell why he switched the name of the band! The nerve! But they really rocked too he was pretty funny! Just got their CD off iTunes! Haven't listened to it yet.

THEN.......................... ya know em....... ya love em........... SANCTUS REAL!!!!!!!!! He ran up onstage and started givin out high fives - me first!!!!!!! Screebeees!!! He sounded GREAT!!!! Just the same as on the CD!!! One time he smiled, raised his eyebrows, gave me that thumbs-up point and held up the microphone to me - I sang "everything about you.... it takes my breath away" YEAH!!!!! He handed out some tokens to Mr. Biggs and I got one! There was a scuffle going on beside me over those:P He hand-squeezed me again later, then handshook me again after that right before they left (So Emy if your hand is Lauren, maybe mine should be.... Willet Real?). Everybody screamed, "ONE MORE SONG!" until they came back out and sang "Say it Loud"! It was astounding amazing! I'm still having fun from it and it's the day after it actually happened!!!!

DEFINITELY check out this tour!!!! Ya ain't beating this folks!!!!

J-dude in General

Our usual LOTR fan set is happy to announce the addition of this funny fella!!!!! J-dude watched the TWO TOWERS with us last night, and now he's seen them all. He watched them in the inconvenient and confusing order of 3rd, 1st, then 2nd, and we decided to watch TT when he posed the question, "How do Frodo and Sam end up meeting Gollum?" Felt sorry for him - having Gollum all of a suddenly there and all. At the first sight of Theoden, it was, "Oh yeah, he dies!" Arg. Not fair that he should know that. He's been asking a lot of questions, and he thinks the 3rd is the 1st, and that Shelob was dead when they started out, and yadayadaya of general confuzation. Whose fault was this whole wrong order thing? Now we're gonna watch them CORRECTLY!!!This was his favorite part of TWO TOWERS:

Specifically when Gimli is stuck. Emypie, watch it if you wanna but I wouldn't recommend it!

Fixed Lane's old MP3 up for J-dude today with the LOTR songs he wanted. We listened to them together on my iPod and he picked them out. He gets so excited about the soundtracks!!!!! It's so awesome cuz I used to be the only one that liked them!!! He's been grinning ear to ear and singing the vocalization for "A Knife in the Dark" - his favorite! It was so much fun, we did the Narnia and Star Wars soundtracks too. He loves the battle songs and the Isengard theme!!! So cool. He's happy to have seen all the LOTR and now to have his own MP3 player! Funfunfun!