It's Alive!!!!

....Or rather I'm still alive. Nope, I haven't forgotten about my little blog... I just haven't had time to do anything with this.

Well today that changes.

Four things I did this summer:
1) GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL!!!

2) Portrayed Yente the matchmaker in our local theater group's production of "Fiddler on the Roof" (Favorite role ever)

3) Helped escort four cadets from Canada and two from Singapore all around Virginia for a week through the International Air Cadet Exchange.

(Photo by Christina Chin )

4) Worked on the house. (This was pretty much when I wasn't doing any of the above.)

Two big things happened in August:
1) I started watching a baby boy, four days a week, while his mom and dad work. He is now almost four months old and he is the happiest baby I've ever seen. He's so cute.

2) At the end of August, we put our house on the market!!! We've had four or five people come look at it. Hopefully someone will want to buy it soon.

Well, that's all for now.

Lissy Lou

For Such a Time as This....

(Google Images)

     Purim is one of my favorite holidays. Like all Jewish holidays there is a lot of food involved and, in this case, lots of triangular shaped, jelly or poppy seed filled cookies called “Hamentashens”. But what is the point of having lots of food if you have no one to share it with? Getting together with friends at a Purim party and sharing many laughs is great. But the most important part is remembering why we celebrate through the reading of the Book of Esther. The story tells of how God saved His people from certain destruction at the hand of the evil Haman through one very brave lady named Esther and her cousin Mordecai. As you can see Purim is one of my favorite holidays with food, friends, and the reminder of the fact that God always takes care of His people. 

Happy Purim, Everyone!     

Winter Arrives... at Last!

Yesterday afternoon as my family and I were finishing lunch, we were treated to something that has been quite rare this winter...

(Stock Picture)

Snow!!! We had not been forecasted to get any, so naturally we all were VERY excited!  It snowed pretty steadily for about an hour, leaving us with a nice dusting on the ground. Apparently it was quite a strong front that come through as, for a brief few minutes at the beginning, we had a couple of claps of thunder shake the house! There was still a little bit on the ground this morning but most of it is gone now. Oh well, by the end of this week we're forecasted to be back up in the upper 50's.... but that's okay with me. We've now had winter, it's time for spring! ;)

The Boring Day

So this is a silly thing I wrote for English today based, partially, off of a true story of a little neighbor. The names and places have been changed to protect his identity. (If the piece seems a little strange, it's because I had to have certain parts of speech in it.) Enjoy! :)


     Could a day in little Johnny's life be boring? To start the day Johnny rolled out of bed, and landed on Lulu, the dog, who yelped, causing no small commotion. Giving her a big Johnny hug, he apologized, much to Lulu's discomfort. Mom decided it was high time he was dressed, but she didn't approve of his choice of clothes. Plaids and stripes apparently don't mix. After that adventure he went to breakfast and, when Mom wasn't looking, he poured himself a nice bowl of cereal. She did not appreciate his messy style though. Upon deciding that he didn't like his pants, he took them off, just as the school bus was coming up the road. Somehow Mom managed get him on the bus, on time, and fully dressed. That day at school his favorite person Ms. Casey, the Art Teacher, had the whole class paint a picture of something they wanted to have. Johnny decided that he was a better canvas than the one she gave him. 
    When he got home, he proudly showed his Mom his newly decorated shirt. Mom, again, did not like his style but she got distracted by a phone call. Johnny thought Mom was hard to please and decided it was time to see what big brother Ben was doing outside. While riding his bike down the middle of the street, Johnny saw his new friends, DJ and Blake, going into their house. Johnny followed them in, leaving his bike in a ditch. Sometime later, he reappeared with a juice box and mouthful of goldfish crackers.  
     Oh look! There's big brother Ben and several of his friends playing with a Frisbee in the front yard. Grabbing his bike, Johnny peddled  home as fast as his short legs would carry him. Crossing in front of an oncoming car, he couldn't understand why everyone got so upset with him. Dinner passed much the same as breakfast. Mom decided that after the messy day Johnny had, that he needed a bath before he went to bed. To say that she later regretted that decision might be an understatement. At the end of the day Dad tucked a tired but dry Johnny into his warm bed as Mom mopped up the watery mess in the bathroom. It had been a very boring day.