I still haven't come up with a name for my blog. It's going to end up being "Under Construction" permanently! What a lame name.
We have had such a busy few days!!
On Friday we went to Six Flags Marine World amusement park. That was a lot of fun. I really don't like roller coasters,(in fact, I've only been on two roller coasters in my entire life) but I promised my dad that I would ride one with him on this trip...and pretend to enjoy it. I dreaded it all day long, and was very relieved when I found out that he had a stomach ache. Luckily for me, I got out of it this trip. But he has already started in on our "Next Trip." It was a fun trip.
On Saturday we all got up around 8 o'clock and started our day. We ate breakfast, cleaned the house and went outside to do yard work. We've been doing so much preparing for the graduation party, which is planned for Friday. My mom wants the house to look perfect. We were all up until 11:00 on Saturday.
On Sunday, us girls got up at 6:30 and went to church. We served for 1st service, then went to 2nd service. Then, Shelbie and I rushed home and started to clean and cook for our Mother's Day dinner. Uncle Micah and I planned a bbq for Grammy (who's birthday was on Saturday) and Mama (who's birthday was on Friday) we decided that Mother's day would be a good day to have a combined birthday for them. I made the mistake of forgetting to tell my mom that I had planed a bbq at our house...until Thursday evening. I rushed home, panicking, because I had also forgotten to even plan what I was going to feed everybody! I quickly made a menu, and rushed down to the grocery store to pick up some food. Two hours later I was back in the kitchen. I am happy to say, that amidst the fact that I was absolutely unprepared for anything, a few short hours later, which much help from Shelbie dinner was served.
On Monday we all slept in. I didn't get up until 9:30, when I realized that I had to be to work at 10:00. I quickly got dressed, washed my face and brushed my teeth. I didn't bother to do my hair, but threw a hat on my head and ran out the door. I hadn't worked since the previous Wednesday, and Joslyn was ready for some help. Hudson (her three year old) was so excited to see me, and Joslyn started laughing and said, "I have to tell you something. On Friday Hudson was crying and throwing a fit because he wanted you to come over. I told him that you were going out of town with your family, but he was very upset with me and kept crying for you. Finally he says, 'Mommy...I like Shyloh better than you!'" I started laughing, but felt bad. I was still chuckling as I tried to look sorry while saying, "Oh...I'm sorry."
Today (Tuesday) we got new carpet in the playroom. At 9:00 when the carpet men came, we left to run some errands. We went shopping and got a bunch of stuff for the party on Friday. (On our list of stuff to get, we had to get four boxes of graham crackers, six bags of marshmallows, and eight 6-packs of chocolate! That's a lot of smores!)We ran several errands and got home around 2:00pm. We all 'oohhed' and 'awwwed' over the new carpet, then my mom and I started moving stuff back into the playroom. We moved two huge school shelves that weighed way too much for a pregnant woman and a girl to be moving and also moved her computer desk and the man's chair back. My mom is a very stubborn person who knows her limits, but ignores them--despite people's warnings, and she wouldn't rest until everything was moved back. So...needless to say, both of our backs are aching and we are both very sore.
I worked this evening from 4:30 to 9:30. I had all six Brook Children and we all had a lot of fun. When Addie, (the one year old) was taking her nap, I took the other five children down to their basement. We turned off all the lights and blocked the windows so that no light came into the room. It was pitch black!! We decided to play hide-and-go-seek/tag in the dark. Let's just say it was a really bad idea!! There are three support beams in the middle of the room, and a small table and a chair. I can see nothing in the dark, so for me, running around in a dark room is very foolish...especially a room with three beams, a table and a chair. During the game, I was running full force strait into the wall. I slammed my face into the wall, bounced back and tripped over the chair. I ended up on the ground, laughing uncontrollably, as Will (the 7-year old) tagged me. It was so much fun. We all decided we'd do it again...no matter how foolish it is! After I laid the kids down in bed, I cleaned their kitchen and sat down to watch TV. I flipped back and forth between "The High school Musical" and "Hannah Montana." (Might I add...I've heard so much about that Hannah Montana show, but I've never seen it. It stinks!! She is a horrible actor and has a terrible voice!!) So, anyways, I decided to flip back to "The High school Musical" and ended up falling asleep while watching it.
I'm only going to admit this to a blog (and this is partly because I know none of my friends read this!) but I really like "The High school Musical!" It is totally lame and really stupid, but I really like it! I always said I'd never watch it, but the Brooks talked me into watching it a few weeks ago, and since then I've seen it like 12 times. (Once I watched it a total of three times in one day!) I've got all the songs memorized, as well as most of the movie!
Now, I am at home, trying to blog between helping my mom organize the playroom and carrying around furniture.
I graduate on Thursday! It's so soon. I'm excited, of course. But I really wish I could redo everything. I'd go back and change my dream. I'd want to go to college and actually become something. Sure, marriage and children would be in my mind, and I would want that life, but I'd also be happy to wait for that. I would have done more hard classes in school, more math classes and more English classes, so I could be a perfect straight A student and get into a really good college. Last night I was feeling very discouraged and sad for myself. I was journaling about how I wish I was "normal" with "normal dreams" and how I'd redo everything. I was saying how I'll be 18 in 1 1/2 years and while I know it is possible for me to get married within 1 1/2 years, it is very unlikely. I was writing, "Who gets married before they are 19 in this century? Nobody. That's insane anymore." I was loosing sight of God's promises to me for my life, when my eyes scrolled down to the bottom of the page, and it says, "...With God all things are possible." It was really encouraging to see. It reminded me, I just need to relax and trust him. Earlier in the day, I came across a quote, which said, "Is there something you are hoping for today? Perhaps there is a condition which you must fulfill before the Lord can grant it. He will...if you will." For some reason that quote hasn't left my mind and it really made me think. I felt like God was trying to tell me something, and now I'm just waiting for him to make it clear to me.
Friday is the graduation party. We sent out 70-something invitations with a RSVP date. Out of the 70 people we sent invitations to, only one person called and RSVP'd on time! A lot of people verbally RSVP'd, though, so that is fine also. So far we have 70 to 80-something people coming. That is a lot of people! We hope we have room for everyone! It's a good thing it's an open house!
I'll update soon.
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