brief news flash..

Sorry I havent posted for awhile. I just dont really have any news. Mom and dad buchered the last of the chickens today. I leave for Hawaii in 20 days. I'm still not sure where I'm going to school when I get back. I do have a new idea tho I might go to a school in Iowa and stay with one of my friends there. I'd be able to take some tenth grade classes I think and then finish up my nineth grade ones. Mkk thats about all I have for news.

Another insignificant post in History

Wow it's been along time since I posted on here.

Since I last posted many things have happened but I'm sure I'm not going to remember them all. First off School started.

This year all my school aged siblings are going to public school. I'm still at home though I may start school again about second quarter but I'm not sure about it. The reason I'm at home is because I can't skip three weeks of school when I go to Hawaii. The reason I might now go back to school is because I'm thinking about working towards graduating early.

Yesterday Sunday school started but that didn't effect me this year. Last night we had a youth group meeting to plan the shootout for this year.

The shootout is scheduled for next Saturday, hopefully it will be fun!

Oh and one more thing I'm going to be Lady Gaga for Halloween.

Vacation

For vacation this year we went to Duluth and stayed there for a few days and then headed up to Gunflint lake to stay with some family friends. It is totally beautiful there!! Several of us went for a really long hike thing it was like 5 miles, it was really fun!!

After that we went down to by Echo, Minnesota for the Thompson/Faugstad wedding that was really nice. Last Sunday I walked into Echo with Jeremy and Matt. Jeremy wanted to go see some of his school friends and I was going to see Brittany Boyum. It was great seeing Brittany and while I was at her house we had a blast. We stalked houses and people and rode bike around Echo. It was really fun!!

We got back monday really late and then Yesterday we had dentist appointments for several of the other kids. Today were busy unpacking and getting everything unpacked. Jeremys busy packing up for school. I think that's everything.

The best times!!

I had one of the best weeks of my life this last week. On last Monday Barb brought me and the rest of the LYA people from our church down to Mankato. We went to Kay Millers house, Kay organized almost everything for the bus trip and a lot for LYA, she is a wonderful person! At Kays she told us all where we would be staying the night. Sammy and I ended up staying with our wonderful camp cabin mate Brittany, at another cabin mate Martha's house.

The next morning we left from Mt. Olive at 6:30am. WAY to early for me but at least we got to Virginia. That night we stopped at a church in Ohio and had pizza, devotion then went to bed.

That day we got to sleep in we didn't have to leave till 7:00 -by the way for those of you who don't know me that well I'm being sarcastic about sleeping in- :). We arrived to go White Water rafting a little after noon. White Water Rafting was a BLAST!! It was so much fun I definitely recommend it if u have an extra $50 laying around and you are in the area.

We went rafting in that river this pic is from the bridge above.

The next day we got to Virginia Beach early so we stopped at First landing state park. It is beautiful there and really HOT. But that's okay by me because I love heat, sun and the ocean. After we left there we went to the collage Norfolk State University the campus is wonderful and the dorms are so nice.

I love this!

On Friday we went to Virginia Beach and Boardwalk. That place is amazing the beach is so beautiful and the waves are amazing. Stuff is pretty well priced not cheap but not to spendy. And I got a tattoo, one of the temporary ones the like dye your skin for two months. Well don't trust them mine lasted four days. It was really cute though and I think when I turn eighteen I'm going to get one.

Getting my tattoo.

Saturday we went to the Jamestown settlement and the to a cruise ship. It was really fun there was a dance on the cruise and we ate pizza, played cards and danced.

Figure it out

We left Sunday after church and headed to Washington DC it took FOREVER to get there but it was worth it. We got out and walked around a bit we saw the white house and walked to several of the memorials. It's really pretty layout there and if you've never been there I suggest it.

Our nations capitol.

Hawaii.

I'm going to Hawaii. Mom helped me order my tickets today! All day today and yesterday ive been bugging mom about it and so today she helped me get them I have $615 right now and the tickets cost me $685 but I'll earn the money and pay mom back soon! I'm pretty much psyched! In a few weeks is the LYA convention. Now I just have one thing to decide. What I should do about school. either home school the whole year or oklee half and home school half. I"M NOT SURE! well that's all for now.

Ally Ally Ally ally oom qua quee.. we're the Indianheaders Ally ally oomqua

Last sunday I left for camp Indianhead I rode with one of my good friends Brittany. The ride was fun but it seemed to take forever because we wanted to get there.

Thursday was the banquet almost everyone dressed up for that.

Above my cabin being crazy.

My cabin everybody looked beautiful! Above.

My gorgeous counselor Gloria and me. Above.

We also had Olympics on Thursday. My team won!!

Brittany and me hot and tired at the Olympics. Above

Brooke and me also at the The Olympics. Above.
Kaylee and me. Sweaty but victorious three legged race champions.

On Wednesday was skit night our skit was rip offs of various broadway plays. I was the Vampire of the Cinema "Phantom of the Opera". My cabin got first place on our skit

Christine and the vampire. "Brittany and me".

Tuesday and Wednesday Lauren, Christina, and I went canoing. Tuesday it was beautiful outside with no wind so we expected Wednesday would be the same. We got out in our canoe and it was kinda hard to paddle but we could handle it because we were on the easy side of the Island. Once we got to the other side it was another story we had started out toward the front of all the kayaks, -we were the only ones canoing- but by that time we were at the end, the only person behind us was Maggie who was the counseler in charge of making sure everyone kept up.

Maggie eventually passed us and told us to hurry up. She waited at the next corner of the Island for us so we were in her line of sight. We weren't able to get anywhere because the wind was pulling us backwords. Maggie yelled at us to hurry several times but we tried yelling that we needed help but she couldn't hear us because she was up wind from us.

Finally she turned around and came back to see what was keeping us and we told her we could only go like a foot a minute. Maggie said "I know it's really hard but I'm going to need you girls to give it all your strength". We agreed gave it all our "strenth" and tipped over.

So we pushed the canoe swimming behind it up to the Island When we reached it we stood in the disgusting weeds and tipped the canoe over and dumped out the water. Maggie rode in the canoe with the other girls back and I took her kayak.
Lauren, Christina and me after our canoeing adventure.
Allison being crazy.


At Dinner. Sammy, Lauren and Rachel.
Allison, Brittany and me.

It's raining it's pouring....

We left for last Thursday with the intent of camping till Sunday. Thursday night my friends from Hawaii, Christina, her mom and her sisters -who were in Minnesota for awhile to visit some of her family- came to camp with us we went swimming that night and Grandpa and Grandma came to visit us. On Friday Morning we went on a hike to see Ramsey falls.

It is really pretty at that campground and they have lots of nice hiking trails.







There is also a zoo.





Friday afternoon Christina and her family left to go back to New Ulm Elsie and I went with them. That evening we went swimming and then the beach we were at, closed because of Thurnder storm warnings. Ann, Christina's mom, came to pick us up because she had seen the clouds. By the time we got into the car there were Tornado warnings we went to pick up pizza and went back to Christinas house.

We got some kind of big hail. Sorry the picture isn't that great.

Saturday Ann dropped us off at the campground and we got ready for dad's cousin Ambers wedding. After the wedding more Tornado Warnings. We cleaned up camp in the rain and went to Grandmas. That's all I have time to write now but later I'll tell you about camp.