Stateris

http://www.mapmsg.com/games/statetris/usa/

This is a game that I found on Jeremy's blog and thought that it was a lot of fun. It really tests your knowledge of the USA. It is not as easy as you think!!! Let me know how you do!

NO MORE MOO-MOO!

 

Cleo is very happy, even though she may not realize it, she does not have to wear her moo-moo anymore! The vet called this morning and said that Cleo was very cooperative and they got the "specimin" that they needed, and she does have a urinary tract infection. I was given some pills for her to take and I took her home. She is very happy to be home, however, those of you that know her also know that she is now shunning me for leaving her at the vet. I also talked to the vet (after Mom called and left a message on my phone) about getting her on glucosamin to prevent anymore infections. She thought that this was a great idea, but wanted to have the pills taken first and then we will go back and get her on the glucosamin. We are all very happy with this news!

Little Richard

The other day Andy and Dad were in the back hitting golf balls, and they ended up hitting some into the front yard. On their way to find the balls, they saw this cat in our yard. They got me from in the house (they knew that I would like to see him). As we took these pictures I was saying, "I don't like the thought of just leaving him out here, he is so little!" Those of you that know me will know that I was thinking that we needed another cat! After we took the pictures our neighbor (to the right) came out of her house and asked if we had her kitten. It was her cat and it turns out that she had named him Richard. We all decided that Dad's name for him was better: Ghost, because he had justed "ghosted in"!

We all thought of you Laura, since we know how much you want a gray fluffy kitten!

Poor Cleo!!

We have just realized that Cleo has more problems than we thought. When we got back from vacation we noticed that a lot of the fur on her belly is gone. Mom and I researched this on the Internet and found out that it is from a phsycological disorder. The problem is that she is continually cleaning herself and the fur in that area disappears. We tryed to watch her all the time to stop her from cleaning, but it is just too hard to watch her every minute of the day, so...this is my idea.








Let me just tell you that she hates me right now! She refuses to walk because she is not used to the shirt. I had to put the shirt on backwards because when I put it on the right way it did not cover her belly. Then I had to pin it on the side because she kept walking on the end of it with her back feet and then she would just fall over. I feel bad for her, but I think this is the only way to get her to stop licking herself!

Friends Good Will

 
 
 
 


We had a great time in South Haven. We were SO glad that we stayed to take go on the tall ship. Dad, Andy and I became part of the crew and were allowed to steer the ship. You would not believe how hard it is to steer a ship; with all that water from the lake pushing against you, you have to have big muscles to do it. Once you get the hang of it, though, it is fairly easy. This was the best part of our vacation. If you are ever in South Haven, take the time to go on this ship. It is well worth it!

Vacation!

We are off for vacation! Mom and I will update our blogs when we get back and we will hopefully have a lot of pictures to show you! See you when we get back!

WOW

On Sunday Melissa and I went to Worship on the Waterfront. I love going to the boardwalk and just walking around, but I also like to go to WOW on Sunday nights and enjoy the company of other Christians and the time to worship together. It makes you realize how good we have it in the US that we are able to worship our Lord out in public without fear of harm.

Jadon Lavik was the artist and we were really glad that we went. Some of his songs are played on JQ, like Changing Happy and What If. He has such a pure voice. You can tell that he really believes what he is singing.

After he left, we stayed for the musical fountain and were glad that we stayed and waited almost an hour to see it. We had both seen it before, but it is always so beautiful, that it is worth the wait.

We had left during the concert to get some ice cream and when we got back to our seats and got settled in again a woman came with her 4 year old son and sat down next to me. She then introduced herself and her son to me, and I thought, "This is odd; people don't usually introduce themselves when they sit next to someone." She then reached into her sons pocket and pulled out a pump, just like mine, color and all. She proceded to tell me that she had seen me walk by on our way back to our seats and she said the her son, "Look, that girl has a pump just like you!" Her son, who was adorable, told her that he wanted to go show me his pump, so they followed me to my seat and we talked for a little while. I was surprised at how well they handled it. He was only 2 when he was diagnosed, 3 when he got the pump, and he is only 4 now. They always keep it locked because he likes to hit the buttons sometimes. I thought that it was so cute that he was so excited to show me his pump. I do love to see other people with pumps. It is nice to talk to them and find out how they do things and just talk to them, as someone who understands exactly what I am going through.

My Car took a trip!

Andy and Dad went, yesterday, to the Nascar Nextel Cup race in Brooklyn, MI at Michigan International Speedway. Andy had won tickets, thanks to Aunt Cheri who had entered his name,and him and Dad finally decided that they would go, however they had one problem, what vehicle to drive all the way down there? The drive was about 2 and a half hours down there. I offered them my car, in exchange for driving Andy's truck to church.

They made it all the way there and back, with my car in one piece, and they had a wonderful time. I can now say that my car has been to a Nascar race!! There was a lot of dirt on it, some of it from the drive to MIS, but, thank you Dad and Andy, the washed it for me!

I have been tagged...

I have just been tagged by Terri, so here it is:

My 4 favorite jobs:
babysitting
housesitting
dietary aide at the nursing home
I have only had those three jobs

4 favorite local places
my church - on Sunday morning when it is full and everyone is praising God
Target
Pages In Time
Meijer

4 Favorite Foods
pizza
hamburgers - my dad's hamburgers are the best!
spaghetti
scones - blueberry with a lemon glaze, they are so good!

4 Favorite International spots
Romania - beautiful country
Eygpt - would love to visit
Ireland - ditto
Hawaii - ditto

4 People I am tagging
Jeremy
Ceci
Mandi
Troy

Chris Daughtry's "Home"

I found this video to his song "Home" and thought that it was a wonderful video. Take a look! (Sorry, thte video is so small.)

Lyrics Chris Daughtry Home Lyrics

Intersting Sighting

First of all, mom wanted to blog this, however, I told her that I needed to update my blog, so I got it! Today, mom and I went out ot Holland to do some shopping when we saw a very odd sight. We came up to a stoplight and saw a man walking down the sidewalk with his legs spread out. So, like any normal person, we looked closer to see why he was walking so oddly. Then we saw it! The inside of his pants, from crotch level to knees, were covered in something brown! It looked like he had some serious issues! We called Laura to tell her of our sighting, and when told she said that any nice person would have offered to help, but we didn't really want those pants in our car!

Guest Blogger

Hi - this is Mari taking a turn on Heather's blog. I saw Heather and Laura's post on wants and needs and thought I should take a turn so here goes:
Mari needs:
Mari needs prayer to draw her closer to God - well that's a good one. I need to spend more time in prayer myself and I certainly won't turn down anyone who wantsw to pray for me.
Mari needs her rest - I do have a problem with going to bed on time.
Mari needs her space - sometimes I do like some time to myself.
Mari needs a photo to post - I would like a picture to go with this entry.
Mari needs to aquire additional data - Yes, I can always use more education.
Mari needs enough money to live comfortably - I guess we all do, but how much do we need in order to do that?
Mari needs her ears shaved - this concerns me, last time I check I didn't have hairy ears!

Mari wants:
Mari wants Hirosho to be happy - Who do you suppose Hiroshi is? I guess that I would like him to be happy.
Mari wants an orange - that does sound good, but it needs to be juicy without many seeds.
Mari wants the agency to be under her authority - I don't think so. I don't want to run an agency.
Mari wants a career in foreign policy - again I don't think so. I would rather stay where I am.
Mari wants to be a teen vampire - how do these rumors start? Besides I am too old for the teen part. I may be able to handle the biting though!
Mari wants to have a child - wrong again! I'll just bide my time and wait for a grandchild.
I guess the computer isn't always right, although it got a few!

Heather needs...

I am following Laura and here is what I need:

Heather needs men now! - I know that, but where are the men?
Heather needs to start wearing a brassiere. - I try, but you all know how uncomfortable they are!
Heather needs two therapists - I have a problem...
Heather needs some body gaurds. - Have I told you that people are after me?
Heather needs new boobs - that goes along with wearing a bra
Heather needs veggies - I know I don't eat enough of them...
Heather needs something more to be satisfied - but what is it?
Heather needs an Anne - who is this Anne?

Heather wants another baby - another? where is the first one?
Heather wants hush money - what am I hushing?
Heather wants a new job - new job? I am happy where I am at right now
Heather wants people to take her seriously - that would be nice
Heather wants £10000 a day 'just to get by' - I wouldn't mind that

Interesting, don't you think?

The Good-O-Meter

Belated pictures of Andy - Rampage game

Here are the belated pictures of Andy a couple of weekends ago. He had to, along with a bunch of other new recruits, go to the Rampage game, which was paid for already, and they had to make a statement of some sort (I am honestly not exactly sure what it was they were saying). Anyway, Mom, being the good scrapbooker she is, took the camera and took some pictures. Some of them didn't turn out, they were too fuzzy, But here are a few!

The End is Near!!

No, I am not talking about the end of the world! This week has a couple of "ends" in it for me. School is finally done for me on Wednesday. I have three exams, all of which should be easy. My first exam is from 8-10, then I have one from 10:30-11:45, and finally one from 3:15-5. I cannot wait to be finished for the summer!

The other thing that is ending this week is my Dave Ramsey class on tuesday nights. I am really sad that it is done, I have enjoyed going to that class. Thanks to Laura and Aaron I have learned a lot about money and how to stay out of debt, and build wealth. I appreciate all that you guys did, even when it was just me and Melissa in class!

Have a great week everyone!

Cleo's Favorite Pastime

Friday, before Andy went to Lansing, he took some pictures of Cleo sunbathing on the table in the living room. Sunbathing is one of her favorite things to do in the morning when it is sunny and warm, so the front door can be opened. Here is a couple of them!

Don't Smell That!!

Sunday night we (meaning dad, mom, Andy, and I) were sitting in the living room (we had just got done watching a movie) when Cleo came in. She went over to Dad (one of her favorite people) and sat down by his feet. He had his feet slightly elevated on the foot rest so they were right at Cleo's eye level.

She leaned her head over an was going to sniff his foot when, I believe it was Mom that said, "I wouldn't sniff those if I were you Cleo, they smell really bad." Well, being Cleo and being the queen of the house and having to know every little detail she sniffed his foot anyway.

We all just laughed and went back to whatever it was we had been doing at the time. A few minutes later I saw Cleo out of the corner of my eye and noticed she was doing something weird. I turned to look at her and saw that she looked like she was going to barf; she was gagging! I quickly grabbed her and ran her into the kitchen to the hard floor, and that was all it took - she didn't barf. I went back to the living room and someone said to her that we warned her not to sniff Dad's foot, but she didn't listen to us; we told her that his foot smelled bad! I guess some lessons you just have to learn on your own!

My definition

I found this on Reverend Trevor's webpage and thought that it was cool.

Heather -- [adjective]: Like in nature to a banana peel 'How will you be defined in the dictionary?' at QuizGalaxy.com

Back home

Well, I am back home now after my house-sitting adventure. It is so nice to come back home to my own bed, my own cat, and my own family. I am surprised at how much I missed everyone. I did enjoy having my own bathroom and the house to myself, though. It is nice to be able to do whatever you want without having to worry about what other people are doing and if they will need the computer or tv or whatever. Have a great day!

Oh, Cheri - We don't have to go to church for class today! No little girls to worry about! Woohoo!