Day Eight - almost there!

I can already hear the screams as you've realized I have posted again..

(Whether they're happy screams or screams of horror, I prefer not to think about.)

I actually have two days to tell you about because, yesterday, we went to the mall and I know how much any guy who happens to be reading this would want to hear about our shopping trip. ;)

(To clear up confusion, I'm skipping a few days. We may as well pretend they didn't happen, because you don't get to hear about them. However, if you're inclined, fill in the blank with whatever exciting adventures you like - a hostile takeover of the house by raging terrorists, a small tornado that for some reason only targeted this house, or maybe the animals from the nearby zoo decided to live here for a while...
It all feels true...)

I digress. Anyway, yesterday was a great day. Why? I found a cute shirt at a bargain price at JCPenney's. (The guys are allowed to groan; girls are expected to squeal.) And guess what? I wasn't herding around two little kids because they were playing at Bounce-a-lot. (My dad got to watch them. He is a superhero.)

Bounce-a-lot is something some clever person came up with after tripping over the little kids at the mall who are running around in circles because their mom is taking forever to pick out the perfect outfit/perfume/shoes. Basically it is a giant bounce house. And they charge an outrageous price because they know you'll pay it. They had fun, though, and so did I.

Then we went to Wal-Mart. I took Katrina to get cat food and conditioner and Josh went with daddy to get groceries. Katrina and I went in the right door - there was a taffy vendor outside the main entrance and he happened to be giving out free samples to anyone wearing green pants. (Katrina was wearing green pants.) Things like that restore my faith in mankind. :) 

I have to get up and make lunch, so I'm going to fast forward to this morning.

Yay for bath day. Who knew it was possible to bargain  with a six year old? (I prefer the term bargain over bribe.) Apparently bath time isn't as much fun now-a-days as it was when I was little. Ah well. She's clean now, so that's what counts...

Oaky, the natives are getting restless..
 This could be my last post for a while, people, so *sniff* farewell! 

-Cinderella

Day Four: At A Friend's House

Day Four: Annetta reporting.

Today, Josh, Katrina, and I drove over to a friend's house to spend the night. We arrived at 11 o'clock, and ate lunch; and it is currently 4:21 p.m. 

I know how much you all wanted to hear from me, so I've graciously decided to blog for my fans again... (You may laugh as derisively as you like, I can't hear you.)

I have my two friends, Kim and Rachel with me, and they are co-writing, just to give credit where credit is due. :) I apologize in advance for all the pictures. If you don't like pictures, close your eyes; this post isn't for you.

Do you know how much luggage is necessary to pack even for an overnight trip? To give you an idea, below is *gasp* a picture! This is only some of it...  

(Hosanna, that is NOT your backpack. I would never steal it. Never. It only looks like your backpack , 'k?)

the girl's luggage

 Me being the wonderful babysitter that I am, I forgot to comb Katrina's hair...since Sunday. I know. So, fortunately, Rachel was able to do something with it. No tears either!

Katrina's cool hair

 Okay, people, now I can introduce Kimberlynne and Rachel. Kim is on the the far left, I'm in the middle with Katrina, and Rachel is on the right. Oh, and notice the pretty pink walls! They just finished painting and redecorating their room, and I have to admit I love the way it looks! (No jealousy here, folks, none at all... :P)

this is one of the "nice" pictures; I can't vouch for the rest...

 Four girls taking pictures...you know what that means. Silly faces. Get used to it; we've got more coming right up...

 Here's a picture of our lovely nails...we should open a salon, don't you think? Try to guess which is which, if you dare.

 We dug out the accessories at this point. :) Notice the flowers...the picture is a little dark.

 More accessories...hey, we're girls. Don't judge. Hat and scarf time!

 Individual pictures...

 Here is where you can be jealous. We got cookies. :) They were delicious, by the way!

Katrina apparently likes cookies :)

Maybe some of you are wondering where Josh is in all of this...

Kim and Rachel have six younger brothers, so Joshua has been in good hands! In a couple of hours, we'll be eating supper, and then the girls have a chick flick to watch. No boys allowed!

Now that we're done regaling you with our adventures, it's time for you to comment and tell us about your normal/wonderful/exhilarating/humdrum/awesome/or whatever-the-case-may-be lives. 

Four (almost) down, six to go!

Cinderella signing off.

From the Travelers

We are currently in Port Wentworth, Georgia, preparing to depart for our last 6 hours of driving before we get to Highland Hammocks. We left Friday afternoon around 2:15 and drove to MD, stopping in Philipsburg for supper (Philipsburg and Ridgway are my two favorite PA towns). We got to Jess's place around 9 pm and sat around talking and eating cake with Mr. and Mrs. D, Ardee, Christina, Lisa, Andrew, Jess, and Kevin. My mom, Lydia, Hosanna, and Joanna went to bed around 10:30 or 11, but Andrew and I had a project to work on. We're making a photo guest book for the wedding, and we made good headway on it. Ardee and Christina watched a movie in the livingroom too, and Jess and a sleeping Kevin were in a corner of the living room, so we had a nice little party. Around 1:30, my brain's capacity for coherent thought and speech had decreased to a point where Andrew and I decided that actually, we could finish this via screen share, and Jess and I walked over to the grandmother's house where she stays, and we went to bed.

We left around 8 o'clock the next morning after breakfast and drove to Raleigh, NC, where we had lunch with Stephen's family. We had a good time, eating and roaming around their creek/woods area behind their house. Then it was off again to this hotel. We got here around 10 last night. And we should be leaving soon. By the time we get to the campground, Aunt Joanne, Uncle Victor, Julia, Grandpa Bob, and Grandma Suzy should be there, and we'll set up our tents and eat supper and stuff. And hopefully it will be very warm (I'm having vivid flashbacks to a frigid Texas).

I do have some pictures, but I forgot my USB cord so they're not on my computer. 

Day One: Check

Hacking Erika's blog is painfully easy.

Anyway, this is Annetta. As quite a few of you are aware, the rest of my family (minus, Josh, Katrina, and my dad) are enjoying warm, sunshiny weather right now and for the next nine days. I promised I would write an update while they're gone, and I'm bored right now, so you get to hear all about my life! (Cheering would be appropriate.)

Yesterday, the travelers managed to get underway around two in the afternoon. We threw a small party.

(Ok, that last part may or may not be entirely true. It might be slightly more accurate to say that I cleaned and made supper. And I made Josh and Katrina clean too. That was sorta fun... *evil snicker*)

Anyway, the angelic pair have not yet burned down the house or created any (more) holes in the walls or ceiling, so we're off to a good start. ;)

Today (Day TWO) Josh has a birthday party to attend, so Katrina and I have the run of the house. (Read: we have laundry and cooking. Josh failed to mention his lack of clean clothes before the party, so it's sort of a belated effort. Oh well. If I do laundry today, he'll have no excuse not to look sharp tomorrow for church. HA.)

As far as the cooking goes, the lasagna is in the oven and it smells promising, as long as I remember not to burn it. Our smoke detectors have been acting a little weird lately, and I don't know how to shut them off. That's strong motivation not to burn anything. It's also one of the reasons babysitters love sandwiches.
  
Well, I have stack of dishes calling for me, and remember that laundry I mentioned? I've found out that my mental powers don't extend to telekinesis; I actually have to get up and physically work to get it done.

To sum up; things are going fairly smoothly. Josh has been extremely helpful, taking on the responsibility of watering the plants and feeding the fish. Katrina has been helping me with cooking, and we're planning on chocolate chip cookies this afternoon. One day down, nine to go...wish me luck.

Oh, and call me Cinderella. ;)  

I'm bored

So, our printer is kinda slow. And I'm sitting here waiting for it to print off 50 copies of a bridal shower game we're playing tomorrow, so I figured I might as well blog while waiting. Yeah...it's a 40 second wait between each copy, and it just did copy number 22. So lemme pull out my math skills and say...it will be about another 17 minutes before they're done! Whee!

Sooo...I think I'm tired of talking about college, besides, I don't think anything has changed on that front. I was officially accepted to Houghton College, and I am planning to go there this fall. The idea will be to attend 4 semesters there (2 years) and then graduate, so that would be2015, I think.

But right now, what's really on the brain is the bridal shower. Jessica and Christina, Lisa, and Catherine (Kevin's sisters) drove up today for the shower. As far as I know, they'll be headed back on Sunday. Aaand...the bridal shower is tomorrow afternoon. A bunch of friends came with us this evening to set up and decorate, and it looks fabulous. I mean, Annetta, Rachel, and I bought the tablecloths and table stuff a month or 2 ago, and we have random decorating stuff at the church and at the house of a lady in our church who does really well with decorating, but I was really impressed with how well it came together. So much purple!

I  just thought of something funny. Our printer is putting the time each one was printed n the bottom. Which means that I can hand them out in numerical order based on when they were printed. I doubt I will...wonder if anyone will notice or be annoyed if I don't hand them out in order...

Oh yay...it's done printing!