Friday, December 25, 2009

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to everyone! I hope that you all had a great day.....I sure did! We started off the day by reading the Bible and then opening presents at home, and then after that we headed off to Nana's house where my mom's sister and brother-in-law (my aunt and uncle), and her brother and his family, were also there. We opened up the presents from the secret santa thing we did, and from Auntie Jenn and Uncle Dan. Then we "hung out" for a little while, and then ate. After we ate we opened presents from Nana and Papa. Now we are just "hanging out" some more. Some are playing games......some eating dessert.....and some watching the movie Mary and Joseph! It was a great day, and I (at 7:00) am ready to go to bed right now (after going to bed at 1:00 last night)! Please leave a comment, if you read this and let me know how your Christmas was. Thank you so much!

Karissa

Ephesians 6:9-18

Friday, December 11, 2009

Charlie bit me: Working with Harry and Charlie

I posted a while ago a video "Charlie bit my finger", well this is sort of an "update" on them. It's called working with Harry and Charlie.....(auntie Jenn....you may not have seen this one...have you?)!!!!

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

SNOW!!!!

We have like 7-8 inches of snow already.....and it's still coming down!!! Oh my goodness. I woke up to it just snowing really hard! Caleb and Julianna have been out in the snow....not me however! haha. Maybe Micah has...idk???? Julianna, Micah and Caleb would have had piano lessons, but we canceled....so much snow! I don't know if we would be able to get out. We can't start the snow-blower (dad's not here)... and we only have one snow shovel! We need to get some more shovels....SOON....and we are going to (maybe today or tomorrow). So, Caleb still just texts like crazy......I hear a noise (for his text) like every 2 minutes it seems (except in the morning)! Yesterday I texted some people, and they weren't texting me....so then I texted my cousin (who was also texting Caleb), and I was like "noone is texting me... everyone is texting Caleb....text me". She was like ok.....and then other people started texting me, and I was like....agh! I can't answer you all...stop texting me. (I was texting like 4 people or something)! It was so nuts! Ha-ha! It was funny. Caleb probably (receives and sends), 300 a day... easily! That is so amazing. I counted it up, and if I kept doing what I was doing (send about 60 a day, and receive 60 a day....) I would have almost 4,000 texts in a month! WOW! Just think of what Caleb would have....he would have like 10,000 (ok, maybe not that many....but then again....maybe!)!!!!!!!! I have never heard of somebody having so many texts. Ok, off the subject of texting!


Ok, I was gone....eating lunch and stuff....now I am back! But.....I guess I don't have a lot more to say....so, that is all for now! It is not snowing anymore...we got about 9-10 inches! So, yeah....a lot. Micah, Julianna and Kristianna are out in the snow now. That's all for now. Bye-bye!
Karissa

Saturday, December 5, 2009

December post

Hello everyone, how are you all doing? I am doing well, and finally feeling I think 100% better from when I was sick. I think everyone else is also.



What's new? We got texting yesterday on our phones!!! It's sooooooooo fun to text. We are so excited! Caleb (i.e.) received 110 texts yesterday! lol That is a LOT. I got a bunch too, but only 52! Ha-ha. Susanna however only received about 15 or so. Oh, well....she just didn't do it as much as us. She'll catch up! haha


We are getting ready to go to a nursing home at about 10:00 to sing and play our instruments for Christmas. Then , I don't know what we are doing the rest of the day. Actually I do know that we are going to a living nativity tonight (I think). So, that will probably be fun.


I went to the orthodontist the other day and they took the pictures for me to send in, to see if Mass Health will pay for my braces. They already denied me once (about two years ago), so we'll see what happens this time! Also earlier that morning we went Christmas Caroling with the Home-school group at our Church. Then we went back to the Church for a pot-luck, and had to get out of there pretty quick after to go to the orthodontist.


I thought of another thing we did that was fun recently (I really haven't blogged in a while. haha). We went to a cookie swap a couple days ago, and got 96 cookies there! We had to bring 6 dozen, and then we would get 6 dozen back. But, there were a couple left over, and one lady didn't want to take "her cookies" back, cause she had some left at home, so we got to take a couple extra dozen....so that's how we got so many!


Well, that's all for now. If I think of anything else that happened exciting that I forgot, or if something else exciting does happen....I'll try to post something about it! Oh, and I have some pictures that I want to post sometime also!


'Til next time,
Karissa Noelle <3

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Joke

This is a joke that I saw in something that we got from our Church....I thought it was funny, and thought that you might get a laugh out of it also!

Dear Child,
I am writing this to you slowly because I know that you can't read fast. We don't live where we did when you left home. Your dad read in the paper that most accidents happen within 20 miles from your home, so we moved. I won't be able to send you the address, as the last family that lived here took the house numbers when they left so that they wouldn't have to change their address.
This place is real nice. It even has a washing machine. This week I put a load of laundry in, pulled the chain, and haven't seen them since.
The weather isn't too bad here, it only rained twice last week. The first time it rained for three days, and the second time for four days.
Your Uncle Steve thought that the coat you wanted me to send you would be too heavy to mail, so we cut the buttons off and put them in the pockets, Hopefully you will find them and sew them back on. I am sorry that we had to do this and cause you extra work, but our financial woes are laying heavy upon us.
Things are tough all around. We got another bill from the funeral home. They said if we don't make the last payment on Grandma's grave, up she comes.
John locked his keys in the car yesterday. We were worried because it took him two hours to get me and Shelby out.
Your sister had a baby this morning! I haven't found out what it is yet, so I don't know if you are an aunt or an uncle. If the baby is a girl, your sister is going to name her after me. She is going to call it Mom.
Three of your friends went off a bridge in a pick-up truck. Ralph was driving. He rolled down the window and swam to safety. Your two other friends were in the back. Sadly, they drowned because they could not get the tailgate down. There isn't much more news at this time. Nothing much has happened.


Love, Mom


P.S. I was going to send you some money, but the envelope was already sealed....sorry.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Sisters

Hey everyone, I really like this video, it's so beautiful. I hope you enjoy it like I did!

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Late......






Happy Birthday to Kristianna (one day late)!


Kristianna turned 5 yesterday, and to say the least, she was very excited to be 5 (finally!).
She also had her toe looked at (it had been swollen for a while, and she went to have it checked out.....I'm not exactly sure what happened to it, but it was about 1w 1/2 to 2wks. ago that she hurt it), and they said it was broken (she had x-rays), and they said that she had to have it looked at by someone else! So, she went today, and they said that it is fine, and that it will probably "be better" (and not so swollen), soon (and if it's not in the next two-three wks, then she would have to go back, and have it looked at again)! So, that' the story with that! These pictures are of Kristianna at Fun Spot when we went in September!



Well, that's all for now.....................

'Til next time,

-Karissa Noelle <3

Sunday, October 25, 2009

October is almost over? No.......it couldn't be?

I can't believe that October is already past......and I also can't believe that it snowed a couple times already. That's just not even funny, I mean I know it's bound to happen sooner or later, but snow in October? It's not unheard of, but I don't like it! lol. Anyways, We went to the Dentist the other day (6 of the children), and we had NO cavities. We barely ever get cavities anyway, I don't think I have ever had a cavity in my life. Ok, is it weird that I am talking about that? Whatever! lol


When we were at the Dentist, they said that they think I need braces! They already told me that before, and I went to the orthodontist, and they said I needed braces too, but then Mass Health who would pay for it, denied me. Oh well, I am scheduled to go again December 3rd, and we'll see what they say this time. I'm not so sure about the whole idea about braces?


Julianna still hasn't won any soccer games or scored anymore goals :( but, her and her team did come REALLY close to scoring a goal in the past two games! Well, even if they didn't win any games, it was still a good experience for Julianna, but it's still not fun to lose all of your games :(


School is going ok, but it still comes down to the same story........I don't like school! haha Well, I guess that's all for now.........I just felt like posting something for some reason! lol 'Til next time..............


Proverbs 25 (the Proverb for the day)

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Video!

Friday, October 9, 2009

Wow!

Wow, I am actually finally posting some pictures....lol. When was the last time I did that?? Let's see...........besides the couple posts where I put one picture, it was August 11th! Wow. So, here I am on October 9th finally posting some pictures! Well, for the first one.........




The Red Sox are in the Play-offs!!! Yeah. They did lose their first ALDS game, but they are going to win tonight! Ha-ha!!!




This was the picture of Micah on his birthday that I was going to post, but then couldn't get it to go on the computer! :(




The mums that we have outside the house.







Orange mums.








I'm not quite sure how this happened, but Julianna was leaning down near the harp, and I took a picture, and this is how it turned out (I must have done something.....moved or something, I just don't know what)! lol!




This isn't a great picture, but shows you the apple crisp Susanna made...yum! She is a good cook!




A sunset! One of God's many beautiful paintings!








This was a picture of the moon, the night we got home from NH,but it didn't really work to just take a picture of the moon (which was really neat)....but I thought that this was cool anyhow!




Julianna, Diana, Lauren, Leah, Susanna, Caleb, James, Derek, Micah, and I with Miriam Petrofsky (Sky for short), from Fiery Faith and Fiddles!




All of us at fun-spot.



A Blue Jays feather!



Micah and Julianna being crazy.....lol!




Smiles!




"Daniel's house cleaning job....call me if you need help cleaning up your house." Haha!





Daniel enjoying his popsicle.........




Julianna enjoying hers..............




Kristianna enjoying her popsicle................





and Micah enjoying his popsicle!






A pretty "something". I don't know what it is, I just know I like it! Haha!




An ant hill...I tried to get one with the ants in it, but I couldn't find any ants!





Daniel being his usual cute self!



Art


Daniel and I listening to my Mp3 player!
Well, that is all the pictures I have for now!

School has been going pretty good, except for the fact that I don't like it, and it is still hard! Julianna has been taking soccer for about 4-5 weeks, and she has practice every Wednesday and Sunday, and a game on Saturday. She does not have a game tomorrow for the Holiday! She has played about four games, and hasn't won one yet :( I am hoping she will win one at least...soon!

We haven't gone apple picking yet, but are thinking about going tomorrow! We are now back into the routine (Caleb, Julianna, and Micah at least) of going to piano lessons every Wednesday....Susanna and I are not taking lessons this year (not yet anyways). Mom was saying something about us maybe us taking a lesson once a month and picking a song to do every month, and then when we go to our lesson, our teacher could just "critique" us on that song and tell us what we could do to make it better....and the next month pick another song, and so on!! I am also taking violin every other week..... and am hoping that I will take for about one more year, and maybe during that time take on at least on or two students to teach!! That will be fun (I hope. lol)! Well, that is what has been going on in my life since I last blogged, and I will hopefully not take to long in-between posts this time (I think our pictures are finally going on the computer easier, so hopefully.....)! Talk to y'all later! :)

Friday, September 25, 2009

Happy Birthday Micah!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, TO JESUS BE TRUE, MAY GOD'S SPECIAL BLESSINGS, DESCEND UPON YOU!!!!!!



Micah is eight today..............WE LOVE YOU MICAH! <3

MICAH ANDREW PAULL <3


Thursday, September 17, 2009

My life? SCHOOL!

Wow! I haven't blogged in a long time (for me anyways)! I know this isn't an excuse as to why I'm "not blogging".....but our camera doesn't work right now (we need to charge the batteries), and that is he only way I can get pictures on the computer, by plugging it in to the computer! I don't know why it doesn't work with the cards we have, to just put it in the computer (without having to plug the camera in)??? Anyways, also when I do try to put some pictures on....say I have 400 (and that would only be because recently, I deleted a bunch of pictures on the computer, so I have been trying to put them back on), then it only will put like 100, and then won't work. It is so annoying! Anyways, I am posting now, and I will try to get some pictures on here before too long, hopefully!!!! <3>

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Going to Nh for the weekend!

I am excited and sad at the same time! I am excited that we are going to NH, but sad that this will be the last time we will go for the summer! It's so sad to think about. We have had a good summer though, and have had some fun up there!


Anyways, we are leaving tomorrow at about 11:30 in the morning, and we have to pick up some stuff on the way up there...so we will probably be there between 2-2:30 (hopefully, that's our "goal"). When we get up there we will "hang out" for a little while (I don't like to sat that, "hang out", it doesn't sound to good.....but you know what I mean), and then at 7:00 or 8:00 (I would say 8:00 if I had to guess), they are having a bonfire on the beach. That is always fun, and they also have desserts after.


Then of course on Saturday, they have Harvest Day (which, I don't kow how much we will be doing, depending what it is, and the prices). And also on Saturday is the canoe race. I'm hoping maybe Susanna and Lauren will do that with me since I want to do it, but we'll see what happens!


Then the concerts will be Saturday night. On Sunday there isn't much going on (A party I think, maybe, but a surprise....shhh, I didn't tell you). Then, we weren't going to stay 'til Monday, but Auntie Jenn and Uncle Dan are taking us to Fun Spot on Monday. That should be really fun! I'm not sure if I've been there (I think I have, but I don't remember)!


I just heard today that they are making the basketball court at NH into a gymnasium (however you spell that)! I think that is sooo stupid! Caleb likes the idea, but I don't! I guess I'll just have to try to enjoy it...????!!!!!!! Whatever!


Well, that is all for now....I have been having a problem with the pictures and deleted a bunch of them by accident. So, I hopefully will have them all back on here soon, and get some pictures up. (I even took a bunch the other day like I said I was going to do in the last post, but they weren't going on when I tried to put them up............eeerrrrgggghhhh)!!!


I was looking for a verse to put on my blog, and I was looking through the Psalms, and this verse kept "showing up". So I decided to put it on here! (I also put the next two verses after that, cause I liked them also)!


Psalm 31:1
1. In Thee, O Lord, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness. 2. Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me. 3. For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy names sake lead me, and guide me.

Monday, August 31, 2009

Cool......

This is a picture that I took after Quality won the Championship! I thought it was really neat.



I am going to try to take some pictures today, hopefully. And then maybe post them in the next couple days, we'll see.

Friday, August 28, 2009

Just a post, no pictures!

A lot of times I feel like I want to blog, and then I just don't know what to blog about. It's really annoying. But, needless to say, I am blogging right now!


Yesterday, Susanna, Caleb and I played catch for a while out in the backyard. It was fun. Then a while later Caleb and I played wiffle (don't know how to spell that....so I just made something up) ball. That was fun also, except I get a good hit, and they are always foul. Caleb says with a wiffle ball bat he hit a tennis ball, over the fence (he thinks is approx 120 ft...I'm not sure) with one hand. (He just came in and told me this)! I'm not sure if that's true....just kidding!


I am reading a book right now called Roses for Mama by Janette Oke. The next series that I am going to read, are by Kim Vogel Sawyer. They are waiting for me at the library! They are called Bygones, Beginnings and Blessings! Susanna and mom read that series already, and said they were good, so I wanted to read them. And then Susanna is going to read a series by Wanda Brunstetter that mom and I read! Those are called, Going Home, On her own, Dear to Me, and Allison's journey (I think those are my favorite books)! I can't wait for the new Amish ones to come out by Wanda Brunstetter and Beverly Lewis! I haven't read a Amish series one in a while, and I love them!


I look on other peoples blogs sometimes, and they just have a short little post of what they did that day or the last couple days, so I am going to try to do that! Even if I don't feel like it. Sometimes I want to post something that I did, but say that would be too short....well, not really, that's not what a blog is for....it doesn't have to be a "long post" just for you to blog it! I told Susanna that it might be weird that I am blogging what book I am reading, but that is what a blog is for....to say what you have been doing, and have been up to recently! Right? Haha.


Well, I have to go for now! Come again, and check if I posted anything (soon)! Haha.


I wanted to put a Bible verse on here, and when I opened up the Bible, this is what I turned to:


Psalm 89:1
I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.
I thought that was pretty good verse! Don't you think?

Thursday, August 20, 2009

What's wrong with me?

I am really bad at blogging obviously......as you can see. I don't have pictures this time, well I would put pictures of Caleb's game, but he doesn't want me to, he wants to put them on!! Well, his coach told him and his team (this is the cities that he is playing now), to come and play with their A game, and they won 18-4, so I guess that was their A game!!! I think they all had a A game, not just one or a couple people, they all did great (obviously, I don't think if just one person had a great game they would get 18 points)!


We haven't been doing to much recently, except trying to stay cool...it has been so hot, like in the 90's. I can't believe it! Of course that happens in mid August, almost September. It wasn't anything like this when it was supposed to be! haha. It could still be hot right now, but not this hot, plus my mom said she heard it was supposed to better today.....not!


We are gonig to NH one more time this summer, for Labor day weekend! I can't believe that the summer is almost over, its' so sad! It was just June, and now all of the sudden it is almost September. Aagghh!


The Red Sox are doing pretty good, except for the fact that they are still 6 games behind the Yankees! The Yankees have the best record in the Major leaugue...how did that happen? The Red Sox were just 3 games ahead of them?! Oh well. Hopefully the Red Sox will catch up soon, if the Yankees wouldn't win every game!


Well, I have to go get ready to eat, it hopefully won't be as long as last time in-between posts! I always think that I have to do a long post if I write something, but I don't really have to, I can just write a short one, and let you know I'm still here! lol. And hopefully I will have some picture next time.....I will try to remember to take some! Ttyas!

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

I should blog more often!!!!!!!!!

Hello everyone! I have not blogged in a while. Last time I posted something was when we got back from NH the last time we went up. Now I'm back from being up there for 10 days or so. We had an awesome time just like always. I cannot stay too long it is getting late, and I have to go to bed soon, so here are a bunch of pictures from over the last few weeks. The first one that I put, I was going to put last time, but forgot!!!!





Eve Dennett....she is sooooo adorable! <3


Caleb, Corbin and Susanna work in the sandbox ("candy shop") at the beach. I also worked there too, but didn't get my picture taken, haha!!!




Caleb works in the sandbox





View of the beach




The beach swingset




Daniel a couple weeks ago falling asleep after eating his lunch (he did finish his lunch though)








Two Saturdays ago, we went to our Church picnic. This is Natalie blowing bubbles.








Kristianna and Josiah Anderson




Kristianna blowing bubbles at the picnic




Some of the teens get ready to play volleyball


Julia Pileggi and Natalie Jorgensen hold hands as they walk......so cute


This is where the fire had been in NH, and it was really neat I thought how it looked, so I wanted to take a picture, but it did not work. So, this is not what it looked like, but I thought this was cool anyways.


Timmy Crockett


Alyssa (Riley's cousin), Jamie (Alyssa's friend), and Riley Johnson


Timmy (a different Timmy than the picture up above), and Daniel play in the sand


This rose bush was planted up at NH when Andy Sawtelle died (he was about 23 I think when he died, but they told his parents when he was born that he would only live 'til the age of about 4).



Julianna and Ally in the paddle boat (I'm not sure if that's how to spell Ally)


Kristianna eating her slush

"Hey Elliott, how big was the fish you caught"? "This big"!!


Alyssa, Jack, Caleb, Micheal, Riley, Daniel and Ben play on the beach


Kristianna playing in the water


Josiah Hansen plays in the water


Julianna jumps off the dock.....


and lands in the water......SPLASH!!!!!


Julianna and Ally jump off the dock


Jack holding the fish he caught

Jack ( the Johnson's cousin)


Corbin Johnson (the oldest)


Micah and Lucas (I am trying to put on a picture of each of the Johnson's, and this is the only one I had of Luke, oh well!)!!!!! The second oldest.


Jamie, Riley, Alyssa, Ally and Julianna


Riley Johnson (third oldest)


Gabe, Jack, Erica, Micah and Liam with the fish Jack caught


Gabrielle Johnson (the fourth in the Johnson family)


Kristianna and Elliott


Elliott Johnson (the fifth in the Johnson family......how many are there?)


Spencer Johnson (the sixth). More?


Spencer


Last but not least, Toby Johnson (Tobias), the seventh blessing in the Johnson family


Toby



Well, that is all for now, and I really have to go, because it is getting really late. I will hopefully blog more soon. Let you all know more of what I have been up to (basically at Alton bay). Ttyal. Bye...............

With His Love,

Karissa Noelle