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

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.

Sisters

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

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

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)

Video!

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! :)