The weather has not heard it is April…aparently. grr.
What a… March 19, 2007
Carp
Carp Face
Carp Bag
Fruit Cake
Fruit Pie
Fruit Face
Fruit Bottom
Bag of hammers
Spork
Carpowitz
Half Wit
Dorko Sporko (or just dorko)
Paco
Bun
Narcaleptic Frog (or Narco for short)
Meanie Ol Pa
Big Ol Silly
Oh Snap February 25, 2007
This Sunday morning started like every other Sunday morning. It began with my mother calling down the steps “Its 7:00 girls! Your father does not want you late for music practice!” to which I responded, as I do ever Sunday, “Becki is taking the first shower!” Ten minuets later, she again yelled down to us “Girls!!! Get up! It’s already 7:10.” To this, my sister Becki finally stumbled out of bed to take her shower. I let my heavy eyelids drop and snuggled into my warm blankets and embraced the thought of dozing for another ten minuets. Every Sunday morning, we arrive at church an hour early to practice the music for the worship service. I often feel like it is a waste of my time, especially when my bed is so warm and all I do is run the power point. With in moments, my mother again yelled for me to get into the shower. Apparently, Becki had already been done with her shower and it was my turn. I crawled out of my comfy bed and made my way to the bathroom, took my shower and got ready for church. I decided to dress up a little for church today. I pulled out my charcoal gray pants with pink pin stripes and my v-neck sweater. I spent a little extra time putting on make-up and I even iron my pants.
As soon as I finished ironing my pants, I made my way to the kitchen to eat breakfast; however, I was rudely interrupted. “Come on Kate! We’re late! Will you drive?” I grabbed my keys and followed Becki out the door. My dad had already left and had taken our new car and my sister an I had to take “the ice box.” We have affectionately nicknamed out hunter green intrepid “the ice box” since the heater had quit working earlier last month. I ran back inside to grab an extra coat to keep me warm on the drive to church.
I thought I would be clever and take the highway to church so we could arrive to church on time. It had snowed a little last night, but the roads seemed to be pretty clear and not icy on out residential street so it seemed like a logical way to church. As we got onto the onramp, “the ice box” began to fishtail a little to the left, so I turned my wheel to the left to pull us out of the fishtail. I was shocked at how instantly the car turned and began to fishtail to the right and then next thing I knew we were no longer on the road, but actually looking at the road from the ditch on the side of the onramp. All Becki said the whole time was “we are okay, we are okay, its okay, were okay.” My heart was pounding fast, I was shaking a little bit and I was desperately hoping that we would be able to drive out of this predicament. But it was pretty obvious we were going nowhere for awhile. Ironically, my sister’s cell phone was ringing and she answered it with “we are in a ditch.” It was my mom on the other line and she said she would call our father to come pick us up. Becki and I sat in the freezing car trying to act like we weren’t on the side of the high way waiting for a handsome fellow to rescue two damsels in distress. I put the car in park, turned off the lights and figured that since the heater doesn’t work, I turned the car off too. I reclined my seat so that passing vehicles couldn’t see me, Becki freaked out thinking that we would roll down the hill farther from the road. We listened to the radio and talked about the songs, and acted completely rational. Within a few minuets my dad called and said that he could see us. And then he began to tease us about how far from the road we were.
Becki and I climbed out of the car to meet him. I saw that my tire tracks in the freshly fallen snow were unlike any tire tracks I had ever seen, all four tires must have been going in different directions. Walking throught the deep snow in stiletto heels was definitely a challenge in itself. As my dad’s dark gray
Toyota pulled up I could see the anxious eyes of my little brother Joe, peaking out the window to see the site. As I got in the car he says to me “Woah Kate, it looks like the tragedy messed up your hair a little bit!” I responded with a very mature remark of “it looks like your face is a little messed up.” We did make it to church in time for music practice. After practice we waited for the service to start, I was in the church office talking to my friend Laura, when I over heard my dad telling someone how I drove into a ditch. And, it was then that I realized that this was only the beginning. You see, my dad is the pastor of our little church and I knew he was going to tell everyone from the pulpit.
As the service began, my dad went forward for announcements and like I predicated he told every one, after which, my sister too made an announcement and made it clear to everyone that I was the one driving. Thankfully, it was my week to read a few verses to open the service. Before I read the verses I was suppose to, I redeemed myself. And I told the congregation that the car was not that far from the road, and that if Becki was driving she would have flipped that car.
oops January 17, 2007
so i am walking back to the student center after class the other day. and its like freezing, so i am not taking my sweet time, and i am walking and walking and then i notice i am slipping and i tried to catch myself but i didnt not suceed. Instead i find my self doing the splits and i cant get up really fast. so i laugh, not because i thought it was funny, but i was hoping that if i laughed other people would know i wasnt embarassed. but truth is, i was.
Cherry Chocolate December 27, 2006
Since i am a crafty child. I agreed to update the house hold phones. When i did, i discovered i could upgrade my dad’s phone to a Cherry Chocolate from Verizon for FREE. Now, how could i pass up an offer like that?!?! I would order that phone and then we could switchy the numbers and vola! Katie gets a Chocolate!!! I may be crafty, but i aint too smart. I ordered them on a saturday, and had to wait 2 buisness days to get the phone, so i had to wait all stinking weekend for them to arrive in the mail. Then, they tricked me! They sent on of the phone on tuesday (not mine…of course) and i had to wait until wednesday for my phone! Finally it came and after spending 2 hours with it, trying to activate it, my dad and i spent another hour at verizon switching the adresses. Then we brought it home and i then discovered that you have to purchase a $30 music package to download any music onto your phone. So, my “free” phone, isnt so free anymore. The more i figure it out, the more i am realizing i need to spend more money on it. How irritating…
Its a sister thing, you wouldnt understand. November 27, 2006
katiejoy2006 (12:21:37 PM): oh piano boy, when will your fingers break?!?!
Auto Response from ChildofLight58 (9:21:58 AM): rockin and worship team practice…
ChildofLight58 (9:22:14 AM): we laugh
ChildofLight58 (9:22:20 AM): am i away?
ChildofLight58 (9:22:22 AM): carp!
katiejoy2006 (12:22:07 PM): yeah you are
katiejoy2006 (12:22:08 PM): away
katiejoy2006 (12:22:10 PM): away
ChildofLight58 returned at 12:22:12 PM.
katiejoy2006 (12:22:20 PM): hey, now you arent
katiejoy2006 (12:22:22 PM):
ChildofLight58 (9:22:43 AM): hey
katiejoy2006 (12:22:26 PM): soooo….
katiejoy2006 (12:22:39 PM): i think he is a freshman…
ChildofLight58 (9:23:03 AM): so yeah jess is having a meltdown
ChildofLight58 (9:23:04 AM): yeah?
katiejoy2006 (12:23:28 PM): yeah, i saw him by the freshman dorms this morning, what happened now? did she only get 3 yellow skittles instead of 20% of her bag being yellow?
ChildofLight58 (9:24:23 AM): she is trying to be disgusted, but can’t help but smile
ChildofLight58 (9:24:35 AM): plus i don’t think she is having a serious meltdown
ChildofLight58 (9:24:42 AM): sort of just a lighthearted one
katiejoy2006 (12:24:59 PM): oh, thats cool. well tell her i say hey, and that if the world ceases to exisit because she cant make sense of it all, i am personally blaming her
ChildofLight58 (9:25:45 AM): she laughs
katiejoy2006 (12:25:29 PM): he cant even play christmas songs right! how annoying.
ChildofLight58 (9:26:06 AM): how can you mess up christmas songs/??
katiejoy2006 (12:26:14 PM): they are too complex for him apparently…idk, he is trying to add lots a diddleys in the,,, and its just not working out for him…
ChildofLight58 (9:27:16 AM): @@
ChildofLight58 (9:27:18 AM): diddlies
katiejoy2006 (12:27:23 PM): yeah lots of diddlies and doodlies
ChildofLight58 (9:27:51 AM): haha
katiejoy2006 (12:28:40 PM): oh my word! so i was just sitting here thinking to myself, he i dont mind that he plays christmas music, it isnt too bad, and then i look over and it wasnt even him! HAHAHAHA!
ChildofLight58 (9:29:51 AM): no, the piano guy would not lower himself to the standard of pleasing music
katiejoy2006 (12:29:43 PM): apparently not
ChildofLight58 (9:30:05 AM): you know, bothersome qualities such as melodies or dynamics
ChildofLight58 (9:30:25 AM): is he wearing the hat?
katiejoy2006 (12:30:07 PM): yesh, who needs those?
katiejoy2006 (12:30:16 PM): need you ask?
ChildofLight58 (9:30:46 AM): well, then, is it the piano guy??
ChildofLight58 (9:31:18 AM): i mean, there’s only one piano guy
ChildofLight58 (9:31:22 AM): and he wears the stupid hat
katiejoy2006 (12:31:34 PM): oh, his buddy was sitting next to him on the bench, but no more friend its the mr. random-chords now
ChildofLight58 (9:32:10 AM): ohhhh
ChildofLight58 (9:32:48 AM): i think i saw mr. random chords taking the drunk driving challenge earlier today
katiejoy2006 (12:33:01 PM): oh really? well, he wants to be sure that he gets all the college experience in…
katiejoy2006 (12:33:31 PM): maybe thats when he PERFORMS the best, while intoxicated
ChildofLight58 (9:34:35 AM): perhaps, i’m not sure i’ve heard him play intoxicated… but maybe
katiejoy2006 (12:35:47 PM): well, the music changed to having a melody so i look up and vola! its not Mr. Random_Chords! its an older guy, with a beard thing and we are alll in amazement that what? the piano isnt an annoying instrument! *Blown Kiss* i love you new piano guy! we shall call you mr. sweet keys!
ChildofLight58 (9:36:42 AM): we’re with you!
ChildofLight58 (9:36:49 AM): what’s a “beard-thing”?
katiejoy2006 (12:37:11 PM): i think i have fallen in love….with the sweet sounds and the fact that mr. random-chords decided to go get lunch…like a gotee that hasnt been maintained lately
katiejoy2006 (12:37:36 PM): i can only see the back of him…but he stopped playing
ChildofLight58 (9:39:00 AM): i see
ChildofLight58 (9:39:06 AM): you are quite entertainign today
ChildofLight58 (9:39:09 AM): i have to go to the computer lab
ChildofLight58 (9:39:12 AM): i’ll ttyl?
katiejoy2006 (12:39:02 PM): okay
katiejoy2006 (12:39:04 PM): c-ya
*some words may have been edited to be more appropriate for all audiences.
November 26, 2006
I am a savage. Full blown. I went hunting! Spencer called me at work on Saturday. “Hey Katie, want to go hunting?” I have never been hunting before, but how bad could it be? He promised me we wouldn’t shoot anything unless it was a really big buck and it was really close.
So he comes over and picks me up and hands me a bottle of stuff and says “here, put this all over your body, especially your face and neck and hands…” That wound up being the only place I put it. But apparently it was supposed to make me not smell like a girl. I put it on my face it burned really bad and shared deodorant with a boy (that was a first!!!) and some nasty chap stick too. We finally get to wherever we were going and his dad was there and starts handing me stuff to wear. When it was all done I was wearing ginormous camouflage overalls and big coat, gloves, a fleece neck warmer, fleece hat, and on top of that an orange hat. Oh, yeah, and some binoculars. Then we start walking across the biggest cornfield in the entire state.
We then reached our “spot” in the middle of the cornfield a mile from the truck was 3 pine trees. There we sat. and sat. and sat…FOREVER! I look over at Spencer, and we was sleeping! What? You can sleep while you hunt?!?!? SWEET!!! So, I tried to sleep, but no such luck…my legs and behind and back all hurt.
Then finally, we see a deer! It was really far away. Then Spencer whispered “Don’t move! DON’T MOVE! Look to your right!” I looked but I didn’t see anything. But I later found out that there was 3 deer there, about 40 yards away. I never saw them. Kinda embarrassing, I went hunting and I only saw one deer. And it wasn’t even the one close to me.
Yes. i had coffee, why do you ask?? November 13, 2006
I sit at the reject table in my math class…why? becuase we are late every stupid day….or barely on time…so therefore i have to sit at the reject table. Front row, middle seat, next to the blind girl. Now, i am not saying there is nothing wrong with her, but this tends to create lots of awkward situations. Partially because she can kinda see. Like she has to lean over her paper, nose to the table to read/write. Once we were doing group work and she was in our group and we were bouncing a rubber ball and measuring its height…
I must interject here to mention that i am in the dumbest math class Grand Valley has to offer. I never met so many people that dont know how to use a calculator or to graph a straight line. I told my mom that i was the smartest person in my class. she sais “Well, its about time! Now that you are in college you are finally smarter than some one else!” Thanks Mom, i feel so proud.
Anyways, she tries to catch the ball after it bounces…which is sad to watch, becuase…she cant see it! Awkward. Now, this girl, she really is a sweet girl, there is just lots of awkwarrd situatuations i dont know how to handle, today we are working on a match project and it looks so sad to see her 3 centimeters from her computer screen thats talking to her, she was going through a list and it was reading off each of the items she was going over and she stopped one and the computer kept on saying “data set. data set. data set. data set. data set” in a electronic masculine tone…
