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Heya! ^_^

Are we still allowed to post stuff on here? I think it'd be really cool to keep our class blog alive even though we've graduated. I know that a lot of people probably have already forgotten about this, but there are a few who would still post things periodically. Does anyone even check this any more? Hahaha. Oh well. Hasta luega!

*~FUR~*

#62 Peanut Butter

I'm a nut when it comes to peanut butter. I had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch every day last year. I am not picky when it comes to peanut butter. I like creamy or crunchy; Peter Pan or Jiffy. It doesn't matter to me. I tried some imitation peanut butter one time, but i will never be fooled again! If it is not real peanut butter, made from real peanuts, then I will not eat it.

“Hey! He looks like me!” (Mar. 23, 2010)

I have a traditional thing that me and Stephen do. We usually go to Micky D's every once in awhile for dollar menu lunch. One day Ben joined us. Half-way through lunch we noticed a little boy (2-3yrs old) scoping out the room. His eyes fell on us and just kinda...stared. We noticed the expression was one of inquiry, looking at us as if we were an abnormal thing. I tapped Stephen and said out loud, “Dude! He looks like me...” As soon as I said that I tried to fix it. “...when I have no idea whats going on!” That didn't fix it. She gave me the most piercing stare ever. OUCH. Ben hid his face and Stephen looked at me. “Seriously man?!” was all that stephen said to me. Sigh. Yea, the village idiot strikes again.

Imagine...

Imagine a field of golden grass. Paths wind through the terrain. Your on your bike, the wind in your face and the sounds of birds nearby. Grasshoppers hop away from you every inch of ground you cover. You pedal just to hear the whinny of your bike tires on the beaten down grass. The grass sways in the wind and the lonely apple tree at the top of a single hill shows a resting place for shade and fresh apples. Ah, the luxuries of the smells, sights, and sounds of Northland.

Mirror Lake (Oct. 16, 2009)

Mirror Lake or Reflection Lake sat in the middle of the Wisconsin woods. Mirror Lake was called that for the way it would reflect the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) during the winter. Many people that had a snow mobile would go out to the edge of mirror lake on the cold, brisk nights and watch the Lights. The wind through the trees and the woosh of the lights was all that could be heard. At times you could see, lit up with the reflections, the helmets of the other people around the lake. No talking, no engines running, just the puffs of steam from our breaths and glistening eyes all looking at God's marvelous and beautiful creation, all around Mirror Lake.

Marriage/Family - YAY! ^_^

The thought of having a family terrifies me! Just thinking of having children...*shudder*, but then I remember that this is not new. Since Eve, women have survived growing and maintaining families, and god's power does not diminish. Honestly, I cannot wait until I have a man that I can listen to and take care of and serve with and goof off with. I cannot wait until I am able to baby and tease my husband when he's a whiny, sick lump on the couch, and i cannot wait until I have a best friend and hug-giver that never has to go home. :) There will be so many challenges, especially in these days, but I am ready and long to build a home and work hard for and beside a man who loves God so that He may receive the glory for a grounded family in a world where that is uncommon!


~Jennifer Henson

Mom's XXXXbestXXXX WORST Meal

I hope you don't mind that I chaned the title, but I want to RANT!!!! :( :( :( :(

Institution food has NO PLACE ON A FAMILY"S TABLE for the family dinner. :( :( :( :( I love my mom's cooking; not someone in Illinois who packages Stouffer's with love in their heart for their paycheck. Don't misunderstand me... every now and then it's ok, but not twice a week. Some of those meals are good, but not as good as home cookin'. I think I am ok now... MAMA knows my feelings and tries to cook meals now or at least when I'm home for dinner. :)

Some non-academic things I'd like to accomplish

There is much in this world to learn about and become capable of doing. There are just too many things in life that I would like to learn and be able to do for me to list in this entry, so I will list just some that I would like to able to do before college. The first is to ride a motorcycle. Since this would basically make me awesome for the rest of my life, and it saves on gas money. Next, I would like to learn to waterski. I was always too scared too learn as a child, and now I regret this, because it makes me look like a sissy. Finally, one last thing that I dream of accomplishing before August is to be able to speak French in Russian.

Special Remembrance of Childhood

It was about April of 1998 when the magic happened. I was laying in the bed with my dad watching t.v., and some basketball game was on. I had heard of the guy who played basketball and was on all the commercials, and I even had some posters of him in my room. (But i had taken it all or granted until this day.) This 6 foot 6 inch North Carolina native, sporting the number 23 intercepted a pass at the top of the key, sprinted down court, then he realized he was all alone. He started preparing himself for launch, he took off from about a foot inside the foul line, he glidded across the lane, his tongue was wagging, the Chicago crowd was on their feet. Then he threw down a thunderous yet graceful dunk that lit my soul on fire. That was the day Michael Jordan became my hero.

53. Getting in trouble

I was particularly mischievous child who at a moments notice would capriciously follow after any fancy or whim that caught my attention. I recall one particular whim that caused I and my backside particular aggravation. I had decided that I deserved a palace and that my loyal companion Rhowyn was honorable enough to join in the fun. I immediately conjured up a plan for the prospective palace with a speed and creativity that came out of no where. After the foundation was in place (tables and cardboard) I was ready for the walls and decor to be set and only the best materials would do! I collected items laying around the house, designed ornate "curtains", and placed the "walls" where they needed to be. Our Palace of Hayes had been finished and just as Rhowyn and i snuggled up in our palace chambers to watch Arthur we heard a door, some tired footsteps, and a scolding voice. With the conclusion to he palace of Hayes I learned many wonderful things. 1. Rhowyn was not a prince but an OUTSIDE dog. 2. Nanas heirloom tablecloths were NOT palace walls. 3. Unmentionables are NOT curtains. 4. My mothers gold jewelry was NOT decor and my favorite, 5. even after the tragic end of my prince, palace, and punishment, i was still my mommas princess.

My Dream

This might be an unrealistic dream of mine but I would love to visit everywhere and every place in the world! I love to have new adventures and see different things! China and Costa Rica were so awesome that I want to visit and go everywhere. I would want to meet the different people and live in their culture! If I had to choose one place to visit for the longest period of time it would be the continent of Africa. Touring and traveling the world is one of my dreams!!!

WHAT AMERICA MEANS TO ME

When I think of America, I think of freedom and hope. The word brings about a sense of pride. I think of all the people that have given their lives to keep us going. I think through our history and I'm just so glad to be born in a country that everyone covets to be born in. America has been a blessing to the world, in that we set a standard of kindness, fairness, and justice for the world. We have accomplished things that have brought prosperity to many other nations along with ourselves. I love America and am so proud to call it my homeland.

Another Remembered Event From High School Jamie Yow

Another special event that I remember from high school was one Wednesday afternoon at Amanda Barrow's house. Christina, Amanda, and I all had went there to just relax until church that night. We went to the dog pound where Amanda got dog poop all over her skirt from picking up the poor defected dog, made brownies (which was a hilarious experience in itself), slid Amanda down her stairs, accidentally let her big dog Dixie in the house ( we couldnt catch her!), and threw ice into the shower while Amanda was in it! Before church, we decided to go by El Patron to eat. At the restaurant, we received a free slushy drink that we were all afraid to drink for fear of what alcohol they might have added-- we were definitely already loopy ENOUGH! On the way back to church, somehow I ended up driving Amanda's car while Christina and Amanda both fought for the front passengers seat. Needless to say, Amanda ended up in the floorboard of the front seat with her face smashed next to the door where she stayed until we got to church while Christina sat comfortably on top of Manders!! HAHA....I have NEVER laughed so hard in my entire life! We might have been putting the whole city of Anderson in jeopardy,BUT it was entirely too much fun to stop! That is just one of our MANY "adventures" that I will NEVER forget!:)

An Animal that Frightened Me

An animal that frightens me are zebras. Zebras are white and black horses that have mohawks! That mere description is terrifying. Nothing says "I'll end you" like a multi-colored horse with a mohawk. If me and zebra ever crossed paths, I would admit defeat and just lay down. I wish zebras would become extinct.

getting out early

Getting out early is awesome. It is exactly what I expected. It is ironic that now that I get out early is the year that i don't have much homework so I don't really need the time. And, yes, that last sentence was a run-on. I will graduate with twenty-seven credits. I took three online math courses. I hated all of them with a passion, but it let me drop a couple of hard classes because I didn't need the credits.

Anything About Nature - God's Hugs

There are so many amazing qualities of God's creation. I enjoy the cool green grass on my feet, the chill of a breeze brushing my face, the kiss of sun as it shines onto my skin, the serenity and calm of winter snow, and the crisp smell of fall. My most favourite gift from God in nature, though, would have to be rain. I have always loved it, but when I was little, I remember talking to God about how I could never really hug Him or walk beside Him. A poem popped into my head then about a woman asking God for a miracle, but missing all of the natural miracles around her such as caterpillars, sun, and water. It was raining, and I went outside to play in the wonderful miracle-drops. It reminded me of Noah and God's promise of love. How can a God so terrible (in power) in destroying the entire earth with this water be so gentle and loving to bless the plants (and this little girl) with the same rain/. Ever since that day, I've viewed rain as God's was of hugging me and whispering, "Here I am, Jennifer. Do you love me?" 

~Jennifer Henson

Kindergarten

I will never be a kindergarten teacher... unless I am teaching Japanese kids English. Mr. Berry forced us to volunteer in the kindergarten lunch. That was enough to dismantle ant dreams of having kids myself. I do believe none of them knew what a fork was. I could not even understand what any of them said. I just kind of smiled and nodded. And they randomly hugged me. I was lucky though. Amanda was with me and knew exactly how to handle them! She even understood their language! She can be the kindergarten teacher, but not me.

44. A Christmas Song - Katie Riggins

On many occasions I have wondered what it would've been like to be Mary. The song "Breath of Heaven" is sung from the perspective of Mary. Mary talks about wondering why she was chosen, and she says that she needs the Breath of Heaven to hold her together. Imaging having my Lord and Savior growing inside of my womb sends chills through my body. I have also wondered, if I lived in those times would I have lived a life that God would've chosen me to bear his Son? I want to live that life. The honor of caring for Jesus awes me, and I'm sure it awed Mary too.

Something I've Learned Socially (3-22-10)

Something that I have learned socially is that not all girls have cooties. Growing up I held the mindset that all girls other than my mother had cooties and were bad. As such girls were to be hated and kept away at all costs. Then, suddenly something snapped in my summer between my 10th and 11th grade years. I suddenly came to realize that a select FEW girls had discovered a vaccine for cooties and kept it for their own use. But I decided that I would discover what this vaccine was and use it on some other girls I thought should have it too. I've decided that not ALL girls are bad.

79: Only One Life

Only one life left. The last chance you'll ever have to obtain victory. There is only one obstacle keeping you from getting the thing you have been working toward for so long. You confront this obstacle in attempt to defeat it, but the obstacle isn't going down without a fight. The epic battle begins. Much madness and struggle is taking place, the fight is glorious. But in the end you never defeat Bowser, and you never get to rescue Peach.

Ashley Harbin: A Spiritual Blessing (11-16-09)

This past summer God really taught me and showed me the power of His love and never-ending comfort. In order to teach me these, He had to mold me and take away things that I loved and held close to my heart. It is daunting that God's love is unconditional no matter what, but people who say they love us "unconditionally" seem to change their mind when things become uncomfortable for them, or when another "opportunity" comes along. God helped me face one of my worst emotional fears this past year, and by His strength, i have been able to reach the other side. At the time, I was very perplexed and questioned why? how? and many other questions people would ask God in that situation. After having time to see some things, God has shown me, and even continues to show me "why." Now, I am grateful for what happened because it prevented worse pain that could've came. I also realized that God has something much better in store for me, and my objective is to daily look for His will and wait on Him. God will never take me or allow me to go through something (that without His strength) that I cannot handle. Most amazingly, I will never have sorrow that is for "the bad," for it will always be for my good. (Romans 5:8)

#30 Pets

I have had a few pets throughout my life. I've had a kitten that i loved. I've raised a few fish that never grew much at all. Recently we got a small puppy which has the cutest look ever. In all my experience the one thing I've learned is the one who feeds them is the one they love the most. The next thing is once you clean/bath the dog or pick up after him; its always expected of you; so don't. Lastly its not cheap not at all.

A Hobby

My latest hobby is Karate. I started taking karate in January 2009. I started just to get some self-defense, and I have kept with it because I love it! I started out as a white belt, got to skip yellow, and I am now a red belt. I have one more belt before I am a black belt! My instructor, Marty Knight, fought on the same USA Karate Team as Chuck Norris. They fought in two different World Championships together. One in Russia, where Marty received the key to one of the cities and the other was in China. I have fought in several tournaments, and gotten first place in all but one. In two of the tournaments I fought in the Women's Black belt division and got first place in the whole division!

Getting in trouble as a kid

Where do I start with this one? I always got in trouble as a kid! I would mostly get in trouble at daycare and get spankings at school and at home! I remember the teachers always giving me a white slip of paper to take home to m parents telling them what I had done to get into trouble. Every time I got that slip I threw it away which always meant a worse consequence! Let's just say i have had my share of lashes with a belt or hickory stick with thorns.

Deer Hunting

Deer hunting is one hobby I will never understand. What is appealing about waking up at 5am, when it is possibly raining and cold, to sit in a deer stand for several hours and probably see nothing. I can climb a tree, and hold a pellet gun and accomplish the same thing! Why would you hunt something that doesn't put up a fight? I can understand hunting bears or snakes or something, but Bambi? Deer hunting will never be my hobby, but why did my parents name me Hunter?

86 Remembered Event from Highschool

I enjoy making things, so one of my favorite things was building rockets in eighth grade.

I realize that eighth grade is not necessarily high school, but i'm going to pretend that it

is. Most people like shooting the rockets, but i like the whole process. I remember carefully

selecting my rocket and then assembling it. Once my rocket was built, I took it home and painted

it silver. Shooting the rockets later that week was a BLAST!

My Very Earliest Memory Jamie Yow 1-8-10

I don't know if this is my VERY earliest memory,but it is fairly close. This memory is not a pleasant one, but a terrifying one! I remember having this horrible dream when I was going on four years old. I dreamed that this HUGE whirlwind witch lady was vacuuming up the whole world. To my dismay, she viciously sucked up my family and my house! I remember it being REALLY LOUD in that awful dream, and I was holding on for dear life!! As I was being sucked into the huge vacuum, I woke up frantically! I will NEVER forget the horror of that dream!

P.E. CLASS

P.E. class was not my favorite class in the world. I have never gotten along very well with ball-related sports. In volleyball I usually missed if I tried to hit the ball, and the same story in softball. In basketball, someone would pass me the ball and the next thing I knew it was gone and I was staring at empty hands. I mean isn't it kinda rude to just jerk the ball right out of someone's hand? When we played soccer, I always had this fear that the ball was going to be kicked up in my face and break my nose if I got too close, which would of course happen to me. PE was just never my thing! I'm the bike-riding, hiking, horse-back riding type of girl. Just don't get me near a ball!

Shopping (3-8-10)

Since when do guys shop? We don't shop, we hunt! A girl goes to the mall to walk, socialize, and find deals. Guys go to get in quickly, find what they need (not want), and get out while spending the least amount possible/ And if you will observe in the mall there are more stores that cater specially to women and larger women's sections than men's sections. Real men don't shop; we hunt a deals and drag it home.

Shopping

Shopping is fun, but it can be hard,

The solution to that is your dad's credit card.

You can buy shirts, shoes, dresses and jewelry galore,

You can get them at nearly any good store.

Go to the mall where they have many things,

They have games, they have scarves, and even diamond rings.

Shop today and even shop tomorrow,

but buy everything and you may have sorrow.

My Job-Warrior

My dream job is to be an oven warrior! No, I don't mean throwing ovens at people. I mean battling evil forces with food from my very own bakery! Imagine the world filled with frowning faces caused by empty stomachs, stressful days, loneliness, anger, and even stupidity. it would give me indescribable joy to cause stick-people (like Carl) to fill out a little! It is wonderful to see how much people can mellow out with a nice, warm slice of homemade bread with jam. Taking a giant plate of cookies to a person who is feeling down allows two thing: 1) A reason for the giver to stay and keep the recipient company(No one can eat a GIANT plate of cookies by themselves, now can they?). 2) Happiness Happiness for both parties, for each gets a treat, and both are blessed. Have you ever seen the healing powers of a pie when used in missions of peace? What better way to pacify an offended ally than with a specially-made weapon?! As for those among us who skip happily through the quagmire of life barefoot, what better way to make them feel smart and accomplished than to honour them with their very own personalized cake? My job as a warrior would not be easy, for weapons such as these take time, endurance, hard work, a little intelligence, not a small amount of ingenuity, and an endless supply of the secret weapon that gives the rest their potency -- LOVE!


~Jennifer Henson

Chinese food

Many people say that they like Chinese food and that it tastes good, but they are wrong. I, unlike most people have tasted real Chinese food , and it is the devil. I absolutely hate Chinese food and everything that is associated with it. When I went to China the worst part of my experience wad the food or the lack thereof. I lost eighteen pounds in three weeks; I did not eat much over this time, and we walked everywhere. The food was miserable. All we ate was this bowl with nasty chicken parts inside of it and awful cafeteria food. Everyone said' "Well you could have just filled up on rice," but these people do not understand just how disgusting this food was, including the rice. I would have to say that the worst food that anyone ate was the spicy bread that Sam ordered form the bakery. Spicy bread, this sounds like an interesting and tasty treat, WRONG, that is exactly what we thought and that is exactly what the bakery wanted us to think. Sam thought that he had made an excellent purchase, but he was wrong;he had made the second worst mistake of his life(the worst being deciding to come to China). The combination of the rough texture with the strange blend of Asian spices with who knows what kind of disgusting chinaman baking it without washing his hands. If you were somehow able to muser the ability to swallow the large mass of undercooked mushy dough in your mouth, then you had only the massive amount of spices sitting in your stomach for the next many hours. This dough was especially created to expand in your stomach to fill you up faster, and it did just so. This putrid combination of what was called food sat in your digestive system for hours unless you were lucky enough to throw it up shortly after consuming it. Even today I shiver when I think about all of the miserable experiences I have with food and China.

Marriage/Family? - Sam

I'm definitely not in any big hurry. I think I am going to be a bachelor for a while before I make that kind of commitment. I definitely want to get married down the road, but I'm not ready for the ol' ball-and-chain just yet. Also, kids will just weigh me down on the way to the top. Maybe I'll get married when I'm retired on a beach somewhere in Tahiti.

79. One Life

Its odd to think that I only have this one chance, on this one hunk of rock, with this one body, and one set of experiences that only i will ever know. I am an avid believer that the most important thing we can do with our lives is to invest in people around us (spiritually, mentally, romantically, or in simply a friendly capacity), and that our lives become pointless if we do not change the lives of others. I am thankful for the life God has given me and i know that the ordeals and opportunities I've experienced are God's way of teaching me and molding me into the person I'm supposed to be. Sometimes it's so easy t get caught up in the technicalities or pleasures of life and we miss out on the important things like being a friend, a witness, teacher, or simply a shoulder to cry on. I know i only have one life to live and with the drive and enthusiasm God has given me for life I plan on making the most of it to put a dent in the world as big as God will let me.

Ashley Harbin: Getting In Trouble As a Kid (12-10-09)

One of my earliest memories of getting in trouble was when I tried to make cereal. My parents were busy ding some outdoor work, and I wanted a snack. So instead of asking my parents, I decided to make my snack all by myself. I grabbed the box of Lucky Charms and milk from the fridge. I was only three, so I couldn't reach the bowls in the cabinet, but I did grab a spoon. I took my milk, cereal, and spoon into our living room, and sat behind our recliner in the corner, (To let you Know, we had brown carpet in our living room.) I poured the Lucky Charms and milk on the floor and began eating. Eventually, my parents came in, and I was in BIG trouble.