The Pops Concert!

That's right folks, it's over offically. *sniff* I was sooo fun! Oh yeah. Three concerts in two nights. Last night it went WAY over time wise, but otherwise good. It was the first one so therefore we made more mistakes, but pshaw. I was a tourist, a hippie, and all in red. The themes were NYC, the 60s and the end is always black & white. (This year was the first time we got to wear red.) Tonight we had such a good time! Especially the last showing-7:30PM. (We do two on Saturday 5PM & 7:30PM) They're the most fun 'cause they get into more therefore we get into it more. They got a lot of extras. For example, the high schoolers randomly went out into the audience and danced during two of our songs, the whole choir laughed extra long and hard at Marvin's Jewish joke, some people in the audience picked up the candles from their table and waved them in the air along with the music and got up and danced to a different song. It was great! Plus some of my family came. My Grandma, two aunts and an uncle and Valerie. And. . . Anna and Cherize! Yea! They were sticking their tongues out at me to try and make me laugh. I held strong. Yep. I also got to be a part of the Von Trapp Family Singers. We wore curtins from the actual choir room from Wes Pres. Yeah. I know. I had a two word solo which went okay I guess. A Rogers Peet was a men's clothing store in case anyone was wondering. My Aunt Wendy and our pastor, Frank got up to dance and sing along badly to Mo-Town. That was funny. Marvin (choir director) & wife Linda were Sonny & Cher. That was great! Tomorrow we have the Sunday off from singing. It's Youth Sunday! Translation: we sing songs the old people don't know, Donny gives the message, youth lead singing, prayers, and children's message. I love them 'cause we sing songs I know and like at the right tempo. (Old people like to sing slow!)
I had an awesome weekend and it's not even over! Thanks for comin' Anna & Cherize! I hope ya had an awesome time seeing me make a fool out of myself in public on purpose!

SALT was awesome! (Yet again)

I caught a ride to Eburg with Stover. She had some car trouble. (It had something to do with speeding up and then slowing down too fast and 02) says the girl who knows next to nothing about how cars actual work and shrugs. We had a good time anyway. We listened to KLove music that Stover burned onto a CD. We also raced some old people who were actual going over the speed limit. Who knew they had it in 'em? Then we raced a black pickup truck. We lost. *shrug* We got there barely on time; Anna, Megan, Sharee and Ben were already there. I felt bad 'cause Ben didn't really know anyone but me and I meant to get there early because of that fact. The music was great as usual except I don't know half the songs they have. The message was great! Just what I needed to hear at the right time I needed to hear it. It was basically God shoving stuff in my face that I'd been pushing to the side for too long. Then we sang two songs I actually knew and another new one that was great. Oh and there was a Valerie look alike on the worship team. I'll have to tell she has another twin. Hahaha. We gave Ben a ride to his apartment and then went to Taco Bell where the guy taking the orders musta thought Megan & Sharee were drunk, but. . .yeah. Anna & I said we did't know them. Once back in Yakima Megan took me home. We had a REALLY awesome talk about a lot of stuff. It was really good to get a second opinion on/different look at some different things, and it was just a real God thing.

It's Somebody's Birthday Today!

Yes folks, it's Kimberly Sue Wilder's nineteenth birthday today! Yea!
(I already did this once with the help of Annie, but the server couldn't be found. I'll do my best to remember what Annie said.)
Annie : Birthday question- who would you rather date? Michael Jackson or Richard Simmons? I know I'm evil. Bonnie as of right now we have TWO lime yogurts in my fridge. (*shudder*) Oh, and something about how she is still kinda grumpy, but I make her feel better 'cause I'm happy. *shrug*
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Kim! As my sister told me on our 15th birthday, it's your day, so be whoever/whatever you want to be 'cause you have a valid excuse.

Drum Roll Please. . .It's Somebody's Birthday Today!

Yes folks; Andrew Richard Hapel is nineteen years old today. Since he never reads my blog, I give the duty of telling him happy birthday for me to Steve. Also because he never reads my blog, I thought I'd have some fun. I invite everyone to comment on what they like best about Andy. Mine's funny. Andy and I had english together third trimester last year and much to my delight, I found out that it's easy to rile him up. Suprisingly easy. Heheheh. He sat next to me and one of my friends sat across from him. Just to make him mad we'd pretend to wisper about him to each other. (We really talked about her boyfriend. We did numorous other things which I've sense forgotten, but that got the best reaction.) I'd most definitly say that was my favorite thing about Andy. Yep.
PS-You might want to be quick about it as tomorrow's someone else's birthday. Any guesses as to who? (Annie is disqualified because she already knows.)

Are You Ready for A Sewiously Funny Song?

A group of eight never been married girls are singing Marry the Man Today and Change His Way Tomorrow for the Pops Concert. We have two high schoolers from IKE-Christina & Lena, two from WV-Julia & Malloree, one from Riverside-Erica, Megan & I from YVC and Julie from online UW. (I'm setting the stage.)
Megan- At Wanamaker's and Sak's and Klein's A lesson I've been taught You can't get alterations on a dress you haven't bought At any veg'table market from Borneo to Nome You mustn't squeeze a melon till you get the melon home You've simply got to gamble You got no guarantee Now doesn't that apply to you and I? Us seven remaining girls- You and me. Megan- Why not? Us seven remaing girls- Why not what? Megan- Marry the man today Trouble tho' he may be Much as he likes to play Crazy and wild and free. All- Marry the man today Rather than sigh and sorrow, Marry the man today And change his ways tomorrow. Echo with seven first, Megan second- Marry the man today Maybe he's leaving town Don't let him get away Hurry and track him down Marry the man today. Together- Give him the girlish laughter Give him your hand today and save the fist for after. Erica- Slowly introduce him to the better things Lena- respectable, conservative and clean Julia- Readers Digest Malloree- Guy Lombardo Me- Rogers Peet Julie- Golf Christina- Galoshes All- Ovaltine But marry the man today Handle it meek and gently Megan- Marry the man today and train him subsequently Seven- Carefully expose to domestic life And if he ever trys to stray from you Have a potroast Megan- Have a headache Seven- Have a baby Megan- Have two Seven- six Megan- nine Seven- Stop! Together- Marry the man today Rather than sigh and sorrow Marry the man today and change his ways and change his waysand change his ways Tomorrow.
I happen to find this song very amusing, but does anyone by change know what a Rogers Peet is? (If I have to sing it I'd like to know what it is. ) I don't believe it's a person. And does Anna know anyone with a rubber chicken that we could borrow for the concert?

One of Those Days

Yesterday was one of those days. My sister called me saying she'd locked her keys in her car and could I come rescue her. Normally that would be totally fine, but I've been having all the seizure problems and not driving. Nobody else could do this for her, so I went to 1st Pres which is where she was stuck. Problem: had a seizure-like dead weight feeling in the left side of my body. Oh great, was my thought because now I have to continue geting rides from people. Plus I have to call my doctor in Seattle and talk to his answering machine again. Not to mention that Laura & I left my car at 1st Pres which isn't the ideal place to leave a car as we all know. So I spent the afternoon at Laura & Cahnen's house watching Lilo and Stich. (Good movie) Tuesday night is 701 which through Megan I got a message from God. Here it is: "Therefore, everything that happens in your life-both good and bad-is a gift on your journey of experiencing the love that God has for you and wants you to give others." Simple and direct. Just what I needed to hear. It made it all okay for now. (Never fear; I'll need to read this again if not today, tomorrow. Faith is not my strong point.)
As a side note, Annie locked her keys in her car yesterday too.
In other more regular news, we had a psych test today. I think I did okay. *Knock on wood*
And on Saturday I'll be taking a First aid/CPR class so I'll be ready for Best SELF this summer. (8-12) Oh, and as it turns out, I can't find my Social Security card which they need to have on file for me to have this job. (I did not lose the card. I never had it. Translation: it is somewhere inside this house. The only question is where?) Tomorrow I have a history test. And. . . no school on Friday! Oh yeah. Sleep in time!
11:11-make a wish!

Happy News! (Sorta)

I was going to post yesterday but my computer kept saying the server couldn't be found. (Very annoying)

Anyway, onto the happy news. Yesterday I had an interview with Judy Jacobson for a summer job at Best SELF which is a summer camp/school for under privileged kids. I didn't get the job, but I'm numero uno on the back up list and someone almost always backs out at the last minute. She said I'd be an assest to the team! So now I have to get all my cards renewed. (CPR, first aid, blood borne pathogens and a TB shot.) I REALLY want this job! I'd get 8 bucks an hour! (My job last summer I only got 5 bucks.) Plus I love working with these kind of kids. It'll be just like Orcas except I'll get payed! And I'm thinking of going into social work, so. . . can you say good experience? And it'll be fun!

Update on the contiuing saga of the seizures: I only had one yesterday and none today, so. . . keep your fingers crossed! (I REALLY hate not being able to drive! I LOVE the freedom of driving! I haven't driven in a week and a half! I'm driving deprived, can you tell?)

Pops Concert is in two, count 'em two weeks! I'm sooo super excited! All the high schoolers plus Julie, Megan & myself are singing a song from some musical. (I forget just which one) and it'll be fun. It's called Marry the Man Today and Change His Ways Tomorrow. That's pretty dang funny! Plus we're doing a song by the Von Trapp family and I get to wear curtins which'll be very hot, but fun 'cause I don't believe I've ever worn curtins before. I need a 60's costume and a NY costume now. I think for 60s I'll wear. . . what will I wear? Humm. For NY I think we have a costume for a garbage woman. Or I'll see what else we have. That'll be half the fun! Anna and Cherize are coming! I got you guys front row seats facing me actually. (Two years ago I was an alto so you wouldn't have been facing me.)

Have a good weekend everyone!

An "Interesting" Week

School started up again this week. I actually like my classes. Mr. Walker from geography last quarter is my 7:30AM class. This time for history. What a way to start the day huh Annie? It's not too bad 'cause I know quite a few people. David Wilder being one of them. I don't really talk to him though 'cause I'm not Margaret or Stover and therefore he has no interest in me. Thank the Lord. Heh. Lucky me. And next is math 85 with Mr. Mayo who is just REALLY funny! Oh my gosh! Who knew a teacher could make math fun? Wonders never cease. Then comes psyc with Tom. Yep. He refers to himself that way so I think of him as that. I think to his face I'd call him Mr. Mount, but whatever. The week has been filled with much laughter as I sit next to Anna, Stover and Gus. Today being April Fools Day meant Gus brought fake vomit and a fake bloody finger. Since he already tried to scare me with the finger last week (failing miserably), it didn't work today. The vomit just looked really fake although it made Tom smile. Whatever works.
The part that made this week "interesting" was the continued mini seizures. I had to call my doctor in Seattle numorous times to actual talk to someone who knew anything about my problem. The first time I somehow got connected to the on call doctor in Seattle. I ask you, how was she suppose to help me? The second time the operater who was suppose to connect me to my doctor told me that the number I called wasn't his office number. Duh! And then she hung up on me! I don't understand that! She's the operater therefore she transfers calls. That's her job! Maybe she needs to switch jobs. So this afternoon my doctor's receptionist called me and told me to take more medicine. Joy. I hope it works this time as I won't be driving until I know I won't possibly hurt somebody else! Please pray that this amount of meds works as I don't want anymore complications and scares.
My parents left to go on spring break to Az this afternoon. They'll be gone until next weekend. You know, it's kind of odd funny how whenever they go away either one of my sisters or I get sick or in this case have my seizures acting up. Something bad always happens.
PS-I beat the fishy game!

Easter Sunday!

The choir had, I mean got to sing at both services this morning. One of the songs we sang Alive Forever Amen was awesome! I'm going to tell Donny that we should sing it at 701 'cause you'd love it too Anna. After we finished singing it at both services the congregation clapped and cheered. (I'm a presbyterian so that doesn't happen on a regular basis.) Anyway. . . I am now offically a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church. I didn't really think it would matter one way or the other, but it does. I'm kind of excited. Also Wes Pres started this new tradition last year of having a Holy Week Walk between services. This year it had to be inside 'cause of the rain, but the people involved do an awesome job! It's different stations that include the major events of Palm Sunday through Easter Sunday. Cahnen was Jesus being brought before Pilate and Laura was the angel telling Mary that Jesus was alive. It's for kids too. (We took the 3-5 yr olds.) They were awe struck. It was sooo cute!
I saw Jimmy Marble at my church! It was sooo werid! I think he was as suprised to see me as I was to see him, but who knows. (He graduated with us west valley high schoolers.)
In a few hours we're having a "dinner". Only Cahnen and Laura are coming, but it'll still be fun. I'm excited 'cause we get to have ham! I love ham. We usually only have it at Thanksgiving, so yeah. I think I'll go offer my services to Mom and Julie.
School starts tomorrow. I'm kind of excited 'cause I like the fresh start you get at the beginning of each quarter. Plus I think the classes will be better than last quarter.
Hope everyone else had an awesome Easter Sunday too!
PS- My Uncle Lee is fine. The doctors found nothing wrong in his heart. Praise the Lord!

Yesterday was REALLY crappy, but today was fun

Yesterday as I was doing errands, I had a mini seizure. (For anyone that doesn't know I have epilepsy and take meds.) So I pulled into Westside's parking lot and waited 'til it was over. Last night on the way to 701, I had another mini seizure. While we were watching Ladder 49 I had another one so I called my mom and told her I was not driving home. So she and my dad came to get me and drive my car home. I was really upset 'cause I knew I'd have to up my medication which sucks. Plus I was way scared that I might hurt someone while driving and not be able to drive for six months.

Also yesterday afternoon my sister Julie told me that my Uncle Lee is having heart surgery tomorrow. (This is the same uncle that had his youngest son die of a drug overdose this past October.) Need I say they're not having a good year?

Today I went on a picinic with Jenn, Ben, his twin bro Andy and older bro Zack, Aaron, Anthony and his bro Nathan. It was actually fun. I had a great time making fun off Jenn's many ex-boyfriend problems. We played kickball and on the swings . I haven't played kickball in forever! Plus I talked to my doctor in Seattle who upped my medication as I expected. But he also told me that I can still drive.

The Ups and Downs of the Weekend

Okay, the weekend. Well Friday night and Saturday morning were fun.
Friday night Annie, Cherize and I went to different peoples houses and interviewed them about Margarete. (We met up with Kim at Daniel's house and I met their friend Laura.) We also went to the YVC dorms which are just scary so I'm never going back there again. Now I can say I've seen an angry drunk boy. Yea for me.
Saturday morning Margarete called me WAY to early for a Saturday morning! So I met up with her and Cherize, Kim, Annie at Andrew's house to prank Steve. Lets not do that again on a Saturday although it was fun to decorate and girlify Steve's Xbox. Then at home I ate breakfast and read a really sad letter from church stating that the assistant pastor at wes pres is divorcing her husband. (Please pray for them. They have two kids.) Then I got sick. I think I have the stomach flu just in time for finals. How lucky can you get? I feel better this morning but that could be 'cause I prayed to feel better. So no studying got done on Saturday. But on the upside I didn't get pranked by Steve and the traitor Margaret. Hahaha. (I stick my tongue out at you two.)
Yesterday I skipped church on account of still feeling crappy and my sister Barbie came home from Whitworth for spring break. It's great to see/hang out with her. Unfortunitly not much studying got done. But oh well.
The dreaded biology final is over! Annie and I both did badly but at this point it's not really a problem for me. Or I just don't care.
Tomorrow is the geography final. I need to study for that at some point today. It's not cumulative, so therefore not so bad or worrysome. Plus Anna and I are going to meet in the library to "study" in the morning before the actual test. We did "study" this morning for the biology test too.
Good luck on finals for everyone taking them! (Bonnie, Annie, Aaron, myself, Kim. Am I forgeting anyone?)

I really am a blonde!

Okay, here I go. Today as normal, I took Anna's car keys 'cause she has a fun clippy on it that amuses me. Except I went home after class without giving them back! I swear! I got all the way home, (from school to my house is quite a ways), I was taking my keys out of my sweatshirt pocket and came in contact with another set of keys! So I dropped my my backpack and raced back to school hoping to catch Anna. (I failed.) So I called her to tell that her keys weren't lost and she let me know that I am now a thief. (Better late than never.) I'm typing this in the YVC computer lab 'cause I have to meet my SARS disease group at three so there's no point in going home. Yeah. So everybody can feel free to make fun of me for being such a ditz whenever I see all you all in the coming days/weeks.

My sister got a job!

Yeah. As of next Tuesday I will be in the house alone for more than an hour on Tuesdays and Wednesdays! It may seem dumb to some people that I would be excited about something so silly, but as the youngest I spent much of the last two years alone in the house after school until 6:00PM or so and miss it. I love the freedom to turn the music up loud and sing along at the top of my lungs just for the heck of it. I also enjoy nobody talking to me when I don't really want to talk. Plus maybe Julie will meet some people her own age in Yakima. (I know there are 27 year olds in this town, they're just hiding.)

Gotta go eat dinner, so talk to ya later.

Yard Sale and Church

Friday afternoon to night I went to first pres to help set up the yard sale scheduled for Saturday. I was there for a freakishly looong time! (3:45-7:00) I left before they were actually done setting up. So yesterday I showed up hecka early (7:30AM) which is just wrong for a Saturday, and was there until 2:00PM! I thought it was over at twelve, but obviously was mistaken. You meet some REALLY werid and scary people in downtown Yakima! Lets see, there was the guy straight from the 70s, the deathy pale woman wearing all black, a man with a nonworking leg and arm who wanted to be my best friend (creapy), the two homeless women with missing teeth who hovered over my table and tried to steal from the yard sale, the woman who wanted me to host a Cathie Lee party at my house, and the little girl who could've been a little boy except that she was wearing red and pink and had earings in her ears. During less busy spurts the other kids helping with the sale and I tried on some really scary looking clothes. (A blue and purle blazer, flowered hat for who knows what and a mumu.) That was fun! At 2:00 Greg (the guy in charge) let the Trailseeker families in to take what we hadn't sold for free. (These are poor families from Yakima. He works with their kids.) I got to see Enrique, Lupe and Yolanda who I usually only see on Wednesdays at LOGOS! I also bought a 12 set of plastic cups, a movie, two ordaments and a campbells soup mug which are for when I live on my own.
This morning I was at church from 8:00AM until 1:30PM 'cause we had an extra practice for the Pops Concert during second service and after.
Now on to homework. I have a major group project due on Friday and a Plagues & Peoples book to read.
Hope everyone had a good weekend.

Spring Quarter

I start out at 7:30 AM with reniasance to napoleon history Mr. Walker's the teacher. Jenn's in this class too. Then I have math 85 (beginning algebra) with Mr. Mayo at 8:30. When I told my mom she told me that he's my second cousin twice removed by married or something like that. How crazy is that? Mom also said that he'll know me on site 'cause he knows my parents. I just chose him 'cause he's the best (so I've heard) math teacher. I have general psycology at 9:30 with Mr. Mount and. . . Anna and Stover! Yea! I'm super excited! So I'm done with class by 10:20! That means time to go work out at West Valley Fitness after class and I'll get to go to intervarsity worship on Thursdays!

Girls Night In

Well for me it started at like three in the afternoon yesterday when I met Bonnie and Margarete at Borders. (I was there for my disease group meeting.) So we went to go see Phantom of the Opera which was actually pretty good much to my suprise. Then Bonnie and Margaret took me back to Borders to get my car and we met up at Bonnie's house where Anna, and Cherize were waiting for us. (Kim showed up right after I did.) Bonnie's awesome parents made dinner for us (enchiladas (sp)). And we finally played Settler of Catan when I was present! It's pretty fun. Need I say that Margaret won? And then Apples to Apples which is my favorite game. During Settlers Annie brought in her tape recorder with the tape we'd made for Margaret on it. So at random points in both the afore mentioned games she'd play the tape in response to what one of us had said. After Bonnie won Apples to Apples, we just sat around and asked the tape recorder random questions while either fast forwarding or rewinding the tape, and then see if what we played made sense in answer to the question we asked it. It was really funny! So if the tape's right, Annie will kill Steve by throwing me at him and Kim will find the body. (Sorry Steve, but it was Annie's idea.)

Today I get to look forward to much homework as I have two tests. ( One on Tuesday and one on Wednesday. ) Prayer for doing well on both of them would be much apprieciated since it's geography and biology respectively and they just happen to fall into the science catagory which I suck at.

Wedding Bells are going to Ring Four Times!

I have four, count 'em four cousins getting married this summer, Christmas and next spring! One in July, August, December and next April or May. I'm sooo excited! I really enjoy every cousin-in-law I'll have. My cousins are all Christians and God gave each of them awesome Christians to marry!
We went through a time when every year a cousin (or sister) graduated from high school and now it's onto at least one getting married once a year. I think it's funny how it clumps up like that. But I guess that only works when the ages aren't far apart.

In choir for our Pops Concert we're doning a Beattles lots of songs put together. (What's the name for that? Melsomething.) Anyway, one of the songs is Goin' to the Chapel and we're gonna get Married. Another is These Boots were made for Walkin' and It's My Party and I'll Cry if I want to. Those are all really fun songs!

10 Reasons Why Valentine's Day is Great

(I've read too many 10 reasons why I hate Valentine's Day posts.)

1. Candy
2. Get to see/hang out with friends
3. Don't have to worry about your guy (that you don't have) forgeting to get you something
4. I got two really good romance novels from my parents
5. It was sunny outside! I love sun!
six, seven, eight, nine and ten- God loves me and all you all no matter what

I feel better now! Anybody else?
Have a good rest of the week everyone!

KLove

This afternoon my dad and I took my car to Randall Park and then to Costco to get gas. We fed the ducks at the park. I know it's pretty corny to feed the ducks, but my dad wanted to and nobody else would go with him. It was actually kind of fun because there were no geese around. (Geese are scary because when we were little my dad would make them chase us and they'd try to bit us 'cause they wanted the bread we had in our hands. It was very traumatic.) Yeah.

Then on our way to Costco my dad rolled down the window to fiddle with the antanna(sp). He's strong so he made it go up a few more inches! (Mom & I had tried and we couldn't make it go up anymore.) So I tried KLove and it worked! I'm so happy! I was getting deprived.

Gotta go 'cause Julie needs to get on the internet. Talk to ya later.

Randomness

Yesterday Anna and I skipped our 8:30 class and went to Essencia Bakery and Starbucks and her work to give an oatmeal cookie to her co-worker Marty. It was my first time skipping a class. I'll probably never do it again because with my luck I'll miss the day that Mr. Blisard tells us something important like we're having a test on Monday or something.

Tomorrow I'm meeting my disease group (SARS) in the library which reminds me that I gotta print my info. off the computer today. The people in my group are pretty nice I suppose except the blonde girl is super ditzy! But at least she has the hair to match her approach to geo/bio. She asks the questions that she must not think about before asking.

Today at Apple Valley my mom had her problem boy run out of the room in the middle of class! I didn't see what happened, but he's done stuff like that before.

Julie just got home, so I gotta get off the internet.