Well, it's been quite a while

So, in my absence I went to AWANA camp!!!!!!!!! And I finished the 10th grade!!!!!! And so now, I've been enjoying my summer by redoing my room entirely!! I'm just now almost finished painting it white and red. It's gonna look great when we're done. :) Going into junior year will be better. I'm going to get A's so that I can get scholarships for college. I'm going to start working so i can have money for college too...but I haven't found anything yet.. anyway, when school starts, I am going to be focused. Last year I barely passed Geometry (C-) :P but this year I'm getting Algebra II, so that will be MUCH better. Because I love Algebra. :D

ALRIGHT well, that was the update! I'll check in with ya'll later!

Summer...almost...

So, this morning I woke up 30 minutes before I had to leave for church. AAHH!!! I woke up to my dad knocking on my door. (he was smart to not open the door) but he said we were leaving in half an hour, and I seriously mumbled "Crap." LOL That close to sleep I didn't even know I COULD speak, much less say CRAP. *I Laugh!!* Anyways, it was my Pastor's "PJ's" last Sunday at our little country community church, because he and his wife, Heather is retiring. It was the greatest service I think since my Grandad retired from his church. Every pew in there was full. It was great. WE WILL MISS YOU PJ AND HEATHER!! <3 <3

Well, after that we had like this dinner and such, and then a mission trip meeting. That meeting was EPIC. It started after lunch so, what? Around 1:30? 1:45? Yeah, it ended at 5:45. Woooow. Seriously long. But it was very productive and we had fun too, so. :)
Tonight, my cousins came over to my house: Anna (15) Atticus (14) (I think) Aramis (11) and Avalon (8). We wrestled, and ran around, and I carried little Avalon around, and listened to Atticus's music...pretty and all around good time. WE were laying in the grass at one point staring at the sky. It's been kinda gloomy around here for summer, but we noticed that you could look at the sky in that position and tell that it was rounded. Cool. :)

'Till then awesome Bloggers!!

The day..hte dya...eth yda...eht ayd... :) (:

Well, okay, so not the greatest day.. A youth leader of mine got word today that her husband's mom is dying. She had to have an amputation because of diabetes I think, and she got an infection which now is incurable. And so, they've gone down to be with her before. They're pretty happy people, these friends of mine. It's just like a kick in the gut when something like this happens. You get used to your normal every day routine, and when something like this happens, time stops, and it's like you're actually standing still for the first time in a while. I've never lost someone before, in this way. Not by dying. i mean, it's happened. My mom's first husband died of cancer. My granny (great gramma) died of cancer. My uncle died of a drug overdose. My great grandad (who helped pay for the massive hospital bill when my sis and I were born) died in my lifetime. But I never knew him. I have had people I know and love be separated from me through things other than death. My oldest brother has done terrible things..in and out of prison..haven't seenhim since I was maybe 3 or 4. But he's not a very good example, i suppose..I don't miss him. i never knew him. :/ so..
All of these things that just happen make me so happy to have Someone there at all times, that will never die...never fail me..and above all never stop loving me. god is my inspiration, the reason I wake up in the morning, the reason I still have a good life amidst all the death, sin, and corruption.

I love You, God. thank You.

to all out there contemplating God: Believe in Him, and your life will be what you always wished. Not perfect, but when things get the way they get, you will always have God. He is real, and there is absolutely, no arguing with that. <3

'Till then bloggers. ~ + ~

David Crowder Band - How He Loves (Official Music Video)

Since that other thing didn't work. :D

It's actually a rainy day!

The title of my blog is coming true.. <3 Haha, anyways, to cheer all up, here's a song that speaks to me like not a lot do. :) (That was kind of a backwards way of saying it's really good! lol)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCunuL58odQ

DC*B!! He looks like a nerd, but no worries, he rocks. XD

'till then Fanatic Bloggers!

~your Beloved~ (too much?)

Indeed

Note to self: Don't ever do that again!

so, yeah, i procrastinate enough, and it all tumbles down on me. My mom gave it to me like it is. I'm doing exams tomorrow, and on Thursday, and then we see what else I'm behind on, and send in the grades. THEN we get to this term's work. WHAT WAS I THINKING? Why did I do this? Did I think it would be better to wait to do my work? That it would get easier with time? not even close!

1.) I have to take exams that I could've already gotten over with.
2.) Now my MOM knows, so there's going to be anger.
3.) I have to work even harder when I've already got so many extra-curricular things going on that I CANNOT procrastinate on.

i just hope they don't send me to a public school where I have to deal with other people. I'm not an everyday people person. They annoy me. I prefer no interaction. and when there is interaction, I like to tell 'em how it is, and that usually gets me in trouble.

Brilliant. I'm going to kill my old self for doing this to me.

Anyways...don't put things off, bloggers. It bites you in the butt. :P

Blog Name

Well, I changed the name of my blog! No longer is it "The Insane Teenager Years", it is now, "On A Rainy Day". I mostly did this because my mom kept saying I got my other title from a movie. It was starting to annoy. So I changed it!! AHHAA!! (I'm going insane...)

Mission Trip

This summer's mission trip is coming along GREAT! My friend did the fliers for advertisements, and they're finally finished, so we can start handing them out. She's a great artist! I'll have to post a picture soon for them! As soon as school is finished, I'll be FREE!! ;) nah, just more fun work to do instead.

So I have to tell you a story. My dad recently got a facebook for this class he was involved with for his work, and he's really liking it. Well, he learned a new word! (a Facebook word!) I saw him use the other day, when he was typing to a friend, and went, "TTYL...S." (His name is Steve) He gave me the greatest face! It was like, "Yeah, that's right. I used SLANG. Uhuh." He was all proud. I couldn't help but giggle a little bit, and he was like, "what should, I not use that?" It was great!

And so, I must end with:
TTYL, my humorous teenager bloggers!! :3

Life right Now

It's close to summer..and the days are starting to blur together. so much work to do. And time isn't exactly in my favor. the sad thing is..work is the least of my problems. Family issues. Mistakes. It's not me, but...I'm learning a lot from it. i have this strange feeling...that makes me think..my childhood just ended. I never thought about my future in this light before. And I have a feeling it's going to be a hard life. So much wrong in the world..so much suffering. And I know that's only the half of it. i know there's good, because I know God's alive and well..and in charge. But right now, it's very difficult to see the better side. At this point, I wake up in the morning, and count down the hours beore I can sleep again. The only time I'm truly okay is when I'm at church, surrounded by people who are also in a good mood.
since I know no one really follows me here..I wanna make a promise to my parents, myself, and my God. I promise to do my very best in life...to see through what i begin...to make you proud of me..with all my heart, I don't ever want to fail miserably. and the beginning of failure is quitting what you start. so I won't ever quit. I promise!

Much love, bloggers.

College

So, I've been homeschooled all my life, right? And we have videos with actual classes on them for every grade. Well, we almost always have the same teachers every year! And my favorite is Mr. Duby. (he kinda looks like Anderson Cooper, I think. Except without white hair.) He's been a Bible teacher, and a history teacher. And he's just awesome! Well, today, my sister and I were procrastinating online looking up groups for our school teachers on facebook--and we found Mr. Duby! They had a recent picture of him, and it had a description of why he wasn't at PCA anymore.

Before i go on, I must tell you my future plans. After I graduate high school, I'm planning on going to Liberty university, getting a Business degree, and eventually starting a music shop here in my hometown. RIGHT?

okay, so back to my story then. We were reading the description, and I saw this: "Mr. Dave Duby is no longer working at PCA, but has transferred to Liberty University." (I'm paraphrasing of course) Can you believe that?? My favorite teacher of all time is working at the college I'm planning on attending!! This is great!

Well, this news has probably made my month, really. So altogether, a good day!

'Till then my excited teenager bloggers!!

AWANA

Well, there's only one week left of AWANA. I am very sad about that. I look forward to it every week. It's like a club that gets together weekly..goes to camp..and brings people together for a fun time to get to know the Lord better. (AWANA: Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed) Of course, it's all over the U.S., so, hopefully it's well known.
ANYWAYS, tonight was really fun. not sure why. I got there with my sister earlier than normal because our Leader had to pick us up. (Yes i don't have a car yet. Sad.) But it was a very interesting car ride. Her son, who is in the Journey group (which is pretty much the youth group AWANA style), is an interesting character. ;) kinda hard to explain, so I'll leave it at that.
Everyone's always pretty easygoing every week, and that might be the reason I like it so much. You see, I was born a shy, intraverted girl, so I sometimes find it difficult to be myself around people. (Which actually I don't understand, because if you spend your life being "yourself" how is it hard to be "yourself" around other people? what else would you be? someone else? But you don't know how..) well, that was my epiphany for the day. ;)

Later, my unique teenager bloggers!

Twins

And so, yes i am a twin! I have an identical twin sister located in the picture with flour all over our faces.. :D There are sooo many questions people ask us, concerning our twin-ness. So many, in fact, that I shall only share a small few:

Mostly, to begin, we could be walking around a store or something, and people would just randomly walk up to us and say, sometimes somewhat doubtingly, "Are you two twins?". When we answer and smile, there are tons of responses, that I have categorized for you.

1st response: "No way!! i knew it!! I was right you guys!" (teenager winning a bet)
2nd response: (smiling) "I thought so..but I thought if I got it wrong, this would be very awkward.." (us assuring them they're right)
3rd resonse: "I knew you were. You see, I have a twin too!" (one of my favorites)
And then there's always the old people who are astonished, because they've never actually met twins before. That's always fun. "pleasure to be of assistance, maam."

Second question: "Which one's older???" And then I would raise my hand..because I was born first. B)
Next question: "How far apart?" (Why people ask this quesion, i have no idea. *awkward*) 20 minutes is the answer. "BOY! That's a long time for your mother!" (see? *awkward*)

And then there's all those random question people come up with, or think is fun to ask, when really we have no idea, and would rather not answer "I have no idea" again and again, but here it is, "Which one is smarter??" (ussually these are the old guys who think they know waaay alot. haha) WE are probably equal in brains...just maybe in different areas. For instance, She is better than me in math alot..i am a better artist..that sort of thing. ;)

And some more "Q's" I will "A" for ya: "Do you share the same room?" We did for 15 years, but not anymore. "Do you always get the same haircuts?" Did for 14 years, but now they're slightly different. "Do you trick people alot?" Oooohh yess...as much as we can get away with. sadly as we get older, our differences are more defined.

Are there any more questions? :)

'Till then my curious teenager bloggers!

Something Beautiful NeedToBreathe

Only Hope (Switchfoot)

Well hello!

It's been quite awhile hasn't it? Actually the only thing that got me here is that I found a blog that has a picture of my great great great (or so) grandfather! Isn't that cool? His name was Christopher Columbus Slaughter! And what's funny is HIS father's name (George) is MY grandad's name today! Pretty cool to find out stuff about my ancestors. I saw his picture too! He has the Slaughter ears. ;)
Well, as other things go, I am older. i got my braces off a few months ago, and am LOVING it! I didn't know these big white things existed under the jewlery I had before! :D I'm almost out of school, and this summer is going to be full! My church is having a mission trip, and I'm going to be helping with that. sadly we can't travel this time around because of money problems, but we're still going to make it a blast! Besides, we have better resources in our own town! other than that, I'm teaming up with a friend to work on some lessons for this thing our church does every summer called "summer sports night" (we're trying for a different name this year), so I'll be helping with that every Wednesday.
The one problem with being home schooled is that you can fall behind, and the time that all your friends finish is long before you finish, so it's not always the most fun way to begin your summer. But oh, well. I'll be enjoying this one way more than any other summer. Mostly because this school year was certainly the hardest so far. How things have changed. Only a moment ago I was in the first grade learning how to read and write! Granted, my handwriting was absolutely atrocious! But I didn't know that then. Those were the easy days.

'Til then my devoted followers!