Hallie: a haiku

here I am, stuck home.
At least I have Bones
and maybe Stuff Christians Like.

-Candice

Hallie

I sent Liz a text the other night and she never got back with me... I hope she had a good reason! (A reason better than her just watching Fringe, that is...) I would like to imagine that she didn't text me back because she was watching "Fast Five"-- a great "guy-movie" (although, as everyone knows, I resent this way of noting movies by gender) with action, fast cars, big guns and Paul Walker. I think that would be a good excuse for not getting back with me right away.

Anyhow, I woke up this morning and spent all day playing with Jack. He is sooo adorable, I will try to post pictures soon! We played with his blocks and he kept trying to eat everything. I even slipped some chocolate into his milk bottle-- he loved it. Of course. Who could say "no" to something as creamy and delicious as milk saturated with creamy chocolate syrup? Yum.

It wasn't a super exciting day, but the weather was nice. I tried to help out around the house and do some laundry since I slacked off this weekend and didn't do it then. I'm hoping to get ahead on some projects (getting a job, re-painting my room, etc) so that I can make some trips up to Fredericksburg to see Liz! Speaking of Liz, she did fiiiiinally text me back today :) (You'd think she was Claire the way she didn't pick up her phone ;) )

Well, that's about all for now-- hopefully there will be more exciting news in the near future about my life!

--
<3, Liz (guest writer)

Gemma

a couple pages inspired by Gemma and her favorite song:

-Candice

Laurie

This is Laurie:
Owner of the precious Magic Parsley,
Who loves sign language, vacuuming and Twilight,
Who is stressed by too much homework, lack of sleep and a mess,
Who fears birds and lizards,
Who loves to dance and express emotion through movement,
Who spends too much time on Tumblr, Facebook and Strumblupon,
Who values honesty, creativity and a sense of adventure,
Who is determined to memorize the book of Ephesians in its entirety,
Who always offers sensible advice, a listening ear and a helping hand,
Who loves her family, her friends and God.
This is my future roommate.
This is Laurie.

~ Gemma

Caitlyn

Today Caitlyn Price woke up and greeted the world with her beautiful smile. As she rose she called forth her magical unicorn of light to take her down stairs to the breakfast table, where she ate a breakfast of champions.

She then left her marvelous home to explore the beautiful day that awaited her! Her day consisted of many great adventures and exciting events. As she walked her unicorn of light through the neighborhood she stumbled upon and small alien creature.

Being the kind person she is, she brought the small creature into her family and he was accepted immediately. While continuing her walk she noted the beauty around her: the flowering trees and lovely architecture.

Her journey continued as she came upon two old men sitting in the park debating particle physics while playing a game of dominoes.

Herunterkommen

She listened and gave the men insight into the idea whereupon they solved their problems. Moving on she encountered a woman whose cat was stuck in a tree, alas this was no ordinary cat-stuck in a tree scenario! It seemed that the cat was was a retired drug sniffing cat and only responded to German commands.

Thankfully Caitlyn's extensive knowledge of the German language allowed her to successfully maneuver the cat out of the tree in which it had climbed. After this crisis was averted Caitlyn continued her walk alongside her magical unicorn but growing steadily tired after her busy day she returned home to reflect on her adventures. After dinner she returned to her room where she continued working her future house plans. Exhausted after a long day she went to sleep and dreamed of German cats, particle physics, adorable alien children, and what was to come the next day.

- Hallie

Steph

Steph has been home for 4 days now, and so far, it's going pretty well, even if it is a little boring. The food is good, and her parents are great, but it is hard to fit all of her stuff into that little bedroom. Especially when the whole family congregates in there. But she somehow stuffed that room to the brim with her things and then tried to sort through it all. Well, for a little while at least. It might take all summer. And really, who could concentrate on organizing when there was Lord of the Rings to watch? And hills to run, and parents to play tennis with? And let's not forget a colonial gown to sew. There's a whole summer ahead, and maybe it's ok if the bedroom never gets completely clean.

Laura-Michal