Sledding....

I just got back from sledding with Will, Jaime, and Dad over on that big ol' hill by the tennis court. It was pretty fun. Seems like 9 out of 10 times I ended up hitting a bump somewheres near the bottom and tumbling over the sled. Will even ran over me once!!

Me and Will, we were going side by side. I got ahead, and somehow my sled turned off in front of his. We were going, going, going, and then all of a sudden my sled gets stuck in the snow, Will's sled gets lodged up under mine, and the next thing I know snow was flying over my face. Will must have been thrown over me. Yeah... Kind of scary.


-Courtney-

Dentist

Went to the dentist today to get 2 of my teeth filled. Don't look at me...wasn't my fault I got cavities. Dentists themselves said I was brushing my teeth really well when I went to get my cleaning. Hardly had to do a thing, they did. And for good reason, I've been brushing my teeth like 3 times a day.

One of the dentists told me that it'd looked like I'd had my teeth filled before, however, there were cavities growing beneath my fillings. My guess is, either they or some other dentists didn't do a good enough job with the fillings, and it was their fault.

Man, I sure hope those dentists got it right this time. I don't want my parents to have to spend any more money for the mistakes of these dentists.

-Courtney-

Sort of Parable

My mom has really said some things of God that affected me lately. So after she read me some scriptures, I came up with this sort of parable about Jesus and salvation.

A ship, the Salvation, tossed in a roaring sea. In a struggle, two men were thrown overboard. The ship's captain tossed two life-savers into the water. The first man grabbed the life-saver and held fast, struggling until he was safe on the Salvation. He thanked and blessed the captain. But the second man grabbed the life-saver and found that it hurt his hands, and he let go. The captain called to the man, but the man would not heed his call. So the second man perished forever in the sea.

What do you think? I hope it helps you in some way to see something more in God.

-Jaime-

Camping 2009

We went camping last weekend (Thursday-Saturday). It was pretty cool. We went to Paradise Lake Campground. Here, I'll post some pictures.


Dad in the cabin we rented.

Little sister.

Brother.

Who in the world is THAT??? O.o

THE WATER....no seriously!

The pond. =)

My foot over the water. I thought it was pretty cool with the reflection of the sky.

The brother, Will, and Dad's fishing box thingy. =)

The sister, Jaime, and her rod.

Fishing. (Jaime's totally hooked on fishing now. She loves it! I say it's kind of BORING. Takes too long....even if you DO catch something.)

What's that in the water?? NOTHING!! It's the reflection of the sky!! =P

BREAD. We used this for bait.

Look out!! Jaime's casting!! O.O

Jaime and her first fish which she called "Sonny". She was the first one to catch a fish here. =)

My bwuhduh...

My sista...



The cabin we stayed in...except for me really....I slept in the car 'cause everyone else...well...they snore and I didn't bring ear plugs. =P

Around the campfire.

Mmmm...marshmallows!!! =P

Smores... =P

Pigging out in the cabin.

Me and my bro listening to my Mp3 player which is cool to do at night especially if you don't have a good book to read.

Unlike Will and I, they actually had some good books to read.

In the morning... *YAWN*

Breakfast for them was...(rotten) eggs.

Yumm...(BLEH!!)

As you can see, I was really tired....

MORE fishing...

Eating Cracker Jacks because that was more fun than fishing. =P

Sitting in the sand....dumping sand on himself...for some reason.

Motoring Jaime around...that water was FREEZING!!!

Will and one of his four fish. (Jaime caught 3 and I caught 1).

Unhooking the fish.

My lovely sister and her lovely marshmallow. =9

Fishing...

The lake (or pond or whatever it was).

I remember the first morning when Will woke me up, and I was extremely tired. I had walked over to the bathroom, and I was just coming back. I was still tired so I kind of had my eyes closed, and there was this swing set by the bathroom a little ways...I walked right into it. Yeah, umm...that woke me up pretty good. =P ...Ouch...

I also remember when Will, Jaime, and I were making up this song... It sounded really cool. Will kind of began it, and I followed suit... Then we decided to change the songs words...and the whole song ended up changing. It went something like this:


I woke up one day
It was Jaime's birthday

(Guitar Solo done by ME)
Deh neh neh neh
Neh neh neh
Deh neh neh neh

I tried to make a cake
But I didn't hit 'bake'

Deh neh neh neh
Neh neh neh
Deh neh neh neh

(At this point, the song kind of changes gear)
So......whoa whoa...whoa whoa....
I CUT THE VEGGIES WITH A STEAK KNIFE!!
Whoa!! Whoa!! Whoa!!
I cut the veggies with a steak knife!!
Whoa!! Whoa!! Whoa....!!

(I don't remember the rest...I can't even believe I remembered that much.)


I also remember, the first night I believe it was, their were so many stars.... I had asked Dad if we Jaime and I could go over to the swings to talk and look at the stars. Pretty soon, Will joined us, and we were all just laying in the grass staring up at the starlit sky and talking. It was nice... Staring up into a sky like that, you have got to know that there IS a God. It's evident. No doubt about it.

Well, I guess that's it...unless you want to hear about fishing... In that case hears the story in hieroglyphics: ♪♫☺♪♫ ~~><>~↓~~

In other words, while everybody else was fishing and once in a blue moon catching something...I was either listening to my Mp3 player or singing to the fish trying to get them to go after my "lonely piece of bread". Yeah...I only caught one fish. =P

Will managed to catch 4 fish, Jaime got 3, I got a pitiful 1... Actually mine wasn't so bad; it was pretty big at least. No pictures though, as I seemed to be about the only one snapping pics out there. Dad did manage a video, but it was pretty bad because he was trying to help me unhook it at the same time. Ah well...

I should put up some of the vids... The Cracker Jack in the cabin had to be the best‼ Jaime was TOTALLY not expecting that‼ =D

-Courtney-

A Poem

Here is a poem I just wrote.....

The Selfish Miser
By: Jaime Robinson

How I love my house,
How I love my cars,
How I love my white blouse,
How I love my glass jars!

How I enjoy my pool,
How I love my rings,
How I enjoy my own rules,
How I love my things!

How beautiful my hair is,
How beautiful my face is,
How beautiful my mare is,
How beautiful my case is!

But how I need this,
And how I need that,
How I want everything
From skyscraper to cat!

If you observe the last few lines, you will notice that it changes from "I need this, I need that," to "I want everything." Also, you may or may not notice, that the miser is not only selfish, but also greedy, vain, and proud of his things.

Ps. I'm open to any critics.

Back From The Orthodontist

We just got back from the orthodontist at around 10:43 this morning. NO MORE BRACES!!

It wasn't too bad getting them off actually, except for when they scraped the glue off. Yeah, lots of pressure. Ehh, doesn't feel too great.

Felt kind of weird having no braces. I mean, I'd been wearing them things for a few years now. Made me feel like there was something on my teeth....like my lips! =D

Yeah, but it was cool! Look different now. Wow! Totally different from what my teeth WERE like. I was a bad case, man....

Going to get my retainer in a week. They did my molds. Apparently I don't get to choose whether or not I want the metal or the plastic... I was GOING to go with metal, but whatever.... Actually, now I think I'd go with plastic anyways, so...

SO YEAH!! Here's a pic of me and Will (Yes, he got his off same time too. NO FAIR!!) without braces. Um, by the way, that hat I'm wearing...I was just being silly that night, just so you know....that is the only reason I'm wearing it.


...and here's some more pics....

-Courtney-

Braces

I'm going to the orthodontist in 7 min. Yep, they're taking my braces off!!! YAY!!!! =D

Here's a recent pic of me with braces. Yeah, I know I look kind of weird here, but that's me. Next post, you'll get to see me WITHOUT braces!!

-Courtney-

Pole Green Park

We took little Mikey to Pole Green Park the other day. Will and Jaime mostly skateboarded at the skate park. Mom and I let Mikey play on the playground. It was pretty fun.

Mikey in his yellow race car.

Swinging.



Whoa!! Is that Big Foot?? (.) (.)



Weee!!! =D





Ah Ha Ha!!!



Yay!!



Me: Hey Mikey, don't you think that's a little dangerous?....(Next picture -->)



...Mikey: Naw Court, I'm a professional.



Climbing through the tube.



Hey Mikey, what's that behind you??



Climbing up the slide.



Sliding. Woohoo!!

-Courtney-