The Robinson Family Happenings

In the last few days, I have...

2011-01-13T14:07:00.001-05:00

Made Wesley (our puppy) a fabric dog bone...

Made Wesley and a friend of ours' dog a fabric hamburger toy...

I'm very proud of my creations. :)

Curled my hair...

This is kind of a strange picture I took of myself. :) I had to sleep in curlers to get this because my hair is really slippery and never really stays curled when I use a curling iron.

So, that's just a quick recap on what I've done in the past few days. Other than that, just home church and school really. I might have a post on Sam (a baby we babysit)'s birthday coming up soon. I post much more on my other blog, just so you know. I think I have a link somewheres...Hmmm...I'll have to see about that. Oh, yes, and my thirteenth birthday is coming up next week! Yay!

~Jaimseygirl~

P.S. Jaimseygirl is my nickname. :) (:

Sniff Sniff...Ahhh....Christmas is in the air...And my new camera!

2010-12-19T17:37:00.000-05:00

Hello everyone! I know I'm really not posting very often, but anyway. Christmas is in the air! My family really doesn't do much of anything for Christmas, but I still look forward to this time of the year. We don't do stockings, a tree, or lights. We do, however, typically set up a small nativity that our friends made us and we still exchange gifts (we kids do "Dollar Tree Christmas shopping"). Guess what?! Never mind, don't guess. I'll tell you. My dad, out of the blue, decided that today he would take me to get a digital camera! AND--I got one! It is very similar to my sister's, just a little smaller, shinier, etc. Also, it has that zoom thing on the button used to take pictures rather than buttons for the zoom. Haha...I know that's confusing. :)

So it's a Nikon COOLPIX (I don't know what info I'm supposed to give you, so I'm reading off the box :) S3000. It's 12.0 megapixels, 2.7 LCD, 4x wide camera. You camera type people might understand all that. :) It came with a strap, rechargeable battery, charging adapter, USB cable, audio video cable, software, quick start guide, user's manual, and warranty and registration card. Phew...Yeah, so I'm really excited! We got all this stuff at our local Best Buy. It was about $110.00 which, though expensive to me, is actually quite cheap for a camera like this one. :)

We also, however, had to get a camera case (I told Dad I could wait for my birthday, but he said he would buy me one now) and memory card. So, after all this, it cost about $140.00--probably the most expensive gift I ever got! Thanks Dad!! Your the greatest!

So, hopefully I'll post some pictures of my camera (haha, that's sound funny) as soon as I'm allowed to open it. Until next time, I remain...

~Jaime

Lincoln Log Fun

2010-12-19T14:29:00.001-05:00

Hello, it's me, Jaime, again! A couple weeks ago, I got extremely bored, sooooo....I tore out the lincoln logs! I had actually been helping Mom rake leaves when I hit a nerve in my hand and three of my fingers decided to stop working correctly. So, I came inside and tried to built a little neighborhood with lincoln logs. Is that what you call them? Lincoln logs? I don't know. But anyway. Gradually, my fingers regained their feeling and stopped feeling hot and such. So here are a few pics of what I built. Yes, on occasion, when I'm bored, I do attempt to play with "toys", though I typically become bored within ten minutes. ANYWAY...

This is the doctor's office...See the bloody blanket my sister made? :)

Here is the school. It was a little crowded, but oh well. :)

Here is the mercantile, store, whatcha ma call it. ;) See the organization?! I know, I'm weird. ;)

The sheriff department is on the second story, and the poor people shelter is below. Closely examine the roof.... ;)

Here is a random house that I like. It has a cool little gate around the front yard, and is right beside the mercantile.

And here...is the poor indian's jail cell. :( I know, it seems racist. I am actually not AT ALL racist. I believe all people, no matter color or race, are equal in the sight of God. Moving on...

This is the lumberman's house on the "hill" (more of a cliff). He lives here with his dog, who stays in the "lean to". :)

Here is most of the town, so you can see the layout.

And the another part.

And the doctor's office was built kind of parallel to the braces on my end table. On the far left is the school and house... :) (:

Ha...Anyway, I know this was random, a little boring, etc. But, yeah...I just felt like posting. Unfortunately, my sister deleted at least five of my pictures of different things I made. :( Booohooo... *wipes a tear*. Well, that's why I'm getting a camera for Christmas (hopefully). Until next time,

~Jaime

Today's "To Do" List

2010-12-18T18:18:00.001-05:00

So, today, I set my alarm for 9:00 a.m. Then, when I (Jaime) heard the alarm go off, I turned it off and, as usual, fell back asleep for about an hour. So started my day. Then, I did my Saturday "Room Cleaning" job which took about two hours as I was being more thorough than usual, dusting my baseboards, fan, the trim on my door and closet, as well as my bookshelf, dresser, and end table. Then, I vacuumed everything, shifting the smaller furniture in my room back, and forth, and back again. Anyway, enough with that...

Then, me, Mom, and Will went to Dollar Tree to do our "Dollar Tree Christmas Shopping". Every year for the past few years, we kids (me, Will, and Courtney) have bought presents for everyone in our family (dog(s) included). It's a cheap way for us to have the joy of seeing their happy expressions upon opening presents! Our parents, of course, buy us a few things (depending on prices). We don't have a Christmas tree, and do very little for Christmas anyway, so the gifts are typically on a shelf, mantle, etc. Courtney wasn't feeling at all well today, so Dad will have to take her another day to do her shopping. I've already wrapped a few of my gifts for the fam, which I always do. :) I always get so excited, I can't possibly wait!

Well, I have to help Mom figure something out for dinner, and I'm hoping to cut out the pieces for a gored (panelled) Christmas skirt I've wanted to make for a while now. Hopefully a picture post will be coming soon (as soon as I get things in order). Feel free to go to my other blog. The link is in the previous post. Until next time, I remain,

~Jaime

Update For the Last Few Months

2010-12-17T22:39:00.002-05:00

Hello!! Nobody probably reads this blog anymore...Sorry for not posting except every few months! I'm awful, I know. I didn't mean to lie by saying I'd post "Jewelry Making Part 2" soon, I really meant to, but then everything in my life went topsy turvy...

First off, my sister is wanting to get married in a year and four months (approximately), so my mom is trying to prepare her for that responsibility...

Then, my family, no longer going to "church", has joined a home church/organic church type of group, and it has kept us really busy. Some of the people can get irritating sometimes, but that's anywhere.

Next is what has probably affected me most...Alexis Wassenberg. She is the very best friend in the entire world, and I love her SO MUCH. We only live about 30 minutes away from each other (she is in the country, but I am in the suburbs), yet for some reason, we only saw each other about three times this year (all within the last few months). It makes me so sad, and I miss her so much... God's ways are higher than ours, though, so I guess He knows what He's doing. :)

Fourth, my Aunt Beque has discovered that my twelve year old cousin, Rebekah, has epilepsy. She, therefore, has seizures. Aunt Beque is rather upset, needless to say. I ask you to please, PLEASE pray fervently that God would either heal Rebekah, or at least use this to draw her and her mother closer to Him.

Next, growing up is hard! Yeesh...I always said "I can't wait till I'm older and can do..."...But now...Well, it's rather difficult that my sister and brother are changing so much. Me and my brother used to do EVERYTHING together, and I mean everything! Now, our interests have changed, and as he grows into a young man, I grow into a young woman. Same with my sister. She's growing up, and spends most of her time conversing with her hope-to-be future husband...Ah well, 'tis the price of growing up. :) HE knows what's best. :) (:

Now that you know what's going on, this is what I did today:

Got up, washed face, ate breakfast, all that good stuff...
After lazing around for a little while, I made pizza for lunch...
While eating lunch, I looked at some older posts at my favorite blog, Solid Rock Ranch Updates.
Then I took pictures for a blog post I hope to do on my other blog--A Princess In Purity.
Then I did a little school after a late start...
After that, I probably lazed around more, it being a rather nasty day, and me being quite tired.
After that I did the Friday chore, cleaning the bathroom...Not the funnest job in the world, though I do enjoy the feeling of accomplishment that comes over me when I finish. :)
After that, me, my brother, and my mom went to pick up Chinese for dinner while our dad entertained our friend, Philip.
After that, obviously, came dinner...
Then cleanup...
And then I made Chocolate chip cookies for the family! They were tasty, and Philip enjoyed them. :)
While eating cookies, we watched A Series of Unfortunate Events. Phil fell asleep several times during the movie. :)
Toward the end of the movie, I got tired myself, and decided to come into my bedroom and write up this post. :) After this, I will probably read my Bible, possibly read a book for a few minutes (doubtable), then go to bed.

So ends my day. I know this isn't all that interesting, there being no pictures and all. My dad agreed to get me a digital camera for my Birthday, so then I won't have to borrow my sister's, take pictures, find her cord to hook it to the probably "in use" computer, upload her pictures and mine, sort through all the pics, and then do a post. I will have my OWN camera, so I can always know where everything is, and have only MY pictures (typically) to upload. Ah, the peacefulness of the idea. :) Until next time,

~Jaime

Notice

2010-07-16T12:56:00.000-04:00

Just so you all know, I will be posting a jewelry making part 2 as soon as I get pictures. It will probably be about making necklaces with barrel clasps. I am also hoping to post a few of my favorite favorite hairstyles. I might do videos for the hairstyles, but I might not. It all depends.....

-Jaime-

5 Random Things Post

2010-07-13T17:46:00.001-04:00

Hey Everyone!!!!! It's Jaime, I know I haven't posted in FOREVER!

The first random thing is quilts. I just finished a baby quilt, and it's so cute!!! It's my first quilt and really simple, but still cute. Its theme is cute cartoon frogs. Me and Mom went to the store a while ago and found three froggy themed materials and one plain green. Court just finished cutting out squares for a quilt and she just a few minutes ago started sewing.

The second random thing is Mikey. He came back for a visit! He's grown soooo much. He's taller, can talk more (though he's forgotten a few animal sounds), and has really long hair. When we watched him a little while ago, we actually put a barrette in his hair to hold his bangs back. Shhhh...don't tell his dad. :)

The third random thing is August. This August we kids are going to go to our grandparents house in North Carolina. We are probably going to stay there about a week. And their neighbor has offered to let us swim in her underground pool. I can hardly wait to go there!!!!!

The fourth random thing is just a couple hairstyle blogs that I like. The first is cutegirlshairstyles.com. I really love this blog. It has some really cute hairstyle ideas. The other is princesshairstyles.com. I really like this one too. They both have really cute hairstyles.

And, last but definitely not least, my fifth random thing. Aunt Becky and our cousins are moving back to Virginia!!! I'm so excited!!! They had moved to Delaware, but they found it wasn't a very nice place. Their were alot of child molesters around their and they didn't feel safe. They're moving back into a giant house. I think it has about 7 bedrooms and is two story with a basement. So yeah. But I'm so excited!!

Well, that's it for my five random things post. Hope you liked it!

-Jaime-

P.S. If you read this, I miss you Lexi!!

Contacts For Courtney

2010-07-12T17:38:00.000-04:00

Guess what?! Forget about guessing; I'll just tell you.

Yesterday, I went to the eye doctor. I haven't been in about 5 years, so... Yeah, it's been a while.

They ran through all the tests and told me that my eyes had hardly changed at all. They also said that my eyes would be perfect for contacts.

The man who examined my eyes had actually offered me tinted contacts in the case that I wanted to change my eye color, and although I really like blue eyes, I figured getting those kind of contacts would be like trying to be something I'm not.

Not to mention, God made me who I am, and I wouldn't want to change that. And so, I went with the clear contacts. =)

Once the man had finished checking my eyes, he sent me to this lady who showed me how to put my contacts in. I thought it'd be kind of hard to get them in, but it was a snap! =D

The lady was all like, "I love you... You're so easy. Some people take hours...."

Once I got my contacts in, the lady told me all about how to take care of them and gave me a bag with some starter supplies.

I also picked out new glasses while we were in there. They're different than the ones I have right now, but they aren't bad.

Took me a while to pick 'em out though. The lady kept giving me all these different pairs of glasses, most of which looked really WEIRD on me. O.o

I'm pretty happy with the ones I picked out though... And I'm ESPECIALLY happy about the contacts. I've been waiting YEARS for these things!!

I can hardly even feel they're there. It's almost like I can just automatically see. =)

Well, I guess that's it for now. Later!

-Courtney-

I'm Almost Done School!!!!!

2010-05-14T10:55:00.000-04:00

I'm almost done all my school for the year!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yesterday I finished Science, I finished Language Tuesday, I'll be done History next week, and I'll finish Spelling and Math in two weeks!!!!!!! I'm so happy!!!!!!!

Then I can finally pay more attention to crafts and making things for my hope chest. (I got a hope chest for my Birthday.)

-Jaime-

P.S. Sadly, we probably won't be having a garden this year because our garden spot has a disease and is killing all the plants we planted. But, Dad says we might be able to do a few of those upside down, hanging plants on the front of our house.

Jewelry Making Part 1 Earrings

2010-05-07T18:39:00.006-04:00

Hey everyone!! I thought I'd just do a post on how to make jewelry. It's really pretty and fun to make. This post will be about making earrings.

Here's a picture of some earrings I have made.

Items Needed

I apologize that I don't know what these are called,

but I will call them pins. You can get the kind

with the loop at the end (left) or the kind with the

flat edge at the end (right). I think the latter are better.

Earring hooks. You can get these at craft stores.

These came from Ben Franklin Craft Store.

These hook well onto the pins (the looped ones)

in the top items-needed picture.

Pliers and wire cutters. Some people like to have

another set of pliers, but I find one pair sufficient.

You will also need small-holed glass beads of your choice.

To start, string your beads onto your pin. Make

sure to leave at least 3/4 inch of the pin showing....

Then, using your pliers, pinch the pin right above

the beads and bend the pin away from

yourself at a right angle over the pliers.

Then, shift your pliers upward onto the other edge of the pin.

Then, curl your pin back towards yourself around the pliers......

Like so...............

Then, bend the long piece of the pin around underneath the pliers, above the bead(s).

Like so..............Then just clip off the last
little bit of the pin that you couldn't wrap.

Then bend the loop on your earring hook to the side.......

Slip the other part of your earring in, bend back the loop, and there you have it.

Again, these are very pretty and fun to make. If you're first getting started making jewelry, it may be a leeetle bit expensive. Not too bad, just a little............Well, hope you like 'em!

-Jaime-

The New Kitchen Floor and the Visit

2010-04-25T16:37:00.000-04:00

In the middle of our chicken coup project, Mom and Dad decided that they would like to put new tile in our kitchen. So for a few hours on Friday, we ripped off the old tile stuff. Mainly me (Jaime) and Will, because Court had gone with Mom and Dad to the store. Well, after me and Will had done most of the floor, I called Dad and told him jokingly to bring home icecream. He just laughed and said that was funny.

Well, Mom, Dad, and Court got home and they seemed surprised at how much we had done. Then Dad said, "Jaime, we got something for you," and pulled out two tubs of icecream! I gave him a huge bear hug and then Mom and Dad did the rest of the floor while me and Will sat on the counter eating icecream (the table had been taken apart and moved to the other room). It felt kinda nice watching someone else work. Plus, Will had driven a paint scraper into my finger and my hands were scratched up from the pieces of tile.

Then, on Saturday, our cousins came over, which was a COMPLETE surprise because they live in Delaware. And we kids played the whole day--Rodney, Tyler, Will, and Court played with airsoft guns, me and Rebekah played baseball, and Trevor switched back and forth, mostly playing basketball with himself. Taylor wasn't there--she had gone to play with some friends. We kids also went for a bike ride, but some people had to ride on the pegs because we only had five bikes, and we had seven people. And then on the way back I tried to get off the pegs and fell because my shoe lace was stuck. But the bike was practically stopped, so it wasn't too bad. Then, Aunt Beque and our cousins were waiting for friends to pick them up for a few hours. Then, it was already 6:30, so we didn't get much done. Mom and Dad managed to put this blue primer on the floor. Then Annie tried to walk into the kitchen and Mom freaked, saying "I don't want blues clues all over the living room." Mom and Dad also put concrete leveling stuff on the floor, but that's all.

And today, I woke up at about 8:30 or 9:00am to the sound of talking and pounding in the kitchen. After a few minutes, Mom and Dad pop into the room and say "wake up, we got breakfast". Then Dad starts waving a sausage egg mcmuffin in front of me--only it had no egg, because with the egg the sandwich cost $2.80 and without the egg it cost $1.00. Breakfast was grand. It was a nice change from having cereal for breakfast Friday, cereal for breakfast Saturday, no lunch, and cereal for dinner Saturday.

But then it took forever just to get one corner of the kitchen tiled. And then the tile cutter kept breaking the tiles rather than cutting them. Then, the drills we were using to mix the mortar all died. Then, we had to grind down several parts of the kitchen floor because it was uneven. Then, the mortar dried! So we had to throw away a ton of mortar and a bucket because the mortar was stuck to the bucket! And when I say stuck, I mean stuck. With all my strength, I couldn't pull the mixer out of it.

And now, we're going back to it. Sorry I don't have any pictures, but Mom and Dad probably wouldn't want me to take any. The job, with all the bad stuff listed above, was pretty unnerving. =)

-Jaime-

Summer Camp Ad

2010-04-22T21:05:00.000-04:00

Hey, I was just wondering if anyone knew about any good summer camps that a 12 year old, 16 year old, and a 17 year old could all go to. I want a Christian camp that is CHEAP. I looked up Christian summer camps and almost all of them were 300 to 1000 dollars at LEAST. The cheapest one I found was 125 to 300 dollars a week. I would like a camp that costs about--I dunno--50-75 a week because there are three of us kids. PLEASE leave a comment if you know of any. I REALLY want to go to summer camp this year. Court and Will have done it but I couldn't. At the time I was too little. So, once again, PLEASE comment if you have any suggestions. Thanks

-Jaime-

Shuffle Board Slide

2010-04-16T21:05:00.003-04:00

I went to the community center around the block today with Jaime. It was pretty...righteous!! (Almost said "awesome"... =P) We found some little bottles and filled them up with water which we dumped all over the shuffle board. Then we went sliding across it!! XD

We made it out alive with only a few minor injuries. I think we both fell about 3 times each. The first time I slipped was the worst... Slammed my hip right on the soaking wet shuffle board. DX

But it was cool. First I slipped and hit my right hip, then my left hip and shoulder, then...I fell flat on my bottom. Still, I think I made the "BEST SLIDE EVER"!!! And I beat Jaime. =D

Oh yeah! And I thought it was pretty funny at the water fountain. I got this random idea to spit my water all over Jaime just because she wouldn't be ready for it.... It was quite a surprise, I think!! XD

She ended up getting me back later though. =P

-Courtney-

Michael, Michael, Motorcycle

2010-03-26T12:33:00.000-04:00

Mikey is leaving soon. He stayed with us about seven months. Now he's leaving. He'll be leaving on Sunday, March 28th, in the afternoon, just before his 2nd birthday. He's going to Texas to live with his--grandma? Yeah.......sad.......

Our Aunt Caren offered Mikey's dad a home, cooked meals, partially payed-for child care, and more. Sooooooooo, he couldn't say no.

But, of course, I think the saddest part is, Mikey'll remember little to nothing about Jai Jai (Jaime), Weel (Will), Corny (Courtney), An Mizzy (Aunt Missy) sometimes called Annie for short, Utta Beel (Uncle Bill), Annie, and Leetle 'un (Little One, our bird). Oh well, I guess I'll get over it.

I hope everyone remembers to practice Mikey's animals and sounds and things. Mikey learned the sounds of ducks, dogs, cats, snakes, birds, chickens, cows, horses, pigs, sheep, donkeys, and lions. He can recognize elephants, giraffes, sharks, octopuses, fish, turtles, crabs, dolphins, seals, whales, and starfish. When Mom sweeps, he says "Dirty, dirty, dirty", and when he brings us Bibles, or cleans up toys, he says "helpin'". He knows head, nose, teef (teeth), eeurs (ears), hair, hand, foot, toe, sock, shoes, and pants.

Well, I can't tell you of everything, so I'll stop there.

-Jaime-

Mikey, Dorey Park, and Ketchup (Pictures)

2010-03-23T17:48:00.015-04:00

Hey y'all! Here are the photos from my last post, "Mikey, Dorey Park, and Ketchup". Enjoy!

In the back of the car.

Vroom vrooom!!

JJ on the see-saw. =)

Mikey, honk if you're about to run over someone!! Sheesh! Could have warned me, ya know...

Mikey going down his first real slide. At least, the other ones he went down were kind of little...

Hmm...

I think he looks cute here. =P

Boo! =O

So, Mikey, wha's for dinner?? =9

Having a blast on the swings. =D

Weee!!

Ducks!! Quack quack!!

Look at the ducks, Mikey! (He was probably thinking, "Why do I have to hold their hands..?")

-Courtney-

Mikey, Dorey Park, and Ketchup

2010-03-19T19:54:00.008-04:00

Hey, you guys!! =D

Guess what we did today. Yep, we went to Dorey Park. Mostly for the Mikey man. Got me some photos too, but I still need to upload them to the computer as of yet. Well, I DID just get home, so you can't give me too much grief. =P

After we went to the park, we decided to head out to Mickie D's and meet Dad up for some dinner. I think it's so cute when Mikey says "chicken noogets" and "fwench fwies".

On the way to Mickie D's, we discovered that Mom had some Swedish Fish in the car (which she had forgotten about, go figure).

It was pretty funny. I was counting up the candy out loud. We got 10 per person. So I was like "1, 2....7, 8, 9...", then all of a sudden Mikey goes "10!!". Haha!

Pretty soon, we arrived at the restaurant. Restaurant...ha! Sounds funny saying that about MacDonalds. But maybe it shouldn't...? I don't know...

At any hoot, we ordered our food. I got me some chicken "noogets". And...of course I managed to embarrass myself by accidentally dipping 3 of my fingers in ketchup while reaching for my nuggets.

Yeah, I was kind of like...what is thisss??? I couldn't really see the ketchup so...my fingers just kind of dove into it. O.o

Later, after I had manage to wipe every last blob of ketchup off my fingers and out of my nails (GROSS!), I made my french fries walk around to entertain Mikey. Then, of course, I got scolded for teaching Mikey to play with his food. Lol. =P

It was kind of funny when Mikey put his french fry on the table and called it a "snake! Sssss..!".

When dinner was finished, the parents of pure awesomeness decided to get us some fudge sundaes. Dad didn't want his nuts so I gladly took them off his hands....well, they were actually out of the bag, but I think you know what I mean.

Then I kind of thought it might be a bit boring for Mikey to just sit there and eat "Aun' Missy's" ice cream, so I gave him some of the lids to play with.

He stacked 'em on top each other...and then started shooting them everywhere!! And umm...Mom's ice cream was thrown into her lap. Luckily though, it didn't spill out, so there was no mess.

Besides all that...we did the "What do the Illithids do?" That's a little something I made up. I got it from a fantasy book.

The Illithids, also known as Mind Flayers, are magical creatures with octopus heads. It's kind of disgusting what they do. You can probably guess anyways, so I won't say.

Any hoot, what I do is put my hands in front of my face, wiggle my fingers while making a sound by wiggling my tongue, and put my hands around his head and vibrate them a little. He loves it! =D

Well, guess that's about it. Should be uploading some Dorey Park pictures one of these'm days. Over and out!

-Courtney-

Pizza Breadsticks Recipe

2010-03-13T17:34:00.002-05:00

Hi everyone!!! I just thought that I would post a recipe (if you want to call it that) for how to make Pizza Breadsticks. They're really tasty and pretty easy to make. Here you go......

Pizza Breadsticks

Ingredients

2 packs Great Value pizza crust

1 cup hot water

mozzarella cheese

parmesan cheese

pizza sauce (for dipping)

oregano

garlic salt

oil

Directions

Stir both packs pizza crust with the hot water in a medium bowl, and then cover bowl with towel. Put covered bowl in unheated oven, to keep air from hitting it, for 5-10 minutes. Heat oven to 400 degrees.

Spread dough in oiled pan in a rectangular shape, and then cut it into fourths, and cut each fourth into fourths longways, creating 16 strips. Spread thin layer of oil on top of dough, then sprinkle with garlic salt. Cover dough with mozzarella and parmesan cheese (not too much parmesan), then sprinkle with oregano. Place breadsticks on bottom shelf in oven for approx 15 minutes, or until cheese is melted. Heat pizza sauce and serve with breadsticks for dipping. Serves 4. Enjoy!

-Jaime-

The Ocean Box

2010-03-05T15:29:00.005-05:00

I just thought, since Court and I haven't posted much lately, that I'd do a post about my ocean box. The ocean box is a project I do for science. After reading the chapter (which takes about five days), I do a notebook activity and then my ocean box. The ocean box is just a plain cardboard box painted blue, and once every two weeks I make a couple clay sea creatures (the ones I had just learned about) and add them to the box.

It's a good refreshment, this science book of mine, from the average science book. The book has some neat activities and the author isn't afraid to make a joke every now and then. And for about the first time in my life, I love doing science!

Anyway, here are some pictures of my almost completed ocean box. I only have a few more chapters in science, and therefore, only a few more animals to make.

Here is the inside of the ocean box.

This picture shows the animals on the surface, and the way

the blue whale is partially above water and partially below.

Here is the turtle, octopus (one of my favorites), clam,

crab, stingray, and Courtney's sea monster thing.

Here is Dory from Finding Nemo, made by Courtney.
(I had to hold dory still because she kept spinning!)

This is my squid, one of my favorites.
I recently discovered they have ten arms.

Here is my seal, also a favorite. As you can see,

he got a little dusty from sitting on top of the box.

And, a close up of Courtney's sea monster. It
terrifies Mikey, as hard as we try to make it
harmless looking--so we keep it away from Mikey.

And, those are some pictures of the ocean box. Hope you liked them! Oh, and, by the way, I would recommend my science book to anyone in grades 1-6. It's called Exploring Creation with Zoology 2: Swimming Creatures of the Fifth Day. It's a Christian book and has older and younger student activities. Hope ya like it!

-Jaime-

The Aviation Museum

2010-02-16T12:44:00.003-05:00

Okay, I know I haven't posted in like forever! But I've been kind of busy on my other blog (ayoungauthorsblog.blogspot.com). Anyway, on with the post......

Today we (Me, Courtney, Will, Mom, and Mikey) went to the aviation museum. It took a while to find the way in because you have to go on like three different roads going back and forth just to get there.......look below the get what I mean....the square thing is the building and the lines are the roads......

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That probably didn't help, but it's kind of hard to illustrate on the computer with only the keyboard to draw with. Well there were three roads in the front and the way in was at the very end of one. On with the story.....

Well, we got in and Mikey got to get in a real airplane........guess what? HE DIDN'T LIKE IT!!!!! He was very excited at first, screaming "airpane!". But, when his foot got stuck in a little wire in the airplane, he cried. So we got him out and let him play in the toy area. I sat with him a little while, drew a dumb-looking plane, and wrote a dinky poem.

After looking around with Will, he and I found a game where you control the plane on the screen in front of you. It had weird controls and Will got a little mad at me when I accidentally changed the view and he couldn't get it back.

Me, Will, and Court got to ride in something called a......stimulator? Something like that. Well, two people get inside and BUCKLE IN. Make sure you do the latter. Well, there's a screen in front of you with helicopters and airplanes on it, all made for war. The pilot steers the "plane" your in and the copilot shoots. When the pilot steers, the very thing your sitting in reacts however you turn it. I was so surprised the first time I kept squealing, and Courtney, as pilot, flipped the thing completely upside down! Will kept telling me to shoot, and I kept telling him to find someone for me to shoot. Over all, it was awesome!

To end our time there, we did some of the little experiment game things.......you know..........air blowing out sucks a ball in............one wing lifts more that the other...............stuff like that......... Then Mom bought Mikey a little $6.00 airplane toy. (He's really in to airplanes, even as a...23 month old? I think so.)

-Jaime-

ps. when i looked at this the format was ruined so the illustration doesn't work at all. pay no mind to it. i have to go, so i'll delete it later.

Do NOT Enter

2010-01-18T21:11:00.006-05:00

You dare to tread on The Robinson Family Happenings blog??? That's it!

ATTTTTAAAAACKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!

Just for fun...

-Courtney-

Highway Driving

2010-01-18T20:52:00.011-05:00

I got to drive on the highway for the first time a few days ago. It was pretty sweet! Buuut...at the same time kind of freaky!! Especially since you have to go like...SIXTY...FIVE...MILES...AN HOUR.... =O

Dad said I did pretty well. Even getting on and off the ramps and changing lanes, I did pretty well.

There was only one point that I almost crashed into a mail box coming home... But that wasn't on the highway!!

-Courtney-

Oh yeah, and I forgot to say! I got my learner's permit card in the mail!! AND...I LOOK...HORRIBLE!!! My face looks kind of fat for some strange reason... =/

And my signature is TERRIBLE! My scribbley "Y" isn't the only thing that's wrong.

The Other Night...IT HAPPENED

2010-01-12T16:37:00.008-05:00

I was attacked and badly abused by my little second cousin the other night, and here's the proof!! =O

Sorry for the bad graphics by the way...webcam....

-Courtney-

Let's Go POGO!!!

2010-01-12T16:20:00.009-05:00

Here's a video of when I first got my pogostick (which was last month). Hope you like it.

-Courtney-

Driving... O.O

2010-01-09T16:59:00.010-05:00

Dad took me driving today. We (Dad, Will, Jaime, and Me) went down to my old elementary school (Highland Springs Elementary), so I could practice.

Dad even let me drive part of the way home. I kind of turned too far when turning onto Washington and crossed the double line....which then made me turn way too far the other way and roll over a pile of snow.

But overall, I think I did pretty well for my second time. Didn't run into anything at least...

Dad says I drive too fast on the turns. I also tend to forget to look in the mirrors... And how can I pay attention to the speed and the road and the mirrors and Dad's instructions all at the SAME time??!!!

-Courtney-

Driver's Test For Learner's Permit

2010-01-08T16:51:00.017-05:00

Hey guys. Well, Mom and I went on down to DMV today, so's I could take the driver's test for my learner's permit. First time going and I was shaking like a leaf when we first got in there, I was SO nervous. Of course, that was probably mostly due to the cold. We got a tid bit of snow last night, so it was kind of cold.

Well, we got into the place and went to the information desk like the sign said. Then I told the guy why I was there, and he gave me a chart to fill out as well as a number thingy that they would use to call me up. It was something like F708... Yeah, the dude at the counter seemed a little skeptical about mine and Mom's ages at first. Lol.

After gathering all the stuff, we went to sit down. Well, I filled out everything in my horrible handwriting... Then we just sat there for awhile... After what seemed like forever (and I was about to jump out of my skin!!), they finally called me up. "F708 to counter 12!" Well, I went on up there, and the lady there tested my eyes. Passed that. Then she snapped my picture. Told me to look at a red square of duct tape for that...

I also had to sign my name on this little computer-like thing-a-ma-bobby that had a certain kind of pen... Yeah, I think you understand. I KINDA...messed...up... My "y" looked like a bunch of scribbles. But whatever...

When that was all done the lady ran through the instructions for the test...blah...blah..blah... I already pretty much knew what I'd have to do for that. It was this touch screen computer. There were 10 questions for the traffic signs (which you HAVE to get ALL right otherwise you FAIL), and then there were 25 questions for general knowledge (you can get up to 6 wrong for that).

Well, I went up to the computer (#4 to the right). They had this phone attached to the side so you could hear what was being said on the screen, but I figured since I could read, I didn't need it. Well, I aced the test for the traffic signs.

Then I came to part 2: General Knowledge. Wasn't too sure about the 1st (or maybe it was the second), so I skipped it (they said you could come back to it later). Went through all the questions and....PASSED!!!

I got about 3 or 4 wrong, 2 of which had to do with drugs and alcohol... Guess I wasn't too sure how much a...whatever they called it...measured in ounces....and then something about what happens if you mix drugs and alcohol... Yeah, well, I'm not too concerned about that.

I never got to come back to that skipped question, but my theory is that that was because even if I failed it, I STILL wouldn't have failed the test. So I guess they didn't think it mattered.

So yeah...got my permit. They should be sending the I.D. card or whatever it is in the mail, along with some paper saying I can drive. I think it's pretty cool that I passed first time. I'm so RELIEVED. Can't wait to see how dumb I look in that picture they took of me! And my scribblely "y"!!

-Courtney-

Sledding....

2009-12-19T19:48:00.007-05:00

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

2009-12-14T20:29:00.009-05:00

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

2009-11-14T19:59:00.004-05:00

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

2009-10-16T14:22:00.022-04:00

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

2009-09-28T13:30:00.004-04:00

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

2009-09-16T11:00:00.007-04:00

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

2009-09-16T08:23:00.007-04:00

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

2009-09-07T17:19:00.026-04:00

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-

First Day Of School

2009-08-31T13:57:00.007-04:00

School started back up today. I'm in 11th grade now. (Yeah, I know, hard to believe.) Wasn't too bad. Went pretty quickly. Got done by 12:22. =D

Geometry didn't have any math in it (yet). It was basically just logic. I even forgot I was doing Geometry for a few minutes. =P

-Courtney-

MY MP3 PLAYER

2009-08-27T20:40:00.005-04:00

I finally got my mp3 player in the mail today at 3:24 pm. It's so awesome!!!! Got a bunch of songs on it now. =D

Yeah, I decided to use headphones the first night, since I wasn't all too fond of earphones.

Used to them now though. =)

-Courtney-

Mikey's Haircut

2009-08-24T15:38:00.009-04:00

My cousin Mike took Mikey to get a haircut over the weekend. Too bad. He looked so cute with his long hair. Now it's all buzzed off. Ah well. He still looks adorable. =)

Before

After

-Courtney-

My First Mp3 Player Ever!!!!

2009-08-23T21:33:00.012-04:00

I just bought a "Sony NWZS616FBLK 4GB MP3 Player" for $55 total from Ebay. My first mp3 player ever! I'm really happy about it. =D

This is where I bought it from: http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-4GB-Walkman%aeVideo-MP3-Player-w%2fFM---NWZS616F---RED_W0QQitemZ110425409895QQcmdZViewItem

They still have one more if interested. Buy it now.

It's pretty cool. Been wanting one of these for a while now. Few months. Finally got the guts up to ask if I could purchase.

Parents said I could buy, but I need to start paying attention better (meaning looking for ways to help out). Also, I can't plug into it all day. I had no intention of doing that anyways though, so.... Ha.

So yeah, it's getting here from New Jersey. Shouldn't take too long to get here. =D

-Courtney-

Communion with the Believers

2009-08-23T13:10:00.010-04:00

We're going to be having communion later with the believers on Paltalk. It'll be at 2:00. There're about 7 of us, and we meet 4 times a week for Bible studies, communion, ministry on Paltalk, and prayer. It's awesome!

These are the meeting times:

Sunday: 2:00 PM -- Lords Supper and General Fellowship
Tuesday: 7:30 PM -- Bible Study and Sharing
Thursday: 7:30 PM -- Prayer Meeting
Saturday: 7:30 PM -- Evangelism Ministry Night

And here's the website, if you'd like to check it out: http://www.overcomeevil.com/index.htm

It's pretty awesome, especially since we can't find a church to go to. None of us could. So we all meet on Pal.

There's only one other kid there so far, Paul. He's 14, and we get along great. Too bad he lives all the way down in Florida.

I wonder if the room's going to be open to everyone this time, or if only we'll be able to go in. Sometimes for communion or prayer only we can go in because once in a while people come in and disrupt. Not very often, but it does happen.

If anyone wants to check out the Bible study on Tuesday, just write me up, and I'll give you directions for how to get there.

-Courtney-

Ps: Dad wouldn't let me eat raw eggs today instead of cooked. Too bad because I really wanted to try it. =/ Ah well....

Will's Voice

2009-08-22T23:07:00.007-04:00

The whole family was cracking up tonight because of Will's voice. It's been changing as of the last day or 2, and it just sounds so funny! In the middle of a sentence he'll just get all squeaky. It's just too funny!

Even when he laughs, it sounds funny. Been teasing him a little about it today. Ha, he doesn't mind though. I wonder how long this'll last...?

-Courtney-

Skating

2009-08-22T21:33:00.004-04:00

We went skating the other day (Thursday) and took Mikey with us. It was pretty sweet. Jaime and I took turns pushing Mikey around the skating rink in his stroller. That sounds a little weird. "The skating rink in his stroller"? Ah well, you know what I mean.

He had alot of fun with that. We decided not to rent skates for him since he's only 1. I'll probably try to teach him how to skate when he's 3 if he's still with us.

Besides pushing him around the skating rink, Jaime and I (mostly Jaime) took him walking around. We let him check out the arcade games. He got to turn the steering wheel on one. We also set him on the new motorcycle arcade game and rocked him a bit.

All in all, I think he had fun. Too bad I forgot my camera. Next time I'll probably take it. Mom says we can probably go this next Thursday too, since it's the last one before school starts.

HOPEFULLY, the Wassenburgs go, and Jaime can see Alexis.

-Courtney-

Thinking About It

2009-08-22T15:03:00.006-04:00

My parents are actually thinking about getting chickens in our backyard which might not be a bad idea. The only thing I'm dreading is if we would have to eat the eggs.

And if their are too many, then Mom will probably be making lots of egg breakfasts. I hate eggs. I don't mind them in things that you bake or whatever, but just eggs.

Seriously I think I'd rather eat them raw than I would cooked. I think I'll ask Mom if I could try it one day when she makes eggs again...probably Sunday. I can tell you it sounds so much tastier then fried or scrambled eggs.

Mom and Dad have been looking at chicken coup plans for a while. They want to tear down our old shed to build on top of it.

I don't know if we WILL do it or not, but I know they're thinking about it.

-Courtney-

Taking Mikey to Dorey Park

2009-08-20T22:44:00.039-04:00

The other day, we took Mikey to Dorey Park. On the way there we listened to a Seeds Family Worship album, Seeds of Faith. Yeah! Which, by the way, I still have that coupon code if interested. Just let me know.

When we finally got to Dorey Park, there were only 2 kids there which rather surprised me. The boys told me they were 8 and 5.

I rocked them on the big see saw for awhile until their parents said they were going to go walk down by the pond.

It was kind of funny because a short time before the younger boy was in the house at the little bull horn saying, "Mom can we go to Chucky Cheese??" (his parents said "NO" of course), and when the parents called the boys over to go to the pond, the little boy asked, "We're going to Chucky Cheeses?!". Haha.

Ok back to Mikey. We let Mikey run around the place, and I took pictures. Mikey first got on the little see saw with Dad.

Then later he wanted to wander around, and he soon wandered over to the car. He climbed in the back of it and played with the mulch inside.

Eventually he got pretty bored with that and ran back outside to find some "awesome" things in the mulch that he could stick in his mouth and play around with. We had to make sure he didn't get the popped water balloons on the ground.

Once over at the big see saw, where everyone was sitting, Mikey found cheerios on the ground. Cheerios!! He found cheerios IN THE MULCH and started eating them. Only a baby could find cheerios in the mulch. Lol.

Mikey also decided to drive the car. With his cup full of water in his mouth (held by his teeth), he drove. Vroom! Vrooom!

I don't suppose you're getting tired of me yabbering on, so I'll just post some pictures.

See sawing with Uncle Bill.

Checking out the house.

Oooh wow! Binoculars.

What happened to the rest of the car?

Riding with Jaime.

Getting on the giant worm (or whatever that thing's s'posed to be).

Silly Willy.

Getting into the play trailer.

His face was all red. It was kind of hot.

Finding treasures in the mulch. One man's trash is another man's treasure, aye Mikey?

Thirsty. =Þ Mom dripped water on his head. That's why his hair looks so funny.

Mikey, Mikey, Mikey....MIKEY! What have I told you about drinking and driving? >:(

Oooh wow tees. Coool. *grunts*

Me on the way home.

A locust skin I found on the way in the house.

Mikey was hungry when we got home from Dorey Park, so we gave him some crackers and water....and apple sauce a short while later.

Laughing at me. =Þ

He he he!

Checking out the ceiling.

Ah ha ha, Aunt Missy.

-Courtney-

Going to Dorey Park - 2:00

2009-08-19T13:18:00.005-04:00

We'll probably be taking Mikey to Dorey Park later around 2:00. Hopefully, it won't be too hot. It's been really hot this whole week practically. It's alright sitting in the shade with the wind blowing, but if you're out in the sun, it feels like you're sizzling in a frying pan. HOT!

I might take my camera and take some pictures. In that case, I should probably charge it, huh? Ok charging. Be bad if it cut off on me while trying to take a pic or vid.

Speaking of which, I should probably get those clips of Mikey onto Windows Movie Maker and put them altogether to make a short video.

Well, guess I'll write about how it goes when I get back.

-Courtney-

Bucket Swinging

2009-08-18T22:26:00.014-04:00

Whoo! Bucket swinging!

-Courtney-

Mikey Man

2009-08-18T22:06:00.007-04:00

We took Mikey for a walk around the block today in the stroller. Jaime and Will took turns running him around while I held Annie (our dog) on the leash. It was pretty fun.

When we got back to the house, we let Mikey wander around the front yard. He quite enjoyed pushing his stroller around. Even gave me a hug (one of his falling-on-top-me-while-I'm-sitting-on-the-ground hugs. =D).

Later in the day (or possibly before) we (Will, Jaime, and Me later) swung Mikey around in his toy bucket. Toy bucket as in: the bucket he puts his toys in. ;)

Soon after Mikey had gotten up from his nap, Jaime (I think it was her) put a movie on. Well, I was just sitting there watching it, and Mikey runs up to me, bringing me all these toys. He's throwing tennis balls at me, bringing me a toy to wind up for him, climbing up in my lap, begging for little pieces of my apple....yeah, silly kid. Ha. =)

Then later, I picked up all these little blocks and toys, and Mikey takes the little block bucket and dumps it right on his head! I clean it up again, and what does he do? Dumps it on his head. And then, once their all on the ground he starts going crazy with his hands whacking blocks everywhere. Guess it wasn't messy ENOUGH for him. Ha!

Man, I love that boy! Even if he is bratty sometimes.

-Courtney-

Pictures of Mikey

2009-08-14T14:08:00.031-04:00

The first pics are the most recent.

Babysitting Mikey while Mom and Becki (our older cousin) clean. (This is at Mikey's house.)

What's tha─OH MY EYES!!

A real nice pic of the top of Mikey's head. =P

Gulp, gulp, gulp....

Flash got him again. Lol.

Haha look at Court!

She looks so funny when she's taking pictures!

Ah ha...haha....hahaha

Going down.....The Stairs! Dun dun DUN!

Mikey visiting our house for the second time. (I think.)

Looking at me while holding on to Dad's foot. ...Hmm....I wonder who got him that shirt...? =D

He sure loved that big window of ours. Kept looking out and saying "tee" (tree).

TEES!!!

Mikey loved going upside down. (That's his dad on the phone there. Michael. Our cousin.)

(a sucked in) Hehehe

Whoa!!

Cheese!

Mikey and (our cousin) Becki.

-Courtney-

Day 1: Babysitting Baby Mikey

2009-08-14T13:09:00.010-04:00

Baby Mikey's been playing for the last few hours non stop. He kept laughing at me when I was eating cereal this morning.

Man, all I have to do is smile at him, and he cracks up. He has this funny little chuckle too. It almost sounds fake, but it's not. He opens his mouth up really wide and laughs: ah haha...ha....hahaha.

He was so fascinated by the birds earlier when Jaime was cleaning her bird cage. We have lovebirds. He was just staring up at them. Once in a while he'd point at one of them.

Mikey loves the big window we have in the front. He's always climbing up on this wood coffee table to stare out the window and point to the trees saying, "tee". I think that's his favorite word. o.O

Finally he got tired, and we put him to bed. We put him down in the playpen in Mom and Dad's room at around 11:50.

He did NOT want to take his nap; I can tell you that. He screamed and cried for about a minute and then whined for the last 9 minutes before finally falling asleep. He was tired though, so it didn't take too long. =)

-Courtney-

Babysitting Baby Mikey

2009-08-14T10:11:00.005-04:00

Baby Mikey is here for babysitting. Actually he has been for a few hours, but I've been sleeping in. =P

This is our first time babysitting him at our house. We kids babysat him a few times at his house when Mom and our cousin Becki were cleaning.

-Courtney-

Babysitting Mikey

2009-07-31T22:42:00.021-04:00

We should be babysitting my cousin's little baby, Mikey. He's about 1 and a half now, I believe. He's so cute. Blond hair, blue eyes, ADORABLE!! So, in about 2 weeks, we should be babysitting him. =)

-Courtney-

Driving

2009-07-26T13:47:00.005-04:00

Hey guys! Guess what? A few days ago Dad took me down to my old elementary school (Highland Springs Elementary School) to try some driving. It was awesome! I got to drive the Cavalier around the school parking lot.

Had to get used to the turning, but it wasn't too difficult. Drove about 10 mph most times. Started going up to 20 for a short while.

Once when I turned, I turned to sharply and ran the back wheels up the curb. =/

Dad told me to try to park at one point, so I attempted to turn into the parking space, however, I ended up ON the line instead of BETWEEN the 2 lines. Woops!

So, yeah, that was my first driving experience....well...except for the little go-carts I've ridden in when I was younger, but those don't count!

-Courtney-

Family Reunion

2009-07-19T19:16:00.014-04:00

We went to the family reunion yesterday. It was pretty cool. Got to see the cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents. We went for a picnic in the park.

After we'd finished eating, we went over to the merry-go-round for a bit. Jaime, Will, and I spun all the kids around. Went a little too fast for Trevor (he's our 6 year old cousin); he kept falling off. Silly kid thought he could hang over the edge and not start to fall off. Luckily he only really fell off when we slowed down. I had to pull him up one time.

After that, we all headed down by the water. There was this little wall that you had to climb down (it was slanted). Aunt Becky was freaking out about Rodney (he's about 12 now). Even when he was just on the rocks below, she was freaking out, telling him he was "going to fall". Lol. Funny thing was, she didn't seem to pay too much attention to Taylor (6), and I hear she's the clumbsiest of them all!

Pretty soon, we headed back to the house and went swimming in there pool. Taylor (6) wouldn't go in the water though because she didn't "want to be splashed". Will thought it was actually because she didn't want to wear her floaties. He might be right about that one.

Still, we wore our floaties when we were that little. That reminds me of the time we were there many years ago when I put on like four (heavy duty) tubies (I was like 6 or 7), and then leapt into the pool expecting to go under a bit and then shoot up. What happened was the bottom tubie went under about and inch, and I just sort of floated there, deflated by my failed experiment. Haha. =)

Trevor (5) was so funny at the pool. He walked up to the water and looked into it like he was scared, then, all of a sudden, just jumped on in. Then he burst out of the water waving his arms around yelling, "I'm swimming!! I'm SWIMMING!!". Haha. He's a little drama king if you can catch my meaning.

After drying off, we kids decided to go over to the neighbors' house to jump on their trampoline. Our grandfather said it was alright, so we went. It was pretty fun. No net though, so we had to be careful.

Pretty soon it was time to leave. The drive there and the drive back, I can tell you, were horribly loooooong. And the traffic! Well, it's over now. Tired....

-Courtney-

Family Picnic

2009-07-19T13:13:00.011-04:00

We went to the family picnic yesterday. It was really fun. Let me just start from the beginning.....

First, on Friday, we had to prepare everything for the picnic. Me and Mom went to the store to get some things for the picnic and just as we were about to check out the groceries, we remembered munchies for the ride. We had to get out of line, find some good snacks, and find another line. Later that day, we kids had to clean out the truck. That evening, after eating dinner and doing the dishes, me and Mom cleaned a little bit around the house. Then a little while later we went to bed...

On Saturday, we had to get up at six-thirty!!! Ughhh...early. We ate a five minute breakfast of lucky charms, then we had to pack things and get things ready to go. When we started driving, I was really excited. But after about an hour and forty-five minutes, I was ready to stop driving. I ate some whales (a snack like gold fish only cheaper) but those made me really thirsty. I drank a caprisun and soon had to use the bathroom. After a while, we found a gas station and used the bathroom and bought a few gummy worms and a little pack of oreos.

I won't tell you everything else about the trip. There was traffic, we kids got bored, and finally we arrived at our grandparents house. We grabbed the food and headed over to the park right across the street, after, of course, some greetings and hugs. The food was delicious. I ate only a roast beef sandwich, though, because after eating in the car practically all the way there I wasn't overly hungry.

After eating, I went with my cousins Taylor (8 yrs old) and Rebekah (11 yrs old) over to the playground nearby. We decided to play on the swings for a little while, then went over to the merry-go-round. We were soon joined by Courtney who was racing James (7 I think) to where we were. Afterward Will and Rodney (12 I think) and Trevor (6 yrs old) came on over. (We also have one more close cousin named Tyler but he didn't come.) After a while of that, we all got tired and hot and headed back to the adults. After a little while (which seemed like forever to me because I really wanted to go swimming), we went down to the river to look at the water. After walking around a little, we decided to pack up and go back to the house. Us kids all got a ride in the back of the pickup truck. Me and Court got the best seat on a cooler at the very back. It was cool.

When we got to the house, we all got our swim suits on and swam in the pool. It was really fun. It wasn't deep enough to dive, but, even if it had been, I don't think I would have anyway. But we jumped in and made a whirlpool and stuff. Taylor didn't want to swim and Rebekah got out after a little while. We made the whirlpool after Rebekah had gotten out and Rodney, Courtney, Will, and I kept pulling Trevor off the ladder. It was hard for him to hold on with the whirlpool so it was fun dragging him back into the water.

After we all were out of the pool, we got chocolate and vanilla icecream cones. YUMMY!!! We ate dinner there so we wouldn't be too hungry on the ride home, and after that we left. The ride home was practically unbearable for me. I was really tired. I was kind of grumpy too. I said something a little bit mean when Courtney said something that annoyed me. But after a long time of driving through traffic, we stopped at a gas station. Dad pumped the gas while me, Mom, Court, and Will went over to the Mcdonald's next door to get some hot fudge sundays. Yum!! Icecream twice in one day!

And after a couple more hours, we arrived home. We were happy to see Annie and that she hadn't used the bathroom in the house. YAY! We unpacked some of the stuff and soon went to bed. And after waking up at 6:45 in the morning and coming home at almost eleven I slept like a log!

Forgot To Mention....

2009-07-17T21:42:00.002-04:00

I forgot to mention on the last post about when I walked into my room to find Spanky (of all the birds!) out of his cage.

I looked at him on top of his cage, then I looked down, and I see the little door for his water bowl stuck open. He must have just climbed out for some unknown reason.

See, it is strange to see him outside of his cage because he is the scaredest of them all! He is such a little chicken, and yet, he was the one to come out!

It has been a wEirD day. Phew!

-Courtney-

Family Reunion

2009-07-17T18:10:00.004-04:00

We're going to go to a family reunion in New Jersey tomorrow... We're going to have a picnic in the park, and HOPEFULLY it won't rain. It's not supposed to, but you never know.

There's only going to be close relatives: grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc. So that's good.

Our neighbor is going to look after Annie while we're gone. It's only going to be tomorrow until night, then we're heading home.

I'll write more on it later...

-Courtney-

A Little About My Day

2009-07-17T17:20:00.013-04:00

Where shall I begin....let's see...

Oh yes, the WORMS. So, I was dusting my shelves today, and then I notice this little creepy looking worm thing. { It looked like this ─> >O,o,o,o,o,o } It was really weird because it had these little hairs sticking out of it's rear. o.O

And then I saw another one hanging on my dusting rag by some sticky stuff... So then I got a little creeped out. I mean 1 of them, ok, but 2! Your pushing my limits!

They weren't really worms though; they were more like baby centipedes. And what I'm really not for liking is that I saw some of those a short while back in my bed...

Here's my Facebook status message on the worm thing if you want to read it:

Courtney A. Robinson says: Ewww is that a worm?! It's a little orange thing with these long hairs coming out of it's rear. Yuck!!! And it was in my room. =/

Courtney A. Robinson at 12:33pm July 17

EEEEEEEWWWWWWW!!!!! There's another bigger one stuck to my dusting rag!!!!!

Courtney A. Robinson at 12:37pm July 17

The worm is moving....

Courtney A. Robinson at 12:42pm July 17

The one worm that was stuck on my rag...well, I cut it off what I thought was some string...but now─erm─the worm is stuck on my scissors, and I don't think that was a string....it was something sticky that got stuck on my scissors...along with the stupid worm...

Courtney A. Robinson at 12:46pm July 17

I'm sorry, but this worm thing is creeping me out..... I think I saw some of those when I took my bed out a few months ago... (.) (.)

Courtney A. Robinson at 12:54pm July 17

Mom says they're little centipede bugs that hatched in my room. Whew, that's a relief....wait, but what happens when they get bigger, and they're all in my room?! AAHHHHHH!!!!!!!

George Oyaro at 1:46pm July 17

Com'on Courtney! They're harmless! Let them stay! What do u think? Say hello to mama.

Courtney A. Robinson at 3:14pm July 17

Yeah, I just hope I don't see too many of them in my room.... They're fine outside, but in my room...yuck! =/

And after the whole worm thing, I almost grabbed the dead bug on my desk (I just realized I said "dresser" instead of "desk" on my Facebook status. Woops!) and ate that instead of a twizzler. Whew, glad I looked at what I was grabbing at first!

A short while after this, Annie (our pitbull) walked into my room and pooped all over my floor. =/ That mess was NOT fun to clean up. Ick! Annie had to get a bath too. Luckily Jaime and Will took care of that.

A few hours later, I had to go vacuum out the black truck, and it was really HOT in there. But, that wasn't too bad.

Then, Mom said The Word: SNACK!!!!

YAY FOR CHOCOLATE POPTARTS!!! =Þ

-Courtney-

Long Live The King - Aaron Shust (Meez Music Video)

2009-07-06T14:25:00.008-04:00

Hey, guys! I've god ANOTHER Meez music video for you! The song is called "Long Live The King" by Aaron Shust. Hope you like the video!

-Courtney-

Worthy Is The Lamb - Paul Romano (Meez Music Video)

2009-07-06T14:04:00.006-04:00

My friend Paul wrote a song, Worthy Is The Lamb, some time ago and sent me the MP3. Well, just recently a put together a music video for it using short video clips of my Meez character. Here it is if you'd like to see. (The song is the best part!)

-Courtney-

Back from the doctor

2009-07-02T17:05:00.003-04:00

After the bike crash, (Courtney told you about that) I had to go to Patient First to get stitches. We (me, Mom, and Will) went into the building, Mom checked me in, then we went into the big white room where they would.....well, for me, they checked my weight (about 65-70 pounds I think), measured my height, checked for fever, then put this weird thing on my arm and I'm not sure what that was supposed to do. But it felt like it was getting really tight. Then I went into the place where I would get the stitches put in. One lady asked what had happened then cleaned the cut. The doctor then came in, asked how it had happened again. Then a couple more people came in and did some things, each asking what had happened. In all, I was asked four times what had happened. *Phew* Then the doctor came in and numbed me. OUCH!!! THAT was what hurt. That was terrible. I NEVER want to go through that again. She stuck one needle in. After that I thought the terrible pain was over. But then she stuck the needle in again. After waiting awhile, she (the doctor) came back (she had left) and did the stitching. At first I felt sure I would feel it. But I didn't. I felt something a little weird but it didn't hurt. Then the cut was wrapped up and we came home. It's a little sore right now, but besides that, fine. I can start playing again in about two days so long as I don't bend my knee too hard or put too much pressure on it. So that was what happened at Patient First. It's kind of cool to be the first kid in out family to get stitches.

:)

-Jaime-

Stitches!!!!

2009-07-02T15:23:00.006-04:00

Jaime has to go to the doctor to get stitches! They (Mom, Will, and Jaime) are heading to the doctor right now!

This is what I hear happened: Will and Jaime were riding their bikes down a hill (hardly big at all, Jaime says). Jaime was in front and Will was behind. Well, when Jaime got down the hill, there was this hole (she didn't see it), and she ran her bike right into it, hit her leg on some piece of the bike, and flew off.

Now her knee has this small, but deep cut in it, so she has to get stitches. I'd say, she's not too happy about it, but she's tough. When she first got shots (she was like 4 or 5), she didn't cry at all.

So, yeah, she's the first one of us kids to ever have to get stitches.

-courtney-

Meez Music Video (Smells Like Birthday Cake - Tim Hawkins)

2009-07-02T12:53:00.009-04:00

Hey, Guys! Yesterday, I spent hours putting together a music video on the song "Smells Like Birthday Cake" by Tim Hawkins using video clips from Meez (Meez.com). Little by little I captured the video clips and added them to the song using Windows Movie Maker. Well, in the end it turned out so good that I figured I'd share. Ok here it is. Hope you like it! ...and don't forget to tell me what you think!!!!

-Courtney-

Garden and Pickles

2009-06-25T18:56:00.055-04:00

Garden

Our garden is starting to produce. I don't think I wrote about the garden yet, so I'll just sum it up right here. A few weeks ago (I think), I took some pictures of our garden. The tomato plants grew huge and so did the cucumber plants. Mom and I pruned the tomato plants because they were too crowded and not getting enough sun. As we were doing it, we found the first of the red tomatoes. We had quite a bit of cherry tomatoes. We've had alot of cucumbers. We've eaten about five or six now and we made about eight into pickles. Well, they're turning into pickles. But that's another story. Our cantaloupe plants have gone crazy though they're not producing yet. The strawberry plants are doing fine—but we're not getting anything from them. Thieving squirrels! So far we got about two or three strawberries that the squirrels didn't find. We can thank the cantaloupe plants for that. We also have a few cantaloupes growing (that we know of). Right now it looks more like a watermelon though. :) Well, here are some pictures of the garden.

Cherry tomatoes

Tomatoes

This is my favorite tomato picture

Peppers

A pepper
Mini cucumbers
Bigger cucumbers
A vine

Another vine

Strawberries. I like this picture because it shows
the strawberries in three different stages.
Two cantaloupes
One of the bigger cantaloupes
The biggest cantaoupeThe whole garden

My attempt at getting a picture of a bee in a flower.

Just so you know, this was from several weeks ago. Everything is alot bigger now. *Phew* That took alot of time. Well that's a pretty good summary of the garden. Now for the pickles.....

Pickles

A few days ago, Mom and I made pickles. It was a first experience because last year we didn't grow cucumbers. We found a recipe for pickles and started slicing cucumbers. After putting those in jars and putting some dill leaves in with the slices, we started making the, what do you call it, marinade? Pickle juice? Something like that..... We poured the marinade pickle juice stuff in the jars and screwed on the lids. Now we have to wait about a month before eating them. After a couple of days of sitting on the counter, though, they already smelled like pickles. A wonderful smell..... Anyway, here are some of the pictures I got.

The cucumbers
The sliced cucumbers
Mom putting cucumber slices into a jar
The filled jar
Four jars of pickles
Same from a different view

Six jars of pickles

Well, that's all for the garden and pickles. We tried some of the pickles. They were really good! Well, hope you enjoyed the post or at least the pictures.

-Jaime-

Result Of Three Wishes

2009-06-24T22:43:00.008-04:00

Tonight a funny conversation came up about how we three kids came to be. At the time we were in the bathroom brushing our teeth. Here's the basics of what was said.

Will: No, no, we came from a genie lamp. We were the result of three wishes. (Points to me, himself, and Jaime) Daughter, son, daughter.

Courtney: Yeah, Mom wished for that, but what she got was (Points to myself, Will, and Jaime) daughter, son, MONKEY!

Jaime: No! She got (Points to me, Will, and herself) BRAT, son, monkey!

Courtney: Yeah, I was the result of a wish gone bad.

Will: A bad wish!

-Courtney-

The Beautiful Side Of Evil

2009-06-19T13:25:00.010-04:00

I just recently finished reading The Beautiful Side Of Evil, by Johanna Michaelsen. It's a very interesting story about this lady, Johanna (the author), who had demons manifest themselves to her ever since she was a kid.

Eventually, when she grew up, she became a personal assistant to a psychic surgeon, Pachita. Through Pachita, this Hermanito character (obviously a demon), manifests itself and does miraculous healings.

For 14 monthes Johanna works with her (or perhaps I should say "it") doing surgery after surgery. Eventually God reveals to Johanna just what in the world she's been playing with.

It's really a good book, and I think everyone should read it. If you'd like to see what the back of the book actually says, here it is:

This is a true account of a young woman who, while in search of spiritual truth, became a personal assistant to a psychic surgeon in Mexico for 14 months. Then, in answer to her prayers, God revealed the true source behind the miraculous healings she witnessed. Lifting the veil of deception, He allowed her to see the evil behind the outward appearance of beauty and holiness. Johanna Michaelsen reveals how this deadly deception is not isolated to her unusual experience but rather is invading our everyday lives, even our churches.

Allow me to add, there is a bit of the false doctrine of Eternal Security (also known as Once Saved Always Saved). Just warning you.

-Courtney-

Braces (They're Coming Off!!!!)

2009-06-18T21:36:00.005-04:00

That would be brace face down there. =)‡)

Guess what?! I should be getting my braces off by the end of the summer!!!! ...along with Will (so wrong). Any hoot, that's all I've got to say. I'm really happy about it!!!

I'm going to have to choose between a plastic retainer and a metal retainer. I think I'm going to go with metal when the time comes to choose. It may allow my teeth to move a bit more, but at least it won't get all filthy inside.

-Courtney-

The Slip

2009-06-14T20:51:00.010-04:00

Jaime and I went for a bike ride over to the tennis court. Well, we decided to toss some water on the (what do you call it?) shuffleboard, so that we could slide across it. Once we poured the water on, Jaime and I began sliding; it was so fun!....until....

Jaime ran in to slide across the shuffleboard, and she must not have been ready for it because she slipped backwards and went sliding across the shuffleboard on her back a few feet. The sight was, to tell you the truth, hysterical, and I couldn't help but laugh.

Jaime wasn't too happy about it all. For one thing, her entire back was soaked. Also, there were kids walking down the road, and she didn't really want to be seen like that.

We decided to race home. I went behind her so nobody could see her soaking wet back.

-Courtney-

Seeds Family Worship Coupon Code!!!!!!

2009-06-11T16:00:00.010-04:00

Hey, guys! Guess what? I got a coupon code for Seeds Family Worship's store. (Seeds Family Worship is a Christian music group that makes all of their songs based on the Word of God. Their music is awesome, and if you would like to listen to their songs online, you can go here: http://www.seedsfamilyworship.net/media_listen.php)

Back to the coupon code. I got a coupon code that will allow you to purchase anything from their store (cds, t-shirts, etc) for 20% off. The code is "Eivarlost09". That would be a zero & a nine, by the way (so you don't go thinking the zero is an 'o').

If you'd like to check out their store, go here: http://www.seedsmusicstore.com/

This code (Eivarlost09) will expire on December 9, 2009, so if you're interested in buying, you'd better do it now.

-Courtney-

Something Just Happened

2009-06-08T17:59:00.010-04:00

Something just happened to my TV the other day. It's really weird. While I was on my laptop, my TV, just out of the blue, turned itself on and off. Next thing I knew, whenever I tried to turn it on, it would stay on for about 30 seconds then flick itself off! Also, for some reason, the TV's VCR (it's built into the TV) has been acting really weird whenever the TV is turned on. It's been opening and closing itself. Now it won't even go back normal; the little cover thing (I don't know what you call it) is sticking partially inside.

Now what am I going to do?

-Courtney-

Todays Big Story: Gone for a Walk

2009-06-08T17:33:00.011-04:00

♥ Annie ♥

Today, Will took Annie (our pitbull) outside and left for a few minutes to do something. Next thing you know, he goes back outside, and she's not there. So we, me, Will, and Jaime, start searching for her everywhere. (Mom was at the dentist.)

Then Will and Jaime start getting all frantic. They take off around the block in search of her. Not halfway around the block, they find her with some black guys.

Well, as soon as they got her home, Annie, through me, starts explaining that she was just taking a walk, and that she figured she was plenty old enough to go by herself. She also told them about her new friends.

Jaime and Will, though, didn't think it was funny. (Too serious about things!) I also made the "you give her an inch, and she takes a mile" comment because yesterday we let Annie come out to the edge of the yard by the road and today she started to go around the block. Of course, she only really made it 1/16th of a mile, but you know....

-Courtney-

The Prayer Of A Girl Following Jesus

2009-06-06T18:28:00.001-04:00

Dear Lord,

Thank you for everything you've given to me. Thank you for my wonderful family and my Mom who faithfully teaches me more and more about you. You truly have used her to lead me closer to you. Thank you also for your Word, and that in this country we still can read it. Thank you also for spilling your blood on that cross for me. Thank you, Lord.

Lord, please forgive me for all the wrong I do. Forgive me for letting my tongue get out of hand and hurting people with my words. Oh Lord, I have such a hard time keeping my mouth shut! Help me, please help me, to do better. Lord, help me not to fight over every little thing. I don't know why I do these stupid things that I do. Help me to change. And help me to be a servant and to humble myself. Help me to be able to give up things that I want so that others can have what they want. Give me patience and all the fruits of the Spirit that I am lacking. Lord, I need so much help!

Lord God, show me where I'm going wrong, and put me where I need to be. Change me according to Your will. I want only to serve You because I know that if I serve Self, then I will end up in Hell. Either serve Self (in other words, Satan) or God. I choose you, Lord! Let Your will be done in my life! If I try to take control of my own life, I'll only end up in a ditch (Hell). You take the wheel! Lead me.

Jesus, give me wisdom! Don't let me stay a fool for the rest of my life. I am a fool! Give me wisdom! I want to be wise in all that I do! Help me not to be foolish but, rather, wise.

Help me not to ever turn away from You, Lord. Help me to walk the straight and narrow path, and, though I may trip and fall sometimes, help me to get right back up and continue following after You. Help me not to turn to the righthand or to the left. Help me when I fight the temptations that come. Give me the strength I need when I need it. Help me not to ever give in to Satan!

God, I despise sin! I hate it, and I hate when I do it! Sin is what kills a person. It is what will drag a person down to Hell, if they continue in it. God, help me to fight it, and put all my heart into fighting it!

Help me to be a witness for you. Help me to show people that sin will lead them to eternal damnation in Hell if they do not repent of it and turn away from it. Help me to reveal to people what sin really is. You can't play with fire and not get burned! Sin is the pathway to death! Sin is what this is all about! Sin...I can't wait until I'm sinLESS.

Lord God, help those people who don't truly know you (though they may think they do) to come to know you. Help them to see that they are sinners and in great danger of Hell. Help them to see that we don't witness just to put them down. We witness because we truly care about their souls. We don't want them to be damned to Hell; we want to see them in Heaven rejoicing!

Lord, please help other Believers who are going through all sorts of different things. Hard times, difficulties, persecutions, sickness, You know what they're going through. Please give them the strength they need to get through it. Comfort them. Encourage them. Help them in any way that You choose, Lord. And help them to follow you through it all.

As for the unbelievers who are going through things, use their difficulties to help them to come to know You truly. Show them Yourself through it all.

Please, God, help the truth seekers to find you through whatever means possible. Reveal Yourself to them. You are the Way, the Truth, and the Life as John 14:6 says. What a powerful verse! You are the Way. One Way, Jesus. You are the Truth. You are Truth! Life. The only way to truly live is through You, Lord. You give us Life. You are our Life! Powerful verse.

Jesus, please protect our minds. Keep wicked thoughts away from us. Help us to dwell on pure things. (Philippians 4:8) Help us to continue, also, to seek after You in all things, not neglecting to study Your Word. After all, Your Word is what keeps us alive. Anyone not reading Your Word (who has access to the Scriptures) and putting it into practice is NOT a true believer. A true believer wants to know You, not just spout off all their problems before they go to bed at night. I want to follow You, Lord!

If I've missed anything, then I pray for that also. May the righteous be blessed, and may Your name be proclaimed throughout the world! Thank You, Lord.

Amen and may Your will be done in my life and throughout the world!

-Courtney Robinson-

Love - What is love?

2009-06-06T18:25:00.001-04:00

What is love? So many people today obviously don't have a clue. Love isn't just a feeling. Love isn't just words; it is what we do. Love is giving up for someone else. Love giving 100% when the other person is only giving 50. Love is giving all you have to serve the other person even if they hate your guts. Love is telling those in danger that they are in danger!

Jesus is the perfect example of love. When Jesus gave Himself up to be sacrificed for the world (wicked sinners) on the cross, He gave us the perfect example of love. We murdered Him, we killed Him. By our sin we killed Him! He didn't have to die. He could of just simply tossed us all into Hell, but He, being a merciful and loving God, decided to give us a chance.

He allowed His murderers to spit in His face. He allowed Himself to be made a mockery in front of everyone. And not once through it all did He speak a word. The only thing He ever spoke was what was spoken in silence: I love you. By His death, by His giving up Himself for a selfish, pleasure loving, sinful people, He told us that He loved us!

This is what love is! It's not just a word. It's not lust. It's giving up yourself for someone else. Jesus gave Himself up for you. Can you do the same for someone else? There are so many ways to give yourself up for others. Stop being selfish. Give up self for others. Give up self for God.

-Courtney-

Believe In Yourself And Follow Your Heart???

2009-06-06T18:22:00.003-04:00

Follow your heart....it has been said many times on television, in movies, books, etc. This is most definitely NOT what we should do. Telling someone to follow their heart is basically telling them to go and kill themselves.

Jeremiah 17:9

*** “ The heart is deceitful above all things,
And desperately wicked;
Who can know it? ***

The heart is deceitful and desperately wicked!! Why would you follow it? A person who chooses to follow his/her heart is NOT following God and is going to end up in Hell. The 'follow your heart' message is of the devil! HE wants you to follow your heart! GOD wants you to follow HIM. Read your Bibles and do not follow these lying cliches.

'Believe in yourself' is another thing people like to say. It is also a message of Satan. Where in the Bible has God EVER said that we need to believe in ourselves??? NOWHERE!!!! In fact, He says the opposite! God says that we MUST NOT put our trust in ourselves or in any other besides God Himself. We must put our trust in God ALONE. We must believe in Him because we, as humans, are liable to fall, while God remains true no matter what.

2 Corinthians 1:9

*** we should not trust in ourselves but in God ***

Satan wants you to believe these lies, 'follow your heart' and 'believe in yourself', because he does NOT want you to follow after God. He wants you to do what you want, so that you do NOT do what God wants. He wants you to follow self instead of God! God, however, wants you to follow Him, read His Word and obey Him. Following self is going to lead to destruction in Hell fire while following God, to eternal life in Heaven with Him. I choose God. What do you choose?

-Courtney-