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My crazy Valentine's Day. <3

Well for those of you who know me well enough, you may have remembered that Valentine's Day is 2 days in 1 for my family. It is the sweet holiday of Valentine's and my sister's birthday!
The cause for my calling it a crazy Valentine's Day is because of the weather we had. So we attempted to go to the chiropractor but God said that was a no-no because there was a 4 car pile-up in the way of the road so we had to turn around and stay home.

On a happier key, my sister did get to still enjoy her birthday with cake (chocolate fudge if you were wondering) and a birthday pizza (kinda a new tradition with our family). We had Marco's and I ordered and picked it up for dinner(ok so really my dad drove me but I did stay inside to order and wait for it to be finished!). : )
Well anyways, the food was great of course, I mean who doesn't like having pizza and cake?!? : )

Then it came time for her to open her b-day gifts! She received from my parents lots of clothes (2 pairs bermudas, 2 shirts, and 1 pair of pants), a diary, a diary (yes she actually did get 2 but one is so small that she won't get to write as much in it), the book Anne Of Green Gables, and a golden locket. I of course was a tad jealous because I have been telling my parents since I was 7 that I would love to have a silver heart shaped locket! I will be 17 this year and I still haven't received one! LOL Well now you know what to get me for my b-day! No JK. I am crossing my fingers that my parents will get me one. Anyways, I gave my sister $5 because I couldn't find ANYTHING to buy her that she would like and there are several reasons why:

1. She doesn't like it when I buy her clothes even though she knows that I know her style.
2. She has so many toys and stuffed animals that my mom would be upset if I bought any.
3. She prefers money anyways because she is always saying that she has no money to save!

So therefore, I gave her the perfect gift of cash! My brother only gave her $2 so she favored me for a few hours over him (tis the life of siblinghood... is that a word???). All in all, my family and I did enjoy our Valentine's Day and my sis did enjoy her b-day too!

Sunday, we still haven't found a new homechurch so we did our own family Bible study together. My dad took me, my brother, and sister to Ikea for breakfast (my mom and baby brother stayed home). It was a forever long line because it was the day they were giving away FREE breakfast so EVERYBODY wanted to be there (seriously, we were in line for over 30 minutes and it was going pretty fast)! Fortunately, we were able to get a lovely seating area by the window and since it was a sunny day Sunday, it was very lovely. After eating, we looked around the store and I found something that I would like to get for my room. It is hard to describe but I will try: what it is like is a metal cord that hooks on one wall to another and you slip a sheet type thingy across so you can separate two areas in a room. Well that would be perfect so I could separate my room from the school table and such (if you have been in my room, you totally know what I am talkin' about). It would be $15 for the metal cord and probably another $10 for the sheet thingy. Tell me what you think, to buy or not to buy, that is the question!

Monday was sooo lovely and sunny and that is why I never had time to post all this yesterday! : ) I did most of my homework on our porch. I loooooove sitting in the sunshine soaking up vitamin D (really i just do it because its warm and cozy). I am having slight difficulties with comprehending some of my Chemistry so I am going to a neighbors house (her name is Sara) because she majored in Chemistry and she will help me for free since she is my mom's friend and all.

Today, I stared off my day reading Isaiah 5-10 about the people of Israel getting warnings from God that He will destroy most of them but leave a remnant to restart his people for they had become evil and were worshipping idols (a BIG no-no!). Afterwards, I made my bed, got dressed, blah blah and ate breakfast after saying goodbye to my dad as he left for work. Then my mom and I did our Beth Moore bible study together over tea and cranberry bread toast. Mmmm... Then I took a couple of my school books on the porch but it was not as warm out there today as it had been yesterday so after a short while I came back inside and did my French sitting on the steps with the door open so I was in the sunshine! (I know... i am so clever!) : ) I've recently learned how to count to 1,000 , tell time, ask time, the days of the week, and months in the year in French. You may quiz me next time you comment or talk to me. I am getting rather good! Yeaaaa!

That's all for now Enjoy today and savor every moment,

Butterfly