"its real!"

Ok, so, yesterday, my mom and I were in the livingroom when the fire alarm went off, it goes off everyonce in awhile when they are testing it. So, we both weren't thinking much about it, it went on for a minute, when I decided to get out of my PJs, I wasn't in much of a hurry, just taking my time, then, decided to put on a little makeup, as I was doing that, my dad comes running in saying,"its real." We couldn't believe it, so, I grabbed my purse and camera! I walked out the door, and past the doors in the next hallway, it was full of smoke, a guy walked in there making sure everyone was out, and he took a couple steps and you couldn't even see him, thats how thick it was. So, we all went outside and had to stay out there for over an hour! No one was hurt during it, but what happened was, a lady had some chicken on the stove in a pot, there was no flames, just a bunch of smoke! It was crazy! But poor Mrs. Mosely! So, the lobby, their hallway, my hallway, and a bit upstairs smelled real smokey all day and you can still smell it little today!

=)

There were about 5 big fire trucks, and 3-4 little ones, and I don't know how many policemen!

In they go!
and out they come!

This was sorta random, it was just the one in my hallway they pulled!

I took a vidoe of the firetrucks coming....but, its not working at the moment!

for someone special! ;)

Ok.......this is for the Miss, Mrs, or Mr. Anonymous who wrote a comment on my last post! They said I should update it more!

Well.....there is not much to say, I mean, school....which is going alright....I took my first two tests last week.......English and A Bible test......guess what....I got 100% on both....thats a first ;), trying to find a job........well........thats not going the best....but there are quite a few places that I found where I could apply, spanish......haven't got that to work on the computer yet......

......oh, but I do have sad news........my cat died!!! I found that cat when I was about 5 years old! My grandma and I were walking together to the garden, to get veggies, and as we were walking back up the little hill to the house, there she was, walking all by herself out of the corn field!! I picked her up, and I asked my grandma if I could bring it to the house! So she said yes, but, if we saw any signs that someone lost a cat, then we would have to give her back!! Well, I was so set on the cat staying, I named her......Tiger.....[yah.....not a normal name...hehe...she had stripes.....and I was just 5 at the time;].....I also, tied some hay rope around her neck, and would walk her around, then, when I would go inside, I would tie her to the steps, so she would have to stay! :) My grandparents also had an old hamper thing with a lid out side by the garage, so, I also put her in there.......yes.....now I feel bad for doing that...the poor cat...but she loved me....cause she stayed for over 13 years! Or it was just the food! ;)

My grandpa always had dogs......I never remember him having a cat, but when I brought her up to the house, my grandpa knew that I would ask if she could stay at their house, cause my mom never really like the smell of aminals and their food, she just likes them from a distance, so does amber......anyways, then we found out we would be missionaries.....so with all our traveling......there was no we could take her with me! anyways, so, I looked up into my grandpas eyes and asked if she could stay!! And of course, he said yes! :) Next I asked him for a horse, but he said no, that it would ruin the hay field! ;)

So, I want to thank my grandpa now...for all the years he has takin care of my cat, feeding it....he fed them plenty cause my mom said he wanted to do whatever he could to make her stay alive till we got back!! He also took her to the vet.....she was having to many kittens.......and my grandpa said before the whole cat thing, that he would never take an animal to the vet....but he did!!! I was told that she died a week or so ago....but, he just couldn't tell me.....because he knew how much I loved that cat!!

grandma.....could you tell grandpa this........

thanks grandpa! I love you so much!!! love/maymay :)

Ohhh...and.....HAPPY ANNIVERSARY GRANDPA AND GRANDMA!!!! I hope you had an amazing day! And I love you two SOOO much! Thanks for always being there, I enjoyed cooking and helping you in the flower garden, watching all the old movies, going to Kowloon, shopping, and playing scrabble[even tho I always lost], and picking berries and beans with you grandma........and grandpa......I loved helping out in the garden, sitting out side on a cool summer day, watching the baseball, football, and basketball games, oh, and we can't forget about wheel a fortune and jeporty, oh, all the many years of camping.......and the tractor rides!! :) Thank you two for everything!! Love you!

Well, thats all the news here! :)

The Fall Party!!!!! Decades!!!! yay!!!! ;)

Well.....heres the pictures I promised!!! Your right Hannah.....I shouldn't be doing this...I should be doing school.....haha!!! ;)

That night was so much fun!!!
Ok, this is a weird picture!! But.....I like it! haha!! :)

Tyler and Matt!!!
Brittany and I!! <3 Jenna and I dancing!!!

Ok, for those of you who don't know this.....I was suppose to be a 'punk rocker' or something like that.....it didn't really look like it, but, I colored my hair, with this gel color stuff.........I had to use the whole bottle because I have darker brown hair.......but, my hair was as hard as a rock, we wanted to have it sticking up all over......but, that just didn't work........it took me two different times to wash it.....over and hour and 15 minutes all together........by bath tub was pink....but, other then that....it was fine! haha!!

April making a 'tyler' face and chiko behind...ready to attack!!

Uh-Ooo.....here he goes again!! ;)
Hannah and I! I was so glad she was able to come!!!! I barely get to see her any more......=..( love ya hannah!!!

Oh chiko!! :)

haha!

I got to see Mickey!!! [well....Ann!!] yay!!!

Matt and I!! :)

Angela and I on the way there!! :)

Ally and I!! <3 Chiko and I! ;)

Hannah and I with our wonderful creation!! :)

There it is!! :) Wonderful isn't it Hannah?! :) Thanks for taking Russells place!! :)

April, Matt, and I!!
Brittany and I again!!! <3 Jessie and I!!! <3 Liz, Sam, and I!!!

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Okie dokie...here are two pictures from the next day, when I went with the Burgetts to thier Fall thingy at their school!! :)
Tylers idea! ;)

And here I am climbing the rock wall......my first time ever.....Jill went with me!! It was so much fun, I loved it, but, I was on the side, which was the harder side, the rock thingys are way smaller.....oh well, but I reached the very top!! yay! ;)

Yay!!

Hey!!! I just wanted to tell you all quick......that I got my school books this week!! I was so excited before they came.....but now....its a little overwhelming! Just seeing all the work I have to do in the little about of time I have!! But I wanted to tell you all thanks for praying that they would come!!! I am not going to get it done by Christmas as I planned!!! A whole year of school in 2 months....uhh.....not gonna happen! But, my next goal is March, but, I am getting a job soon, I have applied to a couple close by! Bank and Doctor Office type places!! So, I might just have finish by the beginning of May!
Ohh, could you guys pray for a friend of mine, David, he lost a friend last week, and it has been very hard for him and his sister, Stacy! They live directly above us!! Thank you!!
Well, I will be putting up pics of the Fall Party soon, when I find time!! :)

Beach Retreat!

Alright, here are some pictures from the beach retreat! Yah, it was weeks ago, I was just able to get them on here!!!

Tyler!! We were waiting for a friend in the Hotel Lobby! [tylers idea for the window pictures! hehe]
And he said I had to take one too!

David and I! He is just like the younger brother I never had!!!

Some of the girls! Jenna, Cara, Lianna, and I!

Tyler with some of the girls! haha!

I decided on Sat. morning, I would wake up early and do my devos while the sun came up! And I was going to do it Sunday morning, but I barely got up for the church service NTM had!

Another one!

<------North - Remember Mrs. Welsh - South------>

I love sunrises and sunsets!

=)

After it was already up.....the view from our room!

Ok, the story behind this.....A lot of NTMers were swimming, and some of the teens got taking to the guy [Uncle Buck] thats standing by Jenna! He said that He was in the ocean, and a wave hit him in the back, and he false teeth flew out, and he lost them!

Then, then next night, we were all in the pool again, and he was there with his two other single friends, Uncle Bill[the one standing next to me] and Aunt Joan! He had teeth in that night, so we asked if he found them, and he said he had two pairs! hehe....

But we invited them to our sunrise service that NTM was having! Uncle buck was the only on that was able to come! He was videoing the whole thing! ;)

Tyler and I when all of us went out side, it was so windy.....and cold!!

No, i'm not sad!!! hehe, just makin a face cause I was tired of pictrues!

Brittany, my Mom and I before we checked out!

The building we stayed at!

Oh look, does that green oddish colored building look familiar?!

Remember these little pink houses Hannah?! ;)

And I just had to take one more picture of it!!! =)

Well, thats all the ones I have now!

Oh, and could you guys pray that my school books get here, I still haven't started, and I wanted to get done by Christmas.....one year of school in two months.....hmm.....I am still going to try, we'll see how that goes! hehe!! Thanks!

Thank you!!!

Thank you all for praying for my moms friend who had an 80% chance of having cancer!!! She had her tests and there was no sign of cancer!!! God is awesome!!
Here is what her daughter wrote.......

A couple weeks back, the doctor told my mom he was 80% sure she had cancer in her lymphnodes. We have been praying and seeking God through all of this, with the understanding that his will may be for her to have cancer. She has been in and out of the doctors office taking tests, and today went in to get the results. The doctor told her there was no sign of cancer at all in her tests!!! PRAISE GOD. Thank you for your prayers!!

Please pray!!

Hey guys, we just found out today, that my moms good friend may have an 80% chance of having cancer! They were our neighbors for quite awhile!!! And its hard to imagine her even having cancer!

Here is what her daughter wrote.........

So, just tonight, I found out the terrible news that my mom may have an 80% chance of having cancer in her lymphnodes. She has had a catscan and a x-ray that has been taken. Next week we will find out about the x-ray and they are soon setting an appointment up with a cancer doctor to get a better biopsy on the situation. They have told her that she will have to do chemo. :(It is all so sudden and really scary and sad. My mom is scared, I know, but she is a strong woman. We have just all been saddened tonight. My heart will barely beat, I am just on edge. Cancer is so scary and such a hard thing to go through. Mostly because it so easily spreads and is not set on having a cure. This past year and half, I have cried on the phone and really felt pain for one of my best friend's whose mom died of cancer at a young age. It is really hard. It is so uncertain and painful. Please pray for my family as we take this new bump in life. I am just crying out to God of "why?" And he knows why. But, if anything, just pray for peace of understanding and patience through this all as we find out through out the next couple weeks what all is really going on in my mom's body. I love her. She is a wonderful Christian woman. I told God tonight as I cried out to him that I wish I could take her place. I would in a heart beat. Before we found this out, we have just been so burdened with my mom's mom (my grandma) who has just recently been diagnosed with cancer in her kidney. It has been a really hard month. Please remember us in your prayers.

Norm and Karen Howell

Thank you so much!!!!!

I love the rain!!!! =)

Hmmm........today was one of those days where it just rains[drizzles] ALL day!!! This is totally washington weather!!! I love it! So, this morning, I had to make myself a cup of hot chocolate!!! =) Wish I could have played in it!!!! But its so nice especially when you see the palm trees swaying and the white caps on the lake!! =)

Oh, and here are a couple pics from the ladies retreat!!!

Hannah and I!

Smile!!!

We would get a ton of gold fish and share thenm during the lessons! And I drank so much hot chocolate!!! =)

My mom and I!!!

With our very own room keys!!! =)

The veiw from the meeting room!!! They hotel was very green!! =) It was nice, cause when we took walks on the beach, we could tell how far we went and where our hotel was!

Hannah, Kim, Sarita, and I!

It was beautiful!!!

The squeaky sand!! =)