Mud Under My Fingernails

Today we were outside like all day! I went out early this morning to finnish digging up my square of dirt for my garden. I got it all finnished and planted my Morning Glorys, Cosmos and Sunflowers that grandma Lorri gave me for Easter. My plot was 6x6 and I hardly had enough seeds to fill it. I need to plant the Morning Glorys later cuz they need to soak and grow UP something! Lexie made her own plot too and planted her own things. The kids ran all over the yard catching tadpoles and ladybugs and everything else. They made a temporary home for them in our house temporarily and put them next to the goldfish they're keeping from grandma Kathy's pond. We made mud puddles and put mud on our faces. There is still mud under my fingernails! I seriously had to hose down Leah when we came in tonight in the kitchen sink! We played the letter game at dinner, which is basically we pick a letter and try to come up with as many words as we can during dinner. Anyway time is low short as this is! Later

Rock and Worship Roadshow

Yesterday we went to the Rock and Worship Roadshow. It was so awesome! We carpooled with some friends and were followed by two other cars of friends. Once we were finally there it was raining, and of course I was wearing some new flats which totally soaked my feet. I tightened my hood around my face until the only part of my face visible was from the nose down. at one point someone called 'Halie' and when I turned it was followed by a round of chuckles from the parents. I followed the pair of feet in front of me and we slowly made it. When we got to the front they checked our bags and pockets and guess what? Taylor forgot to leave his pocket knife in the car and they wouldn't let him through. So while the rest of us got seats for everyone his mom took him back to the car to leave his knife there. Brenten sat on one side of me with Vincent and Alexis sat on the other. The parents kept changing their minds on the seating and so we had to switch rows and seats several times. We talked to fill up the empty air, me to distract from excitement, and Brenten and Vincent, I suspect, to distract from the nervousness they were feeling, unsure as they were that they actually wanted to hear this music they were unused to. Shirley and Taylor returned after awhile and while Shirley sat with the parents, Taylor took the seat on Lexie's other side. We talked, took pictures and finally the first band began. There were a few opening bands, 'Remedy Drive', and 'Sidewalk Prophets' and then the more popular ones. 'Fee' was a big hit and after there was Franchesca Battistelli, 'Family Force 5', 'The David Crowder Band', and "MercyMe'. I think everyone liked Fee. My mom came to sit by Alexis and I during Franchesca Battistelli, kicking Taylor out and hoping Franchesca would play one of her favorite songs, 'Free to be Me' which she did. It turns out her husband was on the drums! My mom went back to her original seat after that reluctantly and Taylor came back from hangin' with his mom. Then 'Family Force 5,' came on. They were wearing matching outfits but ranged ridiculously in looks. Like their looks, their actions and music differed wildly from the other artists'. There were, as is implied by the name, 5 of them and they never stopped moving, jumping, leaping, dancing, kicking and other crazy things. Some people thought they were ridiculous or stupid, Taylor hated them! But Alexis, Brenten, Vincent and I really got into it. I recognized one or two songs: Love Addict. Everyone knew that one it seemed and they sang along - "Hold up, wait a minute - put a little love in it!" Vincent and Brenten, the unsure guys were now transformed, jumping, moving, dancing, shaking fists in the air, waving their hands. Next was the David Crowder Band. They were another huge hit, even Taylor loved them, and they played for a long period of time, by this time I couldn't stop from joining in on Vincent and Brenten's fun and even Taylor, a huge fan of the band, joined on the hand waving and swaying. There was one song where we did what they called the 'shuffle', which was stomping your foot and clapping your hands in a fast paced rythm. Finally we made it to the showstopper, MercyMe. After the first song ended Brenten announced,
"You were right."
"What??"
"This band IS good."
"I think they have better songs than that!"
They sang some amazingly well known songs and I sang along with most, but I'd been doing that all along. It was amazing, the music made everyone feel great and I don't remember what all was said, but I felt... Well I felt oddly like an outter shell had been cracked and my inner thoughts and emotions had melted away, melding with those of everyone elses in the huge arena. And yet I was kinda oblivious of mostly everyone, locked in my own happy bubble and I didn't car ewhat anyone thought as I sang and swayed. There was praying, we sang 'Amazing Grace' and even the guys joined in singing when they knew the words. Brenten was so funny singing, and everyone was grinning the whole time. We'd laugh so hard when they got to parts where there was only noises like "Oaaoooo, Oaaoooo!". Afterwards we just couldn't stop saying "That was so awesome!" We went to In n Out Burger for a bathroom stop and some food, which was pretty much everyone elses' plan from the Rock and Worship Roadshow too. The place was packed and it took like half an hour to get our food, and even Kaleb's food - a single hamburger!! By the time we pulled into the Demmings' driveway it was midnight and when I finally got off my sugar high and went to bed it was 1 in the morning.

I slept in until 9. Most of today I've felt weak and mostly had weird apetite moods. Tomorrow's Easter! Lord willing we'll get to go to church, I really wanted to see Sydnee's play!!

April Fool's Day

Today was soo busy! Well, okay, the past few days have been busy, that's why I haven't written. Tuesday was piano and fencing, Wednesday was an Animal Rescue Farm field trip (which Brenten ended up showing up at which was totally awesome!) and today there were two things. First we, me, my mom, Kate, Abbie, the Fillmores, Laws, and lots of others showed up. We got a tour of the farm which was two thousand mls and had tons of fun too. I found out that Brenten is going to the Rock and Worship Roadshow concert tomorrw too! The farm had oranges, grapefruits, avacados, olives, goats, chickens and even more! We all crammed into three cars and went all over the farm! Just our car had 10-9 people in it! The guide, a woman, whose name I have unfortunately forgotten..., me, my mom, grandma Kathy, Lexie, Lily, Julie, Jessie and Taylor. How fun! Alexis and I went home with the Laws, and for awhile played Wii Mario Brothers, I was very good at dying. I seriously tried and yet I kept getting killed by simplistic things like falling off a cliff, walking into a turtle or mushroom man, and several other idiotic things. Before too long Andrew got back and Brenten surprisingly! Brenten had decided to go to the Teen April Fool's party! So Miss Shirley, Lexie, Andrew, Taylor, Brenten and I all piled into their huge van and drove there. As more and more people arrived we teens had to wait outside before they let us in. They served fake sugar meals, ate Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans (disgustingly recommendable!) and joked. We played Pictionary and Catch Phrase. The people who came were: Emily, Tori, Vincent, Bailey, Simon, Lexie, Kaleb (Of course - it was his party), Andrew, Marissa, Savanah, Taylor, Brenten, Zach and me. We had a blast! I'm still sugar crazy but I need to go to bed, we're going to the concert tomorrow!! Laterz