Mia, Noah, Hope... sigh.

Those crazy little things! :) NEVER a dull moment!

Sunday Mia, Noah, and I were sitting in the van with Dad; but Dad had to go in someplace to pick something up for work... As soon as he is out of the van I hear, "Take pictures on your phone, Jordy!" We went through why I should take pictures what I should take pictures of this is what we came up with...


At this point I was thinking so far so good, but then I was gifted with their normal faces...



Then we had a "Tomorrow is George Washington's birthday" conversation with Mia (the oldest)... Ali says, "Guys, tomorrow is George Washington's birthday." She gets a few yeah's and yup's... Although not from Mia who says, "Cool! How old will he be? 20?" We could not stop laughing... Then Mom explained that he was our first President... Mia was so confused...

Lastly, today Hope came downstairs after her nap. I was doing school, so I wasn't paying attention until she said my name. When I turned around this is what I found:

Nothing to Wear

16 days! 16 DAYS is how long I have been wearing this shirt! Why would I do such a thing? For Haiti of course! :) We (the people wearing this shirt) started with seven days; then for every hundred dollars raised we add another day! As of right now we are at 23 days, and this morning we were $14 away from 24 days! The most we can wear them is 30 days! No washers or dryers! I handwash my shirt some nights and let it dry while I am sleeping! :) Forget laundry softener too! The first day I washed my shirt I woke up and went to put it on after my shower and was surprised at how stiff it was!
After a while it gets kind of boring; there is no variety, at all... The same turquoise shirt EVERY DAY! Now I know how some people live... People who wear the same shirt EVERY DAY, and don't even have clean water to wash them with... Makes you think of some shirts we spend $20 on and think, "That's not too bad; I mean it's a cute shirt!" Well that shirt ends up in your closet for maybe a week without being worn...
The other day I was getting in my closet for something (maybe a pair of shoes), and I looked up at all my hanging clothes. Then looked at my shirt I had been wearing for two weeks; I remember thinking, "Hello old friends." Then closing my closet door. :) If you are interested in donating check out: www.ntwchallenge.org Thanks!

This is what the shirts look like (in color)... Sorry, Ali was looking at her iPod or something...

ATF!

ATF stands for Acquire the Fire which is a Christian youth retreat thing! I am so excited for it because last year was so much fun! This year Casting Crowns will be there!!!! :) We have 2 fundraisers left to do! One we are selling bracelets and the second one is a nacho/soup sunday at the church! :) I'm excited!

Here are a few pictures from last time:

This was the group that went, but there were two more people that were looking at the merchandise...


Pat, from Unhindered, and I.


This is my friend Lenzie and I on the way (my hair actually wasn't in my face it just looks that way)!


Everyday Sunday performing!

I apologize if these pictures are blurry; they were taken on my phone and we were trying to hurry through most of the pictures! Especially the one with Pat and I. :)

February...

My book is at 115 pages! :) It's great! I'm currently searching high and low for a publisher... Any ideas?

Other than that I have not written here in forever... Well, pancakes are coming today! Dad's famous pancake day!!! :) Have a great weekend everyone!