WOW...Epic Fail....

Wow...that's all I can say. wow.

I am starting my blog back up. From where it was back in December. Man I fail! lol

The past week has felt like an eternity. During the week that is. I am living in Utah. Yes. Actually living in Utah. We set off for Texas on July 14th. It was a long drive. This drive consisted of lots of fighting when joey and Zach were sitting with each other, switching drivers, eating junk food, feeling sick, many bathroom breaks and a tire blow out at 80 mph. Yeah.

So it was Ashley's turn. I still had a wary mind when it comes to driving on the highway. I felt like I would do it wrong. Like I would inadvertently kill everyone on board. So were workings of my paranoid mind. It went well. Ashley did great! She didn't text the entire time she was driving. We're very proud of her. We had made it to New Mexico and were in the process of driving through that flat desert wasteland when the tire blew.

Now let me put this into perspective for ya.... When a car that big (aka Astro Chevy) gets a blow out at 80 mph they tend to tip and roll over! Someone was praying for us that day. (We did start the trip with a prayer so don:t think we didn't cover our bases before we left). Ashley kept the car straight and on all three of the wheels that were left and we made it to the side of the road. After keeping the kids from freaking out and checking the tire for damages, we found that the tire was in shreds! It was a mess of rubber and wire. It got angry with the high speeds and decided to mess with the car. The cover that houses the tire and the workings underneath it were a mess. There was a dent and every time the car turns even the slightest it squeals for mercy. The tire needed replacing. And it almost looked like we needed a replacement.

We did pack a spare!! But in order to reach it we had to take everything off the hitch and take the hitch off. We piled everything to the side of the road and helped Dad take the spare out from under the car. Rolling it over to the front passenger side we realized a horrible reality.

Even though we had a spare...we didn't have the spare to the van. We had the spare to the car. *sigh* We did a lot of phone tag that afternoon. We called friends from home to find the nearest numbers to call for help. Once we called the correct people we had nothing to do...but wait. We waited everyone abandoning the van for the wind the passing cars gave.

I am a very strange person so I decided why not have a little bit of fun in light of this scorching wait. I waved to some of the cars but Dad told me to stop signaling for help. Dejected, I sat on the back bumper with Ashley and noticed that a lot of the cars passing us were semis. Ashley pumped a fist in the air like a train conductor pulling on his whistle. A semi was passing just as she did and he honked his horn. We all laughed and Ashley did it again. More honks. A light bulb went off in our heads and we couldn't resist.

Soon we had the whole family out there on the side of the road ten miles from Las Cruces New Mexico pumping our fists in the air making the semi drivers pull their horns. We started off just doing it for fun. But then more and more started too. By the twelfth one or so we started to count. Soon it was twenty and even some cars honked their horns. Then it was thirty and forty and fifty! We loved it. It was the best way to kill time waiting for the tow truck. Around number sixty we had cars on the other side of the highway honking too! Both directions that could see us were doing it.

What, I know you asking, was our final score?? 111 semis, cars and motorcycles had honked and or waved to us before the second car came to drive the rest of us to the town. They dropped us (Me Ashley Brittany Zachary Joey and Mom) off at the Walmart to stay in the blessed AC to wait for the car to get fixed. We spent a total of about 4 and half hours in Las Cruces. We were going to be soooo late to the Meyers house!

And we were. Texas is boring. The drive through that desert wasteland is boring. We finally got there about 12 midnight AZ times and 2 am TX time. We were exhausted but the Meyers had stayed up waiting for us and were on some kind of sugar high. Surprisingly enough, the first thing we did at the Meyers was not sleep, but swim. They had a pretty decent swimming pool. About 4 ft deep and 15 ft across by 7 ft. It was pretty neat.

We did a lot of swimming and going to QT. lol David was always asking "You guys don't have a QT? Do you?" Hello!!!???? Doesn't everywhere??? Well maybe not in Ramah. (I swear, if your going like 45 mph and you blink you miss it) but that's another blog. The Meyers place was pretty cool and we were bummed to be leaving so quickly.

If the ride into Texas was horrible the ride away from Texas was excruciating!! If we had done the entire trip from TX to UT taking the same route we did it would've taken FOREVER!!! So we stopped by in the lovely uninhabited Ramah NM. They like the old way of life and the closest walmart or even grocery store is like 40 miles away. After staying the night we got up and headed out for Utah. It was a pretty drive and the Book on Tape helped a lot! BTW if you get the chance I highly recommend Gracling. It is a great book. Anyway we got in to Steve's house and crashed.

We later went to Lagoon!!!!! almost a week later and the stamp is still on my hand. It was great. I got to go on the wooden roller coaster. I was dieing inside! Part of me wanted to stop being a wimp and grow up and another thought i was going to DIE!!! I did it. But was psyching myself out the whole way up the first hill. When we plunged all the air was ripped from my lungs and I screamed after I got it back. It was so much fun!! I couldn't breathe! But it was fun. It was overall a good day at Lagoon. I finally went into the Terroride and Dracula's Mansion. I had been too scared the first time we went so I just plugged my ears and scrunched down in my seat. I didn't want anything to do with it. But it was OK for a haunted house. I got to go on the Bat!! my favorite ride of the roller coasters. Ashley's too. We were literally wiped out about 6 or 7 o'clock and had to head back to Steve's.

We did go up to Logan too for the kids to see the school. We got to sneak into the dorms and go up to my floor. It was pretty lame at first because I expected the walls to be...idk...a little better taken care of. I knew it was a dorm, but it was the girls dorm. I thought it would be a little better. But I do like that my room is right across the hall from the bathroom!! That was a pretty cool touch.

The kids were so happy for me. Time flew by and before I knew it Saturday was upon us. Brittany had been trying to keep a happy face when I finally broke down the night before but the dam broke. Sunday morning was a blur. Partly because I didn't have my contacts on and mostly because of the tears. Kenzy cried openly when she gave me her picture of herself in a pink frilly purse frame. Joey tried to hide it from me and be brave. Zach and I cried together. I even got my Dad to cry. I just told him flat out, Just cry you big baby. I will miss my Dad. I really will. I miss everybody. And I'm kinda mad at Ashley for not crying. Oh and Ash, I hope the note made sense. I was crying when I wrote it and my mind was a little mushed. I love you Ashley. I love you Mom. I promised you I'd post more and I'm keeping to it.

The past few days have been busy. Wait a second. Today's Monday? Yikes. Well....okay. Today was busy! lol On Sunday I went to church with Jeff and you wouldn't believe who I met there.
A Clawson!! Her name was Marilyn and she was Eldon's oldest child. I had no clue who Eldon was until she said Michael was his brother. Cool! There's one of Dad's cousins going to the same ward as Jeff. She wants to keep in touch and I thought that was pretty neat. Church was early in the morning (9am UT time but 8am AZ) and the rest of the day was making do with what was available.

I got to dust AND rearrange the LION KING room!!!! Okay so my Aunt Rachel has been a fan since Lion King came out and has tons of merchandise and collectors items. I got to rearrange the collection and it was pretty cool! I spent a few hours watching TV until Lauren called. She and Jeff were going to go to Temple Square and wanted to know if I wanted to come. I leaped at the chance because she mentioned seeing the conference center!! And to the garden on the ROOF!!! It was awesome!!! I got some pictures too and it was great!!

I woke up this morning after sleeping in to Maya licking my elbow. I don't remember what else I did but I remember checking my email cursing my self for doing so because it was still early and no one could've sent something that quick. So I checked other stuff and to my regret at announcing I read some stories. Well it was one story but like four chapters of it. My biological clock screamed at me that I had forgotten breakfast and lunch was fast approaching. I left the computer to find one of my stuff animals in the hallway. The boys were at their grama's house and I freaked out. I ran up stairs and my Simba doll (that's almost 16 years old by the way) and my cabbage patch doll (who is nearly 17!) were out in the dirt with the dogs.

I got so mad. Mad at the dogs but mostly mad at myself for leaving the door open and being stupid on the computer. After I cleaned them up I stayed upstairs the rest of the day. I shut all the doors and watched some TV till Steve came home. So yeah I accomplished a lot of watching tv. Then I got really bored so I dressed and left the house. For two hours I wandered down the Jordan River and had such a good time. It was peaceful and relaxing to be roaming without a schedule. I loved it. I think I'll make it a regular thing to do.

So I sit here typing this out so I wouldn't forget. I had planning this all morning after doing some school work on the computer this morning. THAT'S WHAT i WAS DOING!!! lol
Oi. Thanks Mom. I really needed to do this.
TTYL Redd out.

Gettin started All Over Again

I forgot my email and sign in and all that jazz. I feel sad that I can't get back onto that blog. *tear falls from face* Oh well.
Trying to find scholarships is really hard! I'm trying to also get a job and no one will hire me. I think it's because I leave the past jobs spot empty. I've never had a job so I can't really tell them what jobs I held! lol.
New News!!
I am eighteen!!! Wow time goes really fast. A week before my birthday I went to the Zoo to volunteer. I got picked up by my dad and he said we have to go get my aunt and take her to Target. I was tired so I went along with it. She came with us and as we were walking, I noticed that my uncle had a camera and was pointing it at me and my aunt. I was confused but thought nothing of it, becuase when I do ask I never really get an answer that means a good thing. So I left it alone.
We kept walking all the while my aunt was asking me about what I wanted for my birthday, when some guy in a red hoodie with sunglasses grabbed my hand and said, "Hey red head, what's your name? What'cha doing tonight?"
When the last question left "his" mouth I knew who it was. It was my cousin Laura!! I attacked her squealling like a stuck pig (well not exactly, because stuck pigs sound really sad and heartbreaking).
She had come down to visit for my birthday!! Now I knew why everyone was all teasing me saying "I know what your present is but I'm not gonna tell you!! You're gonna love it!!"
We went over to my aunt's house and Laura went into my other little cousin's room to unpack her things.
She called for my help and I came in scowling at her for laughing at my attacking her in a store.
For a second or two I looked at her than the bed and dresser to find all kinds of things scattered on the bed. It took me a few more seconds to put together that the bedroom looked like mine had when we were unpacking from the remodel of our home.
"You moved in?!" I squealed. Again screaming and jumping up and down and hugging ensued.
That was one heck of an amazing Bday present. Laura moved in to my aunt and uncles appartment and soon they will move into thier new house!
I was very happy.



Thursday, June 18, 2009

Youtube Rocks!!!
Well I feel like a total nerd. I went to see X Men Origins Wolverine with my cousin Laura. It was amazing by the way! I loved it. So she and I got on youtube after we got back and she introduced me into the 80's version of the XMen cartoons. It was wierd so we looked up the XMen Evolution cartoon. I am sorry to anounce that I am hooked so far. I did the same thing to Ninja Turtles after I saw the 2007 TMNT movie. roflol at myself. Maybe someday I'll grow up and move on, but this is way too much fun.So here I am at eleven o'clock at night still waiting for the stupid youtube video to load so my head can continue to pound and I can be entertained by all the wierd characters with impossible powers."I'm wierd and sensitve."-Chandler, Friends. oh my gosh. I just looked over at the TV.I'm turning into DiNozo. (movie junkie from NCIS)Holy cow. Well this is short. I'm tired good night. (sorry i lied. It's only 9:00)
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Monday, June 8, 2009

Halelujah Missionaries
I have this friend who I would never have suspected for would be interested in learning about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Lo and behold, she invited me to go with her and some sister missionaries to the Visitors Center on Wednesday!!! I'm so excited. I'm so happy for her. She lives with her mom and her parents are divorced and she has a ton of friends that are bad influences.Sorry getting a head of myself. My friend is Calista. She and I met in a AA English class in tenth grade. We became fast friends because she was very friendly and she liked the way I acted.Over the next year we had many MANY religious topics at our lunch table and we'd even talk about politics (We were only 15 go figure). She and I would write together and she'd draw pictures and I'd laugh at the silly nonsense we'd talk about. It was a great time.But she would swear and talk vulgarly and sometimes I had to leave the table. I started thinking bad things and washed my mind every day. I started to think like her. I was wrong to ever try and change her. I was soooo wrong. But we still stayed friends as she took my beliefs and value seriously.Towards the end of our Jr. year she mentioned having sister missionaries at her house. I was shocked at first. She was never really religious even in her own faith. But I then became so happy. I was excited that she was learning something about our Church. She is one of my best friends who didn't leave me because we believe different things.I got an email yesterday that asked if I would like to go the Visitor's Center at the Mesa AZ temple, with her and the missionaries. I was like YES I WILL!!!! I am so excited!!! AND I will be bringing my cousin Laura who hasn't been to church since she was ten. I hope someone will be sparked on Wednesday. I really do. I will still love both of them if nothing happens. I have learned the hard way that you shouldn't have friends with an agenda.
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Thursday, June 4, 2009

Yeah A Blog!!
I felt left out so I decided what the hey, this might not be such a bad idea to get myself a blog.So yeah...I've been cruising some other blogs. Found a few that are really REALLY cool.I am currently reading (for the fourth time in a row) Zizou Corder's Lionboy. I've been looking at their blog a nearly jumped through the roof when she said they were doing to make the film!!It's going to be absolutely amazing!!Anywho. Life goes on and we keep going through our day sorta blindly. Some make it fun and short and live life being happy and some make it slow and long and wish they coulda shoulda and woulda all the day long. *Schpiele is blamed on Brockmiere. creative writing teacher from Mesa High.* lol.My mom found the most interesting amazing books at the library. It's called the Sisters Grim. It's a series (still under construction dang it!) about the last descendants of the Brothers Grim that wrote all the fairy tales from Cinderella to the Three Little Pigs, and how they are two sisters who have moved to a new town with their long lost grandmother to find out all those stories are true. Very funny book. Mysteries are so fun to read and (for us lucky lazy folks) to listen to.I miss reading. I've been spending so much time on the Internet at the FanFiction.net and FicitonPress.net sites that I forgot all about the good wholesome "real" books (as my mom calls them) that faithful authors worked their butts off to make and go through the torture of finding a publisher. (As you can see I've given this a lot of thought)My cousin Laura has been going through the same predicament. She has been trying to get her novels published for a long time now. She has some amazing ideas and I'm surprised no one has taken her up on her offers. Oh well, that's the cruel world we live in these days.Speaking of cruelty, I still have one more year of high school left before I can study for my dream to come true. Being a Zoo Veterinarian. Just finished my Jr. year and am ecstatic about the summer finally starting.To start off the summer with a bang! I went down to Benson to help my sister help babysit and clean my aunts house. The day after school we headed out and I didn't get back till the following Friday. A whole week in the clean air and dirt covered yard. It was good but it's better to be home.I'm so excited. My cousin Laura is coming down for my aunt's wedding!! Which reminds me she gets in on Tuesday. She'll be here for a week. It's going to be amazing.Some days I wish something amazing would happen to me. But I keep looking for something big when I should be looking for the small miracles in my life.Well I think that's enough from me. I'll be back tomorrow. ttyl.Redd's out.