After much extensive research.......

...We have come to the conclusion that the reason the ice-cream is so weird is all because of the kangaroos. That's right, it is the kangaroos fault. Maybe I should explain. Well, you see, the ice-cream is so weird because the milk is so weird. The milk is so weird because the cows are so weird. The cows are so weird because they jump around with kangaroos. So therefore, it is all the fault of the kangeroos.

Song of the post: " Your name here (sunrise Highway)" by Straylight run

Baskin Robins & Bagels

Last Thursday, we as a family went down to McKinnon to count houses. I know that sounds weird, but that is exactly what we did.
We are having a 60th anniversary service on the 30th of this month. (please pray that it will be a success) We handed out flyers today to all the people in the surrounding area. Well, we had to know how many flyers to make, so we counted houses. Charity and I walked together. We did a ton of walking and a ton of counting.
When we all finished our house counting, we went out for lunch. We stopped in at five different bakery's until we found one that had bagels. YEAH!!!! They have to be like my favorite food ever! When I had braces, I wasn't aloud to eat bagels. It was pretty sad to go 2 years without eating bagels. Here they are hard to find, they don't just sell them in any old grocery stores. We bought this bakery out of bagels (it was only about 20) Then we went to a store and bought meat, cheese, and cream cheese. It was the best lunch I have had in a long time!
Then after we had ate lunch, we went to Baskin Robins. It actually tasted like American icecream. It wasn't like what you would get at Baskin Robins in America, it was more like what you would buy in the grocery store in America. But at least it was American tasting. We all enjoyed it. Except for they didn't have cookiedough, so that was a bit disapointing, but it was still good.

Today, we had our work day at church for the 60th annaversery service that we are having at our church. We cleaned the church so it was sparkeling clean. Mr. McKeeman brought his vacuume. It was the kind that you put on your back and have a hose to vacuume with. I used it to vacuume out the sanctery. It was fun to use. Then we went flyer handing. Matt Pluke, Bethany Glover, and I all took one block. Matt would go on one side of the street, and Beth and I went on the other side. We handed out onehundred flyers. It was good. I only got three rejections, and Matt got four. I guess girls are a little less intemidating. I was a bit nerveous at first, but it wasn't so bad after a while. Hopfully we will have a good turnout next sunday.

Quote of the post:There's something soft and fluffy, and icy and cold
It's very nice to look at but much too cold to hold
Whether you're on an outing or spending time at home
You cannot eat this with your hands so put it on a cone

I love icecream...well, American icecream anyway

Dixons Creek

THIS IS A NEW POST!

I just wanted to make that clear having the same title as the last post, it might be a bit confusing.

Well, I know that I said that I would write all about Dixons Creek, but Charity wrote all about it on her blog, and most you you who read mine probably read hers too. So if you want to know all about it, read her blog. It was a blast. Also, we have a bunch of pictures put up from it. So go here to check them out. We put some up yesterday, but we are still putting more up. With five digital cameras tehre, we took a LOT of pictures. Enjoy them

Dixons Creek

For easter weekend. Friday through Monday. We (my family and I) are going to Dixons Creek for presbytery camp. In that it is a presbyterian camp, it is like covfamikoi, but otherwise, we are told to not expect anything like covfamikoi. It is more like camping. Because we don't have anything to camp in, we are staying in cabin type things. People bring campers/tents or sleep in the cabins. So it probably wont be as nice as covy, but I am sure it will be a TON of fun! We are all really looking forward to it. When We get back, I will post all about it. will take tons of pictures and put them on our picture website.

Speaking of pictures, we now all, but for Benjamin, have our own digital cameras.
My dad just bought a new one because he broke mine, and I broke his, so we were going to split the price, but when we got home he fixed both of the cameras, and we couldn't give the other one back. That made charity happy though, becuase my dad kept the new one and gave the old one her. I now have mine from Zachary, working. Tamara got one for Christmas. My mom and Allen both have ones on their phone. And of corse Zachary has his. Everyone who knows him knows that. So that is pretty cool. Maybe Benjamin will get one for Christmas. It is kinda weird for us all to have them, because we can always share, but this is pretty cool.

Sorry that I haven't updated for a while, I have been pretty busy latly, and I havent been on the computer latly.

Song of the post: Perfact situation-Weezer.

Quote of teh post: We were showing a picture of a kangeroo to Mr. Burns:
Mr. Burns:"Is that a Joey?"
Dad:"No more like a Joseph, it is a bit older"
That is such a dad joke, and I actualy don't find it very amusing, but maybe you guys will find it funny.

Footy

Today was again footy with Benji ( my brother) and James (Pluke). Our whole family went to support him. We girls actually ended up helping out a lot. We asked coach if there was anything that we could do to help. He let us hold the bag thing that the kids run into. (you can tell that I know a lot about football....NOT! I don't even though what it is called) It was very fun. There are about 20 or 30 kindergardeners, and about that many firstgraders. About 15 or so secondgraders. 5 third graders, 1 forth graders, and 2 fifth graders (Benji and James). The boys still enjoy it a lot I think. We girls had a ton of fun helping. They little kids are so cute! It was very fun to watch them. The secondgraders probably did the best job listening. The third through fifth graders were pretty honoree. They just enjoyed showing off. I learned several off the kids names, but I did have a bit of trouble. There were at least 4 Williams, and 6 or 7 Thomas'. There was this one boy, Joel, and he was a bit upset because I couldn't say his name correctly. I guess I just don't say it with an Australian accent. Overall, it was very fun to help out. When practice was ending, it started to rain VERY hard!!! All the kids went inside, but we girls continued to play in the rain. It was pretty amazing, because in one corner of the field, it was barely raining, and in the rest of the field it was poring!!! It was pretty amazing. I love playing in the rain. It was very cold, but very fun! We are going to volunteer every week, we all had a bunch of fun!

Well, my fingers are going numb, and my legs are shaking from the cold, so I had better end this post, and go in to get warm!

Have a great day everyone!

Quote of the post: "I can't wait to go play football with all the little kids, and squash them!"-James Pluke

The end

Well, it is the end of the blogging contest. This is my last post for the blogging contest. I don't know if I am happy or sad that it is over. I have to admit that it was a lot more fun then I thought it would be. Nathan, you did a great job organizing it. I am a little bit scared about the tourny, but I am sure it will work out ok. I think that I am relieved that I don't have to post every day anymore, but I will try to keep posting pretty regularly. I don't know how long that will last, but hey, I will try.

I should probably be trying to make my post very worthwhile, but hey, I am hoping that I will get comments beccause of a certin something that is happening today. *cough cough. Wink wink. Nudge nudge* Who knows why today is so special? Any takers?

Thats all for now folks!

God has blessed me...

God has blessed me with a wonderful family. I don't thank God as much as I should for my family, I know that. They are so wonderful!

I have two AMAZING parents.

My mom( or mum as the aussies say): Makes the best meals. She always wakes up early to make breakfast for me every morning. She is the best cook. My mom does so much for me. She is an amazing lady. I love her so much.

My dad: He is my hero. I would love to someday have a husband just like my father. He is such a loving father. I am so blessed to have been raised in a Christian home where my parents taught me so much about God. I love my dad!

God not only blessed me with two AMAZING parents, but also 5 WONDERFUL siblings!

Allen:He is the best older brother I could ever ask for. You know how there are some things that you just don't appreciate until they are gone? Well that is how I feel about my two older brothers. I love them so much and I wish that they were living with me right now, but I know that Lord willing I will see them soon. Allen is a great comforter. He is a great example to me in everything he does. He is my favorite oldest brother! I love him!

Zachary: He is such a sweet brother. He loves to tease us, but I know that it is all in fun. He is great at cheering me up when I am down. He is so funny in all that he does. He is such a giver. He has always been known in our family for giving the best gifts to his siblings! He is the best photographer that I know :)! He definitely takes classic pictures! I love him, he is my favorite older younger brother!

Charity: She is a great Sister. She is one of my best friends. I can tell her anything, and trust that she won't tell anyone. She is such a great example to me. She always helps me when I need it. She is a great friend to me. I love her so much! They best older sister that I could ever ask for!

Tamara: I have probably spent the most time with my sister Tamara out of all of my siblings. We always tell eachother everything! We have shared a room most of our lives, and have gotten to know eachother so well from those loooong late night talks. She is an amazing younger sister. I love her dearly!

Benjamin: He is the cutest little brother I could ever have. He is a typical younger brother. He loves to pester us, but that is just what he does as a little brother. I love playing with him. We have great fun on bike rides, playing at the park, and in just whatever we do. He is always a great playmate. I love my little brother, and I always will.

Thank you God for my WONDERFUL family! I love you guys!

Song of the post: I have been blessed-Martina McBride

Quotes of the post:Families are like fudge... mostly sweet with a few nuts. ~Author Unknown

I don't care how poor a man is; if he has family, he's rich. ~Dan Wilcox

You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them. ~Desmond Tutu

Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one. ~Jane Howard

I love all of these quotes. They are great.

Burnt Toast

We have the strangest toaster I have ever seen. We used to have to set it on 2 or 3 to actually get toast. Otherwise it would just be warm bread. Then, anything higher then 1 would burn it. Now, you put it on 1 1/2 or two. That is just the beginning of the weirdness. Sometime our toaster will pop the toast out, and it will just fly out of the toaster, so you find yourself looking everywhere for the toast. Sometimes the toast gets stuck down, so you have to dig in the toaster to get the toast. Sometimes it just pops up, not enough to make it fly, but not so little that you have to dig for it. We have a strange toaster. Today, Benjamin decided to try an experiment with our toaster. He decided to try to find out what would happen to toast if he set the toaster on 6. Well, we didn't even find out what would happen, because after a while, the smoke alarm went off, and we had to pop it up. It was the blackest toast that I had ever seen. It also left our house smothered in smoke. My dad said that he could smell it even before he made it to our house. We had to open all the windows in the house to let the smoke out. Finally our house got aired out. It no longer smells like burnt toast. Benjamin did actually end up eating the toast, after he scraped off most of the charcoal. It was an interesting day.

The rain is falling in Australia...

...And it is FREEZING cold. I think that we just skipped fall, and went right to winter. It is really weird when one week the temperature is in the 90's, and just the next week, it is in the 40's and 50's. How weird. We literally have been wearing our coats around the house. This morning we kids sat around in our living room (the only heated room) warming our selves. We got the winter clothes out today. It is going to be really weird having winter without snow. It is no fun to have cold weather without snow. Hopfully we will be able to go skiing in the mountains sometime this winter.
Three days till the end of the blogging contest. When this thing is over, I don't think I will continue posting every day, but I will try to keep updating pretty regularly. I will try at least once a week.
I know that this post is short, but I have places to go (like my living room) and people to see (like the Plukes). We have a record of seeing the Plukes for 17 days in a row. We are trying to keep our record going for at least twenty days. So far so good.

Quote of the post:As we are driving past cow pastures filled with cows...
Tamara-"WOW! Why do they need such tall fences for only cows? (the fences were literally 10 feet tall)
Charity-"haven't you ever heard of the cow that jumped over the moon?"

Song of the post:Don't worry be happy-Bobby Mcferrin
this song is for my brother Zachary. He is great at singing it to cheer us up when we are down.

Hey guys, We just wanted you to know that today, my dad was putting legs on the piano, and Charity got in the way, and it fell on her foot and crushed it. My dad rushed her to the hospital, and that is where she is now. We are hoping that there will be no perminate dammage in her foot. I will post further updates later.































April fools day!