Caedon's here!!!

I got home from tonight's Volleyball game to see my little cousin sittin' on the couch (I didn't know he had gotten in town yet). He's here for the weekend. It's gonna be fun! :)

senseless Biology post *wink-wink, Coach P* ;)

Ok, so, like I have to answer 3 questions for my Biology class next period right now (I'm in Comp. Lit). Personally I think this is weird and I seriously don't see why these need to be on our blogs, but since I have to do them for a grade (and I'm not cool with getting a zero on the assignment), I'm gonna do it.... So, really, unless your Mr. Pautsch, feel free to skip reading this post!!!!

• Q: Which of the 11 different systems do you think is the most important and why?
  A: I think the immune system- which is made up of white blood cells, lymph nodes,your spleen, tonsils, and other fun stuff- is probably the most important because without your immune system all your other systems would not work because they would be killed by a whole bunch of germs and diseases. But, come on- it's impossible to pick just one system that's the most important one...that's kinda why God gave us eleven!!...you know, cause we need them ALL. (duh!) lol. But, yeah, the immune system is pretty important though because it's the body's defense against invading bacteria and viruses. without it we'd feel really crummy...and would probably die within the first few hours that we're born.

• Q: Of the 11 systems, if you could be any one of them, which would you be and why?
  A: If I could be any body system I wanted to, I'd be the nervous system because it's the master control unit of the body. In this system you have sense organs, nerves, your brain, and your spinal cord. Pretty kewl, huh? Your nerves connect all areas of the body to the brain and carry messages in the form of electrochemical signals, or impulses. These impulses travel from the brain and spinal cord to the nerves located throughout the body, and vice versa. This system allows you to feel things, taste things, see, hear, and feel pressure and pain. Pretty important system...

• Q: If you lost the ability of one of the systems (pick one), how would that effect your daily life?
  A: hhhhmmm...ok, I'll pick the skeletal system. If I lost the use of that system it would really stink because without your bones, you would be a pile of glob on the floor...not kewl. And that would make it hard to do anything at all (which would REALLY effect your daily life....a lot!). Wow...now that I think about it, I'm really glad we have bones...I never took much time to consider how it would be with out 'em.
  But, then again...I like all of my systems and would HATE to go without any of 'em...God was so smart to make us with all 11 :)

Volleyball

I just got back from my school's Varsity Volleyball game...we started out really well and had a lot of enthusiasm, but as the game progressed some of our fire seemed to die down. We had the high school guys' soccer team there to cheer us on, which helped, but they kinda died down after a while too.

We lost...again...

Victory for us is most always so close we can taste it, but somehow we lose it half way through...pretty frustrating. We only have two games left. One tomorrow and one next Thursday. I'm curious to see how they turn out.

I've come to the conclusion that this will more than likely be my last year to stat keep for the team. It's been fun (most of the time), but for me it's really more a stress than something I enjoy doing...I used to really like it, but this year is different. Maybe it's because I'm not really enough of a sports fan to sacrifice my time for it (and that's what I've been doing in order to go to the games and stat keep for the team this year; plus calculate and compile all the individual stats at the end of the season [not fun!!! lol]). Another part of it, too, is that I reeeaaallly need flexibility in my schedule and having a game every Tues and Fri doesn't exactly contribute to that. I stopped going to the practices to help out with this, but I honestly feel like I just don't need to do it after this season...sorry, Coach B. It's nothing personal, I just need to take a time out.

This weekend

I'm so excited- this weekend there's the possibility that my cousin Caedon will be coming to stay a few days with us. I have Monday off of school so I will be free to watch him during the day. (I even turned down an all day babysittin' job so I could stay home with him--yeah, he's sooooo worth it!! lol :)



Another thing I'm really excited about is the fact that I am going to get to see, and spend time with Mrs. Teresa. We are going out to eat on Sunday and I can't wait! I love spending time with her; she always has something really interesting to share with me about the Word. I could seriously sit there and just listen to her talk for hours (and that's saying a lot cuz there's only a select few I could honestly say that about. lol).

So, yeah- got an awesome weekend planned and I can't wait for it to get here.

Can you guess?

Here are four things about me; three are true, one is false. Do you know me well enough to know which one is false?

• Blaire is not my first name
• I love Hard Rock
• I am very interested in politics and economics
• I am not a fan of Christmas music

Think you might know? Leave me a comment telling me which one you think isn't true.

blogging so far...

Ok, so my Computer Lit class has been blogging for about a month and a half now. I've really enjoyed it because I feel like this has been a creative way to express myself and my thoughts (random, though they may be :) ...and by the way, this TOTALLY beats workin' outta a book for a grade. lol.

I completely intend to keep this up after the year ends. I'll REALLY enjoy having my posts no longer regulated by Pautsch. lol.

This has been a fun experience and I look forward to more posts in the days ahead.

TTYL,
Blaire

mirror, mirror

This is a video of the skit that my Theater Arts team will be doing in Chapel soon....we're supposed to do it this Wednesday but it will probably be postponed due to the fact that half our team will be absent during the one practice we have between now and Wednesday...yeah, that's somewhat of a problem.

It's a really good skit and has a wonderful message. I can't wait to perform it (I'm gonna play the "makeup girl"). Hopefully we will have someone tape it for us and I can post the vid on here to show you how it turns out.

Excited bout it!

Saturday in Louisiana

So, saturaday I took the day off to go to Louisiana to see my grandparents and go shoppin' at the Boardwalk...yea, i prolly shouldn't have because I have two major tests on Monday that I've still gotta study for, but seriously, I'm determined not to let school ruin all things enjoyable in my life. LOL.

On our way to the Boardwalk, we picked up my little cousin Caedon (the adorable cutie that you see up top) to spend the day with us too. Having him with us was a treat! He's so sweet and the cutest little thing ever! The whole way to Bossier he kept himself entertained with my sunglasses and his Jesus doll...and his fake cell phone lol so precious!!!

(Just in case you haven't caught on quite yet- i think my little cousin is an absolute CUTIE and i love showin' him off lol) :)

When we got there we walked around together, shopped some, and just enjoyed the time we were getting to spend together.

Here's a pic of Caedon, my dad, and I in front of the Bass Pro Shop that they have there on the Boardwalk:

After being in Bossier for several hours we left to take Caedon home and then head back to Texas ourselves. It was really great- before we left Louisiana I got to stop and see my friend, Mrs. Teresa, for a few minutes. It was a wonderful way to end a truly enjoyable day :)

Mary & Martha

I love the Biblical story of Mary and Martha because it's a reminder to me to not let myself get distracted by all I'm doing, when instead I should be focusing on what really matters - growing in my walk with Christ.

Martha had gotten so distracted by everything that she thought needed to be done, while her sister chose to sit at the feet of Jesus and listen to Him teach His word. When Martha asked Jesus to have Mary come and help her with her work, Jesus told Martha that she was "worried and troubled" about many things, but that only "one thing was needed"....something which the benefits of would not be taken away from her.

We must remember in our own lives to not let ourselves get distracted by "all we have to do". Instead we need to stop, take a moment, and sit at the feet of Jesus. The benefits that we reap from this will not pass away.

VP Debate

Whoa!! Did anyone else watch the VP debate that just took place? I was cheering for Palin, and in the words of a friend "she freakn' blew him [Biden] away!!!". I TOTALLY agree! I was amazed at just how poised and confident Mrs. Palin was and how articulate her responses were to the questions asked. She didn't ever back down or freeze up, and she wasn't afraid to be completely honest with the American people when it came to stands on gay marriage, her opponents positions on critical issues, etc. She showed no sign of fear and by the grace of God debated better than anyone thought she would (she made a small mistake when she accidentally gave the wrong name to someone that she was talking about, but it was handled very well). A political commenter at the end of the debate said that someone had stated that tonight's performance would make the many people who spoke out against her eat their words! Amen! She did a wonderful job!

I wish I had more time to share with you even more of what I think about this but unfortunately I am running out of time. So, let me conclude with this: Props to Mrs. Palin!!!!

A hand-written Bible?

I read an article from USA Today about a new NIV Bible that will be entirely hand-written by a whole bunch of random people. I thought this was kind of interesting. One copy will be given to the Smithsonian and another auctioned off to benefit the International Bible Society. Kinda kewl, huh?