Sunday, February 14, 2010

   HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

Hi everyone! *hugs* Are you having a great day? I hope so ^___^

Thank you, Kelsey and Nana-san for your comments! ^__^ They made me smile a lot. Yup, that was my first *ever* SuperBowl. Truthfully, I've never even seen a football game before this year. The only reason I started watching was because of my brother-in-law. ^___^ And, don't worry, I've been eating regularly ever since I got home and I'm feeling better (lol, thank you, Nana-san for your sweet threat XD)

Well, aside from that, I don't have much to say right now. I'm just feeling very bubbly right now because the headache that I've had for the past four days is finally going away! ^___^ So, I'm just bursting with happiness and I'm mentally trying to send it to all of you. Being happy is more fun when other people are happy too.

I'd really better leave it at this length, though. I've managed my time poorly and I need to make sure to eat before Soo Bahk Do tonight (yes, I'm eating!!!) I was just amazed by how many updates there were in the backroom. O.O It took nearly an hour to go through them (I blame my computer, really ~.^ the comment boxes weren't loading well for some reason. Oh, well ^^)

Take care and enjoy this Valentine's Day with your loved ones! *hugs tightly* I'll try to post again sometime this week.

Have a wonderful day!

Questions-
1. If you had to describe 'happiness' as a color, what color would it be?
2. Have you sent any Valentine's Day cards this year?

(my answers would be- pink and baby blue for no real reason ^__^ And, I sent Valentine's cards to my little cousins. It's a little hard, though, to find something to say in a card to preschoolers.)

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Monday, February 8, 2010

   so tired ... too lazy to copy this to my 'world'

Hi everyone!

... I feel like the worst friend to all of you right now! T.T I'm sorry for disappearing for a few days without warning! A stressful event (don't want to explain --; sorry) was coming up and I buckled and my body went into it's 'survival' mode. Basically, I shut a lot of things out and focused on trying to be calm. IT'S OVER NOW, though, and we got back even though we passed a lot of wrecks on the way here.

But, I'm still probably not going to be very active here for a while. I've barely eaten this weekend (my body is so stupid when it's stressed, I just stop eating *rolling eyes*) I just wanted to make sure to let you know that I didn't just drop off the edge of the earth, or something. ^^;; I just neglected my friends *hugs you tightly*

Anyway, before I sign off, I want to thank Kelsey and Nodokachan for commenting on my last post; it meant a lot to me. And thanks to those who commented on my card!

And, on the bright side- I watched my first ever SuperBowl! ^__^ I watched it with my sister and her husband (and of course my little brother and parents) My sister's husband came from Louisiana, so it was even more exciting. I think it's so sweet that a team that never even made it to the SuperBowl managed to win on their first time there! ^___^ Seeing all those happy people made me happy too (especially Drew Brees with his ADORABLE baby boy ^___^ <3 babies)

Anyway, I will try to catch up with you all soon. And, until then, take care and God Bless!

Have a great day!

Questions- (just for smiles ^^)
1. Did you watch the SuperBowl / Do you care about football?
2. Are you happy about the outcome?

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Sunday, January 31, 2010

*many many hugs*

Hi everyone! Hope you all enjoyed your weekend! It's hard to believe it's already Sunday ^^;

Thank you Kelsey, Fma17 and Inuyashadorky for commenting on my last post (and thanks to those who commented on my card!) Yeah, it's a little hard for some to believe a year has passed since the accident (even my Mom was a little surprised) I guess it feels like a long time and a short time all at once for me (yup, try to figure that out o.O)

Anyway, I'm planning on submitting another card. This one will be... a lot less meaningful ~.^ I made it who knows how long ago and just never seemed to remember to submit it!

There's not exactly a specific reason I'm writing this post to tell you the truth. I guess the main reason is just to stay in contact with all of you (since I sometimes forget to comment on people's things and then when I do finally, they're surprised that I'm still around ^^;;;; Ayeyiyi, need to work on my communication skills XP)

Well, since I did promise this several posts ago, I guess I'll share a story or two about my littlest cousins. You remember how I'd go on (and on and on) about them? I still love them to pieces and they're becoming... more interesting with age!

Little Anna turned three. I found out, because her Mom (my aunt) confronted me during a family party last fall and told me about it. My aunt explained that on *the* day of her third birthday, my sweet little Anna turned into an angry monster. O.O Apparently she discovered the word 'hate' and was using it a lot. My aunt apparently sat her down and went through a list of people "do you hate Mommy?" "Yes" "Do you hate Daddy?" "Yes" etc.

I was just standing there in shock as I was listening to my aunt telling me all this. (Part of me could hardly believe it, but then again, children often go through a stage like that)

But the part that shocked me was when my aunt went on to say that after listing basically everyone Anna knew, she asked "Do you hate Debbie?" Anna paused, then smiled and said "No."

...I could have cried when I heard that. I, of course, gave Anna a hug. But a little part of me was embarrassed (and a HUGE part of me was sorry for my aunt who had to deal with little Anna's moods)

So, yeah, ever since then, my aunt will occasionally joke that she'll just leave Anna with me ^^;

Good things come with age too, though. Like more imagination! When Bubba and Anna come to visit at Grandpa's house, I tend to spend most of my time there playing 'make believes' with them. The largest game that they seem to enjoy is one that I made up early last year mainly because I was WAY too tired to run around anymore. I sat them down and started telling them a story about "Prince Bubba" and his sister "Princess Anna".

The first time I did it, I just wanted an excuse to sit for a while. But as I was telling the story, I found that Bubba started jumping up and down and running around. Anna started doing the same thing and I couldn't figure out why until I realized what was happening in the story I was telling them.

You see, "Prince" Bubba and "Princess" Anna were trying to pick apples from a tall tree. So, Bubba and Anna were acting it out! ^__^! I wish you could have seen Bubba's face when he clamped his hands over the air, turned to me and exclaimed excitedly, "I GOT AN APPLE!" and then started to 'eat' it.

From that day on, I started telling more and more stories that they could easy act along to (yes, I had to say 'goodbye' to the idea of being able to just sit in place and keep them occupied) I think the worst idea I ever came up with that they loved was when I made the mistake of naming myself the dragon. They both decided to 'slay' me. XD

Then, the last time they were here, we did a story and then once we finished it (we sometimes do three or four stories in a visit) We went back to the 'castle' (underneath the dining room table) and I started to begin the next story.

The stories all began basically the same- "Once upon a time there was Prince Bubba and Princess Anna. Princess Anna was a beeeautiful princess and Prince Bubba was a handsome prince" But, before I could start, Anna stopped me. I was wondering why, since she seemed to have enjoyed the game in the past and had never really been very vocal. But, she pushed me deeper under the table and then started talking.

"You Prince Bubba and you Prince Ebbie" (she took many pauses between words to think of what to say next. "And you a beeeautiful princess and you a beeeeautiful king."

My heart just melted! Little Anna was trying to tell a story!!! ^___^ It didn't get any farther than that, but it still impressed me. I would love it if Anna wrote stories like I do when she becomes older ^___^ Only if she wants to, of course.

Hmm, looking back, I talked more about Anna than Bubba, didn't I? Well, Bubba has reached an age where when its a choice between playing with me or playing with boys, he's more likely to choose the boys. ^___^ I'm okay with that, because he's still my little buddy (and I can understand how cool it is for a little boy to play with older boys)

Okay, so did I completely overload you on toddler stories now? (wait, I'm not sure at what age you stop being considered a 'toddler'. T.T I hope it isn't too soon. It's a little saddening to see that they're growing up, though I know that's how life works ^^; I tease Anna when I see her and 'scold' her because I didn't give her permission to get bigger. I love the goofy grin she has when I say things like that)

Questions~~
1. Are you more comfortable being with people older, younger or the same age as you?
2. Do you prefer long posts or shorter posts?

Well, thank you to anyone who has read this far! *hugs you tightly* I hope you all are well and happy!

Have a great day!

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Thursday, January 28, 2010

Shorter post ^_^; (bleh, somehow turned over to a bit of a rant...)

Hi everyone! *hugs*

Thanks to Noirassasin, Brigid and Nana-san for the sweet comments! Lol, I really loved the animals part. (Noirassasin- A lion is a really interesting choice for a favorite animal! I think they're cute... Though I don't think I would want to see one up close)

Okay, well, I'm mainly posting because I just posted a card for the first time in... a long time. It feels like forever, so I'm very nervous. I'm not a very good artist, that's not why I make cards. I make cards to make people smile... Not much more to it than that. ^^; So, I'm always worried that people won't be happy with it (I really shouldn't worry so much, but I guess that's just the way I am... idk)

Another reason for posting the card is because today is now officially a year after the accident. I'm a little nervous about it, but happy too. I've come a long way since then and my wrist has a lot more flexibility. I was actually just talking about that with my Mom this morning.

I'm proud of how much I can bend my wrist and that I can pick up heavier and heavier objects. A lot of my drive came from my physical therapist... I don't think I shared this story with you before (mainly because it hurt to think about before) But, right after my final cast was removed, I was sent to a therapist who was supposed to help me.

She told me, well, no I don't really want to share that. Let's just say that she judged me because I was 'skinny' and 'little'. I'm over it now, but for a long time, it really hurt to have *her* doubts added to mine. (I guess a message here is, if you've ever felt jealous of 'skinny' (dislike that term) girls, *don't*. I'm not even that thin and people still judge. We all look different and I think that all those differences are beautiful!!!)

Anyway, sorry about the mini rant/ramble. I really did mean for this to just be a quick post! I'm just happy to be done with all of that nonsense and on to happier times, right? Looking forward to a brighter tomorrow and enjoying the sunshine today ~.^

Questions-
1. Do you have a favorite band/musician?
2. Are you listening to them right now?

my answers-
1. Sort of, I mean, my favorites change a lot. I'm really into listening to K-pop right now.
2. Nope. Too distracted ^^;

Hope all of you are well and happy *hugs tightly* <3

Have a great day!

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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

   Trip down memory lane (it's a long road, feel free to change lanes if you want)

Hi everyone! *hugs*

Thank you to everyone who commented on my last post! *hugs you all* I loved reading all of your theories on 'wisdom' teeth ^___^ Makes me feel a bit better about it all (Oh, and Nana-san? I meant to reply to your comment on an earlier post- feel free to call me 'Deb' ^__^ Kitten is fine too. Truthfully, as long as it isn't 'hey you' I really don't mind XD)

Actually, that reminds me of a story. (Lol, sorry, I'm afraid this post may just end up being a string of random thoughts.) Anyway, there's a reason that I chose the username 'Kittenlark'.

When I was little, I did NOT understand my baby brother at ALL! I was the youngest of three girls, so to have a boy around was weird. One of the stranger things about him was that once he was a toddler, he really didn't seem to be able to remember ANY of our names!! He would literally talk to us by saying 'hey you'. It drove me crazy (I was only about six or seven, so I guess it was a bigger deal to me back then)

Well, one day I was playing with him and for some reason I was pretending to be a dog. You know, like crawling around on all fours and barking at him. He *loved* it and went along with it quite willingly...

And from that ONE game, he started calling me 'Puppy'. Not just the day of the game, but from that point on I was 'Puppy'. Cute, right? I didn't think so at the time ^^;;; It was mainly because (outside of that ONE game) I was *terrified* of dogs. The animals that I really liked were kittens and birds. So, I wasn't too thrilled that my little brother was calling me 'Puppy'.

LOL, the story doesn't end there (you really don't have to keep reading this. I'm just feeling exceptionally random right now *hugs you*) You see, my sisters started to realize that my brother was calling me 'Puppy'. And they were slightly jealous *^^* They didn't want to be known as 'hey you', so my sister (the one who is presently married) decided to try what I did.

She was probably thirteen at the time, and she went down on her hands and knees and started acting like a cat so that she'd get an animal name too!! LOL, well, you'd think that would work, right? Wrong. I still remember the scared expression on my little brother's face (scared of cats and not dogs? Or maybe he was just freaked out because usually she was WAY more 'dignified')

Well, I convinced him to pet her and she became known as 'Kitty' to him (Yup, she was known as 'Kitty' and I was known as a dog... I think it's cute now ^^)

The best part was that our oldest sister was a bit of a hermit at the time (couldn't stand being around us 'kids') ~.^ So we convinced my little brother to call her 'Bear'.

So, the three of us finally had names (even our friends who would visit made sure they had an animal name. One was Ducky, another Rabbit and I think one was Horsey)

Anyway, eventually my brother grew out of those names and started remembering real names. But he still remembers our animal names (and one of our friends who we don't see anymore, he still remembers her as 'Ducky')

Where was I going with this? Oh, yeah, why I chose 'Kittenlark'. I like animal names. Wow, I could have just said those four words and summed this whole thing up. But, I didn't ^__^ *hugs whoever is still here*

I don't know why, but sometimes random stories like that will pop into my head. ^^; Anyway, back to the present, I'm going to be trying to post a bit more regularly and I've been around off and on commenting. My minds been a little .... I can't think of the word, lately.

I know I shouldn't, but I keep thinking about last year. In about two days it will have been exactly a year since the accident and I won't lie, it's been on my mind quite a bit. BUT, I REFUSE to let it freak me out! At least, no more than it already is. So, I've decided that for every bad thing that happened last year, I'll try to do something fun, happy or at least neutral thing on the day *this* year!!

That's one of the reasons I plan on posting more this weekend ^___^ You all are a HUGE part of the happy memories from last year and I'm sure the memories still to come *hugs tightly*

Oh, and *random* I found out that a singing group I like is coming out with a new song on Thursday, so that has me excited too ^___^ Have to focus on the positive ^___^

Anyway, you've suffered enough. XD I have no idea how long this post really is, but I've been noticing a lot of time passing as I type it.

Questions-

1. Do you have a favorite animal?
2. Would you want someone to use an animal name to refer to you? (that came out jumbled up, hope it makes sense)

my answers would be-
1. Yes. My *favorite* animals would be birds in general (except blue jays) It's for sentimental reasons almost more than anything else. That's another story though ^^ Not quite as happy, so I don't want to share it now.
and
2. Birdbrain? I don't know. I'm not sure I'd want to be called a bird... Puppy and Kitten are cute, but Bird? Seems strange to me...

Anyway, thank you so much to anyone who actually read all of this! *hugs again* I'll be trying to post pictures of the baby choir gown I made in the next post (I'd do it now, but I don't remember how my brother made it work last time, so I've got to get his help ^^;;)

I hope all of you are well and staying a whole lot warmer than it is here!!! <3

Take care!

Have a great day!

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Friday, January 15, 2010

just a warning- lots of baby talk ~.^ You'll see XD

Hi everyone! *hugs* I just realized that it's been a while since I posted ^^;; Hard to get back into a routine, isn't it?

First of all- Thank you so much to everyone who posted! *hugs you all tightly* I really hadn't expected so many ^^; They meant a lot to me. Oh, and thanks to everyone who explained the high number of gifts! It makes a lot more sense now ^^;

Well, I just got back from a baby shower. Our church choir director had her baby the day before Christmas Eve!! He is SOOOOO cute! ^___^ I love babies so much. It was really interesting, though, because we (naturally) didn't have a choir director for Christmas Eve Mass. It's a big deal and she does such a good job with our choir. But, luckily, one of the girls who had been at college down south for music was able to step in and it worked out fine.

And, most importantly, our choir director and her baby boy are well!! < 3 So, one of my fellow altos set up this baby shower for her and it was really amazing. Even a few (two) of the men from choir showed up for the baby shower! Lol, both of them said that it was the first one they'd ever been too.

Oh, oh, and I was really excited for another reason! ^___^ This is one of the best bits of good news that I have to share with you! When I found out how near to Christmas she was supposed to have her baby, I got an idea for a gift for her. But, I knew I couldn't find it anywhere, so I had to sew it! It was my first real sewing project ever! It was even harder because I couldn't find any patterns for it, so Mom helped me alter a pattern to make... a baby choir gown! ^__^

I was a nervous wreck when I was trying to sew it, but it all worked out (thanks a lot to my Mom, she really did the hardest parts... one of the hardest parts was also making the little white thing that when with the gown) Yeah, apparently there are NO baby choir gown patterns. T.T I was so shocked when I couldn't find any. I mean, I'm sure I'm not the first person to think of this!

Anyway, when our choir director's husband opened the gift and then she saw it, it was so hilarious. Her jaw dropped open ... and then she started *laughing* ! She didn't stop laughing for a LONG time. ^___^ She really liked it, but I guess she was just surprised ^__^ Which makes me happy (I love seeing people look surprised)

And her baby is SO CUTE! Gall, I've said it how many times now? But he is! We saw him about a week after he was born and he already has hair! And I'm talking DARK hair. It isn't like the little fuzz that a lot of babies have. It looks like you could almost justify combing it!

Okay, I probably have a ton of baby stories that I could randomly drop on you. But I think I'll stop it at that ^__^

Oh, wait, one last thing, I did take a picture of the choir gown I made, just in case any of you are interested. I would post it here already, but I'm lazy right now. Lol, great excuse, huh?

Yeah, I've been a little spaced out lately. I did something to hurt my spine (it'll get better, but for now it hurts alot) And I got some bad, but not unexpected news yesterday. T.T The results from my dental x-rays came... and I definitely need to get my wisdom teeth removed... So, I've been quietly freaking out about that.

Gall! I know that I shouldn't be worried, but I am so terrified of it! The entire idea of being knocked out and then... ~.~ No, I'm not excited at all. And, as though that wasn't a fun enough idea, I really should get braces... My teeth are pretty crooked and if I just leave them like they are now, I'll most likely have problems down the road with them breaking. So, yay, another thing to look forward too ^^;;;;;

Okay, I think this post is starting to get a bit too long XD But, I don't want to end it on a dentist's note.

Let's see, well, I've been seeing a lot of amazing artwork here on TheO! And I did make a card... I haven't submitted it though... I don't know, I probably will at some point. I guess I'm just getting used to being here again! ^__^ Besides, I just really love seeing all of your artwork!

Hmm, I promised stories about my cousins too, didn't I? Lol, I guess it'll have to wait until my next post.

And, I'm copying this post to my 'world' on TheO (Hmm, although, if you're reading it on TheO, you probably know that already) Figured I'd try to get into the habit of doing that. At least until I forget ^^;

Ah, and questions! (nearly forgot ^^)

1.) Have you ever had wisdom teeth taken out?

2.) Have you ever wondered why they call them 'wisdom teeth'? I mean, if they're so 'wise', why do they have to be removed? -.-;

~.^ I hope all of you are well and enjoying whatever weather you're having! *hugs tightly*

Have a great day!

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Saturday, January 9, 2010

Happy to be back! *hugs*

Hi everyone! ^___^

It really feels so wonderful to be back here. Thank you all again. And a special thank you to those who commented on MyO post! *hugs* Anna-chan, (I guess I should start calling you Anna-san now that you're engaged ^^;) Meagan (*hugs* I'm so happy to see you again!!) Nana-san (lol, thank you for the joke, it made me smile ^-^) and Kelsey (I'm glad I'm not the only happy-crier ^^;) Thank you all for the sweet comments.

Well, I've been back here on TheO and MyO for a few days now and I can't believe how much some things have changed! The first thing that surprised me was the comment box! O.O I just stared at it for a moment before I realized why it looked different ^^;; It sure is nice to be able to move it around now. I like looking at the pretty pictures I'm commenting on ^___^

And could anyone explain the difference in gifting? I checked my backroom and the last time I was on, I could only send about three or so gifts a month and now it says I have 12252009! O.O I don't know if it's a glitch that I should report or not...

AH! AND I have some news to share with you. ^___^ You see, I want to make sure that I do focus a bit on some of the good things that happened last year (yes, Kelsey, I have a habit of focusing on negative) Truthfully, there weren't very many, but the good things that did happen are very special to me.

The most obvious one is my older sister getting married. Now, I know most of you already know this, since I talked about it before I left. But, do you remember how I said that my Mom was sewing the wedding dress and that I'd share a picture with you when it was done?

Well, I forgot to take pictures of the dress from every angle like I wanted (preparing for a wedding is very involved ^^;;) But, I finally got the wedding photos and picked two to share with you!

So, here it is. ^___^ (Please ignore my weird face in the second picture. It was taken after the wedding and I had spent most of the ceremony crying) Oh, and I'm not sure if you can quite tell from the pictures, but her sleeves are actually sort of double layered, like a skinny sleeve and then a big, flowy one.



(if you click on it, you'll see it bigger... this is very new to me... I had to get my little brother to figure out how to do the code thing ^^;;)

So, yes, I finally shared this now ^___^ I hope you like it. That really was one of the best things that happened last year.

I could probably type a lot more (and possibly make this post really terribly long ^^;;) But I guess I'll save it for another post. Though, the main reason I'm cutting this short is that I realized that I haven't really eaten yet... and my family doesn't like it when I don't eat XP

So, watch out for more of my "Anna and Bubba" stories in future posts < 3 I love my little cousins and they are another good thing about last year.

Until then, I hope that all of you are well, happy and safely enjoying the new year. And, for everyone in cold weather, try to stay warm! *hugs tightly*

Ah, and I've seen people put questions at the end of their posts, and I'd like to give it a try ^__^ I feel sort of like I don't give you much of anything to really say in your comments sometimes ^^;

1.) Have you ever attended a wedding?
2.) Have you ever helped prepare for one?

Take care, sweethearts!

Have a great day!

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Wednesday, January 6, 2010

   Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and Happy Any Other Holiday I've missed

Hi my dears! *many many hugs*

I just want to say 'thank you'. As you know, I've been taking a lot of breaks. So many things (which I still don't want to talk about) were going wrong I just ... caved and I couldn't handle people.

But I've thought of all of you often and I missed you a lot. So, now with the new year, I'm feeling a bit better and hopeful that the worst is behind me.

So, I plan on being back here on MyO and TheO again (I told you I couldn't leave forever ^-^ ) I will try to comment and do what I did before, but it may still take me a while. But I just can't stay away too long ^__^ With everything going on, I realize how important you, my friends, are.

That actually brings us to why I'm thanking you. I came online today and checked TheOtaku for the first time in... I don't even know how long. And I saw that I had several comments and many messages... The messages were mostly 'gifts' and the comments were just... so sweet.

Gall, I haven't stopped crying since I saw it. You all mean the world to me and it was overwhelming to receive so much kindness. (Yes, I guess I cry when I'm happy. So weird, huh? ^^;;)

So, thanks to everyone. I won't even try to name every name, but know that I appreciated it all.

Okay, well, I'm calming down a little ^_^; Oh, and a special 'thank you' to Anna-Chan, Nana-san and Kelsey-san for their comments on MyO post. It makes me smile to read them.

Umm, let's see, I'm not sure what else to say. I hope all of you had good holidays and a pleasant start to the new year. I'm looking forward to seeing what all of you have been up to (though, I don't know if I'll be able to find it all ^^;; a lot happens in a few months, doesn't it?)

I will be posting and hopefully commenting more soon. Right now I've got to go help with supper. Thank you all again and may God Bless you and your families.

Have a great day!

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Thursday, November 26, 2009

Hello, my dear friends.

Hi, well, I haven't been on TheO or MyO for a while ^^; I'd like to apologize for that, but after reading the comments on my last post, I don't think I'd better (though I am sorry for apologizing too much. I was really upset when I typed it. I know all of you better than to think you'd be upset with me)

Anyway, I came on to say that I'll still be gone for a while. A lot has happened this year and I'm trying to just re-learn how to relax. ^___^ But, I'm not ready to deal with people, even the people that I love < 3

I had meant to come back here and at least a little message much earlier, but... well, a couple weeks (?) ago, I got some news that upset me. I really don't want to talk about it, but it had me crying for almost five days straight.

But, I'm doing better now and I am still planning on fully returning here (just, when I'm ready to be around many people again) So, please be patient with me ^___^ I love you all too much to completely leave. *hugs*

So, Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Even with everything going on, I really do have a lot to be thankful for. And high on my list- I'm thankful to have met all of you!

I hope all of you are well and stay well! And, thank you Kelsey, Noirassassin, Anna-Chan and Nana for your comments! It meant a lot to me to read them.

Have a great day!

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Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Just quickly

Hi everyone *hugs*

I'm going to make this really quick. I thought that after the wedding I would come back to TheO and MyO like I did before, and I'm still planning on coming back! But I'm just so overwhelmed right now.

My Grandfather (the one who lives out of state) passed away on Friday. Everything has been really hectic around here as we prepared for his two funerals (he was cremated so he's going to be buried twice- one half in the state he lived and the other in a state where his family came from) I'm sorry if this sounds sort of morbid, I'm just a little numb right now because we just got back from the first one yesterday.

Anyway, we have a really big trip coming up so we can make it to his second burial. It's in Illinois, so we're going to be staying in Chicago (?) I think. Well, I don't like traveling, even when it's for something happy (I get really sick) And we're taking a plane, which I've never even seen close up before.

I'm sorry, because I'm sure this sounds like complaining. But I just wanted to tell you that I've been trying to be brave, but I need some time to do that and I hope you won't be upset, but I probably won't be back on after we get back from the Chicago trip thing. (I'm so sorry, I feel like I'm constantly 'taking breaks' from the site.)

I love you all and please don't worry, my whole family (including me) are handling this better than I would have expected.

May God Bless you 'til next time *many, many hugs*

Have a great day!

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