Changes

Life is full of changes. They can either come slowly or crash into your world with the impact of a runaway rhinoceros. Some changes are happy, such as graduating, or can be heartbreaking, like a death. It is the latter change that my family and I experienced this Christmas season. Grandma passed away on Christmas Eve, after battling Alzheimer's disease for many years, and having suffered infections during the last month. We knew her passing was imminent, but that doesn't soften the edges of sadness as much as I thought it would. The thing about change is that you eventually adjust to it, and this is not the exception. Time slows down for nothing, so we pick ourselves up and keep going. However, that does not mean that we will forget her or the good times we had together. Grandma was too important to us and had too much personality to be forgotten.

Hallelujah!!!!

It only took six stores and trying on about twenty pairs for me to find shoes! This was Mom's reaction to this triumph. It's kind of my reaction to the fact that this is post number 100!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXh7JR9oKVE

Actually the first link is Mom's reaction, the second one is mine. She was really going to sing the Hallelujah Chorus right there in the mall. Dad and I intervened. It just isn't as impressive without music and more people.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOTCvzbRQ2U&feature=related

Facts Of an Amazing Christmas Play

1-(not pertinent to the said Christmas Play) I really like listing all these facts about my life, from my perspective. It's nice to see everything in a nice numbered list. Makes me feel better about life.

2- Jason and Jonas were kind of the stars of the play, and being loving family members, Mom, Dad, Rachel, Lilly, Lucy, and me went to see it.

3-Jason and Jonas's starring parts were as Joseph and Baby Jesus. They made a great Joseph and the cutest Baby Jesus. I might be a bit biased, though.

4-It was the most amazing church Christmas play I've ever seen. All the plays I've been in have looked at plays like that for guidance. Sadly, we never reached the awesomeness of last nights play.

5-(once again, not pertinent to the Christmas play) I'm getting ready to go church shoe shopping. Wish me luck, and that my mission may be completed.

Facts Of My Life At the Moment

1- I should really be posting pictures from Thanksgiving, but I'm feeling too lazy to right now.

2- Despite the fact that I avoid old storage building like the plague, I have gone into the ones at Grandma's to find Christmas stuff and cardboard. I don't intend to go back into them for at least a month, when we have to put the Christmas stuff back.

3- I bought some really cool stuff off Etsy.I love Etsy you can find any amazing, weird, or totally useless thing you want on there. For example, Dr. Who bracelet, bubble gun scented brain soap, and knitted sweater for apples.

4- I'm kind of bored with this post now, and I'm getting ready to help Mom take supper to Aunt Cindy.