Spring in Stockton

Spring has come to Stockton. It was so nice last week, but I had to stay inside the whole time because I was sick. Today was in the 90's.... way to hot, I think, but much better than winter!! Along with the beauty of spring come all the disgusting bugs that bite and sting. I didn't even feel this one at all when it bit me. I was talking to Kate inside the house and she said, " wow, did you get stung by a bee?" And so I went and looked in the mirror and this is what I found! It's humongous!! And it didn't even hurt!

This is the shed my dad built. It's so cool!

And this is the greenhouse my dad built; even cooler.. actually it's hotter. It was 114 degrees in there today.

Moco, the fattest cat in the world, who is hated by every person in our house, except my Dad.

Trinity. I think she was still depressed about her babies. :(

Zoda. He didn't care at all. He's the brattiest goat in the world. But I think he's funny... sometimes. we have a love-hate relationship.

Our willow tree.

My favorite! Apple blossoms!! They're gone now, pretty much. That makes me sad.

Lilac.

Tulips

I have no clue...

Shilo(h)! Micah doesn't spell her name with an 'h', but it looks naked without one.

Happy spring to you all!

A Few Things....

that I'm certain of right now:
:: Besides Jesus and Katherine( who I get to meet this summer!!!!!), my nalgene is my best friend. I take it everywhere.
:: I still don't really know who I am. I know that sounds really cheesy, but it's true.
:: I do know that I want to be a missionary, preferably in Mexico, or a youth leader, maybe at the church I grew up, and a mom(although I'm terrified of labor).
:: I'm getting better at being brave about small things, like calling people on the phone or talking to new people, but it's still a constant struggle.
:: I can't wait until school is out! 2nd week of June here I come!
:: The pets in my house need to be destroyed. I can't breathe.
::My whole family needs to move to Utah. Especially with all the babies they are having.. peoples I'm missing their best years!! Just kidding... They'll probably move back when they are teenagers.. great. that's the worst part of life. hehe.
::Speaking of teenage years.. mine haven't been as bad as most people. I haven't been suicidal, except a couple times, but they were kind of fake, I haven't gone into a deep and long and dark depression like some of my other siblings, I haven't messed around or physically hurt myself on purpose.... and I only have two years to go! yay.
:: People keep asking me if I have my license. No, I don't and I probably won't be getting it until the fall of 2010 or later. I'm terrified of driving. Most people tell me that's a good thing.
:: I have $357.89 in my bank account. I think that's the first time it's been over 300 dollars, so yay for me! I'm a miser, therefore I won't be spending much of it very soon.

Well there are some random facts I thought I would share with you. Hope you enjoyed! Now back to my essay.....

My sad, but awesome weekend

This weekend I went to Acquire the Fire in Denver with 17 kids from my youth group. I never imagined that many kids going! It was awesome; all of us grew closer to eachother, which is really a work of God because so many of us are really shy people. And I could tell that a couple of lives were changed as well....
The sad part is that on Saturday, my goat had her babies, but they died. No one was home at the time, so they either suffocated because the mom couldn't get the sack off them or they got chilled and died. I was hoping they were born dead, so they wouldn't have suffered at all, but I'm guessing that's not the case. And that just makes me feel terribly guilty. And sad. It's been kinda hard since I found out... see we got her bred last spring and she was due in July during a week long conference that I wanted to go to, but skipped just in case she delivered then. Unfortunately she wasn't pregnant at all, which was a big disappointment. Then we got her bred again in October, and finally knew that she really was pregnant in like January. So I was getting really excited cuz it was the real thing this time. This time she was due on the 30th, but she didn't have them. So I thought she would have them that weekend while I was gone to surprise me.. and she did. Ugh... my dad told me over the phone in the van, which wasn't a good time cuz I was with tons of people and I was really sad.... All that I've pictured in my head today were the white and brown teeny little goats laying dead in the shed. Trinny, the mom, has been looking for them all day, but can't find them. It's so sad!! This probably sounds like a lot of wimpy stuff huh? I guess I've never experienced death in my life except once... Hopefully we'll get her bred this fall so she can have them next spring. So there's my sad story....