Happy 4th of July!

Belated, of course. We were out of town, having our Family Olympics and Independence Day celebration with two grandparents, one uncle, one aunt, and three cousins. All together, that's seven kids in one house. Five of those are age six and under. It's just Peter and I who are the solitary mature, dignified, wise children.

So, how much does independence mean to us? In our cushioned lives, it's pretty easy to forget that freedom comes at a price. We tend to spend a lot of time grumbling at our politicians without taking time to be thankful that we have the right to speak up.

Three cheers for freedom, y'all!

Hugs & Blessings,

Izori

I Am Tricking Myself

I know my posts have been extremely sparse. As a matter of fact, I haven't been spending much time at all on the computer lately. However, there's a good explanation. Not many of you know this, or even may have guessed this (because I don't announce sensitive data on the internet and I scheduled some posts), but I just went on a ten day vacation.

It was super cool. Super cool.

So, first we went down to North Carolina to visit all of Dad's immediate family. It was fun, but pretty unremarkable except for the fact that I got the world's worst sunburn on my shoulders.

Next, we drove to Atlanta! We went with my aunt and uncle (we hadn't seen them in years) to the Georgia Aquarium.

Folks, that aquarium is awesome. They have whale sharks, and beluga whales, and a manta ray that does back flips. It was completely incredible. I wish I could show you pictures, but I didn't have a chance to download them.

Then we went to Augusta to spend time with more family. Once again, pretty uneventful. There were seven kids in one house, the vast majority aged six and under. And yes, it's a bit of a stretch to call that uneventful.

Last, we went to Charleston, which was my absolute favorite part of the trip (although seeing family we hadn't seen in so long was really cool). We walked around, enjoying the magnificent old neighborhoods, and drank lots of soda and ate ice cream. We saw Fort Sumter and the USS Yorktown (a WWII aircraft carrier--so much fun).

After ten days of living out of suitcases and hopping from house to hotel to house to hotel, I am happy to announce that we all made it home alive, safe, sane, happy, tired, and still on speaking terms with one another.

Once again, I have some pretty cool pictures I would love to show you but I haven't had a chance to get them onto my computer. Sorry!

One last thing, which was really the main point of the post before I decided to talk about our vacation, is that I am going to take a blogging break. Lately, I haven't been taking a huge interest in it, and posts have been coming harder to me. I have some posts scheduled on my writing blog with iGirl (too lazy to link up to it here, but if you go to my profile you'll find it pretty easily), but I will not be writing new ones until I return from my blogging break.

There's another side to this, however. Last time I took a blogging break, I had been facing the same challenge of disinterest. But as soon as I announced my break post ideas flew in thick and fast. So, by doing this I'm hoping to trick myself into getting back into blogging.

Don't be surprised if I come back tomorrow. Also don't be surprised if I don't blog for a month.

I apologize for a rambling post like this one, but the summer isn't for sitting in front of the computer. I shall return!

Izori

Catching Up

I'm-a back! Thank you all for your comments! Even though I haven't gotten a chance to answer them, I read them all and they make me smile. =) See? It's really encouraging to know that someone's actually reading my blog. Especially because it looks like I've lost some followers.

I arrived home from the beach at about 5 PM after closing in on 6-7 hours of being in the car. It's so nice to be home! I hadn't realized how much I missed Galdor and Mom and Dad. I have a tan =) and I believe I'm lactose intolerant. =( I found it out the hard way after having a large glass of milk, so now I feel kind of queasy and headache-y. But I don't care! I'm used to headaches, and it's great to be home!

Bad news, though...my TOG (Tapestry Of Grace) co-op is on Monday, meaning that I need to study Sunday. However, we're having a church picnic, which means we won't be back home until nearly 4 o'clock PM. Life is an adventure.

Hugs & Blessings,

Izori

What's New

Where did summer go? No, seriously. Did it all drain down a hole? I feel like I haven't accomplished anything over the summer, except deteriorate my health. On Tuesday, I'm leaving for my grandparents' house at the beach with Erestor and Luthien.

Oh boy. Ultra-processed, 3,000 calorie, high fructose corn syrup loaded food with extra bleach (yes...white bread), no naps, out in the sun every day, with grandparents who spoil us rotten. =) =/ =(

And then schoolwork.

I'm starting high school. I can't believe it. The point of no return, and I can't even slam on the breaks.

I'll be a freshman.

DID I JUST SAY FRESHMAN?!?! AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!

Yes, for fourteen years I've been waiting for this. Now that it's come I really want to go back to 5th grade. And I thought division was hard? How about algebra?!

So. Dad got the results of his PET-scan, and I'm happy to say that, for now, the cancer has not returned! *sighs in relief*

Before I go (I probably won't get to post tomorrow), I would like to ask an important prayer request. For the last past week, I've been having a ongoing headache-bordering-on-migraine. Part of it is because I had a cold, but now I'm over my cold and it's still there. I hope it's nothing serious...=/ Please pray that it will go away for good (forever!) before vacation on Tuesday through Saturday. I've had problems with headaches for months. Hope it's not Lyme's Disease after all.

See you soon, guys!

Izori

Quick Post

Thanks for the comments on my excerpt! I hope to get some more...hint, hint.

Anyway, I have decided to take a brief sabbatical for two weeks to get into my summer schedule. It's very rigorous because I'm hoping to regulate the active period of my day for what may very well be the most hectic school season ever. :/

I'll be back...well, look at that! According to my calender, I'll be back on the 4th of July, which is also when I'll be on another vacation! So I'll actually be gone for fifteen days. I'll see you all on July 5th!

Izori

The road goes ever onward to vacation...

Yay! I get to go on vacation until Friday! We're leaving tomorrow (Saturday) I'm bringing my laptop, but it's doubtful if you'll see a post.

Goodbye!

Izori