Day Twenty Eight – Driver’s Ed, Working on the Couch, Debate Scholarships, Making Plans, and Learning about things I know tons about, Monday, October 25th, 2010.

Well, I woke up late this morning, thank goodness, because I am exhausted even still.   I worked on some U. S history before it was time to practice my driving, by driving my mommy to CVS to pick up some prescriptions.  Then we went and picked up some McDonald’s for lunch (yes, we really do have that a lot), and then we sat around and did work for the rest of the day, from the couch.  I got an e-mail from the William Jewell Debate Squad, and they said that they would love for me to debate with them!!! I asked MS. Brackmann to write me a letter of Rec. for them, it is so exciting.  Next year is going to be an exciting year, for real!!!!  All in all today was a day of reading things that I already knew and working on things I already knew about. So, it was a good day, I still have some work to do later. It should be pretty good. YAY SENIOR YEAR!

Krissy.

Days Twenty Three to Twenty Seven—Week of Craziness, Class from Bed, and Life

I was accepted to Rockhurst and UMKC within two days. I had class from bed every day, and my life basically started to fall into place. It was a really good, week, but considering that this is Day Twenty Eight of school that I am writing this, I have no idea what I should say about it, I got a lot done, like 5 chapters all together, from all of my books, it was really exciting, and I’m glad that I have self-discipline to be able to do that.  It was a good week, all in all.

Krissy.

Day Twenty Two: “Mommy Overslept”, Jamming Out, Crazy Debate Cases, Not Wanting to Talk to Anyone, Lessons in Hope, and the Most Valuable Lesson. Thursday, October 14th, 2010.

“Mommy Overslept” is what I woke up to this morning. Those two glorious words proved to have a fabulous day behind it, minus math of course.  I spent the entire morning working on British Literature, trying to catch up with this new book. Which is really confusing, I have to say.  All the while, Katti and I were jamming out to my Top 25 Most Played, while my mom sang along, it made me smile, and she’s so crazy, ayeayeaye.  I actually went most of this morning without thinking about college; which is definitely a good thing, since it’s starting to majorly stress me out. 

                Then I went to debate class, and we had a really good class about the Counter Plan, which is a beautiful thing.  I really enjoyed the class period trying to put together a counter plan with this girl, Bethany. She’s really really smart, but soft spoken. So, it was interesting to have our two personalities together. I actually feel like I learned something today, even if it is just about Kristina debating in college. J

                Finally, when I got home, I made the spiciest breakfast burrito ever for lunch (it was delicious, but even cooking it burnt my nose, so you can imagine how it burnt my mouth and my stomach! Ayeayeaye).  Then, I got to work on some crazy Consumer Math. I understood the first half of it, but the further into it I got, the more frustrated I got, and I ended up getting really angry.  This carried into my next subject: Government. It’s not even that I’m doing a frustrating unit, but just the work load, and the fact that my sister was knocked out in the next room, and I’m tired, and, well, everything just got to me. Lately, I have been doing this thing, where when I’m mad, I don’t want to talk to anybody, like at all. I just don’t want to move my mouth. Which is really weird, since I’m a talker, right? Anyways, that’s what happened, and my mom was getting all mad because of it, and it was just all around bad.  But, the plus side of that is, I got all of my government done.

                While I was doing that, I watched this video about the Chilean Miners that were rescued last night, and  I was literally moved to tears.  My mom and I had this discussion on Hope, which is exactly the best way to describe these events. When so much had gone wrong, and when so much had happened, and so much COULD have happened, these Chilean Miners and their families kept the faith and kept the hope, and that is why we as Christians, a country, and as a world need to come together more often.  Yesterday, everyone was praying for those 33 men.  They didn’t care what religion they were, what religion the miners were, if it was different, or even if they usually prayed or not, everyone was praying for them. Last night they had this 20/20 Special about the Miners and their stories, and the complete story for those of us that had only started watching recently.  They showed telecasts from all across the world it was amazing to see so many people, STRANGERS, sitting glued to their TVs praying for them and their families; praising God, for the rescue workers, the Chilean Government, and the President of Chile. This story was truly a lesson in hope, and overall, I think that is the most important lesson I learned today.                     Krissy.

Day Twenty One: Getting Nothing Done, While Getting Tons Done, Tuesday, October 12th, 2010

               Well, I woke up all excited for school, and I needed some sleep.  I got all of my History done, including a test, which I aced! It was really easy, actually, since I read and did the Section Review Questions. I am really starting to like those, I actually feel like I learn something when I do those; which is really good. Then, I read some Jane Eyre; it’s actually starting to get good!  It is really interesting, and I think that I am going to like it the more I get into it.  Brandon even said that he liked it, and he doesn’t even like to read, crazy, right? Then, I took a nap. I really needed said nap. I love home school so much. How many times during school do you get to take a nap in public school? The answer: Not often, if ever. It made me happy. Then, I woke up for Sign Language; that we didn’t end up going to because Katti and I both feel horrible. So, I went up to Lincoln to send my transcripts to William Jewell and Rockhurst University.  The latter, we will be visiting tomorrow! So exciting; and Mikka’s here! I am so nervous and so excited, it’s all crazy! Life is happening right now! It’s so exciting.  Then I worked on some Consumer Math and finish some government.  Today was pretty boring and pretty exciting all at once. Not all that much happened today, but everything that did happen, seems like such a big deal. Life is in session!!! YAY SENIOR YEAR!

Krissy.

Day Twenty: Limbo, Bookstores, College Essays, Life, Change-Ups, Curve-Balls, and Things That Don’t Change, Monday, October 11th, 2010

U.S History is awesome. It is all starting out well, and I am learning so much; the same way with Government.  I am officially getting a new British Literature book, so this week is something I’d like to call “Limbo”. I am basically spending the week reading Jane Eyre and working on talking about that, since it was written by a British Novelist, and throughout the entire novel, talk about it with my mom, because she is reading the Spark Notes.  It seems like a really good book, so far. I worked on some math, and got really good at Payroll Deductions.  It’s really interesting.  Then, life started to throw curve balls and change-ups at me (It’s the playoffs, and I love baseball, please bear with the baseball metaphors).  I got my college essay for William Jewell, back from the “College Admission Assistance” people and I edited it up and sent it over to William Jewell. As I was doing this, I realized that after I send them my transcripts (hopefully tomorrow), I will know if I am accepted there or not, IN THREE WEEKS. Everything is changing. Life is changing, I’m growing up, and by Thanksgiving I will know where I’m accepted too. And by Christmas/the New Year, I will probably know where I’m GOING, that is terrifying to me. Everything is about to change, and I don’t know that I am ready for it. I’m so scared. But, I know it will all work out in the end…. I have been dreaming my entire life about going to college, and doing what I love.  I can’t give up on that now! Especially, if I’m only giving up because I’m afraid; I suppose that it all will work out, and I will just have to get over my fear, because things aren’t going to be any better if I’m terrified.  I suppose I should just look at all the things that are going to stay the same: I’m still going to have amazing friends (and boyfriend) in my life. My sister is always going to be here for me. My parents are always going to be my parents. I’m always going to have a strong backing, and I will always have a ton of people in my life that love me. It will all turn out the way it’s supposed to, I just need to have faith.

Krissy.

Days Eighteen and Nineteen – Distance Learning, Being Flexible, Early Childhood Education, Re-thinking Your Life, and Self- Discipline, Thursday, October 7th, 2010 and Friday, October 8th, 2010

These two days have to be lumped together because, I can’t tell the difference between them in my mind.  They both just kind of happened, actually throughout the entire weekend, I did the school work related to these two days. 

                Let’s start with Thursday. I got up at the regular time and worked on Math for a long time, and then did some British Literature, before Debate Class. It was really interesting trying to catch up, luckily, she is eliminating the Informative Speech (after I did all of that work, right?). But it was interesting to talk about all of the kids in my class’s topics.  Then, I went to my Aunt’s House and started to pack up to go CAMPING! It was a lot of fun to go shopping and learn how to set up camp, and stuff like that, and then I got some work done, with a lot of just looking at the Lake and thinking in between.

                Friday, the kids came out to the campsite, and we started to hang out and have a good time, and I tried to do some more of my homework. However, Lex got it in her mind that she wanted to learn how to write, and so I ended up spending 3 hours trying to teach her how to write the alphabet (in caps), while still trying to get some work done.  I got a lot done then too, but I think it was a lot more fulfilling to teach a little one how to write.

                Saturday was a lot of the same. Doing some work here and there, and also teaching Lex her letter’s….a lot.  I got a lot of my work done (all but two things that needed the Internet). It was really interesting to see how quickly she was picking things up the more and more we practiced.

                I also had a lot of time to think about my life. I started to think about things that have happened in the past that I can’t change, and yet, I somehow started to forgive myself.  I got upset about a lot of the college stuff that has been bothering me lately. Yet, the beauty of the lake began to help me feel better about it.  I started to let things go and just enjoy the weekend, later Saturday night, I didn’t find myself thinking about how much things sucked, or how everything was changing, I could only think about how amazing it was out there, to just hang out with the little ones, and to improve my handwriting, while helping a little person learn how to write for the first time.

 Liam, Lex, and I discussed love a lot, and how everyone and everything deserves to be loved. It really warmed my heart to know that, even in the days that we live in, little kids still understand what love is, and know that everyone needs some. It made me happy.

Sunday, today, I had to come back to the real world. I had to finish all of my homework, and be reminded about all of the homework that I had to do, and all of the scholarships I needed to apply for, essays to write, and a lot of things to stress and worry about.  I suppose we will see what happens this week.

Day Seventeen: Not Hearing from Colleges, Getting a Lot Done, the Fair Tax, Taylor Swift, and Science Experiments – Wednesday, October 6th, 2010

I was sick this morning when Mom went to take Katti to the doctor.  So, I got to stay in bed for a little while. It definitely helped, when they got back, I felt tenfold better, and I was ready to work.  That test that I didn’t get to finish yesterday, because it was too hard? My mom and I literally had to go through it with the book and the teacher’s manual to find the answers, and even some of the answers we couldn’t find.  My mom and I are very upset with this book. We are definitely going to be looking into a different set of books, or at least a supplemental book.  We don’t really know what to do; it’s hard for us since it’s my first and last year to know what works well for us.  I feel kind of bad for my mom because she has to deal with me and Katti’s lesson plans and on top of that she has to run the house and everything like that, and when stuff goes wrong, like this, I just feel horrible for her.  We went through that, and then I read the next part, I’m glad we are starting the Renaissance; hopefully it will get a little easier. But honestly, I’m just excited for Hamlet; and Shakespeare. I am definitely a fan of him, and his work.  Then, I worked for TWO HOURS, TWO FREAKING HOURS!!!!!, on math work. It was really hard, and all about the metric system, again. I had to redo that part that I failed yesterday, at least I got an A today. Then I helped Katti with her experiments. It was really cool. I had done them before, so it made me smile doing them.  Then, I spent about two hours working on my debate outline; on the Fair Tax. It made me really happy. It is such an exciting topic, and I got really excited about it.  I enjoyed myself.  During this, Katti and I were screaming Taylor Swift at the top of our lungs. Best way to write a paper, ever.   I had a blast writing it.

Finally, I started writing my blog today. Since I have been writing this journal for a long time, I figured it was about time to start posting this for the world to see.

Krissy.