Feeling Bored

  Well to tell you the truth I'm feeling bored. We dropped off our 2nd team today, and we pick up the next team soon.
  But yesterday we had a blast at YS Falls. We jumped of a rope swing into a "pool" on the waterfall.
A LOT! I did jump about 15 times. It might not seem like a lot, but it really was. I will admit that I did do 2 bellyflops, and 1 backflop. (I'm sore today to prove it) We also zip lined. I had a lot of fun with the teens, even if they were older:)
  It is very hard to say good bye to some people, but I love seeing/meeting people on the next team. You have to give up one to get the other. There's the Pair-of-ducks again. Also I prod the team to come back next year:)

     The God given beauty of YS

And of course the fun

Gettin back in the Rhythm

 We have been getting back into the rhythm of things here. We hosted our first workteam of the year. They were a mission group from Trinity Christian Collage.

A few of us got to sort through and identify all of the keys that have accumulated over the years.

It was a great team!!

Now we have a group from Draper Valley, Virgina.

We have been back for 2 weeks and already on our 2nd team. Please pray that I can catch up on all of the school work I've missed:) Also our newest guard dog Princess grew a LOT.

Well I've got to go , Bye





Back to Jamaica

It has been great visiting Texas. I have enjoyed being there and seeing family and friends. Some of my favorite things while there was seeing my dog, friends, family, sleepovers (but did not sleep much) and shopping...Well that is about all we did.

The flight was good a little bumpy, but good. The captain said the flight would be 3 hrs. and 5 min. It was 3 hours 16 minutes and 18.4 seconds  (I timed it to the exact second:) It was an overall good flight.

It was hard to say good-bye to my family, but knowing I will be back in a couple of months makes it easier. Don't get me wrong I did miss Jamaica, but part of me will always be in Texas.

We enjoyed being there for the holidays. For Christmas all of us kids wanted boots, and trust me we're wearing them.

I thank God for providing the funds for my family to go to Texas and I'm happy that we were able to go, but it went bye too quickly, way too quickly!

What's going on

 We have been very busy the last few weeks. Last night I spent the night with my grandparents, it has been a lot of fun. This morning my Grandma took us to see
Alvin and the Chipmunks-Chiprecked, we also ate breakfast there. It was a cute movie. Then we made apple fritters as our lunch. YUM!! My grandma gave me the recipe,now i can make them in Jamaica.
   So what exactly have I been doing? We have mostly been meeting up with people who support us, friends, and family. But our days get crazy, so crazy that I don't plan what we are going to do. I just go and ask mom.I'll ask at night before I go to bed, and ask the next day. But I realy enjoy seeing people who I haven't see in the last year.
 I have also been busy Christmas shopping with family. We are all so excited about Christmas beeing in 8 days. But it is not only the presents we are excited about, it is about celbrating Jesus'  birth. And in my family we celebrate with both my Mom's family and my Dad's family. Christmas Eve we are with my Dad's family. Then on Christmas Day we are with my Mom's family.
  Anyways I gotto go ,so MERRY CHRISTMAS!! And Don't Forget He (Jesus) is the Reason for the Season.

Back to Texas

Now we are back in Texas!! We are all excited to be back,but we have been VERY busy. And this week is also busy. It's cool because sooooooo many people are inviting us to come over, have dinner, or just wanting to hand out. I have been busy too. Friday I had a sleepover with one of my friends, we did not go to bed till 2:00am Saturday morning!!! Then we went to my/also my sibling's birthday party. It was a lot of fun, but by the end we were both tiered:) Then we (both families) went to Chick-fil-a for dinner. That was a lot of fun.

Please pray for my grandma and my Dad's aunt.....They have both been in the hospital last week,and this weekend. Thank God they are both out now (today my Grandma got out).

Right now we are watching TV and YEH the Dallas Cowboys WON!!!!!!!! They did a good job as far as I'm concerned. (I don't understand all of the rules) But they did do good-Romo said so.

                      Some Pics
                                                            Our plane taking us to Miami

                                           arriving in Miami

                                  Our beautiful view of the leaves (they get prettyer every day)

Yummy Turkey!! lol

                                                         having fun with friends

                           Sorry my hair is crazy... I had just taken my braids out.

Yeah Ducks and Yuck ducks

It has been a while since I last blogged, I have had some Yeah Ducks and some Yuck Ducks.  What are Yeah Ducks and Yuck Ducks?  Well Yeah Ducks are yeah things (good things), Yuck Ducks are the yuck things (bad things).  We call this a Pair-of-Ducks (aka paradox)

So...My Yeah Ducks are Allison's 6th birthday was on Oct.23.  We had a work team with GIRLS my age, twins to be exact. Also we have a new work team, some of the people are from last year:)  Another Yeah Duck is my Birthday was 3 days ago

My Yuck Duck is...We went to our first Jamaican funeral, it was for our driver Lipton. It was very sad:(  Also the twins from the last team had to leave:( 

                 ....See life is a Pair-of-Ducks or a parodox.  

"But in everything praise the Lord for He is good"  Psalm 135:3

Awesome

Today we have had an awesome day. This is how it started out....We found out that we were going to visit with some other missionaries (they will start a church in Sandy Bay), not only visit with them but (they have a boat) go on a boat ride with them. The boat did not want to continue running, so we were toed in, and decided to go to the beach/pool across the street. It started to rain, but we still swam (we are not afraid of the flu as some Jamaicans are). When we got back we did not have any water but it was raining.....so..... we went out (still in our swim suits) and showered/played. It was AWESOME!!!!!!   It was the best/quickest shower I have ever had.     You might be wondering if it is unusual to go without water, no. We are used to turning the knob and no water coming out. Same thing with the electricity. When you go without water/electricity, you will soon learn to appreciate it while you have it.

 The rain has now stopped and I hope it is going to the places where they need rain (like Texas, were I am from. Laterally they say that all the grass is brown).

We have been here 1 whole year as of October 3. All of the work teams we have now, we have had before. So last week we had a team of 7/9. Two left early.(We had them last year as our first team)  We really enjoyed seeing our old friends from last year and also it is cool meeting new people. The team did a LOT of painting.

On Friday all of the students left because today is Hero's Day. Tomorrow or Wednesday they will come back.(Some of them said Tuesday and some said Wednesday) It is so quiet. You might think that because they are deaf that they are quiet, Nope. I think it is because they try to express themselves. But to tell you the truth it does not bother me for 2 reasons. 1 is because I would be the same if I was deaf. 2 because I have been around the deaf since I was 7. At that age (a lot of my friends now) were my age when I first started coming. so some of them I have grown up with.....They are all (no matter the age) my friends, more like 45 brothers and sisters (not including my real bros. and sis.) Everyone here is like family... It will be hard to leave them...
                                                                                                                -Bye 
  PS. I totally forgot the best part of today. (Can't believe I forgot) My Dad found Root Beer... not only that, but my all time fav  Mug!!!! I was sooooo excited. Thank You Jesus!

Last Week

Last Week we hosted our first team in a while, actually since July. The team was from Florida and North Carolina. They came to wash feet, and give the students new shoes. They also gave all of the staff (including my family) new shoes. The team went to all three campuses. They brought about 300 shoes and there were a few left over. The kids were very excited....including me. I want to say thanks but I don't think I can say it enough.... I love it when teams come and getting to know them is fun.

Sad Times

Here at CCCD we are grieving. Our driver Lipton died on Saturday. We all miss him, but I am glad some of the students were able to see him before he died. About 30 min. after they got back, our principal got a call saying he had just died.  Word got around quickly. A man said he was sorry about what  happened. Amazing how word travels.

Recently

Well again we have had an unusual week, again. Our week started with eggs. Oh yes, eggs. I tried to get the egg out of the tray and i cracked it. My mom for some reason tried to pour the egg in a bowl, and the outher eggs came out and cracked...... it was a mess!!  And well we have had a wierd week, and Today Allison my little sister, is getting Baptized!!! I'll try to get  some pics later.